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The Action Scene explores the form, history, and visceral power of action cinema through its set pieces.Clockwise from top left: Boy Kills World, Life After Fighting, Blade of Fury, Black Storm.This past year may have been the decade’s strongest yet for action scenes. Half of the honorable mentions could’ve held their own against most main-list entries from previous years, and some of this year’s scenes rank among the best I’ve ever seen within their respective set-piece categories.The following list rounds up my fifteen favorite action scenes of 2024. As usual, I’ve limited myself to one scene per film, and to films that made their US theatrical or streaming debut in 2024. Scenes have been organized by theme to highlight patterns and enhance ease of perusal.On Home TURFTop and bottom: Fury 12 Hours.A testament to the exceptional work being done in low-budget, direct-to-streaming Chinese...

Back when the first season of Hawkeye was still in production, there were rumors that the Disney+ series would feature Clint Barton's villainous brother Barney, aka Trickshot. The character obviously never appeared, but we recently heard that he was expected to make his MCU debut in the planned - though still not officially announced - season 2.

Now, scooper Daniel Richtman is reporting that Marvel Studios has made an offer to an A-list actor to play Barney, who will most likely serve as the primary antagonist of the season. We don't have a name, but Richtman expects the character to factor into "multiple projects" going forward.

In the comics, Charles "Barney" Barton looked out for his younger brother, teaching him how to fight and improve his aim as they attempted to coexist with their abusive father. The pair eventually joined a carnival, becoming enamoured with Jacques DuQuesne/Swordsman, who took Clint on as his mentee.

There was a time when Joe Manganiello's Deathstroke was being lined up for a huge role in the Dceu. Original plans called for the villain to learn Batman's secret identity in Justice League's post-credits scene (courtesy of Lex Luthor), setting the stage for him to hunt down Bruce Wayne in the pre-Robert Pattinson version of The Batman. 

That all changed when Ben Affleck decided not to direct the movie, leading to Joss Whedon's Justice League showing Slade Wilson being enlisted to the "Injustice Society" instead. Despite the change, there were later rumblings about a Deathstroke spin-off helmed by The Raid's Gareth Evans.

In September, the trades reported that DC Studios had tapped Captain America: Brave New World writer Matthew Orton to pen a Deathstroke/Bane team-up movie. Many have wondered whether it's really a Secret Six project and James Gunn has confirmed on multiple...

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In January of this year something extraordinary happened. For the first time, United Artists’ Black Tuesday was shown on British television, having been originally banned for its violence. The film noir classic of 1954 stars Edward G. Robinson, one of the four giants of Hollywood’s gangster genre, alongside James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart and George Raft. At the time that Edward G. starred in Black Tuesday, he was in something of a career slump, but, in spite of his modest physical stature, he still manages to bring to bear his characteristically brutal persona. Perhaps even more surprising is how good the film is, a sort of forgotten masterpiece from the Argentinean helmer Hugo Fregonese who, in his time, had directed such stars as Gary Cooper, James Mason, Joel McCrea, Barbara Stanwyck, Robert Taylor, Lee Marvin and Stewart Granger, but who is largely forgotten today,...

Series three of Gangs of London will air on Sky next year, and the trailer for it has landed. Right here, in fact.

After revitalising action cinema with the two astonishing martial arts films in The Raid franchise – his directorial debut, Merantau, is well worth tracking down too – Gareth Evans turned to television, co-creating Gangs of London with Matt Flannery in 2019.

A sprawling crime saga, the show follows the Wallace family as they grapple to keep control of their criminal empire. And we’ve had two series of it so far, with plenty of memorable moments to talk about.

The show became known for its notoriously violent action scenes, which are as visceral and gory as anything seen in a big screen slasher. Unsurprisingly, given Evans’ involvement, the work that went into those scenes was really quite something.

The show is now in its third series. Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù returns as lead character Elliot Carter,...

Despite our name, the team here at Empire HQ can't help but love a rebel. And that's just as well, because the return of Cassian Andor in Tony Gilroy's hotly anticipated Andor Season 2 forms the world-exclusive cover feature of our stacked 2025 Preview issue — your ultimate guide to the must-see movies and shows headed our way over the next 12 months.

This month's issue hits newsstands on Thursday 21 November — and is available to pre-order online here, too. Read on for a look inside its pages.

Andor Season 2

The revolution will be televised! Following Andor's out of this world first season, Empire heads to a galaxy far, far away to talk to creator Tony Gilroy and his cast all about continuing — and completing — one of the most gripping stories the Star Wars universe has ever told. Godspeed, rebels! Words: Mike Ryan.

