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Salt Trailer Starring Angelina Jolie (in English)

4 November 2009 11:53 AM, PST | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

Earlier this week, a Russian trailer for the upcoming Angelina Jolie action-thriller Salt found its way online, but was quickly pulled down by Sony... and really, who wants to see a low-quality, dubbed version of a trailer anyway? (A lot of people... I know.) Today they have debuted the first domestic trailer for the film over at Yahoo! [1], and although it looks fairly action-packed, I can't say there is anything all that noteworthy about it either. Is Angelina Jolie really the biggest current female action star? It seems weird to say that, but I guess her filmography proves it. Either way, I'm sure they're hoping to attract fans of Wanted with this one. The production history on Salt has kind of a weird twist in that Tom Cruise was originally supposed to star in the lead role (and not in drag). Somewhere along the way they rewrote the story so »

- Sean

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Megan Fox to play circus freak opposite Mickey Rourke (IrishCentral)

17 September 2009 9:46 AM, PDT | IrishCentral | See recent IrishCentral news »

Megan Fox is set to play an angel-like circus freak alongside Mickey Rourke in a new film. The two Irish-American actors will co-star in “Passion Play,” which tells the story of an “angel” whose life is ruled by a coldblooded gangster. The “angel,” played by Fox, is a caged circus freak who has giant wings growing out of her back. Rourke will play a down-on-his-luck trumpet player who becomes the angel’s savior. When asked by MTV about the relationship between Fox and Rourke’s characters, the “Jennifer’s Body” star said: "There is a love story there – it’s clearly not going to be a typical one.” Mitch Glazer, who penned the script for “The Recruit” starring Irishman Colin Farrell, will write and direct “Passion Play.” The film, which is set for a 2010 release, will be Glazer’s directorial debut.  ... »

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Law Abiding Citizen – One Sheet, Images, And Trailer

13 September 2009 6:33 AM, PDT | AreYouScreening.com | See recent AreYouScreening news »

There's been a good deal of chatter about Law Abiding Citizen, and not all of it has been positive. For good or ill, the trailer for the film seems to let you know exactly where you are, and thus viewers are moved to quick decisions. You're either interested in a film about a guy who starts dealing out his own form of justice while in prison, or you aren't, and that's the kind of story that sets people pretty firmly in once camp or the other. On the other hand, you might be a fan of Jamie Foxx or Gerard Butler, and then what the movie is about might not be that important. For me, there's still one more hand to consider, and that is Kurt Wimmer. The man behind Equilibrium (a favorite of mine), and the screenplays for the remake of The Thomas Crown Affair, and The Recruit, Wimmer »

- Marc Eastman

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'The Hungry Rabbit Jumps' with Nicolas Cage

8 September 2009 12:10 PM, PDT | screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news »

Nicolas Cage is keeping himself busy these days. Just one week after boarding Patrick Lussier's 3D action flick "Drive Angry," Cage has now signed on to play the lead role in a thriller titled "The Hungry Rabbit Jumps."

Heat Vision reports Roger Donaldson ("The Recruit," "The Bank Job") will direct the film from a script by Robert Tannen. Tobey Maguire and his Maguire Entertainment will produce the project.

As far as the plot is concerned, "Rabbit" follows a man who gets involved with an underground vigilante organization after his wife falls victim to a brutal crime. »

- Franck Tabouring

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Nicolas Cage to Star in Hungry Rabbit Jumps

8 September 2009 4:29 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »

On its blog Heat Vision, The Hollywood Reporter writes that Nicolas Cage has signed on to star in the upcoming thriller Hungry Rabbit Jumps. The news comes just one week after the announcement that Cage would star in another revenge flick, Drive Angry.

Hungry Rabbit Jumps is being directed by Roger Donaldson, who also helmed Thirteen Days, The Recruit, and The World's Fastest Indian. The script by Robert Tannen involves a man who becomes entangled with an underground vigilante organization after his wife falls victim to a brutal crime.

Tobey Maguire is acting as one of the movie's producers (through his company, Maguire Entertainment), and the movie is reportedly scheduled to begin filming in New Orleans this coming January. Also producing is Jim Stern of Endgame, who commented briefly on the project:

As a company, we've been wanting to do a thriller for a long time ... In the best of the Hitchcockian tradition, »

- Rich Z Zwelling

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If it's Tuesday, there's a new Nicolas Cage movie to talk about

8 September 2009 12:55 AM, PDT | Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news »

At the tail end of last month news broke of a new action movie called Drive Angry that Nicolas Cage has committed to star in. He still is going to star in that film which starts rolling in April but now Cage has found another paycheck to earn before Drive Angry gets rolling.

The Hollywood Reporter says that the comic book Coppola will topline The Hungry Rabbit Jumps, a thriller that will shoot in January in New Orleans (the same place where Drive Angry will lens.) Get this: the story will have Mr. Ghost Rider playing a man whose wife is a victim of a brutal crime, so he gets caught up somehow in an underground vigilante group that ferrets out justice on criminals. Sounds like Fight Club meets The Star Chamber meets Death Wish. At this rate it's pretty much a given that if you're playing a son, daughter »

- Patrick Sauriol

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Law Abiding Citizen Trailer Starring Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler

14 August 2009 6:23 AM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

The first trailer for the upcoming thriller Law Abiding Citizen has hit the web this week, and while the concept is a little bit out there, I'm sure it's one that will hook a lot of people. Gerard Butler plays Clyde Shelton, a man whose wife and daughter are murdered, while Jamie Foxx plays the prosecutor who lets his family's killer walk. Unfortunately for Foxx, Shelton is not as ordinary as he might seem, and he decides to exact his own brand of justice on those responsible. The movie reminds me a little bit of Dexter meets Taken, and I have a feeling a lot will ride on the believability of the script, which is written by Kurt Wimmer who wrote and directed Equilibrium and Ultraviolet, and also wrote The Thomas Crown Affair, The Recruit and Street Kings. The movie is directed by F. Gary Gray (Friday, The Negotiator, The Italian Job »

- Sean

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Kurt Wimmer Hired to Write the Total Recall Remake

3 June 2009 11:35 PM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »

When we announced back in February that Total Recall was being rebooted, no writer or directed was attached yet. However, Columbia has now hired Kurt Wimmer to write the remake. Wimmer previously wrote Sphere, The Thomas Crown Affair, The Recruit, and Street Kings, and both wrote and directed Equilibrium and Ultraviolet. Producer Neal Moritz is developing this remake as a contemporary adaptation of the movie based on the Philip K. Dick story "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale." Columbia secured remake rights from Miramax, which has the option to co-finance the project when it's ready to shoot. There's nothing really in Wimmer's filmography that makes me feel confident that it's him who is writing this. Sure, Equilibrium is a fun movie, but the writing wasn't that great. The original Total Recall was directed by Paul Verhoeven, who is responsible for a lot of the crazy visuals in it. I'm »

- Alex Billington

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Daily news dose: Jack Nicholson joins Brooks comedy; Kurt Wimmer to write 'Total Recall' remake

3 June 2009 12:46 PM, PDT | screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news »

Here's your dose of film news for June 3, 2009:

• Jack Nicholson ("As Good As It Gets") is in talks to join Paul Rudd, Reese Witherspoon and Owen Wilson in James L. Brooks' upcoming untitled comedy for Columbia Pictures. Written by Brooks, the film focuses on a love triangle, with Rudd and Wilson playing two men competing for Witherspoon's heart. Nicholson would play Rudd's father. (Variety)

• In February, we found out Columbia Pictures is developing a "Total Recall" remake, and according to Variety, Kurt Wimmer will write the script. Wimmer's credits also include "The Thomas Crown Affair," "The Recruit" and "Salt." Neal H. Moritz will produce the remake of the film that was based on Philip K. Dick's story and starred Arnold Schwarzenegger.

• Producer Brian Grazer has joined Universal and Hasbro's big-screen adventure "Stretch Armstrong," based on the action figure launched in the 1970s. Steve Oedekerk is writing the script for the project, »

- Franck Tabouring

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Total Recall Remake is in Development

3 June 2009 10:00 AM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »

Kurt Wimmer, has been tapped to write Columbia's new version of "Total Recall," which Neal H Moritz is developing and producing through his Original Films banner. The original, based on the Philip K. Dick story "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale," follows a man haunted by a recurring dream of journeying to Mars who buys a literal dream vacation from a company called Rekall Inc., which sells implanted memories. The man comes to believe he is a secret agent and ends up on a Martian colony, where he fights to overthrow a despotic ruler controlling the production of air. The studio is keeping the new story details a secret, simply calling a "contemporized adaptation." Wimmer has previously written "The Thomas Crown Affair," "Equilibrium", "The Recruit," "Ultraviolet" and "Street Kings." He is also hard at work on the Gerard Butler's "Law Abiding Citizen" and Angelina Jolie's "Salt." »

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Total Recall remake edges closer to reality

3 June 2009 9:45 AM, PDT | The Cinema Post | See recent The Cinema Post news »

Ahh, the memories. Let’s take a trip down memory lane (pun intended) via IMDb for some classic Arnie quotes in “Total Recall”:

Quaid: If I am not me, den who da hell am I?

