Ninja Assassin

Weekend Box Office – TANGLED Takes in $21.5 Million; HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 1 Falls to Second

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: December 5th, 2010 at 9:47 am

The kids are back in school, the leftovers are congealing in the fridge and you’ve already run through all the releases at your local multiplex. Such is life on the weekend after the Thanksgiving Holiday.  The upshot is that there isn’t much to talk about in terms of box office.  We’ve got holdovers as far as the eye can see – and they’re not holding very well at that.  In fact, overall box office is down 13% this weekend from 2009 levels when The Blind Side claimed first place.

	Title	Weekend	Total
1	Tangled	$21,500,000	$96.5
2	Harry Potter 7A	$16,700,000	$244.2
3	Burlesque	$6,100,000	$26.9
4	Unstoppable	$6,100,000	$68.8
5	Love & Other Drugs	$5,700,000	$22.6
6	Megamind	$5,030,000	$136.7
7	Due Date	$4,215,000	$90.9
8	Faster	$3,829,000	$18.1
9	The Warrior’s Way	$3,051,000	$3.1
10	The Next Three Days	$2,650,000	$18.3

NINJA ASSASSIN Blu-ray Review

by Andre Dellamorte    Posted: April 1st, 2010 at 2:49 pm

If you grew up in the 80′s, you’ll remember there was briefly a ninja phase in cinema. Sho Kosugi ruled the universe of Canon for one brief moment, and everywhere people were buying Tabbi boots. Children longed for shurikens, but would have to settle for the similarly-premised wacky wall-walkers. To sum up: The 1980′s were fucked up. There’s some enjoyable nostalgia to be found in Ninja Assassin, if you remember those days (and boots) fondly. Rain stars as Raizo, who was trained as a ninja, but now wants his revenge against his ninja family, including Ozunu (Kosugi). There’s also some government involvement, which allows Naomie Harris to have a role. My review of Ninja Assassin on Blu-ray after the jump.

Weekend Box Office – NEW MOON Dominates a Record Breaking Thanksgiving Holiday

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: November 29th, 2009 at 10:57 am

As if the folks at Summit Entertainment didn’t have enough to be thankful for after the record-breaking debut of The Twilight Saga: New Moon last weekend, the vampy drama also dominated the holiday frame. New Moon passed the $200 million mark on Friday and ended its second weekend in theatres with over $230 million domestically. The only day out of the past five that New Moon didn’t own? Thanksgiving Thursday. That belonged to Warner Brothers’ surprise-hit The Blind Side which nearly tied for first place thanks to a nice jump in ticket sales over its first weekend. Between these two holdovers, new releases like WB’s Ninja Assassin and Disney’s Old Dogs had to fight over box office table scraps.

	Title	Weekend	Total
1	New Moon	$42,500,000	$230.7
2	The Blind Side	$40,100,000	$100.3
3	2012	$18,000,000	$138.7
4	Old Dogs	$16,800,000	$24.1
5	A Christmas Carol	$16,000,000	$105.3
6	Ninja Assassin	$13,100,000	$21
7	Planet 51	$10,200,000	$28.4
8	Precious	$7,090,000	$32.4
9	Fantastic Mr. Fox	$7,020,000	$10.1
10	The Men Who Stare at Goats	$1,533,000	$30.5

Exclusive: Director James McTeigue on the Wachowskis, SUPERMAN, Edgar Allen Poe, NINJA ASSASSIN, MAGNETO, and a Lot More!

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: November 24th, 2009 at 9:56 pm

A few days ago I attended the Los Angeles press junket for director James McTeigue’s Ninja Assassin.  While I already posted my four minute video interview with McTeigue and Rain (the lead in Ninja Assassin), I was able to get some extra time with McTeigue the following day.  Since I’m a huge fan of V for Vendetta and his work with the Wachowskis on Speed Racer, I decided to use my extended interview to ask about his other projects and home video questions.

