Posts Tagged ‘Ryan Reynolds’

Nicholas Cage and Ryan Reynolds Join THE CROODS

Posted: February 25th, 2010 at 8:59 am

DreamWorks Animation is going back to basic with their new movie, The Croods. Croods will be a prehistoric comedy set in the early days of mankind. Variety is reporting that Croods will feature Nicholas Cage as a tribal leader who must lead his people to a new home in the aftermath of a disastrous earthquake. Ryan Reynolds will voice a wanderer full of modern (read: dangerous) ideas. Kirk DeMicco (Space Chimps) will share the writing and directing with Chris Sanders (Lilo and Stitch). Hit the jump for my thoughts on DWA’s latest project.

SMOKIN’ ACES / SMOKIN’ ACES 2: ASSASSIN’S BALL Blu-ray Reviews

Posted: February 20th, 2010 at 10:40 am

What do you get when you put various sets of professional killers against Federal Agents?  For starters, you get Smokin’ Aces and its prequel Smokin’ Aces 2: Assassins’ Ball.  In at least one, they blow up a clown.  That has to count for something, right?  My full reviews after the jump:

GREEN LANTERN Hires VFX Crew: Karen Goulekas, Kent Houston and Jim Berney

Posted: January 27th, 2010 at 12:38 am

With Green Lantern heading into production in the coming months, Warner Bros. has hired the VFX supervisors that will bring him to life.  According to Variety,  Karen Goulekas (The Day After Tomorrow) Kent Houston (The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus) and Jim Berney (I Am Legend) will be the people in charge of making the effects look real.  Also, the studio has hired Sony Pictures Imageworks as the lead visual effects studio on the film.  They’ve previously done Watchmen and Superman Returns and both of those films looked great.

With the combined experience of the team WB has hired for their next big comic book movie, I’m very confident this thing is going to look great.  Green Lantern is scheduled for release June 17, 2011 with Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively as the leads.

Liuonsgate Buys Sundance Hit BURIED For Almost $4 Million and Steve Has a Few Words on the Ryan Reynolds Film

Posted: January 25th, 2010 at 1:03 am

Last night Buried premiered at the Sundance Film festival and almost immediately Twitter was ablaze with glowing reviews of the Ryan Reynolds film.  If you haven’t heard of the film, Buried was directed by Rodrigo Cortes and it features Reynolds trapped in a underground coffin in Iraq for 90 minutes.  While you may wonder how can anyone make a film about someone trapped in a coffin for five minutes…let alone ninety minutes, not only does Cortes deliver the goods, it’s an awesome movie.  From the opening title credits to the music and Ryan Reynolds dazzling performance, Buried is a great movie made for almost no money.  Trust me when I say, this is a film people will be talking about.  It really shows what Reynolds can do as an actor and I’ll admit to being very impressed with the film and his performance.

So it should come as no surprise that Lionsgate made the first buy at this year’s Sundance Film Festival today as they bought Buried for slightly less than $4 million.  The plan is to release the film later this year.  Since most of you won’t be able to see Buried till later this year, I’ll end this story by saying this is a film everyone will be talking about after they see it.  Great movie. Definitely recommended.

First Trailer for BURIED Starring Ryan Reynolds

Posted: January 20th, 2010 at 2:19 pm

MTV has debuted the first trailer for the upcoming Ryan Reynolds thriller, Buried, directed by Rodrigo Cortés (Concursante).  Judging by the trailer, this film looks as intense as I thought it would be back when we first reported on it in June of last year.  The trailer is only 49-seconds-long but it demonstrates the drama and intensity of the film without any “In a world” title cards or Mr. Movie Voice.  Back in June, we reported that Reynolds’ character would be armed with only “a cell phone, a candle, and a knife.”  It now looks like he’s got himself a flashlight, which is more useful than a candle, but only slightly more useful than a fleshlight.

Hit the jump to check out the trailer.  Buried will premiere at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, which begins on the 21st and runs through the 31st.

