Box Office: Zac Efron Beats Russell Crowe, Buries Jason Statham

I don’t know who should be more embarrassed right now: Russell Crowe, whose critically well-received political thriller “State of Play” was beat out by Zac Efron’s been-there, done-that comedy “17 Again” in the two film’s opening weekends, or Jason Statham, whose...

April 20th, 2009 | Read More

Opening Today: 17 Again, Crank 2, State of Play, Sleep Dealer

Another “Big”-type movie, a dead guy comes back to life without a whole lot of explanation, and Russell Crowe investigates Ben Affleck, because let’s face it, we all know Matt Damon did most of the writing on “Good Will Hunting”, and Affleck doesn’t deserve that Oscar....

April 17th, 2009 | Read More

Four More Clips from Crank 2: High Voltage

Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor’s sequel to “Crank” opens this Friday, and you know what that means — clips, clips, clips! Here are four more clips from the movie, including a short scene where Amy Smart throws a mullet-sporting Corey Haim around like a bitch. Let’s face...

April 14th, 2009 | Read More

Skanks, Punks, Mullets, and David Carradine in New Crank 2 Images

Guys with mullets? Check. Guys played by Corey Haim with mullets? Double check. David Carradine as the improbably named Poon Dong sporting a ridiculous beard groping up a skank? Check. More skanks for the skanking? Double and triple check. You know what that means. Yup. More outrageous images from Mark...

April 9th, 2009 | Read More

Another Crank 2 TV Spot

Sure he died, but he got better. So what of it? Here’s another wild and crazy TV spot for “Crank 2: High Voltage”. Jason Statham returns as hitman Chev Chelios, who has the amazing ability to survive falls from helicopters at great heights. Hey, some people like cheese, ol Chev can’t...

April 1st, 2009 | Read More

Crank 2: High Voltage Clip – Mansion Gunfight

Who says you need Chev Chelios to have a rocking good clip from the upcoming “Crank 2: High Voltage”? Here’s a Chev-less clip from the movie featuring a gun battle at a mansion. Not sure who any of these guys are, but one dude breaks out the nunchakus during the fight and goes to town....

March 24th, 2009 | Read More

New Crank 2 Poster is So Cool it Doesn’t Even Matter There’s Too Much Yellow

“He was dead … but he got better.” So goes the tagline for Neveldine/Taylor’s latest action-a-second flick, Jason Statham’s “Crank 2: High Voltage”, where we learn that death is highly overrated. The sequel brings back Statham’s hitman Chev Chelios, who...

March 18th, 2009 | Read More

Another Insane Crank 2 High Voltage Trailer

Another look at the insanity that is Jason Statham’s “Crank” sequel, one of those movies you should definitely only see if you saw the first one and loved it (or kinda liked it), and you have a sense of humor. That second part is very important. This thing looks like it’s all...

February 24th, 2009 | Read More

New Crank 2 High Voltage Images

Five new images from Jason Statham’s “Crank 2: High Voltage”, including a new poster. Chev Chelios and the crazy crew return April 17 2009 courtesy of the boys Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor.

February 9th, 2009 | Read More

Full-Length Crank 2 Trailer is Utterly Insane

Obviously if you’re still expecting some kind of real-world logic with the “Crank” movies, you’re frakkin’ out of your mind, as they say in Battlestar Galactica land. This franchise forgot about logic about five minutes into the first movie, and the sequel isn’t gonna...

January 16th, 2009 | Read More

New Posters: G.I. Joe, Crank 2

A couple of new posters have shown up online. The first one is for “Crank 2: High Voltage”, which is a take-off of the poster for part 1, except, er, with the “two” in place of a gun, cause that’s creative. The other one is a toy fair promo for “G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra”,...

January 14th, 2009 | Read More

Crank 2 Red Band Trailer is Effin’ Eff-Tastic

In “Crank 2: High Voltage”, our anti-hero Chev Chelios, having survived his plummet from a helicopter over the skyscape of Los Angeles at the end of the first “Crank”, ends up in even more trouble when some Chinese guys decide to steal his heart and harvest his organs. But before...

December 31st, 2008 | Read More

Crank 2 to Be the Most Offensive, Outrageous Movie Ever

Poor Amy Smart. Apparently in the sequel to “Crank”, titled “Crank 2: High Voltage”, her hitman boyfriend turned dude with weird things in his body Chev Chelios has to screw her to death. On a race track, no less. Or at least that’s what Jason Statham is promising in this...

September 1st, 2008 | Read More

Jason Statham Doesn’t Look Happy in Crank 2

What, those pictures of a fat headed Jason Statham didn’t get you all riled up and ready to see “Crank 2: High Voltage”? What’s it gonna take, more nearly naked pictures of Amy Smart? Okay, we don’t have that, but we do have this first official pic of Jason Statham from...

August 27th, 2008 | Read More

Crank 2: High Voltage (2009) Movie Images Gallery

Plot: In this high-octane sequel, hitman Chev Chelios (Statham) launches himself on an electrifying chase through Los Angeles in pursuit of the Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart. CRANK: HIGH VOLTAGE is written and directed by Neveldine/Taylor, the duo behind the 2006 hit...

July 27th, 2008 | Read More

Jason Statham Gets a Big Head in Crank 2

The boys and girls over at the LA Times (I hear tell they’re actual, you know, real journalists and junk) have some new, official pictures from the set of “Crank 2: High Voltage”, the sequel to Jason Statham’s surprised hit from a few years back. “Crank” was a hit,...

July 21st, 2008 | Read More

Set Pictures from Crank 2

When I heard that Bai Ling had been cast in Jason Statham’s “Crank 2″, I immediately thought: “I’m 100% certain she’s going to be playing a totally skanky, alleyway crack whore character. Or at least, someone who dresses like one.” And sure enough, these images...

May 1st, 2008 | Read More

Corey Haim Joins Crank 2?

Hey, remember Corey Haim? He was the Haim half of the Two Coreys — Corey Haim and Corey Feldman — that seemed to be ubiquitous for a time there during the ’80s. Then they sort of fell on hard times in the ’90s. Then a few years ago, they made a comeback with their own “Reality”...

April 30th, 2008 | Read More

Smart and Yoakam Back in Crank 2, Bai Ling Joins

I guess you could say that Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor is “cranking up” the production on their movie sequel, “Crank 2″? Wow, that was lame. Anyhow, news from Variety is that the writing/directing duo have brought back Amy Smart, Dwight Yoakam, and Efren Ramirez from the original...

April 21st, 2008 | Read More

Crank 2: High Voltage and The Game to Film Back-to-Back

This is interesting. Direct-to-DVD movies are notorious for shooting two movies at once to save on production costs, but I’ve never heard of big-budget Hollywood movies doing the same thing. But apparently the writing/directing duo of Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor are, as they’ll be shooting...

October 30th, 2007 | Read More