Chiwetel Ejiofor

Abigail Breslin to Topline FINAL GIRL, Paul Dano Joins TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: May 21st, 2012 at 4:55 pm

We’ve got some Little Miss Sunshine alumni casting news today: one’s an Oscar-nominated topliner and the other is a BAFTA-nominated addition to an already phenomenal cast.  Check out the headlines below:

• Abigail Breslin is set to star in the title role of Final Girl, a thriller from debut director Tyler Shields.
• Paul Dano will join the cast of Steve McQueen’s Twelve Years a Slave, a picture that already boasts Michael Fassbender, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Adepero Oduye and Brad Pitt.

Hit the jump for more on each picture.

John Boyega Joins HALF OF A YELLOW SUN; Kenny Doughty Boards SNOW PIERCER

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: March 28th, 2012 at 5:58 pm

We have some more casting additions to report to you today. Here are the basics:

• John Boyega (Attack the Block) will join Thandie Newton and Chiwetel Ejiofor in Half of a Yellow Sun from director Biyi Bandele. Boyega is also in negotiations to topline Creeping Zero, an indie sci-fi flick from Billy O’Brien, the writer/director of Invasion.
• The post-apocalyptic train-thriller, Snow Piercer, has added Kenny Doughty (Titus) to the cast. He’s also set to make his directorial debut with the British revenge thriller, Vengeance Waits.

Hit the jump for more information on each project.

First Synopsis and Promo Poster for 12 YEARS A SLAVE Starring Brad Pitt and Michael Fassbender

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: November 2nd, 2011 at 2:41 pm

Continuing on with more information out of AFM, we’ve got the first synopsis and promo poster for 12 Years a Slave. Director Steve McQueen (Shame) reteams with Michael Fassbender in this adaptation of Solomon Northup’s autobiography. Northup was a free, educated black man living in New York City when he was kidnapped and forced into slavery for 12 years in the South. Chiwetel Ejofor stars as Northup alongside Fassbender and Brad Pitt. McQueen’s Shame is garnering serious awards attention (especially for Fassbender’s performance), and brutally candid touch should make 12 Years a Slave an unflinching and emotional pic.  Hit the jump to check out the promo image and detailed synopsis.

Brad Pitt Producing Steve McQueen Drama TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE Starring Chiwetel Ejiofor

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: August 16th, 2011 at 1:14 pm

Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained isn’t the only film going into production that’s set to tackle the harsh realities of slavery. Brad Pitt is producing an adaptation of Solomon Northup’s harrowing autobiography Twelve Years a Slave through his Plan B production banner. THR reports that Steve McQueen (Hunger) is on board to direct, and British actor Chiwetel Ejiofor (Salt) will star as Northup. McQueen co-wrote the script with John Ridley.

Written in 1853, the autobiography tells the story of Northup, a married and educated free black man living in New York. He was approached by two men about a job offer in Washington D.C., but when he showed up he was kidnapped and put into a slave pen where he began a life of forced slavery under the guise of several owners. This is definitely some heavy material, as the book recounts the grueling realities of slavery in D.C. in vivid detail. Hit the jump to read a synopsis of the book.

SALT Blu-ray Review

by Andre Dellamorte    Posted: January 20th, 2011 at 8:00 am

“Who is Salt?” The ads for Salt both asked and answered. Salt was obviously the title character of the film Salt, here played by Angelina Jolie, but I guess on an existential level who she is, is still up for grabs. Evelyn Salt is a secret agent, but it turns out that she might be a mole for the Russian government, and that leads her superiors (including Liev Schrieber and Chiwetel Ejiofor) to freaking out, and trying to catch her. But the problem with catching spies is that they are trained to avoid such situations. Phillip Noyce directs this Bourne-riff like the craftsman of action he became in the 90’s. That’s both the film’s greatest strength and weakness. My review of the Blu-ray of Salt follows after the jump.

4 Movie Clips from SALT Starring Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Andre Braugher

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: July 9th, 2010 at 7:54 pm

With Columbia Pictures junketing director Phillip Noyce’s  action thriller Salt in Washington D.C. this weekend, the studio has released four clips from the movie and you can check them out after the jump.  As you might imagine, the clips focus on the action and put Angelina Jolie front and center.  The film also stars Liev Schreiber, Chiwetel Ejiofor,  and Andre Braugher.  Salt gets released July 23rd.  Synopsis also after the jump:

Chiwetel Ejiofor Will Star as Fela Kuti in Steve McQueen-Directed Biopic of the Afrobeat Musician

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: May 5th, 2010 at 2:00 pm

Director Steve McQueen (Hunger) has been developing a biopic on Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti over at Focus Features, and Deadline reports that Chiwetel Ejiofor (Children of Men) is “formally attached” to play the Nigerian icon on screen.  Though the two projects are unrelated, the Broadway musical Fela! has enjoyed a great run (it recently earned eleven Tony nominations) and brought Kuti’s music back to the forefront of American culture.

On the set of the upcoming Angelina Jolie thriller Salt, Ejiofor started learning how to play the piano and saxophone to do the role justice, and has apparently gotten “quite good.”  Given the political bent of Kuti’s music, the considerable chops of Mr. Ejiofor, and the awards prowess of Focus Features, this biopic has Oscar written all over it.  To get a taste of Kuti’s funky brand of political activism, hit the jump.

