Action Flicks - THE Blockbuster Blog: 15/02/2009

Saturday 21 February 2009

The Dark Knight - breaks $1 Billion Milestone

Warner Bros. has announced that "The Dark Knight" has passed the $1 billion mark in worldwide revenues.The record-setting "Titanic" reigns atop the Billion's list with more than $1.8 billion recieved but Dark Knight hasnt stopped earning just yet.

Since its release in July, Christopher Nolans epic super hero tale has become Warners' highest grossing film worldwide as well as the second-highest-grossing film domestically of all time. The Film could be thrust into the spotlight even more this week with the late Heath Ledger favourite to recieve the best supporting actor Oscar for his portrayle of The Joker.

Mickey Rourke "Would love to be in Iron Man 2" - VIDEO

Mickey Rourke, who is tipped to pick up the best actor Oscar for his role in "The Wrestler", has revealed not only that rumours he has been in talks with Marvel are true, but that he would love to star in Iron Man 2. Reports suggested Rourke like Samuel L Jackson's Nick Fury were no longer being considered due to high wage demands but this interview suggests Rourke is still confident of appearing in the film among already confirmed cast memebers Robert Downey Jr and Don Cheadle.

Friday 20 February 2009

Oscars 2009 Winners list leaked online ?

The Oscars are treated every year with absolute secrecy but as always some critics claim to have come across leaked documents revealing this years oscar winners. This has resulted in a betting frenzy with some of the more unlikely candidates most notably Amy Adams in the supporting actress category, having her odds slashed. So if you choose to believe here is the potential winners list leaked earlier today:

Actor in a leading role: Mickey Rourke
Actor in a supporting role: Heath Ledger
Actress in a leading role: Kate Winslet
Actress in a supporting role: Amy Adams
Animated Feature Film: Wall-E
Art Direction: The Dark Knight
Cinematography: Slumdog Millionaire
Costume Design: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Directing: Slumdog Millionaire
Documentary feature: Man on Wire
Documentary short: The Conscience of Nhem En
Film editing: Milk
Foreign language film: Departures
Makeup: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
Music (Score): Defiance
Music (Song): Down to Earth (Wall-E)
Best Picture: Slumdog Millionaire
Short film (animated): Presto
Short film (live action): Auf Der Strecke (On The Line)
Sound editing: Wall-E
Sound mixing: The Dark Knight
Visual effects: Iron Man
Writing (Adapted screenplay): The Reader
Writing (Original screenplay): In Bruges

regardless of whether this list be true or not the only way to find out will be to tune in to the oscars on sunday. If you use this info to make a bet, then your braver than i am to trust internet specualtion, but good luck !!!

Ice Age 3 - Hilarious Trailer

Not strichtly an action flick being a cgi childrens animated film but take a look at this tv spot anyway, its hilarious.

Clive Owen's THE INTERNATIONAL - Opening 5 minutes

Starring : Clive Owen
Released : 27th February 2009

Here is the opening Five minutes of Clive Owen's up and coming intelligent espionage thriller The International. Initial perceptions of the film are that if you were disapointed Clive didnt get the nod to be James Bond, this may be your chance to tell 007 fans i told you so.

Thursday 19 February 2009

NEW TRANSFORMERS POSTERS REVEALED

these new posters show what appears to be "the fallen" and a shot of shia la beouf and megan fox running with optimus prime and pyramids in the background. what do you think of the new transformers pics ???

TEKKEN - FIRST PICTURES

These are the first pictures to come from the highly anticipated adaptation of the videogame franchise Tekken. The game has long been the pinacle of beat em up franchises and it is hoped the new film will eclipse the success of previous video game adaptations and perhaps start a new series of films in the mold of Mortal Kombat. The pics show Jon Foo as Jin Kazama, Marian Zapico as Anna Williams, Gary Daniels as Bryan Fury, Ian Anthony Dale as Kazuya and Mircea Monroe as Kara.
Tell us what you think of the pics below.