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New on DVD and Blu-ray: 'Man on a Ledge' and More
11 hours ago | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
This week: Sam Worthington plays a prison escapee who orchestrates an intricate heist while clinging to the outside of a tall building in the appropriately titled action thriller "Man on a Ledge."
Also new this week are the Amanda Seyfried thriller "Gone," the hockey-themed comedy "Goon" (no relation), and Ralph Fiennes' adaptation of Shakespeare's "Corionalus."
Box Office: $19 million
Rotten Tomatoes: 31% Rotten
Storyline: An ex-cop (Sam Worthington) escapes from prison to prove his innocence and steal the $40 million diamond he was accused of swiping from a ruthless businessman (Ed Harris). With the world watching, he jumpstarts the heist from a precarious ledge of the Roosevelt Hotel as a disgraced negotiator (Elizabeth Banks) tries to talk him down and his brother (Jamie Bell) races against time to get the diamond.
Extras! Both the DVD and Blu-ray contain an odd feature: Banks giving funny commentary on the trailer. »
- Robert DeSalvo
Win a Man on a Ledge Prize Pack!
25 May 2012 8:32 AM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Summit Entertainment.s thriller Man on a Ledge arrives on Blu-ray and DVD May 29th. M&C is getting in on the action by giving away a prize pack that includes a Blu-ray edition of the film, a Black Baseball Cap with Man on a Ledge logo and a Black Coffee Tumbler with Man on a Ledge logo. Man on a Ledge stars Sam Worthington (Avatar, Wrath of the Titans) as Nick Cassidy, an ex-cop who escapes from prison to plan the ultimate heist: steal a $40 million diamond from a cutthroat businessman, and in the process prove his innocence. Hailed by critics as .a heart-pounding adrenaline rush,. the film.s all-star ensemble cast also includes Elizabeth Banks (upcoming What »
- Patrick Luce
Contest: Win a Man on a Ledge Blu-ray Prize Pack
24 May 2012 7:27 AM, PDT | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »
On May 29, Summit Entertainment will debut the thriller Man on a Ledge starring Sam Worthington, Elizabeth Banks, Jamie Bell, Anthony Mackie, Edward Burns, Titus Welliver, Genesis Rodriguez, Kyra Sedgwick and Ed Harris on Blu-ray and DVD.
Thanks to Summit we have one prize pack up for grabs that includes Man on a Ledge on Blu-ray, a black baseball cap with the Man on a Ledge logo, and a black coffee tumbler with the Man on a Ledge logo. For a chance to win this prize pack, please fill out and submit the entry form below. You can return any or every day the contest is open to enter again and increase the odds of winning with each additional entry. You must be a resident of the United States or Canada to enter. Good luck!
Man on a Ledge stars Sam Worthington as Nick Cassidy, an ex-cop who escapes from prison »
Box Office: The Avengers Surpasses Star Wars?
22 May 2012 4:08 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
The Avengers: Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Chris Evans as Captain America With a cume of $463.35m after 18 days, Joss Whedon’s The Avengers has surpassed George Lucas’ Star Wars ($460.99m) at the domestic box office, thus officially becoming the fifth biggest blockbuster in history. By next weekend, The Avengers should surpass Lucas’ Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace ($474.54m) to become the fourth biggest domestic blockbuster in history. Impressive? Of course. Any way you look at it, The Avengers‘ box-office performance, whether in North America or abroad, has been phenomenal. The Disney / Marvel actioner has surpassed the expectations of most — if not all — prognosticators. Now, having said that, The Avengers is not a box-office phenomenon on a par with Star Wars. Not even close. Studio/media spin and p.r. b.s. aside, the true barometer of a movie’s success is how many tickets it has sold, »
- Zac Gille
Jim Sturgess & Susan Sarandon Put On Steven Shainberg's 'The Big Shoe,' Mark Wahlberg Takes 'The Disciple Program'
22 May 2012 10:04 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
It’s been seven years since Steven Shainberg last directed a film, the mostly forgotten Nicole Kidman vehicle "Fur," but it appears from a new press release that he has finally locked down his next project.
“The Big Shoe” finds Shainberg (“Secretary”) in familiar territory as the film is described as “a sexy comedic drama” that will follow Jim Sturgess (“Across The Universe,” “One Day”) as a gifted shoe designer, Nate, who is forced to break free from a family who want to cheapen his art for their own commercial gain. Susan Sarandon, who’s been getting busy lately, co-stars as his overbearing mother who tries to lure him back to work by hiring a psychotherapist and a “muse.” The project was linked to Joaquin Phoenix and Mia Wasikowska a couple of years back, and this feels like a little bit of a downgrade, at least when it comes to the leading man. »
- Cain Rodriguez
Joseph Mazzello Amongst Cast of Indie Comedy ‘Dear Sidewalk’; Genesis Rodriguez Latest for ‘Identity Thief’
21 May 2012 12:40 PM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
Joseph Mazzello came pretty close to being forever mired in that well-worn, curiosity-driven trap of “whatever happened to this child star?” But the Jurassic Park actor has made something of a comeback these past couple of years, thanks entirely to turns in HBO’s The Pacific and David Fincher‘s The Social Network; although this small role probably won’t get him into a spandex suit and in front of a green screen right away, it’s good to see more work come in.
