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Exclusive: The Dallas Buyers Club Oscar winner is close to boarding Barry Levinson’s booming ensemble in the David Mamet co-scripted Assassination. Jared Leto’s deal isn’t closed yet, but is nearing, we understand. He’ll join the JFK conspiracy movie which already counts his fellow House of Gucci star Al Pacino, Jessica Chastain, Brendan Fraser and Bryan Cranston.

The murder mystery noir pic centers around ground-breaking female crime reporter Dorothy Kilgallen played by Chastain. When she suspects that Lee Harvey Oswald did not act alone, she uses her fame and influence to find President John F. Kennedy’s real killer. Kilgallen’s journey will put her up against the CIA, mafia bosses and the FBI, all who would love nothing more than to make her and this story disappear. Levinson and Sam Bromell co-wrote the screenplay with Mamet.

Assassination is produced by Corey Large and Jason Sosnoff. Large is also financing Assassination.

Rosario Dawson (Star Wars: Ahsoka) is set to play a high-end celebrity attorney in the supernatural horror thriller Unmerciful Good Fortune, Deadline reports – and the person her character will be defending in the story is a psychic serial killer! A.C.E. film and TV editor Tirsa Hackshaw is making her feature directorial debut with this film, which is based on award-winning playwright Edwin Sanchez’s show of the same name.

Dawson is producing Unmerciful Good Fortune and taking on the role of Maritza Cruz, a high-end celebrity attorney, pulled into a headline-making case involving Fatima, a cunning young waitress who is accused of serial poisoning and murdering 28 people. Fatima’s defense takes a darkly mysterious turn when she claims to have the psychic ability to see how someone will die when she touches them and reveals she is killing people to prevent a “fate worse than death.”

Tom DeSanto,...

Exclusive: Rosario Dawson is headlining the supernatural horror thriller Unmerciful Good Fortune from Tirsa Hacksaw, a veteran A.C.E. film and TV editor who is making her feature directorial debut.

Project, which Dawson is producing, is adapted from award-winning playwright Edwin Sanchez’s show of the same name.

Dawson plays Maritza Cruz, a high-end celebrity attorney, pulled into a headline-making case involving Fatima, a cunning young waitress who is accused of serial poisoning and murdering 28 people. Fatima’s defense takes a darkly mysterious turn when she claims to have the psychic ability to see how someone will die when she touches them and reveals she is killing people to prevent a “fate worse than death.”

Other producers include Tom DeSanto, Corey Large, and Brian Kirchoff for Rising Tide Entertainment. The film is executive produced by Jordan Wilson and Hackshaw. Pia Patatian’s new production and sales company,...

The American Film Market, which runs Nov. 5 – 10, kicks off in new digs as the event relocates from its long-standing base in Santa Monica to the bright lights of Las Vegas. The move will see hundreds of exhibitors setting up shop in the Palms Casino Resort, which will also play host to the AFM’s conference series, the AFM Sessions, as well as industry screenings inside the resort’s 14-screen multiplex, the Brenden Theatres.

More than 285 companies and organizations from 80 countries are exhibiting at this year’s AFM, with the event’s organizers announcing that exhibition space in the Palms Casino Resort has sold out. Countries including China, France, Germany, Italy, Romania and Thailand will host dedicated umbrella stands showcasing national companies and producers, and a total of 34 countries will be represented by international trade organizations, film commissions and national delegations.

Here are some of the buzziest films at AFM 2024:...

Jessica Chastain, Brendan Fraser and Bryan Cranston have been added to the cast of Barry Levinson’s mystery thriller ‘Assassination’.

Chastain, Fraser, and Cranston joined the previously announced cast of Al Pacino on the call sheet.

Centering on the JFK assassination, the movie is inspired by Dorothy Kilgallen (Chastain), one of the most famous voices in media at the time. When she suspects that Lee Harvey Oswald did not act alone, she uses her fame and influence to find President John F. Kennedy’s real killer. Part murder mystery, part film noir, Kilgallen’s journey will put her up against the CIA, mafia bosses and the FBI, all who would love nothing more than to make her and this story disappear.

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Levinson directs the project from a script by David Mamet, Levinson, and Sam Bromell.

Brace yourselves for another film that touches upon the JFK files! Bryan Cranston, Al Pacino, Brendan Fraser, and Jessica Chastain will come together in Barry Levinson’s mystery thriller, Assassination. The film comes almost three and a half decades after Oliver Stone’s controversial film JFK hit theaters.

The cast of Assassination: Jessica Chastain (Miss Sloane | Credits: EuropaCorp), Bryan Cranston (Your Honor | Credits: Showtime), Al Pacino (The Irishman | Credits: Netflix), Brendan Fraser (Killers of the Flower Moon | Credits: Apple Studios)

The Kevin Costner-starrer was based on the conspiracy that Lee Harvey Oswald did not act alone. Assassination will be a modern take on this conspiracy and comes at a time when most of the JFK files are made public. Costner earlier mentioned that the film was to be partially credited for the JFK Act which resulted in the unsealing of the files.

Bryan Cranston, Brendan Fraser, Al Pacino, And...

An elite cast of actors are set to join Al Pacino in an upcoming mystery thriller film directed by Oscar-winner Barry Levinson.

