David Mamet is going to need more than a motorcade with the cast he has lined up for his upcoming JFK movie Assassination. Reports have come out that the film will star Al Pacino, John Travolta, Viggo Mortensen, Shia Labeouf, Rebecca Pidgeon, and Courtney Love. That’s one Academy Award winner, two Oscar nominees, a BAFTA winner, Mamet’s wife, and Courtney Love! (We kid–Love is a fantastic actress and was robbed of a nod for The People vs. Larry Flynt.)
As per Deadline, Assassination “will retell the fateful murder of John F. Kennedy from the mob’s point of view, reimagining his death as a hit ordered by Chicago mob kingpin Sam Giancana as payback for JFK’s attempt to undermine the mob after they helped get him elected.” The script is co-written by Mamet and Nicholas Celozzi, who is actually Giancana’s grandnephew, which should elevate the authenticity.
As per Deadline, Assassination “will retell the fateful murder of John F. Kennedy from the mob’s point of view, reimagining his death as a hit ordered by Chicago mob kingpin Sam Giancana as payback for JFK’s attempt to undermine the mob after they helped get him elected.” The script is co-written by Mamet and Nicholas Celozzi, who is actually Giancana’s grandnephew, which should elevate the authenticity.
- 5/15/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
“I hear you paint White Houses.”
Writer-director David Mamet is bringing his next project to the Cannes Film Market this week, no doubt luring in international buyers with its stellar cast. “Assassination,” formerly known as “2 Days/1963” is a look at the JFK assassination from the point of view of the mafiosi who (allegedly) perpetrated the crime.
Al Pacino, Shia Labeouf, Courtney Love, John Travolta, and Rebecca Pigeon are currently attached, with Viggo Mortensen in the lead role. The screenplay was co-written by Nicholas Celozzi, whose great uncle was Chicago mob boss Sam Giancana. “Assassination” is apparently based on details shared directly by Giancana, who died in 1975.
Mamet’s last project was the 2013 HBO film “Phil Spector,” in which Pacino has starred. The cable film received five Emmy nominations, including writing, directing, and acting nods for Pacino and Helen Mirren. His last theatrically released feature was the Chiwetel Ejiofor-led mixed...
Writer-director David Mamet is bringing his next project to the Cannes Film Market this week, no doubt luring in international buyers with its stellar cast. “Assassination,” formerly known as “2 Days/1963” is a look at the JFK assassination from the point of view of the mafiosi who (allegedly) perpetrated the crime.
Al Pacino, Shia Labeouf, Courtney Love, John Travolta, and Rebecca Pigeon are currently attached, with Viggo Mortensen in the lead role. The screenplay was co-written by Nicholas Celozzi, whose great uncle was Chicago mob boss Sam Giancana. “Assassination” is apparently based on details shared directly by Giancana, who died in 1975.
Mamet’s last project was the 2013 HBO film “Phil Spector,” in which Pacino has starred. The cable film received five Emmy nominations, including writing, directing, and acting nods for Pacino and Helen Mirren. His last theatrically released feature was the Chiwetel Ejiofor-led mixed...
- 5/15/2023
- by Jordan Hoffman
- Gold Derby
It’s been 15 years since Redbelt, the last theatrical feature from David Mamet, and time has not been kind to the writer-director. Like many in his generation, his mind has been fully Fox News-ified to the point where I had thought his 2008 feature might be his last film (not discounting his HBO outing in 2013) and his potential funding has dried up. That hasn’t been the case, however, as his next project has been announced ahead of production beginning this fall and it will be sold at the Cannes market.
Set in 1963 and scripted by Mamet and Nicholas Celozzi, Assassination is set during a “crucial justice hearing against organized crime, when the head of the Chicago mob orders the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, creating a deadly conspiracy while altering the fate of a nation.” With a cast featuring Al Pacino, Viggo Mortensen, John Travolta, Shia Labeouf, Rebecca Pidgeon,...
Set in 1963 and scripted by Mamet and Nicholas Celozzi, Assassination is set during a “crucial justice hearing against organized crime, when the head of the Chicago mob orders the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, creating a deadly conspiracy while altering the fate of a nation.” With a cast featuring Al Pacino, Viggo Mortensen, John Travolta, Shia Labeouf, Rebecca Pidgeon,...
- 5/15/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
There are more twists and turns in two minutes of David Mamet’s action-packed drama than a dozen martial arts films (Chuck Norris need not apply). With an eclectic cast featuring Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tim Allen, Ricky Jay, and Mamet favorite Joe Mantegna, the head-spinning plot mixes up insurance lawyers, magicians, crooked fight promoters, and jiu-jitsu in a morality tale that suggests a kickboxing version of On The Waterfront.
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- 7/26/2021
- by Charlie Largent
- Trailers from Hell
Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we explore movies from established stars that flopped at the box office, have been forgotten by time, or remain hidden gems. These aren’t the films that made them famous or kept them famous. These are the other ones.
Today, we get animated! Ahead of The Film Stage Show’s Toy Story 4 review, we dive into the B-Sides of the voices behind Woody and Buzz, Tom Hanks and Tim Allen. Conor O’Donnell and myself talk The Man With One Red Shoe, Joe Versus The Volcano, Big Trouble, and Redbelt. It’s a wide variety that speaks to the diversity of these two talented performers. As always, much more is covered and referenced.
Click here for some interesting perspective on the philosophy behind Joe Versus The Volcano, or here for the book The Devil’s Candy: The Anatomy Of A Hollywood Fiasco,...
Today, we get animated! Ahead of The Film Stage Show’s Toy Story 4 review, we dive into the B-Sides of the voices behind Woody and Buzz, Tom Hanks and Tim Allen. Conor O’Donnell and myself talk The Man With One Red Shoe, Joe Versus The Volcano, Big Trouble, and Redbelt. It’s a wide variety that speaks to the diversity of these two talented performers. As always, much more is covered and referenced.
Click here for some interesting perspective on the philosophy behind Joe Versus The Volcano, or here for the book The Devil’s Candy: The Anatomy Of A Hollywood Fiasco,...
- 6/26/2019
- by Dan Mecca
- The Film Stage
Exclusive: Just as his feature directorial debut The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind makes its Sundance Film Festival debut tonight, Chiwetel Ejiofor has been set by Los Angeles Media Fund to adapt and direct The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League, based on the bestselling book by Jeff Hobbs. Antoine Fuqua and Rebecca Hobbs are producing, along with Andrea Calderwood and Kat Samick. Jeffrey Soros and Simon Horsman will produce on behalf of Los Angeles Media Fund, which will fully finance the project.
