Tag: Lethal Weapon
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Henry Cavill-Led Spy Thriller ‘Argylle’ Sets 2024 Release Date
While Henry Cavill won’t be playing Superman or The Witcher anymore, but his adventure as a globe-trotting spy is about to begin. Matthew Vaughn’s much-anticipated spy action thriller Argylle has set a theatrical and Apple TV+ release date for next year, in partnership with Universal Pictures, the studio announced. The feature was announced in June…
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Arnold Schwarzenegger Considers Last Action Hero To Be His Most Underrated Role
From the very beginning, Arnold Schwarzenegger was enthusiastic about “Last Action Hero,” and for good reason. His 1993 action blockbuster had an ace up its sleeve. Namely, that it was a meta take on the very genre to which it purported to belong.The film tells the story of a boy named Danny who’s transported into…
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Richard Donner Didn’t Want To Approach The Omen As A Horror Film
If a script involves the antichrist, gruesome deaths, and one spiraling towards insanity as they question whether or not their child is evil, it’s safe to conclude the film can be categorized as horror. However, director Richard Donner took a delicate approach when he asked renowned actor Gregory Peck to be a lead role in…
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The Best Modern Bromance Movies To Watch on Valentine’s Day
Across the decades (and Valentine’s Day season), bromance movies like Top Gun, Lethal Weapon, and Dumb and Dumber have brought various audiences tales of friendship and the male bond through thick and thin. From the buddy cop genre to modern-day love stories, the last decade has produced a wide range of refreshing stories for a…
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Mitchell Ryan, Lethal Weapon And Grosse Pointe Blank Actor, Dies At 88
At 88-years-old, beloved character actor Mitchell Ryan has died. The film, television, and stage performer had a career that spanned over six decades, delivering iconic performances as Burke Devlin on the original run of “Dark Shadows,” Thomas Gibson’s father Edward Montgomery on “Dharma & Greg,” the ranch hand Shorty Austin in “Monte Walsh,” and the…
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‘Point Blank’: Robert Downey Jr. & Shane Black Reunite For A New ‘Parker’ Film At Amazon
In the 1980s and 1990s, writer Shane Black became one of Hollywood’s most highly paid screenwriters when he reinvented the action genre by revitalizing buddy cop tropes. Films like “Lethal Weapon” and “The Last Boy Scout” turned him into the rare famous screenwriting name, but eventually, he would turn towards his own directing career. While…
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Mel Gibson to Direct ‘Lethal Weapon 5’
After starring in the first “Lethal Weapon” movie more than 30 years ago, Mel Gibson is in talks to direct the upcoming “Lethal Weapon 5,” Variety has confirmed.The fifth entry of the classic action franchise has been in development for several years, with Richard Wenk (“The Equalizer”) writing the most recent draft of the script.…
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Best Movies And TV Shows Coming To Peacock In November 2021
October has come and (mostly) gone, which means we’ve officially hit the weekend of the calendar year. And to think people actually have the audacity to consider themselves “not a fan” of the colder autumn and winter months. Fools, the lot of you! Many might be tempted to mourn the end of Spooky Szn, but…
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Richard Donner, Director of ‘Superman,’ ‘The Goonies’ and ‘Lethal Weapon,’ Dies at 91
Director-producer Richard Donner, best known for helming the “Lethal Weapon” film series, “The Goonies” and the original “Superman” film, died on Monday. He was 91.Donner’s production company confirmed news of his death to Variety, though the cause was not disclosed.Though not his first bigscreen effort, his big feature break came with 1976’s “The Omen,” starring…
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Richard Donner Remembered: Jeff Cohen, Who Played Chunk in ‘Goonies,’ On Director’s Astounding Generosity
Jeff Cohen first met Richard Donner while making “The Goonies,” the 1985 adventure classic about a group of misfit kids hunting for treasure. Cohen played Chunk, a mischevious preteen who loves ice cream and prank calls. Decades later, he credits Donner with coaxing out his performance, but Cohen owes more to the late director than…