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10 articles from 2008

26 July 2008 8:46 PM, PDT | From TwitchFilm.net | See recent Twitch news

While some accused director Rian Johnson of indulging in style over substance with his debut feature - the neo-noir Brick - the simple fact is that Johnson’s debut oozed both style and maturity far above his years.  Was he playing?  Hell yes, and what a game he’s capable of.  A few years later, a few years older, and Johnson is back on the scene with his sophomore film, the con-man caper The Brothers Bloom.  With a cast that just won’t quit - Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel Weisz and Rinko Kikuchi - this is smart, stylish stuff - an absolute joy to watch for any fan of classic cinema.  Here’s hoping the finished film lives up to the high standards of the trailer, because the trailer’s great.

Johnson tells the tale of the Bloom brothers, two young con men whose lives change forever upon meeting

Todd Brown

24 July 2008 3:58 PM, PDT | From firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news

Right smack in the middle of Comic-Con, Summit has decided to release the first trailer for Rian Johnson's second film - The Brothers Bloom. If you're not familiar with Rian Johnson, he's the guy who brought us the fantastic indie movie Brick a few years back. I'm not even sure what's going on in this, but this looks pretty wacky. Maybe that's a good thing? Johnson's Brick was "wacky" in a mainstream sense so maybe this trailer just wasn't capturing all of the finer points. Either way, I really hope this turns out great since I loved Brick and love the cast: Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel Weisz, and Rinko Kikuchi. And if you're not at Comic-Con and can decipher this trailer, please make sure to let us know. Otherwise, fire it up below and tell us if you think this will be even remotely as good as Brick

Alex Billington

22 July 2008 12:22 PM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

Several years ago, I made a whimsical prediction that soon enough, there would be the "summer movie season" and the "Oscar season" and almost every movie would have to fall into one of those two categories. There are a couple of weeks on either side where absolute rubbish is released, movies like Code Name: The Cleaner and Wicker Man, which are so awful you can't fit them into one of the major categories.

It's looking more and more likely that we're headed that direction. Look at the big expectations this August, with The Mummy, Pineapple Express, Tropic Thunder, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and Death Race all hitting theaters within four weeks. Rewind the tape back to 2004 and you'll see that August was filled with Collateral and Alien vs. Predator are the only major releases that are even remotely interesting. And I'm giving AvP a lot of slack in that regard.

Colin Boyd

21 July 2008 5:02 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Brendan Fraser was reluctant to sign up for the third installment of the Mummy trilogy when he heard his co-star Rachel Weisz wasn't going to be reprising her role.

The pair starred together in the first two movies in the action franchise but Weisz opted out of appearing in new movie The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.

The actress was eventually replaced by Maria Bello, who joined the cast to take on Weisz's character Evie.

And Fraser insists he missed Weisz right from the very first read through.

He says, "I felt Rachel's absence when I read the screenplay for the first time. We were partners, friends, colleagues, and I couldn't read the screenplay and not think about hearing her say it this way, or that way. We had the chemistry."

But the star insists the movie hasn't suffered following the loss of Weisz, adding, "We didn't want to change the storyline where we start laying flowers at her grave. I don't want to give the joke away but I can promise you a brand new Evie."

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15 July 2008 4:56 PM, PDT | From ifc.com | See recent IFC news

By Matt Singer

When adventurous treasure hunters Rick and Evelyn O'Connell return for their third film, this summer's "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor," one of them will look a bit different than they had previously. That's because Evelyn was once played by Rachel Weisz, who passed on this sequel and was replaced by Maria Bello. Likewise, the relationship between Bruce Wayne and Rachel Dawes from "Batman Begins" continues in this summer's "The Dark Knight," without Katie Holmes; Maggie Gyllenhaal fills in there.

