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NEED FOR SPEED Sequel In Talks For Co-Production Status With China Companies

It was no Fast And Furious run at the box office for director Scott Waugh’s 2014 live-action take on the Electronic Arts game franchise, Need For Speed, ultimatly falling short of its budget. However, the film did up to $200 million globally, which seems to be enough to get talks going for a sequel overseas according to Deadline. Three companies, China-based film production and distribution company, Jiaflix, is currently in early talks with China Movie Channel and 1905 Pictures, along with EA and Dreamworks Pictures in an effort to move forward with a deal. Last year’s thriller, scripted by George Gatins, starred former Breaking Bad star Aaron Paul and Agent Carter co-stat Dominic Cooper in the story of a two lifelong rivals, one framed for murder and sent behind bars for two years before re-emerging to get even in this explosive, high-speed tale of vengeance and fast cars. There’s no […]

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Stallone On Johnson For Expendables 4: "Bring It On"

August 15 will be the day that moviegoers will get to officially see the iconic who’s-who of blockbuster fanfare with the release of director Patrick Hughes’s new film, The Expendables 3. Ironically, it will also be the day that the filmmakers and studio involved will see if whether or not the film’s recent illegal leak with affect its box office earnings before ever moving forward with a fourth film. Lionsgate is suing a slate of unnamed defendants for allocating the film through torrent sites two weeks ahead of its release, while the Department Of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement has also opened up a federal investigation on the matter. It’s a clusterfuck of epic proportions, and needless to say, this all would never be an issue if a bunch of selfish bastards online didn’t steal the film. Personally, I would rather talk about the movies, and that includes the […]

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