September 23, 2011
Total Recall: Jason Statham's Best Movies
Once, during a long-ago era called "the 1980s," Hollywood action heroes roamed the Earth with bulging biceps and names like Sly, Arnold, and Bruce. With a limitless supply of weapons and wisecracks, they saved the world countless times -- and they were exiled to the land of Direct to Video for their trouble, where they wandered lost throughout the '90s and much of the aughts. But they're fighting their way back from extinction now, thanks in large part to the tenacious efforts of steely-eyed roughnecks like Jason Statham -- and to thank him for his bravery in the face of indie dramas and romantic comedies, we've decided to dedicate this week's feature to a list of his finest films. Are you tough enough to Total Recall, Statham style?
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April 18, 2011
Jason Statham Steals Parker
Jason Statham is in talks to star in Taylor Hackford's "Parker," an adaptation of the Richard Stark novels about a professional thief.
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July 13, 2009
Jason Statham Is Ready to Blitz
Jason Statham is in final talks to star in "Blitz," an adaptation of the Ken Bruen novel about a serial killer who targets police officers.
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April 16, 2009
Box Office Guru Preview: Zac Back Again in 17 Again
Teen prince Zac Efron aims to score his second number one opener in six months, but this time without the help of an established franchise, with the new comedy 17 Again. Boldly entering racy PG-13 territory, the Disney-bred superstar plays a thirtysomething man who is transformed into the body of a teenager. Matthew Perry plays the bigger version of the character. The New Line film is being released by Warner Bros. which will target teens and young adults but is also hoping to court the younger tween fans of the young actor despite the rating. 17 Again is essentially for Efron what Mean Girls was for Lindsay Lohan five years ago - a more mature PG-13 vehicle for a Mouse House star trying to branch out into older storylines without abandoning the young base.
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April 15, 2009
Exclusive: Bullets and Babes on the Crank High Voltage Set
In this week's super-charged sequel to the 2006 sleeper hit, Crank (60%), the writing-directing team of Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor (known simply as "Neveldine + Taylor") continue the adrenaline-pumping adventures of hit man Chev Chelios (Jason Statham) -- who, as you may recall, experienced quite a rough 24 hours in the first film. You didn't think a little high-altitude fall from a helicopter could keep Chev down, did you? This Friday's Crank High Voltage picks up right where Crank ended, and Rotten Tomatoes was on set at various locations during production to witness manic action, public indecency, Bai Ling craziness, leather-clad biker shoot-outs and good old-fashioned fun -- all the makings of a true-blue Crank flick.
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January 14, 2009
13 Is Chriqui's Lucky Number
Emmanuelle Chriqui has joined the cast of "13," the "13 Tzameti" remake that also stars Mickey Rourke, Jason Statham, 50 Cent, Ray Winstone, Ben Gazzara, and Alex Skarsgard.
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November 26, 2008
Box Office Guru Preview: Vince & Reese Offer Holiday Cheer
The Thanksgiving holiday weekend sees a wide variety of films in the multiplexes giving all kinds of moviegoers something to see over the extended five-day session. Leading the trio of star-driven new releases opening on Wednesday is the holiday comedy Four Christmases which is joined by the historical epic Australia and the action entry Transporter 3.
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November 24, 2008
Five Favorite Films with Jason Statham
Rotten Tomatoes spoke to Statham about his favorite films of all time, which surprisingly include a few Paul Newman classics and unsurprisingly include a Bruce Lee film. As our conversation continued, we also discussed the different feel of Transporter 3, Corey Yuen's diminished role in the film's action scenes, and his recently announced film, The Expendables, in which he'll star with action legends Sylvester Stallone (who will also write and direct) and Jet Li.
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November 10, 2008
Stallone Sees Forest Whitaker as Expendable
Here's more good news about Sylvester Stallone's "The Expendables": He wants to add Forest Whitaker to a cast that already includes Jason Statham and Jet Li. Now here's the bad news: He's aiming for a PG-13 rating.
