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Burbank, Calif., May 6, 2025 – Lethal Weapon, the 1987 action thriller film from director Richard Donner and starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover, will be available for purchase Digitally in 4K Ultra HD and on 4K Uhd Blu-ray Disc on June 24.

The box office hit was nominated for the Academy Award® for Best Sound and spawned a franchise with three sequels and a television series.

The Digital and 4K Uhd disc release includes the 1987 theatrical version of the film and the 2000 Director’s Cut, which features an additional 7 minutes of footage not seen in theaters.

Directed by Donner (Superman), the film stars Gibson (Braveheart) as Detective Martin Riggs, Glover (Predator) as Detective Roger Murtaugh, and Gary Busey (Point Break). Shane Black wrote the script, and Donner, Joel Silver, and Silver Pictures produced it.

Lethal Weapon will be available on Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc online and in-store at major retailers and Digitally from Amazon Prime Video,...

Fox will be starting the 2025-2026 season with six new series, including upcoming drama “Memory of a Killer,” a revival of “Fear Factor” as well as the return of “American Dad!” and the network’s Sunday night Animation Domination block.

The news was announced ahead of Fox’s upfront presentation on Monday. Fox also revealed that this past season it ranked No. 1 among broadcasters when it came to the targeted 18-to-49 demographic and that it was the only network among Fox, ABC, CBS and NBC to be up year-over-year in the demo.

“Building on our winning position in both key demos and co-viewing this season, Fox delivers a 2025-26 schedule that’s filled with irreverence, fun and much-needed laughter,” Rob Wade, Fox Entertainment CEO, said. “Next year more than ever, we’re bringing that promise to life with a terrific slate to delight our audiences across linear, Hulu and beyond.

In 1992, the now acclaimed director Roland Emmerich, alongside action superstars Jean Claude Van Damme and Dolph Lundgren, created Universal Soldier. A movie that was maybe under-appreciated in the golden age of action films but nonetheless a highlight in all of their careers. Regardless, financial issues loomed for the studio that created it. This resulted in rights being sold and two mostly horrendous television movies being released on Showtime starring Gary Busey and Burt Reynolds. Seven years later, in 1999, the franchise would attempt its big screen comeback with the legendary Jean Claude Van Damme desperate for a career win on a project no director seemed willing to touch. Would the result be a resurrection of not only the franchise but its leading man’s once unstoppable career? Or one of the final nails in the coffin of both of their big screen futures? This is What Happened to Universal Soldier: The Return.

As the format continues to gain traction, here’s our regularly-updated list of upcoming 4K Ultra HD disc releases in the UK.

Sitting alongside our list of upcoming DVD and Blu-ray releases (that you can find here), we’re also keeping a calendar for those who support the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray disc format. As we learn of new UK releases, we’ll add them to this list.

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Reba McEntire is opening up about her romance with actor Rex Linn, describing their relationship as “the perfect union,” even if they do “argue a lot” more these days. The Queen of Country, who hosts the 60th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards tonight (May 8) on Prime Video, spoke with Fox News Digital on the red carpet for the star-studded ceremony, where she was asked about what makes her relationship with the Young Sheldon star work. “Well, Rex and I get along in every aspect,” McEntire said. “He’s a better cook than I am, so I like that, for sure. We love Longhorns, we love the cowboy way of life, cowgirl way of life, and we both got into the entertainment industry.” Linn played Principal Tom Petersen on The Big Bang Theory spinoff between 2017 and 2024. He’s also known for his roles in CSI: Miami, Better Call Saul, Lethal Weapon,...

Oscar-winning actor Mel Gibson, known for hits like Braveheart and Lethal Weapon, has long been one of Hollywood’s most talked-about figures. While his talent behind and in front of the camera is undeniable, his personal life has often drawn just as much attention. One of his most controversial episodes was his turbulent relationship with Russian pianist Oksana Grigorieva.

The duo was involved in a domestic violence situation, with the latter accusing the actor of some serious charges. But what shocked everyone was how the actor/filmmaker responded to those accusations in an interview. Let’s dive deeper to understand what he said and what unfolded between him and Grigorieva.

Mel Gibson’s shocking confession on slapping Oksana Grigorieva

Mel Gibson can easily be one of Hollywood’s most sought-after actors. His work as an actor and filmmaker has been widely praised and has earned him a lot of fame and media attention.

Richard Donner’s classic 1987 action movie Lethal Weapon will be available in 4K Ultra HD for the first time ever on June 24th. Pre-orders are ongoing.

The Mel Gibson and Danny Glover-led film will be available for purchase digitally, on 4K Uhd Blu-ray disc, and in a limited Steelbook edition.

