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Behind-The-Scenes Photos of The Last Airbender
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One of my most anticipated films of 2010 is what I’m hoping will be the career-path-correcting project by M. Night Shyamalan is The Last Airbender. Shyamalan’s had a rocky track record in recent years with his latest original films not doing well amongst fans, critics or the box office but he looks to rectify that with his first go at adapting an established property.
We’ve not seen much on the film recently but we were initially hopeful of the full trailer debut for Christmas. That was of course delayed due to Ilm shots needing completion so we’re tentatively set to see the trailer release in February.
The latest issue of Empire Magazine features some cool new photos from the set of The Last Airbender and /Film put up some scans that a reader sent in from the mag.
For fans of the the critically acclaimed Nickelodeon television series,
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New Photos: The Last Airbender
30 December 2009 1:48 AM, PST
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/Film reader Craig G sent over a couple scanned photos from M Night Shyamalan's The Last Airbender. I'm not exactly sure which magazine these originated from, but I'm sure someone in the comments will know (I'm guessing Empire Magazine). After the jump, check out a couple more photos, including a larger version of the photo above.
Update: The latest issue of Empire Magazine, the one with Matt Damon in Green Zone on the cover, has an indepth report from the set of Last Airbender. I've updated the story with the official image above.
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Based on the hugely successful Nickelodeon animated TV series, the live-action feature film is set in a world where human civilization is divided into four nations: Water, Earth, Air and Fire.
The Fire Nation is waging a ruthless, oppressive war against the other three nations. The film's hero, the reluctant young Aang (Noah Ringer), is the "Last
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The Notable Films of 2010: Part Seven
29 December 2009 7:16 AM, PST
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Mother and Child
Opens: 2010
Cast: Naomi Watts, Annette Bening, Samuel L. Jackson, Kerry Washington
Director: Rodrigo Garcia
Summary: A tale of a mother and daughter, separated at birth, who struggle with the damage done by the most important person missing in their lives while a young African-Americn woman deals with an unwanted pregnancy and the adoption process.
Analysis: Scoring rave reviews in Toronto, the $7 million latest effort of Rodrigo Garcia ("Nine Lives," "Things You Can Tell Just By Looking At Her") once again shows off his skill at weaving multiple narratives together in clever and unexpected ways. At its heart it's an emotional family drama, but Garcia excels with his female characters which makes the involvement of Naomi Watts, Kerry Washington and especially Annette Benning thrilling.
The few criticisms levelled at the film were toward some pacing and credibility issues in the last act, but otherwise praised it for not
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- Garth Franklin
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The Notable Films of 2010: Part Six
27 December 2009 10:09 AM, PST
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The Last Airbender
Opens: July 2nd 2010
Cast: Noah Ringer, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone, Dev Patel
Director: M. Night Shyamalan
Summary: A live-action film based on the Nickelodeon animated TV series. In a fantastic world where civilisation exists as four great empires, a reluctant young child sets out on a perilous journey to restore balance to a world torn apart by war.
Analysis: Its been quite the decade for M. Night Shyamalan who started it as a household name with labels of a moodern-day Hitchcock thanks to the likes of "The Sixth Sense" and "Signs". Today he's considered more of a one-trick pony and in some cases a punchline due to rampant stories of egomania run wild and a series of much derided onscreen flops like "Lady in the Water" and "The Happening".
Thus 'Airbender' marks a potential return to form for the helmer. An adaptation of the hit cartoon series
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- Garth Franklin
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“Robin Hood” Posters
23 December 2009 1:57 PM, PST
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The first two posters for “Robin Hood” directed by Ridley Scott have been revealed.
Robin Hood Poster
The film stars Oscar winners Russell Crowe as Robin Hood and Cate Blanchett as Maid Marian, Matthew Macfadyen as the Sheriff of Nottingham, Danny Huston as King Richard, Mark Strong as Sir Godfrey, William Hurt as William Marshall and Scott Grimes as Will Scarlet.
Actors who have previously played Robin Hood on film include Errol Flynn, Sean Connery and Kevin Costner.
British filmmaker Ridley Scott (Alien, Blade Runner, Black Rain, G.I. Jane, Gladiator, Hannibal, Black Hawk Down, American Gangster) directed the movie from the script written by Oscar winner Brian Helgeland (L.A. Confidential, Conspiracy Theory, Mystic River, Man on Fire, and Green Zone).
Robin Hood Poster
The film is scheduled to hit theaters on May 14th, 2010.