2025 Preview

As the curtain closes on another glorious year of blockbuster bangers,...

Like death and taxes, sequels are an unavoidable fact of modern life. But unlike death and taxes, sequels aren’t always terrible. On the contrary, some of them are pretty great! The last 17 years have been so overrun by sequels, reboots, seboots, and requels that people have naturally continued to bemoan the film business’ lack of creativity, but a small handful of these movies have leveraged their franchises (and/or their pre-existing fanbases) to create something special.

Whether deepening a beloved character (“Spider-Man 2”), deconstructing a sacred saga (“The Last Jedi”), or breathing fiery new life into a dormant legend (“Mad Max: Fury Road”), these sequels proved that Hollywood isn’t out of new ideas, they’re just hiding them in plain sight.

Here are the 22 best sequels of the 21st century.

With editorial contributions from Eric Kohn, Kate Erbland, Jamie Righetti, Michael Nordine, Chris O’Falt, Anne Thompson.

22. “Blade Runner 2049...

It’s been more than six years since Gareth Evans released his most recent film, 2018’s “Apostle.” But that doesn’t mean the filmmaker has been sitting around not doing anything. In fact, his upcoming film “Havoc” has been something he’s been working on for the better part of the last three years. So, why has it taken so long to get made? Evans recently spoke to Empire about that.

Continue reading ‘Havoc’ First Look: Tom Hardy Stars In The Long-Awaited Netflix Actioner From ‘The Raid’ Director Gareth Evans at The Playlist.

Gareth Evans’ long awaited new film Havoc is (finally) coming to Netflix in 2025 after delays, and here are the details.

It’s been a long time coming, but the first film from Gareth Evans in over a half a decade is finally set for release in 2025. Getting here has been quite the road.

Gareth Evans made a huge impact on 21st century action cinema in 2011 when he wrote and directed The Raid, which introduced the world not only to the fierce Indonesian martial art of Pencak Silat, but also to Iko Uwais, who dispatched body after body with brutal efficiency. 2014’s The Raid 2 upped the ante on the violence considerably, letting characters like Baseball Bat Man and Hammer Girl loose and featuring quite possibly the best prison brawl this century.

While an English language remake of The Raid remains in development hell, Evans has gradually built up a career this side of the pond,...

It’s been nearly five years since it was first announced that Tom Hardy would star in Havoc, a new action thriller from The Raid director Gareth Evans. The film has certainly been a long time coming, but it will finally be released on Netflix in 2025. Empire dropped a new image from Havoc featuring Hardy sending some poor bastard to the emergency room. You can check that out below, as well as a few more from Netflix itself.

As production wrapped up four years ago, you might be wondering what the hold-up has been; according to Evans, that came down to the difficulty in scheduling additional photography, which required some very specific people to be in the same place at the same time. However, the director promised the film would be worth the wait, and the delay was only beneficial. “It’s had a profound effect on the film,” he said.

Tom Hardy is no stranger to playing gritty roles in TV and film, taking on historical figures and criminals in period pieces, as well as iconic villains. Now, the Oscar-nominated actor will star in the upcoming action-thriller Havoc.

The film follows a bruised detective who must fight his way through a criminal underworld to rescue a politician’s estranged son after a drug deal gone wrong. In the process, he begins to unravel a deep web of corruption and conspiracy that ensnares his entire city. Hardy is joined by Jessie Mei Li, Justin Cornwell, Quelin Sepulveda, Luis Guzmán, Michelle Waterson, Sunny Pang, Jim Caesar, Xelia Mendes-Jones with Yeo Yann Yann, Timothy Olyphant, and Forest Whitaker.

Havoc is directed by Gareth Evans, and produced by Evans, Ed Talfan, Aram Tertzakian, and Tom Hardy.

Stay tuned for more info on Havoc, which will make its Netflix debut in...

Venom 3 continues to deliver at the box office, and despite the possibility that it might not reach the same level of commercial success as its predecessors, it already proved to be a hit. It looks like Tom Hardy gets much busier these days as he gears up for yet another action thriller film, Havoc.

Credits: Tom Hardy in Venom: The Last Dance / Sony Pictures

This project is an exclusive deal with Netflix and the English actor has been attached to it from the get-go. Surprisingly, filming began in July 2021 and finished in October of the same year. After a long-gestating process, it will finally be unveiled in 2025.

Tom Hardy’s Havoc Promises Another Hit Following Venom Franchise’s Success

Havoc starring Tom Hardy is based on a screenplay written and directed by Gareth Evans, known for the highly successful action thriller films The Raid: Redemption and The Raid 2. It...

