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GUNNER Review: Luke Hemsworth Carries A Worthwhile Action Thriller Disarmed By Its Own Mediocrity

It’s been close to twelve years since I restarted this journey a little more formally as a “news guy” – less so of a “review” guy as I was only just beginning to find my own rhythm. That search eventually evolved into something that implored me to be a little more responsible in how I watch movies, thusly calibrating a lot of my viewpoints into that of someone who some filmmakers won’t take kindly to. I’m okay with that, frankly, as I would rather be a critic and enjoy what I do than someone’s cat’s paw, and be a little more honest with my perceptions on film. Especially when it comes to action. Enter Acme Rocket Fuel’s Dimitri Logothetis, known as the frontman for the current Kickboxer reboot franchise which includes its upcoming third installment, and sci-fi action thriller, Jiu Jitsu, which is based on an in-house graphic novel. I’ve […]

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GUNNER (2024) Review – BMC Preview

Lee B. Golden III

It’s been close to twelve years since I restarted this journey a little more formally as a “news guy” – less so of a “review” guy as I was only just beginning to find my own rhythm. That search eventually evolved into something that implored me to be a little more responsible in how I watch movies, thusly calibrating a lot of my viewpoints into that of someone who some filmmakers won’t take kindly to. I’m okay with that, frankly, as I would rather be a critic and enjoy what I do than someone’s proverbial cat’s paw, and be a little more honest with my perceptions on film. Especially when it comes to action. Enter Acme Rocket Fuel’s Dimitri Logothetis, known as the frontman for the current Kickboxer reboot franchise which includes its upcoming third installment, and sci-fi action thriller, Jiu Jitsu, which is based on an in-house graphic novel. […]

GUNNER: Hemsworth And Freeman Featured In First Look As Deals Land At Cannes

Lee B. Golden III

Highland Film Group has locked distribution deals in key international territories for action thriller Gunner. The new film is directed by Dimitri Logothetis from a script by Gary Scott Thompson. Gunner follows Special Ops veteran Lee Gunner (Luke Hemsworth) who takes his two sons on a fishing trip to reconnect. The trip soon turns awry when the boys stumble upon a massive drug running operation and are kidnapped by Dobbs, the son of the gang’s kingpin Kendric Ryker (Morgan Freeman) who runs the organization from prison. With no one but himself to retaliate and with elite combat skills they won’t see coming, an enraged Gunner wreaks havoc to rescue his two sons from Ryker’s gang. You don’t cross Gunner! The deals sealed this week include Daro Film Distribution for Germany and Eastern Europe, Premiere TV Distribution for Benelux, Spentzos Film for Greece, IIF for Italy, NOS Lusomundo Audiovisuais for Portugal, […]

Luke Hemsworth Actioner GUNNER Casts Morgan Freeman For Spring Shoot

Lee B. Golden III

New Dimitri Logothetis action thriller Gunner is casting up as of Thursday with the addition of Morgan Freeman according to a new news release. The Academy Award-winner whose credits partly include Million Dollar Baby and The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, joins lead actor Luke Hemsworth with a script by Gary Scott Thompson (The Fast and The Furious). In Gunner, we follow Special Ops veteran Lee Gunner (Hemsworth) who takes his two sons on a fishing trip to reconnect. The trip soon turns awry when the boys stumble upon a massive drug-running operation and are kidnapped by Dobbs, the son of the gang’s kingpin Kendric Ryker (Freeman) who runs the organization from prison. With no one but himself to retaliate and with elite combat skills they won’t see coming, an enraged Gunner wreaks havoc to rescue his two sons from Ryker’s gang. You don’t cross Gunner! Logothetis, best known for shepherding two […]

GUNNER: ‘Kickboxer’ Reboot Director Casts Luke Hemsworth To Star

Lee B. Golden III

HBO series Westworld may be over but actor Luke Hemsworth is still going strong as he’s now poised to take on the lead role in action thriller, Gunner, as Deadline’s Matt Grobar noted on Monday. What’s more though is it will have Dimitri Logothetis directing from a script by Gary Scott Thompson, last reported to be priming a series turn for the Kickboxer franchise as of late last year. More on Gunner: The film written by The Fast and the Furious scribe Gary Scott Thompson follows Special forces veteran Lee Gunner (Hemsworth) as he takes his two boys on a camping trip where the boys stumble upon a fentanyl lab and are kidnapped by drug runners. Unfortunately for the drug runners, Lee will stop at nothing to get his boys back safely, going up against not only the criminal cartel, but the FBI and local police as well, using the […]

Liam Hemsworth Treks The LAND OF BAD In A First Look Photo From The New Action Adventure

