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A Look Back at The Expendables Franchise (And a Look Forward…)

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Ten years on from the release of the first movie, Tom Jolliffe looks back at the Expendables franchise and then looks at where it can go now (and who needs to join the crew)… When The Expendables was first announced in late 2009, my excitement levels went through the roof. Initially it was Sylvester Stallone, […]

Jason Statham and Kevin Hart to team for action comedy The Man From Toronto

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After briefly sharing the screen in last year’s Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, Jason Statham (The Meg) and Kevin Hart (Jumanji: The Next Level) are now set to team up for The Man From Toronto, an action comedy set up at Sony Pictures. Patrick Hughes (The Expendables 3, The Hitman’s Bodyguard) is set […]

Exclusive Interview – Hobbs & Shaw director David Leitch on action scenes, Deadpool’s future and Martin Scorsese

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Tom Beasley chats with Hobbs & Shaw director David Leitch about the film’s unhinged, brilliant action sequences, as well as the future of his various franchises and Martin Scorsese’s controversial comic book opinions… Fans went in to Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw expecting insanity – and they were not disappointed. With the dynamite […]

Scott Eastwood joins Guy Ritchie’s Le Convoyeur remake Cash Truck

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Deadline has revealed that Scott Eastwood (Pacific Rim: Uprising) will star in Guy Ritchie’s upcoming action thriller Cash Truck, which is a remake of the 2004 French film Le Convoyeur. The film will reunite Ritchie with his Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch lead Jason Statham, and also stars Holt McCallanay (Mindhunter). Cash Truck is described as […]

Jason Statham and Guy Ritchie reuniting for Le Convoyeur remake

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Having broken out together with their work on Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch, actor Jason Statham and director Guy Ritchie are now set to reunite for a remake of the 2004 French film Le Convoyeur. The revenge-based action thriller will see Statham taking on the role of H, “a cold and mysterious […]

Details on Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham and Vin Diesel’s Fast & Furious “fight contracts” revealed

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With Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw currently raking in the cash at the box office, The Wall Street Journal has posted an interesting article which claims that franchise stars Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham and Vin Diesel each have specific “fight contracts” to ensure that their characters come off as tough as possible during […]

Movie Review – Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)

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Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, 2019. Directed by David Leitch. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby, Ryan Reynolds, Rob Delaney, Eiza González, Helen Mirren, Eddie Marsan, Eliana Sua, Cliff Curtis, Stephanie Vogt, David Mumeni, Axel Nu, Lampros Kalfuntzos, Lori Pelenise Tuisano, John Tui, Joshua Mauga, and Roman Reigns. SYNOPSIS: Lawman […]

Video Review – Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

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Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, 2019. Directed by David Leitch. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby, Ryan Reynolds, Rob Delaney, Eiza González, Helen Mirren, Eddie Marsan and Roman Reigns. This week sees the release of the new Fast and Furious spin-off, Hobbs & Shaw. In the video below, Flickering Myth […]

Movie Review – Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019)

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Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw, 2019. Directed by David Leitch. Starring Dwayne Johnson, Jason Statham, Idris Elba, Vanessa Kirby, Ryan Reynolds, Rob Delaney, Eiza González, Helen Mirren, Eddie Marsan, Eliana Sua, Cliff Curtis, Stephanie Vogt, David Mumeni, Axel Nu, Lampros Kalfuntzos, Lori Pelenise Tuisano, John Tui, Joshua Mauga, and Roman Reigns. SYNOPSIS: Lawman […]

Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw gets new clips and behind-the-scenes featurettes

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With just over a week to go until Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw arrives in cinemas, Universal Pictures continue to push the promotional campaign for the action blockbuster which two behind the scenes featurettes and three clips from the spinoff movie; check them out here… SEE ALSO: Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & […]