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Interview: James McTeigue, 'Ninja Assassin' (Part 1)
10 hours ago | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
Director James McTeigue has been working on films since the late 1980s, back in his native Australia. He was second assistant director on Dark City and first assistant director on Star Wars: Attack of the Clones. He started working with Andy and Larry Wachowski as an assistant director on The Matrix, and they've been collaborating on projects together ever since. The Wachowskis wrote the first feature film helmed by McTeigue, V for Vendetta, and he provided second-unit direction on their most recent film, Speed Racer.
Ninja Assassin, which opened this week, is the latest movie McTeigue has directed, with the Wachowskis on board as producers. You can read William Goss's review for more details about the action/fantasy film. Cinematical sat down with the director in late September during Fantastic Fest, just after the movie played the festival. He was very pleased with the fest screening and happy to talk about the film. »
- Jette Kernion
Preview: Brothers
10 hours ago | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
About ten years ago, three promising young actors were working to secure a place amongst the Hollywood A-list. Natalie Portman had finished her first major acting role, as Mathilda in Luc Bessons Leon. She would go on to make her major breakthrough in the Star Wars prequels. Tobey Maguire had small roles in respected films like The Cider House Rules and Wonder Boys, then also got his major break in a high budget franchise, winning the role of Spiderman. Jake Gyllenhaal came to public attention through his role in sleeper Indie hit Donnie Darko, then hit the big time through a combination of big budget popcorn in The Day After Tomorrow, and critically acclaimed drama in Brokeback Mountain. Next week in the Us, these three actors, firmly A-List, come together for Jim Sheridan’s brothers.
Brothers is a remake of Susanne Bier’s Danish film Brodre. Tobey Maguire plays Captain Sam Cahill, »
- Barry Steele
Review: Ninja Assassin
27 November 2009 12:20 AM, PST | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »
Plot: A Un investigator (Naomi Harris), becomes the target of a deadly Ninja clan, when she threatens to expose their existence. Her only hope is a young, rogue ninja, Raizo (Rain), who breaks with the clan after his master (Sho Kosugi), kills the woman he loves. Review: I had high hopes for Ninja Assassin. I love a good ninja flick, having grown up on a steady diet of them as a youngster. When I heard the Wachowskis were re-teaming with V For Vendetta director James McTeigue, for a... »
- Chris Bumbray
James McTeigue Interview, Ninja Assassin
26 November 2009 8:00 PM, PST | MoviesOnline.ca | See recent MoviesOnline news »
We sat down recently with director James McTeigue to talk about his new film, “Ninja Assassin,” based on a screenplay by Matthew Sand and J. Michael Straczynski, and starring Korean pop star Rain, Naomie Harris, Ben Miles, Rick Yune and legendary martial arts performer Sho Kosugi.
As a boy in Sydney, McTeigue was exposed to a variety of world cinema and television and was heavily influenced by ninja television shows like "Shintaro" and "Phantom Agents," and by films such as "Shinobi No Mono." He graduated from Sydney University, where he studied art and film.
McTeigue made his directorial debut helming the iconoclastic screen adaptation of the graphic novel "V for Vendetta." He came to the project through his relationship with the Wachowski brothers, for whom he served as the assistant director on all three "Matrix" films. His other previous film credits as an assistant director include "Speed Racer" and "Dark City. »
New Ninja Assassin Red Band Trailer
26 November 2009 7:47 AM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
With Ninja Assassin going on general release in the USA, a new red band trailer has been released online and it is very different from the previous trailer. Although this new trailer has been released to help promote the film for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, I suspect the complete change in tone from the last trailer is partially to help combat the overwhelming negative criticism the film has generally received so far.
Ninja Assassin has been criticized by many for its overly complex and unnecessary plot, although it has received much praise for its stylish action sequences. Whereas the previous trailer was more dramatic and attempted to display some of the film’s back-story, this new trailer is basically an entire minute of nonstop ninja action.
The film stars Korean pop idol Rain, is produced by Joel Silver and the Wachowski Bros. (The Matrix Trilogy), is written by prolific science »
- Andrew Peters
Exclusive: Ninja Assassin Clip
26 November 2009 6:06 AM, PST | Screenrush | See recent Screenrush news »
James McTeigue's follow up feature to V for Vendetta, Ninja Assassin, has just released an exclusive clip via Filmstart.
