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Derek Mears is a Actor and Stunts American born on 29 april 1972 at Bakersfield (USA)
Derek Mears (born April 29, 1972) is an American actor and stuntman, best known for his role as Jason Voorhees in the reboot of Friday the 13th and Hawes in Hatchet III.
Mears a été au générique de nombre de productions en tant que cascadeur ou figurant. Il a tenu des seconds rôles dans Urgences, Alias, Nash Bridges, Men in Black 2, The Shield, Les Experts : Manhattan, Earl, Mr. et Mrs. Smith, Les Experts : Miami et La colline a des yeux 2. En tant que cascadeur il apparaît aux génériques de Pirates des Caraïbes : Le Secret du coffre maudit, Indiana Jones et le Royaume du crâne de cristal et Les Rois du patin, ainsi que diverses séries télé comme Angel ou Bones.
Il a obtenu son premier rôle en tête d'affiche dans la nouvelle version de Vendredi 13 sortie en 2009. Il a été recommandé aux producteurs Brad Fuller et Jason Form de Platinum Dunes par le gourou des effets spéciaux Scott Stoddard qui a créé le nouveau look de Jason Voorhees. De par sa taille (1.96 m) il est le plus grand acteur, avec Ken Kirzinger ayant interprété le rôle de Jason.
Dans Predators il obtient le rôle du méchant.
En 2012, il joue diverse rôle dans la série télévisée Sleepy Hollow dont Moloch ou le Golem dans l'épisode 10 de la première saison.
Dans Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters il joue le rôle d'un troll sympathique.
Dans Dead Snow 2 il joue un petit rôle dans la forme de zombie bolchevik.
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(2008)
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Derek Mears
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Derek Mears est né à Bakersfield (Californie).Mears a été au générique de nombre de productions en tant que cascadeur ou figurant. Il a tenu des seconds rôles dans Urgences, Alias, Nash Bridges, Men in Black 2, The Shield, Les Experts : Manhattan, Earl, Mr. et Mrs. Smith, Les Experts : Miami et La colline a des yeux 2. En tant que cascadeur il apparaît aux génériques de Pirates des Caraïbes : Le Secret du coffre maudit, Indiana Jones et le Royaume du crâne de cristal et Les Rois du patin, ainsi que diverses séries télé comme Angel ou Bones.
Il a obtenu son premier rôle en tête d'affiche dans la nouvelle version de Vendredi 13 sortie en 2009. Il a été recommandé aux producteurs Brad Fuller et Jason Form de Platinum Dunes par le gourou des effets spéciaux Scott Stoddard qui a créé le nouveau look de Jason Voorhees. De par sa taille (1.96 m) il est le plus grand acteur, avec Ken Kirzinger ayant interprété le rôle de Jason.
Dans Predators il obtient le rôle du méchant.
En 2012, il joue diverse rôle dans la série télévisée Sleepy Hollow dont Moloch ou le Golem dans l'épisode 10 de la première saison.
Dans Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters il joue le rôle d'un troll sympathique.
Dans Dead Snow 2 il joue un petit rôle dans la forme de zombie bolchevik.
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Alita: Battle Angel (2019)
, 2h2Directed by Robert Rodríguez
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Romance
Themes Post-apocalyptic films, Cyberpunk films, Children's films, Anticipation
Actors Rosa Bianca Salazar, Christoph Waltz, Ed Skrein, Mahershala Ali, Jennifer Connelly, Jackie Earle Haley
Roles Romo
Rating72%
L'an 2563, 300 ans après que la Terre a connu une catastrophe appelée "l'effondrement" consécutive à une guerre contre Mars. Dans la ville d'Iron City infestée par le crime, le Dr Dyson Ido, médecin spécialisé dans les augmentations biomécaniques, cherche des pièces détachées dans une décharge à ciel ouvert venant de Zalem, dernière cité céleste de la planète, surplombant Iron City, et où chacun rêve d'aller. Ido trouve le corps d'une cyborg en piteux état. Il va alors la ramener dans sa clinique pour la réparer. La jeune cyborg se réveille, réparée mais amnésique. Le docteur Ido la rebaptise Alita (du prénom de sa fille décédée) et lui fait découvrir le monde dans lequel ils survivent. Mais Alita se découvre des réflexes combatifs et une force surhumaine, veut toujours en savoir plus et aller plus loin. Elle fait la connaissance d'Hugo, un jeune revendeur de pièces détachées auquel elle se lie rapidement. Alita va tenter de comprendre qui elle est réellement et d'où elle vient. Elle croise la route du terrible Vector, qui contrôle les matches du sport ultra-populaire de la ville, le Motorball.
, 1h33Directed by Macon Blair
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Actors Melanie Lynskey, Elijah Wood, Jane Levy, Devon Graye, Christine Woods, Derek Mears
Roles Donkey Dick
Rating68%
Ruth Kimke, infirmière peu sûre d'elle et dépressive, voit sa vie bouleversée lorsqu’elle est victime d'un cambriolage dans sa maison. Devant l'inactivité de la police à enquêter, elle trouve un sens à sa vie en se lançant dans une enquête. Dans sa tâche, elle est aidée par son voisin Tony, fan de heavy metal et maniant le nunchaku et l'étoile de ninja, avec lequel elle va se lier d'amitié, afin de retrouver les cambrioleurs.
