Peter Stormare

Casting Call: Logan Marshall Green Cast as Tennessee Williams in LONELY HUNTER, Gina Gershon and Peter Stormare Take Over the MALL

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: May 9th, 2012 at 6:57 pm

Some casting notes today.  Here they are in brief:

• Logan Marshall Green (Devil) will play Tennessee Williams in the upcoming pic, Lonely Hunter,  the feature film based on the life story of Southern gothic writer, Carson McCullers.
• Gina Gershon (Face/Off) and Peter Stormare (Fargo) will join the indie, Mall, replacing Chelsea Handler and Eric Bogosian due to scheduling difficulties.

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Peter Stormare Talks LOCKOUT, the Difference Between Luc Besson and Michael Bay, and His Mentor Ingmar Bergman

by Sheila Roberts    Posted: April 10th, 2012 at 9:10 pm

From Uli Kunkel in The Big Lebowski to Slippery Peter in Seinfeld to Gaear Grimsrud in Fargo and Jeff in Dancer in the Dark, the versatile Peter Stormare has turned in many unforgettable performances while working with some of the world’s top directors. In his latest movie, the futuristic sci-fi action thriller Lockout, he plays Secret Service chief Scott Langral who offers a falsely convicted ex-government agent (Guy Pearce) a chance at freedom if he will undertake the dangerous mission of rescuing the daughter (Maggie Grace) of the U.S. President when things go horribly wrong during a humanitarian mission to an experimental maximum security prison in outer space.

We sat down with Stormare at a roundtable interview to talk about the unusual film co-written and produced by Luc Besson. He told us what it was about the script that drew him to the project, why he prefers the old school style European filmmaking that Besson exemplifies to the Hollywood paint-by-number action formula Michael Bay is best known for, and how he believes good storytelling is all about building characters, using the imagination and inviting an audience to fantasize. He also discussed what it was like working with master filmmaker Ingmar Bergman, how he would like to do a film with Terrence Malick, and why Close Encounters tops his list of all time favorite films.

Watch the First 5 Minutes of LOCKOUT Starring Guy Pearce

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: April 7th, 2012 at 6:15 pm

Luc Besson‘s production company EuropaCorp has released the first five minutes of their latest slick action movie, Lockout.  The clip highlights two of the three things I want from the movie.  It’s funny and full of great action, often at the same time.  However, for a movie set at a maximum security prison in outer space, this clip is sadly earthbound.  You can see more science fiction-y action in previously released clips here, or hit the jump to watch the first five minutes.  Guy Pearce, Maggie Grace, Vincent Regan, Joseph Gilgun, Lennie James, and Peter Stormare star, directed by James Mather and Stephen St. Leger.  Lockout opens on April 13.

WonderCon 2012: LOCKOUT Panel Recap; Maggie Grace Screens First Footage

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: March 18th, 2012 at 10:21 am

Featuring producer Luc Besson (the writer behind Taken) and Maggie Grace (the daughter who was Taken), the high-octane outer space thriller Lockout made an appearance at WonderCon 2012 today. This time, the man with a particular set of skills is no longer Liam Neeson, but Guy Pearce (Memento), playing Snow, a man wrongly accused of conspiracy to commit espionage. His one chance at a pardon comes when he is tasked with rescuing the president’s daughter from a maximum security outer space prison facility when the inmates take control. Lockout also stars Peter Stormare (Constantine) and is the feature directorial debut of James Mather and Stephen St. Leger. The film opens April 13th. Hit the jump to check out our WonderCon panel recap.

SXSW 2012: SMALL APARTMENTS Review

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: March 11th, 2012 at 3:50 pm

Small Apartments deserves credit for getting inside your head through force of strangeness alone, and it has enough going on to merit at least some kind of interpretation.  You can argue with yourself to no end about whether or not director Jonas Åkerlund has made a subversive slam against trying to find human connection when our own baggage shuts us off from the world, or if he’s delivered a pat, mawkish ending that doesn’t fit with previous moments of derision towards sentiment.  Rather than leave your head spinning, Small Apartments just leaves your head aching.

New Trailer for Sci-Fi Thriller LOCKOUT Starring Guy Pearce

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: January 26th, 2012 at 11:41 am

The domestic trailer has debuted for the sci-fi prison break film Lockout. The first half of the trailer is pretty rote, with lines like “He’s the best there is, but he’s a loose cannon.” It picks up when Guy Pearce appears, but altogether the tone here is wildly different from the international trailers we’ve seen previously. The action looks great, but Pearce’s charisma is almost entirely absent here. It’s a shame, because the movie actually looks really, really good in the other trailers. It’s cool and strange, and Pearce is hilarious as a wisecracking badass. Hopefully we’ll get a differently cut trailer soon, but for now US audiences will have to settle for this generic actioner.

Hit the jump to watch the trailer. Produced by Luc Besson, the film stars Pearce, Maggie Grace, and Peter Stormare. Lockout opens April 20th.

New Trailer for Sci-Fi Thriller LOCK-OUT Starring Guy Pearce

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: December 14th, 2011 at 1:19 pm

We recently got a look at the first trailer for the sci-fi action thriller Lock-Out by way of an international teaser. It revealed very little in the way of plot, but Guy Pearce looked promising in the starring role. Now a new trailer has popped up, and it’s gets fairly deep into the story of the flick. Pearce plays a man who is tasked with going into a maximum security prison in space in order to rescue the US President’s daughter. Why does she need rescuing? Well it seems the space prison is in the midst of a little space prison break by the space prisoners. The visuals look really cool, and I’m really liking Pearce’s smart-ass character. The tag of the trailer refers to the film as MS One: Maximum Security so either that’s the international title, or the new overall title (I’m hoping it’s the former).

