Why do we not talk about “The Adventurers?” To be fair, this could be asked about many of Ringo Lam's films. For a filmmaker widely considered to be one of the “Big Three” of Hong Kong action along with Tsui Hark and John Woo, only a few of Lam's films are discussed frequently outside of cinephile circles. His work tended to be jagged, foregoing Woo's elegance and Hark's epic scope in favor of open-wound intensity. A film like “School on Fire,” for example, functions more as social issue drama than action flick. This nervy, uncompromising style perhaps lacked the slick commercial appeal of his contemporaries, which would explain why some of his relatively minor B-Sides tend to be left out of the conversation. This is a shame, because “The Adventurers” is an admirably over-the-top revenge thriller that deserves to be seen.
On paper, the film sounds like...
On paper, the film sounds like...
- 11/27/2023
- by Henry McKeand
- AsianMoviePulse
John Woo, the legendary director of The Killer, Hard Boiled and Face/Off has rightly professed his love for David Mackenzie’s 2016 thriller, Hell Or High Water. What impeccable taste.
As is customary these days, a respected outlet has published a fascinating, in-depth interview with a respected filmmaker, and the rest of the internet has zeroed in on the bit where they glancingly talk about Marvel films.
Such is the case with the legendary John Woo, who changed action movies forever with such Hong Kong thrillers as The Killer and Hard Boiled, before moving to Hollywood with the likes of Hard Target, Face/Off and Mission: Impossible 2.
The New Yorker caught up with Mr Woo just as he unleashes his latest film, the great-sounding Christmas thriller Silent Night, in which Joel Kinnaman plays a grieving father on a festive revenge mission. Incredibly, it’s Woo’s first in 20 years. To mark the occasion,...
As is customary these days, a respected outlet has published a fascinating, in-depth interview with a respected filmmaker, and the rest of the internet has zeroed in on the bit where they glancingly talk about Marvel films.
Such is the case with the legendary John Woo, who changed action movies forever with such Hong Kong thrillers as The Killer and Hard Boiled, before moving to Hollywood with the likes of Hard Target, Face/Off and Mission: Impossible 2.
The New Yorker caught up with Mr Woo just as he unleashes his latest film, the great-sounding Christmas thriller Silent Night, in which Joel Kinnaman plays a grieving father on a festive revenge mission. Incredibly, it’s Woo’s first in 20 years. To mark the occasion,...
- 11/21/2023
- by Ryan Lambie
- Film Stories
John Woo may be one of the masters of action movies, but even he cannot get behind the special effects of the MCU.
The “Face/Off” director told The New Yorker that he refuses to watch superhero movies, and instead opts for “real” films by directors like Martin Scorsese.
“I’ve never liked watching movies with big special effects, or anything based on comic books,” Woo said. “I prefer Martin Scorsese’s movies, that kind of cinema. I can’t wait to watch ‘Killers of the Flower Moon.’ I like old-fashioned movies, you know? Real cinema. There aren’t many movies like that lately.”
The “Silent Night” filmmaker added that his film “Bullet in the Head” was “an homage to Martin Scorsese, since I was greatly influenced by his film ‘Mean Streets.'”
Woo’s action movie “Silent Night” marks his first U.S. film in 20 years since critically-panned “Paycheck.” The...
The “Face/Off” director told The New Yorker that he refuses to watch superhero movies, and instead opts for “real” films by directors like Martin Scorsese.
“I’ve never liked watching movies with big special effects, or anything based on comic books,” Woo said. “I prefer Martin Scorsese’s movies, that kind of cinema. I can’t wait to watch ‘Killers of the Flower Moon.’ I like old-fashioned movies, you know? Real cinema. There aren’t many movies like that lately.”
The “Silent Night” filmmaker added that his film “Bullet in the Head” was “an homage to Martin Scorsese, since I was greatly influenced by his film ‘Mean Streets.'”
Woo’s action movie “Silent Night” marks his first U.S. film in 20 years since critically-panned “Paycheck.” The...
- 11/20/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Tony Leung Chiu Wai is one of the most recognizable Asian actors in the world, chiefly through his collaborations with a number of master filmmakers, including Ang Lee, Hou Hsiao Hsien, John Woo and Wong Kar Wai. Leung, who also has a career as a pop singer, has been praised by audiences and critics for his ability to wonderfully portray a plethora of different roles, a skill stressed by the fact that he can fluently speak Cantonese, English and Spanish.
His career reached its apogee from the end of the 80s, and Leung never actually deteriorated, with the astonishing parts coming one of the other. It is by no surprise then, that this year, he was presented with the Venice Film Festival lifetime achievement award
1. A City of Sadness
The script depicts the experiences of the Lin family during the upheaval that occurred after 1945, when Japanese forces withdrew from Taiwan after 51 years,...
His career reached its apogee from the end of the 80s, and Leung never actually deteriorated, with the astonishing parts coming one of the other. It is by no surprise then, that this year, he was presented with the Venice Film Festival lifetime achievement award
1. A City of Sadness
The script depicts the experiences of the Lin family during the upheaval that occurred after 1945, when Japanese forces withdrew from Taiwan after 51 years,...
- 9/10/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Rage Against the Machine were just two shows into their 2022 Public Service Announcement Tour reunion tour when frontman Zack de la Rocha tore his Achilles tendon during a frenetic rendition of “Bullet in the Head.” He managed to soldier through the rest of the North American leg by sitting on a road case in the center of the stage, but they wound up cancelling the remainder of the tour so he could properly heal.
“I hate cancelling shows,” de la Rocha wrote in an October 2022 letter to fans. “I hate disappointing our fans.
“I hate cancelling shows,” de la Rocha wrote in an October 2022 letter to fans. “I hate disappointing our fans.
- 3/29/2023
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
The 2004 Marvel Comics adaptation The Punisher wasn’t a huge hit when it was released by Lionsgate, it made just under 55 million at the global box office, but that was still enough for Lionsgate to greenlight a sequel. And when The Punisher 2 first went into development, the idea was that The Punisher director Jonathan Hensleigh would be back at the helm, with Thomas Jane reprising the role of vigilante Frank Castle. But there were script issues, Hensleigh left the project, and Lionsgate started searching for another director. And during a panel at the Fanboy Expo Knoxville last weekend, Jane revealed that two of the directors who were considered for The Punisher 2 were Rob Zombie, who was then fresh off of working with Lionsgate on The Devil’s Rejects, and The Warriors‘ Walter Hill.
