Crime

Fast Five writer gets in the driver’s seat of Fast Six and major production deal at Universal

Chris Morgan – writer of the third, fourth and fifth installments of Universal’s Fast and the Furious franchise (Fast Five opens April 29) – has signed a two-year first-look production deal with the studio, according to THR. The deal also includes penning the script for Fast Six. According to the report, Morgan has been a ….

The Transporter in talks to join Taylor Hackford thriller Parker

Jason Statham is in talks to star in the Taylor Hackford thriller Parker, according to Variety. Hackford will produce the project with Steven Chasman, Les Alexander, Sidney Kimmel and Jonathan Mitchell, working from a John J. McLaughlin (Black Swan) script. Parker is based on a series of books by Donald Westlake, that revolve around a ….

Director Michael Winner to appear for discussion and screenings of his cult classics The Mechanic and Scorpio

Michael Winner will appear in person for a double feature of two of his 1970’s action classics, The Mechanic and Scorpio, two of my favorite action films of all time. The event will take place on Saturday, March 12th, beginning at 7:30pm. The Egyptian Theatre will play host, which is located at 6712 Hollywood Boulevard, ….

Jim Jarmusch and Alex Cox to have Q & A after cult classic Straight to Hell screening

Director Alex Cox (Sid & Nancy, Repo Man) revisits his 1986 cult classic Straight to Hell, adding previously cut scenes and some extra blood spatter, plus a brand new soundtrack, in a screening at 92Y Tribeca, located at 200 Hudson Street in New York City. The event takes place on Thursday, March 3, 2011, beginning ….

50 Cent’s Gun Blu-ray review

There’s no question that Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson (Get Rich or Die Tryin’) isn’t the average rapper-turned-actor. He proves time and again that he’s got the chops as a richly textured thespian. However with Gun – 50’s second attempt at writing projects for himself (the first being Before I Self Destruct) – he’s also proven ….

Twilight’s vampire patriarch Peter Facinelli to play crime family king

Titan Worldwide Chairman and CEO Brad Feinstein has announced it will begin shooting the controversial crime epic El Chico Blanco, on location in New Mexico, in June of this year. El Chico Blanco tells the story of Ben Harper, a white outcast raised in the barrio, who ascends to a position of power against all ….

Images from Cuba Gooding Jr. crime thriller Ticking Clock

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has released images from Academy Award winner Cuba Gooding, Jr.’s latest project Ticking Clock, which comes to DVD and Blu-ray on January 4, 2011. In Ticking Clock, Gooding stars as Lewis Hicks, a crime journalist specializing in brutal murders who discovers the mutilated body of his new girlfriend and comes into ….

Season two preview of Elmore Leonard’s Justified

FX announced that season two of its critically acclaimed drama series Justified will return on Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at 10 PM. Developed by Graham Yost and starring Timothy Olyphant, Justified is based on the works of crime novelist Elmore Leonard, including Leonard’s short story Fire in the Hole. Fresh off the epic gun battle that concluded season one, season two of Justified finds ….

New villain and a set of parents added to Spider-Man reboot film

Campbell Scott has joined the cast of Columbia Picture’s Spider-Man origins film with actors Irrfan Khan, Annie Parisse and Julianne Nicholson in various stages of discussion to also enter the movie’s web, according to THR. Spider-Man begins production this month in Los Angeles, with Marc Webb (500 Days of Summer) directing and Andrew Garfield (The ….

Win one of two copies of the brutal 3-disc DVD set Gangland: The Complete Season Six

Gangland: The Complete Season Six continues A&E’s disturbing portrait of America’s gang culture, and FilmFetish has 3 complete copies of the 3-disc DVD set to giveaway to readers. PLEASE NOTE: To be considered to win this and all other contests, your eNews profile must be updated with your current mailing address, not just your email. ….