Centurion

Running Dialogue #15: THE AMERICAN, CENTURION, and MACHETE

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: September 9th, 2010 at 8:16 pm

In this week’s installment of Running Dialogue, we discuss three movies about folks serving up healthy dishes of murder to other folks: Anton Corbijn’s The American, Neil Marshall’s Centurion, and Robert Rodriguez’ Machete.  Of the three films, The American is a film that demands to be discussed due to its quiet and contemplative nature, and after talking it out with Russ and Curt, I liked the movie even more.  Our discussion of Machete also led to a conversation about this summer movie season and how most of the big films disappointed but the smaller films like Exit Through the Gift Shop and Get Low were worth checking out.

Click here to listen to the new episode.   Also, you can hit the jump for a list of all the movies we’ve recommended so far. Finally, click here to add Running Dialogue to your RSS feed.

New Posters for TRON: LEGACY, LITTLE FOCKERS and CENTURION

by Jackson Cresswell    Posted: August 3rd, 2010 at 4:33 pm

Two of the biggest movies of the upcoming holiday season, Sci-fi actioner Tron: Legacy, and the Ben Stiller/Robert De Niro comedy, Little Fockers have released new posters.  In addition, Magnolia Pictures has tapped renowned British comic artist Simon Bisley to create a new poster for Neil Marshall’s latest thriller, Centurion, featuring the film’s main characters played by Michael Fassbender and Olga Kurylenko.  Hit the jump for more:

Red-Band Trailer for Neil Marshall’s CENTURION Starring Michael Fassbender

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: June 14th, 2010 at 2:12 pm

The red-band trailer for the upcoming Roman bloodbath Centurion has hit the net.  Directed by Neil Marshall (Doomsday), Centurion stars Michael Fassbender (Inglourious Basterds) as a Roman corporal who must lead a small platoon of soldiers to rescue their general and get out of enemy territory.

Hit the jump to check out the red-band trailer.  Centurion will be available for download on Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, Amazon, and Vudu on July 23rd.  It hits theaters on August 27th.

Poster for Neil Marshall’s CENTURION Starring Michael Fassbender, Dominic West, and Olga Kurylenko

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: June 8th, 2010 at 5:31 pm

The poster for Neil Marshall’s sword-and-sandals action flick Centurion has hacked-and-slashed its way online.  It features one of the better taglines in recent memory: “History Is Written in Blood”.  Truer words were never spoken.  Do you have any idea how many homeless people Doris Kearns Goodwin has to murder every time she starts a new book?

Hit the jump to check out the poster along with the synopsis.  Centurion hits theaters in a limited release on August 27^th.

THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE to Premiere at LA Film Festival; Full Line-Up Announced

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: May 4th, 2010 at 12:21 pm

There are plenty of films to be excited about at this year’s Los Angeles Film Festival, but sadly they’ll probably be overshadowed by one.  The Twilight Saga: Eclipse will make its world debut at the festival on June 24th, six days before the film’s release date.  However, the screening is invitation-only.  How do you get an invitation? I have no idea.  Maybe if you sign a contract saying your shrieking won’t rise above a certain decibel level.

As for the other films that aren’t invitation-only, there’s also the Sundance hit The Kids Are Alright, the closing night film Despicable Me, the Duplass Brother’s Cyrus, Neil Marshall’s Centurion, the education documentary Waiting for Superman, and Golden Lion-winner Lebanon.

Hit the jump to check out the full line-up.  The 2010 Los Angeles Film Festival will from June 17 – 27.

Neil Marshall’s CENTURION to Stand Guard This Summer

by Christopher Gilbreth    Posted: February 24th, 2010 at 3:16 pm

Neil Marshall’s Centurion has been picked up by Magnolia Pictures. The film will be distributed through Magnolia’s genre division, Magnet. Centurion will star Michael Fassbender (Inglorious Basterds), Dominic West (The Wire, 300) and Olga Kurylenko (Hitman, Quantam of Solace).

