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Among the extensive list of wrestlers who left the ring and transitioned to other careers is Dave Bautista. Like Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Dave turned to acting, and he didn't just debut in a film or two, then stay in the background. His resume is so good that some people briefly forget that he's a former WWE Champion. Alright, maybe not forget, because being a WWE Champion twice and winning the World Heavyweight Championship four times is legendary. However, the actor is now building an acting empire, playing roles like Drax the Destroyer in Guardians of the Galaxy, Rabban in Dune, and many more, with the latest being a DEA Agent in the upcoming film Trap House.

Bautista is playing will play a game of cat and mouse in the action thriller flick, and on X (formerly Twitter), Collider shared an exclusive first-look image from the action outing featuring Bautista alongside Bobby Cannavale.

Eight years ago, Jason Statham and Kurt Russell starred in the eighth installment in an action movie franchise that would go on to span two decades (and counting). Led by Vin Diesel, the eighth Fast & Furiousfilm, The Fate of the Furious, was also the first film in the franchise without the late Paul Walker.

Now, almost a decade later, The Fate of the Furiousis making its way up the global streaming charts, per FlixPatrol. The film, written by Gary Scott Thompson and Chris Morgan and directed by F. Gary Gray, is, as of June 27, No. 5 on Netflix’s global charts.The Fate of the Furious is ahead of movies like Land of Bad, Raid 2, The Valet, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and Case 39.

A Hugely Successful Film in the Fast & Furious Franchise

The movie is one of the more successful films in the franchise and follows Dom (Vin Diesel), who...

You have your monsters like zombies, vampires, and werewolves and then you have your monsters like Dr. Frankenstein, Ardeth Bay, and Jack Griffin. While we may gripe that Werewolves and certainly Mummies don’t get nearly the representation they are due, they still show up at a higher frequency than we give them credit for either in things like The Monster Squad or their own series like the Brendan Fraser Mummy films or the Underworld flicks. The two classic series monsters that most seem to be forgotten about either with their film output or quality of roles are undoubtedly The Phantom of the Opera and The Invisible Man. While I could talk all day about Phantom of the Mall or Phantom of the Paradise, 2025 marks a 25th anniversary for a bonkers and yet somehow faithful in tone mad scientist that breaks the laws of physics and makes not only his physical appearance,...

When it comes to the "Fast & Furious" franchise, real fans know it isn't about the cars, the money, the action, or the story -- it's about family. But, y'know, also all those other things too. In fact, "Fast & Furious" is so concerned with its overarching narrative that it haphazardly constructed a twisted timeline that's hard for newcomers to process. Starting in 2001, the films were released in this order:

"The Fast and the Furious"

"2 Fast 2 Furious"

"The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift"

"Fast & Furious"

"Fast Five"

"Fast and Furious 6"

"Furious 7"

"The Fate of the Furious"

"Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw"

"F9"

"Fast X"

The "Fast & Furious" movies can absolutely be watched, understood, and enjoyed in this order if the viewer relents to the franchise's reckless pace and internal logic. Having said that, there is an alternate viewing order we'll discuss later that...

Dave Bautista is gearing up for his next feature film project, with a director, writer, and cast already assembled for the upcoming production. The actor has had a quiet year as of late, as Bautista's only major film released this year was the Paul W.S. Anderson film In The Lost Lands, which Bautista starred in alongside Milla Jovovich, which received poor reviews upon its release. Now, the Guardians of the Galaxy actor will star in another action film in what sounds like an exciting ensemble piece with impressive talent behind it.

According to a new report from Deadline,Trap House will have a wide theatrical release on November 14. The newly launched U.S. distribution company Aura Entertainment is handling the release. The film also reunites Bautista with a previous collaborator on a comedy film released in 2019.

Trap House will be directed by Michael Dowse, who directed the 2019 comedy Stuber,...

Exclusive: Aura Entertainment, the recently launched U.S. film distribution company, has set its first release in the shape of Dave Bautista (Guardians Of The Galaxy) action movie Trap House.

Aura is lining up a wide theatrical release for the movie from November 14.

Directed by Michael Dowse (Stuber) and written by Gary Scott Thompson (The Fast and Furious franchise) and Tom O’Connor (The Hitman’s Bodyguard), the movie is centered on a team of elite DEA agents whose rebellious teenage children use their parents’ own tactics—surveillance, infiltration, and non-lethal weapons—to rob a ruthless drug cartel.

Starring with Bautista are Jack Champion (Avatar: The Way of Water), Sophia Lillis (It), Tony Dalton (Better Call Saul), Whitney Peak (Gossip Girl), Kate Del Castillo (Cleaning Lady), Zaire Adams (FreeRidge), and Bobby Cannavale (Ant-Man).

As we revealed last week, Aura is a full-service distributor launched by Capstone Studios, Signature Entertainment, and Ascending Media Group,...

