French action cinema tells stories through movement, mixing personal struggles with engine sounds and excitement. GTMax, directed by Olivier Schneider, continues this style with its own character, trading Hollywood’s Fast & Furious cars for quick scooters racing through twisted Paris streets. Schneider, who coordinated stunts for Fast & Furious 6 and No Time to Die, applies his skills to make a film mixing speed with feeling.
GTMax tells a story about staying strong and family ties during money troubles and hard choices. The story shows Soélie, who used to race motocross before stopping after an accident and loss. Her family’s motocross shop starts failing, pulling her toward risky heists where her riding skills help and endanger her.
Netflix added GTMax to their French action movies, which mix action scenes with cultural meaning and deep feelings. The film stands out by focusing on scooter chases and showing how family...
GTMax tells a story about staying strong and family ties during money troubles and hard choices. The story shows Soélie, who used to race motocross before stopping after an accident and loss. Her family’s motocross shop starts failing, pulling her toward risky heists where her riding skills help and endanger her.
Netflix added GTMax to their French action movies, which mix action scenes with cultural meaning and deep feelings. The film stands out by focusing on scooter chases and showing how family...
- 1/19/2025
- by Shahrbanoo Golmohamadi
- Gazettely
“GTMax” (2024) is a new French action thriller film specifically designed to give you an adrenaline rush. However, underneath its exciting motorcycle racing scenes lies an emotional story that takes up most of its duration. Now streaming on Netflix, it revolves around Soelie, who customizes racing motorcycles for her family business. Her family has always been passionate about this sport. However, due to financial issues, they have to make sacrifices for their future. The film follows Soelie’s attempts to avert the crisis. When the police look into a criminal case, she finds herself in trouble. If you’re wondering what exactly happened between Soelie, Theo, and Elyas, see the movie’s ending explained here.
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GTMax (2024) ‘Netflix’ Plot Summary & Movie Synopsis:
Directed by Olivier Schneider, “GTMax” is a French-language action thriller that follows a family trying to save their business amid mounting financial difficulties. It leads Soelie, the daughter,...
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GTMax (2024) ‘Netflix’ Plot Summary & Movie Synopsis:
Directed by Olivier Schneider, “GTMax” is a French-language action thriller that follows a family trying to save their business amid mounting financial difficulties. It leads Soelie, the daughter,...
- 11/21/2024
- by Akash Deshpande
- High on Films
There’s no denying that The Fast and the Furious was inspired by a plethora of vehicular heist films that preceded it, but it also ended up being a source of inspiration for many action films that came after it. If we look at the North American market, after the success of the Ff franchise, films like Torque, Need for Speed, and Baby Driver were greenlit. Russia jumped on the trend with Street Racers. So did Malaysia with Evolusi Kl Drift and its sequel Evolusi Kl Drift 2; yes, they weren’t hiding their love for Tokyo Drift. India launched the massively popular Dhoom franchise. The Norwegian film industry also spawned a franchise inspired by the Ff films, i.e., the Borning trilogy. While the French were ahead of the curve with the two Taxi movies, they eventually expanded it into a five-film franchise after the demand for vehicular mayhem increased in the 2000s.
- 11/20/2024
- by Pramit Chatterjee
- DMT
“Gtmax” is a French movie directed by Olivier Schneider starring
Ava Baya, Gérard Lanvin, and Riadh Belaïche.
“Gtmax” is a highly traditional thriller centered around motorcycles and a family’s deep passion for these machines. This film tells a classic story more about familial love than speed, focusing on character-driven narratives rather than action sequences. However, everything revolves around the captivating world of motorcycles, which, for some, is a way of life.
Plot Summary
A young man tries to make a living as a motocross racer, while his sister assists with mechanical tasks. The racing team is family-owned, and they face financial struggles to keep their business afloat as larger brands with superior motorcycles dominate the races. To help out, the siblings get entangled in a criminal network involving thefts and high-speed getaways on motorcycles. At the heart of this, there’s an extraordinary bike, both sturdy and fast, the Gtmax.
Ava Baya, Gérard Lanvin, and Riadh Belaïche.
“Gtmax” is a highly traditional thriller centered around motorcycles and a family’s deep passion for these machines. This film tells a classic story more about familial love than speed, focusing on character-driven narratives rather than action sequences. However, everything revolves around the captivating world of motorcycles, which, for some, is a way of life.
Plot Summary
A young man tries to make a living as a motocross racer, while his sister assists with mechanical tasks. The racing team is family-owned, and they face financial struggles to keep their business afloat as larger brands with superior motorcycles dominate the races. To help out, the siblings get entangled in a criminal network involving thefts and high-speed getaways on motorcycles. At the heart of this, there’s an extraordinary bike, both sturdy and fast, the Gtmax.
- 11/20/2024
- by Anna Green
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Liam Neeson fans would have never known he had the grit to play action heroes like Jason Bourne, Jack Reacher, or John Wick. This August, Max will start streaming Taken, the film that launched Neeson's string of hard-hitting action movies.
A bevy of feature films and TV series are coming to Max this August, per a Warner Bros. press release. Beetlejuice will be added to the streamer's offerings, one month ahead of the sequel's theatrical release; Max also released curated watchlists of horror subgenres. The teaser also confirmed a few features will soon be added to Max at a later (unconfirmed) date: Ishana Night Shyamalan's Watchers, Kevin Costner's Horizon, and George Miller's Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. Brick Mansions, the US remake of District 13, also joins Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes and Pierre Morel's Taken on the streamer's action bucket list. Taken's addition offers action...