Growing up outside of Newark, NJ, Robert Peace dreamed of making his single mother proud by escaping his crime-ridden city. He defied the odds and went to Yale on a full scholarship. He was captain of the water polo team and graduated with honors in molecular biochemistry and biophysics. All this promise and potential was...
Growing up outside of Newark, NJ, Robert Peace dreamed of making his single mother proud by escaping his crime-ridden city. He defied the odds and went to Yale on a full scholarship. He was captain of the water polo team and graduated with honors in molecular biochemistry and biophysics. All this promise and potential was...
- 1/25/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Happy Thursday, Grey's Anatomy fans. Finally, some more news has broke regarding the current season 15 of your favorite show which is currently on a long, winter break hiatus. It turns out that they are going to bring an older, more mature lady into the mix at some point after the winter break is over. According to the folks over at TV Line.com , The Grey's Anatomy production crew has hired former Dirty Dancing actress Jennifer Grey to come on and play an assumed short story arc. Unfortunately, the ABC rep that TVLine spoke to refused to reveal any other details about Jennifer Grey's new role. So, we don't have a name for her character or what she'll be up to when she arrives. However, that has not stopped people from heavily speculating on who her character is. It's highly speculated that she could play character Jo Wilson's estranged mother.
- 12/14/2018
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
Ricky Jay, a singularly skilled magician whose acting career included roles in “Deadwood” and “Boogie Nights,” died in Los Angeles yesterday. He was 72. The news was confirmed by Jay’s manager, Winston Simone, who said that he died of natural causes and “was one of a kind. We will never see the likes of him again.”
“I am sorry to share that my remarkable friend, teacher, collaborator and co-conspirator is gone,” tweeted Michael Weber, Jay’s partner in the Deceptive Practices Company.
Jay was the subject of a 2012 documentary, “Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay,” directed by Molly Bernstein. It explored his revered career as a magician, as did a 1993 New Yorker profile that referred to Jay as “perhaps the most gifted sleight of hand artist alive.” Those talents also brought him work as a behind-the-scenes consultant on movies like “The Prestige,” “The Illusionist,” and “Ocean’s Thirteen.
“I am sorry to share that my remarkable friend, teacher, collaborator and co-conspirator is gone,” tweeted Michael Weber, Jay’s partner in the Deceptive Practices Company.
Jay was the subject of a 2012 documentary, “Deceptive Practice: The Mysteries and Mentors of Ricky Jay,” directed by Molly Bernstein. It explored his revered career as a magician, as did a 1993 New Yorker profile that referred to Jay as “perhaps the most gifted sleight of hand artist alive.” Those talents also brought him work as a behind-the-scenes consultant on movies like “The Prestige,” “The Illusionist,” and “Ocean’s Thirteen.
- 11/25/2018
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Master magician Ricky Jay, whose decades-long career included guest roles on Deadwood and The Simpsons, has died at the age of 70.
The news was confirmed by his manager, Winston Simone, who told Variety that his client died of natural causes. “He was one of a kind,” Simone said. “We will never see the likes of him again.”
A New Yorker profile once referred to Jay as “perhaps the most gifted sleight-of-hand artist alive.” His one-man Broadway show, Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants, was filmed for HBO by acclaimed director David Mamet in 1996. He appeared in many of Mamet’s films,...
The news was confirmed by his manager, Winston Simone, who told Variety that his client died of natural causes. “He was one of a kind,” Simone said. “We will never see the likes of him again.”
A New Yorker profile once referred to Jay as “perhaps the most gifted sleight-of-hand artist alive.” His one-man Broadway show, Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants, was filmed for HBO by acclaimed director David Mamet in 1996. He appeared in many of Mamet’s films,...
- 11/25/2018
- TVLine.com
Ricky Jay, a master magician who also acted in films and TV shows such as “Boogie Nights,” “House of Games” and “Deadwood,” has died. He was 70.
His attorney Stan Coleman confirmed his death. Further details were not immediately available. His partner in the Deceptive Practices company, Michael Weber, tweeted, “I am sorry to share that my remarkable friend, teacher, collaborator and co-conspirator is gone.”
A New Yorker profile called him “the most gifted sleight of hand artist alive,” and Jay was also known for his card tricks and memory feats.
He appeared in several David Mamet movies, including “House of Games,” “The Spanish Prisoner,” “Things Change,” “Redbelt” and “State and Main.”
In the 1997 James Bond film “Tomorrow Never Dies,” Jay played a cyber-terrorist to Pierce Brosnan’s Bond.
He also provided the narration for movies such as Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Magnolia.” His one-man Broadway show, “Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants,...
His attorney Stan Coleman confirmed his death. Further details were not immediately available. His partner in the Deceptive Practices company, Michael Weber, tweeted, “I am sorry to share that my remarkable friend, teacher, collaborator and co-conspirator is gone.”
A New Yorker profile called him “the most gifted sleight of hand artist alive,” and Jay was also known for his card tricks and memory feats.
He appeared in several David Mamet movies, including “House of Games,” “The Spanish Prisoner,” “Things Change,” “Redbelt” and “State and Main.”
In the 1997 James Bond film “Tomorrow Never Dies,” Jay played a cyber-terrorist to Pierce Brosnan’s Bond.
He also provided the narration for movies such as Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Magnolia.” His one-man Broadway show, “Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants,...
- 11/25/2018
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
Let’s make something clear up front: Tim Allen is doing just fine. Dude’s on the sixth season of his ABC sitcom Last Man Standing in addition to regularly raking in those sweet, sweet Toy Story and Home Improvement residuals. Still, you might be wondering why you don’t see Allen in movies anymore, and that’s the question this video from Looper attempts to answer in “Why Hollywood Won’t Cast Tim Allen Anymore.”
The video spans a number of topics, from the staleness of Allen’s “man’s man” schtick to the clock ticking down on his franchise work and the commercial and critical failure of his stand-alone projects (outside of Galaxy Quest, of course, which rules). One curiosity the video only touches on briefly was Allen’s quick stab at drama, which found him superbly cast in David Mamet’s unsung Redbelt. In it, Allen’s...
The video spans a number of topics, from the staleness of Allen’s “man’s man” schtick to the clock ticking down on his franchise work and the commercial and critical failure of his stand-alone projects (outside of Galaxy Quest, of course, which rules). One curiosity the video only touches on briefly was Allen’s quick stab at drama, which found him superbly cast in David Mamet’s unsung Redbelt. In it, Allen’s...
