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Kate Beckinsale Interview For ‘Contraband’
Jan 21st
Mark Wahlberg leads the cast of ‘Contraband’, a fast-paced thriller about a man trying to stay out of a world he worked so hard to leave behind and the family he’ll do anything to protect. Set in New Orleans, the film explores the cutthroat underground world of international smuggling — full of desperate criminals and corrupt officials, high-stakes and big payoffs — where loyalty rarely exists and death is one wrong turn away. Alongside Mark Wahlberg, the film stars Kate Beckinsale, Giovanni Ribisi, Caleb Landry Jones, Lucas Haas, and Ben Foster. ‘Contraband’ is out now in US cinemas. It’s scheduled for release March 16th in the UK.
Can you tell us a little about the set up of the movie, what kick starts ‘Contraband’?
Kate Beckinsale: Mark Wahlberg’s character, Chris, he’s stopped his illegal activities, probably on my characters request now that we’ve got two young boys. We’re really trying to move away from that life, and move into a more suburban area, a slightly more respectable job. I think all that has been quite a bit of a struggle. At the beginning of the movie we’ve just got to a point where we’re OK, he’s got his job, I’ve got my own hair salon. It’s sort of all going alright. At a friends wedding, we’re having a rare night out, enjoying ourselves, and then I get this phone call from my brother, which is a huge shock. My character, Kate, she hadn’t been aware that he’d been up to no good. I sort of raised my brother. He gets into trouble smuggling drugs, he gets into trouble with Giovanni Ribisi – who is the nicest man in the world, but in this he gives one of the scariest performance ever (laughs).
Behind-The-Scenes Featurette For ‘Contraband’ – Starring Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale & Giovanni Ribisi
Jan 12th
Universal Pictures has let out the hatch this new “inside look” featurette for Baltasar Kormákur’s upcoming crime thriller ‘Contraband’ – the American remake of the Icelandic film ‘Reykjavik-Rotterdam.’ The film stars Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Giovanni Ribisi, Caleb Landry Jones, Lucas Haas, and Ben Foster. Look out for ‘Contraband’ in cinemas January 13th in US, and March 16th in the UK. You can check out my interview with Mark Wahlberg for the film here.
Mark Wahlberg leads the cast of ‘Contraband’, a fast-paced thriller about a man trying to stay out of a world he worked so hard to leave behind and the family he’ll do anything to protect. Set in New Orleans, the film explores the cutthroat underground world of international smuggling — full of desperate criminals and corrupt officials, high-stakes and big payoffs — where loyalty rarely exists and death is one wrong turn away. Chris Farraday (Wahlberg) long ago abandoned his life of crime, but after his brother-in-law, Andy (Caleb Landry Jones), botches a drug deal for his ruthless boss, Tim Briggs (Giovanni Ribisi), Chris is forced back into doing what he does best — running contraband — to settle Andy’s debt.
Mark Wahlberg Interview For ‘Contraband’
Dec 28th
Mark Wahlberg leads the cast of ‘Contraband’, a fast-paced thriller about a man trying to stay out of a world he worked so hard to leave behind and the family he’ll do anything to protect. Set in New Orleans, the film explores the cutthroat underground world of international smuggling — full of desperate criminals and corrupt officials, high-stakes and big payoffs — where loyalty rarely exists and death is one wrong turn away. Alongside Mark Wahlberg, the film stars Kate Beckinsale, Giovanni Ribisi, Caleb Landry Jones, Lucas Haas, and Ben Foster. ‘Contraband’ is released in cinemas January 13th in US, and March 16th in the UK.
What was it like having Baltasar Kormákur on board as director? Seeing as he played your role and produced the original Icelandic film?
Mark Wahlberg: At first I was concerned that he might refer to the way he played things, but he really wanted me to do my own thing. He was great, he‘s really smart. There was no bells and whistles. I don’t think he’s ever made a movie with the tenth of the budget that we have of on ‘Contraband.’ But he still has the same approach, he’s not off in a trailer, he’s on the set the whole time jumping around and running, showing me how to climb things. I really like his style, he’s covering all of the bases, he’s really smart about all the performances. With him you can try different things, which makes the performances a lot more layered. He obviously starred-in and produced the original, so he knows the story inside and out.
