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The Star Wars universe goes open-world in this expansive action-adventure game from Ubisoft. It takes place between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi and follows the story of a rogue and her furry companion who must take on the galactic underworld in a quest for freedom. Drops 8.30.2024 on PC, PS5, Xbox, and Luna cloud streaming. Pre-order now.

Bill Skarsgård stars in this bonkers action/dark-comedy about “Boy” – a man who seeks revenge after his family is murdered by an evil empire that publicly executes dissidents as a form of entertainment. H. Jon Benjamin (Bobs Burgers, Archer) plays Boy’s inner voice who drives our anti-hero to brutally dispense of his enemies. In theaters 4.26.24.

Some skiers shoot first-person video using action cameras, but for a third-person view, you need a camera operator on skis. Alexander Rydén is a professional action sports photographer who follows his subjects down the slopes at speeds up to 117 km/h. In this video, he talks about some of the gimbals and rigs he uses to capture the perfect shot.

Dev Patel makes his directorial debut in this Jordan Peele-produced action thriller about a man’s quest to avenge his mother’s murder. After years of being beaten down in an Indian fight club, rage boils over for Patel’s character, and declares war on the evil men who ruined his life and victimized countless others. In theaters 4.5.2024.

Eddie Murphy returns to the role of Detective Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F, as he teams up with his daughter to take down an evil conspiracy. Joseph Gordon-Levitt joins the cast as Foley’s new partner, while Rosewood and Taggart (Judge Reinhold and John Ashton) are back on duty for the action-comedy sequel. Coming to Netflix Summer 2024.

This science fiction short film tells an original story while demonstrating what’s possible with state-of-the-art computer graphics. Oscar-winning VFX artist Tim Webber of Framestore used Unreal Engine to create FLITE, which follows the story of a woman imprisoned in her hi-rise apartment building and the stranger who helps her make a daring escape from the tower.

MTB rider and videographer Nikolaj Juhlsen takes us on a crazy-fast downhill ride illuminated only by the headlight on his bike. We’re guessing he’s practiced the run a few times in the daylight, given how flawlessly he performed the daring nighttime ride through the Austrian forest.

Not to be confused with this Xmas classic, Joel Kinnaman stars in Silent Night, a bloody, violent holiday flick from famed action director John Woo. It follows the story of a man hellbent on revenge after his child is gunned down in the middle of a gang war. In keeping with its title, the film is all action without any dialogue. In theaters 12.1.2023.

This upcoming action-comedy from Matthew Vaughn (Kingsman, Kick-Ass) looks like a wild ride. It follows best-selling author (Bryce Dallas Howard) who finds herself pulled into a spy adventure like the ones in her books. Only in her real-world version of the drama, she’s accompanied by her cat and a spy (Sam Rockwell) who’s allergic to them. Drops 2.2.24.

Nicolas Cage lets a little grey show in this action-comedy about a retiree whose granddaughter shows up looking for help with a little family problem. When it turns out his daughter is in deep trouble with some nefarious criminals, Nic dusts off his skills as an assassin to clean up her mess.

There are many great games on the Xbox Series X|S, but there’s not been a killer app for Microsoft’s console. That could change with Starfield, an action RPG developed by Bethesda Game Studios exclusively for the console and PC. This in-depth video explores the game’s vast universe, missions, character and ship customizations, and endless possibilities.

Ubisoft’s Star Wars Outlaws is an open-world game that puts you in the role of Kay Vess, a mischievous young woman attempting to start a new life against the backdrop of Imperial rule. Taking place between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, she and her companion Nix must elude the Empire and contend with galactic crime syndicates.

Nicolas Cage and Joel Kinnaman star in this low-budget drama about a man who finds himself held at gunpoint by a strange and trigger-happy passenger who ends up taking him on the ride of his life. Expect plenty of scenery chewing in this one. In theaters and on-demand 7.28.2023.

Filmmaker and world traveler Brandon Li takes us on a captivating and colorful journey through Morocco. The short film is packed with exciting motion shots that put us in the middle of the action and capture the energy of the country and its people. Learn about Brandon’s inspirations and process in the director’s commentary.

Alan Becker continues his long-running Animator vs. Animation series with this action-packed short. It follows a super-powerful character on a thrilling journey to outsmart their adversaries and escape their digital confines. It’s like The Matrix and an Avengers movie but with stick figures.

Mikhail Parkhomenko’s short film is more sizzle than steak, but what a sizzle it is. The loopable sequence was shot by pilot Emil Khaziev whose FPV drone descends from inside a building, chases a car, flies inside of it, then pauses to observe a scene. To pull that off a passenger had to catch the drone in motion while the pilot cut power.

NCSOFT’s upcoming action-adventure game Project M is based on the idea that the universe is a simulation and that every particle is data that can be manipulated by your decisions and actions. The trailer’s intro is performed by an AI-generated version of NCSOFT strategy boss Songyee Yoon, complete with a deepfaked voice.

Producers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg offer a fresh new animated take on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, voiced by a star-studded cast. The story sends our favorite turtles into the streets of New York City where they team up with a new friend to take on a crime syndicate and an army of mutants. In theaters 8.4.2023.

This upcoming action RPG drops players into an artful world that has lost its color. Your objective: saturate the place with color while battling an array of challenging enemies and bosses with weapons and magic. Download the Windows demo on Steam, and sign up to be notified when their Kickstarter launches.

The latest from Hellbound and Train to Busan director Yeon Sang-ho is a science-fiction movie about a future in which humans decide their best chance for survival is to copy the brains and abilities of one of its greatest fighters into an army of robotic warriors. What could possibly go wrong? Coming to Netflix 1.20.2023.

Producer Sam Raimi teamed up with A Quiet Place writers Scott Beck and Bryan Woods to create this sci-fi action film about an astronaut (Adam Driver) who crash-lands on a mysterious planet filled with dinosaurs. There, he and a lone child survivor face off against a real-world Jurassic Park. In theaters 3.10.23.

Giancarlo Esposito heads up the cast of this Netflix series about a master thief who assembles a crew to pull off a $7 billion heist. With its story unfolding over 25 years, the episodes stream in random order other than the finale. Each resulting sequence offers differing perspectives on the story. Drops 1.1.2023.

After gulping down a can of sponsor Monster Energy’s high-powered drink, snowbiker and X Games athlete Cody Matechuk headed into the snow-capped mountains of British Colombia for a thrilling ride on his motorized snowbike. Expect lots of daring jumps off of rocky cliffs into a thick cushion of fresh powder.