Spy and Espionage

Maggie Q, Shane West and Lyndsy Fonseca bring Nikita and ‘Division’ to NYCC 2010

Maggie Q (Live Free or Die Hard, Mission: Impossible III) plays Nikita, the former spy and assassin determined to destroy the secretive and corrupt government agency that trained her, known only as Division. Join Maggie, Shane West (ER), Lyndsy Fonseca (Kick-Ass) and executive producer Craig Silverstein (Bones), as they answer your questions and show a ….

New villains cast in Mission: Impossible 4

Léa Seydoux, the French actress who recently appeared in Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood and the opening farmhouse scene of Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds, will butt heads with Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible 4, according to RiskyBusiness. Seydoux will play the lead female villain in the sequel, which just began shooting in Europe. Mission: Impossible 4 ….

Dragon Tattoo actor to play villain in Mission: Impossible IV

Swedish actor Michael Nyqvist (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest) has been tapped to play the villain for Paramount’s fourth Mission: Impossible film, according to Variety. The Brad Bird (The Incredibles, Ratatouille)-directed espionage thriller is set to begin shooting this fall in ….

James Cameron’s True Lies becoming TV series?

Avatar director James Cameron’s 1994 blockbuster espionage action film True Lies, is headed to ABC television as a weekly series, according to THR Livefeed. ABC has made a script deal for the project, with Cameron’s Lightstorm Entertainment, Fox TV producing and Rene Echevarria as writer/showrunner and co-executive producer. If greenlit, the project will mark the ….

The Tourist trailer world premiere this Wednesday

Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s espionage thriller The Tourist, starring Johnny Depp and Angelina Jolie, will premiere a new theatrical trailer this Wednesday, September 15th. The Sony Pictures film The Tourist hits theaters on December 10, 2010, and centers on Depp an American tourist whose playful dalliance with a stranger (Angelina Jolie) leads to a web ….

New images emerge from George Clooney’s assassin thriller The American

Focus Features has released new images from George Clooney’s action thriller The American, which hits theaters next Thursday, September 1st. The American stars Academy Award winner George Clooney in the title role for director Anton Corbijn (Control). As an assassin, Jack (Clooney) is constantly on the move and always alone. After a job in Sweden ….

Bruce Willis and Sigourney Weaver take on kidnap thriller Cold Light of Day

Bruce Willis and Sigourney Weaver are set to star with Henry Cavill (The Count of Monte Cristo, Stardust, Tristan + Isolde) in the kidnap thriller The Cold Light of Day, according to HeatVision. Mabrouk El Mechri, who directed the faux Jean-Claude Van Damme documentary JCVD, will helm the movie, with Intrepid Pictures’ Trevor Macy and ….

Espionage comic Crosshair closes film adaptation deal at Comic-Con

Mandeville Films’ partners David Hoberman and Todd Lieberman announced today that Mandeville and Top Cow Productions will team up to produce a feature film version of Top Cow’s comic book “Crosshair.” Mandeville learned of the project of the eve of San Diego’s Comic-Con, and, after extensive negotiations, closed the deal over the weekend to adapt ….

Win one of three copies of the action spy comedy Operation: Endgame on DVD

The edgy action-comedy with one of the coolest all-star casts ever assembled, Operation: Endgame premieres on DVD and Blu-ray on July 27th from Anchor Bay Entertainment. To celebrate the release, FilmFetish is giving away 3 copies of the DVD to readers. PLEASE NOTE: To be considered to win this and all other contests, your eNews ….

Simon Pegg in talks to return for Brad Bird-directed Mission: Impossible 4

Simon Pegg is in negotiations to reprise his role as lab geek Benji Dunn in Paramount’s Mission: Impossible 4, which will be directed by Brad Bird, according to Heat Vision. While not officially greenlit, the film is eyeing an early September start. Brad Bird is known for animated fare, including Ratatouille, The Incredibles and animated ….

New photos and poster from George Clooney assassination thriller The American

The suspense thriller The American, which is being directed by Anton Corbijn (Control), stars Academy Award winner George Clooney as a world-class assassin, who’s trying to get out of the killing game forever. Moviefone has posted some exclusive pics from the new thriller, and Focus Features has released the first poster from the film as ….