Deadline reports that he, Josh Fadem (The Master), and Michelle Forbes (The Killing) are part of the cast for Dear Sidewalk, an independent comedy that has Davi Jay (Treme), Barry Tubb (Top Gun), and Roark Critchlow (Days of our Lives) signed to star. Jake Oelman is directing from a script by Jake Limbert, which follows “a young mail carrier who falls for a recently relocated divorcee on his route. »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
Anthony Mackie to join Runner, Runner with Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake
18 May 2012 9:00 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
Anthony Mackie has been deservedly rising to recognition brilliantly in recent years, with strong supporting roles in the likes of The Hurt Locker, The Adjustment Bureau, and Real Steel.
His upcoming slate includes Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Ruben Fleischer’s highly anticipated Gangster Squad (the trailer for which landed this month), and Michael Bay’s Pain and Gain.
Deadline now report that the young star is now in talks to join crime-thriller Runner, Runner alongside leading men Ben Affleck and Justin Timberlake, which already sounds like something to look forward to in itself.
“The drama revolves around the world of offshore online gaming and an increasingly tense relationship between a business founder and his protege.”
Brad Furman, who made waves last year with The Lincoln Lawyer, will be back behind the camera, directing from a script co-written by frequent collaborators Brian Koppelman and David Levien (Rounders, Ocean’s Thirteen), with »
- Kenji Lloyd
Anthony Mackie Joins 'Runner, Runner,' Freida Pinto & Alfred Molina Topline 'Desert Dancer'
18 May 2012 7:30 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
With production set to begin next month, “Runner, Runner” is looking to add another rising star to its ranks. Deadline reports that “The Hurt Locker” star is in talks to join the online gambling thriller written by “Rounders” duo Brian Koppelman and David Levien, and directed by “The Lincoln Lawyer” helmer Brad Furman.
Mackie will join a stacked cast that includes Ben Affleck, Justin Timberlake, and “Project X” star Oliver Cooper. It’s been a busy year for Mackie, who has already appeared in the Sam Worthington snoozefest “Man On A Ledge” and will appear in two films opening later this year, “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” and “Gangster Squad.” With his profile increasing, he’ll hopefully get a chance to get more lead roles like the one in the ill-fated Paul Greegrass-helmed Jimi Hendrix biopic.
Across the pond, U.K. production “Desert Dancer,” based on the life of Iranian dancer Afshin Ghaffarian, »
- Cain Rodriguez
Exclusive Media/Cross Creek Pictures Deal – A Walk Among The Tombstones Starring Liam Neeson
17 May 2012 11:16 AM, PDT | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
Exclusive Media and Cross Creek Pictures have entered into a three year 50-50 co-financing, co-producing, co-development deal for a minimum of two feature films per annum with budgets up to $65m. All films under this new arrangement will be released theatrically in the Us through Cross Creek.s slate distribution deal with Universal Pictures. Exclusive Media will retain and sell international rights to the titles. The announcement was made today by Exclusive Media Co-Chairmen Nigel Sinclair and Guy East and Cross Creek President, Brian Oliver.
Following the partnership on Ron Howard.s Rush, also to be released through Cross Creek.s distribution deal with Universal Pictures, the first film being produced and financed under this new far reaching arrangement is the thriller A Walk Among The Tombstones starring Liam Neeson (Taken). Written and to be directed by Scott Frank (The Lookout), the film is one of the popular .Matt Scudder »
- Michelle McCue
Casting: Grillo, Butler, Cooper, Curtis, Forte
16 May 2012 5:49 AM, PDT | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Untitled Bigelow Project
Frank Grillo is reteaming with his "Warrior" co-star Joel Edgerton in Kathryn Bigelow and Mark Boal's film based on the hunt for Osama bin Laden at Annapurna Pictures.
The actor joins a cast that includes Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Edgar Ramirez, Mark Strong, Chris Pratt, Kyle Chandler, Jennifer Ehle, Nash Edgerton and Harold Perrineau Jr. [Source: Variety]
Though first reported in October last year, its been confirmed at Cannes that Gerard Butler, Sam Worthington and Matthew McConaughey remain attached to Simon West's CG 3-D action thriller "Thunder Run" which begins shooting this Summer after just locking down finances.
