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When you think of Jason Statham, what’s the first thing that comes to mind? If it’s a fit bald dude beating the shit out of a nameless goon, good. That means we’re on the same page. Range is not Jason Statham’s forte, nor would we expect his characters to be able to spell “forte”. But the man has marked himself as maybe The action star in modern movies. And that’s good enough for us and his millions of fans. As Frank Martin said in The Transporter: Never change the deal.

Jason Statham was born on July 26th, 1967 in Shirebrook, England. A natural and gifted athlete, Statham was competing in everything from football to diving (he would later be inducted into the International Sports Hall of Fame). Then came modelling because, well, look at that jawline!

But it was the screen he was destined for.

A Working Man made its debut on digital platforms at the end of last week, but that hasn’t stopped the film from continuing to earn at the box office. Jason Statham’s latest action vehicle now sits at $36 million at the domestic box office and $51 million internationally for a worldwide cumulative total of $87 million. While this is still significantly less than The Beekeeper, the latest action movie collaboration between Statham and director David Ayer, it is enough to make it one of Statham’s 20 highest-grossing movies ever. Despite mixed reactions from fans and critics — 49% score from critics and 87% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes — A Working Man has passed Snatch, which also stars Brad Pitt, to reach Statham’s top 20 list.

If A Working Man can scrounge together another $2 million at the global box office, it will move past Transporter 2 to become the 19th-highest-grossing Jason Statham movie of all time,...

The eighth season of Rick and Morty is coming next month, and Adult Swim just released a new trailer! Watch it above.

This will be the second season where Ian Cardoni and Harry Belden will voice Rick and Morty respectively, after previous voice actor Justin Roiland left the show following allegations of domestic violence. Personally, I didn't hear much of a difference in season 7 and am looking forward to seeing how these two can add more of themselves to the show while still staying within the lines established by the first six seasons.

As for what kinds of crazy sci-fi adventures Rick and Morty will go on this time, expect the unexpected: space Catholics, Rick's Death Race car, Colonel Sanders Rick, Jerry eating a cabbage way faster than anyone should be able to eat a cabbage, Summer with short hair, mob justice, and more. Adult Swim has already released the titles for all 10 upcoming episodes.

Rick and Morty Season Eight will premiere on May 25th, which gives us ample time to wildly speculate on the future of high-concept sci-fi rigamarole.

It’s been 16 months since the most recent episode of Rick and Morty aired, and although the wait has been a long one, at least this off-season was decidedly less eventful than the last one when the show’s most toxic fans melted down over the removal of a certain disgraced co-creator. Since we last saw Rick and Morty in the main series, we suffered through Rick and Morty: The Anime, Dan Harmon released absolutely zero promising updates on The Community Movie and both Ian Cardoni and Harry Belden enjoyed their quiet break between recording sessions with minimal hate mail.

Then, this morning, Adult Swim released the newest official trailer for Rick and Morty Season Eight, a teaser that’s filled with hints and reveals for upcoming episode plot lines.

Following a critically acclaimed film festival run, the award-winning apocalyptic horror anthology Final Days: Tales From The End Times has hit digital platforms worldwide.

Starring genre veterans Robert Lasardo, Kayla Kelly, Hunter Nino, Seth Boyer (Final Summer) and Rodney Snyder (Untitled Footage), Final Days delivers a chilling, multi-story exploration of humanity’s final hours, blending cosmic horror, supernatural dread, and pulse-pounding survival terror.

The film has dominated the festival circuit, racking up over 30 awards, including Best Horror Feature, Best Cinematography, and Best Ensemble Cast at renowned genre festivals. With its striking visuals, gripping performances, and an unrelenting vision of the end times, Final Days has been hailed as “a masterclass in apocalyptic horror” by critics.

Fans of high-stakes horror can experience Final Days: Tales From The End Times on all major digital platforms including to rent/buy on Amazon Prime Video worldwide from Terror Films Releasing.

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Jason Statham will always be known as one of the most iconic action actors of all time, but there have been some movies over the years that allowed him to flex his comedy muscles. One of those films is Spy, the 2015 slapstick comedy in which Statham stars alongside Jude Law and Melissa McCarthy. Spy also happens to be Statham’s highest-rated movie of his career, according to Rotten Tomatoes, with a 95% from critics on the aggregate site. Now that Spy is 10 years old, a blooper reel from behind the scenes of the film has resurfaced and gone viral online, showing Statham and his co-stars unable to keep it together while reading some of the film’s ridiculously hilarious dialogue. The full reel can be found below, with Statham’s first clip starting around the 2:00 mark.

Statham has always had something of a stoic demeanor — it’s part of why...