Lee B. Golden III

Principal photography is already underway for Underwater and The Signal helmer Will Eubank’s Land Of Bad, with cameras currently rolling in Australia’s Gold Coast and South-East Queensland. Production on the new action thriller began in September with Eubank directing from a script he co-wrote with David Frigerio. Highland Film Group is repping international sales on the film which is now presenting a first look photo viewable above featuring actors Liam Hemsworth and Luke Hemsworth. The film sees the former Hemsworth in the role of Kinney, a green Air Force JTAC pilot who must work together with drone pilot Reaper (Russell Crowe), when a Delta Force mission in the South Philippines goes awry, ensuing an extraction effort that escalates into a full-scale battle. The film also stars Milo Ventimiglia, Ricky Whittle, Daniel MacPherson and Chika Ikogwe. Highland has locked distribution deals in key territories including Australia and New Zealand (Rialto Distribution), […]

LAND OF BAD Adds Luke Hemsworth, Milo Ventimiglia And More As Production Commences This Month

Lee B. Golden III

Action thriller Land Of Bad is adding Luke Hemsworth (Westworld), Milo Ventimiglia (This Is Us), Ricky Whittle (American Gods) Daniel MacPherson (Poker Face, Foundation) and Chika Ikogwe (Heartbreak High) to the cast following announcements back in April. Will Eubank (Underwater, The Signal) will direct the film from a script he co-wrote with David Frigerio (The Signal) as cameras roll on the Gold Coast and South East Queensland starting this month. In Land Of Bad, when a Delta Force spec ops mission in the Philippines goes terribly wrong, Air Force drone pilot Reaper (Crowe), has 48 hours to remedy what has devolved into a wild rescue operation. The Tier-One team, led by Cpt. Sugar (Ventimigila) and Sgt. Abel (Luke Hemsworth) is re-deployed to return and retrieve their captured man and the asset, joined by Kinney (Liam Hemsworth), a green Air Force JTAC officer, who is thrust into the middle of a […]

Watch The U.S. Trailer For Noel Clarke's Action Sci-Fi, THE ANOMALY!

Lee B. Golden III

It’s imaginably difficult to get anything done when you’re only awake for barely ten minutes at a time, but that’s the challenge met head on with actor and filmmaker Noel Clarke now on par for a U.S. audience with his latest UK-produced sci-fi action thriller, The Anomaly. STARZ-owned Anchor Bay is slating a select release on September 25 with home and digital releases on October 6 following pre-order availability on September 2, and with this, a new trailer began circulating this week. SYNOPSIS: It is the near future, an ex-soldier and PTSD patient Ryan Reeve (director/star Noel Clarke of “Doctor Who” and Star Trek Into Darkness) has a very disturbing type of blackout amnesia: He regains consciousness days or weeks apart for exactly 9 minutes and 47 seconds, only to discover that he is now a lethal operative for a mysterious organization. But as he tries to piece together his […]

Intergalactic Pandemonium In The New Trailer For Sci-Fi Space Epic, INFINI

Lee B. Golden III

Aussie director Shane Abbess was sure to find his way to better prospects in Hollywood following his directorial debut in the 2007 winning Andy Whitfield starrer, Gabriel. Of course, that was before he decided that much of the progress he’d hoped for in Hollywood wasn’t going to come anytime soon due to market saturation and the unpopularity of original content and evidently moved back to Australia where he eventually found himself in greener pastures for his latest contribution to the sci-fi action genre, Infini, which surely looks to give longtime sci-fi fans something to celebrate. SYNOPSIS: An elite ‘search and rescue’ team transport onto an off-world mining-facility to rescue Whit Carmichael, the lone survivor of a biological outbreak. A teaser went viral last year and now we have a full trailer for the film’s upcoming May 8 limited release from Vertical Entertainment. Daniel MacPherson and Grace Huang are joined by […]

Noel Clarke Fights To Have A Mind Of His Own In The Sexy, Somewhat NSFW Trailer For THE ANOMALY

Lee B. Golden III

Noel Clarke is another one to look out for, having recently co-starred in Star Trek: Into Darkness and the British war thriller, I Am Soldier back in March, now back in a stellar new trailer for the upcoming sci-fi action thriller fresh from the UK titled The Anomaly. The film is Clarke‘s latest solo return to the director’s chair since the 2008 drama, Adulthood, based on a script by Tiger House scribe Simon Lewis which centers on a traumatized ex soldier who finds himself waking up with no memory and kidnapped with less than ten minutes to find out how he got there. Following the film’s principal photography last year in London and New York, and subsequent acquisition by Universal Pictures for UK distribution, the film is currently set to release on July 4. Clarke is joined by gorgeous actress Alexis Knapp, and actors Ian Somerhalder and Luke Hemsworth and […]