Snake Plissken is headed back to the silver screen.
Plans for a new interpretation of Escape From New York are afoot – it’s more of a prequel than an out-and-out remake, according to scribe Neil Cross (Luther) – and it seems legendary director John Carpenter has now given his blessing to the fledgling project.
Said to be the first chapter in a bona fide prequel trilogy – think of how Fox’s Planet of the Apes series received a new lease of life circa 2011 – Escape From New York will be helmed by Robert Rodriguez, and we’re now learning that Cross and Rodriguez’s story plan has received the seal of approval from Carpenter himself.
Here’s what Cross told Deadline, with a tip of the hat to Bloody Disgusting:
Robert Rodriguez is attached to direct and it’s looking good and exciting. It was quite a challenging script, it’s a challenging thing to reinvent.
Plans for a new interpretation of Escape From New York are afoot – it’s more of a prequel than an out-and-out remake, according to scribe Neil Cross (Luther) – and it seems legendary director John Carpenter has now given his blessing to the fledgling project.
Said to be the first chapter in a bona fide prequel trilogy – think of how Fox’s Planet of the Apes series received a new lease of life circa 2011 – Escape From New York will be helmed by Robert Rodriguez, and we’re now learning that Cross and Rodriguez’s story plan has received the seal of approval from Carpenter himself.
Here’s what Cross told Deadline, with a tip of the hat to Bloody Disgusting:
Robert Rodriguez is attached to direct and it’s looking good and exciting. It was quite a challenging script, it’s a challenging thing to reinvent.
- 12/4/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
For a while there, things didn’t look good for Donald Trump being named Time’s Person Of The Year for the second year in a row, a title we must remind readers and apparently the president that isn’t a superlative along the lines of “Best Hair” or “Most Likely To Succeed At Kicking Off World War III,” but an…
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- 12/4/2017
- by Danette Chavez
- avclub.com
Ser Davos Seaworth (Aka the Onion Knight) is arguably one of the unsung heroes populating HBO’s Game of Thrones, and if there’s anyone who deserves a happy end in season 8, it’s Liam Cunningham’s former smuggler.
But the blood-drenched fields of Westeros are not known for their happy endings, so the chances of Marya Seaworth appearing in Thrones‘ eighth and final season are slim to none. That’s something Cunningham acknowledged during a recent interview with TV Guide, where the actor pointed to the truncated episode count as the primary reason why Mrs. Seaworth is unlikely to feature.
Said he:
I don’t think it’s going to happen. We’ve got six episodes left and we’re ramping up to World War III in Westeros. The introduction of my fabulously beautiful wife, I’d imagine, is not going to be seen.
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But the blood-drenched fields of Westeros are not known for their happy endings, so the chances of Marya Seaworth appearing in Thrones‘ eighth and final season are slim to none. That’s something Cunningham acknowledged during a recent interview with TV Guide, where the actor pointed to the truncated episode count as the primary reason why Mrs. Seaworth is unlikely to feature.
Said he:
I don’t think it’s going to happen. We’ve got six episodes left and we’re ramping up to World War III in Westeros. The introduction of my fabulously beautiful wife, I’d imagine, is not going to be seen.
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- 10/17/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
After a gorgeous restoration of his landmark existential sci-f film Stalker earlier this year, another Andrei Tarkovsky masterpiece has been remastered and is coming to theaters. The director’s final film, The Sacrifice, has recently undergone a 4K restoration and ahead of a screening at New York Film Festival and theatrical run starting at the Film Society of Lincoln Center, a new trailer has arrived.
Judging from the trailer, this restoration does justice to Tarkovsky’s swan song with no shortages of haunting imagery. The Sweden-shot film follows an upper-class family who learns World War III is upon them. Starring Sven Vollter, Alexander Erland Josephson, Allan Edwall, Valerie Mairesse, Gudron S Gisladottir, and Susan Fleetwood, check out the trailer and poster below.
The sacrifice in Andrei Tarkovsky’s final film, completed only months before his death from cancer at the age of 54, is performed by Alexander, an aging professor who...
Judging from the trailer, this restoration does justice to Tarkovsky’s swan song with no shortages of haunting imagery. The Sweden-shot film follows an upper-class family who learns World War III is upon them. Starring Sven Vollter, Alexander Erland Josephson, Allan Edwall, Valerie Mairesse, Gudron S Gisladottir, and Susan Fleetwood, check out the trailer and poster below.
The sacrifice in Andrei Tarkovsky’s final film, completed only months before his death from cancer at the age of 54, is performed by Alexander, an aging professor who...
- 10/12/2017
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
When he passed away at the age of 54, Andrei Tarkovsky left a tremendous cinematic legacy with only seven feature films to his name. And his final film, “The Sacrifice,” completed just months before he would succumb to cancer, was his final masterpiece. Now, it has been newly restored and its headed back to the big screen where it deserves to be experienced.
Starring Sven Vollter, Erland Josephson, Allan Edwall, Valerie Mairesse, Gudron S Gisladottir, and Susan Fleetwood, and gorgeously shot by cinematographer Sven Nykvist, the film takes viewers to the anxious edge of World War III, where one family faces the looming horror.
Continue reading ‘The Sacrifice’ Trailer: Andrei Tarkovsky’s Newly Restored Final Masterpiece Returns [Exclusive] at The Playlist.
Starring Sven Vollter, Erland Josephson, Allan Edwall, Valerie Mairesse, Gudron S Gisladottir, and Susan Fleetwood, and gorgeously shot by cinematographer Sven Nykvist, the film takes viewers to the anxious edge of World War III, where one family faces the looming horror.
Continue reading ‘The Sacrifice’ Trailer: Andrei Tarkovsky’s Newly Restored Final Masterpiece Returns [Exclusive] at The Playlist.
- 10/10/2017
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
President Donald Trump took to Twitter Tuesday to continue his war of words with Republican Senator Bob Corker — and he also managed to take a swipe at the New York Times. The immediate focus of the president’s ire today was Corker’s decision to record an on-the-record conversation with the Times in which the Tennessee Republican said Trump’s recklessness was putting the United States “on the path to World War III.” Also Read: Donald Trump Trolls Espn Over Jemele Hill: 'No Wonder Ratings Have Tanked' “The Failing @nytimes set Liddle’ Bob Corker up by recording his conversation,...
- 10/10/2017
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
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- 10/9/2017
- by Kinja! on Kinja Roundup, shared by Laura M. Browning to The A.V. Club
- avclub.com
Damon Lindelof’s “Watchmen” series has landed a pilot order at HBO. The network has also committed to additional backup scripts for the series based on the seminal DC Comics graphic novel by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. The story is set in 1985 as the U.S. is nearing World War III with the Soviet Union, at a time when superheroes and costumed vigilantes are commonplace. Also Read: 'The Leftovers' Star Carrie Coon Is 'Heartbroken' by Show's Emmy Snubs: 'We've Never Been Recognized' Lindelof teased the start of pre-production on Tuesday by posting an Instagram pic of a...