Netflix is ready to release a thrilling action thriller that promises to stretch the genre’s boundaries. “Havoc,” starring Tom Hardy and directed by Gareth Evans, will give an exciting cinematic experience in 2025.

The film follows Hardy’s character, Detective Walker, on a desperate rescue mission involving the nephew of the city mayor. When a drug deal goes out of control, Walker must negotiate a difficult urban setting to save the politician’s son.

Director Gareth Evans, best known for his work on The Raid, brings his characteristic high-intensity action choreography to the film. In an interview with Empire magazine, Evans emphasized the film’s distinctive approach. “When it comes to a film called Havoc, we deliver on the action front,” remarked the executive producer. But with Tom Hardy, you also get an intensely muscular central performance with real depth.”

Hardy’s role is set to be more than just an action hero.

If you’re a Tom Hardy fan, you’ve always wanted to see him cause real havoc. Sure, across his career he’s manufactured mayhem, proffered pain, brought memorable muscle – but you’ve never seen him go really all-out. That’s about to change. Next year finally brings the release of Havoc, the new film from The Raid legend Gareth Evans, returning from the high-octane small-screen antics of Gangs Of London, and ready to send Hardy into the hardman stratosphere.

The film has been a longtime coming – partly owing to additional photography that required a cast and crew of booked-and-busy brawlers to all be available. But as Evans promises, Havoc is worth the wait. “It’s had a profound effect on the film,” he tells Empire of the extra shooting. “It allowed me to better streamline it, and make it what it was always intended to be, which is a blistering,...

Since way before The Matrix hit our screens, we’ve had an obsession with seeing people getting hurt and hit in a variety of fast-paced ways. Be it the kung-fu flix of the 70s or the more recent John Wick franchise, we love to see inventive takedowns and destructive and dangerous moments in our action films.

Many video games have tried to recapture this, but few have managed to accomplish it. I was lucky enough to discuss the latest to take up that challenge, Spine -This is Gun Fu, both at Gamescom and more recently over a written interview, and really get to the bottom of what the devs over at Nekki are aiming for.

[This written interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.]

‘Spine – This is Gun Fu’ Is More Than What We’ve Seen Before Firstly, thank you so much for taking the time to answer these questions! For those FandomWire readers who may not be aware,...

Action films have carved out their niche within the cinematic landscape, thriving on adrenaline-pumping sequences. In Timo Tjahjanto‘s latest Indonesian action film, The Shadow Strays, now streaming on Netflix, the female protagonist’s hyperkinetic fight scenes mirror her inner struggles and societal conflicts. Her retaliation to seeking restitution becomes another unauthorized mission in life to amend the traumas of a violent childhood incident that haunts her sleep. It propels her into a world where physical strength and bravery reign supreme and the inevitable clashes are not merely displays of power but moments of catharsis. However, despite the smooth choreography and stunning visual effects dominating the narrative, the plot feels predictable and clichéd. There is a major lack of originality and anything out of the ordinary in its storytelling.

A young assassin, codenamed 13 (Ribero), is part of a vigilante organization known as ‘The Shadow’. Her latest mission is to...

Plot: Skilled in the art of killing, a young assassin defies her mentor to save a boy from a ruthless crime syndicate — and she’ll destroy anyone in her path.

Review: Indonesia has long had a strong film industry that has gotten more and more global exposure thanks to streaming and the success of Gareth Evans’ 2011 film The Raid. In the years since, we have seen many impressive action and horror films from Southeast Asia, many of them by director Timo Tjahjanto. Whether as a solo writer-director or part of the duo known as The Mo Brothers, Tjahjanto is known for his complex action choreography and brutally violent gore. Today sees the release of the director’s latest movie, the epic The Shadow Strays. Clocking in at two-and-a-half hours, The Shadow Strays is big in every way. From the numerous action set-pieces across Asia, the film is an impressive feast...

Somewhere deep in the woods of Japan, a Yakuza leader tries to abuse a geisha when something lurking in the shadows suddenly pops up and brings him to his demise in less time than it took him to take off his robe. With this scene alone, you can imagine that the Indonesian action film The Shadow Strays is a spectacle from start to finish. I’ve never seen the film The Raid, but when I think of Indonesian cinema, that’s the first film that pops into my head, and because of that, I already know that they stand a class apart when it comes to action films. Funny how my introduction to Indonesian films has been through horror, but I’m happy to have finally moved on and actually found something that’s worth your time. Before you go any further into this review, I want to emphasize that...

