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Initially, most of the buzz — and the marketing campaign — surrounding Immortals had to do with the involvement of Mark Canton and Gianni Nunnari, who brought their experience as the producers of 300 to director Tarsem Singh's (The Cell) swords-and-sandals epic, and with the casting of then-hot Mickey Rourke — coming off of his career-rebounding performance in The Wrestler and his high-profile villain role in Iron Man 2 — as the antagonist, the blood-thirsty Titan, King Hyperion. However, after British actor Henry Cavill landed the role of Superman/Clark Kent in director Zack Snyder's Man of Steel, much of the attention shifted over to him and pretty much stayed there.
While Cavill's rising super-star status has undoubtedly been good for Immortals, the unfortunate thing about it is the fact that many of the other excellent members of the cast have pretty much been overlooked. It appears that Relativity Media and Universal Pictures have finally noticed their Cavill marketing bias because they just released two new featurettes that shine the spotlight on Isabel Lucas (Daybreakers) and Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire), and the roles their characters play in the movie.
watch the new Immortals videos >> Posted 10.29.11 by BrentJS -
Wedding preparations are underway in the new stills released for Breaking Dawn. Alice (Ashley Greene) forces Bella (Kristen Stewart) to try on the shoes that Alice deemed appropriate for Bella's wedding day, Rosalie (Nikki Reed) and Emmett (Kellan Lutz) lug timber around through the wedding site for reasons that aren't exactly clear but seem wedding related, and Jacob (Taylor Lautner) gets angry. We're not sure that his anger is actually in preparation for the wedding, but it would go with the theme.
Along with those pics, there's also a couple new peeks and Bella and Edward (Robert Pattinson)'s honeymoon, one of the wedding, as well as a rather inexplicable a close up of Lautner. We really have no idea what's supposed to be going on in that pic, but we sure aren't going to complain about a closeup of our favorite wolf-boy.
Check out all the new pics, as well as some of the older ones, in our Breaking Dawn photo gallery.
Posted 10.18.11 by Mandy -
With more than 130 titles under his acting belt, Samuel L. Jackson has been in more than his fair share of great movies (Pulp Fiction, A Time to Kill, Jurassic Park) but when you make five movies every year, there's bound to be a dud or two (Soul Men, Deep Blue Sea).
Which brings us to Arena, which stars Jackson, who runs "Death Games," a gladiator-style fight-to-the-death match (think Gamer blended with The Running Man), and Kellan Lutz, who becomes an unwilling contestant in the deathly battles.
Those who scoff at Jackson's decision to make such a Razzy-worthy movie, remember this is the same guy who agreed to do Snakes on a Plane.
Jackson obviously feels that if he hasn't gotten an Oscar at this point in his career it doesn't seem like he's going to so he might as well have some fun. Campy movie or not, no one can ever blame Jackson for phoning in a performance. And as for Lutz, one piece of advice: find a new agent. After starring in the billion-dollar grossing Twilight, you should be able to find something better.
Maybe we're being too harsh. Judge for yourself.
watch the trailer and decide for yourself >> Posted 08.02.11 by Chris -
Bourne fans weren't exactly pleased when writer-director Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton) revealed that that the Bourne 4 script he was working on — titled Bourne Legacy — will be a "stand-alone project" that wouldn't include the character of Jason Bourne but "a whole new hero," which Gilroy later revealed would be a new agent with the same training as Bourne. Gilroy also explained that he didn't want to replace Matt Damon, who had previously announced that he wouldn't do another Bourne without The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum director Paul Greengrass. Greengrass dropped out of the fourth Bourne in December of 2009. Gilroy maintains that Legacy won't permanently replace Damon, leaving open the possibility of his return.
who's up for the part? >> Posted 02.25.11 by Ryan -
Way back in May 2010 we got our first looks at Henry Cavill, Mickey Rourke and Freida Pinto as Theseus, King Hyperion and Phaedra, respectively, in Indian director Tarsem Singh's (The Cell, The Fall) new swords-and-sandals fantasy epic, Immortals (formerly War of the Gods). Now, we have our first look at Twilight heartthrob Kellan Lutz as the Greek god of the sea, Poseidon.
more about Immortals >> Posted 02.13.11 by BrentJS -
Once again Summit Entertainment's Twilight Saga movies dominated last night's Teen Choice Awards, which were held at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California. 2009's New Moon and 2010's Eclipse saw the saga and its stars walk away with 11 wins at the awards, including Choice Movie: Fantasy for New Moon and Choice Summer Movie for Eclipse.
Find out who won what, and what other movies were in the mix >> Posted 08.09.10 by reelz -
Late last night Summit Entertainment confirmed what Twilighters have assumed for a while: Breaking Dawn, the fourth book in Stephenie Meyer's series, will be split into two movies.
Fans can breathe a sigh of relief at the announcement, which also confirms that all the main cast members will be returning for both movies — yes, even Ashley Greene (Alice) and Kellan Lutz (Emmett).
more on Summit's news, plus fan reaction >> Posted 06.11.10 by reelz -
Perhaps with the fan uproar over the "Victoria" cast change fresh in the studio's mind, it appears Summit has decided to negotiate in the salary dispute with Twilight actors Kellan Lutz and Ashley Greene. The New York Post is reporting that when the two signed their contracts last night for the two-part The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn movie, they got close to their asking price.
get details about the actors' deal >> Posted 05.19.10 by reelz -
Although nothing has been confirmed when it comes to 2011's The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn following in Harry Potter's footsteps and being split into two movies, it seems salary disputes are already underway among the cast. More surprisingly, it's not superstars Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, or Taylor Lautner kicking up a fuss — it's supporting Cullen actors Kellan Lutz (Emmett) and Ashley Greene (Alice).
more on the salary dispute >> Posted 05.12.10 by reelz -
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse has been a bit quiet on the image side of things recently, but all that looks about to change as Summit Entertainment gears up for the June 30th theatrical release date. Several new movie stills have turned up this week, showing the Cullen boys, Edward and Bella pre-kiss and the nasty looking newborn vampires.
more about the new Eclipse images >> Posted 05.07.10 by reelz