Sylvester Stallone‘s testosterone-fuelled Expendables films could find new life as a TV series, Deadline has revealed. Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer was reporting his company’s fourth quarter reports via conference call, and hinted that franchises like RED and Step Up – recently acquired in their Summit purchase – could be headed to television screens as ongoing series. Thought Feltheimer did not mention The […]
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Die Hard 5 to be directed by Max Payne’s John Moore
September 1, 2011 
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After almost six months of searching, 20th Century Fox and Bruce Willis have settled on a director for Die Hard 5: John Moore (Max Payne, Behind Enemy Lines). According to Deadline, Moore is in final negotiations to come on board. He will replace previously hired helmer Noam Murro, who moved on to the 300 spin-off […]
Continue reading>RED 2 in the works
January 19, 2011 0 Comments
>According to Collider, Summit Entertainment has commissioned screenwriters Jon and Erich Hoeber to write the sequel to last year’s hit action/comedy RED. Whilst critical reception of the first film remains mixed, the pic certainly did well at the box office grossing $164 million USD worldwide. And it doesn’t hurt that it was nominated for (though […]
Continue readingBreaking necks and cashing (pension) cheques – RED review
October 20, 2010 2 Comments
RED – Starring Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren and John Malkovich. Directed by Robert Schwentke. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. I hate to sound like a disrespectful whippersnapper, but I’d begun to doubt the potential of action films starring actors of a certain age. The last movie to feature a fleet of pension-collecting heroes – The […]
Continue readingAronofsky to direct Wolverine 2?
August 31, 2010 0 Comments
Fox are no closer to deciding on a director for Wolverine 2. Last week we discussed how The Twilight Saga: Eclipse‘s David Slade was competing for the job with Red‘s Robert Schwentke. A new contender has entered the ring: Darren Aronofsky. According to Deadline, Fox are now courting Slade and Aronofsky (sorry Schwentke) to helm […]
Continue readingTwo directors duel over Wolverine 2
August 23, 2010 0 Comments
When you think Wolverine, what first comes to mind? Twilight or The Time Traveler’s Wife? According to Vulture, Fox have decided upon two directors to helm Wolverine 2, with star and producer Hugh Jackman to make the final call after meeting with each next week. The two auteurs are David Slade (The Twilight Saga: Eclipse, […]
Continue readingWillis, Mirren, Morgan and Malkovich go Red
June 24, 2010 3 Comments
Although I may have never expressed a desire to see Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman and John Malkovich as fierce assassins, I now realise that it is exactly what I have always wanted. The trailer for Robert Schwentke‘s comic book adaptation Red has debuted on Yahoo, featuring a grizzly Bruce Willis as a retired black-ops CIA […]
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