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Jonathan Eusebio
Jonathan Eusebio is a Filipino-American director, stunt coordinator and an actor. He is considered a prolific figure in Hollywood and the action film genre. Personal life Jonathan Raymond Eusebio also known as Jojo was born on September 15, 1973, and raised in Canada by his Filipino parents. Eusebio's interest in martial arts began at the age of eight and progressed through taekwondo, judo, wrestling, and kickboxing and enrolled in Dan Inosanto's Academy of Martial Arts school, and he never realized that martial arts would be his calling. Eusebio's academic path led him to major in Biological Sciences at the University of California, Irvine. After graduating, he worked in a laboratory while maintaining his passion for martial arts. Eusebio began his professional collaboration with future filmmakers and 87eleven Action Design creators Chad Stahelski and David Leitch when he joined at the Inosanto Academy in Marina Del Rey, California, at the age of 18. Career The low-bud ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Filipino Americans
Filipino Americans () are Americans of Filipino ancestry. Filipinos in North America were first documented in the 16th century and other small settlements beginning in the 18th century. Mass migration did not begin until after the end of the Spanish–American War at the end of the 19th century, when the Philippines was ceded from Spain to the United States in the Treaty of Paris. As of 2022, there were almost 4.5 million Filipino Americans in the United States with large communities in California, Hawaii, Illinois, Texas, Florida, Nevada, and the New York metropolitan area. Around one third of Filipino Americans identify as multiracial or multiethnic, with 3 million reporting only Filipino ancestry and 1.5 million reporting Filipino in combination with another group. Terminology The term ''Filipino American'' is sometimes shortened to ''Fil-Am'' or ''Pinoy''. Another term which has been used is ''Philippine Americans''. The earliest appearance of the term ''Pinoy'' (feminin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bourne Film Series
The ''Bourne'' franchise consists of action thriller installments based on the character Jason Bourne, created by author Robert Ludlum. The franchise includes five films and a spin-off television series. The overall plot centers around Jason Bourne, a CIA assassin suffering from dissociative amnesia, portrayed by Matt Damon. All three of Ludlum's novels were adapted for the screen, featuring Matt Damon as the title character in each. Doug Liman directed '' The Bourne Identity'' (2002) and Paul Greengrass directed '' The Bourne Supremacy'' (2004), '' The Bourne Ultimatum'' (2007), and '' Jason Bourne'' (2016). Tony Gilroy wrote or co-wrote each film except for ''Jason Bourne'' and directed '' The Bourne Legacy'' (2012). Damon chose not to return for the fourth film, ''The Bourne Legacy'', which introduces a new main character, Aaron Cross ( Jeremy Renner), a Department of Defense operative who runs for his life because of Bourne's actions in ''Ultimatum''. The character ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Birds Of Prey (2020 Film)
''Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)'' (also known as ''Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey'', or simply ''Birds of Prey'') is a 2020 American superhero film directed by Cathy Yan and written by Christina Hodson, based on the DC Comics team the Birds of Prey. It is the eighth installment in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU) and serves as a spin-off and sequel to ''Suicide Squad'' (2016). The film stars Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn alongside Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Rosie Perez, Chris Messina, Ella Jay Basco, Ali Wong, and Ewan McGregor. It follows Harley Quinn, who, after breaking up with the Joker, is threatened by Gotham City crime lord Roman Sionis and joins forces with Helena Bertinelli, Dinah Lance, and Renee Montoya (who form the Birds of Prey) to save Cassandra Cain. Robbie, who also served as producer, pitched the idea for ''Birds of Prey'' to Warner Bros. in 2015. The film was announced in May 2016, with Hods ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deadpool 2
''Deadpool 2'' is a 2018 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Deadpool. It is the sequel to ''Deadpool (film), Deadpool'' (2016) and the eleventh installment in the X-Men (film series), ''X-Men'' film series. The film was directed by David Leitch and written by Rhett Reese, Paul Wernick, and Ryan Reynolds, who stars in the title role alongside Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, Julian Dennison, Zazie Beetz, T.J. Miller, Brianna Hildebrand, and Jack Kesy. In the film, Wade Wilson (film character), Deadpool forms the X-Force to protect a young Mutant (Marvel Comics), mutant from the time-traveling soldier Cable (comics), Cable. Plans for a sequel to ''Deadpool'' began before the original film's release, and were confirmed in February 2016. Though the original creative team of Reynolds, Reese, Wernick, and director Tim Miller (director), Tim Miller were set to return for the second film, Miller left the project in October 2016 due to creative differences with Rey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keanu Reeves
Keanu Charles Reeves ( ; born September 2, 1964) is a Canadian actor and musician. The recipient of numerous accolades in a career on screen spanning four decades, he is known for his leading roles in action films, his amiable public image, and his philanthropic efforts. In 2020, ''The New York Times'' ranked him as the fourth-greatest actor of the 21st century, and in 2022 ''Time'' magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world. Born in Beirut, Lebanon, and raised in Toronto, Canada, he made his acting debut in the Canadian television series '' Hangin' In'' (1984), before making his feature-film debut in '' Youngblood'' (1986). Reeves had his breakthrough role in the science-fiction comedies '' Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'' (1989) and '' Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey'' (1991). He gained praise for playing a hustler in the independent drama '' My Own Private Idaho'' (1991) and established himself as an action hero with leading roles in ''Point ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jiu Jitsu
