The Lincoln Lawyer

Weekend Box Office – THE GREY the Clear Winner with $20 Million; ONE FOR THE MONEY in Third

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: January 29th, 2012 at 9:14 am

Newbie distributor Open Road Films has claimed its first number one opening with the wolf vs. man thriller The Grey.  From 3,185 locations, The Grey took in an estimated $20 million, or well above the mid-teens that was projected.  Second place was claimed by Underworld Awakening, pushing the adaptation of Janet Evanovich’s bestselling novel, One For the Money, into third.

	Title	Weekend	Total
1	The Grey	$20,000,000	$20
2	Underworld Awakening	$12,500,000	$45.1
3	One For the Money	$11,750,000	$11.7
4	Red Tails	$10,400,000	$33.7
5	Man on a Ledge	$8,250,000	$8.2
6	Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close	$7,145,000	$21.1
7	The Descendants	$6,550,000	$58.8
8	Contraband	$6,532,200	$56.4
9	Beauty & the Beast 3D	$5,345,000	$41.1
10	Haywire	$4,000,000	$15.2

Lionsgate Vice Chairman Michael Burns Says THE LINCOLN LAWYER Will Get a Sequel in Addition to the TV Series; Provides Updates on Other Projects

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: December 6th, 2011 at 1:55 pm

Lionsgate Vice Chairman Michael Burns was on CNBC this morning to talk about what lays ahead for the studio.  In between touching on possible business deal with Summit Entertainment and talking up The Hunger Games, Burns also provided some new updates on some of the studio’s upcoming projects.  Here are the quick and dirty bullet points:

• It was announced back in August that Lionsgate would develop their hit movie The Lincoln Lawyer into a TV series with ABC.  However, Burns revealed they’ll also be doing a second movie.
• To the surprise of no one, Saw 3D was not the final entry into the successful horror franchise.  Burns expects there will be a new Saw someday.  Huzzah.
• Lionsgate is developing a new series with Netflix called Orange Is the New Black.  The show is from Weeds creator Jenji Kohan.

It will be interesting to see how Lionsgate attempts to balance Lincoln Lawyer both as a TV series and a film franchise.  Is Matthew McConaughey enough to draw out an audience that can already get the character at home?  Can the lead in the TV series out-McConaughey McConaughey? (The answer to the second question is “No.”)  Hit the jump to watch the full interview with Burns.

Exclusive: Bryan Cranston Talks BREAKING BAD Season 3 and 4, TOTAL RECALL, DRIVE, ROCK OF AGES, LARRY CROWNE & LINCOLN LAWYER

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: June 1st, 2011 at 9:03 pm

With Breaking Bad season three hitting DVD and Blu-ray next week and season four starting next month, I was able to get on the phone with Bryan Cranston earlier today to talk about the amazing series. As most of you know, the show’s about a brilliant high school chemistry teacher that finds out he’s dying. To help provide for his family after he’s gone and also to pay for medical treatment, he gets into cooking crystal meth.  The past three seasons has seen Cranston’s character slowly become another person, and it’s been an amazing ride.  Trust me, this is a show you should be watching and Cranston’s work is amazing.  That’s probably why he won a few Emmys for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.

During our conversation, Cranston talked about his take on the first three seasons and what’s coming up on season four.  He also talked about the level of difficulty in starting up again after a year between seasons, his preference between knowing the entire season’s storyline in advance or sticking to one script at a time, and the possibility of Breaking Bad mini episodes (he says no).  Cranston went on to discuss other film projects like The Lincoln Lawyer, director Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive, Rock of Ages, Larry Crowne, and Len Wiseman’s Total Recall.  Hit the jump to either read or listen to the interview.

Weekend Box Office – DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: RODRICK RULES Knocks Out SUCKER PUNCH

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: March 27th, 2011 at 9:27 am

Ouch.  Though it seemed likely after Friday’s figures were announced, the fact that Fox’s Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules so easily topped the flashier Sucker Punch has still got to hurt the folks at Warners this morning.

	Title	Weekend	Total
1	Diary of a Wimpy Kid 2	$24,400,000	$24.4
2	Sucker Punch	$19,000,000	$19
3	Limitless	$15,225,000	$41.2
4	The Lincoln Lawyer	$11,000,000	$28.9
5	Rango	$9,800,000	$106.3
6	Battle: Los Angeles	$7,600,000	$72.5
7	Paul	$7,500,000	$24.6
8	Red Riding Hood	$4,340,000	$32.4
9	The Adjustment Bureau	$4,240,000	$54.8
10	Mars Needs Moms	$2,186,000	$19.1

Adaptations of Michael Connelly’s THE BLACK ICE and THE BLACK ECHO Move Forward

by CJ Simonson    Posted: March 25th, 2011 at 12:11 pm

For many, The Lincoln Lawyer has been a bit of a surprise hit. It received shockingly good reviews and is doing okay at the box office. So it makes sense that we’re seeing movement now on two more Michael Connelly adaptations: The Black Ice and The Black Echo. Deadline is reporting that those two novels, both written by Connelly who also penned the book The Lincoln Lawyer was based on, are being adapted for film by producers Soren Staermose and Ole Sondberg’s Swedish production company Yellow Bird. Yellow Bird is best known for it’s adaptation of the Swedish version of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo.

