Tag Archives: Fast Five

Kamala Films Aquires ‘Lone Wolf and Cub’ Film Rights

Posted on March 28, 2012 by Sebastian Suchecki

Kamala Films has acquired film rights to the big screen adaptation of Lone Wolf and Cub. Kazuo Koike’s 1970s Japanese manga comic has been adapted into six films, four plays, a television series, and is widely recognized as an important … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Adaptation, Announcements, Comics, Manga, Movies, News, Prequels and Sequels, Reboots and Remakes | Tagged Blade Runner, David Peoples, Fast Five, Janet Peoples, Justin Lin, Kamala Films, Kazuo Koike, Lone Wolf and Cub, Ogami Itto, Twelve Monkeys, Unforgiven | Comments Off

Dwayne Johnson Signs On For Two Comic Book Adaptations: ‘Hercules’ & ‘Ciudad’

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Sebastian Suchecki

As we previously reported, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson was in the running to helm Brett Ratner’s Hercules. Now Johnson has officially signed on for the titular role of Ratner’s Hercules film and has also signed on to do an adaptation … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Adaptation, Announcements, Casting, Comics, Drama, Fantasy, News, Sci-Fi | Tagged Anthony Russo, Arrested Development, Brett Ratner, Ciudad, Community, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Dwayne Johnson, Fast Five, Faster, GI Joe Retaliation, Hercules, Hercules: The Thracian Wars, Joe Russo, Man on Fire, Pain and Gain, Steve Moore, Taken, The Rock, Tooth Fairy 2, You Me and Dupree | Comments Off

Valiant’s 90’s Comic ‘Bloodshot’ Acquired by Sony

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Sebastian Suchecki

Sony Pictures has just acquired the rights to Valiant Comics character, Bloodshot. The protagonist of Bloodshot is Angelo Mortalli, a ruthless killer for the mob who is set up by the family and framed for a murder. He instead goes … Continue reading →

Posted in Adaptation, Comics, Movies, News, Sony | Tagged Angelo Mortalli, Bloodshot, Cry Wolf, DC, Dinesh Shamdasani, Fast Five, Jason Kothari, Jeff Wadlow, Marvel, Neal Moritz, Valiant, Valiant Comics | Comments Off

‘Fast Six’ Might Be Split Into Two Films

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Jonathan Weilbaecher

The Fast and the Furious franchise has recently risen from the grave and reinvented itself as a pretty great action franchise. The success of Fast Five has given the filmmakers the conifdence to ramp up the scope and size of … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Announcements, Cars, Movies, News, Prequels and Sequels | Tagged Cars, Eva Mendes, Fast Five, Fast Six, Michelle Rodriguez, Movies, News, Sequels, The Hollywood Reporter, Vin Diesl | Comments Off

Box Office: A Fast Win For ‘Fast Five’

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Shannon Hood

Fast Five shot out of the gate with a weekend total of $83.6M. Obviously, we haven’t seen these type of totals all year, so it comes as no surprise that the film has broken all sorts of records. This is … Continue reading →

Posted in Box Office, Movies, News | Tagged Box Office, box office records, Cave of Forgotten Dreams, Fast Five, Hoodwinked Too!, Madea's Big Happy Family, Prom, Rio, Water for Elephants | Comments Off

New ‘Two & a Half Men’ Reboot, Final ‘X-Men: First Class’ Trailer, & Jeff Bridges Are All ‘On the Radar’

Posted on April 29, 2011 by The Flickcast

Welcome to another edition of On the Radar where we delve into all corners of the entertainment, tech and geek Internets for news, views and whatnot that may have escaped our regular coverage during the week. Let is know if we … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Movies, News, On The Radar, Sci-Fi | Tagged Ant-Man, Beastie Boys, Brother's Justice, Charlie Sheen, Chuck Lorre, Fast Five, Green Lantern, Jeff Bridges, Lex Luthor, Pixar, R.I.P.D., Ryan Reynolds, Superman, Three and a Half Men, X-Men: First Class | 1 Comment

Film Review: ‘Fast Five’

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Nat Almirall

Maybe I should preface this with the disclaimer that I’ve not seen any of the previous installments of The Fast and the Furious. I’m not a fan of Vin Diesel. I’m not particularly interested in fast cars and, most of … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Movies, Reviews, Universal Pictures | Tagged Action, Dwanyne Johnson, Elsa Pataky Joaquim de Almeida, Fast Five, Jordana Brewster, Justin Lin, Ludacris, Matt Schulze, Paul Walker, Sung Kang, The Fast and the Furious, Tyrese Gibson, Vin Diesel | Comments Off

He’s Back. Again. Schwarzenegger Set to Return as ‘The Terminator’

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Matt Raub

Now that he’s not in office anymore, it seems like former California Governor can’t keep still. First he announces that he’s doing a comic book/cartoon franchise based on the fictional affairs during his term as the Governator, and now he’s … Continue reading →