The story of Ninja Assasin follows one of the deadliest assassins in the world, Raizo. As a child he was taken from the streets by the Ozunu Clan and transformed into a well trained killer. The Ozunu Clan is an ancient secret society whose very existence is no more than a whispered myth. When the Clan mercilessly execute Raizo's friend, he becomes haunted and vanishes from the Clan. Slowly and in secret he prepares to exact his revenge.
Meanwhile in Berlin, Europol agent Mika Coretti has stumbled upon a mysterious money trail linking several politically motivated murders to an underground network of untraceable assassins from the Far East. Defying her superior's orders, Mika digs into their top secret files in search of the truth. The investigation turns her into their prime target. »
Ninja Assassin Review
25 November 2009 9:06 PM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Short Version: Ninja Assassin has many flaws; however, the ninjas are not one of them. All of the ninja action in this film is awesome, and for fans of the genre that’s probably enough.
Screen Rant’s Paul Young reviews Ninja Assassin
Ninja Assassin is the first action movie this Fall that delivers on what it promises: Lots of ninja action.
I’m a sucker for a good ninja fight, no matter how choreographed it is. The silent-but-deadly ninja was a huge part of the 80’s action movie sub-culture; since I grew up in the 80’s, I have seen every one that I can get my hands on (yes that includes American Ninja, I, II, III, IV And V). Ninjas doing what they do best (being sneaky) have slowly crept into popular culture over time. Mythbusters did an entire episode on ninja myth and lore and the website AskANinja. »
- Paul Young
Review: Ninja Assassin
25 November 2009 2:15 PM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
By: William Goss, reprinted from Fantastic Fest '09
One can't ask too much of a film called Ninja Assassin -- that's a given -- but James McTeigue's proper directorial follow-up to V for Vendetta does its damnedest to take that insta-pulp title and weave around it a worn-out tale of forbidden love, family betrayal, and government conspiracy. Complete with some hard-to-see fight scenes and some harder-to-hear dialogue, all delivered with a poker-straight face and capped off with some super-splattery kills, it's like a graphic novel adaptation with comic book punctuation, a film so flagrant in its fakery that it almost forgets to have any fun.
Raizo (Korean pop star Rain, of Speed Racer and "Colbert Report" fame) was once an orphan, raised by a secretive clan to, um, assassinate as, well, a ninja would. One forbidden fling and one shamed father later, and our pariah protagonist is off to »
- Cinematical staff
Exclusive Interview: Ninja Assassin Director James McTeigue
25 November 2009 12:20 PM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
"You're making a ninja movie... you can't say this is Citizen Kane," James McTeigue told me when I asked him about the light tone he maintained during Ninja Assassin, the second film he's directed with The Matrix visionaries Andy and Larry Wachowski on board as producers. Though McTeigue recognizes that V for Vendetta was advertised as a Wachowski movie first and McTeigue movie second, he sees Ninja Assassin as being very much his own thing, influenced by the Wachowskis of course, but also every other filmmaker who has inspired him in his career. I talked to McTeigue about his working relationship with the Wachowskis, his decision to cast Korean pop star Rain in the lead role as reformed assassin Raizo, the completely imaginary weapon that Rain fights with, and of course, keeping the tone light even when the screen is splattered with blood. Watch our 15-minute interview below. Ninja Assassin »
James McTeigue Enlisted Comic Book Artist for Ninja Assassin
25 November 2009 11:38 AM, PST | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
In the past, comic book artists were not regarded very highly in Hollywood. When a director needed to have certain scenes "pre-visualized," it was often a storyboard artist that was tapped for the job. However, with the recent popularity of comic book movies and the sky-rocketing costs of developing feature-length action films, directors have increasingly turned to comic book or "sequential" artists to help flesh out their ideas.
James McTeigue (V for Vendetta) is one such director. For his latest film, Ninja Assassin, McTeigue hired comic book artist Steve Skroce to help him bring the script to life, he told ComingSoon.net.
