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THE WILD BUNCH Lands Mel Gibson To Helm The Remake Of The Sam Peckinpah Classic

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The official trailer at the bottom of the page should give you a glimpse into what Mel Gibson now has his hands on according to Mike Fleming Jr.’s exclusive at Deadline. Indeed, he will executive produce and direct a remake of Sam Peckinpah’s 1969 American Western epic, The Wild Bunch, which he will also write with screenwriter Bryan Bagby. The original film penned by Peckinpah and co-scribe Walon Green hit the marquee in its heyday as a controversially violent film. To date, it is considered a stylishly memorable classic among many that not only set the gold standard for much of Hollywood action cinema in the decades that followed, and directors therein. The film now sits at home at American Film Institute among 100 greatest American Films of all time, as well as in the Library of Congress National Film Registry. Receiving two Academy Award nominations, this bitter, brutal story […]

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WAR PIGS: Gibson, Farrell Cast For ‘Dead Snow’ Helmer’s Revenge Thriller

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Tommy Wirkola (Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Dead Snow, Dead Snow 2, What Happened To Monday?) will direct Millemium Films action thriller, War Pigs. Nick Ball and John Niven wrote the script stemming from its previous life as The Takedown with production set to comnence in October. As Mike Fleming Jr. at Deadline noted on Tuesday, Mel Gibson and Colin Farrell will respectively star as The Pastor and Drex – members of a group of disillusioned ex-marines who wage vengeance against the multi-national drug cartel that killed one of their own and made off with millions of dollars in drug money. The film’s previous existence titlted it as The Takedown in the form of a Tarantino-esque thriller according to The Tracking Board in 2014. Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Mark Vahradian will produce at di Bonaventura Productions, along with Matt Berenson. Gibson’s next production stop afterward will be WWII action film, […]

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UNBREAKABLE SPIRIT Bombs Away In The First Official Teaser

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Assuredly, director Xiao Feng’s filmmaking endeavors in 2015 were meant to go just as smoothy as any other with upcoming World War II pic, The Bombing. As it stood however, things wouldn’t exactly turn out that way a year later when production hit a snag with investors the following summer. That was two years ago and thus, you get a glimpse at the nightmarish business end of things in film production when all needs aren’t met. Fast forward to 2018 and having eventually sorted all ducks in a row, audiences in the middle kingdom will now finally have first dibs on the new action drama on August 17 with the newly titled Unbreakeable Spirit. The first official teaser is now online and host to a glance at several key cast, including Nicholas Tse and Bruce Willis for the story centered on the period between 1938 and 1943 as Chongqing fell […]

Frank Grillo In Talks To Reach BOSS LEVEL For Director Joe Carnahan

Frank Grillo In Talks To Reach BOSS LEVEL For Director Joe Carnahan

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Deadline is reporting that Joe Carnahan will be possibly reteaming with Frank Grillo for the new action thriller, Boss Level. The film is a co-production between Emmett/Furla/Oasis and DiBonaventura Pictures along with Carnahan and Grillo via their WarParty banner, and Scott Free. Carnahan also wrote the script which tells of Grillo in the role of a retired special forces veteran in a life-or-death-on-repeat fight to find the person responsible and kibosh the never-ending death loop he’s trapped in. Actor Mel Gibson is also in talks for an unspecified role which would see the two actors back on screen since appearing in Martin Campbell’s 2010 thriller, Edge Of Darkness. Financing will be provided by Emmett/Furla/Oasis whose Randall Emmett and George Furla will produce with Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Mark Vahradian. Scott Free’s Jules Daly is executive producing. Grillo previously paired with Carnahan for The Grey (2009) prior to producing the actor’s […]

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LETHAL WEAPON 5 Is In The Works; Gibson, Glover And Donner Committed

