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The Transporter Refueled
''The Transporter Refueled '' (French: ''Le Transporteur: Héritage'') is a 2015 action thriller film directed by Camille Delamarre and written by Bill Collage, Adam Cooper, and Luc Besson. It is the fourth film in the ''Transporter'' franchise, a reboot of the series, and the first film to be distributed by EuropaCorp in North America, but features a new cast, with Ed Skrein replacing Jason Statham as the title role of Frank Martin. It was also the only installment of the franchise that did not feature François Berléand. Filming began on 1 August 2014, in Paris, France. The film was released on 4 September 2015 in the United States and 9 September in France. Upon its release, ''The Transporter Refueled'' received generally negative reviews from film critics and audiences, who claimed the film's script as lame and absurd, but praised the action sequences, stunts, effects and acting. Despite a negative critical reception, the film was a box office success, grossing $72 million w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camille Delamarre
Camille Delamarre is a French film editor and director, best known for directing ''The Transporter Refueled'' and '' Brick Mansions''. He edited films including ''Transporter 3'' and ''Taken 2'', among others. Career In 2014, Delamarre made his directing debut with the action film '' Brick Mansions'', starring Paul Walker, David Belle and Rza. It was written by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen and released on April 23, 2014. In 2015, Delamarre directed another action thriller film ''The Transporter Refueled'', a reboot of the ''Transporter'' franchise. The film stars Ed Skrein and Ray Stevenson and was released on September 4, 2015 in the United States by Relativity Media Relativity Media is an American media company founded in 2004 by Lynwood Spinks and Ryan Kavanaugh. The company brokered film finance deals and later branched into film production and other entertainment ventures. The company was commerciall .... Filmography References External links * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Board Of Film Classification
The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC, previously the British Board of Film Censors) is a non-governmental organisation founded by the British film industry in 1912 and responsible for the national classification and censorship of films exhibited at cinemas and video works (such as television programmes, trailers, adverts, public information/campaigning films, menus, bonus content, etc.) released on physical media within the United Kingdom. It has a statutory requirement to classify all video works released on VHS, DVD, Blu-ray (including 3D and 4K UHD formats), and, to a lesser extent, some video games under the Video Recordings Act 1984. The BBFC was also the designated regulator for the UK age-verification scheme which was abandoned before being implemented. History and overview The BBFC was established in 1912 as the British Board of Film Censors by members of the film industry, who preferred to manage their own censorship than to have national or local gove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 Cannes Film Festival
The 66th Cannes Film Festival took place in Cannes, France, from 15 to 26 May 2013. Steven Spielberg was the head of the jury for the main competition. New Zealand film director Jane Campion was the head of the jury for the Cinéfondation and Short Film sections. French actress Audrey Tautou hosted the opening and closing ceremonies. Actress Kim Novak was named guest of honour and introduced a new restored version of Alfred Hitchcock's ''Vertigo''. The festival opened with ''The Great Gatsby'', directed by Baz Luhrmann and closed with '' Zulu'', directed by Jérôme Salle. The film poster for the festival featured husband and wife actors Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. ''The Bling Ring'', directed by Sofia Coppola, opened the Un Certain Regard section. The French film '' Blue Is the Warmest Colour'' won the Palme d'Or. In an unprecedented move, along with the director, the Jury decided to take "the exceptional step" of awarding the film's two main actresses, Adèle Exarchopo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anatole Taubman
Anatole Taubman (born 23 December 1970) is a Swiss actor. He is best known for his performance as Elvis in ''Quantum of Solace ''Quantum of Solace'' is a 2008 spy film and the twenty-second in the List of James Bond films, ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions. It is the sequel to Casino Royale (2006 film), ''Casino Royale'' (2006). Directed by Marc Forst ...''. He has appeared in more than ninety films since 1998 and has played major roles in several films including '' The Circle''. Selected filmography References External links * * 1970 births Living people Swiss male film actors Male actors from Zürich {{Switzerland-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samir Guesmi
Samir Guesmi (born 7 October 1967) is a French actor. He has appeared in more than 90 films and television shows since 1988. Filmography Actor Filmmaker Theatre References External links * 1967 births Living people French male film actors French male television actors Male actors from Paris French people of Algerian descent 20th-century French male actors 21st-century French male actors French film directors French male screenwriters French screenwriters {{France-actor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuri Kolokolnikov
Yuri Andreyevich Kolokolnikov (russian: Юрий Андреевич Колокольников; born 15 December 1980) is a Russian stage and film actor. In the West, Kolokolnikov is best known for his performance as Styr in the television series ''Game of Thrones'' and as Gennadi Bystrov in ''The Americans''. Early life Yuri Kolokolnikov was born in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. His parents divorced shortly after Yuri was born and in 1985 his mother moved to Canada with Yuri and his brother. Kolokolnikov is a citizen of Russia and Canada. According to most, Kolokolnikov as a child, was both unruly and uncontrollable. Unable to cope with the upbringing of her son, his mother sent him back to Russia to live with his father. Almost immediately after his arrival in Moscow, he went to study at film school and became involved with the production of children shows. Soon afterwards, his father took him to audition for the director Savva Kulish, where Kolokolnikov gained a small r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yu Wenxia
