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HOT SEAT Heats Up In First Look From Mel Gibson Action Thriller
Highland Film Group is now offering a first look at James Cullen Bressack’s new action thriller, Hot Seat which you can view above. Mel Gibson, Kevin Dillon, Shannen Doherty and Sam Asghari star in the pic from a script by Leon Langford and Collin Watts, which has since completed production.
Lionsgate, Zoë Bell To Tackle Feature Adaptation Of The Viral Video Hit, ‘Boss Bitch Fight Challenge’
According to Deadline‘s Anthony D’Alessandro, Lionsgate is partnering up with actress Zoë Bell for an adaptation of Bell’s Boss Bitch Fight Challenge. The film takes its cues from the comedic Fight Challenge viral video trend that took shape when stunt performer Aaron Toney cut together the inaugural video that started it all.
SHADOW FORCE Casts Omar Sy, Joe Carnahan To Direct For Lionsgate
Boss Level and Copshop helmer Joe Carnahan will be back to direct another action thriller with Shadow Force for Lionsgate. First announced in 2019, actress Kerry Washington will now be joined by Lupin series star Omar Sy, who replaces actor Sterling K. Brown, as Deadline‘s Andreas Wiseman reported on Friday.
INVINCIBLE: Johnny Strong And Marko Zaror Go Head-To-Head This March On DVD, Digital And On Demand
If it feels like it’s taken twelve hundred years for Daniel Zirilli’s Invincible to finally see the light of day with a stateside release, then you’re not alone – particularly since it feels that way with a lot of action films.
WOLF HOUND: Lionsgate’s Grindstone Acquires WWII Thriller For Summer Release
Lionsgate’s Grindstone Entertainment Group has acquired the North American rights to the upcoming World War II action thriller, Wolf Hound. The film is debut directed by Michael B. Chait from a screenplay storied by Chait and written by co-producer Timothy Ritchey.
RIDERS OF JUSTICE: Lionsgate, 21 Laps Pair Up For Remake Of Danish Hit Mads Mikkelsen Revenge Thriller
English-language revisits of foreign films can be hit or miss depending on your tastes. Anders Thomas Jensen’s 2020 Mads Mikkelsen headliner, Riders Of Justice, was nothing short of the former, featuring the actor in a riveting revenge tale that now appears to be getting redeveloped over at Lionsgate along with Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps, according to THR‘s Borys Kit.
THE EXPENDABLES 4 Lands Multiple Territories As Filming Commences, Adds Cast
Screendaily‘s Jeremy Kay is exclusively reporting the additions of Sheila Shah, Jacob Scipio and Levy Tran to the current cast roster of the fourth installment of The Expendables franchise.
WARRIORS: Gavin O’Connor, Lionsgate Will Return To The Octagon To Spin-Off His 2011 Cult MMA Hit Drama
Director Gavin O’Connor is partnering with Lionsgate for a television spin-off based on 2011 sports drama, Warrior. O’Connor, whose credits also include Miracle and The Way Back, confirmed as much in an interview with Discussing Film’s Michael Slavin on Tuesday.
GHOST IN THE SHELL Returns to Theatres in IMAX
Classic anime film Ghost in the Shell, which originally debuted in 1995, is returning to theatres for special screenings in IMAX. Announced today by Lionsgate Films, the film has special advance preview on September 16th, with public showings available starting September 17th.
Halle Berry & Director Roland Emmerich Bring Large Scale Destruction In The First Teaser For MOONFALL
Director Roland Emmerich seemingly just loves to make films about massive destruction that could lead to the end of the world. His latest, MOONFALL, appears to not really dispel that notion. The film, which Emmerich also co-wrote is headlined by Halle Berry (JOHN WICK CHAPTER 3: PARABELLUM) and stars Patrick Wilson (THE CONJURING), Michael Peña (ANTMAN), and Donald Sutherland (AD ASTRA). It will be released on February 4th 2022 in theaters nationwide.
THE EXPENDABLES 4 Shoots Up A Fall Production Start, Adds Megan Fox, Tony Jaa And More
Eleven years since making trilogy headway, The Expendables franchise will reunite Lionsgate and Millenium Media to shoot its fourth installment later this October with much of the main cast reprising its roles; Jason Statham is reportedly leading the cast this time around and will be joined by Megan Fox as the female lead, with regulars Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture and Sylvester Stallone, Statham’s Furious Seven cohort/martial arts action star star Tony Jaa, and Stallone’s Escape Plan co-star Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson also starring.
John Wick Spin-Off Series THE CONTINENTAL Sets Limited Event Series With Three Movie-Sized And Budgeted Episodes, Albert Hughes To Direct Two Episodes
With the fourth chapter of Lionsgate’s John Wick saga now filming and franchise co-star Ian McShane back on board as of Thursday for the role of Winston, all eyes of Wick fans are now on news that Good Lord Bird helmer and The Book Of Eli co-director Albert Hughes, will direct the first and third episodes of The Continental, a three-night event limited series which Hughes will also executive produce for Lionsgate and Starz.
THE VIRTUOSO Review – A Timely Thriller About Assassinations and Isolation.
Isolation is something every person has become more familiar with over the past year. Keeping distance from others is now more common than any other time in recent history. Deliberate rituals and protocols keep us safe from harm. Human contact is thoughtfully considered and weighed against the risk it causes. All those things have become the everyday reality for reasonable people as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be an issue worldwide. The world has become a little lonelier in ways it may possibly never fully recover from. I was reminded of all these things as I watched THE VIRTUOSO, a film clearly made before the pandemic but that still feels so deeply rooted in the shared trauma of the here and now.
BORN A CHAMPION: Nothing Hits Harder Than Life In The Official Trailer For The New MMA Drama Coming In January
Lionsgate is proudly presenting the trailer for Born A Champion. Actor Sean Patrick Flanery makes his latest screen presence following Shaun Piccinino’s American Fighter which premiered at the 23rd Fantasia Film Festival.
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