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Dean Cain is about to pull off a lightning-fast costume change that would impress even Superman. Standing in front of an infinity pool overlooking a golf course and the Las Vegas Strip in the distance, the actor is wearing a faded gray T-shirt, gym shorts and no shoes. A Greek Orthodox cross and a military dog tag hang from a chain around his neck. The man who played the Man of Steel and his alter ego, Clark Kent, on the trailblazing series “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman” needs to morph into something camera ready.

“I’m gonna have to go put on a jacket and a shirt and leave my shorts behind,” he says as he pops a tangerine-flavored nicotine lozenge in his mouth and heads upstairs for a Zoom appearance on “Piers Morgan Uncensored” to discuss the latest “Superman,” two days before it unspools in theaters.

Karate Kid 7 Should Bring Back This Fan-Favorite Character (Photo Credit – Netflix)

The eagerly anticipated sixth installment of The Karate Kid franchise, Karate Kid: Legends, has finally hit the big screen. While the sequel holds a modest 57% critics’ score on Rotten Tomatoes, it’s still being praised by fans (current audience score is 88%) and ranks among the top three entries in the immensely popular film series. Now that the latest chapter has arrived, here’s what we believe the makers should consider for a potential next installment —something that could breathe new life into the franchise.

The Next Karate Kid Movie Should Bring Back This Beloved Character

After the first three Karate Kid films starring Ralph Macchio, the fourth installment took a different turn, introducing a new lead alongside Pat Morita. Yes, we’re talking about the inclusion of Hilary Swank, who played Julie Pierce in The Next Karate Kid (1994), for the potential sequel.

After directing Rocky and kicking off a series of movies capitalizing on working-class fighters, John G. Avildsen knew there was more room to grow with inspirational sports movies. It’s no surprise that less than a decade after his Oscar-winning film, Avildsen’s The Karate Kid was not only a massive success, but found its way to Oscar night as well. In the process, Avildsen’s drama launched a franchise, two reboots, and now Karate Kid: Legends on Friday. With the release of the latest film, we’re ranking the six Karate Kid films and Cobra Kai.

Honorable Mention — The Karate Kid (1989)

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It’s always a good sign when your animated series only runs for one year, right? The Karate Kid animated series first debuted in 1989 and was supposed to run for more than sixty episodes. The idea was to have Daniel and Mr. Miyagi go on various...

Ahead Of Karate Kid: Legends, Where To Watch All Karate Kid Movies On Ott (Photo Credit – Prime Video)

Karate Kid: Legends, the sixth film of The Karate Kid franchise, is set for its theatrical release on 30th May 2025, including Indian theatres. Interestingly, Ajay Devgn and his son Yug Devgn have done the voiceovers for the Hindi version. Before the eagerly anticipated film hits the big screens, we have got you covered if you are interested in revisiting all or some of the earlier Karate Kid films from the comfort of your home. We have collated the list of all the Karate Kid movies and where you can stream them on Indian Ott platforms. So, here we go.

1. The Karate Kid Release Year – 1984 Streaming On – Netflix, Amazon Prime Video (Sony Pictures Channel), Mx Player IMDb Rating: 7.3/10 Director – John G. Avildsen

Plot: The film follows a teenage boy, Daniel Larusso (played by...

If you grew up in the ‘80s, you might recall the Stranger Danger Panic that ignited after Etan Patz’s abduction in 1979 and the kidnapping/murder of Adam Walsh two years later. Collective fear reached such a fevered pitch that kids’ faces were soon plastered all over milk cartons and then-President Ronald Reagan signed the Missing Children Act and the Missing Children’s Assistance Act. While the bubble popped by the mid-80s and the dread quickly dissipated as the new decade approached, 1990’s Wheels of Terror perfectly captures the social climate of the ‘80s in a way that feels real, raw, and tragic.

Christopher Cain’s made-for-television horror/thriller stars Joanna Cassidy (Don’t Tell Mom the Babysitter’s Dead) as a mother and bus driver who moves herself and her daughter to the fictional small-town of Copper Valley, Arizona. They’ve left behind the bright lights of suburbia for a quieter life.

Karate Kid fans will be a little disappointed when The Next Karate Kid leaves Netflix on Jan. 31. The film is the fourth installment in the popular martial arts franchise and the first not to feature Ralph Macchio as Daniel Larusso.

