samuel l jackson

The New Trailer For xXx: THE RETURN OF XANDER CAGE Kicks Ass And Looks Dope Doing It

…And because 2017 wouldn’t be a normal year with just one Vin Diesel movie, director D.J. Caruso is poised to release the long-awaited trilogical installment to the daredevil action franchise, xXx: The Return Of Zander Cage. Bearing in mind, of course, the utter flop that came with the 2005 sequel that followed Rob Cohen’s 2002 original, the film does carry some weight in having to pick up the slack. Well, you do get Samuel L. Jackson reprising his role once more from the earlier two films, as well as a list of beautiful femme fatales played by Deepika Padukone, Ruby Rose and Nina Dobrev. What? Not enough? Ohhh k ok, how about we throw in the first time pairing of Donnie Yen and Tony Jaa, along with UFC Middleweight champion Michael Bisping for good measure? Sound neat? Well, all that and more as a reward for our patience can now […]

THE HITMAN'S BODYGUARD Begins Filming With Reynolds, Jackson, Oldman And More

Lee B. Golden III

With the rescue of actor Ryan Reynolds’s career thanks to the heavy-duty success of 20th Century Fox’s Deadpool, the co-star of Ariel Vromen’s Criminal is finally underway with the production of his latest gig in The Hitman’s Bodyguard. Millenium Films made the announcement on Wednesday following news updates building up since late last year with last month revealing Red Hill and The Expendables 3 helmer Patrick Hughes would be sitting in the director’s chair for the film’s production in London. via ComingSoon.net The Hitman’s Bodyguard is an action comedy about the world’s top protection agent (Reynolds) and his new client: a notorious hitman who came in from the cold (Jackson). They’ve been on opposite ends of a bullet for years. They hate each other. Now they’re stuck together and have 24 hours to get from England to The Hague. The only thing standing in their way is everything a murderous Eastern […]

MISS PEREGRINE'S HOME FOR PECULIAR CHILDREN Takes You Below Sea And Beyond In The New Trailer

Lee B. Golden III

One of my first film experiences growing up is largely due to director Tim Burton a la Batman, Beetlejuice and Edward Scissorhands. He has a proven knack for the absolute wondrous and bizzare and he just takes you to some truly incredible places on the big screen, and his latest, Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children achieves nothing short of that. SYNOPSIS: From visionary director Tim Burton, and based upon the best-selling novel, comes an unforgettable motion picture experience. When Jake discovers clues to a mystery that spans alternate realities and times, he uncovers a secret refuge known as Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. As he learns about the residents and their unusual abilities, Jake realizes that safety is an illusion, and danger lurks in the form of powerful, hidden enemies. Jake must figure out who is real, who can be trusted, and who he really is. I never […]

xxx-2-the-next-level-samuel-l-jackson-ice-cube-16-rcm0x1920u

Now Available: xXx: STATE OF THE UNION (2005)

Lee B. Golden III

Colombia Pictures Director Lee Tamahori’s 2005 actioner, xXx: State Of The Union, wasn’t something I caught onto right away when it was released following Rob Cohen’s xXx in 2002. Point in fact, I completely dropped the ball even as it arrived on VHS and DVD over the years; It was one of those movies I never got around to. Low and behold, close to 11 years since then, I’ve finally had the chance to see it, essentially learning why it bombed as hard as it did at the box office. Looking at it from top to bottom, the film’s second half just plays out as a bitter reminder that it supposedly didn’t need Vin Diesel to be just as badass. Rapper-turned-actor Ice Cube replaces the franchise predecessor in claiming the title role as his own iteration of the titular tattooed badsss, here as a former soldier with a past as […]

Reynolds, Jackson And Oldman Headline HITMAN'S BODYGUARD For Filming Next Year

Lee B. Golden III

With everything setting off at the American Film Market between now and next Wednesday, expect to be blitzed with all sorts of casting news, and that extends to the folks at Millenium Pictures who are on hand to shop their latest, Hitman’s Bodyguard, to buyers. The film has been in the works for sometime now with Taken helmer Pierre Morel once tapped to direct, but as usual with any project sitting in limbo, things have shifted. As of this week, it’ll be Never Back Down and Kick-Ass 2 director Jeff Wadlow in the chair for the new film written by Tom O’Connor with a plot by THR that reads as follows: The film centers on the world’s top protection agent (Reynolds) who has a new client: a hit man who has come in from the cold. They’ve been on opposite ends of a bullet for years and hate one another. […]