A bevy of feature films and TV series are coming to Max this August, per a Warner Bros. press release. Beetlejuice will be added to the streamer's offerings, one month ahead of the sequel's theatrical release; Max also released curated watchlists of horror subgenres. The teaser also confirmed a few features will soon be added to Max at a later (unconfirmed) date: Ishana Night Shyamalan's Watchers, Kevin Costner's Horizon, and George Miller's Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga. Brick Mansions, the US remake of District 13, also joins Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes and Pierre Morel's Taken on the streamer's action bucket list. Taken's addition offers action...
- 7/27/2024
- by Manuel Demegillo
- CBR
Gaumont has added French-language action feature The Orphans starring Dali Benssalah, Alban Lenoir, Anouk Grinberg and Sonia Faidi, to its Cannes slate.
The film is the first feature from Olivier Schneider who has worked as stunt coordinator on films including No Time To Die, Spectre, Taken and Fast and Furious X. It is about a cop and a mob fixer who team up to search for the killer of a former friend from their orphanage. Producers are Inoxy Films and Gaumont.
“Our ambition is to rehabilitate the French action movie and bring it back to cinemas,” said Alexis Cassanet, Gaumont’s head of international sales.
The film is the first feature from Olivier Schneider who has worked as stunt coordinator on films including No Time To Die, Spectre, Taken and Fast and Furious X. It is about a cop and a mob fixer who team up to search for the killer of a former friend from their orphanage. Producers are Inoxy Films and Gaumont.
“Our ambition is to rehabilitate the French action movie and bring it back to cinemas,” said Alexis Cassanet, Gaumont’s head of international sales.
- 5/8/2024
- ScreenDaily
French actor Guillaume Canet is starring, writing and producing the new Netflix thriller Ad Vitam.
Rodolphe Lauga (It’s Complicated) is directing the action film, which has begun shooting in Paris. Netflix will release the movie worldwide next year.
Canet plays Franck Lazareff who, after surviving an attempt on his life, finds his wife has been kidnapped by a mysterious group of armed men. Trying to rescue her, Frank finds his past catching up with him. Stéphane Caillard, Nassim Lyes, Zita Hanrot and Alexis Manenti co-star.
Canet and Lauga co-wrote the script to Ad Vitam in association with David Corona and Canet is producing, together with Jean Cottin for the Cabanes shingle.
Canet recently directed himself as Gallic comic book hero Asterix in the live-action feature Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom and appeared in the French thriller Breaking Point. from director Yvan Attal. The multi-hyphenate has directed several films, including...
Rodolphe Lauga (It’s Complicated) is directing the action film, which has begun shooting in Paris. Netflix will release the movie worldwide next year.
Canet plays Franck Lazareff who, after surviving an attempt on his life, finds his wife has been kidnapped by a mysterious group of armed men. Trying to rescue her, Frank finds his past catching up with him. Stéphane Caillard, Nassim Lyes, Zita Hanrot and Alexis Manenti co-star.
Canet and Lauga co-wrote the script to Ad Vitam in association with David Corona and Canet is producing, together with Jean Cottin for the Cabanes shingle.
Canet recently directed himself as Gallic comic book hero Asterix in the live-action feature Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom and appeared in the French thriller Breaking Point. from director Yvan Attal. The multi-hyphenate has directed several films, including...
- 4/17/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Paramount has just released The Rhythm Section digitally and provided us with an exclusive look at the bonus material. The action drama stars Blake Lively, Jude Law, and Sterling K. Brown, and follows a grieving woman who sets out for revenge after discovering the plane crash that killed her family was a terrorist attack. However, that is barely scratching the surface on this layered drama. The Rhythm Section is currently available on Digital and will be released on Blu-ray Combo Pack April 28th from Paramount Home Entertainment.
Our exclusive look at The Rhythm Section finds supervising stunt coordinator Olivier Schneider discussing the work that Blake Lively had to put into one particular fight scene. As Schneider shows, it was not an easy task, though it looks seamless in the clip. It's this key scene where Lively's Stephanie character is "practicing to become a killer," as Schneider puts it. The clip...
Our exclusive look at The Rhythm Section finds supervising stunt coordinator Olivier Schneider discussing the work that Blake Lively had to put into one particular fight scene. As Schneider shows, it was not an easy task, though it looks seamless in the clip. It's this key scene where Lively's Stephanie character is "practicing to become a killer," as Schneider puts it. The clip...
- 4/14/2020
- by Kevin Burwick
- MovieWeb
Eon Productions have announced that the official title of the next James Bond film will be "No Time to Die". Daniel Craig returns for what is said to be his final appearance as 007. The film is scheduled to open in April, 2020. Here is the official press release:
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Los Angeles – August 20, 2019 – James Bond Producers, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli today released the official title of the 25th James Bond adventure, No Time To Die. The film, from Albert R. Broccoli’s Eon Productions, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios (MGM), and Universal Pictures International is directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga and stars Daniel Craig, who returns for his fifth film as Ian Fleming’s James Bond 007. Written by Neal Purvis & Robert Wade, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Scott Z. Burns and Phoebe Waller-Bridge No Time To Die is currently in production. The film will be released globally from April 3, 2020 in the U.
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Los Angeles – August 20, 2019 – James Bond Producers, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli today released the official title of the 25th James Bond adventure, No Time To Die. The film, from Albert R. Broccoli’s Eon Productions, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios (MGM), and Universal Pictures International is directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga and stars Daniel Craig, who returns for his fifth film as Ian Fleming’s James Bond 007. Written by Neal Purvis & Robert Wade, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Scott Z. Burns and Phoebe Waller-Bridge No Time To Die is currently in production. The film will be released globally from April 3, 2020 in the U.