- 9/20/2017
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Wrap
It’s a given that their Main Slate — the fresh, the recently buzzed-about, the mysterious, the anticipated — will be the New York Film Festival’s primary point of attraction for both media coverage and ticket sales. But while a rather fine lineup is, to these eyes, deserving of such treatment, the festival’s latest Revivals section — i.e. “important works from renowned filmmakers that have been digitally remastered, restored, and preserved with the assistance of generous partners,” per their press release — is in a whole other class, one titanic name after another granted a representation that these particular works have so long lacked.
The list speaks for itself, even (or especially) if you’re more likely to recognize a director than title. Included therein are films by Andrei Tarkovsky (The Sacrifice), Hou Hsiao-hsien (Daughter of the Nile, a personal favorite), Pedro Costa (Casa de Lava; trailer here), Jean-Luc Godard (the rarely seen,...
The list speaks for itself, even (or especially) if you’re more likely to recognize a director than title. Included therein are films by Andrei Tarkovsky (The Sacrifice), Hou Hsiao-hsien (Daughter of the Nile, a personal favorite), Pedro Costa (Casa de Lava; trailer here), Jean-Luc Godard (the rarely seen,...
- 8/21/2017
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Wednesday to boast that the U.S. nuclear arsenal is “now far stronger and more powerful than ever before,” thanks to his administration.
“My first order as President was to renovate and modernize our nuclear arsenal,” he wrote.
“Hopefully we will never have to use this power, but there will never be a time that we are not the most powerful nation in the world!” he added in a second tweet.
The tweets come amid North Korea’s escalating nuclear threats and one day after Trump issued a warning Tuesday from his golf course in Bedminster,...
“My first order as President was to renovate and modernize our nuclear arsenal,” he wrote.
“Hopefully we will never have to use this power, but there will never be a time that we are not the most powerful nation in the world!” he added in a second tweet.
The tweets come amid North Korea’s escalating nuclear threats and one day after Trump issued a warning Tuesday from his golf course in Bedminster,...
- 8/9/2017
- by Tierney McAfee
- PEOPLE.com
Tequila Tumbles, Room Races, and Tinsley's Tears! The Craziest Moments from Rhony's Epic Mexico Trip
The ladies of The Real Housewives of New York City have had some epic vacations in the past (see: Scary Island). But Wednesday’s trip to Mexico might just take the cake!
Bethenny Frankel, Ramona Singer, Luann D’Agostino, Sonja Morgan, Carole Radziwill, Dorinda Medley and Tinsley Mortimer left the Big Apple behind for a trip to Puerto Vallarta. While the President’s Day weekend getaway was supposed to bring fun in the sun and a relief from the stresses of life at home, the drama that followed proved to be anything but relaxing.
Here were four of the biggest...
Bethenny Frankel, Ramona Singer, Luann D’Agostino, Sonja Morgan, Carole Radziwill, Dorinda Medley and Tinsley Mortimer left the Big Apple behind for a trip to Puerto Vallarta. While the President’s Day weekend getaway was supposed to bring fun in the sun and a relief from the stresses of life at home, the drama that followed proved to be anything but relaxing.
Here were four of the biggest...
- 7/20/2017
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
A “Watchmen” television series is in early development at HBO with “The Leftovers'” co-creator Damon Lindelof attached, a person close to the project told TheWrap. Zack Snyder, who directed the 2009 “Watchmen” film, shopped around a “Watchmen” series back in 2015. However, Snyder is no longer attached to the project and Lindelof is starting over independently, the insider said. “Watchmen” will be based off the Alan Moore graphic novel of the same name, which was released in 1986-87. The story follows a group of superheroes that falls apart when one of its members is murdered — as the world is on the brink of World War III.
- 6/21/2017
- by Carli Velocci
- The Wrap
“The Leftovers” may have departed HBO, but Damon Lindelof is still here — and he’s getting back to work.
Variety is reporting the co-creator of the most critically-acclaimed drama series of 2017 is in talks to return to the pay cable giant for a new adaptation: “Watchmen.”
Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ limited series of comic books was published by DC Comics in 1987 to great reviews and booming sales. In 2009, Zach Snyder adapted the graphic novel collection into a movie for Warner Bros., which was met with mixed critical reaction and middling box office returns, given its budget.
Read More: ‘The Leftovers’ Creators Discuss Finale Reactions and Give a Few More Unexpected Answers
Lindelof is under an overall deal with Warner Bros. Television, but the HBO series is not expected to be connected to the film. In 2015, it was reported that HBO was interested in making a “Watchmen” series with Zach Snyder, but nothing developed beyond a meeting between the network and director. Lindelof is expected to start over, rather than adapt any pre-existing scripts.
“Watchmen” has long been considered a tricky project to bring to screens. The comics’ story focuses on an alternate timeline where superheroes change the course of human history. After emerging in the ’40s, superheroes helped the United States win the Vietnam War, but the Watergate scandal was never brought to light and Nixon remained president through the early ’80s. By 1985, when the story primarily takes place, the U.S. is headed toward World War III (against the Soviet Union) and superheroes are outlawed. Some have retired, while others are working for the government.
Read More: ‘The Leftovers’: Damon Lindelof on the ‘Tremendous’ Debate Over the Finale’s Biggest Twist — ‘Everybody Was Depressed’
Functioning as a serious, dramatic story, “Watchmen” deconstructs the traditional superhero comics that preceded it. During an investigation into the murder of a superhero, Doctor Manhattan, Nite Owl, Silk Spectre, and more superheroes uncover a massive government conspiracy.
The original comics covered just 12 issues, telling a complete story, but there’s no word so far as to whether the HBO series will be an ongoing property or a limited series. Lindelof has made it known in the past that he’s a proponent of shorter series with definitive end dates.
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Variety is reporting the co-creator of the most critically-acclaimed drama series of 2017 is in talks to return to the pay cable giant for a new adaptation: “Watchmen.”
Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ limited series of comic books was published by DC Comics in 1987 to great reviews and booming sales. In 2009, Zach Snyder adapted the graphic novel collection into a movie for Warner Bros., which was met with mixed critical reaction and middling box office returns, given its budget.
Read More: ‘The Leftovers’ Creators Discuss Finale Reactions and Give a Few More Unexpected Answers
Lindelof is under an overall deal with Warner Bros. Television, but the HBO series is not expected to be connected to the film. In 2015, it was reported that HBO was interested in making a “Watchmen” series with Zach Snyder, but nothing developed beyond a meeting between the network and director. Lindelof is expected to start over, rather than adapt any pre-existing scripts.
“Watchmen” has long been considered a tricky project to bring to screens. The comics’ story focuses on an alternate timeline where superheroes change the course of human history. After emerging in the ’40s, superheroes helped the United States win the Vietnam War, but the Watergate scandal was never brought to light and Nixon remained president through the early ’80s. By 1985, when the story primarily takes place, the U.S. is headed toward World War III (against the Soviet Union) and superheroes are outlawed. Some have retired, while others are working for the government.