Jane said (with thanks to ComicBook.com for the transcription),
There were a couple of iterations of Punisher 2. One...
Jane said (with thanks to ComicBook.com for the transcription),
There were a couple of iterations of Punisher 2. One...
- 8/12/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Rage Against the Machine announced Thursday that they must cancel the upcoming European dates of their reunion tour due to Zack de la Rocha’s leg injury.
The singer suffered the injury on just the second show of the band’s pandemic-postponed reunion trek, and while he persevered through the pain by remaining seated for all subsequent shows on the Guy Fieri-attended first U.S. leg — which concludes Aug. 14 at New York’s Madison Square Garden — the band said the European shows in Aug. and Sept. were off “per medical guidance.
The singer suffered the injury on just the second show of the band’s pandemic-postponed reunion trek, and while he persevered through the pain by remaining seated for all subsequent shows on the Guy Fieri-attended first U.S. leg — which concludes Aug. 14 at New York’s Madison Square Garden — the band said the European shows in Aug. and Sept. were off “per medical guidance.
- 8/11/2022
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
“Face Off” helmer John Woo will receive a Career Achievement Award during Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival, about to celebrate its 26th edition. The Hong Kong filmmaker is currently working on “Silent Night,” starring Joel Kinnaman and Kid Cudi.
“I defy anyone to watch ‘Bullet in the Head,’ ‘Hard Boiled’ or ‘The Killer’ and not walk away wanting to break down the shots and make a movie. His use of camera movement, close-ups, the ways he would block and choreograph, it’s astonishing to look at,” Fantasia’s artistic director Mitch Davis told Variety, noting the “unexpected poetry” of Woo’s work.
“They are such unconventionally soulful films. I wish we could somehow unleash a flock of doves in the cinema when he steps onto the stage. Backlit.”
The festival, which will unspool July 14 – Aug. 3, has also unveiled its first wave of titles, starting with a selection of world...
“I defy anyone to watch ‘Bullet in the Head,’ ‘Hard Boiled’ or ‘The Killer’ and not walk away wanting to break down the shots and make a movie. His use of camera movement, close-ups, the ways he would block and choreograph, it’s astonishing to look at,” Fantasia’s artistic director Mitch Davis told Variety, noting the “unexpected poetry” of Woo’s work.
“They are such unconventionally soulful films. I wish we could somehow unleash a flock of doves in the cinema when he steps onto the stage. Backlit.”
The festival, which will unspool July 14 – Aug. 3, has also unveiled its first wave of titles, starting with a selection of world...
- 5/12/2022
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
Veteran Hong Kong director Herman Yau has assembled a top-notch cast for “War Customised,” a high-octane action thriller that is one of the highest-profile commercial productions to emerge from the territory in the past couple of years.
The cast is headed by Jacky Cheung and Nicholas Tse, along with Karena Lam and Francis Ng.
The supporting cast includes Liu Yase (“Limbo”), Michelle Wai, Angus Yeung (“Raging Fire”), Melvin Wong (“Above the Law”), Ben Yuen, Amanda Strang (“Final Romance”), and Brahim Chab as the villain of the piece.
Production, now underway, is by Emperor Motion Pictures, with principal Albert Yeung named as producer. Emperor is also handling international rights licensing.
The “War Customised” screenplay is by Erica Li. Plot details have been withheld.
In addition to playing the lead, Tse will also act as the film’s action choreographer.
Yau is a veteran of the action, martial arts and comedy genres...
The cast is headed by Jacky Cheung and Nicholas Tse, along with Karena Lam and Francis Ng.
The supporting cast includes Liu Yase (“Limbo”), Michelle Wai, Angus Yeung (“Raging Fire”), Melvin Wong (“Above the Law”), Ben Yuen, Amanda Strang (“Final Romance”), and Brahim Chab as the villain of the piece.
Production, now underway, is by Emperor Motion Pictures, with principal Albert Yeung named as producer. Emperor is also handling international rights licensing.
The “War Customised” screenplay is by Erica Li. Plot details have been withheld.
In addition to playing the lead, Tse will also act as the film’s action choreographer.
Yau is a veteran of the action, martial arts and comedy genres...
- 4/7/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: A bountiful American Film Market just got even better. Buyers are buzzing about Silent Night, the first U.S. action film in decades to be directed by the iconic Chinese filmmaker John Woo. Joel Kinnaman will star in an film that will tell a loud action tale, without a word of dialogue.
Sources tell Deadline the story is basic, as a normal father heads into the underworld to avenge his young son’s death. The film is in negotiations to be financed by Capstone. John Wick’s Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Christian Mercuri and Lori Tilkin are producing and Capstone’s Ruzanna Kegeyan is overseeing with Joe Gatta. Other casting is underway.
The prospect of a Woo return is as intriguing as his intention to make has buyers sparked up. After directing the stylistic Hong Kong action classics from A Better Tomorrow and The Killer to Bullet in the Head and Hard Boiled,...
Sources tell Deadline the story is basic, as a normal father heads into the underworld to avenge his young son’s death. The film is in negotiations to be financed by Capstone. John Wick’s Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Christian Mercuri and Lori Tilkin are producing and Capstone’s Ruzanna Kegeyan is overseeing with Joe Gatta. Other casting is underway.
The prospect of a Woo return is as intriguing as his intention to make has buyers sparked up. After directing the stylistic Hong Kong action classics from A Better Tomorrow and The Killer to Bullet in the Head and Hard Boiled,...
- 10/29/2021
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Tony Leung’s portrayal of Wenwu takes the MCU villain to a whole new level in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, the latest feature film in the franchise. Wenwu is complex and textured as written, but veteran actor Leung gives the role such gravity, a level of depth that can only be reached by one of the world’s leading performers. Wenwu easily tops the ranks of MCU’s best villains, but it wasn’t always clear Shang-Chi‘s villain would be a hit. Originally in the comics, Shang-Chi’s father was the xenophobic Asian caricature Fu Manchu. Later, Fu was replaced with the Mandarin, another character that relied on racist stereotypes, so when the Mandarin was announced as the next MCU villain, it aroused concern. However, Iron Man 3 wisely spun the Mandarin to their advantage. Trevor Slattery (Ben Kingsley) became the Mandarin, and the character...