All this comes off of the heels of Connelly suing Paramount for the rights of both books. Paramount has had the rights to both The Black Ice and The Black Echo since 1992, but has stalled the projects on numerous occasions. Both novels center around Connelly’s main character, LAPD detective Harry Bosch. The character has been at the center of 16 of Connelly’s novels and will hopefully be hitting the screen sometime in the near future.  Hit the jump for synopses of The Black Ice and The Black Echo.

Weekend Box Office – LIMITLESS Takes Number One with $19 Million

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: March 20th, 2011 at 10:24 am

After pulling ahead of the pack on the traffic jam that was this Friday’s box office, Relativity’s Limitless stayed on top with an estimated $19 million from its 2,756 locations.  Fellow newcomers Paul and The Lincoln Lawyer had more modest starts, making this one more in 2011’s long line of down weekends.

	Title	Weekend	Total
1	Limitless	$19,000,000	$19
2	Rango	$15,300,000	$92.6
3	Battle: Los Angeles	$14,600,000	$60.6
4	The Lincoln Lawyer	$13,400,000	$13.4
5	Paul	$13,200,000	$13.2
6	Red Riding Hood	$7,255,000	$25.9
7	The Adjustment Bureau	$5,930,000	$48.7
8	Mars Needs Moms	$5,310,000	$15.4
9	Beastly	$3,260,000	$22.2
10	Hall Pass	$3,600,000	$39.6

Friday Box Office – LIMITLESS Number One with $6.5 Million; PAUL in Third for Now with $4.4 Million

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: March 19th, 2011 at 9:38 am

Estimates for Friday’s top five are in, though I’d caution you to not make too much of those positions.  Aside from a clear number one in Relativity’s Limitless, less than one million dollars separates the remaining four films – meaning these numbers are almost meaningless!  Analysis with extra ambiguity when you check back tomorrow!

	Title	Friday	Total
1	Limitless	$6,500,000	$6.5
2	Battle: Los Angeles	$4,500,000	$50.5
3	Paul	$4,400,000	$4.4
4	Rango	$4,200,000	$81.4
5	The Lincoln Lawyer	$4,000,000	$4

Trace Adkins Interview THE LINCOLN LAWYER

by Christina Radish    Posted: March 18th, 2011 at 7:45 am

In The Lincoln Lawyer, adapted from the best-selling novel by Michael Connelly, country music star Trace Adkins plays Eddie Vogel, the leader of a motorcycle gang that keeps crossing paths with charismatic defense lawyer Mick Haller (Matthew McConaughey). When Haller finds himself defending rich playboy Louis Roulet (Ryan Phillippe), it turns into the case of a lifetime and the attorney who usually represents petty criminals finds himself needing Eddie’s intimidation factor.

At the film’s press day, Trace Adkins talked about being able to closely identify with his character, his approach to acting compared to singing in an arena full of people, the challenge of making movies, being the star of his own comic book, which he hopes will be adapted for film someday, and how he’s working on music for a new album that he plans to release in the Fall. Check out what he had to say after the jump:

THE LINCOLN LAWYER Review

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: March 18th, 2011 at 7:09 am

The majority of Matthew McConaughey’s filmography for the last decade could be charitably described as “less-than-good” and uncharitably described as “an abomination”.  Even McConaughey seemed unengaged from the material in a way that seemed to say, “Yeah, these movies are crap, but I’ve got a million-dollar smile and unlike most men, I look even hotter when I’m sweaty so the ladies love me.  Enjoy Fool’s Gold.”  There’s a greasy charm to the majority of his performances and his rom-com “appeal” (I use that term loosely) has overshadowed his genuinely good work in more dramatic films like Lone Star and Frailty.

And yet it’s McConaughey’s smug huckster attitude that elevates The Lincoln Lawyer from a forgettable legal drama to a breezy, exciting thriller that’s ironically only slowed down when McConaughey lessens his bravado to take a swing at the story’s more dramatic beats.

Now Showing: March 18, 2011 – PAUL, THE LINCOLN LAWYER, LIMITLESS

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: March 17th, 2011 at 12:26 pm

This coming weekend will feature three new releases starring some of Hollywood’s hottest hunks. First up, Bradley Cooper, in Limitless, will portray a man who has reached the apex of the human condition with a little pharmaceutical assistance. Next, Matthew McConaughey plays The Lincoln Lawyer, a defense attorney who lands the case of the lifetime, only to find it might be more than he bargained for. And for the sexiest of the bunch, we have the highly anticipated Paul, the dirty-talking alien (voiced by Seth Rogen) who accompanies Simon Pegg and Nick Frost on a cross-country trip. Two out of three ain’t bad, ladies.

Hit the jump for all our coverage, including trailers and synopses, on these headliners as well as limited releases Cracks, The Music Never Stopped, and Win Win.

