Whether as an actor, stuntman, or director, David Leitch has been the architect behind some of the most captivating recent fight scenes in film. His catalog of work spans some of the biggest action movies of the last twenty years, including the last two films in “The Matrix Trilogy,” “300,” and “Deadpool 2.”Although it was […]
Continue readingDavid Leitch’s latest action film “Bullet Train” is about to hit theaters. It’s the story of a hitman named Ladybug (Brad Pitt) who really wants to retire, but he ends up doing one last, supposedly non-violent job on a bullet train from Tokyo to Kyoto. However, joining him on that train are a slew of […]
Continue readingLast night I got a chance to attend the launch of David Leitch and his producing partner Kelly McCormick’s (“John Wick,” “Deadpool 2,” “Atomic Blonde“) new Hollywood stunt training/production facility, 87North. Though Leitch is a director and producer now, he started off as a stunt guy, doubling for people like Brad Pitt and Jean-Claude Van Damme. The […]
Continue readingWhat do you get when you take the brutal fight choreography from “John Wick,” the seductively roguish charms of James Bond, and wrap it all in a Cold War-era period piece? We have to imagine that was pretty much the gist of the (awesome-sounding) pitch for “Atomic Blonde,” the 2017 action/thriller from David Leitch. Based on […]
Continue reading“Bullet Train” went off with a bang at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Monday.The first-ever footage from the Brad Pitt action thriller was screened at the annual convention of movie theater owners during an opening night presentation from Sony Pictures.Directed by “Atomic Blonde” helmer David Leitch, the movie follows five assassins on a high-speed train […]
Continue readingNetflix is making big plays in the movie distribution game. According to Deadline, the streamer has acquired worldwide rights to the action thriller Fast & Loose starring Will Smith and helmed by John Wick director David Leitch. A Collaboration from Two Busy Big Names Deadline first reported that Fast & Loose was hitting the market […]
Continue readingSony Pictures has scheduled two major tentpole films for 2022: David Leitch’s “Bullet Train” will debut on April 8, and Kitao Sakurai’s comedy “Oh Hell No” will release on July 1.Based on the book “Maria Beetle” by Kotaro Isaka, “Bullet Train” follows five assassins who find themselves on a bullet train in Japan and realize […]
Continue readingUniversal Pictures and Focus Features have juggled a couple key releases on their 2021-2022 schedule.Just a month ahead of its planned Feb. 26 wide release date, Universal has announced that “Nobody,” starring Emmy-winner Bob Odenkirk, will move back two months to April 2.Directed by “Hardcore Henry” filmmaker Ilya Naishuller and “John Wick” franchise scripter Derek […]
Continue readingDavid Guillod, a producer who has worked on films like “Extraction” and “Atomic Blonde,” has been arrested by the Los Angeles Police Department’s Robbery-Homicide Division, according to a press release sent by the LAPD.Detectives from LAPD’s special assault unit conducted a search and arrest warrant at his Sherman Oaks residence on Wednesday night. A 21-year-old […]
Continue readingCharlize Theron rules, full stop. She’s one of our best actors working today, blessed with the range that gives us prickly, low-status characters like her leading role in Tully, high-status-but-still-struggling characters like her leading role in Long Shot, and utter slices of action iconography like her leading role in Mad Max: Fury Road. This means […]
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