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November 6, 2008
Stallone, Statham, and Li are The Expendables
Sylvester Stallone will star and direct "The Expendables," a script he wrote about "a team of mercenaries on a mission to overthrow a South American dictator," for Nu Image/Millennium. Jason Statham will co-star, and Jet Li is in final talks to join.
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October 24, 2008
Weekly Ketchup: Catherine Zeta-Jones sings in Cleo
This week's Weekly Ketchup features new roles for Javier Bardem, Anne Hathaway, Ashton Kutcher, Naomi Watts and Catherine Zeta-Jones in a diverse batch that hits most of the obligatory marks. Videogame? Check. Comic book superhero? Check. Remake? Check. Ashton Kutcher? Sigh...
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September 17, 2008
Jason Statham Meets The Grabbers
For his next project, Jason Statham plans on taking a break from starring in unlikely sequels in order to put together a "Treasure of the Sierra Madre"-type movie titled "The Grabbers."
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September 2, 2008
Statham Promises "Offensive, Outrageous" Crank 2
Jason Statham has promised "Crank" fans that the sequel will be bigger and better, calling the script "the most offensive and outrageous" he's ever read, and hinting at "a very indulgent sex scene" with co-star Amy Smart.
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August 21, 2008
Box Office Guru Preview: Death Race Shoots for Pole Position
The ancient studio ritual of dumping weak product into the late August box office has begun. Four new releases, most about failures trying to redeem themselves, hit the multiplexes with only one having the strength to make a play for the number one spot.
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June 16, 2008
Trailer Bulletin: Death Race
Paul W.S. Anderson is directing a remake of Death Race 2000 -- starring Jason Statham, Joan Allen, Ian McShane, and Tyrese Gibson -- and the first theatrical trailer has debuted online.
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April 25, 2008
Crank 2 Details, Photo Online!
Want the details of how in the world Chev Chelios is still alive in Crank 2: High Voltage? How about a photo from the film (sort of)?
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April 21, 2008
Crank 2 Cast Comes Together
Amy Smart, Dwight Yoakam, and Efren Ramirez will reprise their Crank roles in Crank 2: High Voltage, which begins filming next week.
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March 17, 2008
RT on DVD: I Am Legend Offers (Better) Alternate Ending on DVD
If you loved Will Smith's I Am Legend up until its final chapters, you're in luck; a decidedly different denouement can be found on the special edition DVD, our top pick for you home video enthusiasts. Southland Tales, Enchanted, Atonement and more round out new releases.
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February 27, 2008
Jason Statham on The Bank Job: The RT Interview
Say the name Jason Statham and a scruffy, ripped bulldog of a man comes to mind, leaping through one's mind in a flurry of wu shu moves and gravity-defying stunts just as he's done so many times in films like The Transporter, Crank, and War. But while the thirty five-year-old is quickly becoming England's biggest action export, he's also working to diversify his portfolio with more serious roles -- like that in his upcoming film, The Bank Job.
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January 18, 2008
Crank 2 Ratchets Up Style
Producer Tom Rosenberg confirmed that Crank 2: High Voltage will shoot, as the script was finished before the writer's strike. The concept of Chev Chelios revived with an electric heart will allow filmmakers Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor to ramp up their extreme style.
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January 15, 2008
Trailer Bulletin: The Bank Job
The Bank Job doesn't open until March 7, but why wait 'til then to see Jason Statham and Saffron Burrows in ripped-from-the-headlines bank-robbin' action, when you can check out the trailer now?
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October 30, 2007
Crank 2 Details Revealed
Not long ago, we discussed Jason Statham's plans to reprise his role as hitman Chev Chelios in a sequel to Crank. Now, thanks to Variety, we know how the filmmakers intend to pull it off.
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October 8, 2007
Jason Statham Ready to Crank Out a Sequel
The closing moments of 2006's Crank may not have seemed like the most perfect setup for a sequel, but where there's a will, there's a way -- and according to Empire, Brian Taylor, Mark Neveldine, and Jason Statham will be reuniting for Crank 2.
