Jason Statham
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Comic-Con 2012: 'Expendables 2' Goes Grindhouse — POSTER
July 10, 2012 10:24am ESTIn anticipation of a chat with several stars of The Expendables 2, the L.A. Times uncovered a cool new poster that imagines the sequel as a soon-to-premiere-at-a-grindhouse-theater B-movie. Star/co-writer Sylvester Stallone is front and center, surrounded by his many former-action-icon costars (and Planet Hollywood co-backers), including Bruce Willis and Arnold Scharzenegger — with the poster grimed-up for effect. Among the several other gun-wielding actors prominently featured in the retrofied poster for the Simon West-directed follow-up — which hits theaters Aug. 17 — are Jason Statham, Terry Crews, and Chuck Norris. Have a look below! More: 'Expendables 2': Everyone Who Scares You, Plus Exploding Airplanes - POSTER The New 'Expendables 2' Trailer - Now More Expendable! 'The Expendables 2': No Character Left Behind - POSTERS
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World's Worst Starlet Rosie Huntington-Whiteley Turns Down 'Project Runway'
July 09, 2012 9:27am ESTDo you know what a Rosie Huntington-Whiteley is? I didn't either really, until I sat through the clanging blur of Transformers 3: Quest for Untold Riches and she was the British girl in it. She apparently was a lingerie model before and, since no one ever heard of her, that sort of makes her Victoria's secret. Anyway, she just backed out of hosting Lifetime's second season of Project Runway All Stars at the last minute. Um, Rosie, why the hell are you turning down work? It's not like Hollywood is beating down your door. According to the gossips at Page Six, Rosie took time off from boffing serious thesbian Jason Statham to lobby hard for the role of host to replace the cardboard cutout named Angela Lindvall that they used for Season 1. Rosie was all locked and loaded to be the host of the second season of a spin-off of a tarnishing, once-great reality show that no one really watches anymore except to remind themselves of how good it used to be when it was on Bravo. Then she bowed out just three weeks before filming started to take a part in Mad Max: Fury Road. Apparently Rosie never met a sequel with a colon in the title she didn't like. After a quick audition process, producers finally tapped model Carolyn Murphy to host Project Runway: The Search for Mondo's Gold, which is currently filming in New York. I'm sorry, Rosie, but Katie Holmes — who may or may not have a thing or two going on in her personal life — found some time to be a guest judge, and you can't be on freakin' Project Runway? Seriously, child, snatch it together! Follow Brian Moylan on Twitter @BrianJMoylan More: Watch: 'Project Runway' Finale Clips! Heidi Klum Goes Nude for 'Project Runway' 'Project Runway' To Return with an All-Star Edition
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Some Ideas for the New 'Sesame Street' Film
June 19, 2012 8:47pm ESTIf you need to know how to get to Sesame Street, why not ask an executive at 20th Century Fox? The studio has allegedly picked up the movie rights to the children's favorite and long-running television show for a new feature-length adaptation of the street that taught most of America's children their ABC's, 123's and the right way to tickle an Elmo (note: it does not ideally include a Katy Perry). The well-known series premiered in 1969 and features the amazing puppetry work made famous by Jim Henson. The series is well-known for its larger (sometimes literally!)-than-life characters like Snuffaluffagus, Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Cookie Monster, Bert and Ernie, and Elmo. The show has aired all over the world, and is beloved by children everywhere. This is not the gang's first time on the big-screen: in 1985 there was Follow That Bird and 1999 saw Elmo's own feature in The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland. Since Elmo and Big Bird have already had their fun, may we oh-so humbly suggest that Bert and Ernie get a go-around this time? What about Grover? Or, perhaps take it in a bit more of an adult direction, shall we? We all remember the news last month where it was revealed that Sesame Street music was used as a torture device, so why not get on