Directed by Christopher Cain, The Next Karate Kid begins with Mr. Miyagi traveling to Boston to attend a ceremony for Japanese-American soldiers who served in World War II. During the event, he meets Louisa Pierce and her granddaughter Julie (Hilary Swank), who suffers with anger issues due to her parent's death. Recognizing her struggles, Mr. Miyagi begins to mentor Julie, not only in karate but also in life lessons to help her manage her feelings and find balance.

Related Jackie Chan's Karate Kid Reboot Gets New Streaming Home Ahead of Upcoming Sequel

This 2010 remake is the all-time highest-grossing Karate Kid movie.

In true Karate Kid fashion, the film also...

Western movies have long brought audiences a combination of adventure, action and drama through great movies, from classics like Shane to modern hidden gems like Hostiles. However, due to the genre's generally slower pacing than others, it can be difficult for many movies to find a following. Some Westerns, by contrast, offer a faster pacing, better attention to action and memorable characters than others, allowing audiences to enjoy them over and over again.

Westerns have seen some of their best movies gain a strong following through all-star casts and blockbuster-style action, which appeal to fans of genres like action. While some Westerns have grown their appeal by mixing with other genres, like horror and comedy, others were made great through compelling scripts and all-star casts. The genre may not be the powerhouse it once was, but some of cinema's most rewatchable movies come from the Old West.

Young Guns United...

Before USA Network became series-focused, the cable channel delivered a steady stream of weekly original movies. Many of which were produced by McA (now NBCUniversal). And during this era — between the late 1980s and early 2000s — USA offered a variety of genres; action and suspense were the most common, but horror also came up from time to time.

Especially around Halloween.

USA Network is no longer in the business of airing these “World Premiere Movies,” horror or otherwise, and there haven’t been great strides to bring all of them to streaming or modern home video. However, the horror entries certainly have their merits as well as fans.

See if you can remember these original movies from USA Network’s horror history.

Trapped (1989)

Image: Kathleen Quinlan in Trapped (1989).

Directed by Fred Walton, Trapped was one of USA’s first World Premiere Movies. Here Kathleen Quinlan starred in what feels like a blueprint for P2.

Although not as popular as it once was, the Western genre has been a brilliant source of adventure, whether through sprawling John Wayne epics or Clint Eastwood Spaghetti Westerns. Ranging from quests for revenge to treasure hunts, the Wild West has always been ripe for exploration. This has been particularly true during the modern era of the genre, with a slew of iconic '80s and '90s movies reigniting a passion in audiences for the Old West.

The Western genre has delivered audiences some of the best adventure stories of all time, even if the genre continues to go under-appreciated in the 21st century. With justice, revenge, and treasure often serving as the primary fuel for these stories, seeing everyone from lawmen to outlaws ride their way through the frontier rarely fails to bring audiences the adventure they crave.

Young Guns Capitalized On '80s Youth Icons

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Westerns have been a popular American pastime since the earliest days of cinema, building up legendary careers like John Wayne, John Ford and Clint Eastwood. However, despite having been such a popular genre, it can be a daunting one for new viewers, with a range of styles to choose from. Where some audiences might feel alienated by the long runtime and slow-burn style of story that dominates Westerns, there are always great options to get people into the genre.

Western movies house some of cinema's most iconic tales, from Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid to Rio Bravo. The genre is one of the best when it comes to handling tension and gritty realism, as has been shown through many of the best entries, both old and new. For modern fans seeking a window into the genre, it's best to start more recently and seek out Westerns that play with other genres.

One Piece's Eiichiro Oda takes influence from popular Western titles, such as Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction and Reservoir Dogs, among other classic films.

One of Oda's earliest interviews with Comickers in 1998 delved into his influences, many of which included Western movies. "I love movies. I love Western movies, and there's a movie called 'Young Guns,' [directed by Christopher Cain] and that's already at the top of my list. It's so cool. I think I was in high school when I first saw it. But that's why I drew 'Wanted!' right away. The other inspirations were Tarantino's. I love 'Pulp Fiction.' Also, walking around in the suits from ‘Reservoir Dogs’—that’s super cool too, right?"

Related One Piece Heroines' Upcoming Release Features Boa Hancock and Film Red's Uta One Piece's beloved female cast returns to the spotlight in a new installment of the popular Heroines light novel series.

Cinema has told its story across a diverse range of genres. One of the more underrated genres of film is the Western, which explores an old-fashioned sense of justice, the art of gunfighting, a picturesque setting, and antiheroes. The genre is best known and loved for its shooting sequences, with most entries in the genre revolving around prominent and fictional gunslingers, such as Wyatt Earp, Billy the Kid, and Doc Holliday. Indeed, each of these characters has been the subject of some of the best Western films to date and continues to be the go-to source of good stories.

