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New Clip From Ben Drew’s (aka Plan B) ‘iLL Manors’
May 23rd
This new clip has emerged online from ‘iLL Manors,’ the highly anticipated directorial debut of pioneering British music artist Ben Drew (aka Plan B). The clip shows the films protagonist Aaron, played by Riz Ahmed, caught up in a stop and search situation with the Metropolitan London Police. ‘iLL Manors’ is described as “a bold and visually stunning crime thriller, harrowing and shocking yet laced with street–wise humour. Set in the backdrop of the unforgiving streets of London, the film follows six disparate lives, all struggling to survive the circles of violence that engulfs them.”
The story for the film revolves around a series of events that inter–weave between characters and their narrative interplay; Junkie Michelle (Anouska Mond) is looking for her next hit, leading her to cross a destructive path with the raw and menacing thuggary of Ed (Ed Skrein), the local drug–dealer. Newly released from prison, ex–drug dealer Kirby (Keith Coggins), attempts to readjust back into the treacherous streets that put him away 15 years ago, and in doing so encounters local gangster Chris (Lee Allen), on his own warpath, and out for revenge. The youngest of them all is Jake (Ryan De La Cruz Indianda), who finds a dark and icy acceptance in a local gang lead by Marcel (Nickolas Sagar). The outsider, Katya (Natalie Press), races through the London streets to escape her sex traffickers and stumbles upon Aaron (Riz Ahmed), the central protagonist, just trying to do the right thing – but torn between his head and his heart. Look out for ‘iLL Manors’ in cinemas June 6th.
Brad Pitt Speaks On ‘The Counselor’ – Praises Ridley Scott, Cormac McCarthy & Michael Fassbender
May 23rd
While in Cannes for the world premiere of Andrew Dominik’s crime thriller ‘Killing Me Softly,’ Brad Pitt spoke to Empire about a film he has in the pipeline, Ridley Scott’s ‘The Counselor.’ The screenplay for ‘The Counselor’ comes from one of my favourite authors, Cormac McCarthy, whose critically acclaimed books have been adapted into ‘No Country for Old Men, ‘The Road,’ and ‘All The Pretty Horses.’ ‘The Councelor’ is the Pulitzer Prize-winning authors first screenplay. Alongside Brad Pitt, the film stars Michael Fassbender, Cameron Diaz, Jeremy Renner and Javier Bardem. Speaking about the ‘The Counselor’ and the people involved, Pitt said the following: “I’m only doing a few days on that. Andrew and I are both Cormac McCarthy fans — I mean, I’ve read every word the guy’s published and most of them more than once. So this was a chance to do something of his and also to work with Ridley again. Ridley gave me my first break into the big leagues [with 1991’s Thelma & Louise]. And I’m a Fassbender fanatic too.”
While details are sparse, ‘The Counselor’ is said to follow a lawyer, simply named The Counselor (Michael Fassbender), who gets embroiled in the drug trade, and ends up fighting for his life. Pitt is playing Westray, who helps Fassbender’s lawyer get hold of a $20 million stash of cocaine. Bardem is taking the part of Reiner, a criminal who brings The Counselor into the drugs trade. Diaz has supposedly taken the role of Malkina. Insiders are describing the film as “No Country For Old Men on steroids.” Producer Steve Schwartz has said the following about the ‘The Counselor’: “Since McCarthy himself wrote the script, we get his own muscular prose directly, with its sexual obsessions. It’s a masculine world into which, unusually, two women intrude to play leading roles. McCarthy’s wit and humor in the dialogue make the nightmare even scarier. This may be one of McCarthy’s most disturbing and powerful works.” Ridley Scott starts shooting the film in June.
New Trailer For ‘The Watch’ – Starring Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill & Richard Ayoade
May 23rd
TeamCoco has premiered this rather excellent trailer for Akiva Schaffer’s (Lonely Island member, ‘Hot Rod’ director) upcoming sci-fi comedy ‘The Watch.’ Formerly titled ‘Neighborhood Watch,’ the film stars Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, and Richard Ayoade as a group of suburban dads who form a neighborhood watch group to get time away from their families, only to end up stumbling upon an alien plot to destroy the world. Scheduled for cinemas July 27th in the US and August 22nd in the UK, ‘The Watch’ co-stars Billy Crudup, Will Forte, Nicholas Braun, Rosemarie DeWitt, Joe Nunez, Patricia French and Erin Moriarty. ‘The Watch’ is firmly cemented as one of most anticipated comedies of 2012, fingers crossed it’s a good’n!
An outrageous comedy in which four everyday suburban guys (played by Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill and Richard Ayoade) come together to form a neighborhood watch group, but only as an excuse to escape their humdrum lives one night a week. But when they accidentally discover that their town has become overrun with aliens posing as ordinary suburbanites, they have no choice but to save their neighborhood — and the world — from total extermination.
New ‘Total Recall’ TV Spot – Starring Colin Farrell, Jessica Biel & Kate Beckinsale
May 23rd
Columbia Pictures has set loose, via The Movie Box, this new TV spot for Len Wiseman’s upcoming action-thriller ‘Total Recall.’ Starring the likes of Colin Farrell, Jessica Biel, Bill Nighy, Kate Beckinsale, Bryan Cranston, and Ethan Hawke, the film is based on the Philip K. Dick story “We Can Remember It for You Wholesale.” The original ‘Total Recall’ followed a man (Arnold Schwarzenegger) haunted by a recurring dream of journeying to Mars who buys a literal dream vacation from a company called Rekall Inc., which sells implanted memories. The man comes to believe he is a secret agent and ends up on a Martian colony, where he fights to overthrow a despotic ruler controlling the production of air. The new story ditches the Martian storyline and instead involves nation states Euromerica and New Shanghai, with Douglas Quaid (Colin Farrell) a factory worker in the latter who begins to believe he is a spy, although he doesn’t know for which side. Vilos Cohaagen (Bryan Cranston) is the leader of Euromerica who, under the cover of protecting his people, is secretly readying an invasion of New Shanghai. Jessica Biel plays Melina, while Kate Beckinsale plays Lori. ‘Total Recall’ arrives in cinemas August 3rd in the US and August 22nd in the UK.
