Posts tagged Samuel L. Jackson
“Shell On Wheels” Featurette For ‘Turbo’ – Starring Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti & Samuel L. Jackson
May 24th
DreamWorks Animation has released, via Yahoo! Movies, this new behind-the-scenes featurette for ‘Turbo,’ which is coming to 3D, 2D and IMAX 3D theaters on July 19th in the US and October 18th in the UK. Featuring a voice cast of Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti, Michael Pena, Luis Guzmán, Bill Hader, Richard Jenkins, Ken Jeong, Michelle Rodriguez, Maya Rudolph, Ben Schwartz, Kurtwood Smith, Snoop Dogg, and Samuel L. Jackson, ‘Turbo’ tells the story of an ordinary garden snail with an impossible dream: to become the fastest snail in the world. When a freak accident gives him extraordinary speed, Turbo sets out to try to make this dream come true. The official synopsis for the film is as follows.
From the makers of Madagascar and Kung Fu Panda, Turbo is a high-velocity 3D comedy about an underdog snail who kicks into overdrive when he miraculously attains the power of super-speed. But after making fast friends with a crew of streetwise, tricked-out es-car-goes, Turbo learns that no one succeeds on their own. So he puts his heart and shell on the line to help his pals achieve their dreams, before Turbo-charging his own impossible dream: winning the Indy 500.
Samuel L. Jackson Joins Hailee Steinfeld In ‘Barely Lethal’
May 16th
Variety are reporting that Samuel L. Jackson has joined Hailee Steinfeld in Kyle Newman’s ‘Barely Lethal’ The action comedy features Steinfeld as a 16-year-old international assassin yearning for a “normal” adolescence. After she fakes her own death and enrolls as a senior in a suburban high school, she quickly learns that being popular can be more painful than getting water-boarded. Jackson will play her mentor who trains her in the program.
Samuel L. Jackson most recently appeared in Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Django Unchained’ and is currently filming his next entry in Marvel Studios’ cinematic universe with ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier.’ The Oscar nominee lends his voice later this summer to the DreamWorks Animation pic ‘Turbo’ and can also be seen in MGM’s reboot of ‘Robocop’ early next year.
New Trailer For DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Turbo’ – Starring Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti & Ken Jeong
Mar 20th
DreamWorks Animation has released this second trailer for ‘Turbo,’ which is coming to 3D, 2D and IMAX 3D theaters on July 19th in the US and October 18th in the UK. Featuring a voice cast of Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti, Michael Pena, Luis Guzmán, Bill Hader, Richard Jenkins, Ken Jeong, Michelle Rodriguez, Maya Rudolph, Ben Schwartz, Kurtwood Smith, Snoop Dogg, and Samuel L. Jackson, ‘Turbo’ tells the story of an ordinary garden snail with an impossible dream: to become the fastest snail in the world. When a freak accident gives him extraordinary speed, Turbo sets out to try to make this dream come true. The official synopsis for the film is as follows.
From the makers of Madagascar and Kung Fu Panda, Turbo is a high-velocity 3D comedy about an underdog snail who kicks into overdrive when he miraculously attains the power of super-speed. But after making fast friends with a crew of streetwise, tricked-out es-car-goes, Turbo learns that no one succeeds on their own. So he puts his heart and shell on the line to help his pals achieve their dreams, before Turbo-charging his own impossible dream: winning the Indy 500.
Abbie Cornish Speaks Glowingly About ‘RoboCop’: “It’s Gonna Be A Massively Kick-Ass Film”
Mar 8th
Talking to VH1, Abbie Cornish spoke briefly on Jose Padilha’s ‘RoboCop,’ explaining that the film will not only be kick-ass, but a classic with heart and soul. “It’s gonna be a massively kick-ass film…. I actually have a voicemail message from Jose Padilha, the director. He says in the message, ‘I don’t think we’ve got a great movie. I think we’ve got a classic.’” ‘RoboCop’ arrives in cinemas on February 7th, 2014.
‘RoboCop’ stars Joel Kinnaman as Alex Murphy/RoboCop; Michael Keaton as Raymond Sellars, the villainous CEO of OmniCorp; Samuel L. Jackson as Pat Novak, a charismatic media mogul; Abbie Cornish as Ellen Murphy, Alex’s wife; Michel K. Williams as Jack Lewis, Alex’s former partner; Gary Oldman as Norton, the scientist who creates RoboCop and finds himself torn between the ideals of the machine trying to rediscover its humanity and the callous needs of a corporation; Jackie Earle Haley as Maddox, a military tactician responsible for training RoboCop; Jay Baruchel as Pope, the head of marketing for Omnicorp; Jennifer Ehle as Liz Kline; and Marianne Jean-Baptiste as Karen Dean, Detroit chief of police. The screenplay for ‘RoboCop’ is by Josh Zetumer and Nick Schenk, based on the 1987 motion picture written by Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner.
Poster For DreamWorks Animation’s ‘Turbo’ – Starring Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti & Ken Jeong
Mar 6th
DreamWorks Animation has released, via Yahoo! Movies, this new poster for ‘Turbo,’ which is coming to 3D, 2D and IMAX 3D theaters on July 19th in the US and October 18th in the UK. Featuring a voice cast of Ryan Reynolds, Paul Giamatti, Michael Pena, Luis Guzmán, Bill Hader, Richard Jenkins, Ken Jeong, Michelle Rodriguez, Maya Rudolph, Ben Schwartz, Kurtwood Smith, Snoop Dogg, and Samuel L. Jackson, ‘Turbo’ tells the story of an ordinary garden snail with an impossible dream: to become the fastest snail in the world. When a freak accident gives him extraordinary speed, Turbo sets out to try to make this dream come true. The official synopsis for the film is as follows.
From the makers of Madagascar and Kung Fu Panda, Turbo is a high-velocity 3D comedy about an underdog snail who kicks into overdrive when he miraculously attains the power of super-speed. But after making fast friends with a crew of streetwise, tricked-out es-car-goes, Turbo learns that no one succeeds on their own. So he puts his heart and shell on the line to help his pals achieve their dreams, before Turbo-charging his own impossible dream: winning the Indy 500.
New Featurette For ‘The Avengers’ Shows How Industrial Light & Magic Recreated New York
Feb 20th
Coinciding with an Academy Award nomination for “Best Visual Effects”, this new behind-the-scenes featurette for Marvel’s ‘The Avengers’ has arrived online showcasing how the magicians over at Industrial Light and Magic built a digital New York. Industrial Light and Magic provide the following description for the video: “Although roughly a third of “The Avengers” is set in New York City precious little was actually filmed there. ILM crew members photographed 7-miles of city streets from a variety of heights and at different times of day totaling 250,000 images. The crew then digitally recreated roughly 20 square blocks of mid-town Manhattan using a variety of techniques. Live action shoots were held primarily on sound stages in New Mexico and in the streets of Cleveland.”
‘The Avengers’ competition for the “Best Visual Effects” Academy Award are ‘Prometheus,’ ‘Life of Pi,’ ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’ and ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.’ ‘The Avengers’ is sitting comfortably at #3 on the all-time world box office list with a hefty haul of $1,511,757,910 billion – trailing only James Cameron’s ’Titanic’ ($2.185 billion) and ‘Avatar’ ($2.782 billion).