Per Deadline, Jessica Chastain, Brendan Fraser and Bryan Cranston are joining Al Pacino in the upcoming thriller, Assassination. Levinson directs from a script penned by David Mamet Levinson and Sam Bromell. The film centers around real-life reporter, Dorothy Kilgallen (Chastain), who becomes one of the first journalists to question the events surrounding the JFK assassination. Circumstances surrounding Kilgallen's death were examined in the book, The Reporter Who Knew Too Much: The Mysterious Death of What's My Line TV Star and Media Icon Dorothy Kilgallen, written by former ABC legal correspondent Mark Shaw.

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It’s been announced that Jessica Chastain (Zero Dark Thirty), Brendan Fraser (Killers of the Flower Moon), and Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) have joined the cast of Assassination, a mystery thriller that reveals a new take on the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Barry Levinson (Rain Man) will direct from a script by David Mamet (Glengarry Glen Ross), with Levinson and Sam Bromell (Elvis). Al Pacino (House of Gucci) is also attached to star in the project.

Assassination centers around Dorothy Kilgallen, “one of the most famous voices in media at the time. When Dorothy suspects that Lee Harvey Oswald did not act alone, she uses her fame and influence to find the real killer of JFK. Part murder mystery, part film noir, Dorothy’s journey will put her up against the CIA, Mafia bosses, and the FBI, all who would love nothing more than to make her and this story disappear.

Exclusive: Jessica Chastain, Brendan Fraser and Bryan Cranston have joined Al Pacino in the mystery thriller Assassination. The film will be directed by Barry Levinson from a script by David Mamet, Levinson and Sam Bromell.

The film offers up a new take on the JFK conspiracy, centering around Kilgallen (Chastain), one of the most famous voices in media at the time. When she suspects that Lee Harvey Oswald did not act alone, she uses her fame and influence to find President John F. Kennedy’s real killer. Part murder mystery, part film noir, Kilgallen’s journey will put her up against the CIA, mafia bosses and the FBI, all who would love nothing more than to make her and this story disappear.

“Dorothy Kilgallen was the first female crime reporter in America. She was the only woman to ever cover the JFK case. The only reporter to speak with Jack Ruby.

Exclusive: Aaron Eckhart will star in the Jesse V. Johnson-directed action thriller Scorpion, written by Corey Large (Detective Knight trilogy) and Edward Drake (Gasoline Alley).

In the movie, a CIA assassin goes into hiding after he takes the fall for a failed mission. When he reappears on the grid so does his past to tie up loose ends, and the only way to protect his daughter is to take down the agency chief who set him up.

Scorpion is produced by Large through his 308 Enterprises. The film is executive produced by Arclight Films’ Gary Hamilton, Jordan Nott, Pia Patatian, Jamie Thompson and Jon Keeyes and financed by Pink 308. Arclight Films is handling global sales.

Eckhart received a Best Actor Musical or Comedy Golden Globe nomination for Jason Reitman’s Thank You for Smoking and received an Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance in...

After over 40 years of making movies, Bruce Willis has announced his retirement ending his career with what should've been a perfect final film, but Bruce Willis' last movie was anything but. Landing his first part in 1980, Willis has appeared on screens big and small nearly 150 times, becoming one of the biggest movie stars in Hollywood. With Willis retiring due to aphasia, 2022's Paradise City was supposed to be the perfect bon voyage, but ultimately let the legend down.

Released November 11th, 2022, Paradise City was helmed by Chuck Russell, who also directed The Mask and The Scorpion King. In addition, the film was scripted by experienced screenwriters Corey Large and Edward John Drake. The heartbreaking revelation about Willis' health concerns and his forced retirement led to a lot of anticipation for the movie that would offer one final chance to see the legend on screen. However, the end result was a...

Lionsgate is set to give the thriller Clear Cut, which stars Clive Standen of the Taken TV series, Tom Welling (Smallville), Stephen Dorff (Blade), and Alec Baldwin (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation), a theatrical, digital, and VOD release on July 19th – and with that date just a few weeks away, a trailer for the film has arrived online. You can check it out in the embed above.

Brian Skiba directed Clear Cut (formerly known as Cold Deck) from a screenplay by Joe Perruccio, who earns his first feature writing credit on this film. The Hollywood Reporter let us know that the story centers on Jack (Standen), who tries to leave his past behind him when he starts a logging job but finds that a team of criminals with a score to settle are out to kill him.

Jesse Metcalfe (Desperate Housewives), Lucy Martin (Vikings), Lochlyn Munro (Freddy vs. Jason), Chelsey Reist...

Aaron Eckhart is to star in 'Thieves Highway'.The 56-year-old actor has signed up to appear alongside Devon Sawa in the crime thriller from filmmaker Jesse V. Johnson.Aaron will play an Oklahoma Stock Detective who is in over his head in the world of modern cattle rustling.Travis Mills has written the film's script and it is being produced by Corey Large for his 308 Enterprises banner.Kirk Shaw and Jon Keeyes are executive producing the feature and Red Sea Media is responsible for foreign sales at Cannes.Former stuntman Johnson said in a statement: "'Thieves Highway' is a passion project, for Aaron and me. We spent a lot of time developing Travis Mills' script, embracing factual anecdotes and actual characters to flesh out a vibrant and action-packed modern crime story."Large added: "Aaron is creating a unique brand of starring in high-quality genre pictures, joining the likes of Liam Neeson and Mel Gibson,...

