Tubi opens June with an intense WWII drama “Inglourious Basterds.” Allied officer Lt. Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt) assembles a team of five tough Jewish soldiers to spread fear throughout the Third Reich. They have one assignment: assassinate Nazi leaders. Quentin Tarantino wrote and directed the unconventional war drama. Eli Roth, Melanie Laurent, and Christopher Walz co-star.
Watch the trailer of “Inglourious Basterds”:
The network is also streaming the original documentary “Mystery Unsolved: The Adnan Syed Story” on June 7. The murder of teenager Hae Min Lee was the focal point of a “Serial” podcast, which questioned if boyfriend Syed was her killer. After serving 22 years in prison, Syed was released, still proclaiming his innocence. Now, he may return.
Another streamer original, “Magic Carpet Rides,” arrives June 14. It centers on a social influencer torn between sharing her budding romance or honoring her boyfriend’s request to keep their life private.
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Watch the trailer of “Inglourious Basterds”:
The network is also streaming the original documentary “Mystery Unsolved: The Adnan Syed Story” on June 7. The murder of teenager Hae Min Lee was the focal point of a “Serial” podcast, which questioned if boyfriend Syed was her killer. After serving 22 years in prison, Syed was released, still proclaiming his innocence. Now, he may return.
Another streamer original, “Magic Carpet Rides,” arrives June 14. It centers on a social influencer torn between sharing her budding romance or honoring her boyfriend’s request to keep their life private.
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- 5/31/2023
- by Fern Siegel
- The Streamable
Tommy Lasorda, the colorful, quotable and revered Los Angeles Dodgers legend who managed the team to two World Series title and four National League pennants in the 1970s and ’80s, died today at 93. The Dodgers announced that the Hall of Famer “suffered a sudden cardiopulmonary arrest at his home” on Thursday night.
Lasorda had been sent home this week after being hospitalized for seven weeks in Orange County, spending much of that time in intensive care.
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred issued the following statement:
“Tommy Lasorda was one of the finest managers our game has ever known. He loved life as a Dodger. His career began as a pitcher in 1949 but he is, of course, best known as the manager of two World Series champions and four pennant-winning clubs. His passion, success, charisma and sense of humor turned him into an international celebrity, a stature that he used to grow our sport.
Lasorda had been sent home this week after being hospitalized for seven weeks in Orange County, spending much of that time in intensive care.
MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred issued the following statement:
“Tommy Lasorda was one of the finest managers our game has ever known. He loved life as a Dodger. His career began as a pitcher in 1949 but he is, of course, best known as the manager of two World Series champions and four pennant-winning clubs. His passion, success, charisma and sense of humor turned him into an international celebrity, a stature that he used to grow our sport.
- 1/8/2021
- by Erik Pedersen and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Disney+ is out with its list of everything new coming to the streaming service in May.
Highlights include “Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian,” a docuseries on the making of the beloved series, premiering on “Star Wars” Day, May 4. Plus, the final episodes of “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” and Season 1 of Nat Geo Wild’s “Heartland Docs, Dvm,” which was recently renewed for Season 2.
Get the full list below.
May 1
Awesome Animals (S1)
Birth of Europe (S1)
Bride of Boogedy
Buried Secrets of the Bible with Albert Lin (S1)
Car Sos (S1 – S7)
Disney Kirby Buckets (S1-S3)
George of the Jungle
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
How to Play Baseball
In Beaver Valley
Lost Treasures of Egypt (S1)
Love & Vets (S1)
Nature’s Half Acre
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Prairie Dog Manor (S1)
Primal Survivor (S1-S4)
Prowlers of the...
Highlights include “Disney Gallery: The Mandalorian,” a docuseries on the making of the beloved series, premiering on “Star Wars” Day, May 4. Plus, the final episodes of “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” and Season 1 of Nat Geo Wild’s “Heartland Docs, Dvm,” which was recently renewed for Season 2.
Get the full list below.