Arriving in 4K resolution with High Dynamic Range (Hdr), the release includes both the 1987 theatrical version of the movie and the 2000 Director’s Cut, which features an additional seven minutes of footage. It also comes with two new featurettes: A Legacy of Inspiration: Remembering Richard Donner and I’m Too Old for This…

Directed by the late Donner from a screenplay written by Shane Black, Lethal Weapon starred Gibson as Detective Martin Riggs and Glover as Detective Roger Murtaugh. Gary Busey, Mitchell Ryan, Tom Atkins, Darlene Love, and Traci Wolfe round out the cast.

In the film, Gibson plays...

1987’s Lethal Weapon is arriving on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray in June: more details on the new release right this way.

Warner Bros continues to mine its back catalogue of titles really rather well, and also support physical media too. The latest case in point: Richard Donner’s 1987 favourite Lethal Weapon is heading to 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, and it’s just gone up for preorder.

There are gaps in the information at the moment. No release date has been announced yet, although the expectation now is that the film will be landing this side of the summer. Furthermore, it’s unclear if we’re getting any fresh extra features either. We are getting both the theatrical and the director’s cut of the film, though.

And we are definitely getting the original Lethal Weapon on the 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray format for the first time. So far, the Steelbook edition is available to order.

Lethal Weapon, the 1987 action thriller film from director Richard Donner and starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover, will be available for purchase Digitally in 4K Ultra HD and on 4K Uhd Blu-ray Disc on June 24. The box office hit was nominated for the Academy Award® for Best Sound and spawned a franchise that includes three sequels and a television series. The Digital and 4K Uhd disc release includes both the 1987 theatrical version of the film and the 2000 Director’s Cut which features an additional 7 minutes of footage not seen in theaters. Directed by Donner (Superman), the ... Read more...

The Paddy’s Pub Gang of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia isn’t known for admitting when they’re wrong, but that doesn’t mean that Mac, Charlie, Dennis, Dee and Frank are completely unreasonable when it comes time for a mea culpa — reason will prevail.

At its heart, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia is about the bonds of friendship and family. Sure, those friendships are toxic and typically abusive, and, yeah, the family is only slightly less dysfunctional than the Beverly Hills Menendez one. But like any great sitcom, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia features interesting characters who have compelling relationships to one another, even if they’re constantly scamming, berating, assaulting and igniting each other. And, as anyone who has been married for a few decades or shared a living space with their sociopathic crush for the same amount of time will tell you, the secret to...

It can’t be denied that as far as martial arts movies go, the best ones come from Asia, particularly Hong Kong during their action heyday, which was arguably the 70s, 80s and first half of the ’90s. It’s tough to compete with the likes of the Shaw Brothers and the drunken master known as Jackie Chan. That said, martial arts movies were also making a foothold in the States decades ago, thanks mainly to Bruce Lee-mania following the release of Enter the Dragon. Before that movie, very few actors in Hollywood seemed like they were credible martial artists, except maybe James Coburn, a student of Lee’s, who pulled off some pretty good-looking moves in the otherwise silly Our Man Flint movies. Steve McQueen also had training but didn’t use martial arts on screen. Up to then, though, the most notable uses of martial arts in movies usually revolved around Judo,...

Mel Gibson isn’t exactly Hollywood’s golden boy these days. From drunken rants to questionable comments, he’s left his fair share of controversy behind, to say the least. It’s fair to say he hasn’t made it easy to root for him.

But his movies? A whole different story. Love him or loathe him off-screen, his work in cinema is impossible to ignore. From intense action flicks to heartfelt dramas, Gibson has delivered some of the most memorable performances in Hollywood history.

Mel Gibson in The Professor and the Madman (Credits: Vertical Entertainment)

He’s had his fair share of hits and cult classics, many of which still hold up decades later, and some even get better with time. Why? Because they’re filled with rich storytelling, killer acting, and that timeless magic that keeps you coming back.

So, if you’re ready to put aside the...

Warner Bros. Home Entertainment is giving action fans some big releases in the ultra-high definition Blu-ray department. It was announced earlier that Lethal Weapon would be getting a remastered release as well as 6-film collection of the Sean Connery James Bond movies. Lethal Weapon‘s street date will now be on April 29. The film catapulted Shane Black as his script for this film was a hot property in Hollywood. The movie stars Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Mitchell Ryan, and Tom Atkins.

The James Bond collection description reads, “Complete your James Bond Collection with this 007: Sean Connery Complete 6-film 4K Collection. All Sean Connery films available for the first time on 4K Blu-ray in a beautiful, limited edition exclusive Steelbook Library Case.” The collection includes 6 Steelbooks featuring unique art, all 6 007: Sean Connery films on 4K Blu-ray and Digital, and all of it is housed in a Steelbook Library Case.

