Jackie Chan finally talks about Big Soldier
It’s Jackie time! Yes, how can you NOT like this martial arts-stunt-daredevil extraordinaire? Exactly, the man is pure… entertainment! The Press Association reports that Jackie Chan finally has revealed details of his forthcoming $25 million movie “Big Soldier.” The Hong Kong actor said the epic will focus on the story of three people and a [...]
Gore Verbinski will not helm a fourth Pirates
How about some Pirate news? Yes, of course I’m talking about the extremely successful “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise. The trilogy which grossed $2.6 billion worldwide! What a smash hit for Disney! Anyway, Variety reports that after spending the better part of the last six years directing the “Pirates” trilogy, Gore Verbinski has informed Disney [...]
Bale joins Wahlberg in Prisoners
I haven’t heard o read anything ’bout Christian Bale since his little… mishap became front page news. Yes, that was one nasty little outburst we were invited to listen to. Well, in his defense, he did apologize so hopefully we don’t have to hear more of that, from him, or any of his colleagues. Anyway, [...]
Jackie Earle Haley is the new Freddy Krueger
I dedicate this post to all you horror fans out there. For many of you, the “Elm Street” franchise is one of the strongest shining stars in the horror genre. Freddy Krueger is, and will always be, one of the most charismatic (yeah, sort of) and scary killer/monster of all time. The trades tells us [...]
Kevin Spacey is the Father of Invention
This one caught my attention solely because of the brilliant actor Kevin Spacey. His most famous part, and the one you probably recognize him from, is the creepy, smooth-talking eyewitness Verbal Kint in “The Usual Suspects” (1995). Mot likely one of the films of the 90′s. If not THE best one. The role earned Spacey [...]
Mikael Hafstrom to helm The Rite
This piece of news caught my attention because it massaged my patriotism. In some weird way. Say what? Variety reports that New Line has set Mikael Hafstrom to direct “The Rite,” a fact-based thriller scripted by Michael Petroni. Based on a nonfiction book by Matt Baglio, the film tells the story of a young man [...]
Paul Bettany is going vampire hunting
I have this built in vampire-and-werewolf detector that goes of as soon as I lay my eyes on any form of text/print/image resembling either a bloodsucker or a howler. Today the sensors went off again. Praise the Lord. The Hollywood Reporter tells us that frightfully intense actor Paul Bettany is in negotiations to star in [...]