Nicolas Cage is back and proving once again that he IS a tastemaker, far from reliant on franchises as he’s so stipulated in recent reports while firmly planting his feet in fine Nic Cage form in the promo campaign for upcoming action horror romp, Renfield.
The franchise that jumps more speeding trains, boats, cliffs, buildings, heatseekers, submarines, and airspace than any film series in current existence is back to see how many more sharks it can make envy with Fast X, the tenth installment of “The Fast Saga”. Universal Pictures is out with the trailer for a story that dares to take things “a whole ‘nother level” now with the addition of some new and interesting villains and protagonists into the fray, with Vin Diesel taking point for a Louis Leterrier-directed action adventure. What’s more, is that this is only part one of the finale for this explosive saga, so take everything you see with a grain of salt and check your expectations at the door as I know I will.
The creative team behind one of last year’s biggest hits is coming back for more with The Wrap’s Drew Taylor reporting limited details confirming a sequel to Tommy Wirkola’s Violent Night. The report defers to quotes from Wirkola who verified the return of lead actor David Harbour in the role of a kick-ass Norse mythology-based Santa Claus who in the first film descends with a vengeance on a gang of home invaders led by John Leguizamo.
The LEGO Batman Movie director Chris McKay’s newest action horror comedy looks a lot like something I could get into with the official trailer for Renfield now making the rounds. Nicholas Hoult and Nicolas Cage topline the fresh new inspired tale based on the work of Bram Stoker and opens on April 14 from Universal Pictures.
JFC… and this is what Elizabeth Banks is following up with after her Charlie’s Angels revival? Golly. If a film title like Cocaine Bear doesn’t pull you in, I don’t know what will…
Ho Yuhang’s 2016 Malaysian-Hong Kong actioner, Mrs. K, has found a new home of late with 87North developing a new take on the cult hit thriller for Universal, according to Deadline this week. The original featured legendary Shaw-era actress Kara Hui in the lead role of a woman whose violent past comes back to haunt her and her family.
I am one of those people who believes that “spooky season” begins September 1st so now that we are in October, it’s basically Halloween. And what better way to celebrate Halloween than to treat yourself with the Universal Classic Monsters Icons of Horror Collection?
I had an eye on actor Vin Diesel to possibly headline a Street Sharks movie based on a promo he did many years ago in the nascency of his TV career. Alas, that never came to pass, though given his penchant for gargantuan blockbuster productions that aim really high on concept, you can imagine he would attach himself to the guy who invested in The Rock befriending an oversized Silverback gorilla as they battled monsters in between city streets and buildings for movie of their own… and that’s what he’s gone and did.And that’s why we now get to talk about Universal Pictures and its latest stake in a film adaptation of Rock ‘Em Sock ‘Em Robots, based on the classic 1966 tabletop boxing game which pitted Red Rocker against Blue Bomber in a fight to knock his rival’s block off; A staple in pop culture since its debut, the brand’s bright and bold gameplay has appeared in films, television shows and commercials over the past five decades.Diesel is set to star from a script by Rampage scribe Ryan Engle “which follows a father and son who form an unlikely bond with an advanced war machine”. The actor will also produce with Samantha Vincent via One Race Films, and with producer Mattel Films whose Kevin McKeon will spearhead for the company.
Being the prominent comedy writer he is, actor Bob Odenkirk spent two years getting in shape for his long-awaited action thriller, Nobody, from Hardcore Henry helmer Ilya Naishuller. He tells all including the following in an exclusive over at IGN on Thursday, about some of the challenges he faced in playing his character.
Chris Pratt (Guardians Of The Galaxy/MCU, upcoming The Tomorrow War) and Wu Jing (Wolf Warrior franchise) are teaming up to headline a reimagining of Ken Ochiai’s 2016 action comedy, Saigon Bodyguards, for Universal Pictures.
I think it’s safe to say that the Fast And Furious film franchise has been a career defining one for actor Vin Diesel, who also has a stake in producing the film series since 2009’s The Fast And The Furious: Tokyo Drift.
Ryan Gosling speaking at the 2017 San Diego Comic Con International, for “Blade Runner 2049”, at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. (Credit: Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons) David Leitch speaking at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con International, for “Deadpool 2”, at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, California. (Credit: Gage Skidmore/Wikimedia Commons)
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I’m still pining for a Spy sequel, but director Paul Feig apparently has other plans, and with none other than Universal Pictures for a new project called Dark Army.
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