Action Hero of the Week: Andromache of Scythia
The leader of a team of immortal mercenaries, Andromache “Andy” of Scythia is thousands of years old and she and her team have secretly affected human history. The hunter becomes the hunted however when a former CIA agent and an evil pharmaceutical CEO team-up to try and capture them and learn their secrets.
Review: The Old Guard
Based on the comic by Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernandez, The Old Guard brings more excellent action to Netflix as Charlize Theron leads a team of immortal mercenaries whose existence is threatened by an ex-CIA agent and evil pharma CEO who want to figure out and exploit their unique gift.
Action Hero of the Week: Theseus
Before he was battling Batman as Superman, Henry Cavill was taking on drunken warlord Mickey Rourke in Tarsem Singh’s 300esque Immortals.
Selfless Trailer
Ben Kingsley is a wealthy man who transfers his consciousness into a younger body (Ryan Reynolds) in order to extend his life but the body is not the empty vessel he was sold on in the latest from director Tarsem Singh.
Hercules Trailer #2
The Rock takes on the role of legendary hero Hercules as he and a motley group of mercenaries arrive in Thrace to defend it from an undead horde of warriors from Hades.
Everything Actioncast Ep 180 “Non-Stop NYCC”
This week on the podcast, Zach and Chris are back from New York Comic Con and talk about everything they saw and did at the show, including seeing a couple of movies, interviewing a bunch of celebrities and checking out some crazy displays and cos-players. They also talk about some recent trailers and other stuff they watched.
Know Your “That Guy”: John Hurt
From being the first victim of the Alien universe, John Hurt has become go to wise older gentlemen in a number of nerdy franchises like Harry Potter and Hellboy.
New Release Round Up 3/6
Game of Thrones is the big release this week along with 300 lite Immortals and weird Ben Affleck collector’s editions.