Exclusive: Aaron Eckhart and Devon Sawa are teaming with director Jesse V. Johnson for Thieves Highway.

Red Sea Media is handling foreign sales here at the Marche du Film in Cannes.

Travis Mills’ penned the crime thriller which Corey Large (One Ranger) is producing through his 308 Enterprises banner.

EPs are Kirk Shaw, Jordan Nott and Jon Keeyes (White Elephant). BondIt Media Capital and Pink 308 will finance the feature.

Eckhart plays an Oklahoma Stock Detective in over his head in the Breaking Bad world of modern cattle rustling. Eckhart and Johnson previously collaborated on Vertical’s Chief of Station which is currently in theaters and streaming.

Ex-stuntman, Johnson says, “Thieves Highway is a passion project, for Aaron and me. We spent a lot of time developing Travis Mills’ script, embracing factual anecdotes and actual characters...

James Franco and Tommy Lee Jones have been cast in the action thriller The Razor's Edge, which begins production June 25. The film follows a mob hitman facing a perilous mission after his daughter's kidnapping. After being cancelled in 2018, Franco is trying to make a comeback with international films from France and Cuba and dark thrillers like The Razor's Edge and The Policeman.

Producer Corey Large announced today, May 13, that actors James Franco and Tommy Lee Jones have been cast in the action thriller The Razors Edge. Demian Lichtenstein (3000 Miles to Graceland) is directing the film from a screenplay co-written by Lichtenstein and Vance Duplechin. Red Sea Media will be handling international sales and will debut the film for buyers at the upcoming March du Film in Cannes. Production starts June 25 in Georgia.

The synopsis for The Razor's Edge reads as follows:

After a mob hitman vows to leave his deadly past behind,...

Exclusive: Peter Facinelli, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Stephen Dorff, Neal McDonough and Nathaniel Arcand have boarded Marc Furmie’s sci-fi action thriller Viper, which is being sold in the Cannes market by Solone.

Furmie and Jason Mavraidis wrote the script when takes place post a nuclear holocaust. An elite team of soldiers are sent into a condemned zone to destroy a bio-weapons lab. Instead they discover that Indigenous locals have returned to re-claim their land and discovered a cure for radioactive fallout. The pic’s is billed as being a cross between such pics as Saving Private Ryan and dystopian sci-fi films

Children of Men and Stalker.

Twilight thespian Facinelli plays Cole Vinson, the haunted captain of a team of operators sent into radiation-plagued Sector 12 by government agent Hank Reynolds (Minority Report‘s McDonough), in order to subsidize healthcare for his dying daughter. Vinson is soon confronted by a betrayal within...

Exclusive: We can tell you that James Franco and Oscar winner Tommy Lee Jones are leading the action thriller The Razor’s Edge from producer Corey Large and filmmaker Demian Lichtenstein (3000 Miles to Graceland).

Red Sea Media is handling international sales and will debut the film for buyers at the upcoming Marche du Film in Cannes. Cameras roll June 25 in Georgia.

Lichenstein is helming off a screenplay he wrote with Vance Duplechin. After a mob hitman vows to leave his deadly past behind, he faces an impossible choice when his daughter is kidnapped and the woman he loves becomes a target of the syndicate. He is forced to undertake one final, perilous mission while being pursued by an assassin even more lethal.

Pic is executive produced by Kirk Shaw. BondIt Media Capital is financing with Matthew Helderman, Luke Taylor and Jordan Nott also executive producing.

“I’m excited that we have signed the superbly talented actors James, Suki and Tommy Lee to bring The Razor’s Edge to the big screen. They are perfectly suited to embody the protagonists in director Demian’s script,” said Large. “We cannot wait to begin filming this taut thriller next month with an assist from our seasoned executive producer Kirk,” he added.

“We’ve worked with Corey on over a dozen projects throughout the years and always appreciate his ability to get projects made in many different industry climates. We’re excited for another adventure here with Corey and his team,” commented Bond It Capital co-founder CEO Matthew Helderman.

Large is producing through his 308 Enterprises. His other feature production, Assassination directed by Rain Man Oscar winner Barry Levinson and starring Academy Award-winner Al Pacino and BAFTA winning Shia Labeouf is shooting this fall.

Franco was Oscar nominated for Best Actor for 127 Hours and is a 2x Golden Globe winner for James Dean, in which he played the title role, and took home Best Actor in Miniseries, and for The Disaster Artist which he won Best Actor Feature Comedy/Musical. He starred in Sony’s original Spider-Man trilogy from Sam Rami.

Oscar, Emmy, SAG, Golden Globe, and Palme d’Or winner Jones counts an Oscar and Golden Globe supporting actor win for The Fugitive and starred in Sony’s Men in Black trilogy. Jones won a Lead Actor Emmy for NBC’s The Executioners’ Song, and a Cannes Palme D’Or for Best Actor for Sony Pictures Classics’ The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada which he also directed. He also directed The Homesman which starred Hilary Swank.

Franco is represented by UTA and Anonymous Content, Jones is represented by CAA and Jacobson, Russell, Saltz, Nassim & De La Torre.

