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New 'From Paris With Love' Trailer Will Make Terrorists Fear John Travolta

32 minutes ago | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

Yesterday Paramount announced that they had brought on board French action director Pierre Morel to champion their (presumably) big budget remake of the sci-fi epic Dune. Having hypothesized that Morel has what it takes to make a unique, deep-pocketed tent pole film, I found this to be good news. However, if you were in the opposite camp, the one who finds Morel's brand of explosion-happy, character-lite filmmaking to be no different than any number of other loud studio actioners, then chances are this new trailer (watch it after the jump) for his latest film, From Paris With Love, isn't going to do a thing to quell any skepticism regarding his ability to transport audiences to another planet.

And you'd be excused if you dismissed this trailer, which showcases a butch and bald John Travolta beating up Parisian terrorists, and shooting up Parisian terrorists, and blowing up Parisian terrorists, with laughs. »

- Peter Hall

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A Second Trailer And Two New Images From Paris With Love

1 hour ago | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »

Following hot on the heels of the two new international TV spots earlier this week, a second trailer and two new film stills have been released for recently announced Dune director, Pierre Morel’s explosive action flick, From Paris With Love. Film stars John Travolta, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Amber Rose Revah and Melissa Mars.

The trailer features all the usual explosions and escapades you’d expect from this kind of action thriller, as well as some fresh new footage to boot. Personally I cannot seem to take my eyes off of Travolta’s shiny bald head, it’s almost hypnotic and it’s certainly a different look for the man! Check out the new trailer and stills below, let us know what you think…

John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys-Meyers star in the spy thriller From Paris With Love for District B13’s helmer Pierre Morel and EuropaCorp. The Luc Besson »

- Craig Sharp

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Exclusive: David Belle Shows Off His Parkour Skills In This 'District 13: Ultimatum' Clip

3 hours ago | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »

"District B13," released in 2004 (2006 in the States), is a stylish action flick written/produced by Luc Besson and directed by Pierre Morel, who is making headlines today for signing on to helm "Dune." The movie stars David Belle, founder of le parkour, so it's highlighted by some amazing feats of acrobatic artistry.

I haven't yet seen the sequel, "District 13: Ultimatum," but Belle is the star once again so I expect more of the same stylish action. That's certainly how things look in this clip, in which Belle dispatches a group of bad guys with little more than his limbs and an unframed painting. The story -- written by Besson once again -- picks up three years after the last movie, with Belle's Leito and Cyril Raffaeli's Damien returning to the titular district to fix the lawlessness that runs rampant there. You can check out "District 13: Ultimatum" right now via Video On Demand, »

- Adam Rosenberg

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Second Trailer For ‘From Paris With Love’

4 hours ago | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »

On the heels of the news that Pierre Morel will be taking on the remake of Dune, is the second trailer for his next upcoming action flick, From Paris With Love. The film stars John Travolta as FBI Super-Agent Charlie Wax, who gets teamed up with an unsuspecting partner, who’s far from a field agent, James Reece (Jonathan Rhys Meyers).

The film looks like a bit of Casino Royale meets any buddy cop film from the late 80s. With Taken and District B13’s Morel taking the helm and The Trasporter films writer Luc Besson taking on the script, you can bet that this film will be full of nonstop action. The only question remains; can Travolta pull off Parkour?

Check out the trailer after the jump, and decide for yourself. From Paris With Love hits theaters on February 5th worldwide.

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- Sebastian Suchecki

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New Trailer, Images and Posters for From Paris With Love

7 hours ago | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »

Yesterday, we brought you news that director Pierre Morel (Taken) had signed up to direct Dune and now Lionsgate has released another explosion heavy trailer for his upcoming action film, From Paris With Love.  Written by Morel and Luc Besson (Leon: The Professional), the film stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers as a low-ranking intelligence operative working in the office of the U.S. Ambassador in France who takes on more than he bargained for when he partners up with a wisecracking, fast-shooting, high-ranking U.S. agent (John Travolta) who’s been sent to Paris to stop a terrorist attack.  If you’re looking for some explosions, you’ll want to check the trailer out.

You can check out two new images and a few posters after the jump.

The HD version of the trailer is on Apple and the new images below are from the Facebook page for the film.  From Paris With Love »

- Ramses Flores

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New From Paris with Love Trailer is All About the Travolta

8 hours ago | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »

The latest trailer for “Taken” director Pierre Morel’s “From Paris with Love” has popped up over at Apple. It’s all about Travolta in this one. The trailer pretty much gives you what you’d expect in a Luc Besson-produced film — lots of explosions, action, and of course, some perfunctory attempts at male bonding. And oh, Fyi: Morel is scheduled to take over the directing reins of the “Dune” remake over at Paramount. Our Frenchie’s moving on up in Hollywood. A low-ranking intelligence operative (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) working in the office of the U.S. Ambassador in France takes on more than he bargained for when he partners with a wisecracking, fast-shooting, high-ranking U.S. agent (John Travolta) who’s been sent to Paris to stop a terrorist attack. Starring John Travolta, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Kasia Smutniak, and Richard Durden. Travolta is staying alive in Paris February 5, 2010. »

- Nix

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From Paris With Love Trailer #2

9 hours ago | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »

Lionsgate just released the second official movie trailer for the John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys Meyers action flick “From Paris With Love.”

