Gina Rodriguez is in fine form in ‘Miss Bala’ (2019). Gina Rodriguez could be about to give Sylvester Stallone a run for his money in the action movie stakes if the trailer for her new movie, Miss Bala, is anything to go by. Miss Bala sees Rodriguez cast off the image she cultivated on shows…
Van Damme and Lundgren’s 1992 classic Universal Soldier is Getting a Remake. Universal Soldier, the action movie cult classic that pitted Jean-Claude Van Damme against Dolph Lundgren, is getting a remake. Richard Wenk, best known for penning the script to the Denzel Washington revenge thriller The Equalizer, revealed to Discussing Film he is working on…
Skyscraper vs. Skyscraper in the ultimate Skyscraper Showdown! 1996 saw the release of Skyscraper, a movie about a hero with a humongous chest who must battle terrorists in a high rise building. 22 years later, we have Skyscraper, a movie about a hero with a humongous chest who must battle terrorists in a high rise…
The story behind Arnold Schwarzenegger’s ultimate classic Commando (1985). On October 4th, 1985, Arnold Schwarzenegger introduced US moviegoers to John Matrix. A retired Special Forces colonel, he was on a one-man mission to rescue his daughter from a band of mercenaries led by former subordinate and Freddie Mercury lookalike Bennett. The film was Commando and…
Michael Dudikoff is the icing on an ultimate action movie cake that is Avenging Force (1986). There’s a lot to love about about the 1986 action classic Avenging Force. It stars Michael Dudikoff. It also stars his usual American Ninja partner Steve James. It has a quartet of awesome bad guys. It takes place in…
How Dolph Lundgren Almost Starred in a 90s ‘Venom’ Action Movie. He might be more closely associated with another Marvel antihero in The Punisher, but at one point in time, Dolph Lundgren came dangerously close to playing Venom. Back in 1997, New Line Cinema had the rights to both Venom and Carnage and was planning…
An ultimate list of ultimate action movie stars who are actually classically trained actors. See which of your favorites are included!
UAMC honors Al Matthews aka Sergeant Apone from ‘Aliens’ (1986). Actor Al Matthews, most famous for playing the hard-as-nails Sergeant Apone in James Cameron’s Aliens has died, aged 75. Matthews, who was also a singer, enjoyed a steady career as an actor and entertainer working in the US and UK. He was found dead at his…
Roddy Piper and Billy Blanks team up in Back in Action (1993). It really doesn’t get better than this. Rowdy Roddy Piper teaming up with Billy ‘Tae Bo’ Blanks as the ultimate butt-kicking duo is just pure awesome juice. Chug it in as two action superstars literally just do badass fights with their shirts off…
James Badge Dale helms an ensemble cast that teases noir-action ultimateness. Fresh off its world premiere at TIFF a week ago, The Standoff at Sparrow Creek made its US debut at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas. And man, while director Henry Dunham can hang his hat on writing a dialogue-heavy noir-thriller for the ages, it’s…
