Magenta Light Studios has released a poster and trailer for Bride Hard, the upcoming action comedy from director Simon West (Con Air, The Expendables 2). Rebel Wilson stars as Sam, a secret agent taking some time off to enjoy her best friend’s wedding as the maid of honor, until she is forced to use her […]
Movie Review – Old Guy (2024)
Old Guy, 2024. Directed by Simon West. Starring Christoph Waltz, Cooper Hoffman, Lucy Liu, Desmond Eastwood, and Ann Akinjirin. SYNOPSIS: Follows a contract killer facing the end of his career who is thrilled when The Company pulls him back into the field training Gen Z newcomer: Wihlborg, a prodigy assassin with an attitude. Christoph Waltz […]
Christoph Waltz, Lucy Liu and Cooper Hoffman star in trailer for action comedy Old Guy
A trailer, poster and images have arrived online for Old Guy, the upcoming action-comedy from director Simon West. Christoph Waltz stars as an aging hitman who is tasked with training the prodigy assassin Wihlborg (Cooper Hoffman), but when the pair discover they are being double-crossed by their boss the lethal duo team-up to take The […]
Rebel Wilson comedy Bride Hard rounds out its cast
Rebel Wilson is gearing up for another of her signature comedy films, and we’ve learned more about the film’s supporting cast. Deadline reports joining Wilson in this comedy romp are Anna Camp, Justin Hartley, Anna Chlumsky, Stephen Dorff, Gigi Zumbado, and Da’Vine Joy Randolph. Also rounding out the rest of the cast is Sam Huntington, […]
Jason Isaacs stars in trailer for disaster thriller Skyfire
Following a successful box office run in China, Patriot Films has now unveiled a UK trailer and poster for Skyfire, a new disaster thriller from director Simon West (Con Air) and starring Jason Isaacs (Star Trek: Discovery), which is set to arrive on these shores next week; check them out here… Escape to Tianhuo Island, […]
A Look Back at The Expendables Franchise (And a Look Forward…)
Ten years on from the release of the first movie, Tom Jolliffe looks back at the Expendables franchise and then looks at where it can go now (and who needs to join the crew)… When The Expendables was first announced in late 2009, my excitement levels went through the roof. Initially it was Sylvester Stallone, […]
Movie Review – Gun Shy (2017)
Gun Shy, 2017. Directed by Simon West. Starring Antonio Banderas, Olga Kurylenko, Ben Cura, and Mark Valley. SYNOPSIS: An aging rock star’s wife is kidnapped while vacationing in Chile. Antonio Banderas appears to be working non-stop at the moment. He’s popping up here, there and everywhere. Largely, we’re seeing him in straight to video action […]
Exclusive: Director Simon West reveals Tsunami LA plot details
Earlier this month it was announced that British filmmaker Simon West (Con Air, The Expendables 2) has signed on to direct Tsunami L.A., and speaking to Flickering Myth’s Freda Cooper this week to discuss his new film Stratton, West also offered up a few plot details the disaster epic. “It’s basically what L.A. look like after […]
Exclusive Interview – Stratton director Simon West
Action director Simon West (Con-Air, The Expendables 2 etc) returns to British soil for his latest, Stratton, which stars Dominic Cooper as Special Boats Service agent John Stratton. Despite being brought up on James Bond movies, West says John Stratton is a much-needed alternative to Bond and, talking to Flickering Myth’s Freda Cooper, explains more […]
Watch the trailer for action comedy Gun Shy starring Antonio Banderas and Olga Kurylenko
Ahead of its US release next month, a poster and trailer have arrived online for the upcoming action comedy Gun Shy. Directed by Simon West, the film stars Antonio Banderas, Olga Kurylenko, Ben Cura, Mark Valley, and Aisling Loftus; check them out below… When vacationing in Chile, an aging and pampered rock star’s (Antonio Banderas) […]
