The First Poster for The Expendables 2 Features Numerous 80s Hard-Men!

The Expendables 2 Poster

Here it is people! The one you’ve all been waiting for! it’s the first official poster for The Expendables 2 and it packs some serious punch! The movie appears to have the title EX2. I Don’t know yet if that is the official title for the movie but we’ll keep you posted. Joining Sylvester Stallone [...]

Welcome Mr. Chuck Norris To The Set Of The Expendables 2

The Expendables 2 set photo

In case you haven’t already heard, the sequel to last year’s all-star action blockbuster, The Expendables, has been increasing its cast and signing everyone who’s anyone in the martial arts/butt-kicking scene. Last week, we got a look at Sylvester Stallone, who won’t be directing this time around, hanging out with Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger [...]

Liam Hemsworth Brings a Youthful Vibe to The Expendables 2

Liam Hemsworth

According to Deadline, up-and-coming Australian actor Liam (brother of Thor’s Chris) Hemsworth is joining the starry cast of action dinosaurs in The Expendables 2. Hemsworth will team up with the original’s director/star (Con Air’s Simon West is welding the megaphone this time around) Sylvester Stallone, alongside Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Mickey Rourke, Terry Crews, Jet [...]

Arnie & Willis To Have Beefed Up Roles For Expendables 2

Grauman's Chinese Theatre

News continues to trickle in regarding the follow-up to the guilty pleasure (and frustrating waste of a golden opportunity) that was The Expendables. It looks as  though pretty much everyone who survived the first film is set to return, with a bit of added Chuck Norris and JCVD, if persistent internet rumours are to be [...]

More Aging Action Stars to Join ‘Expendables’ Sequel?

The Expendables 2 Poster

Casting rumours are beginning to circulate for the upcoming sequel to The Expendables, Sylvester Stallone’s surprise hit action movie from last year, and a couple of names (at least), are obvious choices to fans of 80’s tough-guy, martial artist cinema. Members from the first film, Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Mickey Rourke, Arnold Schwarzenegger [...]

Drive Angry 3D Review

Movies that know exactly what they are and what their strengths are endear themselves to me, and the unashamedly raucous and silly Drive Angry (or Drive Angry 3D as it is officially titled) has a highly entertaining B movie heart wrapped in ‘A’ budget and 3D clothes. Reveling in its greasy ’70s occult and road movie exploitation [...]

Have you ‘Heard’ the Red Sonja Casting Rumour?

After a long and protracted development period (which included a version Robert Rodriguez was due to produce with partner Rose McGowan a couple of years back) could a remake of Red Sonja finally be on the cards? The company behind the upcoming Conan reboot, Nu Image, appear to finally have a time pencilled in and [...]

The Mechanic Review

The Mechanic

Simon West’s remake of Michael Winner’s 1972 film is by no means a worn-out hand-me-down and The Mechanic may easily be able to boast the title of ‘West’s best’ since Con Air. The opening sequence follows protagonist Arthur Bishop (the inside-out Bond/action star Jason Statham) on a silent operation where we get our first taste [...]

Director Simon West Keen for Con Air Sequel

Con Air

Will it only be a matter of time before the bunny needs to go back in the box once again? Action director Simon West has been doing the promotional rounds for new feature The Mechanic (released over here and in the US on Friday). Interviewed by Crave Online, he mentions the next project he’s involved [...]

Video Interview – Donald Sutherland for The Mechanic

Donald Sutherland - The Mechanic

Last week I had the honour of interviewing Hollywood heavy-weight Donald Sutherland about his new movie and big-budget remake The Mechanic which is released Friday January 28th. I’d been warned beforehand that he was quite the smarty-pants which led me to open our talk with one of the most difficult questions of his career…*gulp* Luckily [...]

The Mechanic Red Band Trailer

IGN have posted a brand new red band trailer for CBS Films’ upcoming action-thriller The Mechanic. Directed by Simon West, The Mechanic stars Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Donald Sutherland, Christa Campbell, Tony Goldwyn, Nick Jones and Jeff Chase. The film will be released nationwide on January 28, 2011 Arthur Bishop (Statham) is a ‘mechanic’ – [...]

Five New High Res Images for Jason Statham’s ‘The Mechanic’

The Mechanic

Lionsgate have released these five new high res images from Jason Statham’s new movie, The Mechanic which is directed by and also stars Ben Foster, Donald Sutherland and Christa Campbell. The Mechanic is a remake of the Charles Bronson film with the same title from 1972 and I’ll let the synopsis do the talking: Synopsis: [...]

Nicholas Cage to Team Up with his Con Air Director for Medallion

It’s been over 13 years ago since Nicholas Cage uttered that immortal line “Put the bunny in the box!” in nutty, yet incredibly entertaining action epic Con Air. /Film is running a story that the actor is teaming up again with Simon West (the director of that 1997 feature) for Medallion, which is the tale [...]

New International Trailer for Jason Statham’s ‘The Mechanic’

Jason Statham is back doing what he does best – blowing stuff up! Momentum Pictures and Lionsgate have just sent us the brand new UK trailer for his latest movie, The Mechanic which is directed by Simon West and also stars Ben Foster and Donald Sutherland. This trailer is pretty much a re-cut of the [...]

New Poster for Jason Statham’s ‘The Mechanic’

The Mechanic Poster

Empire have released a new poster for Jason Statham’s new movie, The Mechanic. The movie is directed bySimon West and as well as Statham, stars Ben Foster, Donald Sutherland, Christa Campbell, Nick Jones, Amber Fleck Gaiennie and Jeff Chase. This new version is a remake of the 1972 Charles Bronson action thriller and we can expect to [...]

The Mechanic Official Trailer

Hot on the heels of the debut poster, MSN have unveiled the official trailer for CBS Films’ remake of the 1972 Charles Bronson action thriller The Mechanic. Directed by Simon West, from a screenplay by Richard Wenk and Lewis John Carlino, The Mechanic stars Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Donald Sutherland, Christa Campbell, Nick Jones, Amber Fleck [...]

The Mechanic Poster Debut

The Mechanic

CBS Films have released a new poster for The Mechanic, their remake of the 1972 Charles Bronson action thriller. The Mechanic is directed by Simon West and stars Jason Statham, Ben Foster, Donald Sutherland, Christa Campbell, Nick Jones, Amber Fleck Gaiennie and Jeff Chase. Arthur Bishop (Statham) is a mechanic – an elite assassin with [...]

CBS Films Tries to Fix Itself With The Mechanic

the mechanic

CBS Films has just announced that they have acquired The Mechanic from Millennium Films, a remake of the 1972 film of the same name. This is the first movie in their film lineup that actually could be decent and entertaining to watch. The remake stars Jason Statham as Arthur Bishop, who was once played by [...]

The New Trailer for The Mechanic is Not Subtle

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So, the plan is to retool a Michael Winner directed film, one starring Charles Bronson as a killer, the titular Mechanic as he ‘fixes’ things, who do you call up to fill the man’s shoes? Jason Statham of course, and let’s get the guy who gave us Tomb Raider and Con Air to pull the [...]