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Lori: Doug. Honey… you wouldn’t hurt me, would you, sweet heart? Sweet heart, be reasonable. After all, we’re married!

Lori goes for her gun, Quaid shoots her.

Quaid: Consider dat a divorce.

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Quaid: What about da guy you lobotomized? Did he gedda refund?

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Quaid enters a Johnnycab to escape from killers

Johnnycab: Please state the street and number.

Quaid: Shit, shit!

Johnnycab: I’m not familiar with that address. Would you please repeat the destination?

Quaid rips Johnnycab from the floor, and throws him in the back.

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Quaid wakes up in a Johnnycab

Quaid: Where am I?

Johnnycab: You’re in a Johnnycab.

Quaid: I mean, what am I doing here?

Johnnycab: I’m sorry. »

- Paul Larn

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Total Recall Remake Gets a Writer with Geek Cred

3 June 2009 9:27 AM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »

If you're like me, you're probably wondering why there is a Total Recall remake in development at all right now, but alas, this is the world we live in. Producer Neal Moritz (The Fast and the Furious) has his work cut out for him if he expects to find a way to improve upon the original, and somehow make people forget about the presence of Arnold Schwarzenegger and the style of director Paul Verhoeven. According to Variety [1], the project has just landed a writer in the form of Kurt Wimmer, who previously wrote and directed the films Equilibrium and Ultraviolet. He also wrote screenplays for Sphere, The Thomas Crown Affair, The Recruit, and more recently, Salt starring Angelina Jolie. So this is the part where everyone debates whether Equilibrium was actually any good. To me, it is easily the best thing Wimmer has done so far, but also heavily flawed and a bit ham-fisted. »

- Sean

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Roger Donaldson Takes Umbra(ge)

26 May 2009 7:39 PM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »

They should have called the movie “Umbrage” instead of the bleh sounding “Umbra”. Why? Cause that would make it so much easier to come up with bad puns for headlines of our coverage of Roger Donaldson’s latest paranoid thriller. And who doesn’t want to make our lives easier? But I digress. So what’s “Umbra” about? Weren’t you listening? It’s a “paranoid thriller”. Apparently that’s all anyone knows about the movie, which Donaldson (”The Recruit”, “Thirteen Days”) is set to direct for Relativity Media. Variety says “Umbra” will be based on an original screenplay by newcomer Steven Karczynski, and plot details for the movie are under wraps. I guess it’s either really cool or high-concept, and they’re afraid people might steal it and have the whole thing end up one of those “it-never-ends-well” dueling projects. In any case, Websters say umbra means: 1: »

- Nix

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Director Roger Donaldson In Talks To Helm Paranoid Thriller

26 May 2009 2:52 AM, PDT | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »

Director Roger Donaldson is in talks to helm a paranoid thriller for Relativity Media. "The Getaway" director is tapped to get "Umbra."

According to Variety, plot details on the project are being kept under wraps. Steven Karczynski wrote the original screenplay.

Producers will be Hal Lieberman and Relativity's Ryan Kavanaugh and Tucker Tooley.

Donaldson is known for his paranoid thrillers. His film credits include 2003's "The Recruit," which starred Colin Farrell and Bridget Moynahan, and 1994's "The Getaway" with former husband-and-wife Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger.

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Roger Donaldson Making Umbra

26 May 2009 12:20 AM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »

Roger Donaldson, the man behind The World's Fastest Indian* and The Bank Job, is in talks to direct Umbra, which is being described as a paranoid thriller.Of course, that's all it's being described as, since further plot details are still under wraps. Steven Karczynski wrote the script, which doesn't give us much to go on. A quick google search, however, reveals that Umbra is either a "worldwide leader in original, casual, contemporary, affordable design for the home" based in Toronto, or a word meaning the darkest part of the shadow. Hmm, we're not sure which would make us more paranoid: darkness, or the prospect of shopping for furniture.Donaldson previously directed paranoid thrillers No Way Out and The Recruit, so this isn't too much of a stretch for him and would, we're guessing, come behind The Day They Stole The Mona Lisa on his To Do list.*Better than »

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Daily news dose: Roger Donaldson to direct 'Umbra;' 'Buffy' remake in the works

26 May 2009 12:00 AM, PDT | screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news »

Here's your dose of film news for May 26, 2009:

• Roger Donaldson, whose credits include "Dante's Peak," "The Recruit" and "The Bank Job," is in talks to direct Relativity Media's "Umbra." Steven Karczynski wrote the script, but plot details are still kept under wraps. (Variety)

• Vertigo Entertainment is currently working on a remake of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," but the Hollywood Reporter says creator Joss Whedon is not involved at this stage. The trade also says the project will not be connected to the television series. No writers are on board yet, and no studio has committed to the film yet.