Plot: Boston Detective Frank Shaw returns to duty after a career-altering injury leaves him with permanent hearing loss. Tasked with interpreting for Ava Fremont (Sandra Mae Frank), a deaf witness to a brutal gang murder, they find themselves cornered in a soon-to-be-condemned apartment building when the killers return to eliminate her. Cut off from the outside world; these two strangers must lean on each other to outsmart killers they can’t hear coming for their only hope of making it out alive.

Review: Joel Kinnaman has a trend going on these days with his role selection. After starring in last year’s John Woo action flick Silent Night, in which he portrayed a man who loses the ability to speak and goes on a vengeance-fueled rampage, Kinnaman is next headlining The Silent Hour, in which he plays a man who loses the ability to hear. While Silent Night benefited from...

Anthology films have become synonymous with the expression "mixed bag," as it's incredibly difficult to bring in multiple different directors with distinct voices to create short films and expect there to be an equal level of quality or tone. In my opinion, that's part of the fun. An anthology film gives me the chance to micro-dose an experience of a time gone by, where I'd agonize over VHS box cover art in the hopes that whatever I brought home would become my new favorite movie. If it didn't, that's okay, because I could just move on to the next one. The "V/H/S" films capture that experience, and every so often, a segment transcends its place within the anthology and becomes something singular. There are plenty of "V/H/S" segments that I adore and can watch on repeat without ever tiring, but there will always only be one "Safe Haven.

Back in August of 2021, Skyline franchise writer Liam O’Donnell announced that he had just finished writing the script for the fourth entry in the alien invasion Skyline series. At that time, he said he had “no idea how likely this is to get made,” but the project – which was once being called Skyline Radial but has ended up with the title Skyline: Warpath – has since made its way into production. Back in January, the movie secured a US distribution deal with XYZ Films, and now Variety reports that it’s set to receive UK and Irish distribution through Signature Entertainment.

Written and directed by O’Donnell, Skyline: Warpath is coming our way from Palisades Park Pictures. Set within the Skyline universe and two years after the events of Beyond Skyline, the film follows Sua as he leads The Resistance against the invading aliens. When he discovers the powerful alien Radial Gauntlet,...

Signature Entertainment has acquired the U.K. and Irish rights to “Skyline: Warpath” the action sci-fi sequel starring Scott Adkins (“John Wick: Chapter 4”) and Iko Uwais (“The Raid” franchise) from Palisades Park Pictures.

Written and directed by Liam O’Donnell (“Beyond Skyline”), the film also stars Yayan Ruhian (“The Raid: Redemption”) and Charlotte Vega (“Wrong Turn”) and was produced by Matthew E. Chausse (“Harvest”) and Evangelo Kioussis (“American Star”), while Peter Choi (“More, More, More”), Arvin Sutedja (“Qodrat”), Danny R. Carmona and Victor Presinal served as executive producers.

Set within the “Skyline” universe and two years after the events of “Beyond Skyline,” “Skyline: Warpath” follows Sua as he leads The Resistance against the invading aliens. When he discovers the powerful alien Radial Gauntlet, he must deal with both the corrupt Eric and the army of alien invaders.

The deal was negotiated between Signature’s acquisitions manager Begüm Kayacan Parodi and...

Two of Batman’s most popular foes, Bane and Deathstroke, are set to share the screen as Warner Bros’ new look DC Universe continues to take shape.

Both Bane and Deathstroke have graced cinema screens before. When it comes to the comic books, the duo are among the more beloved members of Batman’s colourful cast of villains, and it looks like that popularity has led to a supervillain team-up movie that will introduce the characters to James Gunn’s all-new DC Universe.

Next year will see Warner Bros’ new line of DC movies kick off with Superman: Legacy, written and directed by Gunn himself. Following that, a string of films have been announced including a Batman movie, The Brave And The Bold and Supergirl: Woman Of Tomorrow. Then there are planned TV shows such as HBO’s Lanterns, a space cop series that will feature the Green Lantern corps.

“Captain America: Brave New World” writer Matthew Orton has been tapped to write a Bane and Deathstroke movie for DC Studios, according to an insider with knowledge of the project.

No director is currently attached to the forthcoming film.

Deathstroke

Deathstroke was created by Marv Wolfman and George Perez. He is a mercenary and assassin who first appeared in the “New Teen Titans” #2 back in 1980. Wizard magazine rated him the 24th greatest villain of all time.

In 2009, Deathstroke was ranked as IGN’s 32nd greatest comic book villain of all time. Deathstroke, also known as Deathstroke the Terminator or simply Slade, is known to be the greatest assassin in all of DC Comics.