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September 10, 2007
Box Office Guru Wrapup: 3:10 to Yuma Speeds to #1 Spot
After struggling at the box office over the last few years, Russell Crowe scored his first number one film in more than seven years with the critically-acclaimed Western 3:10 to Yuma which bumped fellow Hollywood remake Halloween out of the top spot. The weekend's other new releases, the action film Shoot 'Em Up and the comedy The Brothers Solomon, both failed to make much of a dent into the typically-slow early September marketplace.
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September 6, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: Crowe vs. Bale in Box Office Shootout
Batman takes on Cinderella Man at the box office as the Russell Crowe-Christian Bale Western remake 3:10 to Yuma heads into the multiplexes over what is traditionally a tumbleweed weekend in the marketplace. More action comes in the form of Shoot 'Em Up which pits Clive Owen against
Paul Giamatti while those craving comedy get the new laugher The Brothers Solomon.
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August 30, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: Halloween Strikes on the 31st
The four-billion-dollar-plus summer comes to a close over the long Labor Day holiday weekend with three new wide releases all targeting male moviegoers. Slasher fans get to relive old days with the latest incarnation of Halloween, teens looking for a laugh get the ping pong comedy Balls of Fury, and adults interested in Kevin Bacon's brand of revenge have the action thriller Death Sentence.
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August 15, 2007
Maybe Stephen Sommers Isn't Directing G.I. Joe After All
Well, that was fast: Just days after being tipped as the director of Paramount's G.I. Joe movie, IGN Movies is reporting (via IESB) that Stephen Sommers may already have left the project over a salary disagreement. And as the rest of the article makes clear, change seems to be the name of the game with this movie -- as in change from the cartoons, comic books, and toys that G.I. Joe fans are familiar with.
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August 9, 2007
Joan Allen and Ian McShane Strap In for Death Race
Joan Allen, who you recently saw reprising her role as a CIA spook in The Bourne Ultimatum, is teaming up with Universal again for another action flick: Death Race. Allen will play the prison warden who coerces Jason Statham's character into the titular competition of doom.
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May 2, 2007
Unlikely Sequel Report: "Crank 2" and The Return of "Maverick"
It's not a big surprise when we share the news of a "Spider-Man 3" or "Saw 4," but recently we've been hearing about a few possible follow-ups that we didn't see coming. Namely, the Jason Statham action flick "Crank" and the Mel Gibson comedy/western "Maverick."
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January 4, 2007
Boll Has Plate Full with $60M "Dungeon Siege," "BloodRayne 2," more
A recent interview with game-to-film auteur Uwe Boll over at GameDaily BIZ has the filmmaker discussing his plans regarding the "BloodRayne" sequel (perhaps a trilogy!), as well as the status of his epic, "In The Name of The King: A Dungeon Siege Tale," not to mention even more projects in the making.
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September 25, 2006
Box Office Wrapup: "Jackass" #1, "Little Miss Sunshine" Crosses $50M
Young men returned to theaters in droves and powered the crude new stunts sequel Jackass: Number Two to the number one spot with the biggest opening weekend of any film in the past seven weeks. The martial arts actioner Fearless debuted impressively in second place playing to young men as well, but the new older-skewing period dramas Flyboys and All the King's Men were mostly ignored.
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September 18, 2006
Jackie Chan / Jet Li Movie to Begin Shooting in April
Jet Li fans will definitely want to check out this excellent article about the actor / martial arts master that was written for SFGate.com. The piece focuses mainly on the man's previous films (and this week's "Fearless"), but it also drops a little hint on the highly-anticipated collaboration between Li and Jackie Chan...
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September 18, 2006
"Hulk 2" Director Talks Lou Ferrigno, Jason Statham & Indiana Jones
Louis Leterrier, he of "Unleashed," "Transporter 2," and the upcoming "The Incredible Hulk," was cool enough to sit down and answer some questions from the SuperheroHype.com readers, and while he didn't divulge all that much information -- it still makes for a pretty amusing interview piece.
