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50 Cent Lays Down the Law in Nsfw Trailer for 'Freelancers'
2 hours ago | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
So what would happen if you took one of the most hardcore rappers around — Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson — and cast him in a movie where he plays a cop? There are two possibilities: Either the world would implode or we'd get something transcendentally mind-blowing.
Or, as the new red band trailer for "Freelancers" show, both at the same time.
Here's the deal: In a "Training Day"-esque scenario, Jackson plays a rookie cop who is taken in under the wing of a veteran vice officer played by none other than Robert De Niro. But while Jackson is tasked with cleaning up both the force and the streets, De Niro may have something a little different in mind — namely, lining his own pockets with fat cash at the expense of all that is good and holy in this world.
Add in Forest Whitaker as a wild card undercover agent and you've got »
- Scott Harris
Safe House Blu-ray Review
2 June 2012 2:00 PM, PDT | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
Safe House arrives on Blu-ray and DVD this Tuesday from Universal. If you are a fan of stylish action films that make you think, than this film is for you. It has a great cast that includes Denzel Washington (Training Day, Unstoppable) and Ryan Reynolds (The Change-Up, Green Lantern) in this edge-of-your-seat game of cloak and dagger.
The supporting cast is equally stellar, and includes Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air, The Departed), Brendan Gleeson (28 Days Later, The Guard), Sam Shepard (Black Hawk Down), Ruben Blades (All the Pretty Horses, Once Upon a Time in Mexico), Nora Arnezeder (Paris 36, The Words), Robert Patrick (Terminator 2: Judgment Day), and Joel Kinnaman (The Killing).
Synopsis:
Tobin Frost (Washington), one of the CIA’s most dangerous traitors, resurfaces in South Africa after eluding capture for almost a decade. During his interrogation, the safe house is attacked by brutal mercenaries forcing rookie agent, Matt Weston »
- Tiberius
Christian Bale Was Almost In 'Titanic'
30 May 2012 5:13 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
A new picture of Christian Bale emerges in a just-released biography by his former publicist and assistant, Harrison Cheung. Christian Bale: The Inside Story of the Darkest Batman, published May 29 on BenBella, reveals an actor who fought desperately to emerge from the world of independent British cinema into a complex, often incorrigible but above-all, ambitious global superstar.
HuffPost Entertainment read the book and found the following 14 details to be of particular interest. Some of these tidbits were previously covered in the media, but others -- like which of his characters he most identifies with -- appear to be new information. Before reading, consider one important note: Cheung once worked for the "Dark Knight Rises" star and no longer does. The following items are all taken from a book that is written from the former publicist's point of view. Cheung writes in the book that he was never actually paid for his years of service, »
- The Huffington Post
Director Carl Franklin to Helm Corrupt Cop Drama 'City Of Night'
30 May 2012 8:45 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Most recently plying his wares on TV shows such as Starz's “Magic City” and HBO's “The Pacific,” director Carl Franklin has decided to step back into the cinematic arena where he got his start, nine years after he directed the Denzel Washington actioner “Out of Time,” for a dose of shady business with the law.
Deadline reports Franklin has signed on to direct “City of Night,” an L.A.-set thriller written by David Chisholm, best known for writing the Fred Savage film “The Wizard,” peculiarly enough. 'City' follows Emmett Conlin, a rookie cop aspiring to rise through the Lapd ranks through its toughest crime units, until he faces a veteran corrupt cop eager to bring him down. Emmett then becomes the target of a psychological betrayal from within the department, and soon he doesn't know who to trust, or where to run.
