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‘Green Hornet’ Star Jay Chou To Join Vin Diesel In ‘xXx 4’

November 21, 2018 11:15 am

Vin Diesel’s character Xander Cage is coming back, once again. A little more than a year ago, we heard that Diesel and his people were working on “xXx 4,” but since then, it’s been quiet. Now, we have confirmat...

‘xXx: Return Of Xander Cage’ Is A Gleefully, Almost Manically Absurdist Piece Of Work [Review]

Will Ashton

January 20, 2017 9:37 am

News, Reviews

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In an age where studio blockbusters seem more passive and indistinct than ever, “xXx: Return of Xander Cage,” the undemanded-but-nevertheless-vibrantly-provided sequel to 2002’s mediocre “xXx,” sticks out like ...

Paramount Turned Down Pitch For ‘Transformers’/’G.I. Joe’ Crossover

Kevin Jagernauth

January 19, 2017 10:50 am

News

We live in an age where studios are looking to forever expand their franchises outward, and the next big step will be crossover movies. Paramount is certainly getting prepared, setting the wheels in motion last...

Vin Diesel Gets Wild In New Trailer For ‘xXx: Return Of Xander Cage’

Kevin Jagernauth

November 1, 2016 6:45 pm

News

While Vin Diesel shows his more sensitive side in the upcoming "Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk," let's face it, his core audience generally prefers to watch him do ridiculously stupid stunts in high calorie bl...

Kate Beckinsale Enters ‘The Disappointments Room’ In First Trailer For The Horror Flick

Kevin Jagernauth

August 24, 2016 1:04 pm

Trailers

As Relativity continues to extricate themselves from their various legal problems, it has seen the studio recently make a bit of a switcheroo with a couple of movies. Mike Flanagan's "Before I Wake" was origina...

Vin Diesel Gets Extreme Once Again In The First Trailer For ‘xXx: The Return of Xander Cage’

Edward Davis

July 19, 2016 5:42 pm

News, Trailers

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Remember when xtreme sports were all the rage so much so that the "xXx" series was born, creating a platform for an extreme athlete to turn government operative and use his fearless talents to fight bad guys? W...

Hey, They Made A Sequel To ‘Jumper’: First Teaser Trailer For ‘I Am Number Four’

Edward Davis

September 29, 2010 5:53 pm

News

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The teaser trailer for D.J. Caruso's sci-fi teen novel adaptation "I Am Number Four" has arrived and frankly, it looks what you'd expect from the director of "Eagle Eye" and "Disturbia" (hey that's mean, but we...

Legally Speaking, ‘Disturbia’ Is Not A Ripoff Of ‘Rear Window’

Kevin Jagernauth

September 22, 2010 4:16 pm

News

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In a lawsuit that we forgot was happening, a judge has ruled that "Disturbia," the film that made Shia LaBeouf a star, does not infringe on the copyright of "Rear Window."The suit was brought to court by the ve...

Timothy Olyphant Replaces Sharlto Copley In Sci-Fi Alien Flick, ‘I Am Number Four‎’

Jacob Combs

May 12, 2010 2:37 pm

News

Update: It turns out the real reason Copley has been replaced is both much more amazing and hilarious than the boring "scheduling conflicts" story. According to FilmDrunk, "Sharlto Copley wanted wear a prosthet...

Teresa Palmer Is Number Six In ‘I Am Number Four’

Christopher Bell

April 22, 2010 2:23 pm

News

In what might be the most shrug-worthy news item of the day, THR's Heat Vision reports (with a very uncomfortable opening sentence) that Teresa Palmer ("Bedtime Stories") has joined the cast of "I Am Number Fou...

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