Posts tagged Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger & Sylvester Stallone Confirmed To Star In ‘The Tomb’
Feb 8th
Summit Entertainment and Emmett/Furla Films has just announced that Arnold Schwarzenegger will star opposite Sylvester Stallone in the action-thriller ‘The Tomb,’ which will be directed by Swedish filmmaker Mikael Håfström (1408, The Rite). ’The Tomb’ follows Ray Breslin (Stallone) who is the world’s foremost authority on structural security. He’s analyzed every high security prison and has gained a vast array of survival skills. But all Ray’s ingenuity and knowledge are about to be put to work in the most challenging test he’s ever faced: escaping from the master prison of his own design. Schwarzenegger, in the role of Church, plays a complex inmate with multiple shades of grey. He’s the guy who fights to keep the prisoners from losing their humanity in their darkest hour as they struggle together to stay alive. The film will start filming in Louisiana, US this spring.
Schwarzenegger and Stallone will next be seen on screen together in ‘The Expendables 2,’ which is currently in post-production and will be released this summer by Lionsgate. Schwarzenegger just wrapped filming Jee-woon Kim’s ’The Last Stand.’ An Emmett-Furla Films/Mark Canton production, ‘The Tomb’ is produced by Atmosphere Entertainment chairman Mark Canton (300, Immortals), Randall Emmett (Lay the Favorte, Rambo), George Furla (Lay the Favorite, Rambo), Robbie Brenner (Machine Gun Preacher, A Perfect Getaway), and Kevin King-Templeton (The Expendables, Rambo, Rocky Balboa). Emmett/Furla Films is financing the project. Summit holds worldwide distribution rights to ‘The Tomb’ and will release the film in North America.
New ‘The Expendables 2′ Promo Images Feature Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren & Scott Adkins
Feb 3rd
Latino Review has uncovered these pretty shoddy promo images (they look like they’re taken from a dodgy fancy-dress website) of Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dolph Lundgren and a bloodied-up Scott Adkins for Simon West’s action-hero blockbuster ‘The Expendables 2.’ The testosterone-filled cast also includes the likes of Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Jason Statham, Terry Crews, Jet Li, Chuck Norris, and Liam Hemsworth. ’The Expendables 2′ is scheduled for a August 17th release date.
The Expendables are back and this time it’s personal… Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone), Lee Christmas (Lee Statham), Yin Yang (Jet Li), Gunnar Jensen (Dolph Lundgren),Toll Road (Randy Couture) and Hale Caesar (Terry Crews) — with newest members Billy the Kid (Liam Hemsworth) and Maggie (Yu Nan) aboard — are reunited when Mr. Church (Bruce Willis) enlists the Expendables to take on a seemingly simple job. The task looks like an easy paycheck for Barney and his band of old-school mercenaries. But when things go wrong and one of their own is viciously killed, the Expendables are compelled to seek revenge in hostile territory where the odds are stacked against them. Hell-bent on payback, the crew cuts a swath of destruction through opposing forces, wreaking havoc and shutting down an unexpected threat in the nick of time — six pounds of weapons-grade plutonium; enough to change the balance of power in the world. But that’s nothing compared to the justice they serve against the villainous adversary who savagely murdered their brother. That is done the Expendables way….
Len Wiseman Speaks On ‘Total Recall’ – Reveals He’s Handing In His Directors Cut Over The Weekend
Jan 21st
On the promotional campaign for ‘Underworld: Awakening,’ Len Wiseman opened up to Comingsoon about his upcoming action thriller ‘Total Recall.’ The filmmaker revealed that he’s turning in his director’s cut this Sunday;“I’m very close to handing over my cut. It’s going really well. The combination of mystery and emotion and action, it’s coming together. Colin [Farrell] is a large part of that and I’m really happy with him.”