The film is purported to be “in »
- Charlie Schmidlin
Carl Franklin to Direct Thriller City Of Night
29 May 2012 6:34 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
After working on a couple of well-received cable dramas, Carl Franklin (Out of Time) is headed back to the movies. The Magic City and Falling Skies director has signed on for cop thriller City of Night. Penned by David Chisholm, this one tells the tale of a rookie policeman assigned to the toughest unit in Los Angeles; once there, he quickly gets mixed up with a crooked vet, who initiates an “elaborate psychological game to destroy him.” In the official release, it’s described as an “explosive, sexually intense thriller.” It’s also compared to La Confidential and The Departed but interestingly, not Training Day, which…doesn’t it sound a lot like Training Day? Of course, that doesn’t mean it’s a rip-off or anything. Just don’t be surprised when the bad cop (who may or may not compare favourably to King Kong) is shocked (wink, wink »
- Matt Currie
Carl Franklin/City Of Night: Lapd Corruption
29 May 2012 4:26 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Carl Franklin to direct City of Night, which is not a movie version of John Rechy’s novel about a gay sex worker. Instead, this City of Night, from a screenplay by David Chisholm, is set inside the Los Angeles Police Department. The following synopsis comes courtesy of TheWrap: "Emmett Conlin [is] a rookie cop who joins the Los Angeles Police Department’s toughest crime unit. Conlin is drawn into a web of deceit and corruption that threatens his job and his life." Does this sound like a Training Day remake? That cop flick about the putrid underbelly of the Lapd (and of Los Angeles as city) was directed by Antoine Fuqua, and starred eventual Oscar winner Denzel Washington as the scuzzy cop and Ethan Hawke as the babe-in-the-woods rookie. Considering that Hawke somehow managed to make his absurd character believable, he fully deserved his Oscar nomination (though in the wrong category, »
- Andre Soares
Carl Franklin Directing City Of Night
29 May 2012 1:57 PM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
Carl Franklin is usually to be found either directing crime films or sultry dramas in sweltering climes, so his latest project won’t be a big shock – he’s officially on to make cope thriller City Of Night.David Chisholm wrote the script, which finds a rookie cop named Emmett Conlin harbouring hopes and dreams of becoming one of the best in the Lapd. But then he's lured into the toughest crime unit in the city, and discovers that the biggest dangers lurk not out on the streets but within his own colleagues.For the man in charge of the team is a veteran officer mired deep in corruption and betrayal. He targets Emmett with an elaborate psychological campaign designed to break him down. The film is being described as in the tradition of La Confidential and The Departed, but if you ask us, it also owes a debt to Training Day. »
Win A Safe House Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack
29 May 2012 7:38 AM, PDT | CineMovie | See recent CineMovie news »
CineMovie has your chance to win a Safe House Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, the box office hit starring Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds. Find out how to enter for your copy of the June 5th home theatre release.
Academy Award®-Winner Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds Star in the Year’s Most Explosive Action Blockbuster Available on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack with UltraViolet™ and Digital Copy as well as DVD & On Demand on June 5, 2012
A rogue CIA operative is targeted for assassination and an idealistic rookie agent must prove himself by keeping them both alive in the exhilarating and explosive action-thriller Safe House, available June 5, 2012 on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack with UltraViolet™ and Digital Copy and DVD as well as On Demand from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Two-time Academy Award® winner Denzel Washington (Training Day, Unstoppable) and Ryan Reynolds (The Change-Up, Green Lantern)
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Win A Safe House Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack
29 May 2012 7:38 AM, PDT | CineMovie | See recent CineMovie news »
CineMovie has your chance to win a Safe House Blu-ray™ Combo Pack, the box office hit starring Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds. Find out how to enter for your copy of the June 5th home theatre release.
Academy Award®-Winner Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds Star in the Year’s Most Explosive Action Blockbuster Available on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack with UltraViolet™ and Digital Copy as well as DVD & On Demand on June 5, 2012
A rogue CIA operative is targeted for assassination and an idealistic rookie agent must prove himself by keeping them both alive in the exhilarating and explosive action-thriller Safe House, available June 5, 2012 on Blu-ray™ Combo Pack with UltraViolet™ and Digital Copy and DVD as well as On Demand from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. Two-time Academy Award® winner Denzel Washington (Training Day, Unstoppable) and Ryan Reynolds (The Change-Up, Green Lantern)
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Gritty Trailer For Jake Gyllenhaal In David Ayer’s ‘End Of Watch’
29 May 2012 5:05 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Here we have the first look at David Ayer’s much anticipated End Of Watch, his new cop-thriller starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Peña. Ayer has made a name for himself with the ‘corrupt law-enforcement’ theme running throughout a number his scripts and directorial efforts. He wrote the Oscar-winning Training Day, as well as Dark Blue, arguably featuring Kurt Russell’s finest performance. His directorial debut Harsh Times, starring an intense Christian Bale was followed by the Keanu Reeves-led Street Kings.
Check out this Pov-style trailer and let us know what you think:
End Of Watch hits cinemas later this year and co-stars Frank Grillo, Michael Peña , Anna Kendrick, America Ferrera and Cody Horn.