The Hollywood renaissance of Josh Hartnett continues. From silver screen motion pictures like Christopher Nolan’s Academy Award-winning Oppenheimer to working with genre master M. Night Shyamalan, as well as hit television series like The Bear and Black Mirror, Hartnett has been booked and busy. Now, Collider is thrilled to partner with Vertical and offer our New York City readers an exciting opportunity to see an early screening of the action-packed thriller Fight or Flight, from the producers of John Wick, starring Hartnett as the lead. After the credits roll, director James Madigan, Hartnett, and co-star Katee Sackhoff (Battlestar Galactica) will join us for an exclusive Q&a conversation. Check out the full details below for your chance to win free tickets.

In the movie, Hartnett plays Lucas Reyes, a mercenary tasked with tracking down a high-value target known as Ghost. If Reyes can successfully deliver on this assignment, he’s promised his life back.

Jensen Ackles fans now know exactly when his new series will launch on Prime Video. An official premiere date for Countdown has been shared, as well as several first-look images from the crime thriller series.

Per Men's Health, Countdown will premiere worldwide on Prime Video with its first three episodes on Wednesday, June 25.Ackles stars in the 13-episode crime thriller as LAPD detective Mark Meachum, who is "recruited into a secret task force consisting of undercover agents from across various branches of United States law enforcement. They've been assembled to investigate the mysterious case of an officer with the Department of Homeland Security who was murdered in broad daylight without any suspects or leads at the scene. As they hunt for the killer, they begin to unravel a larger and larger plot that could end with not only one dead victim—but millions of them," reads the synopsis provided by Men's Health.

Rob McElhenney’s It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia has gained a reputation for pushing boundaries, often venturing into unconventional territories, especially for a sitcom. Few moments exemplify this more than the episode in which the characters apply blackface to a baby in a misguided scheme to make money.

Widely regarded as one of the worst episodes in the long-running sitcom, it has stirred significant criticism. However, McElhenney, fully aware of the controversy, chose to revisit the same provocative trope in later episodes, further cementing the show’s reputation for courting outrage.

When Rob McElhenney’s It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia gave a baby blackface

Rob McElhenney takes on the role of self-appointed bouncer of Paddy’s Pub, Ronald McDonald, aka Mac, in the long-running sitcom It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Credit: FX

And the character is wild in every way and sense one can imagine.

An episodic adaptation of a Disney live-action classic is coming to Disney+, and today, news outlets have unearthed new additions to the cast. According to reports, Greg Kinnear, Aidy Bryant, and Shay Rudolph will grab a shovel for Disney’s Holes TV series, based on Louis Sachar’s 1998 book. Jac Schaeffer, creator of WandaVision and Agatha All Along, has been tapped to direct the pilot for Holes.

The trio helps lead the cast, which includes Flor Delis Alicea, Anire Kim Amoda, Noah Cottrell, Iesha Daniels, Sophie Dieterlen, Alexandra Doke, and Maeve Press.

Liz Phang is the showrunner, while Alina Mankin pens the screenplay for Holes. According to reports, Holes “follows Hayley (Rudolph), a teenage girl sent to a detention camp where the ruthless Warden (Kinnear) forces the campers to dig holes for a mysterious purpose.”

Official descriptions say Greg Kinnear plays The Warden, the boss at Camp Yucca, with a...

Greg Kinnear, Aidy Bryant, and Shay Rudolph are among 10 actors joining the cast of the Disney+ pilot Holes, based on Louis Sachar’s 1998 book, from Disney Branded Television.

Rounding out the cast are Flor Delis Alicea (Love the Skin You’re In), Anire Kim Amoda (The Penguin), Noah Cottrell (The Spiderwick Chronicles), Iesha Daniels, Sophie Dieterlen, Alexandra Doke (City on Fire), and Maeve Press (Everything’s Gonna Be Okay).

Written by Alina Mankin with Liz Phang as showrunner, Holes follows Hayley (Rudolph), a teenage girl sent to a detention camp where the ruthless Warden (Kinnear) forces the campers to dig holes for a mysterious purpose.

Clockwise Top L-r: Flor Delis Alicea, Anire Kim Amoda, Noah Cottrell, Iesha Daniels, Sophie Dieterlen, Alexandra Doke and Maeve Press

A breakdown of the characters and who plays them can be found below.

Boy howdy! Glen Powell and Judd Apatow are hitching a ride aboard the same horse for an untitled original comedy at Universal. The project finds Powell returning to his laptop to pen the script with Apatow and play the lead.

The untitled comedy finds Glen Powell playing a country Western star in free fall, with Apatow getting behind the camera to direct. In addition to directing, Apatow produces through his Apatow Productions label, which has a deal at Universal, where the film is setting up camp. Apatow’s previous films with the studio include his landmark comedy The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Funny People, This Is 40, Trainwreck, and The King of Staten Island.

Powell produces alongside Dan Cohen through their joint venture Barnstorm, with Kevin Misher producing through Misher Films. Powell and Universal recently joined forces for Twisters, which grossed $372M globally. Powell is hot s**t in Hollywood right now,...

