'Enter The Warriors Gate' Trailer: Dave Bautista Rules With An Iron Fist
Luc Besson (The Fifth Element) co-wrote this fantasy thriller about a teen gamer who must save an ancient kingdom, get the princess, and find his way home.
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Stop Complaining, 'Jurassic World' Almost Featured Dinosaur-Human Hybrids; Filmmaker Defends Genetically Modified Dino Concept
You thought a genetically modified dino was bad? See concept art of the Jurassic World Dinosaur-Human Hybrids, from an earlier version of Jurassic Park 4.
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James McTeigue Directing 'Bloodsport' Reboot
There will be a new version of Bloodsport, the '80s martial arts thriller in which Jean-Claude Van Damme fought Bolo Yeung and his pecs. (Above, JCVD shows off the reaction most of us would have when faced with the magnificence of said pectorals.) We've known about the remake for a long time, but now the…
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Sequel Bits: 'Taken 3,' 'Transformers 4,' 'Fast And Furious 6,' 'Texas Chainsaw 3D,' 'Ninja 2,' 'Paranormal Activity 4'
Newly announced sequels, new info on previously announced sequels and the death of others. Tons of news in today's Sequel Bits. After the jump read about: Liam Neeson didn't think Taken 3 would happen, but the screenwriter of Taken 2 says it definitely is. Rob Cohen would love to go back to both the xXx and…
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Writer Doesn't Think Jean Claude Van Damme Should Be In 'Bloodsport' Remake
It should surprise no one that a remake of the 1988 action film Bloodsport has been in the works for some time. The original is well-known for launching Jean Claude Van Damme into action superstardom. It follows his character, Frank Dux, as he infiltrates a deadly martial arts competition, and eventually fulfills his destiny by besting all competitors.…
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Philip Noyce To Remake 'Bloodsport'
Yep, the headline says what you think it says. The 1988 Jean-Claude Van Damme film Bloodsport is going to be remade, and Philip Noyce, who last directed the rather silly film Salt, is going to be behind the camera. Screen Daily says the film will follow "an American who goes to Brazil to recover from…
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'Colombiana' Trailer: Zoe Saldana Becomes Luc Besson's Latest Killer
Olivier Megaton is set to direct Taken 2, but before that his movie Colombiana will be in theaters. The assassin/revenge film stars Zoe Saldana and is cut more from the La Femme Nikita and The Professional mold than the Taken template. Luc Besson's fingerprints are all over this one, and no wonder, given that he…
Read MoreCasting Notes: Adrien Brody In Woody Allen's Midnight In Paris; Zoe Saldana In Colombiana; Christopher Walken In Wild Oats
Adrien Brody has joined the cast of Midnight in Paris, the upcoming Woody Allen movie with a title that now, sadly, sounds far too much like a sex tape. As is so often the case with Allen, the cast is becoming quite impressive: it already featured Marion Cotillard, Kathy Bates, Rachel McAdams, Owen Wilson, Michael…
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Sony Sets The Lords Day As Clancy-Esque Thriller With Franchise Potential
The Michael Dobbs novel The Lords Day is being set up at Sony as an action thriller that could launch a franchise, says THR. The novel is a high-stakes story of political kidnapping in the British House of Parliament that leads into a deeper web of intrigue. Taken writer Robert Mark Kamen has been set…
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Taken 2 And American Remake Of District B13 On The Cards
Mediacorp scriptmeister Robert Mark Kamen has been telling the Los Angeles Times all about his next assignments for the big French action factory, and both of the films they namedrop are seemingly inevitable responses to the studio's past glories. Besides a sequel to Taken, the sleeper hit of the year (so far), Kamen is also…
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Taken Movie Trailer
You might be wondering, what is Taken? I'm not talking about the Steven Spielberg produced alien abduction miniseries from a few years ago. I'm talking about the new french triller from District B13 director Pierre Morel, based on a script co-written by Robert Mark Kamen (The Transporter) and Luc Besson (The Professional). Liam Neeson stars…
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