"Push"
In Movie Theaters February 6, 2009
"Push" - "Push" is a sci-fi thriller that takes us into the secret world of psychic espionage. Our hero in the movie "Push" is Nick Gant (Chris Evans), a young man whose father was genetically altered to be the perfect government assassin. After the brutal murder of his father, Nick swears revenge on the agency that created him. Hidden in the underworld of Hong Kong, Nick assembles a group of rogue psychics to defeat Division, the covert agency responsible for creating and experimenting with psychic drugs for decades. Nick teams up with Cassie Holmes (Dakota Fanning), a thirteen-year-old girl who can see the future, to track down a missing girl and a stolen suitcase that could potentionally bring the downfall of Division — the key to their mutual revenge. Combining their skills, they outwit assassins and learn about Division's latest secret weapon — a powerful and new experimental drug called R16, which could shift the tides of psychic warfare. The movie "Push" was filmed on location in Hong Kong. "Push" is a Summit Entertainment theatrical release.
"Street Fighter"
"Street Fighter" - In Theaters February 27, 2009
"Street Fighter" - In 1994, Jean Claude Van Damme's
"Street Fighter" grabbed $100 million at the movie box office, worldwide. (Today, that would translate to about $140,000,000).
The new big screen version of
"Street Fighter" - "Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li" - is also based on the
"Street Fighter" series of video games. It follows the quest of Street Fighter character Chun-Li, who is portrayed by Smallville star Kristin Kreuk. The film costars Neal McDonough as M. Bison, Chris Klein as Charlie, Michael Clarke Duncan as Balrog, and Black Eyed Peas singer Taboo as Vega. Rick Yune was originally cast as Gen but was been replaced by Robin Shou, who portrayed Liu Kang in the Mortal Kombat series.