Legendary film director Barry Levinson has given us such movies as Diner, Rain Man and Sleepers, while legendary screenwriter David Mamet penned such classics as The Untouchables, Glengarry Glen Ross and Ronin. The two are reportedly set to team up for a new film about the JFK assassination, which will star another cinema legend, Al Pacino. The film, Assassination, was first reported out of Cannes and is set to feature a cast including Viggo Mortensen, John Travolta, Shia Labeouf, Rebecca Pidgeon and Courtney Love.

Back when the film was revealed at Cannes, Mamet was set to direct his screenplay, which he co-wrote with Nicholas Celozzi. Now, Deadline is reporting that Barry Levinson is stepping in as the director for the film. According to Deadline, the plot of Assassination “tells the story of how infamous Chicago mobster Sam Giancana arranged the assassination of President John F. Kennedy as payback for trying...

Exclusive: Oscar winning filmmaker Barry Levinson is stepping in to direct the David Mamet-scripted drama Assassination, we hear, and is putting his own stamp on the project. Deadline first reported about the movie out of Cannes.

Two-time Oscar nominee and Pulitzer Prize winner Mamet originally was set to direct the movie, which tells the story of how infamous Chicago mobster Sam Giancana arranged the assassination of President John F. Kennedy as payback for trying to bring down organized crime after the mob helped put JFK in the White House.

BAFTA winner Shia Labeouf and Oscar winner Al Pacino remain attached to the film, the latter playing Tony Accardo, a senior mob boss.

The pic is being produced by Corey Large (It Follows), Jason Sosnoff (Wise Guys) and Giancana’s grandnephew Nicholas Celozzi (The Class). Executive producer are John Burnham (Atlas Artists) and Jordan Nott. Finance comes from 308 Enterprises.

Exclusive: Oscar-nominated actor Alec Baldwin and Blade actor Stephen Dorff are starring in the indie feature Cold Deck, Deadline has learned.

The movie, directed by Brian Skiba and produced by Corey Large and Eric Bromberg, completed production before the SAG-AFTRA strike commenced on July 14.

In the pic written by Joe Perruccio, a team of loggers stumble upon a meth cook site deep in the forest and find themselves in a fight for survival as they’re hunted down by a drug cartel.

Pic is financed by 30 Enterprises and Chinese financier Pink308 which has a $50M film fund to do eight to ten features a year. EPs Kirk Shaw, Stephanie Rennie, Ram Getz, Greg Meyer and Michael Mortensen.

Cold Deck also stars Clive Standen, Tom Welling (Clark Ken on Smallville), Jesse Metcalfe, Lochlyn Munro (Riverdale) and...

The cast of David Mamet’s JFK assassination thriller “Assassination” is getting even more star-studded, with the addition of Courtney Love, Viggo Mortensen, Shia Labeouf, Al Pacino, and John Travolta.

The film, which was previously titled “2 Days/1963,” will focus on events that took place 48 hours before the assassination, telling the mob’s version of the story. The script is based on the story of Sam Giancana, the Chicago mob boss who may have played a significant role in orchestrating Kennedy’s assassination.

Mamet will direct the film, which is written by him and Nicholas Celozzi, who is Giancana’s grandnephew. Oscar-winning director of photography Robert Elswitt (“There Will Be Blood”) will be the film’s cinematographer.

Production is scheduled to start in September in Vancouver.

Paul Schrader was originally asked to direct the film, but he declined.

“Assassination” is a riveting and gripping thriller set in a pivotal period in American history,...

Al Pacino, Viggo Mortensen, John Travolta, Shia LeBeouf, Rebecca Pidgeon (“Bird Box”) and singer/actress Courtney Love have joined the cast of the JFK thriller ‘Assassination’.

The synopsis reads; 1963. During a crucial justice hearing against organized crime, the head of the Chicago mob orders the assassination of President John F. Kennedy Jr., creating a deadly conspiracy while altering the fate of a nation.

Pulitzer Prize winner and Oscar nominee Mamet is directing from a story by himself and Nicholas Celozzi, who based the script on his great uncle, the Chicago mob boss Sam Giancana, who may have played a significant role in orchestrating Kennedy’s assassination.

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Insiders indicate it will focus on events that took place 48 hours before the assassination, telling the mob’s version of the story. Celozzi based the material on details shared by his late...

It’s been 15 years since Redbelt, the last theatrical feature from David Mamet, and time has not been kind to the writer-director. Like many in his generation, his mind has been fully Fox News-ified to the point where I had thought his 2008 feature might be his last film (not discounting his HBO outing in 2013) and his potential funding has dried up. That hasn’t been the case, however, as his next project has been announced ahead of production beginning this fall and it will be sold at the Cannes market.

Set in 1963 and scripted by Mamet and Nicholas Celozzi, Assassination is set during a “crucial justice hearing against organized crime, when the head of the Chicago mob orders the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, creating a deadly conspiracy while altering the fate of a nation.” With a cast featuring Al Pacino, Viggo Mortensen, John Travolta, Shia Labeouf, Rebecca Pidgeon,...

Oscar winner Al Pacino (The Godfather), Oscar nominee Viggo Mortensen (Green Book), Oscar nominee John Travolta (Pulp Fiction), BAFTA winner Shia Labeouf (Honey Boy), NBR Award winner Rebecca Pidgeon (Heist) and Golden Globe nominated singer and actress Courtney Love (The People vs. Larry Flynt) are set to star in the thriller Assassination, we can reveal.