- 3/1/2017
- by Randall Colburn
- avclub.com
The playwright is to return to big-screen directing duties for the first time in eight years as he takes over from Michael Polish
David Mamet is to take charge of a big-screen transfer of his 1988 Hollywood satire Speed-the-Plow. According to Deadline, Mamet – whose last movie as director was little-seen drama Redbelt (2008) – has taken over from Michael Polish as director of the project.
Related: Need for Speed the Plow: David Mamet to adapt stage satire for big screen
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David Mamet is to take charge of a big-screen transfer of his 1988 Hollywood satire Speed-the-Plow. According to Deadline, Mamet – whose last movie as director was little-seen drama Redbelt (2008) – has taken over from Michael Polish as director of the project.
Related: Need for Speed the Plow: David Mamet to adapt stage satire for big screen
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- 9/29/2016
- by Catherine Shoard
- The Guardian - Film News
British star of 12 Years A Slave to receive Richard Harris Award.
The Moët British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) had announced that Chiwetel Ejiofor is to be honoured with The Richard Harris Award at this year’s ceremony on Dec 6 at London’s Old Billingsgate.
The award, introduced in 2002 in honour of actor Richard Harris, recognises outstanding contribution to British film by an actor. Previous winners have included John Hurt, David Thewlis, Bob Hoskins, Jim Broadbent, Daniel Day-Lewis, Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Julie Walters and Emma Thompson in 2014.
A statement from the festival said Ejiofor had been selected to receive the honour “in recognition of his exceptional service to the film industry, not just here in the UK but internationally as an ambassador for British film”.
Jared Harris, son of Richard Harris, said: “I am so happy this award is going to Chiwetel. Although the recipients of this award have all been embraced by the...
The Moët British Independent Film Awards (BIFAs) had announced that Chiwetel Ejiofor is to be honoured with The Richard Harris Award at this year’s ceremony on Dec 6 at London’s Old Billingsgate.
The award, introduced in 2002 in honour of actor Richard Harris, recognises outstanding contribution to British film by an actor. Previous winners have included John Hurt, David Thewlis, Bob Hoskins, Jim Broadbent, Daniel Day-Lewis, Helena Bonham Carter, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Julie Walters and Emma Thompson in 2014.
A statement from the festival said Ejiofor had been selected to receive the honour “in recognition of his exceptional service to the film industry, not just here in the UK but internationally as an ambassador for British film”.
Jared Harris, son of Richard Harris, said: “I am so happy this award is going to Chiwetel. Although the recipients of this award have all been embraced by the...
- 11/24/2015
- by michael.rosser@screendaily.com (Michael Rosser)
- ScreenDaily
Hollywood is no stranger to smart, cynical, profane, edgy dialogue and writing in their modern dramas and comedies, but for a few years they’ve been without the style’s eminent champion, David Mamet. His last film was the HBO Movie Phil Spector, preceded by the 2008 Mma fighting drama Redbelt.
Deadline reported Monday that Mamet is making his way back to the big screen via an adaptation of his play Speed-the-Plow, in which Mamet himself will adapt the stage production.
Speed-the-Plow is a movie-biz satire in which two Hollywood producers angle to get a big movie star to make a film under their studio banner, despite him being under contract with another. The two also make a bet to see who can first seduce and bed a young Hollywood upstart, who has her own motives to deceive the producers. It involves a theme that Mamet would later revisit in Wag the Dog...
Deadline reported Monday that Mamet is making his way back to the big screen via an adaptation of his play Speed-the-Plow, in which Mamet himself will adapt the stage production.
Speed-the-Plow is a movie-biz satire in which two Hollywood producers angle to get a big movie star to make a film under their studio banner, despite him being under contract with another. The two also make a bet to see who can first seduce and bed a young Hollywood upstart, who has her own motives to deceive the producers. It involves a theme that Mamet would later revisit in Wag the Dog...
- 4/7/2015
- by Brian Welk
- SoundOnSight
The casting for HBO’s sci-fi drama pilot, Westworld, continues to move ahead at full steam today, with news that we can now add good ol’ Cyclops to the list, as actor James Marsden has hopped on board.
Just a mere 24 hours after the J.J. Abrams-produced TV adaptation of the 1973 Michael Crichton film announced that a bevy of actors had joined the cast, including Boardwalk Empire‘s Jeffery Wright, it is now known that Marsden will help round out the line-up. The actor will be playing Teddy Flood, a mysterious wanderer with a penchant for guns and gals who’ll find himself on a journey of dark and epic proportions.
HBO is doing a fantastic job of setting up this TV pilot for success with its talented and diversified cast. Jeffery Wright is a veteran character actor who opened the eyes of Hollywood with his scintillating turn as Peoples...
Just a mere 24 hours after the J.J. Abrams-produced TV adaptation of the 1973 Michael Crichton film announced that a bevy of actors had joined the cast, including Boardwalk Empire‘s Jeffery Wright, it is now known that Marsden will help round out the line-up. The actor will be playing Teddy Flood, a mysterious wanderer with a penchant for guns and gals who’ll find himself on a journey of dark and epic proportions.
HBO is doing a fantastic job of setting up this TV pilot for success with its talented and diversified cast. Jeffery Wright is a veteran character actor who opened the eyes of Hollywood with his scintillating turn as Peoples...
- 8/10/2014
- by Dariel Figueroa
- We Got This Covered
A quarter-century ago, Kevin Costner hit a double-play, following up "Bull Durham" with "Field of Dreams" and becoming king of the sports movie. Twenty-five years later, as "Field of Dreams" marks its 25th anniversary (it was released on April 21, 1989), Costner is back with "Draft Day." The movie's about football, not baseball, and Costner's character plays in the executive suite, not on the field, but his mere presence still offers a reminder of great sports movies past.
And after all, isn't nostalgia a key element of sports movies? "Field of Dreams" makes this explicit -- we long for the sports heroes of our childhood, for a supposed long-gone golden age of our preferred sport, as a way of connecting with our past and bridging the generational divide that separates us as adults from our parents. Sports movies offer more than just the drama of winners and losers, or the journey from dream to achievement,...
And after all, isn't nostalgia a key element of sports movies? "Field of Dreams" makes this explicit -- we long for the sports heroes of our childhood, for a supposed long-gone golden age of our preferred sport, as a way of connecting with our past and bridging the generational divide that separates us as adults from our parents. Sports movies offer more than just the drama of winners and losers, or the journey from dream to achievement,...
