Archive for July, 2010
Final Poster For Red – Starring Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman & John Malkovich
Jul 30th
This looks like it could be one of the most memorable, hilarious and maniacally action packed films of the year. I haven’t read the comic myself, so I can only approach this on what I’ve seen, and from what I’ve seen this certainly looks like something I can get behind. I’m still slightly sceptical due to director Robert Schwentke’s previous film’s (which include Flightplan & The Time Traveller’s Wife). Fingers crossed this will be a good‘en.
Red is the story of Frank Moses (Willis), a former black-ops CIA agent, who is now living a quiet life. That is until the day a hi-tech assassin shows up intent on killing him. With his identity compromised and the life of the woman he cares for, Sarah (Mary-Louise Parker), endangered, Frank reassembles his old team (Morgan Freeman, John Malkovich and Helen Mirren) in a last ditch effort to survive. Also in the cast are Karl Urban, Brian Cox, Richard Dreyfuss, Ernest Borgnine, Julian McMahon, James Remar and Rebecca Pidgeon.
New UK Poster For Cyrus – Starring John C.Reilly, Jonah Hill & Marisa Tomei
Jul 30th
Cyrus is a dramedy I’ve been keeping a firm eye on, I love the cast (John C Reilly, Marisa Tomei and Jonah Hill) and it looks like it will give me a good chuckle. The fact that it’s been receiving glowing reviews over in the states only helps. Cyrus will be finally hitting UK cinemas September 17th. Also just to point out Marisa Tomei is the women of my when I become middle aged dreams! Check out the synopsis below.
With John’s social life at a standstill and his ex-wife about to get remarried, a down on his luck divorcee finally meets the woman of his dreams, only to discover she has another man in her life – her son. Written and directed by Jay and Mark Duplass, the iconoclastic filmmaking team behind Sundance Film Festival favorite THE PUFFY CHAIR, CYRUS takes an insightful, funny and sometimes heartbreaking look at love and family in contemporary Los Angeles. Still single seven years after the breakup of his marriage, John (John C. Reilly) has all but given up on romance. But at the urging of his ex-wife and best friend Jamie (Catherine Keener), John grudgingly agrees to join her and her fiancé Tim (Matt Walsh) at a party. To his and everyone else’s surprise, he actually manages to meet someone: the gorgeous and spirited Molly (Marisa Tomei).
Their chemistry is immediate. The relationship takes off quickly but Molly is oddly reluctant to take the relationship beyond John’s house. Perplexed, he follows her home & discovers the other man in Molly’s life: her son, Cyrus (Jonah Hill). A 21-year-old new age musician, Cyrus is his mom’s best friend & shares an unconventional relationship with her. Cyrus will go to any lengths to protect Molly & is definitely not ready to share her with anyone, especially John. Before long, the two are locked in a battle of wits for the woman they both love – & it appears only one man can be left standing when it’s over.
Using the innovative improvisational techniques that have earned them critical accolades & a devoted following Jay Duplass & Mark Duplass enter the mainstream with a touching, original story that blends humor & heartbreak, much like life itself. Cyrus stars John C. Reilly, Jonah Hill, Marisa Tomei, Catherine Keener, Matt Walsh and is directed by Jay and Mark Duplass
James Franco, Freida Pinto & Andy Serkis On Set Photo From Rise Of The Apes
Jul 30th
The first set photo from Rupert Wyatt’s Planet of the Apes prequel Rise of the Apes has made it’s way online. It shows James Franco, Freida Pinto, and a deranged looking Andy Serkis in full motion capture garb playing Caesar, the chief chimp in charge of the Rise of the Apes. I hope this is a lot better than Tim Burton’s Planet Of The Apes flick, that was a steamer! Rise Of The Apes is in cinemas Summer 2011.
Rise of the Apes is a completely new take on one of 20th Century Fox’s most beloved and successful franchises. Oscar-winning visual effects house Weta Digital – employing certain of the groundbreaking technologies developed for Avatar – will render, for the first time ever in the film series, photo-realistic apes rather than costumed actors.
Rise of the Apes is an origin story in the truest sense of the term. Set in present day San Francisco, the film is a reality-based cautionary tale, a science fiction/science fact blend, where man’s own experiments with genetic engineering lead to the development of intelligence in apes and the onset of a war for supremacy.
Wes Craven Tweets The First Official Photo From Scream 4
Jul 30th
Horror legend Wes Craven has tweeted the first official set photo from Scream 4. The image itself isn’t that special, nonetheless it’s good to see Ghostface back in business. As a Wes Craven and Horror fan I’m pretty much obligated to see this – even though Scream 3 soured the series for me. After that film I no longer gave a damn dividend about the series or it‘s future, it’s sad because I loved the first one and I thought the second film was decent. Fingers crossed this is a return to form!
