Steve Austin News Haul - Feb. 22, 2011

Some news reports are a few weeks old, but most are fairly recent.

Hangar 14 News

Steve Austin recently completed filming on Hangar 14, which features former UFC talent Keith Jardine in a supporting role. The movie centers on Los Angeles Police Department Swat Team members fighting two rival gangs in a three-way affair while trapped inside an abandoned hanger with nothing but blanks in their guns.

Source: WrestlngInc.com



A Rock and Austin Rivalry Coming Soon?

Sources inside WWE hinted on Friday that tentative plans have been drawn up for The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin to appear together in the ring at WrestleMania 27 in Atlanta. Despite having already headlined three WrestleMania's together, the WWE Universe has been buzzing about a potential Rock and Austin confrontation given that both men have returned to the company in the past thirty days.

As it stands, however, The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin will not have a phsyical altercation. Instead, ideas are being toyed with that involve both men somehow "laying the smack down" on WWE CEO Vince McMahon.

Last Monday, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson returned to WWE programming on Monday Night Raw for the first time in seven years.

Only three weeks earlier, Stone Cold Steve Austin was announced as the new host of WWE Tough Enough, which premieres April 4th, the night after WrestleMania 27.

On Tuesday, Stone Cold Steve Austin tweeted: “it was great to see The Rock back on RAW tonight…helluva promo from an electrifying cat. great stuff heading into Mania.”

Steve Austin will all but certainly be on hand for WrestleMania 27 in Atlanta, Georgia if for no other reason that to promote the following night's premiere of WWE Tough Enough. And we already know that The Rock will be in Atlanta serving as the official host of WrestleMania 27. So while there are facts rather than rumors dictating the latest speculation that Austin and The Rock will be paired for an in-ring segment at WrestleMania, it still isn't clear exactly how the segment will unfold and what it will involve.

One thing is for certain, however. An electrifying and unforgettable WrestleMania moment is likely in the works.

Please weigh in with a thought or comment below regarding a possible friendly reunion between Stone Cold Steve Austin and The Rock.

Source: Examiner.com



JR Blog's on Austin Hosting "Tough Enough"

On Steve Austin Hosting Tough Enough: "Steve Austin is very excited about hosting the new season of Tough Enough. It will be interesting to see how much star power and expertise is put in place when the training staff is announced. My instincts say that Austin will have a strong team to help him with the trainees. This will be a great opportunity for Stone Cold to be Stone Cold and to re-engage his many fans on a weekly TV series of which I have great expectations for and will be watching and DVR'ing every week. I do not know the status of Tough Enough airing outside the USA for those that are asking."

Source: WrestlingInc.com



Video: Steve Austin "Tough Enough" Announcement

BREAKING NEWS! Austin's New SWAT Team Film: "Hangar 14"

In a recent CraveOnline.com interview, Austin revealed the name of his next film he was going to start shooting in Vancouver this month.

The name of the film is Hangar 14 written and directed by Adamo P. Cultraro.

Plot

A training exercise for the LAPD SWAT Team goes terribly wrong when they find themselves pitted against two rival gangs while trapped in an abandoned Hangar, armed with nothing but blanks.

The film also stars Michael Jai White (who is actually following SteveAustinWeb.com on Twitter!) and Keith Jardine.

The film is due to be released sometime in 2011.

The Expendables: Directors Cut DVD & Documentary

It's official! On Sly's twitter he announced that there will be a "Director's Cut" release of The Expendables, as well as a documentary titled: "Inferno: The Making of The Expendables", which will include director's commentary, as well as the brutal fight scene with "Stone Cold" Steve Austin, plus other features. Sly estimates they will both be out within 6 months (March?).





I shall keep you posted.

New Austin Film Update

Austin tweeted tonight that he will be filming a new movie in mid-September. Here's what he tweeted:

I will be shooting a movie in mid september in Vancouver...action packed S.W.A.T. team shoot em up...

Austin just finished wrapping up an all new episode of "Chuck" that airs in October.

He has another film called "The Boxer & The Kid" coming out soon. "The Expendables" is now in theaters (and is still #1 at the box office!), and his film, "Hunt To Kill" is due out on DVD & BluRay on November 9, in the US & October 25 in the UK.