May 1
Awesome Animals (S1)
Birth of Europe (S1)
Bride of Boogedy
Buried Secrets of the Bible with Albert Lin (S1)
Car Sos (S1 – S7)
Disney Kirby Buckets (S1-S3)
George of the Jungle
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
How to Play Baseball
In Beaver Valley
Lost Treasures of Egypt (S1)
Love & Vets (S1)
Nature’s Half Acre
Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
Prairie Dog Manor (S1)
Primal Survivor (S1-S4)
Prowlers of the...
- 5/1/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
It goes without saying that the pandemic is keeping everyone stuck inside with little to do besides watch television, play video games, and read. Here’s some great news, though: There’s plenty coming to Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, and Amazon Prime in May, so put away the books and the games, and get ready to binge some excellent shows and films.
On Netflix, you can catch some notable comedy entries next month like the Jim Carrey-led Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and Fun with Dick and Jane, while action-horror fans may be delighted to hear that multiple Underworld films will be dropping on the service. The lesser-known Jarhead trilogy will be available on the 1st, and the first two pics in the Back to the Future trilogy will join the third film for streaming. Dozens more movies and shows will join these as well to ensure that Netflix reigns as...
On Netflix, you can catch some notable comedy entries next month like the Jim Carrey-led Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and Fun with Dick and Jane, while action-horror fans may be delighted to hear that multiple Underworld films will be dropping on the service. The lesser-known Jarhead trilogy will be available on the 1st, and the first two pics in the Back to the Future trilogy will join the third film for streaming. Dozens more movies and shows will join these as well to ensure that Netflix reigns as...
- 4/24/2020
- by Billy Givens
- We Got This Covered
April is a little over halfway gone now, so it’s time to start looking forward to what’s coming up next month on your favorite streaming services. Speaking of which, the Mouse House has been knocking it out of the park with substantial monthly additions to their new Disney+ platform and May is looking to carry on that tradition quite nicely.
See below for the full list of content coming next month:
May 1st:
Awesome Animals (Season 1)
Be Our Chef (Episode 1-06)
Birth of Europe (Season 1)
Bride of Boogedy
Buried Secrets of the Bible with Albert Lin (Season 1)
Car Sos (Seasons 1-7)
Disney Family Sundays (Episode 1-26)
Disney Kirby Buckets (Seasons 1-3)
George of the Jungle
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
How to Play Baseball
In Beaver Valley
Lost Treasures of Egypt (Season 1)
Love & Vets (Season 1)
Nature’s Half Acre
One Day At Disney...
See below for the full list of content coming next month:
May 1st:
Awesome Animals (Season 1)
Be Our Chef (Episode 1-06)
Birth of Europe (Season 1)
Bride of Boogedy
Buried Secrets of the Bible with Albert Lin (Season 1)
Car Sos (Seasons 1-7)
Disney Family Sundays (Episode 1-26)
Disney Kirby Buckets (Seasons 1-3)
George of the Jungle
Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey
Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
How to Play Baseball
In Beaver Valley
Lost Treasures of Egypt (Season 1)
Love & Vets (Season 1)
Nature’s Half Acre
One Day At Disney...
- 4/17/2020
- by Billy Givens
- We Got This Covered
As HBO prepares to welcome a host of new content, a number of titles will be leaving in April.
Jim Carrey starrer Bruce Almighty will be removed from the premium outlet at the end of the month, along with tentpole films The Day After Tomorrow, Rush Hour 2 and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
Feel-good movies that will also exit are Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, along with its sequel, Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco. HBO viewers will also be saying goodbye to Mr. Bean's Holiday, George of the Jungle, Puss in Boots, Hedwig and the ...
Jim Carrey starrer Bruce Almighty will be removed from the premium outlet at the end of the month, along with tentpole films The Day After Tomorrow, Rush Hour 2 and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
Feel-good movies that will also exit are Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, along with its sequel, Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco. HBO viewers will also be saying goodbye to Mr. Bean's Holiday, George of the Jungle, Puss in Boots, Hedwig and the ...