- 4/20/2014
- by Gary Susman
- Moviefone
Chiwetel Ejiofor's recent BAFTA win for Best Actor was a sweet victory for the 36-year-old actor, and not just because it came on home turf. Eight years previously, the Londoner scored (and lost) his first BAFTA nod in the Rising Star category. Last Sunday's win, atop a slew of recent honors for his imposing turn as freeman-turned-slave Solomon Northup in "12 Years a Slave" -- including, of course, his first Oscar nomination -- underlined the fact that his star has now risen. Long a promising standout in films as diverse as "Dirty Pretty Things," "Kinky Boots" and "Redbelt," the stage-trained star has now asserted himself as a leading man of formidable presence and intelligence. Ejiofor caught up with us by phone from New Zealand -- where he's currently shooting Craig Zobel's sci-fi project "Z for Zachariah" alongside Chris Pine and Margot Robbie -- to discuss his approach to Steve McQueen's film,...
- 2/25/2014
- by Guy Lodge
- Hitfix
After parallel successes on stage and screen, the Londoner is being lauded as one of the greatest actors of his generation
However good they are, actors always need a defining role to transform them into a film star, and as the kidnap victim Solomon Northup in the Steve McQueen-directed 12 Years a Slave, Chiwetel Ejiofor has found his.
Always an impressive performer on screen – certainly since his breakthrough role as a refugee doctor opposite Audrey Tautou in 2002's Dirty Pretty Things – Ejiofor is now on the cusp of joining the global film-acting elite. He has already been the recipient of scores of year-end critics' awards for 12 Years a Slave, as well as Golden Globe and Bafta nominations – and the industry will view it a significant scandal if an Oscar nomination doesn't materialise on 16 January.
Northup is the central figure in McQueen's project to confront the Us with its slavery past.
However good they are, actors always need a defining role to transform them into a film star, and as the kidnap victim Solomon Northup in the Steve McQueen-directed 12 Years a Slave, Chiwetel Ejiofor has found his.
Always an impressive performer on screen – certainly since his breakthrough role as a refugee doctor opposite Audrey Tautou in 2002's Dirty Pretty Things – Ejiofor is now on the cusp of joining the global film-acting elite. He has already been the recipient of scores of year-end critics' awards for 12 Years a Slave, as well as Golden Globe and Bafta nominations – and the industry will view it a significant scandal if an Oscar nomination doesn't materialise on 16 January.
Northup is the central figure in McQueen's project to confront the Us with its slavery past.
- 1/11/2014
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News
We wake from our December holiday production break slumber for a production month of January that has some notable American indie productions, foreign films projects worth signaling out. Tracking Shot is sponsored by Production Weekly. German auteur Wim Wenders returns to Montreal for the winter portion of filming on Everything is Fine – the 3D drama stars James Franco, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Rachel McAdams and Marie-Josee Croze. After distinctly break-out indie offerings in Great World of Sound and Compliance, Craig Zobel is packing his bags for New Zealand. Adapted from the classic novel, Z for Zachariah sees Chris Pine, Amanda Seyfried and Chewitel Ejiofor jousting a little during the end of the world. A neighboring production can be found in Australia, David Mamet (his last theatrical release was 08′s Redbelt) is set to unload Blackbird – this is about a grieving granddaughter of a famous special effects artist in Hollywood discovers secrets (plot...
- 1/1/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Some pretty good titles this week in the build up to Christmas when Now TV will suddenly dominate the week with all the new content they got coming.
The titles of note this week are as follows:
Cloud Atlas (2012)
Take an unfilmable book, add the sibling directors of The Matrix and Speed Racer and the underrated director of Run Lola Run and Perfume, sit back and watch the beautiful, flawed and transcendent results. David Mitchell’s spiritual, revolutionary and vast book practically begs to be filmed due to the concepts and visuals that it asks you to conjure in your mind but it also has a tricky reincarnation subtext with characters appearing again and again in slightly different guises each time. The Wachowski’s and Tom Tykwer decided to use the same actors with heavy prosthetics or different skin tone or even a different sex in each different period over 300 years.
The titles of note this week are as follows:
Cloud Atlas (2012)
Take an unfilmable book, add the sibling directors of The Matrix and Speed Racer and the underrated director of Run Lola Run and Perfume, sit back and watch the beautiful, flawed and transcendent results. David Mitchell’s spiritual, revolutionary and vast book practically begs to be filmed due to the concepts and visuals that it asks you to conjure in your mind but it also has a tricky reincarnation subtext with characters appearing again and again in slightly different guises each time. The Wachowski’s and Tom Tykwer decided to use the same actors with heavy prosthetics or different skin tone or even a different sex in each different period over 300 years.
- 12/16/2013
- by Chris Holt
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Not counting short films, it's five years since we last heard from David Mamet, in the form of the excellent Redbelt. Back in May came the news that he was working on a conspiracy thriller called Blackbird, with Cate Blanchett attached to star. While not much was heard in the meantime, there are finally developments this morning, with the news that James Badge Dale has joined the project.Not to be confused with the other Blackbird in development (which is a music-biz romance with Machine Gun Kelly and Minnie Driver), this one is a Hitchcockian affair. Blanchett's character heads to La for her grandfather's funeral, and learns that the erstwhile Hollywood VFX artist used to moonlight for shady Us intelligence agencies and was involved in the JFK assassination. It's knowledge that puts her in some danger from people who would rather it stayed secret, and she needs to delve even...
- 11/7/2013
- EmpireOnline
"I don't want to survive... I want to live." Portraying the true story of Solomon Northup in Steve McQueen's newest film 12 Years a Slave, actor Chiwetel Ejiofor delivers an extraordinarily powerful, nuanced, emotional, and brutal yet heartfelt performance, one of the finest seen on screen this year. Chiwetel is yet another British actor with a unique name that many cinephiles have come to love, thanks to a diverse career with highlights including Dirty Pretty Things, Serenity, Kinky Boots, Children of Men, American Gangster, Redbelt and 2012 recently. I first met Chiwetel back in 2008 for an interview about Redbelt, and was lucky to catch up with him again in 2013 for a chat about playing Solomon Northup in 12 Years a Slave. Read on. I've screened 12 Years a Slave twice already (read my Telluride review), being moved to tears both times, most often at shots of Ejiofor's face near the end. It was...
- 9/24/2013
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Chiwetel Ejiofor is hardly a newcomer: Over the past 15 years, he has appeared in key supporting roles of movies ranging from Spike Lee's "Inside Man" to Woody Allen's "Melinda and Melinda." He starred in David Mamet's "Redbelt" and wore drag in "Kinky Boots." But none of those performances garnered the acclaim being heaped on to his top role in Steve McQueen's "12 Years a Slave" weeks ahead of its release. Powerfully received after screenings in Telluride and Toronto, McQueen's tale of a kidnapped free man in the 1840's who was sold into slavery features Ejiofor as real-life victim Solomon Northup. It's a raw, intimate depiction that provides an empathic center to the horrors of the times. Almost immediately after its first public screening, "12 Years a Slave" generated serious discussion about Ejiofor as the Oscar frontrunner for Best Actor. But he has also garnered acclaim for more than...