Jean-Claude Van Damme has had a long and storied career, but the follow-up projects to his biggest hit, Timecop, went ahead without him. Hailing from Belgium, the famous "Muscles from Brussels" made the move to Hollywood in the mid-1980s. Once there, Jean-Claude Van Damme came to global prominence with hits such as Bloodsport and Kickboxer.

The 1990s only saw Van Damme's star rise even higher. Alongside Universal Soldier and Hard Target, Van Damme made fan-favorite cameos in such films as Last Action Hero and the ever-popular series Friends. Though there were some missteps, such as the campy 1994 adaptation of Street Fighter, Van Damme nonetheless left an indelible mark on the decade. That was never more true than when he signed on to star in Timecop. Despite receiving middling reviews, Timecop grossed over $100 million at the box office and remains Van Damme's biggest hit to date. Still, he didn't return for the Timecop sequel.

Grab a Corona and gather the family: one of modern Hollywoods biggest franchises just raced onto the worlds top streaming service. This week, the first six installments in the Fast and Furious franchise came to Netflix, giving longtime fans and newcomers alike the chance to continue living their lives a quarter-mile at a time. And these first six installments in particular display a fascinating evolution. The franchise started out as a Point Break homage, with street racing instead of surfacing, before getting bigger and more ridiculous each time. Today, it wouldnt be a stretch to call the franchise superhero films with muscle cars.

Yet fans and critics alike seem to agree that the last few entries, while still enjoyable in their own right, havent quite lived up to the series peak, namely the fifth through seventh films. There are a lot of potential reasons why; many can and have argued...

Do you love parachutes and/or stunts involving parachutes? How about ATVs, motorcycles, and dirt bikes? Explosions? And, what about the soulful voice of Morgan Freeman? Whats not to love about all these things - especially the last one? Put them together, and youve got the official trailer for Gunner, the latest high-octane flick to come from Gary Scott Thompson, the writer behind The Fast and the Furious and more. Starring Luke Hemsworth (Westworld) as a desperate father attempting to save his sons from a ruthless drug syndicate, todays new teaser has just about everything you could want from an action-packed thrill ride.

Artificial intelligence is getting more and more aggressive, taking over every important field. While AI is not entirely bad and could replace boring, repetitive tasks, its usage in art has stirred major controversy, especially when it comes to unauthorized usage. In once instance, AI used a voice that sounded like Morgan Freeman's iconic voice.

Morgan Freeman is famous for his distinctive, calming voice, which he used in many voiceover roles, commercials, and documentaries. However, the actor shared a note slamming the AI usage of his voice on X. A recent trend online sparked a debate as TikTok creator justinescameraroll used AI to replicate the 87-year-old actor's voice to narrate videos, claiming to be his "nepo niece."

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A new genre-bending Sailor Moon video transports the series' heroines into an old-school film noir flick, complete with retro 1950s-style narration.

New cast members have been revealed for the upcoming film Trap House.

An action thriller movie, Trap House will feature Dave Bautista in a starring role. Per THR, the other featured cast members for the film have now been revealed. The other stars of the film include Sophia Lillis; Tony Dalton; Jack Champion; Kate del Castillo; Whitney Peak; and Bobby Cannavale. Rounding out the cast are Inde Navarrette (Superman & Lois), Zaire Adams (Freeridge), and Blu del Barrio (Star Trek: Discovery).

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A reported description for the film reads, "[Trap House] follows an undercover DEA agent and his partner In El Paso, Texas, on a game of cat and mouse with a group of thieves who just happen to be their rebellious teenagers robbing from a...

Jack Champion, Sophia Lillis, Kate del Castillo, Tony Dalton, Whitney Peak, and Bobby Cannavale have joined Dave Bautista on action project Trap House, which has begun principal photography in North America on Monday (April 1).

Inde Navarrette, Zaire Adams, and Blu del Barrio (Star Trek: Discovery) have also joined the cast. Michael Dowse directs from a screenplay by Fast & Furious creator Gary Scott Thompson and Tom O’Connor.

The action film follows an undercover DEA agent and his partner who embark on a game of cat and mouse with a group of thieves, who turn out to be their own teenagers, who...

Jack Champion, Sophia Lillis, Kate del Castillo, Tony Dalton, Whitney Peak and Bobby Cannavale have joined Dave Bautista in the action thriller Trap House.

The new action film follows an undercover DEA agent and his partner in El Paso, Texas, on a game of cat and mouse with a group of thieves who just happen to be their rebellious teenagers robbing from a dangerous cartel and using their parents’ tactics and top-secret intel to succeed.

Inde Navarrette, Zaire Adams and Blu del Barrio also board the indie now in production as Bautista reteams with Final Score producer Signature Films, an arm of U.K. indie distributor Signature Entertainment.