- 3/26/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
As HBO prepares to welcome a host of new content, a number of titles will be leaving in April.
Jim Carrey starrer Bruce Almighty will be removed from the premium outlet at the end of the month, along with tentpole films The Day After Tomorrow, Rush Hour 2 and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
Feel-good movies that will also exit are Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, along with its sequel, Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco. HBO viewers will also be saying goodbye to Mr. Bean's Holiday, George of the Jungle, Puss in Boots, Hedwig and the ...
Jim Carrey starrer Bruce Almighty will be removed from the premium outlet at the end of the month, along with tentpole films The Day After Tomorrow, Rush Hour 2 and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
Feel-good movies that will also exit are Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, along with its sequel, Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco. HBO viewers will also be saying goodbye to Mr. Bean's Holiday, George of the Jungle, Puss in Boots, Hedwig and the ...
- 3/26/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Well here we are. April is going to be a fairly sedentary and isolating month for a lot of people. At least we now thankfully have some guidance as to our entertainment options as HBO has released its new streaming releases for April 2020.
HBO’s original series premieres are pretty busy this month. The fourth season of Issa Rae’s excellent comedy Insecure arrives on April 12. That’s preceded by the fascinating docuseries Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children and followed by book adaptation I Know This Much is True.
On the film side of things there are a few exciting options. Good Boys arrives on April 4, It: Chapter Two on April 11, and Stuber on April 18. Some older movies arriving on April 1 are Team America: World Police, Die Hard, and Slumdog Millionaire.
Here is everything else coming to HBO Now and HBO Go in April 2020 via HBO PR.
HBO’s original series premieres are pretty busy this month. The fourth season of Issa Rae’s excellent comedy Insecure arrives on April 12. That’s preceded by the fascinating docuseries Atlanta’s Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children and followed by book adaptation I Know This Much is True.
On the film side of things there are a few exciting options. Good Boys arrives on April 4, It: Chapter Two on April 11, and Stuber on April 18. Some older movies arriving on April 1 are Team America: World Police, Die Hard, and Slumdog Millionaire.
Here is everything else coming to HBO Now and HBO Go in April 2020 via HBO PR.
- 3/19/2020
- by jbindeck2015
- Den of Geek
After two decades working as a stunt man in movies like Smokey and the Bandit, Scarface, and Road House, David R. Ellis moved into the director's seat on the animal-centered Disney movie Homeward Bound 2: Lost in San Francisco. From there he went on to helm a string of movies that blended horror and action, but undoubtedly is best known for the willful insanity that is Snakes on a Plane. Ellis' next venture, which reunited him with Snakes on a Plane star Samuel L. Jackson, was similarly wild and ambitious. In 2011, word hit that he was developing a live-action remake of the 1998 anime Kite. Unfortunately, Ellis died earlier this month, leaving the future of this remake uncertain. Preproduction for principal photography in Johannesburg, South Africa, was already underway, so producers scrambled to find a replacement for Ellis. Deadline reports they found one in South African director Ralph Ziman, who helmed...
- 2/4/2013
- cinemablend.com
Sarah Dobbs Sep 14, 2016
Director David R. Ellis, of Snakes On A Plane fame, died in March 2013. Sarah remembers why his films were kind of great…
Just a quick update here: we've looked back at Snakes On A Plane, Ellis' highest profile film, in more detail here.
Usually, if a film isn’t screened for critics ahead of its release, it’s for a good reason. It’s because it’s terrible. But back in 2006, when Snakes On A Plane wasn’t shown to the press, it wasn’t because it was bad. It was because it didn’t matter. Nothing any critic said about Snakes On A Plane would affect whether the public went to see it or not. They’d already made up their minds for themselves, based solely on its wonderful title.
Luckily, the film pretty much lived up to the promise of its title. It was bold,...
Director David R. Ellis, of Snakes On A Plane fame, died in March 2013. Sarah remembers why his films were kind of great…
Just a quick update here: we've looked back at Snakes On A Plane, Ellis' highest profile film, in more detail here.