The film, which Arclight is launching for the Cannes market, is to be directed by Pulitzer Prize-winner and Oscar nominee David Mamet (Wag the Dog) from a script he co-wrote with Nicholas Celozzi.

Assassination will retell the fateful murder of John F. Kennedy from the mob’s point of view, reimagining his death as a hit ordered by Chicago mob kingpin Sam Giancana as payback for JFK’s attempt to undermine the mob after they helped get him elected (that thread formed a big part of Oliver Stone’s JFK).

Script co-writer Celozzi is Giancana’s grandnephew.

Stars: Bruce Willis, Jack Kilmer, Willow Shields, Lochlyn Munro, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Timothy V. Murphy, Dina Meyer | Written by Edward Drake, Corey Large | Directed by Edward Drake

Detective Knight: Independence completes the trilogy begun in Detective Knight: Rogue and continued in Detective Knight: Redemption. Although not the last of his films to be released, Assassin is slated for release in March, these were the last ones Bruce Willis made before announcing his retirement. So in a sense, it also concludes its star’s career.

The film opens with a bank robbery shot from the Pov of the robbers making it look like a first-person shooter, be sure to get the tie-in edition of Bank Robber Simulator at your local Gamestop. The robbery comes to a bloody end with Detective Knight (Bruce Willis) shooting the last of the gang while he holds a woman hostage.

Also on the scene are paramedics Dezi and Ally.

Screen Rant is excited to present an exclusive clip from the final installment in the Detective Knight trilogy, Detective Knight: Independence. Detective Knight (Bruce Willis) is back on the case after earning back his freedom and badge in Detective Knight: Redemption. Knight will once again have the weight of a city on his shoulders. In Detective Knight: Independence, a rogue vigilante gets his hands on a police uniform, gun, and Emt vehicle and begins terrorizing the city. Knight must catch this vigilante killer not just to save the city but his family as well.

Detective Knight's story began with Detective Knight: Rogue, in which the titular detective hunts a violent robbery crew from Los Angeles to New York after they nearly kill his partner, Eric Fitzgerald. The actions he takes cross a line and lose him both his badge and his freedom. However, he is given a chance to earn...

Stars: Miranda Edwards, Paul Johansson, Bruce Willis, Beau Mirchoff, Corey Large, Lochlyn Munro | Written by Edward Drake, Corey Large | Directed by Edward Drake

Detective Knight: Redemption opens with a bank robbery and shootout between the police and a group of well-armed and mask-wearing Santas. NYPD Captain Anna Shea has been chasing this gang and their leader Conlan known as The Christmas Bomber with no success.

Meanwhile, James Knight, Casey Rhodes, and Mercer are all still behind bars after the events of Detective Knight: Rogue. But not for too much longer because Rhodes and Mercer get caught up in a mass escape and find themselves in with Conlan’s gang. Running out of options, Captain Shea has to make a deal with Knight, the man she put behind bars.

Bruce Willis taking on heavily armed bad guys who spout political manifestos while stealing loads of cash during the Christmas season,...

Ott content is growing from strength to strength in the age of the Internet. With new shows and films dropping on the web space every day, the audience have an ever-growing pool of content at their disposal to choose from and satiate their taste buds as per the genre of their liking.

The upcoming Ott releases across platforms promise a wide range of content to consume and cherish for those, who like to watch content from the confines and place of their convenience.

Here are some of the releases of Ott that will drop shortly:

1. ‘Chup – Revenge of The Artist’: Dulquer Salmaan’s third Hindi film sees him playing the role of a serial killer with a warped mind, who goes on a killing spree of critics, who have panned his work.

The film pays homage to the late director Guru Dutt’s film ‘Kaagaz Ke Phool’, a film that was severely criticised.

Detective Knight: Redemption is a 2022 thriller movie directed by Edward Drake starring Bruce Willis, Corey Large and Lochlyn Munro. It is the sequel to ‘Detective Knight: Rogue’ , and will be released on December 9.

As in the Die Hard film series, Willis makes a Christmas comeback in the Detective Knight saga.

Premise

In custody in New York, Detective James Knight finds himself in the middle of a jailbreak led by The Christmas Bomber, a brutal fanatic whose Santa Claus disciples are terrorizing the city. With the promised return of his badge in exchange for taking out the terrorists, the steely-eyed Knight doles out mercy for the just…and merciless justice for all the rest.

Release Date

December 9, 2022

Movie Trailer Director

Edward Drake

Cast

Bruce Willis / James Knight

Corey Large

Lochlyn Munro

Beau Mirchoff

Paul Johansson

John Cassini / Mayor Vassetti

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Stars: Beau Mirchoff, Bruce Willis, Trevor Gretzky, Keeya King, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Michael Eklund, Corey Large, Lochlyn Munro | Written by Edward Drake, Corey Large | Directed by Edward Drake

Sometimes I wonder why I punish myself with movies. Case in point, Detective Knight: Rogue. Another in Bruce Willis’ direct-to-market series of films, and yes we all know why he went down the route with his film career; this film comes from filmmakers Edward Drake and Corey Large, two men who between them have made some of the worst films of Willis’ oeuvre – Breach, Apex Predator and American Siege; with only Cosmic Sin, the second of the trio’s collaborations, providing a modicum of interest.

