Problems with another video game movie? No way! (That was sarcasm.) We got the sense from the news in June that no director had been chosen yet that Nu Image / Millennium Films' adaptation of the video game Kane & Lynch was having some troubles getting off the ground. Now 24 Frames has confirmed with their own sources that another director we didn't even know was attached - Patrick Alessandrin (of District 13: Ultimatum) - has dropped off. And while they say a few other names thrown around before are still in the mix, the planned October start date has been pushed back until at least the first quarter of 2011. Read on!

24 Frames says that other directors they're now trying to get involved with this once again include: Wayne Kramer (Running Scared), F. Gary Gray (Italian Job, Law Abiding Citizen) who we wrote about in June, and Antoine Fuqua (2001 Training Day , Brooklyn's Finest). Didn't all of these guys already pass on the project? What are they going to do to win them over again? How is the adaptation going to change? No one in the public has answers, but I can say that the TV spots I've been seeing for the video game sequel, Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days, really kick ass. Get someone to make a movie that looks that good and I'll be happy!

This still has Bruce Willis and Jamie Foxx attached in the title roles, but is struggling to find a director. But we thought with big ads on display in Cannes that Lionsgate / Nu Image were finally pushing forward to start shooting this year, but apparently not. Until we hear more, which probably won't be until next year, it looks like Kane & Lynch is back on the shelf waiting for some good news. In the meantime, why not pick up a copy of Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days? Best to help support the franchise if you ever want to see this movie!

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Ivan is an insanely optimistic preacher who takes in convicts to help around the remote, rural church he ministers to. His current charges are a psychotic Saudi immigrant addicted to robbing gas stations and an alcoholic tennis pro convicted of sexual assault. His newest "helper" is Adam, a vicious neo-Nazi anxiously biding his time before he can return to hell-raising. Asked to set a goal for his stay, Adam sarcastically answers that he'd like to bake a cake. Ivan cheerfully takes that statemen

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Tags: Bruce Willis, Delayed, F. Gary Gray, Jamie Foxx, Kane, Kane & Lynch, Lynch, Movies, Running Scared (2006 film), Video game, Wayne Kramer

Sylvester Stallone has let the cat out of the bag on what that soon-to-be cult status scene from The Expendables featuring Sly Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis will entail. They'll be smack talking each other.

If you didn't already know, The Expendables is about a squad of mercenaries hired to overthrow a South American dictator, but after setting out on their mission they realize they've been left by themselves and must fight not only the dictator, but his army and also the government that set them up.

The scene in question, which takes place in a church with all three actors together for the first time on-screen, was shot last week over a period of 6 hours which, in the end, will translate to around 5 minutes of screen time.

Bruce Willis plays a character that brings in Stallone to size him up for the mission. But as a smack-talk conversation gets going, in walks Schwarzenegger - the second killer-for-hire Willis invited to the meeting.

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Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Sylvester Stallone, The Expendables

I can't wait for The Expendables, and today's news only serves to add fuel to that fire.

For the first time ever, and in what is arguably one of the most monumental moments in action movie history, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis and Sylvester Stallone shared screen time together in a scene for The Expendables.

The scene in question took about six hours to film, and whilst no images have been released as yet, there's a fairly detailed write up courtesy of Maria Lascala on her Ethelmae Blog. She announced the moment via her twitter account: @marialascala.

Unfortunately no details are to hand about what the scene entailed, but even if these guys are just sitting around drinking coffee, that'll do.

All I can think about now is what a douche Jean Claude Van Damme is for turning down a role in the movie that will forever act as THE record of who were the top action stars of our time.  He must feel like a right twat now, although, perhaps he realized he just wasn't up to to the cut.  That's probably it.

Tags: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Sylvester Stallone, The Expendables