Trap House is directed by Michael Dowse from a script by Fast & Furious creator Gary Scott Thompson and Tom O’Connor (Hitman’s Bodyguard). Montreal-based Dowse also directed Fubar, It’s All Gone Pete Tong, Take Me Home Tonight starring Chris Pratt and Anna Faris,...

Trap House adds dynamic stars like Bobby Cannavale and Jack Champion to join Dave Bautista's action-packed ensemble. The movie's plot focuses on a thrilling cat-and-mouse game between a DEA agent and his criminal children. Directed by Michael Dowse, Trap House has high hopes to deliver a great new action movie.

Dave Bautista’s new action movie Trap House adds several new stars. Bautista is an accomplished action star known for roles in films like Guardians of the Galaxy, Dune, and Knock at the Cabin. He will soon star in the action movie Trap House, which is written by Fast and Furious writer Gary Scott Thompson.

As per Deadline, Trap House has now cast several of its other main stars. This includes roles for Jack Champion, Sophia Lillis, Kate del Castillo, Tony Dalton, Whitney Peak, Bobby Cannavale, Inde Navarrette, Zaire Adams, and Blu del Barrio. The nature of the roles...

Dave Bautista action pic Trap House has added Jack Champion (Avatar: The Way of Water), Sophia Lillis, Kate del Castillo (La Reina del Sur), Tony Dalton (Better Call Saul), Whitney Peak (Gossip Girl) and Bobby Cannavale to it’s cast.

Principal photography is set to begin on April 1. Michael Dowse will direct a script written by Fast & Furious creator Gary Scott Thompson and Tom O’Connor (Hitman’s Bodyguard).

The film follows an undercover DEA agent and his partner who embark on a game of cat and mouse with an audacious group of thieves: their own rebellious teenagers, who have begun robbing a dangerous cartel, using their parents’ tactics and top-secret intel to pull off their heists.

Trap House is produced by Marc Goldberg and Sarah Gabriel of Signature Films, Michael Pruss...

In the 1980s, Hollywood didn’t quite know what to do with Rutger Hauer. The actor broke out in a pretty major way following his acclaimed turn in Paul Verhoeven’s Soldier of Orange, paving the way for his American debut in the Sylvester Stallone thriller Nighthawks, where he played the villain Wulfgar. His performance as Roy Batty in Blade Runner blew people away, and for a while, it looked like he might become the next big Hollywood heartthrob, especially when he signed on to star in the epic adventure film Ladyhawke opposite Michelle Pfeiffer for Richard Donner.

But major stardom didn’t happen? Why? Perhaps it was because the movies of Hauer’s that did best at the box office were the ones where he played the villain, such as The Hitcher. He was so unforgettable as a bad guy that when he played a hero, such as in...

Las Vegas is coming soon to Peacock. It has been more than fifteen years since the drama series ended on NBC, and viewers will finally be able to revisit the series in its entirety on the streaming service.

Starring James Caan, Josh Duhamel, Nikki Cox, James Lesure, Vanessa Marcil, Molly Sims, and Tom Selleck, the NBC series was created by Gary Scott Thompson. The drama aired for five seasons on NBC between 2003 and 2007.

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Las Vegas, the fan-favorite NBC show, has found a streaming home on Peacock after 15 years since its infamous finale. The series follows the lives of employees at the Montecito Resort and Casino, with a star-studded cast including James Caan and Josh Duhamel. The series' cancellation after five seasons, especially with a cliffhanger ending, frustrated audiences.

Fan-favorite NBC show Las Vegas finds a streaming home 15 years after its infamous finale. The series, created by Gary Scott Thompson, follows a group of employees at the Montecito Resort and Casino. It stars James Caan, known for his work on The Godfather and Misery, as well as Josh Duhamel, Nikki Cox, James Lesure, Vanessa Marcil, and Molly Sims. Tom Selleck also joined the show’s cast toward the end of its run. Las Vegas premiered in 2003 and was canceled after five seasons, ending with a cliffhanger that frustrated audiences for some time.

According to Deadline,...

Another broadcast series of the the pre-streaming era has found its way to SVOD. All five seasons of the 2003 NBC drama Las Vegas, starring James Caan and Josh Duhamel, will be available on Peacock starting Dec. 29, the NBCUniversal streamer announced Friday.

Produced by Peacock’s sibling NBCU TV studio, Las Vegas, which marked Caan’s first major TV series role and Duhamel’s transition from daytime to primetime, originally aired on NBC from 2003-2007.

While newer series come with their rights pre-negotiated, shows that aired before the late 2000s have to go through an extensive music clearing process before they can go on a streaming platform.

Created by Gary Scott Thompson, Las Vegas follows the elite surveillance team charged with maintaining the security of one of Las Vegas’ largest casinos. The main cast of the series also includes Nikki Cox, James Lesure, Vanessa Marcil, Molly Sims and Tom Selleck who...

