New photos from Denzel Washington and the Hughes Brothers’ Book of Eli
The Hughes Brothers’ (From Hell, Menace II Society) are directing Denzel Washington in the post-apocalyptic sci-fi thriller Book of Eli, and USA Today has a gallery of the first images from the film. In Book of Eli, a lone man (Washington) fights his way across America in order to protect a sacred book that may ….
Denzel Washington and Tony Scott may be Unstoppable
Denzel Washington is in talks to top-line the thriller Unstoppable, which Tony Scott is directing for Fox this fall, according to Variety. Washington would play an experienced engineer who boards an unmanned locomotive with a young conductor, to chase down a runaway train carrying a cache of combustible liquids and poisonous gas. Mark Bomback (Live ….
Photo of a scruffy Denzel Washington in the wasteland of Book of Eli
EW.com posted a new photo of Denzel Washington from The Hughes Brothers’ upcoming post-apocalyptic thriller Book of Eli.
Tom Cruise is working on a boatload of spy thrillers – Champions, Matarese Circle, Tourist and more
Tom Cruise is circling a series of exciting espionage thrillers and spy adaptations right now. Variety posted a report on Cruise’ many projects in the works and what stands out is that he is developing, actively producing or being courted, for some top-notch projects, that reports say, should put him back on top of the ….
Trailer for Denzel Washington and John Travolta going mano-a-mano in The Taking of Pelham 123
Columbia Pictures has released the first trailer for the remake of The Taking of Pelham 123, directed by Tony Scott, from a script by Brian Helgeland. So many questions enter my mind, when I think about what this movie will be. For those of you who don’t know, I am a huge fan of 1970s ….
First-time writer gets Silver Pictures ‘Convicted’
Silver Pictures has acquired a spec script titled Conviction, an undercover cop thriller from first-time writer and longtime script reader Jon Herman, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The project is being shepherded by Warners Bros., where Silver Pictures has been based for many years. The story follows a master bank thief who’s just been released ….
Flashdance I Love the 80’s Edition DVD review
Paramount Home Entertainment and VH1 celebrate the best films of that unforgettable decade in the second wave of the I Love the 80’s Collection. Thirty of the most memorable motion pictures released by the studio between 1980 and 1989 were released on DVD yesterday, February 3rd—all accompanied by a special bonus CD containing songs by ….
Who is America’s favorite movie star for 2008?
For the third year in a row, Denzel Washington comes in on top as America’s favorite movie star. Returning to the list this year at number two, after a one year absence, is Clint Eastwood. The perennial favorite, John Wayne, who died 30 years ago, is tied with Will Smith at number three. These are ….
Writer gets Trapped in crime thriller
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Matthew Aldrich is in talks to pen the thriller The Trap, which Ericson Core (Invincible) might direct for Alcon. The movie is a remake of a 2007 Serbian film titled Klopka, about a regular guy who agrees to commit a contract killing in order to fund his son’s life-saving surgery. ….
Gary Oldman to join sci-fi thriller Book of Eli
Gary Oldman is in talks to star with Denzel Washington in The Book of Eli, the action thriller from Warner Bros. and Alcon. Albert and Allen Hughes are directing. This according to a story by The Hollywood Reporter. The script has been developed by Gary Whitta and Anthony Peckham, and centers on a lone hero ….
David Cronenberg to helm Robert Ludlum conspiracy book adaptation
Writer and director David Cronenberg (A History of Violence, Eastern Promises) is currently in negotiations to direct The Matarese Circle, a political thriller and potential franchise for MGM, according to reports by The Hollywood Reporter and Variety. Denzel Washington is attached to star in the film, which is based on a Robert Ludlum novel. The ….
Same gang to return for Inside Man 2
According to The Hollywood Reporter, a sequel to Spike Lee’s Inside Man has been green-lit at Universal, with Terry George (Hotel Rwanda, The Boxer) in negotiations to write the screenplay and Lee returning to the director’s chair. The project is tentatively titled Inside Man 2, and picks up on the characters from a different storyline ….
Washington goes to the wasteland and a first look at Pelham 123
Variety reports that Denzel Washington is set to star in the post-apocalyptic drama Book of Eli, which will be directed by Allen and Albert Hughes. Washington will play a lone type in a dystopic future America, who must trek across America to deliver a book that could be the key to its redemption. Gary Whitta, ….
Kevin Smith, Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks make a porno together!
The Weinstein Company and Dimension Films announced today that Seth Rogen (Knocked Up, Superbad) has signed on to play the lead in writer/director Kevin Smith’s and producer Scott Mosier’s Zack & Miri Make a Porno. Elizabeth Banks (40 Year Old Virgin, Invincible) will star opposite Rogen as Miri. The movie will begin shooting in January ….
Denzel Washington’s The Great Debaters trailer
Directed by and starring Oscar winner Denzel Washington, and produced by Oprah Winfrey, The Great Debaters is based on the true story of professor Melvin B. Tolson, who taught at African-American Wiley College in Texas. In 1935, he inspired students to form the school’s first debate team, which went on to challenge Harvard in the ….