Five New Clips From ‘Contraband’ – Starring Mark Wahlberg, Ben Foster & Kate Beckinsale
Dec 22nd
Universal Pictures has let out the hatch these five new clips from Baltasar Kormákur’s upcoming crime thriller ‘Contraband’ – the American remake of the Icelandic film ‘Reykjavik-Rotterdam.’ The film stars Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale, Giovanni Ribisi, Caleb Landry Jones, Lucas Haas, and Ben Foster. Look out for ‘Contraband’ in cinemas January 13th in US, and March 16th in the UK. You can check out my interview with Mark Wahlberg and Kate Beckinsale for the film here.
Mark Wahlberg leads the cast of ‘Contraband’, a fast-paced thriller about a man trying to stay out of a world he worked so hard to leave behind and the family he’ll do anything to protect. Set in New Orleans, the film explores the cutthroat underground world of international smuggling — full of desperate criminals and corrupt officials, high-stakes and big payoffs — where loyalty rarely exists and death is one wrong turn away. Chris Farraday (Wahlberg) long ago abandoned his life of crime, but after his brother-in-law, Andy (Caleb Landry Jones), botches a drug deal for his ruthless boss, Tim Briggs (Giovanni Ribisi), Chris is forced back into doing what he does best — running contraband — to settle Andy’s debt.
Mark Wahlberg & Kate Beckinsale Interview For ‘Contraband’
Dec 19th
Mark Wahlberg leads the cast of ‘Contraband’, a fast-paced thriller about a man trying to stay out of a world he worked so hard to leave behind and the family he’ll do anything to protect. Set in New Orleans, the film explores the cutthroat underground world of international smuggling — full of desperate criminals and corrupt officials, high-stakes and big payoffs — where loyalty rarely exists and death is one wrong turn away. Alongside Mark Wahlberg, the film stars Kate Beckinsale, Giovanni Ribisi, Caleb Landry Jones, Lucas Haas, and Ben Foster. ‘Contraband’ is released in cinemas January 13th in US, and March 16th in the UK. Look out for a more in-depth interview with Mark Wahlberg, Kate Beckinsale and the rest of the cast in January.
Can you tell us a little about the set up of the movie, what kick starts ‘Contraband’?
Mark Wahlberg: At the very beginning of the film I’m at home, happy, starting up my new business setting up alarm systems. I’m spending time with my wife and two boys. My good friend, Danny – who’s played by Lucas Haas - is getting married. Then unfortunately my wife’s younger brother, Andy – who’s played by Caleb Landry Jones – makes a horrible mistake of getting talked into the smuggling world by these very unsavoury characters. His boat gets boarded by customs and he has to dump what he’s smuggling, so now these guys are coming after him for the money. If he can’t pay they’re gonna kill him and come after his family. So basically, I try to approach them and say, “Cut him a break, we’ll figure out a way to pay back.” But they’re not having it, so I’m forced to go out on one last run. Sebastian – who’s played by Ben Foster – helps me to get the buy money, he helps me to get on a boat and we’re off to Panama.
Kate Beckinsale: Chris has stopped his illegal activities, probably on my characters request (laughs), now that we’ve got two young boys. We’re really trying to move away from that life, and move into a more suburban area, a slightly more respectable job. I think all that has been quite a bit of a struggle. At the beginning of the movie we’ve just got to a point where we’re OK, he’s got his job, I’ve got my own hair salon – it’s sort of all going alright. At the friends wedding, we’re having a rare nights out, enjoying ourselves, and then I get this phone call from my brother, which is a huge shock. My character hadn’t been aware that he’d been up to no good.
New Images Of Mark Wahlberg & Catherine Zeta-Jones On The Set Of ‘Broken City’
Nov 16th
This new batch of images have emerged online featuring Mark Wahlberg and Catherine Zeta-Jones on the New York set of Allen Hughes’ (From Hell) noir drama ‘Broken City.’ Wahlberg and Zeta-Jones are joined in the film by Russell Crowe, Barry Pepper, Alona Tal, Chance Kelly and Natalie Martinez.
The film centers on a private detective (Wahlberg) who is hired by the mayor of New York (Crowe) to find out the identity of the mayor’s wife’s (Zeta-Jones) lover. The lover turns up dead, and the detective finds himself deep into a much wider conspiracy involving his employer. ’Broken City’ is set for release January 18th 2013. Sources: TheDailyMail, Glamour and Comingsoon.