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- Craig Hunter
50 Celebrity Names That Sound Like Game Of Thrones Characters
24 May 2012 5:03 PM, PDT | BestWeekEver | See recent BestWeekEver news »
New Party Game! In apropos of nothing, we’ve spent the last two days coming up with Celebrities Whose Names Sound Like Game Of Thrones Characters – meaning, actors, musicians, athletes, and other famous people whose real-life names contain some combination of fantasy-ness, pseudo-ethnicity, and juuust-slightly-offitude worthy of a bonafide Westeros inhabitant. Here are our favorite 50 Celebrity Names That Sound Like Game Of Thrones Characters, along with descriptions of who their names would be on the show (not who they’d be, just the names), ranked from 50 to 1 in order of Game Of Throneyness. Leave your own suggestions in the comments – we stupidly can’t get enough of these: 50. Baz Luhrmann Director of Moulin Rouge; Shifty mage apprentice to the warlock Pyat Pree 49. Jurnee Smollet Played Jess on Friday Night Lights; Homely Winterfell commoner who attracts Theon’s affections 48. Joaquin Phoenix Star of Gladiator and Walk The Line; Standard-Bearer of House »
- Dan Hopper
Ethan Hawke Returning To The Stage
23 May 2012 12:06 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Actor Ethan Hawke is returning to the stage to direct and star in a new Off-Broadway production called Clive.
The play, set in the 1990s, will focus on the self-destruction of a New York musician. The Training Day star will play the titular Clive.
The production, which is scheduled to kick off New Group's 2013 winter line-up, will reunite Hawke and playwright Jonathon Marc Sherman, who penned the actor's theatrical directorial debut, Things We Want, in 2007.
The 41 year old last hit the Big Apple stage in Blood From a Stone in January, 2011. »
Second Opinion - Rampart (2011)
22 May 2012 2:10 AM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Rampart, 2011.
Directed by Oren Moverman.
Starring Woody Harrelson, Ice Cube, Ned Beatty, Anne Heche, Cynthia Nixon, Brie Larson, Robin Wright, Steve Buscemi and Sigourney Weaver.
Synopsis:
A crooked cop struggles for survival in 1990s Los Angeles.
Despite their job to try and protect us from crime and being hurt, there are a lot of dirty cops in this world. We've seen numerous movies and TV shows try to take on this subject. Sometimes it works (The Shield) and other times it doesn't (Street Kings). So the question is, where does Oren Moverman's Rampart fall on that spectrum?
Rampart is a character study set in 1999 Los Angeles that follows officer Dave Brown, played by Woody Harrelson. Brown has been a police officer for many years and has done his fair share of things that most would consider to be wrong for a cop to do. Most recently, he chased down »
- flickeringmyth
Eva Mendes proves Hollywood naysayers wrong - Realbollywood.com News
10 May 2012 9:41 PM, PDT | RealBollywood.com | See recent RealBollywood news »
Los Angeles, May 11 (Ians/Efe) Hispanic film star Eva Mendes is proud of her career after many initially said that her look was not "commercial", she said at the Us screening of the comedy "Girl in Progress".
"When I started out, people said that my appearance was not commercial, that I was too ethnic and that perhaps I could do a few good films but not sell a product," the actress told Efe. "And here I am years later," she added.
The star of films such as "Training Day" (2001), "2 Fast 2 Furious" (2003), "We Own The Night" (2007) and "The Spirit" (2008) has become a regular. »
- Lohit Reddy
Antoine Fuqua Adds Chicagoland To Busy Slate
10 May 2012 2:01 PM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Looking to get their in-development crime drama Chicagoland into production, New Line has been on the hunt for a fitting helmer. While little is known about the feature.other than that it's presumably set in Chicago.the studio has told Variety that it's in the vein of Training Day. So who better to helm it than Training Day director Antoine Fuqua? The trade revealed Fuqua has been signed to direct the picture, beating out handful hopefuls that included Stephen Gaghan, who wrote and directed the political thriller Syriana. Since his last theatrical outing, 2009's Brooklyn's Finest, Fuqua has been tirelessly developing new projects. At present he's in post-production on a documentary about Death Row Records co-founder Suge Knight and a historical drama about the tragic romance between Chinese Emperor Xuanzong and his imperial concubine Yang Guifei. Beyond that he's currently attached to direct Steel Town, Storming Vegas, and Southpaw and »
‘Training Day’ Director Antoine Fuqua Taking on ‘Chicagoland’
10 May 2012 11:30 AM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
Antoine Fuqua seems like the busy man these days with various projects lined up, but that isn’t stopping him from adding another one to his filmography; Variety reports that the Training Day director has been hired to helm Chicagoland, a new heist film for New Line.
