Kandahar, 2023. Directed by Ric Roman Waugh. Starring Gerard Butler, Ali Fazal, Bahador Foladi, Olivia-Mai Barrett, Rebecca Calder, Navid Negahban, Travis Fimmel, Nina Toussaint-White, Tom Rhys Harries, Vassilis Koukalani, Hakeem Jomah, Ray Haratian, Farzad Bagheri, Fahim Fazli, Lee Comley, Corey Johnson, Najia Khaan, and Darius Radac. SYNOPSIS: A CIA operative and his translator flee from […]
Exclusive Interview – Ric Roman Waugh on Kandahar and working with Gerard Butler
Robert Kojder chats with Kandahar director Ric Roman Waugh… It’s safe to say that readers are likely more familiar with Ric Roman Waugh’s films than they are with him as a filmmaker. That’s because he typically works with action star Gerard Butler, including taking over the Has Fallen series with Angel Has Fallen. The duo […]
Sylvester Stallone to return to the peaks for a Cliffhanger reboot
Treading that well worn path of 80s icons returning to their most popular franchises, Sylvester Stallone is set to scale the mountain terrain once again for a reboot of his 1993 action-blockbuster Cliffhanger. According to reports Stallone will once again play traumatised mountain-rescue hero Gabe Walker for Greenland and Angel Has Fallen director Ric Roman […]
New trailer for Gerard Butler action thriller Kandahar
Ahead of its theatrical release this May, a new trailer has arrived online for Kandahar, the upcoming action thriller which sees director Ric Roman Waugh once again team up with his Angel Has Fallen and Greenland star Gerard Butler. The film stars Butler as an undercover CIA operative who must flee from hostile territory in […]
Gerard Butler is stuck behind enemy lines in Kandahar trailer
Open Road Films has released a trailer for the upcoming action thriller Kandahar. The film reunites director Ric Roman Waugh with his Angel Has Fallen and Greenland star Gerard Butler, who plays the role of an undercover CIA operative who finds himself in danger after his mission is exposed and he must fight his way […]
Filming wraps on Kandahar starring Gerard Butler, first look images released
Having just wrapped production after a seven-week shoot in Saudi Arabia’s desert region of AlUla and Jeddah, Thunder Road Films and Capstone have shared two first-look images from Kandahar, the latest collaboration between director Ric Roman Waugh and star Gerard Butler. The action thriller sees Butler starring as Tom Harris, an undercover CIA operative, stuck […]
Movie Review – National Champions (2021)
National Champions, 2021. Directed by Ric Roman Waugh. Starring Stephan James, J.K. Simmons, Alexander Ludwig, Lil Rel Howery, Tim Blake Nelson, Andrew Bachelor, Jeffrey Donovan, David Koechner, Timothy Olyphant, Kristin Chenoweth, Uzo Aduba, David Maldonado, Reginald Robinson, Tony Winters, Russell Wilson, French Montana, Julian Horton, Mike Greenberg, Tre Hale, Sarah Fisher, Karl-Anthony Towns, Jontavious Johnson, […]
Greenland: How to breath life into a tired genre and defy expectations
Tom Jolliffe looks at one of the surprise critical successes of the year, Greenland… Remember when there seemed to be a new disaster film out every 6 months? Some world ending disaster, either natural or extra-terrestrial, would put the fate of mankind in the balance. The CGI tools at the disposal of filmmakers also meant […]
Movie Review – Greenland (2021)
Greenland, 2021. Directed by Ric Roman Waugh. Starring Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin, Roger Dale Floyd and Scott Glenn. SYNOPSIS: John (Gerard Butler) and Alison (Morena Baccarin) Garrity need to make it to safety with their son Nathan (Roger Dale Floyd). Their journey is only the start. A lack of alpha male behaviour from Gerard […]
Movie Review – Greenland (2020)
Greenland, 2020. Directed by Ric Roman Waugh. Starring Gerard Butler, Morena Baccarin, David Denman, Hope Davis, Roger Dale Floyd, Scott Glenn, Andrew Bachelor, Merrin Dungey, Holt McCallany, Gary Weeks, Tracey Bonner, Joshua Mikel, Cate Jones, Mike Gassaway, Anissa Matlock, Randall Archer, Scott Poythress, Claire Bronson, and Madison Johnson. SYNOPSIS: A family struggles for survival in […]