Deathstroke was meant to be a one-off villain for the Teen Titans, his story being that he took over a contract to kill the team after his son succumbed to his own superhuman enhancements. Instead, he was...

With a big-budget Joker movie just weeks away and a Penguin HBO series freshly unveiled, a few other DC villains are being targeted for the spotlight.

Sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that Bane, the super-steroid injecting antagonist who was previously seen in the 2012 Christopher Nolan movie The Dark Knight Rises, and Deathstroke, another popular archnemesis in the comic book company’s fold, are being lassoed together for a movie. The James Gunn and Peter Safran-led DC Studios is developing a script from Matthew Orton, a scribe on the upcoming Captain America: Brave New World movie.

There is no director on the project.

Bane is a relatively recent addition to Batman’s rogues gallery, with writer Chuck Dixon and artist Graham Nolan creating him in the early 1990s. The character was born and raised in a prison on a fictional Caribbean isle, a locale that allowed him to not only...

There’s nothing quite like a good scare, and the best horror movies deliver thrills, chills and spills in equal measure. It can be daunting trying to figure out the right horror movie to watch on your favorite streaming service, but that’s where we come in. We’ve curated a list of some of the best and scariest horror movies on Netflix right now. Films that will rattle you to your bone, give you goosebumps and some that merely excel at giving off extreme spooky vibes. Whatever your pick, you won’t be disappointed. Especially as Spooky Season is off and running.

Here are the best horror movies on Netflix right now.

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An underrated original horror selection on Netflix, “Apostle” sends Dan Stevens to a remote island where he sets out to rescue his sister from a religious cult and discovers, of course, horrors beyond imagination. It...

Will we ever see the Daywalker on the big screen again? Well, unless Marvel and Disney plan to reinstate Wesley Snipes following his celebrated cameo in "Deadpool & Wolverine," it seems increasingly unlikely. Thus far, Marvel Studios' "Blade" movie has been about as cursed as they come, and if you haven't been keeping tabs, here's a quick rundown.

The movie was announced at San Diego Comic-Con in 2019, with Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali taking the stage to confirm he would star. Bassam Tariq was initially on board to direct, but things didn't quite work out. "Blade" replaced its director with "Lovecraft Country" and "White Boy Rick" filmmaker Yann Demange. Then, the seemingly cursed movie lost its director again, with Demange departing the film on what were reportedly amicable terms. This is, of course, to say nothing of the multiple writers attached to this movie throughout its troubled production. Michael Green, Stacy Osei-Kuffour,...

Beau DeMayo has been one of the writers on Marvel’s troubled big screen Blade reboot – and he has pointers on where things are going wrong.

Whilst nothing official has yet been said, there are rumours suggesting that Marvel Studios may finally have found a Blade script that it is happy with. Should that be the case (and we’ll believe that one only when production begins) then it will mark the conclusion of a harrowing pre-production phase for a project which – for Blade fans – probably feels like it could have been far simpler.

After all, it’s not like Marvel Studios is looking to make Citizen Kane. The simplicity of the 1998 original film starring Wesley Snipes was one of its strengths, with the film establishing a foundation that the Marvel Cinematic Universe would eventually build on to achieve unparalleled box office success over dozens of interconnected films.

Somewhere though,...

Japanese director Tanigaki Kenji has completed production in Bangkok, Thailand, on his upcoming film “The Furious,” intended as an elite-level Asian martial arts actioner.

Written by Mak Tin Shu, the film follows a simple tradesman (portrayed by mainland Chinese star Xie Miao) who fights his way through a complex web of criminals and evil agents in a frantic attempt to win back his kidnapped daughter by any means necessary.

(For full Bangkok set report see here.)

Produced by the region’s top producer Bill Kong, Frank Hui and Shan Tam, the film features a pan-Asian cast that also includes Indonesian’s Joe Taslim, Thai star Jeeja Yanin (“Chocolate”), Yang Enyu, Brian Le, Joey Iwanaga and Yayan Ruhian.

Michael J. Werner, former principal at Fortissimo Films, joins Todd Brown and Aram Tertzakian of XYZ Films as an executive producer.

Kong’s Edko Films is financing the movie and will distribute in Hong Kong,...

