Opening in theaters on April 13th is a new science fiction action film from writer/producer Luc Besson (Taken, The Transporter) and directors James Mather and Stephen St. Leger called Lockout. The movie combines elements from some of the best genre films of the past twenty years including Die Hard, Blade Runner, Escape From New York, Demolition Man, and Avatar. Lockout features an excellent cast of actors including Guy Pearce (Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, Memento), Maggie Grace (Taken, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1), Peter Stormare (Armageddon, Constantine), Lennie James (Snatch), Joseph Gilgun (Harry Brown), and Vincent Regan (300, Clash of the Titans). 

IAR's Managing Editor Jami Philbrick recently had a chance to sit down with actress Maggie Grace to discuss her work on Lockout. The actress talked about the new movie, its '80s and '90s action film influences, why its not just "Taken in Space," her character and how the part is different from her role in Taken, working with Guy Pearce, the relationship between their characters, the film's humor, working with two directors, and the movie's mind-blowing visual effects. 

Opening in theaters on April 13th is a new science fiction action film from writer/producer Luc Besson (Taken, The Transporter) and directors James Mather and Stephen St. Leger called Lockout. The movie combines elements from some of the best genre films of the past twenty years including Die Hard, Blade Runner, Escape From New York, Demolition Man, and Avatar. Lockout features an excellent cast of actors including Guy Pearce (Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, Memento), Maggie Grace (Taken, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1), Peter Stormare (Armageddon, Constantine), Lennie James (Snatch), Joseph Gilgun (Harry Brown), and Vincent Regan (300, Clash of the Titans). 

IAR's Managing Editor Jami Philbrick recently had a chance to sit down with actor Guy Pearce to discuss his work on Lockout. The actor talked about the new film, it's '80s and '90s action film influences, his character's humor, why he waited so long to take on a lead action hero role, working with the film's two directors, and the movie's state of the art visual effects. 

At WonderCon 2012 in Anaheim, California on Saturday, actress Maggie Grace (Taken, TV's LOST) appeared in front of a Ballroom full of fans to discuss her upcoming futuristic action film Lockout, which also stars Guy Pearce (L.A. Confidential, Don't Be Afraid of the Dark) and was written by Luc Besson (Leon: The Professional, The Fifth Element). 

IAR's Managing Editor Jami Philbrick had a chance to speak with Maggie Grace before her panel on Saturday about Lockout, as well as the upcoming Taken sequel. Grace discussed her new film, the idea that it is "Taken in Space," working with directing duo James Mather and Stephen St. Leger, Guy Pearce kicking ass, and the plot of Taken 2, which involves Grace's character actually rescuing Liam Neeson and Famke Janssen's characters this time around.

Opening in theaters on January 27th is the new action-packed, wilderness-survival thriller from director Joe Carnahan (The A-Team) called The Grey. The movie features an exceptional cast of veteran actors including Liam Neeson (Taken), Dermot Mulroney (Abduction), Frank Grillo (Warrior), James Badge Dale (Shame), Dallas Roberts (3:10 to Yuma), Joe Anderson (The Crazies), and Nonso Anozie (Conan the Barbarian).

IAR's Managing Editor Jami Philbrick recently had an opportunity to sit down with Academy Award-nominated actor Liam Neeson to discuss his work on The Grey. Neeson talked candidly about the new film, human nature's willingness to survive, his character's own sudden desire to live; the mantra that kept him going, what Neeson learned about himself from making the movie, and why in his opinion Joe Carnahan was the only man capable of directing the film. 

Liam Neeson has become one of the most exciting action heroes thanks to his thrilling performance in Taken. Is it any wonder that he has another one coming out that seems to offer fans exactly what they are looking for, Neeson kicking ass.

Unknown is the story of a man who is in a terrible car accident. He wakes after a four day coma remembering very little. Yet with what little memory he has, he finds that somebody is trying on his identity for size. That would include his name and his wife.

From the trailer, which recently premiered on Yahoo!, it looks like something that should please those who flocked to see Taken. The film also stars January Jones, Diane Kruger and Frank Langella and it is directed by Jaume Collet-Serra.

Maggie Grace must have liked getting Taken so much, she wants to do it all over again! Deadline.com is reporting that the former "Lost" star is set to appear in Lock Out, which would reunite her with Taken writer-producer Luc Besson. The concept of the film? Why, it's "Taken meets Escape from New York... in Space!"

Guy Pearce is also attached to star in the film. Pearce would play a man wrongly convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage against the U.S. He's offered his freedom if he can rescue the president's daughter from an outer space prison taken over by violent inmates. Grace, of course, is playing the daughter.

While Luc Besson has been a prolific Hollywood writer and producer over the last decade - The Transporter, Taken, From Paris with Love - he has not directed anything for Hollywood in a long time. 

But now, as Besson shops around three projects he is producing, news comes that he is actually attached to direct one of them. So far, little is known about the project he will direct other than that it is an untitled love story co-written with David Marconi (Live Free or Die Hard).