Last week’s The Expendables took almost every action star of the last twenty years and threw them all together in the most fun bloodbath I’ve seen in a long time. In our latest feature at Player Affinity, we’re trying to recommend films you might not have seen based on what’s hot and in theaters, but in this case, there’s decades of action films to choose from. So here’s a look at some other flicks our stars have been in that you should check out.
Apparently, there is no such thing as too many casting updates for director Matthew Vaughn (Kick Ass) and X-Men: First Class. Coming of the casting buzz of Moira MacTaggert (Rose Byrne) and Azazel (Jason Flemyng), Deadline now reports that psychic mutant Emma Frost, previously reported to be played by Alice Eve, will now be played by Mad Men alum January Jones.
There’s a pretty intense legal battle between studios over two films of the same color: Battle: Los Angeles and Skyline. Deadline brings this story, but what’s the actual situation? Well, Colin and Greg Strause, who own the visual effects company Hydraulx Filmz, received millions to craft the visual effects for Sony Pictures’ “Battle.” However, these brothers were directing “Skyline,” which just happens to be another effects-driven alien film that will be released in theaters four months prior to “Battle.” This situation was brought to light when higher-ups at Sony saw the Universal Pictures trailer for “Skyline,” which shows an alien invasion of Los Angeles.
So, summer’s coming to an end. At least you still have Trailer Tracker, where we at Player Affinity prepare for hunting season and stalk the latest trailers hitting the web. Coming off his Oscar-nominated indie smash The Wrestler, Darren Aronofsky is back with the mind-bending ballet thriller Black Swan. We then move on to The Next Three Days starring Russell Crowe as a father on a mission, and shiver with Wes Craven’s latest slasher flick My Soul to Take. We wrap things up with the possible documentary, possible spoof, I’m Still Here, which is about actor Joaquin Phoenix’s transition from actor to rapper and finally visit the trailer for Love and Other Drugs with Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway. Let’s lock and load.
If ever there was a comic series that touted a massive ensemble, it would be the “X-Men” franchise.
The British are coming! The majority of this week’s DVD and Blu-ray releases are from the United Kingdom, including family films, crime films, a dramedy and a Shakespeare adaptation. There are also two Hollywood releases, though not Hollywood at it’s finest and a Korean attempt at a Western.
Well, it looks like we have our Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Actress Rooney Mara has been cast as the bisexual computer hacker Lisbeth Salander in David Fincher’s adaptation of the famous book series. Casting decisions for the film have been made for the past several months, with the most recent one being Robin Wright as Daniel Craig’s love interest.