- 9/12/2013
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Director: Steve McQueen; Screenwriter: Josh Ridley; Starring: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch, Lupita Nyong'o, Alfre Woodard, Brad Pitt, Paul Dano; Running time: 133 mins
With 12 Years a Slave, British director Steve McQueen has crafted something that goes far beyond the typical movie experience. Based on the autobiography of Solomon Northup, the film stars Chiwetel Ejiofor as a free black man living in 1840s Saratoga, New York who finds himself tricked and sold into slavery. The simple synopsis fails to do justice to the sort of physical and spiritual torment that Northup endures for over a decade thereafter, as he is separated from his wife and children and passed from one slave owner to another.
McQueen has made a reputation for himself as a director who excels in telling stories that focus on the emotional and physical extremes of the human body. In Hunger and Shame, these extremes hinge mostly on denial and excess.
With 12 Years a Slave, British director Steve McQueen has crafted something that goes far beyond the typical movie experience. Based on the autobiography of Solomon Northup, the film stars Chiwetel Ejiofor as a free black man living in 1840s Saratoga, New York who finds himself tricked and sold into slavery. The simple synopsis fails to do justice to the sort of physical and spiritual torment that Northup endures for over a decade thereafter, as he is separated from his wife and children and passed from one slave owner to another.
McQueen has made a reputation for himself as a director who excels in telling stories that focus on the emotional and physical extremes of the human body. In Hunger and Shame, these extremes hinge mostly on denial and excess.
- 9/9/2013
- Digital Spy
"I feel as if I have been dropped into something I don't entirely understand." One of the many dramatic films premiering at the Toronto Film Festival (aka Tiff) this September is Half of a Yellow Sun, from playwright-turned-filmmaker Biyi Bandele, a drama that brings together the lives of four people during the struggle to establish an independent republic in Nigeria in the 1960s. Chiwetel Ejiofor (who also stars in 12 Years a Slave) and Thandie Newton play two lovers that are part of a wealthy family dealing with the turbulence of war. Co-stars Anika Noni Rose, Joseph Mawle & John Boyega (from Attack the Block). Enjoy. Here's the first Tiff promo trailer for Biyi Bandele's Half of a Yellow Sun, found via Awards Daily: Acclaimed actors Chiwetel Ejiofor (seen in this year's 12 Years A Slave as well as Children of Men, Serenity, Redbelt, 2012, Salt) and Thandie Newton (seen in W., Crash,...
- 8/4/2013
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Exclusive: Modern Family star Ed O’Neill has signed with Paradigm, joining his longtime agent Iris Grossman who moved from ICM Partners to Paradigm earlier this month. O’Neill, who is managed by Brillstein Entertainment Partners, is the third major Grossman client to follow her from ICM to Paradigm joining Mandy Patinkin and Fraces Conroy. O’Neill stars as patriarch Jay Pritchett on ABC’s Emmy-winning comedy Modern Family, a role that has earned him two Emmy nominations. He is one of the highest-paid actors on TV as he also has ownership in the show. O’Neill’s previous series credits include Married… With Children, John From Cincinnati and The West Wing. In features and on stage, O’Neill has a decades-spanning affiliation with the Pulitzer-winning playwright David Mamet, appearing in his films The Spanish Prisoner, Spartan and Redbelt and stage productions of Lakeboat and Keep Your Pantheon.
- 6/17/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Aside from a couple of shorts, David Mamet hasn’t written and directed anything on the big screen since 2008’s martial arts drama Redbelt. He’s back with a script called Blackbird and has scored Cate Blanchett as his leading lady.Mamet is dipping into conspiracy theory for this one, chronicling the tale of a woman called Janet (Blanchett) who heads to Los Angeles for her grandfather’s funeral.She discovers that he was keeping more than a few secrets from the family, not least of which is that in addition to working as a talented visual effects artist in Hollywood, he moonlighted as a consultant to Us Special Ops agencies. Oh, and he was somehow involved with the 1963 assassination of John F. Kennedy. Soon, Janet’s life is under threat, and she’ll need to probe deeper into what her grandfather knew to survive.It won’t surprise to...
- 5/15/2013
- EmpireOnline
HBO has unveiled the trailer for the upcoming "Phil Spector" film, which stars Al Pacino and Helen Mirren, and is based on the life of musician Phil Spector, who was convicted of second-degree murder in 2003. He's now serving a sentence of 19 years to life. Check out the trailer below. Plot: A drama centered on the relationship between Phil Spector (Pacino) and defense attorney Linda Kenney Baden (Mirren) while the music business legend was on trial for the murder of Lana Clarkson. The new movie is written and directed by David Mamet (Redbelt, Spartan). It's set to premiere on HBO on March 24th at 9pm. Trailer:...
- 2/5/2013
- WorstPreviews.com
Since CBS cancelled his series “The Unit” in 2009, David Mamet hasn’t had a lot brewing on the small or big screen -- his last feature-length film was the 2008 Mma drama “Redbelt.” But the acclaimed playwright has some new television work in the pipeline in the form of a reboot of the classic western series “Have Gun - Will Travel.” There’s been talk about a reboot of the 1957 CBS series before, with one of the stranger takes being an Eminem-starring film set in the modern day, but it looks like the network was impressed enough by Mamet's pitch that they’ve put the project into development, with Mamet to write it and possibly helm the pilot. The original series followed Paladin, a Civil War veteran and top-notch gunfighter who becomes a “gun for hire” and scours the west looking for situations that required his particular expertise. He “preferred to...
- 8/22/2012
- by Cain Rodriguez
- The Playlist
For all their success so far, the Marvel movies have, aside from a few smallish parts, been a pretty lilywhite affair to date: only Samuel L. Jackson was a significant minority presence in "The Avengers." But signs are that the studio aren't going to keep that up for too long: yesterday, it was reported that the company are actively moving ahead with a movie about "Black Panther," the African prince-turned-crimefighter, and are targeting a release in 2014 or 2015.
Marvel has denied the reports, but this wouldn't be the first time they've denied something that turned out to be bang-on, and Latino Review's track record with Marvel scoops is pretty strong, so it seems to be a good bet that there'll be an official announcement about a "Black Panther" movie before too long. Which of course leads to the question: Who could play the character?
For the uninitiated, Black Panther is T'Challa,...