860594_cfe1228b6d0e4e6cb9094ba971cc05f2.jpg_srb_p_1096_1620_75_22_0.50_1.20_0

Animated Comedy, BLAZING SAMURAI, Heads To AFM With Cast And Crew In Tow

Lee B. Golden III

The American Film Market is kicking off on Tuesday this week and it’s been a year since it was announed that Mass Animation would begin working on the brand new animated feature, Blazing Samurai. Open Road acquired the rights earlier this year and now things are moving foward with a fully-fledged cast and crew that looks absolutely fit for a film of its kind, and bodes well for a nod to a Mel Brooks classic. General audiences might be pleased at this one! LOS ANGELES, Nov. 3, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Blazing Samurai, the highly-anticipated animated family comedy from Mass Animation, Huayi Brothers Media Corporation, Flying Tigers Entertainment, and GFM Films has cast Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Cera and Mel Brooksalong with George Takei, Gabriel Iglesias, Aasif Mandvi, Djimon Hounsou, Michelle Yeoh, Sandra Tsing Loh, Mel B., and introducing Heavenly Joy Jerkins. The film is being produced by the acclaimed director […]

The First Trailer For Quentin Tarantino's THE HATEFUL EIGHT Arrives!

Lee B. Golden III

Director Quentin Tarantino‘s latest film has quite the task to live up to with the impending releases of The Revenant, Point Break and Star Wars: The Force Awakens all releasing within a week part of each other. However, as extravagant as The Hateful Eight has been in the past few years up to now with the past several months giving us stills and a few posters to tease us with, it doesn’t appear to lessen the excitement much. Taratino didn’t miss a beat with his previous work on Django Unchained, so with this, he’s clearly in his element, and with a limited ceremonious Christmas release on 70mm Widescreen format, anyone looking forward to a glorious and gritty return to form in an awesome western will sure get it. SYNOPSIS: In THE HATEFUL EIGHT, set six or eight or twelve years after the Civil War, a stagecoach hurtles through the wintry […]

BARELY LETHAL Heads To DVD & Digital HD Next Month. Watch The Trailer!

Lee B. Golden III

I honestly didn’t expect director Kyle Newman‘s latest fish-out-of-water action comedy, Barely Lethal, to be so obscure in the past year or more. Thankfully though, the film isn’t too far off from its forthcoming DVD/Blu-Ray and Digital releases next month, with actress Hailee Steinfeld starring as a young, highly trained spy on a whimsical quest of self-discovery on what it’s like to be a “normal” teenage girl. The film did hit some high notes among early audiences otherwise gracing the film its approval, and if you like watching Samuel L. Jackson and Jessica Alba, this one ought to be enjoyable for the family. Observe the official specs below and watch the latest trailer courtesy of Lionsgate Unlocked. A teenage undercover agent discovers graduating from high school may be a bigger challenge than being an international spy in the action comedy Barely Lethal, arriving on Blu-ray™ (plus Digital HD) and DVD (plus […]

BARELY LETHAL Takes Aim With A New Trailer And A Pair Of Release Dates

Lee B. Golden III

Now this looks like a teen romcom I can get used to. Actress Halee Steinfeld as a highly trained assassin looking for an out and finds her way into high school in search of a life she’s been missing, only to see her past come back in a deadly way? Yes, despite the usual assortment of wit and adolescent camp you might normally find in any pubescent teen comedy, at least this one packs some heat. SYNOPSIS: A 16-year-old international assassin yearning for a “normal” adolescence fakes her own death and enrolls as a senior in a suburban high school. She quickly learns that being popular can be more painful than getting water-boarded. Jessica Alba and Samuel L. Jackson add their share of starpower to this long-awaited gem from director Kyle Newman with A24 releasing the film to subscribers of DirecTV on April 30 before granting a limited theatrical release […]

New Line To Reboot SHAFT

Lee B. Golden III

It’s been more than forty years since actor Richard Roundtree made blaxploitation history in the 1971 film, Shaft, centered on a badass New York detective who infiltrates the city’s criminal underworld to help free a mob boss’s daughter. Directed by Gordon Parks, the film’s success spawned two more films while briefly extending its reign to television, accompanied by the award-winning sounds of Isaac Hayes’s chart-topping signature theme song for the franchise at the time. The film also succeed into a non-linear pseudo-remake in 2000 with actor Samuel L. Jackson starring, in which Roundtree himself made a cameo. So now what? Well, the word from The Wrap is that a reboot is now underway with Davis Entertainment’s John Davis (Predator, Predators, The Man From U.N.C.L.E.) producing for New Line. There’s no word yet on how the studio will plan to reboot the new movie whether through its 70’s or a more […]