Western movies may not get the appreciation they deserve anymore, but it's tough to deny the genre continues to be a great source of gritty stories, interesting characters, and good gunfights. Ranging from dramatic, action-packed retellings of true duels to adaptations of classic stories, Westerns are the best place to go for last stands,...

Young Guns, a Western film featuring a star-studded cast, includes a blink-and-you'll-miss-it Tom Cruise cameo. Although the movie gained commercial success, it remains relatively lesser-known compared to other Westerns. Tom Cruise's involvement in the film showcases his collaborative spirit and willingness to take on diverse roles, contributing to his enduring success in Hollywood.

Young Guns is known for boasting a roster of renowned actors like Kiefer Sutherland, Emilio Estevez, and Charlie Sheen, but not many know about its surprising Tom Cruise cameo. Based on American outlaw Billy the Kid's adventures during the Lincoln County War, Young Guns unfolds in New Mexico, where a group of young gunmen get embroiled in a game of cat-and-mouse. Upon release, although Young Guns primarily received mixed reviews from viewers and critics, it performed fairly well at the box office by raking in $56 million against a budget of $11 million.

However, despite being commercially successful,...

Lionsgate is releasing a 4K version of the iconic 1988 Western Young Guns for its 35th anniversary, allowing viewers to appreciate the wild Western landscapes even more effectively. Young Guns, dubbed the "Brat Pack Western," stars '80s heartthrobs Emilio Estevez and Kiefer Sutherland, along with other popular actors, ensuring the film's long-lasting legacy and mass appeal. The Young Guns 4K release includes special features such as audio commentary with actors, a featurette on the making of the film, and exclusive character art cards as part of the Best Buy SteelBook release. Available on December 5 for $34.99 or $37.99 as a Best Buy exclusive.

Lionsgate is revisiting the iconic 1988 Western Young Guns for the movie's 35th anniversary. Directed by Christopher Cain and written by

John Fusco, the story follows Billy the Kid's adventures during the Lincoln County War in the 1870s. The legend began when British ranch owner John Tunstall hired six...

Howdy pardners! Today, we’re galloping back to 1988, when Christopher Cain and a band of rootin’ tootin’ outlaws shot up the silver screen for the American Western action film Young Guns. Presented as a retelling of the adventures of Billy the Kid during the Lincoln Couty War, Young Gun features a murderers’ row of talent, including Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Charlie Sheen, Dermot Mulroney, Casey Siemaszko, Terence Stamp, Jack Palance, and Terry O’Quinn.

Cain directs from a script by John Fusco. Young Guns revolves around a group of young gunmen, led by Billy the Kid, who become deputies to avenge the murder of the rancher who became their benefactor. However, when Billy takes their authority too far, they become the hunted.

Historian Paul Hutton once called Young Guns the most historically accurate of all films focusing on the dirty deeds of Billy the Kid as of its year of release.

Young Guns 3 is still in active development, according to franchise star Lou Diamond Phillips.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly promoting his surprise appearance on Fox's The Masked Singer, Phillips gave a grounded but hopeful update on the progress of the Western action picture's third installment. "It's in limbo right now," Phillips said. "It was chugging along there for a minute, but then I think they got into a rights situation… It's not dead, but it's not happening right now."

Related: The Outlaw Johnny Black Trailer Borrows From Another Western Spoof Movie

Phillips played Mexican-American outlaw Jose Chavez y Chavez who rode with the "Regulators" alongside the likes of Billy the Kid (Emilio Estevez) and "Doc" Scurlock (Kiefer Sutherland). Appearing in 1988's Young Guns and 1990's Young Guns II, Phillips and his co-stars were in the prime of their careers. Now with Estevez having written a screenplay for Young Guns 3,...

The latest update on Young Guns 3 is that the sequel is stalled, but not canceled. For years, there have been rumors and rumblings about the Young Guns movie series getting a third installment. The writer of the original films, John Fusco, said that the movie was happening in early 2021, though with a lack of major updates in the years since, it's been starting to look like the third Young Guns movie may not end up seeing the light of day.

Enter Lou Diamond Phillips, who is one of the stars of the original two films. While speaking with EW following his run on The Masked Singer, Phillips addressed the current status of Young Guns 3. He said that the plan is for his co-star Emilio Estevez to step up and direct the third film, with Phillips adding that he's read a "wonderful" script for it penned by Estevez. At this point,...

