6 action films to see at the cinema this summer to learn how to do fist push-ups like Largo Winch – Cinema News

Elyas – Released July 3

Between Man on Fire, Jason Bourne, John Wick and Equalizer, Elyas promises to be a feverish action film with a sharper than ever Roschdy Zem. The latter plays Elyas Florès, a former Special Forces soldier, solitary and paranoid.

He becomes a bodyguard for Nour, 13, and her mother Amina, who come from the Middle East. While the ex-warrior and the young girl get to know each other, a mysterious commando targets them. Elyas will stop at nothing to save her.

The film is directed by an action specialist, Florent Emilio-Siri, who notably directed Nid de guêpes, Otage or L’ennemi intime. He then directed episodes of the series Marseille with Gérard Depardieu and Benoît Magimel. He had not returned to the cinema since Pension complète in 2015. In Elyas, Roschdy Zem will be surrounded by Laëtitia Eïdo, Jeanne Michel, Sherwan Haji, Nabil Elouahabi and Dimitri Storoge.

(Vincent Formica)

Deadpool & Wolverine – Released July 24

Superhero, sci-fi, comedy, buddy movie, action… Deadpool & Wolverine ticks all the boxes.

Six years after Deadpool 2, and after being bought by Disney, the irreverent anti-hero Deadpool, still played by Ryan Reynolds, is back and this time he is accompanied by his accomplice Wolverine played by Hugh Jackman.

Directed by Shawn Levy, the Marvel film will see the two legendary heroes make a sensational entrance into the MCU. Many superheroes and mutants who have already appeared in previous films are expected to make cameos, like Jennifer Garner in the role of Elektra. But different variants of the heroes should also appear like Dogpool or Lady Deadpool, whose identity is still kept secret.

In the feature film announced in our theaters on July 24, Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman will have to team up to face Cassandra Nova, the twin sister of Professor Xavier, played on screen by Emma Corrin (The Crown). The two friends will also be surrounded by Morena Baccarin (Vanessa), Karan Soni (Dopinder), Rob Delaney (Peter) and Brianna Hildebrang (Negasonic).

(Laetitia Forhan)

Largo Winch: The Price of Money – Released July 31

13 years after its second opus, the Largo Winch saga is back in theaters with Le Prix de l’argent, in theaters July 31. Played by Tomer Sisley, the famous comic book character imagined by Jean Van Hamme will come back to life on the big screen!

The story will obviously follow Largo Winch, businessman and adventurer, a mix between James Bond, Jason Bourne and Indiana Jones. Since the brutal kidnapping of his son Noom, he has been the subject of a merciless plot seeking to annihilate him and destroy the W group.

To uncover the truth and find his son, Largo embarks on a relentless hunt. From the Canadian forests, through Bangkok to the depths of the Burmese mines, he does not yet know that he will have to face the demons of the past. Note that James Franco slips into the costume of the big bad guy, Ezio, a menacing shadow emerging from Largo Winch’s past.

(Vincent Formica)

Borderlands – Released August 7

In the works since 2015, the film adaptation of the Borderlands video game saga will arrive in theaters on August 7, 2024. The film is carried by a top-notch cast with Cate Blanchett, Kevin Hart, Jamie Lee Curtis, Jack Black, Ariana Greenblatt and Florian Munteanu.

Highly appreciated by gamers for its whimsical universe and its crazy characters, the Borderlands franchise has notably dusted off the looter-shooter genre (open-world tactical extraction shooting game). With 83 million copies sold, the license is one of the best-selling in the world.

In the film by Eli Roth, we will follow Lilith, a bounty hunter with a troubled past. She reluctantly returns to her home planet, Pandora, the most chaotic planet in the galaxy. His mission is to find the missing daughter of Atlas, the most powerful (and most despicable) man in the universe. To get there Lilith will have to form an unexpected alliance with a happy team of misfits.

(Vincent Formica)

City of Darkness – Sortie le 14 août

Presented in a Midnight Screening during the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, City of Darkness is the new film by Soi Cheang, director of the remarkable black and white thriller Limbo, released in 2023, and of The Monkey King trilogy.

If you like martial arts movies, his new feature should please you! In the vein of The Raid (for the action), City of Darkness is a tribute to Hong Kong action movies of the 80s. The feature film takes place in the 80s in the Kowloon Walled City, the only place in Hong Kong where British law does not apply.

Fleeing the powerful Triad boss Mr. Big, illegal immigrant Chan Lok-kwun (Raymond Lam Fung) takes refuge in this enclave given over to gangs and trafficking of all kinds. Taken under his wing by the leader of the Citadel, he will have to fight alongside the other outcasts against Mr. Big’s gang and protect the refuge that the fortified city has become for them.

(Laetitia Forhan)

La Nuit drags itself – Released August 28

After his remarkable short film T’es Morte Hélène, selected at the 94th edition of the Oscars in the Live Action Short Film category and soon adapted into a feature film, Belgian director Michiel Blanchart unveils the action thriller La Nuit Drags.

Led by Jonathan Feltre, Natacha Krief, Romain Duris and Jonas Bloquet, the film follows Mady, a student who works as a locksmith at night in order to pay for his studies. The young man sees his life turned upside down when he opens the wrong door and accidentally becomes an accomplice in a case of organized crime. In the heart of a city in turmoil, Mady has only one night to get out of trouble and find the trail of Claire, the one who betrayed her trust. The countdown begins

A gripping thriller set against the backdrop of the Black Lives Matter protests, sold internationally, notably in the United States, South Korea and Europe.

(Laetitia Forhan)