the action-packed summer blockbuster bandwagon? We can all it Elmo Goes Gitmo. Elmo will star as an undercover CIA operative set-up to take the fall for a series of heinous war crimes. Forced behind enemy lines and taken prisoner in Guantanamo Bay. Determined to not let the odds get him down, and using his cheer and goodwill towards men, Elmo goes rogue; slowly drives the captives insane with his singing and generally positive demeanor. He manages to get confessions from the highest terror cells, and clears his name. It co-stars Harrison Ford and Jason Statham. All I'm saying is think about it, Fox. Just think about it. We have reached out to Fox for further comment. [The Hollywood Reporter] [Image Credit: Sesame Street Workshop] Follow Alicia on Twitter @alicialutes More: Torture Me Elmo: 'Sesame Street' Songs Reportedly Used To Crack Gitmo Detainees Katy Perry Evicted From ‘Sesame Street’ 'Sesame Street' Nails 'Glee' With New Parody
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'Expendables 2': Everyone Who Scares You, Plus Exploding Airplanes — POSTER
June 15, 2012 11:20am ESTAdd one more angry man to this poster and you'll have a Jack Lemmon classic. The forthcoming amalgamation of Hollywood's most outstanding vessels of testosterone, The Expendables 2, has released one final poster (courtesy of Yahoo), featuring each of its human punches standing tall and proud amidst a scene of fire and exploding fighter planes. Center stage is the film's star, Sylvester Stallone, equipped with a pair of guns, a drooping beret (the badass kind, not the artsy kind), and a belt buckle you could see from space... or at least the altitude of an exploding fighter plane. Surrounding Stallone are costars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Statham, Terry Crews, Bruce Willis, and just about every other conceivable name in the contemporary field of making beta males shudder. Expendable-in-training, young Liam Hemsworth, is resigned to the back row... even if the Hunger Games audience isn't exactly The Expendables 2's target demographic, but it's still surprising to see such a prominent rising star so out of focus in the promotional material of an upcoming blockbuster-to-be. If you're in the mood for some action this summer, The Expendables 2 is sure to deliver. Peruse the poster, do a couple of pushups, and then check out the film, in theaters August 17. The Expendables 2 More: The New 'The Expendables 2' Trailer: Now More Expendable! — TRAILER 'The Expendables 2': Schwarzenegger's Shoe Is Bigger Than a Car — TRAILER 'Expendables 2': No Character Left Behind — POSTERS
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The New 'The Expendables 2' Trailer: Now More Expendable! — TRAILER
May 31, 2012 6:11pm ESTCrash! Bang! Boom! Hey, Look — somebody got all those middle-aged former action dudes together again! The new trailer for The Expendables 2 is out, and characters with the ridiculous names Yin Yang (seriously, dudes?), Lee Christmas, Hale Caesar, and Toll Road are back again. The movie, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Bruce Willis and Chuck Norris, is a romantic story of unrequited love in early Victorian England that follows the struggles of a ragtag band of men called The Expendables. And in The Expendables 2, our still-middle-aged heroes (with the exception of the littlest Hemsworth, aka Miley Cyrus' boyfriend, aka Liam Hemsworth) are still blowing s**t up. And prepare yourself for a Terminator joke in the first 20 seconds of the trailer! So self-referential! (Fingers crossed they make a Die Hard joke, too, America.) I'm mostly excited about their berets and how much Norris nods his head in the trailer. Don't believe me? Check out the trailer below, and see for yourself: Because we're not afraid to be service-y, we've made a list of the actors — in order of how explosive we imagine they're going to be, from most to least: 1.) Novak Djokovic - Apparently the tennis star is making a cameo in the film as himself? 2.) Liam Hemsworth - Because anyone nicknamed "The Kid" in a movie generally tends to f**k a lot of s**t up. 3.) Bruce Willis - I mean, he did just star in Moonrise Kingdom. 