Aging action stars are a pretty common sight nowadays, whether it's Liam Neeson in Taken, Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Expendables, or Bruce Willis in everything. But Sean Penn? Who'd have thought? Though the actor's never demonstrated much interest in heading up his own action franchise, he's set to do just that with…
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Fans of The Wire have long insisted that Idris Elba was destined for A-list stardom -- indeed, that in a just world, he'd be a household name already. And while he's not quite there yet, he seems to be inching closer and closer. His latest new gig, in the politcally inclined action-thriller Gunman, puts him…
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The Transporter cinematographer and District B13 director Pierre Morel broke big with Taken and then retreated back to the action cheese of From Paris With Love. But next he'll direct an unexpected actor in a new action/thriller. Sean Penn is now set to star in Morel's adaptation of the thriller novel Prone Gunman. Peter Travis (Dredd) adapts the…
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It seems like just about every aging actor is angling for their own action franchise nowadays, whether it's the geriatric warriors of the Expendables and Red films, Liam Neeson in the Taken movies, Bruce Willis in the ongoing Die Hard saga, or Kevin Costner with the upcoming Jack Ryan reboot. But we probably wouldn't have…
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