patrick hughes

wp-1649966562067

Patrick Hughes’ THE MAN FROM TORONTO Heads To Netflix

Lee B. Golden III

Patrick Hughes (The Expendables 3, The Hitman’s Bodyguard, The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard) is well on the up-and-up at Netflix this season. The streamer’s latest acquisition of Hughes’ latest out of Sony Pictures, The Man From Toronto, will bow in all territories sans China later this year, following in line with Sony’s first look with the streamer in 2021. Penned by Robbie Fox and Chris Bremner, The Man From Toronto stars Kevin Hart and Woody Harrelson, and “revolves around a case of a mistaken identity after the world’s deadliest assassin, known as the “man from Toronto,” (Harrelson) and a stranger, played by Hart, run into each other at an Airbnb. Chaos soon follows as the assassin’s world comes crashing down on Hart.” The film also stars Kaley Cuoco, Jasmine Mathews, Lela Loren, Pierson Fode, Jencarlos Canela and Ellen Barkin and will release later this year instead of its previously-announced August date. […]

the-raid-redemption

THE RAID: Hughes, Bay And Evans Lead The Way For A Philly-Set Reimagining Of The Hit Indonesian Action Thriller

Lee B. Golden III

Patrick Hughes (The Expendables 3, The Hitman’s Bodyguard, The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, upcoming The Man From Toronto) is circling back once more for an opp to direct a new take on the 2011 hit Indonesian crime thriller, The Raid. The news comes years after Hughes was in the space to direct a version of the film that was in development, with Hughes to direct prior to parting from the project’s development under XYZ Films, Sony and Screen Gems at the time. In 2017, WarParty partners Joe Carnahan and Frank Grillo were also vying to take the wheel with a script by Adam G. Simon (Man Down) which also took on new life in 2020 as a seperate film temp-titled “Zeno”. Netflix is heading up The Raid in a move that advances its flourishing relationship with the original The Raid helmer Gareth Evans, who has gone on to solidify his business […]

THE HITMAN’S WIFE’S BODYGUARD Trailer: Reynolds, Jackson And Hayek Go Full Throttle For The Sequel

Lee B. Golden III

Patrick Hughes’ The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard may not be rated yet, but that’s likely to change given the violent, off-the-wall action comedy morsels we get to peep in the newest trailer. What’s more is the film is set for June 16 in theaters and IMAX, an opportune moment at that as the CDC lifts restrictions for fully vaccinated moviegoers. The world’s most lethal odd couple – bodyguard Michael Bryce (Ryan Reynolds) and hitman Darius Kincaid (Samuel L. Jackson) – are back on another life-threatening mission. Still unlicensed and under scrutiny, Bryce is forced into action by Darius’s even more volatile wife, the infamous international con artist Sonia Kincaid (Salma Hayek). As Bryce is driven over the edge by his two most dangerous protectees, the trio get in over their heads in a global plot and soon find that they are all that stand between Europe and a vengeful and powerful […]

Kevin Hart

Sony’s THE MAN FROM TORONTO Eyes Kevin Hart, Jason Statham For Buddy Action Comedy Shoot In Spring

Lee B. Golden III

The Man From Toronto is director Patrick Hughes’ newest endeavor from Sony Pictures. Production is slated to start in March with a potential reunion in store for actors Jason Statham and Kevin Hart following Hart’s cameo in David Leitch’s Fast And Furious Presents: Hobbs And Shaw. What happens when the world’s deadliest assassin, known as ‘The Man from Toronto’, and Teddy, New York’s biggest screw-up, are mistaken for each other in a rented Airbnb? The Man from Toronto and Teddy are forced to team up and save the day, but the real question is, will they survive each other? You can pretty much guess who is playing who at this juncture, but Hughes’ attachement is an added bonus as it looks to be a second pairing with Statham since directing the action star in The Expendables 3. As Deadline‘s Amanda N’Duka notes, the film is storied by Jason Blumenthal and […]

