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FIVE-A-DAY ROUND UP V: 2.0, The Hidden Sword, Soldado, Detective Dee 3, Ant-Man And The Wasp

2010 saw the critical and commercial success of S. Shankar’s multi-award winning blockbuster sci-fi thriller, Robot, now readying an Amazon release next year. That milestone achievement continues next year with 2.0 from Shankar returning to the helm for actor Rajinikanth reprising the role of embattled A.I. robot, Chitti, and his creator Dr. Vaseegaran. Robot is currently available on Netflix for anyone who wants to catch up. For now, here’s a behind the scenes look on the sequel: With director Stefano Sollima taking on the daunting task of following up Denis Villeneuve’s Sicario, Soldado aims to open up even more on the world the first film immerses you in. Josh Brolin returns along with Benecio Del Toro in the respective roles of DoJ task force handler Matt Graver and underworld hitman Alejandro staving off terrorists crossing the border while squaring away with old foes. Colombia Pictures is setting a June 29 […]

'Sicario' Sequel, SOLDADO, Finds Its Director

Lee B. Golden III

Denis Villeneuve’s Sicario was a hit before reaching the starting line, earning copious amounts of critical praise for its performance at the 2015 installment of Cannes with notable box office earnings by its wide October release. Talk of a sequel was already blooming before then when it was announced that Villeneuve and the film’s scribe, Taylor Sheridan, were developing a follow-up that would focus on the character, “Alejandro”, played memorably Benecio Del Toro, one of the gritty key players in the narrative pitting U.S. law enforcement against criminal kingpins operating at and beyond the Mexican border. At the time though, it wasn’t known if Villeneuve would return to helm. That said, he’s currently attached to direct a forthcoming Blade Runner sequel with actors Harrison Ford and Ryan Gosling for MGM, and so it only makes sense to look for a new director which is reportedly what happened according to the […]