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Earlier this month a rumor was floating around that Ridley Scott's Alien prequel was getting pushed back to 2013 — not any more! A new report busts this rumor, reveals the official movie title, and spills new character details. More »
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How smart is Vin Diesel in Babylon A.D., the dystopian thriller about genetic engineering and religion and the evils of science? He might just be smart enough to outthink a smart missile. This clip which IGN posted is most notable for reminding everyone that Michelle Yeoh is actually in this movie along with Vin. Babylon A.D., about Diesel's mercenary character teaming up with Yeoh's killer nun to transport a special girl (Melanie Thierry) across a post-apocalyptic wasteland, opens on Friday. [IGN] More »
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New Babylon AD clips from French Premiere Magazine show the inner workings of Vin Diesel's soul. Diesel plays a mercenary named Toorop who prays, punches and lectures the hot young psychic girl who's chased by a doomsday cult. Toorop has to transport the girl across a post-apocalyptic landscape, with the help of super-boxing nanny Michelle Yeoh. The spoilery new clips show how refugees of the future get from place to place, and showcase the new jumpy fighting style that Vin has been reduced to. Babylon AD comes out August 28. More »
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The greatest Wonder Woman movie of all time has already been made — even if Joel Silver comes to his senses and offers Joss Whedon unlimited money and creative control. I'm referring, of course, to the Hong Kong film Heroic Trio, which featured Wonder Woman (Anita Mui), alongside Invisible Girl (Michelle Yeoh) and Thief Catcher (Maggie Cheung) battling a monster who creates cannibalistic mutant children. Less well known, but even weirder, is the sequel, The Executioners. Where the first film was disturbing, the second is apocalyptic and depressing, culminating with the most psychotic arm-ripping, chest-spearing fight scene in history, which is below. More »
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Here's the first teaser trailer for August's Babylon A.D., the troubled Vin Diesel future dystopia movie based on a French graphic novel. It looks as pretty as you'd expect from director Matthieu Kassovitz (Gothika), and the scenes of Russia and China sliding into chaos look alarmingly lifelike. Plus, Vin Diesel is still mostly bald and charmingly thuggish, and we finally get to see Michelle Yeoh. I'm still cautiously optimistic. Click through for a gallery of new stills. More »
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