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First Trailer for G.I. JOE: RETALIATION

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: December 12th, 2011 at 4:50 pm

The first trailer for G.I. Joe: Retaliation has gone online. While I was underwhelmed by the Entertainment Tonight sneak peek, this full trailer is actually kind of fantastic (actual trailer editors > ET editors). It’s got some stellar action, a cool story, and a chill-inducing shot featuring the White House. The story finds the Joes in deep, as the entirety of the G.I. Joe team has been killed save for a few remaining survivors. Director Jon Chu has staged some nice action sequences here, and the trailer is elevated by a nifty cut of The White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Army.”

Hit the jump to watch the trailer. The film stars Dwayne Johnson, Channing Tatum, Adrianne Palicki, D.J. Cotrona, and Bruce Willis. G.I. Joe: Retaliation opens June 29th, 2012.

Jamie Chung Talks Quentin Tarantino-produced Kung Fu Movie THE MAN WITH THE IRON FISTS Directed by RZA

by Hunter Daniels    Posted: November 28th, 2011 at 6:00 am

While on the set of Takashi Shimizu’s upcoming aviation thriller 7500 I got to sit down with a few other journalists and Jamie Chung to discuss her role. We’ll have the full interview and a set visit write up closer to the film’s release. Today we have a short update from Chung on Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA and his Eli Roth and Quentin Tarantino produced Kung-Fu film, The Man with the Iron Fists. The movie takes place in feudal China and centers on a small village’s weapon-maker who must defend its peoples. RZA wrote the pic alongside Roth, and the cast also includes Russell Crowe, Lucy Liu, and Pam Grier. Chung discussed the film’s original four-hour cut, the idea of splitting it in half, RZA’s famous obsession with obscure Asian action films and reveals that they’re eyeing an August 2012 release. Hit the jump to see what she had to say.

Casting Call: RZA Joins DJANGO UNCHAINED; Brian Cox Returns to Comedy with DOG FIGHT

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: November 2nd, 2011 at 7:01 pm

Brilliantly slotted for a Christmas 2012 release, Django Unchained is quickly becoming one of my most anticipated movies. With a cast that includes Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Samuel L. Jackson just to name a few, how could it not be? Now, the ever-busy RZA has reportedly joined the Quentin Tarantino spaghetti Western picture as Thaddeus, a slave on a Mississippi plantation with a propensity towards violence.

In more light-hearted news, Brian Cox (Super Troopers) may return to comedic form, as the Scottish thespian is in final negotiations to join Warner Bros’ Dog Fight for director Jay Roach (Meet the Parents). The comedy stars Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis as rival politicians vying to represent a small North Carolina district. Cox will star as Galifianakis’s distant father who is also a former senator. Hit the jump for more on both projects.

RZA and D.J. Cotrona in Talks for G.I. JOE 2: COBRA STRIKES

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: June 27th, 2011 at 7:19 pm

Channing Tatum is on board to reprise the role of Duke in G.I. Joe 2: Cobra Strikes, and prior reports suggest Lee Byung-hun (Storm Shadow) and Ray Park (Snake Eyes) may also return.  Otherwise, Paramount is looking to a new cast to liven up the sequel.  The big get is Dwayne Johnson.  The man has revealed a penchant for joining film series midstream with Fast Five and Journey 2: The Mysterious Island.  G.I. Joe will make it a trend if/when Johnson officially commits to playing Roadblock.  Elodie Yung signed on earlier this month to add more fresh blood as Jinx.  Tonight, Heat Vision adds two more names: RZA and D.J. Cotrona.

Cotrona is in talks to play Flint, identified in the original series by his shotgun and beret.  RZA will play the Blind Master, a martial arts expert who once trained Snake Eyes and Jinx in martial arts.  The Wu-Tang Clan leader is carving out a nice second career as an actor.  Mostly comic work so far, but you can’t keep RZA away from filmic martial arts for too long (and who would want to?).  His next project — as writer, director, and star — is The Man with the Iron Fists, somehow starring Russell Crowe.

Directed by Jon Chu ( G.I. Joe 2 is scheduled for release on August 10, 2012.

 

Collider’s FANTASTIC FEST Diary Day 3: SOUND OF NOISE, LEGEND OF THE FIST, DRONES and a Special Surprise

by Germain Lussier    Posted: September 26th, 2010 at 10:15 am

Mama said there’d be days like this at a film festival. Days where you go to the movies multiple times but nothing really explodes off the screen. The three movies I caught on Saturday were all entertaining in their own way. Some even had audiences grooving to the sweet beats of the city or the sweet beatdowns of Shanghai. None of them, though, stood out from the crowd the way films on day one and day two did. But, in true Fantastic Fest 2010 fashion, day three had a you-have-to-see-it-to-believe-it cherry on top that made it all worth while. Hit the jump to see a video of that moment and also read about Johannes Stärne Nilsson and Ola Simonsson’s Sound of Noise, Wai-keung Lau’s Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen and Amber Benson and Adam Busch’s Drones.