Yu Wenxia (; born 6 August 1989) is a Chinese actress, television host, singer, model and beauty queen. She won Miss World 2012 in Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, the second Chinese national to do so after Zhang Zilin in 2007. Early life and education The second of two daughters to farming parents, she was born on 6 August 1989 in Shangzhi, Heilongjiang in northeast China. Yu dreamt of becoming a singer as a child, enjoying classes in music and nature. She completed a four-year university course in Chinese Folk Music at Harbin University. She is currently studying at Harvard University in the United States. Career Miss China 2012 On 30 June 2012, Yu was crowned Miss China 2012 at the Jinhai Lake Resort in Beijing. Miss World 2012 On 18 August 2012, Yu won the 2012 Miss World pageant held in Dongsheng Fitness Center Stadium, Ordos City, Inner Mongolia, China. She was also named Miss Talent, where she performed her winning talent—Chinese folk song on stage during the final. When ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
France
France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its Metropolitan France, metropolitan area extends from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea; overseas territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic, the French West Indies, and many islands in Oceania and the Indian Ocean. Due to its several coastal territories, France has the largest exclusive economic zone in the world. France borders Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Monaco, Italy, Andorra, and Spain in continental Europe, as well as the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Netherlands, Suriname, and Brazil in the Americas via its overseas territories in French Guiana and Saint Martin (island), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paris
Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of the world's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, gastronomy, and science. For its leading role in the arts and sciences, as well as its very early system of street lighting, in the 19th century it became known as "the City of Light". Like London, prior to the Second World War, it was also sometimes called the capital of the world. The City of Paris is the centre of the Île-de-France region, or Paris Region, with an estimated population of 12,262,544 in 2019, or about 19% of the population of France, making the region France's primate city. The Paris Region had a GDP of €739 billion ($743 billion) in 2019, which is the highest in Europe. According to the Economist Intelli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
François Berléand
François Berléand (; born 22 April 1952) is a French actor. He plays Gilles Triquet, the officer manager and equivalent of David Brent in ''Le Bureau'', the French version of ''The Office'', produced by Canal+. He also appeared in the 2002 film ''The Transporter'' as the French ''commissaire'' named Tarconi, an active and honest police officer who is an acquaintance of Frank Martin (Jason Statham). He reprised the role in the sequels ''Transporter 2'' and ''Transporter 3'' and the TV series. Early life Berléand was born in Paris, France. The son of an Armenian father and a French mother, until the age of eleven he found his childhood traumatic after being told by his father that Berléand was the son of the Invisible Man. Career While studying at business school, he trained as an actor, somewhat against his will; his first stage role was in a play called ''Sur une plage de l'Ouest'' (''On a beach in the West''). After graduation, he enrolled in drama classes with Tania Bala ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Martin (Transporter)
''Transporter'' (French: ''Le Transporteur'') is a French action thriller film franchise, comprising four films released between 2002 and 2015, and a television series. Jason Statham plays Frank Martin in the first three movies, a professional freelance courier driver for hire. Statham is an accomplished martial artist, allowing him to do all the combat scenes involving Frank Martin himself. This permits the films' signature Hong Kong-style fight scenes, choreographed by Corey Yuen. Chris Vance portrays Frank Martin in the sequel television series and Ed Skrein portrays Frank Martin in the fourth film, a reboot. Background Frank Martin Frank Martin is the protagonist of the films and television series. He is portrayed as a former Special Forces operative who was a team leader of a search and destroy unit, with a military background includes operations "in and out of" Lebanon, Syria and Sudan, as well as a recipient of the Bronze Star in the '' inaugural film''. He retires from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jason Statham
Jason Statham (; born 26 July 1967) is an English actor. He is known for portraying characters in various action-thriller films who are typically tough, hardboiled, gritty, or violent. Statham began practising Chinese martial arts, kickboxing, and karate recreationally in his youth while working at local market stalls. An avid footballer and diver, he was a member of Britain's national diving team and competed for England in the 1990 Commonwealth Games. Shortly after, he was asked to model for French Connection, Tommy Hilfiger, and Levi's in various advertising campaigns. His past history working at market stalls inspired his casting in the Guy Ritchie crime films ''Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'' (1998) and '' Snatch'' (2000). The commercial success of these films led Statham to star as Frank Martin in the ''Transporter'' trilogy (2002–2008). After starring in a variety of heist and action-thriller films such as ''The Italian Job'' (2003), '' Crank'' (2006), ''W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