The film is said to be the untold story of the dangerous and bloody capture of Baghdad in 2003 by American Forces at the onset of the Iraq War. [Source: Museled]
Runner Runner
Oliver Cooper ("Project X") has signed on to star opposite Justin Timberlake and Ben Affleck in the »
- Garth Franklin
Finances Secured for Computer-Generated 3D Action Thriller Thunder Run, Starring Matthew McConaughey, Gerard Butler and Sam Worthington
15 May 2012 7:09 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Financials have been squared away for the all-computer-generated, 3D action thriller, Thunder Run, starring Matthew McConaughey, Gerard Butler and Sam Worthington. Brian Presley's Freedom Films was able to secure a P & A arrangement, just prior to the start of Cannes, in a deal that shares the financial burden between Freedom and Fred Malmburg's Paradox Entertainment. A good thing, since VFX work has already begun on the ambitious project, an adaptation of a non-fiction book by Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent, David Zucchino. "Thunder Run - The Armored Strike to Capture Baghdad" tells of the capture of the Iraqi capital by American forces at the onset of the Iraq War in April of 2003. Zucchino's novel was adapted by Academy Award-winner Robert Port (Twin Towers) and Black Hawk Down screenwriter, Ken Nolan. Hit the jump for more on Thunder Run. Directed by Simon West (The Expendables 2), Thunder Run is set to begin principal photography this summer. »
- Dave Trumbore
Matthew McConaughey, Sam Worthington and Gerard Butler in 3D Iraq War Film Thunder Run
15 May 2012 5:02 PM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »
Freedom Films announced that it will begin shooting their 3D Iraq War action film "Thunder Run" this summer and has attached Matthew McConaughey, Sam Worthington, and Gerard Butler. Simon West, the man behind "Con Air" and the upcoming "Expendables" sequel, is directing. The story focuses on the dangerous and bloody capture of Baghdad by American forces. In April 2003, three battalions and fewer than a thousand men launched a violent thrust of tanks and Bradley Fighting Vehicles into the heart of a city of five million, igniting a three-day blitzkrieg, which military professionals often refer to as a lightning strike, or "thunder run." McConaughey, Worthington and Butler will each play a Colonel in charge of one of the three battalions. The movie is based on the book by Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent David Zucchino. »
Thunder Run Moves Forward with Gerard Butler and Matthew McConaughey
15 May 2012 3:22 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Freedom Films CEO, Brian Presley is proud to announce the closing of a substantial domestic P&A financing arrangement days prior to Cannes for the CG 3-D action thriller Thunder Run. The film will be co-financed by Brian Presley's Freedom Films and CEO Fred Malmburg's company, Paradox Entertainment with Gerard Butler, Sam Worthington and Matthew McConaughey starring. Ashok Amritraj's Hyde Park International is handling sales at Cannes during the upcoming Marche du Film.
VFX production has already begun on the CG 3-D film with principal photography set to begin this Summer. Brian Presley is producing alongside Jib Polhemus of The Graphic Film Company, with Simon West directing.
Thunder Run is an all CG 3-D action thriller based on the non-fiction book "Thunder Run - The Armored Strike to Capture Baghdad," by Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent David Zucchino. Adapting the story for the screen are Academy Award-winner Robert Port and Ken Nolan, »
- MovieWeb
Blu-ray, 3D, DVD Release: Wrath of the Titans
15 May 2012 12:43 PM, PDT | Disc Dish | See recent Disc Dish news »
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: July 24, 2012
Price: DVD $22.97, Blu-ray/DVD Combo $35.99, Blu-ray 3D/Blu-ray/DVD Combo $44.95
Studio: Warner Home Video
Those titans just keep coming back. Sam Worthington (Avatar) battles them again in the 2012 Wrath of the Titans, the sequel of the 2010 movie Clash of the Titans, a remake of the original 1981 epic fantasy.
In Wrath of the Titans, Worthington’s Perseus has been out of the hero business for decade, instead looking after his young son. But he’s dragged back to his job of saving the world after his father, Zeus (Liam Neeson, The Grey) is sent to the underworld. Zeus was kidnapped by his son Ares (Edgar Ramirez, The Bourne Ultimatum) and brother Hades (Ralph Fiennes, Coriolanus) so they can unleash the ancient titans on the world.
It’s action, action and more action for the cast, which also includes Bill Nighy (Wild Target), Rosamund Pike (Barney’s »
- Sam
Butler, Worthington & McConaughey’s ‘Thunder Run’ Lands Financing
15 May 2012 8:05 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Con Air and Expendables 2 director Simon West is going to follow in the footsteps of Robert Zemeckis by trying his hand at making motion-capture fare for a while – including, Night of the Living Dead: Origins 3D (which West will produce) and the Iraq war thriller Thunder Run, featuring West at the helm.