Mark Strong Currently In Talks to Play Sinestro in GREEN LANTERN

Posted: January 15th, 2010 at 5:21 pm

Before we dive in, let’s recap what we know about casting for Green Lantern so far.  Ryan Reynolds has long been cast as Hal Jordan.  Gossip Girl’s Blake Lively was hired to play Carol Ferris, the leading lady of the film.  Peter Sarsgaard is in talks to play the villanous Dr. Hector Hammond.  It was rumored that Jackie Earle Haley was attached to play Sinestro, another Green Lantern villain, but that appears to be incorrect.

In October, Haley told Steve that he didn’t know anything about the film, and now director Martin Campbell confirms Haley’s lack of involvement to MTV with a new casting announcement: Mark Strong, whom we recently conducted a two part interview with, is in negotiations to play Sinestro.  Look for Campbell’s comments on Strong, Haley, and the inclusion of the comic characters Kilowag, Tomar-Re, and Abin Sur after the jump.

Peter Sarsgaard in Talks to Play Villain in GREEN LANTERN

Posted: January 12th, 2010 at 2:36 pm

Heat Vision reports that the talented Peter Sarsgaard is in negotiations to play the baddie going up against Ryan Reynolds’ Hal Jordan in Martin Campbell’s Green Lantern.  Sarsgaard would play Dr. Hector Hammond, “the pathologist son of a senator who is seen as a disappointment in his father’s eyes. He becomes infused with psychic powers when he discovers a meteor.”  Back in October there was a rumor that Jackie Earle Haley was in talks to play the Lantern’s greatest foe, Sinestro.  However, Steve spoke with Haley and found out this wasn’t the case.  Returning to the present, Sinestro may be in the first film, and have a larger presence in a later film.  The character is just too big in the Green Lantern universe to cast aside so it will be interesting to see how (or if) they’ll tie him into the movie.

For those who don’t know the character, Jordan was a test pilot who received a ring from a dying alien.  The ring bestowed Jordan with special powers and he became part of an intergalactic police force known as the Green Lantern Corps.  Green Lantern is scheduled to begin shooting this March in New Orleans.  Last Friday, we reported that Blake Lively was cast as Jordan’s love interest, Carol Ferris.

ZOMBIELAND Writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick Take a Shot at DEADPOOL

Posted: January 5th, 2010 at 9:01 pm

With Ryan Reynolds set to reprise his role in the upcoming spinoff-of-a-spinoff Deadpool, Fox has hired Zombieland writers Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick to give words to the “Merc with a Mouth.”  While some may wonder how the whole “mouth” thing is going to happen after the events of X-Men Origins: Wolverine, producer Lauren Shuler Donner has already said that this will be a reboot of the character.  She also says that this is going to be a “dark, snarky, very funny movie.”

There is currently no start date for Deadpool, but Variety notes that Reynolds should have a window in his schedule after Green Lantern finishes shooting this summer.  Fox is lucky that Reynolds will already be bulked up and can once again make the majority of male geeks in the audience feel bad about their physiques.  On a positive note, Reese and Wernick say they will stay true to the mythology of the character.  These writers feel like a perfect fit for the film and if a quality director gets on board, then Deadpool has a serious shot at being another great comic book franchise.

New Poster for BURIED Starring Ryan Reynolds and for KICK-ASS

Posted: December 4th, 2009 at 11:57 am

With Buried (starring Ryan Reynolds) debuting at the Sundance Film Festival and Kick-Ass bowing in April, there’s not a moment to lose in marketing.  I mean that in all seriousness because I think Buried could be fantastic and I’ve heard that Kick-Ass definitely is.  While the poster for Buried is a little plain (especially when you compare it to the two which didn’t make the cut), the new Kick-Ass poster is apparently the second part of a series, this time focusing on the character Red Mist (played by Christopher Mintz-Plasse).  Hopefully character posters for Hit Girl (Chloe Moretz) and Big Daddy (Nicolas Cage) won’t be too far behind.

Check out both posters after the jump along with a synopsis for each.

2010 Sundance Film Festival Out-of-Competition Films: Spotlight

Posted: December 3rd, 2009 at 6:27 pm

Yesterday we gave you a list of all the films playing in-competition at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.  We now have the list of the films playing out-of-competition and they’re divided up into four categories: Premieres, Next, Spotlight, and Park City at Midnight. Since combining these lists would be a lot to read for just one article, we’ve broken it up to make it easier on your eyes.  You’re welcome.