Following a critically acclaimed film festival run, the award-winning apocalyptic horror anthology Final Days: Tales From The End Times has hit digital platforms worldwide. Starring genre veterans Robert Lasardo, Kayla Kelly, Hunter Nino, Seth Boyer (Final Summer) and Rodney Snyder (Untitled [...]

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Following a critically acclaimed film festival run, the award-winning apocalyptic horror anthology Final Days: Tales from the End Times is set to hit digital platforms worldwide on March 28, 2025. Starring genre veterans Robert Lasardo , Kayla Kelly, Hunter Nino, Seth …

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Before Jason Statham took on the role of the relentless and lethal Deckard Shaw in the Fast & Furious franchise, he was already revving engines and dodging bullets and brutal pieces of weaponry in another adrenaline-fueled spectacle — Death Race(2008). Directed by Paul W. S. Anderson, the action-packed Death Race thrusts audiences into a dystopian world where speed, destruction, and survival are intrinsically linked.

Statham takes on the role of Jensen Ames in the film, a former racecar driver who is imprisoned after being framed for murder. His ticket to freedom comes in the shape of deadly vehicular combat. Death Race has carved a reputation for itself as a gritty, brutal film, with a concept that merges Mad Max-style vehicular warfare with the desperation of a prison survival drama. While the film does not have the polished dynamics of the Fast & Furious films, Death Race delivers a relentless, no-holds-barred watch,...

When you think of 1960s sci-fi shows, what titles come to mind? The earliest, campiest iteration of "Star Trek" is a no-brainer, as is anthology standard-bearer "The Twilight Zone." You might recall "Lost in Space," the original run of "Doctor Who," or even "The Jetsons," but the chances are "The Invaders" won't be on the tip of most peoples' tongues.

The short-lived ABC series about an alien invasion was unlike any other show of its time, but it remains more a cult classic than a part of the zeitgeist to this day. "The Invaders" ran for two seasons, with future "Perfect Strangers," "The Stuff," and "Maniac Cop" writer Larry Cohen as its mastermind and prolific early TV producer Quinn Martin executive producing. Unlike the flying saucer stories that would populate the decades to come, "The Invaders" was more a paranoid bureaucratic thriller than a little green men-filled horror story. Roy Thinnes,...

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When it comes to physical media, there always has to be a concern for degradation. We saw it with VHS, Cassette Tapes, and Laser Discs. Eventually they become unwatchable. DVD was supposed to fix that issue, giving us the same experience each time, and with a much longer shelf life than laser discs (which are currently dropping like flies). And judging on Bumbray’s article about Warner Bros titles, the issue is as present as ever. But those are DVDs. That’s two whole generations ago and there’s a reason we’ve since switched! What about Blu-rays?

Blu-rays were actually made with the intention of lasting 100 years. But that doesn’t mean that there aren’t issues that spring up. Any discs that have two layers, such as Bd-50s (which have 50 Gb of storage versus 25 Gb for standard) are more likely to degrade as...

Dave Bautista said his In the Lost Lands character is inspired by Clint Eastwood’s Westerns. Eastwood starred in a handful of genre films before the Dollars Trilogy, where he played his career's most iconic role.

In the Lost Lands cast Dave Bautista in a uniquely familiar role. He plays Boyce, a hunter who joins a witch in her search for a magical gift that would transform their queen to a werewolf. That premise screams adventure fantasy, but Bautista’s character has all the earmarks of a Spaghetti Western cowboy. The actor confirmed this with DiscussingFilm, describing the movie as a “Western stuck in a fantasy world”. He knew he was onboard after reading the opening narration. “I’d been looking to play a cowboy, and all day long I was just thinking ‘Clint Eastwood, what would Clint Eastwood do?’” he explained.

The Dollars Trilogy, Unforgiven, and High Plains Drifter...

Science fiction films are a staple of modern Hollywood's slate of blockbusters, with franchises that feature space-faring adventure, futuristic technology and other-worldly creatures being some of the highest-grossing movies of the last few decades. Science fiction movies also have a long history in Hollywood, dating all the way back to the classic films of Geroge Mellies like A Trip to the Moon.

But many science fiction films do not stand the test of time, or fail to meet the expectations of audiences on release, as evidenced by Roger Ebert's scathing reviews of many of the films he had to see in that genre. The worst that science fiction movies have to offer throw away the genre's roots in telling tales about deep themes, replacing human stories with cheap thrills.

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Was a Bad Direction for the Franchise

Michael Bay frequently incurred the ire of film...

It’s mid-July and I’m sitting in my living room, wondering what Ben Burtt, a man responsible for some of the most beloved cultural artifacts of the 20th century, will think of the decor. He appears on my screen calling from Locarno, where he’s just received a lifetime achievement award. I start by thanking him genuinely for his contributions to cinema, and something in that choice of words makes him blush.