Brian Presley’s Freedom Films and Fred Malmburg’s Paradox Entertainment will co-finance the latter project, which is slated to begin production this summer – with a cast headed by Gerard Butler, Sam Worthington and Matthew McConaughey.
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“Thunder Run,” is an all CG 3-D action thriller based on the non-fiction book “Thunder Run - The Armored Strike to Capture Baghdad,” by Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent David Zucchino. Adapting the story for ...
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- Sandy Schaefer
VFX production starts on war movie Thunder Run with McConaughey, Worthington, and Butler
15 May 2012 6:34 AM, PDT | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »
Freedom Films announced today that the VFX production has begun on their 3D Iraq War action flick Thunder Run, which stars Matthew McConaughey, Sam Worthington, and Gerard Butler. Simon West, director of Con Air, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, and the upcoming The Expendables 2 is at the helm, which gives it that much more street cred, in my opinion. Here's the official synopsis: Based on the book by Pulitzer Prize-winning correspondent David Zucchino, Thunder Run is the untold »
- Paul Shirey
Cannes 2012: 'Thunder Run' Gets Funding Boost
15 May 2012 6:34 AM, PDT | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Buyers’ confidence in Thunder Run, a CGI 3D action thriller set to go into production this summer, starring Gerard Butler, Sam Worthington and Matthew McConaughey received a boost on the eve of the Marche du Film. The movie, being mounted by Brian Presley’s Freedom Films and Fred Malmburg’s Paradox Entertainment, has closed U.S. domestic P&A financing. Photos: Cannes Film Festival: Veterans Ready to Return to the Croisette The picture details the untold story of the dangerous and bloody capture of Baghdad by American forces at the onset of the Iraq War. Set in April 2003, three battalions and fewer
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- Stuart Kemp
Gerard Butler & Sam Worthington's CG 3D Action Thriller Thunder Run Lands Distribution Deal
15 May 2012 | The Daily BLAM! | See recent The Daily BLAM! news »
Freedom Films CEO, Brian Presley is proud to announce the closing of a substantial domestic P&A financing arrangement days prior to Cannes for the CG 3-D action thriller “Thunder Run.” The film will be co-financed by Presley’s Freedom Films and CEO Fred Malmburg’s company, Paradox Entertainment with Gerard Butler, Sam Worthington and Matthew McConaughey starring. Ashok Amritraj’s Hyde Park International is handling sales at Cannes during the upcoming Marche du Film. VFX production has already begun on the CG 3-D film with principal photography set to begin this Summer. Presley is producing alongside Jib Polhemus of The Graphic Film Company, with Simon West directing. “Thunder Run,” is an all CG 3-D action thriller based on the non-fiction book “Thunder Run - The Armored Strike to »
- Pietro Filipponi
Action Pic Thunder Run to Start Filming this Summer
15 May 2012 | Comingsoon.net | See recent Comingsoon.net news »
Freedom Films announced today that VFX production has started for 3-D action-thriller Thunder Run and that principal photography kicks off this summer. The Simon West-directed film will star Gerard Butler, Sam Worthington and Matthew McConaughey. Here's the announcement: Freedom Films CEO, Brian Presley is proud to announce the closing of a substantial domestic P&A financing arrangement days prior to Cannes for the CG 3-D action thriller .Thunder Run.. The film will be co-financed by Presley.s Freedom Films and CEO Fred Malmburg.s company, Paradox Entertainment with Gerard Butler, Sam Worthington and Matthew McConaughey starring. Ashok Amritraj.s Hyde Park International is handling sales at Cannes during the upcoming Marche du Film. VFX production has already begun on »
The Avengers Box Office: $1 Billion Worldwide, 2nd Weekend Record
13 May 2012 5:44 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
The Avengers box office: $1 billion worldwide; Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr) soars The Avengers has indeed broken another box-office record in North America. If that weren’t enough, if studio estimates are accurate Joss Whedon’s superhero movie starring Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo, Tom Hiddleston, and Jeremy Renner has passed the $1 billion milestone worldwide — after 19 days out. At 4,349 theaters in North America, The Avengers collected an estimated $103.2m, down a mere 50% compared to the previous weekend. That’s the biggest "second weekend" gross ever, far surpassing James Cameron / Sam Worthington’s Avatar and Christopher Nolan / Christian Bale’s The Dark Knight, which brought in, respectively, $75.61m (about the same in 2012 dollars) and $75.16m (approx. $82m today) according to Box Office Mojo. Even taking 3D and IMAX surcharges into account, The Avengers would still remain quite a bit ahead of the (inflation-adjusted) 2D, modestly »
- Zac Gille
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