Luc Besson

Guy Pearce sci-fi thriller Lockout gets new release date

Lockout, the upcoming sci-fi thriller from the producers of Taken, will now be released one week earlier in the U.S., on April 13th, 2012. In Lockout, falsely convicted former government agent Snow (Guy Pearce) must rescue the President’s daughter (Maggie Grace) from an outer space maximum security prison after it is taken over by violent ….

Poster released for Luc Bessen-produced sci-fi thriller Lockout

Open Road Films has released the first official poster for Lockout, the sci-fi thriller from the producers of Taken that will be in theaters everywhere on April 20, 2012. In Lockout, falsely convicted ex-government agent Snow (Guy Pearce) must rescue the President’s daughter (Maggie Grace) from an outer space maximum security prison after it is ….

Angelina Jolie and Luc Besson teaming up for Paris-set action thriller

Universal has nabbed North American rights to an as-yet-untitled Angelina Jolie-Luc Besson drama collaboration, in which Jolie is attached to star, according to THR. The project is described as a dramatic thriller with action, and is said to be a cross between Besson’s cult classic films The Professional and The Fifth Element. Besson wrote the ….

John Woo, Jet Li, Tony Jaa, Luc Besson, David Belle, Cyril Raffaelli and more to be included in new Six Shooter Film Series

Magnet Releasing announced today that it’s kicking off a second volume of its cult favorite Six Shooter Film Series with Tony Jaa’s Ong Bak 2: The Beginning, which begins airing this Friday On-Demand, ahead of it’s October U.S. theatrical release. Where the first Six Shooter Film Series took a broad look at smart international genre ….

Win one of two copies of the Luc Besson-produced environmental documentary Home

This Friday, June 5th, the Luc Besson-produced, Glenn Close-narrated environmental documentary Home, will be released on DVD and Blu-ray, specially timed to coincide with World Environment Day, as the first-time ever simultaneous, worldwide, all format release. To celebrate the release of Home, FilmFetish is giving away two copies of the release – one copy on ….

Taken Blu-ray review

I knew very little about Taken when I first watched it in the theater back in early February. Me and my wife thought it was about as close to the perfect pure action film as they come. Little did I know that there was an even bloodier, more violent version of the film, that was ….

Interactive gang territory map and videos posted on District 13: Ultimatum (Banlieue 13 – Ultimatum) website

If you haven’t seen the Luc Besson-produced original District 13, it comes highly recommended. It’s a fast paced, gritty martial arts film, with an Escape from New York story-line, featuring an incredibly visual martial arts style called Parkour. I had the opportunity to get a first hand demonstration of Parkour, by its French stars David ….

Revolver Update and Pictures

Originally Published: December 27, 2004 Empire Online has posted world exclusive first look pictures from Guy Ritchie’s latest flick Revolver. Jason Statham just doesn’t look like himself. Take a look at these pictures from the gangster flick RIGHT HERE » ADDITIONAL UPDATE: We just found some additional on set pics over at the Z Review. ….

Update on Transporter 2 plus other Jason Statham projects

Written by Luc Besson, who created the action classics La Femme Nikita (1990) and The Professional (1994), The Transporter 2 (2005) features British star Jason Statham reprising his role as the mercenary Frank Martin. Among action movie aficionados, He is quickly becoming a favorite, and for good reason. He’s one of the few actors who ….