- 8/20/2019
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
It will have been five years between Bonds, a seemingly unconscionable amount of time but if we can wait five years for a Godzilla movie, this one is certainly worth it as well.
MGM announced today the title for James Bond 25, No Time to Die, coming in April 2020. Here’s the official announcement:
Los Angeles – August 20, 2019 – James Bond Producers, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli today released the official title of the 25th James Bond adventure, No Time To Die. The film, from Albert R. Broccoli’s Eon Productions, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios (MGM), and Universal Pictures International is directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga and stars Daniel Craig, who returns for his fifth film as Ian Fleming’s James Bond 007. Written by Neal Purvis & Robert Wade, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Scott Z. Burns and Phoebe Waller-Bridge A Day To Die is currently in production. The film will be released globally from April 3, 2020 in the U.
MGM announced today the title for James Bond 25, No Time to Die, coming in April 2020. Here’s the official announcement:
Los Angeles – August 20, 2019 – James Bond Producers, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli today released the official title of the 25th James Bond adventure, No Time To Die. The film, from Albert R. Broccoli’s Eon Productions, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios (MGM), and Universal Pictures International is directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga and stars Daniel Craig, who returns for his fifth film as Ian Fleming’s James Bond 007. Written by Neal Purvis & Robert Wade, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Scott Z. Burns and Phoebe Waller-Bridge A Day To Die is currently in production. The film will be released globally from April 3, 2020 in the U.
- 8/20/2019
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
007 star Daniel Craig, director Cary Fukunaga and the Bond 25 crew were out and about in the sunshine shooting across a number of central London locations, including Whitehall, where Daniel filmed a scene with a classic Aston Martin V8, first seen in a Bond film in 1987’s The Living Daylights.
Photo credit: Nicola Dove ©2019 Danjaq, LLC And MGM. All Rights Reserved.
James Bond Producers, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli today released the official title of the 25th James Bond adventure, No Time To Die.
The film, from Albert R. Broccoli’s Eon Productions, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios (MGM), and Universal Pictures International is directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga and stars Daniel Craig, who returns for his fifth film as Ian Fleming’s James Bond 007.
Written by Neal Purvis & Robert Wade, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Scott Z. Burns and Phoebe Waller-Bridge A Day To Die is currently in production.
The film...
Photo credit: Nicola Dove ©2019 Danjaq, LLC And MGM. All Rights Reserved.
James Bond Producers, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli today released the official title of the 25th James Bond adventure, No Time To Die.
The film, from Albert R. Broccoli’s Eon Productions, Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios (MGM), and Universal Pictures International is directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga and stars Daniel Craig, who returns for his fifth film as Ian Fleming’s James Bond 007.
Written by Neal Purvis & Robert Wade, Cary Joji Fukunaga, Scott Z. Burns and Phoebe Waller-Bridge A Day To Die is currently in production.
The film...
- 8/20/2019
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
We still don’t have a title for “Bond 25,” but we’ve got a baddie (“Bohemian Rhapsody” Oscar winner Rami Malek), a Bond lady (Ana de Armas from “Blade Runner 2049”), and a premise for Cary Joji Fukunaga to direct. Obviously, it was less than what we were hoping for, as producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli announced the full cast during a live stream event Thursday from author Ian Fleming’s GoldenEye retreat in Jamaica (the spiritual home of the franchise where “Dr. No” and “Live and Let Die” were filmed).
Eschewing the usual Bond launch press conference, they were joined by James Bond star Daniel Craig and Fukunaga, who answered a few fan questions from Twitter. Meanwhile, Malek provided a quip via a video feed from New York about “making sure that Bond doesn’t have an easy ride.”
A word about #BOND25 from Rami Malek pic.
Eschewing the usual Bond launch press conference, they were joined by James Bond star Daniel Craig and Fukunaga, who answered a few fan questions from Twitter. Meanwhile, Malek provided a quip via a video feed from New York about “making sure that Bond doesn’t have an easy ride.”
A word about #BOND25 from Rami Malek pic.
- 4/25/2019
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
GoldenEye in Jamaica. James Bond Producers, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli today confirmed the start of principal photography on the 25th official James Bond film begins on 28 April 2019. From Albert R. Broccoli’s Eon Productions and Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios, the film is directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga and stars Daniel Craig, who returns for his fifth film as Ian Fleming’s James Bond 007.
Metro Goldwyn Mayer will release the 25th James Bond feature film domestically through their United Artists Releasing banner on April 8, 2020; through Universal Pictures International and Metro Goldwyn Mayer in the UK and internationally from April 3, 2020. Director, Cary Joji Fukunaga confirmed the returning cast, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Rory Kinnear, Léa Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Jeffrey Wright and introduced Ana de Armas, Dali Benssalah, David Dencik, Lashana Lynch, Billy Magnussen and Rami Malek. Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His...
Metro Goldwyn Mayer will release the 25th James Bond feature film domestically through their United Artists Releasing banner on April 8, 2020; through Universal Pictures International and Metro Goldwyn Mayer in the UK and internationally from April 3, 2020. Director, Cary Joji Fukunaga confirmed the returning cast, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Rory Kinnear, Léa Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Jeffrey Wright and introduced Ana de Armas, Dali Benssalah, David Dencik, Lashana Lynch, Billy Magnussen and Rami Malek. Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His...
- 4/25/2019
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
GoldenEye in Jamaica. James Bond Producers, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli today confirmed the start of principal photography on James Bond 25 begins on 28 April 2019. From Albert R. Broccoli's Eon Productions and Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios, the film is directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga and stars Daniel Craig, who returns for his fifth film as Ian Fleming's James Bond 007.
