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Kings had an all-too-brief reign on NBC, canceled after just 13 episodes. At the time, the network executives who had championed the show were getting pushed out, the new guard was unwilling or unsure of how to promote the show properly, and network TV itself was struggling to stay relevant. Ultimately, Kings aired for just six episodes before getting dethroned from its Sunday night time slot and then exiled to summer for the rest of its run. Adding insult to royal injury, Kings isn’t even streaming anywhere these days, a decade and a half later. However, the “complete series” — i.e. the complete first season — is available on DVD. With the show’s 15th anniversary falling on March 15, allow us to make a case for a first (or repeat) viewing. The premise Created by Michael Green — a screenwriter behind Logan, Blade Runner 2049, the recent Hercule Poirot trilogy, and the...

Famous for his roles in the classic films The Seventh Seal, The Virgin Spring, The Exorcist, The Greatest Story Ever Told, Dune, Hannah and Her Sisters, Awakenings and Flash Gordon, Swedish-born, French actor Max von Sydow has died, his wife Catherine announced Monday. He was 90.

From the Upi:

“It is with a broken heart and with infinite sadness that we have the extreme pain of announcing the departure of Max von Sydow (on) March 8, 2020,” Catherine said in a statement to USA Today and Deadline.

No cause of death was specified.

The legendary actor who gave us both Brewmeister Smith and Ming the Merciless has finally laid down his King in the eternal chess match. Farewell, Max von Sydow. You were in many much more respected movies than Strange Brew and Flash Gordon but I loved you for those flicks first. https://t.co/ltytehF5Rm

— KevinSmith (@ThatKevinSmith) March 9, 2020

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Pixar got to nerd out on fantasy and magic for the first time with “Onward” (March 6), in which two teenage Elf brothers (the McU’s Tom Holland and Chris Pratt) try to resurrect their dad from the dead using a 24-hour magic spell. Think “The Lord of the Rings” meets “Weekend at Bernie’s,” only would-be wizard Ian (Holland), has no idea what to do, and must rely on older brother Barley (Pratt), for instructions about the rules of wizarding and how to leverage their civilization’s lost fantasy world.

First, the Pixar team formed The Fellowship group to create the rules of the magic spells, including the rhyming incantations and how they would visually look. “We had to realize something that’s abstract and personify it,” said Vincent Serritella, the effects supervisor. “We had to converge on the idea of an image of magic, go back to the base...

James Hunt Apr 30, 2019

The good guys always win, right? Well, not always...sometimes even the Avengers have bad days.

This article comes from Den of Geek UK.

This article contains potential Avengers: Endgame spoilers.

Everyone knows that in superhero stories, the heroes always win. But sometimes those victories come at a price, whether that’s the destruction of your base, the loss of a powerful artifact, or the death (or deaths) of a major hero.

Sometimes, even when the heroes win it feels like they lost – and if (if!) you’ve seen Avengers: Endgame, you’ll know what we mean. While this might be rare in the movies, the Avengers have seen far more ups and downs in the comics. Here are five times the Avengers lost...

Avengers: Under Siege

In the comics, the Avengers originally lived in Tony Stark’s family home, the Stark Mansion, which was located on...

This article marks Part 22 of the Gold Derby series analyzing 84 years of Best Original Song at the Oscars. Join us as we look back at the timeless tunes recognized in this category, the results of each race and the overall rankings of the winners.

The 1995 Oscar nominees in Best Original Song were:

“Dead Man Walkin’” from “Dead Man Walking”

“Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman” from “Don Juan DeMarco”

“Colors of the Wind” from “Pocahontas”

“Moonlight” from “Sabrina”

“You’ve Got a Friend in Me” from “Toy Story”

Won: “Colors of the Wind” from “Pocahontas”

Should’ve won: “Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman” from “Don Juan DeMarco”

With 1995 and losses in both Best Original Song and Best Original Score for “Toy Story,” composer Randy Newman found himself 0-for-8 at the Oscars. “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” is a real charmer that instantly brings to mind...

