Mumbai: The end to this trilogy sees Bruce Willis return to his best as Detective James Knight, when a last-minute assignment to the Independence Day shift turns into a race against time. Can Detective Knight stop an unbalanced EMT worker who’s posing as a cop?
Hold your breaths as this action film delivers more twists than you can imagine! The movie is exclusive to Lionsgate Play. The movie released on 15 November 2023.
Mumbai: In the words of Bruce Willis himself, “Yippee-kay-yay mot-”! This Hollywood heavyweight has redefined the action genre, setting a new standard for action films. But his portfolio of films doesn’t end there. From heart-stopping thrillers to heartwarming dramas, Bruce Willis has done it all and how! Lionsgate Play brings you the best of the action icon as we take a look at some of his best films, filled with suspense, excitement, and the unmistakable grit that only Bruce Willis can deliver.
Detective Knight Trilogy
Detective Knight: Redemption – Release Date: 8 December 2023
Detective Knight: Independence – Release Date: 15 December 2023
Steely-eyed, ruthless and just, Bruce Willis plays Detective James Knight, an LA detective, who stands for everything right. The Detective Knight Trilogy sees Willis as a cop (once again), as he faces some of the most adverse situations, requiring him to take matters into his own hands. The action-packed franchise sees guns, violence and the deliverance of justice on a whole new level.
Midnight In The Switchgrass
In an unlikely avatar, Bruce Willis stars alongside Megan Fox as the duo play FBI agents on the hunt for a dangerous serial killer. Midnight In The Switchgrass is a nail-biting thriller that sees the duo try and catch a crafty serial killer as he continues to prey on women as his targets. But when Fox disappears the stakes become higher as it becomes a race against time to take down the maniacal killer. Will she be saved in time or become another name on his list of victims?
Extraction
An unbreakable father-son bond is put to the test as a retired CIA agent is kidnapped and held to ransom against the fate of the country. Blocked by the CIA, his son sets out on a mission of his own to rescue his father, all while putting the country at risk to terrorism. With a cast of Kellan Lutz, Gina Carano and Dan Bilzerian, Extraction sees Bruce Willis in his element as a force to be reckoned with.
Red
Packed to the brim with action, Red is the thrilling story of what happens when you double cross the wrong person. Francis Moses (Bruce Willis) is a retired black-ops agent who just wants to live a normal life. However he learns that his life is under threat from an enemy of his part, forcing him to take up the very job he retired from. Now back to his old ways, he assembles his old team for one last mission: hunting down the man after him. With a stellar cast of John Malkovich, Helen Mirren and Morgan Freeman alongside Bruce, this film is an action must-watch.
The Expendables 2
One of the greatest action franchises of all time, The Expendables 2 is about teamwork, camaraderie and raw unfiltered action. When a routine mission goes sideways causing tragedy the group of elite mercenaries, known as The Expendables, go on a rampage to avenge their fallen comrade. With a cast of Sylvester Stallone, Bruce Willis, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Jason Statham, bullets are bound to rain from the skies as the film promises action in its best form.
Enjoy all these titles at the home of Bruce Willis’ most iconic titles, Lionsgate Play.
Mumbai: Who knew Bruce Willis was just the Santa we needed this Christmas! Bringing to your screens the Hollywood legend’s infamous Detective Knight trilogy, Lionsgate Play is ready to gift you all three of Bruce Willis’ films for a family binge-watch like no other. In keeping with the holiday spirit, and lightening the mood, we have Emma Stone’s The Curse, a comedy drama series that is bound to leave you on the floor uncontrollably laughing. But if you are looking for a slightly intense watch, Lionsgate Play has you covered with Maggie Q’s Fear The Night, an action thriller to keep you at the edge of your seats. So grab some eggnog and settle in for a packed December, only on Lionsgate Play!
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Movie Premiere
Detective Knight: Rogue – release date: 1 December 2023
Bruce Willis stars as the stone cold detective James Knight protecting Los Angeles from criminals. However as the city prepares for Halloween, mask-wearing armed robbers threaten the peace and critically wound detective James Knight’s partner in a shootout following a heist. What ensues is adrenaline-filled, gripping action that will leave you wanting more.