“Total Recall is an action thriller about reality and memory, inspired anew by the famous short story “We Can Remember It For You Wholesale” by Philip K. Dick. Welcome to Rekall, the company that can turn your dreams into real memories. For a factory worker named Douglas Quaid (Colin Farrell), even though he’s got a beautiful wife (Kate Beckinsale) who he loves, the mind-trip sounds like the perfect vacation from his frustrating life – real memories of life as a super-spy might be just what he needs. But when the procedure goes horribly wrong, Quaid becomes a hunted man. Finding himself on the run from the police – controlled by Chancellor Cohaagen (Bryan Cranston), the leader of the free world – Quaid teams up with a rebel fighter (Jessica Biel) to find the head of the underground resistance (Bill Nighy) and stop Cohaagen. The line between fantasy and reality gets blurred and the fate of his world hangs in the balance as Quaid discovers his true identity, his true love, and his true fate.”
Will Smith Interview For ‘Men In Black 3′
May 23rd
In ‘Men in Black 3,’ Agents J (Will Smith) and K (Tommy Lee Jones) are back… in time. J has seen some inexplicable things in his 15 years with the Men in Black, but nothing, not even aliens, perplexes him as much as his wry, reticent partner. But when K’s life and the fate of the planet are put at stake, Agent J will have to travel back in time to put things right. J discovers that there are secrets to the universe that K never told him — secrets that will reveal themselves as he teams up with the young Agent K (Josh Brolin) to save his partner, the agency, and the future of humankind. Alongside Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones and Josh Brolin, ‘Men In Black 3′ also stars Alice Eve, Jemaine Clement, Bill Hader, Michael Stuhlbarg, Nicole Scherzinger, and Emma Thompson. The film arrives in cinemas May 25th.
‘Men In Black 3′ marks your first trilogy, and it’s also the first time people have seen you on the big screen in a few years. What was it like coming back to a character you’ve helped grow and you’re accustomed to?
Will Smith: Yeah. Being able to create a movie in a series that is stand alone, it’s a difficult concept, you get caught a lot of times making a movie because it’s a sequel, right? Versus with this idea, which is probably why we waited so long, we finally found a concept and an idea that stood on its own merit outside of the series. And Josh Brolin coming in as the young Tommy Lee Jones, it was such an amazing twist and new look at the series. That was a reason why I felt really good about going back for a third dip (laughs). This is the first movie that I’ve completed a trilogy, of the films I’ve done. Playing a character three times, for me, that feels like home. It’s wonderful. I’d been off camera for about four years now, so for me, coming back to something that I know, that’s warm and like a family reunion. That felt very special.
Two New TV Spots & Parody Video For Disney•Pixar’s ‘Brave’
May 23rd
Put together in the form of a Scottish music compilation, this funny parody video and two TV spots have emerged online for Disney•Pixar’s upcoming fantasy-adventure flick ‘Brave.’ The film is set in the mystical Scottish Highlands, where Merida is the princess of a kingdom ruled by King Fergus (Billy Connolly) and Queen Elinor (Emma Thompson). An unruly daughter and an accomplished archer, Merida (Kelly Macdonald) one day defies a sacred custom of the land and inadvertently brings turmoil to the kingdom. In an attempt to set things right, Merida seeks out an eccentric old Wise Woman (Walters) and is granted an ill-fated wish. Also figuring into Merida’s quest – and serving as comic relief – are the kingdom’s three lords: the enormous Lord MacGuffin (Kevin McKidd), the surly Lord Macintosh (Craig Ferguson), and the disagreeable Lord Dingwall (Robbie Coltrane). Look out for Disney•Pixar’s ’Brave’ this summer from June 22nd in the US and August 17th in the UK. Directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman, the film features the voices of Kelly Macdonald, Emma Thompson, Billy Connolly, Julie Walters, Kevin McKidd, Craig Ferguson and Robbie Coltrane.
Since ancient times, stories of epic battles and mystical legends have been passed through the generations across the rugged and mysterious Highlands of Scotland. In “Brave,” a new tale joins the lore when the courageous Merida (voice of Kelly Macdonald) confronts tradition, destiny and the fiercest of beasts. Merida is a skilled archer and impetuous daughter of King Fergus (voice of Billy Connolly) and Queen Elinor (voice of Emma Thompson). Determined to carve her own path in life, Merida defies an age-old custom sacred to the uproarious lords of the land: massive Lord MacGuffin (voice of Kevin McKidd), surly Lord Macintosh (voice of Craig Ferguson) and cantankerous Lord Dingwall (voice of Robbie Coltrane). Merida’s actions inadvertently unleash chaos and fury in the kingdom, and when she turns to an eccentric old Witch (voice of Julie Walters) for help, she is granted an ill-fated wish. The ensuing peril forces Merida to discover the meaning of true bravery in order to undo a beastly curse before it’s too late.