Jujutsu ( , or ), also known as jiu-jitsu and ju-jitsu (both ), is a Japanese martial art and a system of close combat that can be used in a defensive or offensive manner to kill or subdue one or more weaponless or armed and armored opponents. A subset of techniques from certain styles of jujutsu were used to develop many modern martial arts and combat sports, such as judo, aikido, Sambo (martial art), sambo, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, ARB (martial art), ARB, and mixed martial arts. Characteristics ":wikt:柔, Jū" can be translated as "gentle, soft, supple, flexible, pliable, or yielding", and ":wikt:術, jutsu" can be translated as "art or technique". "Jujutsu" thus has the meaning of "yielding-art", as its core philosophy is to Aiki (martial arts principle), manipulate the opponent's force against themself rather than confronting it with one's own force. Jujutsu developed to combat the samurai of feudal Japan as a method for defeating an armed and armored opponent in which on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Wick (franchise)
''John Wick'' is an American media franchise created by Derek Kolstad. It centers on a neo-noir action thriller film series featuring titular character portrayed by Keanu Reeves. Wick is a legendary hitman who is reluctantly drawn back into the criminal underworld after retiring. The franchise began with the release of ''John Wick'' (2014), which was followed by three sequels: ''Chapter 2'' (2017), '' Chapter 3 – Parabellum'' (2019), and '' Chapter 4'' (2023). Various spin-offs expanded the franchise: the prequel comic book series '' John Wick: The Book of Rules'' (2017–2019), the prequel television miniseries '' The Continental'' (2023), and the spinoff film ''Ballerina'' (2025), all incorporating elements of alternate history. The films have received critical acclaim, and have been considered one of the greatest action film series of all time. Some critics and publications consider the first film, as well as ''Chapter 4'', as two of the greatest action films ever made. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Panther (film)
''Black Panther'' is a 2018 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Black Panther (character), of the same name. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is List of Marvel Cinematic Universe films, the 18th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film was directed by Ryan Coogler, who co-wrote the screenplay with Joe Robert Cole, and it stars Chadwick Boseman as T'Challa (Marvel Cinematic Universe), T'Challa / Black Panther alongside Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke, Sterling K. Brown, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, and Andy Serkis. In ''Black Panther'', T'Challa is crowned king of Wakanda (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Wakanda following his father's death, but he is challenged by Killmonger (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Killmonger (Jordan), who plans to abandon the country's isolationist policies and begin a global revolution. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Strange (2016 Film)
''Doctor Strange'' is a 2016 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Doctor Strange, of the same name. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is List of Marvel Cinematic Universe films, the 14th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film was directed by Scott Derrickson from a screenplay he wrote with Jon Spaihts and C. Robert Cargill, and stars Benedict Cumberbatch as neurosurgeon Stephen Strange (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Stephen Strange along with Chiwetel Ejiofor, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Wong, Michael Stuhlbarg, Benjamin Bratt, Scott Adkins, Mads Mikkelsen, and Tilda Swinton. In the film, Strange learns the mystic arts after a career-ending car crash. Various incarnations of a Doctor Strange film adaptation had been in development since the mid-1980s, until Paramount Pictures acquired the film rights in April 2005 on behalf of Marvel Studios. Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer were br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Avengers (2012 Film)
''Marvel's The Avengers'' (titled ''Marvel Avengers Assemble'' in the United Kingdom and Ireland and commonly referred to as simply ''The Avengers'') is a 2012 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team Avengers (comics), of the same name. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is List of Marvel Cinematic Universe films, the sixth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Written and directed by Joss Whedon, the film features an ensemble cast including Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans (actor), Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, and Jeremy Renner as the Avengers (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Avengers, alongside Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, and Samuel L. Jackson. In the film, Nick Fury (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Nick Fury and the spy agency S.H.I.E.L.D. (Marvel Cinematic Universe), S.H.I.E.L.D. recruit Tony Stark (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Tony Stark, Steve Rogers (Marve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron Man 2
''Iron Man 2'' is a 2010 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character Iron Man. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures, it is the sequel to ''Iron Man'' (2008) and the third film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Directed by Jon Favreau and written by Justin Theroux, the film stars Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark / Iron Man alongside Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, Mickey Rourke, and Samuel L. Jackson. Set six months after the events of ''Iron Man'', the film follows Stark as he rejects government demands to share his technology, which is slowly killing him, while facing the vengeful Russian scientist Ivan Vanko (Rourke). Development on a sequel to ''Iron Man'' began in May 2008 after the success of the first film. In July, Theroux was hired to write the script and Favreau was signed to return as director. Downey, Paltrow, and Jackson were set to reprise their roles from ''Iron Man'', while C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvel Movies
Marvel Comics is a publisher of American comic books and related media. It counts among its characters such well-known superheroes as Spider-Man, Wolverine, Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Black Panther, Doctor Strange, Ant-Man, Daredevil, and Deadpool, and such teams as the Avengers, the X-Men, the Fantastic Four, and the Guardians of the Galaxy. Most of Marvel's fictional characters are depicted in a shared fictional universe, with most locations mirroring real-life places. Many major characters are based in New York City. Films based on Marvel Comics properties have included theatrically released film serials, live action and animated feature films, direct-to-video releases, and television films. Live-action films Feature films Live-action feature films and shorts produced by Marvel Studios are set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) unless otherwise noted. Serials and short films From Marvel imprints ;Icon Comics ;Malibu Comics Short films Dire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