Burtt was born in Jamestown, New York, in 1948. Like many of his contemporaries, he got his start in the industry working at Roger Corman’s New World Pictures, making sound effects on the trailer for Death Race 2000. From there his credits more or less read like a greatest-hits of American popular culture. In his roll as sound designer, Burtt is credited with creating Chewbacca’s roar, the lightsaber’s hum, and the crack of Indiana Jones’ whip.

Robert De Niro is set to make his TV debut in “Zero Day.” The Netflix series follows a former U.S. president who’s tapped to lead a commission tasked with tracking down the perpetrators of a devastating cyberattack responsible for the deaths of thousands of Americans, only to discover a vast web of lies and conspiracies.

The limited series, which premieres Feb. 20, comes from co-creators Eric Newman (“Griselda”) and Noah Oppenheim (“Jackie”). Lesli Linka Glatter is an executive producer and director of all six episodes. De Niro, Michael S. Schmidt and Jonathan Glickman also executive produce the series.

Below is a round-up of the star-studded “Zero Day” cast joining De Niro in the political thriller and where else you may have seen them.

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George Mullen is a hugely popular but complicated former US president who’s pulled...

Lionsgate has acquired domestic rights to the survival thriller “Titan” from north.five.six. and Constantin Film, TheWrap has exclusively learned.

The film recently wrapped production in Colombia. “Titan” stars Kiana Madeira (“Fear Street” trilogy) and Jessica Rothe and Logan Marshall-Green. The film also stars Will Close and Jackson Bews.

“Titan” is set against the backdrop of Brazil’s Curuçá River in the present day. When a team of young doctors embark on a local humanitarian mission through the Amazon rainforest, it soon becomes clear that not everyone – or everything – is happy to see them. Their arrival draws the attention of an ancient predator, the “Boiúna.” This ancient killer, dominant on land and water, clashes with the group to reclaim the jungle. What follows is a fight for survival in which the roles of hunter, prey and hero become unpredictable.

The film is written by Tony Giglio and Alan McElroy.

Too often, great TV shows -- particularly horror shows -- are gone before they even have a chance to shine. It's often one of the most frustrating things about being a fan. A series will come along with a fresh perspective, compelling characters, and just enough scares to keep you hooked, only for the network to pull the plug after just one season, with either storylines and mysteries left unresolved or the potential for more standalone stories cut short. Horror shows do seem to be particularly vulnerable to this phenomenon, often getting the axe before they can sink their teeth into a loyal audience.

Many horror series were, in fact, canceled after just a single season, despite having the potential to become cult classics. These series may not have had the longest runs, but their creativity, ambition, and ability to unsettle viewers left an unforgettable impression. From grindhouse-inspired gorefests to cerebral nightmares,...

Squid Game draws people in for all kinds of different reasons. Maybe you like the Battle Royale aspect of it, with people fighting for survival in deadly games. Maybe you love the drama that unfolds as people attempt to survive, or the imaginative set design, or the social commentary.

We're between seasons of Squid Game now, with the third and final batch of episodes arriving on Netflix on June 27. When it comes to filling the void, you’ll want to find something that can offer similar vibes. The good news is there are a lot of options out there. You can turn to other K-dramas or international films and shows, but there are also some excellent options from the United States.

Not sure where to start? We’ve got you covered with these seven movies and shows like Squid Game.

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Max continues to be the place for Jason Statham fans to get their fix. The platform is already the home of Meg 2: The Trench, Homefront and Death Race, and, come February 1, they’ll be unearthing yet another Statham classic: Mechanic: Resurrection. What do you get when you mix a hunky Englishman, a badass female action hero, and two Academy Award winners? Well, in this very specific case, you end up with a high-octane thriller helmed by Dennis Gansel. With a 31% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes, the movie might fall behind Statham’s higher scoring works like Spy, Furious 7 and The Bank Job, but it should still be in any Statham-lover’s queue when it works its way onto HBO’s streamer next month.

Modern audiences may be familiar with Paul W. S. Anderson’s Death Race, starring Jason Statham and Tyrese Gibson. In the high-adrenaline film, the head of a privatized prison earns millions by broadcasting "Death Race," a vehicular combat racing series where dangerous inmates battle each other in weaponized and armored cars with the goal of winning their freedom. Among the racers is a masked driver named Frankenstein (Statham). However, the story isn’t entirely original.