Metro Goldwyn Mayer will release the 25th James Bond feature film domestically through their United Artists Releasing banner on April 8, 2020; through Universal Pictures International and Metro Goldwyn Mayer in the UK and internationally from April 3, 2020.
Director, Cary Fukunaga confirmed the returning cast, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Rory Kinnear, Léa Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Jeffrey Wright and introduced Ana de Armas, Dali Benssalah, David Dencik, Lashana Lynch, Billy Magnussen and Rami Malek.
Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when...
Metro Goldwyn Mayer will release the 25th James Bond feature film domestically through their United Artists Releasing banner on April 8, 2020; through Universal Pictures International and Metro Goldwyn Mayer in the UK and internationally from April 3, 2020.
Director, Cary Fukunaga confirmed the returning cast, Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Rory Kinnear, Léa Seydoux, Ben Whishaw, Jeffrey Wright and introduced Ana de Armas, Dali Benssalah, David Dencik, Lashana Lynch, Billy Magnussen and Rami Malek.
Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when...
- 4/25/2019
- by MovieWeb
- MovieWeb
Luc Besson, the filmmaker behind The Professional, The Fifth Element, Lucy, Transporter, Taken, and mor,e has an awesome looking new web-series coming out called Playground. I've enjoyed most of the films that Besson has developed over the years. He always tends to do cool stuff with badass action and Playground definitely looks like it delivers on that.
Variety describes the series as a "high-voltage" mix of Nikita and Kick-Ass. The story is set in Paris and centers on a teenage girl who joins a school for assassins in an effort to uncover the mystery behind her parent's death.
The series looks like it offers a compelling story mixed with some hardcore brutal action. That action comes from fight choreographer Olivier Schneider, who's known for working on films such as Spectre, Taken, Fast and Furious 6, and more. I'm actually excited about watching this. I always thought it would've been...
Variety describes the series as a "high-voltage" mix of Nikita and Kick-Ass. The story is set in Paris and centers on a teenage girl who joins a school for assassins in an effort to uncover the mystery behind her parent's death.
The series looks like it offers a compelling story mixed with some hardcore brutal action. That action comes from fight choreographer Olivier Schneider, who's known for working on films such as Spectre, Taken, Fast and Furious 6, and more. I'm actually excited about watching this. I always thought it would've been...
- 3/24/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
We have an exclusive featurette from the Blu-ray and DVD release Safe House. Take a look at this behind-the-scenes video featuring Ryan Reynolds reacting to Denzel Washington's brutal waterboarding scene.
Safe House - Exclusive Drowning Scene Featurette
Tobin Frost (Oscar winner Denzel Washington), one of the CIA's most dangerous traitors, resurfaces in South Africa after eluding capture for almost a decade. During his interrogation, the safe house is attacked by brutal mercenaries forcing rookie agent, Matt Weston (Ryan Reynolds) to take the infamous Frost on the run. As the masterful manipulator toys with his reluctant protégé, shaking the young operative's morality and idealism, the unlikely allies must fight to stay alive long enough to uncover who wants them both dead. Packed with intense action and thrilling suspense, Safe House takes you on a deadly ride through a covert world where no one and no place is ever safe.
Safe House - Exclusive Drowning Scene Featurette
Tobin Frost (Oscar winner Denzel Washington), one of the CIA's most dangerous traitors, resurfaces in South Africa after eluding capture for almost a decade. During his interrogation, the safe house is attacked by brutal mercenaries forcing rookie agent, Matt Weston (Ryan Reynolds) to take the infamous Frost on the run. As the masterful manipulator toys with his reluctant protégé, shaking the young operative's morality and idealism, the unlikely allies must fight to stay alive long enough to uncover who wants them both dead. Packed with intense action and thrilling suspense, Safe House takes you on a deadly ride through a covert world where no one and no place is ever safe.
- 6/15/2012
- by MovieWeb
- MovieWeb
Chicago – Some studios seem hellbent on going out of their way to diminish audience expectations prior to a film’s release. The thoughtful, quietly powerful thriller, “The Grey,” was marketed to resemble a silly man vs. wolf action blockbuster, and yet still managed to have a big opening weekend at the box office. Are mainstream audiences seduced by the promise of dreck?
The ads for Daniel Espinosa’s “Safe House” portrayed the film as if it were an uninspired retread of “Training Day,” with a scenery-chewing Denzel Washington causing his screen partner/hostage to squirm with anxiety. Yet the film itself is more intriguing than one may have expected, since the script allows for a healthy dose of moral ambiguity. Sure, some characters are rotten to their core, but the good guys aren’t saints either. CIA agent Matt Weston (Ryan Reynolds) operates from a place of pure-hearted integrity, yet...
The ads for Daniel Espinosa’s “Safe House” portrayed the film as if it were an uninspired retread of “Training Day,” with a scenery-chewing Denzel Washington causing his screen partner/hostage to squirm with anxiety. Yet the film itself is more intriguing than one may have expected, since the script allows for a healthy dose of moral ambiguity. Sure, some characters are rotten to their core, but the good guys aren’t saints either. CIA agent Matt Weston (Ryan Reynolds) operates from a place of pure-hearted integrity, yet...
- 6/7/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Universal Studios Home Entertainment is releasing Safe House on Blu-ray and DVD June 5, which stars Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds. We have a contest lined up where our readers can win copies of this Blu-ray to add to their collection, along with Usb flash drives. These high-def discs will go fast, so enter this giveaway today.