Last week while I was on vacay THR announced that Patricia Arquette and Tom Felton were joining Zazie Beetz in Kirill Sokolov's horror thriller They Will Kill You.    Zazie Beetz is toplining They Will Kill You, which is described as a horror feature laced with black humor and telling the story of a woman (Beetz) who answers a help wanted ad to be a housekeeper in a mysterious high-rise in New York City, not realizing she is entering a community that has seen a number of disappearances over the years and may be under the grip of a Satanic cult. The project has been described as being a tonal mix of Ready or Not and The Raid. THR   Today, THR has announced that...

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Din Djarin and his tiny green son are finally making the leap to the big screen with Disney and Lucasfilm's upcoming "Star Wars" film, "The Mandalorian and Grogu." /Film's Jacob Hall was on the ground for this year's D23 Expo and was in the room when the first footage from the movie debuted, and here's what he saw.

The footage opened with shots from "The Mandalorian" season 1, of Mando and Grogu meeting for the first time. Then there are clips of the two of them hanging out from the show, with familiar lines and moments of each of them, highlighting that father and son spirit we've come to love.

The new bits that Jon Favreau has filmed included one especially cool shot in which Mando walks into a room with his blaster in hand and takes down a guard without a look. A no-look kill shot! A bunch of...

Una siniestra secta en Nueva York.

De acuerdo con The Hollywood Reporter, Zazie Beetz, Patricia Arquette y Tom Felton protagonizarán la película de terror del director Kirill Sokolov (¿Por qué no te mueres?), They Will Kill You, coescrita junto a Alex Litvak (Predators).

La película, cuyo rodaje está previsto para mediados de septiembre, se presenta como una película de terror aderezada con humor negro que cuenta la historia de una mujer que responde a un anuncio de empleo para ser ama de llaves en un misterioso rascacielos de Nueva York, sin saber que se adentra en una comunidad en la que se han producido varias desapariciones a lo largo de los años y que podría estar en las garras de una secta satánica. La han descrito como una mezcla tonal de Ready or Not y The Raid.

En They Will Kill You, Beetz interpreta a la mujer que se convierte...

While Guardians of the Galaxy wasn’t James Gunn’s first film, it propelled his career to new heights, establishing him as a key director in the comic book genre. His movies have been celebrated for their creativity, originality, and sheer entertainment value.

Though Gunn initially made his mark with Marvel, he parted ways with the studio for various reasons, with Guardians of the Galaxy 3 being his final MCU film. He has since transitioned to DC, directing The Suicide Squad and later taking on the role of head and creative director of the Dcu.

James Gunn is currently working on his new Superman film, but he recently sat down with GQ, where he was asked to list his top five comic book movies of all time. His choices might surprise you, so we’ll just present the list and let you share your thoughts! To watch the full video, follow this link.

Although Guardians of the Galaxy was not his debut movie, the MCU entry launched James Gunn’s career to new heights. He became an important comic book movie director and his movies have been consistently praised for being inventive and original, as well as fun and very, very watchable.

Initially, the director made his career with Marvel, but left at one point due to various reasons, with Guardians of the Galaxy 3 being his final MCU film. After that, Gunn has switched to DC, making The Suicide Squad and soon taking over the whole Dcu as its head and creative director.

He is currently working on his new Superman film, but he also sat down for a talk in GQ, who asked Gunn to list his top five comic book movies of all time. To be honest, we are a bit shocked by his choices, but we’ll just list them,...

If you need even more evidence of horror’s continued dominance, no matter the time of year, look to streaming services at the start of every month. Each month brings a plethora of new additions to streaming libraries across all platforms, from Netflix to Tubi. That means an insane selection of all styles and types of horror available at our fingertips. The downside is that it can make choosing the perfect horror movie to watch an overwhelming process.

Sometimes you want to cut right to the chase to find the horror offerings, and Halloween is just around the corner…

If you get stuck scrolling for hours searching for a good watch on Netflix, we’re here to help. Here are the best Netflix horror movies you can stream right now, from contemporary classics to gruesome horror westers to teen chillers and beyond.

American Psycho

Mary Harron’s adaptation of the...

This article contains spoilers for "Deadpool & Wolverine."

It's 1996 and one of your classmates is having a birthday party at the local roller rink. Sitting in the locker room, there's a stale scent of sweaty socks and recently used toilet stall lingering in the air, so you quickly shove your feet into your black and purple Variflex rollerblades with neon green laces and wheels, frantically trying to unbunch your too-thick white tube socks so you can hit the rink. As you make your way, you pass by the snack area where your friends are chasing each other in circles with overly syrupy slushies and corresponding brightly colored tongues.

The sugar high has inspired a symphony of roller-bladed feet clomping around, high-pitched screaming, and uproarious laughter that could pierce the sound barrier. Parents are chatting and flirting, sneaking mini-bottles of liquor into their fountain sodas in styrofoam cups and paying no...