Live by Night (2017)
, 2h9Directed by Ben Affleck, Dennis Lehane, Rand Ravich
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Mafia films, Gangster films
Actors Sienna Miller, Ben Affleck, Chris Messina, Zoe Saldana, Elle Fanning, Chris Cooper
Roles Donnie Gishler
Rating63%
Set in the 1920s, the story follows Joe Coughlin, the prodigal son of a Boston police captain. After moving to Ybor City, Coughlin becomes a bootlegger and a rum-runner and, later, a notorious gangster.
Directed by Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Actors Sarah Silverman, Tim Meadows, Andy Samberg, Imogen Poots, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer
Roles Limo Driver
Rating66%
A rapper's album bombs, leaving him with little career choice other than to re-form his old boy band.
, 1h26Directed by Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Musical
Actors Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone, Sarah Silverman, Tim Meadows, Imogen Poots
Roles Limo Driver
Rating66%
Conner, une popstar dont le second album est un flop conséquent, décide de reformer le groupe The Style Boyz, auquel il appartenait.
Freaks of Nature (2015)
, 1h32Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Horror comedy, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Films about magic and magicians, Comedy science fiction films, Wolves in film, Werewolves in film, Vampires in film, Zombie films, Comedy horror films, Films about extraterrestrial life, Alien invasions in films, Mise en scène d'un mammifère
Actors Ed Westwick, Vanessa Hudgens, Bob Odenkirk, Joan Cusack, Denis Leary, Patton Oswalt
Roles Wolf
Rating59%
In the town of Dillford, Vampires, Humans and Zombies used to get along, but with the arrival of extraterrestrial beings, it's humans vs. vampires vs. zombies in all-out mortal combat. Now three teenagers must try to get things back to "normal."
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
, 1h43Directed by Jonathan Liebesman
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Animation, Comic science fiction
Themes Films about animals, Films about music and musicians, Sports films, Films about terrorism, Comedy science fiction films, Martial arts films, Mise en scène d'une tortue, Superhero films, Musical films, Children's films, Reptile
Actors Megan Fox, Pete Ploszek, Noel Roeim Fisher, Pete Ploszek, Johnny Knoxville, Jeremy Howard
Roles Dojo Ninja
Rating58%
April O'Neil (Megan Fox), a reporter for Channel 6 Eyewitness News in New York City, investigates a crime wave by criminals called the Foot Clan. At a dock at night, she sees the Foot raiding cargo containers. After an unseen vigilante attacks the thieves, April notices a symbol left behind. April's supervisor Bernadette Thompson (Whoopi Goldberg) and her coworkers are oblivious to her story. Later while covering a charity event thrown by Sacks Industries, April expresses gratitude to the company's CEO Eric Sacks (William Fichtner), who was her late father's (Paul Fitzgerald) lab partner.
Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead (2014)
, 1h40Directed by Tommy Wirkola
Origin Norvege
Genres Comedy, Horror comedy, Action, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Comedy horror films, Disaster films
Actors Martin Starr, Derek Mears, Amrita Acharia, Charlotte Frogner, Kristoffer Joner, Stig Frode Henriksen
Roles Stavarin
Rating67%
Martin and his friends draw the ire of Nazi zombies after unwittingly taking their gold. When Martin is bitten on the arm, he removes the infected arm with a chainsaw. After returning their gold to the Nazi zombies, Martin realizes he forgot a coin. The zombies chase after him, and their commander, Herzog, tenaciously holds on to Martin's car as he flees. An oncoming truck slices off Herzog's arm, which remains in the car with Martin. After Martin is involved in an accident, he wakes in a hospital. The police disbelieve his wild stories about zombies and charge him with the murder of his friends. To his horror, Martin finds that a surgeon has attached Herzog's arm to his stump. The zombie arm goes berserk and attacks everyone within reach. After Martin kills several people against his will, he is sedated and strapped tightly to the bed.
Compound Fracture (2013)
, 1h30Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror
Themes Ghost films
Actors Derek Mears, Tyler Mane, Muse Watson, Leslie Easterbrook, Renae Geerlings, Alex Saxon
Roles William
Rating43%
Michael Wolffsen, sa fiancée et son neveu retournent à la propriété familiale pour s'occuper de son père obsessionnel et paranoïaque, Gary. Trop rapidement, ils découvrent que Gary avait raison de craindre. Quelque chose de maléfique attend dehors et veut les voir tous morts.
Gangster Squad (2013)
, 1h53Directed by Ruben Fleischer
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Mob film, Action, Crime
Themes Gangster films
Actors Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Emma Stone, Anthony Mackie
Roles Bridge Goon
Rating66%
In 1949 Los Angeles, gangster Mickey Cohen wants to control all organized crime and argues with local mobster Jack Dragna that they should not allow the East coast mafia to run the town. Meanwhile, LAPD Detective Sergeant John "Sarge" O'Mara raids a Cohen-owned brothel to save a woman from being raped, gaining the attention of Police Chief Bill Parker. Parker believes that more drastic measures need to be taken against men like Cohen, and tasks O'Mara to begin waging a guerrilla campaign against the mobsters. He tells O'Mara (a former OSS commando during World War II) to use his special operations training, learned at Camp X during World War II, and to select a small team that will work without badges or official support from the police.