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Last week saw news of the long popular Lethal Weapon franchise central to the talk of a fifth film according to a new report at The Hollywood Reporter as of last week. The word now is that nothing is official although the films’ original stars – Mel Gibson and Danny Glover, and director Richard Donner are on board as things currently stand, along with Channing Gibson following through with a script. The first of the four-film buddy cop action movie franchise launched in 1987 from Warner Bros., telling of a reluctant and challenged, albeit beneficial partnership and bond between aging L.A. detective Roger Murtaugh (Glover) and an ex-Green Beret and newly transfered narcotics cop, Martin Riggs (Gibson), forged through the kind of life-or-death ride-or-die car chases, explosive action sequences that made Hollywood blockbusters a household name. Previous talk of returning Lethal Weapon to the big screen began a little over […]

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S. Craig Zahler’s DRAGGED ACROSS CONCRETE Lands At Lionsgate Ahead Of July Shoot

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Bloom has been on hand at the Marché du Film selling its slate, including Bone Tomahawk helmer S. Craig Zahler’s new crime thriller, Dragged Across Concrete. The film is reportedly slated to start production on July 17 in Vancouver and the word now is that Lionsgate has nabbed U.S. distribution rights with Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughn starring. What bad things will good men do for their families? A stolid, old guard policeman, Ridgeman (Gibson) and his volatile younger partner, Anthony ( Vaughn), find themselves suspended when a video of them strong-arming a suspect becomes the media’s special du jour. Low on cash and with no other options, these two embittered soldiers descend into the criminal underworld to gain their just due. On the other side of the law, Henry Jones comes home from years in prison to find his mother and disabled brother living in squalor. The ex-convict needs […]

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Mel Gibson Spies A Role In The New Action Adventure, EVERY OTHER WEEKEND

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Goal Of The Dead and Antigang (a.k.a. The Sweeney: Paris) helmer Benjamin Rocher is looking toward a late 2016 start date for the new action adventure, Every Other Weekend. For this, we have the latest report from THR confirming actor Mel Gibson in talks to join the upcoming action adventure from SND Films. Written by Brandon and Curtis Birtell wrote the original script with revisions by Davis Moreau and Tad Safran, the film is described as a multi-generational story about a father who finds himself on a dangerous adventure with his son, an I.T. worker for the CIA who he’s convinced is a CIA field agent. Gibson is reportedly up for the role of a grandfather who himself happens to be a spy. Clement Miserez, Jean-Charles Levy and Peter Safran are producing, as are SND who will finance the picture. Gibson currently stars in the newly released thriller, Blood Father […]

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BLOOD FATHER Gets A Close Shave In The New Poster!

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On the hinges of its forthcoming premiere at Fantasia Festival, director Jean-François Richet’s latest novel adaptation, Blood Father, is getting a limited theatrical release in the U.S. on August 12. Further details will follow, though needless to say its easing on the soul for many a Mel Gibson fan who’ve spent the past few years waiting on this one. SYNOPSIS: BLOOD FATHER stars Mel Gibson as John Link, an ex-convict who fights to protect his estranged daughter from the drug cartel that is hunting her down. In this thrilling action film, John must use his connections from his past life and his skills as an ex-criminal to keep him and his daughter alive. The good folks over at Yahoo! Movies are keeping fans abreast this week, and in large part with a brand new poster showing a clean-shaven Mel ready to do some damage! Erin Moriarty, Diego Luna, Michael Parks, […]

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Andrew Garfield Fights More Than One Battle In The New Trailer For HACKSAW RIDGE

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Actor and filmmaker Mel Gibson may not be without controversy from time to time, but at least one other fact worth pointing out is that he’s at his best when on set. This time, The Passion Of The Christ and Braveheart helmer is back and noted behind the camera for Lionsgate’s latest release, Hacksaw Ridge, and with nothing short of uproaring responses from earlier test screenings with Andrew Garfield front and center. SYNOPSIS: HACKSAW RIDGE is the extraordinary true story of conscientious collaborator Desmond Doss [Andrew Garfield] who, in Okinawa during the bloodiest battle of WWII, saved 75 men without firing or carrying a gun. He believed the war was just, but killing was nevertheless wrong; he was the only American soldier in WWII to fight on the front lines without a weapon. As an army medic, Doss single-handedly evacuated the wounded from behind enemy lines, braved fire while tending […]