Happy Friday and weekend, "Kingdom Hearts" fans. In this new article, we've got some important information in regards to all the teammates that will be showing up in the upcoming Kingdom Hearts 3 video game. According to the folks over at androdcentral.com,these teammates were revealed in the trailer and artwork releases. That means there could be others that are not yet known. With that said, here are the teammates that are currently known to be showing up in Kingdom Hearts 3 to help fight against Xehanort. First up, is Woody and Buzz from Andy's Toy Box (Toy Story) world. Hercules from Olympus (Hercules) world, Captain Jack Sparrow from The Caribbean (Pirates Of The Caribbean) world. Baymax from San Fransokyo (Big Hero 6) world. Sully and Mike from Monstropolis (Monsters Inc.) world. Flynn and Rapunzel from Kingdom of Corona (Tangled) world. And , of course, Mickey, Donald Duck and Goofy from the Disney Castle world.

Happy Monday, "Kingdom Hearts" fans. We hope you guys had a great weekend. We've got some pretty interesting intel to share with you guys in this latest Kingdom Hearts report. It turns out that all the worlds that are going to be featured in the upcoming Kingdom Hearts 3 have been revealed! Thanks to the folks over at hardcoregamer.com, we're going to be able to give you guys the skinny on them right now. The first Kingdom Heart 3 world that hardcoregamer mentioned is the 100 Acre Wood. Sora will once again make his way to the 100 Acre Wood. Currently, it is unknown how he gets there this time. However, it's likely that he arrived through the storybook which has appeared in almost every game. Sora will be traveling with Pooh Bear, Tigger, Rabbit and the rest of the crew, including a newcomer named Lumpy. The 100 Acre Wood features various minigames. The second world is Arendelle.

Take a look at new images of Russian "Hercules" actress Irina Shayk in the October 2018 issue of "Vogue"(Turkey) magazine, wearing Givenchy, Prada and a whole lot more, photographed by Cuneyt Akeroglu:

Shayk made her film acting debut as 'Megara' alongside Dwayne Johnson in the 2014 feature "Hercules"...

"In my business, you should be very strong in mind," said Shayk. "You have to be sure about yourself and about your work and your career...

"...and you have to be strong inside because so many people come around and try to say bad things about you.

"If you're with someone, it's because you're moving in the same direction, and you both are looking for the same thing. 

"Both of you have to share the same concept of what a relationship means.

"You can't just dream about what you want and leave things to chance. You have to get it yourself..."

Click the...

Did DeMarcus Ware make a much needed comeback on “Dancing with the Stars” during Disney Night? He began the season with the top judges’ score in week one, but since then his results have been erratic, culminating on Trios Night when he got his lowest score so far (22 out of 30), which landed him fourth from the bottom of the leaderboard. Moving back up would be a herculean feat, so it was lucky that his Disney routine had him literally playing Hercules.

Ware and his pro partner Lindsay Arnold performed a Charleston to “A Star is Born” from the 1997 animated musical “Hercules.” And Arnold wasn’t going to let all that strength go to waste. She choreographed a number for the six-foot-four, 258-pound Super Bowl champ full of high-flying lifts, and at one point he even spun her around in the air like a windmill. A few more performances like this...

From TorontoFilm.Net Sneak Peek more new footage from the DC Comics superhero adaptation "Shazam!", directed by David F. Sandberg, starring Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Mark Strong, Grace Fulton, Jack Dylan Grazer, Ian Chen, Jovan Armand, Faithe Herman, and Ron Cephas Jones, opening in RealD 3D and IMAX 3D, April 5, 2019:

"...young 'Billy Batson' is granted the powers of six ancient heroes by a dying wizard, which he activates by saying the wizard's name, 'Shazam!' 

"Upon doing so, he is transformed by a magic lightning bolt into an adult superhero, originally calling himself 'Captain Marvel', then simply 'Shazam!'

"Each of the ancient heroes' initials are represented by the letters in the word: the wisdom of 'Solomon', the strength of 'Hercules', the stamina of 'Atlas', the power of 'Zeus', the courage of 'Achilles' and the speed of 'Mercury'.

"While Billy at first revels...

Odd Couple actress Carole Shelley died Friday from cancer at her home in Manhattan. She was 79.

Born in London, Shelley was a star of stage and screen. She made her Broadway debut in 1965 in the original cast of Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple. In 1975, she received a Tony Award nomination for her role in Alan Ayckbourn’s Absurd Person Singular. In 1979, she received another nomination and a win for Best Actress in a Play for her performance in the original company of The Elephant Man.

Shelley went on to reprise her role of Gwendolyn Pigeon in the film and TV series adaptation of The Odd Couple. She and Monica Evans are the only two actors to appear in all three major iterations of Simon’s play as the same characters.