Read More: ‘The Leftovers’: Damon Lindelof on the ‘Tremendous’ Debate Over the Finale’s Biggest Twist — ‘Everybody Was Depressed’
Functioning as a serious, dramatic story, “Watchmen” deconstructs the traditional superhero comics that preceded it. During an investigation into the murder of a superhero, Doctor Manhattan, Nite Owl, Silk Spectre, and more superheroes uncover a massive government conspiracy.
The original comics covered just 12 issues, telling a complete story, but there’s no word so far as to whether the HBO series will be an ongoing property or a limited series. Lindelof has made it known in the past that he’s a proponent of shorter series with definitive end dates.
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- 6/21/2017
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Hiro Murai has words of advice for whoever plans to take on the live-action “Akira” remake: don’t whitewash.
“Not just because of the backlash lately, but that story is so tied to post-war Japan and ideology,” he said in an interview with IndieWire. “I think it’d be a shame, it’d be a missed opportunity [to cast non-Asians].”
Read More: ‘Twin Peaks’ to Akira Kurosawa: How FX’s Most In-Demand Director Learned His Visual Storytelling Style
“Akira” began as manga in 1982 and was adapted into an anime film six years later. Taking place 37 years after a nuclear explosion starts World War III, the story centers on the new city called Neo-Tokyo, which is beset by anti-government terrorism and gang violence. Shotaro Kaneda leads a local biker gang who has to stop his friend Tetsuo Shima from using his newly awakened psionic powers. The fierce Kei is a member of the...
“Not just because of the backlash lately, but that story is so tied to post-war Japan and ideology,” he said in an interview with IndieWire. “I think it’d be a shame, it’d be a missed opportunity [to cast non-Asians].”
Read More: ‘Twin Peaks’ to Akira Kurosawa: How FX’s Most In-Demand Director Learned His Visual Storytelling Style
“Akira” began as manga in 1982 and was adapted into an anime film six years later. Taking place 37 years after a nuclear explosion starts World War III, the story centers on the new city called Neo-Tokyo, which is beset by anti-government terrorism and gang violence. Shotaro Kaneda leads a local biker gang who has to stop his friend Tetsuo Shima from using his newly awakened psionic powers. The fierce Kei is a member of the...
- 6/2/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
[Warning: this story contains spoilers for The Fate of the Furious]
One of the great joys of the Fast and the Furious franchise has been watching filmmakers top themselves in each entry with car-driven action. The Fate of the Furious goes as far as having the good guys take on a Russian submarine so they can stop World War III.
With two more films already announced, the question now can only be: what on Earth will Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, and the rest of the cast do in the ninth film?
Now that you’ve seen The Fate of the Furious, you...
One of the great joys of the Fast and the Furious franchise has been watching filmmakers top themselves in each entry with car-driven action. The Fate of the Furious goes as far as having the good guys take on a Russian submarine so they can stop World War III.
With two more films already announced, the question now can only be: what on Earth will Vin Diesel, Dwayne Johnson, and the rest of the cast do in the ninth film?
Now that you’ve seen The Fate of the Furious, you...
- 4/16/2017
- by Josh Spiegel
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
MaryAnn’s quick take… EMPs and nukular codes and cyber crap and submarines, oh my! “What does this have to do with us?” Michelle Rodriguez cries, and I’m like I know, right? I’m “biast” (pro): liked the first two movies…
I’m “biast” (con): …but they’ve gotten increasingly preposterous
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
lightly edited transcript of session between Dr [redacted] and Film Critic J, who continues to insist that she was “broken” by ‘Fast & Furious 8’; little progress has been made, as demonstrated here
There’s no point there’s no point there’s no point what’s the point? No one cares what we think anymore [maniacal laughter] if they ever did. Critics film nerds cineastes reviewers whatever we are. We’re all “biast,” right? We hate the things that “real” movie fans love right? Critic proof they said! Proof that critics...
I’m “biast” (con): …but they’ve gotten increasingly preposterous
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
lightly edited transcript of session between Dr [redacted] and Film Critic J, who continues to insist that she was “broken” by ‘Fast & Furious 8’; little progress has been made, as demonstrated here
There’s no point there’s no point there’s no point what’s the point? No one cares what we think anymore [maniacal laughter] if they ever did. Critics film nerds cineastes reviewers whatever we are. We’re all “biast,” right? We hate the things that “real” movie fans love right? Critic proof they said! Proof that critics...
- 4/12/2017
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
A many of you know by now, the United States launched a missile strike on Syria Thursday night. However, in what could have been the worst possible time to being up Ncaa basketball, that’s exactly what Major General James “Spider” Marks did on Anderson Cooper 360. Marks compared the Syria situation to Kentucky hoops, “This isn’t one and done.” I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a more inappropriate time to bring up gripes about Kentucky Hoops. This is literally a missile strike that could potentially start a War, maybe even World War III, and you’re whining about Kentucky basketball? Check
CNN Analyst Uses Syria Crisis To Criticize Kentucky Basketball...
CNN Analyst Uses Syria Crisis To Criticize Kentucky Basketball...
- 4/7/2017
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
Inside the cyberpunk anime masterpiece that rocked the world.
Almost thirty years later, the tremors of Akira can still be felt across the world. The quintessential anime film that not only is the pinnacle of its genre, but continues to inspire artists world wide even to this day. There have been numerous attempts to get a live-action film off the ground, the latest having Get Out director Jordan Peele attached. With any luck the poor returns on Ghost in the Shell will put this one on the shelf. There is little chance that Hollywood would be able to get Akira right, for all the reasons that make it so great. Akira is still a landmark and continues to shine as a titan of animation.
For those unfamiliar with Akira, it takes place thirty-one years after explosion led to the start of World War III. Tokyo is rebuilt as Neo Tokyo and in 2019, a young motor cycle gang...
Almost thirty years later, the tremors of Akira can still be felt across the world. The quintessential anime film that not only is the pinnacle of its genre, but continues to inspire artists world wide even to this day. There have been numerous attempts to get a live-action film off the ground, the latest having Get Out director Jordan Peele attached. With any luck the poor returns on Ghost in the Shell will put this one on the shelf. There is little chance that Hollywood would be able to get Akira right, for all the reasons that make it so great. Akira is still a landmark and continues to shine as a titan of animation.
For those unfamiliar with Akira, it takes place thirty-one years after explosion led to the start of World War III. Tokyo is rebuilt as Neo Tokyo and in 2019, a young motor cycle gang...
- 4/3/2017
- by Max Covill
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
French fries over sisterhood?!
In Et’s exclusive sneak peek from Thursday’s Braxton Family Values, Toni Braxton attempts to mediate a fight between her sisters following a contentious family trip to Atlanta, after the tension between them reaches a boiling point.
Related: Toni Braxton Gets a Romantic Surprise From Birdman in 'Braxton Family Values'
“It all started [when] Trina was feeling she was being all judged on her restaurant,” Traci revealed to Toni, who asked Trina if she felt that way. When it comes out that Trina felt undermined by Tamar, who called her “stubborn,” that’s when the truth gets out -- and it’s all over French fries!