So after the jump I try and get James McTeigue to tell me what the Wachowskis are working on, his next project on Edgar Allen Poe (The Raven), the Superman and Magneto rumors, what’s on the Ninja Assassin DVD/Blu-ray, could Hugo Weaving be in his Edgar Allen Poe movie, his thoughts on Star Wars (he was second unit director on Episode Two), extended edition DVDs, and a whole lot more!  It’s a great interview so take a look:

2nd Joel Silver Interview NINJA ASSASSIN. Plus Info on Dark Castle Projects, Remakes, SHERLOCK HOLMES, More

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: November 24th, 2009 at 8:49 pm

At last weekend’s press junket for Ninja Assassin, I had the opportunity to speak with producer Joel Silver twice.  The first time was an exclusive TV interview, and the second time was during a roundtable interview the following day.  While I normally would be happy to use just one of the interviews, since Joel Silver is producing so many high profile projects (Lobo, Sgt. Rock, The Apparition), I knew getting to speak with him twice would be a good thing.

Also, what a lot of people don’t realize is how much info a producer can tell you.  While it’s always great to talk with an actor, unless you’re a Brad Pitt, most actors don’t have that much juice to get a project made.  So that’s why getting to speak with Joel Silver is so great, because not only can he talk about all his projects that are getting made, he can give you the status of projects like Lethal Weapon 5, or the next Shane Black movie, or even tell you they once almost remade Commando!

While most of this interview explains how Ninja Assassin got put together, he does reveal Sherlock Holmes is two hours and the studio really wants to make sequels.  Lethal Weapon 5 is dead. And he answers the big question….why hasn’t he acted since Rogger Rabbit!  Hit the jump for details:

Exclusive: Rain and James McTeigue Video Interview NINJA ASSASSIN

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: November 22nd, 2009 at 8:05 pm

Opening this Wednesday is director James McTeigue’s (V for Vendetta) Ninja Assassin.  The film stars Asian superstar Rain in the title role and as you can put together from the title, it’s about Ninja’s.  And assassin’s.  The film is loaded with ninja action and blood, so if you’re into either of those things, this is pretty much a must see movie.  Finally, it’s produced by the Wachowski Brothers and Joel Silver (The Matrix Trilogy, V for Vendetta), and they’ve done a few things you might have liked…

A few days ago I sat down with Rain and James McTeigue to discuss making the movie, filming in Berlin, Comic-Con, and a lot more.  Check out what they had to say after the jump:

Wachowski Brothers Update

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: November 21st, 2009 at 2:27 pm

As most of you know, I am a huge Wachowski Brothers (The Matrix, Bound, Speed Racer) fan.  Whenever I do an interview with anyone who knows the brothers, I always try to find out what they’re up to as they don’t do any press.  If you follow the brothers, you know they produced Ninja Assassin and the film arrives next week.  But beyond Assassin, they have nothing scheduled to be released and there are no rumors about what they might be working on.

But at today’s press junket for Ninja Assassin, I finally got someone to tell me the brothers are at least working! While I didn’t find out what the projects are (believe me I tried), this is the first time anyone has said anything regarding their future projects.  Believe me, I look for news on the Brothers constantly.

According to screenwriter J. Michael Straczynski, “they have a number of things in development.  Some of them are large projects and some of them are smaller projects.  I can’t imagine Larry and Andy never working ever again.  The brothers are always developing something.” While I know this is almost a non-story, if you’re a fan of the Wachowskis, I figured the news was worth sharing.  If anyone knows what they are working on, please email me!

Exclusive: Producer Joel Silver on NINJA ASSASSIN, LOBO, SGT. ROCK, THE LOSERS, UNKNOWN WHITE MALE, More

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: November 20th, 2009 at 4:14 pm

With Warner Bros. Ninja Assassin set for release next week, the studio held a press day this afternoon here in Los Angeles.  While I’ll have plenty of video interviews for you to watch over the next few days, the first one I’d like to share is with producer Joel Silver.  Also, since Silver is producing tons of other projects like Sherlock Holmes, The Losers, Sgt. Rock, Lobo, Unknown White Male, and The Book of Eli, I figure his interview is the first one I should post.