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By Todd Garbarini

I love Joe Dante. He has directed some hugely entertaining films and is an aficionado of the same genres I adore. Additionally, like most film directors, he is highly versed in cinemaspeak. My introduction to his work came in 1983 when I bought his werewolf classic The Howling (1981) sight-unseen on RCA’s now extinct Ced system and immediately took to it. That failed stylus-based videodisc format was severely limited to only several thousand titles, so I had to rely on VHS to catch up with his Hollywood Boulevard (1976), Piranha (1978), and Rock ‘n’ Roll High School (1979) in the mid-80’s following theatrical viewings of Twilight Zone: The Movie in 1983 and Gremlins in 1984. For some reason, his July 12, 1985-released outing Explorers, which concerns the escapades of three young boys making their way through the battlefield of junior high school, escaped my list of...

Young Guns and Young Guns II writer John Fusco has teased that a third movie is finally in the works with Emilio Estevez returning as Billy the Kid. Taking to Twitter, Fusco revealed poster artwork for a movie called Young Guns III: Alias: Billy the Kid. In the caption, the screenwriter announces that he's working with Estevez on bringing Young Guns III to life to turn the cult classic movie series into a trilogy.

Emilio Estevez and I are excited to be collaborating on this continuation of the Billy the Kid saga - and you’re going to love where it goes @LouDPhillips@RealKiefer@ChristianSlater@EW@headgeek666@vincentdonofrio@prattprattpratt@regulatorpic.twitter.com/IOrTmULDOf

— John Fusco (@JohnFusco12) January 15, 2021

"Emilio Estevez and I are excited to be collaborating on this continuation of the Billy the Kid saga - and you're going to love where it goes," Fusco writes.

John Fusco also tags original stars Lou Diamond Phillips,...

1988's Young Guns featured a cast of young actors who were reaching the height of their collective popularity. The film was a box office success, thanks to the great cast, direction by Christopher Cain, and the exciting screenplay from John Fusco.

Related: The 10 Best Westerns Ever Made Ranked, According To IMDb

With Emilio Estevez leading the great cast as "William H. Bonney", the film became a classic of the 1980s and gained a quite following, as the Western had all but died out and this film introduced a new generation to that once-popular genre. Here are 10 great films featuring the main cast members from Young Guns.

Twenty years ago, Jennifer Garner thought her career couldn’t get better. She’d survived nine months of sleeping in a kitchen in Manhattan and eating spaghetti with butter while understudying for an Ivan Turgenev play on Broadway, scored a few walk-on parts on TV, and landed the lead in a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie in which she played a 19th century orphan.

“Making a couple hundred dollars a week to pay for my apartment, I really thought that was as good as it was going to get,” laughs Garner on an afternoon in Los Angeles. “I was completely and totally thrilled with that.”

Her Hallmark director, Christopher Cain, invited her to fly out to Malibu and stay with him and his wife, Sharon. The rental car company ran out of cheap sedans, so they handed her the keys to a convertible. One day, she drove around, got lost,...

There's no Daniel, no Johnny, and no Ali "with an I." But we do get Mr. Miyagi, newcomer Hilary Swank, aka The Next Karate Kid and... Michael Ironside? Here we'll take a look at 10 things you never knew about The Next Karate Kid.

The Next Karate Kid is canon.

The Next Karate Kid arrived in 1994, roughly five years after its predecessor, which was the longest gap between movies in the franchise. 'Though the late Pat Morita is was the only actor to return from the previous films, the producers of the killer YouTube series Cobra Kai have confirmed that all three sequels to the original Karate Kid are, in fact, canon, even going so far as to say that they believe Julie, aka The Next Karate Kid, likely met Daniel at Mr. Miyagi's funeral.

So, where is Daniel?

Mr. Miyagi directly mentions Daniel only once in The Next Karate Kid.

By the time that Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman ended its four season run in 1997, actor Dean Cain — playing the dual role of Clark Kent and Superman to Desperate Housewives actress Teri Hatcher's Lois Lane — had been made well aware of not only the pressure, but the commitment that serving as a lead on a television series could have on his life, professionally and, more importantly, personally. It's a lesson that has guided him for the past two decades. "Teri had gotten married after the first season," Dean explains in an exclusive interview, "and I don't know how well that was working out by the end; they ended up getting a divorce. I had a couple of different girlfriends during that period of time. But a series just takes over your whole life, and that's why, as a father, I would not be the lead actor on...