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*Availability in US Release Date April 27, 1975Runtime 84 minutesCast David Carradine, Simone Griffeth, Sylvester Stallone, Mary Woronov, Roberta Collins, Martin Kove

The idea originated from the 1956 short story, "The Racer," by Ib Melchior. The story was then adapted into the dystopian sci-fi thriller, Death Race 2000, directed by Paul Bartel and produced by the legendary Roger Corman for New World Pictures. Released in 1975, the film starred David Carradine as the protagonist,...

Remaking films is usually an ill-advised plan, especially since studios make the dumbfounding decision to re-imagine a cherished classic (everyone's been saying for years that we ought to be remaking misfires that deserve a second shot). In the 2000s, remakes of genre classics from the '70s were en vogue, notably in the horror genre with Dawn of the Dead, The Amityville Horror, and Halloween. With the advent of digital effects and a boom in retro culture, these low-budget cult classics, which were being reappraised by modern criticism, became highly sought-after properties. While Death Race 2000, the 1975 exploitation film produced by B-movie master Roger Corman, is no sacred text, remaking this genre staple was a tall task, and what it amounted to was Death Race, a misbegotten effort by Paul W.S. Anderson and star Jason Statham, which began as a Tom Cruise vehicle.

Jason Statham’s Death Race has had a rough go at things since it premiered on Max at the start of the month. The film quickly raced into the top 10 but never could reach any higher than #8, before it began to sink back down and is now out of the top 10 entirely. This is unfamiliar territory for Statham who generally finds extraordinary streaming success with his movies regardless of their critical reception or box office numbers. Death Race follows an ex-con who is forced by the warden to compete in a race where inmates kill each other. Fast & Furious icon Tyrese Gibson and John Wick veteran Ian McShane also star in the film, which earned a 41% score from critics and a 60% rating from general audiences on Rotten Tomatoes.

Jason Statham has made a name for himself in the action genre, and his films grossed millions of dollars at the box office. Although the British actor is usually typecast in the action-thriller genre, one of his underrated sci-fi films has become a new hit on streaming platforms.

In 2008, Statham starred in Death Race, which was a remake of the 1975 classic Death Race 2000. The sci-fi, high-octane action thriller has recently switched platforms, and it's already a hit on social media, taking over the Top 10 and positioning itself in the eighth position, ScreenRant reports. The film bested Megamind and Ninja Assasin, making a strong debut on the streaming platform.

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Action movie legend Jason Statham's 2008 sci-fi thriller impresses on its new streaming debut, just four days after switching platforms. Statham shot to fame when he was cast in the role of Bacon in Guy Ritchie's directorial debut, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, and paired with him again for a leading role in Snatch. The critical and commercial success of the movies led to him starring in The Transporter trilogy and movies like Crank, The Italian Job remake, Hummingbird, and Safe, further cementing him as one of Hollywood's leading action stars.

Statham has continued to carve out a niche in the action-thriller genre, with a few showings against type, such as a supporting role in the romantic drama London, and a memorable co-starring turn in the action-comedy Spy. In 2010, he starred as Lee Christmas in The Expendables, a role he has played in all four movies in The Expendables franchise,...

Jason Statham is one of the most prominent action stars working in Hollywood today, and one of his more controversial flicks that’s more than 16 years old is finally a streaming win. Statham stars alongside Joan Allen, Ian McShane, and Tyrese Gibson in Death Race, the sci-fi action thriller following an ex-con who is forced to compete in a brutal car race where inmates kill each other. The film grossed $76 million on a $45 million budget and was appreciated more by audiences than critics, with the latter scoring Death Race at 41% and the former giving it 60% on the aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes. After premiering on Max at the start of the month, Death Race has found a spot in the top 10, currently sitting at #9.

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As 2024 draws to a close, it's time to reflect on some of the cinematic masterpieces released throughout the year. With several streaming services at our fingertips, it's much easier to access the best films that were released this year, as well as some older hits. While this convenience seems like a blessing, it can sometimes also feel overwhelming, leaving us unsure of what to watch next. To help you keep track, we've curated a directory of every movie coming to major streaming services in December 2024, including Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video, Peacock, and more.

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Here's every movie coming to Max in December 2024:

Cedar Rapids (2011) — December 1

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December 2024 won’t have a lot of Christmas movies on Max, but there are still some exciting releases to look forward to. Dcu is finally starting with Creature Commandos, coming out on December 5. DC fans will also enjoy the documentary Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story. And to top it off, the classic favorite The Goonies will also be available!

Here is the list of every movie & TV show arriving on Max this December!

