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Sly Stallone did his best to lure Tango & Cash co-star Kurt Russell to appear in Expendables

According to the StalloneZone fan site, Sly did his best to lure his Tango & Cash so-star Kurt Russell to his forthcoming action film The Expendables. With a supporting cast including action movie icons Jet Li, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Mickey Rourke, Randy Couture, Eric Roberts and even a cameo appearance by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, ….

50 Cent is out and Terry Crews is now in Sly Stallone’s war flick Expendables

AICN, which has a direct dialogue going with Sly Stallone regarding his upcoming action flick, The Expendables, has been updating the casting of the roles Agent Will Sands and Hale Caesar. Oscar-winner Forest Whitaker was attached to the film, but a push in the schedule forced him to withdraw. Apparently Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, had ….

Sony sets date for Spider-Man 4 and Marvel delays Thor and The Avengers, but signs The Wrestler for Iron Man 2

Late last week, Sony set a May 6th, 2011 release date for Spider-Man 4, while Spider-Man franchise co-producer Marvel Studios locked up later slots than previously announced for three other upcoming comic films, according to The Hollywood Reporter. As a result, Marvel tentpoles will kick-off the summer box office for three straight years, beginning with ….

Samuel L. Jackson signs a ‘furious’ Marvel deal

Samuel L. Jackson – who just recently was supposedly on the outs with Marvel Studios over reprising his role as Nick Fury, agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., has signed a whopping nine-picture deal to play the character in a series of upcoming films, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The projects include Iron Man 2, Thor, Captain America, ….

The Wrestler wins big at The Spirit Awards

Fox Searchlight’s The Wrestler was named best feature at the 2009 Film Independent’s Spirit Awards, which was held on Saturday in an open-air tent on the beach in Santa Monica, California. The film also won a Best Male Lead trophy for Mickey Rourke, as well as Best cinematography for Maryse Alberti. The show aired live ….

Mickey Rourke to team with iconic action director Walter Hill for hitman thriller St. Vincent

Empire Magazine reports that Mickey Rourke and Walter Hill, who worked together on the seedy 1989 revenge thriller Johnny Handsome – are re-teaming for St. Vincent, a hitman tale that brings Hill behind the lens again for the first time since the 2002 boxing drama Undisputed, The plot will see Rourke as a hitman who ….

Brand new Killshot trailer online

Killshot is going to be released in theaters on January 23rd, 2009. The crime thriller comes from Academy Award nominated director John Madden (Shakespeare in Love) comes Hossein Amini’s wry adaptation of Elmore Leonard’s best-selling crime novel. The beautiful Carmen Colson (Diane Lane) and her husband Wayne (Thomas Jane) become entangled in a scam with ….

World’s Greatest Dad and The Informers set for Sundance premieres

Gradient Effects recently completed visual effects on the feature films World’s Greatest Dad, starring Academy Award winner Robin Williams, and The Informers, starring Golden Globe winner Mickey Rourke and Academy Award winner Kim Basinger. Both films are premiering at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City. World’s Greatest Dad is Gradient’s first title to be ….

The 2009 Golden Globe Award winners

Here are the winners for this year’s Golden Globe’s. Kate Winslet won an astounding deuce, including best supporting actress for her role in The Reader and best lead actress, drama, for Revolutionary Road, and Heath Ledger was awarded supporting actor for his portrayal as The Joker in The Dark Knight. Slumdog Millionaire nabbed four awards ….

Mickey Rourke and Sam Rockwell in talks for Iron Man 2

Variety reports that Mickey Rourke, who is currently enjoying success from his role in Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler, is in negotiations to play the main baddie in the upcoming Iron Man sequel, which Jon Favreau starts shooting this spring. Sam Rockwell (Frost/Nixon, Choke) is also in talks to play another villain in the film, which ….

The Horsemen trailer featuring a seductive Zhang Ziyi

Variety posted a link to this Italian trailer for the Dennis Quaid and Zhang Ziyi starrer The Horsemen, and pretty much slammed it. Ziyi and Quaid shot the project in Canada, and while the trailer doesn’t look very exciting, the movie sports an impressive cast, which also includes Clifton Collins Jr., Eric Balfour and Peter ….

Trailer for Mickey Rourke film The Wrestler

There’s been so much buzz surrounding Darren Aronofsky’s new film The Wrestler, ever since it premiered at the Venice Film Festival back in September, where is won the Golden Lion. The Wrestler follows the story of a retired professional wrestler named Randy “The Ram” Robinson (Mickey Rourke), as he makes his way through the independent ….

French crime thriller 13 Tzameti getting U.S. remake treatment

13 Tzameti was amazing, and I’m not at all surprised that a remake is in the works. It was so absorbing and amazingly real, my eyes remained wide the entire film, as if I was watching some sort of sick underground documentary. We’ll see what happens in the translation of the French crime thriller. According ….

Info on 1st Grindhouse spin-off Machete, and Sin City 2 and 3

Apparently, Danny Trejo will be making a return appearance as Machete in a feature film due in 2008. Planet Terror director Robert Rodriguez, will direct the film, which revolves around an Mexican immigrant/government spy/assassin/machete knife master, who’s out for revenge. Rodriguez has said in interviews that the deal on the spin-off is done. Sin City ….

Speaking of Killshot, Here’s the Trailer

Speak of the devil, here I go, poking around a bit, and find this early trailer for the film Killshot. Here’s a preview… Killshot is the new film from director John Madden, Oscar nominated helmer of Shakespeare in Love. It stars Diane Lane, Mickey Rourke, Thomas Jane, Rosario Dawson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Johnny Knoxville, Lois Smith, and Don McManus. The story revolves around Carmen Colson (Lane) and ….