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Before he hit big with Star Wars and Star Trek, Jj Abrams was penning films such as Forever Young, Regarding Henry and Armageddon...

Jj Abrams is one of the most powerful people in Hollywood right now. Over his career in the movies, he's written, directed, produced, acted and played a wicked keyboard solo on Cool Guys Don't Look At Explosions, and through his production company Bad Robot, his name is counted among the credits of massive franchises like Cloverfield, Mission: Impossible, Star Trek and of course Star Wars. He's more of a household name than most filmmakers of his generation and we sometimes wish we wanted anything as much as he wants that Steven Spielberg status.

You can't blame him when you hear about his first paid job in the film industry. Returning a bunch of Spielberg's personal super-8 home movies that he discovered after his...

Exclusive: Outfit plans co-productions with Jerry Weintraub and Cameron Jones.

Beijing Galloping Horse, which has appointed former Ivanhoe co-chief Ray Chen as general manager, is lining up two Us-China co-productions with producers Jerry Weintraub (Ocean’s Eleven) and Cameron Jones (Traffic).

Weintraub is executive producing martial arts action title Legion Of One, to be directed by Christopher Cain (Young Guns). Cain’s Angry Monkey Entertainment is the Us producer on the project, about a foreign orphan who is raised as a kung-fu master in the Shaolin temple.

Jones is producing musical romantic comedy Forever Young, to be directed by Eric Stoltz, which is in the early stages of development.

Galloping Horse is also developing three Chinese projects – New York-set youth dram, Lost In New York, to be directed by newcomer Frank Zhu; Love From Another Planet to be directed by Huang Lei (Angry Kid) and executive produced by Zhang Yibai; and a feature version of hit TV...

The 18th Austin Film Festival is almost here. To help celebrate all the locally connected movies at this year's fest, we've reached out to a number of filmmakers to find out about their Austin and Texas-tied films screening at Aff, and to hear about what they're looking forward to doing during the festival.

Deep In The Heart, starring Jon Gries (Natural Selection, Real Genius) and Val Kilmer (Kiss Kiss Bang Bang), is premiering at Aff. Writer and producer Brian Hoffman (Corked) talks about the real-life story behind the script and his favorite spots in Austin. Hoffman is pictured above with director Christopher Cain on the set in Georgetown.

Slackerwood: Describe your film for us, in a quick and dirty paragraph.

Brian Hoffman: It is the true story of a Texas man, Richard "Dick" Wallrath, whose personal demons caused him to hit rock bottom. After losing everything -- jobs, his family,...

We're huge fans of Emilio Estevez, and even bigger fans of his 1988 Western Young Guns and its sequel, Young Guns II. Thus far, the movie has not been put up for a remake or a reboot, but a sequel has long been hoped for by many of its cast members, and those who hold the film in high regard. We recently caught up with Emilio Estevez, who directs and co-stars in this weekend's The Way. We couldn't help but ask the star, who is quite selective nowadays when it comes to taking on a project, about the future of Young Guns. To hear what he had to say, click on the clip below.

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Young Guns was released August 12th, 1988 and stars Emilio Estevez, Kiefer Sutherland, Lou Diamond Phillips, Charlie Sheen, Dermot Mulroney, Casey Siemaszko, Terence Stamp, Jack Palance. The film is directed by Christopher Cain.

By Sean O’Connell

Hollywoodnews.com: A handful of stellar titles with Oscar aspirations have been programmed into this year’s Austin Film Festival schedule, which begins on Oct. 20 with an as-yet-unnamed Opening Night selection.

In between, Aff audiences will get their first looks at Alexander Payne’s “The Descendants,” Steve McQueen’s “Shame,” Lynne Ramsay’s “We Need to Talk About Kevin,” Rodrigo Garcia’s “Albert Nobbs” and Sean Durkin’s “Martha Marcy May Marlene” – all films with awards hopes that will screen as part of the festival’s Marquee category.

“We’re proud to be taking our program in some exciting new directions while maintaining our focus on strong writing and engaging stories,” said new Film Programmers Stephen Jannise and Stephen Belyeu.

In addition, the fest has set up special screenings of “Toy Story” (presented by John Lasseter), an “Edward Scissorhands” screening, and a tribute to Polly Platt...

We couldn't be bigger fans of the movie Young Guns, specifically the character Dirty Steve. So when we get a chance to chat with actor Dermot Mulroney, we jump on it.