Shelley’s award streak would continue as she won an Obie Award in 1982 for her work in the Off-Broadway...

Supergirl season 4 was set to add Star Trek: The Next Generation legend Brent Spiner to its line-up in the important recurring role of the Vice President of the United States. Unfortunately, though, Spiner’s had to step back from the part due to a family issue. And instead of rewriting scripts until the actor may become available again, Supergirl‘s production team has decided to just recast the role completely.

In place of Spiner, they’ve gone for another sci-fi icon from the 1990s. Bruce Boxleitner, most known for his role in Babylon 5, will be stepping into Spiner’s shoes to play Vice President Baker. Presumably, the character description released online a few weeks ago is still relevant, in which case Baker is set to be “adept and politically minded,” and “makes for an unlikely leader, but steps up in a big way when his country needs him most.

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer has promoted veteran executives Cassidy Lange and Adam Rosenberg to co-presidents of production.

Jonathan Glickman, president of MGM’s Motion Picture Group, made the announcement on Thursday. The pair will report to Glickman and be responsible for MGM’s growth in film franchises, re-imagined movies based on the studio’s library, and original productions.

“Cassidy and Adam are the perfect pair to seamlessly lead MGM’s production team into the future,” Glickman said. “They have worked collaboratively for seven years, supervising a diverse slate of films ranging from revitalizing a franchise like ‘Creed’ to the international breakout romance ‘Me Before You’ and everything in between. As I’ve seen firsthand, they balance their strong business sense with extraordinary creative passion and we couldn’t have a more complementary and formidable team overseeing theatrical production.”

MGM’s upcoming slate includes the 25th James Bond movie, directed by Danny Boyle and starring Daniel Craig.

MGM Motion Picture Group president Jonathan Glickman has promoted Cassidy Lange and Adam Rosenberg to be Co-Presidents of Production. They will report to Glickman, and will be charged with continuing to grow film franchises from re-imagined IP from the studio’s library, and ramping up original productions.

“Cassidy and Adam are the perfect pair to seamlessly lead MGM’s production team into the future,” Glickman said in a statement. “They have worked collaboratively for seven years, supervising a diverse slate of films ranging from revitalizing a franchise like Creed to the international breakout romance Me Before You and everything in between. As I’ve seen firsthand, they balance their strong business sense with extraordinary creative passion and we couldn’t have a more complementary and formidable team overseeing theatrical production.”

After a recent shakeup that saw the exit of Gary Barber, MGM has been empowered to create content for theatrical.

Take a look at new images of actress/model Irina Shayk, aka  'Megara' in the feature "Hercules" posing for the latest issue of "Es" magazine, wearing Missoni, Louis Vuitton and a whole lot more, photographed by Ellen von Unwerth:

Shayk made her film acting debut as 'Megara' alongside Dwayne Johnson in the 2014 feature "Hercules"...

"To be half-naked for a Greek mythology movie...

"...it's a piece of art," said Shayk about "Hercules".

"You know, there's nothing vulgar in there.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek Irina Shayk...

Patrick Williams, who was best-known for his Emmy-winning television music but who was also a renowned and Grammy-winning big-band jazz leader and arranger, died Wednesday morning of complications from cancer at St. John’s Hospital in Santa Monica, Calif. He was 79.

Williams was among the most versatile composers of his generation, earning an Oscar nomination, four Emmys and two Grammys during more than 50 years of music-making in New York and Los Angeles.

In the middle of his most prolific period, scoring music for TV including “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “The Bob Newhart Show” and “The Streets of San Francisco,” he was also nominated for the prestigious Pulitzer Prize in music for his groundbreaking “An American Concerto” (1976) for jazz quartet and symphony orchestra.

He scored nearly 50 films, often memorable scores for movies that were not big hits, including “Casey’s Shadow,” “The Cheap Detective” and “Cuba” in the 1970s; “Used Cars,...

Comedian and voice actor Bobcat Goldthwait doesn’t want Disney to be seen as “hypocritical,” so he suggested the company remove his voice from an upcoming Disneyland attraction in response to “Guardians of the Galaxy” director James Gunn’s firing.

Goldthwait, who voiced the villain Pain in Disney’s 1997 animated film “Hercules,” wrote in an Instagram post on Monday that he’s also made jokes in the past that he’s embarrassed by, so Disney should disassociate with him as well and remove him from “World of Color – Villainous” — a not-yet-announced version of its World of Color attraction.

