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Idris Elba Guards the Bifröst Bridge in 'Thor'
20 November 2009 7:02 PM, PST | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »
Kenneth Branagh keeps gobbling up talent for Thor. The last time we talked about the Marvel movie, arguably the trickiest of any Marvel flick so far because a fair portion of it plays in another plane and the leads are relative unknowns, we remarked that Branagh was actually putting together one of the better casts any of the brand's superhero movies has seen. And it just improved yet again.
Idris Elba (Rocknrolla, Obsessed, The Wire) has been added to the ensemble, portraying Heimdall, the guardian of Asgard who protects the Bifröst Bridge. That comes to us from The Hollywood Reporter. It might seem strange that Elba is playing a Norse God, but not to me; I'm the guy who thought Will Smith would make a better Captain America than any other choices being bandied about and campaigned for 2012's Chiwetel Ejiofor to play Dr. Watson in Sherlock Holmes. »
- Colin Boyd
Salt Official Movie Poster Featuring Angelina Jolie
17 November 2009 11:00 PM, PST | ShockYa | See recent ShockYa news »
Joblo.com got their hands on the first official movie poster featuring Angelina Jolie from the upcoming film “Salt” by director Phillip Noyce (The Bone Collector, Patriot Games) and starring Liev Schreiber (Taking Woodstock, Defiance), Chiwetel Ejiofor (2012) and Marion McCorry (All Good Things). Synopsis: Angelina Jolie stars as a CIA operative on the run in the spy thriller Salt, a Columbia Pictures production from writer Kurt Wimmer (Equilibrium). Actor/director Phillip Noyce helms the picture, which focuses on the plight of a government agent who’s been wrongly accused of being a Russian assassin out to take down the U.S. president. - Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide Stay tuned to Shockya.com for the latest [...] »
- Brian Corder
Poster: Salt
17 November 2009 9:04 AM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
A brand new poster for Angelina Jolie’s new movie, Salt has been released on JoBlo.com with Jolie looking rather seductive! The movie is directed by Phillip Noyce and is out for release next summer, 20th August. Salt also stars Liev Schreiber, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Andre Braugher. Click the image above to enlarge or head over to JoBlo.com for the super high res version.
Synopsis: Angelina Jolie stars in Columbia Pictures’ Salt, a contemporary espionage thriller. Before becoming a CIA officer, Evelyn Salt (Jolie) swore an oath to duty, honor, and country. She will prove loyal to these when a defector accuses her of being a Russian sleeper spy. Salt goes on the run, using all her skills and years of experience as a covert operative to elude capture, protect her husband, and stay one step ahead of her colleagues at the CIA.
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- David Sztypuljak
Angelina Jolie Gazing on New 'Salt' Poster
17 November 2009 12:14 AM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »
Two weeks after the trailer was released, "Salt" unveils a new artwork as the promotional poster via Joblo. Unlike the first one that has Angelina Jolie in the middle of a crowd, this one gives a close shot to the actress with the tag "Who is Salt?". The catchphrase is actually also the address to the official site of the movie.
In the film, Jolie plays Evelyn Salt, a CIA officer who is accused as a Russian sleeper spy. She eludes capture by superiors who are convinced she is out to assassinate the president. While trying to reunite with her family, she struggles to prove someone else is the traitor.
Originally, Salt is supposed to be a male character but since Tom Cruise who was originally attached to the role was afraid that the character is too similar to his "Mission: Impossible" role, director Phillip Noyce decided to reverse the gender. »
- AceShowbiz.com
2012 (Film Review)
16 November 2009 11:00 PM, PST | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
The world ends not with a bang or a whimper but a resounding 'Meh' in Roland Emmerich's 2012, the last and least of his end of the world film series. Emmerich, who first made a splash with Independence Day, a hipster update of George Pal's War Of The Worlds, returns to Pal's work with 2012.
An uncredited updating of Pal's When Worlds Collide, 2012 has the world coming to an end as Earth's core heats up creating floods that will soon kill all life on Earth. We follow a lowly scientist (an interesting Chiwetel Ejiofor), the Us President (Danny Glover, who seems to blandly repeat Morgan Freeman's dialogue from the superior Deep Impact), then jump to a down on his luck sci-fi writer/limo driver (a puffy John Cusack), his perky, estranged wife (Amanda Peet--a great actress given nothing to do), two movie-cute kids (One of whom is named 'Noah', »
- no-reply@fangoria.com (Pat Jankiewicz)
“Salt” Poster
16 November 2009 3:06 PM, PST | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »
Joblo got their hands on the first poster for Angelina Jolie’s new film “Salt“.