Has there ever been an actor more underappreciated than Kurt Russell? Sure, he's produced his fair share of stinkers throughout a career spanning more than six decades -- see 2006's "Poseidon" -- but more often than not, the man delivers. Yet, Russell had never earned an Academy Award nomination and too frequently gets treated like a glorified character actor than a genuine A-lister, despite appearing in some of the most beloved motion pictures of our time. 

Perhaps Russell cemented his seclusion from Hollywood's top tier after teaming up with director John Carpenter to produce films like "Escape From New York" and "Big Trouble in Little China," films that, for all intense purposes, are essentially big-budget riffs on the classic B-movies of the 1950s and 1960s. Or maybe his rugged good looks and roguish charm weren't enough to contend with the likes of Harrison Ford, Denzel Washington, Tom Cruise, or Tom Hanks.

The world of HBO's "The Last of Us" TV show is incredibly bleak. Not only did civilization as we know it end with a fungal infection that effectively turned people into zombies (just don't call them that), but society is now split into countless factions — many of them violent, cannibalistic, or authoritarian. Still, the worst part is that the HBO show placed the Cordyceps apocalypse in the year 2003 (as opposed to 2013). This means that people in "The Last of Us" missed out on seeing the Rohirrim charge at Pelennor Fields in "Return of the King" in theaters, and never saw "Revenge of the Sith." (Having "Attack of the Clones" be the last "Star Wars" movie people were able to see is rather depressing.) In that universe, "Lost" never changed television forever, and audiences missed out on "Fullmetal Alchemist," "Howl's Moving Castle," and the masterpiece that is "Hunter x Hunter." "Halo 2" never came out,...

Director James Hawes delves into, and clarifies, the comparisons that have popped up between the upcoming DC series Lanterns and the hit HBO series True Detective. When James Gunn first announced his Dcu plan for what he called Chapter 1 - Gods and Monsters, he pitched Lanterns as being like True Detective. It certainly isn't hard to see where that comparison comes from, as Lanterns is being sold as a buddy cop series where the cops, here intergalactic police officers, investigate a mystery crime in the American heartland.

James Hawes, who serves as director for the first two episodes of Lanterns, dug into the tonal inspiration for the series while promoting his latest film, The Amateur. Hawes told The Hollywood Reporter that the series has some similarities to True Detective, but the series and characters have a bit more humor to them than True Detective. Hawes cited the work of the Coen brothers,...

Mark Wahlberg has worked under some of the greatest directors throughout his career. Despite starting with big-budget action movies, he collaborated with filmmakers like Martin Scorsese, David O. Russell, and Paul Thomas Anderson.

Recently, the Boogie Nights actor worked in an action thriller titled Flight Risk, made by the critically acclaimed yet controversial Mel Gibson.

Mark Wahlberg and Mel Gibson in Father Stu | Credit: Columbia Pictures

The latter’s personal life has been marred by many controversies that have even led to his absence from the industry. However, regardless of all that, Wahlberg praised Gibson as one of the greatest directors ever.

Mark Wahlberg spoke highly about Mel Gibson’s filmmaking skills

Mark Wahlberg has previously worked alongside Mel Gibson as a co-star in Daddy’s Home 2 and Father Stu. As The Departed actor worked under Gibson’s direction for the first time, he had nothing but praise for the Lethal Weapon star.

Bruce Willis has made a career out of playing men who look like they haven’t slept since the late ‘80s, and The Last Boy Scout is no exception. Released in 1991, this action-packed, expletive-riddled, buddy-cop-adjacent flick directed by Tony Scott and written by Shane Black was basically Die Hard‘s rowdier, more foul-mouthed cousin. And yet, despite its A-list talent and explosive action, it somehow ended up as one of the most overlooked gems of the early ‘90s.

Now, let’s get one thing straight—I loved this movie growing up. So much so that I practically ran my VHS copy into the ground, forcing the poor tape to endure countless rewatches until it finally tapped out. Rip to that beautiful, plastic relic. Hopefully, the DVD holds out a little longer.

So, what the f*** happened? How did this film, with all its star power and razor-sharp dialogue, become more...

Actor Mel Gibson’s gun rights will be restored following a ruling by the U.S. Justice Department.

Gibson had his gun rights revoked in 2011 when he was charged with a misdemeanor domestic violence conviction, which involved an altercation with his then-girlfriend and their child in 2010.

The Trump Administration intervened to help Gibson, a close friend of the president. On March 7, former U.S. pardon attorney Elizabeth G. Oyer was terminated for refusing to recommend the request.

Federal law bans all those with felony convictions and most individuals with domestic violence charges from possessing firearms.

The Lethal Weapon star pleaded no contest in a deal with prosecutors that kept him out of prison.

As part of the 2011 plea deal, he spent three years on probation, underwent one year of domestic violence counseling and performed 16 hours of community service.

Days before his inauguration on Jan. 20, Donald Trump named Gibson, Jon Voight...