“You see here’s the deal, years ago I made a lot of sarcastically shocking and offensive jokes,” Goldthwait wrote in the post. “Many that I’m embarrassed about now, and I’d hate to make you guys look bad seeing that I’m openly critical of the president and his administration,...

Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait isn't happy with Disney firing his friend James Gunn from directing Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. So, he's protesting their decision by asking the studio to remove his voice from an upcoming attraction at Disneyland. That attraction is World of Color - Villainous where he reprised his role as Pain from Hercules. He said on Instagram:

"I love James Gunn. He’s a loyal friend, super talented, passionate and kind. I wanted to say something, here it is: Dear Disney, I would hate for you to come off as hypocritical, so I’m suggesting that you remove my voice from an attraction that’s coming to your park. It’s called World Of Color – Villainous, and I reprise the tole of Pain, a role I played in Hercules."

He went on to say:

"You see here’s the deal. Years ago I made a lot...

Bobcat Goldthwait joined the ranks of celebrities to rise in support of James Gunn, with the comedian calling on Disney to remove his voice from an upcoming Disneyland theme park attraction to avoid appearing hypocritical.

Disney fired Gunn as director of Guardians of the Galaxy 3 on Friday after a conservative website surfaced tweets that referenced rape and pedophilia that Disney called “indefensible.”

In an Instagram post today, Goldthwait notes that he’s done his share of shocking and outrageous acts.

“I would hate for you to come off as hypocritical so I’m suggesting you remove my voice from the attraction that’s coming to your park. It’s called World Of Color – Villainous, and I reprise the role of Pain, a role I played in Hercules,” Goldthwait writes. “You see here’s the deal,...

Matthew Byrd Jan 29, 2019

Kingdom Hearts 3 is here, but will it appeal to everyone who waited for it? Here are our first impressions...

These Kingdom Hearts III first impressions are based on a demo build from August 2018.

It feels strange to sit down and actually play Kingdom Hearts III. While the roughly 13 years since Kingdom Hearts II’s release haven’t been devoid of Kingdom Hearts experiences, none of them have featured that magical numerical notification that screams, “This is the next Kingdom Hearts. This is the one you have been waiting for.”

Between the rumors, the delays, and the many E3 previews, Kingdom Hearts III has sometimes felt like more of a specter than an actual project. It exists...yet it doesn’t exist. It looms over the fanbase as both a sign of something beyond the world they know and a haunting omen of their expectations. With a controller in your hands,...

It was nearly an upset at the weekend box office, but Warner Bros. and New Line's Rampage was able to hold off a strong second weekend from Paramount's hit horror/thriller A Quiet Place to take the weekend's #1 spot. But that doesn't discount the fact A Quiet Place is less than $400k shy of topping $100 million domestically after just ten days in release. Additionally, Blumhouse's Truth or Dare delivered a solid, third place debut. With an estimated $34.5 million, Warner Bros. and New Line's Rampage delivered a first place finish from 4,101 theaters. Looking at some of the comps we used heading into the weekend, this is a bit ahead of the $31.7 million opening for Tom Cruise's The Mummy last year, which went on to gross just over $80 million and an improvement over Dwayne Johnson's Hercules, which opened with $29.8 million in 2014 and grossed just over $72 million domestically. Looking ahead,...

From TorontoFilm.Net Sneak Peek leaked images from the set of the DC Comics superhero adaptation "Shazam!", directed by David F. Sandberg, starring Zachary Levi, Asher Angel, Mark Strong, Grace Fulton, Jack Dylan Grazer, Ian Chen, Jovan Armand, Faithe Herman, and Ron Cephas Jones, opening in RealD 3D and IMAX 3D, April 5, 2019:

"...young 'Billy Batson' is granted the powers of six ancient heroes by a dying wizard, which he activates by saying the wizard's name, 'Shazam!' 

"Upon doing so, he is transformed by a magic lightning bolt into an adult superhero, originally calling himself 'Captain Marvel', then simply 'Shazam!'

"Each of the ancient heroes' initials are represented by the letters in the word: the wisdom of 'Solomon', the strength of 'Hercules', the stamina of 'Atlas', the power of 'Zeus', the courage of 'Achilles' and the speed of 'Mercury'.

"While Billy at...

As you’re no doubt well aware, comic book movies are all the rage these days. While we still get the odd dud, the genre continues going from strength to strength and the Marvel Cinematic Universe is at the forefront of that right now.

