Game of Thrones’ Emilia Clarke has been cast as Sarah Connor in the upcoming Terminator: Genesis, Deadline reports. Clarke beat out Brie Larson to the role. (Paramount had both actresses on hold while they toyed with their decision.) She’ll potentially join Jason Clarke (no relation), who is in negotiations to play John Connor, the revolution-leading son […]
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Kelsey Grammer takes the Nicolas Cage role in Expendables 3
September 18, 2013 
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Though no one could ever truly replace Nicolas Cage, Kelsey Grammer will do his darndest by taking on a role intended for Cage in Expendables 3. According to Deadline, the former Frasier star will play Bonaparte, “an ex-mercenary who helps the Expendables in their mission.” It’s unknown why Cage turned down the part. We suspect […]
Continue readingArnold Schwarzenegger rumoured to be Avatar 2 villain
September 18, 2013 0 Comments
Take this one with a gobful of salt. Latino Review‘s sources tell them James Cameron has recruited his former Terminator, Arnold Schwarzenegger, to play a villain in Avatar 2. It was revealed earlier in the year that Avatar 2 would begin shooting in 2014 for a December 2016 release, which means casting would have to […]
Continue readingTerminator 5 due June 2015; will kick off new trilogy
June 28, 2013 0 Comments
It was previously reported that the long-gestating Terminator 5 would finally begin shooting in January of 2014. Now, a joint press release from David Ellison’s Skydance Productions, Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Pictures, and Paramount Pictures announces an official release date: June 26, 2015. Even more notable is the confirmation that it will indeed kick off a brand new, […]
Continue readingTerminator 5 to start shooting in January
June 17, 2013 0 Comments
Arnold Schwarzenegger confirmed last week the long-gestating Terminator 5 would finally begin shooting in January of 2014. According to Deadline, the reason this sci-fi sequel has finally gotten off the ground involves its interesting funding structure. Megan Ellison, who bought the rights to the franchise for $20 million back in 2011, will pony up 33 […]
Continue readingNow face west – The Last Stand review
February 22, 2013 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo February 22, 2013 The Last Stand sees Austrian bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger return to the big screen following an eight-year term as Governor of California, because that is the reality we now occupy. To quote Watchmen, “If you begin to feel an intense and crushing feeling of religious terror at the concept, don’t be […]
Continue readingArnold Schwarzenegger back for The Legend of Conan
October 29, 2012 1 Comment
Have you ever wondered what Conan The Barbarian got up to in his senior years? Wonder no longer as Deadline reports that Arnold Schwarzenegger has signed on to reprise one of his most definitive roles. Set to be written by Chris Morgan – who can be proud of penning the last four Fast and the […]
Continue readingAge ain’t nothing but a number – The Expendables 2 review
August 30, 2012 0 Comments
The Expendables 2 – Starring Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, and Jean-Claude Van Damme. Directed by Simon West. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. Any hope I had of keeping a tally of fatalities in The Expendables 2 was quickly dashed by the opening melee, which makes the last ten minutes of The Wild Bunch look like […]
Continue readingYou must remember this – Total Recall review
August 21, 2012 0 Comments
Total Recall – Starring Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale, and Jessica Biel. Directed by Len Wiseman. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Paul Verhoeven movies don’t get remade. They get reduced. Len Wiseman’s Total Recall – a shiny, shallow take on Philip K. Dick’s short story “We Can Remember It For You Wholesale” – is a far cry from […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: The Last Stand
