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17 items from 2012
Nicolas Cage and Mickey Rourke To Star In Marble City
18 May 2012 9:00 AM, PDT | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
The Cannes Film Festival is in full swing right now. Movies are being watched by critics, photos are being taken by papparazzi and studios are trying to get their upcoming films distributed. Ryuhei Kitamura (Versus, Midnight Meat Train) has a new film in the works called Marble City. Nicolas Cage and now Mickey Rourke are set to star in the film that is being described as "Kill Bill meets Drive".
Jason Piette, Managing Director of Stealth Media Group La office made the announcement today. Marble City wil be financed by Polaris Pictures' Producer Jeremy Wall along with Premiere Pictures. Mike Nilon, Cage’s manager, is also producing.
Director Kitamura stated:
"This is Kill Bill meets Drive. The movie is a story of one man's journey of vengeance on a road filled with rage, bullets and ultra-violence. He needs to go through the darkest places to reach the light in a classic story of revenge, »
- Tiberius
Movie News in 60 Seconds: 'The Words' Trailer; Cage and Rourke Seek Vengeance; Sorkin on Adapting Steve Jobs; Donna Summer is Gone
18 May 2012 8:53 AM, PDT | Movies.com | See recent Movies.com news »
Adrenaline Overdrive: The mind reels at the possibility that over-actors highly-enthusiastic performers Nicolas Cage and Mickey Rourke will appear together in a single movie. The two are in talks to star in Marble City, an action film about a newly-released prisoner who seeks vengeance against those he holds responsbile for his incarceration. Ryuhei Kitamura (The Midnight Meat Train, Versus), who will direct, describes it as “Kill Bill meets Drive.” The picture above is part of the sales banner discovered at the Cannes Market by our friend Todd Brown at Twitch; head there to see the whole thing. [ComingSoon] Think Different: Writer Aaron Sorkin, recently hired to adapt Walter Isaacson’s 650-page biography of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs for the big screen...
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- Peter Martin
Nicolas Cage And Mickey Rourke Head Off To Marble City
18 May 2012 8:40 AM, PDT | We Got This Covered | See recent We Got This Covered news »
Described as “Kill Bill meets Drive,” Nicolas Cage and Mickey Rourke will star in noir revenge thriller called Marble City, from director Ryuhei Kitamura. Cage has been in a more of a rut than usual as of late, heading two little-seen VOD releases Seeking Justice and Trespass and the horrendous comic book sequel that was Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance. Rourke however has been a rather popular property as of late and just signed on to reprise his role of Marv in Sin City: A Dame to Kill For.
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- Simon Brookfield
Casting News: Radcliffe, Temple, Cage
18 May 2012 1:07 AM, PDT | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Daniel Radcliffe has reportedly approached filmmaker Guillermo del Toro "to get involved in" the latter's upcoming stop-motion adaptation of "Pinocchio" which aims to hit cinemas in 2014.
Tom Waits is also on the filmmaker's wish list to play one of the voice cast… [Source: The Hollywood Reporter]
Juno Temple has joined the cast of Robert Stromberg's live-action "Maleficent", Disney's revisionist retelling of "Sleeping Beauty" starring Angelina Jolie as the title character. Shooting kicks off this Summer in London.
Temple will play one of three pixie fairies who are tasked with taking care of Princess Aurora (Elle Fanning) in the cottage in the woods. Imelda Staunton and Lesley Manville have already been cast as the other two. [Source: Heat Vision]
Nicolas Cage and Mickey Rourke are in talks to star in "Midnight Meat Train" director Ryuhei Kitamura's "Marble City" for Stealth Media Group, Polaris Pictures and Premiere Pictures.
Tom Sjolund penned the script »
- Garth Franklin
Back Together At Last: Nicolas Cage & Mickey Rourke To Have A Crazy-Off In 'Marble City'
17 May 2012 5:15 PM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Guys and girls, we have some news: Cinema is over. Not that it's being replaced or anything, but if you're a professional screenwriter or director, it might be time to start looking for work in another industry. Because the movies have entered their endgame: some time in 2013, the artform will reach the aim it was created for, and present-day Nicolas Cage and present-day Mickey Rourke will share a screen together. And after that, there will be no point in making any new movies.