It's a busy year for actors replacing other actors in sequels . we've already had a new Hulk (Edward Norton) and this fall, we'll have a new Punisher to match (Ray Stevenson) . so it's a good time to look back at some of the most notable substitutes. Sometimes new actors in old roles can make a huge impact; Antonio Banderas broke through with American audiences with "Desperado,

Matt Singer

11 July 2008 12:08 AM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

Journey to the Center of the Earth

Starring Brendan Fraser, Josh Hutcherson, and Anita Briem

Directed by Eric Brevig

Rated PG

There are moments in Journey to the Center of the Earth where you’re forced to forget the story for a minute and just marvel at some of the best live action 3-D ever captured on film. And then there are moments where you’re stuck watching a story so insipid that no amount of 3-D could save it, no matter how sensational it may all look. 

Heavy on the fiction and short on the science, this new telling of Jules Verne’s classic adventure actually uses the book as a journal, a how-to guide when a scientist (Brendan Fraser), his nephew (Josh Hutcherson from Bridge to Terabithia), and an Icelandic blonde thrown in for good measure (Anita Briem) go searching for volcanic tubes.

As we all know from

Colin Boyd

1 July 2008 3:59 PM, PDT | From ifc.com | See recent IFC news

By Michael Atkinson

Nobody seemed quite capable of dismissing or faintly praising, then dismissing "My Blueberry Nights" (2007) fast enough when it wandered into American theaters this April . it was as if the collective unconscious had decided to make Wong Kar-wai pay in little cuts for both the demanding ordeal he put us all through with "2046" and for the hubris he subsequently displayed by daring to shoot his next film in the U.S., in English, and casting an inexperienced pop star (Norah Jones) in the lead. Fortunately, the film press one-upmanship has already faded into the disposable past, and the movie remains with us, nothing less than a blessing, a quintessentially Wongian daydream of romantic suspension and sweet lyrical conceits. If you require the Hong Kong context and the Cantonese-with-subtitles with your balladeering Wongness, you're just an import film slummer . "My Blueberry Nights" plays like a trip-around-the-world continuation of "Chungking Express,

Michael Atkinson

20 June 2008 10:19 PM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

To me, the Mummy franchise is a classic example of what's wrong with Hollywood. The first movie was a nice surprise, and it had laughs and action and all the rest. The sequel was just that: A sequel. Actually, it was a pretty bad one (remember that Scorpion King effect?).

So to assume for a moment that, seven years later, we're just dying for part three is a bold move indeed.

Of course, the assumption that our feelings were taken into account is a rather bold move, too. No, this is a simple economics exercise: Both Mummy movies doubled their budgets at home, so why not make a third?

It's not compelling evidence, I grant you, but it's really all they've got.

Brendan Fraser's back but Rachel Weisz exits (good girl). In her place is Maria Bello, and now...the roguish adventurer and his hot British wife (or at

Colin Boyd

7 May 2008 7:20 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

Director Rob Cohen has claimed that Rachel Weisz turned down a role in the third Mummy movie because her character was "too old".

The 37-year-old played Egyptologist Evelyn Carnahan in 1999's The Mummy and 2001 sequel The Mummy Returns, but declined to appear in upcoming sequel The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.

Her representative said the actress did not want to leave behind two-year-old child Henry to . . .

Beth Hilton

7 May 2008 12:28 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Director Rob Cohen has criticised British actress Rachel Weisz for refusing to return for the third installment of The Mummy trilogy.

The 37-year-old shot to international stardom after appearing in 1999's original movie The Mummy.

And, despite appearing in 2001 follow-up The Mummy Returns, she turned down a role in the forthcoming sequel The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor - blaming the location for her decision. Her representative insisted the actress didn't feel comfortable spending five months shooting in China as her son Henry is not yet two years old.

But the film's director Cohen claims she actually turned down the part because movie bosses had made her character too old.

He tells Britain's Heat magazine, "I got a very angry phone from her agent, saying she'll never play the mother of a 21-year-old. I said, 'Ok, good, fine, bye.'"

Weisz has been replaced by Maria Bello in The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor, which is due for release later this year.

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10 articles from 2008