A question comes up part of the way through Ric Roman Waugh’s “Kandahar” that the film can’t find an answer for: Is this a Sad Dad Gerard Butler action picture or a Gritty Dad Gerard Butler action picture? Either way, he’s a dad, but in Sad Dad Butler films, that’s a feature; in Gritty Dad Butler films, it’s window dressing. “Kandahar” isn’t quite one or the other.

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Sylvester Stallone is, without a doubt, one of the biggest action film icons in the history of the medium. The number of major action films he’s been a part of is unbelievable. So, it makes sense that studios are interested in mining that filmography for gold that can be remade, rebooted, or sequelized. But “Cliffhanger?” I don’t know about that. 

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According to Rocket Science studio, filmmaker Ric Roman Waugh has brought on Sylvester Stallone to star in a sequel to the 1993 film, “Cliffhanger.” The original film told the story of a mountain climber (Stallone), who is recovering from a tragedy and finds himself in a situation where he is taking on criminals as they try to rob a U.S.

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A decade ago, almost exactly, the world was given the gift of “Olympus Has Fallen.” And with that, we saw the birth of a new era of Gerard Butler films. This is when Butler gave up on the rom-coms and serious dramas and focused on what would define his career for the next decade—mindless, ‘90s-esque action films. Now, in 2023, we see Butler’s name on a film and we already know what to expect.

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Like Gerard Butler actioners? Well, a few months after “Plane,” here comes “Kandahar,” which sees Butler as an undercover CIA operative stuck deep in hostile territory in Afghanistan.

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This thriller looks more grounded and serious than some of Butler’s other recent outings like “Copshop.” And it also sees Butler work again with “Greenland” and “Angel Has Fallen” director Ric Roman Waugh.

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On a molecular level, Ric Roman Waugh’s “Greenland” is a global disaster picture like any other disaster picture: there is a disaster (natch) that strikes across the world (of course) and the picture’s focus lands on the shoulders of one ordinary guy with family problems who hauls maximum ass to not only rescue his family from said disaster but also reconcile said problems. However, the sameness that relates “Greenland” to films of similar ilk is a matter of nature, and its surprising goodness is a clear matter of nurture.

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First, the White House was in trouble in “Olympus Has Fallen.” Next, it was all of London in “London Has Fallen.” Then, it was God and angels and the Devil in “Angel Has Fallen” (Note: I didn’t see the movie, so I could very well be wrong about that description). Now, Gerard Butler is going to save…night?

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Normally, when Gerard Butler stars in an action film, the story follows him as a guy attempting to save the world. In “Greenland,” the world is good and screwed, leaving Butler with only one job, save his family.

The film follows Butler as a father that will do whatever it takes to get his family to safety after the government downplays the effects of comet fragments that are entering the Earth’s atmosphere.

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When you think of action blockbusters that invade cinemas and keep audiences on the edge of your seat, you think of Christopher Nolan, who is expected to release “Tenet” on July 17. And when you think of the person who is next in line and represents the current crop of action blockbusters you think of…Gerard Butler! Okay, maybe not. But over the past several years, Butler has been the man that has taken up the mantle left by the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, and Sylvester Stallone, bringing the macho and witty one-liners to the action genre.

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Storytime: once upon a time there was a global apocalypse movie, “Greenland,” in the works. Chris Evans was going to star and Neill Blomkamp (“District 9,” “Chappie“) was set to direct. No matter what you may think of Blomkamp’s promising, but patchy filmmaking career, this combination of talent would have made for one of the most anticipated films of the year.

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Somehow, over the last several years, Gerard Butler has gone through a bit of a career change, dumping his former penchant for rom-coms for strictly action films. And not just films that feature the occasional explosion or gunfight. We’re talking full-on muscle-bound action films. And his latest is actually the end of a trilogy, “Angel Has Fallen.”

As you might expect from the title, Butler’s latest is the sequel to “London Has Fallen,” which itself was a sequel to “Olympus Has Fallen.” But instead of Butler’s character, United States Secret Service agent Mike Banning, saving the President and the world from terrorists, he’s now on the run, framed for the attack against the President…which was likely really caused by terrorists.

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Some movies should never be graced with a sequel. Inexcusable in almost every way, Antione Fuqua’s 2013 action-thriller “Olympus Has Fallen” is one of them (read our review here). Sadly, Babak Najafi’s equally crummy “London Has Fallen” tread on its heels 3 years later (read our review here). And it seems the end isn’t quite nigh for the series. Following a similar recess, Ric Roman Waugh now sees fit to craft a full-blown trilogy with a script by Creighton Rothenberger and Katrin Benedikt.

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The tale is familiar: a man gets sent to prison and must learn the inner workings and street code of the hard knock life behind bars in order to survive. But in the case of “Shot Caller,” a pretty decent cast is assembled for what looks like an otherwise standard run through this sort of material.

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Omari Hardwick, Lake Bell, Jon Bernthal, Emory Cohen, Jeffrey Donovan, Evan Jones, Benjamin Bratt, and Holt McCallany star in the film about an innocent man who gets locked up, and soon becomes transformed by his incarceration.

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