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John Travolta turned down Flight because it was “silly”

John Travolta’s credentials as a pilot are not in dispute. His career choices are raising some eyebrows, however. Speaking at a British Film Institute event last week, Travolta revealed that he turned down the leading role in the hit 2012 flick Flight because “the plane stuff was silly.” Contact Music recorded the plane aficionado’s comments for posterity: “The funny thing was it was […]

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Play It Again – Carrie

Play It Again – Carrie. Starring Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, and Betty Buckley. Directed by Brian De Palma. Rated R. By Simon Miraudo. Play It Again is a weekly feature in which our classic-film connoisseurs revisit a revered motion picture from the annals of movie history, to see if it holds up… or if it […]

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The top 10 celebrity comebacks

Top 10 celebrity comebacks. By Simon Miraudo. Third time’s the charm? Mel Gibson tries to resurrect his flailing career once more this week in Get the Gringo. His previous efforts – The Beaver and Edge of Darkness – were roundly rejected by audiences who were more entertained/horrified by his off-screen exploits (which, surely, you don’t […]

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Aussie Liam Hemsworth signs up for Expendables 2

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 […]

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Nicolas Cage, Michael Biehn joining The Expendables 2?

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). […]

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Schwarzenegger and Willis have “substantial” roles in Expendables 2

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 […]

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Travolta, Norris and Van Damme joining The Expendables 2?

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 […]

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