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The New TV Spot For NEED FOR SPEED Asks "What Drives You?"

We have a new TV spot for director Scott Waugh‘s upcoming revenge cross-country racing thriller, Need For Speed. In light of this, folks in Atlanta, Gerogia looking forward to the film’s release may want to stay close to lead actor Aaron Paul‘s twitter feed as he continues to ramp up promotional efforts for the new film, set to arrive in theaters in the U.S. on March 14, 2014. Check out the TV spot at the bottom, and if you’re an Atlanta resident and want to fly out to the film’s Hollywood premiere, CLICK HERE and cross all fingers and toes. SYNOPSIS: Based on the most successful racing video game franchise ever with over 140 million copies sold, DreamWorks Pictures’ “Need for Speed” captures the thrills of the game in a real-world setting. An exciting return to the great car-culture films of the 1960s and ’70s, when authenticity brought a […]

Killer Action With A Touch Of Romance And Bullet-Time In The New Trailer For LOVE LIKE BULLETS!

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*This article has been updated with correct information regarding the film’s production period. It appears actor and martial artist Johnny Yong Bosch has been pretty busy with a new film in recent years. His latest to date comes from director and action and stunt veteran David Wald who has worked on several previous projects with Bosch dating back to the earlier years of the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers TV series and the related subsequent feature films, in addition to the 2002 Alpha Stunts-loaded action spectacle Wicked Game (a.k.a. Extreme Heist), and Wald‘s shared co-directorial credits in the 2009 fantasy actioner, Hellbinders. Bosch has also maintained his staying power as a foremost action star, surprising beloved fans with the 2008 production and rare release of the uber-violent martial arts action thriller, Broken Path, along with his forthcoming appearance in Osiris Entertainment’s March 11, 2014 release of the Eric Jacobus-directed independent thriller, […]

The Streets Go Up In Smoke In The New Teaser For THE PURGE: ANARCHY

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Do you remember all the good the annual Purge has done? Well, Universal remembers. The first film became a runaway hit under writer and director James DeMonaco last year, and this summer, the terror spills onto the streets once more with the June 20, 2014 release of The Purge: Anarchy, with Frank Grillo, Michael K. Williams, Carmen Ejogo, Zach Gilford, Kiele Sanchez and Keith Stanfield starring. From Blumhouse: The New Founding Fathers of America invite you to celebrate the annual Purge. The sequel to 2013’s runaway sleeper hit will be released on Friday, June 20, 2014. Returning alongside writer/director/producer James DeMonaco to produce the next chapter of the thriller are Blumhouse Productions’ Jason Blum (Paranormal Activity and Insidious series), alongside Sébastien K. Lemercier (Assault on Precinct 13, Four Lovers) and Platinum Dunes partners Michael Bay (Pain & Gain, Transformers franchise), Brad Fuller (The Amityville Horror, A Nightmare on Elm Street) […]

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BRICK MANSIONS Teases Its Way Online

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This week, French actor and parkour pioneer David Belle’s Hollywood rendition of his previous role in director Pierre Morel’s 2004 hit thriller, Banlieue 13 can now be seen in Entertainment Tonight’s exclusive premiere of the new quick teaser for Camille Delamarre‘s directorial debut, Brick Mansions. The film is one of just a few more films left in the repetoire between now and next year for fans of late actor Paul Walker who takes the reigns of actor Cyril Raffaelli’s character from the previous film, opposite actor RZA with a script by Luc Besson and Bibi Naceri. Brick Mansions hits North American theaters on April 25, 2014. Stay tuned for more info. SYNOPSIS: Chicago Suburbs: Nobody has control over Brick Mansions. Damien, an undercover cop, is facing an extreme mission: a mass-destruction weapon was stolen by Tremaine, the most powerful drug dealer in the Ghetto and Damien needs to infiltrate the […]