“Did they really have World War III over French fries?” Toni questioned, not believing what she was hearing from her sisters. “There has to be some underlying issue that we have to get to. This cannot be about freakin’ French fries!”
Sure enough...
In Et’s exclusive sneak peek from Thursday’s Braxton Family Values, Toni Braxton attempts to mediate a fight between her sisters following a contentious family trip to Atlanta, after the tension between them reaches a boiling point.
Related: Toni Braxton Gets a Romantic Surprise From Birdman in 'Braxton Family Values'
“It all started [when] Trina was feeling she was being all judged on her restaurant,” Traci revealed to Toni, who asked Trina if she felt that way. When it comes out that Trina felt undermined by Tamar, who called her “stubborn,” that’s when the truth gets out -- and it’s all over French fries!
“Did they really have World War III over French fries?” Toni questioned, not believing what she was hearing from her sisters. “There has to be some underlying issue that we have to get to. This cannot be about freakin’ French fries!”
Sure enough...
- 3/30/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Author: Cai Ross
Earth’s future has always proved a playground of possibility for scriptwriters and directors. Artists are rarely content to make do within the confines of what is merely possible. Setting a movie years in the future is a way of letting their minds off the leash, while usually offering an allegorical reflection of the times in which we currently live. As one fictional time-travel expert once said, “The future is not set. There is no fate but what we make for ourselves.”
Snow White & The Huntsman director Rupert Sanders is the latest in a long line of visual soothsayers who has made his own fate in the form of Ghost In The Shell, which offers us a metropolitan futureworld full of gymnastic augmented cybernetic agents, colossal 3D advertisements and the increasingly regular sight of Juliette Binoche in a lab-coat.
Like many futuristic sci-fi movies, Ghost In The Shell...
Earth’s future has always proved a playground of possibility for scriptwriters and directors. Artists are rarely content to make do within the confines of what is merely possible. Setting a movie years in the future is a way of letting their minds off the leash, while usually offering an allegorical reflection of the times in which we currently live. As one fictional time-travel expert once said, “The future is not set. There is no fate but what we make for ourselves.”
Snow White & The Huntsman director Rupert Sanders is the latest in a long line of visual soothsayers who has made his own fate in the form of Ghost In The Shell, which offers us a metropolitan futureworld full of gymnastic augmented cybernetic agents, colossal 3D advertisements and the increasingly regular sight of Juliette Binoche in a lab-coat.
Like many futuristic sci-fi movies, Ghost In The Shell...
- 3/30/2017
- by Cai Ross
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
As one of the projects affected by Dylan O’Brien’s on-set injury, one which occurred while filming on Ya sequel The Maze Runner: The Death Cure, Michael Cuesta’s geopolitical thriller, American Assassin has been a long time coming. Thankfully, that prolonged wait will come to an end on September 15th, 2017.
First picked up by Lionsgate six whole years ago, the big-screen adaptation of Vince Flynn’s novel series slowly began to make headway after casting Spider-Man: Homecoming‘s Michael Keaton, O’Brien and Taylor Kitsch, who climbed on board as a deeply enigmatic CIA operative hell-bent on starting World War III in the Middle East. Standing in his way is Mitch Rapp (O’Brien), a best-in-class Black Ops recruit who is trained under the watchful eye of a Cold War veteran (Keaton) and the CIA Deputy Director, Irene Kennedy (Sanaa Lathan).
Also starring Shiva Negar as a Turkish...
First picked up by Lionsgate six whole years ago, the big-screen adaptation of Vince Flynn’s novel series slowly began to make headway after casting Spider-Man: Homecoming‘s Michael Keaton, O’Brien and Taylor Kitsch, who climbed on board as a deeply enigmatic CIA operative hell-bent on starting World War III in the Middle East. Standing in his way is Mitch Rapp (O’Brien), a best-in-class Black Ops recruit who is trained under the watchful eye of a Cold War veteran (Keaton) and the CIA Deputy Director, Irene Kennedy (Sanaa Lathan).
Also starring Shiva Negar as a Turkish...
- 3/21/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Does this plot sound familiar? It is post-World War III. War is outlawed. In its place, are matches between large Robots called Robot Jox. These matches take place between two large superpowers over disputed territories. The main character Achilles is a pilot in one of the large Robots. The plot revolves around him and a match for the state of Alaska. While this isn’t the exact plot of the United States….yet, Jeff Bezos appears to be a modern day version of Achilles in this tweet. I just got to pilot an awesome (and huge) robot thanks to Hankook Mirae
Rise of the Machines: Jeff Bezos is a Real Life Robot Jox Pilot...
Rise of the Machines: Jeff Bezos is a Real Life Robot Jox Pilot...
- 3/21/2017
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
We take a look at new Blu-rays of two ’80s classics.
Shout! Factory’s relatively young collectors label, Shout Select, is something of an odd duck. This is less of a criticism than an observation as their releases so far bear no real discernible through line. We’ve gotten well-deserved Blu-rays of eagerly awaited ’80s classics like To Live and Die in La, Road House, and Midnight Run, but the label has also released/announced titles like Death of a Salesman, The Chinese Connection, and Simon Pegg’s forgettable 2012 film, A Fantastic Fear of Everything. So yeah, there’s something of an odd inconsistency across the catalog.
For now though we’re here to discuss their latest releases, two ’80s films of varying acclaim and renown — John Milius’ Red Dawn and Dennis Hopper’s Colors.
Red Dawn (1984)
A small town in Colorado begins its day like any other until strangers drop from the sky. Soviet...
Shout! Factory’s relatively young collectors label, Shout Select, is something of an odd duck. This is less of a criticism than an observation as their releases so far bear no real discernible through line. We’ve gotten well-deserved Blu-rays of eagerly awaited ’80s classics like To Live and Die in La, Road House, and Midnight Run, but the label has also released/announced titles like Death of a Salesman, The Chinese Connection, and Simon Pegg’s forgettable 2012 film, A Fantastic Fear of Everything. So yeah, there’s something of an odd inconsistency across the catalog.
For now though we’re here to discuss their latest releases, two ’80s films of varying acclaim and renown — John Milius’ Red Dawn and Dennis Hopper’s Colors.
Red Dawn (1984)
A small town in Colorado begins its day like any other until strangers drop from the sky. Soviet...
- 3/17/2017
- by Rob Hunter
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
When Ming-Na Wen and Brett Dalton aren’t playing elite operatives on Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., they’re playing… secret agents on Disney Xd’s Milo Murphy’s Law!
Et has an exclusive first look at the S.H.I.E.L.D. stars’ guest spot on the Al Yankovic-led animated series, where Wen and Dalton play high-level time-travel agents Savannah and Brick, respectively.
Disney Xd
Exclusive: First Look at Jon Hamm Being Adorable While Lending His Voice to Disney Xd's 'Wander Over Yonder'
In the episode, titled “Time Out,” Savannah and Brick prove they’re several steps ahead of fellow time travelers Cavendish (Jeff "Swampy" Marsh) and Dakota (Dan Povenmire), showing off their swanky limo and using advanced tech to obtain a mysterious vial.
