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Four New Clips From ‘Safe House’ – Starring Denzel Washington & Ryan Reynolds
Jan 28th
Offering new footage from the film, Universal Pictures has released these four clips from Daniel Espinosa’s forthcoming action-thriller ‘Safe House.’ Oscar-winner Denzel Washington plays “the most dangerous renegade from the CIA,” who comes back onto the grid after a decade on the run. When the South African safe house he’s remanded to is attacked by mercenaries, a rookie operative (Ryan Reynolds) escapes with him. The unlikely allies must then stay alive long enough to uncover who wants them dead. ’Safe House’ co-stars Nora Arnezeder, Vera Farmiga, Ruben Blades, Brendan Gleeson, Liam Cunningham, Tim McGraw, Robert Patrick, and Sam Shepard. The film is due to hit cinemas February 10th 2012 in the US, and Febuary 24th 2012 in the UK. Look out for my interviews with Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds for the film next week.
For the past year, Matt Weston (Ryan Reynolds) has been frustrated by his inactive, backwater post in Cape Town. A “housekeeper” who aspires to be a full-fledged agent, the loyal company man has been waiting for an opportunity to prove himself. When the first and only occupant he’s had proves to be the most dangerous man he’s ever met, Weston readies for duty.
Tobin Frost (Denzel Washington) has eluded capture for almost a decade. One of the best ops men that the CIA’s known, the ex-intelligence officer has given up assets and sold military intel to anyone with cash since he turned. From trading secrets to North Korea to aiding splinter cells, the damage he’s done to the U.S. is immeasurable. And he’s now back on the reservation with a secret.
Nine New Clips From ‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows’
Dec 3rd
With the films release on the horizon, Warner Bros. Pictures has released online these nine new clips from Guy Ritchie’s sequel ‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.’ The film features Robert Downey Jr reprising his role as the world’s most famous detective, Sherlock Holmes, and Jude Law returning as his formidable colleague Dr. Watson. The sequel also stars Noomi Rapace as a gypsy fortune teller, Eddie Marsan as Inspector Lestrade, Rachel McAdams as Irene Adler, Stephen Fry as Sherlock’s older brother Mycroft, and Jared Harris as Sherlock’s arch-nemesis Professor Moriarty. ‘Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows’ is set for release December 16th 2011.
Sherlock Holmes has always been the smartest man in the room…until now. There is a new criminal mastermind at large—Professor Moriarty (Jared Harris)—and not only is he Holmes’ intellectual equal, but his capacity for evil, coupled with a complete lack of conscience, may actually give him an advantage over the renowned detective. When the Crown Prince of Austria is found dead, the evidence, as construed by Inspector Lestrade (Eddie Marsan), points to suicide. But Sherlock Holmes deduces that the prince has been the victim of murder—a murder that is only one piece of a larger and much more portentous puzzle, designed by one Professor Moriarty.
Viggo Mortensen Interview For ‘A Dangerous Method’
Nov 26th
Drawn from true-life events, David Cronenberg’s ‘A Dangerous Method’ chronicles the turbulent relationships between fledgling psychiatrist Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender), his mentor Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen) and Sabina Spielrein (Keira Knightley), the troubled but beautiful young woman who comes between them. Into the mix comes Otto Gross (Vincent Cassell), a debauched patient who is determined to push the boundaries. In this exploration of sensuality, ambition and deceit set the scene for the pivotal moment when Jung, Freud and Sabina come together and split apart, forever changing the face of modern thought. ‘A Dangerous Method’ is out now in the US, and is set for release Febuary 10th in the UK.
‘A Dangerous Method’ is your third collaboration with David Cronenberg, what do you think he brings to this story? How is it working with him?
Viggo Mortensen: I think in the hands of another director who was less assured, less knowledgeable, less well-read about the subject matter – about Freud, Jung and Spielrein, I think it would have been a very dull movie. I think what was the best thing that David did, which is something I’ve always experienced with him, he instils confidence by creating a calm, professional and fun atmosphere on the set. He will get you under a spell. he creates the illusion that there’s a lot of time, there’s no pressure, that it’s all going to work out.
Three New Clips From Luc Besson’s Michelle Yeoh Starring Aung San Suu Kyi Biopic ‘The Lady’
Nov 20th
These three new clips have been released online for Luc Besson’s (La Femme Nikita, The Fifth Element) upcoming biopic about pro-democracy icon and Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, starring Michelle Yeoh as Aung. Aung San Suu Kyi became an icon for democratic freedom after she spent 15 of the last 21 years under house arrest in Burma after leading the National League for Democracy in an election victory over the ruling military junta in 1990. I’ve been eagerly anticipating this film, words can’t begin to describe my admiration for Aung San Suu Kyi. The Lady’ is set for release November 30th. Check out my interview with Michelle Yeoh for the film here.