The film follows an intelligence operative (Rhys Meyers) in the office of the U.S. ambassador in France who’s partnered with a high-ranking U.S. agent (Travolta), who’s been sent to Paris to stop a terrorist attack.

“From Paris with Love” is directed by Pierre Morel, the man behind “District B13″ and Liam Neeson’s “Taken” thriller.

Luc Besson (The Transporter, Fifth Element, Taken, Danny the Dog) and Adi Hasak (Shadow Conspiracy) penned the screenplay. Also stars Kasia Smutniak, Amber Rose Revah, Melissa Mars, Richard Durden and Farid Elouardi.

“From Paris With Love” is set to hit theatres on February 5, 2010.

Click here to view the embedded video.

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- Allan Ford

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Travolta in new trailer for Luc Besson's 'From Paris With Love'

10 hours ago | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »

We have added the new second trailer for Luc Besson's upcoming action thriller, 'From Paris With Love'. The Lionsgate film stars John Travolta, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, Amber Rose Revah, Melissa Mars, Richard Durden, Farid Elouardi and Chems Dahmani.Watch the trailer below;'From Paris With Love' is released across the USA from February 5th and across the UK from March 5th.A low-ranking intelligence operative (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) working in the office of the U.S. Ambassador in France takes on more than he bargained for when he partners with a wisecracking, fast-shooting, high-ranking U.S. agent (John Travolta) who.s been sent to Paris to stop a terrorist attack. »

- Anthony Pearson

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Pierre Morel Signs Up For ‘Dune’

12 hours ago | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »

News has landed from a far away place in space and time, well, Los Angeles. It is a message of potential greatness, earthlings. The word being spread by Variety at the moment is Taken and From Paris with Love helmer, Pierre Morel, has “taken” over directing duties on sci-fi epic, Dune. 

Originally in the hands of Peter Berg (before he jumped ship), it now seems Paramount are mad keen on the French action director to shout “action!” There’s already a script for this done by Josh Zetumer, perhaps Morel’s good friend Luc Besson, will be hired for a re-draft? Since David Lynch was talked into making a version in 1984 on the back of Star Wars success, there has been a mini-series. However, it does appear Paramount want a big screen adaptation…perhaps it will be a thril-logy like Lord of the Rings or something!

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- Martyn Conterio

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From Paris with Love Movie Trailer #2

15 hours ago | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »

Following up on the earlier news about Pierre Morel (District B13, Taken) directing Dune, we now have the second trailer for his next feature, From Paris with Love. The film stars John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys Meyers, and concerns a young embassy worker who teams up with an unruly FBI agent to stop a terrorist attack in Paris. It's pretty obvious who's who. Luc Besson is also credited with the film's story, not unlike many other films he produces. Instead of Besson's regular screenwriting bud Robert Mark Kamen, Paris's script was written by Adi Hasak. I've been a fan of Morel's ever since I was floored by my import copy of District B13. While that movie was a bit uneven as an action film, there was enough good in it to convince me that Morel had a bright future ahead of him. I enjoyed what he did with Taken (though »

- Devindra Hardawar

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John Travolta Goes for Action in 'From Paris with Love' Fresh Trailer

17 hours ago | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »

Another sneak peek at action movie "From Paris with Love" has been shared through a brand new trailer. A courtesy of Apple, the video features a lot of action scenes that can be seen in the film about an embassy officer who is partnered with an American spy.

Along with the debut of the new trailer, Lionsgate Films has also released two fresh images from the film. One of the pictures captures Melissa Mars standing between John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys-Meyers, while the other still features Travolta holding a gun.

In this movie, Rhys-Meyers plays James Reese, a low-ranking intelligence operative working in the office of the U.S. Ambassador in France. One day, he gets more than what he bargained for when he teams up with high-ranking U.S. agent Charlie Wax, portrayed by Travolta, who's been sent to Paris to stop a terrorist attack.

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- AceShowbiz.com

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From Paris With Love Movie Trailer 2

18 hours ago | ShockYa | See recent ShockYa news »

Lionsgate just released the second official movie trailer for the upcoming film “From Paris With Love” by director Pierre Morel (Taken) and starring John Travolta (Wild Hogs 2, Hairspray), Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Amber Rose Revah. Synopsis: John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys-Meyers star in the spy thriller From Paris With Love for District B13’s helmer Pierre Morel and EuropaCorp. The Luc Besson/Adi Hasak-penned tale revolves around the entwining paths of an American spy and an embassy worker during a tumultuous time in Paris. - Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest movie news and more from “From Paris With Love” starring John Travolta. »

- Brian Corder

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Pierre Morel Takes Over Directing Dune Remake

22 hours ago | FusedFilm | See recent FusedFilm news »

The remake of a 1984 sci-fi classic has found itself a new director after Peter Berg left the project due to scheduling conflicts. Pajiba reported last October that Berg left the project in order to direct Battleship for Universal.