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- 6/6/2012
- by MovieWeb
- MovieWeb
The hit spy thriller Safe House starring Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds is coming to Blu-ray™ Combo Pack with UltraViolet™ and Digital Copy and DVD as well on June 5 with action-packed bonus features.
Besides the usual behind the scenes look at the making of Safe House, the extras include Hand-to-Hand Combat training with fight choreographer Olivier Schneider (Taken) and the technical consultant on Safe House Luis Falcon III, an ex-cia veteran, takes audiences through the CIA offices and his experience on the film with the cast and crew. Check out what other bonus features come on the different versions of Safe House's home release.
In Safe House, a rogue CIA operative is targeted for assassination and an idealistic rookie agent must prove himself by keeping them both alive in the exhilarating
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Besides the usual behind the scenes look at the making of Safe House, the extras include Hand-to-Hand Combat training with fight choreographer Olivier Schneider (Taken) and the technical consultant on Safe House Luis Falcon III, an ex-cia veteran, takes audiences through the CIA offices and his experience on the film with the cast and crew. Check out what other bonus features come on the different versions of Safe House's home release.
In Safe House, a rogue CIA operative is targeted for assassination and an idealistic rookie agent must prove himself by keeping them both alive in the exhilarating
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- 4/16/2012
- CineMovie
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: June 5, 2012
Price: DVD $29.98, Blu-ray/DVD Combo $34.98
Studio: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Despite mixed reviews from critics, Safe House scored a tidy $122.6 million at the box office. Of course, the action movie does have Denzel Washington (Unstoppable) and Ryan Reynolds (The Change-Up).
Washington plays rogue CIA operative Tobin Frost, who escapes from bad guys into the hands of the American government. He’s taken to a safe house for questioning and young CIA agent Matt Weston (Reynolds) is charged with looking after him. But when the safe house is compromised, Reynolds goes on the run with Frost and must figure out who he can trust.
Rated R, the movie was directed by Daniel Espinosa (Outside Love) and stars Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air), Brendan Gleeson (The Guard), Sam Shepard (Days of Heaven) and Robert Patrick (Cop Land).
Both the Blu-ray and DVD are packed with special features:
featurette “Making Safe House,...
Price: DVD $29.98, Blu-ray/DVD Combo $34.98
Studio: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Despite mixed reviews from critics, Safe House scored a tidy $122.6 million at the box office. Of course, the action movie does have Denzel Washington (Unstoppable) and Ryan Reynolds (The Change-Up).
Washington plays rogue CIA operative Tobin Frost, who escapes from bad guys into the hands of the American government. He’s taken to a safe house for questioning and young CIA agent Matt Weston (Reynolds) is charged with looking after him. But when the safe house is compromised, Reynolds goes on the run with Frost and must figure out who he can trust.
Rated R, the movie was directed by Daniel Espinosa (Outside Love) and stars Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air), Brendan Gleeson (The Guard), Sam Shepard (Days of Heaven) and Robert Patrick (Cop Land).
Both the Blu-ray and DVD are packed with special features:
featurette “Making Safe House,...
- 4/11/2012
- by Sam
- Disc Dish
A rogue CIA operative is targeted for assassination and an idealistic rookie agent must prove himself by keeping them both alive in the exhilarating and explosive action-thriller Safe House, available June 5, 2012 on Blu-ray. Combo Pack with UltraViolet. and Digital Copy and DVD as well as On Demand from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Two-time Academy Award® winner Denzel Washington (Training Day, Unstoppable) andRyan Reynolds (The Change-Up, Green Lantern) star as unlikely allies up against an unknown enemy in an adrenaline-pumping game of cat and mouse.
Washington and Reynolds are joined by an impressive roster of actors including Academy Award® nominee Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air, The Departed), Brendan Gleeson ( Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, The Guard), Academy Award®-nominee Sam Shepard (Black Hawk Down, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford), Ruben Blades (All the Pretty Horses, Once Upon a Time in Mexico ), Nora Arnezeder...
Washington and Reynolds are joined by an impressive roster of actors including Academy Award® nominee Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air, The Departed), Brendan Gleeson ( Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, The Guard), Academy Award®-nominee Sam Shepard (Black Hawk Down, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford), Ruben Blades (All the Pretty Horses, Once Upon a Time in Mexico ), Nora Arnezeder...
- 4/9/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds are along for the ride as Swedish director Daniel Espinosa follows the Scandinavian trail to Hollywood blazed by Nicolas Winding Refn
When people readabout what it actually is they say, 'Oh, that's nothing. You lay down, they put a wet towel over your face and then they pour water over it,' but the sensation is horrific. YouTube it! Most people couldn't handle a second."
Chilean-Swedish director Daniel Espinosa is cheerfully describing the mechanics of waterboarding. It seems as apt a topic of discussion as any for a director described by Ryan Reynolds, the star of his new film, as an "intuitive, intellectual thug". But this isn't just sadistic small talk. Espinosa's latest, Safe House, contains a prominent waterboarding scene, with Denzel Washington as the victim, and Espinosa is at pains to stress that the film's portrayal was as accurate as possible. "I wanted it...
When people readabout what it actually is they say, 'Oh, that's nothing. You lay down, they put a wet towel over your face and then they pour water over it,' but the sensation is horrific. YouTube it! Most people couldn't handle a second."
Chilean-Swedish director Daniel Espinosa is cheerfully describing the mechanics of waterboarding. It seems as apt a topic of discussion as any for a director described by Ryan Reynolds, the star of his new film, as an "intuitive, intellectual thug". But this isn't just sadistic small talk. Espinosa's latest, Safe House, contains a prominent waterboarding scene, with Denzel Washington as the victim, and Espinosa is at pains to stress that the film's portrayal was as accurate as possible. "I wanted it...