Watch The Edgier, Bloodier, More Naked Redband Trailer For SABOTAGE

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Having moved up from its previous April date to its new date set for March 28, 2014, we now have a red-band trailer from the folks over at IGN for the upcoming release of writer/director David Ayer‘s new crime thriller, Sabotage. It’s three whole minutes of explosions, foul language, nudity, and lots of bloody violence to help push thsi new film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and company, and as always, it’s worth a look. Executive produced by Alex Ott, Sabotage also features Sam Worthington, Mireille Enos, Joe Manganiello, Terrence Howard, Josh Holloway, Olivia Williams, Max Martini, Harold Perrineau and Josh Holloway. The film is produced by Bill Block, Paul Hansen, Joe Roth, Palak Patel and Al Ruddy with a screenplay from co-writer Skip Woods. SYNOPSIS: An elite DEA task force deals with the world’s deadliest drug cartels. Specializing in complex mobile operations, the team executes a tactical raid on a cartel […]

NEED FOR SPEED Gets An International Trailer

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Director Scott Waugh‘s new film, Need For Speed, launches its way into theaters worldwide this March, and this week, the new film from Dreamworks now has a new international trailer for its Hong Kong-designated release for March 13 before its North American debut the following day. The upcoming revenge racing action thriller was written by George and John Gatins and stars Aaron Paul, Imogen Poots, Dominic Cooper, Ramon Rodriguez, Rami Malek, Harrison Gilbertson, Scott ‘Kid Cudi’ Mescudi, Michael Keaton and Dakota Johnson. SYNOPSIS: Based on the most successful racing video game franchise ever with over 140 million copies sold, DreamWorks Pictures’ “Need for Speed” captures the thrills of the game in a real-world setting. An exciting return to the great car-culture films of the 1960s and ’70s, when authenticity brought a new level of intensity to the action, “Need for Speed” taps into what makes the American myth of the […]

Ronda Rousey Joins THE ATHENA PROJECT!

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As UFC bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey maintains herself in the competitive world of mixed martial arts sports, she is also continuing her hot streak this year as a rising film actress just off of shooting her scenes for Fast And Furious 7 and The Expendables 3. Reports from Variety indicate that not only is Rousey set to star in the theatrical feature-length adaptation of the HBO show Entourage, but Warner Bros. has obtained the rights to New York Times bestselling author Brad Thor’s 2010 publication, The Athena Project for the actress to lead. The official plot is unknown, but the following summary of the book itself provides a close-enough idea of where the film is headed: The world’s most elite counterterrorism unit has just taken its game to an entirely new level. And not a moment too soon… From behind the rows of razor wire, a new breed of counterterrorism […]

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Watch An Entire Community Turn On Itself In The New JOHN DOE: VIGILANTE Trailer

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Wanna see what happens when the media sensationalizes the exploits of a self-aggrandized cold-blooded vigilante killer on trial? Then you’ve come to the right place with the new crime thriller, John Doe: Vigilante, from Aussie writer and director Kelly Dolen. And to boot, we have a new trailer following this week’s press release which has all the details you need below. (Special thanks to Scott Wiley for the nod!) LOS ANGELES, CA February 3, 2014 – Main Street Films will be releasing John Doe: Vigilante on March 21, 2014 in select cities. The controversial film has sparked debate during audience test screenings due to its graphic portrayal of violence and incendiary subject matter. Star Jamie Bamber (BATTLESTAR GALACTICA) has spoken out about the film’s controversial subject matter calling it a “social commentary about what’s right and wrong.” The film is about a man who takes the law into his own […]

BRICK MANSIONS Gets A Release Date

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The aftermath of late actor Paul Walker continues to draw a bittersweet level of anticipation fans still have a few films to look forward to, one of which includes director Camille Delamarre‘s upcoming action thriller, Brick Mansions, which is getting a theatrical release in Belgium and France on April 23, 2014. Deadline has reported the film’s newly announced North American release date set for April 25, 2014, with freerunning trendsetter and action hero David Belle and actor RZA co-starring. The film is an English-language revival of Pierre Morrel’s 2004 French freerunning action thriller, Banlieue 13, written by Luc Besson and Bibi Naceri for an American audience, and sees Walker reliving one of two lead roles previous played by action star Cyril Raffaelli, as a cop who infiltrates a walled-in ghetto to put an end to a crimelord’s reign of terror with the help of a streetwise insider, played by Belle […]

THE EXPENDABELLES Gets A Director

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Four years after blockbuster action star Sylvester Stallone blew the lid with the successful franchise male-dominated all-star debut of The Expendables in 2010, fans now have an answer developing for Millenium Films’ highly anticipated all-female initiation of The ExpendaBelles with newly announced director, Robert Luketic. Not to be confused with Dredd producer Adi Shankar’s seperate Untitled all-female action film project which currently has two of its own actresses on board as The ExpendBelles is still in the casting phase, moviegoers have also been granted a look at the official logline for Luketic‘s new film: When America’s Navy SEALs are wiped out trying to penetrate the island lair of a deadly despot who has captured one of the world’s top nuclear scientists, it becomes clear that there is no such thing as the right man for the job and that this is a mission so impossible that only women can handle […]

CROWS EXPLODE With A New Trailer And TV Spot!

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It’s been a little over a year since director Toyoda Toshiaki‘s latest induction into the live-action manga-based Crows franchise with Crows Explode, launched a few teasers announcing the film, following the earlier successes of filmmaker Takashi Miike in 2007 and 2009. Well, the new year has arrived as the April 12 theatrical release date in Japan grows closer for the new film set one month after the events of Crows Zero 2, and aimed at reinvigorating the hard-hitting franchise centered in the same violent, testosterone-overloaded pit known as Suzuran High School, with new characters, new rivalries, and plenty of new blood to spill. Actor Masahiro Higashide takes the lead in the new film with a cast that includes Taichi Saotome, Elly, Ryo Katsuji, Takanori Iwata, Kento Nagayama, Kyosuke Yabe, Kenzo and Yuya Yagira. Check out the brand new trailer and TV spot for Crows Explode in the embed below. SYNOPSIS: […]

The New Superbowl Spot For TRANSFORMERS: AGE OF EXTINCTION Roars Online!

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Superbowl viewers got a little treat over the weekend with the first footage from director Michael Bay‘s new film, Transformers: Age Of Extinction. Also of recent, while there are no details confirmed regarding the synopsis, recent reports may have offered a clue as to what the film may entail, which might include some spoilers expanded from a director’s quote last year about an Earth killed by “self-cannibalism” to a slightly more detailed plot outline with some possible spoilers that read as follows (consider yourself warned): “Four years after the Battle of Chicago, the government is using reverse-engineered leftover technology to build their own Transformers. Joshua (Stanley Tucci) is an arrogant designer who believes the Autobots are “pieces of junk” and creating his own robots is a form of art. He’s fills basically the same role as Agent Simmons (John Turturro) from the previous trilogy. Cade Yeager (Mark Wahlberg) is a […]

Forget Keeping Calm And Watch The New Trailer For TENSION(S)!

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Action fans who are familiar with the work of actor Louis Mandylor can expect a pretty exciting year with plenty of titles headed our way, including the latest new trailer for producer and director Vincent Lecrocq‘s new action packed hostage thriller, Tension(s). David Kinsman, Richard Roy Sutton and co-star, producer and fight choreographer Francois Mequer round out thw cast star with a screenplay by Sean Moussavi, and with a release date pending, we have a new trailer which you can check out below. SYNOPSIS: Jake Lamar (Louis Mandylor), an ex-negotiator, once pride of the Boston Police Department has now become the shadow of himself. A tragedy made him quit his job to become a rookie trainer. One early morning, Jake is taken hostage in his home by two mysterious masked men… A psychological confrontation takes place while the kidnappers slowly reveal their plan to expose a political conspiracy and demand […]

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Film Of The Week: ABSTRACTION (2014)

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SYNOPSIS: Tommy and Gary are criminals engaging in grand thefts in order to make ends meet. They are opportunists and have no fear. After a routine robbery goes awry, the friends are forced to put their criminal activity behind them. As Tommy’s relationship flourishes with his new girlfriend Scarlet, his economic hardships become obvious. Scarlet soon proposes a notion that will make all their money troubles vanish – the heist of a half a million dollar painting. With just a short window of opportunity, Tommy and Gary design an ambitious plan, one that will ultimately determine their fate. REVIEW: It’s been a while since I have been able to go to the movies enough to review anything on the site. However, I was recently offered a chance to screen director Prince Bagdasarian‘s latest multi-nominated, multi-award winning heist thriller, Abstraction, and I could not resist. It took a few weeks because […]

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THE SMUGGLER Instateases New Footage!

