Terrence Howard and Dolph Lundgren try to save a movie theater in the first trailer forShowdown at the Grand, Shout! Studios upcoming actioncomedythat feels old school in the best possible way.
AfterThe Queen of Hollywood Blvd,Trespassers, andThe Five Rules of Success, director Orson Oblowitz presents his next film led by a great cast that includes Academy Award NomineeTerrence Howard, andRockyandAquamanstarDolph Lundgren.Showdown at the Grandcenters on a man’s struggle to keep his family’s business going, an old cinema that is at risk of disappearing into the hands of a large conglomerate, for which he will have to seek the help of a big movie star.
Shout! Studios has released the first trailerfor the film which is coming to theaters and on demand on November 3. Check it out below along with the official synopsis:
“A proud movie theater owner, George Fuller (Terrence Howard), must defend his family business from corporate developers alongside a legendary action star, Claude Luc Hallyday (Dolph Lundgren) as art imitates life in a showdown for the ages.”
The cast ofShowdown at the Grandalso includes Amanda Righetti (Christmas at the Ranch), John Savage (The Deer Hunter), Piper Curda (American Pie Presents: Girls' Rules), Mike Ferguson (Amityville Uprising), Clemmie Dugdale (About Time), Jose Rosete (Monsters of Man), and Jon Sklaroff, who already worked with the director onThe Five Rules of Success.
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Dolph Lundgren’s Busy 2023
Since his famous participation inRocky IVin 1985, Lundgren has become a great exponent of action cinema and other genres, collecting a long list of more than interesting titles such asDon’t Kill It,Castle Falls,Hail, Caesar!,Minions: The Rise of Gru,A View to a Kill,Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, orThe Punisheramong many others.
Although the peak of his career was as an action star in the ’80s and ’90s, something he shares with his character inShowdown at the Grand, the actor has stayed busy throughout his career. In fact, in 2023, he participated in several projects and still has a number of pending releases.
His first release of the year wasShane Dax Taylor’sThe Best Man.The film is set in a hotel during a wedding, when a group of mercenaries takes over the place, and groom, his best man and another guest are in charge of taking down the criminals in order to continue with the celebration. He then releasedWanted Man, a film that he directed, wrote, produced and starred in.
On September 22,Expend4bleshit theaters, where Lundgren once again joins a long list of action heroes like Jason Statham and Sylvester Stallone in thelatest installment of the franchise.In December, Lundgren will once again become King Nereus inAquaman and the Lost Kingdom, the long-awaited sequel to the 2018 film centered on Jason Momoa’s DC hero.