Hit the jump to watch the trailer. Produced by Luc Besson, the film also stars Maggie Grace and Peter Stormare. Lock-Out/MS One opens April 20th, 2012.

Guy Pearce Has a Very Special Set of Outer Space Skills in International Trailer for LOCK-OUT

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: December 5th, 2011 at 12:15 pm

An international trailer for James Mather and Stephen St. Leger‘s sci-fi action thriller Lock-Out has gone online and despite the outer-space setting, the movie looks like a solid little thriller.  Guy Pearce stars as wrongly-accused spy who must rescue the President’s daughter (Maggie Grace) from an orbiting prison.  The Taken comparisons since both films were produced by Luc Besson, and once again Grace must be rescued by a guy with the special training to get the job done.  The good news is that Pearce does a great job of selling the tough guy routine, and the action looks fun even though the cinematographer may have gone to the J.J. Abrams’ School of Needs More Lens Flares.

Hit the jump to check out the well-cut international trailer.  Lock-Out opens April 20, 2012.

Peter Stormare in Talks to Join Arnold Schwarzenegger in THE LAST STAND

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: September 6th, 2011 at 6:40 pm

Any day with two Arnold Schwarzenegger-related stories is a good day. Earlier we reported that The Governator is confirmed to return in The Expendables 2, and now comes word that Peter Stormare is in final negotiations to star as Schwarzenegger’s foe in The Last Stand. Kim Jee-Woon (I Saw the Devil) is set to direct the western which will serve as Schwarzenegger’s return to acting following his sabbatical as Governor. The actor stars as the sheriff of a sleepy town near the Mexican border who is the last line of defense between a drug kingpin on the run and Mexico.

Variety reports that Stormare will play a seasoned war veteran who acts as the main villain’s right hand man. George Nolfi (The Adjustment Bureau) wrote the latest draft of the script. The Last Stand is slated for release on January 18, 2013.

First Trailer for JANIE JONES Starring Abigail Breslin

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: September 1st, 2011 at 5:54 pm

The first trailer for the drama Janie Jones has been released. The film centers on a musician whose life is turned upside down when a daughter he never knew he had is left in his custody. Abigail Breslin and Alessandro Nivola star as the daughter and father, with Elizabeth Shue and Peter Stormare in supporting roles. Breslin looks to be in fine form here, and the tone seems like a cross between Crazy Heart and Sofia Coppola’s Somewhere. It doesn’t appear to be as interesting as those two films, and the trailer’s fairly predictable, but the performances look to be promising.

Hit the jump to watch the trailer. The film opens nationwide and VOD on October 28.

New DYLAN DOG: DEAD OF NIGHT Featurette

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: April 5th, 2011 at 1:20 pm

A new featurette detailing the setting of the upcoming supernatural thriller Dylan Dog: Dead of Night has gone online.  For those unfamiliar with the property, it’s based on an Italian comic that is set in London and follows paranormal investigator Dylan Dog (played by Brandon Routh).  It was too cost-prohibitive to shoot in London so the production moved to New Orleans, which also has a great sense of mystery and horror.

Hit the jump to check out the featurette.  Dylan Dog: Dead of Night also stars Sam Huntington, Peter Stormare, Anita Briem, and Taye Diggs.  The film opens April 29th. Click here for Steve’s WonderCon interview with Routh and Huntington.

U.S. Trailer and Poster for DYLAN DOG: DEAD OF NIGHT

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: March 4th, 2011 at 9:00 am

For a few months now, we’ve been running trailers and posters for the Italian release of the English-language film Dylan Dog: Dead of Night.  Now that the movie finally has a U.S. distributor, it’s received a trailer that I can actually understand and a poster that is all kinds of generic.  I like the premise of the movie: a human detective (played by Brandon Routh) is appointed by supernatural creatures to impartially investigate crimes which happen in their underworld.  Unfortunately, that premise is undermined by the heavy reliance on Sam Huntington’s comic relief character and some truly awful special effects make-up.  Watching this trailer, I couldn’t help but wonder how this movie isn’t going straight to DVD.

Hit the jump to check out the trailer and poster.  Dylan Dog: Dead of Night opens April 29th.

Casting Call: Peter Stormare Joins HANSEL AND GRETEL: WITCH HUNTERS; Stephen Root to Co-Star in J. EDGAR

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: February 24th, 2011 at 8:47 am

We have two quick pieces of casting news for you this morning.  First up, Peter Stormare (Fargo) has joined Jeremy Renner, Gemma Arterton, and Famke Janssen in Tommy Wirkola’s Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters.  The 3D re-imagining of the Grimm fairy tale has the siblings Hansel and Gretel (played by Renner and Arterton) all grown up and still holding a grudge against witches for that whole “trying to cook and eat children” unpleasantness.  According to Deadline, Stormare will play “the villainous town sheriff ‘Berringer’.”

Hit the jump for news about ubiquitous character actor Stephen Root (Office Space) joining Clint Eastwood’s J. Edgar.

PREDATOR 2, FARGO and THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY Blu-ray Reviews

by Andre Dellamorte    Posted: June 27th, 2009 at 4:23 pm

On one hand it’s great Fox has been releasing their catalog titles in 1080p and in DTS looking great. On the other hand, they haven’t put in that much work to jazz it up for audiences buying it a second time. None of the films here have anything new, but all look appreciably better in their Blu-ray iterations. After the jump are my reviews of “Predator 2″, “Fargo” and “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” on Blu-ray.

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