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Jack Reacher is back on TV tonight. The film starring Tom Cruise, that is, not the highly acclaimed new Amazon Prime show. Size may not be everything but… Although the actor is just over 5’7 in height, he has established himself as a major action hero in films like Top …

Hanks added: “The scene where I first get that dog in a collar, in a car, or attached to a car, it was … Well, just go back and look at it. It was the most physical, exhausting, time-consuming thing. “And because it could only happen in the real world, …

At a strapping 6’2, Sean Connery probably still remains the most physically imposing of all the James Bond actors. A former boxer and nightclub bouncer who mixed in rough circles in his earlier years, the Scottish actor didn’t just look the part. Admittedly, he had needed a few drinks on …

When it reached the point where he could no longer work, Armendáriz had a stunt double and even director Terence Young would stand in for him in the last two months of production. Unable to carry on and with just weeks of his life remaining, the Bond actor headed to …

Henry Cavill’s fans were devastated when he stepped away from his smash hit Netflix deal on The Witcher. But at least he still had Superman, they thought, after he returned to the role in a thrilling post credits cameo in Black Adam. And then new DC Warner Bros head James …

The star’s extraordinary Hollywood career is examined in Clint Eastwood: A Life in Film on Sky Documentaries tomorrow. He’s also an Oscar-winning director and acclaimed composer and lyricist. It’s hard to imagine Cool Hand Luke himself ever losing his, well, confidence even when he was flatly rejecting two of the …

The unbelievable stunt saw Peck swept overboard and almost crushed by hydraulics, while Niven went under too, getting his coat caught in the machinery. It was reported at the time: “Peck sustained a three-inch gash on his forehead; Quinn and Niven twisted their spines; Baker wrenched his neck and Darren …

Like most movie stars, John Wayne had some huge hits, but also big turkeys over his Hollywood career. The Conqueror, in which Duke played Genghis Khan after Marlon Brando backed out, may have made a profit at the box office but is now ranked as one of the worst movies …

If laughing and screaming at a killer doll flick isn’t your idea of a worthwhile night out, you may fancy the serious themes and dense dialogue of this uncompromising drama. Director Todd Field signals his art house intentions by opening with what are traditionally (and for a good reason) called …

In his first Western, Cage plays Colton Briggs, a cold-hearted and floridly moustachioed gun-for-hire who we meet as he guns down a varmint in front of the victim’s young son. After the camera focuses in on the kid’s murderous glare, we fast forward 20 years. Briggs is now running a …