Disney/Pixar tattoos lead a full menu from the Twitter-Wood feed today. If you want to see some dedicated "Toy Story" and "Up" fandom, you need look no further than director Lee Unkrich's tweets, which nudged out Ice-T's posterity shot with "Crank: High Voltage" star Jason Statham for Twitter Pic of the Day.
Photos popped up all over the feed, in fact, with John Stamos making an astute observation about one of his "E.R." costars and Paris Hilton enforcing fashion upon her dog. Check it out below, along with chatter between McLovin and his "Kick-Ass" co-star Chloe Moretz. I'm @brianwarmoth, and it's all in the Twitter-Wood report for September 2, 2009. Read more...
Tags brett ratner, chloe moretz, christopher mintz-plasse, dana brunetti, ice-t, jason statham, john stamos, lee unkrich, nicky hilton, paris hilton, toy story, up
Confession time! I regard every Jason Statham movie as a special treasure, perfect for those awkward Sunday nights when you need something quick and violent to pop into the DVD player. He's the closest thing we've got to the glorious days of 1980s action machismo, and whenever he nabs a new part, I'm counting down the days to the theatrical release.
Happily, there's a new one to put on my calender! Variety reports that Statham is set to take the lead in "Blitz," a thriller directed by Elliott Lester ("Love is the Drug"). Read more...
He’s got the looks of Matt Damon, the muscles of Jason Statham, and can deliver a line way better than Jean-Claude Van Damme. So, does “Twilight” star Kellan Lutz have what it takes to become Hollywood’s next big action hero?
“I’ve got ‘New Moon’ shooting in April, and besides that I’m focusing on the film side of stuff: Reading a lot of scripts and checking out what the next big action movie is,” the 24-year-old actor (his birthday is March 15th) revealed to us when he stopped by the MTV studios recently, discussing his upcoming plans. “That’s the way I want my career to go.” Read more...
Last year on the Movies Blog, we wondered, "Who would win a fight between the three best action characters of our age: Jason Bourne, James Bond, or Bruce Wayne?" and to show how serious we here at MTV News are about getting to the bottom of deep mysteries, we brought the question straight to Matt Damon himself.
In our haste to crown Bourne the champ, though, seems in our ultimate showdown of ultimate destiny battle royale we forgot about another tiny franchise star. Read more...
When it was announced last week that Sylvester Stallone, Jet Li, and Jason Statham would star in a movie called “The Expendables,” my colleague Elisabeth Rappe wondered if it was the most ridiculously badass cast ever assembled.
You know who else wonders that? Jason Statham.
“It’s a great circle of people to be involved with,” Statham whistled. “Sly is someone I grew up watching on TV and on the movies. He’s a living legend. He’s one of the biggest action stars that Hollywood’s ever seen, the whole world’s ever seen. And so the chance for me to come all these years later and be working alongside Sly is just one of those like pinch-yourself moments. Read more...
It's difficult to come up with a cast more ridiculously badass than "13," which finalized its A-List pics yesterday. But here's one movie that is going to try -- and the main man is probably worth two or three of the "13" cast combined.
According to Variety, the iconic Sylvester Stallone will join Jason Statham (who is apparently in every other film these days) and Jet Li in "The Expendables." In addition to starring, Stallone will write and direct the film, something that has become standard practice for him at this point in his career. (And really, who's going to tell him no?) Read more...
A few weeks ago, we brought you the news that bad boys Jason Statham, 50 Cent, and Mickey Rourke had joined the thriller "13” alongside up-and-comer Sam Riley.
As if that wasn't an impressive enough cast, they've been joined by two new heavies -- and we finally get the scoop on who's playing whom. According to Variety, Ray Winstone and Ray Liotta are joining the cast, making this one group of guys you wouldn't want to meet in a dark alley -- or, in this case, an underground club.
Unfortunately, that's just what poor Riley does. He discovers an ugly underground sport where the wealthy bet on the unlucky individuals sold into a Russian Roulette-like competition. Rourke will play a convict from a Mexican prison who is sold into the game, and 50 Cent the man employed to escort him to the bloody game. Read more...
FROM MTV.COM: Now here's a movie that oozes sheer testosterone. According to Variety, 50 Cent, Mickey Rourke and Jason Statham have signed on to star opposite Sam Riley in "13," a remake of the French film "13 Tzameti." Before you groan at the word "remake," and wonder why we can't leave European films alone, take a deep breath. This one not only has the consent of the original director, Gela Babluani, but is being written and directed by him.
The plot centers around a naive young man, who decides to steal a package, and follow its accompanying instructions hoping for a big payoff. But when he arrives at his destination, he finds a secret and ugly world, where men are gambling behind closed doors on the lives of other men. And he's been trailed there by an edgy, angry cop. I think we all know this isn't going to end well.
For more of 50 Cent, Jason Statham and Mickey Rourke Joining "13,", head over to MTV.com.
- Nicole Kidman to star in “The Eighth Wonder,” an Indiana Jones-esque adventure about an archeological discovery. (THR)
- Jason Statham looking to do film in the vein of “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre,” with David and Janet Peoples. (Empire)
- Bruce Willis to star in and direct “Three Stories About Joan,” with Owen Wilson and Kieran Culkin. (CHUD)
- David Boreanaz NOT up for the role of “Green Lantern,” which gets a very positive script review. Beware spoilers. (Latino Review)
- Details on Rian Johnson’s sci-fi project “Looper” begin to surface. (Slashfilm)
Tags bruce willis, david boreanaz, david peoples, green lantern, janet peoples, jason statham, kieran culkin, looper, Nicole Kidman, owen wilson, rian johnson, the eighth wonder, the treasure of the sierra madre, three stories about joan

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