Angelina Jolie is a CIA officer who, after being accused of being a Russian sleeper spy, sets out to prove her innocence while trying to elude capture by her superiors.
The film, directed by Phillip Noyce (Catch a Fire)from script by Kurt Wimmer and Brian Helgeland, co-stars Liev Schreiber (Defiance, X-Men Origins: Wolverine) as Winter, her ally and supervisor in the CIA’s Russia office, and Chiwetel Ejiofor (Children of Men, American Gangster) as Peabody, a counterintelligence officer who tries to take her down.
“Salt” opens to theaters July 23rd, 2010.
Click to see larger poster.
“Salt” Poster
If you haven’t seen the trailer yet, you can check it out here.
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- Allan Ford
Check This Out: Teaser Poster for Angelina Jolie's Salt
16 November 2009 2:54 PM, PST | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
You've already seen the teaser trailer for Salt, but this is the first teaser poster to hit. JoBlo has debuted the teaser poster for the Phillip Noyce directed action thriller starring Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Zoe Lister Jones. I'm looking forward to this not necessarily because Angelina Jolie is in it, but rather because there's so much mystery to it and the story. "Who is Salt?" is the tagline they're using in this marketing campaign and I like that they're trying to build up as much mystery and intrigue as possible. The face on this also seems off-center and I'm not sure if that's part of the design or what? Anyway, check it out! If you haven't seen it, or want to watch it again, you can watch the teaser trailer for Salt online right here. Salt is directed by veteran Australian filmmaker Phillip Noyce, of Echoes of Paradise, »
- Alex Billington
First poster for Angelina Jolie’s Salt
16 November 2009 11:54 AM, PST | Filmonic.com | See recent Filmonic news »
Joblo got their hands on the first poster for Salt which stars Angelina Jolie as a CIA officer who is accused of being a Russian spy. Liev Schreiber plays a character called Winter, Jolie’s ally and supervisor in the CIA’s Russian office. Chiwetel Ejiofor (2012) plays a counter-intelligence officer trying to take her down.[...] »
- Liam
'2012' TV Show Would Be 'A Little Bit Like 'Lost,' ' Director Says
15 November 2009 10:00 PM, PST | MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news »
Director Roland Emmerich plans to create a spin-off focusing on the survivors in 2013.
By Eric Ditzian, with reporting by Josh Horowitz
John Cusack in "2012"
Photo: Sony Pictures
Let's say you weren't one of the millions of people who showed up to see the end-of-times demolition-fest "2012" over the weekend, contributing to its $225 million global box-office haul. First of all, what's wrong with you? That flick is kind of amazing! Second, you should stop reading now because everything that follows explodes with Spoilers.
"2012" ends with John Cusack, his family and a couple hundred thousand other survivors on a series of high-tech floating arks they've boarded to avoid the earthquakes and tsunamis that consume the planet. As the weather settles down and the clouds begin to clear, the arks set sail for the only remaining land mass still above water, the Cape of Good Hope in Africa. What will happen when they arrive? »
2012 Opening Wipes Out The Competition
15 November 2009 5:05 PM, PST | HollywoodNorthReport.com | See recent HollywoodNorthReport.com news »
Sony's 2012, the Vancouver-lensed 'disaster' film, with the working title Farewell Atlantis, directed by Roland "Independence Day" Emmerich sold $225 million worth of tickets globally, as of November 15, according to distributor Columbia Pictures, North American grosses accounted for $65 million. Foreign box office came from 105 countries, led by France with $17.2 million, Russia with $15.3 million and Germany with $12.4 million. "2012, reportedly budgeted at $200 million, in which very available performer in Vancouver managed to work on (including yours truly as an 'Ark Boarding Officer'), uses 'end-of-days' prophecies to depict the world's demise after a solar meltdown. The ensemble cast includes actors John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Thandie Newton, Oliver Platt, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Woody Harrelson, following the aftermath of a global cataclysm in the Year 2012, leading to the 'end of the world', with survivors struggling for their lives. Premise of the feature is inspired by theories that posit the ancient Mayans predicting a doomsday event occuring during the 2012 winter solstice. »
Film review: 2012 and why it really is an epic disaster
15 November 2009 3:28 PM, PST | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
The whole world disappears into yawning chasms and beneath thundering tsunamis in Roland Emmerich's $200million disaster movie 2012.
