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The Female Action Hero

July 31, 2017 by Amie Cranswick

Tom Jolliffe on female action heroes… With the impending UK release of Atomic Blonde, it now seems a good time to consider the female action hero. You may think this ‘phenomena’ only stretches back to around the time Sigourney Weaver donned a mecha-suit, but it goes back further. There has certainly been a significant rise […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Movies, Tom Jolliffe Tagged With: Angela Mao, Carrie-Anne Moss, Charlize Theron, Connie Chan, Cynthia Rothrock, Gina Carano, Halle Berry, Jeanne Bell, Josephine Siao, Michelle Yeoh, Milla Jovovich, Pam Grier, Scarlett Johansson, Sigourney Weaver, Tamara Dobson

Star Wars: Gina Carano’s Cara Dune “continues as a character to be part of the world” of The Mandalorian

February 28, 2023 by EJ Moreno

Disney and Star Wars aren’t always the strongest when handling controversy. From letting fans rip apart their actors to brushing off a backlash from their films, it’s tough to see Star Wars creators face off with their fans. One of the biggest fan battles came from Disney firing ‘actress’ Gina Carano in 2021 due to […]

Filed Under: EJ Moreno, News, Television Tagged With: Disney, Gina Carano, Lucasfilm, Rick Famuyiwa, Star Wars, The Mandalorian

Gina Carano talks Angel Dust role in Deadpool

November 10, 2015 by Gary Collinson

During an interview with Screen Rant, former MMA star Gina Carano has been speaking about her role as the villainous Angel Dust in February’s X-Men spinoff Deadpool, giving us a little insight into the character. SEE ALSO: Set photos from Deadpool reshoots “When I talked to [director Tim Miller] about getting the job, I did […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Deadpool, Gina Carano, Marvel, X-Men

Ed Skrein and Gina Carano talk villain roles in Deadpool

July 17, 2015 by Gary Collinson

Following on from the Deadpool panel at San Diego Comic-Con International [which you can watch it full here], IGN caught up with stars Ed Skrein and Gina Carano to discuss their roles in the upcoming X-Men spinoff as the villains Ajax and Angel Dust. “The program that we run is very similar to Weapon X, […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Deadpool, Ed Skrein, Gina Carano, Marvel, X-Men

Star Wars: Rangers of the New Republic was never written, storylines could factor into The Mandalorian

November 28, 2021 by Gary Collinson

During last year’s Disney Investor Day, it was announced that Jon Favreau and Dave Filoni would be expanding the world of The Mandalorian with two spinoff series in Star Wars: Ahsoka and Star Wars: Rangers of the New Republic. Although details on Rangers of the New Republic were kept tightly under wraps, the series was […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: Gina Carano, Kathleen Kennedy, Star Wars, star wars: rangers of the new republic

Movie Review – Deadpool (2016)

February 19, 2016 by Amie Cranswick

Deadpool, 2016. Directed by Tim Miller. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Ed Skrein, Morena Baccarin, T.J. Miller, Stefan Kapicic, Brianna Hildebrand, Gina Carano, Leslie Uggams and Karan Soni. SYNOPSIS: Ex-mercenary Wade Wilson subjects himself to secret experimentation, hoping it will cure his cancer. Instead, it turns him into a wise-cracking, fourth-wall-breaking anti-superhero. Apart from the odd foray […]

Filed Under: Eric Bay-Andersen, Movies, Reviews Tagged With: Brianna Hildebrand, Deadpool, Ed Skrein, Gina Carano, Karan Soni, Leslie Uggams, Marvel, Morena Baccarin, Ryan Reynolds, Stefan Kapicic, T.J. Miller, Tim Miller

Gina Carano to star in revenge thriller White Knuckle

August 15, 2021 by Gary Collinson

Having been dropped from her role as Cara Dune in The Mandalorian and its associated spin-off projects by Disney due to controversial comments on social media, Gina Carano has now revealed details of her first post-Star Wars project, with the former MMA star-turned-actress teaming with conservative media company The Daily Wire for the revenge thriller […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Gina Carano, White Knuckle

Star Wars: Rangers of the New Republic no longer in active development

May 22, 2021 by Gary Collinson

During last year’s Disney Investor Day conference, Lucasfilm announced a raft of Star Wars television projects in the works for Disney+, including several spinoffs from The Mandalorian in Star Wars: Ahsoka, Star Wars: Rangers of the New Republic and Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett, all of which would culminate in a “storytelling event”. […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: Disney, Gina Carano, Lucasfilm, Star Wars, star wars: rangers of the new republic

Gina Carano stars in UK trailer for action thriller Daughter of the Wolf

April 22, 2021 by Amie Cranswick

Dazzler Media has released a UK trailer for action thriller Daughter of the Wolf. Directed by David Hackl (Saw V), the film stars Gina Carano (The Mandalorian) as an ex-military specialist who is forced to take a perilous journey through the mountains of the Yukon after her teenage son (Anton Gillis-Adelman – Birthmarked) is taken […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News, Trailers Tagged With: Anton Gillis-Adelman, Brendan Fehr, Daughter of the Wolf, David Hackl, Gina Carano, Richard Dreyfuss

Gina Carano found out about her Star Wars firing from social media

February 18, 2021 by Amie Cranswick

Last week Disney announced that Gina Carano would no longer be appearing in The Mandalorian or any other Star Wars projects, the Mouse House taking action to fire the actress from her role as Cara Dune after social media posts from Carano which the studio described as “abhorrent and unacceptable”. The news wasn’t entirely unexpected, […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, News, Television Tagged With: Disney, Gina Carano, Star Wars, The Mandalorian

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