Tag Archives: Taken

Movie Review: ‘The Gunman’

Posted on March 25, 2015 by Nat Almirall

Sean Penn is a sniper working for a mercenary group in Africa. He assassinates a government official and must go into hiding, leaving behind his girlfriend (Jasmine Trinca) to be scooped up by fellow merc Javier Bardem. Years later, he’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Movies, Reviews | Tagged Idris Elba, Jasmine Trinca, Javier Bardem, Jean-Patrick Manchette, Mark Rylance, Open Road Films, Pete Travis, Peter Frazen, Pierre Morel, Ray Winstone, Sean Penn, Studio Canal, Taken, The Prone Gunman | 3 Comments

New Trailer for ‘Taken 2’ Arrives

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Chris Ullrich

Let’s just stipulate for the record that Liam Neeson is a badass. This is even more impressive given the fact that Neeson is 60 years old, and age when most people are starting to take it easy. Neeson apparently didn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, News, Trailers | Tagged Famke Janssen, Liam Neeson, Luc Besson, Maggie Grace, Movies, Olivier Megaton, Pierre Morel, Taken, Taken 2, Trailers | 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

‘Taken 2’ Finds Its Villain in Rade Sherbedgia

Posted on October 14, 2011 by Sebastian Suchecki

If you loved the nonstop action that Liam Neeson and Luc Besson brought us back in 2008 with Taken, then you should get ready now that the excellent Rade Sherbedgia (best known in everything from 24 to Harry Potter and … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Announcements, Casting, Drama, Movies, News, Prequels and Sequels | Tagged Famke Janssen, Liam Neeson, Luc Besson, Maggie Grace, Olivier Megaton, Rade Sherbedgia, Taken, Taken 2 | Comments Off

Liam Neeson Boxes Wolves in the Trailer for ‘The Grey’

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Matt Raub

Liam Neeson just can’t seem to stop doing bad ass things. Between chasing down a boat on foot in Taken, releasing the Kraken in Clash of the Titans, kicking Batman’s ass as Ra’s Al Ghul, or just being Qui Gon … Continue reading →

Posted in Action, Drama, Movies, News, Trailers, Video | Tagged Liam Neeson, Taken, The Grey, Trailers, Wolves | Comments Off

New Trailer For ‘Colombiana’ With Zoe Saldana

Posted on May 5, 2011 by Chris Ullrich

When you think of hot female assassins/badasses, who comes to mind? For me it’s a cross between Anne Parillaud in the original La Femme Nikita, Uma Thurman’s The Bride in Kill Bill, Devon Aoki as Miho in Sin City and … Continue reading →

Posted in Movies, News, Sony, Trailers, Video | Tagged Avatar, Chuck, Colombiana, Female Assassins, Luc Besson, Olivier Megaton, Robert Mark Kamen, Sony Pictures, Star Trek, Taken, Taken 2, The Losers, Trailers, Uma Thurman, Zoe Saldana | Comments Off

Maggie Grace Joins ‘The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn’

Posted on September 28, 2010 by Chris Ullrich

You know her best as Sayeed’s hot yet ill-fated love interest Shannon in Lost and as a daughter who’s father “has a particular set of skills” in Taken. Now, Maggie Grace is set to jump into another role: a vampire … Continue reading →

Posted in Casting, Movies, News, Summit Entertainment | Tagged Breaking Dawn, Irina, Kristen Stewart, Lost, Maggie Grace, Robert Pattinson, Taken, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn | 1 Comment

Exclusive: Joel Gretsch Talks ‘V’, ‘Captain America’

Posted on April 13, 2010 by Matt Raub

Actor Joel Gretsch has been making the rounds in the televised science fiction world since Steven Spielberg’s Taken miniseries back in 2002. Since then, we’ve gotten Joel in The 4400, Journeyman and the film Push. Gretsch can now be seen … Continue reading →