Superhero comic, Black, about a world in which only black people have superpowers, has been confirmed as the latest project slated to be adapted into a film by Studio 8. The EVP, Jon Silk, was at the helm of acquiring the adaptation rights and he will oversee the development alongside fellow …
Read More »WOLF WARRIOR 2: A Whopping Success at the Box-Office
Termed as a sort of Chinese Rambo, WOLF WARRIOR 2 gains speed on the box-office. Slick and polished, the film’s action sequences are earning praise. Response from critics and audiences has been higher than even on the original Wolf Warrior.Through Saturday, the Wu Jing directed and starred film, has gained an estimated …
Read More »A DEATH WISH with Bruce Willis
Bruce Willis is a classic action hero, some brawn but more of a cocky, street-smart, cool dude type of toughness. His next film is Death Wish, which is a remake of Michael Winner’s 1974 action thriller starring Charles Bronson. Bruce Willis is perfect for this role, especially after the Die Hard …
Read More »Lionsgate’s DIVERGENT to become ASCENDANT TV series
And you thought you’d seen enough of Divergent and its extensions, well, not as yet. The young adult sci-fi flick will be turned into a TV series. Based on Veronica Roth’s bestselling books, Divergent is set in a futuristic society where people are broken up into social and personality-related factions. …
Read More »NAKSHATRAM: Sanjay Dutt was Considered
All set to release, Nakshatram, an action-romance Telugu cop-drama with young hero Sundeep Kishan in the lead. Director Krishna Vamsi says he originally considered actor Sanjay Dutt for a crucial role in his forthcoming Telugu action-drama “Nakshatram”, which throws the spotlight on the lives of a bunch of policemen. Sanjay …
Read More »Stallone will not appear in Tiger Shroff’s Rambo
The media has been buzzing with Tiger Shroff’s upcoming film where he stars in the Rambo remake. This blog has been following the super ripped Tiger Shroff, who has a martial arts background, and would definitely do justice to the role. In the Hindi version of Rambo, the story follows the …
Read More »New Hellboy in the Pipeline
Hellboy is a supernatural action-thriller based on the Dark Horse Comic Hellboy: Seed of Destruction by Mike Mignola, which was made into a film in 2004. A sequel, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, was released in 2008. Fans have been asking about a third “Hellboy” for years, following the original 2004 film and the 2008 sequel, …
Read More »V.I.P. is a Korean Action Thriller
Warner Brothers Korea has just announced that the new film V.I.P. will hit theaters in August 2017. The crime action flick stars Jang Dong-gun, Kim Myung-min, Park Hee-soon and Lee Jong-suk. Shooting for the film ended in January after schedules at multiple locations including South Korea, Hong Kong and Thailand. The film features …
Read More »Atomic Blonde Box-Office Expectations Still High
Female empowered roles are taking the lead this year. After Wonder Woman, which has seen just over $789M takings worldwide, Atomic Blonde, however, is expected to do well world wide. Currently it earned $18.5 million over the weekend, which is on the lowest end of realistic projections. As of today …
Read More »COLOUR OF THE GAME: A Hong Kong Crime Thriller
Directed by Kam Ka-Wai, Colour of the Game is the final Colours series. Previous ones were Colour of the Truth, and Colour of the Loyalty. It is a story of organised crime – the triads – the mob boss has involved his protege in a quest for vengeance. The cast includes Simon …
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