4.) Jet Li - Because he was probably so offended by his character being named Yin Yang that he decided to burn the entire production down. 5.) Dolph Lundgren - He will break you. 6.) Randy Couture - What, is this guy a professional wrestler or something? 7.) Chuck Norris - I'm not even going to explain this one because it's just too easy and I hate easy. 8.) Jason Statham - He sees his future, and it is very Stallone-y. 9.) Jean-Claude Van Damme - He's Belgian. 10.) Sylvester Stallone - He's too busy trying to keep his face on to pay attention/deal with explosions. 11.) Arnold Schwarzenegger - The world's most exhausted automaton. The Expendables 2 is in theaters Aug. 17th. I think the Oscars are sometime in February, so, you know, look out for this then, too. Follow Alicia on Twitter @alicialutes MORE 'The Expendables 2': Schwarzenegger's Shoe Is Bigger Than a Car — TRAILER The Expendables 2 Chuck Norris Forces 'Expendables 2' to Clean Up Its Language for a PG-13 Rating
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Meet Jai Courtney: Your Newest Action Movie Crush
May 19, 2012 6:46am ESTWhile leafing through paparazzi pictures looking for cute guys, which is just what I do on sunny pre-summer Fridays much like today, I came across some photos from the set up of the upcoming action flick Good Day to Die Hard. Yes, the name is really ugly, but damn who in the blessed bejesus is this guy walking around set in a tight take top giving us not just tickets to the gun show, but putting us on the guest list to an illegal black market arms emporium. Turns out his name is Jai Courtney. It also turns out I'm in love. Now, the action star with the bulging chest and upper arms that look like a hedgehog crawling through a pair of panty hose, is a long tradition (see Hugh Jackman, Vin Diesel, Jason Statham, and everyone else with a Y chromosome and their name above the title) it was the surprise of seeing someone who I didn't know walking around like he's just waiting for his Men's Health cover. In the latest installment in the Die Hard franchise (and the first since 2007) Jai plays Jack McClane, the son of Bruce Willis' John McClane. Turns out that Jai was tapped for the role after an exhaustive search. The movie doesn't come out until February, but for a no-name like The Possibly-Not-Talented-But-Surely-Fine Mr. Courtney, this is as close to a big break as any actor gets these days. The only reason we didn't recognize him from the picture is that he is currently sporting the shaved pate preferred Bruce Willis and other actors handy with a gun and a stunt double. If he had the golden ringlets from his last role, we would have recognized that torso anywhere. Jai, who hails from Australia (where they apparently do not know how to spell "Jay"), played Varro on the Starz! half-naked schlockfest Spartacus: Blood and Sand. Considering this is a show about men in leather diapers grimacing at each other, I watched every single episode (twice). Courtney played Varro, Spartacus' best friend who he had to kill in the arena. Sad. However, today is not a day to mourn. No! It is a day to rejoice in this new drool factory we have discovered. Considering he's not only in a Die Hard movie but also in the next Tom Cruise picture, I have a feeling I'm going to be dreaming of those abs for a few years...or at least until Magic Mike comes out. Follow Brian Moylan on Twitter @BrianJMoylan More: Bruce Willis Finds a Son for 'A Good Day to Die Hard' 'Die Hard 5' Takes McClane to Eastern Europe 'Die Hard 5' Is Now 'A Good Day to Die Hard' & Other Info Revealed
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The Avengers assemble at top of U.K. box office
May 09, 2012 5:00am ESTThe star-studded blockbuster, titled Avengers Assemble in Britain, features a high-profile ensemble cast including Robert Downey, Jr., Scarlett Johansson and Mark Ruffalo as the famed comic book team and it brought in $13 million (£8 million) over the weekend (05-06May12). The takings left the American Pie sequel trailing in second place with $10 million (£6.3 million) ahead of Zac Efron's romantic drama The Lucky One, which debuted third in the chart, earning $1.7 million (£1.1 million). Disney's re-released Beauty and the Beast 3D was another new entry in fourth spot ($1.1 million/£685,000) and Jason Statham's latest action film Safe rounded out the top five after taking just over £1 million (£670,000).
