Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Jeffrey Dean Morgan Re-Unites with Chloe Moretz for THE RUT

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: January 16th, 2012 at 11:46 am

Jeffrey Dean Morgan will reteam with his Texas Killing Fields co-star Chloe Moretz for Karyn Kusama‘s The Rut.  According to Variety, the gritty indie drama is described as a cross between Winter’s Bone and Into the Wild, and “follows a teenage girl who aims to win her father’s approval by surrounding herself with danger and adventure as she journeys into the wilderness alone to hunt deer.”  Morgan will play the father and Moretz will play the daughter.  While I think Kusama misunderstood the tone of Diablo Cody‘s script for Jennifer’s Body, hopefully she’ll have more luck with The Rut.  She’s certainly got the talent when it comes to her lead actors.

Morgan will be seen later this year in the long-delayed remake of Red Dawn, the horror thriller The Possession, Bruce Beresford‘s Peace, Love, & Misunderstanding, and Starz’ new TV series, Magic City.  As for Moretz, she’ll next be seen in Tim Burton‘s Dark Shadows and the atrocious indie film Hick (although she’s good in it).

First Posters for MY WEEK WITH MARILYN and TEXAS KILLING FIELDS Starring Sam Worthington

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: August 26th, 2011 at 1:16 pm

We’ve got a couple new posters for you today. First up is the stunning first poster for My Week With Marilyn. Based on the memoirs of Lawrence Olivier’s assistant Colin Clark, the film details a week in the life of Marilyn Monroe. Michelle Williams stars as the titular Marilyn and she looks absolutely perfect in this stellar one-sheet. The film also stars Kenneth Branagh, Dominic Cooper, Judi Dench, Julia Ormond, Emma Watson, and Eddie Redmayne. My Week With Marilyn opens in limited release November 4^th.

Additionally, we have the first poster for the thriller Texas Killing Fields. Based on a true story, the film centers on the tracking of a sadistic serial killer who dumps his victims’ bodies in a Texas marsh. The impressive cast includes Sam Worthington, Jessica Chastain, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Jason Clarke, and Chloe Dean Moretz. The film also has a new release date, as Texas Killing Fields will open in select theaters October 14^th.

New Trailer for TEXAS KILLING FIELDS Starring Sam Worthington and Jeffrey Dean Morgan

by Jeff Ames    Posted: August 18th, 2011 at 12:26 pm

If you’re into true life murder mystery/thrillers, then you might want to check out the slick new trailer for Ami Canaan Mann’s long-delayed Texas Killing Fields. Starring Sam Worthington and Jeffrey Dean Morgan, the film concerns a small-town cop and a New York City detective who team up to capture a serial killer – one with a knack for disposing the bodies of his victims in a Texas marsh. I’ve been curious about Mann’s film since watching the Italian trailer a few weeks ago. Thankfully this new trailer is in English, and features a nice overall view of the story and characters. Plus it’s got the ever talented Chloe Moretz staring ominously into the camera. What’s not to like?

Texas Killing Fields also stars Jessica Chastain (The Help), Jason Clarke (Public Enemies) and Stephen Graham (Boardwalk Empire). The film is set to play in competition at this year’s Venice Film Festival and will open on October 7.

Anchor Bay Will Release TEXAS KILLING FIELDS on October 7th

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: August 11th, 2011 at 10:51 am

Ami Canaan Mann’s Texas Killing Fields has been sitting on the shelf for a while but it looked like the movie was poised for a big push when it was announced that the thriller would be playing in competition at this year’s Venice Film Festival.  The movie follows a New York City detective (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) who teams with a Texas cop (Sam Worthington) to hunt down a serial killer. However, TOH! reports that Anchor Bay will be releasing the movie on October 7th, less than two months from now, and there’s still no U.S. poster or trailer (click here to see the Italian trailer).  That can be done quickly but Anchor Bay almost never gives wide releases to their movies, I doubt anyone outside of Venice, New York, and Los Angeles will get to see Texas Killing Fields in theaters.

And if you think Anchor Bay has faith in the movie, it’s sharing the October 7th weekend with George Clooney’s The Ides of March, the Rocky-with-robots film Real Steel starring Hugh Jackman, and the new David Wain comedy Wanderlust starring Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston.  That’s like three Goliaths against one David if David were an infant armed only with an adorable smile.