This April marks the publication of the third edition of one of the best books ever written on directing, Bethany Rooney and Mary Lou Belli‘s “Directors Tell the Story.” A comprehensive guide to the hundreds of aesthetic, managerial, and logistical problems a director faces every day on set and how best to solve them, its strength comes from the position of authority from which Rooney and Belli write — between them, they’ve got over 75 years of experience on set as episodic television directors.

Rooney alone has hundreds of hours of television on her resume thanks to a career that stretches back to 1985 and her big break on the medical drama “St. Elsewhere.” Since then, she has worked in virtually every genre imaginable, from comic book shows (“Arrow”) and teen dramas to action, horror, procedurals, and dramedies.

Rooney stopped by IndieWire’s Filmmaker Toolkit podcast for a wide-ranging conversation about her career and her process,...

While we wait to see whether or not Warner Bros. is going to give Lethal Weapon franchise star Mel Gibson the chance to direct Lethal Weapon 5, Lionsgate gave the Gibson-directed action thriller Flight Risk a theatrical release back in January (you can read our review Here) – and now, the film is available on home video, having received a release on 4K Uhd, Blu-ray, and DVD. There’s even a 4K Uhd + Blu-ray + Digital Combo Pack SteelBook. To mark the occasion, we have a featurette clip that you can watch in the embed above.

If you want to add a copy of Flight Risk to your collection, you can buy one at This Link.

Scripted by Jared Rosenberg, Flight Risk has the following synopsis: In this high-stakes suspense thriller, Academy Award nominee Mark Wahlberg plays a pilot transporting an Air Marshal (Michelle Dockery) accompanying a fugitive (Topher Grace) to trial.

It can’t be denied that in the eighties and nineties, the action movies coming out of Hong Kong revolutionized the industry. Marrying the kinetic style of seventies grid house martial arts epics with the technological innovations and kinetic energy of the best American action movies of the era, directors like John Woo, Tsui Hark and Ringo Lam, and stars like Jackie Chan and Chow Yun-Fat made a huge mark internationally. In the mid-nineties, and in the face of Hong Kong’s 1997 handover to China, many of the biggest names from the scene found their way to America, and outside of Jackie Chan and John Woo, arguably the most successful transition was made by martial arts superstar Jet Li.

A former member of the Bejing Wushu team, Li’s arguably became the biggest martial arts movie star since Bruce Lee. Sure, Jackie Chan movies maybe made more money, but they,...

It was just this past January that Lethal Weapon star and Braveheart director Mel Gibson was saying he hoped to start filming the sequel to his smash hit The Passion of the Christ sometime next year. In a surprising status update, it looks as if the new film, The Resurrection of the Christ, will actually start much sooner than previously thought. Deadline is reporting that the CEO of Rome’s historic Cinecittà Studios, Manuela Cacciamani, has confirmed that Gibson’s biblical epic starts shooting at the lot this summer.

Cacciamani had revealed the bit of information in an interview with Italian newspaper Il Sole 24 Ore. She let it slip that the film is due to start filming this August. Cacciamani stated, “I can confirm that the next film directed by Mel Gibson, produced by Icon Productions, The Resurrection of Christ, will be shot entirely in Cinecittà starting in August and...

Oscar-winning filmmaker and Lethal Weapon star Mel Gibson will resurrect Christ this summer. The controversial actor and director, who has slowly wormed his way back into the upper echelons of Hollywood over the last few years, will reportedly make his long-gestating The Passion of the Christ sequel, The Resurrection of the Christ, later this year, with the biblical epic follow-up to “start shooting in August at Rome’s Cinecittà Studios,” CEO Manuela Cacciamani has revealed.

As per a report by Variety, producer and CEO of Cinecittà Studios Manuela Cacciamani revealed that The Resurrection of the Christ has now “set an August start-of-shoot date” for the sequel, which will be helmed by Mel Gibson under Icon Productions.

The outlet also cites several sources of their own, who have revealed that The Passion of the Christ 2 “will have a summer 2025 production start,” with “Cinecittà’s sprawling new Studio 22 facility will serve...

We know some of these dangling loose ends would eventually come into play.

In true fashion for this series, The Rookie Season 7 Episode 11 marked the return of Monica, and she’s no longer this redheaded mastermind in the wind plotting from afar without our knowledge.

She’s planning something big and forcing people to work for her under duress to wreak havoc.

(Disney/Mike Taing) The Rookie Had Fun Playing Homage to Speed

The hour played homage to one of my all-time favorite movies: Speed.

Sure, it had its cheesy moments throughout, but it was a fun watch for the most part. While there were some anti-climatic moments in the entire bomb hostage event, the payoff was related to Tully and Monica.

The hour allowed all of The Rookie’s ladies to be badass, and isn’t that what we love most about them?

Why Serena Benson’s Death On...