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Following the unveiling of five new stills for director R.L. Scott‘s upcoming action thriller, The Smuggler, a new viral Black And White Instagram teaser was prematurely leaked this week which you can now view below on YouTube, featuring split second glimpses of some of the film’s fight action and the grinding pavement as the lead character car, “Justine” revvs up. The film is the latest reunion of Scott and lead actor/executive producer Maurice Whitfield after last year’s production of the upcoming action crime drama, Call Me King, which releases later this year. In The Smuggler, Whitfield stars as Mason Luke, a world class smuggler who gets caught in the middle of a war between two powerful corporations while trying to smuggle a young woman named Alaina, (Alexis Miranda) into the United States. The film also stars actor Sam Puefua, who plays Aleki Sovo, a New Zealandian mercenary hired with the […]

Filmmaker And Comic Book Legend Join Forces In The New Kickstarter For GHOST SOURCE ZERO!

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Comic book artist and icon Larry Hama and independent filmmaker Mark Cheng are arming up for something big! Acclaimed visual effects artist, multifaceted independent filmmaker and Planet Nerd Rage Productions founder Mark Cheng is hitting the ground running this month with a brand new kickstarter launched to help conceive his latest labor of love, an epic science fiction cyberpunk found-footage-stylized film titled Ghost Source Zero. Designed as an original feature length episodic movie, the story is centered on an elite anti-cyber crimes unit as they chronicle their mission to stave off a brewing android revolution that could threaten mankind’s existence. Sounds fun right? Well, just ask famed comic book creator Larry Hama, best known for all the things fanboys have grown to know and love about comic books and pop culture, with such titles as G.I. Joe, X-Men and much more. As it stands, he is fully backing the project, […]

The New Trailer For RE:SOLVE Whispers The Voice Of Terror!

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Director Randy Ang is readying to deliver a first for Singaporean theatergoers with the country’s fresh new crime thriller, Re:Solve. And after building up the excitement with an explosive new teaser late last year, we now have a new poster and a full trailer for film’s domestic release set for February 27, 2014, courtesy of Red Action Entertainment & JF LENNON. Re:Solve stars Chris Lee, Mico Chang, Yuan Shuai, Jimmy Wong, Pamelyn Chee, Sunny Pang, Zheng Geping, Zhu Houren with Xiang Yun and Richard Low. SYNOPSIS: Singapore’s first crime thriller follows Serious Crimes Unit Inspector Chen Shaoqiang (Chris Lee) as he tries to figure out a series of daring armed heists and seemingly unrelated murders. Shaoqiang must revisit his troubled past as a member of the elite Special Tactics Unit, after a botched raid seven years earlier that shattered the unity of his team, taking the life of his mentor […]

EXCLUSIVE: Five New Stills From R.L. Scott's THE SMUGGLER

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Director R.L. Scott is currently working to deliver his newest complete action crime drama, Call Me King, to a solid release date. In the meantime, Film Combat Syndicate is now unveiling five new exclusive still photos of his newest film, The Smuggler, which is currently in the middle of principal photography. The Smuggler stars reunites Scott with actor Maurice Whitfield who stars as Mason Luke, a world class smuggler who gets caught in the middle of a war between two powerful corporations while trying to smuggle a young woman named Alaina, (Alexis Miranda) into the United States. Whitfield can also be seen in a few of the stills below, including the still located second from the top with actor Sam Puefua, who plays Aleki Sovo, a New Zealandian mercenary hired with the task of killing Alaina, while faced with the conflictions of his own moral code respective to Luke’s. Scott […]

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

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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, […]

Check Out The New IMAX Trailer For STALINGRAD 3D

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Following a press release unveiled a few weeks ago, we now have a new IMAX trailer for next month’s one-week engagement of the upcoming blockbuster World War II epic, Stalingrad 3D from director Fedor Bondarchuk. The film is written by Ilya Tilkin and Sergey Snezhkin and stars the newly cast Avengers: Age Of Ultron actor Thomas Kretschmann along with Petr Fedorov, Sergey Bondarchuk, Mariya Smolnikova and Yanina Studilina. The film kicks off its one-week programming in IMAX theaters in North America on February 28, 2014. SYNOPSIS: Stalingrad is a drama set in 1942, during one of the most important battles of World War II, which stopped the progress of Nazi forces and turned the tide of war in favor of the Allies. The Soviet army mounts a counter-attack on the Nazi forces that occupy half of Stalingrad on the other side of the Volga, but the operation to cross the […]