Many movies carry eye-watering production costs, with Hollywood studios investing colossal sums – often hundreds of millions – in their cinematic ventures. Their aim is to create the most awe-inspiring spectacles, which in turn attract high-profile actors and provide resources such as CGI, superior sets, location filming, marketing, advertising, and a myriad other necessities.
During the early 2010s, the action genre was facing a genuine slump in quality. The thrill of the original Matrix and its groundbreaking bullet-time technique had lost some of its luster, while the impact of Paul Greengrass’s Bourne trilogy was being diminished by an increasing number of copycats, each one appearing less creative than the last. To make matters worse, the rise of the Marvel Cinematic Universe meant that what was once a respected genre now seemed to consist of rehashed ideas, making it feel like something outdated.
Over two decades, Jason Statham, effortlessly cool and charming, has left audiences worldwide spellbound with his commanding screen presence and breathtaking physical abilities. Renowned for embodying hard-as-nails characters who fight fiercely and demand respect, this Hollywood leading man is one of the most dependable stars in the entertainment industry. He’s graced numerous box office successes such as “The Transporter”, “Spy”, “The Expendables”, and “Hobbs & Shaw”.
The third installment of “Terrifier,” titled “Terrifier 3,” has been unstoppable during the Halloween season of 2024, also dominating the box office. With earnings exceeding $43 million on a production budget of just $2 million, this small-scale independent horror film has become a significant triumph.
Emotionally intense roles can certainly take their role on actors. Bill Skarsgård once reported he left like he was losing his mind while portraying Pennywise in the latest adaptation of Stephen King’s It, for example. In a more recent thriller starring Daisy Ridley, the Star Wars alum would later reveal that her damsel-in-distress turn for Magpie was so intense during production that she thought her physical ailments surrounding the production must have been tied to the stress. Ridley opened up to Women’s Health that she later discovered it was Graves’ Disease which was causing said ailments. It says something that she equated the performance with the effects of that disease, and MovieWeb caught up with her more recently to learn about the taxing process of bringing Magpie to life.