- 9/4/2021
- by Kayti Burt
- Den of Geek
The unloved third movie in a trilogy. How often have we seen this? From the classic examples of “The Godfather Part 3” to “Drunken Master III (This movie does exist sadly!) we see the final parts deemed to be the lesser work and whilst there are good ones, they are generally the exception to the convention. With “A Better Tomorrow III” there was already some consternation prior to its release. Director of the original two John Woo had a public falling out with producer Tsui Hark, with both going their separate ways and to eventually release two films with similar settings. The subject of this review by Tsui Hark, and “A Bullet in the Head” by Woo. This however is not a sequel but a prequel to the events of the first two. With both directors having differing philosophies it poses an interesting question. Do you watch it expecting more of...
- 5/12/2021
- by Ben Stykuc
- AsianMoviePulse
As far back as September of 2019 the notion of reviving the classic (it is – really) double-headed actioner Face/Off was being reported. The 1997 film was violent nectar to the millions of die-hard John Woo fans who had watched his Hong Kong career blossom like ripe bruises with hits such as The Killer, Bullet in the Head and the two A Better Tomorrow films. With the dynamic duo of John Travolta and Nicolas Cage playing out an utterly brilliant premise, the film was an instant success and is fondly remembered today.
The 2019 news pointed to a remake of the film, and fans weighed in immediately on who should take over the lead roles – Vanessa Kirby and Samara Weaving is a particular pairing that will occupy space in the Greatest Movies Never Made section of our minds. Fast forward to February of 2021, the news that Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett were to take...
The 2019 news pointed to a remake of the film, and fans weighed in immediately on who should take over the lead roles – Vanessa Kirby and Samara Weaving is a particular pairing that will occupy space in the Greatest Movies Never Made section of our minds. Fast forward to February of 2021, the news that Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett were to take...
- 3/24/2021
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
With a prodigious output during its peak, it isn’t hard for some Hong Kong features to fade into obscurity. It’s only with recent re-releases that we are getting the opportunity to revisit them. On researching “Fatal Vacation” for this review, I was surprised to read about the controversy that surrounded its production. With a relatively unusual subject matter for the industry, it veers into exploitation territory more in common a with “grindhouse” movie than regular Hong Kong fare.
Bob (Eric Tsang) runs tours of the Philippines for Hong Kong tourists, assisted by Candy (Irene Wan). In true Hong Kong fashion, he bribes the local airport staff and alters the itinerary to make quick money. At a nightspot, his party are captured by rebels and taken hostage to be used as negotiation for the release of one of their captured brethren. When the government refuses to...
Bob (Eric Tsang) runs tours of the Philippines for Hong Kong tourists, assisted by Candy (Irene Wan). In true Hong Kong fashion, he bribes the local airport staff and alters the itinerary to make quick money. At a nightspot, his party are captured by rebels and taken hostage to be used as negotiation for the release of one of their captured brethren. When the government refuses to...
- 1/30/2021
- by Ben Stykuc
- AsianMoviePulse
For a long time we were led to believe that Sylvester Stallone and comic book movies don’t mix after 1995’s Judge Dredd bombed at the box office and gained a reputation as a colossal misfire, while he also starred in 2012’s graphic novel adaptation Bullet in the Head, which sank without a trace.
However, after a warmly received cameo in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, which appeared to set up a much larger role for the actor’s Stakar Ogord in the third installment, the 74 year-old action icon has since joined the cast of James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad very late in the day.
That’s not the only superhero pic on the horizon for the Rocky star, though, and Stallone recently posted a set video to social media celebrating the end of shooting on his upcoming original project Samaritan, which was...
However, after a warmly received cameo in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, which appeared to set up a much larger role for the actor’s Stakar Ogord in the third installment, the 74 year-old action icon has since joined the cast of James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad very late in the day.
That’s not the only superhero pic on the horizon for the Rocky star, though, and Stallone recently posted a set video to social media celebrating the end of shooting on his upcoming original project Samaritan, which was...
- 11/17/2020
- by Scott Campbell
- We Got This Covered
After several years in television and the release of three romantic comedies including “Seven Years Itch” (1987), Johnnie To comes up with his first Action Movie “The Big Heat”. The extremely rare movie, famously known for its DVD release that falls short in terms of synchronization and subtitling, holds the blueprint of many later films of the director.
“The Big Heat” centers around the policemen John, played by Waise Lee also known as the bad guy from “A Better Tomorrow” (1986) and “Bullet in the Head” (1990), who has to solve the murder of his former partner before he can retire. Like many other of To’s heroes John has a disability. Due to a nerve damage, his hand is temporarily paralyzed.
Speaking of Johnnie To, one cannot dismiss the aspect of the auteur. Johnnie To is a prime example of a director that changed the nature of a genre...
“The Big Heat” centers around the policemen John, played by Waise Lee also known as the bad guy from “A Better Tomorrow” (1986) and “Bullet in the Head” (1990), who has to solve the murder of his former partner before he can retire. Like many other of To’s heroes John has a disability. Due to a nerve damage, his hand is temporarily paralyzed.
Speaking of Johnnie To, one cannot dismiss the aspect of the auteur. Johnnie To is a prime example of a director that changed the nature of a genre...
- 2/6/2020
- by Alexander Knoth
- AsianMoviePulse
“Bullet in the Head” is a 1990 action drama directed by John Woo. Originally planned as a prequel to the successful “A Better Tomorrow” film, the movie became a stand-alone story after Woo’s falling out with his long-time collaborator Tsui Hark (who went on to make his own “A Better Tomorrow III: Love and Death in Saigon”). Does “Bullet in the Head” live up to being “John Woo’s most emotionally powerful film?” Let’s find out together.
The movie tells the story of three friends: Ben (Tony Leung Chiu-wai), Frank (Jacky Cheung), and Paul (Waise Lee), who regularly brawl with gang members in Hong Kong during the 1960s. Unfortunately, Frank accidentally kills one of the mobsters and the friends decide to flee Hong Kong. They go to Saigon, in order to work as smugglers in the ravaged by war Vietnam. However, things do not go as...
The movie tells the story of three friends: Ben (Tony Leung Chiu-wai), Frank (Jacky Cheung), and Paul (Waise Lee), who regularly brawl with gang members in Hong Kong during the 1960s. Unfortunately, Frank accidentally kills one of the mobsters and the friends decide to flee Hong Kong. They go to Saigon, in order to work as smugglers in the ravaged by war Vietnam. However, things do not go as...
- 1/14/2020
- by Oliver Ebisuno
- AsianMoviePulse
In 2013, the veteran director Benny Chan gave us the spectacular action film “The White Storm” which honored the best heroic bloodshed films Hong Kong madein the 80s and 90s. This year the sequel: “The White Storm 2: Drug Lords ” arrives, at the hands of Herman Yau, another veteran director who does not need any introduction.