Russell Crowe to Star in RZA’s Kung Fu Flick THE MAN WITH THE IRON FIST

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: September 14th, 2010 at 12:26 pm

Russell Crowe has signed on to star opposite RZA in the kung fu film The Man with the Iron Fist.  Speaking to E! Online, RZA (who co-wrote the script and will also direct) wouldn’t talk about Crowe’s role in the film other than to say, “Russell’s gonna be the baddest man alive.  That man is in fighting shape. That man will knock you out.”  RZA, who will play “a weapons-making village blacksmith in feudal China”, added “It’s nerve-wracking.  [Crowe's] a master of the craft. I’m quite sure that I may learn something from him.”  Filming is set to begin in December in Shanghai.  Eli Roth is a co-producer and co-writer on the movie.

RZA and Crowe previously worked together in Ridley Scott’s American Gangster and even recorded a song together, but the film’s producers decided not to use it on the soundtrack.  The two are also co-starring in Paul Haggis’ thriller The Next Three Days, which opens on November 19th.

7 Movie Clips from REPO MEN starring Jude Law, Forest Whitaker, Liev Schreiber, and Alice Braga

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: March 9th, 2010 at 10:35 pm

Universal has released seven movie clips from their upcoming futuristic action-thriller Repo Men.  Starring Jude Law, Forest Whitaker, Liev Schreiber, RZA, Alice Braga, and Carice van Houten, the film takes place in a future where you can buy replacement organs from a company called The Union.  But if you can’t pay your bill, the company sends Repo Men and they’ll take back your organ without any thought to what happens to you.

As most of you know, Repo Men was supposed to be released awhile back, but for whatever reason, it got bumped.  Usually when that happens, it’s a cause for concern.  But I have to say, after watching the clips, I’m a lot more interested in the film as it looks pretty cool.  Hit the jump to check them out for yourself.  Repo Men arrives in theaters March 19.

27 High Resolution Images and 5 High Res Posters from REPO MEN

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: March 9th, 2010 at 4:03 pm

Universal has just sent over 27 high res images and 5 posters from their futuristic action-thriller Repo Men.  The film stars Jude Law, Forest Whitaker, Liev Schreiber, RZA, Alice Braga, and Carice van Houten.  Here’s the one liner:

A repo man, made up of artificial organs, receives a heart transplant and, when he struggles to make the payments, must go on the run from his former partner.

We’ll have a lot more on this film as the press junket was in New York City today and a new Collider writer was there.  Until then, hit the jump for the images and posters:

High Resolution REPO MEN Movie Posters Starring Jude Law, Forest Whitaker, Liev Schreiber, RZA, Alice Braga, Carice van Houten

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: February 2nd, 2010 at 12:37 pm

Universal has just sent over high resolution versions of the recently released Repo Men movie posters.  I believe they came out last week when I was at Sundance, hence why we didn’t post them.

The film stars Jude Law, Forest Whitaker, Liev Schreiber, RZA, Alice Braga, and Carice van Houten and it’s a futuristic action-thriller where a company called The Union has extended people’s lives thanks to expensive mechanical organs.  Jude Law and Forest Whitaker play the people who collect the organs if you can’t pay.

While I love futuristic movies, I know this film was due to be released awhile ago and the date kept getting pushed back.  Not a good sign.  But saying that, I’m still in based on the cast and concept.  I’m just hoping the film surprises me.  Hit the jump to check out the posters and the full synopsis:

Liam Neeson Joins Everyone Else in Paul Haggis’ THE NEXT THREE DAYS

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: October 4th, 2009 at 8:39 pm

It was inevitable, really.  Paul Haggis’ upcoming film, “The Next Three Days” stars Russell Crowe and Elizabeth Banks but it has its claws in any actor it can find including Olivia Wilde, Jonathan Tucker, rapper RZA and even Brian Dennehy, a man who is subject to neither time nor space.  Now it’s found Liam Neeson who is currently planning to rule 2010 with an iron fist with his roles in “Clash of the Titans” and “The A-Team”.  Neeson’s role is a “cameo in nature” as he plays a man who escaped from prison several times and wrote a book about it.  This becomes helpful to an escape plan from Crowe’s character, a college professor and husband of a woman (Banks) who’s in prison for a murder she says she didn’t commit.  I hope Neeson’s book also comes with a rock hammer and a full-size poster of Rita Hayworth. [Source: THR]

9 Movie Clips from Judd Apatow’s FUNNY PEOPLE – Starring Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, and Jonah Hill

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: July 19th, 2009 at 6:01 pm

Opening on July 31^st is writer/director Judd Apatow’s third feature “Funny People”. The film is about a famous comedian (being played by Adam Sandler) who has a near-death experience and what happens as a result of it. Along for the ride are Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana, Jonah Hill, Jason Schwartzman, RZA, Aubrey Plaza, and Aziz Ansari.

I saw a screening recently and have to say I loved it. Saying that, don’t go in expecting the movie to be funny in every scene. While “Funny People” will make you laugh a lot, it’s also got plenty to say about life and what’s really important about the journey we’re all on.

Since I can’t say too much more than that due to an embargo, if you loved “The 40 Year-Old Virgin” and “Knocked Up”, I am extremely confident you’re going to enjoy “Funny People”. So to help you get ready, we’ve been provided nine clips and they’re after the jump. Take a look:

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