Dermot Mulroney stars in the new comedy The Family Tree, which hits theaters this Friday, August 26th. While chatting with the guy, whom we love, about his role as a father going through a midlife crisis, we couldn't help but go back to Dirty Steve and his past exploits. As it turns out, Dermot Mulroney would love to see the character return in a spin-off called Young Guns: The Ghost of Dirty Steve.

"All the kids that were watching Young Guns when they were fourteen or fifteen, right when it came out, and everyone got VCRs? They watched it over and over again. You know what happened to them? They all grew up and got jobs. Now, when we talk,...

18 years after George Strait starred in the original Pure Country, Director Christopher Cain brings us his follow-up Pure Country 2: The Gift, with another tale of finding joy through music. It's a new story for a new generation, but the message is still the same. With Katrina Elam taking center stage in the 2010 sequel, Pure Country 2: The Gift is a great film for country music lovers and families alike. To help raise awareness for this fun little music flick, JustPressPlay is giving one lucky reader a chance to win a digital copy from the iTunes Store. To find out how you can win, just keep reading.

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Here's the official synopsis:

Suddenly thrust into the bright lights and big stages of country music stardom, Bobbie loses not just her way but her angelic gift of song. Follow singing sensation Katrina Elam as she rights the wrongs...

Val Kilmer will play the elderly Wyatt Earp in indie Western The First Ride of Wyatt Earp, which Michael Feifer is directing. The screenplay is penned by Darren Benjamin Shepherd and the flick is now in production in California. Barry Barnholtz and Jeffrey Schenck are producing through Hybrid banner, and Peter Sullivan is co-producing.

Val Kilmer has been involved in the Wyatt Earp story once before, playing Doc Holliday in Tombstone. He earlier played the title character in the TV movie Billy the Kid, so he is definitely not a newcomer to Western.

The storyline will be about a journalist interviewing a senior citizen Earp about his legendary days as a marshal in the Wild West and they’ll show the story about his rounding up a posse to find the outlaw that mistakenly killed the woman he loved.

The reporter is Daniel Booko ( iCarly sitcom, Hannah Montana) and country...

It has been a very “up and down” sort of career for Val Kilmer- lauded and inundated with a multitude of offers one minute- mocked and reduced to saccharine sub-tv movies the next. For every Top Gun enjoyed, there has been a Red Planet endured, for every venerated The Doors, there has been a Batman Forever panned. Not all his fault, of course- few can turn down the lure of the caped-crusader, but history would have been very different had he donned the bat-suit under the tutelage of a director more akin to Christopher Nolan than Joel Schumacher.

Certainly, few possessed Nolan’s breathy charisma which has an effortlessness that intrigues infinitely more than Bale’s over-earnest method acting.

If there has been one film starring Kilmer that has increased in reputation since its release, it is the independent comedy, Real Genius, the story of two science students exacting revenge upon their senior tutor.

Val Kilmer is set to star alongside his fellow Real Genius star Jon Gries for a new film titled Deep In Heart.

The film is about a real-life alcoholic who reinvents himself and puts hundreds of kids through college via his charitable donations. Gries stars as Richard Wallrath, a Texas entrepreneur who is the biggest all-time individual donor to that state's 4-h and Future Farmers of America organizations.

I loved Real Genius, the characters were great and it's a true classic and one of the main reasons Kilmer's a star today. He played a genius college student named Chris who mentored his much younger roommate while working on a high powered laser beam. Gries played a reclusive genius ex-graduate student who lived in Chris' closet. Gries is best known for his role as Uncle Rico, in the 2004 hit Napoleon Dynamite.

This new film will star Kilmer as a character known only as "The Bearded Man,...

[1] Weight gain and squandered A-list cred be damned, I've never liked Val Kilmer more than I have over the past ten or so years, and it's images like the one above that demonstrate why. After terrific turns in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, The Salton Sea, Spartan and -- yes, I'm serious -- MacGruber, the ex-Hollywood hunk is now returning to his '80s roots by teaming up with Real Genius pal Jon Gries (best known as Uncle Rico in Napoleon Dynamite). The role? An imaginary 'Christ-like figure' who guides an alcoholic (played by Gries) to recovery. Learn more after the break. According to The Hollywood Reporter [2], the film -- titled Deep in the Heart -- is based on the true story of Richard Wallrath, an entrepreneur who helped put hundreds of kids through college, and is the biggest all-time individual donor to two separate youth organizations in Texas (4-h and...

