Robert Rodriguez’s Sin City sequel, A Dame to Kill For, has been delayed until 2014, Box Office Mojo reveals. Originally slated for October 4, 2013, it has been moved to August 22, 2014. The incredibly prolific Rodriguez certainly has much on his plate – Machete Kills is still set for later this year – but […]
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The top 10 celebrity comebacks
June 1, 2012 
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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 […]
Continue readingMickey Rourke tells director to “go play with himself”; abandons film
November 8, 2011 2 Comments
Martin McDonagh (In Bruges) just got Rourke’d! The hilariously candid Oscar nominee Mickey Rourke has abandoned McDonagh’s upcoming black comedy Seven Psychopaths, citing major disagreements with the director. Rourke offered the following truth-bombs to Moviefone: “The director was a jerkoff. He wanted a whole lot for nothing… He can go play with himself.” Seven Psychopaths stars Colin […]
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 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 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 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 readingTrailer Debut: Passion Play
April 13, 2011 1 Comment
The first trailer for the new thriller Passion Play has been released exclusively by Entertainment Tonight. The film stars Megan Fox, Mickey Rourke and Bill Murray in a bizarrely cast love triangle that I have to question whether we really need to see. Fox plays Lily, an angel and carnival side show freak who is […]
Continue readingHe’s steel got it – Iron Man 2 review
October 5, 2010 0 Comments
Iron Man 2 – Starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow and Sam Rockwell. Directed by Jon Favreau. Rated M. Originally published April 28, 2010. By Simon Miraudo. Iron Man bests the biggest adversaries of the superhero genre in his second outing: production troubles, sequel-bloat and overwhelming, unrestrained fanboy hype. Iron Man 2 – beyond all […]
Continue readingHead to Head – Iron Man 2
May 25, 2010 1 Comment
Welcome to the latest edition of Head to Head, in which our Quickflix critic takes on our readers in a rip-snorting battle to the death! You pick the film, and we pick the fight! This week, Anthony Tran joined Iron Man’s ever-growing list of foes by calling Iron Man 2 … kinda boring! For his […]
Continue readingHe’s steel got it – Iron Man 2 review
April 28, 2010 1 Comment
Iron Man 2 – Starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow and Sam Rockwell. Directed by Jon Favreau. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Iron Man bests the biggest adversaries of the superhero genre in his second outing: production troubles, sequel-bloat and overwhelming, unrestrained fanboy hype. Iron Man 2 – beyond all reasonable expectations – even raises […]
Continue readingNew Iron Man 2 trailer debut
March 9, 2010 0 Comments
source: traileraddict.com A brand new trailer for Iron Man 2 has debuted online, giving us a better glimpse of Mickey Rourke as Whiplash, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, Sam Rockwell as Justin Hammer, Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury and Don Cheadle as Jim Rhodes (A.K.A War Machine). And of course, plenty of Robert Downey […]
Continue readingIron Man 2 trailer debut!
December 17, 2009 0 Comments
source: traileraddict.com The trailer for Iron Man 2 has debuted online! … what you want me to write a novel about it? You know you’ve been looking forward to it and you know it’s going to be incredible. Go watch it already! http://www.traileraddict.com/emd/17044 Indeedy. Iron Man 2 stars Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Mickey Rourke, […]
Continue readingIron Man 2 poster debut – with War Machine!
December 1, 2009 1 Comment
source: movies.yahoo.com The official teaser poster for Iron Man 2 has landed online, giving us our long-awaited first glimpse of War Machine. See? There he is right behind Iron Man! We reported back in February that Terence Howard would not reprise his role as Jim “Rhodey” Rhodes in the second installment of the Iron Man […]
Continue readingSee Mickey Rourke drive a stake through Stallone’s back!!!
July 29, 2009 0 Comments
source: empireonline.com OK, we fibbed a little. Mickey Rourke isn’t so much driving a stake through Sylvester Stallone‘s back as he is calmly tattooing it. In fact, Stallone looks like he’s kind of enjoying it. The shot comes from their upcoming action smorgasbord The Expendables. The film, written and directed by Sly, features an unstoppable […]
Continue readingSee Mickey Rourke as Whiplash in Iron Man 2!
June 10, 2009 0 Comments
source: usatoday.comUSA Today has the first pic of Mickey Rourke as the villain Ivan Vanko (A.K.A Whiplash) in Jon Favreau‘s upcoming Iron Man 2. Yeesh. Looking like a dirty, lo-fi, Soviet version of Iron Man, Whiplash sports a power pack in his chest similar to Tony Stark’s (Robert Downey Jr.). Attached to his arms are […]
Continue readingRourke and Johansson sign on for Iron Man 2
March 13, 2009 1 Comment
source: deadlinehollywood.com Deadline Hollywood is reporting that Mickey Rourke and Scarlett Johansson have officially signed on to star in Iron Man 2. Rourke was reportedly offered a low-ball price of $250,000 to play an undisclosed villain in the highly anticipated superhero sequel. According to Nikki Finke, his Oscar nomination earned him some leverage in the […]
Continue readingThe Wrestler cleans up at Independent Spirit Awards
February 23, 2009 0 Comments
source: spiritawards.com The best of independent cinema was celebrated at the Spirit Awards last night, where The Wrestler was named the Best Feature of the Year. The Wrestler beat Rachel Getting Married, Ballast, Frozen River and Wendy and Lucy to claim the top prize. Mickey Rourke also trumped Sean Penn (once again) to pick up […]
Continue readingThe parallels between Mickey Rourke and Barack Obama
February 20, 2009 4 Comments
There are only a couple of days to go until the Academy Award winners are announced, and the pundits favourites are starting to take form. For instance, Slumdog Millionaire is the clear darling for Best Picture. Heath Ledger is considered a shoe-in for Best Supporting Actor. And Mickey Rourke is emerging ahead of nearest competitor […]
Continue readingWill The Expendables be the greatest film ever made?
February 19, 2009 0 Comments
source: aicn.com If you haven’t heard about Sylvester Stallone‘s upcoming project The Expendables, you are in for a treat. Sly has lined up one of the most badass casts in the history of film badassery. He has also enlisted the talents of one of the best and most underrated action directors currently working – himself. […]
Continue reading"Can you smell what the Rourke is cooking?" Mickey Rourke hits Wrestlemania
January 27, 2009 0 Comments
source: youtube.com UPDATE – Rourke’s publicist has denied that he will attend Wrestlemania, despite having been officially invited. Boo! On the red carpet for last weekend’s SAG awards, Mickey Rourke revealed that he has accepted an offer from WWE Emperor Vince McMahon to appear at Wrestlemania 25. The former teen heart throb has returned to […]
Continue readingThe wrestler trailer debut – The real Oscar underdog emerges
November 21, 2008 1 Comment
source: traileraddict.com After months of hearing how amazing Darren Aronofsky‘s The Wrestler is, we’ve finally been given a trailer to confirm the hype. Mickey Rourke stars as Randy ‘Ram’ Robinson, a professional wrestler from the eighties who has fallen on tough times. When a heart attack sends him out of the game for good, he […]
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