Usually, if a film isn’t screened for critics ahead of its release, it’s for a good reason. It’s because it’s terrible. But back in 2006, when Snakes On A Plane wasn’t shown to the press, it wasn’t because it was bad. It was because it didn’t matter. Nothing any critic said about Snakes On A Plane would affect whether the public went to see it or not. They’d already made up their minds for themselves, based solely on its wonderful title.
Luckily, the film pretty much lived up to the promise of its title. It was bold,...
- 1/28/2013
- Den of Geek
Former stuntman and director of Snakes on a Plane
The brazenly trashy, cheap-and-cheerful B-movie is more or less defunct in modern cinema. One of its few authentic latter-day practitioners was the film-maker David R Ellis, who has been found dead at the age of 60 in a hotel in South Africa, where he was preparing to make a live-action version of the violent anime Kite.
Ellis came to widespread attention in 2006 when he directed Snakes on a Plane, the exploitation action thriller with a title that doubled as its own synopsis. Samuel L Jackson played an FBI agent on board a flight packed with venomous snakes planted to kill the witness who is in his care. There have been dumber and more precarious murder plots in the movies, but not many.
Ellis was brought in as a replacement for the original director, Ronny Yu. When word circulated online of a proposed...
The brazenly trashy, cheap-and-cheerful B-movie is more or less defunct in modern cinema. One of its few authentic latter-day practitioners was the film-maker David R Ellis, who has been found dead at the age of 60 in a hotel in South Africa, where he was preparing to make a live-action version of the violent anime Kite.
Ellis came to widespread attention in 2006 when he directed Snakes on a Plane, the exploitation action thriller with a title that doubled as its own synopsis. Samuel L Jackson played an FBI agent on board a flight packed with venomous snakes planted to kill the witness who is in his care. There have been dumber and more precarious murder plots in the movies, but not many.
Ellis was brought in as a replacement for the original director, Ronny Yu. When word circulated online of a proposed...
- 1/11/2013
- by Ryan Gilbey
- The Guardian - Film News
David R. Ellis, former Hollywood stuntman and film director, passed away today at the age of 60 in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he was preparing to direct the upcoming film Kite.
Born in Hollywood, Ellis began working in the film industry as a stuntman in his late teens. He was promoted as stunt coordinator in the 1981 and worked on over 70 films in a 20-year span, including Scarface, Lethal Weapon, and Fatal Attraction.
After working his way up to becoming an assistant director, Ellis then directed his first film in 1996 with Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco.
Following his directorial debut, Ellis segued into the thriller genre, churning out two Final Destination sequels and most notably, the 2006 film Snakes on a Plane starring Samuel L. Jackson.
Growing up in the water as a junior pro surfer, his most recent project was the underwater horror film Shark Night. Amongst a slew of his upcoming unreleased thriller films, Ellis directed...
Born in Hollywood, Ellis began working in the film industry as a stuntman in his late teens. He was promoted as stunt coordinator in the 1981 and worked on over 70 films in a 20-year span, including Scarface, Lethal Weapon, and Fatal Attraction.
After working his way up to becoming an assistant director, Ellis then directed his first film in 1996 with Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco.
Following his directorial debut, Ellis segued into the thriller genre, churning out two Final Destination sequels and most notably, the 2006 film Snakes on a Plane starring Samuel L. Jackson.
Growing up in the water as a junior pro surfer, his most recent project was the underwater horror film Shark Night. Amongst a slew of his upcoming unreleased thriller films, Ellis directed...
- 1/8/2013
- Entertainment Tonight
He may not be a household name nor will he likely be remembered as "one of the greats", but Hollywood has lost a veteran b-movie maestro this week as stuntman-turned-director David R. Ellis has reportedly passed away at the age of 60. The cause of death is currently unknown, although he was in Johannesburg, South Africa where he was preparing to shoot his latest film Kite, a live action adaptation of the 1992 anime. Ellis is perhaps best known for directing the high concept thriller Snakes on a Plane, but his career started as a stuntman in the mid to late '70s with Smokey and the Bandit being one of his first credits. Ellis eventually moved on to become a stunt co-ordinator before getting a break as second unit director on the TV movie Condor followed by Fatal Attraction and eventually such films as Waterworld, The Matrix Reloaded and Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World...
