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Michael Bay Adds European Actress/Model Yolanthe Cabau To 'Pain And Gain'

  • By Simon Dang
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  • April 10, 2012 9:22 AM
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  • 7 Comments
News
Michael Bay is all about T&A up and coming talent, isn't he? The helmer is continuing the trend, plucking little known Spanish-Dutch actress/model Yolanthe Cabau out of obscurity for his upcoming dark comedy-thriller "Pain And Gain."

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More: Michael Bay, Pain And Gain, Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson

Discuss: Why Are There So Few Reliable Leading Men, And Who Might Yet Become One?

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • March 20, 2012 4:01 PM
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  • 80 Comments
Features
The box office is up in 2012, but of the ten biggest grossers of the year so far, only one, "Safe House" was sold on the back of an established A-list star, namely Denzel Washington. The rest, for the most part, featured total unknowns, or in the case of "Act of Valor," active Navy SEALs, rather than actors. This is not, it should be said, a new trend. From "Avatar" to "Star Trek," big movies have been shunning established names in the favor of new faces for quite a while. But it is indicative of a problem that Hollywood has been facing lately: a distinct lack of new leading men.
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More: Features, Daniel Craig, Christian Bale, Russell Crowe, George Clooney, Matt Damon, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Mark Wahlberg, Ryan Reynolds, Hugh Jackman, Colin Farrell

Dwayne Johnson & Josh Hutcherson Expected To Return For 'Journey 3'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 9, 2012 2:05 PM
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  • 0 Comments
News
Did you go see "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island"? No? Well, guess what, it doesn't matter because a whole lot of people overseas went to go see it, helping the movie bring in over $270 million worldwide. Only a couple of days ago it was confirmed that a three-quel was in the works, and it looks like the producers want to keep their secret ingredients of Dwayne Johnson and Josh Hutcherson in the mix.
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More: Journey 3, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Josh Hutcherson

Dwayne Johnson To Star In Action Pic ‘Ciudad’ From 'You, Me & Dupree' Directors The Russo Brothers

  • By Benjamin Wright
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  • March 6, 2012 10:38 AM
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  • 1 Comment
News
On a long list of cinema’s best lugheads, or muscle-bound action stars as they would prefer to be called, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson would probably fall somewhere in the middle. While never really opening a movie outside of Disney’s family film “The Game Plan” on his own, Johnson has recently fallen back on mega-grossing blockbusters like “Fast Five,” “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island,” and the upcoming “G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation.” In this writer’s opinion, he’s not without talent, showcasing an admirable comedic timing and acting prowess well above what you’d expect from a guy who started his career getting oiled up for WWE wrestling matches.
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More: Hercules, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Ciudad

Weekend Box Office: Relativity Hoo-Rahs 'Act Of Valor' To The Top Spot In Another Strong Weekend

  • By Gabe Toro
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  • February 26, 2012 12:42 PM
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  • 0 Comments
Box Office
It’s been a red meat kinda year at the box office. The number one slot at the box office has been taken over by an R-rated action movie five times thus far, the latest example being hoo-rah Navy SEALs film “Act of Valor”. With constant studio waffling over ratings, mid-budgeted fare like “Contraband” and “Safe House” have still handily trumped PG-13 four-quadrant "alleged" blockbusters like “This Means War” and “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance” all year long despite the supposed ratings handicap. And those films all had noted stars, familiar leading men and women, while “Act of Valor” is populated entirely by real armed forces.
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More: Act Of Valor, Relativity Media, Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Good Deeds, Tyler Perry, Wanderlust, Gone

Dwayne Johnson To Get Oiled Up As 'Hercules' For Brett Ratner

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • February 23, 2012 3:44 PM
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  • 1 Comment
News
With Brett Ratner already on the comeback path/apology tour with a bunch of smaller gigs including directing a TV pilot, a Jennifer Lopez video and a GLAAD campaign, it looks like his return behind the camera will be (shocker!) another big studio tentpole, with a rising franchise action hero looking to take the lead.
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More: Hercules, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson

Dwayne Johnson Says 'Fast Six' Shoots In May, But Won't Be Made Back-To-Back With 'Fast Seven'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • February 15, 2012 12:56 PM
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  • 4 Comments
News
Does your franchise need a boost of charisma and talent? Hire Dwayne Johnson. The wrestler-turned-action hero made his presence known in last year's "Fast Five," which also turned out to be the biggest (and most enjoyable, by most accounts) entry in the series, spawning talk that Universal was gonna double up on the follow-ups, with "Fast Six" and "Fast Seven" to shoot back-to-back to deliver one, big linked story. Well, for all you gear heads, the good news is that the sequel is indeed happening, but alas it seems you'll only be getting one more movie for now.
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More: Fast & Furious 6, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Fast & Furious 7

Review: Flavorless 'Journey 2: The Mysterious Island' Isn't Even An Admirable Folly

  • By Simon Abrams
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  • February 8, 2012 6:23 PM
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  • 0 Comments
Reviews
Had its filmmakers not hedged all over their creative bets, "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island" might have at least been an admirable folly. Its creators' many attempts to pander to the lowest common denominator and attract as many potential viewers as possible has made 'Journey 2' look like it was assembled by a creatively challenged brain trust.
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More: Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Josh Hutcherson, Vanessa Hudgens, Review

Dwayne Johnson & Liam Hemsworth Looking To Star In Dito Montiel's Heist Flick 'Empire State'

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • January 5, 2012 9:39 AM
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  • 1 Comment
News
For someone as naturally, winningly charismatic as he is, and considering he's generally been the best thing in the generally terrible movies he's starred in, Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson hasn't had the easy road to A-list stardom that you might imagine;
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More: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Liam Hemsworth, Dito Montiel, Empire State

Mark Wahlberg & Dwayne Johnson Frontrunners For Michael Bay's Low Budget Dark Comedy 'Pain And Gain'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • December 5, 2011 3:40 PM
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  • 1 Comment
News
So, what does a Michael Bay movie look like without $100 million dollars worth of explosions and Victoria's Secret models? We'll soon find out. The director is pushing ahead with plans to do a smaller film after his trilogy of "Transformers" movies and despite the low budget -- somewhere around $20 million bucks -- he may be getting two pretty big starts to help him out.
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More: Pain And Gain, Michael Bay, Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson

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