Arriving on December 1

Cedar Rapids (movie)

Clash of the Titans (movie)

Cop Out (movie)

Death Race (movie)

Glee The 3D Concert Movie (movie)

Hamlet 2 (movie)

How I Live Now (movie)

Invisible Stripes (movie)

It All Came True (movie)

Jupiter Ascending (movie)

Key Largo (movie)

Kid Galahad (movie)

King of the Underworld (movie)

Lightning Strikes Twice (movie)

Lord of the Rings (movie)

Man from God’s Country (movie)

Marine Raiders (movie)

Marked Woman (movie)

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December 2024 won’t bring that many Christmas titles to Max. Still, there are some interesting titles we can look forward to. Dcu finally kicks off with the release of Creature Commandos on December 5.

Furthermore, DC fans will also be pleased with the release of the documentary Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story. To spice things up, fan-favorite The Goonies also arrives on the platform!

Here is the list of every movie & TV show arriving on Max this December!

Arriving on December 1

Cedar Rapids (movie)

Clash of the Titans (movie)

Cop Out (movie)

Death Race (movie)

Glee The 3D Concert Movie (movie)

Hamlet 2 (movie)

How I Live Now (movie)

Invisible Stripes (movie)

It All Came True (movie)

Jupiter Ascending (movie)

Key Largo (movie)

Kid Galahad (movie)

King of the Underworld (movie)

Lightning Strikes Twice (movie)

Lord of the Rings (movie)

Man from God’s Country (movie)

Marine Raiders (movie)

Marked Woman (movie)

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Action aficionados are in for a treat this holiday season, as Jason Statham’s Death Race speeds onto Max starting December 1. The 2008 action thriller, a remake of the cult classic Death Race 2000, which starred Sylvester Stallone and David Carradine, delivers Statham-esque high-octane excitement and intense stakes that fans have come to love from the bald British brutalizer. The movie follows Statham as Jensen Ames, a wrongfully imprisoned speedway champion who’s offered a dangerous deal: compete in a lethal, weaponized car race to earn his freedom or rot behind bars forever. Armed with flamethrowers and grenade launchers, Ames must make his way through a gauntlet of hardened criminals. Let's hope he's got a good Spotify playlist to get through that one.

A long-awaited Jason Statham action movie sequel just got a hugely promising update. Statham is now a full-fledged member of the Fast and Furious family, so much so that, back in 2019, The Stath co-led his own action movie spin-off alongside fellow action icon Dwayne The Rock Johnson. Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw saw huge success at the box office, and while both Statham and Johnson continue to feature in the Fast and Furious franchise, there has been little word on a Hobbs and Shaw sequel. Until now.

In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Hobbs and Shaw writer Chris Morgan has now revealed that he is currently writing a Hobbs & Shaw kind of script. Which we can only assume means hes working on bringing Stathams Deckard Shaw and Johnsons Luke Hobbs back together again on the big screen.

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One of Jason Stathams most underrated action films, Death Race, is coming to streaming in time for the holiday season. So fasten your seat belt and grab your helmet because this car has no protection whatsoever, and Statham doesnt usually use the brakes. The Paul W.S. Anderson action film will land on Max on December 1, according to a Warner Bros. Discovery press release.

As the star of action franchises like Fast & Furious, The Transporter, and The Mechanic, Statham's presence in any action movie usually signals that fans of the genre are in for a good time. Regardless of budgets and studio size, the man seems to deliver, and thats certainly what happened with 2008s Death Race.

In Death Race, viewers are taken to a dystopian future where crime rates are worryingly high. The prison system has been privatized, and to cleanse it, wardens organize a vehicular battle in which...

Jason Statham's $75 million sci-fi action movie remake is getting a new streaming home in December. Earlier in 2024, Statham enjoyed one of his biggest box office successes in years, when his politically charged, John Wick-inspired action film The Beekeeper unexpectedly took in $152 million worldwide. Statham may now have a new franchise on his hands, as director David Ayer has hinted that The Beekeeper 2 could happen.

Statham has been a reliable action stalwart for years, thanks to films like The Beekeeper, as well as high-profile projects like The Meg and Fast & Furious, and more cult-friendly fare like Crank and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. The star indeed boasts a long filmography filled mostly with action-packed titles, many of which are available on streaming platforms, allowing for at-home exploration of every nook and cranny of Statham's lengthy resume.

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An underrated Jason Statham movie is being added to Max next month. Death Race, a remake of the 1975 film Death Race 2000, is set to debut on the streamer at the beginning of December.

Max subscribers won't need to wait long to stream Death Race as the Statham-led action thriller will be added to the streamer on Dec. 1. "Framed for a murder he did not commit, three-time speedway champ Jensen Ames (Statham) finds himself at Terminal Island, the country's toughest prison, but he gets an unexpected chance at freedom when the warden offers a choice: Compete in the Death Race as a mythical driver called 'Frankenstein,' or rot in a cell forever," reads the movie's synopsis. "Riding in a car equipped with flamethrowers and grenade launchers, Ames must survive a gauntlet of vicious criminals to win his freedom -- or die trying."