Get ready to bust Dixie! Soon, you’ll be able to bring Riggs and Murtaugh home to meet the family as Warner Bros. is releasing a new crisp ultra-high-def transfer of the 1987 Richard Donner classic Lethal Weapon. Last year, Warner Bros. announced the release of the buddy cop pop culture staple along with other studio titles. The original street date looks to have changed as Blu-ray.com is reporting that the new 4K physical media transfer of Lethal Weapon will now be hitting retailers on April 29. The film catapulted Shane Black as his script for this film was a hot property in Hollywood. The movie stars Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Gary Busey, Mitchell Ryan, and Tom Atkins.

The description reads,

“Following the death of his wife, Los Angeles police detective Martin Riggs (Mel Gibson) becomes reckless and suicidal. When he is reassigned and partnered with Roger Murtaugh (Danny Glover), Riggs...

Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Hilarie Burton have set the standard when it comes to couples in Hollywood. Having risen through the ranks of Hollywood together, they have become two very well-known figures in the industry. Despite the troubles that can come with fame, they have been together for 15 years and married for five years.

Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Hilarie Burton in The Walking Dead | Credit: AMC

With this, many cannot help but wonder what secret they have to keep their spark alive in an industry full of divorces. Thankfully, Burton revealed exactly this during a recent interview.

Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Hilarie Burton Are Very Open With Each Other Hilarie Burton in Lethal Weapon | Credit: Fox

Recently, Hilarie Burton gave an interview with E! News where she ended up touching on the topic of her marriage. Having such a visibly happy marriage, it is not surprising that the world is...

Ryan Reynolds has established himself as one of the most popular actors in Hollywood due to the fact that he has been able to mix comedy with action successfully time and time again. The Canadian actor also continues to show his enthusiasm with more anticipated projects of different genres and styles.

Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool & Wolverine | Credit: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

2024 had been quite successful for Reynolds with Deadpool & Wolverine, and now the actor has set up a slate of movies that seems to explore his other aspects with the potential to create new franchises. Let’s take a look at 5 of his most anticipated upcoming films.

Animal Friends Ryan Reynolds in If | Credit: Paramount Pictures

Animal Friends will be one of the most intriguing projects that Ryan Reynolds is taking up. It will be a live-action/animation hybrid comedy and will be rated R, reportedly. As of now,...

There has been a sequel in development for Gavin O’Connor’s The Accountant since the original film’s release and moderate success. In the nine years since the first film’s release, no one has exactly been clamoring for The Accountant 2, but this sequel is charming enough to win over audiences looking for an entertaining B-action picture with an A-list scale.

The Accountant 2 Review

The Accountant 2 sees Ben Affleck’s money launderer and assassin called out of his peaceful retirement when he has to investigate the death of a close friend and how it might connect to a missing person’s case and a human trafficking ring. Bill Dubuque’s script feels generic in such a way that it almost feels as if it could have been a spec script that retroactively had the characters from the first film added to it.

The story of The Accountant 2...

Buddy cop movies are a staple of the action-comedy genre, pairing mismatched partners who must overcome their differences to chase down criminals. Director Richard Donner's Lethal Weapon series is well-known for popularizing the buddy-cop genre, as Mel Gibson's reckless cop and Danny Glover's by-the-book officer made for plenty of mishaps and over-the-top action sequences. The 1980s/90s franchise went on to inspire a new wave of buddy cop films, including Rush Hour, Bad Boys, and Shanghai Noon.

More recently, the genre has evolved with hits like 21 Jump Street, The Other Guys, The Heat, and The Nice Guys. Among the modern entries in the genre, Ride Along carved out its own space thanks to the comedic energy of Kevin Hart, which paired hilariously with Ice Cube's stoic intensity. With a $154 million global box office haul, Ride Along became a surprise hit, setting the stage for its 2016 sequel.

Directors Robert Olsen and Dan Berk are well known to horror fans for smart, scary, and sometimes quite funny thrillers like “Body,” “Villains,” and “Significant Other.” With their latest film, “Novocaine,” the precise and expressive visual style of those early films remains, but the genre is new: The story of a mild-mannered banker (Jack Quaid) on a quest to save his kidnapped new girlfriend (Amber Midthunder) is a full-on action movie packed with exhilarating set pieces.

For Berk and Olsen, getting the chance to play in Richard Donner and John McTiernan’s sandbox was a long-held dream finally realized.

“We’ve wanted to make an action movie for a very long time, but it’s really hard early in your career,” Berk told IndieWire’s Filmmaker Toolkit podcast. “No one’s going to give you the 20-plus-million dollars you need to make an action movie for your first feature.”

While...

Filmmakers Dan Berk and Robert Olsen burst onto the scene with Villains, the riotous horror-comedy starring Bill Skarsgard and Maika Monroe. Their first big Hollywood blockbuster, Novocaine, sees them make an epic and funny genre-bending thriller with a creative high concept.

We at FandomWire got to speak with Berk and Olsen about the film, how they strike such an effective tonal balance in their work, and what makes a great action hero. Check out the full interview below.