Director2BPatrick2BHughes2BAustralians2BFilm2BScreening2BNA6kZQOJvKGl

Patrick Hughes Readies UNSAFE HOUSE At Lionsgate

Lee B. Golden III

Variety’s exclusive on Monday for Patrick Hughes’s next venture reads a lot like the high-octane action comedy route he has gone for last year’s hit, The Hitman’s Bodyguard, and prior with The Expendables 3. Enter Unsafe House which is readying to roll cameras this year with Russell Hollander producing from a script by Adam J. Epstein and Andrew Jacobson. The story follows three friends who rent a Bahamas beach house over the summer for some R&R, only to come and realize that the location is actually a MI-6 safe house already occupied by a CIA operative. When the house comes under attack, the three friends must team up with the spy in order to survive the ordeal. Casting is underway for the film which currently sits at Lionsgate.

FIN03_Hitmans_1Sht_Payoff_25x38

THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD: The Struggle Is Real For Ryan Rrynolds In The Latest Official Trailer

Lee B. Golden III

Lest you fall sleep on The Expendables 3 helmer Patrick Hughes’s latest R-rated affair, The Hitman’s Bodyguard, a brand new trailer has arrived ahead of its August 18 release. The world’s top protection agent [Ryan Reynolds] is called upon to guard the life of his mortal enemy, one of the world’s most notorious hitmen [Samuel L. Jackson]. The relentless bodyguard and manipulative assassin have been on the opposite end of the bullet for years and are thrown together for a wildly outrageous 24 hours. During their raucous and hilarious adventure from England to the Hague, they encounter high-speed car chases, outlandish boat escapades and a merciless Eastern European dictator [Gary Oldman] who is out for blood. Salma Hayek joins the mayhem as Jackson’s equally notorious wife as does actress Elodie Yung to whom our titular bodyguard tries his ill-fated best to redeem himself at the top of this week’s newly […]

IMG_20170526_052211

Buckle Your Seatbelts For The New Trailer For THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD

Lee B. Golden III

In the spirit of keeping the summer movie hype going, director Patrick Hughes’s new action comedy, The Hitman’s Bodyguard is back to boast a little more of its promising thrills apart from its first red-band trailer last month. ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live took to its audience late Thursday evening to unveil an exclusive look at the second official trailer ahead of its August 18 release. The world’s top protection agent [Ryan Reynolds] is called upon to guard the life of his mortal enemy, one of the world’s most notorious hitmen [Samuel L. Jackson]. The relentless bodyguard and manipulative assassin have been on the opposite end of the bullet for years and are thrown together for a wildly outrageous 24 hours. During their raucous and hilarious adventure from England to the Hague, they encounter high-speed car chases, outlandish boat escapades and a merciless Eastern European dictator [Gary Oldman] who is out […]

IMG_20170414_122107

THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD Sports An All-Too Familiar-Looking Poster

Lee B. Golden III

I don’t think anyone generally knew that the marketing for director Patrick Hughes’s latest action thriller, The Hitman’s Bodyguard, was going to be such a hilarious pisstake. Given the latest official artwork debut however, it appears they’re not kidding. Indeed, we have Samuel L. Jackson holding onto Ryan Reynolds for dear life as the story follows the world’s top protection agent assigned to guard his worst enemy, the world’s deadliest assassin from attempts on his life by a powerful dictator, played by Gary Oldman. Also starring is actress Salma Hayek along with Elodie Yung and others for its August 18 release and while we’ve yet to learn anymore about the film, I think the first NSFW trailer from Wednesday states the film’s case just fine… this one is gonna be too much fun. Peep the ink below!

IMG_20170412_200624

THE HITMAN’S BODYGUARD Targets The Deadpool Fanbase In The Restricted First Trailer For The Ryan Reynolds Action Thriller

Lee B. Golden III

Patrick Hughes gets it. Sure, The Expendables 3 may have been a measurable misfire, but judging by the first trailer for his latest endeavor, The Hitman’s Bodyguard, you get the feeling you’re on familiar territory and especially after taking in so much of actor Ryan Reynolds through all of the Deadpool fan fervor. It’s a good move. A smart move, and right next to casting Samuel L. Jackson to keep the buddy formula going, the film looks nothing short of the very promise we missed out on three years earlier. The world’s top protection agent [Ryan Reynolds] is called upon to guard the life of his mortal enemy, one of the world’s most notorious hitmen [Samuel L. Jackson]. The relentless bodyguard and manipulative assassin have been on the opposite end of the bullet for years and are thrown together for a wildly outrageous 24 hours. During their raucous and hilarious […]

