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A Feature Film Is In The Works For Hit Cinemax Series, STRIKE BACK
You have to give it up to cable television, because their programming standards are set way beyond the family friendly millieu of other local TV networks. So when you look at a show like the hit Cinemax series, Strike Back, you really are looking at one of the most intense and substantive action shows in the history of television, and that’s far from anything you would deem as an exaggeration.
The show, based on the title novel by former SAS soldier Chris Ryan, ran up to five seasons this year since 2011 starring Phillip Winchester and Sullivan Stapleton in the respective roles of a British and American soldier – two reluctantly-partnered members of a secret counterterrorism unit working for the British government to take on high-risk missions and foil deadly international plots by the world’s most elusive foes. The series has very much evolved in all of its layers from the cast and overall atmosphere throughout the storyline with each relationship deeply affected through triumph and tragedy, with this last season this year foreseeing what’s been hyped as the final mission for our heroes of Section 20 as they take on a North Korean terrorist played cunningly by the legendary Michelle Yeoh.
At this rate, whatever this means for the show, it may not necessarily mean the end. Word from EW now brings the hopeful prospects of a feature film from London-based Left Bank Pictures and Sky Media. The production is currently in talks to bring Cinemax on board with the likely return of Winchester and Stapleton for production to commense in South America should a deal be met.
I couldn’t be more happier for this news with such an amazing storyline and line-up of characters. There’s been a few in this series who have tragically departed and I absolutely hate that this may well factor into what lies ahead for the potential film, but I sincerely hope this lends an opportunity to perfectly build on what’s been a hugely fun and exciting TV run.
If you’ve missed out on this show at all in the last several years, I really don’t know what you’re doing with your life. The show is perpetual, consistent and perfectly paced amid the necessary character development, action suspense, drama, levity, and sex (LOTS of it…Sully‘s been a busy bee in this department, and if you watch the show, again, no exaggeration there).
Both lead actors are currently off to a great start with their own respective TV shows on NBC, with Winchester opposite Wesley Snipes in the Vegas-set thriller, The Player, and Stapleton in the Jaimie Alexander-led Blindspot.
Check back for details.
SDCC 2015: The New Promo For BLINDSPOT Shows Just How Badass Jaimie Alexander Is!
From executive producer Greg Berlanti and writer/executive producer Martin Gero comes “Blindspot”: A vast international plot explodes when a beautiful Jane Doe is discovered naked in Times Square, completely covered in mysterious intricate tattoos with no memory of who she is or how she got there. There’s one that’s very clear, however: the name of FBI agent Kurt Weller, emblazoned across her back. “Jane,” Agent Weller and rest of the FBI quickly realize that each mark on her body is a crime to solve, leading them closer to the truth about her identity and the mysteries to be revealed.
New Trailer For NBC's BLINDSPOT Shows Jaimie Alexander, Inked-Up And Kicking Ass 'Lucy' Style
Berlanti also executive produces with Sarah Schechter and director Mark Pellington. Check out the trailer below!
Stapleton To Star In THE LAKE, Quale To Direct
With his appearance looming in the final season of the hit Cinemax series, Strike Back, actor Sullivan Stapleton is certainly showing no end to his current career progress as an action star. His role in last year’s 300: Rise Of An Empire is a fair example of this and that has since caught the attention of EuropaCorp’s Luc Besson and Christophe Lambert in lieu of their latest North American distribution arm, RED.
On that note, Deadline reports that the two are preparing to kick off a new action production with Stapleton leading as the first of their initiative with The Lake. Details on the cast are currently pending but the film will have Into The Storm helmer Steven Quale directing from a script by The Equalizer scribe Richard Wenk which tells of a group of Navy SEALs in war-torn Serbia who set out to solve an ancient mystery while searching for treasure buried deep underwater.
Filming is expected to commense in April while Stapleton‘s next theatrical appearance in the darkly comedic assassin flick, Kill Me Three Times on April 10 after its VOD release later this month from Magnet Releasing. The actor is also poised to make and his latest addition to the NBC pilot, Blindspot later this year as well.
Meet Themistocles In A New Featurette For 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE
Based on Frank Miller’s latest graphic novel Xerxes, and told in the breathtaking visual style of the blockbuster “300,” this new chapter of the epic saga takes the action to a fresh battlefield—on the sea—as Greek general Themistokles attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war.
Rise Up And Raise Hell In The New Extended TV Spot For 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE
Based on Frank Miller’s latest graphic novel, Xerxes, and told in the breathtaking visual style of the blockbuster 300, this new chapter of the epic saga takes the action to a fresh battlefield—on the sea—as Greek general Themistokles (Sullivan Stapleton) attempts to unite all of Greece by leading the charge that will change the course of the war.
Xerxes Gets A Shiny New Facelift In The New Behind The Scenes Featurette For 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE
Nearing the final month before March 7, 2014 arrives, Warner Bros. is continuing to ramp up efforts to promote the upcoming release of director Noam Murro‘s new film, 300: Rise Of An Empire. Lucky fans and followers on Tuesday night will be able to attend special fan events in ten major cities to watch the first 13 minutes of the new film prior to screening the original 300 directed by Zack Snyder and starring Gerard Butler. In addition, fans also have until February 27 at 11:59pm to flex their biggest art muscles to showcase their best work for IGN‘s new contest where they can win some major prizes, including the helmet of main character Themistocles, played by actor Sullivan Stapleton.
This week, WB is taking you behind the scenes with some set pics you can check out at i09, and a brand new cast-and-crew behind-the-scenes featurette below with Murro, Snyder who served as executive producer, and actor Stapleton and actress Eva Green revealing some of the backgrounds of a few of the main characters in relation to both the new film and its 2006 predecessor.
Watch the new featurette and stay tuned for more coverage in the days and weeks ahead.
Black Sabbath Headlines The New Full Trailer For 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE!
If graphic novels teach you nothing else, they teach you just how great they can be for source material for what potentially great films. Director Zack Snyder proved this in 2007 by adapting author Frank Miller’s work for the big screen with 300, and now repeats the process as co-writer and producer for the follow-up, 300: Rise Of An Empire.
Watch The New Trailer For 300: RISE OF AN EMPIRE
After its victory over Leonidas’ 300, the Persian Army under the command of Xerxes marches south towards the major Greek city-states. The Democratic city of Athens, first on the path of Xerxes’ army, bases its strength on its fleet, led by admiral Themistocles. Themistocles is forced to an unwilling alliance with the traditional rival of Athens, oligarchic Sparta whose might lies with its superior infantry troops. But Xerxes still reigns supreme in numbers over sea and land.
Cinemax Will STRIKE BACK With Season 2 On DVD and Blu-Ray This Summer
With world security storylines ripped from today’s headlines, the second season begins with Sgt. Damien Scott (Stapleton) on a standard security mission in Kenya and Section 20 facing a new boss, Rachel Dalton (Rhona Mitra). Now out of the unit, Sgt. Michael Stonebridge (Winchester) is training recruits at a military base, staying close to home and being a dutiful husband. When Scott¹s mission takes an unexpected dangerous turn, the two are back together working to retrieve an elusive box of nuclear triggers coveted by everyone from Al Qaeda to the expatriate leader of a mercenary army.