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Getting new or completed material from George R.R. Martin seems to be a tall order these days. But thankfully, his back-catalog of writing is a treasure trove that Paul W.S. Anderson is dipping into for his latest project with spouse and long-time collaborator Milla Jovovich, and first-time collaborator/not spouse Dave Bautista. Their fantasy epic In Lost Lands is slated to hit theaters February 25th, 2025, and Martin shared a new image, which you can see below, on his blog.

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Anderson has brought us some worth-a-revisit spectacles, such as "Hellraiser-in-space" Event Horizon, The Three Musketeers, and, of course, the Resident Evil franchise. The filmmaker synthesizes the anti-authoritarian/anti-imperial sensibilities of French and British filmmakers with the high-energy balletic action of American and Hong Kong directors. Anderson spoke to Deadline back in September about In Lost Lands:

With In the Lost Lands, weve created a movie with a completely unique...

Jason Statham is undeniably one of the silver screen's most celebrated action superstars, and since his dazzling film debut in Guy Ritchie's 1998 black crime comedy Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, he has steadily become one of the most famous faces of the adrenaline-pumping genre. Known for portraying cool, calm, and tough-as-nails characters, Statham has emerged as one of Hollywood's most bankable leading men and his exhilarating movies have grossed more than $1.5 billion while also attracting a passionate fanbase along the way.

Statham has starred in a slew of big budget extravaganzas throughout his impressive cinema career, appearing in popular flicks like the Transporter trilogy, The Mechanic, The Expendables, and the enduring Fast & Furious franchise (to name just a few). Despite being a major box office draw, the charismatic actor has also been in his fair share of critical duds (even if audiences felt differently), with respected film...

The 1970s was a huge decade for cinema. In 1975, Steven Spielberg's Jaws hit theaters in June after being delayed for several months. Originally, Jaws was supposed to be a Christmas release, but due to complications with production (like the mechanical shark constantly breaking), the film was delayed. Jaws wasn't expected to do well due to the summer release date, but Jaws sold so many tickets that it single-handedly created the summer blockbuster phenomenon.

Jaws isn't the only iconic film to come out of the 1970s, though. The '70s gave birth to Halloween's (1978) Michael Myers and Alien's (1979) xenomorph. This decade saw rapid advancement in what could be accomplished for convincing movies. It also had an abundance of cheesy movies that were as iconic as they were cringey. Movies like Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) go down in cinema history as some of the funniest and cheesiest movies ever made.

Ayrton Senna will be brought to the screen in Netflix’s miniseries Senna, played by Gabriel Leone. The actor earlier played the role of racing driver Alfonso de Portago in Michael Mann’s Ferrari. The film follows the life of Senna from the beginning of his career to the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix.

Gabriel Leone in a still from Senna | Credits: Netflix

Senna met a tragic end during the San Marino Grand Prix in Italy in 1994 when his car collided with a concrete wall at high speed. The crash occurred when he was leading in the seventh lap. The incident happened a day after fellow driver Roland Ratzenberger met a similar fate when he struck a concrete wall during the second qualifying session.

The new series hits the streamer on November 29. The life of the racing champion was earlier covered in the 2010 BAFTA-winning documentary film Senna. Apart from this heart-wrenching story,...

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Celebrated for his exceptional physical prowess and tough-as-nails on-screen persona, action great Jason Statham has been entertaining audiences for decades since he first made his spectacular film debut in Guy Ritchie's 1998 classic Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. The cool, calm, and collected leading man has appeared in an array of box office knockouts over the course of his stellar career, including The Transporter, The Italian Job, Spy, and The Expendables, and in 2008 he headlined the action thriller Death Race.

The rip-roaring flick featured Statham as a man framed for a murder he didn't commit who is sent to a dangerous prison that holds the eponymous combat racing series. A modest box office success, Death Race was unable to completely impress critics, but it did impress moviegoers,...

Jason Statham remade not one, but two movies by Hollywood icon Burt Reynolds - it's just a shame their only collaboration sucked so much. Despite making his name in Guy Ritchie gangster comedies, Statham soon made a dramatic gear shift in his career. The Jason Statham action movie era began in earnest with 2001's Ghosts of Mars, but it was The Transporter that proved his big breakthrough. Like any leading man, he has had his peaks and valleys, but the box office success of The Beekeeper proves Statham is still on top of his game.

He has remade several cult classics in the action genre too. Statham fronted the remake of Charle Bronson's The Mechanic and played the lead in the reboot of the Death Race franchise. One of the earliest remakes young Statham appeared in was Mean Machine, where he played a violent prisoner named Monk who takes part...