THE RAID Remake Searches For A New Director As Hughes, Screen Gems Part Ways

Lee B. Golden III

I’ve long advocated that remakes and reboots done correctly could work for audiences, and there are a few examples worth mentioning like the lesser-appreciated Dredd 3D and films like Street Fighter: Assassin’s Fist which currently awaits a sequel. That said, a remake of the hit Indonesian crime thriller, The Raid, has been on deck for a readaptation for a few years now following its cult success back in 2011, even though its progress has been slow to go for more than a year now. This week, following the departure of Audience network series Kingdom star, Frank Grillo, since his addition to the cast last year, there are a few updates aside from the fact that the remake is not entirely dead but still on the table. Out Of The Furnace scribe Brad Inglesby and even the original film’s director, Gareth Huw Evans have partaken in its script development while the film’s […]

Did Frank Grillo Just Depart THE RAID Remake?

Did Frank Grillo Just Depart THE RAID Remake?

Lee B. Golden III

It might not be shocking to some, but unless your hopes were high in catching Kingdom series and The Purge 2: Anarchy co-star Frank Grillo in an upcoming remake of the 2011 contained crime thriller, The Raid, then there’s a good chance that isn’t happening. Watching my boy @iko_uwais in #THERAID. There’s no way I’m doing a remake of this. Couldn’t do it justice. #respect — frank grillo (@FrankGrillo) January 10, 2015 The tweet comes roughly a month after Grillo wrapped his scenes for director Liam O’Donnell‘s upcoming standalone sci-fi follow-up, Beyond Skyline in Yogyakarta, Indonesia with co-star and action director Iko Uwais; Uwais himself broke out to huge film festival stardom in the original release of The Raid, directed by Gareth Huw Evans, prior to the 2014 sequel wherein Screen Gems had officially announced plans for a Hollywood remake to be directed by The Expendables 3 director Patrick Hughes. Grillo […]

Film Of The Week: THE EXPENDABLES 3 (2014)

Film Of The Week: THE EXPENDABLES 3 (2014)

Lee B. Golden III

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 becomes a clash of classic old-school style versus high-tech expertise in the Expendables’ most personal battle yet. REVIEW: In 2010, filmmaker Patrick Hughes earned the spotlight for his then-directorial debut Western thriller, Red Hill. It earned several nomimations and became a hit among audiences, including actor Sylvester Stallone who went […]

THE RAID Remake Director: "Scott Adkins Is Definitely In The Mix"!

THE RAID Remake Director: "Scott Adkins Is Definitely In The Mix"!

Lee B. Golden III

Director Patrick Hughes is releasing his newest film, The Expendables 3, this Friday, with Lionsgate determined to open the film on the big screen with subsequent, hopeful commercial success (provided the film’s leak will not be a factor). That said, fans are also clammoring to find out more about who Hughes wants and will have in his next film, The Raid, a forthcoming remake of the 2011/2012 hit directed previously by filmmaker Gareth Huw Evans. In an interview with The Action Elite, the director managed to squeeze in some much-needed insight about casting in that regard. Needless to say, martial arts action fans who know well the name, Scott Adkins, may be pleased by what Hughes says this week: AE: I just want to say one thing about your upcoming remake of The Raid; please cast Scott Adkins in some capacity. He’s one of the best martial arts stars in […]

Check Out The Latest B-Roll Footage For THE EXPENDABLES 3

Check Out The Latest B-Roll Footage For THE EXPENDABLES 3

Lee B. Golden III

Director Patrick Hughes‘ next big action thriller, The Expendables 3 comes out in a few weeks. The reviews are in from various websites with the film hitting some highs and lows, but Lionsgate is still debuting the upcoming third installment on the big screen on August 15 as planned. They’ve put in the effort, time, energy and finances to put the new movie together, even disclosing many of these details during the film’s recent star-studded promo tour in London where it just so happens that lead actor Sylvester Stallone also mused about hopefully casting actress Sigourney Weaver as the lead in the forthcoming production of helmer Robert Luketic’s own female-central spin-off, The ExpendaBelles. That film begins shooting next Spring with casting announcements to be made official by then. In the meantime, The Expendables 3 now has its own B-roll footage at about four minutes and change which you can now […]

Taylor Kitsch Will Lead THE RAID Remake

Taylor Kitsch Will Lead THE RAID Remake

Lee B. Golden III

Pre-production for the upcoming remake of director Gareth Huw Evans’s 2011/2012 cult smash hit, The Raid is well underway before its forthcoming film schedule next Spring. Several popular names made the rumormill in the last few months before it was officially reported that Captain America: The Winter Soldier and The Purge: Anarchy co-star Frank Grillo would be the first among the names attached for the new film to be helmed by The Expendables 3 helmer Patrick Hughes. On Monday, the production finally saw its male lead attached in the form of actor Taylor Kitsch (Savages, Battleship, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Lone Survivor), accroding to forwarded reports from Comingsoon.net. The new film will see Kitsch starring in Hughes‘s Hollywood adaptation centered on an elite DEA fast team who get trapped inside a tenanment building behind enemy lines, fortified by a powerful drug lord and his army of loyal, bloodthirsty killers. It’s no […]

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 […]

THE EXPENDABLES 3 Strikes With New Comic-Con Poster Art

Lee B. Golden III

Director Patrick Hughes‘s latest push for younger audiences of action film fans will take place at this year’s San Diego Comic Con, and to help set things off, Moviefone, MTV, Empire and Yahoo! have all put in their exclusive debuts of the new Warhol-style character posters which you can now check out below. The Expendables 3 bows on August 15.

THE EXPENDABLES 3 Gets Two New Posters!

Lee B. Golden III

The Expendables 3 campaign is going strong this summer with a rollout that has seen a steady slate of TV spots now available on line, in addition to a batch of character posters and an official banner. This week, the official Facebook page for the film has presented a new poster, which is also available in the brand new motion poster just beneath. 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 […]

Frank Grillo Confirms A Role In THE RAID Remake, Hopes To Return In CAPTAIN AMERICA 3

Frank Grillo Confirms A Role In THE RAID Remake, Hopes To Return In CAPTAIN AMERICA 3

Lee B. Golden III

The folks at Collider dropped some pretty interesting news about The Raid remake on Saturday since the film was announced for production earlier this year with The Expendables 3 helmer Patrick Hughes tapped to direct. In an inteview with Perri Nemiroff, actor Frank Grillo delved into a number of topics, including the aforementioned film for which production was previously reported to be pushed back from this September to January next year so that the folks at Screen Gems could find a big name actor to lead, particularly shortlisting Grillo among names like Anthony Mackie, Ethan Hawke and Luke Evans to name a few. “Well, yeah. I mean, we were officially offered the film, and so that was gonna go in September and now that doesn’t go until January.” he says. “So, you know, that’s the way the movie business is. You’re officially attached until there is no more movie, you […]

Will Chris Hemsworth Be A 'LIONHUNTER' For The Upcoming LETHAL WEAPON Reboot?

Will Chris Hemsworth Be A 'LIONHUNTER' For The Upcoming LETHAL WEAPON Reboot?

Lee B. Golden III

For now, Marvel fans will have their leading man for Asgardian superhero, Thor, in actor Chris Hemsworth in the forthcoming releases of Avengers: Age Of Ultron, and the currently-developing Thor 3. Although, it is worthy of noticing when an actor like Hemsworth finally puts Mjölnir down and steps into other roles, which brings us to the latesr updates regarding the long-developing reboot of the Lethal Weapon franchise. Sources now indicate that Hemsworth is up for a role in new film with the working title, Lionhunters. The Lethal Weapon reboot was announced back in 2008 at the behest of franchise producer Joel Silver with script treatment by Shane Black followed by a retouching with Gangster Squad screenwriter Will Beall in 2011. Originally, the plan was to reboot the franchise with the original team, led by actors Mel Gibson and Danny Glovers reprising their roles as seasoned L.A. detectives Martin Riggs and […]