Over the years, we’ve seen our share of good American remakes of foreign films (“The Ring,” “Insomnia”) as well as some not-so-good ones (“The Eye,” “Dark Water,” “The Lake House”) that left a bad taste in our mouths. Recently, Cam Gigandet wrapped up his work on another high-profile translation to our shores, this time of “The Experiment,” and he promised us it will fall into that earlier category.
“I just finished a movie in Iowa called ‘The Experiment’ with Adrien Brody and Forest Whitaker,” the “Twilight” star said of the remake, which also stars Maggie Grace and Clifton Collins Jr. “We shot that in Iowa, in Des Moines, and that was a blast.” Read more...
If Danny Trejo landing a role in "Predators" was the greatest movie news of last week, then here comes the weirdest movie news you're likely to hear this entire month -- words I'm sure to be eating within a few days -- and once again, it's all about "Predators."
Trejo is indeed on board for "Predators," and the rest of the cast is filling out to include the likes of Walt Goggins, who played the loathsome Shane Vendrell on "The Shield," as well as Alice Braga of "I Am Legend." But the real story comes in the form of the film's purported leading actors: none other than scrawny men Adrien Brody and Topher Grace. Read more...
Earlier this week, I joked about how every week seems to bring a new project for Leonardo DiCaprio. He has officially been beaten by "Twilight" veteran Cam Gigandet, who seems to snag a new project every single day. The latest finds him in Oscar-winning company, as Variety reports that Gigandet will join Adrien Brody, Elijah Wood and Forest Whitaker in "The Experiment."
"The Experiment" will be directed by Paul Scheuring ("Prison Break") from his own screenplay. It's a remake of the 2001 German film "Das Experiment," which centers on a group of ordinary men recruited to take part in a psychological research study. They're divided up and put into prison. Some land jobs as guards, others are locked up as prisoners, all with the intent of studying how they react to their assigned roles, and to positions of power and control. Read more...
Director SoHo Apple Store in New York City. Johnson is here to pimp his sophomore effort, "The Brothers Bloom," which goes into wide release on May 29 and 'select cities' release a week earlier, on May 22. Filmgoers in New York and Los Angeles will get first crack however, with limited engagements in both cities starting on May 15.
"The Brothers Bloom" stars Adrien Brody and Mark Ruffalo as a pair high-class con artists who have built a small business out of hoodwinking millionaires. Along with accomplice Bang-Bang (Rinko Kikuchi), the Brothers settle their sights on eccentric heiress Penelope Stamp (Rachel Weisz). Of course, the seemingly straightforward con turns into a disaster when Brody's Bloom brother falls for the mark.
Sounds a little like "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" to me, but Johnson's neo-noir debut "Brick" is anything but by-the-numbers. Early buzz on "Brothers" has been pretty positive so far, and tonight will offer New Yorkers a good opportunity to hear about it from the director's mouth in advance of the film's limited release on Friday.
If you want to check out the interview, make your way to the SoHo Apple Store, located at 103 Prince St (corner of Prince & Greene), by 7pm. Seating will likely be limited, so try to arrive early if you can.
Adrien Brody is one unpredictable guy. After he shot to fame in "The Pianist," I expected him to be the dramatic actor, one of those stars who is legendary for going Method and delving into dark films. But he's happily done sci-fi, giant apes, Wes Anderson, and Italian horror. Now he's making his first real action movie.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Brody has signed on to play the lead in "The Courier" for Arclight Films. Russell Mulcahy will direct, and Michael Brandt and Derek Haas penned the screenplay. Given that they were the team behind "Wanted" and "3:10 to Yuma," you can guess what kind of bullet-laden movie this is going to be. Read more...
I think it's been a few years since we had a good high school comedy -- the purist in me wants to say the entire sub-genre died with John Hughes' career, but we've had a few like "Clueless," "Election" and "Mean Girls" to keep us going. Now an indie movie is going to try and make the grade, and it's landed two big stars to do it. According to Variety, Adrien Brody and Michael Chiklis have enrolled in "High School," a comedy written and directed by John Stalberg Jr.
The story centers around a high school valedictorian (no word on who plays him), who decides to be a bad boy just once in his high school career, and indulge in an illegal substance. He gets high with the school stoner, only to face a drug test which will ruin his school career. Being a smarty-pants, he decides to get the entire school stoned, so that he can beat the test by making everyone fail with him. Read more...
