robio said:Yeah that's something else. You realize he's been playing Wolverine for over a decade now? Still looks really good too.
Dude is Wolverine, great casting, so lucky they found him.
Shopped?
Len Wiseman To Reheat THE MUMMY For Universal
On one hand, you hate to see an average, unambitious filmmaker continue to land studio tentpoles. On the other, you don't really want to see a truly talented filmmaker get stuck with a project where his primary concern will be manufacturing a marketable four-quadrant product.
And so I've no quarrel with Universal hiring Len Wiseman to direct their latest reboot of THE MUMMY. The film will be produced by Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci (nice, smart guys who tend to make massively uninteresting movies), and written by Jon Spaihts (whose PASSENGERS is one of the best unproduced screenplays kicking around Hollywood). Deadline spoke to Wiseman and Kurtzman, and I'll give them this: at least they're putting their own spin on the story. Kurtzman likens it to a Michael Crichton yarn, in which the fantastical is given a scientific grounding. Wiseman says it will be "a darker twist on the material, a scarier version."
I have no idea why Universal isn't prioritizing a remake of DRACULA in these vampire-obsessed times (they've had DRACULA: YEAR ZERO in development for a few years), but these are the folks currently trying to reconfigure David Cronenberg's uknown-to-the-mainstream VIDEODROME as an sci-fi/action flick in the mold of Wiseman's TOTAL RECALL remake (which lost Sony a shitload of money this summer). Here's hoping Len Wiseman accidentally makes a movie I like this time.
Universal is targeting a 2014 release for THE MUMMY, so casting news (i.e. Kate Beckinsale's involvement) is likely to be announced soon.
What is it with this guy? First Die Hard, then Total Recall, now the Mummy? And he gets to shag Kate Beckinsale? Is he favoured by God or something?
gamingeek said:Shopped?
'Roidded?
Foolz said:gamingeek said:Shopped?
'Roidded?
HGH!
Ahhh they dont need to go and ruin the fucking mummy now too. I like those movies.
GodModeEnabled said:Ahhh they dont need to go and ruin the fucking mummy now too. I like those movies.
3rd one was a bit bunk though IMO.
CAPTAIN POWER AND THE SOLDIERS OF THE FUTURE Will Return As A New Series Called PHOENIX RISING!!
Park Chan-Wook's STOKER, his first English Language Feature is out! Trailer here
Review: HEADSHOT Injects New Blood Into a Noir-ish Thriller
Pen-ek Ratanaruang's Headshot is an antithetical thriller that easily morphs into a subdued, slate-grey crime noir. With a striking sense of ease and control, Ratanaruang steers his eighth feature through the paces of political, police and underworld manipulations, allowing it to nearly float to its uninhibited conclusion. Returning to the atmosphere of his 1999 film 6ixtynin9, Headshot looks down the short barrel of a pistol and displays a languid mood to a rich narrative that works just slightly outside of the box, albeit with ample bloodletting.
Batman: The Dark Knight Returns Part 1 (2012) Movie Review
I love the book, and I love this movie. Sadly, some of the best lines are lost as they were Bruce/Batman’s internal monologue, but some of it has been changed to exposition and dialogue. However one scene in particular came off hauntingly beautiful, that of Bruce’s final decision to give in to the beast within. I literally just read that scene to a friend and then seeing it play out the way they did was spectacular. The choice to break this story up into two films was a welcomed one as a truncated version of this would not do it justice, so I’m happy to report this is as spot on an adaptation as we’ll ever see of a comic I think. This film is not for kids under 10 or so I would say, as it’s pretty brutal but what would you expect from Miller.
GG I never even seen the third one. I agree it looks like ass.
Seems to be some horror movies on the rise this year I need to catch up on (I watch horror everything pretty much)
House At The End Of The Street
The Possession
Appartion
Sinister
So far though I think it's gonna be hard for Silent House to be topped as best horror movie of the year but hopefully i'm wrong and one of these other ones surprises me. Any other horror fans here?
GodModeEnabled said:House At The End Of The Street
AVoid this one. No film with a title similar to House On The Edge Of The Park or Last House On Dead End Street should be PG-13.
Was it really lame?
Review: LIFE OF PI Is Intriguing But Inconsistent
Despite its structural and thematic weaknesses, Life of Pi is still worth seeing, if only because the film more than justifies the extra dollars you'll have to spend for 3D. Ang Lee conceived of this as a 3D film, he says, even before Avatar proved this to be a viable option. The fine performances by its cast, as well as Ang Lee's usual, and wonderful, sense of humanism and sympathy for people fighting against adversity, helps the film transcend its (if you'll excuse the nautical analogy) waterlogged script. Life of Pi won't make you believe in God, as Pi claims his story will, but it will make you believe in cinema's singular ability to take you to places you've never seen before.
It is important to note that the New York Film Festival screenings were not of the final edit; Ang Lee said at Friday's press conference that some "final tweaking" was still being done. Life of Pi opens in theaters November 21.
I'm looking forward to Life of Pi. Never read the book though.
Anyone see Looper? I love it. Great Sci-Fi flick.
New Poster Art, Cast Details And Release Date For Tony Jaa's TOM YUM GOONG 2
Heads up fans of Tony Jaa: There are rumblings on several fronts from the upcoming Tom Yum Goong 2.
Up first is the new artwork, which you see to the left. It may seem a minor note but it's worth pointing out that Jaa is the only one featured on the new poster, which is a change from the earlier art which also featured co-star Jija Yanin prominently. I take this as a sign that the footage is turning out well and Yanin - along with Born To Fight star Dan Chupong, who is also in here - is no longer considered necessary to market and sell the film. This is a good ting for fans hoping for a Jaa rebound.