However, while we all know who characters like Captain America, Spider-Man, and The Hulk are from our childhoods, there are a lot of comic books out there you probably haven’t heard of. The question is, do you know which of your favourites movies are based on them?

Accident Man is one such film, adapted by Stu Small and Scott Adkins from the Toxic comic strips by Pat Mills and Tony Skinner, and directed by Jesse Johnson, it arrives on Home Entertainment formats this week. It film is lead by Scott Adkins, who appears alongside Ashley Greene, Michael Jai White, Ray Park, Ray Stevenson, David Paymer,...

After leading Sony's Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, which just became the studio's highest grossing domestic release of all-time, Dwayne Johnson arrives with his latest offering, starring in this weekend's release of Warner Bros. and New Line's Rampage. At the same time Blumhouse will debut its latest micro-budgeted thriller Truth or Dare, which will have its hands full competing for audience attention with last weekend's box office champ A Quiet Place, which looks to follow up its stellar debut last weekend with a strong sophomore effort. Debuting in over 4,100 theaters, Rampage is looking to stomp the weekend box office, though expectations aren't quite as high as one might think for a Dwayne Johnson-led effort, especially debuting in this many theaters. Tracking heading into the weekend is expecting a $35-40 million debut, but using several comps we're having a hard time seeing it reach much higher than $35 million. Using films such as The Mummy,...

The history of the “Untitled Milli Vanilli Movie” has been almost as much of a roller coaster ride as the duo’s infamous career. The latest roadblock for the biopic, which dates back to a 2007 screenplay by fan Jeff Nathanson, who wanted to direct the film himself, was the demise of Brett Ratner’s $450 million co-financing deal with Warner Bros. for his RatPac Entertainment, which the studio officially announced it wouldn’t renew on April 10. The company was responsible for some of the studio’s biggest hits last year, including “Wonder Woman,” “It,” “Dunkirk” and “The Lego Batman Movie.”

Ratner was set to take the director’s chair for the proposed $20-30 million production, helming his first project since 2014’s “Hercules.” Shooting was planned for both Berlin and Los Angeles, but once Ratner became the subject of sexual harassment accusations late last year, the momentum stopped.

Milli Vanilli’s epic...

'Hercules' star Kevin Sorbo's says he's being silenced and he suspects it's all being done for a shameless publicity stunt. ThunderCon, a comic convention in Thunder Bay, Canada, recently rescinded Kevin's invitation for the October event. It was pretty odd because organizers had Just announced he was attending. When we got Kevin at Lax, he said ThunderCon peeps never contacted him to explain why they were booting him, and left him feeling...

For producer Hiram Garcia, going to work with Dwayne Johnson, the biggest movie star in the world, is like waking up, eating breakfast, and brushing his teeth; all apart of the routine. The man has been working as a producer on his movies since Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, and has since worked on Hercules, Furious 7, San Andreas, the HBO show Ballers, Central Intelligence, Baywatch, Jumanji:... Read More...

One of the Disney Renaissance’s key figures is stepping down. John Musker, who’s responsible for such classics as “Aladdin” and “The Little Mermaid,” has announced his retirement after a 41-year tenure. Musker joined the company in 1977 and, alongside creative partner, also co-wrote and -directed “The Great Mouse Detective,” “Hercules,” “Treasure Planet,” “The Princess and the Frog,” and “Moana.”

A retirement party was held for him yesterday, according to the Cartoon Brew; that he’s far from a household name despite several of his creations attaining that status speaks to the unique plight of animation directors. Musker received two Academy Award nominations in the Best Animated Feature category, though neither “Moana” nor “The Princess and the Frog” won the prize. Had the award (which was introduced in 2001) existed earlier, it’s difficult to imagine “The Little Mermaid” and “Aladdin” not winning it.

Sneak Peek new images of "Hercules" actress Irina Shayk in the April 2018 issue of "Vogue" (Germany) magazine, wearing Louis Vuitton and a whole lot more, photographed by Daniel Jackson:

Shayk made her film acting debut as 'Megara' alongside Dwayne Johnson in the 2014 feature "Hercules"...

"To be half-naked for a Greek mythology movie, it's a piece of art," said Shayk about "Hercules". 

"You know, there's nothing vulgar in there.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek Irina Shayk...