Marvel Studio’s new Deadpool & Wolverine movie is chock full of cameos and juicy details. It’s hardly unexpected, but as someone who went in only knowing about one cameo, I want you to have the same experience I did. I’m going to keep the spoilers to an absolute minimum outside of what you’ve likely seen in the trailers so you can enjoy it fresh. Do yourself a favor and stay off social media because I guarantee cameo names are going to be trending topics as soon as this film is released, and they are just too good to be spoiled.

Ryan Reynolds returns as the Merc with a Mouth, Deadpool. He is, if possible, more delightfully foul-mouthed than ever. Putting this joyful cynic alongside a grumpy cynic in Hugh Jackman‘s Wolverine, and you have a recipe for either a disaster or a laugh riot, and I...

Many prominent Shonen manga creators, like Akira Toriyama, Eiichiro Oda, Tite Kubo, and Masashi Kishimoto, have shared the blame for not doing justice to their female characters in their respective series. While some have been blamed for overly sexualizing their female characters, others are tagged because they did not give much importance to them.

Caulifla – Dragon Ball Super | Toei Animation

However, some of these female characters were saved during the modifications done for the anime. One such example was Caulifla, the Saiyan from Universe 6, who participated in Zeno’s Tournament of Power. Fans believe that although Caulifla was underdeveloped in the Dragon Ball manga by Toriyama, Toei Animation saved her character in the anime.

While Caulifla was one of the lucky ones, that’s not always the case, as seen with Sakura Haruno from Naruto, who was drawn to be a better character than what Studio Pierrot portrayed in the Naruto anime.

If your only introduction to the Indian Film Industry is S. S. Rajamouli‘s Rrr, prepare for another bloody ride in Kill. The Hindi language film is one of the most violent and gory films ever made. Written and directed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhat, the 2024 film follows the story of Amrit, an army commando who is on a train to New Delhi, but his train ride becomes a blood-filled journey when a couple of bandits come on board. Kill stars Lakshya in the lead role, with Raghav Juyal, Tanya Maniktala, Adrija Sinha, Abhishek Chauhan, Ashish Vidyarthi, and Harsh Chhaya starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the gore, brilliant action sequences, unapologetic violence, non-stop deaths, and an incredible story in Kill, here are some similar action films you should watch next.

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John Wick is a high-octane action thriller directed by Chad Stahelski from a screenplay by Derek Kolstad.

J.J. Abrams is a man known for improving upon the Star Wars franchise with the release of his 2015 film Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Taking a completely new direction, Abrams had a lot of fun while directing the movie.

J.J. Abrams. | Credit: Gage Skidmore/Cca-By-sa-2.0/Wikimedia Commons.

The director, who is a fan of John Boyega got to work with the actor for some action sequences but he didn’t stop there. Abrams revealed that he called the trio from The Raid 2 for help to shoot one of the iconic scenes of The Force Awakens!

When J.J. Abrams Called The Trio From The Raid 2 For Help

It was the year 2015 when J.J. Abrams sat in the director’s chair and cast Daisy Ridley, Harrison Ford, John Boyega, and a plethora of stars in the film Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

A still from The Raid...

Indian cinema — and in particular its perception here in the West — has been in the ascendant since Rrr became a surprise smash hit in 2022. Kill, the Hindi-language new film from Nikhil Nagesh Bhat, feels nearly as significant as that epic: a thunderous action film that smashes expectations of what can come from the country’s powerhouse film industry.

As far as action goes, it is relentless. The obvious comparisons would be that it lands somewhere between the one-man-against-the-terrorists high-concept of Die Hard, the non-stop, expertly-staged ultraviolence of Gareth Evans’ The Raid, and the bloody, claustrophobic public-transport-disaster of Yeon Sang-ho’s Train To Busan. It’s visceral and contained, a smart genre exercise clearly influenced by specialists from around the world, but with a distinct Indian flavour.

Suggesting more of a ‘masala film’ approach, Kill begins in a melodramatic mould: Tulika (Tanya Maniktala) is to be married off against her will...

In a move that signals a significant shift in the action film landscape, Lionsgate has acquired the North American and U.K. distribution rights for the Hindi-language action thriller “Kill,” while simultaneously green-lighting an English-language remake. This dual approach highlights the growing influence of international cinema on Hollywood and the potential for cross-cultural storytelling in the action genre.

“Kill,” directed by Nikhil Nagesh Bhat, made waves at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, drawing comparisons to modern action classics like “The Raid” and “John Wick.” The film’s intense, claustrophobic action sequences, set primarily on a train, have critics hailing it as one of the year’s best action movies.