The White Storm 2: Drug Lords is released in UK cinemas 12th July from Cine Asia
As is usual in some franchises of this type, the continuity is different, which is why it has nothing to do with the previous one. Louis Koo repeats his part in this installment, and he is accompanied by Andy Lau, Michael Mui, Chrissie Chau, Kent Cheng and Kar Yan Lam among others.
The story begins in 2009 in Hong Kong, where the criminal gang of Ching Hing controls much of the city. This criminal gang, led by Yu Nam (Kent cheng...
The White Storm 2: Drug Lords is released in UK cinemas 12th July from Cine Asia
As is usual in some franchises of this type, the continuity is different, which is why it has nothing to do with the previous one. Louis Koo repeats his part in this installment, and he is accompanied by Andy Lau, Michael Mui, Chrissie Chau, Kent Cheng and Kar Yan Lam among others.
The story begins in 2009 in Hong Kong, where the criminal gang of Ching Hing controls much of the city. This criminal gang, led by Yu Nam (Kent cheng...
- 7/11/2019
- by Pedro Morata
- AsianMoviePulse
Nicolas Cage, the Oscar-winning actor and International Film Festival & Awards Macao talent ambassador, reckons he is no stranger to the Asian brand of cinema. He has worked with the likes of John Woo the Pang Brothers (“Bangkok Dangerous” remake) and Sion Sono on upcoming English-language film “Prisoners of the Ghostland.”
Addressing a press conference in Macau on Saturday, Cage said: “Asian cinema is one of the greatest presentations of cinema in the history of cinema. The amount of style and talent that goes into Chinese movies, Japanese movies, Korean movies, is quite remarkable, and I have been blessed to work in several Asian productions.”
“I know the reason I’m still blessed to make movies is largely because of China, and Chinese cinema and also Chinese investors,” Cage said. “It is because of this film industry here that I’m blessed to continue working. So, I know who to say thank you to.
Addressing a press conference in Macau on Saturday, Cage said: “Asian cinema is one of the greatest presentations of cinema in the history of cinema. The amount of style and talent that goes into Chinese movies, Japanese movies, Korean movies, is quite remarkable, and I have been blessed to work in several Asian productions.”
“I know the reason I’m still blessed to make movies is largely because of China, and Chinese cinema and also Chinese investors,” Cage said. “It is because of this film industry here that I’m blessed to continue working. So, I know who to say thank you to.
- 12/11/2018
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Arguably the most scrutinized festival director of his time, Thierry Frémaux began working for the Cannes film festival in 2001 before taking on the role of festival director in 2014 when Gilles Jacob stood down. During that period he has had to attempt to rewire Cannes in the wake of radical changes in how we watch and talk about movies. He also faces continuous criticism for the ongoing lack of gender equality in the movies that are programmed.
We met Frémaux at the Marrakech film festival recently and found him in an affable mood, happy to discuss how his job has changed in those tumultuous years and also about his directorship of the Lumière institute and their annual festival of restored films in Lyon.
How did the idea behind the Lumière festival come about?
Well, Lyon is the native town of cinematograph Lumière. We celebrated the centennial in 1995 at the Lumière institute,...
We met Frémaux at the Marrakech film festival recently and found him in an affable mood, happy to discuss how his job has changed in those tumultuous years and also about his directorship of the Lumière institute and their annual festival of restored films in Lyon.
How did the idea behind the Lumière festival come about?
Well, Lyon is the native town of cinematograph Lumière. We celebrated the centennial in 1995 at the Lumière institute,...
- 12/7/2018
- by Rory O'Connor
- The Film Stage
An early hit with festivalgoers who prefer to look outside the Official Selection, Jaime Rosales’s Directors’ Fortnight entry Petra proved the Spanish director to be a fluid and unpredictable talent. Arguably most famous—or perhaps infamous—for the almost entirely dialogue-free 2008 Basque terrorist drama Bullet in the Head, Rosales this time presents a very subtle mystery-thriller. Sharing DNA with the work of his compatriot Pedro Almodóvar—not least because it features a supporting turn by Almodóvar regular Marisa Paredes—Petra sees rising star Bárbara Lennie in the title role, as a woman who enrolls in a mentoring project with a famous artist, Jaume (a terrific debut by the non-professional Joan Botey).
Told using chapters that appear in non-chronological order, the film plays games with time before reaching a wholly unexpected climax. Rosales told Deadline that taking such an experimental approach to an otherwise conventional story was part of the project’s appeal.
Told using chapters that appear in non-chronological order, the film plays games with time before reaching a wholly unexpected climax. Rosales told Deadline that taking such an experimental approach to an otherwise conventional story was part of the project’s appeal.
- 5/19/2018
- by Damon Wise
- Deadline Film + TV
Action maestro John Woo returns to the mold of his classic The Killer with this remake of a classic 1970s Japanese thriller, about an innocent man who sets out to clear his name after his is framed for robbery and rape.
Manhunt is directed by legendary action Chinese filmmaker John Woo, of many films including A Better Tomorrow, The Killer, Bullet in the Head, Hard Boiled, Hard Target, Face/Off and the Philip K. Dick adaptation,...
Manhunt is directed by legendary action Chinese filmmaker John Woo, of many films including A Better Tomorrow, The Killer, Bullet in the Head, Hard Boiled, Hard Target, Face/Off and the Philip K. Dick adaptation,...
- 5/1/2018
- QuietEarth.us
It was August, 2005. I knocked on the double door at the Four Seasons. It opened almost immediately. "Hi, I'm Nic," he said, hand outstretched. Nicolas Cage wasn't who I expected him to be. Like all actors, he was smaller and trimmer in person than he appeared on-screen. Neatly dressed in an Armani suit, Cage also displayed none of the manic fervor in real life as had become his signature on-screen. He was thoughtful, well-spoken and incredibly literate in all seven arts. It's an infrequent experience that you leave an interview feeling you've just met someone that you could hang out with regularly, but I got that with Nic Cage, in spades. He was endlessly fascinating, but also kind of a regular guy. Another of my favorite chats I count myself lucky to have been part of.
Nicolas Cage: Lord Of The Nerds
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Alex Simon
It’s an inevitable...
Nicolas Cage: Lord Of The Nerds
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Alex Simon
It’s an inevitable...