Neil Marshall has quietly been building himself an impressive action resume. While Doomsday was no earth shattering hit, both it and the Decent sported grimy cinematography and slick action sequences. Marshall knows how to craft a tense film, and his gritty style should mesh well with the given setting and plot. Whatever happened to Outpost? Now that sounded like a fun movie. Zombies swarming an oil rig? Get that one in the pipeline (pun intended) stat Neil! Hit the jump for the synopsis of Centurion.

First CENTURION Trailer – Directed by Neil Marshall and Starring Michael Fassbender, Dominic West and Olga Kurylenko

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: February 12th, 2010 at 7:21 am

The first trailer for Centurion has hit the net and it looks great.  Written and directed by Neil Marshall (Doomsday, The Descent, Dog Soldiers), the film stars Michael Fassbender, Dominic West, Olga Kurylenko and it’s a about a group of Roman soldiers that have to fight for their lives behind enemy lines.

When I interviewed Michael Fassbender for Fish Tank, he told me a lot about Centurion. Fassbender called it “a Roman chase film” and when I asked him what it’s about, he said, “It’s basically about a group of Roman soldiers trying to get back across the border. It sort of surrounds the legend of the Ninth Legion. What happened in this myth is the Ninth Legion went over the border into the highlands to suppress this tribal community that was wreaking havoc on their outposts. They were trying to suppress this race. It was kind of like the Gaul situation where they couldn’t manage to suppress this tribal sort of community in France. So they sent the Ninth Legion in, which was one of the best Legions they had, and they disappeared. Five thousand men got wiped out. They never came back. So it’s basically Neil’s take around that myth.”

Check out the trailer after the jump.  It’s definitely worth your time.

Exclusive: Michael Fassbender calls CENTURION “A Roman Chase Film”

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: November 3rd, 2009 at 3:17 pm

Earlier today I spoke with Michael Fassbender for his upcoming movie “Fish Tank”. While I’ll be posting the full interview closer to release, we talked about his upcoming Roman action flick, “Centurion”, directed by Neil Marshall’s (“Doomsday”, “The Descent”, “Dog Soldiers”) and he had some very cool stuff to say about the movie.

While the film isn’t going to be released until sometime next year, “Centurion” sounds like a very cool film and it should definitely be on your radar. Fassbender calls it “a Roman chase film” and when I asked him what it’s about, he said, “It’s basically about a group of Roman soldiers trying to get back across the border. It sort of surrounds the legend of the Ninth Legion. What happened in this myth is the Ninth Legion went over the border into the highlands to suppress this tribal community that was wreaking havoc on their outposts. They were trying to suppress this race. It was kind of like the Gaul situation where they couldn’t manage to suppress this tribal sort of community in France. So they sent the Ninth Legion in, which was one of the best Legions they had, and they disappeared. Five thousand men got wiped out. They never came back. So it’s basically Neil’s take around that myth.” For more on what he said a few images from “Centurion”, hit the jump:

New Photos from Neil Marshall’s CENTURION Starring Michael Fassbender

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: October 5th, 2009 at 10:43 am

It’s time to strap on your sword and sandals and then take that sword, bury it in a barbarian’s skull, and make sure you don’t get any blood on your nice, clean sandals.  New photos from Neil Marshall’s bloody Roman-Pict battle flick, “Centurion” just landed online and while there’s no gore, star Michael Fassbender says, “There’s certainly a lot of head-chopping.”  He then goes on to say some stuff about modern-day parallels and ethos and things like that but he already made his sale at, “There’s certainly a lot of head-chopping.”

Hit the jump to read a brief synopsis and see the new photos which sadly feature no head-chopping but there’s still a lot of time for more photos since the film doesn’t hit theaters until some time in 2010.   So don’t hang your head over lack of pictures heads hanging off corpses.

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