The two actors appeared together at the start of their careers in 1983's "Rumble Fish," of course, but that was when they were young, and handsome, and in control of their mental faculties. And they've passed like ships in the night over the years: there was talk that they might both appear in "The Expendables 2," although it never came to pass, while Cage was briefly attached to »
- Oliver Lyttelton
Cage And Rourke Head For Marble City
17 May 2012 5:02 PM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
This morning's other Mickey Rourke story sees him teaming up with Nicolas Cage for the action revenge noir Marble City. Director Ryuhei Kitamura promises "vengeance on a road filled with rage, bullets and ultra-violence," in a mash-up of Drive and Kill Bill. Drive Angrier, anyone?Marble City is one of those screenplays that's been knocking around Hollywood for years. Way back in 2006 it was being prepped as a vehicle for Dmx, before he left and was replaced by Ving Rhames. The director at that time was going to be Jim Vickers, a stunt coordinator on movies like Mr & Mrs Smith and Hancock (he was also, alarmingly, "kidnap consultant" on Borat). Since the film failed to come together at that time, Vickers has still yet to make his directorial debut, although he recently shot second unit on The Legends Of Nethiah.Kitamura, who's bagged the job this time around, made the »
Nicolas Cage and Mickey Rourke Pair Up for ‘Marble City’; Kate Beckinsale and Nick Nolte Leading ‘Cate McCall’
17 May 2012 3:53 PM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
It’s a pairing made in both heaven and hell. As a press release from Stealth Media Group reports, Nicolas Cage and Mickey Rourke — “his career should have crashed” and “his career will crash over and over again” — are planning to collaborate on Marble City, a revenge picture succinctly described as “Kill Bill meets Drive.” That’s all well and good, but a better way to describe it would be, in terms of plot, “a journey of a newly released prisoner who seeks revenge on those that put him inside.”
Director Ryûhei Kitamura (Midnight Mean Train) — who sees it as “the story of a man who finds his inner peace through vengeance” — will work from the Thomas Sjölund-penned screenplay, while Cage and Rourke will go head-to-head in a battle of overacting that’s sure to ultimately underwhelm our socks into a slight breeze. Well, okay, it’s possible I »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
Mickey Rourke & Nicolas Cage Ready for Noir Action in 'Marble City'
17 May 2012 2:22 PM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
It's hard to think of modern film noir without thinking about Sin City (and its sequel, which just got a release date). One of that film's stars, Mickey Rourke, is returning to the genre, and this time he's bringing Nicolas Cage along with him. ComingSoon says the two will co-star in Marble City for The Midnight Meat Train director Ryuhei Kitamura. It's a revenge story about a newly released prisoner who hunts down the man who put him behind bars, which is a pretty common theme we're seeing in a lot of films these days. Marble City is described as "Kill Bill meets Drive," and actually sets the bar really damn high. The film is being hailed as a "high action and close combat fighting picture," so it sounds like we can look forward to Rourke and Cage going head to head in some pretty brutal fight sequences. Despite its »
- Ben Pearson
Key Players in the 2012 Cannes Film Market: Pathe International
17 May 2012 8:45 AM, PDT | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
Unless you count Roman Polanski’s Tess as a significant invite, Pathe International is pretty much relegated to market screenings, but this week it was announced that Denis Villeneuve’s An Enemy to be shot in Toronto with Jake Gyllenhaal, so it looks like there is definitely something to look forward to with this French sales co.
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Last Passenger by Omid Nooshin
My Best Holidays (Nos Plus Belles Vacances) by Philippe Lellouche
No One Lives by Ryuhei Kitamura
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- Eric Lavallee
Nicolas Cage and Mickey Rourke in Talks for Marble City
17 May 2012 | Comingsoon.net | See recent Comingsoon.net news »
Stealth Media Group announced today that Nicolas Cage and Mickey Rourke are in talks to star in director Ryuhei Kitamura's Marble City . The announcement was made by Jason Piette, Managing Director of Stealth Media Group La office. Polaris Pictures' Producer Jeremy Wall will co-finance the film along with Premiere Pictures. Mike Nilon, Nicolas Cage.s manager, is also Producing. "Ryuhei is the electric kind of filmmaker that Stealth Media is proud to be in business with," said Piette. "His vision of action filmmaking is truly unique as seen in 'Azumi' and we look forward to bringing a high octane smart action picture to the market that targets the critical young male demographic.. Marble City takes us on a journey of a newly released prisoner who seeks revenge »
Sales Art for the Nicolas Cage Actioner Marble City is Vaguely Disturbing
16 May 2012 7:00 PM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
The image you see embedded below is oddly hypnotic. Look at the picture for ten seconds, then try to stop. It’s kind of difficult. You know, I really want to see a Nicolas Cage movie directed by “Versus” mastermind Ryuhei Kitamura, but only if Cage looks exactly like he does in the sales art. Unfortunately, I don’t think they can deliver the goods. Unless, of course, they CGI Nic’s head onto The Rock’s body. Now there’s an idea. Anyway, here’s what the film is supposed to be about: Rune enters Marble City after serving ten years for armed robbery; with an eye patch covering his scarred and mangled eye, he’s full of hate and vengeance. Even though on parole, Rune immediately steals a car, picks up two nickel-plated .45′s and goes on a violent search for the man that wronged him. His investigation »