Detective Knight: Redemption – release date: 8 November 2023
This sequel sees Bruce Willis as Detective James Knight in custody in New York, as he finds himself in the middle of a jailbreak led by The Christmas Bomber, a brutal fanatic whose Santa Claus disciples are terrorizing the city. With the promised return of his badge in exchange for taking out the terrorists, the steely-eyed Knight doles out mercy for the just…and merciless justice for all the rest.
Detective Knight: Independence – release date: 15 December 2023
The end to this trilogy sees Bruce Willis return to his best as Detective James Knight, when a last-minute assignment to the Independence Day shift turns into a race against time. Can Detective Knight stop an unbalanced EMT worker who’s posing as a cop? Hold your breaths as this action film delivers more twists than you can imagine!
Fear The Night – release date: 22 December 2023
Stay on your toes for Fear the night has twists and turns like you wouldn’t believe. This is the story of eight women who gather for a bachelorette party at a remote farmhouse in the California hills. They’re soon interrupted by the arrival of masked intruders who surround the place and begin shooting arrows at the home and the guests. Now it’s up to Tess, a military veteran, to lead the women in a final stand as they fight back to save themselves and survive the night. Maggie Q leads the line as Ito Aghayere, Philip Burke, and James Carpinello support.
Series premiere
The Curse – release date: 29 December 2023
The Curse, a genre-bending comedy series starring Emma Stone and Benny Safdie, sees the relationship of a newly married couple get disturbed by an alleged curse as they try to conceive a child. Chaos reign supreme in this comedy drama as they experience this curse while co-starring in their new HGTV show. So prepare to have your funny bone tickled with this one!
Mumbai: Bruce Willis returns for his ‘Die Hard’ fans! This December Lionsgate Play brings you a ‘Bruce Bonanza’, with the premiere of Bruce Willis’ iconic Detective Knight Trilogy. The action franchise showcases Bruce Willis as the steely-eyed detective James Knight, delivering merciless justice to all those who deserve it. So bookmark your next three Fridays, as Detective Knight: Rogue premieres on 1 December, Detective Knight: Redemption premieres 8 December and Detective Knight: Independence premieres on 15 December, all exclusively on Lionsgate Play.
Talking about the film, director Edward Drake said, “Damaged men hurt those they love by chasing glory to fill an emptiness in their souls. This film hopes to explore the masks we wear in everyday life, not just at Halloween, to hide our own pain. For James Knight, the reason he pursued a career in law enforcement is rooted in a decades-long quest for vengeance.”
Further elaborating about working with Bruce Willis, Drake said, “Working with Mr. Willis on his final films was a tremendous honour. The bedrock of our relationship has always been a trust in bringing the audience a ride they won’t forget while creating safe working environments for the cast and crew. I know we kept our promise on the latter, and time will tell about the former.”
MUMBAI: Star Movies Select HD is all geared up to air two movies on their official weekend property Select Sundays. The viewers will see Unbreakable at 1 pm and Signs at 3 pm on 3 January 2016.
David Dunn played by Bruce Willis is the sole survivor of a devastating train wreck. Unbreakable is the story of a mysterious stranger; Elijah Price played by Samuel L. Jackson, who offers a bizarre explanation as to why David, escapes without a single scratch. It explains the reason which threatens to change David’s family and his life forever.
Signs is a unique story that explores the mysterious real-life phenomena of crop signs and the effects they have on one man and his family. It sheds light upon everything that farmer Graham Hess enacted by Mel Gibson assumes about the world change when he discovers a message which is an intricate pattern of circles and lines carved into his crops. As he investigates the unfolding mystery, what he finds will forever alter the lives of his brother Joaquin Phoenix and children Rory Culkin, Abigail Breslin.
MUMBAI: Movies Now will be telecasting A Good Day to Die Hard as its Super Movie of the Month. The fifth part of Hollywood’s most anticipated action series, the Die Hard franchise has a huge fan following across the world for each of its movies. Movies Now, will telecast the movie on 21 March, 2015 at 9 pm.
In A Good Day to Die Hard, Bruce Willis reprises his role as a New York City cop John McClane with Jai Courtney as his son Jack McClane. The movie is filmed in parts of Moscow, Russia and Chernobyl, Ukraine.