, 1h28Directed by Tommy Wirkola
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Horror comedy, Fantasy, Action, Horror
Themes Films about families, Films about magic and magicians, Films about music and musicians, Films based on mythology, Witches in film, Musical films, Films based on Norse mythology, Comedy horror films, Steampunk films, Children's films
Actors Jeremy Lee Renner, Gemma Arterton, Famke Janssen, Pihla Viitala, Peter Stormare, Thomas Mann
Roles Edward
Rating60%
Abandoned by their father deep in a forest, young Hansel and Gretel enter a gingerbread house and are captured by a cannibalistic witch. The witch forces Hansel to continuously eat candy to fatten him up, and enslaves Gretel, ordering her to prepare the oven, but the siblings outsmart her and incinerate her in the fire of the oven. In the fifteen years that follow, Hansel and Gretel become famed witch hunters, slaying hundreds of witches. The pair find that they are somehow immune to spells and curses, but the incident in the gingerbread house has left Hansel diabetic. He needs a shot of insulin every few hours or he will get sick and die.
, 1h46Directed by Thor Freudenthal
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Fantastic, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Films based on mythology, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology, Films based on Greco-Roman mythology
Actors Sean Bean, Logan Lerman, Brandon T. Jackson, Nathan Fillion, Alexandra Daddario, Jake Abel
Roles Cyclops #1
Rating57%
In the summer of 2006, Percy recounts the story of Thalia and her sacrifice. A young Annabeth, Luke, Grover and Thalia are running to Camp Half-Blood while being pursued by monsters. Thalia sacrifices herself to get the others into the camp, and her father Zeus transforms her into a pine tree, creating a magical border around the camp. Soon a Cyclops passes through the border and is revealed to be Tyson, Percy's half-brother. The camp is later attacked by a Colchis Bull who breaks through the border and ravages Camp Half-Blood. Percy defeats it with the help of Tyson, Annabeth, and Clarisse. Following this, Luke Castellan (who had survived his and Percy's battle in the previous film) appears and confronts Percy, trying to convert him to his cause. When Percy refuses, Luke disappears.
Hatchet III (2013)
, 1h22Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Horror comedy, Action, Horror, Slasher
Themes Serial killer films, Comedy horror films
Actors Danielle Harris, Kane Hodder, Zach Galligan, Caroline Williams, Derek Mears, Rileah Vanderbilt
Roles Hawes
Rating56%
The film picks up immediately after the end of the last film, with Marybeth Dunston (Danielle Harris) blowing off the head of Victor Crowley (Kane Hodder) with a shotgun. She walks away and comes across the bodies of Vernon and John, where she hears Crowley in the woods. Marybeth starts up the chainsaw, but is grabbed by Victor. Marybeth kicks him, and he falls backwards onto the chainsaw, cutting him down the middle. She grabs a shotgun from one of the men and shoots Victor's head, and walks back into the city. She walks into the Jefferson Parish Police Department, immediately having guns drawn on her. Upon discovery of the twenty to thirty bodies at Honey Island Swamp, she is placed as the prime suspect in the murders by Sheriff Fowler (Zach Galligan), even after telling him numerous times about the events of the last two films. The Sheriff heads out to the swamp with the paramedics and fire department, leaving Deputy Winslow (Robert Diago DoQui) in charge of the station until he gets back.
The Aggression Scale (2012)
, 1h31Directed by Steven C. Miller
Genres Thriller, Action
Actors Ray Wise, Dana Ashbrook, Derek Mears, Fabianne Therese, Lisa Rotondi, Boyd Kestner
Roles Chissolm
Rating58%
When mob boss Bellavance (Ray Wise) discovers that $500,000 of his money is missing, he sends four heavily armed hitmen to send a "loud and messy" message to the suspected thieves' families. But when the killers invade one of the homes, they'll meet the household's emotionally disturbed young son Owen (Ryan Hartwig). Owen has a history of violent behavior, knows how to make lethal booby-traps, and is their equal in his level of aggression.
, 2h16Directed by Rob Marshall, Gore Verbinski
Origin USA
Genres Fantastic, Comedy, Fantasy, Swashbuckler, Action, Adventure
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Medical-themed films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Pirate films, Mermaids in film, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Children's films, Disaster films
Actors Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Ian McShane, Geoffrey Rush, Kevin McNally, Sam Claflin
Roles Master-at-Arms
Rating65%
After a failed attempt to rescue his first mate, Joshamee Gibbs, in London, Captain Jack Sparrow is brought before King George II, who wants Jack to guide an expedition to the Fountain of Youth before King Ferdinand and the Spanish Navy can locate it. Heading the expedition is Jack's old nemesis, Captain Hector Barbossa, now a privateer in service to the British Navy after losing his leg and ship, the Black Pearl, which he believes to be sunk.