August 17, 2012 0 Comments
Arnold Schwarzenegger‘s long awaited (really?) return to film will be marked by The Expendables 2 (we’re not going to count his phoned-in, 30-second cameo in the original). However, the true mark of Arnie’s comeback success will be tested by The Last Stand, his first leading role since exiting office in California. Once you get past the hurdle of the hulking […]
Continue readingThe top 10 athletes turned actors
July 27, 2012 5 Comments
The top 10 athletes turned actors. By Simon Miraudo. In Magic Mike, you might recognise the hirsute male stripper Tarzan not from other flicks, but in fact from his career as a professional wrestler. Yes, Kevin Nash has made the transition from sports to the silver screen, like so many other male and female beefcakes […]
Continue readingSam Worthington to team up with Arnold Schwarzenegger in Ten
July 25, 2012 1 Comment
Sam Worthington might star opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in David Ayer‘s action flick Ten. According to Variety, Worthington has been offered the role and looks likely to accept, provided the “financial details work.” Scripted by Skip Woods and inspired by Agatha Christie’s Ten Little Indians, the movie concerns a DEA task force that robs a drug cartel, […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: The Expendables 2
May 7, 2012 2 Comments
A trailer for The Expendables 2 premiered online recently and the internet immediately became 63% more masculine. Explosions, big trucks, cargo planes, explosions, guns, knives, explosions and roundhouse kicks abound in this predictably loud and hectic trailer for the upcoming man-fest. Simon West (Con Air) takes over directorial duties from Stallone for this sequel, so […]
Continue readingPoster Debut: The Expendables 2
April 27, 2012 2 Comments
Twelve character posters for The Expendables 2 have arrived online, showing off stars Sylvester Stallone, Chuck Norris, Bruce Willis, and the rest. I wasn’t previously interested in seeing a sequel to the interminable Expendables… until this poster revealed Stallone would be rocking a handlebar moustached. Re-intrigued! Simon West directs the sequel, which also stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph […]
Continue readingSchwarzenegger, DeVito to be joined by Murphy in Twins sequel
March 30, 2012 5 Comments
Well, here’s news you don’t expect to read every day. Universal and the Montecito Picture Company are plotting a sequel to the 1988 hit Twins, reuniting mismatched brothers Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the sequel would be titled Triplets, and introduce Eddie Murphy as the third sibling. No director is yet attached, but original […]
Continue readingMickey Rourke out of Expendables 2
October 20, 2011 0 Comments
So, not every over-the-hill action star will make an appearance in The Expendables 2. Deadline has revealed Mickey Rourke will not reprise his role from the first Expendables movie, citing a scheduling conflict with his new project (although, they suggest Rourke’s proposed paycheck was not tantalising enough, and the actor is looking for more award-worthy fare). He will […]
Continue readingTerminator 5 loses a director
September 21, 2011 0 Comments
Director Justin Lin has been forced to exit Terminator 5 due to a scheduling conflict with Fast Six, the latest instalment of the blockbuster Fast and Furious series. Lin had been instrumental in pitching both Terminator 5 and 6 to investors alongside returning star Arnold Schwarzenegger. According to Deadline, rights owner Megan Ellison and Schwarzenegger (whose […]
Continue readingAussie Liam Hemsworth signs up for Expendables 2
September 21, 2011 1 Comment
Aussie actor Liam Hemsworth has joined the cast of the upcoming blockbuster The Expendables 2, Variety reports. There’s no word yet on what role Hemsworth will play, though he’s sure to bring his female Hunger Games fans with him to the franchise being kept afloat by an ensemble of 1980s action stars. Hemsworth will join […]
Continue readingNicolas Cage, Michael Biehn joining The Expendables 2?