In this latest series of the Die Hard franchise, John tracks down his estranged son Jack, who he thinks is a criminal. On finding Jack, he gets to know his true profession and gets entangled in his son’s secret mission to protect Komarov (Sebastian Koch), a Russian government whistle-blower. With their own lives on the line, the father – son duo must overcome their differences in order to get Komarov to safety and diffuse a potentially disastrous crime in the Chernobyl region.
MUMBAI: After getting some big names, a newcomer has joined the cast which already includes Sylvester Stallone, Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson and Antonio Banderas. Powell will be playing a lead role. He will be playing a highly trained combat veteran, an expert hacker and a drone pilot.
Bruce Willis, who was in the first two movies had been struck off the cast list after demanding a higher price for his role. He had asked for $4 million as compared to $3 million that had been offered to him for a four day shoot.
Lionsgate has come up with a release date of 15 August 2014. Stallone will return as Barney Ross, who takes the team on yet another high octane mission. Patrick Hughes is directing. Screenplay is done by Stallone and Richard Wenk.
Jackie Chan and Nicholas Cage are also said to have small appearances. Powell has worked in The Dark Knight Rises and upcoming Red Wing. He is repped by Resolution and Untitled.
MUMBAI: News is that Mel Gibson and Antonio Banderas have joined The Expendables 3 ensemble, the Millennium Entertainment pic that already picked up Harrison Ford to add to the cast that has begun to resemble the Old Timers Day game held annually at Yankee Stadium.
Recently Bruce Willis had a fallout with the franchise on grounds of demanding more remuneration for the assignment. Stallone took to Twitter to respond with Willis is lazy and greedy and will no longer be a part of the third installment.
Sylvester Stallone continues to bring in aging action muscle for the franchise he hatched back in 2010. The only action stars left to be added by Stallone and Millennium are Jeff Speakman and Brian Bosworth. They seem to be about the only action heroes who haven’t joined the beefcake brigade, just yet?
MUMBAI: Bruce Willis has left the Expendables 3 and according to Sylvester Stallone it was because he was greedy and lazy. Stallone stunned Hollywood by tweeting “WILLIS OUT . . . HARRISON FORD IN!!!! GREAT NEWS!!!!! Been waiting years for this!!!!,” then following up with a second tweet reading “GREEDY AND LAZY . . . A SURE FORMULA FOR CAREER FAILURE.”
Apparently Willis said that he would leave unless he got $4 million for four days. He was supposed to get just $3 million. Consecutively Stallone got Ford to join the cast. Willis’ reps at CCA did not wish to comment on this.
Willis was recently seen in Red 2, which grossed just $80 million worldwide. This installment of The Expendables has a budget of more than $90 million and is set to release August 2014. In addition to Stallone and Ford, the cast includes Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Statham, Mickey Rourke and Wesley Snipes.
MUMBAI: G.I. JOE: Retaliation, the follow-up to the 2009 release G.I. JOE: Rise of the Cobra, is releasing in India first ahead of its international release.
Out in theaters on 27 March, director Jon M. Chu‘s movie stars an ensemble cast of biggies like Bruce Willis, Channing Tatum, Dwayne Johnson along with D.J. Cotrona, Adrianne Palicki, Ray Park, Jonathan Pryce and Ray Stevenson.
Additionally, the team behind the film has associated with WWE for a very special contest and bonanza for fans.
The contest will give audience an opportunity to see Dwayne ‘The Rock‘ Johnson aka the WWE Champion live in action and get an all expense paid trip to New York to watch Wrestle Mania 29, Hall of Fame & Fan Axxxess.
The creative team of Viacom 18 Motion Pictures will leave no stone unturned to publicise the promos of the contest on a popular English movie channel, along with radio campaigns on top stations backed by outdoor hoardings as well.
Says Viacom18 Motion Pictures head of marketing Rudrarup Datta, "Viacom18 Motion Pictures and & WWE India join hands in activating a nation wide contest with the international summer 3D blockbuster GI Joe-Retaliation starring Dwayne ‘The Rock‘ Johnson and Wrestle Mania 29. Dwayne who is the current WWE champion will be the face of the campaign.
The campaign is built on the synergised attributes of "Raw Power", "Never say die attitude" and "Global scale" which is common to both the properties.
As part of the promotion two "lucky" winners will get an All Expense paid trip to New York to witness Wrestle Mania on the 7 April in New York Live. People also stand a chance to win interesting official WWE merchandise and invites to a special WWE Party in Mumbai.