Lionsgate’s decision to not only distribute the original film but also fast-track an English remake underscores the studio’s confidence in the property. Chad Stahelski, director of the “John Wick” franchise, is set to produce the remake through his 87Eleven Entertainment company,...

Following a rave reception at the Toronto International Film Festival last fall, where it was the first runner-up for the People's Choice Award: Midnight Madness, Nikhil Nagesh Bhat's critically-acclaimed actioner Kill is set to arrive in theaters across the globe.

As per the synopsis, "When army commando Amrit finds out his true love Tulika is engaged against her will, he boards a New Delhi-bound train in a daring quest to derail the arranged marriage. But when a gang of knife-wielding thieves led by the ruthless Fani begin to terrorize innocent passengers on his train, Amrit takes them on himself in a death-defying kill-spree to save those around him — turning what should have been a typical commute into an adrenaline-fueled thrill ride."

Ahead of its eagerly awaited launch, we were able to catch up with legendary producer Karan Johar (Kuch Kuch Hota Hai; Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham; My Name is Khan...

Nikhil Nagesh Bhat’s “Kill” wants you to think it’s cheesy. It wants you to forget about its pointedly generic — albeit memorably blunt — directive of a title. It wants you to chuckle when the square-jawed hero (Lakshya) is introduced with a crunchy guitar lick. It wants you to roll your eyes when Nsg commando Amrit Rathod trades meathead barbs with his mustached best friend, Viresh (Abhishek Chauhan), and it wants you to brace for a typically broad action romance when the boys crash an engagement party at a Radisson hotel in Jharkhand, where Amrit’s big-eyed beloved (Tanya Maniktala) is being forced into an arranged marriage by her father.

Following the festivities, Tulika and her business empire of a family board an overnight train to New Delhi to prepare for the wedding. Meanwhile, Amrit and Viresh sneak aboard with every intention of derailing that plan. Amrit may not be rich,...

Fillipino filmmaker Pedring Lopez is set to direct Ji, an action feature set in Korea and parts of Southeast Asia, with a cast that includes Yayan Ruhian of The Raid and Boy Kills World.

The film will be produced by the Philippines’ Black Ops Studios Asia and Singapore’s Very Tay Media, co-produced by Asia Media Alliance. It marks the second collaboration between Black Ops and Very Tay after upcoming martial arts vampire horror Blood Passage, also directed by Lopez.

Ji will centre on the head of a Korean crime syndicate who travels to the Philippines to rescue her kidnapped...

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In the cartoonishly violent Indian action flick Kill, a gang of train-robbing bandits face off against a single unstoppable passenger. Throats are cut; fingers are crushed; knives, meat cleavers, hammers, and fists swing wildly. Bodies sustain unrealistic degrees of injury and keep going in pursuit of vengeance.

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American Psycho

Mary Harron’s adaptation of the novel brings the dark humor and bloodletting in equal measure.

As you catch up on our list of the best 20 films from the first half of the year, it’s also time to look at what the latter half brings. While July may be a bit lighter in worthwhile cinematic offerings, it does provide a few promising wide releases, some of the year’s best documentaries, and a few TIFF and Sundance favorites finally arriving.

13. Eno (Gary Hustwit; July 12)

One of the most curious experiments to premiere out of Sundance this year was Gary Hustwit’s Eno, which uses generative technology to produce an entirely new movie every single time it’s screened. That experiment’s now being put to a major test as it opens at Film Forum with new versions every day. John Fink said in his review, “So what we’re left with is a random series of threads, some organized quite well (by Hustiwit and editors...

Although quite early, it seems as if we might see a trend of Indian actioners taking place within trains, with “Seven Seas Seven Hills” being another we saw earlier this year. And if Ram's effort included some additional elements in order to enrich the context, in the case of Nikhil Nagesh Bhat, we have a genuine action movie, in a style that would definitely remind of Korean action movies. In order to achieve this effect, Indian action choreographer Parvez Shaikh joined hands with South Korean Se-Yeong Oh (Snowpiercer) in designing the sophisticated stunts, with the result being impressive.

Kill is screening at Indian Film Festival Los Angeles

The story, expectedly, is as thin as paper, or as “The Raid” one could say, only this time the protagonists move horizontally instead of vertically. Army commando Amrit boards a New Delhi-bound train with his best buddy from the Force Viresh, in...

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Continuing this year’s running theme, July is light on tentpoles and new releases. It’s still a byproduct...