Action

Robert Rodriguez nabs remake rights to Bakshi’s Fire & Ice

Ain’t It Cool interviewed Robert Rodriguez about his upcoming grindhouse flick Machete, which hits theaters on September 3, 2010, and during the extensive discussion, they touched on Fire & Ice, a dream project Rodriguez apparently has been circling for years. Master illustrator Frank Frazetta’s artwork brought the original Ralph Bakshi animated film to life in ….

Magnet grabs worldwide releasing rights to “The Latin Dragon’s” Mandrill (read this if you saw Kiltro)

Magnet Releasing announced yesterday that it has acquired worldwide distribution rights to Mandrill, the new action film directed by Ernesto Espinoza and starring Marko “the Latin Dragon” Zaror. Zaror is a phenomenal talent from Chile who is making a big splash in the international martial arts scene, and just cinched the Best Rising Action star ….

Resident Evil: Afterlife joins IMAX slate of big screen releases

IMAX and Sony Pictures today announced that Resident Evil: Afterlife will be released to digital IMAX theatres simultaneously with the film’s wide release on September 10, 2010. Resident Evil: Afterlife was photographed in 3D using the same equipment used to lens Avatar, will be digitally re-mastered into the image and sound quality of The IMAX ….

Zack Snyder’s action epic Sucker Punch to be released in IMAX 3D

IMAX, Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures announced today that director Zack Snyder’s next big action thriller Sucker Punch 3D will be released to IMAX theatres simultaneously with the film’s domestic release on March 25, 2011. The film is part of the previously announced agreement between Warner Bros. and IMAX to release up to 20 ….

JJ Abrams and Stephen Spielberg team up for Super 8

HeatVisionBlog has posted details on JJ Abrams’ and Stephen Spielberg’s hush-hush collaboration project, tentatively titled Super 8, which they concocted a year ago from discussions of their own early filmmaking experiences. Apparently bits and pieces about the project began bubbling up last week. Abrams wrote and will direct the film this fall for a summer ….

NBC nabs Fringe creator’s new action spy drama Undercovers for next season

After apparently being extremely pleased with its pilot episode, NBC has nabbed its first new action drama series for next season, and it’s Lost and Fringe creator J.J. Abrams’ Undercovers, according to Livefeed. Abrams co-wrote, produced and directed the Undercovers pilot, which stars British actress Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Surrogates’ Boris Kodjoe as a married couple ….