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'The Expendables 2': Schwarzenegger's Shoe Is Bigger Than a Car — TRAILER
May 03, 2012 9:53am ESTEven with its packed ensemble, the first Expendables movie didn't break any new ground in the action department. Familiar faces made it a fun romp, but other than seeing Sylvester Stallone paired up with the likes of Jet Li and Jason Statham, it didn't make much of an impact. But based on the full trailer for the sequel, The Expendables 2, Stallone and the gang may have finally figured out how to tickle our nostalgia while exploding our senses with high octane action. Once again, the cast for the balls-to-the-wall follow-up sports an unfathomable cast. Stallone, Li, Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Terry Crews, and Randy Couture all return for Expendables 2, while Jean-Claude Van Damme, Chuck Norris and Liam Hemsworth are added into the mix. The real surprise is the beefed up roles of cameo players Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis, who actually do a bit of running and gunning in the sequel. The biggest, clearest improvement in the sequel is the hiring of director Simon West. Stallone did a decent job as both the star and man behind the camera in the first installment, but West — director of such brilliance as Con Air, Tomb Raider and The Mechanic — is a superior action director. The movie amps up the explosions, butt-kicking and ridiculous banter and, in my opinion, it's all thanks to West playing puppetmaster. Count me in. The Expendables 2 drives a tank through your local multiplex August 17. Find Matt Patches directly on Twitter @misterpatches and remember to follow @Hollywood_com! More: 'Expendables 2': No Character Left Behind — POSTERS Chuck Norris Forces 'Expendables 2' to Clean Up Its Language for a PG-13 Rating Sylvester Stallone Tears Down the Wall in 'The Expendables 2'
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Fascinating Fact
May 02, 2012 1:15pm ESTBritish actor Luke Evans has been offered the role of the supervillain in the sixth Fast & The Furious film, according to online reports. The Raven star has reportedly replaced Jason Statham as the man who will go up against Paul Walker and Vin Diesel in the sequel, which will also feature Michelle Rodriguez, whose character was presumed dead in an earlier movie, and Dwayne Johnson.
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Michelle Rodriguez Returns from the Dead for ‘Fast 6,’ Rihanna and Luke Evans to Join?
May 02, 2012 7:02am ESTNothing can kill Michelle Rodriguez. Not drag racers, not zombies, not desperate fathers. Nothing. The frequently ill-fated actress is on board to return to the Fast and Furious series for the upcoming Fast 6, despite the fact that her character was killed off in the fourth film... a practice that is becoming quite the habit with Rodriguez. She'll be rising from the dead in the upcoming Resident Evil: Retribution. And, of course, there's LOST. Fans who stuck around for the post-credits scene at the end of Fast 5 would have been stirred by the suggestion that Rodriguez would be coming back for the following movie; Eva Mendes' character approached Federal Agent Luke Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) with a photograph of Letty (Rodriguez), informing him that she was part of a hijacking operation in Berlin the previous night, and asking ominously, "Do you believe in ghosts?" Another intriguing rumor surrounding Fast 6 involves the potential casting of Rihanna. Although it is hardly official, the music artist has been said to be in talks for a villainous role in the film. Haywire star and MDMA fighter Gina Carano, who was added to the Fast 6 cast in April, has expressed interest in facing off with Rihanna onscreen. Carano told E!, "I would love to see me and Rihanna go at it. That would be hot." Luke Evans (Immortals, The Raven) is also in talks to join Fast 6 as a villain. Evans has been offered a role that many believed would go to Jason Statham — apparently, the young actor's involvement in franchises like Clash of the Titans and Peter Jackson's next Tolkien adaptation, The Hobbit movies, has earned him the big screen bravado to potentially play bad guy in Justin Lin's next Fast and Furious flick. Who would you rather see face off with Carano and The Rock: Rihanna or Evans? More: Gina Carano: Hay, Wire You Joining Fast & Furious 6? Michelle Rodriguez Talks Guns, Fights and Dresses on the Set of Resident Evil: Retribution Rihanna Channels Wild Things in "Where Have You Been" — VIDEO [Variety, E!, Twitch]