Marvel has denied the reports, but this wouldn't be the first time they've denied something that turned out to be bang-on, and Latino Review's track record with Marvel scoops is pretty strong, so it seems to be a good bet that there'll be an official announcement about a "Black Panther" movie before too long. Which of course leads to the question: Who could play the character?
For the uninitiated, Black Panther is T'Challa,...
- 6/6/2012
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
Benedict Cumberbatch, the leading man of the BBC's "Sherlock," has joined the cast of Steve McQueen's upcoming 12 Years a Slave , Variety reports. He'll star opposite Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender and Paul Dano. Based on the 1853 autobiography of Solomon Northrup, 12 Years a Slave tells of Northrup's tragic kidnapping in Washington DC in 1841 where, despite being born a free man, he was forced into slavery at a Louisiana cotton plantation until his rescue 12 years later. McQueen co-wrote the adaptation with John Ridley ( Red Tails ) and will produce through Brad Pitt's company, Plan B. Ejiofor, best known for roles in Children of Men and Redbelt , will portray Northrup while Dano will play a villainous slave owner. You can read the full text of...
- 6/1/2012
- Comingsoon.net
Paul Dano ( There Will Be Blood , Being Flynn ) has joined the cast of Steve McQueen's upcoming 12 Years a Slave , Deadline reports. He'll star opposite Chiwetel Ejiofor and Michael Fassbender. Based on the 1853 autobiography of Solomon Northrup, 12 Years a Slave tells of Northrup's tragic kidnapping in Washington DC in 1841 where, despite being born a free man, he was forced into slavery at a Louisiana cotton plantation until his rescue 12 years later. McQueen co-wrote the adaptation with John Ridley ( Red Tails ) and will produce through Brad Pitt's company, Plan B. Ejiofor, best known for roles in Children of Men and Redbelt , will portray Northrup while Dano will play a villainous slave owner. You can read the full text of Northrup's original writing online at...
- 5/21/2012
- Comingsoon.net
Mad Men: "At the Codfish Ball"--An Expert Opinion
"Don't Ever grow up to be like me."
I have settled into a habit this season, one that I suspect is not unknown to fellow viewers, but certainly is unknown to viewers of any other show—I don’t look up the title of a Mad Men episode until long after the show is over.
The importance of titles to Mad Men is another facet of Matthew Weiner’s literary leanings. Sure every television series’ episodes are titled, but few carry the same kind of weight, provide deeper insight, or allow for profitable rumination than this one—similar post-episode homework on a show like The Big Bang Theory may yield passing wisdom into certain strains of scientific supposition, none more eye-opening than the paradox of a show about “smart” people that is so staggeringly stupid (And cartoonish. And vapid. Don...
"Don't Ever grow up to be like me."
I have settled into a habit this season, one that I suspect is not unknown to fellow viewers, but certainly is unknown to viewers of any other show—I don’t look up the title of a Mad Men episode until long after the show is over.
The importance of titles to Mad Men is another facet of Matthew Weiner’s literary leanings. Sure every television series’ episodes are titled, but few carry the same kind of weight, provide deeper insight, or allow for profitable rumination than this one—similar post-episode homework on a show like The Big Bang Theory may yield passing wisdom into certain strains of scientific supposition, none more eye-opening than the paradox of a show about “smart” people that is so staggeringly stupid (And cartoonish. And vapid. Don...
- 5/1/2012
- by Jesse McLean
- TVovermind.com
Financing for playwright turned director Biye Bandele's Half of a Yellow Sun has been finalized, thanks in part to the addition of internationally adored actress Thandie Newton to the cast. Screen Daily reports that the actress, who recently co-starred in Tyler Perry's ensemble drama For Colored Girls, will join fellow Brits Dominic Cooper (The Devil's Double) and Chiwetel Ejiofor (Redbelt) on location in Nigeria when the film goes into production in March. Half of a Yellow Sun will be a war drama set amidst the backdrop of the Nigerian-Biafran War, a civil war that lasted from 1967 to 1970 and may have killed upwards of 3 million people. Based on the Orange Prize-winning novel of the same name by heralded Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, the film will explore the impact of this conflict through the interweaving stories of four socially stratified characters: a professor, a high-ranking political figure, a British citizen,...
- 1/25/2012
- cinemablend.com
Welcome to Scene Stealer, a new feature here on Movies Blog where we salute the lesser-known actors who kill it so consistently with each and every scene they're in, they leave you wanting more. These are talented men and women who've already earned your respect, familiar faces you're always happy to see pop up in a movie or TV show -- you just might not know them as marquee names... yet.
Our inaugural Scene Stealer is Jake Johnson, who returns to primetime tonight in all-new episodes of "The New Girl." Johnson can also be seen booting Nph from heaven as Jesus in "A Very Harold And Kumar 3D Christmas," hitting theaters this weekend.
Find out everything you need to know about Jake and his scene-stealing after the jump!
Scenes Stolen
» Harassing Ashton Kutcher for trying to be like the "old guy from 'Up'" in "No Strings Attached."
» Giving Michael Angarano poignant,...
Our inaugural Scene Stealer is Jake Johnson, who returns to primetime tonight in all-new episodes of "The New Girl." Johnson can also be seen booting Nph from heaven as Jesus in "A Very Harold And Kumar 3D Christmas," hitting theaters this weekend.
Find out everything you need to know about Jake and his scene-stealing after the jump!
Scenes Stolen
» Harassing Ashton Kutcher for trying to be like the "old guy from 'Up'" in "No Strings Attached."
» Giving Michael Angarano poignant,...
- 11/1/2011
- by Kara Warner
- MTV Movies Blog
In 2008, Steve McQueen‘s Hunger blew many away, thanks, in equal parts, to McQueen’s superb, restrained visual style and Michael Fassbender‘s career-making performance as Ira revolutionary Bobby Sands. Three years later, McQueen’s follow-up (also starring Fassbender) Shame, concerning a sex-obsessed man’s downward spiral, started a buzz (at festivals like Venice and Toronto) that the filmmakers will ride into the film’s December theatrical release.
In the mean time, the new duo (a la Scorsese/DiCaprio, Burton/Depp) are prepping their third feature together, 12 Years a Slave, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor (Inside Man, Redbelt) as well. Now, Brad Pitt, who is also producing via his Plan B banner, has joined on. [The Playlist]
Shooting from a script by McQueen and John Ridley (Three Kings), Slave tells of “Solomon Northup, a free black man who was kidnapped in 1841 and sent to a slave plantation in Louisiana, which he was rescued from...