Films in the Spotlight category include Louis C.K.: Hilarious; Rodrigo Garcia’s Mother & Child starring Naomi Watts, Annette Benning, and Kerry Washington; the great-sounding documentary Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks; and Enter the Void, the new film from Gaspar Noé (Irreversible).  Films in the Park City at Midnight category include HIGH School starring Adrien Brody; and Buried starring Ryan Reynolds.

Hit the jump to check out synopses for all of the films playing in these categories.  The 2010 Sundance Film Festival runs from January 21-31^st.

Anna Faris Is WEDDING BANNED and Gives Ryan Reynolds TMI

Posted: November 17th, 2009 at 9:27 am

It looks like Anna Faris is going to have a very busy 2010.  A couple of weeks ago we told you about her plans to visit Jellystone Park next year when she stars in the Yogi Bear movie.  Now we have news today of two more projects that will star the talented young comedienne.  She has just signed on to the romantic comedies Wedding Banned with Robin Williams and TMI with Ryan Reynolds.  Hit the jump for details on both projects.

THE PROPOSAL DVD Review

Posted: November 3rd, 2009 at 9:03 am

2009 has been a tough year for standard-issue romantic comedies.  “The Proposal,” which in any other year would have been a decent entry in a tired genre, really looked simple next to genre-benders “500 Days of Summer” and “Paper Heart.”  The film is decent, for what it is.  People who like the “Sweet Home Alabama”s and “Maid in Manhattan”s of the world will feel right at home with this one.  But those select few should’ve caught the film in theaters; there’s no real reason to buy the DVD.  More after the jump.

New Updates on the Status of WOLVERINE 2, X-MEN FIRST CLASS, DEADPOOL, and MAGNETO

Posted: October 16th, 2009 at 1:08 pm

In 2000, “X-Men” was the first superhero movie to step into the American mainstream after the Superman and Batman franchises had committed suicide through atrocious movies.  Whatever you may think of the three “X-Men” movies and “Wolverine”, there’s no denying that it’s box office juggernaut (and a more convincing and powerful one than Vinnie Jones).  With that in mind, producer Lauren Shuler Donner, who has been with the series from the very beginning, recently provided updates on the continuing mutation of “Wolverine 2″, “X-Men: First Class”, “Deadpool”, and Magneto”.  Hit the jump to learn about projects that aren’t a fourth “X-Men” movie.

Ryan Reynolds is Trying on Skirts in Allan Loeb’s New Movie

Posted: October 15th, 2009 at 4:01 pm

Does anyone else think it ironic that Working Title won the bidding war on a feature that is, in essence, working on its title? According to Variety, the company threw down a high six figures to beat out Original Film and New Regency, clinching the rights to a star vehicle that will be written by Allan Loeb and starring Ryan Reynolds…in drag. The of-yet-unnamed project will feature Reynolds dressing as a woman to become BFFs with his ex and win her back. More on the project after the jump.

24 Co-Executive Producer Jon Cassar Gets Behind the Wheel of MOTORCADE with Ryan Reynolds in Talks to Star

Posted: October 6th, 2009 at 11:06 pm

DreamWorks is tuning up “Motorcade” again as they’ve brought director and “24″ co-executive producer Jon Cassar to helm the thriller about a disgraced Secret Service agent who happens to be in the wrong place at the wrong time when the President is kidnapped in New York.  Cassar sounds perfect for this job because he’s directed 59 episodes of “24″ and this premise sounds as terrible as anything on that show.  DreamWorks is also looking at Ryan Reynolds to play the lead but it remains to be seen if he can give the same kind of shouting/torturing intensity that Cassar got from Kiefer Sutherland. [Variety]

ADVENTURELAND DVD Review

Posted: September 10th, 2009 at 5:44 am

Adventureland is definitely a case of a film not being what I expected.  Not surprisingly, those expectations evolved out of how the movie was marketed-the advertisements were very, very misleading as to the nature of the picture.  Watching the trailer one would have thought the film to be a very broad coming-of-age comedy.  Considering that the writer-director was Greg Mottola, whose previous release was the extremely broad coming-of-age movie Superbad, it would seem to be a reasonable expectation.  Wrong, as it turned out, but reasonable. That doesn’t mean the movie isn’t good. More after the jump:

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