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"It's not the years...it's the mileage."
Though the novelty of The Expendables' all-star cast of '80s and '90s action heroes wore off somewhat by the time The Expendables 2 hit theaters, the resurgence of aging tough-guy actors continues with the success of Liam Neeson's Taken 2, which beat down the competition this past weekend. And there's more to come. Ah-nuld's getting back in the game with The Last Stand and Bruce Willis is dusting off John McClane for a fifth go-round in A Good Day to Die Hard. But, not all aging actors can continue to pull off the kind of tough-guy roles they played in their youth. Tell us which over-50 actors still have what it takes to beat up the bad guys and come back for more.
Rate the Top 10 Tough-Guy Actors Over 50 Still Making Movies >>
Posted 10.09.12 by BrentJS -
A Flintstones Christmas Carol (Dickensian Re-Do)
ABC Family, 6 PM ET
Fred is cast as the stingy Ebenezer in the Bedrock Community Players' production of the holiday classic, and takes on Scrooge's behavior.
Holiday in Handcuffs (Sugarplum Romance)
ABC Family, 9 PM ET
A struggling artist-waitress (Melissa Joan Hart) kidnaps a customer (Mario Lopez) to take home to her disappointed parents for Christmas.
Prancer (Family Dramedy)
AMC, 10:30 PM ET
A widower's (Sam Elliott) daughter (Rebecca Harrell) finds a wounded reindeer that she is sure must be from Santa's sleigh.
What else is showing this season? See our The 12 Flavors of Christmas - 2010 Holiday TV Movie Guide.
Posted 12.13.10 by reelz -
A recent report claimed that Sony Pictures was searching for an actor to portray J. Jonah Jameson in their upcoming Spider-Man reboot. Both John Slattery and Sam Elliott were named as possible replacements for J.K. Simmons who played the character in the previous Spider-Man movies. Zap2It spoke to Elliott and asked the actor about the casting rumor.
is elliott interested? >> Posted 10.31.10 by Ryan -
Sony's reboot of Spider-Man has cast its Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield), villain (Rhys Ifans in an unspecified role, but possibly the Lizard), and love interest Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone), but what about J. Jonah Jameson, Parker's boss at the Daily Bugle and avid hater of Parker's web-crawling alter ego? J.K. Simmons capably and hilariously played the role in the previous trilogy, but a recent report claims that Sony and director Marc Webb will be looking elsewhere for the reboot.
Two Actors in early contention >> Posted 10.28.10 by Ryan -
Yes, Virginia (Yes, Virginia)
CBS, 8 PM ET
New animated version of the story of Virginia O'Hanlon, who inspired one of the most famous newspaper editorials.
Prancer (Family Dramedy)
AMC, 8 PM ET
A widower's (Sam Elliott) daughter (Rebecca Harrell) finds a wounded reindeer that she is sure must be from Santa's sleigh.
Santa Claus: The Movie (Mistletoe & Mayhem)
AMC, 10 PM ET
Santa (David Huddleston) and an elf (Dudley Moore) foil a New York toy manufacturer's (John Lithgow) scheme to get rich off Christmas.
What else is showing this season? See the complete Holiday TV Movie Guide: The 12 Flavors of Christmas.
And if you're wondering what to buy the movie lovers on your shopping list, check out our Holiday Gifts store.
Posted 12.11.09 by reelz -
Does the fantasy epic The Golden Compass, starring Nicole Kidman, Daniel Craig and Sam Elliott, have what it takes to rival the likes of genre heavyweights The Chronicles of Narnia and Lord of the Rings? We'll find out this weekend. In the meantime, check out our clips and images from the movie.
(To view the images, head over to our Golden Compass page and click on the "Photos" tab.)
Posted 12.07.07 by reelz