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September 10, 2006
Box Office Wrapup: "Covenant" Leads Pathetic B.O. Frame
Tumbleweeds blew through North American theaters this weekend as movie fans forgot that there were films playing at their local cinemas. For the first time in three years, no film managed to generate at least $10M in weekend ticket sales.
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September 5, 2006
Box Office Wrapup: Invincible Scores Another Win at #1
Moviegoers had football on their minds for the second straight weekend as Disney's true-life NFL tale "Invincible" remained atop the North American box office over the long Labor Day holiday weekend finishing off another summer movie season. New releases "Crank" and "The Wicker Man" opened in second and third, respectively, while the critically acclaimed films "Little Miss Sunshine" and "The Illusionist" both scored strong per-theater averages in moderate release. The holiday frame marked the first weekend in six long months where no new film debuted with at least $15M. Hollywood was happy to close the books on a summer movie season that was slightly better than than last year's.
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August 31, 2006
Critical Consensus: "Crank" Is Well-Ranked; "Illusionist" Is Magic, "Crossover" Is An Air-Ball, "Wicker Man" Gets Burned
This week at the movies, we've got hoopsters with big dreams ("Crossover," starring Anthony Mackie), scary goings-on on remote islands ("The Wicker Man," starring Nicolas Cage), fast, fast vehicles ("Crank," starring Jason Statham and Amy Smart), and magic ("The Illusionist," starring Edward Norton and Jessica Biel). What do the critics say?
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August 30, 2006
"Crank," Wicker Man," "Idiocracy" Won't Be Screened For Critics -- Guess The Tomatometer!
The studios have been hiding movies from those pesky scribes all year long, but this time they've outdone themselves. This week, three movies won't be screened before getting tossed into the theaters: Neil LaBute's remake of "The Wicker Man," starring Nicolas Cage; "Crank," another high-octane actioner starring Jason Statham; and Mike Judge's "Idiocracy," a "Futurama"-esque comedy starring Luke Wilson.
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August 25, 2006
"Saw 3" Prologue to Piggyback "Crank"
If you're planning to go see Jason Statham's "Crank," and you like horror movies, we have some good news. If you're going to see "Crank," and you don't like horror movies ... be sure to show up late to the theater.
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July 20, 2006
"Unleashed" Director to Helm "The Incredible Hulk"
With Comic-Con just underway, you can expect a lot of super-geeky news to start hitting the streets ... and here's #1: Louis Leterrier, who recently directed Jet Li in "Unleashed" and Jason Statham in both "Transporter" movies, will be in charge of "The Incredible Hulk" for Marvel Studios.
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July 13, 2006
Trailer Bulletin: Crank
In "Crank," Amy Smart plays a girl who keeps making phony phone calls to strangers... Nah, just kidding. Apparently this slick-looking action flick is a take on the old "D.O.A." concept: A tough guy (Jason Statham) discovers he's been given a terrible poison, and he only has a small window of time in which to catch his murderers...
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July 11, 2006
The Comic-Con is Coming!
I attend several film festivals each year, but there's always one movie-centric event that I'd really love to attend: The San Diego Comic-Con. Movie geek heaven is what I like to call it. Read on to find out why...
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June 7, 2006
"Rogue" Set Visit: Devon Aoki Dishes "DOA," Learning Japanese, and Buff RTers
On Day Two of RT's "Rogue" set visit, Senh and Phu were in a bit of a time crunch. They had a choice: interview supermodel-turned-actress Devon Aoki, or catch the Canadian premiere of "BloodRayne" with Uwe Boll himself. With time winding down, the only way to cover both things was to split up. Read on to hear how Phu's one-on-one with Devon went, while Senh went for coffee with the notorious B.O.L.L.