“If it’s not too much trouble, we would like to borrow your intertemporal communicator,” Cavendish asks. “It’s extremely important.”
“Oh, extremely important...
Et has an exclusive first look at the S.H.I.E.L.D. stars’ guest spot on the Al Yankovic-led animated series, where Wen and Dalton play high-level time-travel agents Savannah and Brick, respectively.
Disney Xd
Exclusive: First Look at Jon Hamm Being Adorable While Lending His Voice to Disney Xd's 'Wander Over Yonder'
In the episode, titled “Time Out,” Savannah and Brick prove they’re several steps ahead of fellow time travelers Cavendish (Jeff "Swampy" Marsh) and Dakota (Dan Povenmire), showing off their swanky limo and using advanced tech to obtain a mysterious vial.
“If it’s not too much trouble, we would like to borrow your intertemporal communicator,” Cavendish asks. “It’s extremely important.”
“Oh, extremely important...
- 3/3/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Earlier this month the world celebrated Safer Internet Day, a worthy initiative that aims to improve all aspects of web security across the online world. In the UK alone, hundreds of organisations did their bit to promote the safe and responsible use of digital technology. We’re fully behind the cause, of course, and it also brought the topic of discussion around to the history of web security and how exactly we got to be at the point we’re at today.
Now that nearly every household has access to either a laptop, smartphone or tablet (or even more likely, a combination of those), it’s easy to forget that our perception of online security is the most sophisticated it has ever been. Thanks to the efforts of many modern online security providers, tech users now tend to get a nice, user-friendly explanation of their program that translates complex industry...
Now that nearly every household has access to either a laptop, smartphone or tablet (or even more likely, a combination of those), it’s easy to forget that our perception of online security is the most sophisticated it has ever been. Thanks to the efforts of many modern online security providers, tech users now tend to get a nice, user-friendly explanation of their program that translates complex industry...
- 3/3/2017
- by James Smith
- Nerdly
[[tmz:video id="0_9wmd96om"]] Kylie Jenner is about to start World War III ... between "Cash Me Ousside" girl and Honey Boo Boo's big sister! Hbb and Pumpkin arrived in NYC Tuesday night and a photog asked what they thought about Danielle Bregoli talking major trash on the Kardashians. Pumpkin's a huge fan of the K Krew, and quickly fired back on their behalf ... until her sis shut her down. It's pretty hysterical -- Honey Boo Boo quickly warned Pumpkin about Cash Me's quick hands.
- 2/22/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
This story originally appeared on Time.com.
For the first time in his presidency, Donald Trump is facing significant criticism from Republican officials and conservative groups who are rattled by his ban on immigrants and refugees from Muslim-majority nations, questioning his domestic policy agenda and worrying about what steps the New York billionaire might take next in the name of nationalism.
By Sunday evening, more than a dozen Gop members of Congress had spoken out against Trump’s executive order on immigration. Among them were an array of the party’s most influential figures. The top Republican in the Senate,...
For the first time in his presidency, Donald Trump is facing significant criticism from Republican officials and conservative groups who are rattled by his ban on immigrants and refugees from Muslim-majority nations, questioning his domestic policy agenda and worrying about what steps the New York billionaire might take next in the name of nationalism.
By Sunday evening, more than a dozen Gop members of Congress had spoken out against Trump’s executive order on immigration. Among them were an array of the party’s most influential figures. The top Republican in the Senate,...
- 1/30/2017
- by Alex Altman
- PEOPLE.com
President Donald Trump has provided his response to international outrage in the wake of his controversial executive order banning refugees from entering the country.
“America is a proud nation of immigrants and we will continue to show compassion to those fleeing oppression, but we will do so while protecting our own citizens and border,” he said in a statement released by the White House Sunday. “America has always been the land of the free and home of the brave. We will keep it free and keep it safe, as the media knows, but refuses to say.”
Trump’s order suspended...
“America is a proud nation of immigrants and we will continue to show compassion to those fleeing oppression, but we will do so while protecting our own citizens and border,” he said in a statement released by the White House Sunday. “America has always been the land of the free and home of the brave. We will keep it free and keep it safe, as the media knows, but refuses to say.”
Trump’s order suspended...
- 1/29/2017
- by Blake Bakkila
- PEOPLE.com
Ozzy Osbourne is going back on last year’s announcement that he suffers from sex addiction.
In an interview with The Times, the 68-year-old rocker got candid about his rocky past and life now with his wife, Sharon.
“I’m in a f–king rock band, aren’t I?” he said, when asked about his infidelity. “There have always been groupies. I just got caught, didn’t I? It was a bump in the road. I bet your marriage has bumps in the road too an’ all. In any marriage you grow apart if you don’t spend enough time together,...
In an interview with The Times, the 68-year-old rocker got candid about his rocky past and life now with his wife, Sharon.
“I’m in a f–king rock band, aren’t I?” he said, when asked about his infidelity. “There have always been groupies. I just got caught, didn’t I? It was a bump in the road. I bet your marriage has bumps in the road too an’ all. In any marriage you grow apart if you don’t spend enough time together,...
- 1/29/2017
- by Blake Bakkila and Liz McNeil
- PEOPLE.com
Elizabeth tries to broker peace between Iran and Isreal before hell breaks loose in this week’s episode/winter finale of Madam Secretary. It’s a battle to come back from the brink (in a way) so that there won’t be a World War III. The hour began with the collapse of Russell Jackson. Stevie performed chest compressions on him before the EMTs arrived. I’m sure that her heart was racing a mile a minute after Russell fell unconscious. Good thing she remembered the steps of CPR or we might find ourselves short of a Chief of Staff. I felt a bit sorry
Madam Secretary: It’s Iran vs. Isreal and Russell Ends Up in the Hospital.
Madam Secretary: It’s Iran vs. Isreal and Russell Ends Up in the Hospital.
- 12/19/2016
- by Tiffany
- TVovermind.com
Riley, Riley, Riley!
Friday's episode of MacGyver is all about our favorite computer hacker, who's about to start World War III after hacking the Nsa -- unless MacGyver (Lucas Till) and Jack (George Eads) can find her first.
Exclusive: Lucas Till Catches a Suspect in Impressive Diy Fashion on 'MacGyver'
Et has an exclusive sneak peak of this week's episode of the CBS action drama, in which Jack's quest to find Riley (Tristin Mays) involves meeting up with someone from her past… and his.
"So when you told me you were a bathroom tile salesman," Riley's mother, Diane (Michael Michele) asks Jack as the two meet up on a park bench.
"Yeah, I was lying," Jack admits. "I'm sorry about that. Look, it's a long story, Diane, but I work for a secret U.S. government organization, and well, I guess it's not that long of a story."
"How does Riley...
Friday's episode of MacGyver is all about our favorite computer hacker, who's about to start World War III after hacking the Nsa -- unless MacGyver (Lucas Till) and Jack (George Eads) can find her first.
