• 'The Gunman' Trailer: Sean Penn Is Targeted By His Own Black-Ops Group

    Taken director Pierre Morel has recruited a pretty amazing roster of dudes for his latest film The Gunman: Sean Penn, Javier Bardem, Idris Elba, Ray Winstone and Mark Rylance all feature in the movie. The story, despite being based on a well-regarded novel, looks like boilerplate stuff, as Penn is a special ops sniper who…

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  • 'The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty' Six-Minute Trailer

    There have been no shortage of teasers, trailers, and clips for The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Ben Stiller's latest directorial effort, but for the most part the footage has been revealed in brief one- or two-minute increments. Today, we have a brand-new trailer for the romantic adventure that clocks in at six minutes long.…

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  • 'The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty' Trailer

    Ben Stiller's efforts as a director have been fairly well received for the most part. The zeitgeisty Reality Bites is still fondly remembered today, and The Cable Guy, Zoolander, and Tropic Thunder were each among the comedic highlights of their respective years. But his latest, the dramedy The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, may be the…

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  • First Look: Sean Penn Becomes An Action Star In Pierre Morel's 'The Gunman'

    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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  • Idris Elba Joins Sean Penn And Javier Bardem In Pierre Morel's 'Gunman'

    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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  • Sean Penn In Talks For Paul Thomas Anderson's 'Inherent Vice'

    Ask any actor to name the filmmakers they're desperate to work with and a name that comes up more often than not is Paul Thomas Anderson. The proof is in the increasingly impressive and eclectic list of actors joining his upcoming crime film, Inherent Vice. So far there's Joaquin Phoenix, Benicio Del Toro, Owen Wilson, Reese Witherspoon,…

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  • 'Taken' Director Targets Sean Penn For 'Prone Gunman'

    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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  • Ruben Fleischer's 'Gangster Squad' Gets One Last Extended Trailer

    With Ruben Fleischer's Gangster Squad hitting theaters today, Warner Bros. is squeezing in one last extended trailer. Based on true events, the drama follows a special force of LAPD officers who are tasked with breaking the mob's iron grip on the city of Los Angeles. The new three-minute promo offers looks at Josh Brolin and…

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  • Sean Penn To Become Action Franchise Star With 'Prone Gunman'

    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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  • 'Gangster Squad' Trailer #2: No Names, No Badges, No Mercy, New Poster

    In a world where the Aurora Massacre didn't take place, Gangster Squad would be now completing its theatrical run. Instead we're just getting the film's second trailer. Director Ruben Fleischer's period action film starring Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling was delayed after its climax was deemed too similar to July's tragedy, demanding a full-on reshoot. The…

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