- 5/6/2015
- by The Hollywood Interview.com
- The Hollywood Interview
Stars: Lucas Till, Stephen McHattie, John Pyper-Ferguson, Merritt Patterson, Jason Momoa, Janet-Laine Green, Melanie Scrofano, Adam Butcher, Philip Maurice Hayes, Miriam McDonald | Written and Directed by David Hayter
I, like many horror fans, know that the werewolf movie is the hardest of all the horror sub-genres to get right. For every American Werewolf in London, there’s an American Werewolf in Paris… But once in a while a movie comes along that successfully captures what makes the genre great. Wolves is one such movie.
Written and directed by David Hayter, who has penned such blockbuster films as X-Men and its sequel; and the film adaptation of Watchmen, Wolves tells the story of Cayden Richards. Your typical all-American jock, Cayden goes on the run following a vicious football incident and the murder of his parents – possibly at Cayden’s hands. You see Cayden is changing and not in your typical high-school teenager way.
I, like many horror fans, know that the werewolf movie is the hardest of all the horror sub-genres to get right. For every American Werewolf in London, there’s an American Werewolf in Paris… But once in a while a movie comes along that successfully captures what makes the genre great. Wolves is one such movie.
Written and directed by David Hayter, who has penned such blockbuster films as X-Men and its sequel; and the film adaptation of Watchmen, Wolves tells the story of Cayden Richards. Your typical all-American jock, Cayden goes on the run following a vicious football incident and the murder of his parents – possibly at Cayden’s hands. You see Cayden is changing and not in your typical high-school teenager way.
- 3/30/2015
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Warner Bros
This month sees the release of Grudge Match, a film that pits The Raging Bull against The Italian Stallion. Had this film was made in the early eighties, it would break box office records, but in 2014 it has only grossed about $15,000,000 in the States so far, and the reviews have been mixed to negative and even the likes of Kevin Hart haven’t brought in the younger dollar. Similar to ‘Bullet in the Head’ last year, the film is unfortunately another flop for Stallone in this age of super heroes, fantasy and indie hits.
This isn’t the full story though. Stallone’s career has always had its ups and downs. In one way, his whole career is a Rocky Balboa story. Constantly fighting to be back on top when things are going against him. Also, in an age of Rotten Tomatoes, CinemaScore and Twitter, it seems bad...
This month sees the release of Grudge Match, a film that pits The Raging Bull against The Italian Stallion. Had this film was made in the early eighties, it would break box office records, but in 2014 it has only grossed about $15,000,000 in the States so far, and the reviews have been mixed to negative and even the likes of Kevin Hart haven’t brought in the younger dollar. Similar to ‘Bullet in the Head’ last year, the film is unfortunately another flop for Stallone in this age of super heroes, fantasy and indie hits.
This isn’t the full story though. Stallone’s career has always had its ups and downs. In one way, his whole career is a Rocky Balboa story. Constantly fighting to be back on top when things are going against him. Also, in an age of Rotten Tomatoes, CinemaScore and Twitter, it seems bad...
- 1/6/2014
- by Hugh Firth
- Obsessed with Film
The first time Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger teamed up was a couple of years ago for The Expendables (and its sequel). It wasn’t a good movie by any stretch of the imagination, but it was still a lot of fun, the kind of all-out, over the top action movie they just don’t make anymore, which is probably a good thing. The two marble-mouthed ‘80s action studs join forces again for Escape Plan and if you’re expecting more loud, brainless escapism, you may be surprised. This prison break flick has a linear plot that goes from point A to point B as opposed to a series of action set pieces’, favoring the logistics of the caper over explosions and mayhem and the result is a surprising example of first-rate story telling. I’m not kidding! There is plenty of carnage in Escape Plan but it is much...
- 10/18/2013
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Villains have always been and will always be some of the most fascinating and memorable characters in the world of genre film. Here we will take a look at the greatest villains of cinema from the 1990’s.
The criteria for this article is the same as in my previous articles Cinema’s Greatest Villains: The 1970’s and Cinema’s Greatest Villains: The 1980’s: the villains must be from live-action films-no animated features-and must pose some type of direct of indirect lethal threat. The villains can either be individuals or small groups that act as one unit.
The villains must be human or human in appearance. Also, individuals that are the central protagonists/antiheroes of their respective films were excluded.
Brad Dourif as The Gemini Killer in The Exorcist III (William Peter Blatty, 1990): Veteran actor Dourif is intense and unforgettable as an executed murderer inhabiting someone else’s body in...
The criteria for this article is the same as in my previous articles Cinema’s Greatest Villains: The 1970’s and Cinema’s Greatest Villains: The 1980’s: the villains must be from live-action films-no animated features-and must pose some type of direct of indirect lethal threat. The villains can either be individuals or small groups that act as one unit.
The villains must be human or human in appearance. Also, individuals that are the central protagonists/antiheroes of their respective films were excluded.
Brad Dourif as The Gemini Killer in The Exorcist III (William Peter Blatty, 1990): Veteran actor Dourif is intense and unforgettable as an executed murderer inhabiting someone else’s body in...
- 8/11/2013
- by Terek Puckett
- SoundOnSight
Over the course of thirty four films and forty four active years one of the most improbable movie stars Hollywood has seen returns from a political sabbatical to the big screen. In The Last Stand Arnold Schwarzenegger is back cracking wise and causing mayhem but there is no Expendables-sized irony here; this is different man causing the shots.
There are still bad guys with dubious foreign accents, still the same needless deaths to prove a point and yet the force meeting these heinous acts is older and perhaps a little wiser. With Sylvester Stallone’s later career proving something of a model the need to send up the ultraviolence of last century is perhaps waning with both Stallone and Schwarzenegger falling back into the good, old fashioned gunplay albeit with a need to address the age issue.
Both Bullet in the Head and The Last Stand are uncomplicated and fun.
There are still bad guys with dubious foreign accents, still the same needless deaths to prove a point and yet the force meeting these heinous acts is older and perhaps a little wiser. With Sylvester Stallone’s later career proving something of a model the need to send up the ultraviolence of last century is perhaps waning with both Stallone and Schwarzenegger falling back into the good, old fashioned gunplay albeit with a need to address the age issue.
Both Bullet in the Head and The Last Stand are uncomplicated and fun.