The Lady is the extraordinary story of Aung San Suu Kyi (Michelle Yeoh) and her husband, Michael Aris (David Thewlis). It is also the story of the peaceful quest of the woman who is at the core of Burma‟s democracy movement. Despite distance, long separations, and a dangerously hostile regime, their love endures until the very end. It‟s a story of devotion and human understanding set against a backdrop of political turmoil that continues today. The Lady was written over a period of three years by Rebecca Frayn. Interviews with key figures in Aung San Suu Kyi‟s entourage enabled her to reconstruct for the first time the true story of Burma‟s national heroine.
Six New Clips From Clint Eastwood’s ‘J. Edgar’ – Starring Leonardo DiCaprio
Nov 5th
Warner Bros. Pictures has debuted these six new clips from Clint Eastwood’s Leonardo DiCaprio-starring J. Edgar Hoover biopic ‘J. Edgar.’ The film co-stars Armie Hammer as Clyde Toulson, Hoover’s second in command, and secret lover. Judie Dench plays Hoover’s mother, Anne Marie Hoover, Jeffrey Donovan stars as Robert F. Kennedy, and Naomi Watts will play Helen Gandy, Hoover’s loyal secretary for 54 years from 1918-1972. Lea Thompson, Josh Lucas, Damon Herriman, Ken Howard and Ed Westwick also star. Clint Eastwood directs from a script by ‘Milk’ Oscar winner Dustin Lance Black. ‘J. Edgar’ is released in cinemas November 9th in the US, and January 20th in the UK.
Based on the life of J. Edgar Hoover, the man often credited with making the FBI what it is today: an efficient, crime-fighting organization shrouded in secrecy. Hoover founded the organization in 1935 and remained director until his death in 1972. As America’s top cop for five decades, J. Edgar Hoover oversaw the creation of the FBI, helped popularize fingerprints and other forensic evidence, and wielded nearly unchecked authority to manipulate evidence and investigate supposed enemies of the state such as Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr. Now director Clint Eastwood is turning the tables, prying into Hoover’s life in a big-screen biopic that would doubtless make the notorious G-man squirm. Look out for interviews with the cast this week.
Viggo Mortensen & Michael Fassbender Interview For ‘A Dangerous Method’
Oct 25th
Drawn from true-life events, David Cronenberg’s ‘A Dangerous Method’ chronicles the turbulent relationships between fledgling psychiatrist Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender), his mentor Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen) and Sabina Spielrein (Keira Knightley), the troubled but beautiful young woman who comes between them. Into the mix comes Otto Gross (Vincent Cassell), a debauched patient who is determined to push the boundaries. In this exploration of sensuality, ambition and deceit set the scene for the pivotal moment when Jung, Freud and Sabina come together and split apart, forever changing the face of modern thought. ‘A Dangerous Method’ is set for release November 23rd in the US, and Febuary 10th in the UK.
How was it playing such eminent and revered men, men with such a complex history? Other than the script there’s so much material to look at about Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung.
Viggo Mortensen: The fact that there’s a lot of material that Sigmund Freud wrote, a lot of material written about him, that actually made it a lot easier. I was a little hesitant to say yes at first because it seemed like a big stretch, in terms of my idea of what he looks like, from photographs, my idea of him felt like a bit of a leap. If it had been another director maybe I would have said no, I might have been more cowardly about it (laughs). But with David Cronenberg I knew I would have been in good hands with him and his crew, I’d get to see Vincent Cassell again, and also the fact that Michael Fassbender was gonna play Jung and that Keira Knightley was in it – also as I found out, Sarah Gadon, who plays Emma Jung, she’s a really good actress as well. There were many more reasons to say yes and take the plunge than to say no.
It was an education, it was an education in terms of acting, using different tools, speaking a lot more, speaking really well written words. Christopher Hampton’s script is like a very well laid out well manicured garden with very exotic blooms, in the shadows of which are really disturbing little creatures and secrets (laughs). It was a lot of fun to play as an actor, just the fact that the characters speak so much, I don’t usually get a chance to do that, even in David Cronenberg’s movies. For once he couldn’t tell me to shut up – I had to speak (laughs). We had a lot of fun, David’s sense of humour seems to be not unlike Freud’s, his kind of whit and intelligence. I think you could say about David what the New York Times said about Freud shortly after he died, which was that he was the most affective disturber of complacency in his time, I would say David’s right up there – maybe with Noam Chomsky (laughs).