Now those films featured Willis in cameo-like roles, whereas here Willis is the lead, the titular Detective Knight, in what is the first of three films in a brand-new film series. Three films! It looks, from Willis’ IMDb...

Paradise City is a movie starring Bruce Willis, John Travolta and Stephen Dorff. It is directed by Chuck Russell.

A run-of-the-mill thriller that funnily enough, counts on some sequences and scenes that barely saves it from being a complete fiasco.

Premise

The renegade bounty hunter, Ryan Swan, has to pave his way into the Hawaiian criminal underworld to avenge his father’s murder.

Movie Review

Here we are offered an extremely irregular film, which at times comes across as a TV production, and at others surprises with good dialogues and photography. It combines simple and easy scenes with hackneyed plots that seem to have a failed ulterior motive, failed in the sense that they are diluted and disappear in what is a simple thriller, with a retro 90’s touch, maybe even 80’s (you decide).

Its strongpoint: John Travolta taking on the role as the kingpin, big kahuna in Hawaii. Let’s admit it,...

Movie icons and Pulp Fiction costars Bruce Willis and John Travolta reunite and face off in Chuck Russell’s latest action-packed thriller, Paradise City. Collaborating with Russell for a second time, Travolta plays power broker Buckley, tapping into his menacing and conman skills once again on the big screen. For Willis, his role as bounty hunter Ian Swan comes almost a year prior to his public Aphasia diagnosis. Opposite the two action film veterans are Blake Jenner and Praya Lundberg. With such a star-studded cast, it’s easy to see why director Chuck Russell wanted them all in a fast-paced and fun action feature. It doesn’t always overcome its hurdles, but Paradise City keeps the entertainment flowing thanks to a committed cast.

The story follows Ian Swan (Bruce Willis), a bounty hunter who disappeared somewhere in the Hawaiian Islands. On his search for an international drug lord he’s pursued for years,...

"He's not robbing banks, he's putting on a show." Lionsgate has revealed the official trailer for an action thriller titled Detective Knight: Redemption, from filmmaker Edward Drake. This is actually the second movie a trilogy (uh oh) all from the same director, all featuring Willis as a Detective. I keep hoping all these bad Bruce Willis movies are done, considering his health, but nope there's always more. Redemption is the second one after Detective Knight: Rogue, released last month, and will lead right into Detective Knight: Independence scheduled to open in January. In custody in New York, Knight finds himself in the middle of a jailbreak led by "The Christmas Bomber". With the promised return of his badge in exchange for taking out the terrorists, Knight decides to help in the only way he knows how. Bruce Willis stars with Lochlyn Munro, Corey Large, Miranda Edwards, Beau Mirchoff, and Paul Johansson.

Bruce Willis is back with Detective Knight: Redemption, the Christmas-themed sequel to Detective Knight: Rogue.

On Monday (7 November), Lionsgate released the trailer for the second chapter ofthe 67-year-old actor’s thriller trilogy.

The new trailer shows how Detective Knight (Willis) remains in custody after the first movie’s events where he chased a group of bank robbers that killed his partner on Halloween night.

When faced with the mastermind behind the bank robberies, Knight shoots the man and is arrested for murder right after.

As per the synopsis of the new film, Detective Knight: Redemption follows the story of “a jailbreak led by The Christmas Bomber, a brutal fanatic whose Santa Claus disciples are terrorising the city” and Detective Knight “strikes a deal to take out the terrorists in exchange for his reinstatement”.

The film is directed by Edward John Drake, from a screenplay by Drake and Corey Large, and produced by Large,...

Lionsgate has picked up “One Ranger,” the action-thriller starring Thomas Jane and John Malkovich and will handle sales at AFM.

Written and directed by Jesse V. Johnson, the film stars Jane as a highly skilled Texas Ranger hired by British Intelligence to hunt down a terrorist who plans to mount a major attack in London. Malkovich’s role is being kept under wraps. Dean S. Jagger and Dominique Tipper also star.

Said Lauren Bixby, SVP of Co-productions and Acquisitions for Lionsgate: “One Ranger is non-stop action and it’s so much fun watching Thomas Jane being dropped into the center of London as a Texas Ranger, having to face the likes of John Malkovich and his MI6 team.”

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“One Ranger” is produced by Corey Large and Bernie Gewissler. Jane and Courtney Lauren Penn are executive producers on behalf of Renegade Entertainment.

Exclusive: Lionsgate has acquired the upcoming action-thriller One Ranger, which stars Thomas Jane and John Malkovich. The studio is handling sales at the upcoming American Film Market.

In One Ranger, a highly skilled Texas Ranger (Jane) is recruited by British Intelligence to track down an extremely dangerous terrorist and stop him from unleashing a major attack on London. The pic, written and directed by Jesse V. Johnson, also stars Dean S. Jagger and Dominique Tipper.

One Ranger is produced by Corey Large and Bernie Gewissler. EPs are Jane and Courtney Lauren Penn via Renegade Entertainment.

Lauren Bixby, VP, Co-productions and Acquisitions for Lionsgate, said: “One Ranger is non-stop action and it’s so much fun watching Thomas Jane being dropped into the center of London as a Texas Ranger, having to face the likes of John Malkovich and his MI6 team.”

Jane’s résumé includes the recent Amazon Frevee drama series Troppo,...