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It’s All About Choices In The U.S. Poster And Trailer For BLOOD FATHER

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Author Peter Craig’s 2005 crime novel, Blood Father, sure found its appeal when it landed in the purview of Assault On Precinct 13 and Mesrine helmer Jean-François Richet. Eleven years later, it is now a feature-length thriller adapatation in full-bloom and making the rounds among critics for some time now. The responses have been an albeit positive mix otherwise measuring the film as more of a pulpy grindhouse-type of thriller, here and now with the rewarding addition of lead actor Mel Gibson with recent titles like The Expendables 3 and El Gringo in his wake among others. The currently poised for some screentime at the bottom of this year’s Fantasia on August 3 before hitting French cinemas on August 25, and with that, here is Fantasia fest’s own Éric S. Boisvert summarizing his take on the film: Leading a quiet life as a tattoo artist since his release from prison, […]

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BLOOD FATHER Sees Mel Gibson Protecting His Daughter In The First Trailer

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News on Assault On Precinct 13 helmer Jean-Baptiste Richet’s latest, Blood Father, has been hard to come by since the film’s production in 2014. Thankfully, the film, based on screenwriter Peter Craig’s own 2005 novel of the same name, already bares a few homes in select territories – namely Lionsgate in the U.S., and over in Australia where Icon Distribution has finally dated its own release of the film on August 25. For this, we get Mel Gibson in a grisled return to the screen next to Erin Moriarty, Diego Luna, Michael Parks, William H. Macy, Dale Dickey and Thomas Mann. You can catch them all in the first trailer below sampling Richet’s latest for none other than what looks like a riveting story of redemption soaked in just the right amount of bullets and heroic bloodshed, and a role that clearly fits an actor like Gibson at his continual […]

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Chinese WWII Epic, THE BOMBING Hires Mel Gibson As Art Director

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It’s been a little over a month since it was announced that actors Nicholas Tse and Bruce Wills are joined together among a slew of stars for Xiao Feng‘s upcoming World War II epic, The Bombing. There’s no question this particular title is just one of several in China’s efforts to spearhead its productivity into the mainstream with the rest of the world, specifically with its international out reach to big name film stars, and this month’s latest addition now brings in actor Mel Gibson to the crew as per a press release following an announcement last week. The film is interestingly now one of two World War II era titles Gibson is attached to with the other being upcoming drama, Hacksaw Ridge with former Spider-Man principal, actor Andrew Garfield starring. Even moreso exciting is Jean-François Richet’s upcoming thriller, Blood Father, which currently sits at Lionsgate for a U.S. release […]

Make Room For Caesar In The New Trailer For THE EXPENDABLES 3

Make Room For Caesar In The New Trailer For THE EXPENDABLES 3

Lee B. Golden III

Provided that you weren’t a selfish jizzbag and illegally downloaded director Patrick Hughes‘s new film, The Expendables 3, two weeks from its release, the latest minute-long trailer for the upcoming action thriller offers just a little bit of new footage for fans otherwise waiting for the film’s big screen opening. SYNOPSIS: Barney (Stallone), Christmas (Statham) and the rest of the team comes face-to-face with Conrad Stonebanks (Gibson), who years ago co-founded The Expendables with Barney. Stonebanks subsequently became a ruthless arms trader and someone who Barney was forced to kill… or so he thought. Stonebanks, who eluded death once before, now is making it his mission to end The Expendables — but Barney has other plans. Barney decides that he has to fight old blood with new blood, and brings in a new era of Expendables team members, recruiting individuals who are younger, faster and more tech-savvy. The latest mission […]

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Sylvester Stallone Reloads In The New Trailer For THE EXPENDABLES 3!