Unfortunately, so does characterisation, originality and good writing.
The computer-generated carnival of calamity makes for great spectacle but becomes brain-numbing and boring.
And yet you find yourself looking forward to the next set piece of destruction because the rest of the movie is so dull. The entire experience is woefully unengaging. Spoilers ahead...
Even the basic premise is flawed. The Mayan calendar does Not say the world will end in 2012; it merely comes to the end of a cycle in that year and continues well beyond it.
John Cusack (pictured below) is the central character, a novelist and limo driver who becomes caught up in the events and, in a story about mankind building giant arks, has a son called Noah. Funny.
At times, Emmerich seems to be telling the story with a wry smile, »
- David Bentley
‘2012′ Movie Review
15 November 2009 9:55 AM, PST | RealBollywood.com | See recent RealBollywood news »
Film: ‘2012′; Cast: John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Chiwetel Ejiofor; Director; Roland Emmerich; Rating: ***1/2
Will the world really end on December 21, 2012? Nobody has a clue. But thank god, the Mayan prophecy gave the makers of this solar-plexus-aimed colossal spectacle a chance to pull out all stops and design the greatest grandmother of all disaster epics.
Everything that we’ve seen in the genre, including Roland Emmerich’s own hefty contribution to invoking large-screen disaster in ‘Independence Day’ and ‘The Day After Tomorrow’, pales into insignificance as the doomsday prophecy. »
- realbollywood
Emmerich's disaster epic 2012 opens with a massive $65 million.
15 November 2009 4:22 AM, PST | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »
Love his films or loath them, Roland Emmerich is the master of disaster with "2012" bringing in a gargantuan $65 million in U.S. sales on its debut weekend. Worldwide, the film starring John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Woody Harrselson, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Thandie Newton, Danny Glover and Oliver Platt has already brought in over $225 million. This one's going to be big folks and clearly a year for Sony after the success of "District 9" and "Zombieland" among others. Doing well in its sophomore weekend, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures' "A Christmas Carol" sang up 14% of the weekend gross with $22.3 million added, making the animated film's total over $63 million so far. JIm Carrey, Gary Oldman, Crispin Glover and Robin Wright Penn star in the Robert Zemeckis-directed and adapted family animated adventure. Overture Films' comedy "The Men Who Stare At Goats," starring George Clooney, Ewan McGregor and Jeff Bridges, showed a 51% change in its »
'2012': The Greatest Irwin Allen Movie Never Made
14 November 2009 9:03 PM, PST | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
Imagine taking every big disaster film ever made, from The Towering Inferno and Earthquake, to The Poseidon Adventure, and squishing them all together into one film. You'd essentially have Roland Emmerich's 2012, a movie so shapeless of plot and devoid of meaning, that it's actually half way entertaining. If — and here comes the caveat — you remember to check your brain at the concession stand, the film's ridiculously simple premise and mind-numbingly overwrought effects are actually kind of fun.
The story begins with the usual scientists-discovering-an-imminent-cataclysmic-event scenario, which coincidentally ties to the Mayan civilization's "prediction" that the world will end on December 21, 2012. (The Mayans actually never made such a prediction—but that's a whole other topic. And even if they had, they apparently didn't have the foresight to predict that the Spanish would conquer them...so, so much for "predictions.")
Of course, the "science" in the film is scientific gobbledygook—something »
2012 | Film review
14 November 2009 4:07 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Most recent disaster movies blame mankind for the imminent end of civilisation they predict. Not so here. It's all to do with a peculiar alignment of the Earth and the Sun as foreseen in ancient Mayan calendars. Tipped off by top geologist Chiwetel Ejiofor, the Us president and leaders keep it a secret from common humanity that the Earth's crust is about to disintegrate. Meanwhile, they raise money from the world's upper crust ("People like Bill Gates, Rupert Murdoch and some rich Arabs," according to hippie broadcaster Woody Harrelson) to build arks in China and save the lives of the great and the rich, pairs of animals and the treasures of the Louvre from the oncoming flood. One suspects from the film's ambivalent tone that Halliburton got the contracts.