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June 2, 2006
"Rogue" Set Visit: Kicking Back With Jet Li, Jason Statham, and Devon Aoki
Once we heard that Jet Li ("Fearless," "Unleashed," "Once Upon a Time in China") and Jason Statham ("The Transporter" series, "The Italian Job") were going to star in an action movie together, we were stoked. Li and Statham previously appeared together in "The One," but due to budgeting and time conflicts they didn't get a chance to duke it out -- much to my disappointment and, I'm sure, to others as well.
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February 8, 2006
Trailer Bulletin: London
OK, so it's just a little "limited release" flick that none of us will most likely see before its DVD release, but "London" earns a Trailer Bulletin for two reasons: A) The Variety film critic called it "noxious" (an adjective that always piques my curiosity), and B) It stars Jessica Biel, Chris Evans, Joy Bryant, Isla Fisher, Dane Cook, and Jason Statham. (Yes, I said Jessica Biel.) Trailer thisaway.
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January 17, 2006
Li and Statham Go Rogue!
According to Production Weekly, everyone's favorite English butt-kicker, Jason Statham, has signed on to star in "Rogue," in which he'll be the angry good guy to Jet Li's merciless villain.
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January 4, 2006
Uwe Boll Talks Bloodrayne
With so many projects on his pending docket, director Uwe Boll took time away from his busy schedule to answer a few questions (from Skewed & Reviewed) about his pending vampire film "BloodRayne" as well as some of his other works:
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October 28, 2005
Uwe Boll's "Dungeon Siege" WILL Be Two Separate Movies
Seems like you just can't turn on your computer without getting more news from the amazingly consistent filmmaker known as Uwe Boll. With his "BloodRayne" set to hit theaters in a few months and the ink barely dry on his "Postal" contract, the prolific schlock-slinger comes up with another press release: He will release his "Dungeon Siege" in two parts, separated by the space of one month.
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September 12, 2005
Statham to "Crank" It Up for Lions Gate
Hot off his success from "Transporter 2," tough-guy Jason Statham has signed a deal with Lions Gate to star in the high-concept action-flick "Crank," says The Hollywood Reporter.
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September 6, 2005
"Transporter 2" Kicks Some Labor Day Box Office Butt
Jason Statham in "Transporter 2" was the go-to guy over the holiday weekend, hauling in an estimated $20.2 million from 3,300 screens. This is a marked improvement over the debut of the original "Transporter," which opened to $9.1 million, eventually snagged a grand total of $25.2 million, and then became a bona-fide hit once the DVD was released.
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September 1, 2005
Critical Consensus: "Gardener" Reaps Praise
This week we have a movie about international intrigue ("The Constant Gardener"), a mercenary ("The Transporter 2"), the problems of time travel ("A Sound of Thunder"), and a cop who goes back to school "Underclassman").Which one will get the best marks from the critics?
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August 18, 2005
Trailer Bulletin: Revolver
"Revolver" looks to be a welcome return from the Guy Ritchie we all know and love from "Snatch" and "Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels," and you can check out the all-new trailer at Empire Online.
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July 20, 2005
Even More Actors Show Up to Boll's "Dungeon"
Not long ago we brought you the rather outlandish news of Mr. Uwe Boll and his $60 million / allegedly 3-hour adventure movie "Dungeon Siege," and now comes word that we have a head villain -- namely Ray Liotta.
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July 1, 2005
Colorful Cast Announced for Uwe Boll's Next Opus
After putting the finishing touches on his upcoming "BloodRayne," controversial German director Uwe Boll ("House of the Dead," "Alone in the Dark") has announced the cast for his next project: a big-screen adaptation of the video game "Dungeon Siege" -- and wait till you get a load of this eclectic ensemble! (Full press release follows below)
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December 14, 2004
Pics of Guy Ritchie's Revolver
Empire Online has posted some pics of Guy Ritchie's next movie, "Revolver." Starring Jason Statham and Ray Liotta, the movie is about a gambler (Statham) who gets on the bad side of a local crime boss. Madonna, Ritchie's wife, is reportedly also starring in the movie.
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