Actors Val Kilmer and Jon Gries will star in “Deep in the Heart,” an indie film based on a true story. Kilmer will play a “Christ-like figure” that guides an alcoholic towards recovery. Gries plays the alcoholic who eventually become a multi-millionaire and a well-known philanthropist. Kilmer and Gries both starred together in 1985’s “Real Genius.” “Deep in the Heart” is based on the true story of Richard Wallrath, a Texas entrepreneur who is the biggest all-time individual donor for the state’s 4-h and Future Farmers of America organizations. “Wallrath is an alcoholic who hit rock bottom and lost everything, then reinvented himself, re-established his relationships with his family and built a multimillion-dollar business,” said Scott Duthie, a producer on the film. “The stories involving real-life inner struggles with positive moral messages always attract me.” The Hollywood Reporter also reported a cameo of Texas Governor Rick Perry playing himself...

Val Kilmer is reteaming with his Real Genius buddy Jon Gries for a feature film about a real-life alcoholic who reinvents himself and puts hundreds of kids through college via his charitable donations.

Deep in the Heart stars Gries as Richard Wallrath, a Texas entrepreneur who is the biggest all-time individual donor to that state's 4-h and Future Farmers of America organizations. Kilmer plays a character known only as "The Bearded Man," and he resides in Wallrath's mind as a "Christ-like figure" to help him on his path to recovery, said Scott Duthie, who is co-producing the independent film.

"Val is one of those rare actors who drove himself to the set and always got there on time. A real pleasure to work with," Duthie said Monday from the Texas set.

"Wallrath is an alcoholic who hit rock bottom and lost everything, then reinvented himself, re-established his relationships with his...

Val Kilmer and his "Real Genius" cohort Jon Gries are re-teaming for "Deep in the Heart", a feature film about a real-life alcoholic who reinvents himself as a multimillionaire businessman who puts hundreds of kids through college via charitable donations says The Hollywood Reporter.

Gries stars as Richard Wallrath, a Texas entrepreneur who is the biggest all-time individual donor to that state's 4-h and Future Farmers of America organizations.

Kilmer plays a character known only as "The Bearded Man" who he resides in Wallrath's mind as a "Christ-like figure" to help him on his path to recovery. Scott Duthie will co-produce.

Texas Governor Rick Perry plays himself in a short cameo while Christopher Cain ("Young Guns") is directing.

More than twenty-five years after their comedy Real Genius hit theaters, co-stars Val Kilmer and Jon Gries are once again pairing in the independent redemption-story Deep in the Heart.  Directed by Christopher Cain (Young Guns), Deep in the Heart tells the true story of Richard Wallrath (Gries), an alcoholic who bounces back from rock bottom to build a multi-million dollar business and become engaged in numerous philanthropic efforts.  Per THR, Kilmer's turn in the film is as "The Bearded Man" (see beard above), a "Christ-like figure" who "resides in Wallrath's mind to help him on his path to recovery." Deep in the Heart is being co-produced by Scott Duthie who has now paired with Cain on three consecutive projects.  Though it currently lacks a distributor, the project is currently filming in Texas.  As for Kilmer and Gries, the former can be seen on March 11 in the mob film Kill the Irishman.

Talking with actor Dean Cain, the forty-three-year-old star of shows like "Lois & Clark," "Ripley's Believe It or Not," and countless other movies revealed that he really is Superman. "The last seven weeks, I've shot four films and a documentary. I'm literally flying from set to set to set. Then heading back home to see my son and coach his football game and then back out to work," he said.

He may have lost the tights but Cain has all the qualities of at least a Superdad, and he plays one on TV as well like in his new movie "The Three Gifts" airing Saturday, December 19th on the Hallmark Channel. In "The Three Gifts," Cain plays Jack Green, a guy wary of fatherhood who temporarily takes in three trouble-making orphan boys. It's a Hallmark Channel Christmas movie, so we already know the ending is sure to be satisfyingly sweet.

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George Strait has signed on to appear in A Pure Country Gift, the follow-up to his 1992 film Pure Country. Chris Cain, who directed the original movie, will helm Gift. He wrote the screenplay with his son, actor Dean, says The Hollywood Reporter. Director Chris said that the picture is less of a traditional sequel and more of "a movie in the Pure Country genre". The film tells (more)...