- 2/18/2012
- by Gwilym Mumford
- The Guardian - Film News
The Warner Bros. thriller Unknown will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on June 21. The standard DVD will be priced at $28.98 Srp, while the Blu-ray, which also comes with a standard DVD and a Digital Copy, will cost $35.99 Srp. You can take a look at the cover and and special features for both titles below.
The star of Taken and The A-Team jumps back into action with brute force! Liam Neeson plays Dr. Martin Harris, who awakens after a car accident in Berlin to discover that his wife (January Jones) suddenly doesn't recognize him and another man (Aidan Quinn) has assumed his identity. Ignored by disbelieving authorities and hunted by mysterious assassins, he finds himself alone, tired and on the run. Aided by an unlikely ally (Diane Kruger), Harris plunges into a deadly mystery forcing him to question his sanity, his identity and just how far he's willing to go to uncover the truth.
The star of Taken and The A-Team jumps back into action with brute force! Liam Neeson plays Dr. Martin Harris, who awakens after a car accident in Berlin to discover that his wife (January Jones) suddenly doesn't recognize him and another man (Aidan Quinn) has assumed his identity. Ignored by disbelieving authorities and hunted by mysterious assassins, he finds himself alone, tired and on the run. Aided by an unlikely ally (Diane Kruger), Harris plunges into a deadly mystery forcing him to question his sanity, his identity and just how far he's willing to go to uncover the truth.
- 5/3/2011
- by MovieWeb
- MovieWeb
With action thriller Unknown out in cinemas this week, we chat to actor Liam Neeson about his greatest geek films and the possibility of a Taken sequel…
I'm actually at a slight loss as to how to introduce Liam Neeson. He's a magnificent actor, who's been in my life for decades, always defying expectations and as adept at portraying heartbreak in the likes of Love Actually as he is at breaking bones in Taken.
His geek credentials run far and deep, from John Boorman's Excalibur back in 1981, as one of the heroic thieves in the mighty Krull, playing the redneck brother to Patrick Swayze and Bill Paxton in Next Of Kin, as the tormented Peyton Westlake in Darkman, before a tremendous dramatic run including Schindler's List, Nell, Rob Roy and Michael Collins led him to become a Jedi Knight in The Phantom Menace.
The list of Neeson's towering performances is incredible,...
I'm actually at a slight loss as to how to introduce Liam Neeson. He's a magnificent actor, who's been in my life for decades, always defying expectations and as adept at portraying heartbreak in the likes of Love Actually as he is at breaking bones in Taken.
His geek credentials run far and deep, from John Boorman's Excalibur back in 1981, as one of the heroic thieves in the mighty Krull, playing the redneck brother to Patrick Swayze and Bill Paxton in Next Of Kin, as the tormented Peyton Westlake in Darkman, before a tremendous dramatic run including Schindler's List, Nell, Rob Roy and Michael Collins led him to become a Jedi Knight in The Phantom Menace.
The list of Neeson's towering performances is incredible,...
- 3/2/2011
- Den of Geek
As Unknown rolled into theaters this past weekend, its French director Jaume Collet-Serra has already chosen his next project to be Red Circle, a remake of Jean-Pierre Melville’s 1970 thriller Le Cercle Rouge.
Eastern Promises scribe, Steven Knight, will pen the screenplay, which will be a heist thriller set in Hong Kong. Jaume Collet-Serra is also set to direct Harker for Warner Bros., a potential franchise starter that follows vampire hunter Jonathan Harker as featured in the original novel Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
Deadline reports that it is unclear at this time when Red Circle will begin production, and whether it will come before or after Harker. Jaume Collet-Serra’s next directorial assignment will be Oren Peli’s ABC pilot The River.
Unknown was released February 18th, 2011 and stars Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, January Jones, Aidan Quinn, Bruno Ganz, Frank Langella, Sebastian Koch, Olivier Schneider. The film is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra.
Eastern Promises scribe, Steven Knight, will pen the screenplay, which will be a heist thriller set in Hong Kong. Jaume Collet-Serra is also set to direct Harker for Warner Bros., a potential franchise starter that follows vampire hunter Jonathan Harker as featured in the original novel Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
Deadline reports that it is unclear at this time when Red Circle will begin production, and whether it will come before or after Harker. Jaume Collet-Serra’s next directorial assignment will be Oren Peli’s ABC pilot The River.
Unknown was released February 18th, 2011 and stars Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, January Jones, Aidan Quinn, Bruno Ganz, Frank Langella, Sebastian Koch, Olivier Schneider. The film is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra.
- 2/21/2011
- by Kevin Coll
- FusedFilm
Weekend Box Office
Unknown $21.7 millionI Am Number Four $19.5 millionGnomeo and Juliet $19.4 millionJust Go with It $18.2 millionBig Momma's House $17 millionJustin Bieber: Never Say Never $13.6 millionThe King's Speech $6.5 millionThe Roommate $4.1 millionThe Eagle $3.5 millionNo Strings Attached $3.1 million
Adam Sandler's new movie Just Go with It opened at number one last week earning $31 million in its debut. But with three new films opening this weekend including the teen sci-fi film I Am Number Four, the Liam Neeson thriller Unknown, and Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son starring Martin Lawrence, the Adam Sandler/Jennifer Aniston comedy was unable to hold on to the top spot for a second week in a row.
Debuting at number one this week is the new the new action thriller Unknown. The film stars Liam Neeson (The A-Team), as well as January Jones (Mad Men), Diane Kruger (Inglourious Basterds), Aidan Quinn (Jonah Hex), and Frank Langella (Superman Returns). The...