If you’ve been betting on NBC’s Las Vegas ever being available to stream, your payday is finally nigh.

TVLine has learned that the James Caan-led casino drama, which ran for five seasons from September 2003 to February 2008, will begin streaming on Peacock starting next Friday, Dec. 29.

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Created by Gary Scott Thompson, Las Vegas followed the elite surveillance team charged...

Vin Diesel was not the first choice for the role of Dominic Toretto in The Fast and the Furious. The studio initially wanted Timothy Olyphant, and there are significant differences between the original project and the final result. Vin Diesel did not return for 2 Fast 2 Furious, the only movie in the main saga without him or Paul Walker. However, a The Fast and the Furious sequel with Diesel could have happened. Vin Diesel was originally supposed to star in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, but the studio wanted a high school setting instead. He made a cameo at the end of the film.

Fast & Furious has gone from a low-stakes, standalone movie to a full-on blockbuster franchise, but not every envisioned project has become a reality. The Fast Saga premiered in 2001 with Paul Walker and Vin Diesel as lead actors, and it ended up spreading over 11 movies,...

The Fast & Furious movies saga, a robust international action series created by Gary Scott Thompson, has proven to be much more than its humble beginnings as a street racing storyline in 2001. Who would have predicted the evolution from gritty street races to the cinematic spectacle of dragging bank vaults across the asphalt, airborne cars, submarine escapes, and speculative alien encounters? However, following the franchise’s timeline can feel like being in a high-speed chase.

To experience the Fast & Furious events as they chronologically unfold, the journey begins with the first two installments: The Fast and the Furious and 2 Fast 2 Furious. Unexpectedly, the third in the series, Tokyo Drift, doesn’t follow immediately after, as it’s set further down the timeline. Instead, viewers should pivot to Fast & Furious, Fast Five, and Fast & Furious 6 before returning to Tokyo Drift.

Next, strap in for the franchise’s celebrated Furious 7,...

Given how outlandish and enormous the "Fast & Furious" film series would eventually become, it's a little mind-boggling to remember that Rob Cohen's 2001 original, "The Fast and the Furious," was little more than a mid-budget "Point Break" knockoff. The story goes that star Paul Walker, having enjoyed working with Cohen on the 2000 college thriller "The Skulls" was asked what his dream action project would be. Walker said that he wanted to appear in an action movie mashup of "Days of Thunder" and "Donnie Brasco." That is: something with fast cars, but also a cop who goes undercover to infiltrate the criminal underground. The subsequent screenplay, written by Gary Scott Thompson, drew inspiration from a 1998 article in Vibe Magazine all about the New York underground racing scene. David Ayer was brought in to work on a draft, and he changed the setting to Los Angeles and made the cast more diverse.

David Ayer's changes to the original The Fast and the Furious script led to the franchise's massive box office success, but he claims he has "nothing to show" for his work. Ayer's decision to set the movie in Los Angeles and include a highly inclusive and diverse cast was instrumental in shaping the franchise's identity and appeal. Ayer hinted that he was muscled out of the Fast & Furious series by producers, reflecting a history of creative differences with studios.

David Ayer commented on the changes he made to The Fast and the Furious script and how he doesn't get credit for it, even though those story changes led to the franchise's $7 billion box office success. Ayer is known better as a director, having helmed intense such crime films as Street Kings and End of Watch, as well as the war movie Fury. He notoriously directed the Dceu's Suicide Squad,...

David Ayer, director of the first Fast & Furious movie, feels left out and forgotten by the franchise despite its massive success. Ayer believes that people who attend industry parties and socialize were able to control and manage narratives, leaving him as an outsider. Ayer gave the original movie depth and meaning by setting it in L.A. and including people of color and street culture, which was groundbreaking at the time.

David Ayer is one of the first people to be part of the Fast & Furious family, but the director feels he was left out by the franchise after working on the first movie.

Ayer started working in the industry as a writer in 2000, working on Jonathan Mostow's U-571, with two of his most famous collaborations coming the year following with Training Day and The Fast & the Furious, the first installment of what would become one...

While filmmaker David Ayer is probably best known for directing films like “Fury,” “End of Watch” and “Suicide Squad,” he broke out in 2001 by writing “Training Day” and co-writing “The Fast and the Furious.”

The former won Denzel Washington the Best Actor Oscar. The latter Paul Walker/Vin Diesel actioner spawned an 11-movies-and-counting franchise that has earned a combined $7.2 billion at the global box office.

Ayer recently told Jon Bernthal’s “Real Ones” podcast that he has “nothing to show” for writing the top-tier blockbuster franchise.

“Biggest franchise in Hollywood, and I don’t have any of it,” Ayer declared. “I got nothing to show for it, nothing, because of the way the business works.”

