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Die Hard Is Returning To Theaters On December 8th
de Souza wrote the film, based on the 1979 novel Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorp. It of course stars Bruce Willis as NYPD officer John McClane, Alan Rickman as Hans Gruber, Alexander Godunov as Karl, Bonnie Bedelia as Holly Gennaro-McClane, Reginald VelJohnson as Al Powell, Paul Gleason as Dwayne T[...]
Assassin Star Andy Allo on Saban Films’ Unique Sci-Fi Opportunity
The film follows a private military operation led by Valmora (Bruce Willis), who invents futuristic microchip tech that enables an agent's mind to inhabit another person's body to carry out covert, deadly missions But when Sebastian (Mustafa Shakir), an agent, is killed during a secret mission, his wife Alexa (Nomzamo Mbatha) takes his place to[...]
Assassin: Jesse Atlas on Making Directorial Debut in Sci-Fi Thriller
The film follows a private military operation led by Valmora (Bruce Willis), who invents futuristic microchip tech that enables an agent's mind to inhabit another person's body to carry out covert, deadly missions But when Sebastian (Mustafa Shakir), an agent, is killed during a secret mission, his wife Alexa (Nomzamo Mbatha) takes his place to[...]
Firestarter Fails To Ignite, A Complete Failure {Review}
Some years, it has felt like The Razzies take themselves almost too seriously, and in recent years, they have taken it too far as well. Charlie (Ryan Kiera Armstrong) in Firestarter, directed by Keith Thomas.Photo Credit: Ken Woroner/Universal Pictures The Razzies Suck And Stopped Being Funny Years Ago This brings us to 2022, when they named an award[...]
M. Night Shyamalan Praises Bruce Willis In A The Sixth Sense BTS Story
In March 2022, we got the news that legendary actor Bruce Willis was retiring from acting due to a medical condition called aphasia We have seen a few of the smaller movies he was involved with near the end of his career releasing teasers and trailers as frequent friends and collaborators of Willis talk about what[...]
Die Hard: Bruce Willis Returns Atop “Nakatomi Plaza” on Social Media
Since Bruce Willis announced his retirement from acting and studios continue to milk successful franchises, my suggestion to 20th Century Studios is, "Why not Die Hard?" Before anyone gets sanctimonious about touching this so-called sacred institution, let me remind you that Willis' final act as John McClane in 2013's A Good Day to Die Hard[...]
Die Hard: Bruce Willis Returns Atop “Nakatomi Plaza” on Social Media
Bruce Willis' cinematic career has come full circle, so to speak The 67-year-old, who announced his retirement from acting, returned to the Fox Plaza building in Century City, California, which doubled for Nakatomi Tower in the 1988 classic Die Hard The John McTiernan film took Willis' career to the next level from his TV series Moonlighting[...]
Die Hard Star Reginald VelJohnson on How He Lucked Out as Al Powell
The other major role ended up ironically, also playing the lone straight-and-narrow Sgt Al Powell, the local beat cop who helps Det John McClane (Bruce Willis)  in 1988's Die Hard Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, the actor opened up about how he wasn't in 20th Century Fox (now 20th Studios) plans in the role. Reginald VelJohnson in[...]
The Fifth Element Returns To Theaters For 25th Anniversary
Tickets for the showings are available here. Credit Columbia Pictures The Fifth Element Is Fantastic On The Big Screen "From its opening scenes in 1914 Egypt to its towering views of 23rd Century New York City, and its mind-expanding journey to the faraway world of Fhloston Paradise, "The Fifth Element" follows cab driver Korben Dallas (Bruce Willis) as[...]
White Elephant: Vadhir Derbez on Co-Stars, Crossing to American Films
His latest is the RLJE Films' action crime drama White Elephant which features screen veterans in Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, and Marvel holdovers in Michael Rooker (Guardians of the Galaxy films) and Olga Kurylenko (Black Widow) I spoke to Derbez, who plays the enforcer Carlos, about working with director Jesse V Johnson, differences in working[...]
Vendetta Editor Trevor Mirosh on Working with Bruce Willis & More
I spoke with Mirosh about his latest film, Vendetta, working with Bruce Willis, balancing his action films, and how movies he grew up watching shaped his style. Bruce Willis and Theo Rossi in Vendetta (2022) Image courtesy of Vertical Entertainment Vendetta follows William Duncan (Clive Standen), a man on a quest for revenge to find the people[...]
Fortress: Sniper’s Eye Dir Josh Sternfeld on His First Action Film
It helps to work with the creative team of Alan Horsnail, who wrote the screenplay, with the story developed from Randall Emmett and Emile Hirsch along with action veterans in stars Bruce Willis, Chad Michael Murray, and Jesse Metcalfe I spoke with Sternfeld about how the stars aligned for him to work on the sequel[...]
Kevin Smith Gets Emotional Discussing Bruce Willis at WonderCon 2022
However, a hush fell over the crowd as the final attendee in the question line asked him to speak on Bruce Willis given the recent public announcement that the beloved action star is suffering from aphasia. In the past, Smith had not been shy about his experiences with Willis on the set of Cop Out[...]
Bruce Willis Retires From Acting Following Aphasia Diagnosis
Bruce Willis is a legend who made the jump from an everyman on the small screen to one of the biggest action stars for the big screen He has been consistently working ever since, starring in both theatrically released and plenty of direct to VOD films as well in recent years However, Willis is stepping[...]
