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Gerald Butler’s Mike Banning returns in Angel Has Fallen, possibly saves God

With a title like ANGEL HAS FALLEN – the third in the "HAS FALLEN" franchise – it better be about Gerald Butler's super Secret Service agent Mike Banning protecting God himself from a terrorist attack. Heck, that premise is only slightly...

Posted 9 years ago

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Cast This: Squirrel Girl

Posted 10 years ago

In this edition of Cast This we will be looking at casting Marvel’s Squirrel Girl; the comic book series star has been making headlines as of late thanks to actress Anna Kendrick eyeing the role that hasn’t officially been called...

Lionsgate developing Emperor, the first of a potential Julius Caesar trilogy

Posted 11 years ago

Films dealing with ancient Rome/Greece typically aren't franchise fodder, but they sure seem to be heading that way. Lionsgate already has a potential franchise based around "The Odyssey," and now they're turning their sights on Julius Caesar. Deadline reports that...

Franchise Viagra Dwayne Johnson set to lead the Baywatch movie

Posted 12 years ago

Dwayne Johnson has his sights set on revitalizing yet another series much like he did with THE FAST AND THE FURIOUS, G.I. JOE, and JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH if we want to get real here. He is...

Disney lands possible new franchise with wacky hotel series Floors

Posted 12 years ago

Disney loves a good franchise and has a pretty good sense when it comes to finding the next one to work. They might have found it with Patrick Carman‘s children’s book series, “Floors”. I don’t know how it will stand...

Dan Aykroyd looks to expand Ghostbusters into a Marvel-style universe

Posted 12 years ago

If the thought of a GHOSTBUSTERS 3 makes your stomach turn, you're probably not gonna like what original 'Buster Dan Aykroyd wants to see happen with the franchise. We've been hearing talks of a planned third outing for the GHOSTBUSTERS,...

Todd Phillips may direct Bradley Cooper as Mack Bolan, The Executioner

Posted 12 years ago

Not even a week ago, we brought you the news that AVATAR 4 screenwriter Shane Salerno was developing a big budget action franchise based on the 600+ volume pulp novel series THE EXECUTIONER. Well, now we have a studio, a...

Avatar writer Shane Salerno to script film based on The Executioner novels

Posted 12 years ago

What do Steve McQueen, Sly Stallone, Clint Eastwood and Vin Diesel have in common? Mack Bolan. You may not have heard of that name, but he is the fictional protagonist of one of the longest running fiction franchises of all...

Paul W.S. Anderson updates Resident Evil 6; reveals title & co-star

Posted 12 years ago

We've known for a while that Sony/Screen Gems and director Paul W.S. Anderson have wanted to continue their RESIDENT EVIL franchise, learning last year that a sixth film was planned for a September 12 2014 release. But things changed, as...