Second? Due to production delays the Thai release of the film has now been pushed back from its planned December release to May of 2013. Principal photography on the film began in August of 2011 and is still ongoing with Twitch learning that at least one international fighter has been asked to shoot scenes in Thailand in the coming weeks - we're waiting for word that contracts have actually been signed before saying who, but it's good - meaning that photography has now stretched out for well over a year but the end is reportedly in sight. Time will tell if that May release date sticks.
And, finally, Sahamongkol have confirmed that the RZA has joined the cast in what they call a 'featured' part. RZA tweeted from the set some time back and Thai media have reported his involvement - his Man With The Iron Fists stunt double Marrese Crump has been part of the cast from day one - but this is the first I've seen that confirmed from within the production company
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Cary Elwes celebrates the 25th anniversary of ‘The Princess Bride’
Twenty five years later, Westley remains as you wish.
"It's just really timeless," Cary Elwes told Yahoo! Movies of "The Princess Bride," now available on an anniversary-edition Blu-ray. The 49-year-old actor starred in the 1987 film as the swashbuckling, half-dead Westley. And he admitted he hasn't seen it since it first came out -- until last night during a reunion event in New York attended by Robin Wright (wearing a chic new pixie cut), Billy Crystal, director Rob Reiner, Mandy Patinkin and several other cast members. "It was fantastic. It was great to see everyone again," he said.
Almost everyone was there except for two of the classic film's stars who are sadly missed -- the late Peter Falk and André the Giant, who have passed away.
Elwes remembers André, who died in 1993, as "a very sweet man." Elwes recalled that on some of his days off from filming, André, who was also a famous professional wrestler at the time, would go home to France to see his family and friends, and he came back with food for the crew. "We didn't have very good catering back in those days. He came back with foie gras and pâté and baguettes. And the crew just loved him for that. He brought crates of the stuff back," Elwes said, adding, "Everyone ate really well."
Cary Elwes, left, and Robin Wright, then and now (Photo: Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images, Everett Collection)
Incidentally, William Goldman wrote the part of Fezzik specifically for André and urged Reiner to track him down for an audition. "It's not like you have a casting call and you have a ton of giants show up," Elwes quipped. Rob met him in Paris with a few lines from the script, Elwes said, and he "was completely bowled over by him -- not just by his incredible size but by his enormous personal charm." André got the job on the spot. But there was a bit of confusion as the giant man thought the one page of dialogue was all he would perform in the movie. "Rob had to explain to him, 'No no no. André, that's just one scene. You're in the whole movie,'" Elwes recalled. "That was quite a revelation for André. He's like [in his dead-on Andre voice], 'Okay boss. Whatever you want.'"
Elwes remembered his famous sword fighting scenes with Patinkin, who played Spaniard on a mission, Inigo Montoya. Reiner didn't want stunt doubles, so Elwes and Patinkin did all of it -- even the wide shots. And that meant a lot of work. "We never really got to sit down on the set," he said, explaining that he and Patinkin didn't have a chance to convene with the other actors in between scene setups. "Every time we went to sit down the sword trainers would come and grab us. We worked through lunch, worked through dinner. We really applied ourselves to it so by the time we came to shoot it, we were pretty proficient."
André the Giant, far right (Photo: MGM)
But once they showed their skills to Reiner, they were directed to extend the length of their fight because it was too short. Elwes then decided to emulate what was then the longest sword fight in cinematic history -- 1952 adventure drama with Janet Leigh and Stewart Granger "Scaramouche." "Whether we beat it or not, I'm very proud," he said, pointing out another film record he says is safe to say he and Patinkin hold. "I don't think I know any other movie where people fight with both their right and left hand. So I think that's definitely a first right there."
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Everyone was on top of their game, said Elwes. But that didn't mean they weren't messing up takes with giggles. Elwes said he and Patinkin blew a few takes but the person who made the most gaffes was actually, on his count, Reiner. "I think Rob ruined more than anyone because Rob's laugh --you can hear it in Detroit, you know? So the sound people asked him to leave the set... We got a few takes without Rob even there. He left the sound stage."
Billy Crystal and Christopher Guest -- both being friends of Reiner -- were allowed to experiment with ad-libbing while filming, but not many made the final cut, Elwes said. "The script was very specific, even the ad libs." Elwes said Guest and Crystal got about three in, including Crystal's famed "MLT" sandwich invention: "a mutton, lettuce and tomato sandwich." As for Elwes' personal stamp on "Princess Bride," he came up with his physical reaction to being half-dead, as they say in the film, "mostly dead." "Yes. That was my idea," he said, further explaining, "I realised there was really only one way to play that. I couldn't suddenly be half dead and suddenly be alive. And Rob loved it."
Billy Crystal, right, and Carol Kane (Photo: MGM)
One thing that struck Elwes the most about Tuesday night's reunion event screening was watching screenwriter William Goldman, who was "truly physically, visibly moved by the experience... He was absolutely flabbergasted. He'd never seen it with an audience like that before." It was certainly the first time the cast had been together in the same room to view it publicly, Elwes said. "It was a very momentous evening... I was really touched to see [that]."
The 25th anniversary edition Blu-ray of "The Princess Bride" is available now. Limited edition "Princess Bride" memorabilia is also available through Mercy Corps, a global aid agency aimed at long-term solutions to help end poverty around the world.
Great news about the new Tony Jaa film. Definitely looking forward to that
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Yeah that's something else. You realize he's been playing Wolverine for over a decade now? Still looks really good too.