John Travolta’s crazy baldhead action-thriller From Paris With Love drops tomorrow, and while we’re pretty thoroughly turned off by the idea of JT’s old ass in a shoot ‘em up flick, we’re at least intrigued by the movie based solely off its director, veteran French filmmaker Pierre Morel.

Paris is just Morel’s third feature as a director, but his last project was the thoroughly awesome Taken, and he’s about to blow up big time, with no fewer than five projects in the works, including the sure-to-be-hyped-beyond-belief Dune, scheduled for a 2012 release. We took a minute to look back at Morel’s resume, and it should be encouraging for all you struggling filmmakers out there: in ten years, dude has gone from credits like “Steadycam Operator” to directing big budget action extravaganzas. Keep at it folks…

THE TRANSPORTER, 2002
ROLE: Cinematographer
• Morel had worked for a decade in France as a cameraman and cinematographer for various small projects when he made his feature length debut as a cinematographer in the Jason Statham-starring, Luc Besson-written/produced Transporter. The perfectly-executed chase sequence in this opening scene makes subtitles superfluous.

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BEFORE SUNSET, 2004
ROLE: Camera Operator
• Although his resume is mostly action-oriented, Morel went against type in ‘04, helping American director Richard Linklater film his Parisian romance featuring Julie Delphy and Ethan Hawke.

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DISTRICT B13, 2004
ROLE: Director
• Morel made his directorial debut in this French action-thriller, penned by frequent collaborator Luc Besson. We’re Jason Statham fans, but we’re glad Morel used someone else for these killer parkour scenes.

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WAR, 2007
ROLE: Cinematographer
• Morel’s last project before graduating to full directorhood was this Phillip Atwell-helmed action flick starring Jason Statham, Jet Li, and Devon Aoki.

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TAKEN, 2008
ROLE: Director
• What can we say about Taken that we haven’t already said before? Not much except that it’s action filmmaking at its best: minimal set-up, then Boom! guns, car chases, and throat chops. If anybody can make John Travolta’s AARP ass dope, we’re thinking it’s Morel (although we’re still stoked about Dune even if he can’t).

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Mark your calendars for November 10. It’s the day that Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 comes out and the day that your social life goes out the window. If this game turns out to be half as good as this trailer makes it seem (it will) then we won’t feel the least bit bad about ignoring work obligations and not returning calls from the girlfriend. We’re not cool with the idea of real military attacks on our home soil, but we’ll be damned if letting off rounds in an under-attack Washington D.C. doesn’t look like the funnest thing ever and we’re sure that millions of gamers agree. We suggest taking the next month to get important things done and clear the schedule, because once this one drops, not much else is going to matter.

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Knowing is half the battle. And if you don’t know who Rachel Nichols is, you will soon'she’s taking on the role of leading lady Scarlett in the forthcoming live-action movie adaptation of G.I. Joe. For the buxom red-head who’s most famous for her role on Alias, going from espionage to the military is a fitting transition.

According to G.I. Joe lore, Scarlett was Duke’s love interest, but didn’t have a heavy presence in the 1987 animated movie. We’ll see how things change in the Greatest American Hero’s world when the new movie drops in August 2009. In the meantime, watch a clip (after the jump) from Dumb & Dumberer of Rachel in a hot tub making out with Tom Cruise’s first wife.

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In an LA Times article, writer Chuck Philips reveals new information on Tupac’s 1994 shooting at New York’s Quad Studios. Sources close to Sean Combs spoke with Philips about what really happened that pivotal night. Read the full article here.