Paradise City Trailer — Chuck Russell‘s Paradise City (2022) movie trailer has been released by Saban Films. The Paradise City trailer stars John Travolta, Bruce Willis, Blake Jenner, Praya Lundberg, Lorenzo Antonucci, Amber Abara, and Stephen Dorff. Crew Corey Large, Edward Drake, and Chuck Russell wrote the screenplay for Paradise City. Plot Synopsis Paradise [...]

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The trailer for the new Bruce Willis action vehicle titled Detective Knight: Rogue has been released by Lionsgate. This film looks to be yet another lower-budgeted direct-to-video release for the action star, except this one might be part of an already shot trilogy? In it, Willis plays a Los Angeles cop that sees an uptick in bank robberies in the city from an elite group of thieves.

The synopsis on the IMDb is what suggests the movie may be the first instalment of a trilogy:

Bruce Willis stars as veteran Detective James Knight, dedicated to navigating the demanding streets of Los Angeles, in this thrilling first of a trilogy of films. As the city prepares for Halloween, mask-wearing armed robbers critically wound Knight’s partner in a shootout following a heist. With Knight in hot pursuit, the bandits flee L.A. for New York, where the detective’s dark past...

"I was thinking… what if we try your way." Here we go again, another one of these. Lionsgate has unveiled an official trailer for Detective Knight: Rogue, yet another new Bruce Willis action thriller junk film to skip. Once again, these seem to be never-ending despite the announcement about Bruce Willis' cognitive disorder earlier this year. How many more are there?! Willis stars as veteran Detective James Knight. As Los Angeles prepares for Halloween, mask-wearing armed robbers hit Knight's partner in a shoot out following a heist. With Knight in hot pursuit, the bandits flee from Los Angeles to New York, where the detective's dark past collides with his present case and threatens to tear his world apart… unless redemption can claim Knight first. Also starring Lochlyn Munro, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Corey Large, Michael Eklund, and Johnny Messner. This looks instantly forgettable like always - nothing more than a cops & robbers story.

Principal photography recently wrapped in Georgia ahead of 2023 release.

Saban Films has acquired worldwide rights to action thriller American Metal starring John Travolta, Stephen Dorff, Shiloh Fernandez Ashley Benson and Kevin Dillon.

Writer and first-time feature director Nicholas Maggio’s film tells of a desperate family man who robs a pill mill. When the theft turns violent he finds himself hunted by both the police and the Dixieland mafia.

The film was produced by 308 Entertainment’s Corey Large and Bernie Gewissler in association with Bondit Media Capital. American Metal is the second film with Travolta and Dorff for 308 Entertainment’s Large,...

Saban Films has acquired the rights to the action thriller “American Metal,” starring John Travolta and Stephen Dorff.

The film, written by Nicholas Maggio, tells the story of a desperate and struggling family man who robs a pill mill. But when the theft turns violent, he finds himself hunted by both the police and the Dixieland mafia.

This is also Maggio’s directorial debut. In addition to Travolta and Dorff, “American Metal” also stars Shiloh Fernandez, Ashley Benson and Kevin Dillon.

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“American Metal” is produced by 308 Entertainment’s Corey Large and Bernie Gewissler in association with Bondit Media Capital. rincipal photography recently wrapped on the film in Georgia. Saban Films is planning a 2023 release.

This is the second film with Travolta and Dorff for 308 Entertainment’s Large, following the upcoming release of “Paradise City.” That film also stars Bruce Willis.

Saban Films has taken global rights to the John Travolta and Stephen Dorff feature, American Metal.

Writer and first-time feature director Nicholas Maggio’s film tells the story of a desperate and struggling family man who robs a pill mill. However, when the theft turns violent, he finds himself hunted by both the police and the Dixieland mafia. Filming just wrapped in Georgia with Saban Films looking at a 2023 release.

Shiloh Fernandez (Evil Dead) Ashley Benson (Spring Breakers) and Kevin Dillon also star.

The pic was produced by 308 Entertainment’s Corey Large and Bernie Gewissler in association with Bondit Media Capital.

The feature reps the second film with Travolta and Dorff for 308 Entertainment’s Large, following the upcoming Saban release Paradise City.

Travolta received two Best Actor Oscar nominations for 1977’s Saturday Night Fever and 1994’s Pulp Fiction.

Rlje Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, will release Apex on February 8, 2022 on DVD and Blu-ray. Watch the Trailer:

Directed by Edward Drake (Cosmic Sin, Breach) and co-written by Corey Large (The Ninth Passenger) and Drake, the film stars Neal McDonough (“Yellowstone,” Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City), Bruce Willis (Die Hard, The Sixth Sense), Lochlyn Munro (“Riverdale”), Megan Peta Hill (Open Water 3) and Trevor Gretzky (Spiral).

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In Apex, serving a life sentence...

Apex Starring Neal McDonough and Bruce Willis be In Theaters, On Demand and Digital November 12, 2021. Here’s the trailer:

Serving a life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit, ex-cop Thomas Malone is offered a chance at freedom if he can survive a deadly game of Apex. Six hunters pay for the pleasure of hunting another human on a remote island, but once Malone arrives all hell breaks loose. Laying traps and playing mind games, Malone tries to turn the tables and fight for his life and his future.