Unknown $21.7 millionI Am Number Four $19.5 millionGnomeo and Juliet $19.4 millionJust Go with It $18.2 millionBig Momma's House $17 millionJustin Bieber: Never Say Never $13.6 millionThe King's Speech $6.5 millionThe Roommate $4.1 millionThe Eagle $3.5 millionNo Strings Attached $3.1 million
Adam Sandler's new movie Just Go with It opened at number one last week earning $31 million in its debut. But with three new films opening this weekend including the teen sci-fi film I Am Number Four, the Liam Neeson thriller Unknown, and Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son starring Martin Lawrence, the Adam Sandler/Jennifer Aniston comedy was unable to hold on to the top spot for a second week in a row.
Debuting at number one this week is the new the new action thriller Unknown. The film stars Liam Neeson (The A-Team), as well as January Jones (Mad Men), Diane Kruger (Inglourious Basterds), Aidan Quinn (Jonah Hex), and Frank Langella (Superman Returns). The...
- 2/20/2011
- by MovieWeb
- MovieWeb
Predicted Weekend Box Office
I Am Number Four $32.5 millionUnknown $23.3 millionBig Momma's House $19.9 millionJust Go with It $18.8 millionGnomeo and Juliet $17.7 millionJustin Bieber: Never Say Never $12.4 millionThe King's Speech $6.8 millionThe Eagle $5.4 millionThe Roommate $4.9 millionNo Strings Attached $4.4 million
Last week the Adam Sandler comedy Just Go with It debuted at number one with $31 million. The movie managed to knock the college based thriller The Roommate out of the top spot after only one week on the charts. But with three new films premiering at the box office this weekend including the teen sci-fi film I Am Number Four, the Liam Neeson thriller Unknown, and Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son starring Martin Lawrence, its likely that we will be crowning a new box office king before the weekend is over.
Predicted to debut at number one this week is the new film from Eagle Eye director D.J. Caruso, I Am Number Four. The...
I Am Number Four $32.5 millionUnknown $23.3 millionBig Momma's House $19.9 millionJust Go with It $18.8 millionGnomeo and Juliet $17.7 millionJustin Bieber: Never Say Never $12.4 millionThe King's Speech $6.8 millionThe Eagle $5.4 millionThe Roommate $4.9 millionNo Strings Attached $4.4 million
Last week the Adam Sandler comedy Just Go with It debuted at number one with $31 million. The movie managed to knock the college based thriller The Roommate out of the top spot after only one week on the charts. But with three new films premiering at the box office this weekend including the teen sci-fi film I Am Number Four, the Liam Neeson thriller Unknown, and Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son starring Martin Lawrence, its likely that we will be crowning a new box office king before the weekend is over.
Predicted to debut at number one this week is the new film from Eagle Eye director D.J. Caruso, I Am Number Four. The...
- 2/18/2011
- by MovieWeb
- MovieWeb
As Unknown rolls into theaters this weekend, its director Jaume Collet-Serra has chosen his next project to be Red Circle, a remake of Jean-Pierre Melville's 1970 thriller Le Cercle Rouge.
Eastern Promises's Steven Knight will pen the screenplay, which will be a heist thriller set in Hong Kong. Jaume Collet-Serra is also set to direct Harker for Warner Bros., a potential franchise starter that follows vampire hunter Jonathan Harker as featured in the original novel Bram Stoker's Dracula.
It is unclear at this time when Red Circle will begin production, and whether it will come before or after Harker. Jaume Collet-Serra's next directorial assignment will be Oren Peli's ABC pilot The River.
Unknown was released February 18th, 2011 and stars Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, January Jones, Aidan Quinn, Bruno Ganz, Frank Langella, Sebastian Koch, Olivier Schneider. The film is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra.
Red Circle is in development...
Eastern Promises's Steven Knight will pen the screenplay, which will be a heist thriller set in Hong Kong. Jaume Collet-Serra is also set to direct Harker for Warner Bros., a potential franchise starter that follows vampire hunter Jonathan Harker as featured in the original novel Bram Stoker's Dracula.
It is unclear at this time when Red Circle will begin production, and whether it will come before or after Harker. Jaume Collet-Serra's next directorial assignment will be Oren Peli's ABC pilot The River.
Unknown was released February 18th, 2011 and stars Liam Neeson, Diane Kruger, January Jones, Aidan Quinn, Bruno Ganz, Frank Langella, Sebastian Koch, Olivier Schneider. The film is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra.
Red Circle is in development...
- 2/18/2011
- by MovieWeb
- MovieWeb
If you are going to head into the Unknown, then you must be prepared! Jaume Collet-Serra directs Liam Neeson, January Jones, and Diane Kruger in this new identity theft thriller that finds a doctor awakening from a car crash only to discover that another man has assumed his life, his wife, and his name. We're celebrating this pulse-pounding ride with a contest you don't want to miss. Never go Unknown again with a handsome leather passport holder that will insure you have proper personal documentation on you at all times. We're also giving away a Built NY laptop case, a leather journal, and a digital travel alarm clock. But that's not all! We're even giving away a handy 9-in-1 car escape tool for all of those hairy situations you often find yourself in when someone else steals your identity. We're also throwing in T-shirts, hats, a bottle opener keychain, and a beautiful new sack bag.
- 2/7/2011
- by MovieWeb
- MovieWeb
The first clip has been released from Warner Bros.' new thriller Unknown, which will arrive in theaters nationwide on February 18. Click on the video below to watch this suspenseful scene featuring Liam Neeson and Diane Kruger engaged in a high-speed car chase through the streets of Berlin:
Click to watch Get Off the Tracks!