Italian Trailer for TEXAS KILLING FIELDS Starring Sam Worthington

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: August 2nd, 2011 at 8:35 am

The Italian trailer for Ami Canaan Mann’s dark thriller Texas Killing Fields (formerly titled The Fields) has gone online.  The film stars Sam Worthington as a small-town Texas cop who partners with a New York City detective (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) to hunt down a serial killer who dumps his victims’ bodies in a marsh known to the local as a the “killing fields”.  The investigation becomes even more intense when the killer kidnaps a young local girl (Chloe Moretz).  I couldn’t understand any of the dialogue since it’s dubbed in Italian, but the visuals look impressive especially when you consider that this is Mann’s debut feature.

Hit the jump to check out the trailer.  The film also stars Jessica Chastain (The Tree of Life), Jason Clarke (The Chicago Code), and Stephen Graham (Boardwalk Empire) Texas Killing Fields will be playing in competition at this year’s Venice Film Festival.

New Images from THE COURIER Starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Mickey Rourke

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: May 11th, 2011 at 1:49 pm

The first images from the action thriller The Courier have gone online.  Directed by Hany Abu-Assad (Paradise Now), the film stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan as a mob courier who descends into the criminal underworld to find a notorious crime boss who can’t be found.

Hit the jump to check out the images.  The Courier also stars Mickey Rourke, Josie Ho (Exiled) and Til Schweiger (Inglourious Basterds).

MGM Doesn’t Want RED DAWN Remake to Piss Off China; Will Piss Off North Korea Instead

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: March 16th, 2011 at 8:48 am

The upcoming remake of the 1984 action flick Red Dawn had changed the lead communist villain from Russia to China.  But MGM, the studio behind the remake, has concluded that China, commie as they may be, still offers the possibility of lucrative international box office.  With this in mind, the studio is making it so that the country who invades the U.S. this time around is…North Korea.  The LA Times reports:

The filmmakers now are digitally erasing Chinese flags and military symbols from “Red Dawn,” substituting dialogue and altering the film to depict much of the invading force as being from North Korea, an isolated country where American media companies have no dollars at stake.

Hit the jump for more on this silly change.  The remake of Red Dawn stars Chris Hemsworth, Adrianne Palicki, Josh Hutcherson, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.

Jeffrey Dean Morgan to Star in Horror-Thriller DIBBUK BOX

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: January 13th, 2011 at 9:40 am

Jeffrey Dean Morgan is set to star in the horror-thriller Dibbuk Box for Lionsgate and Sam Raimi’s Ghost House Pictures.  Lionsgate has already set the film’s release for October 28th, a Halloween weekend now absent their Saw franchise.  Danish director Ole Bornedal (The Substitute) will direct a script by Juliet Snowden and Stiles White based on true events.  According to Variety,

“Morgan will star as a recently divorced father whose youngest daughter becomes strangely connected to an antique wooden box she purchased at a yard sale. As his daughter’s behavior becomes more erratic, the father senses a dark presence building until he discovers that the box was built to contain a dibbuk — a dislocated spirit that inhabits and ultimately devours its human host.”

While many folks probably don’t know what a Dibbuk is (unless they saw A Serious Man), I suppose Dibbuk Box is a better title than Yard Sale Ghost.

First Cast Image from RED DAWN Remake Starring Chris Hemsworth and Jeffrey Dean Morgan

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: January 4th, 2011 at 1:37 pm

An image of the cast from the upcoming remake of Red Dawn has found its way online.  The film was in limbo due to MGM’s ongoing financial troubles, but now that the company has declared bankruptcy and begun restructuring, it’s possible the film will finally be released sometime this year.  This image [via The Daily Blam] looks like it’s either a costume test or for promotional purposes, but I don’t think there will be a scene where the main characters gather to strike a pose and look directly into the camera.

For those who have never seen the original 1984 film, it centers on a group of teenagers that band together after America is invaded by the USSR.  The remake of  Red Dawn stars Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Adrianne Palicki (Friday Night Lights), Josh Hutcherson (The Kids Are All Right), Josh Peck (The Wackness), Isabel Lucas (Daybreakers), Connor Cruise (Seven Pounds), Edwin Hodge (Take Me Home Tonight), and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.

Mickey Rourke Joins THE COURIER Starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: October 11th, 2010 at 1:53 pm

Mickey Rourke and has joined the action thriller The Courier starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan.  As we previously reported, Morgan will play “a courier who has taken on improbable missions and never missed a drop. He’s hired to deliver a briefcase to a notorious underworld figure that can’t be found. The courier finds himself pursued by corrupt cops, double-crossing feds and rival crime bosses.”  TheWrap reports that Rourke will star opposite Morgan, but doesn’t give any specifics as to the actual role.  Hany Abu-Assad (Paradise Now) will direct from a script by Derek Haas and Michael Brandt (3:10 to Yuma).  Shooting begins later this month in New Orleans.

