Even though Jean-Claude Van Damme opted out of "The Expendables," that doesn't mean that Hollywood has lost interest in Van Damme. Far from it, in fact, as Universal Pictures is reportedly eying a big budget remake of one of JCVD's greatest hits — "TimeCop."
What's Playing has the scoop that "Time Cop 2.0" is "finally inching forward," stressing that a reboot of Van Damme's 1994 action flick has been in the works for the past four years. There's just one catch — Van Damme himself won't be involved. Despite expressing his interest in the project, the action icon "won't be invited back" by Universal, with the studio reportedly opting for "a major star" to headline the remake. Read More...
At this year's San Diego Comic-Con, Gentle Giant's coolest exclusive by far was a 12" Stormtrooper action figure, modeled after the original line of "Star Wars" toys and housed in a comically oversized blister pack. If you were lucky enough to get one... well... count yourself lucky, because they were apparently rather hard to come by.
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It's not often that we in the geek community can marry our love for all things science fiction with a more conventional pastime like, say, sports. But if you're in or around the San Diego area on Friday, September 24, you'll have the opportunity to knock such a merged experience out of the park.
With a worldwide box office take of $310.7 million to its name, director 
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'The Town' Heists Recall Great Fictional Masked Robberies
Posted 9/17/10 1:07 pm EST by Josh Wigler in Commentary
"The Town" arrives in theaters today, marking yet another entry in Ben Affleck's continually impressive career as a filmmaker. In addition to directing the movie, Affleck stars as Doug, a thief who robs banks, armored cars and other high profile targets, sometimes dressed as a nun to protect his identity. But when he starts falling in love with one of his hostages, Doug learns that getting out of the game isn't as easy as it seems.
The heist scenes in "The Town" are some of the most thrilling in recent memory, taking its rightful place alongside some of cinema's other great masked robbery sequences — like the five scenes you'll read about after the jump! Read More...
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