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See Taylor Lautner's 'Abduction' Stunts In New Video

Posted 8/24/11 3:53 pm EST by in Video


Move over Tom Cruise and Matt Damon, because Taylor Lautner is coming to steal the title of Hollywood's resident action star.

Mark Wahlberg already told Leonardo DiCaprio that the "Twilight Saga" star has put them out of a job, and it's about time that the Sylvester Stallones and Bruce Willis's of the world get the clue as well as a new action hero is born. Lautner's upcoming flick "Abduction" is looking like it's going to be the action movie for the new generation, and it's the 19-year-old's badass physicality that makes the film something to look forward to.

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Taylor Lautner Couldn't Have Done 'Abduction' Without His World-Class Supporting Cast

Posted 4/20/11 12:30 pm EST by in Interviews, Video


Taylor Lautner's first post-"Twilight" movie, "Abduction," is likely the film that will prove him as a certifiable action star.

Fortunately, the buzz from the trailer and from MTV's recent interview with the young star bodes well for the flick, and its September 23 release date cannot come soon enough in our opinion. And it only helps that Lautner has some serious back-up in the movie in the form of costars Sigourney Weaver, Alfred Molina, Maria Bello and Jason Isaacs.

Lautner has worked with some pretty high profile stars in the past, but he said that he was definitely intimidated by finding out that these actors would be backing him up in a film.

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'Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1' Blu-Ray Featurette Explains Dementors

Posted 3/22/11 12:45 pm EST by in DVD, News


Deathly HallowsAs if you needed more reasons to get excited for the "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" DVD and Blu-ray release on April 15, the "Maximum Movie Mode" feature should be enough to set you over the edge.

EW got an exclusive look at the newest special feature in the Blu-ray combo back, which is an interactive feature placed throughout the film that offers throwbacks to important moments from the previous movies and offer insight into the series as a whole.

This first video has Jason Isaacs explaining the role of Dementors throughout the franchise in terms of their look and functionality. In case you need a quick refresher, Dementors are "dark creatures of fear and sadness." But since we're pretty up-to-date on our Dementor history, here are some other aspects of the films we'd like a closer look at.

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'Taken 2' Casting: Who Could Have Replaced Liam Neeson?

Posted 3/17/11 10:22 am EST by in Casting Call, News


Liam NeesonLiam Neeson has a particular set of skills. Skills he nearly didn't apply to "Taken 2."

Although a sequel to the Luc Besson-produced "Taken" is now officially on track, Deadline reports that leading man Neeson nearly passed on reprising his role as retired spy Bryan Mills. The actor reportedly wanted to take some time off from acting, which wouldn't have jived with Besson's hopes to shoot the film this year. Those issues have since been resolved, and Neeson will now shoot "Taken 2" either at the end of this year or the beginning of 2012.

But had Neeson passed on "Taken 2," some very interesting names were floated around as his possible replacement. Get the lowdown on these actors past the jump!

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'Deathly Hallows' World Premiere Casts A Spell On 'Harry Potter' Fans Around The Globe

Posted 11/11/10 5:29 pm EST by in News


Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows London premiereBy Kristen Shalbinski

Muggles from around the world had the privilege of watching the London world premiere of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" today, thanks to a livestream of the event. The excitement from Leicester Square seemed to seep through the computer screen, and now has us even more anxious for the release of the film next Friday (November 19).

The square was decorated with "Deathly Hallows" posters and banners, and an archway was built to the entrance of the Odeon Theater with the 'Deathly Hallows' symbol shining above it. But the thing that made watching the premiere truly amazing was seeing just how many fans were in attendance. Almost every nation was represented in this crowd. There were fans from Mexico, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, the United States and Canada, just to name a few. And some of them were camped out in Leicester Square for two days prior to the premiere. In the crowd you could see signs made that read, "Weasley Is Our King!" and "Accio Grint," and there was a certain sign that drove home just how important Harry Potter is to some fans: "You Made Our Childhood Magical." Read More...

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'Harry Potter' Star Jason Isaacs Doesn't Get To Keep His Lucius Malfoy Wig!

Posted 3/2/10 3:00 pm EST by in News


Soon, very soon now, the ginormously popular series of "Harry Potter" film adaptations will come to an end. The first part of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" is set to hit theaters in November and the second will follow mere months later, capping off the seven book/eight movie franchise in July 2011.

With the end so close, we're now well into production on the final two movies, which are being shot concurrently. As each performer wraps up his or her contributions to these final films, they're faced with saying goodbye to people they've worked with and locations they've lived in for the past 10 years. That's exactly what Lucius Malfoy actor Jason Isaacs faced recently, when he left the set for the last time. Read More...

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Jason Isaacs Says Script For 'Green Zone' Left Plenty Of Room For Improvisation

Posted 9/18/08 10:45 am EST by in News


Jason IsaacsPaul Greengrass’s newest film has a script credited to Academy Award-winning writer Brian Helgeland and Greengrass himself. Yeah, big whoop - reading it will give you absolutely no idea about the lines in the final film, Jason Isaacs laughed.

“There’s a script but that’s no more than a start for improvisation. There’s no blocking. There’s no continuity,” he said. “It changes every single time. [Paul] just throws you into the deep end. He creates what feels like chaos but is actually far from it. The whole thing is live organic storytelling. As an actor it pulls the rug out from under you.”

“Green Zone,” formerly “Imperial Life in Emerald City,” is a critical look at the US reconstruction in Iraq, particularly in Bagdad, starring Matt Damon as a CIA officer in search for weapons of mass destruction. Read More...

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EXCLUSIVE: Jason Isaacs Reveals Secret 'Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince' Cameo

Posted 9/11/08 10:38 am EST by in News


Eva MendesLast we left the treacherous Lucius Malfoy he was serving a lifetime sentence in Azkaban, exposed and captured by Dumbledore for being a Death Eater, sent to wait out his term until Voldemort breaks him out.

In "Half-Blood Prince," Dumbledore suspects that Lucius is secretly glad to be in prison after the debacle at the Ministry, where he failed to capture the fabled prophesy pertaining to Harry Potter and the Dark Lord. Maybe. But not happy at all about Malfoy's sojourn in prison is the actor who plays him, Jason Isaacs, who thought the fact that his character was absent from the book meant that he wouldn't get a chance to appear in the upcoming sixth movie.

"It absolutely killed me," he said of Lucius' disappearance.

It would take a strong bit of magic to turn that frown upside down. Luckily for Isaacs, Harry Potter has that in spades. Read More...

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