If you haven’t seen “Robin Hood” trailers check them out here
The photos from the
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The Notable Films of 2010: Part Five
23 December 2009 10:10 AM, PST
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Hippie Hippie Shake
Opens: 2010
Cast: Cillian Murphy, Sienna Miller, Max Minghella, Emma Booth, Lee Ingleby
Director: Beeban Kidron
Summary: Follows the love story of Oz editor Richard Neville and Louise Ferrier. Neville and his cohorts launch the London edition of Oz amidst the 1960s counterculture and are subsequently put on trial for distributing a sexually explicit issue.
Analysis: One of the most troubled productions in Working Title's history, 'Hippie' began development back in 1998 but failed to get beyond script stage both in 1999 and in 2002 when "Elizabeth" helmer Shekhar Kapur was attached to direct. Filming finally got underway late 2007 with director Beeban Kidron in charge and shooting seemed to proceed without issue aside from feminist author Germaine Greer being vehemently unhappy about being depicted on film.
Actually the film scored quite a bit of free press for a skinny dipping scene where full-frontal shots of actress Sienna Miller shooting the sequence
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- Garth Franklin
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Invictus Review
23 December 2009 9:15 AM, PST
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Short Version: Invictus is a drama of hope that tugs on some cliched emotional strings.
Screen Rant’s Kofi Outlaw reviews Invictus
Invictus is Clint Eastwood’s latest directorial offering, adapted from the book Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game that Made a Nation, by John Carlin. The screenplay was written by Anthony Peckham (Sherlock Holmes) and the film stars Matt Damon as Francois Pienaar (the real-life captain of the South African Rugby team during the mid-90s), and Morgan Freeman in a gripping performance as Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first black President of the post-apartheid era.
The film tells the true story of Mandela’s early days in office, as he fights to bridge the gap of hate and mistrust that has existed for so long between South Africa’s white and black citizens. While Mandela is waging that uphill battle on every front of state and government,
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The Notable Films of 2010: Part Four
19 December 2009 11:50 PM, PST
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Georgia
Opens: 2010
Cast: Val Kilmer, Andy Garcia, Rupert Friend, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Johnathon Schaech
Director: Renny Harlin
Summary: An American journalist, his cameraman, and a Georgian native get caught in the crossfire of the five-day Russia-Georgia conflict in August 2008, and then have to deal with their obligation to be impartial.
Analysis: A timely parable on war, or Hollywood propaganda filmmaking at its worst? Wherever it goes, especially in Europe and the former Soviet states, "Georgia" will cause a lot of talk and controversy as the incidents depicted are still so fresh in many's minds. Like all topics of the sort, it'll also have its strong supporters and detractors having opinions on the film long before a frame of footage is screened anywhere.
Shot on-location in Tbilisi, the project also marks a potential return to form for Finnish director Renny Harlin. Given the right material the skilled action director delivered three
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- Garth Franklin
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The Notable Films of 2010: Part Three
17 December 2009 11:42 PM, PST
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Dinner for Schmucks
Opens: July 23rd 2010
Cast: Steve Carell, Paul Rudd, Zach Galifianakis, Bruce Greenwood, David Walliams
Director: Jay Roach
Summary: A renowned publisher encourages his friends to invite the most pathetic guests possible for their weekly dinner party. Just as they find the most pathetic man yet, the host is injured and ends up trapped with the man all night long.
Analysis: A remake of director Francis Veber's 1998 César award-winning "Le Diner des cons", 'Schmucks' is one of the highest profile comedies of next year with one of the strongest casts for the genre in recent memory. It also marks the return of "Austin Powers" and "Meet the Parents" helmer Jay Roach who has produced several films in recent years but hasn't directed since 2004's "Meet the Fockers".
The question now lies not in the performers or director but the material itself and whether a Gallic comedy can
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- Garth Franklin
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Summit Entertainment Set To ‘Drive Angry’
17 December 2009 9:40 AM, PST
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One of two upcoming revenge projects that Nicolas Cage has on his slate – the other being The Hungry Rabbit Jumps – is the thriller, Drive Angry. The film is about a man who sets out for revenge after his daughter is killed and her baby his stolen. His ploy for revenge soon gets out of hand as, “the chase gets bloodier by the mile, leaving bodies strewn along the highway.”
As I said at the time, it sounds like the Liam Neeson thriller, Taken on wheels… Something about it must have an interesting hook, as according to The Hollywood Reporter, Summit Entertainment (who have enjoyed success lately with New Moon making serious box office bank) has picked up the North American distribution rights to Drive Angry.
