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Jason Statham


American cinemagoers love an action hero. With the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sly Stallone, Chuck Norris and Harrison Ford, the 1980s was a fertile period for muscle and bullets. We Brits tend to carry out our business a bit more quietly, most notably through the tailored suits and the Oxbridge English of James Bond. Jason …

The Fast and The Furious franchise has always raised a lot of questions for me.  Why aren’t there more cars? Why did the fifth installment, Fast Five, resort to the word ‘five’ rather than the number? What’s the deal with Tokyo Drift? And why has the Fast been dropped for Furious 7? Trying to move …

FADE IN: INT. LIVING ROOM OF TERRACED HOUSE, SHEFFIELD SMILING BOBBY is watching Neighbours on the television. The phone rings. SMILING BOBBY mutes the television and answers the phone.   SMILING BOBBY Hello. EXT. HOTEL POOLSIDE, LOS ANGELES – DAY FILM EXEC Hey Smiling Bobby! How you doin’? INTERCUT PHONE CONVERSATION SMILING BOBBY Fine, fine, …