Disney movies have been watched so many times over the years viewers have nothing else to do but analyze every plot point, Easter Egg, and little moment. This has resulted in numerous film theories and some crazy film connections for animated movies like Toy Story, Aladdin, Rugrats, Hercules, and The Little Mermaid. As theories pick up steam, people start to believe them and call them credible. The only way to confirm them is to go directly to the source and in this case, it’s the animated movie writers. Multiple writers have debunked popular Disney and other animated movie theories. Their explanations can showcase exactly what happened, or in some cases leave things really vague.

Stars: Mark Steven Grove, Sara Salazar, Lauren Melone, Trygve Lode, Sam Del Rio, Michelle Grove, Justin McQueede, Brian D. Cahill, Debra McMichael, Kristie Griever, Martin Kove, Christopher Atkins, Gary Sirchia | Written and Directed by Mark Steven Grove

In the mystical realm of Ryntia, the forces of the underworld are aligning to unleash a plague of evil upon the surface. The deadly bat-like Blood Reavers, the Saurian Maurauders, the Orcish Warmongers and the feline Shadow-cat mercenaries have pledged their respective clans to the service of Bre’Gwen, queen of the deep elves. Together they seek to destroy the human and Elven kingdoms and rule all of Ryntia in the name of evil. But even with their combined strength, Bre’Gwen’s forces are no match for the powerful Grayraven kingdom led by the majestic king, Garrick Grayraven. To ensure their success, Bre’gwen forges an alliance with an unlikely human who...

Zachary Levi is going to be Earth's mightiest mortal.

The actor will star in the DC comic book adaptation Shazam!, which follows a boy named Billy Batson, who can transform into an adult superhero by uttering the magic word "Shazam!" The name is an acronym of the ancient world gods and historical figures Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles and Mercury, from which Batson derives his heroic attributes when in adult form.

David F. Sandberg is directing Shazam! for New Line Cinema. The studio is high on Sandberg and sees him as a homegrown talent after putting out ...

Zachary Levi is going to be Earth's mightiest mortal.

The actor will star in the DC comic book adaptation Shazam!, which follows a boy named Billy Batson, who can transform into an adult superhero by uttering the magic word "Shazam!" The name is an acronym of the ancient world gods and historical figures Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles and Mercury, from which Batson derives his heroic attributes when in adult form.

David F. Sandberg is directing Shazam! for New Line Cinema. The studio is high on Sandberg and sees him as a homegrown talent after putting out ...

“Look at me,” Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson orders in the new Hercules trailer. (Okay!) “Do I look afraid?” Despite encountering a trap full of angry, tattooed warriors, no; no, he does not look afraid.

Hercules, based on the graphic novel Hercules: The Thracian Wars, is directed by Brett Ratner and intended to be a dark, action-packed account of Hercules’s battle to take down a warlord. So basically, this will be nothing like Disney’s version (bummer).

Johnson plays the fearless Hercules with Ian McShane, John Hurt, Joseph Fiennes, and Ingrid Bolsø Berdal also starring. Hercules is expected to hit theaters in July.

Could timing be everything for dueling movies about the muscle-bound god?

Hollywood's upcoming battle of the Hercules -- to mix warrior legends for a moment -- is a decidedly David versus Goliath affair.

Now comes news that the slighter of these two muscle-bound screen gods (in budget, at least) might have a crucial advantage, as Summit has acquired Hercules: The Legend Begins and slated it for a February release.

The underdog stars Twilight beefcake Kellan Lutz and was directed by Renny Harlin, who hasn't had a hit since the 1990s when he peaked with action hits like Die Hard 2 and The Long Kiss Goodnight. It stands in the immense shadow of Hercules: The Thracian Wars, a graphic novel adaptation from director Brett Ratner starring proven box office superstar Dwayne Johnson, for which MGM and Paramount are sharing a $100 million-plus price tag.

Cover Story: How Director Brett Ratner Evolved From...

Sneak Peek your first look at the recently tweeted image of actor Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson as the demi-god 'Hercules' from the upcoming Metro - Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures, Paramount Pictures production of "Hercules: The Thracian Wars", based on the graphic novel.

The new film is produced and directed by Brett Ratner. 

:"...fourteen hundred years ago, a tormented soul walked the earth that was neither man nor god. 

"Hercules', the powerful son of the god king 'Zeus' received nothing but suffering his entire life. 

"After twelve arduous labors and the loss of his family, this dark, world-weary soul turned his back on the gods finding his only solace in battle.