- 1/8/2013
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
David R. Ellis, who is probably most known for the Samuel L. Jackson movie “Snakes on a Plane” (though he’s directed a ton of other movies, including “Final Destination 2″ and “Cellular”) has passed away at the age of 60. The director died Monday morning in Johannesburg, South Africa, where he was preparing to shoot a live-action version of the popular Japanese anime “Kite”, which was set to star his “Snakes on a Plane” leading man Samuel L. Jackson. There is currently no cause of death. After making his feature film directorial debut with 1996′s “Homeward Bound 2: Lost in San Francisco” (I kid you not), Ellis made his way to the horror genre, where he’s most known these days, with 2003′s “Final Destination 2″. He would return to direct another installment of the franchise, 2009′s “The Final Destination”. His most recent film was 2011′s “Shark Night 3D”. No...
- 1/8/2013
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
With the holidays over, and people getting back to work, the art of film shuffling has begun again. The remake of Carrie, which was to bow in March, has been pushed to a more appropriate release date of October 18th. No Good Deed, a thriller starring Idris Elba will be delayed an entire year, bowing on January 14, 2014. Meanwhile, the thriller The Hive has been renamed The Call and will now bow on March 15.
Syfy has announced an April 15 premier date for their very expensive Defiance -a drama series that will exist as both a TV series and a video game in collaboration with Trion Worlds. The show depicts a futuristic Earth with a boomtown set on the ruins of St. Louis that is now home to seven alien species and Earthlings. Rockne O’Bannon was the original showrunner before dropping out to work on the CW’s The Cult, but...
Syfy has announced an April 15 premier date for their very expensive Defiance -a drama series that will exist as both a TV series and a video game in collaboration with Trion Worlds. The show depicts a futuristic Earth with a boomtown set on the ruins of St. Louis that is now home to seven alien species and Earthlings. Rockne O’Bannon was the original showrunner before dropping out to work on the CW’s The Cult, but...
- 1/8/2013
- by spaced-odyssey
- doorQ.com
David R. Ellis, the stuntman turned filmmaker who brought us killer sharks, killer snakes and even the wrath of the Grim Reaper himself, died today in Johannesburg, South Africa, according to Deadline. He was 60.
Born in Los Angeles on Sept. 10, 1952, Ellis got his start in Hollywood as a stuntman, performing feats of derring-do in dozens of films, including "Scarface," "Lethal Weapon" and "Road House." He also served as second unit director on such big Hollywood productions as "Patriot Games," "The Negotiator," "The Matrix Reloaded," "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" and "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone."
Ellis will probably be best remembered for his work as a gleefully subversive exploitation director. After making his directorial debut on "Homeward Bound 2: Lost in San Francisco" (1996), Ellis seemed to feel the most at home in the action-horror genre, conjuring gruesome and often astonishingly creative death scenes in "Final Destination 2...
Born in Los Angeles on Sept. 10, 1952, Ellis got his start in Hollywood as a stuntman, performing feats of derring-do in dozens of films, including "Scarface," "Lethal Weapon" and "Road House." He also served as second unit director on such big Hollywood productions as "Patriot Games," "The Negotiator," "The Matrix Reloaded," "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World" and "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone."
Ellis will probably be best remembered for his work as a gleefully subversive exploitation director. After making his directorial debut on "Homeward Bound 2: Lost in San Francisco" (1996), Ellis seemed to feel the most at home in the action-horror genre, conjuring gruesome and often astonishingly creative death scenes in "Final Destination 2...
- 1/8/2013
- by NextMovie Staff
- NextMovie
Director David R. Ellis — who helmed mass entertainment like Snakes on a Plane, Cellular, and The Final Destination — died today, EW has confirmed. He was 60 years old. No cause of death has been released.