Queen Elizabeth II and her corgis get a berth on an ark; the Pope stays behind to perish with his flock. »
- Philip French
Featurette: 2012 Volcanic Eruption
14 November 2009 2:36 PM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
To coincide with the release of Roland Emmerich’s 2012, which is in UK cinemas Now, Columbia Pictures have released a new featurette based around the volcanic eruption in Yellowstone Park. I’ve embedded the featurette below or head over to Yahoo to view in HD.
2012 stars John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt and Thandie Newton.
Synopsis: Never before has a date in history been so significant to so many cultures, so many religions, scientists, and governments. 2012 is an epic adventure about a global cataclysm that brings an end to the world and tells of the heroic struggle of the survivors.
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- David Sztypuljak
Movie Review: “2012”
14 November 2009 12:46 AM, PST | screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news »
Seen on: November 13, 2009
The players: Director: Roland Emmerich, Writers: Roland Emmerich, Harald Kloser, Cast: John Cusack, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Amanda Peet, Oliver Platt
Facts of interest: None, really.
The plot: As the world comes to an end in the year 2012, a group of brave people try to survive the cataclysms surrounding them.
Our thoughts: Roland Emmerich’s latest apocalyptic big-screen spectacle works best as a comedy. The film boasts a number of excellent laughs, and that’s the main reason I found it moderately enjoyable. Other than that, it’s nothing more than yet another utterly ridiculous, overblown sci-fi action piece about the end of the world. »
- Franck Tabouring
November 13: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings
13 November 2009 5:13 PM, PST | www.flickfilosopher.com | See recent FlickFilosopher news »
We know how it is: You’d like to go to the movies this weekend, but you’re gonna be busy escaping the end of the world. But you can have a multiplex-like experience at home with a collection of the right DVDs. And when someone asks you on Monday, “Hey, did you see 2012 this weekend?” you can reply, “No, I watched all the movies that Roland Emmerich was giving the middle finger to instead.” Instead Of: 2012, in which Roland Emmerich destroys Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Yellowstone Park, Washington DC, Hawaii, the Pacific Ocean, the Himalayas, China, and the careers of John Cusack and Chiwetel Ejiofor... Watch: The classic 1951 science fiction movie When Worlds Collide, about humanity’s attempts to save itself when a rogue planet is discovered on a collision course with Earth: can they build an escape spaceship in time? If you need more modern disaster scenarios, be »
- MaryAnn Johanson
Kevin Carr’s Weekly Report Card for 11.13.09
13 November 2009 7:50 AM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
2012 Studio: Columbia Pictures Rated: PG-13 for intense disaster sequences and some language. Starring: John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Thandie Newton, Woody Harrelson and Danny Glover Directed by: Roland Emmerich What it’s about: The Mayans predicted it, and now Woody Harrelson is calling out for Armageddon. Some think the end of the world will come on December 21, 2012, and Roland Emmerich has now made a movie about it. John Cusack, Amanda Peet and Chiwetel Ejiofor try to escape crumbling freeways, giant tsunamis and disastrous volcanoes. What I liked: There are certain directors that make utter crap, but I love none-the-less. Along with Brett Ratner, Paul W.S. Anderson and Renny Harlin, Roland Emmerich is one of these. Let’s face it, no one destroys the world like this guy, and he reminds us with 2012 that he is the master of disaster. Like Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, the reason to see 2012 is for the special effects. Emmerich »
- Kevin Carr
Love Actually - Blu-ray Review
13 November 2009 6:42 AM, PST | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
A little bit of something for everyone, especially romantics, is found in this hilarious comedy. I.m just an old softie, but I greatly enjoyed the storyline about platonic love that features Bill Nighy as a boozy, burnt out rock star. It.s an anthology film with each story turning up in the other and they.re all lovely. Both Christmas and love are in the air in jolly old England. The film covers various stories of love. Aging rocker Billy Mack (Bill Nighy) is promoting his latest single, a Christmas variation on the Trogg.s Love is all Around, and playing havoc on his long suffering manager Joe (Gregor Fisher). Juliet (Kiera Knightley) and Peter (Chiwetel Ejiofor) have just been married »
- Jeff Swindoll
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