“The Fast and the Furious” was based on a Vibe Magazine article called “Racer X.” Gary Scott Thompson and Erik Berquist wrote prior drafts, and the former got sole “characters by” credit for the sequels.

David Ayer feels done in by the “Fast & Furious” franchise.

The “Suicide Squad” director recently opened up about his relationship to the blockbuster action series after co-writing the 2001 original.

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On the new episode of Jon Bernthal’s “Real Ones” podcast, the filmmaker revealed that he hasn’t been compensated the way he believes he should have for his role in kickstarting the franchise.

“Biggest franchise in Hollywood, and I don’t have any of it,” Ayer said. “I got nothing to show for it, nothing, because of the way the business works.”

Released in 2001, “The Fast and the Furious” was inspired by a late-’90s Vibe magazine article about the underground street racing scene in New York.

Writers Gary Scott Thompson and Erik Bergquist originally developed the idea into a screenplay, and Ayer was brought...

Writer-director David Ayer is calling out the “Fast and the Furious” franchise for ignoring his contributions to the 2001 film.

During a recent episode of Jon Bernthal’s “Real Ones” podcast, Ayer addressed his involvement on “The Fast and the Furious” film that kicked off the multi-billion dollar franchise. Gary Scott Thompson and Erik Bergquist wrote previous drafts of the script before Ayer came on board and changed the location of the film and added realistic elements and diverse characters, according to the “Suicide Squad” helmer.

“Biggest franchise in Hollywood, and I don’t have any of it,” Ayer said. “I got nothing to show for it, nothing, because of the way the business works.”

Ayer continued, “When I got that script, that shit was set in New York, it was all Italian kids, right? I’m like, ‘Bro, I’m not going to take it unless I can set it in L.

As a co-writer of 2001’s “The Fast and the Furious,” David Ayer helped launch one of the highest-grossing film franchises of all time. Yet, the “Suicide Squad” and “End of Watch” director says he has “nothing to show” for his contributions to Universal Pictures’ high-octane racing series.

“Biggest franchise in Hollywood, and I don’t have any of it,” Ayer said on a recent episode of Jon Bernthal’s “Real Ones” podcast (via EW). “I got nothing to show for it, nothing, because of the way the business works.”

With 10 mainline movies plus a “Hobbs & Shaw” spinoff, the “Fast & Furious” franchise has grossed over $7 billion. A follow-up to 2023’s “Fast X,” as well as another standalone movie focused on Dwayne Johnson’s Hobbs, are already in the works.

“The narrative is I didn’t do shit, right?” Ayer continued. “It’s like people hijack narratives, control narratives, create narratives to empower themselves,...

David Ayer has claimed he has "nothing to show" for writing 'The Fast and the Furious'.The 55-year-old filmmaker contributed to the screenplay for the first film in the high octane franchise - which originally saw Gary Scott Thompson and Erik Bergquist write drafts based on a Vibe magazine article 'Racer X' - but he insisted the nature of Hollywood means he doesn't reap the rewards.Appearing on the 'Real Ones' podcast, he told host Jon Bernthal: “Biggest franchise in Hollywood, and I don’t have any of it.“I got nothing to show for it, nothing, because of the way the business works.”While Thompson and Begquist wrote the drafts, Ayer has claimed he changed the focus to be on the culture he knew in Los Angeles, and ensured there was diversity in the 2001 blockbuster.He added: "When I got that script, that s*** was set in New York,...

David Ayer says he has “nothing to show” for writing 2001’s The Fast and the Furious, the film that kicked off the long-running franchise.

In a recent episode of Jon Bernthal’s Real Ones podcast, the writer-producer-director opened up about the film, which was released more than two decades ago and initially adapted from a 1998 Vibe magazine article.

“Biggest franchise in Hollywood, and I don’t have any of it,” Ayer explained. “I got nothing to show for it, nothing, because of the way the business works.”

While Gary Scott Thompson and Erik Bergquist wrote drafts of the script, Ayer said he was the one who came in and added diversity and street racing culture to the screenplay.

“When I got that script, that shit was set in New York, it was all Italian kids, right?” he recalled. “I’m like, ‘Bro, I’m not gonna take it unless I can set it in L.

David Ayer is furious about a fast one Hollywood has apparently pulled.

In a recent interview on Jon Bernthal’s “Real Ones” podcast, the writer/director (Suicide Squad and End of Watch) said he has “nothing to show” for writing The Fast and the Furious, the first film in the long-running series.

“Biggest franchise in Hollywood, and I don’t have any of it,” Ayer said. “I got nothing to show for it, nothing, because of the way the business works.”

The 2001 film The Fast and the Furious was adapted from a Vibe magazine article, “Racer X.” Gary Scott Thompson and Erik Bergquist wrote drafts of the script, but Ayer claims he injected diversity and the culture he knew.