Ellis got his start as an actor and stuntman, transitioning into directing the second units on action-based productions like Waterworld, The Perfect Storm, The Matrix Reloaded, and Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. His feature directing debut was the 1996 family production Homeward Bound 2: Lost in San Francisco, but he quickly transitioned to genre-soaked thrillers starting with 2003′s Final Destination 2.
According to Deadline,...
Ellis got his start as an actor and stuntman, transitioning into directing the second units on action-based productions like Waterworld, The Perfect Storm, The Matrix Reloaded, and Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. His feature directing debut was the 1996 family production Homeward Bound 2: Lost in San Francisco, but he quickly transitioned to genre-soaked thrillers starting with 2003′s Final Destination 2.
According to Deadline,...
- 1/8/2013
- by Adam B. Vary
- EW - Inside Movies
David R Ellis, director of "Shark Night 3D," "Snakes On a Plane," "Cellular," and "The Final Destination," has died in Johannesburg, South Africa. He passed away suddenly and cause of death is not yet known. He was 60 years old. Ellis was in South Africa preparing to direct the film "Kite," a live-action adaptation of the 1998 Japanese anime that was set to reunite him with his "Snakes" star Samuel L. Jackson. Born in Los Angeles in 1952, Ellis started out in Hollywood as an actor and then stuntman and stunt coordinator. In 1986, Ellis moved on to second unit directing, helming the action sequences on films such as "Waterworld," "The Matrix Reloaded" and "Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone. His first directing job was on the Disney film "Homeward Bound 2: Lost In San Francisco" in 1996.
- 1/7/2013
- WorstPreviews.com
David R. Ellis, the director of "Snakes on a Plane," died in South Africa on Monday. He was 60.
Deadline.com first reported Ellis' death, which HuffPost Entertainment confirmed with his management. No other information about his passing was immediately available. The director was in Johannesburg to work on the film "Kite," a live-action reboot of the famed Japanese anime about a young girl trained to be an assassin after the death of her parents. Samuel L. Jackson, who starred in Ellis' "Snakes on a Plane," was attached to star.
Ellis got his start in Hollywood as a stuntman on films like "Smokey and the Bandit II," "Rocky III" and "Lethal Weapon." He did second unit directorial work on "Clear and Present Danger," "Waterworld," "The Perfect Storm," "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" and "The Matrix Reloaded."
Ellis made his directorial debut with the 1996 "Homeward Bound 2: Lost in San Francisco,...
Deadline.com first reported Ellis' death, which HuffPost Entertainment confirmed with his management. No other information about his passing was immediately available. The director was in Johannesburg to work on the film "Kite," a live-action reboot of the famed Japanese anime about a young girl trained to be an assassin after the death of her parents. Samuel L. Jackson, who starred in Ellis' "Snakes on a Plane," was attached to star.
Ellis got his start in Hollywood as a stuntman on films like "Smokey and the Bandit II," "Rocky III" and "Lethal Weapon." He did second unit directorial work on "Clear and Present Danger," "Waterworld," "The Perfect Storm," "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" and "The Matrix Reloaded."
Ellis made his directorial debut with the 1996 "Homeward Bound 2: Lost in San Francisco,...
- 1/7/2013
- by Christopher Rosen
- Huffington Post
Snakes on a Plane director David R. Ellis has passed away. There's no cause of death at the moment, but he was in Johannesburg, South Africa preparing to shoot the his live-action adaptation of the 1998 Japanese Anime Kite. It would have reunited him with star Samuel L. Jackson.
Ellis was 60 years old and started out in his career in Hollywood as an actor. From there he became a stuntman and stunt coordinator. In 1986, Ellis became a second unit directing, directing the action sequences on films such as Waterworld, The Matrix Reloaded and Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone. The first feature film he directed was Disney's film Homeward Bound 2: Lost In San Francisco. From there he went on to direct films such as Final Destination 2, Cellular, Asylum, The Final Destination and Shark Night 3D.