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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s career isn’t showing any signs of slowing down, and two big upcoming entries on his always-crowded slate are Fast & Furious 7 and Brett Ratner’s Hercules movie, based on the Hercules: The Thracian Wars graphic novel.

Today we have images of The Rock on the sets of both of the aforementioned projects looking hard as… well, a rock, really. Check out the photos below, which Johnson sent out via his own Twitter account:

Hercules: The Thracian Wars looks upon the latter life of Hercules (as opposed to the origin story featured in a competing film, Hercules: The Legend Begins). After his twelve famous labors and much personal loss, Hercules is ...

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Two brand new photos reveal the two sides of Dwayne Johnson. One finds him wearing a tight shirt with a bald head, while the other finds him wearing no shirt with a lion on his head.  The Rock tweeted a two-for-one photo from a pair of upcoming films, "Hercules: The Thracian Wars" and "Fast & Furious 7." They will make you feel less manly.  It's the first good look we've had of Johnson as the Mythological man-god Hercules, and he certainly looks the part as he guides a chariot while decked out in a headdress made from a lion. Meanwhile, the...

Fast & Furious 7: Dwayne Johnson has graced his fans with one more warrior image from Hercules: The Thracian Wars, which recently wrapped production. It's actually a montage, accompanied by the first look at Johnson in his role as Hobbs in Fast & Furious 7. Both movies are due out in July 2014. [Dwayne Johnson] Selling Time: Will Smith is unofficially attached to star in Selling Time, a supernatural thriller about a man who gives up seven years of his expected life span so he can "relive the worst day of his life." We'll hazard a guess that he'll try and "fix" whatever it was that it made it such a bad day in the first place, with unexpected consequences. The original writer, Dan McDermott, has been brought back on the project for a...

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Dwayne Johnson has unveiled another new image from the set of Hercules: The Thracian Wars online, giving us a good look at the leading man in character. The new image shows Johnson in rough and rushed mode, sporting a full beard and a rather fetching lionskin fleece. Killed and skinned by his own bare hands, no doubt… The new film will pick up with a washed-up Hercules working as a travelling mercenary, haunted by his past and looking for a way to restore his lost honour. Fortunately for him, such an opportunity soon presents...

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Dwyane Johnson has released a new photo of himself as Hercules, giving us our first real look at the character in  Hercules: The Thracian Wars. Everything that's been released up until this point has been very teasing. I'll admit that he looks like a badass in the photo, but it doesn't change the fact that Brett Ratner directed the movie. The image came with the following caption:

"Intense 6 months of Hercules to now Hobbs (Fast & Furious). Shooting starts now."

The movie also stars Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell, Joseph Fiennes, Peter Mullan, John Hurt, Rebecca Ferguson, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal, Aksel Hennie, Reece Ritchie, and Tobias Santelmann. It's set to be released on July 25th, 2014. What do you think of Johnson's look?

Haunted by a sin from his past, Hercules has, in the film, become a mercenary. Along with five faithful companions, he travels ancient Greece selling his services for gold and...

Which Rock do you like the best-- the one driving a chariot into certain battle on the set of Hercules: The Thracian Wars, or the one standing in front of the wreck of a car he probably tore apart with his bare hands on the set of Fast & Furious 7. It's a trick question, of course. Picking your favorite Rock is like picking a favorite ice cream flavor-- it varies based on the day and your mood, and what variety of ass-kicking you want to see handed to which variety of villain. As unlikely as it is that a Samoan ex-wrestler has become the most all-purpose movie star on the planet, it's true-- so long as there's an opportunity for him to throw a punch or at least flex a muscle, The Rock is pretty much a one-size-fits-all proposition. And because nearly everything he's done in the last few years has...

Over the last few weeks, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson has being taking to Twitter, sharing with his followers various teasing pictures of his latest role as the titular greek hero in Brett Ratner's Hercules: The Thracian Wars. An arm here, a gigantic back there. But with filming officially wrapped, and The Rock off to once again play Agent Hobbs in Fast and Furious 7, he has posted our first proper look at his take on the demi-god, and My God!!! It is incredibly impressive, promising a visually stunning take on the legend. Released: 25th July 2014...

