Tom Jolliffe ventures back to the 90’s, when three action icons made Die Hard riffs… It’s often said that the buff action specialists of the 80’s, who were larger than life and almost comically unstoppable were slowly pushed out of the forefront of the market by more every man heroes. Die Hard is often pinpointed […]
TJ Middleton’s Cliffhanger novel getting series adaptation at Fox
Cliffhanger is coming to TV and no, it is not an adaptation of Sylvester Stallone’s action thriller. Fox is developing a series adaptation of TJ Middleton’s 2008 novel of the same name from CSI and Chicago Med‘s Melissa Byer and Treena Hancock. Middleton’s Cligghanger follows Al Greenwood, “a maverick taxi driver, who pootles around the British […]
Muscle and the Best Roles of Craig Fairbrass
Most film fans know British actor Craig Fairbrass for a wide range of commanding roles, playing both violent anti-heroes and merciless villains in a successful career on the big and small screen. Not forgetting his memorable TV parts in the likes of Prime Suspect, Duck Patrol and Eastenders, we’ll focus on his film work here. […]
Ana Lily Amirpour to direct female-fronted Cliffhanger remake
Deadline is reporting that producer Neal Moritz (Fast & Furious) is teaming with director Ana Lily Amirpour (A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, The Bad Batch) for a female-led remake of the 1993 Sylvester Stallone action adventure film Cliffhanger. Directed by Renny Harlin, the original movie saw Sly playing a haunted mountaineer and rescue […]