Our hearts and prayers go out to his family and friends.
Ellis was 60 years old and started out in his career in Hollywood as an actor. From there he became a stuntman and stunt coordinator. In 1986, Ellis became a second unit directing, directing the action sequences on films such as Waterworld, The Matrix Reloaded and Harry Potter And The Philosopher’s Stone. The first feature film he directed was Disney's film Homeward Bound 2: Lost In San Francisco. From there he went on to direct films such as Final Destination 2, Cellular, Asylum, The Final Destination and Shark Night 3D.
Our hearts and prayers go out to his family and friends.
- 1/7/2013
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Some tragic news has hit today as Deadline reports that director David R. Ellis has passed away at age 60. The cause of death is currently unknown, but Ellis was said to have been on-location in Johannesburg, South Africa prepping what was to be his next feature film, an adaptation of the Japanese Ova Kite with Samuel L. Jackson attached to star. Ellis, who was born and raised in Hollywood, California, began his career as an actor and stuntman, eventually moving to directing with his debut feature, Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco . From there, Ellis went on to make a name for himself in the thriller genre with films like Final Destination 2 , The Final Destination , Cellular , Shark Night , Asylum and, also with Jackson, Snakes on a Plane . Ellis is survived...
- 1/7/2013
- Comingsoon.net
In his time, director David R. Ellis has helmed Final Destination 2, Cellular, Shark Night and, um, Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco, but now he's got the toughest challenge of his career ahead of him: adapting the furiously violent and much-loved anime Kite into a live-action Hollywood thriller.Aiding him in his quest is Samuel L. Jackson, who previously worked with Ellis on Snakes On A Plane back in 2006. Jackson announced his involvement with the project while on promotional duties for Django Unchained, where he mentioned to Movies.com what he had on his slate after the RoboCop remake wraps."After [RoboCop], I'm going to do this live-action version of Kite, the Japanese anime," he said. "I'll be doing a live-action version of that in Johannesburg."Released in two parts before being edited together as a 60-minute piece for the Us market, the 1998 anime told the tale of an...
- 12/18/2012
- EmpireOnline
Well, by all accounts, including ours, "Shark Night 3D" is awful but honestly, what did you expect from the guy who kickstarted his career directing "Homeward Bound 2: Lost in San Francisco" and went on to make such classics as "Cellular," "Final Destination 2" and "Snakes On A Plane." If "Shark Night 3D" proved anything, the director can deliver a thriller or horror movie with a PG-13 rating on a budget. So we presume those are the reasons he landed this gig which will find him de-fanging a controversial anime film. Yasuomi Umetsu's 1988 film "Kite" raised eyebrows when it…...
- 9/2/2011
- The Playlist
Who would have thought back in 1996, when stuntman-turned-director David R. Ellis made his directorial debut with a sequel to the family movie Homeward Bound that he would go down in movie history as one of the main faces of horror cinema of the 00s?
With two Final Destination movies and Snakes on a Plane in his filmography, David has already proven he knows a thing or two about big-budget action-packed horror movies that combine remarkable death scenes with lots of humor.
Now he comes back with his own take on the nature-"swimming"-amok horror sub-genre which started with Jaws.
Mikhael Agafonov: How does one move from directing Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco to doing Final Destination 2?
David R. Ellis: After directing ‘Homeward Bound 2’ I went back to directing action (2nd Unit) of big event films. It was the work I did on the Matrix sequel...
With two Final Destination movies and Snakes on a Plane in his filmography, David has already proven he knows a thing or two about big-budget action-packed horror movies that combine remarkable death scenes with lots of humor.
Now he comes back with his own take on the nature-"swimming"-amok horror sub-genre which started with Jaws.
Mikhael Agafonov: How does one move from directing Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco to doing Final Destination 2?
David R. Ellis: After directing ‘Homeward Bound 2’ I went back to directing action (2nd Unit) of big event films. It was the work I did on the Matrix sequel...
- 9/1/2011
- by Mikhael Agafonov
- DreadCentral.com
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