New High-Resolution Images from SALT, EAT PRAY LOVE and THE KARATE KID

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: April 22nd, 2010 at 10:31 am

Sony has released a bunch of new high resolution images from some of their big summer movies.  Included in the bunch are Salt (starring Angelina Jolie, Liev Schreiber, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Andre Braugher), The Karate Kid (starring Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan and Taraji P. Henson) and Eat Pray Love – which stars Julia Roberts, James Franco, Richard Jenkins, Viola Davis, Billy Crudup and Javier Bardem.  Hit the jump for detailed synopses and tons of high resolution images.

New Trailer for SALT Starring Angelina Jolie

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: April 1st, 2010 at 9:45 am

A new trailer for Angelina Jolie’s action movie Salt has come online.  The tagline of the marketing campaign asks, “Who Is Salt?”  After seeing this trailer, I would like to venture a guess: Salt is a woman who is framed as a Russian spy and then goes on the lam to save her kidnapped husband and clear her name.  Oh, and this woman kicks lots of ass along the way.

I’m not sure if there’s much more of a plot in there and the action doesn’t impress me as much as it does in the the new A-Team trailer, but I hope that it’s as good as the Bourne movies it looks like it’s trying to emulate.

Hit the jump to check out the trailer along with the official synopsis. Salt hits theaters on July 23rd.

ENDGAME DVD Review

by Julie Schwarzentraub    Posted: February 6th, 2010 at 11:57 pm

The year is 1985.  The place: a fervently eroding South America plagued by the mistrust of race due to apartheid.  Nelson Mandela is imprisoned.  The end of this political game is approaching, but how will it go down?  Secret meetings are held by opposing sides of this warring country.  Sounds like a great movie plot, huh?  The most intriguing part of the story is rooted it’s reality which took place long before such a film could be made.  More after the jump:

Before the World Ends, Matt Heads to Wyoming for 2012 and Interviews the Cast

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: November 11th, 2009 at 10:09 am

Last month, I was lucky enough to be invited to Jackson Hole, Wyoming to cover the press junket for Roland Emmerich’s upcoming disaster flick 2012, which opens this Friday.  Some people reading this may be thinking, “Lucky to go to Wyoming? Har har!”  These people (in addition to laughing oddly) have never been to Jackson Hole, Wyoming because it is an absolutely gorgeous landscape.  There are forests, grassland, and mountains all grouped together and it provides a feeling of complete tranquility to the area.  It’s isolated but when you stop to think about how most of us are bombarded on a daily basis by technology and communications that isolation turns into an oasis.

I also got to see Roland Emmerich destroy the world real good and then talk about it with Emmerich and stars John Cusack, Amanda Peet, and Chiwetel Ejiofor.  Hit the jump for what they had to say about the Earth crumbling like an old Chips Ahoy along with my tale of adventure in Big Sky country.  It involves bears.

Chiwetel Ejiofor Exclusive Video Interview 2012

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: November 9th, 2009 at 11:31 pm

Opening this Friday is director Roland Emmerich’s 2012.  As most of you have seen in commercials and trailers, 2012 is about a global cataclysm that causes massive destruction to our planet.  If you’re keeping count, this is Emmerich’s third time blowing up our planet (Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow) and I think he’s learned from his previous efforts to deliver his biggest ride yet.  Trust me, 2012 is loaded with some of the craziest special effects you’ll see this year and if you want to have some fun, grab a popcorn and just go for the ride.

To help promote the film, our partners at Omelete were invited to the international press day and they sent me to cover it.  So after the jump you can watch my interview with Chiwetel Ejiofor where we talk about what this year has been like for him, 2012 theories, making the movie, Salt, and a lot more.

First Trailer for SALT Staring Angelina Jolie

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: November 4th, 2009 at 11:14 am

While the first look at director Phillip Noyce’s “Salt” happened a few days ago due to a leaked Russian trailer, Sony has wisely posted the official trailer so we can all stop trying to decipher Russian.  If you saw the Russian trailer, the official release is exactly the same.

As Matt said the other day, “Salt” looks like Jason Bourne in a dress.  And that’s a good thing, especially when it’s Angelina Jolie wearing the dress.  If you like action movies, check out the trailer after the jump.  “Salt” hits theaters on July 23^rd, 2010.

2012 Featurette – Tidal Waves

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: October 6th, 2009 at 8:32 pm

Yahoo Movies has released a new featurette from Roland Emmerich’s “2012″ called “How They Made the Giant Waves”. As you can guess from the title, it focuses on the special effects and how they created the huge wave that’s featured in the trailer. While the video is cool if you’re into visual effects, my favorite part is when the various people involved start talking about the script and being serious. Because, clearly, the script is the most important part of a Roland Emmerich movie. While people are clearly mixed on “2012″, I’m looking forward to shutting my brain off at the door, grabbing a popcorn, and having some fun watching the world explode. Check out the clip after the jump.

New Clips from JENNIFER’S BODY, 2012, NINJA ASSASSIN, and CLASH OF THE TITANS

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: September 4th, 2009 at 5:53 pm

MTV aired a program tonight called “Behind the Screen” and they showed off new clips from “Jennifer’s Body”, “Ninja Assassin”, “2012″ and some behind the scenes footage from “Clash of the Titans”. Thanks to the magic of embedding, you can see the clips after the jump. Take a look:

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