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4K Ultra HD Review – Mad Max (1979)

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Mad Max, 1979. Directed by George Miller Starring Mel Gibson, Joanne Samuel, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Steve Bisley, Tim Burns, Roger Ward SYNOPSIS: George Miller’s classic Mad Max arrives on 4K Ultra HD courtesy of Kino Lorber. The picture quality is about as good as it gets for a 41-year-old indie film, which means it’s on par […]

Mel Gibson says Lethal Weapon 5 is “absolutely” happening

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Almost twenty years on from the release of Lethal Weapon 4, it was revealed back in 2017 that director Richard Donner and stars Mel Gibson and Danny Glover were looking to get back together for a fifth outing in the buddy cop franchise. There’s been little in the way of news since the initial announcement, […]

Fatman trailer pits Mel Gibson’s Santa Claus against Walton Goggins’ hitman

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Ahead of its home-entertainment release next week, Paramount Pictures has shared a new trailer for the Christmas action comedy Fatman. Directed by Eshom and Ian Nelms, the film stars Mel Gibson as a struggling, unorthodox Santa Claus who finds himself locked in a deadly battle with a hitman (Walton Goggins) who was hired to kill […]

Movie Review – Fatman (2020)

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Fatman, 2020. Written and Directed by Eshom Nelms and Ian Nelms. Starring Mel Gibson, Walton Goggins, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Shaun Benson, Paulino Nunes, Chance Hurstfield, Michelle Lang, Deborah Grover, Bill Turnbull, Michael Dickson, Robert Bockstael, Mikaël Conde, Sean Tucker, and Michael Dyson. SYNOPSIS: Santa Claus must contend with a hitman sent from a disappointed child. There […]

Jim Caviezel says The Passion of the Christ sequel will be “the biggest film in world history”

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Jim Caviezel has teased that The Passion of the Christ sequel will be the “biggest film in world history” after receiving the third draft from Mel Gibson. When it comes to faith-based films, they don’t get any bigger than Mel Gibson’s The Passion of the Christ. Released all the way back in 2003, the visceral […]

Mel Gibson, Kate Bosworth and Emile Hirsch star in trailer for Force of Nature

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Ahead of its home entertainment release next month, a poster and trailer have arrived online for director Michael Polish’s upcoming action thriller Force of Nature which stars Mel Gibson, Kate Bosworth, Emile Hirsch, and David Zayas; check them out here… A gang of thieves plan a heist during a hurricane and encounter trouble when a […]

Mel Gibson, Danny Glover and Richard Donner still on board for Lethal Weapon 5

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Back in October of 2017 it was reported that Lethal Weapon director Richard Donner and stars Mel Gibson and Danny Glover were looking to reunite for a fifth instalment in the classic buddy cop franchise, with Donner subsequently revealing that he didn’t believe the sequel was going to move ahead. Well, it seems that Warner Bros. […]

Christmas Special: Lethal Weapon with The Courier director Zackary Adler | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #60

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On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, filmmaker Zackary Adler discusses his own action thriller The Courier and Lethal Weapon – his favourite Christmas movie… On this week’s episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, it’s another Christmas special […]

Mel Gibson and Frank Grillo reuniting with Joe Carnahan for Leo From Toledo

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Having teamed on the upcoming Boss Level, actors Mel Gibson and Frank Grillo are set to reunite with director Joe Carnahan for the new thriller Leo From Toledo, Variety has revealed. As per the trade, Leo From Toledo will see Gibson taking on the role of a former hitman for the Kansas City mob “now […]

Dominic Monaghan joins action thriller Waldo with Charlie Hunnam and Mel Gibson

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Deadline has revealed that Dominic Monaghan (Lost) is set to star in the action thriller Waldo from British director Tim Kirkby (Veep), joining a cast that includes Charlie Hunnam (Sons of Anarchy), Mel Gibson (Dragged Across Concrete) and Eiza Gonzalez (Baby Driver). Based on Howard Gould’s novel Last Looks, Waldo will see Hunnam taking on the role of former LAPD […]