Check Out The Explosive New Red-Band Trailer For KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE

Lee B. Golden III

Director Matthew Vaughn‘s live-action comic book adaptation, Kingsman: The Secret Service, is definitely one of those movies that are on my watchlist for next year. Sure, the trailers look nice and all, but the feedback it has gotten has been nothing short of upworthy. Needless to say, I’m already sold on it. Colin Firth returns to the action fray with newcomer Taron Egerton in the dynamic role of a young, up-and-coming secret agent opposite everyone’s favorite foul-mouthed supervillain, Samuel L. Jackson, all of whom can be seen in the latest red band trailer from IGN which serves up a nice dish of kick-ass to keep things anticipatory a bit longer before its February 13, 2015. via ComingSoon: Based upon the 2012 Icon Comics miniseries Kingsman: The Secret Service tells the story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency’s ultra-competitive training program just as […]

Watch The Second Trailer For KINGSMAN: THE SECRET SERVICE

Lee B. Golden III

Writer and director Matthew Vaughn‘s latest return to the big screen presents a story that we’ve seen played several times before. What will count though, is how fresh it will look upon delivery, and so far, watching actor Colin Firth go from his usual quieter, more romantic roles to that of an asskicking variety for the upcoming release of the UK-set action comedy adventure, Kingsman: The Secret Service isn’t something I’m entirely against, just quite the opposite. Actor Taron Egerton plays the young, troubled pupil in training under Firth‘s watchful eye with Samuel L. Jackson starring as the villian, as per the 2012 comic book by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons. It’s a tale you can expect to see loaded with its fair share of quips and secret agent gadget gags, as well as an ample layer of stunts and action-packed fight spectacle to boot. If you enjoyed Vaughn‘s previous […]

KITE Gets A Brand New Poster, Trailer And U.S. Release Date

Lee B. Golden III

Writer and director Ralph Ziman kicked off the year unveiling footage from his latest live-action manga adaptation, Kite, prior to finally acquiring North American distribution courtesy Anchor Bay Entertainment. And this week, with its presentation at this year’s Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal, Canada, the film finally received its official poster and first U.S. trailer. Here is how writer Éric S. Boisvert presents the film before its Fantasia premiere: Renowned Japanese anime KITE finally has its cinematic adaptation. The live-action version of controversial animated series, which many thought would never see the light of day, is coming to our screens — and it hasn’t lost its bite Sawa (India Eisley) is a young orphaned girl trying to find her away in a city overflowing with corruption, drugs and human trafficking. With the help of her father’s ex-partner, Karl Aker (Samuel L. Jackson), she tracks down her dad’s assassins. As the […]

THE HATEFUL EIGHT Gets Back On Track For Winter Shoot

Lee B. Golden III

Director Quentin Tarantino is currently in the middle of a second rewrite with a third rewrite on the way for the forthcoming production of his new western, The Hateful Eight. The news of the film’s return to production comes after controversy arose with the leak of Tarantino‘s script through Gawker, which led to two lawsuits – one in January which was dismissed by a judge in April, followed by an amended complaint on May 1. Last month, with the film on the backburner at the time, Tarantino decided to team up with non-profit organization, Film Independent, to showcase a stage reading of the very script that would have likely been used were it not for Gawker’s leak. Now, it seems Tarantino fans will have something awesome to look forward to at the movies when the cameras start rolling (hopefully on Cinemascope 70mm as previously planned) in Wyoming this November. Actor […]

KITE Flies Into U.S. Distribution

Lee B. Golden III

It was back in January that genre fans and filmgoers alike got to see new extended footage pertaining to the upcoming mystery sci-fi action thriller, Kite, starring actress India Eisley and actor Callan McAuliffe, with Samuel L. Jackson‘s in his latest return to live-action manga/anime storytelling since last year’s release of Oldboy. At the time the film didn’t have any distributors after TWC picked the film up for distribution in the summer of last year. This week, that all changed when Anchor Bay finally picked up the film for distribution rights in North America and Canada, finally bringing the film closer to a release date with more promotional material likely to come down the pipeline soon enough. Loosely based on Yasuomi Umetsu’s controversial 1998 original video anime, Ziman‘s adaptation takes you into a not-too-distant future where terrorism and financial collapse have turned society into a state run by a corrupt […]