• Speaking of remakes, Disney is in the planning stages of redoing "Flight of the Navigator," with Brad Copeland on board to write the screenplay. Randal Kleiser directed the 1986 original, about a boy who escapes Nasa scientists and experiences a unique adventure on a spaceship. (THR)

• If you just can't get »

- Franck Tabouring

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Daily news dose: Ricky Gervais' 'Flanimals' coming to theaters; 'Star Trek' delayed in Mexico

29 April 2009 10:14 AM, PDT | screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news »

Here's your dose of film news for April 29, 2009:

• Ricky Gervais' "Flanimals," a series of children's books, will be heading to the big screen, with Illumination Entertainment developing the 3D animated film. Matt Selman ("The Simpsons Movie") will write the screenplay, and Gervais will lend his voice to the main character, an ugly creature heading out to change the world. (Variety)

• Roger Donaldson, the man behind "The Bank Job," "The Recruit" and "Dante's Peak," is set to direct the big-screen adaptation of Seymour Reit's novel "The Day They Stole the Mona Lisa." The plot follows the thief who stole the famous painting in 1911. The piece was missing for more than two years. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Here are some quick casting news: Danny Huston has officially joined Louis Leterrier's "Clash of the Titans." He will play Poseidon. Liam Neeson, Ralph Fiennes and Sam Worthington co-star, among others. Also, »

- Franck Tabouring

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Roger Donaldson to Direct 'Thomas Crown Affair' Circa 1911

29 April 2009 12:35 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »

Roger Donaldson most recently directed The Bank Job and has directed such films as the Tom Cruise starrer Cocktail, No Way Out with Kevin Costner and The Recruit starring Al Pacino and Colin Farrell. Now, Variety reports he is headed back to the director's chair to film an adaptation of the Seymour Reit book "The Day They Stole the Mona Lisa." The book centers on the theft of the world's most famous painting from the Louvre in 1911. It was missing for more than two years before an Italian carpenter named Vincent Perugia showed up with the painting in Florence. The film will center on the conman who masterminded the theft. This is an interesting idea, and I am curious as to where the intrigue lies. Will it play out as a Thomas Crown Affair kind of film only set in 1911? If so that may actually be interesting depending on the approach. »

- Brad Brevet

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Roger Donaldson Will Steal the Mona Lisa

28 April 2009 9:59 PM, PDT | TheMovingPicture.net | See recent TheMovingPicture news »

Roger Donaldson, who most recently directed the Jason Statham film The Bank Job, is set to helm another fact-based heist flick. The filmmaker, Phoenix Pictures and Robert Chartoff are teaming for a screen adaptation of Seymour Reit’s book The Day They Stole the Mona Lisa. The book centers on the theft of the world's most famous painting from the Louvre in 1911. It was missing for more than two years before an Italian carpenter named Vincent Perugia showed up with the painting in Florence. The film will center on the conman who masterminded the theft. Mike Medavoy and Chartoff will produce with Lynn Hendee and Phoenix's Arnie Messer, Brad Fischer and David Thwaites. Phoenix is in post-production on the Martin Scorsese-directed Leonardo DiCaprio thriller Shutter Island. Donaldson’s previous credits include The World's Fastest Indian, The Recruit, Thirteen Days, Dante's Peak, Species and the 80s Tom Cruise comedy Cocktail. »

- James Cook

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'Species' Director to Boost Mona Lisa

28 April 2009 9:15 PM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »

According to Variety, Phoenix Pictures and Robert Chartoff are teaming with director Roger Donaldson for a screen adaptation of Seymour Reit's book "The Day They Stole the Mona Lisa."

The book centers on the theft of the world's most famous painting from the Louvre in 1911. It was missing for more than two years before an Italian carpenter named Vincent Perugia showed up with the painting in Florence.

The film will center on the conman who masterminded the theft.

The new adaptation marks the second heist film for Donaldson, who last helmed The Bank Job with Jason Statham. Donaldson has also previously directed such films as Cocktail, Species and The Recruit. »

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