The studio has set a release date of February 11th, 2011 for the revenge thriller. The deal keeps the company paired up with Cage, after the sci-fi mystery-thriller,
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Screen Rant’s 2010 Movie Preview
16 December 2009 6:46 AM, PST
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As 2010 approaches, it’s time to bid farewell to the cinematic happenings of 2K9 – but what does the near-future hold for movie lovers? Luckily for you guys, we here at Screen Rant are dusting off our crystal ball and looking ahead… all the way to the year 2010.
Be sure to read through our entire 2010 movie preview (of over 70 movies!) to get the scoop on when you’ll be able to catch big flicks like Iron Man 2, Christopher Nolan’s Inception, Martin Scorsese’s adaptation of Shutter Island, Freddy Krueger’s return to Elm Street, a comic book adaptation that’s sure to Kick-Ass, an animated showdown between Dreamworks’ Shrek Forever After and Pixar’s Toy Story 3 – and for the ladies, a second helping of Sex In The City and an obscure little film called The Twilight Saga: Eclipse.
…And that’s just the preview of the preview. Let
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The Notable Films of 2010: Part One
15 December 2009 7:47 AM, PST
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After such success with this last year, today comes the first in a multi-chapter look at the various cinematic releases hitting the U.S. in 2010.
Each 'Volume' contains brief descriptions and editorial opinion/analysis of around 25-30 films, and at present it's looking to run around nine volumes in length.
Expect the remaining ones to go up between now and the first official weekend of releases on January 8th.
13
Opens: 2010
Cast: Jason Statham, Alexander Skarsgard, Mickey Rourke, Ray Winstone, 50 Cent
Director: Géla Babluani
Summary: A remake of 2005 French thriller "13 (Tzameti)". A naive young man assumes a dead man's identity and finds himself embroiled in an underground world of power, violence, and chance where men gamble behind closed doors on the lives of other men.
Analysis: Remakes are very common, the same director remaking his own film in English is rarer but still not unheard of ("Funny Games," "Bangkok Dangerous," "The
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First Trailer And Photos From Ridley Scott’s ‘Robin Hood’
15 December 2009 7:00 AM, PST
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The Courier Mail has a gallery of photos from the new Robin Hood film, directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Mark Strong, Danny Huston and Matthew Macfadyen. The series of images focus mainly on showing Crowe on horses, either sitting idly with what appear to be his merry men, charging into battle, and a couple of Ridley Scott and his crew working.
The movie is supposedly written as a more historically accurate telling of the Robin who becomes the famous hood. Apparently we’ll be treated to visuals of battles in France, battles in England, and the beauty of Cate Blanchett all dirtied up to look authentic. But, not too dirtied up.
The casting and obviously the pedigree of the filmmakers behind this movie have me interested. The screenplay is by Brian Helgeland, who has written a number of great movies (Payback, Man on Fire), along
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New Actors En 'Route' to Ken Loach's Latest Drama
12 December 2009 6:25 PM, PST
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We might be getting a double dose of the "Green Zone" in 2010. We have the actioner film by Paul Greengrass coming out in early 2010, and then we should see Ken Loach staking out this region in war-torn Baghdad with Dp Chris Menges by his side. - We might be getting a double dose of the "Green Zone" in 2010. We have the actioner film by Paul Greengrass coming out in early 2010, and then we should see Ken Loach staking out this region in war-torn Baghdad with Dp Chris Menges by his side. The film will see the debuts of Mark Womack and Andrea Lowe and supporting help from John Bishop, Trevor Williams and Talib Hamafraj.
Scripted by Paul Laverty, Route Irish is set on the most dangerous stretch of road in Baghdad where a British mercenary soldier is killed under mysterious circumstances. The story of two men who work as
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The Wolfman Gets an R-Rating
9 December 2009 8:16 AM, PST
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This should be good news for horror fans who are already anticipating next year’s adaptation of The Wolfman, starring Benicio Del Toro, Sir Anthony Hopkins, Hugo Weaving and Emily Blunt. Our friends over at Slash Film have gotten word from studio Universal that a final cut of the much-troubled Wolfman adaptation has been handed in by director Joe Johnston (Captain America) and that the studio is happy with what they’re seeing.
Even better, Universal has reportedly decided to go with a longer and more violent R-rated version The Wolfman, which is rumored to be the better than the clipped and neutered version (see how I worked a dog joke in there?) I’m sure many of us were worried the studio might try to push into the PG-13 market.
