Criminal, Mechanic 2 dated

… not as in, they went steady for a while, but they’ve snared release slots from outputer Summit.

The former is Kevin Costner’s latest, an Ariel Vromen film that sounds like a mish-mash of “Face/Off” and… well, Luc Besson’s back catalog.

The second is a sequel to “The Mechanic”, with Jason Statham reprising his role as the unwaxed male protagonist. He’s surrounded by a mighty good cast, too – including Tommy Lee Jones and Jessica Alba. Avi Lerner has money though.

I’m not pumped for either of these but then that’s probably only the crutches doing the talking; too far and hard to walk up a cinema foyer staircase.

CRIMINAL will open on August, 2015 in wide release, from Summit Entertainment.

Cast: Kevin Costner, Ryan Reynolds, Gary Oldman, Tommy Lee Jones, Gal Gadot, Alice Eve
Director: Ariel Vromen
Writers: Douglas Cook, David Weisberg
Production Company: Millennium Films
Genre: Action
Country of Origin: USA
Language: English

Synopsis:
From Summit Entertainment. The memories and skills of a CIA agent are implanted into the brain of a dangerous criminal in order to stop an international terrorist.

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MECHANIC: RESURRECTION will open on January 22, 2016 in wide release, from Summit Entertainment.

Cast: Jason Statham, Jessica Alba, Tommy Lee Jones, Michelle Yeoh
Director: Dennis Gansel
Producers: Avi Lerner, William Chartoff, David Winkler, Frank DeMartini
Production Company: Millennium Films
Genre: Action
Country of Origin: USA
Language: English

Synopsis:
From Summit Entertainment. Arthur Bishop (Jason Statham) returns as the Mechanic in the sequel to the 2011 global hit. When someone from his past forces him back into the business, Bishop has to complete an impossible list of assassinations of the most dangerous men in the world.