The horror series that reignited the genre and grossed more than $500 million worldwide is back! From Kevin Williamson, creator of the original Scream trilogy, the new film sees the return of cast members Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, and David Arquette along with a group of new stars, who can all hopefully stay alive long enough to figure out the new rules to this one-of-a-kind horror franchise! This sequel stars Emma Roberts, Hayden Pantierre, Adrien Brody, Courtney Cox, Rory Culkin, Neve Campbell, and David Arquette.
Sharlto Copley Interview For The A Team
Jul 30th
Earlier this week I had the good fortune of talking to Sharlto Copley while he was in London promoting the UK release of The A Team. The South African actor was undoubtedly the breakout star of 2009 due to his leading role in Neill Blomkamp’s Oscar Nominated film District 9. He again thoroughly impresses in The A Team playing Howlin’ Mad Murdock (he’s as mad as a bottle of chips in the film). Check out what he had to say for himself below.
What was it like being asked to play Howlin’ Mad Murdock?
Sharlto Copley: I suppose it was moving in a way. The show was a big part of my childhood, Murdock was a character who particularly had an influence and was an inspiration for me to get into film in the first place. I started making little movies with my friends when I was ten years old, so it was a real honour, you know. I just tried to play a Murdock I would like – because I was such a big fan. I just wanted to do the best with the character I could.
You’ve got some hilarious scenes in the film, were they improvised? It looks like you had a blast, the Braveheart moment was great!
Sharlto Copley: There was a lot of improvisation and that was one of the reasons why I wanted to do the movie. When I spoke to Joe and after I sent him an audition tape that I’d made in my hotel room completely improvising, he made it clear to me he was very comfortable in that world. Bradley and Rampage are amazing improvisers and it really surprised me. I think some of my best moments in the film are with me improvising or with the rest of the cast improvising.
How did you find the accent?
Sharlto Copley: One of the things that always interested me was actors who did different characters, or more so caricatures, guys like Robin Williams, Dwight Schultz and Eddie Murphy. I think I had a fascination with that type of thing at a very early age. Actually because I wasn’t pursuing acting as a career I had slacked off from it, but when I was in school from about the ages of 10 and 19 years old I used to do it regularly, I could probably do 20 or so different caricatures dialects, I had been starting to get back into that so I find that stuff very interesting. I studied speech and drama in school, I’m very interested in phonetics and understanding dialects from a creative point of view and a technical point of view.
Dwight Schultz has a cameo in the movie, what was it like working alongside him?
Sharlto Copley: It was a pretty moving experience for me because I had just come off District 9, I had just started meeting Hollywood people, meeting someone who had been such a part of my childhood was a really moving moment. We actually had lunch and we were really getting along great, so I thought he’s not going to see much of what I’m doing with his character today, so I showed him the test footage I had shot, which was basically me improvising and doing different voices and using props in the hotel. The same audition tape I had sent to Joe. He turned to me and he had tears in his eyes as he gave me a hug and said you are Murdock. Then he posted on his website Murdock is dead, long live Murdock, which for me very moving. He called me after the film and he said how happy he was to see the character come to life again. It meant a lot to me.
So what was on this tape? I’m intrigued now.
Sharlto Copley: It was a couple of scenes that wouldn’t end up in the film. It was just different stuff, lots of different examples and a whole bunch of different scenes. One for example was a range of different characters with some stuff being very close to what the original Murdock was doing. Like he would have hygiene issues when he was in the bathroom, he would get paranoid about being stuck in a bathroom and having to call BA on one of those bathroom phones. He’s having this conversation with BA and BA is being difficult and telling him to call the house-keeper, but he doesn’t want to call the house-keeper. Stuff like talking to a plant and he could hear voices. There was an invisible dog that kept barking at BA and he thought the dog was racist (Laughs). They wouldn’t put that in the movie. BA was playing rap music next door and that was irritating him, so he phones BA as the manager and puts on a voice. Just stuff like that (Laughs).
Check out my Liam Neeson, Rampage Jackson & Director Joe Carnahan Interview For The A Team
New Banner For Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch
Jul 30th
I love the look of this film, it looks positively exhilarating! The trailer passed pretty much every requirement on the awesome test – dragons, ninjas, insane asylums, robots, orcs, Nazis, hot girls, machine guns……it looks like the ultimate guilty pleasure. I know Zack Synder’s has his detractors – people often say his films indulge in style over substance – but from what I’ve seen of this film so far I couldn’t give a monkey’s about the substance, it looks like the perfect popcorn movie. Click on the image for the full banner.
“Sucker Punch” is an epic action fantasy that takes us into the vivid imagination of a young girl whose dream world provides the ultimate escape from her darker reality. Unrestrained by the boundaries of time and place, she is free to go where her mind takes her, but her incredible adventures blur the lines between what’s real and what is imaginary…with potentially tragic consequences. Cast: Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, Jena Malone, Carla Gugino, Jon Hamm, Scott Glenn and Oscar Isaac. Sucker Punch hits theaters on March 25th 2011.