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Gasoline Alley is a new action film, the first of the year to star Bruce Willis, along with Devon Sawa, Luke Wilson, Kat Foster, Sufe Bradshaw, Johnny Dowers, Kenny Wormald, Rick Salomon, Steve Eastin, Tracey "The Doc" Curry The film is written by Tom Sierchio and Edward John Drake and directed by Drake as well[...]
Apex Star Neal McDonough on Bruce Willis & Playing Empathetic Villain
When it came to working with one of the industry's most venerable actors again in Bruce Willis in Apex, he couldn't pass up that opportunity I spoke with McDonough about his role as Dr Samuel Rainsford in the film, working with director Edward Drake, and his approach to his roles Apex follows ex-cop Thomas Malone[...]
Deadlock trailer Is Out...Is Bruce Willis The New Nicolas Cage?
Deadlock is a new thriller film from Saban Films coming to theaters and digital on December 3rd, and it stars Bruce Willis as part of a team of mercenaries carrying out a mission when they think the government has betrayed them, holding an energy plant hostage Patrick Muldoon plays the retired army ranger trying to[...]
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
In perhaps was one of the biggest lost opportunities to fulfill the dream of Brooklyn Nine-Nine lead character Jake Peralta (Andy Samberg), co-creator Dan Goor revealed to Late Night with Seth Meyers about a potential cameo from Die Hard star Bruce Willis that failed to materialize Goor joined the cast of the series for a[...]
Out of Death Star Jamie King on Her Hero’s Journey & Bruce Willis
I spoke to the star about Vertical Entertainment film about wanting to work with co-star Bruce Willis, the director Mike Burns, the hero's journey of Shannon, and the reception to her Netflix series. Image courtesy of Vertical Entertainment The film follows a retired cop's solace in the remote wilderness is hijacked when he encounters a lone hiker[...]
Midnight in the Switchgrass: Randall Emmett on His Directorial Debut
At the same time, I was petrified and filled with a different type of whether or not I could even pull this off as a director just because I've been sitting in a different chair for four decades." Image courtesy of Lionsgate The director felt grateful for recruiting acting veterans like Hirsch, Fox, and Bruce Willis to[...]
Midnight in the Switchgrass: Caitlin Carmichael on Film’s Intensity
I was able to spend a lot of time in rehearsals is my costar, Lukas Haas, to nail down the physicality of our really intense scenes together and develop the chemistry off-screen so that we can be comfortable diving into the sense of fear that we had to deal with each other on-screen." https://youtu.be/1pNN66fRumwVideo can't be[...]
Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Jake Peralta’s One Hell of a Die Hard Fan Mashup
He begs his captain, "Can we go in?! Can we pay our respects?" Defeated, Holt acquiesces saying, "Fine, make it quick." Peralta celebrates by saying "Yes! Pull it over there Argyle!" referencing John McClane's (Bruce Willis) driver from the first film Holt asks, "Pardon?" before he's told who he is before saying "Nakatomi" again with[...]
Trailer For Grillo/Willis Film Cosmic Sin Debuts, Out March 12th
Cosmic Sin is a new Sci-Fi film starring Frank Grillo and Bruce Willis teaming up 400 years in the future to eliminate a hostile alien threat after we begin colonizing other parts of the galaxy The film also stars Brandon Thomas Lee, Corey Large, Perrey Reeves, CJ Perry, Lochlyn Munro, Costas Mandylor, and Adelaide Kane[...]
Breach: Cody Kearsley Talks Fitting In and Learning on the Fly
When it comes to film leads, Cody Kearsley is as fresh as they come, holding his own with the likes of his more seasoned co-stars Bruce Willis, Rachel Nichols, and Thomas Jane in the sci-fi horror film Breach Directed by John Suits (Pandemic), Kearsley stars as Noah, a blue-collar engineer who becomes a stowaway to[...]
Breach: Bruce Willis vs. Super Zombies in Nonsensical Sci-Fi Action
I loved working with John, so the draw for me with working with him again." Rachel Nichols as Chambers, Bruce Willis as Clay Young, and Cody Kearsley as Noah in Breach (2020) Image courtesy of Saban Films Nichols plays Chambers, the medical doctor of a space transport carrying a mix of military personnel and civilians on their[...]
Breach: Bruce Willis vs. Super Zombies in Nonsensical Sci-Fi Action
Bruce Willis stars in a sci-fi film that borrows a few elements from various horror films The premise is initially clear on its head with a dystopian future A select few civilians and military personnel are allowed to board a spaceship bound for an earth colony A stowaway and junior mechanic, Noah (Cody Kearsley) boards[...]
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In this episode, Jason chats with John Suits, Director of Breach (out December 18), starring Bruce Willis and Cody Kearsley Suits described the film as an homage to classics like Alien and modern zombie films The horror/sci-fi movie starts with a concept straight out of an even older classic, When Worlds Collide, with humanity fleeing earth[...]
Bruce Willis Stars In Another Sci-Fi Thriller, Breach Hits December 18
Bruce Willis will headline yet another sci-fi film, this one titled Breach Also starring Cody Kearsley, Rachel Nichols, and Thomas Jane, the film is directed by John Suits from a script by Edward Drake and Corey Large In the film, a crew flying a life-saving ark and fleeing a plague on planet Earth While in[...]
Bruce Willis at the Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis at the Hollywood Palladium. Editorial credit: Featureflash Photo Agency / Shutterstock.com
Bruce Willis will keep reminding his foes not to f*** with John McClane as he stars in the upcoming science-fiction action thriller Apex The film follows an elite group of hunters who pay to hunt a man on a deserted island and get way more than they bargained for when that prey is played by[...]