While I didn’t get any major scoops, I did find out what’s up with Lobo and what does he think of Jeffrey Dean Morgan for the role.  Also, we talked about how Francis Lawrence landed the directing job on Sgt. Rock and does he think it might get made next year.  Of course many other subjects were talked about so watch the interview after the jump:

NINJA ASSASSIN Giveaway – Who Wants Free Ninja Swag!

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: November 19th, 2009 at 12:10 pm

Opening on November 25th is Warner Bros. Ninja Assassin.  As you can probably guess from the title, it’s all about Ninja’s and it’s an almost non-stop action movie.  The movie is directed by James McTeigue (V for Vendetta) and produced by Andy and Larry Wachowski as well as Joel Silver, so you should know what kind of movie you’re getting.  At any rate, to help promote the film, we’ve been given a ton of Ninja Assassin swag to giveaway.  If you’d like to win any of it, hit the jump to see what we’ve got and how to enter.  Also, if you’d like to see some clips from the movie, you can check them out here.

6 Movie Clips from Director James McTeigue’s NINJA ASSASSIN Starring Rain

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: November 11th, 2009 at 12:26 am

Opening on November 25^th is director James McTeigue’s Ninja Assassin.  The film stars Asian superstar Rain in the title role and as you can easily put together from the title, it’s about Ninja’s.  And assassin’s.  Also, the film is loaded with action and blood so if you’re into either of those things, this is pretty much a must see movie.  Finally, it’s produced by the Wachowski Brothers and Joel Silver (The Matrix Trilogy, V for Vendetta), and they’ve done a few things you might have liked….

Anyway, if you’d like a taste of the movie, after the jump you can watch six clips.  In the coming weeks check back for interviews with the cast and filmmakers.  Until then….

Passes for San Diego Comic-Con 2010 Are Already on Sale

by Ramses Flores    Posted: September 16th, 2009 at 12:47 pm

You can now buy your 4 day Comic-Con 2010 pass now for $100.  Sure, Comic-Con is still almost an year away, but I can guarantee you that it’s safer to buy your passes as early as you can before it’s too late.  I’ve never been to the mecca of all things geek, but I do know that it’s a pain to get a pass and that passes were already selling out 3 months in advance this year.  I only expect it to get more difficult this year as Comic-Con only gets more popular each year.  If you know you are already going for sure, then why not get your passes now?  If something comes up there is always Ebay and people who were not as smart as you and waited until the Con was six months away.

Hit the jump to get on getting passes and if you need convicing for some reason you can also read Matt’s reasons you should go.

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:

Director James McTeigue’s Ninja Assassin Trailer IN LEGO!

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: August 16th, 2009 at 7:24 pm

Everything is 100% more awesome when you do it with Lego. So if you’re like me and believe that statement, you’re going to need to see the video after the jump. That’s because Keshen8 on YouTube has posted his version of the “Ninja Assassin” trailer…except his version is made with Lego! It’s kind of great so take a look:

WB Fall 2009 Preview – New Images from WHITEOUT, NINJA ASSASSIN, THE INVENTION OF LYING, THE INFORMANT!

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: August 12th, 2009 at 6:18 pm

Warner Bros. has released a preview of their upcoming 2009 movies. In the preview, they’ve got updated synopsis’ along with new images from “Whiteout”, “Ninja Assassin”, “The Invention of Lying”, “The Informant!” and a few others. So if you’d like to see the new images and read what’s coming later this year (it’s a lot of great stuff), it’s all after the jump:

Secret Screening Revealed! Warner Bros. is Showing NINJA ASSASSIN at Comic-Con

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: July 20th, 2009 at 9:16 am

When Warner Bros. announced their Comic-Con schedule, the first film I looked for was “Ninja Assassin”. After all, the film arrives in theaters November 25th, so it’s a perfect movie to promote at the convention. Also, as a big fan of “V for Vendetta” (which was the last pairing of the Wachowski Brothers and director James McTeigue), “Ninja Assassin” is on my must see list. So when it wasn’t on the list of films being promoted, I was a bit concerned.

But thanks to an extremely reliable source, I can report the reason they weren’t promoting the film during their panel is because they are showing the entire film at Comic-Con. And the best part for all of you, it’s open to the public! Want to know how to go, it’s after the jump:

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