- 5/28/2013
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Noted editor and director David Wu blasted back into Chinese cinemas in 2011 with “Cold Steel”, a wartime sniper thriller that after enjoying success at international festivals finally lands on DVD. Wu has certainly had an interesting career, having worked with John Woo as editor on several of his classics including “A Better Tomorrow”, “Bullet in the Head” and “Hard Boiled”, as well as directing “The Bride with White Hair 2”, before enjoying success in the Us as a director of genre and television fare. For his return to Asia, Wu assembled an interesting cast, headlined by Peter Ho (“Sophie’s Revenge”) and veteran Tony Leung Ka Fai (“Election”), with support from actress Song Jia (“Once Upon a Time in Tibet”), martial artist Yu Rong Guang (“Iron Monkey”), television star Wilson Guo (“Palace”) and John Woo’s daughter Angeles Woo (“Reign of Assassins”). Based on a popular online novel, the film sees Ho as Mu Liangfeng,...
- 4/12/2013
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
As narrative, Bullet to the Head is amateurish. Villains awkwardly explain their plans for the benefit of the audience. Characterization is non-existent. Scenes are bridged by lame iMovie-style filter effects. Poorly Photoshopped stills are used to illustrate "backstory." The movie clunks along with no sense of dramatic tension or scope.
And yet in terms of how it handles light, movement, texture, and space, it's clearly the work of a master. Directing his first feature since Undisputed (2002), Walter Hill invests the film with all the hallmarks of his abstracted macho style: blunt comic-strip compositions; telephoto lenses that turn foreground objects into translucent smears on the frame; figures lit chiaroscuro against backdrops of neon; reflections rippling on water. Bullet in the Head may have a shaky sense of structure and plot, but it has a firm grip on action movie form.
Sylvester Stallone—looking more than a little like a gorilla taught...
And yet in terms of how it handles light, movement, texture, and space, it's clearly the work of a master. Directing his first feature since Undisputed (2002), Walter Hill invests the film with all the hallmarks of his abstracted macho style: blunt comic-strip compositions; telephoto lenses that turn foreground objects into translucent smears on the frame; figures lit chiaroscuro against backdrops of neon; reflections rippling on water. Bullet in the Head may have a shaky sense of structure and plot, but it has a firm grip on action movie form.
Sylvester Stallone—looking more than a little like a gorilla taught...
- 2/5/2013
- by Ignatiy Vishnevetsky
- MUBI
Zombie romantic comedy Warm Bodies — a "rom com zom," as Lionsgate is billing it — took an easy lead this Super Bowl weekend. Its $20 million haul far outstripped the meager $4.5 million brought in by fellow newcomer Bullet in the Head, Sylvester Stallone's new thriller, which came in sixth. Joining Warm Bodies in the top five were Hansel & Gretel ($9.2 million), Mama ($6.7 million), and the now familiar Silver Linings Playbook ($8.1 million) and Zero Dark Thirty ($5.3 million), which both passed the $75 million mark this weekend. In the documentary section, Koch, commemorating the life of just-departed former New York mayor, opened in two theaters with $40,000 in ticket sales.
- 2/3/2013
- by Andre Tartar
- Vulture
Sylvester Stallone Bullet to the Head box office: Worst Stallone opening weekend in more than three decades? The Sylvester Stallone action movie Bullet to the Head is about to become the worst-performing Stallone star vehicle opening in wide release in North America since — at least — the box-office bomb Victory back in 1981, or possibly going all the way back to Paradise Alley in 1978. Opening-weekend figures for Victory, which cumed at $10.85m (approximately $30.5m today), are unavailable at Box Office Mojo, but Bullet in the Head is expected to gross an abysmal $5m by Sunday evening, after collecting $1.73m at 2,404 locations. (Photo: Sylvester Stallone Bullet to the Head.) Once inflation is factored in, in the last three decades no other Sylvester Stallone movie in wide release has opened as disastrously as Bullet to the Head; not even the John Landis’ crime comedy Oscar (1991), the Stallone-written action drama Over the Top (1987), the Stallone-...
- 2/3/2013
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
A surprisingly strong marketing push has led to Warm Bodies taking the #1 spot at the North American box office this weekend. It made an impressive $7.5 million on its opening day, while analysts are predicting a not too shabby haul of $18 million and $20 million for the weekend. Not bad considering that most moviegoers will be glued to the Super Bowl tomorrow. It has yet to open in many international territories. Meanwhile, Sylvester Stallone starrer Bullet in the Head may just be proof that audiences are sick of action movies, especially after The Last Stand failed to make a significant impact a couple of weeks back. The R-Rated movie made its debut at #5, with a measly $1.7 million, for a projected weekend haul of only $5 million. Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters took $2.9 million yesterday, adding to its current domestic cume of $28.1 million.
- 2/2/2013
- ComicBookMovie.com
Friendly zombies took over the box office Friday night as the new film "Warm Bodies" clawed its way to the top spot, earning $7.5 million on its opening day. Meanwhile, Sylvester Stallone's new film "Bullet in the Head" was dead on arrival. The undead romance "Bodies," starring Nicholas Hoult and Teresa Palmer is on its way to a handsome haul of between $18 and $20 million for the weekend, a fairly impressive feat because of competition from the Super Bowl. They certainly aren't "Twilight" numbers, but "Bodies" is nonetheless off to a solid start and many critics seem to approve as...
- 2/2/2013
- by Dave Lewis
- Hitfix
There may be a slight possibility that standards for movie titles have become more lenient over the years, since we can't really fathom an action movie like this week's "Bullet to the Head" coming out in 1954 with a title like that. No sir.
The Sylvester Stallone vehicle does stick in your head for some reason, so we thought we'd dig in and find the most gruesome, lurid and downright threatening movie titles ever conceived. Remember, the criteria here ain't the violent content of the film itself, just its nastified handle.
15. '8 Million Ways to Die' (1986)
The unlikely combination of star Jeff Bridges, screenwriter Oliver Stone and director Hal Ashby ("Harold and Maude") came up with this neo-noir concoction, which failed to ignite at the box office and ultimately served as Ashby's swan song. The film itself has a pulpy, sub-"Miami Vice" plot about an alcoholic ex-detective drawn into a...
The Sylvester Stallone vehicle does stick in your head for some reason, so we thought we'd dig in and find the most gruesome, lurid and downright threatening movie titles ever conceived. Remember, the criteria here ain't the violent content of the film itself, just its nastified handle.
15. '8 Million Ways to Die' (1986)
The unlikely combination of star Jeff Bridges, screenwriter Oliver Stone and director Hal Ashby ("Harold and Maude") came up with this neo-noir concoction, which failed to ignite at the box office and ultimately served as Ashby's swan song. The film itself has a pulpy, sub-"Miami Vice" plot about an alcoholic ex-detective drawn into a...