September 14, 2011 2 Comments
It’s becoming very difficult to keep up with the casting of action movie heroes in The Expendables 2. We already know that John Travolta, Chuck Norris and Jean-Claude Van Damme will (probably) join Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Jet Li, Terry Crews and Mickey Rourke in the sequel to the hit 2010 flick (with Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis also reprising their small roles). […]
Continue readingSchwarzenegger comeback on track again with Captive
September 12, 2011 3 Comments
Arnold Schwarzenegger‘s acting comeback is picking up steam once again, after his efforts were almost derailed by that embarrassing love-child situation. According to Deadline, Arnold is in talks to star in the indie action thriller Captive. He is eyeing the role of an American real estate magnate who is kidnapped and held for ransom in […]
Continue readingSchwarzenegger and Willis have “substantial” roles in Expendables 2
September 7, 2011 1 Comment
Although this rumour has been around since the words “The Expendables” and “Two” were first uttered in the same sentence, Deadline has confirmed Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis have closed deals for “substantial” roles in the sequel to the 2010 box office hit. The duo briefly appeared opposite Sylvester Stallone in a rather questionable sequence […]
Continue readingWatch the throne – Conan the Barbarian review
August 16, 2011 6 Comments
Conan the Barbarian – Starring Jason Momoa, Rachel Nichols and Stephen Lang. Directed by Marcus Nispel. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. The pop culture infiltration of HBO’s Game of Thrones is the best thing to ever happen to Marcus Nispel’s Conan the Barbarian. A remake of the 1982 film best known for establishing bodybuilder Arnold […]
Continue readingJustin Lin talks Terminator 5 with Arnold Schwarzenegger and James Cameron
August 12, 2011 0 Comments
More news on the development of a new Terminator flick. Director Justin Lin (Fast Five) told The Playlist that he had met with star Arnold Schwarzenegger and Terminator 1 & 2 director James Cameron to discuss the upcoming project. Back in April it was revealed that Lin and Schwarzenegger were shopping a Terminator 5 package […]
Continue readingTravolta, Norris and Van Damme joining The Expendables 2?
August 1, 2011 1 Comment
If you thought the cast of the first Expendables featured some of the finest vintage direct-to-DVD action stars around, wait until you hear some of the names being floated for Part 2. Although Sylvester Stallone won’t be at the helm, director Simon West is prepping production on the sequel to the hit ensemble flick. Set […]
Continue readingArnie picks Last Stand for first post-scandal film
July 12, 2011 1 Comment
Arnold Schwarzenegger was all set to make his triumphant return to cinema, booking gigs in the action drama Cry Macho and setting up a fifth Terminator film with him in the lead. Then, the unpleasantness began. In May, Schwarzenegger announced that he would temporarily step back from Hollywood deal-making to focus on his personal matters, […]
Continue readingSchwarzenegger’s movie comeback on hold; Terminator sequels and Cry Macho in doubt
May 20, 2011 0 Comments
Arnold Schwarzenegger‘s movie comeback seemed unstoppable. Not only had he locked in his first project since leaving office as Governor of California – Cry Macho – the rights to two more Terminator films with him in the lead were just purchased, at great expense, by billionairess and movie buff Megan Ellison. The future of these […]
Continue readingBillionairess to make two more Terminator films
May 16, 2011 0 Comments
Imagine you had billions and billions of dollars. What would you spend it on? Ending poverty? Possibly. Bringing to the screen all the awesome films languishing in development hell? Definitely. Very rich heiress Megan Ellison is doing just that, having already ponied up the dough for two Paul Thomas Anderson films, a new Spike Jonze/Charlie […]
Continue readingArnold Schwarzenegger to Cry Macho before Terminator 5
May 6, 2011 2 Comments
Last week it was reported that Arnold Schwarzenegger and Fast Five director Justin Lin were pitching a new sequel to The Terminator. While Hollywood honchos scramble to grab that impressive package (that’s what she said), Arnie has locked in his first film since leaving office and returning to the acting game: Cry Macho. According to […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Conan the Barbarian (Feature Trailer)
May 5, 2011 1 Comment
The feature trailer for Marcus Nispel‘s remake of Conan the Barbarian has debuted online. Although it’s light on camel-punching, the flick looks enough like the original Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle to appease fans. New Conan Jason Momoa is joined by Rose McGowan, Rachel Nichols, Ron Perlman and Stephen Lang. See if you can recognise any of them in the trailer below! […]
Continue readingArnold Schwarzenegger set to star in Terminator 5
April 27, 2011 15 Comments
Arnold Schwarzenegger is set to star in a new sequel to The Terminator, with Fast and Furious Five helmer Justin Lin attached to direct. According to Deadline, CAA is shopping the package (which includes the series’ rights and the involvement of Schwarzenegger and Lin) to studios today. Universal, Sony, Lionsgate and CBS Films are reportedly […]
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