Austin is most definitely on a roll with his film career!!!

BREAKING NEWS! Details on Austin's New Film Project: "The Boxer and the Kid"

Source: BCLocalNews.com




Professional wrestling icon ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin was in Mission shooting a movie on Saturday.

He is working on a project called The Boxer and the Kid, a film about a janitor who helps a kid who is being bullied at school. Some Mission locations and people could find their way into the film.

They filmed at the Mission harbour in the morning, and spent the afternoon with local boxers.

Dale Gatin operates the Mission City Boxing Club, and said the locations scout liked the fact that the local gym is a little rough around the edges.

“They wanted a gritty type of gym, not fancy or anything,” said Gatin. “And it doesn’t hurt that we’re down by the train tracks.”

Some local boxers found their way into the movies.

Austin Stubel plays Stone Cold’s character as a younger man in one scene. And Gatin plays a referee raising Matt McIntosh’s arm after a scene where he just beat the young Austin.

There could also be scenes with Allana Fejde in the background working boxing bags.

“They got to meet Steve Austin and shake his hand, and get a photo with him. It was fun for the kids,” said Gatin, adding that the rental of the building will pay half a month’s rent for the club.

He briefly mentioned this is his last interview with Pro MMA Radio. Excited much?

'The Stranger' Confirmed to be on DVD/BluRay on June 1st

I had made a speculated post 2 weeks ago about The Stranger coming out on DVD this summer. Well, it is confirmed by Anchor Bay Entertainment that it indeed will be out on DVD & BluRay JUNE 1st!

Movie Plot
They Took His Job, His Family, And His Memory. Now One Man Is Taking It All Back... One Body At A Time. Pro wrestling legend Steve Austin stars as a man with no name, no memory and absolutely nothing left to lose. But when he finds himself hunted by both the FBI and the Russian mob, this amnesiac decides to fight back. Pursuit cannot stop him. Torture will not break him. And with every beating, bullet and betrayal, he’ll remember another piece of the horror that took away his career, his family and his identity. Now the puzzle is nearly complete, and one man is about to take back his past...by ending a whole lot of futures. Erica Cerra (EUREKA) and Adam Beach (FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS) star in this explosive action-thriller about collateral damage, stone cold vengeance, and a double- crossed killing machine known only as THE STRANGER.

You can visit the official movie website at: thestranger-themovie.com

Anchor Bay Films Get Rights for Upcoming Steve Austin Film, Hunt To Kill

Source: ScreenDaily.com

Anchor Bay Films has acquired US, UK and Australian rights to the next ‘Stone Cold’ Steve Austin action feature, Hunt To Kill (H2K).


Principal photography started in Vancouver this month on the project about a former border patrol agent and his daughter who are taken hostage and forced to lead their captors through a forest in pursuit of millions of dollars.

Keoni Waxman is directing and Jack Nasser of NGN produces.

CEO Tim Brown of sales agency Joker Films Inc brokered the deal with Kevin Kasha and Richard Turner of Anchor Bay Entertainment.

Details on Steve Austin's next film "Damage"; starts shooting Oct. 17

Source KocoSports.com

Steve Austin's next film with WWE will be titled "Damage." It is scheduled to start shooting on October 17 in Vancouver. Austin will be playing a convict who gets out of prison and is pressured into undeground fighting. If it sounds familiar then you are not alone.

Austin is still scheduled to appear at WWE's Cyber Sunday PPV on October 26 in Phoenix, AZ. The plan is for the movie to take a day off of shooting and have Austin fly in for the PPV and then fly right back to Vancouver for a Monday shooting.

Steve Austin in The Stranger

Source: Mania.com

While there's no story or plot details to pass along in this next film, Stone Cold Steve Austin fans may be interested to hear that the wrestler-turned-actor has another action-thriller lined up for next year. With Austin, the Nasser Entertainment Group and Caliber Media Co. having just completed their fight film Damage, the trio are teaming up for a new action-thriller called The Stranger for 2010.


Production will handled by director Rob Lieberman in Vancouver this summer in hopes of getting it into theaters sometime next year.

Damage, which has just wrapped up for a 2009 release, stars Steve Austin, Walton Goggins, Laura Vandervort and Donnelly Rhodes. Jeff King helmed the project.