In the mean time, the new duo (a la Scorsese/DiCaprio, Burton/Depp) are prepping their third feature together, 12 Years a Slave, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor (Inside Man, Redbelt) as well. Now, Brad Pitt, who is also producing via his Plan B banner, has joined on. [The Playlist]
Shooting from a script by McQueen and John Ridley (Three Kings), Slave tells of “Solomon Northup, a free black man who was kidnapped in 1841 and sent to a slave plantation in Louisiana, which he was rescued from...
- 10/25/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Michael Fassbender will team up with director Steve McQueen for a thrid time as he has joined '12 Years a Slave.' He will join Chiwetel Ejiofor who has been cast in the lead.
Based on the 1853 autobiography of Solomon Northrup, 12 Years a Slave tells of Northrup's tragic kidnapping in Washington DC in 1841 where, despite being born a free man, he was forced into slavery at a Louisiana cotton plantation until his rescue 12 years later.
McQueen co-wrote the adaptation with John Ridley (Red Tails) and will produce through Brad Pitt's company, Plan B. Ejiofor, best known for roles in Children of Men and Redbelt, will portray Northrup while Fassbender's role remains currently undisclosed.
The teaser poster for 'Shame' is also below:...
Based on the 1853 autobiography of Solomon Northrup, 12 Years a Slave tells of Northrup's tragic kidnapping in Washington DC in 1841 where, despite being born a free man, he was forced into slavery at a Louisiana cotton plantation until his rescue 12 years later.
McQueen co-wrote the adaptation with John Ridley (Red Tails) and will produce through Brad Pitt's company, Plan B. Ejiofor, best known for roles in Children of Men and Redbelt, will portray Northrup while Fassbender's role remains currently undisclosed.
The teaser poster for 'Shame' is also below:...
- 10/11/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News)
- FlicksNews.net
Xerxes may be starring with the Terminator. IGN reports that Rodrigo Santoro (300) is in talks to join Arnold Schwarzenegger and Peter Stormare in the upcoming action-thriller Last Stand for director Jee-woon Kim.
Santoro is up for the part of "Frank Martinez, a rookie cop under the authority of Sheriff Ray Owens (Schwarzenegger)." His character is described as "outgoing, laid-back and personable," and that he is "a good friend of Jerry's, a fellow officer."
Filming is slated to begin next month for a scheduled release in January 2013. Santoro has also starred in Steven Soderbergh's Che, Redbelt, Lost and the voice of Tulio in Rio. ...
Santoro is up for the part of "Frank Martinez, a rookie cop under the authority of Sheriff Ray Owens (Schwarzenegger)." His character is described as "outgoing, laid-back and personable," and that he is "a good friend of Jerry's, a fellow officer."
Filming is slated to begin next month for a scheduled release in January 2013. Santoro has also starred in Steven Soderbergh's Che, Redbelt, Lost and the voice of Tulio in Rio. ...
- 9/28/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
Spartan (David Mamet, 2004) was quite near the beginning of the artistic sequence that Mamet scholars would eventually call his "early crypto-fascist period"—certainly a good dozen years before his bizarre, Kaufmanesque wrestling matches with Tariq Ramadan, complete with veiled ringside girls, on Al-Jazeera. About the film itself, critics were brutal. One of them called it "unimaginably crude – the Pickup on South Street (1) of the so-called War on Terror." Another said, "watching this film makes me want to commit innocent but suspicious acts deserving of a good waterboarding in Guantanamo." Despite the down-beat & cryptic patriotism of the film, it was not a success. Warner Brothers, sifting through the testing data, eventually fingered its too mild anti-Arabian racism. Mamet was forced to move the idea to television where he re-conceived the material for the series The Unit, primarily, the cynics said, as a way to get singing gigs for his wife, Scottish folkstress Rebecca Pidgeon.
- 9/13/2011
- MUBI
Welcome to Monday Morning Review, a new feature here at Movies.com where we provide a review of a film the Monday morning after it arrives in theaters. As such, this review is written for people who have seen the film, and will dicuss plot points, spoilers, etc, so read it only if you've seen it or if you don't mind knowing everything that happens. At first glance, it would be easy to dismiss Warrior as nothing more than a testosterone delivery system for meatheads. It revolves around mixed martial arts, a brutal sport that combines the grace of boxing, the athleticism of wrestling, and the elegance of the Rodney King beating. Apart from David Mamet's little-seen Redbelt, it's the first wide-release film to focus on Mma as an organized sport; before now...
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- 9/12/2011
- by Eric D. Snider
- Movies.com
Baseball has "Field of Dreams." Basketball has "Hoosiers." Hockey has "Slap Shot." In other words: you can't be a major American sport without a major American sports movie.
It looks like mixed martial arts might have found its major sports movie with this week's "Warrior," the story of two brothers (Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton) who both enter a massive Mma tournament. The film's already garnering rave reviews and strong social media word of mouth, and even generating some Oscar buzz. It looks on track to be one of the surprise hit of the fall.
While "Warrior" is certainly mixed martial arts' biggest and potentially most acclaimed appearance on the silver screen to date, it's far from the first movie set the world of Mma. We'll have our review of "Warrior" later in the week; in the meantime, here is a look at five important milestones on Mma's journey to cinematic legitimacy.
It looks like mixed martial arts might have found its major sports movie with this week's "Warrior," the story of two brothers (Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton) who both enter a massive Mma tournament. The film's already garnering rave reviews and strong social media word of mouth, and even generating some Oscar buzz. It looks on track to be one of the surprise hit of the fall.
While "Warrior" is certainly mixed martial arts' biggest and potentially most acclaimed appearance on the silver screen to date, it's far from the first movie set the world of Mma. We'll have our review of "Warrior" later in the week; in the meantime, here is a look at five important milestones on Mma's journey to cinematic legitimacy.
- 9/7/2011
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
Visual artist turned visual artist who directs feature films Steve McQueen turned a lot of heads with his 2008 feature debut Hunger. It was a visual experience chock full of beautiful photography, great performances, and experimental filmmaking. His second film Shame, which stars Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan, and supposedly explores sexuality and human nature, is getting ready to debut in Toronto and Venice come their September film festivals. Before we even get a chance to take in that film, however, comes word of what McQueen plans to work on next. Variety is reporting that his next film is going to detail the true story of Solomon Northrup, a New York man who was kidnapped and sold into slavery for twelve years between the years of 1841 and 1853. Northrup was taken in Washington and eventually rescued from a cotton plantation in Louisiana. Sounds like this will be a meaty part, so it’s going to need a meaty actor...
- 8/17/2011
- by Nathan Adams
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Steve McQueen‘s sophomore effort, Shame, will premiere at Venice and Toronto over the next month, with a U.S. release still not set. But, the acclaimed filmmaker is already setting up his third feature, with Variety telling us that he’ll be directing Chiwetel Ejiofor in Twelve Years a Slave.