Sylvester Stallone's upcoming thriller Armor could finally break a bad cinematic habit the actor has stuck to for 46 years. Following the shock success of Rocky in 1976, Stallone was touted as the successor to actors like Marlon Brando. Unfortunately, many of his non-Rocky follow-ups were duds, and the success of First Blood saw the star become typecast in the action genre. Decades later, Sylvester Stallone's action movies are a subgenre onto themselves, with recent examples including 2023's The Expendables 4.

It doesn't appear that the screen legend will be abandoning the genre in the near future. Some upcoming projects include the thriller Alarum alongside Reacher star Willa Fitzgerald and Armor. The trailer for Armor sees Stallone lead a band of thieves robbing an armored truck, only to find themselves in a tense standoff with the guards trapped inside. The movie looks like a tight little thriller - even if the premise...

Having carved his niche as a bonafide action star over a multi-decade career, Jason Statham needs no introduction in the entertainment industry. With blockbuster hits like The Meg and The Expendables franchise under his belt, the actor has reportedly become one of the wealthiest British talents in Hollywood.

Jason Statham in The Transporter | image: 20th Century Studios

But for those who aren’t well versed with Jason Statham, the actor used to work as a street merchant when he was first exposed to the big screen through Guy Ritchie’s 1998 film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. Two years later, he was cast alongside Brad Pitt in 2000’s Snatch and since then, Statham never had to look back.

Jason Statham’s Early Life and Rise as a Movie Star

Born on July 26, 1967, in Shirebrook, Derbyshire, Jason Statham grew up in a working-class family. Before his Hollywood dreams took flight, he...

Tyrese Gibson and Terrence Howard have shared the screen twice. The duo first appeared together in 2005’s Four Brothers and reunited in 2022’s The System. While both actors share a friendly bond on-screen, Gibson had serious issues with Terrence Howard’s role in the latter’s critically acclaimed Empire series.

Tyrese Gibson and Terrence Howard in The System | Credits: SkullCrusher Films

Tyrese Gibson made his feature film debut with Baby Boy. The 2001 film received positive responses from critics and audiences. Fans loved the pairing of Gibson and Taraji P. Henson as Jody and Yvette. Although the duo never dated in real life, the Fast & Furious star raised many eyebrows on expressing his discomfort while watching Terrence Howard kissing Henson in Empire.

Tyrese Gibson could not stand Terrence Howard in Empire Taraji P. Henson with Terrence Howard in Empire | Credits: Fox

Interestingly, Tyrese Gibson and Taraji P. Henson, who starred in Baby Boy,...

Jason Statham's best movie scenes highlight the actor's talents as an action star and surprisingly effective comedy performer. After working in markets during his youth and finding jobs in the world of athletics and modeling, Statham made his big-screen debut in 1998 in Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels. His early collaborations with Guy Ritchie got Statham noticed, with subsequent films like The Transporter cementing Statham as one of the best action actors in modern movies.

Notable Jason Statham Franchises

Character

The Transporter

Frank Martin

Crank

Chev Chelios

The Expendables

Lee Christmas

The Mechanic

Arthur Bishop

The Fast & The Furious

Deckard Shaw

The Meg

Jonas Taylor

For over twenty-five years, Statham has proven repeatedly that his brand of adaptable stuntwork and intense performances make for compelling characters, regardless of the scope and tone of the project. What's been more unexpected is the strong comedy skills and surprisingly vulnerability he's also proven capable of.

A movie like Michael Leavys Stream will always intrigue me as a horror fan. Theres something about the repulsive nature of forbidden internet reaches and social media clout-chasing that maximizes genre commentaries. Scripting reflects the addicting game show vibes in examples from Death Race to Hostel: Part III to Slashers with a dash of Saw. Leavys brand of terror exploits marketable violence for the masses, but the problem is, weve now seen this streaming massacre model redone a thousand times. You have to compare and contrast what Stream brings to the table, which struggles to be enough.

The Alien franchise returns to theaters for the first time in seven years with Alien: Romulus, which is one of six brand new horror movies available in theaters and at home this week.

Here’s all the new horror releasing August 12 – August 18, 2024!

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When the dead are back, what do we do with them? The filmmaking group Rkss (Turbo Kid, Summer of ’84) offers a fresh take on the undead in the Screambox Original horror-comedy We Are Zombies, now streaming on VOD and Screambox.

In a city infested with the living-impaired — also known as non-cannibal zombies — three slackers after easy money must fight small-time crooks and an evil megacorporation to save their kidnapped grandma. Watch the official We Are Zombies trailer below.