“When I got that script, that s— was set in New York, it was all Italian kids, right?” he told Bernthal. “I’m like, ‘Bro, I’m not gonna take it...

If you’re like me, you may have forgotten that David Ayer had a hand in writing The Fast and the Furious. However, Ayer definitely hasn’t forgotten as he has “nothing to show” for writing the first installment of what became a multi-billion dollar blockbuster franchise.

David Ayer spoke on Jon Bernthal’s Real Ones podcast to discuss his part in The Fast and the Furious. “Biggest franchise in Hollywood, and I don’t have any of it,” Ayer said. “I got nothing to show for it, nothing, because of the way the business works.” The film was based on Racer X, a Vibe magazine article by Ken Li. Gary Scott Thompson and Erik Bergquist wrote the initial drafts, but David Ayer was brought in to rewrite it.

“When I got that script, that s— was set in New York, it was all Italian kids, right?” Ayer said. “I’m like,...

Universal Pictures announced this morning that Fast X, the tenth main installment in its long-running action saga Fast & Furious, will head to Peacock September 15th following a theatrical run that kicked off in May.

Coming to the platform the same day are three other installments: Fast and Furious 6, Fate of the Furious, and Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw. And then, there’s Furious 7, which will be available for streaming there starting October 1st.

Fast X again reunites us with globe-trotting street racer Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) and his crew, who, ever since their saga started on the streets of L.A.’s underground racing scene, have overcome impossible odds to outsmart, out-nerve and outdrive every foe. Yet when the team took down a nefarious kingpin back in Brazil, they had no idea his son Dante (Jason Momoa) was watching from the shadows. More lethal than any other enemy they’ve faced,...

Early responses are beginning to come in regarding the details of the Directors Guild of America’s deal with studios and streamers, which were revealed on Wednesday night.

Amid a Writers Guild of America strike, and as performers’ union SAG-AFTRA negotiates with entertainment companies represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers following its own strike authorization, the DGA reached a tentative pact it called “historic.” Some of its members aren’t so sure.

During a Zoom meeting to explain the deal to membership on Thursday, DGA leadership justified the timing of the pact, struck on June 3. “We went as late as one could go within our window” and negotiated for one day later than planned, one guild executive told The Hollywood Reporter, seemingly addressing criticism that the DGA pulled the trigger too quickly rather than holding out for more leverage.

Guild negotiations team members acknowledged that the...

Stars: Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jason Statham, Jason Momoa, Jordana Brewster, Tyrese Gibson, Ludacris, Nathalie Emmanuel, Charlize Theron, Helen Mirren, Sung Kang, John Cena, Brie Larson, Scott Eastwood, Alan Ritchson | Written by Dan Mazeau, Justin Lin, Gary Scott Thompson | Directed by Louis Leterrier

By now we should all know what to expect when we go to see a Fast and Furious film. They give us over-the-top, oftentimes ridiculous, action set pieces, and in between those set pieces will be Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) talking about family. Many people seem to have turned away from that ridiculousness, from the crazy, gravity and logic-defying moments each film gets, and instead call the films pointless. For myself, I accepted what these films are a long time ago, and if like me, you have accepted what they are too, then there is fun to be had.

Fast X brings the whole family back together,...

The entire “The Fast and Furious” universe consists of 13 installments: 10 movies, one show and two short films. The world of fast cars, illegal street racing and iconic beefs was created by Gary Scott Thompson. The writer, director and producer kicked off the franchise with the first film “The Fast and the Furious,” which was directed by Rob Cohen, with a story by Thompson and Ken Li.

The first film in what would become a country-hopping international franchise, starred Paul Walker, Vin Diesel, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster, Matt Schulze and Ricky Yune and more. “The Fast and the Furious” told the story of Dominic Toretto (Diesel), who has a passion and drive for street racing, and after a run-in with Johnny Tran (Yune), he takes racing newcomer Brian (Walker) under his wing. However, Dom and his sister Mia (Brewster) have no idea that he’s an undercover cop, and they are...

This episode of Revisited was Written by Cody Hamman, Narrated by Travis Hopson, Edited by Juan Jimenez, Produced by Adam Walton and Chris Bumbray, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.

No Vin Diesel? No problem. Paul Walker goes on a solo adventure in the first sequel to The Fast and the Furious. Miami sunshine, neon nights, a dangerous drug runner, Eva Mendes, and two new characters who would have prominent roles in future sequels: all of these elements collide in a follow-up that has the unforgettable title 2 Fast 2 Furious (watch it Here). And it’s time for it to be Revisited.

Set-up: The Fast and the Furious was released in June of 2001. Made on a budget of thirty-eight million dollars, the street racing action movie earned more than two hundred and six million dollars at the global box office. Its home studio Universal wanted to cash in on that success as quickly as possible,...

