Cue Thin Lizzy. The boys are back in town. The box office success of THE EXPENDABLES brought about an inevitable sequel. THE EXPENDABLES 2 reunites most of the cast from the original. We have the leader of the motley crew, Barney Ross (Stallone). There is his right hand man with the silly name in Lee Christmas [...]
Posted by: Zack Bruce Is this director day or what? This is my third post relating to a director taking on a new project. Not sure if they are all necessarily going to be good or not, but at least it’s better than news of a new extended TWILIGHT series. That’s a scary thought. Director [...]
Posted by: Zack Bruce There are still slots to be filled for characters in THE EXPENDABLES 2. Donnie Yen (IP MAN) was the latest to be rumored as a possible member of the action squad. Director Simon West has put together a list of actors he’d really like to see in the sequel. So which [...]
Posted by: Zack Bruce When it comes to directing action flicks, I’d say Simon West has a decent background. His very first job was helming CON AIR which included an all-star cast, now it looks like he will be taking on another. West has been chosen to direct THE EXPENDABLES 2. The sequel is expected [...]
Developing likeable characters is a key component sorely lacking in a lot of movies recently. Of course it’s important in dramas and comedies but it is also important in action films. Action cannot be the star of a successful film if no one cares about the characters. Thankfully, THE MECHANIC succeeds in delivering a fun [...]
Posted by: Kristy Sturdivant Nicolas Cage is spiraling into the realm of B-movies and he is bringing Malin Akerman (WATCHMEN) with him. Akerman is currently in negotiations to join Cage in the upcoming thriller MEDALLION. We heard about this film back in December, you may remember it as it is re-teaming Cage with his CON [...]
Posted by: Kristy Sturdivant Nicolas Cage is set to star in an upcoming film entitled MEDALLION which has been pegged as a “NYC taxi cab thriller”. Cage will be re-teaming with his CON AIR director Simon West with Cage playing a thief who must rescue his daughter who has been kidnapped and stuck in the [...]
Posted by: Brad Sturdivant As I was watching this trailer, I honestly forgot what movie it was for. Was it WAR, THE TRANSPORTER, DEATH RACE? I couldn’t remember. The point, of course, is that this looks to be on par with the action movies we’ve seen over the past 10 years from Statham. They’re not [...]
