Category Archives: action

“The Flash” Storyline, Trailers and Posters

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The Flash follows the superhero based on the DC comic character. The film introduces Barry Allen, played by Ezra Miller. Allen is a crime scene investigator. He gets struck by lightning and gains superhuman speed.

Andy Muschietti directs the movie. The Argentine-born filmmaker directed horror films It and Mama. His unique visual style and handling of special effects helped him nab the helm of the major event in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU).

With his newfound powers, Barry is the Flash and uses his speed to safeguard Central City from multiple threats, including Doctor Alchemy, played by Michael Shannon.

Barry lives a double life as a superhero and a police officer. He works to undercover the truth about his powers and the mysterious forces behind him.

The cast includes Kiersey Clemons as Iris West, Billy Crudup as Henry Allen, Candice Patton as Iris West-Allen, Tom Cavanagh as Harrison Wells, Sasha Calle as Supergirl and Maribel Verdu as Rosalind Dillo.

The film spotlights cameo appearances by other DC characters, such as Wonder Woman and Batman, as part of the DCEU. Ben Affleck and Michael Keaton also star in The Flash.

“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning” Trailers, Featurettes and Posters

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Written and directed by Christopher McQuarrie, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One takes Tom Cruise to a whole new level of competency and adventure. The trailer and sizzle reel boosts the adrenaline.

“John Wick: Chapter 4” Trailers, Clips, Posters and Images

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John Wick, played by Keanu Reeves, uncovers a path to defeat The High Table. The ultimate authority of the underworld. It’s a council of twelve crime lords. They govern the underworld’s most powerful criminal organizations. The High Table has respect but draws fear.

But before he can earn his freedom, Wick must face off against a new enemy with powerful alliances across the globe and forces that turn old friends into foes.

Chad Stahelski directs a stellar cast that includes Donnie Yen, Bill Skarsgård, Laurence Fishburne, Hiroyuki Sanada, Shamier Anderson, Lance Reddick, Rina Sawayama, Scott Adkins and Ian McShane.

Keanu Reeves as John Wick in John Wick: Chapter 4. Photo Credit: Murray Close
Keanu Reeves as John Wick, Donnie Yen as Caine, and Scott Adkins as Killa in John Wick: Chapter 4.
Photo Credit: Murray Close
Keanu Reeves as John Wick in John Wick: Chapter 4. Photo Credit: Murray Close

“Plane” Action Movie With Butler

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Based on a story by British spy thriller writer Charles Cumming, Plane is a breathless, white-knuckle action movie. Cummings co-wrote the screenplay with J. P. Davis, who moonlights as an actor in Hollywood.

Jean-Francois Richet directs Plane, steering Gerard Butler as pilot Brodie Torrance.

Richet is an award-winning director of French films like Inner City (1995) and Public Enemy No. 1 (2008).

Daniella Pineda as Bonnie Lane, Gerard Butler as Brodie Torrance, and Yoson An as Samuel Dele in PLANE. Photo Credit: Kenneth Rexach

Torrance tries to save his passengers from a lightning strike by making a risky landing on a war-torn island. They survive only to discover the emergency landing is just the beginning.

When most of the passengers are taken hostage by dangerous rebels, the only person Torrance can count on for help is Louis Gaspare, played by Mike Colter, an accused murderer the FBI was transporting.

Mike Colter as Louis Gaspare in PLANE. Photo Credit: Kenneth Rexach

Torrance needs Gaspare’s help to rescue the passengers. He soon learns there’s more to the accused murderer than he realized. Tony Goldwyn also stars in the movie.

“Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves” Trailer, Featurettes and Posters

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Co-directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves follows a charming thief, played by Chris Pine. A band of unlikely adventures embarks on a huge quest to retrieve a lost relic. But things go dangerously awry when they run afoul of the wrong people.

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ release date is in the latest poster below.

Justice Smith plays Simon, Sophia Lillis plays Doric, Chris Pine plays Edgin, and Michelle Rodriguez plays Holga in Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves from Paramount Pictures.

Daley wrote the screenplay with Michael Gilio with the story by Chris McKay. The rest of the cast includes Hugh Grant, Justice Smith, Michelle Rodriguez and Rege-Jean Page.

The final trailer is a hard sale.

Sylvester Stallone in “Samaritan” Trailer, Images and Poster

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Written by Bragi F. Schut and directed by Julius Avery, Samaritan follows a young boy, played by Javon “Wanna” Walton. He begins a journey to see if the mythic superhero, Samaritan, played by Sylvester Stallone, is still alive after disappearing 25 years ago.

Pilou Asbæk (left) as Cyrus and Sylvester Stallone (right) as Joe Smith in SAMARITAN, directed by Julius Avery, a Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures film. Credit: Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures © 2022 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. All Rights Reserved.

The superhero had gone missing after a significant battle. It appears he is still around as a garbage collector.

Sylvester Stallone as Joe Smith in SAMARITAN, directed by Julius Avery, a Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures film. Credit: Daniel McFadden / Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures © 2022 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Avery is an award-winning Australian screenwriter and director. He directed Overlord and Son of a Gun.

The movie will stream on Amazon Prime and stars Pilou Asbaek, Martin Starr and Dascha Polanco.