Everything Action Theater: Fastlane
In between the first two Fast & Furious movies in 2002, Fox was looking to create something similar with Fastlane, which starred Peter Facinelli, Bill Bellamy, and Tiffani Thiessen as undercover cops working in a secret division of the LAPD that infiltrated the seedy underworld of Los Angeles.
Action Hero of the Week: Hugo Toorop
Veteran-turned-mercenary Toorop takes the high-risk job of escorting a woman from Russia to America. Little does he know that she is host to an organism that a cult wants to harvest in order to produce a genetically modified Messiah.
The Rock Skippers Emily Blunt Through the Amazon in Jungle Cruise (Trailer)
Based on the classic Disney ride, Emily Blunt and The Rock head into the Amazon searching for the mystical Tree of Life, which is said to cure any illness, in this summer’s big Disney blockbuster, Jungle Cruise.
New Release Round Up 3/10
Both versions of Beauty and the Beast are on 4K Blu-Ray this week along with the critically acclaimed Uncut Gems, the box office flop Charlie’s Angels reboot, a special Mondo Steelbook of A Quiet Place and more.
Natasha Faces Her Past in the Final Black Widow Trailer
Following Captain America: Civil War, Natasha Romanoff reunites with her “family” to stop the villainous Taskmaster, who has taken over the old Black Widow program and is churning out deadly, brainwashed assassins.
Battle at the Box Office 3/9
Onward took the top spot at the box office over this past weekend but it’s one of the lowest openings in Pixar history.
Review: Spenser Confidential
Released on Netflix this past weekend, Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg’s latest collaboration is a loose remake of 80s crime drama Spenser: For Hire with Wahlberg as ex-con, ex-cop Spenser, who teams up with his new roommate Hawk (Winston Duke) to investigate the death of two Boston cops.
Musical Montage: Ol’ Dirty Bastard ft. Kelis “Got Your Money”
For the only single off his second solo album, Ol’ Dirty Bastard paid homage to the immortal Rudy Ray Moore as the music video for “Got Your Money” was almost entirely footage from the 1975 blaxploitation classic Dolemite.
News Shotgun 3/7
James Wan is rebooting an undisclosed Universal Monster, The Kids in the Hall are coming back, Gaston and LaFou are getting their own prequel series, Hocus Pocus 2 has a director, The Last of Us is coming to HBO and more in this week’s News Shotgun.
Everything Actioncast Ep 474 “Candyman, Batmobile, Last of Us, The Outsider and More”
This week on the podcast, Zach, Chris, and Joe talk about the new Batmobile, the “spiritual sequel” Candyman movie, The Outsider, Year of the Rabbit, HBO getting a Last of Us series, Hunters and more.