Legendary Action Star Jackie Chan retires from action movies

UPDATE: The initial reports were clarified by the stunt master himself via Facebook and Den of Geek. Jackie Chan will NOT be retiring from action cinema at all. Check out the source links above for more on the story.


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Many of you may know him as Drunken Master or the cop Lee from the Rush Hour movies, but regardless of how you've heard of him, Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan is a legend and icon. However, the man known for blending his martial arts prowess with his stuntman training and comedic antics has finally decided to put down the fighting gloves for good, announcing his retirement to the world during the Cannes Film Festival. His last film that he also directed, "Chinese Zodiac", will be the final film where he will be billed as an action star. Chan hopes to work on his acting muscles instead, and the 58-year old actor looks forward to taking it easy and resting well from the action and fighting spotlight.

The Amazing Spider-Man: Two new posters debut! Theatrical and IMAX!

Mere months away from release and coming right at the heels of Marvel's other superhero flick The Avengers, new posters are already swinging around to promote Sony Pictures and Marc Webb's Spider-Man reboot flick, The Amazing Spider-Man! Yahoo! Movies has released the official IMAX poster of the film, which features Spider-Man up front and coming off battle scarred from a fight with The Lizard!

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance and The Expendables 2 Trailers!

Popping out of the woodwork yesterday and today are a couple of trailers for next year's line up of movies via Yahoo! and YouTube!

First up is this short but sweet 1:00 trailer for The Expendables 2!





The Expendable 2 Trailer

Next up, the theatrical trailer for Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance!

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance Theatrical Trailer

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance rides into theaters February 17, while The Expendables 2 arrives on August 17, 2012!

*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm

First posters of Sherlock Homes: A Game of Shadows released!

* Updated with links to Slash Film, which also has first footage from the movie!

Yahoo! Movies, Slash Film, and Superherohype have featured two new posters released by Warner Bros. for the upcoming Sherlock Holmes sequel "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows"! Once again directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law as Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson respectively, the new movie finds the duo taking up their latest case as they cross wits and paths with Holmes' new archnemesis, Professor Moriarty (played by Jared Harris). The first poster, featured above, has Holmes holding a pistol with Moriarty in the background. The second one sheet has Watson on the foreground this time, while new leading lady Noomi Rapace is in the back playing her role of Sim.

Also, don't forget to note that the first trailer for this movie MAY appear with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part II this week, alongside another rumored teaser trailer debut for The Dark Knight Rises! For more info and details, visit the source posts at Yahoo! Movies , Slash Film, and Superherohype!

Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows is set for release on December 16, 2011.

*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm

Second official "Captain America: The First Avenger" trailer debuts!

After debuting with the new poster just a few hours ago, Yahoo! Movies has followed up with the Captain America: The First Avenger updates by releasing the full length second trailer for the movie! You can check it out below courtesy of You Tube!

Captain America: The First Avenger Trailer #2!

Excited yet? It's month to go before the movie hits theaters, and we all can't wait for it!

Captain America: The First Avenger charges into theaters on July 22!

*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm

New Captain America: The First Avenger Poster debuts via Yahoo!

Yahoo! Movies has released this stunning new poster for Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment's next summer blockbuster superhero film, Captain America: The First Avenger! It's a simple yet patriotic sideview shot of Chris Evans as Steve Rogers/ Captain America, unmasked, standing headstrong, and ready to face any dangers that lie before him, with the American flag flipping just behind him in a sunset background. You can check a bigger image of this poster as well as other new stills via the source post at Yahoo! Movies! Also, the new trailer is expected to be online soon, so check back for updates on that!

Captain America: The First Avenger fights his way into theaters July 22!

*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm

The new "Green Lantern" Theatrical Trailer and Poster!

Via Yahoo! Movies and posted in SuperHeroHype, Warner Bros. and DC Entertainment have released the new trailer to their upcoming summer superhero flick, Green Lantern! You can check it out now via the embedded video below!

Green Lantern Theatrical Trailer

Wow! Certainly a BIG step forward from the very first trailer! It combines bits from the Wondercon trailer, and gives us a look at new scenes that expand the story further! The action looks awesome and things look impressive! If you're lucky enough to be watching "Thor" now, this will be attached in the trailer reel! Also, a new Theatrical Poster was released featuring Hal Jordan (played by Ryan Reynolds) Sinestro (played by Mark Strong), Kilowog (voiced by Michael Clarke Duncan), Tomar-Re (voiced by Geoffrey Rush), and Stel! Can't wait to see this one in theaters come June! For more info, check out the source posts at Yahoo! and SHH!

Green Lantern shines up his emerald light in theaters this June 17!

*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm

New X-Men First Class International Trailer and Poster debuts!

After seeing that epic looking theatrical trailer a few hours back, a new international trailer has been released for 20th Century Fox and Marvel's X-Men First Class! This one's a new cut that features new scenes and builds up the story of the movie quite well, so check it out in the embedded player below!