Germany, Australia, Latin America among regions sold.

Highland Film Group has released the first look image and announced territory sales on the action thriller Gunner starring Morgan Freeman and Luke Hemsworth, which recently wrapped production in Alabama.

Dimitri Logothetis directed the film from a script by The Fast And The Furious franchise creator Gary Scott Thompson.

Hemsworth plays the title role of Special Ops veteran Lee Gunner, who takes his sons on a family fishing trip and must rescue them after they stumble upon a drug running operation and get kidnapped by the son of a jailed kingpin (Freeman).

Deals...

There are few movie franchises as enduring as the high-octane thunder road antics of the Fast and Furious family. Fulfilling their protagonists’ ambitions, the Fast & Furious brand has grown from a single movie to a media empire in just over twenty years. From the series of hit movies and spin-offs, to short films, an animated series, numerous live shows and even theme park attractions – this franchise show no signs of hitting the brakes.

Indeed, audiences are keener than ever to keep up with the roarsome ragtag band of road-ripping rebels. The first sparks of the dizzying heights to come were visible in Rob Cohen’s propulsive 2001 film, which began as a Gary Scott Thompson story and starred Vin Diesel, Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster. Since their inauspicious debut the family has grown, the cars have gotten faster and the stunts are exponentially more dangerous and (literally) out of this world.

This episode of Revisited was Written by Cody Hamman, Narrated by Travis Hopson, Edited by Juan Jimenez, Produced by Adam Walton and Chris Bumbray, and Executive Produced by Berge Garabedian.

Intro: One of the biggest action franchises of the last twenty-five years had humble beginnings. It started with a simple little movie about street racing, based on a magazine article, with a cast of young people who weren’t very well-known and action scenes that are relatively grounded. That movie has somehow spawned multiple sequels and a spin-off. Along the way, those further installments have gotten bigger, crazier, and more over-the-top, while earning over six billion dollars at the worldwide box office. The movie we’re talking about is the 2001 release The Fast and the Furious (watch it Here) – and it’s time for it to be Revisited.

Set-up: The Fast and the Furious wouldn’t have happened if it...

Exclusive: Mvd Entertainment Group has claimed North American rights to the darkly comedic thriller Wrong Reasons, marking the feature debut of writer-director Josh Roush. The film, executive produced by and featuring Kevin Smith, is slated for release on digital, VOD, Blu-ray and DVD on August 15.

Hailing from AntiCurrent Productions, Wrong Reasons watches as an ambiguously intentioned masked man (James Parks) kidnaps a drug addicted punk rock singer (Liv Roush) and triggers a police investigation headed by Detective Charles Dobson (Ralph Garman) as well as a media circus. The film also starring Teresa Ruiz, David Koechner, Daniel Roebuck, Smith and Keith Coogan boasts a punk rock soundtrack with music by Tim Armstrong, L7, Black Flag, The Wipers, Channel 3, William Elliott Whitmore, The Unseen, Bi-Product and more.

After world premiering at Smith’s first annual Smodcastle Film Festival in the fall of 2022, the Liv Roush-produced film...

Who is your daddy, and what does he do? In Joseph Baena’s case, his father is Arnold Schwarzenegger, a former governor and one of the most incredible action heroes ever. According to Deadline, Baena is joining the cast of Gunner alongside Luke Hemsworth and Morgan Freeman.

Dimitri Logothetis (Jiu Jitsu) directs from a script he co-wrote with Gary Scott Thompson (The Fast and the Furious). The film revolves around Special Forces veteran Lee Gunner (Hemsworth), who takes his two sons on a camping trip. While roughing it, the boys find a fentanyl lab and get kidnapped by drug runners. Unfortunately for the drug runners, Gunner is highly trained, and you don’t want to piss this Papa Bear off in the woods. Stopping at nothing to bring his family home safely, Gunner unleashes on the criminal cartel, even after the FBI and local police get involved.

Joseph Baena plays Wally,...

Exclusive: Joseph Baena (Chariot) will star alongside Luke Hemsworth and Morgan Freeman in the action film Gunner, directed by Dimitri Logothetis (Jiu Jitsu), which is now in production in Alabama.

The film penned by Logothetis and Gary Scott Thompson (The Fast and the Furious) follows Special forces veteran Lee Gunner (Hemsworth) as he takes his two boys on a camping trip, where the boys stumble upon a fentanyl lab and are kidnapped by drug runners. Unfortunately for the drug runners, Lee will stop at nothing to get his boys back safely, going up against not only the criminal cartel, but the FBI and local police as well, using the full force of his deadly abilities to reunite his family.

Baena will portray Wally, a young, wet-behind-the-ears Deputy Sheriff. Pic’s producers include Joel Shapiro (Killerman), Logothetis, magiCity Studios and Acme Rocket Fuel.