Country music star George Strait will star in a sequel to his 1992 film "Pure Country" for Warner Bros.According to The Hollywood Reporter, "A Pure Country Gift" will be directed by Chris Cain, who also directed the first film. He co-wrote the screenplay with his son, actor Dean Cain, who also has a role in the film. "Country Gift" is about three angels who give the gift of a beautiful singing voice to a baby girl.The original was produced by Jerry Weintraub for $9 million. It earned $15 million at the domestic box office in 1992, sold 3 million home video units and 6 million soundtrack CDs. Weintraub will not be involved in the new film.

George Strait's 1992 film "Pure Country" will get a sequel, and director Christopher Cain will return to direct "A Pure Country Gift," which he and his son Dean Cain ("Lois & Clark") wrote together.

Country music star Strait will star in the film, which Cain said won't be a straight sequel, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Cain said he got the idea by seeing many famous people disintegrate.

By the Hollywood Reporter

Country music A-lister George Strait will star in a follow-up to his 1992 film "Pure Country" for Warner Bros.

"A Pure Country Gift" is directed by Chris Cain, who also helmed the first film. He co-wrote the new screenplay with his son, "Lois & Clark" actor Dean Cain, who also has a role in the film. The father-son collaboration is their first.

Read more at the Hollywood Reporter.

Long before Britney Spears was making the jump to Crossroads, or Mariah Carey was melting the silver screen in Glitter or Madonna was showing us why she never made the jump to film earlier with Swept Away, country star George Strait was making his acting debut in the 1992 film Pure Country. And now, some 17-years later, the unbridled success of that film is spawning a sequel... sort of. THR is reporting that Strait has signed a deal to star alongside Lois & Clark star Dean Cain in A Pure Country Gift, described not as a sequel but as a "movie in the Pure Country genre" by director Chris Cain, who co-wrote the script with son Dean. The original film was produced by Warner Bros. and producer Jerry Weintraub for $9 million dollars, earning $15 million at the domestic box office, selling over 3 million home video units and over 6 million CD soundtracks. It told the story of a country music star...

Country music right now in many ways doesn't resemble at all what it was in the early 90s, when Garth Brooks became a giant crossover success but Shania Twain had yet to make it a full-fledged pop genre. But one of the icons from that area, George Strait, is making a return regardless, teaming up once again with director Chris Cain for A Pure Country Gift, a follow-up to his 1992 film Pure Country. Though Strait will have a role in the film, this time he won't be focus of the proceedings-- THR writes that the star of the film will be Katrina Elam, playing a young woman who was gifted with a singing voice by three angels as a baby, but who begins to lose her gifts when she breaks the rules of life that the angels set. "In her climb to fame and fortune, she breaks some of the...

In a story from The Hollywood Reporter, George Strait is going to star in A Pure Country Gift for Warner Bros. The film is a follow-up to his 1992 film Pure Country.

A Pure Country Gift will be directed by Chris Cain. He directed the first movie. He also wrote the script with his son Dean Cain (Lois & Clark).

The first film was made for $9 million and it took in $15 million at the domestic boxoffice.

A Pure Country Gift focuses on "three angels who give the gift of a beautiful singing voice to a baby girl."

"In her climb to fame and fortune, she breaks some of the angels' rules, so they take away her big voice," Cain said. "Life has rules; if you follow them, life works. That's the moral of the story."

The lead in the film is played by Katrina Elam. She is presently a country singer who is making her acting debut.

Country music A-lister George Strait will star in a follow-up to his 1992 film "Pure Country" for Warner Bros.

"A Pure Country Gift" is directed by Chris Cain, who also helmed the first film. He co-wrote the new screenplay with his son, "Lois & Clark" actor Dean Cain, who also has a role in the film. The father-son collaboration is their first.

"I tell funny stories, but he went to Princeton, so he can spell," Chris Cain joked.

"Country Gift" isn't a sequel, per se, but more of "a movie in the 'Pure Country' genre," Chris Cain said.

The original was produced by Jerry Weintraub for $9 million. It earned $15 million at the domestic boxoffice, sold 3 million home video units and 6 million soundtrack CDs. Weintraub is not involved in the new film.

"I went back to Jerry, and he said, 'Good luck with the picture, and God bless you,' " Chris Cain said.

Jon Voight and Lolita Davidovich are starring in September Dawn, an indie Western written and directed by Christopher Cain. Cain also is producing. Dawn is a love story set against the 19th century massacre of a wagon train of settlers in Utah at the hands of a renegade Mormon group. Voight plays the leader of the renegade Mormon faction, while Davidovich is a member of the wagon train who stands up to Voight's threats. The feature, which sources said is budgeted in the $11 million range, started shooting this week in Alberta, Canada.