X-Men First Class International Trailer

Also, Yahoo! has released a new poster for the movie. It's not exactly an improvement over the last few disappointing posters, but it's not bad either. For more info, check out the source post at Slash Film!

X-Men First Class delivers the first of Xavier's team on June 1st this year!

*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm

X-men First Class Theatrical Trailer Debuts!

Fresh off seeing the local premiere of Marvel Studios' "Thor" (which I shall review soon!), and now a new trailer for another of their superhero flicks emerges!

As posted in Yahoo! Movies and Slash Film, 20th Century Fox has released the full theatrical trailer to their X-men prequel flick directed by Matthew Vaughn - "X-men First Class". This new trailer boasts the same epic sounding score and majority of the sequences found in the teaser released a few months back, but more dialogue, scenes, and interaction between the characters are found here, giving viewers more insight into the movie that tells the early days of Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr when they worked together as allies alongside other young mutants. Check out the trailer in the embedded player below!

X-men First Class reveals itself to theaters this June 3!

*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm

Marvel Movie Updates: New Iron Man Director and another Thor Trailer!

Lots of Marvel movies news have hit the interwebz this day, and it's time to get on with announcements!

Deadline and Screen Rant have just reported that Shane Black, once rumored to be one of the top candidates to fill in the vacant director's chair for Iron Man 3, has officially been named as the new director for the next sequel featuring the armored avenger. Black, whose credentials include directing Robert Downey Jr. before in the movie Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, has also served as writer for the Lethal Weapon film series, so he may just be the man for the job after Jon Favreau announced that he wouldn't be returning to direct Iron Man 3. No word yet whether or not he'll also serve as writer, but if you're still in the fence as to whether or not Black can deliver, the director/ writer has also been approached to direct treatments of Doc Savage and an americanized version of Death Note. Now if that's not confidence placed in the right hands, I don't know what it. For more info, visit the source posts over at Deadline and Screen Rant!

Next up, Yahoo! Movies has debuted a new trailer for Marvel Studios' first new superhero flick due this May, Thor! It features new footage of the God of Thunder (Played by Chris Hemsworth) and everyone else around his circle, most especially Odin (played by Anthony Hopkins) who manages to show his fighting side in the trailer! For more on the scoop, visit the source post at Screen Rant, and you can check it out here via Yahoo! Movies!

Thor opens in theaters May 6 this year, while Iron Man 3 is set to launch on May 3, 2013!

*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm

Captain America and Thor TV Spots debut at the Super Bowl!

Several TV Spots and trailers have already aired thanks to this year's Super Bowl XLV! With that in mind, here's a look at Captain America, via the folks at Yahoo! Movies!

Next up, also from Yahoo! Movies! is the Thor TV Spot!

For more TV Spots and info, visit Yahoo! Movies!

Captain America: The First Avenger premieres on July 22, while Thor comes first into theaters on May 6!

*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm

The Cowboys & Aliens trailer arrives!

After the cosmic superhero blockbuster tease that was the Green Lantern trailer, here comes another one in the form of the newest sci-fi western flick idea from the mind behind the Iron Man films! Via his Twitter and Yahoo! Movies, director Jon Favreau has debuted the first trailer of his next movie, Cowboys & Aliens! Check it out!

Cowboys & Aliens Trailer
Oh yeah! Daniel Craig looks badass as Jake "The Stranger" Lonergan! Also starring Harrison "Indiana Jones" Ford as Col. Woodrow Dolarhyde, as well as Olivia Wilde and Sam Rockwell, expect the battle between the Old West and beings from outer space to hit an all time high with this movie!

Cowboys & Aliens premieres on July 29th, 2011!


*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm

Cowboys and Aliens Poster Revealed!

Via his own Twitter and Yahoo! Movies, Iron Man director Jon Favreau has just revealed the first official poster for his upcoming 2011 flick, Cowboys and Aliens! The film, starring Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde, and Sam Rockwell, is a sci-fi western that depicts Cowboys and Indians in the Old West who have to team up and face off an alien invasion bent on destroying their planet. Due for release on July 29 next year, this is looking pretty promising to watch!

*Originally posted by Timzster in The Crusader's Realm

The New Tron Legacy poster Revealed!

Yahoo! and Slash Film have posted the newest poster for Walt Disney's upcoming 3D sci-fi action flick sequel, Tron: Legacy. As a sequel to the 1982 film starring Jeff Bridges, Legacy brings the legendary actor back in his lead role of Kevin Flynn, while Garrett Hedlund plays the role of his son, Sam, who must search for his father inside a strange video game world that has imprisoned Kevin for the last 20 years. To be released this December, the film is getting promoted via Yahoo's "Tron Tuesdays" promotion, and this poster is the first of many promotional materials to be released eight Tuesdays before the movie's release. On a side note, Marvel Comics is also promoting the movie with a slew of variant "Tron" covers depicting their top characters in the Tron virtual world! You can check these heroes getting the Tron treatment in Marvel.com!

Tron: Legacy premieres in theaters this December 17!

*Originally posted by Timzster and seen in The Crusader's Realm