Apex stars Neal McDonough, Bruce Willis, Corey Large, Alexis Fast, Nels Lennarson, Lochlyn Munro, Megan Peta Hill, and Trevor Gretzky

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"Men like that never should've come to a place like this." The same question always come to mind: why?!? Rlje has debuted an official trailer for an action thriller film titled Apex, which is (of course) a shortened version of the excruciatingly dull title Apex Predator. Another new film from the same director of the epicly bad Cosmic Sin with Willis. So what's Apex about? Six elite hunters pay to hunt down a man on a deserted island, only to find themselves becoming the prey. Bruce Willis stars as "Malone", an ex-cop serving a life sentence for a crime he didn't commit, offered a chance at freedom if he can survive a deadly game of Apex. The cast includes Neal McDonough, Corey Large, Alexis Fast, Nels Lennarson, Lochlyn Munro, Megan Peta Hill, and Trevor Gretzky. Ughhh this seems so so so awful, even the action looks mediocre. Here's the official...

Exclusive: Redbox Entertainment has acquired U.S. distribution rights to under-the-radar action-thriller Vendetta, which is starring Bruce Willis (Die Hard), Clive Standen (Taken), Thomas Jane (The Last Son), Theo Rossi (Army of the Dead), and Mike Tyson (The Hangover).

Written and directed by Jared Cohn (The Horde), the recently-wrapped film is due to premiere in 2022 and is expected to have a limited theatrical run and be available day-and-date on demand. Today we can also reveal first look images from the movie.

In Vendetta, when his daughter is murdered, William Duncan (Standen) takes the law into his own hands, setting out on a quest for retribution. After killing the street thug responsible for her death, he finds himself in the middle of a war with the thug’s brother (Rossi), father (Willis), and their gang, who are equally hell-bent on getting even. What ensues is a tense back-and-forth game of vengeance.

Tubi has announced sci-fi action film “Corrective Measures,” based on Grant Chastain’s graphic novel of the same name, which will star Bruce Willis and Michael Rooker and premiere in spring 2022.

Sean Patrick O’Reilly of “Howard Lovecraft” and “The Kingdom of Madness” will write, direct and produce the film, which is set in San Tiburon, the world’s most dangerous maximum-security penitentiary. The plot follows the monsters, cyborgs, and supervillains incarcerated in the prison, including wealthy genius Julius “The Lobe” Loeb (Willis) and corrupt warden Devlin (Rooker), who is after The Lobe’s riches. Dan Payne (“Watchmen”) and Brennan Mejia (“Power Rangers”) appear as Payback and Diego Diaz respectively, who increase tension between inmates and staff until anarchy erupts. Tom Cavanagh (“The Flash”), Kat Ruston (“The 100”), Kevin Zegers (“Rebel”) and Hayley Sales (“Deadpool 2”) also star.

MastersFX president and CEO Todd Masters will head the character design. Michelle O’Reilly and...

Fox-owned AVOD platform Tubi is ramping up its move into originals and a Bruce Willis-fronted sci-fi feature film is its latest project.

The Die Hard star is fronting Corrective Measures, an original feature film for the free platform. Starring alongside Guardians of the Galaxy’s Michael Rooker, the feature film comes from director Sean O’Reilly, whose credits include animated feature Howard Lovecraft and the Frozen Kingdom and When Calls The Heart.

Based on a graphic novel, the film is set in San Tiburon, the world’s most dangerous maximum-security penitentiary and home to the world’s most treacherous superpowered criminals where tensions among the inmates and staff heighten, leading to anarchy that engulfs the prison and order is turned upside down.

Willis plays Julius “The Lobe” Loeb, a super genius sitting on an untraceable fortune, at San Tiburon, an Ubermax prison hidden in the Great Northwest, resided by monsters,...

Exclusive: Rlje Films has acquired North American rights to Apex, the futuristic action thriller toplined by Bruce Willis and Neal McDonough. Edward Drake directed and co-wrote the pic, which will now be released day-and-date November 12.

Written by Drake and Corey Large, the pic centers on ex-cop James Malone (Willis), who is serving a life sentence for a crime he didn’t commit. He is offered a chance at freedom if he can survive a deadly game of Apex, in which six hunters pay for the pleasure of hunting another human on a remote island. He accepts, and once he arrives all hell breaks loose. Laying traps and playing mind games, Malone tries to turn the tables and fight for his life and his future.

Lochlyn Munro, Megan Peta Hill and Trevor Gretzky also star. Large and Sean Patrick O’Reilly produced.

“This film brings a new twist to the definition of hunter versus prey,...

International distributors will get a first look at action thriller “Gasoline Alley” at the upcoming Cannes Market. The film, which stars Bruce Willis, Luke Wilson and Devon Sawa, is represented by Highland Film Group.

The project was first announced at the European Film Market in Berlin, around the time that it was moving into production. Principal photography has now wrapped after set-ups in multiple U.S. locations.

The action follows a take-no-prisoners kind of company boss, played by Sawa, who is accused of a triple murder in Hollywood. He subsequently allies with the two tough detectives (Willis and Wilson) on his tail. And together they uncover a much larger truth than any one of them had imagined.

“Gasoline Alley” is directed by Edward Drake, who recently directed Willis in “Cosmic Sin.” The screenplay is by Tom Sierchio (“The Girl Who Invented Kissing”).

Corey Large and Sierchio are producing the film with BondIt Media Capital financing.