Entertainment Weekly is now reporting that Pierre Morel (Taken/From Paris With Love) has come aboard to direct the Dune remake. Paramount for awhile wanted Neill Blomkamp to direct the film but that seemed to not work out.

Though Blomkamp directing would have been awesome, Morel is a wonderful pick. He will definitely bring a lot of awesome qualities to the film. Also as Luc Besson’s protege, he has similar range and just look what Besson did with science fiction films like the Fifth Element, which is definitely a great action sci-fi film.  I’d like to see him use some of the parkour stunts in the film, which would definitely be unique. »

- Kevin Coll

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Two New Images From Paris with Love

23 hours ago | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »

Lionsgate has added two new images from the Pierre Morel actioner “From Paris with Love” to the movie’s Facebook page. The plot: a low-ranking intelligence operative (Jonathan Rhys Meyers) working in the office of the U.S. Ambassador in France takes on more than he bargained for when he partners with a wisecracking, fast-shooting, high-ranking U.S. agent (John Travolta) who’s been sent to Paris to stop a terrorist attack. The film, from producer/writer Luc Besson and Morel, who previously gave us “Taken”, blows up February 5, 2010. »

- Nix

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Trailer, Clip for High-Flying 'District 13: Ultimatum'

4 January 2010 1:18 AM, PST | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »

I don't expect Shakespeare when I look at the trailer and new clip for District 13: Ultimatum, the sequel to the 2004 District 13. That film was the first pairing of Taken director Pierre Morel and writer-producer Luc Besson, in those roles, anyway. This one is again written by Besson but directed by Patrick Alessandrin.

The action in Ultimatum is the star, and more specifically, we're talking about the parkour. It's more familiarly known as free running, although I think there are some cosmetic differences between them, but I'm certainly no expert. However, you won't mistake parkour for ballroom dancing, and it's front and center here. This stuff is pretty cool to watch. Would hate to be their knees, however.

Oh, and there's probably a story here, too, but I wasn't paying attention to that. »

- Colin Boyd

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Two New International TV Spots For From Paris With Love

3 January 2010 4:22 PM, PST | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »

Two new international TV spots have surfaced for John Travolta’s latest explosive outing, From Paris with Love, also starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, the film is directed by Pierre Morel. The two new spots focus entirely on Travolta’s character, the blissfully un-pc FBI agent Charlie Wax. Check the two of them out below:

John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys-Meyers star in the spy thriller From Paris With Love for District B13’s helmer Pierre Morel and EuropaCorp. The Luc Besson/Adi Hasak-penned tale revolves around the entwining paths of an American spy and an embassy worker during a tumultuous time in Paris.

Us Release: 5th February 2010

UK Release: 5th March 2010

Australian Release: 25th February 2010

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- Craig Sharp

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Us Trailer for District 13: Ultimatum

3 January 2010 10:54 AM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »

A flurry of trailers have recently appeared online including several official Us trailers for foreign films which have previously been released elsewhere, and now 2009 French action film District 13: Ultimatum has followed suit.

A sequel to 2004’s highly successful District 13, French filmmaking legend Luc Besson returns as writer/producer, as do the first film’s stars David Belle and Cyril Raffaelli. For those unfamiliar with the acting duo, David Belle is the primary founder of Parkour (which is heavily featured in both District 13 films) and Cyril Raffaelli is an incredible martial artist and stuntman who is also a Parkour practitioner/traceur. Patrick Alessandrin took over directing duties for the sequel from Pierre Morel, who directed the first District 13 movie, as Morel has been busy with his follow up films Taken (starring Liam Nesson) and the upcoming From Paris with Love (starring John Travolta).

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- Andrew Peters

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Two New Teasers for John Travolta’s From Paris With Love

3 January 2010 6:43 AM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »

French movie website, EuropaCorp have released two new teaser trailers for Pierre Morel’s upcoming action film From Paris with Love, starring John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys Meyers.

There are a number of films being released in 2010 which I am very much looking forward to, and this is definitely one of them. Although I am a fan of John Travolta, the main reason I want to watch this film is because of the director/producer partnership of Pierre Morel and Luc Besson. The duo have previously made District 13 and Taken, and although both movies were weak in certain areas, they were two of the most entertaining action films of the past decade. Whilst the action genre in Hollywood has suffered greatly in recent times as the major studios have pushed for watered-down, family friendly action movies, these two French filmmakers have helped fill the void for entertaining, balls to the wall, »

- Andrew Peters

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