Dr. Martin Harris (Liam Neeson) awakens after a car accident in Berlin to discover that his wife (January Jones) suddenly doesn't recognize him and another man (Aidan Quinn) has assumed his identity. Ignored by disbelieving authorities and hunted by mysterious assassins, he finds himself alone, tired and on the run. Aided by an unlikely ally (Diane Kruger), Martin plunges headlong into a deadly mystery that will force him to question his sanity, his identity, and just how far he's willing to go to uncover the truth.
Unknown comes to theaters February 18th, 2011 and stars Liam Neeson,...
Click to watch Get Off the Tracks!
Dr. Martin Harris (Liam Neeson) awakens after a car accident in Berlin to discover that his wife (January Jones) suddenly doesn't recognize him and another man (Aidan Quinn) has assumed his identity. Ignored by disbelieving authorities and hunted by mysterious assassins, he finds himself alone, tired and on the run. Aided by an unlikely ally (Diane Kruger), Martin plunges headlong into a deadly mystery that will force him to question his sanity, his identity, and just how far he's willing to go to uncover the truth.
Unknown comes to theaters February 18th, 2011 and stars Liam Neeson,...
- 2/3/2011
- by MovieWeb
- MovieWeb
Warner Bros. has provided us with a new photo gallery for the upcoming thriller Unknown, which will open in theaters across the country on February 18. Click on any of these photos below to access our entire gallery from this high-octane adventure starring Liam Neeson and January Jones:
Unknown: Movie Pictures Gallery++++++See All 30 Photos »
Dr. Martin Harris (Liam Neeson) awakens after a car accident in Berlin to discover that his wife (January Jones) suddenly doesn't recognize him and another man (Aidan Quinn) has assumed his identity. Ignored by disbelieving authorities and hunted by mysterious assassins, he finds himself alone, tired and on the run. Aided by an unlikely ally (Diane Kruger), Martin plunges headlong into a deadly mystery that will force him to question his sanity, his identity, and just how far he's willing to go to uncover the truth.
Unknown comes to theaters February 18th, 2011 and stars Liam Neeson,...
Unknown: Movie Pictures Gallery++++++See All 30 Photos »
Dr. Martin Harris (Liam Neeson) awakens after a car accident in Berlin to discover that his wife (January Jones) suddenly doesn't recognize him and another man (Aidan Quinn) has assumed his identity. Ignored by disbelieving authorities and hunted by mysterious assassins, he finds himself alone, tired and on the run. Aided by an unlikely ally (Diane Kruger), Martin plunges headlong into a deadly mystery that will force him to question his sanity, his identity, and just how far he's willing to go to uncover the truth.
Unknown comes to theaters February 18th, 2011 and stars Liam Neeson,...
- 1/26/2011
- by MovieWeb
- MovieWeb
A whole bunch of new photos for 2011's theatrical release slate have appeared, including images from The Hangover Part II, Unknown, Take Me Home Tonight, Sucker Punch, Source Code, Water for Elephants, Larry Crowne, Footloose, and Tower Heist. Check out these latest pics below:
Unknown - February 18
Dr. Martin Harris (Liam Neeson) awakens after a car accident in Berlin to discover that his wife (January Jones) suddenly doesn't recognize him and another man (Aidan Quinn) has assumed his identity. Ignored by disbelieving authorities and hunted by mysterious assassins, he finds himself alone, tired and on the run. Aided by an unlikely ally (Diane Kruger), Martin plunges headlong into a deadly mystery that will force him to question his sanity, his identity, and just how far he's willing to go to uncover the truth.
Take Me Home Tonight - March 4
A college graduate (Topher Grace, left) chases after the girl of...
Unknown - February 18
Dr. Martin Harris (Liam Neeson) awakens after a car accident in Berlin to discover that his wife (January Jones) suddenly doesn't recognize him and another man (Aidan Quinn) has assumed his identity. Ignored by disbelieving authorities and hunted by mysterious assassins, he finds himself alone, tired and on the run. Aided by an unlikely ally (Diane Kruger), Martin plunges headlong into a deadly mystery that will force him to question his sanity, his identity, and just how far he's willing to go to uncover the truth.
Take Me Home Tonight - March 4
A college graduate (Topher Grace, left) chases after the girl of...
- 1/17/2011
- by MovieWeb
- MovieWeb
Alex Heineman dishes on the upcoming Sherlock and Logan's Run Joel Silver is one of the most outspoken, successful, popular and legendary film producers of all time. His resume reads like a "who's who" of some of the most beloved films of the last thirty years including 48 Hours, Lethal Weapon, Predator, The Matrix, V For Vendetta and last year's extremely successful Sherlock Holmes. We recently had the opportunity to speak with producer Alex Heineman, who works with Silver, and he discussed some of the upcoming projects that they are developing for the future.
"Well, there are two companies, Dark Castle and Silver Pictures," Heineman explained. "On the Dark Castle side we have a movie called Unknown White Male, which actually just finished shooting last week with Liam Neeson, January Jones and Diane Kruger and that's a thriller by Jaume Collet-Serra who did Orphan and House of Wax for Joel. On...
"Well, there are two companies, Dark Castle and Silver Pictures," Heineman explained. "On the Dark Castle side we have a movie called Unknown White Male, which actually just finished shooting last week with Liam Neeson, January Jones and Diane Kruger and that's a thriller by Jaume Collet-Serra who did Orphan and House of Wax for Joel. On...
- 4/7/2010
- MovieWeb
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