Though some of our Screen Rant readers disagree, I still think the second Wolfman trailer showed off what could
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Review & Photos: An Evening with Pinewood Legends
8 December 2009 4:51 AM, PST
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On Saturday I was lucky enough to attend a very special charity evening in aid of the Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation. It took place, as you might have guessed at the legendary Pinewood Studios just outside London near Windsor. The event was in aid of the Queen Elizabeth’s Foundation, a charity that helps people with disabilities to increase independence and improve life skills.
The event was named the Pinewood Legends evening for a reason. Invited along as guests of the Foundation were:
Roy Button OBE (Senior Vice President & MD of Warner Bros.)
Paul Weston (Stunts, Daylight, Superman I, II, III)
Terence Clegg (Producer, Out of Africa, A Clock Work Orange)
Mike Moran (Movie music score composer)
Joss Williams (Special Effects Supervisor on Green Zone, Hell Boy 2, Rambo, The Bourne Ultimatum)
Anthony Waye (Producer, Casino Royale)
Saeed Jaffrey (Actor, Gandhi)
Paul Hitchcock (Producers, Mission Impossible, Firefox)
The evening started with
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Matt Damon Will Wait Until Paul Greengrass Returns to 'Bourne 4'
4 December 2009 9:56 PM, PST
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Paul Greengrass has boldly stated he has quit "Bourne 4", citing the call for a different challenge as the reason for his departure. However, Matt Damon still believes that the helmer of the second and third "Bourne" films will be back for this untitled Bourne 4 project.
Being met at the press junket for his forthcoming film "Invictus", the actor was asked by Collider about the status of the fourth "Bourne" film after Greengrass dropped out of the project. Showing a confidence, Damon replied, "I'll just wait for him and when he wants to do one, we'll do it."
Moreover, the 39-year-old who always declared that he will only reprise his role as Jason Bourne if Greengrass directs the film, believed "Bourne 4" will definitely happen. "I think it will happen down the road. We just don't have a script right now," he said.
News that Paul Greengrass left the next "Bourne" movie
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Matt Damon on 'Bourne 4': 'I wouldn't do it without Paul Greengrass'
4 December 2009 12:53 PM, PST
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Matt Damon is still optimistic that Bourne 4 will happen. But the actor, who's starring in the upcoming Invictus for Clint Eastwood, made it very clear that he wouldn't do the movie without director Paul Greengrass. (Greengrass, who directed both Bourne Supremacy and Bourne Ultimatum, dropped out of the fourth film which did not yet have a greenlight last week.) "I feel like someday it's going to happen," Damon said at the premiere of Invictus on Thursday night (that film bows Dec. 11). "We just don't have a script right now and so there's no reason to try to put a round peg into a square hole.
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Ask Your Questions to the Pinewood Legends
3 December 2009 7:20 AM, PST
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As many of you will have seen, this coming Saturday is the Pinewood Legends evening in aid of Queen Elizabeth Foundation. Nearly all the tickets for the event have gone (follow details here to apply but be quick!) but you can still be part of the evening.
At the event, The Pinewood Legends will doing a Q&A and we want to give you the chance to ask them some questions.
Put your questions in the comments below and make sure you say specifically who you want your question to go to from the following list:
Roy Button OBE (Senior Vice President & MD of Warner Bros.)
Paul Weston (Stunts, Raiders of the Lost Ark)
Joss Williams (Special Effects Supervisor on Green Zone, Hell Boy 2, Rambo, The Bourne Ultimatum)
Tony Waye (Producer, Bond Franchise)
Terence Clegg (Producer, Out of Africa, A Clock Work Orange)
Paul Hitchcock (Producer – Mission Impossible I & II)
Saeed Jeffrey (Actor,
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Pass notes No 2,694: Jason Bourne
2 December 2009 4:05 PM, PST
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Director Paul Greengrass has pulled out of the next Bourne movie. Will star Matt Damon follow?
Age: 39.
Appearance: For the moment, he looks exactly like the actor Matt Damon.
What a tremendous coincidence. Not really. Damon has played the fictional former CIA assassin, the main character in a series of novels by Robert Ludlum, on screen in three films: The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy and The Bourne Ultimatum.
Didn't see them. Any good? All three were critically acclaimed and commercially successful, particularly the latter two, directed by Paul Greengrass. Jason Bourne was heralded as James Bond's successor.
Well, then – they should make some more. They are – a fourth film is due to be released in 2011 — but sadly Greengrass won't be directing.
How come? It's "simply about feeling the call for a different challenge", said Greengrass. "There's been no disagreement with Universal Pictures."
There has, though, hasn't there? I can
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