Michael Pena Interview THE LINCOLN LAWYER; Updates on TOWER HEIST and 30 MINUTES OR LESS

by Christina Radish    Posted: March 17th, 2011 at 8:57 am

In the mystery thriller The Lincoln Lawyer, actor Michael Peña plays Jesus Martinez, the former client of criminal defense attorney Mick Haller (Matthew McConaughey) that was wrongly convicted of the rape and murder of a woman, four years ago. That crime comes up again, in a current case that Haller is working for rich Beverly Hills playboy Louis Roulet (Ryan Phillippe), whom he is sure is the real person responsible. The slick lawyer who has made a career out of working the justice system to the advantage of his clients becomes determined to correct his mistake and free his innocent former client from jail, while working around the attorney-client privilege for which a violation will cost him his license forever.

At the film’s press day, Michael Peña talked about the appeal of this small but memorable role, the fear of being caught in the wrong place at the wrong time, the challenge of crying on film, and how he enjoys doing both comedy and drama. He also talked about his roles in the upcoming feature films Tower Heist, directed by Brett Ratner, and 30 Minutes or Less, co-starring Jesse Eisenberg and Danny McBride. Check out what he had to say after the jump:

Ryan Phillippe Interview THE LINCOLN LAWYER

by Christina Radish    Posted: March 16th, 2011 at 8:36 am

In the mystery thriller The Lincoln Lawyer, actor Ryan Phillippe plays wealthy playboy Louis Roulet, who is charged with attempted rape and murder. After his arrest, he seeks out slick criminal defense attorney Mick Haller (Matthew McConaughey) to take on his case which, on the surface, appears to be very straightforward with a big money pay-off. Things quickly start to turn into a cat-and-mouse game between two masters of manipulation, as Haller begins to wonder what else Roulet might have gotten away with, in his past.

At the press day for the film, Ryan Phillippe talked about how he had to audition and fight for this role, what it took to get into the mind-set to play Louis Roulet, his reasons for keeping his distance from co-star Matthew McConaughey, and how much he enjoyed working with director Brad Furman. He also talked about his next project, Chronicle, about the distribution of marijuana, which he starts filming soon in New York. Check out what he had to say after the jump:

Matthew McConaughey Interview THE LINCOLN LAWYER

by Christina Radish    Posted: March 15th, 2011 at 11:27 am

In the new thriller The Lincoln Lawyer, based on the best-selling novel by Michael Connelly, charismatic defense attorney Mick Haller (Matthew McConaughey) unexpectedly lands the case of a lifetime, defending rich Beverly Hills playboy Louis Roulet (Ryan Phillippe). Charged with attempted rape and murder, Roulet deceivingly leads Haller to believe the case will be quick, landing him some easy money. But, when the case goes to trial, the streetwise lawyer who works out of the backseat of a chauffeured Lincoln Continental, finds out that this may not be the only crime Roulet is responsible for.

At the film’s press day, actor Matthew McConaughey talked about his attraction to playing lawyers, the fact that he thought he was going to be a lawyer when he was a teenager, the ways in which he identified with Mick Haller, the importance of music as a tool to help him find his character, and his preference to keep things moving on a set. Check out what he had to say after the jump:

Bryan Cranston Exclusive Interview THE HANDLERS; Plus Updates on BREAKING BAD, LARRY CROWNE and THE LINCOLN LAWYER

by Christina Radish    Posted: December 29th, 2010 at 9:21 am

The Handlers is an Atom.com exclusive web series about a group of ambitious campaign operatives determined to claw their way to the top of their game. They will do whatever it takes to get hapless candidate Jack Power (Bryan Cranston) elected to a post as State Senator, whether he likes it or not. Based on a French concept called Henaut President, the eight-episode series premieres on January 4^th, and then series star Bryan Cranston returns to his Emmy Award-winning performance as Walter White on AMC’s hit television series Breaking Bad, which goes into production for Season 4 on January 13^th.

In a recent exclusive phone interview with Collider, the very busy Bryan Cranston talked about the fun of doing a web series that is a humorous and racy look at politics, his hopes that it will continue for future episodes, how nerve-wracking it was to host Saturday Night Live this past October, what his favorite skits were, how he’s looking forward to returning to Breaking Bad, and that he prefers to not know where his character is headed so that he can be as surprised as everyone else. He also talked about his roles in the feature films Larry Crowne, The Lincoln Lawyer and Drive, all due out in 2011. Check out what he had to say after the jump:

New Trailer for THE LINCOLN LAWYER Starring Matthew McConaughey and Ryan Phillipe

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: December 21st, 2010 at 8:54 pm

Lionsgate has released a new trailer for The Lincoln Lawyer, an adaptation of the best selling novel by Michael Connelly.  Matthew McConaughey stars as Mickey Haller, “a Los Angeles criminal defense attorney who operates out of the back of his Lincoln sedan.”  Ryan Phillippe, Marisa Tomei, William H. Macy, Josh Lucas, John Leguizamo, Michael Pena, and Bryan Cranston also star.  Brad Furman (The Take) directs from a script by John Romano (Nights in Rodanthe).  Check out the new trailer after the jump.

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