What I usually do with Steve is that we start off with concept pieces — we call them key frames. We talk about the key frames and how they come together and then I'll say to him, "Look, I felt like this should be a cross between anime and gameplay, »
- BrentJS Sprecher
Here's What You Need To Know About 'Ninja Assassin'
25 November 2009 11:30 AM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
From MTV.Com: "Ninja Assassin" starts off with one of the coolest and most gruesomely entertaining movie scenes of the year: a claustrophobic attack from some masked killers who slice, dice and decapitate their way through some unlucky gangsters, spraying blood around the room like they're firefighters trying to extinguish a four-alarmer.
From there, director James McTeigue ("V for Vendetta") and his star Rain take us on a global treasure hunt in which the nominal goal is vengeance but whose real aim is to kill as many people in as insane a fashion as possible. Run-and-slash sword fights on a busy highway! Armed-soldier-vs.-ninja melees! Spooky, flashlight-assisted battles that leave you hoping never to run into a ninja in a dark alley. The film barrels into theaters on Wednesday (November 25), and here are five things you should know before checking it out:
Continue reading 'Ninja Assassin': Five Things »
- Eric Ditzian
Sound Off: James McTeigue's Ninja Assassin - Your Thoughts?
25 November 2009 10:40 AM, PST | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
Now that you've seen it, what did you think? Its been 4 years since former Matrix assistant director James McTeigue brought us V for Vendetta, and now he's back with a new movie called Ninja Assassin. Considering it's a movie about ninjas starring Korean pop star turned actor Rain, that means it should be pretty awesome right? But all the reviews have been mixed so far. Is the story as bad as they say it is? Is the action at least awesome to watch? Does Rain kick as much ass as everyone says he does? If you've had the chance to see it, then sound off, leave a comment, and let us know what you thought of Ninja Assassin! To fuel the fire, I frickin' loved this movie. But there are some problems with it. Yes, the story is complete shit, I'll even admit to that. But the action is awesome »
- Alex Billington
Restricted Ninja Assassin Trailer
25 November 2009 7:02 AM, PST | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »
We have added a new restricted trailer for upcoming “Ninja Assassin“
The martial arts extravaganza follows Raizo (Rain), one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the streets as a child, he was transformed into a trained killer by the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose very existence is considered a myth. But haunted by the merciless execution of his friend by the Clan, Raizo breaks free from them and vanishes. Now he waits, preparing to exact his revenge.
The film stars Naomie Harris, Ben Miles, Rick Yune, legendary Sho Kosugi (Enter the Ninja, Revenge of the Ninja), a Japanese martial artist with training in ninjutsu, as the ruthless leader of the Ozunu Clan.
“Ninja Assassin” is produced by the Wachowski brothers (The Matrix, Speed Racer) and directed by James McTeigue (V for Vendetta). It is scheduled to hit theaters November 25, 2009.
For more movie info, trailers, photos and »
- Allan Ford
Review: Ninja Assassin
25 November 2009 6:00 AM, PST | Slackerwood | See recent Slackerwood news »
V For Vendetta director James McTeigue and producers Joel Silver and the Wachowski brothers join forces again to splatter the screen with gore galore in Ninja Assassin. This film is not for the weak of heart or stomach -- be prepared for graphic dismemberment and fountains of blood. Ninja Assassin has displaced Daybreakers on my list for the amount of blood used in a film production.
The story centers around Raizo (Rain), a renegade ninja from the Ozunu clan. The clan is a secret organization that kidnaps young children, training them to become silent killers. After the merciless killing of the female ninja who touched his heart, Raizo denounces his Ozunu family. Skilled in the use of a kusarigama weapon, Raizo takes revenge on his former family by executing them.
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- Debbie Cerda
Ninja Assasin Trailer Slashes Its Way Onto The Web
25 November 2009 3:07 AM, PST | Screenrush | See recent Screenrush news »
In case the red-hot fighting flick Ninja Assassin has passed you by, now is time to rectify the issue and check out the official red-band trailer.
V for Vendetta director James McTeigue's high-octane CG-laden movie stars Rain, Jung Ji-Hoon, Naomie Harris, Sung Kang and Ben Miles and hits cinemas on January 8 2010.
