Action Movies

Amazon takes full creative control of the James Bond franchise after decades of Broccoli family leadership. 

Northern Ireland-born superstar Liam Neeson hits regional Victoria for The Mongoose, his third film in the state in four years.

A comedy-action flick about retired spies being pulled out of suburban bliss to save the world, Back in Action is a silly, diverting film. But it's a delight to see Cameron Diaz return to the big screen. 

The new film tells the story of an attack on the people of Rohan, pulled from Tolkien's writing. But they've added a brand-new character.

The new animated Transformers movie is a prequel about Optimus Prime's friendship with Megatron, played by Brian Tyree Henry. Can it bring new energy to a well-loved franchise?

An entire generation of millennials read and loved Uglies and the book has finally been adapted into a movie starring Joey King and Laverne Cox. Here's what you need to know.

It's not easy for women or people of colour to get leading roles in Hollywood films. But streamers are increasingly offering opportunities for diverse actors to step into the limelight.

The world of Jackpot!, where California civilians are encouraged to murder for lotto money, is only a touch more ridiculous than the script this action comedy tries to pull off.

The tornado-chasing blockbuster is back, as Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones star in this hootin' and hollerin' tribute to the American heartland.

Mark Molloy moved to LA a decade ago to pursue his dream of directing a Hollywood feature film. But it was an advertisement he made that helped him score his debut: directing one of the world's biggest stars in the reboot of Beverly Hills Cop. 

Wicked, the highly anticipated screen adaption of the Broadway musical, will now be released on the same day as Ridley Scott's Gladiator 2, setting the stage for a box office showdown similar to Barbenheimer.

While you could argue the Marvel Cinematic Universe is far from on its knees, all eyes are on the lone MCU film being released this year to save the day, or —  at the very least — be a canary in the caped coal mine.

Mads Mikkelsen is back on the big screen as a retired army captain with nothing but a dream: to establish a farming settlement in the north of Denmark.

Sydney teenager Catherine Laga'aia has been cast as Moana in a live-action remake of the Disney film. Laga'aia says she's excited and honoured to "represent young girls who look like me".

As a stunt coordinator on The Fall Guy starring Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt, Keir Beck says a good stunt performer goes unnoticed, but plays a crucial role in an action flick.

The fourth instalment in this nearly 30-year-old franchise behaves as though the heady days of 90s action movies had never ended.

Director George Miller reveals how the latest Mad Max came to be, and why Anya Talyor-Joy was the right actor to take over from Charlize Theron.

George Miller's Mad Max series has extracted a surprising amount of mileage from its rusty tank of guzzoline. But like any vintage model, it's starting to show some signs of wear and tear in the chassis.

Here's your run-down of the most-hyped films, Australian offerings and potential controversies at the 77th annual Festival de Cannes. 

Bringing the world of genetically engineered dinosaurs to life for a low-cost remake is not an easy task, but a team of volunteers is making it happen.