Captain_America_The_Winter_Soldier_13911928998618

The Bailey Review: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER

Lee B. Golden III

SYNOPSIS: After the cataclysmic events in New York with The Avengers, Marvel’s “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” finds Steve Rogers, aka Captain America, living quietly in Washington, D.C. and trying to adjust to the modern world. But when a S.H.I.E.L.D. colleague comes under attack, Steve becomes embroiled in a web of intrigue that threatens to put the world at risk. Joining forces with Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow, Captain America struggles to expose the ever-widening conspiracy while fighting off assailants sent to silence him at every turn. When the full scope of the villainous plot is revealed, Captain America and the Black Widow enlist the help of a new ally, the Falcon. However, they soon find themselves up against an unexpected and formidable enemy—the Winter Soldier. REVIEW: Rogers. Steve Rogers. Two years after the events in The Avengers, Steve Rogers, aka Captain America (Chris Evans), now lives in Washington D.C. […]

Check Out The New Trailer For CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER

Lee B. Golden III

Marvel has unveiled its new sneak peek trailer for the upcoming superhero adventure follow-up, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, in addition to some new Cap2 eye candy this month with several character posters which you can now view below courtesy of Yahoo featuring Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Robert Redford and Sebastian Stan. In addition, the same report from Yahoo also introduced several quotes from its lead actor from their set visit last year, including some information that the film will showcase a more “deadlier” and “dangerous” Captain America than seen in the previous film, with “grisly, and impactful” fights, and even compairing the improvements to the video game. “Has anyone played the Captain America video game?”, he says. “I love it, and I don’t like video games. And I love it … ’cause I love the way Cap moves. He moves so well, he just beats a–. […]

[UPDATED] Six New Videos Show New Footage And Take You Behind The Scenes Of ROBOCOP

Lee B. Golden III

New clips and BTS videos came out this week ahead of the upcoming release of director Jose Padilha‘s new film, Robocop. The film is currently geared for a 2D and IMAX release with actor Joel Kinnaman starring as the titular new breed of cybernetic law enforcement. Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson, Abbie Cornish, Jackie Earle Haley, Michael K. Williams, Jay Baruchel, Jennifer Ehle and Marianne Jean-Baptiste round out the cast with a North American release date for February 12, 2014. SYNOPSIS: In RoboCop, the year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Overseas, their drones have been used by the military for years – and it’s meant billions for OmniCorp’s bottom line. Now OmniCorp wants to bring their controversial technology to the home front, and they see a golden opportunity to do it. When Alex Murphy (Joel Kinnaman) – a loving husband, […]

MV5BMjAyOTUzMTcxN15BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwMjkyOTc1MDE2540._V1_SX720

ROBOCOP Gets A New Extended International TV Spot

Lee B. Golden III

The days continue to count down until the worldwide release dates initialte for director Jose Padilha‘s new film, Robocop, courtesy of Columbia Pictures (Sony) and MGM. Featuring actor Joel Kinnaman, the new film reboots the story classic half man/half machine law enforcer as he takes on the criminal world ranging from the streets of Detroit to the corrupt inner-workings of the company that made him who he is. The international extended TV trailer dates the film’s release across Asia for January 30, 2014. The film releases in North America on February 12, and also stars Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson, Abbie Cornish, Jackie Earle Haley, Michael K. Williams, Jay Baruchel, Jennifer Ehle and Marianne Jean-Baptiste. SYNOPSIS: In “RoboCop,” the year is 2028 and multinational conglomerate OmniCorp is at the center of robot technology. Their drones are winning American wars around the globe and now they want to bring […]

Dead Or Alive, Feel Free To Check Out This New TV Spot For ROBOCOP

Lee B. Golden III

With a little over a month left before the North American February 12, 2014 release, we now have the first US television spot for director Josè Padilha‘s upcoming sci-fi action remake, Robocop. Promotion has since kicked off with several bits of new footage, including a PSA spot, and new poster art which users can view through the film’s official Instagram feed. The film also has a newly unveiled banner which you can view at the top of the page. Adapted for the screen by writer Joshua Zetumer for a 2D and IMAX release, Robocop stars Alex Kinnaman leading the way as the titluar future of law enforcement, along with Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, Samuel L. Jackson, Abbie Cornish, Jackie Earle Haley, Michael K. Williams, Jay Baruchel, Jennifer Ehle and Marianne Jean-Baptiste. The film is produced by Marc Abraham and Eric Newman, and executive produced by Bill Carraro and Roger Birnbaum. […]