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‘Assassin’s Creed’ TV Series Nabs ‘Die Hard’ and ‘The Fugitive’ Screenwriter
Assassin’s Creed, the 2016 film starring Michael Fassbender, may not have broken the video game curse, but now the same property is moving to television with a screenwriter who boasts an impressive action movie pedigree. Jeb Stuart, who co-wrote Die Hard and The Fugitive, among other films, has boarded Netflix’s new live-action Assassin’s Creed series. […]
Continue readingAssault on Station 33 review – Nicolas Cage’s son dials it up as supervillain
Weston Cage Coppola is a Russian terrorist taking veterans hostage in this unthrilling micro-budget Die Hard rip-offAlthough the title invokes John Carpenter’s 1976 classic Assault on Precinct 13, one of the all-time great pulpy siege movies, this tale of a hostage-taking at a Veterans Administration hospital in Buffalo, NY, is all pulp, no greatness. In […]
Continue reading‘John Wick’ Director Chad Stahelski to Direct Action-Thriller ‘Classified’ at New Line
New Line has picked up the action-thriller pitch “Classified” with “John Wick” director Chad Stahelski attached to direct, according to an individual with knowledge of the project.Andrew Deutschman and Jason Pagan will write the screenplay.The log line for “Classified” describes the project as a “high octane, cat-and-mouse thriller, in the vein of ‘Die Hard’ meets […]
Continue readingAnthony Pellicano Is Back in Business and Working for Joel Silver (Exclusive)
Anthony Pellicano, the former private eye who spent 16 years in federal prison, is back in business as a Hollywood fixer.Pellicano confirmed to Variety that he is working for Joel Silver, the “Die Hard” and “Lethal Weapon” producer who exited his company in 2019. Silver has since been engaged in an arbitration case with Daryl […]
Continue reading‘Lord Of The Rings’: Viggo Mortensen Wishes Peter Jackson Included A Character From The Books, Aragorn Flashback
Every Christmas, there’s a discussion around whether a certain film is a Christmas film or not. Is “Die Hard“? What about “Harry Potter“? The movie, or trilogy, if you will, people usually forget about but is essential Christmas viewing is “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy.Read More: Amazon’s ‘Lord Of The Rings’ Series Adds 20 […]
Continue readingFull Metal Jacket to Rocky IV: the least festive Christmas movies ever
Bored of the endless ‘is Die Hard is a Christmas movie’ debate? Here are some other films for us to argue about insteadIt is time to officially retire the “Is Die Hard a Christmas movie?” debate. We will never find consensus on this matter. It is too partisan a subject. The lines have become too […]
Continue readingAlan Rickman’s Diaries Will be Published as a Book in 2022
The diaries of the late actor Alan Rickman — best known for playing Severus Snape in the “Harry Potter” movies — will be published as a book in fall 2022.As reported by The Guardian, Rickman’s journals covered everything from his thoughts on acting to insights on friendships and politics. The avid theater-goer also reviewed plays […]
Continue readingCharles Gordon, Oscar-Nominated Producer of ‘Field of Dreams’ and ‘Die Hard,’ Dies at 73
Charles Gordon, a film producer who earned an Oscar nomination for his work on 1989’s “Field of Dreams,” has died of cancer. He was 73.Gordon’s brother, Lawrence Gordon, who he shared the Oscar nomination with, confirmed his death. “Although he was 11 years younger, he was more like an older brother to me in many […]
Continue readingBruce Willis Stars in Commercial for ‘Die Hard’ Car Batteries
Twitter began buzzing on Sunday when a teaser of Bruce Willis as “Die Hard” protagonist John McClane surfaced from several accounts, including Willis’ daughter, Rumer Willis, NFL sideline reporter Erin Andrews and comedy group The Lonely Island. They all tweeted out the clip teasing that something big was coming during the NFL game between the […]
Continue readingThe Quarantine Stream: ‘Die Hard’ is Such a Perfect Movie That It Makes Me Angry
(Welcome to The Quarantine Stream, a new series where the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching while social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic.) The Movie: Die Hard Where You Can Stream It: HBO Max The Pitch: You know, it’s only the greatest action movie of all time. Why It’s Essential Quarantine Viewing: Die Hard […]
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