- Todd Rigney
Nicolas Cage's Photoshopped Abs Star In Ryuhei Kitamura's Marble City
16 May 2012 12:50 PM, PDT | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you what may be the greatest, most ridiculous poster ever made for a movie which does not yet exist. Freshly arrived in Cannes I made my first foray into the Marche du Film - the market area separate from the main festival where films are bought and sold for international distribution - and the first thing I discovered was this: The sales art for a proposed new film by Versus and Midnight Meat Train director Ryuhei Kitamura titled Marble City, featuring a wildly photoshopped Nicolas Cage in the lead.Rune enters Marble City after serving ten years for armed robbery; with an eye patch covering his scarred and mangled eye, he's full of hate and vengeance.Even though on parole, »
Review: Versus (Personal Favorites #36)
25 April 2012 4:11 AM, PDT | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »
There is no doubt that Versus was Ryuhei Kitamura's (LoveDeath) break-through film. His two earlier efforts made little or no splash in the film world, but once Kitamura released Versus doors started to open. As often the case, Kitamura never managed to match the genius of his break-through film, then again it makes the original all the more special. Even though this low-budget vehicle is already more than 10 years old, there's still plenty of life left in it.Trying to find the exact source of the current Japanese wave of splatter films is quite tricky (I would say The Machine Girl), but I'm pretty confident Versus provided plenty of inspiration for the Sushi Typhoon collective. It's a film that isn't constrained by any genre boundaries. »
Gemma Arterton Signs up for a Remake of the Japanese Movie 2Ldk aka The Wright Girls
10 April 2012 8:04 AM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
Yukihiko Tsutsumi’s original “2Ldk” was the second half of a “Duel” project with fellow director Ryuhei Kitamura, when the two guys decided they wanted to duel (get it?) by making a quickie movie set in a limited locale with two actors. While Kitamura did his usual Samurai thing (dude loves the Samurai thing), Tsutsumi elected to pit two women, both wannabe actresses, against each other in an apartment setting. The winner gets the TV role of a lifetime. That’s the simple premise of “2Ldk” (the “Duel” films were constructed to be simple to cut down on the production time), and it sounds like the Hollywood remake, now called “The Wright Girls”, will follow a similar premise, with Gemma Arterton already signed up to play one of the two women. This time around, though, the two women are co-stars on a TV show who are both competing for the »
- Nix
Ryuhei Kitamura and WWE Studios Insist “No One Lives”
17 January 2012 2:40 PM, PST | FamousMonsters of Filmland | See recent Famous Monsters of Filmland news »
Kane works ahead in See No Evil (image: WWF Films)
Ryûhei Kitamura, director of Versus and Midnight Meat Train, has teamed up with WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) Studios on No One Lives, a nasty new film that promises to continue the filmmaker’s penchant for grisly goodies. WWE VP Stephanie McMahon is confident the project will deliver some brutal goods, as related in an interview with Entertainment Weekly. “We’re in post production right now on a hardcore horror film called No One Lives, which stars Luke Evans from Immorals.” Hardcore, huh? I suppose the WWE might know a thing or two about that.
Synopsis (courtesy WWE Studios and Milk & Media):
“No One Lives is the brutal tale about a gang of ruthless highway killers who kidnap a wealthy couple traveling cross country only to shockingly discover that things are not what they seem.”
The WWE (nee WWF) has »
- Justin
'The Devil Inside' Director Focuses On 'The Vatican'
9 January 2012 10:33 AM, PST | bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news »
Warner Bros. PIctures has noted the success of Paramount's The Devil Inside and has tapped director William Brent Bell to direct The Vatican, a pitch for a conspiracy driven thriller to be scripted by David Cohen, reports Deadline. The Vatican, a sale that was conducted right before the holidays, will be fast tracked by Warner Bros and is described as a hybrid that uses some found footage techniques like The Devil Inside did. Cohen wrote Subject Zero, a script on last years Black Script, and No One Lives, which is in post production, was directed by Ryuhei Kitamura and stars Luke Evans. The Vatican will be produced by Roy Lee, Lawrence Grey and John Middleton, and Bells producing partner Matt Peterman. Peterman wrote The Devil Inside with Bell, and produced that horror hit with Morris Paulson. »
‘The Devil Inside’ Helmer William Brent Bell Takes To ‘The Vatican’ At Warner Bros
9 January 2012 10:04 AM, PST | Deadline New York | See recent Deadline New York news »
Exclusive: Warner Bros has acquired The Vatican, a pitch for a conspiracy driven thriller to be scripted by David Cohen. William Brent Bell, who directed and co-wrote the weekend’s surprise hit The Devil Inside for Paramount’s Insurge release label, has made a deal to direct the film. The Vatican will be produced by Roy Lee, Lawrence Grey and John Middleton, and Bell’s producing partner Matt Peterman. Peterman wrote The Devil Inside with Bell, and produced that horror hit with Morris Paulson. Despite receiving an F from CinemaScore, the low budget The Devil Inside grossed $34.5 million on an opening weekend that is usually dominated by holiday holdovers. The Vatican, a sale that was conducted right before the holidays, will be fast tracked by Warner Bros and is described as a hybrid that uses some found footage techniques like The Devil Inside did. Cohen wrote Subject Zero, a script »
- MIKE FLEMING
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