Rkss — the Canadian filmmaking collective composed of François Simard, Anouk Whissell, and Yoann-Karl Whissell — wrote and directed the horror-comedy,...

When the dead are back, what do we do with them? The filmmaking group Rkss (Turbo Kid, Summer of ’84) offers a fresh take on the undead in the horror-comedy We Are Zombies, streaming on all VOD platforms and Screambox today!

In a city infested with the living-impaired — also known as non-cannibal zombies — three slackers after easy money must fight small-time crooks and an evil megacorporation to save their kidnapped grandma. Watch the official We Are Zombies trailer below.

Rkss — the Canadian filmmaking collective composed of François Simard, Anouk Whissell, and Yoann-Karl Whissell — wrote and directed the horror-comedy, based on the comic book series The Zombies That Ate the World.

Alexandre Nachi (1991), Derek Johns (The Boys), Megan Peta Hill (Riverdale), Vincent Leclerc (The Revenant), Benz Antoine (Death Race), and Carlo Mestroni (Assassin’s Creed II) star.

We Are Zombies delivered laughs and bloodshed at Fantasia International Film Festival, Sitges Film Festival,...

When the dead are back, what do we do with them? The filmmaking group Rkss (Turbo Kid, Summer of ’84) offers a fresh take on the undead in the Screambox Original horror-comedy We Are Zombies, streaming everywhere August 13!

Whet your appetite for the film’s gory mayhem with a gruesome exclusive clip below.

In a city infested with the living-impaired — also known as non-cannibal zombies — three slackers after easy money must fight small-time crooks and an evil megacorporation to save their kidnapped grandma. You can also watch the official We Are Zombies trailer below.

Rkss — the Canadian filmmaking collective composed of François Simard, Anouk Whissell, and Yoann-Karl Whissell — wrote and directed the horror-comedy, based on the comic book series The Zombies That Ate the World.

Alexandre Nachi (1991), Derek Johns (The Boys), Megan Peta Hill (Riverdale), Vincent Leclerc (The Revenant), Benz Antoine (Death Race), and Carlo Mestroni (Assassin’s Creed II) star.

"When the dead are back, what do we do with them?" This is the crucial question society faces while living side by side with "non-cannibal zombies" in We Are Zombies, the latest movie from the filmmaking collective Rkss. With We Are Zombies heading to Screambox and other streaming platforms on August 13th, we have an exclusive clip to share with Daily Dead readers!

Below, you can learn about living dead research at the Coleman Corporation in our exclusive clip from We Are Zombies, and we also have the official trailer and press release with additional details on the film ahead of its release on Screambox:

When the dead are back, what do we do with them? Rkss offers a fresh take on the undead in the Screambox Original We Are Zombies, streaming everywhere August 13.

In a city infested with the living-impaired — also known as non-cannibal zombies — three slackers after easy...

When the dead are back, what do we do with them? The filmmaking group Rkss offers a fresh take on the undead in the Screambox Original horror-comedy We Are Zombies, streaming everywhere August 13!

In a city infested with the living-impaired — also known as non-cannibal zombies — three slackers after easy money must fight small-time crooks and an evil megacorporation to save their kidnapped grandma. Watch the official We Are Zombies trailer below.

Rkss — the Canadian filmmaking collective composed of François Simard, Anouk Whissell, and Yoann-Karl Whissell — wrote and directed the horror-comedy, based on the comic book series The Zombies That Ate the World.

Alexandre Nachi (1991), Derek Johns (The Boys), Megan Peta Hill (Riverdale), Vincent Leclerc (The Revenant), Benz Antoine (Death Race), and Carlo Mestroni (Assassin’s Creed II) star.

We Are Zombies delivered laughs and bloodshed at Fantasia International Film Festival, Sitges Film Festival, and Fantastic Fest, drawing comparisons to such...

The Apple TV+ series "Monarch: Legacy of Monsters," like the film series that inspired it, skips around dramatically throughout history. Recall that "Kong: Skull Island," which came out after 2014's "Godzilla," was set mostly in 1973 after opening with a flashback to 1944. "Legacy of Monsters" likewise jumps back and forth a lot, exploring a present-day timeframe c. 2015 and a much earlier timeline set in the mid-1950s. To show the legacy of humans that work at Monarch -- the secret government agency assigned to oversee and wrangle kaiju -- both time frames feature the character Lee Shaw. In the 1950s, Shaw was one of the founding members of Monarch. In the '10s, he becomes re-immersed in Monarch after encountering the show's lead character, Cate (Anna Sawai).

In the 1950s, Shaw is played by Wyatt Russell, the star of "Overlord," "Everybody Wants Some!!," and "Night Swim." In the '10s segments,...