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... More...

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... More...

December 05, 2008
UK Critics Consensus: Writers Warm to Madagascar 2; UK Critics Liked Lakeview Terrace
With thirteen new releases in the UK cinemas this weekend, let Rotten Tomatoes help you sort the tinsel from the turkeys. We have animals on the loose in Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, and Samuel L Jackson on the loose as a crazed LA cop in Lakeview... More...

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... More...

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... More...

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.... More...

September 26, 2008
RT Interview: Jason Statham Chats Death Race, Crank 2 and The Sweeney
RT catches up with Jason Statham to learn more about the Death Race and grill him on upcoming turns in Crank 2, Transporter 3 and the possibility of an appearance in Nick Love's version of The Sweeney. More...

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... More...

July 23, 2008
Exclusive: Death Race International Poster Revealed
We take a first look at some cool new artwork for Paul W.S. Anderson's Jason Statham-starring latest. More...

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...

March 13, 2008
Box Office Guru Preview: Carrey-Carell Ticket To Win Landslide Victory
Three new releases roll into multiplexes across North America - one the size of an elephant, the others like specks of dust. More...

March 06, 2008
Box Office Guru Preview: Ancient Action Arrives Again
For its third chart-topper of the year, Warner Bros. is going back in time with its ancient adventure 10,000 BC which aims to revitalize a box office on the verge of extinction. More...

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... More...

January 25, 2008
Jason Statham Talks Crank 2, Transporter 3, and...Sub-Mariner?
We all know Jason Statham is a bona fide action star -- poised to add to extend his credentials with The Bank Job, Crank 2, and The Transporter 3. But how long can he swim? More...

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... More...

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? More...

January 15, 2008
Has Uwe Boll Directed His Final Big-Budget Flop?
Dozens of you have repeatedly wondered what it would take to keep Uwe Boll from making more big-budget films. As of today, you may finally have your answer. More...

December 04, 2007
Trailer Bulletin: In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
The most anticipated new film of January 2008 with the word "dungeon" in its title just debuted a new trailer! More...

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. More...

October 08, 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. More...

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... More...

September 06, 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... More...

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... More...

August 23, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: War Leads Army of New Releases
Action stars Jet Li and Jason Statham face off this weekend in the new crime thriller War which leads a flood of new releases pouring into North American multiplexes trying to catch the final dollars of the summer movie season. More...

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... More...

August 09, 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... More...

July 31, 2007
Heroes and Villains Join the Death Race Squad
We already knew that Jason Statham was toplining the new Death Race 2000 remake, but director Paul W.S. Anderson dropped a few cool casting bombs at last week's San Diego Comic Con. More...

May 15, 2007
Jet Li vs. Jason Statham in the "War" Trailer
Who's up for another Jason Statham action flick? This one's got Jet Li as the villain! More...

May 02, 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"... More...

April 24, 2007
Jason Statham Leads the "Death Race" Charge
If you're making a gritty action flick and you need a hardcore bad-ass for the lead role, heck, you could do a whole lot worse than Jason Statham. More...

February 09, 2007
The Weekly Ketchup: "Ghostbusters 3" Close To Fruition, Direct-To-Video Sequels Galore, "Ghost Rider" Screening Or Not Screening. Who Knows?
In this week's Ketchup, Dan Aykroyd has used the considerable time on his hands to pitch a third "Ghostbusters" flick, and Warner Premiere will satisfy the needs of those of us who are eager for low-budget sequels of our favorite 80s films. More...

January 04, 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... More...

October 27, 2006
The Weekly Ketchup: "Casino Royale" Goodies, "The Dark Knight" Heads East, No Governator In "Terminator 4," And More!
In this week's Ketchup, we get the latest scoop on "Casino Royale," "The Dark Knight" has a possible new filming location, and because he has other obligations, Arnold Schwarzenegger won't be able to star in "Terminator... More...

October 12, 2006
Louis Leterrier on "The Incredible Hulk:" It's Not A Sequel?
SuperHeroHype.com has been tipped off to the latest "Hulk 2" rumor, which has director Louis Leterrier saying that 2008's "The Incredible Hulk" will not be a sequel. More...

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... More...

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... More...

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... More...

September 18, 2006
Box Office Wrapup: Gridiron Gang #1, but Box Office Still Fumbles
Wrestler-turned-actor The Rock suffered the worst opening of his career with the football drama Gridiron Gang, but thanks to weak competition, it was still enough to capture the number one position at the North American box office. More...

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. More...

September 07, 2006
Box Office Guru Preview: Covenant Brings Evil to Theaters
After welcoming in four new wide releases per week for seven straight weekends, the North American box office slows it down a bit on Friday with only one saturation release and a pair of moderate national bows. More...

September 05, 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... More...

August 31, 2006
Box Office Preview: "Crank" Closes Up Summer Movie Season
The summer movie season comes to an official end with the Labor Day holiday weekend unleashing three new releases plus the national expansion of a fourth. More...

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... More...

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... More...

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. More...

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,... More...

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... More...

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... More...

June 08, 2006
"Rogue" Set Visit: Corey Yuen on Action Directing, Plus a Fight Scene Report!
In between staging fight scenes on the set of "Rogue," famed choreographer (and director of the upcoming "DOA: Dead or Alive") Corey Yuen sat down with RT's Senh and Phu to chat about the Jet Li-Jason Statham pic, working with... More...

June 07, 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... More...

June 06, 2006
"Rogue" Set Visit: Phillip G. Atwell on Action Style, Ditching the Wire Work, and...a "Rogue" Trilogy?
Prior to taking on the task of directing Jet Li and Jason Statham in the upcoming actioner "Rogue," Phillip G. Atwell had immersed himself in another genre where he worked with big name, rough-and-tumble tough guys: hip-hop music videos. More...

June 02, 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... More...

May 10, 2006
New "Rogue" Pics: Jason Statham Takes On Jet Li
Martial arts and action-fans, get excited; we've got the first three pics from the Jason Statham-Jet Li pic, "Rogue" -- and stay tuned for RT's set report from the Vancouver production! More...

February 08, 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... More...

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. More...

January 04, 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: More...

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... More...

September 22, 2005
Toronto Film Fest: “SPL,” “Dave Chapelle’s Block Party,” “Revolver,” and “Manderlay”
This last batch of films ends my coverage of the Toronto International Film Festival. They're films of various qualities, starting with "SPL," the Hong Kong actioner that I'm most excited about. More...

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. More...

September 06, 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... More...

September 01, 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... More...

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. More...

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. More...

July 01, 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... More...

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... More...