Exclusive: Lucas Till Catches a Suspect in Impressive Diy Fashion on 'MacGyver'
Et has an exclusive sneak peak of this week's episode of the CBS action drama, in which Jack's quest to find Riley (Tristin Mays) involves meeting up with someone from her past… and his.
"So when you told me you were a bathroom tile salesman," Riley's mother, Diane (Michael Michele) asks Jack as the two meet up on a park bench.
"Yeah, I was lying," Jack admits. "I'm sorry about that. Look, it's a long story, Diane, but I work for a secret U.S. government organization, and well, I guess it's not that long of a story."
"How does Riley...
- 12/16/2016
- Entertainment Tonight
Popular visual novel Steins;Gate is well loved for its endearing characters and scientific foundation. Having recently reviewed the game, I remember all its twists and turns, as well as the feeling of loss when there was no more of the story to discover. That being the case, I was pretty excited to hear that Steins;Gate 0 was coming to Europe and North America.
Steins;Gate 0 takes place on the Beta world line (opposed to the Alpha line of the original game). Everything begins with Okabe half falling out of the time machine, covered in blood, after killing Kurisu with his own hands. No longer being able to take the mental strain of everything he’s been through, Okabe gives up on saving her – choosing to live with the guilt of causing World War III, and the heavy loss of a dear friend.
The story goes on to show Okabe...
Steins;Gate 0 takes place on the Beta world line (opposed to the Alpha line of the original game). Everything begins with Okabe half falling out of the time machine, covered in blood, after killing Kurisu with his own hands. No longer being able to take the mental strain of everything he’s been through, Okabe gives up on saving her – choosing to live with the guilt of causing World War III, and the heavy loss of a dear friend.
The story goes on to show Okabe...
- 11/24/2016
- by Gabs Tanner
- We Got This Covered
Who would've thought Wyatt would be star struck by meeting a historical figure and Lucy wouldn't?
Timeless Season 1 Episode 4 took the trio back to a crucial time in Nazi Germany as they were prepping to launch a rocket created by Dr. Von Braun, who later was captured by the Allies and helped the United States get to the moon, first, and then win the Cold War.
That's Ian Fleming! The Ian Fleming! The dude that wrote James Bond!
Wyatt Permalink: That's Ian Fleming! The Ian Fleming! The dude that wrote James Bond! Added: October 24, 2016
The truly moving moment of the episode has to be Lucy's struggle.
She went from simple historian to time-traveling hero in a matter of hours, and she's inserting herself into the world's most dangerous situations. Can you imagine being in a room full of Nazis as an American, especially a future American?
If any past figure were to believe Lucy's story,...
Timeless Season 1 Episode 4 took the trio back to a crucial time in Nazi Germany as they were prepping to launch a rocket created by Dr. Von Braun, who later was captured by the Allies and helped the United States get to the moon, first, and then win the Cold War.
That's Ian Fleming! The Ian Fleming! The dude that wrote James Bond!
Wyatt Permalink: That's Ian Fleming! The Ian Fleming! The dude that wrote James Bond! Added: October 24, 2016
The truly moving moment of the episode has to be Lucy's struggle.
She went from simple historian to time-traveling hero in a matter of hours, and she's inserting herself into the world's most dangerous situations. Can you imagine being in a room full of Nazis as an American, especially a future American?
If any past figure were to believe Lucy's story,...
- 10/25/2016
- by Jay Ruymann
- TVfanatic
It’s been nearly forty years since the tenth installment in the James Bond franchise, “The Spy Who Loved Me,” graced movie theatres everywhere, with its nefarious World War III apocalypse schemes and car-to-submarine Lotus Esprits. “The Making of the Spy Who Loved Me,” originally made for BBC Open University, packs over three hours’ worth of interviews, behind the scenes footage and sequences from the original film into a remarkable look into the production of the 1977 spy flick.
Read More: Watch: ‘The Magnificent Seven’ Documentary Details Showdown For Rights To The Classic American Western
In comparison with most of the James Bond films, “The Spy Who Loved Me” is not a direct adaptation of Ian Fleming’s original novel, and contains no similarities to the book other than the title, which the filmmakers were given permission to use by the Fleming estate. Since there was no material from which to adapt a film,...
Read More: Watch: ‘The Magnificent Seven’ Documentary Details Showdown For Rights To The Classic American Western
In comparison with most of the James Bond films, “The Spy Who Loved Me” is not a direct adaptation of Ian Fleming’s original novel, and contains no similarities to the book other than the title, which the filmmakers were given permission to use by the Fleming estate. Since there was no material from which to adapt a film,...
- 10/10/2016
- by Mark Burger
- Indiewire
There was a massive storm on The Real Housewives of New Jersey Sunday. And it had nothing to do with the weather. On a group trip to Vermont designed to keep Teresa Giudice relaxed before her husband Joe left for his 41-month prison sentence, Jacqueline Laurita clashed with Giudice's friend Robyn - in a fight that almost turned physical. The argument started when Laurita labeled Robyn one of "Teresa's soldiers" - the same group of women who had spread false rumors a few seasons pack that Teresa's sister-in-law Melissa Gorga was a stripper before she met her husband Joe.
- 9/26/2016
- by Dave Quinn, @NineDaves
- PEOPLE.com
There was a massive storm on The Real Housewives of New Jersey Sunday. And it had nothing to do with the weather. On a group trip to Vermont designed to keep Teresa Giudice relaxed before her husband Joe left for his 41-month prison sentence, Jacqueline Laurita clashed with Giudice's friend Robyn - in a fight that almost turned physical. The argument started when Laurita labeled Robyn one of "Teresa's soldiers" - the same group of women who had spread false rumors a few seasons pack that Teresa's sister-in-law Melissa Gorga was a stripper before she met her husband Joe.
- 9/26/2016
- by Dave Quinn, @NineDaves
- PEOPLE.com
Lionsgate and CBS Films have released the first image of Dylan O’Brien as Mitch Rapp in the adaptation of Vince Flynn’s best-selling novel series “American Assassin.” The thriller will be directed by Michael Cuesta from a screenplay by Stephen Schiff. Producers of the project are Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Nick Wechsler. The film will be based on Flynn’s best-selling thriller novels featuring Cold War veteran Stan Hurley (Michael Keaton). He is assigned to train a black ops recruit in the CIA when the pair is dispatched on a joint mission to stop an operative from starting World War III...
- 9/12/2016
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
The last addition to director Michael Cuesta‘s (Kill the Messenger) American Assassin was Michael Keaton. Now joining Keaton and star Dylan O’Brien is Taylor Kitsch, who recently did some strong supporting work in HBO’s True Detective and The Normal Heart. Kitsch has signed on to play the antagonist in American Assassin. Below, learn more about the Taylor Kitsch American Assassin casting news. The Hollywood Reporter […]
The post Taylor Kitsch Will Try to Start World War III in ‘American Assassin’ appeared first on /Film.
The post Taylor Kitsch Will Try to Start World War III in ‘American Assassin’ appeared first on /Film.
