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Director Pierre Morel made Liam Neeson a beloved action star with TAKEN, and he might just do the same thing for Jennifer Garner with the new action thriller PEPPERMINT. You’ll need to watch the trailer below to understand the title, but it involves Garner’s character witnessing her husband and daughter get murdered by members of a drug cartel, only to survive and see them go free thanks to crooked judges and cops. So she disappears for five years in order to train herself to become a killing machine, and then returns for revenge. The supporting cast includes John Gallagher Jr., John Ortiz, Method Man, Richard Cabral, and Annie Ilonzeh. I’m actually quite excited for this, as I loved watching Garner kick butt on the JJ Abrams series ALIAS, and it’s been a while since we’ve seen her in an action role… I’m thinking DAREDEVIL was the last time? Check out the trailer and see if you aren’t excited, then tell us your thoughts in the comments.
Peppermint is an action thriller which tells the story of young mother Riley North (Garner) who awakens from a coma after her husband and daughter are killed in a brutal attack on the family. When the system frustratingly shields the murderers from justice, Riley sets out to transform herself from citizen to urban guerilla. Channeling her frustration into personal motivation, she spends years in hiding honing her mind, body and spirit to become an unstoppable force – eluding the underworld, the LAPD and the FBI – as she methodically delivers her personal brand of justice.
Born and raised in Dallas, Mark has been a movie critic since 1994, with reviews featured in print, radio and National TV. In 2001 he started the Entertainment section of the Herorealm website, where he contributed film reviews and celebrity interviews until 2004. After three years of service there, he started Bigfanboy.com, which has become one of the Dallas film community's leading information websites. Bigfanboy hosts several movie screenings in the Texas area, and works closely with film and TV studios and promotional partners to host exciting events and contests. The site also features a variety of rare celebrity and filmmaker interviews, and Bigfanboy.com regularly covers the film festival circuit as well. In addition to Hollywood reporting, Mark has worked for many years as an advertising and sci-fi/comic book artist. Clients have included Lucasfilm Ltd., Topps Trading Cards, The Dallas Mavericks and The Dallas Stars. From 2002 until 2015 he managed the Dallas Comic Con, Sci-Fi Expo and Fan Days events in the DFW area. He currently catalogs rare comic books and movie memorabilia for Heritage Auctions, and runs the Dallas Comic Show conventions, but remains an avid moviegoer and cinema buff. 