Baena is a rising actor who has previously...

The end of the road begins as Fast X, the tenth film in the Fast & Furious Saga, launches the final chapters of one of cinema’s most storied and popular global franchises, now in its third decade and still going strong with the same core cast and characters as when it began. Now, you can watch the “For Fans and Family” featurette from the film, right here (above) on CinemaNerdz!

Over many missions and against impossible odds, Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) and his family have outsmarted, out-nerved and outdriven every foe in their path. Now, they confront the most lethal opponent they’ve ever faced: A terrifying threat emerging from the shadows of the past who’s fueled by blood revenge, and who is determined to shatter this family and destroy everything—and everyone—that Dom loves, forever.

In 2011’s Fast Five, Dom and his crew took out nefarious...

Looking back over the "Fast & Furious" movies, it's astonishing how far they have evolved. In 2021's "F9," two characters literally launched a car into space. This was followed by a scene where the central team of stunt drivers equipped their cars with powerful electromagnets that could pull entire washing machines out of storefronts in order to fling them at enemy pursuers. Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) and his crew are more or less unkillable at this point, a detail that the characters were wise enough to acknowledge; Chris "Ludacris" Bridges points out that they may all actually be immortal. 

Looking back to Rob Cohen's 2001 original film, "The Fast and the Furious," one finds a very, very modest beginning. "The Fast and the Furious" is essentially a mid-budget "Point Break" knockoff about ultra-cool fast-driving thieves who do nothing more sinister than boost DVD players from delivery trucks. Like in "Point Break,...

The end of the road begins. Fast X, the tenth film in the Fast & Furious Saga, launches the final chapters of one of cinema’s most storied and popular global franchises, now in its third decade and still going strong with the same core cast and characters as when it began.

Over many missions and against impossible odds, Dom Toretto (Vin Diesel) and his family have outsmarted, out-nerved and outdriven every foe in their path. Now, they confront the most lethal opponent they’ve ever faced: A terrifying threat emerging from the shadows of the past who’s fueled by blood revenge, and who is determined to shatter this family and destroy everything—and everyone—that Dom loves, forever.

In 2011’s Fast Five, Dom and his crew took out nefarious Brazilian drug kingpin Hernan Reyes and decapitated his empire on a bridge in Rio De Janeiro. What they didn’t know was that Reyes’ son,...

Production scheduled to commence this spring in Alabama.

Morgan Freeman is set to join Luke Hemsworth in the upcoming action thriller Gunner, which Highland Film Group represents for worldwide sales and will introduce to buyers at the EFM next week.

Dimitri Logothetis is directing from a screenplay by Gary Scott Thompson, whose action chops include creating the characters in The Fast And The Furious franchise and writing several instalments.

Gunner follows Special Ops veteran Lee Gunner (Hemsworth) who takes his two sons on a fishing trip to reconnect. When the boys stumble upon a drug running operation and get kidnapped...

Exclusive: Luke Hemsworth (Westworld) has been tapped for the title role in Gunner, a new action pic from director Dimitri Logothetis.

The film written by The Fast and the Furious scribe Gary Scott Thompson follows Special forces veteran Lee Gunner (Hemsworth) as he takes his two boys on a camping trip where the boys stumble upon a fentanyl lab and are kidnapped by drug runners. Unfortunately for the drug runners, Lee will stop at nothing to get his boys back safely, going up against not only the criminal cartel, but the FBI and local police as well, using the full force of his deadly abilities to reunite his family.

Joel Shapiro (Killerman) will produce alongside Logothetis, magiCity Studios and Acme Rocket Fuel.

Hemsworth portrayed Westworld Security Head Ashley Stubbs across all four seasons of HBO’s sci-fi drama Westworld and last summer returned for a cameo in Thor: Love and Thunder,...

Paul Mason, the screenwriter, producer and studio executive who penned episodes of Ben Casey, Ironside and CHiPs, created The Bold Ones: The New Doctors with Steven Bochco and served as president of Viacom Pictures, has died. He was 92.

Mason died Dec. 26 at his home in West Hills, his son Barry Jacobs announced.

At the start of his six-decade career, Mason co-wrote Angel Baby (1961), a drama that starred George Hamilton, Mercedes McCambridge, Joan Blondell and, in his film debut, Burt Reynolds.

Also for the big screen, Mason’s produced Nickel & Dime (1992) and executive produced The Further Adventures of Tennessee Buck (1988), Seven Hours to Judgment (1988), I, Madman (1989), Where Sleeping Dogs Lie (1991), The Amityville Horror (2005), Hachi: A Dog’s Tale (2009), A Common Man (2013), The House at the End of the Drive (2014) and Amityville: The Awakening (2017).

He, Bochco and Richard Landau created NBC’s The Bold Ones: The New Doctors, which ran from 1969-73 and starred E.G. Marshall,...