This is based on the true story of Solomon Northup, a free black man who was kidnapped in 1841 and sent to a slave plantation in Louisiana, which he was rescued from in 1853. The film (written by McQueen and John Ridley) is an adaptation of his memoir that recounts the struggle, also called Twelve Years a Slave. That book also details his time before slavery — including how men pretending to be circus promoters who wanted to hire him as a violin player sent him to a hotel in Washington, D.C., where he was bound and sold as a slave.
This is based on the true story of Solomon Northup, a free black man who was kidnapped in 1841 and sent to a slave plantation in Louisiana, which he was rescued from in 1853. The film (written by McQueen and John Ridley) is an adaptation of his memoir that recounts the struggle, also called Twelve Years a Slave. That book also details his time before slavery — including how men pretending to be circus promoters who wanted to hire him as a violin player sent him to a hotel in Washington, D.C., where he was bound and sold as a slave.
- 8/16/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Steve McQueen will team with Chiwetel Ejiofor for 12 Years A Slave , Variety reports. Based on the 1853 autobiography of Solomon Northrup, 12 Years A Slave tells of Northrup's tragic kidnapping in Washington DC in 1841 where, despite being born a free man, he was forced into slavery at a Louisiana cotton plantation until his rescue 12 years later. McQueen co-wrote the adaptation with John Ridley ( Red Tails ) and will produce through Brad Pitt's company, Plan B. Ejiofor, best known for roles in Children of Men and Redbelt , will portray Northrup. McQueen, who made his debut with Hunger in 2008, reteamed with that film's star, Michael Fassbender for the upcoming Shame . You can read the full text of Northrup's original writing online at Documenting the American...
- 8/16/2011
- Comingsoon.net
Considering that it's the fastest rising sport in the world and that it's inherently cinematic in a way that, say, baseball isn't, it's surprising that Hollywood hasn't made greater hay out of mixed martial arts (or Mma). For the newcomer, it's essentially a blend of boxing, wrestling and a good old bar fight, a mix you would have thought would have led to far more movie outings than David Mamet's "Redbelt" and next year's Kevin James (yes, Kevin James) vehicle "Here Comes the Boom." But a movie opening next month, Gavin O'Connor's "Warrior," which we caught today as the first…...
- 8/12/2011
- The Playlist
Max Martini has joined the cast of Guillermo del Toro's monster movie "Pacific Rim" for Warner Bros./Legendary Pictures.According to Variety, production on the film begins in September with a July 12, 2013, release date set.Idris Elba, Charlie Hunnam and Charlie Day have already been cast. Del Toro will produce with Legendary's Thomas Tull and Jon Jashni.Travis Beacham wrote the script. The film centers on a group of humans that develop robots to fight off an extraterrestrial force that threatens the Earth's existence.Del Toro had been working on an adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's "At the Mountains of Madness" for Universal, but problems arose over budget and rating.Martini's film credits include "Redbelt," "Contact" and "Saving Private Ryan."...
- 7/26/2011
- by Adnan Tezer
- Monsters and Critics
The highly anticipated monster epic film Pacific Rim has now enlisted the talents of Max Martini whose credentials include Saving Private Ryan, Contact, Redbelt and my personal favorite – his character Mack Gerhardt on the American hit television show The Unit.
written by Travis Beacham, is set to be directed by the highly acclaimed Guillermo del Toro, the movie is centered around an alternate version of Earth in the near future decades after a historic date in November 2012 when the first towering Godzilla-like beast emerged from a hole in the Pacific Ocean and attacked the city of Osaka, Japan. Since the first attack, the rim has been “spitting out” a variety of gigantic monsters at an increasing rate, which then stride out of the ocean and begin destroying sea-bordering cities, like Tokyo and Los Angeles. In order to combat these monstrous, otherworldly menaces, the military developed the “Jaeger” program, which trains...
written by Travis Beacham, is set to be directed by the highly acclaimed Guillermo del Toro, the movie is centered around an alternate version of Earth in the near future decades after a historic date in November 2012 when the first towering Godzilla-like beast emerged from a hole in the Pacific Ocean and attacked the city of Osaka, Japan. Since the first attack, the rim has been “spitting out” a variety of gigantic monsters at an increasing rate, which then stride out of the ocean and begin destroying sea-bordering cities, like Tokyo and Los Angeles. In order to combat these monstrous, otherworldly menaces, the military developed the “Jaeger” program, which trains...
- 7/26/2011
- by Tim Shustoff
- Obsessed with Film
'Pacific Rim,' from director, Guillermo del Toro was one of the focus points of the Legendary Pictures panel at this year's San Diego Comic-Con. For a film that is still a couple of years off from its release, a decent amount of information and media was showcased. The logo for the film was shown, and many obscenities were said.What it boiled down to is that the film is about a sudden alien invasion and the giant robots deployed to take them down. Of the story, Del Toro said that it's set in "almost the now," and that "it posits a very delicate human scale problem and conflict against the gigantic scope, scale situation." During his time on stage, Del Toro said that more cast members would be announced shortly. He wasn't lying. Variety is reporting that Max Martini has joined the film as one of earth's defenders.
- 7/26/2011
- LRMonline.com
Max Martini has joined the cast of Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim. Travis Beacham wrote the screenplay that is said to be a variation on the Japanese Kaiju genre (giant monsters) and the plot sees "a future Earth defending itself from attacking creatures through the use of enormous mechanized robots." Variety reports that he will play "a resistance fighter who goes up against the invading creatures."
Martini has starred in Saving Private Ryan, Contact and Redbelt. The cast also includes Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Charlie Day and Rinko Kikuchi. Pacific Rim is aiming for a July 12, 2013 release.
Source: Variety (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118040383)...
Martini has starred in Saving Private Ryan, Contact and Redbelt. The cast also includes Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Charlie Day and Rinko Kikuchi. Pacific Rim is aiming for a July 12, 2013 release.
Source: Variety (http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118040383)...
- 7/26/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
Max Martini is the latest name to join the cast of Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim , according to a story at Variety . The film, from screenwriter Travis Beacham, is said to be a variation on the Japanese Kaiju genre (giant monsters) and the plot sees a future Earth defending itself from attacking creatures through the use of enormous mechanized robots. Martini, who has appeared in Saving Private Ryan , Contact and Redbelt , will appear alongside Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Charlie Day and Rinko Kikuchi. His part is said to be that of a resistance fighter who goes up against the invading creatures. The Legendary Pictures production is aiming for a July 12, 2013 release. (Photo Credit: Apega / WENN)...
- 7/25/2011
- Comingsoon.net
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