Wiseman also shed some light on what he found the most surprising and challenging aspects of the material: “I think the complexity of the dual stories was the most surprising and challenging thing. When you see Total Recall, the [Paul] Verhoeven film you experience it, it’s finished. When you’re involved in diving into the material again and going back into the Philip K. Dick story, you realize there is so much to be discussed about the dual stories. There’s the reality story and there’s the fantasy element. They’re running parallel together, so you always have to keep those two alive. That’s the inherent nature of the concept and what makes the concept so cool. I will say, at the same time, this made all of the conversation I had with my cast fun. “Every little detail has to apply to both scenarios. My actors would ask, ‘So, in this scene, am I – because I know that I’m lying, because I’m the double agent – how well do I act? It sounds like a silly question, but do you want the other character to see through that or am I so good as a double agent that you would never suspect I’m the best buddy or the wife.’ It’s all of those little things. So, that’s my long way of saying the dual nature of the story was the best thing about this.”
Sylvester Stallone Confirms That ‘The Expendables 2′ Will Be PG-13
Jan 19th
Following Chuck Norris’ comments that his participation in ‘The Expendables 2′ had cut the movie from an R-rating to PG-13 (the first Expendables movie received an R for violence and language), AICN spoke to Sylvester Stallone regarding the matter, and disappointingly (for me at least), Stallone confirmed that ‘The Expendables 2′ is indeed aiming for a PG-13:
“….the film is fantastic with Van Damme turning in an inspired performance… Our final battle is one for the ages. The PG13 rumor is true, but before your readers pass judgement, trust me when I say this film is LARGE in every way and delivers on every level. This movie touches on many emotions which we want to share with the broadest audience possible, BUT, fear not, this Barbeque of Grand scale Ass Bashing will not leave anyone hungry…Sly”
This confirmation has substantially decreased my interest in ‘The Expendables 2.’ Considering the first films financial success with an R-rating, and its emphasis on excessive violence, no-holds-barred action sequences, it seems quite bizarre to me that Stallone would aim for a PG-13 rating. I guess we’ll just to cross our fingers and hope for the best. Alongside Chuck Norris and Sylvester Stallone, the sequel also stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Terry Crews, Jet Li, Liam Hemsworth and Jean-Claude Van Damme. The film is scheduled for a August 17th release.
‘The Expendables 2′ Rated PG-13 Because Of Chuck Norris?
Jan 18th
Chuck Norris may be able to hold his breathe for nine years….it’s also apparent he doesn’t like swear words. In a recent interview with the Polish paper Gazeta, Chuck Norris claimed his participation in ‘The Expendables 2′ may have cut the movie from an R-rating to PG-13 (the first Expendables movie received an R for violence and language): “In ‘Expendables 2,’ there was a lot of vulgar dialogue in the screenplay. For this reason, many young people wouldn’t be able to watch this. But I don’t play in movies like this,” Norris explained. “Due to that I said I won’t be a part of that if the hardcore language is not erased. Producers accepted my conditions and the movie will be classified in the category of PG-13.”
Considering the first films emphasis on violent, no-holds-barred action sequences, it seems quite bizarre to me that Chuck Norris has more of an issue with the dialogue rather than the violence. I frankly can’t believe that the producers and Sylvester Stallone would agree to tone down the language just for Chuck Norris. I’m sure we’ll be hearing a follow up to this story soon, as I can imagine this not got downing well with fans of the first film. Alongside Chuck Norris and Sylvester Stallone, the testosterone-filled cast also includes the likes of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Bruce Willis, Jason Statham, Dolph Lundgren, Terry Crews, Jet Li, Liam Hemsworth and Jean-Claude Van Damme. ’The Expendables 2′ is scheduled for a August 17th release.
Official Synopsis For ‘Total Recall’ – Starring Colin Farrell, Jessica Biel, Kate Beckinsale & Bryan Cranston
Jan 16th
Sony Pictures has made available this first official synopsis for Len Wiseman’s upcoming action thriller ‘Total Recall.’ Starring 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’ is scheduled for release August 3rd. Check out the new synopsis below:
“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.”