This project does seem to be somewhat of a hot commodity as Frost/Nixon‘s Peter Morgan penned the script, and once had Stephen Gaghan (Syriana) circling to direct. Details on the newest film are pretty slim as of now, seeing as all we know about is the “heist film” tagline. However, with Fuqua‘s schedule chock full, it’s hard to even determine when this movie will get made.
Although it seems he’s going to be directing every action/heist/thriller film for the next few years or so, one of his projects seems to be hitting the back-burner for now. »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
Antoine Fuqua To Visit "Chicagoland"
10 May 2012 8:02 AM, PDT | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
"Training Day" director Antoine Fuqua is in talks to helm the crime thriller "Chicagoland" for New Line Cinema says Variety.
Fuqua reportedly beat out several directors for the gig, including Stephen Gaghan ("Syriana"). "The Queen" and "The Last King of Scotland" scribe Peter Morgan penned the screenplay while Simon Kinberg will produce.
Fuqua is also linked to several projects including the Eminem boxing pic "Southpaw," "Steel Town" at Legendary and "Storming Las Vegas" at Summit-Lionsgate. »
- Garth Franklin
Antoine Fuqua in Talks to Direct Crime Drama Chicagoland
9 May 2012 1:24 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Antoine Fuqua is adding yet another project to his crowded directorial development slate. Variety reports that the Training Day director is in talks to helm the crime drama Chicagoland for New Line Cinema. Plot details are thin, but the story apparently revolves around some sort of heist. Fuqua has come in and out of a number of projects in the last year, and he’s currently attached to direct Steel Town, the crime spree pic Storming Las Vegas, and the Eminem boxing drama Southpaw. Variety notes that it’s unknown which of these projects is closest to production, so we still don't know what Fuqua's next film will be. Peter Morgan (The Queen) wrote the script for Chicagoland, and apparently a number of directors were pursuing the gig, including Stephen Gaghan (Syriana). I haven’t been impressed with Fuqua's recent output so I’m not exactly sure why he won »
- Adam Chitwood
Eminem Puts 'Southpaw' Flick On Back Burner
8 May 2012 10:25 PM, PDT | MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news »
'He's focusing on his music right now,' a rep for Detroit Mc confirms of delay on boxing movie.
By Rob Markman
Photo: Kevin Mazur/ Getty Images
It's been almost 10 years since fans saw Eminem in his first big-time movie role, but they'll have to wait a little bit longer to catch him the second time around.
The rapper has long been signed on to star in "Southpaw," a gritty drama about a boxer who tries to mount a comeback in life and in the ring, but it is now being reported that Em will put the flick on the backburner.
"He's focusing on his music right now, so while he's doing that, while he's in that space, he wanted to put this on hold for the time being," Eminem's rep Dennis Dennehy told the Detroit Free Press this week.
In November Em's "8 Mile" will turn 10 years old. »
Film News: Arnold Schwarzenegger is Back in Open Road’s ‘Ten’
8 May 2012 12:09 PM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – Arnold Schwarzenegger promised moviegoers, “I’ll be back.” He makes his on-screen leading man return in filmmaker David Ayer’s action thriller “Ten”. Ayer’s writing credits include 2001 hit film “Training Day”, which earned an Academy Award for Denzel Washington. He will also appear in this Summer’s “The Expendables 2.”
Schwarzenegger’s character in “Ten” is part of an elite DEA task force that strategizes a typical raid until someone begins assassinating them one by one, according to Open Road Films.
“I am really excited about this project and the team that’s come together,” said Schwarzenegger via press release. “David Ayer is incredibly talented and exactly what I want for a story this compelling.”
Open Road Films provides a sneak peek saying the action unfolds through footage from handheld and surveillance cameras, giving the story a gripping, first-person immediacy.
The release date is yet to be announced. »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
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