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The action takes center stage in the latest trailer for director Patrick Hughes‘s newest cinematic contribution to the Hollywood action hero brand that aligns old school action vets with a new generation of young guns ready to rock and roll. That particular brand lies in the new film, The Expendables 3, which takes the story to a whole new level of danger that brings back Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, Terry Crews, Jet Li and Arnold Schwarzenegger with mixed bag of new faces, including Antonio Banderas, Wesley Snipes, Harrison Ford, Kellan Lutz, Glen Powell, Ronda Rousey, Victor Ortiz, Kelsey Grammer and Harrison Ford opposite the new lead villain, played by Mel Gibson. The film also took to a new level of criticism about a month ago when word got out that the third installment was going to be rated PG-13 by the MPAA, essentially breaking tradition from the first […]

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Jackie Chan’s DRAGON BLADE Kicks Off Filming With A New Logo

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Jackie Chan celebrates his 60th birthday at the Peace, Love & Happiness Concert in Beijing on April 6 If you’ve been living the life of world-renowned film superstar Jackie Chan, chances are you had one hell of a star-studded 60th birthday celebration this year. You may have even had a limited edition Lamborghini unveiled in your honor or even commissioned a Malayisian artist by the name of Hong Yi (a.k.a. Red) create a life-sized portrait of the actor made of recyclable chopsticks, as so shows in the video below. Indeed, you sure have had an epic life so far. Alas, your life remains ongoing, and with it, the business of making films, with the current production of 14 Blades helmer Daniel Lee‘s new film, Dragon Blade which is now filming. SuperChan’s Jackie Chan Blog’s latest post reads as follows: “Dragon Blade officially got underway today in Hengdian with some battle scenes. […]

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Chan And Gibson Board Daniel Lee's DRAGON BLADE

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While legendary action thespian Jackie Chan prepares to debut his latest musical labor of love in the form of new boyband JJCC, the actor is also on his way to the production of a brand new period action flick titled Dragon Blade. The film will mark Chan‘s first time on the big screen with Hollywood actor Mel Gibson after the two were rumored in earlier reports last year as possible choices to appear together in director Patrick Hughes’ upcoming blockbuster release, The Expendables 3, before the latter of the two was solely confirmed. Directed by Black Mask and 14 Blades helmer Daniel Lee, Dragon Blade will see Chan portraying a Chinese hero who forges a partnership with a Roman legion commander, played by Gibson, to save the world from a greater, ultimate evil. No other details are available for the film which will likely release in 2015. Chan is currently […]

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[UPDATED] Thomas Kretschmann To Double The Villainy In THE AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON

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Reports are now circulating that actor Thomas Kretschmann has signed on to play another main villain known as Baron Wolfgang von Strucker in the upcoming film, Marvel’s The Avengers: Age Of Ultron. The report comes just a month after rumors circulated around the internet that the character, a H.Y.D.R.A. leader and former Nazi soldier whose body was augmented to the point of near invincibility and invulnerability would be brought on as a secondary villain with specific ties to the characters Quicksilver and Scarlett Witch, being played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Elizabeth Olson, respectively. The news also comes on the heels of recent updates that the film’s shooting schedule will include London, and locations in South Africa, with word that actor Mark Ruffalo‘s return as The Hulk would also be accompanied a love interest in the new film, with actor Jeremy Renner‘s character, Hawkeye, given a much larger part. Furthermore, recent […]

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WESLEY SNIPES And MEL GIBSON Confirmed For THE EXPENDABLES 3

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Actor Wesley Snipes (Passenger 57, The Art Of War, Blade) won’t have much of an issue with finding work now that he is out of jail and a free man. Sylvester Stallone confirmed via Twitter on Sunday night that Snipes will be involved in the third installment of the epic ensemble action film franchise, in addition to further assurance that actor and filmmaker Mel Gibson will direct the film. “Mel is a MAGNIFICENT director! Pure passion on every level .” Stallone says. “…we’d be blessed to have him.. A REAL long shot, but LIFE is a long shot -right?” A long shot indeed, especially in the eyes of the public. The 57-year old actor, screenwriter and filmmaker best known for his roles in such films as Ransom, Payback, Braveheart, and successful film series titles such as Mad Max and Lethal Weapon, as well as his directorial hits like Apocalypto and […]