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Ninja Assassin Cast Interviews
25 November 2009 2:00 AM, PST | movies.about.com | See recent movies.about.com news »
The red carpet at the La premiere of the Warner Bros Pictures R-rated action pic Ninja Assassin was littered with ninjas... Littered doesn't sound right. A handful of guys dressed in ninja attire hung out - literally - on scaffolds surrounding the red carpet, which should have made the film's cast and crew feel right at home. Korean pop singer Rain, who tackles his first leading role in a major feature film, was totally unaffected by the ninjas as he hit the red carpet to talk about Ninja Assassin along with his co-stars Rick Yune and Stephen Marcus, producer Joel Silver, and director James McTeigue (V for Vendetta).
Producer Silver said that Rain's move from singer to leading man wasn't that difficult of a leap. "He was a great dancer, but he was able to learn how to do all the fights and understand how to do all the martial arts, »
Movie Review: Ninja Assassin (2009)
25 November 2009 12:47 AM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Photo: Warner Bros. To imagine James McTeigue could make something so intelligent and entertaining as V for Vendetta and then devolve into the pile of garbage that is Ninja Assassin is staggering. Vendetta is one of my favorite comic book/graphic novel adaptations and yet McTeigue's sophomore effort makes it seem like he learned nothing as he delivers this dark and mindless so-called ninja revenge feature.
The story follows the Ozunu Ninja Clan and how one of their own, Raizo (played by Korean pop star Rain), has gone Awol and instead of going into hiding he is setting out to exterminate them for killing his ninja girlfriend. Mika (Naomie Harris), a crack Europol agent in Berlin, is along for the ride as the overtly Hollywood portion of the story. She stumbles onto a money trail leading her to suspect underground ninjas have been behind several recent political assassinations. »
- Brad Brevet
Movie Review - 'Ninja Assassin'
24 November 2009 11:47 PM, PST | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »
Starring Rain, Naomie Harris, and Sho Kosugi
Directed by James McTeigue
Rated R
It's all a little too whiz-bang, but James McTeigue's Ninja Assassin is nevertheless a great hour-and-a-half for action fans steeped in cartoon-inspired violence. McTeigue (V for Vendetta) appears to be midway through a larger story, so it's possible this might strike you as parts one and two of a series, and it may have been better served that way.
Still, there's a lack of good, fun, death-defying (and possibly depth-defying) martial arts movies in American theaters, and the few things that Ninja Assassin gets wrong are ultimately forgivable.
Ninjas have enjoyed a mysterious ride through history for hundreds of years. McTeigue's film plays on that mythology to introduce a theory that the warriors adapted over time from feudal assassins to modern ones, employed by governments and the enterprising around the world to carry out »
- Colin Boyd
Exclusive: Director James McTeigue on the Wachowskis, Superman, Edgar Allen Poe, Ninja Assassin, Magneto, and a Lot More!
24 November 2009 9:56 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
A few days ago I attended the Los Angeles press junket for director James McTeigue’s Ninja Assassin. While I already posted my four minute video interview with McTeigue and Rain (the lead in Ninja Assassin), I was able to get some extra time with McTeigue the following day. Since I’m a huge fan of V for Vendetta and his work with the Wachowskis on Speed Racer, I decided to use my extended interview to ask about his other projects and home video questions.
So after the jump I try and get James McTeigue to tell me what the Wachowskis are working on, his next project on Edgar Allen Poe (The Raven), the Superman and Magneto rumors, what’s on the Ninja Assassin DVD/Blu-ray, could Hugo Weaving be in his Edgar Allen Poe movie, his thoughts on Star Wars (he was second unit director on Episode Two), extended edition DVDs, »
- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
Exclusive Video: Rain and James McTeigue Talk Ninja Assassin
24 November 2009 8:09 PM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
When Korean pop singer Rain, accepted a role in the Wachowski Brothers 2008 movie Speed Racer, he probably didn't realize how important that film would be to his career. While the film was not a box office success, it did introduce him to an American audience but more importantly, the film was an opportunity for the singer turned actor to work with the Wachowski Brothers. It was there, on set while shooting the ninja scenes for the film, where Rain's talent impressed the sibling directors and the idea for Ninja Assassin, opening in theaters November 25th, was born. With the star of the movie in place the brothers hired their long-time assistant director James McTigue, who directed the 2006 hit movie V For Vendetta, to direct the film while the Wachowski Brothers would produce with the legendary Joel Silver. We had an opportunity to speak with Ninja Assassin director James McTeigue and his star, »
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