Rourke is also attached to star in Tony Scott’s Potsdamer Platz and will play real-life hitman Richard Kuklinski in The Ice Man.  He’ll next be seen in Tarsem’s Immortals and in Mitch Glazer’s widely-panned Passion Play with Megan Fox and Bill Murray.

Kyle Maclachlan and Rosanna Arquette Join the Cast of PEACE, LOVE, & MISUNDERSTANDING

by Ramses Flores    Posted: August 26th, 2010 at 4:47 pm

Kyle Maclachlan (Twin Peaks) and Rosanna Arquette (Pulp Fiction) have now signed on to star in Peace, Love, & Misunderstanding.  Directed by Bruce Beresford (Driving Ms. Daisy), the film tells the story of “an uptight New York City lawyer (played by Catherine Kenner) who is in desperate need of an escape after her husband asks for a divorce.”  Maclachlan has signed on to star as Keener’s husband while it’s unknown which role Arquette will be playing.  Both actors join the cast which already includes the likes of Catherine Kenner, Chace Crawford, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Jane Fonda.  Hit the jump for the full press release and more info:

Jeffrey Dean Morgan to Star in THE COURIER

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: August 12th, 2010 at 2:45 pm

Jeffrey Dean Morgan (The Losers) is set to play the title role in the action film The Courier.  Directed by Hany Abu-Assad (who did the excellent Paradise Now), the film has Morgan playing “a courier who has taken on improbable missions and never missed a drop. He’s hired to deliver a briefcase to a notorious underworld figure that can’t be found. The courier finds himself pursued by corrupt cops, double-crossing feds and rival crime bosses.”  According to Deadline, filming begins next month in New Orleans.

I think Morgan is a terrific actor and I’m glad we’re going to be seeing a lot of him.  He’s got some great-looking films coming up including the remake of Red Dawn, Ami Mann’s The Fields co-starring Sam Worthington, The Resident with Hilary Swank, and Bruce Beresford’s Peace, Love, and Misunderstanding.

THE LOSERS Blu-ray Review

by Andre Dellamorte    Posted: August 4th, 2010 at 8:44 am

The action genre has mutated quite a bit over the last couple years, as we have few figures like Sylvester Stallone in the recent generation of actors. Vin Diesel seems more like a right place right time guy than an actual star, and actual stars like Tom Cruise in Knight and Day no longer seem to excite the masses. Of course there are exceptions: The Bourne Identity fits more in the classic mold, but does anyone think of Matt Damon in the same category as Arnold Schwarzenegger, or – for that matter – Charles Bronson? In 2010, we’ve seen a number of straight action films, but few have connected with the mainstream, and the actors who look like they might be the next star of those sorts of movies don’t connect. Liam Neeson or Bradley Cooper in The A-Team, and Angelina Jolie Salt have had so-so grosses, while The Losers got lost in April. But Jeffrey Dean Morgan seems built for the genre. Weathered but capable, bemused, Morgan has both the physicality and personality to be an action star, and he gets to play off of Zoe Saldana, Idris Elba, and Chris Evans in a classic “Men on a Mission” narrative. Sadly, The Losers isn’t the film that did that for him and my review of the Blu-ray follows after the jump.

SUPERNATURAL Season 1 Blu-ray Review

by Christopher Gilbreth    Posted: July 5th, 2010 at 6:23 am

Quirky television programs that blend horror, fantasy and folklore such as Supernatural have been a staple of network line-ups for decades. Obviously The Twilight Zone and The Outer Limits are classics in the genre and set the bar for freaky quality. Joss Whedon’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer came along and injected teen melodrama, genuine emotion and pop cultural quips into the horror/fantasy television playbook. Soon after Buffy’s success, a deluge of similar shows flooded the airwaves (Roswell, Angel, Charmed and so on). Supernatural studiously follows the path blazed by its predecessors. The initial season of Supernatural starts off strong, but begins to meander into a droll villain of the week formula. Though, it’s not how you start, but how you finish that matters. Does Supernatural finish strong? Double tap the jump to find out.

THE LOSERS Review

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: April 22nd, 2010 at 10:50 pm

Usually, I like to take my time in writing a movie review so I can let the film simmer for a bit and give it a bit of thought.  I had to rush home to write this review of The Losers because I started forgetting the movie almost as soon as I left the theater.  That’s the film’s intent: easily digestible entertainment.  It’s a cookie-cutter action film filled with explosions, wise-cracks, and hot sex between the male and female lead.  Thanks to the individual performances of the cast, The Losers rarely feels soulless, but due to the lack of chemistry between the actors, The Losers also never comes together to make a more lasting impression.

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