- 8/23/2016
- by Jack Giroux
- Slash Film
★★★★★ The premise of Stanley Kubrick's 1964 unassailable Cold War satire, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, is deceptively simple: Russia and the Us, deadlocked in the threat of mutually-assured- destruction, are a hair's breadth away from obliterating each other in a nuclear holocaust. What could possibly go wrong? The answer lies in the brilliantly insane Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper (Sterling Hayden) who, his mind addled with conspiracy theories of Russians (and women) stealing his precious bodily fluids, has decided unilaterally to kick off World War III by sending orders to attack Russia.
- 7/25/2016
- by CineVue UK
- CineVue
When Donald Trump announced that he would be running for president, Ricky Gervais found it instantly amusing. "I thought, 'This is a man who desperately wants to be famous and loved and he's willing to spend half his fortune on running for president to become even more famous,'" the English comic tells Rolling Stone with a laugh. "I thought he'd drop out and it'd be lovely, and we'll all be happy. Then it started getting real."
As the businessman and reality-tv star began winning caucuses and primaries — and eventually became the presumptive G.
As the businessman and reality-tv star began winning caucuses and primaries — and eventually became the presumptive G.
- 5/23/2016
- Rollingstone.com
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American Assassin will see Maze Runner’s Dylan O’Brien join Michael Keaton in the adaptation of the Vince Flynn thriller.
While Maze Runner star Dylan O’Brien continues his recuperation after sustaining frightening facial injuries back in late March on the (currently-halted) set of threequel Maze Runner: The Death Cure, his agent is apparently hustling hard. While still on the mend, the 24-year-old actor has already reportedly nabbed a new role opposite a resurging Michael Keaton in the film thriller American Assassin.
According to a report by Deadline, O’Brien is in the midst of negotiations to star in American Assassin to play its protagonist in a young black ops upstart named Mitch Rapp. The film, based on the novel series launcher of the same name by the late 24 story consultant Vince Flynn, will see O’Brien’s Rapp opposite a grizzled and malicious mentor named...
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American Assassin will see Maze Runner’s Dylan O’Brien join Michael Keaton in the adaptation of the Vince Flynn thriller.
While Maze Runner star Dylan O’Brien continues his recuperation after sustaining frightening facial injuries back in late March on the (currently-halted) set of threequel Maze Runner: The Death Cure, his agent is apparently hustling hard. While still on the mend, the 24-year-old actor has already reportedly nabbed a new role opposite a resurging Michael Keaton in the film thriller American Assassin.
According to a report by Deadline, O’Brien is in the midst of negotiations to star in American Assassin to play its protagonist in a young black ops upstart named Mitch Rapp. The film, based on the novel series launcher of the same name by the late 24 story consultant Vince Flynn, will see O’Brien’s Rapp opposite a grizzled and malicious mentor named...
- 5/11/2016
- Den of Geek
Currently recovering from an on-set accident that has pushed production on Maze Runner: The Death Cure by close to two months, Deadline is reporting Dylan O’Brien has opened talks to assume the role of Mitch Rapp in an upcoming adaptation of Vince Flynn’s crime series, American Assassin.
In the works over at CBS Films and Lionsgate, should a deal place it would have O’Brien starring oppose Michael Keaton, who boarded the long-gestating project earlier in the year as Rapp’s mentor Stan Hurley, who’s described as “a badass Cold War veteran who teaches the young assassin everything he needs to know.”
An expert in global counter-terrorist operations, American Assassin‘s coveted title role is being aligned as a defining one, potentially paving the way for an action franchise based on Flynn’s decorated body of work – one that spanned 14 novels before the writer passed away in...
In the works over at CBS Films and Lionsgate, should a deal place it would have O’Brien starring oppose Michael Keaton, who boarded the long-gestating project earlier in the year as Rapp’s mentor Stan Hurley, who’s described as “a badass Cold War veteran who teaches the young assassin everything he needs to know.”
An expert in global counter-terrorist operations, American Assassin‘s coveted title role is being aligned as a defining one, potentially paving the way for an action franchise based on Flynn’s decorated body of work – one that spanned 14 novels before the writer passed away in...
- 5/10/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
It's been a challenging year for Leah Messer.
The Teen Mom 2 star opened up about her custody battle for her twin daughters with ex Corey Simms as well as her decision to seek rehab treatment for depression and anxiety last year during an appearance on Monday's episode of the Steve Harvey Show.
"I needed help," said Messer, 23, told host Steve Harvey. "I was on the depression and anxiety track. [I'm focused on ] doing it the right way and being able to have that platform to teach girls to do it the right way, and that's what matters to me."
In regards to her ex Simms,...
The Teen Mom 2 star opened up about her custody battle for her twin daughters with ex Corey Simms as well as her decision to seek rehab treatment for depression and anxiety last year during an appearance on Monday's episode of the Steve Harvey Show.
"I needed help," said Messer, 23, told host Steve Harvey. "I was on the depression and anxiety track. [I'm focused on ] doing it the right way and being able to have that platform to teach girls to do it the right way, and that's what matters to me."
In regards to her ex Simms,...
- 4/18/2016
- by Aurelie Corinthios
- People.com - TV Watch
It's been a challenging year for Leah Messer. The Teen Mom 2 star opened up about her custody battle for her twin daughters with ex Corey Simms as well as her decision to seek rehab treatment for depression and anxiety last year during an appearance on Monday's episode of the Steve Harvey Show. "I needed help," said Messer, 23, told host Steve Harvey. "I was on the depression and anxiety track. [I'm focused on ] doing it the right way and being able to have that platform to teach girls to do it the right way, and that's what matters to me." In regards to her ex Simms,...
- 4/18/2016
- by Aurelie Corinthios
- PEOPLE.com
As entertaining on an escapist level as it is irrefutably engaging on a level that is essential for citizens who are players in our political environment. I’m “biast” (pro): love the cast
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
This is warfare today. It’s a colonel in a bunker in outer London (surrounded by computers) and a general in an office building in Whitehall (surrounded by politicians) and a drone pilot in Las Vegas (flying a robot armed with missiles and also, more importantly, with cameras, from thousands of miles away) and a facial-recognition technician at a workstation in Pearl Harbor and an agent of the Kenyan military on the ground in Nairobi collaborating in an operation to capture most-wanted terrorists in a civilian suburban neighborhood in a country that neither the Us nor the UK is at war with.
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
This is warfare today. It’s a colonel in a bunker in outer London (surrounded by computers) and a general in an office building in Whitehall (surrounded by politicians) and a drone pilot in Las Vegas (flying a robot armed with missiles and also, more importantly, with cameras, from thousands of miles away) and a facial-recognition technician at a workstation in Pearl Harbor and an agent of the Kenyan military on the ground in Nairobi collaborating in an operation to capture most-wanted terrorists in a civilian suburban neighborhood in a country that neither the Us nor the UK is at war with.