Novocaine Interview Amber Midthunder as “Sherry” Jack Quaid as “Nate” In Novocaine from Paramount Pictures. RelatedNovocaine Directors, Producers, and Star Jack Quaid Talk the Action-Comedy on the Red Carpet (Interview)

FandomWire: Just to nerd out here a bit, I think Villains is one of the great horror-comedies of the last decade. And I think Novocaine pulls off a similar balance between its action and comedy as Villains does with its horror and comedy.

Jack Quaid plays the central character Nathan Caine in his new action film, Novocaine. His character suffers from a rare disorder, congenital insensitivity to pain (Cip), which prevents him from feeling any sort of pain. When the girl of his dreams gets kidnapped during a bank robbery, his condition becomes one of his greatest strengths in his journey to rescue her.

Jack Quaid as Nathan Caine in Novocaine | Credits: Paramount Pictures

One of the inspirations for Quaid to take on this action role is Keanu Reeves’ John Wick. He shared that he wanted to be part of movies like John Wick 4 and when the script of Novocaine was presented to him, he jumped at the opportunity. Prey fame Amber Midthunder plays the female lead in the film.

Jack Quaid took on the role in Novocaine after Keanu Reeves’ John Wick inspired him Keanu Reeves in a still from John...

Mark Wahlberg stars in Shane Black’s first film in seven years, the upcoming Play Dirty. Surprisingly, it’s getting an R rating.

Writer, producer, director and sometime actor Shane Black has left a potent mark on modern cinema, not least directing Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and The Nice Guys. Furthermore, has a $1bn hit to his name with Iron Man 3, and his screenplays for the likes of Lethal Weapon and The Last Boy Scout are quite something to do.

I want to start this story with the good stuff, as the last film that he made to date was 2018’s The Predator. I wasn’t fond of it at all, but still: since then, Shane Black has neither written nor directed a film, and that’s been seven years. He’s been away from the screen too long.

Let us welcome, then, Play Dirty. This was a movie...

Tina Louise was starring on Broadway with Carol Burnett when producers approached her about a part in a new sitcom. “The CBS casting director Ethel Winant called me at the theater, ‘Do you think you could play this Lucille Ball/Marilyn Monroe-type of character?’” the 91-year-old actress told Forbes. “I said yes.”

The Lucy-meets-Marilyn character was Ginger Grant, the “movie star” who was shouted out in the opening credits of Gilligan’s Island. That character description was enough to make Louise ditch Broadway, but she was in for a rude awakening when she arrived on set. “I got there and the director wanted it to be a more sarcastic kind of character,” she said. “And so, then I didn’t even want to work on it anymore. I told him I wanted to quit.”

The head of CBS intervened, calling Louise in for a meeting. “I explained to him...

"Gilligan's Island" only aired for three seasons on CBS, but it became a rerun sensation when it hit syndication after getting canceled in 1967. Kids in the market for a relentlessly silly sitcom to watch after school while they were neglecting their homework and chores couldn't do better than this aggressively formulaic show about seven castaways shipwrecked on an uncharted island somewhere in the Pacific Ocean. Just about every episode revolved around the characters' inevitably thwarted attempts to return to civilization, and this familiarity bred nary a hint of contempt.

The key reason the show never got old for its undemanding target audience was the cast. Bob Denver (Gilligan), Alan Hale Jr. (Skipper), Jim Backus (Thurston Howe), Natalie Schafer (Lovie Howe), Russell Johnson (Professor Roy Hinkley), Dawn Wells (Mary Ann), and Tina Louise (Ginger) formed a perfectly balanced ensemble that understood precisely what was expected of them. You couldn't imagine anyone else playing these roles.

Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughn joined forces for this criminally overlooked thriller, which has finally found success thanks to free streaming. Released back in 2018, the crime thriller Dragged Across Concrete finds the pair as cops who, in desperate need of money after being suspended over footage of them assaulting a suspect, must descend into the criminal underworld. It’s a dark thriller that will leave you feeling dirty thanks to all the grit and violence, and is well worth checking out. As many clearly now are.

Written and directed by S. Craig Zahler, Dragged Across Concrete features an ensemble cast that includes Tory Kittles, Michael Jai White, Jennifer Carpenter, Laurie Holden, Fred Melamed, Thomas Kretschmann, and Don Johnson alongside Mel Gibson and Vince Vaughn. Dragged Across Concrete is now streaming on Freevee, and has reached #6 in the platform’s top 10. You can check out the official synopsis below.

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While we wait to see whether or not Warner Bros. is going to give Lethal Weapon franchise star Mel Gibson the chance to direct Lethal Weapon 5, Lionsgate gave the Gibson-directed action thriller Flight Risk a theatrical release back in January (you can read our review Here) – and now, they’ve announced that they’ve set an April 1st release date for the 4K Uhd, the 4K Uhd + Blu-ray + Digital Combo Pack SteelBook, Blu-ray, and DVD.