- 2/1/2013
- by Max Evry
- NextMovie
This weekend, the skull-shredding new Sylvester Stallone opus, "Bullet to the Head," explodes across theaters nationwide. A mismatched buddy movie that also happens to be incredibly violent, it pairs Sly (as a troubled hitman) with "Fast and the Furious" franchise breakout Sung Kang (as a troubled policeman) as they track down gangsters and crooked cops...or something. The plot is pretty minimal and what's there is sort of incomprehensible. But it's not about plot anyway, it's about breaking people's faces open. After the failure of "The Last Stand" earlier this month, which starred fellow old-timer action star Arnold Schwarzenegger (Planet Hollywood compatriots Sly and Arnold were recently paired in the disappointing "Expendables 2," playing wrinkled dudes who fire machine guns), will "Bullet to the Head" suffer a similar fate? Above-average genre filmmakers were responsible for both projects (South Korean director Kim Jee-woon did "The Last Stand" and American action auteur Walter Hill...
- 1/31/2013
- by Drew Taylor
- Moviefone
The first five films directed by Walter Hill -- whose latest effort, Bullet in the Head, opens on Friday, Feb. 1 -- reflect a rich diversity of historical periods and display a recognizably lean, laconic style. It's a style that would be crystalized and popularized in 48 Hrs., his sixth film, which redefined the "buddy" movie for the 1980s and made Eddie Murray Murphy * a star. Hill's ouevre is filled with mysterious characters -- men and women -- oozing machismo and quiet menace, often paired with people -- partners, accidental and otherwise -- who are less physically intimidating and more obviously imperfect, with their emotional and mental strengths waiting to be discovered. After 48 Hrs., Hill played around more in a thematic sense with...
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- 1/31/2013
- Screen Anarchy
While we didn’t have much hopes for the Walter Hill and Sylvester Stallone collaboration, “Bullet In The Head,” the film premiered at the Rome Film Festival last week and it made quite the impression on on our own Jessica Kiang who called it both "extraordinarily silly" yet a "geniunely fun" throwback to the mindless action flicks of the 1980s.. And now, a batch of new images have emerged for from the action film to give you a closer look. The new images, befitting a film as manly as director Walter Hill’s first film in 10 years, features many images of muscled Stallone and Jason Momoa alongside the snivelly Christian Slater. Weapons are also extensively featured, including a look at the climax which involves dueling axes. Which you have to admit is pretty rad. “Bullet In The Head” hits theaters next year on February 1st, 2013. Take a look below. [FilmTV]...
- 11/19/2012
- by Cain Rodriguez
- The Playlist
It occurred to me halfway through Cold Steel (Bian di lang yan) that Fantastic Fest has no icon for "romance." There's "comedy" and even "date movie," which seems relegated only to ironic situations, but no "romance." I'm sure that's because some festivalgoers get that same squeamish feeling seeing "romance" next to a film that I get seeing "pet abuse." But David Wu's new feature is, in many ways, a very romantic film, from the actual love story between the war-torn main characters to the rich cinematography. As a man better known among the Fantastic Fest crowd for his association with hardcore action movies such as Bullet in the Head and A Better Tomorrow, his new film has a softer feel even amongst the sniper violence.
Set in China during World War II, Cold Steel focuses on the Japanese takeover of the country, and an elite sniper team tasked with blunting Japan's conquest.
Set in China during World War II, Cold Steel focuses on the Japanese takeover of the country, and an elite sniper team tasked with blunting Japan's conquest.
- 9/26/2012
- by Katy Daiger Dial
- Slackerwood
Here is an exact stream-of-conscious portrait of what went through my head while watching the trailer for Sylvester Stallone’s upcoming movie, Bullet in the Head: “Uh oh, Stallone’s narrating. Can’t understand a single word he’s saying. It sounds like his mouth is filled with cotton balls, except cotton balls made out of cement. Oh look, a shirtless shot of Stallone, a 66-year-old man. Not interested. Hey, it’s Jon Seda from Treme! Hey, it’s Jason Momoa from Game of Thrones! Oh my god, Momoa totally just killed Stallone’s partner! So this movie is basically McBain?...
- 8/17/2012
- by Darren Franich
- EW - Inside Movies
Presumably conceived through either a magnetic poetry kit or as some sort of complicated dare, Walter Hill has been hired to direct a remake of the creepy Robert Aldrich classic What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? for a new generation, one that Hill says will nevertheless retain the "golden age of Hollywood" time period that is so respected in every sense besides just leaving it alone. Hill, primarily known for more action-oriented work like 48 Hrs. or the forthcoming Sylvester Stallone-starring Bullet In The Head, will use that acumen for bitchy bickering and working with decaying movie stars to tell ...
- 7/11/2012
- avclub.com
A Better Tomorrow 2012
Stars: Jin-mo Ju, Seung-heon Song, Kang-woo Kim, Han Sun Jo, Kyeong-yeong Lee | Written by Hing-Ka Chan, Suk-Wah Leung | Directed by Hae-sung Song
A Korean remake of John Woo’s original film, A Better Tomorrow 2012 tells the story of Hyuk (Jin-mo), who lives the fast life as a high-ranking mobster in Busan, South Korea with his closest pal, fellow mobster Lee Young-Chun (Seung-heon). Hyuk is haunted by the memory of leaving behind his younger brother Chul (Kang-woo) and mother as they attempted to flee into South Korea from North Korea. Hyuk is set up by the police and jailed. Three years later, he is released and travels back to Busan to find his younger brother Chul now a high-ranking police officer. Hyuk tries to earn back the trust of his brother, but rejection and betrayal are hard to forget. Things come to a head when Young-Chun pulls Hyuk into doing one last gig.
Stars: Jin-mo Ju, Seung-heon Song, Kang-woo Kim, Han Sun Jo, Kyeong-yeong Lee | Written by Hing-Ka Chan, Suk-Wah Leung | Directed by Hae-sung Song
A Korean remake of John Woo’s original film, A Better Tomorrow 2012 tells the story of Hyuk (Jin-mo), who lives the fast life as a high-ranking mobster in Busan, South Korea with his closest pal, fellow mobster Lee Young-Chun (Seung-heon). Hyuk is haunted by the memory of leaving behind his younger brother Chul (Kang-woo) and mother as they attempted to flee into South Korea from North Korea. Hyuk is set up by the police and jailed. Three years later, he is released and travels back to Busan to find his younger brother Chul now a high-ranking police officer. Hyuk tries to earn back the trust of his brother, but rejection and betrayal are hard to forget. Things come to a head when Young-Chun pulls Hyuk into doing one last gig.