- 4/15/2016
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
A marvelous little movie: compact, efficient, almost unbearably intense, smartly (perhaps accidentally) feminist. A glorious treat of pulp genre fun. I’m “biast” (pro): loved Cloverfield, love Mary Elizabeth Winstead
I’m “biast” (con): wary of the forced franchise concept
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Fans of movies generally don’t want to hear the sort of thing we started hearing about 10 Cloverfield Lane when its existence first became known a few months ago: that producer J.J. Abrams took a spec script called The Cellar that had been floating around for a while and rejigged it into a movie that would maybe kinda work as a sequel to 2008’s Cloverfield (on which he also served as producer). This sounds like the worst sort of Hollywood folly: bad enough when movies are created as franchise cutouts, but now they’re shoving preexisting stories into franchise...
I’m “biast” (con): wary of the forced franchise concept
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Fans of movies generally don’t want to hear the sort of thing we started hearing about 10 Cloverfield Lane when its existence first became known a few months ago: that producer J.J. Abrams took a spec script called The Cellar that had been floating around for a while and rejigged it into a movie that would maybe kinda work as a sequel to 2008’s Cloverfield (on which he also served as producer). This sounds like the worst sort of Hollywood folly: bad enough when movies are created as franchise cutouts, but now they’re shoving preexisting stories into franchise...
- 3/17/2016
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Metro 2033 author Dmitry Glukhovsky has partnered with Fifty Shades of Grey producer Michael De Luca to spearhead a feature film based on the cult media franchise.
Variety has the scoop, noting that Stephen L’Heureux (Sin City: A Dame to Kill For) is also attached to the embryonic project. Based on Glukhovsky’s harrowing post-apocalyptic novel series, which has since gone on to inspire two video games entitled Metro 2033 and Metro: Last Light, the author released an official statement in light of the announcement, revealing how he has been “extremely careful” before allowing his passion project to be handed over to Hollywood producers.
But a great vision has since swayed Glukhovsky’s stance, with the scribe stating that “my novel and I have been waiting for this to happen for the last 10 years. I have previously been extremely careful about handing my ‘baby’ over to Hollywood producers for adaption for a feature film,...
Variety has the scoop, noting that Stephen L’Heureux (Sin City: A Dame to Kill For) is also attached to the embryonic project. Based on Glukhovsky’s harrowing post-apocalyptic novel series, which has since gone on to inspire two video games entitled Metro 2033 and Metro: Last Light, the author released an official statement in light of the announcement, revealing how he has been “extremely careful” before allowing his passion project to be handed over to Hollywood producers.
But a great vision has since swayed Glukhovsky’s stance, with the scribe stating that “my novel and I have been waiting for this to happen for the last 10 years. I have previously been extremely careful about handing my ‘baby’ over to Hollywood producers for adaption for a feature film,...
- 3/15/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Producers Michael De Luca and Stephen L'Heureux are teaming with author Dmitry Glukhovsky to develop a feature film based on the best-selling book series and video game franchise "Metro 2033" for Solipsist Film.
The story follows a young man named Artyom who survived World War III by hiding in Moscow's subway system, the world's largest existing nuclear fallout shelter.
It's in the maze of tunnels and stations that comprise the famous Moscow Metro that he and others build a new civilization and culture, mimicking the old world now gone.
Eugene Efuni, De Luca and L'Heureux will produce the film which Glukhovsky says he's aited a decade to find the right people to handle an adaptation. Now it seems he's found them.
Source: Variety...
The story follows a young man named Artyom who survived World War III by hiding in Moscow's subway system, the world's largest existing nuclear fallout shelter.
It's in the maze of tunnels and stations that comprise the famous Moscow Metro that he and others build a new civilization and culture, mimicking the old world now gone.
Eugene Efuni, De Luca and L'Heureux will produce the film which Glukhovsky says he's aited a decade to find the right people to handle an adaptation. Now it seems he's found them.
Source: Variety...
- 3/15/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Academy Award-nominee Michael Keaton (Birdman, Spotlight) will star in the adaptation of Vince Flynn’s massive bestseller American Assassin.
Michael Cuesta (Kill The Messenger, Homeland, L.I.E.) will direct the thriller from a screenplay by Stephen Schiff (The Americans, Ultimate Rush). Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Transformers, Deepwater Horizon, Red) and Nick Wechsler (The Road, Magic Mike) are producing the film.
Cold War veteran Stan Hurley (Keaton) would be the most feared training officer in the CIA if more than a handful of people at the agency knew that he existed. As American Assassin begins, Deputy Director Irene Kennedy tasks Hurley with training Mitch Rapp, a black ops recruit devastated by the loss of his fiancée to a terrorist attack. As Rapp’s training progresses, the pair is dispatched on a joint mission with a lethal Turkish agent to stop a mysterious operative from starting World War III in the Middle East.
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Michael Cuesta (Kill The Messenger, Homeland, L.I.E.) will direct the thriller from a screenplay by Stephen Schiff (The Americans, Ultimate Rush). Lorenzo di Bonaventura (Transformers, Deepwater Horizon, Red) and Nick Wechsler (The Road, Magic Mike) are producing the film.
Cold War veteran Stan Hurley (Keaton) would be the most feared training officer in the CIA if more than a handful of people at the agency knew that he existed. As American Assassin begins, Deputy Director Irene Kennedy tasks Hurley with training Mitch Rapp, a black ops recruit devastated by the loss of his fiancée to a terrorist attack. As Rapp’s training progresses, the pair is dispatched on a joint mission with a lethal Turkish agent to stop a mysterious operative from starting World War III in the Middle East.
Published...
- 3/11/2016
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
CBS Films and Lionsgate have placed the proverbial crosshairs on Birdman and Spotlight star Michael Keaton for a key role in upcoming CIA thriller, American Assassin.
Word comes by way of The Wrap, revealing that Keaton will headline the drama as Stan Hurley, a hardboiled Cold War veteran who becomes embroiled in a political cauldron in the Middle East. Tasked with training a new black ops recruit, Hurley’s mission is to prevent overseas tensions from boiling into a full-scale global conflict.
Based on the sprawling and best-selling novel series by Vince Flynn, early signs indicate that both CBS Films and Lionsgate could be gauging the franchise potential of Flynn’s work – there are 14 novels in the series, after all – though nothing will be set in stone until American Assassin makes a beeline into theaters. Shepherding that project from one medium to the next is director Michael Cuesta (Kill The Messenger...
Word comes by way of The Wrap, revealing that Keaton will headline the drama as Stan Hurley, a hardboiled Cold War veteran who becomes embroiled in a political cauldron in the Middle East. Tasked with training a new black ops recruit, Hurley’s mission is to prevent overseas tensions from boiling into a full-scale global conflict.
Based on the sprawling and best-selling novel series by Vince Flynn, early signs indicate that both CBS Films and Lionsgate could be gauging the franchise potential of Flynn’s work – there are 14 novels in the series, after all – though nothing will be set in stone until American Assassin makes a beeline into theaters. Shepherding that project from one medium to the next is director Michael Cuesta (Kill The Messenger...
- 3/9/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
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