Scripted by Jared Rosenberg, Flight Risk has the following synopsis: In this high-stakes suspense thriller, Academy Award nominee Mark Wahlberg plays a pilot transporting an Air Marshal (Michelle Dockery) accompanying a fugitive (Topher Grace) to trial. As they cross the Alaskan wilderness, tensions soar and trust is tested, as not everyone on board is who they seem.

Gibson produced the film alongside John Davis, John Fox, and Bruce Davey, with Alex Lebovici, Jenny Hinkey,...

The cast of "Star Trek: The Original Series" had an endearing ability to laugh at themselves. It wasn't just about the sense of levity that often existed on the bridge of the Starship Enterprise; it was the actors' willingness to be goofy and play broadly for laughs. Even a performer as seemingly stiff as William Shatner could loosen up and act the fool when a scene called for it. This capacity to clown was on full display when the crew traveled back in time to 1986 San Francisco to kidnap a couple of humpback whales in "Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home"; watching Spock learn to curse, Bones react in horror to the state of 20th century medicine, and Kirk put the moves on Catherine Hicks' cetologist made us howl because it was so clear the cast was having a wonderful time.

The "Star Trek" cast were also game for comedy...

Once again, Netflix does not have much to offer its subscribers in terms of original films this month. The streaming service has, however, added a wide range of great movies from other studios to its platform. Whether you want to laugh along with Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe in one of the best crime comedies of the past 30 years or escape to a fantasy world in a blockbuster that deserved more love than it got, Netflix fortunately has you covered.

Here are the best new-to-Netflix movies streaming in February.

“It” (Warner Bros. Pictures) “It” (2017)

Director Andy Muschietti’s “It” wisely makes the decision of only adapting one half of its Stephen King-penned source material. Set in the late 1980s, the film follows the adolescent members of the “Losers Club,” a group of misfits who bond over their shared outsiderness within their small town of Derry, Maine, and their experiences...

A Predator movie directed by Shane Black, written by him and the director of The Monster Squad. This sounded like the recipe for an awesome sci-fi action horror film, but what Black delivered was one of the least popular films in the Predator franchise, with a third act that was completely different from what was originally written and a variety of bad ideas being filmed as potential endings. Critics were unimpressed. Fans were disappointed. And now, we’re going to dig into what happened to The Predator.

1987 was a huge year for Shane Black. His original screenplay Lethal Weapon was turned into an action classic by director Richard Donner. His friend, director Fred Dekker, brought their script for the creature feature The Monster Squad to the screen, creating a film that is now considered to be a cult classic. And he was cast alongside the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers,...

John Wick is the cinematic action hero of the 2020s. His Hollywood status has reached the levels of McClanefrom Die Hard, Riggs from Lethal Weapon,and the T-800 from The Terminator franchise. John Wick is a legendary hitman, who gives up his violent career in favor of a quiet, ordinary life. In the years since his retirement, he becomes the bogeyman of the criminal underworld, a horror story that bad guys like to tell each other around the campfire. But in the first film, 2014's John Wick, the hitman is thrust out of retirement after his dog is unjustly murdered. He then leads a bloody, vengeful one-made crusade against the Russian gangsters who wronged him.

Screenwriter Derek Kolstad came up with this premise after struggling for years to sell a screenplay. His story was influenced by some of his favorite films, including Die Hard,Predator, and Miller's Crossing. He also found inspiration in revenge films,...

According to the It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia subreddit, President Donald Trump needs to put Lethal Weapon 5 and Lethal Weapon 6 back in the library whether Hulu likes it or not.

In mid-2020, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia found itself in the same situation as many comedy shows at the time in re-examining its use of racist imagery — specifically that of the blackface variety — amidst protests and mounting tensions over the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. Given the political climate at the time, Hulu, while struggling to maintain market-friendly social messaging, made the decision to remove episodes of Always Sunny that contained such intentionally insensitive makeup from their platform as the rest of the streaming giants did the same for other sitcoms like 30 Rock and Community.

Now, as the Trump administration aggressively attacks diversity, equity and inclusion policies both within government bodies and in the private sector,...

The world of entertainment is closely intertwined with the world of politics. Especially in the realm of Hollywood where political commentary is a commonly found element, polarizing figures end up connecting, forging unlikely connections. This couldn’t be more true when the recent Presidential elections happened in the United States. In a ‘war’ between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, Republicans and Democrats, even the film industry had its stars divided, supporting one camp over the other.

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While actors like Robert Downey Jr. and singers like Taylor Swift voiced their support for Harris, Hollywood legend Mel Gibson supported Trump. Known for his unfiltered opinions and often audacious statements, Gibson was all for Trump and his ‘relationship’ with the now 47th President of the United States has only grown, leading him to be announced as ‘Special Ambassadors’ to Hollywood.

Ever since this revelation,...