- 6/10/2012
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Sylvester Stallone continues to show off his ripped body to prove to the world that he can still kick everyone's ass. The image above comes from his new film Bullet in the Head. The guy looks like he's in the best shape of his life; it's crazy!
Walter Hill is directing the movie and the story follows New Orleans hitman (Stallone) who teams with a New York City detective in a high-stakes investigation that leads from the dingy back alleys of New Orleans all the way to the power corridors of Washington, D.C. The unlikely duo, brought together by two vicious murders, take on all who stand in their way, and are willing to sacrifice everything to exact revenge.
The movie is set to hit theaters on April 13th, 2012.
Source: AICN (http://www.aintitcool.com/node/52408)...
Walter Hill is directing the movie and the story follows New Orleans hitman (Stallone) who teams with a New York City detective in a high-stakes investigation that leads from the dingy back alleys of New Orleans all the way to the power corridors of Washington, D.C. The unlikely duo, brought together by two vicious murders, take on all who stand in their way, and are willing to sacrifice everything to exact revenge.
The movie is set to hit theaters on April 13th, 2012.
Source: AICN (http://www.aintitcool.com/node/52408)...
- 12/29/2011
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
Here's our first look at Sylvester Stallone looking like an old badass in his new action thriller Bullet in the Head. The movie is being directed by Walter Hill, and the story follows New Orleans hitman (Stallone) who teams with a New York City detective in a high-stakes investigation that leads from the dingy back alleys of New Orleans all the way to the power corridors of Washington, D.C. The unlikely duo, brought together by two vicious murders, take on all who stand in their way, and are willing to sacrifice everything to exact revenge.
The movie is set to hit theaters on April 13th 2012.
Source: Comingsoon (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=85216)...
The movie is set to hit theaters on April 13th 2012.
Source: Comingsoon (http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=85216)...
- 12/16/2011
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
After such names as Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and director Anton Fuqua having been attached to the project, it looks like action here O.G. Sylvester Stallone will indeed be taking on the lead role in the upcoming escape thriller The Tomb.Stallone will play Ray Breslin, the architect of an inescapable prison, who must break out of his own high-tech facility, after he is framed by persons unknown.Summit Entertainment and Emmett/Furla Films will br bringing The Tomb to the screen. No production start date has been set, and The Tomb is still looking for a director, but with Stallone officially on board the project should come together quickly. For now, Sly's fans can look forward to Bullet In the Head from Warner Bros., which co-stars...
- 10/29/2011
- Screen Anarchy
We recently heard that Donnie Yen (IP Man) was offered a role in "The Expendables 2," possibly to replace Jet Li, who will not be returning for the sequel. While no other official offers have been made, some of the actors who will likely be reached out to are Jean-Claude Van Damme, John Travolta and Chuck Norris. Moviehole has now learned that on that wish list of actor being considered are also Taylor Lautner (Twilight), Christopher Lambert (Highlander), Nicolas Cage (Ghost Rider), and Christian Slater (True Romance). Slater is actually currently working with Sylvester Stallone on "Bullet in the Head," where the two likely started talking about "The Expendables 2."...
- 8/26/2011
- WorstPreviews.com
My pick of this week's Blu-ray releases from around the world: A Better Tomorrow Trilogy (Region A; Joy Sales) John Woo's A Better Tomorrow defined the "gangsters with honor" genre for a generation of filmmakers, and his sequel upped the ante as far as "action per moment" is concerned. I love the first one (I even named my first website after it) for its bloody, emotional efficiency. The sequel presaged Woo's eventual obsession with style over content, a battle he's been waging ever since. The third film got a bad rap as Tsui Hark's inferior version of the story Woo wanted to tell, and later did (Bullet in the Head), but A Better Tomorrow III, taken on its own merits, is a very solid...
- 8/23/2011
- Screen Anarchy
In the last half-decade, Sylvester Stallone has ridden a triple wave of nostalgia, camp, and the rising counter-revolution against Bourne-esque action films in favor of ’80s-esque steroidal beefcake-ism. (See also: Fast Five.) His action-god peers all reinvented themselves — Arnold Schwarzenegger went kid-friendly and then got political, Bruce Willis diversified into drama — but Stallone staged a comeback by doing a Rocky movie, a Rambo movie, and The Expendables, a film that’s basically a sequel to and remake of every other film Stallone ever made. Now, Empire has confirmed that screenwriter Sean Hood (Conan the Barbarian) has drafted a script for...
- 8/19/2011
- by Darren Franich
- EW.com - PopWatch
We originally thought that the upcoming Sylvester Stallone film directed by Walter Hill would be called Headshot, but its title was changed to Bullet in the Head. It now appears to be without a title, which we’ve ironically learned through further news on the movie, that being in the casting department.
Latino Review has learned that the villain will be played by Jason Momoa. That’s not a name you may recognize, but he’s someone who definitely leaves a physical impression, and that’s been paying off for him as of late. Not only will he be taking the title role in the upcoming Conan the Barbarian remake, but he’s earned acclaim for his performance as villain Khal Drogo in the HBO series Game of Thrones, and this is just his latest big part.
The antagonist this time around is named Keegan, whose actions set off the events of the plot.
Latino Review has learned that the villain will be played by Jason Momoa. That’s not a name you may recognize, but he’s someone who definitely leaves a physical impression, and that’s been paying off for him as of late. Not only will he be taking the title role in the upcoming Conan the Barbarian remake, but he’s earned acclaim for his performance as villain Khal Drogo in the HBO series Game of Thrones, and this is just his latest big part.
The antagonist this time around is named Keegan, whose actions set off the events of the plot.
- 6/22/2011
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
As long as we’ve been hearing about it, Walter Hill‘s next film has been referred to as Headshot. Starring Sylvester Stallone, it’s based on the graphic novel of the same name by Alexis Nolent with a script by Hill and The Messenger‘s Alessandro Camon. It’s been set to co-star Thomas Jane as a New York City cop who has to team up with Stallone – who’s playing a New Orleans hitman – so that they can take down the killers of their partners.
Collider provides us with some new info on the film, mainly the fact that the title has been changed to Bullet in the Head. There’s some speculation that the title change means that the source material has changed, as the graphic novel Bullet – upon which the film is based – is credited to a writer named Matz, but some quick Googling shows that...
Collider provides us with some new info on the film, mainly the fact that the title has been changed to Bullet in the Head. There’s some speculation that the title change means that the source material has changed, as the graphic novel Bullet – upon which the film is based – is credited to a writer named Matz, but some quick Googling shows that...
- 6/13/2011
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
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