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The trend of tooling up seasoned dramatic leads as action stars looks set to continue regardless, with the release of Sean Penn's The Gunman coming this Friday on both sides of the Atlantic.

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Before all the action in the Moët Suite, Opening Night of the US Open began with the star - studded USTA Serves Opening Night Gala in the President's Suite, where actor Kevin Spacey — who led an exciting charitable auction during the Gala — as well astennis legend Billie Jean King and US tennis players Bob Bryan and Mike Bryan signed a bottle of Moët & Chandon — crystalized with the US Open logo — for the USTA Serves.

The creative team on this action - adventure event is led by director / producer Alex Kurtzman and producer Chris Morgan, who have been instrumental in growing some of the most successful franchises of the past several years — with Kurtzman writing or producing entries in the Transformers, Star Trek and Mission: Impossible series, and Morgan being the narrative engineer of the Fast & Furious saga as it has experienced explosive growth from its third chapter on.

The rare buddy - cop action - comedy to feature female leads (you'll likely have to thank Bridesmaids, which Feig also directed, for that), The Heat stars Sandra Bullock as a no - nonsense FBI agent and Melissa McCarthy as her industry - standard «loose cannon» partner.

In 2000, Washington could be seen starring opposite Chinese action star Jet Li in Romeo Must Die, an urban update of Romeo and Juliet set between rival Asian and African American gangs in Oakland, California.In 2005, Washington was cast as Dr. Preston Burke, one of the leads on the ABC medical - drama Grey's Anatomy.

Dwayne Johnson, Hollywood's go - to leading man for flashing a winning smile or slapping a concerned frown on a ridiculous action scenario, stars as Davis Okoye, the primatologist at a San Diego wildlife sanctuary.

Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara star in «Hot Pursuit «Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara led the charge as their new action comedy «Hot Pursuit» premiered in Los Angeles this week.

Olivia Munn is an actor, author and activist and will next be seen on film, as the lead in the action - thriller Hummingbird and starring in Shane Black's The Predator opposite Keegan - Michael Key and Sterling K. Brown.

«Lucy» marks Johansson's top opening as the lead in a film and is one of the highest openings ever for an R - rated action movie starring a female.

That approach includes focusing the spotlight on Evans» character (who leads a rebellion aboard a futuristic train that houses much of humanity in the film's wintery dystopian setting), in order to better utilize his star power as a selling point - in addition to emphasizing the movie's action beats, as accompanied by the expected dramatic musical cues in the post-Inception age of trailers.

Every time a «Taken» movie is released, Liam Neeson laughs about his new status as a leading action movie star and says there won't be a sequel.

2016 brought an eerily similar story when director Alex Proyas» $ 140 million fantasy action film Gods of Egypt - starring Gerard Butler (who barely attempted to alter his Scottish accent), Danish Game of Thrones actor Nikolaj Coster - Waldau, and Australian Brenton Thwaites as the three male leads - opened to a domestic weekend of just $ 14 million.

When director D.J. Caruso cast Dianna Agron (Glee) as the lead in his sci - fi action thriller I Am Number Four, he took a chance on a rising young star.

Proud Mary (Blu - ray + digital) Details: 2017, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Rated: R, violence The lowdown: Taraji P. Henson stars in this action thriller as Mary, a professional hitwoman who works for an infamous crime family led by Benny (Danny Glover).

Martial arts star Scott Adkins leads this action film as a one man army who must take down corrupt law enforcement in order to protect his family.

Theron's reinvention as an action star has been fascinating to watch and Atomic Blonde is great if you want an enjoyable spy movie with a strong female lead who can go toe to toe with anyone she comes up against.

It looks like Sony Pictures» The Gray Man may need a title change, as Deadline is reporting that Mad Max: Fury Road star Charlize Theron has entered talks for the lead role in the upcoming action thriller.

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With that said, however, this year's pickings don't look as bad as usual, with a surprising amount of action films led by big - name stars, some of which have real sleeper hit potential.

She will next be seen on film, as the lead in the action - thriller Hummingbird and starring in Shane Black's The Predator opposite Keegan - Michael Key and Sterling K. Brown.

As Deadline Hollywood reports, the streak of movies with people of color and women in the lead finishing at No. 1 at the box office will end this weekend as Steven Spielberg's action - packed «Ready Player One,» an adaptation of Ernest Cline's best - seller starring Tye Sheridan, is expected to top the lisAs Deadline Hollywood reports, the streak of movies with people of color and women in the lead finishing at No. 1 at the box office will end this weekend as Steven Spielberg's action - packed «Ready Player One,» an adaptation of Ernest Cline's best - seller starring Tye Sheridan, is expected to top the lisas Steven Spielberg's action - packed «Ready Player One,» an adaptation of Ernest Cline's best - seller starring Tye Sheridan, is expected to top the list.

Starring Taraji P. Henson (who is terrific in the lead role), the most disappointing part of it is that the film didn't do well enough to get Henson a follow - up, as I really like her as an action hero.

This week's home video releases include a Bruce Willis action flick, a new entry to the «Saw» franchise and Drew Barrymore's first feature as a director, but it's a documentary about late pop star Michael Jackson that leads the pack in terms of both quality and stature.

The 33 - year - old actress - who is best known for starring in «Scott Pilgrim vs the World» - has joined Ang Lee's action thriller as the female lead, The Hollywood Reporter claims.

This high - budget (supposedly $ 135 million) summer - blockbuster escapist film is dull formulaic fare that has a questionable history premise, a star who does not light up the screen with charisma (Matthew McConaughey), a foreign - born female lead (Penélope Cruz) as eye candy who struggles with the English language to a point where it's an unwelcome distraction, and a tiresome and silly plot line to fill in the gaps while the adventurers are involved in their all too familiar set action pieces.

Resident Evil heroine Milla Jovovich has been announced as the leading star in a new live action Monster Hunter movie.

Denzel Washington stars as Roman Israel, a driven, idealistic defense attorney who, through a tumultuous series of events, finds himself in a crisis that leads to extreme action.

Teaming with Clooney again on «The Perfect Storm,» Mark took the leads in the 2001 films «Planet of the Apes» and «Rock Star,» displaying Mark's ability for action blockbusters as well as character driven pieces.

Milla Jovovich Starring In Live Action Monster Hunter Movie Resident Evil heroine Milla Jovovich has been announced as the leading star in a new live...

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Hollywood actor Steven Seagal has become a believer of Bitcoiin2Gen (B2G), the Hollywood action star will be representing the leading cryptocurrency, Bitcoiin2Gen, as a brand ambassador.

February 13, 2018, Hong Kong: Hollywood actor Steven Seagal has become a believer of Bitcoiin2Gen, the Hollywood action star will be representing the leading cryptocurrency organization, Bitcoiin2Gen, as brand ambassador.

An accompanying press release notably highlights Seagal's film and martial - arts career, stating: «Hollywood actor Steven Seagal has become a believer of Bitcoiin2Gen, the Hollywood action star will be representing the leading cryptocurrency organization, Bitcoiin2Gen, as brand ambassador.»