Never far from Twitter these days, Dwayne Johnson is a man who enjoys staying in touch with his fans. Right now, he’s transitioning from one big project to another as, with Brett Ratner’s Hercules: The Thracian Wars wrapped, he’s back in the Us and into the funderwear for Fast And Furious 7.During his time on Hercules, he’s been sharing pics of the set and little looks at his character, but hasn’t shown his face until now. As the picture above shows, this Hercules, a human warrior without the usual demi-god trappings of the story, is still someone to be reckoned with. He stars in the film alongside the likes of Joseph Fiennes, John Hurt, Ian McShane, Rufus Sewell, Peter Mullan and Aksel Hennie. It’ll be out on next year.Fast & Furious 7 needs much less introduction, though it will see Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and...

Promising a realistic take on the iconic legendary character, Brett Ratner's take on the Hercules: The Thracian Wars graphic novel is shaping up to be one of the most highly anticipated movies of 2014. With a cast which includes the likes of Ian McShane, Joseph Fiennes, Ingrid Bolsø Berdal and John Hurt, it certainly seems to have all the right ingredients to be a great summer blockbuster. However, it's leading man Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson who is building hype for the movie with a series of production photos released via his Twitter account. Here's the latest... Intense 6 months of Hercules to now Hobbs (Fast & Furious). Shooting starts now. #50ShadesOfAttitude pic.twitter.com/EsFhOP7aEY— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) October 24, 2013 Everyone knows the legend of Hercules and his twelve labors. Our story begins after the labors, and after the legend. Haunted by a sin from his past, Hercules has become a mercenary.

Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson has done a damn fine job of teasing the shit out of us while working on the Brett Ratner directed Hercules: The Thracian Wars and today he tweeted the first good look at his get-up as the titular god. Thus far it's been a lot of back shots, make-up, set photos, and a pretty good profile shot recently, but now we have a clearer look at the grissled visage of Johnson as a more barbaric version of the classic mythological character. Take a gander:...

This story first appeared in the Nov. 1 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. The last night of filming on Hercules: The Thracian Wars in Budapest, with just a few hours to go on this chilly October evening before the movie wraps at 6 a.m. Even after eight months of seven-day weeks, during which he often has worked 16 or 17 hours straight, director Brett Ratner bubbles with enthusiasm as he sits hunched before three monitors in a cavelike set at the Origo Studios, where a body double for Dwayne Johnson is chained to a wall, from which

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The Rock has finished laying the smack down in ancient Greece. Filming has concluded on Hercules: the Thracian Wars. Some new behind-the-scenes images have been released.

There was quite a bit of talk about Hercules at NY Comic-Con as a trailer was released for an upcoming Hercules film called Hercules: the Legend Begins, starring Twilight actor Kellan Lutz. However, the previews of that film seem to be getting a lukewarm reaction. Still, Hercules fans have something else to look forward to. Dwayne “the Rock” Johnson is bringing a larger and more muscular version of the legendary Greek hero to the screen in Hercules: the Thracian Wars.

Based on the graphic novel Hercules: The Thracian Wars by Steve Moore and Admira Wijaya, the film is directed by Brett Ratner. Production on the film has been well-documented by the Rock himself, who has been sharing set photos from the movie with over 5 million followers on Twitter.

New York Comic Con brought with it a first look at a trailer for Hercules: The Legend Begins, an origin story for the Greek demigod that stars Twilight‘s Kellan Lutz in the lead role, and while it featured a few cool-looking action shots a lot of Screen Rant readers were underwhelmed by by what they saw. Luckily there is a second Hercules movie on the way, featuring a loinclothed Dwayne”The Rock” Johnson as an older (and significantly larger) version of the hero who takes up arms against a brutal warlord in order to help the King of Thrace and his daughter.

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If you weren’t impressed with that other “Hercules” movie starring the kid from “Twilight”, then maybe you’ll be a little more with Dwayne Johnson’s version of “Hercules”, aka “Hercules: The Thracian Wars”. Throughout production on the film, Johnson has been tweeting a lot of set pics, mostly showing him from behind. I dunno, I guess the guy is proud of his backside. Hey, I would be too if my backside looked that impressive, I guess. But since the Brett Ratner film has now wrapped, Johnson has released your best look at him in costume yet. Check it out: And oh, here’s an earlier pic with, yes, another shot-from-behind pic of Johnson: “Hercules: The Thracian Wars” finds Herc in Thrace working as a beefcake sword-for-hire, who is tested when the King of Thrace and his daughter seek his aid in defeating a tyrannical warlord. The film co-stars Joseph Fiennes,...