Tag: Anthony Mackie
Man On A Ledge Begins Principal Photography
Principal photography has begun in New York City on the Summit Entertainment feature Man On A Ledge.
An ex-cop and now wanted fugitive (Sam Worthington) stands on the ledge of a high-rise building while a hard-living New York Police Department hostage negotiator (Elizabeth Banks) tries to talk him down. The longer they are on the ledge, the more she realizes that he might have an ulterior objective.
Sam Worthington (Avatar) and Elizabeth Banks (The Next Three Days) star among an ensemble cast including Anthony Mackie (The Hurt Locker), who portrays Worthington’s best friend and ally and Jamie Bell ( Billy Elliot ) who is Worthington’s younger brother and ardent supporter. Also along for the ride is four-time Oscar® nominee, Ed Harris (Pollock) who plays a powerful businessman, while Edward Burns (27 Dresses) is a rival negotiator who tries to swoop in when he believes Banks has a conflict of interest. Newcomer Genesis Rodriguez (Casa di me Padre) plays Bell’s girlfriend who along with Bell, tries to prove Worthington’s innocence.
Elizabeth Banks in Man on a Ledge
Busy, busy Hollywood and more casting news for today!
Gorgeous Elizabeth Banks is reportedly joining Sam Worthington, Anthony Mackie and Jamie Bell in director Asger Leth‘s cop thriller, Man on a Ledge.
We previously reported that Julie & Julia star, Amy Adams was rumored to be up for the leading female role, but, as you see, Banks is a lucky winner.
Man on a Ledge is the story that begins when an ex-cop-turned-con threatens to jump to his death from a Manhattan hotel rooftop.
Jamie Bell and Anthony Mackie Join Man on a Ledge
Jamie Bell (Jumper) and Anthony Mackie (The Hurt Locker) are in talks to join Sam Worthington in the upcoming movie titled Man on a Ledge. And, that’s not all!
Lovely Amy Adams (that we all remember from Julie & Julia) is also being rumored as the possible candidate for the leading female role.
Ok, you must admit that this definitely looks great!
Man on a Ledge is the story that begins when an ex-cop-turned-con threatens to jump to his death from a Manhattan hotel rooftop.
Mission: Impossible 4 Details
Keven Zegers, Christopher Egan and Anthony Mackie are currently testing to star alongside Tom Cruise in the Mission: Impossible 4!
Ok, the movie won’t be called Mission: Impossible, but we have no new title for now.
At this moment we have no idea if the three are competing for the same role, but since the project is in the early development, there are already some rumors that Ethan Hunt aka Tom Cruise’s character would mentor a younger agent, but, as we said, nothing is official yet.
According to The Wrap “Anthony Mackie, Kevin Zegers and Chris Egan are all being eyed for roles in the highly-anticipated sequel, individuals familiar with the casting process have told Deal Central.
First Look at Hugh Jackman and the Robots in Real Steel
Hugh Jackman’s futuristic film directed by Shawn Levy (Date Night, Night at the Museum) Real Steel has had its first image released via USA Today.
The film co-stars Anthony Mackie, Evangeline Lilly, Dakota Goyo as Jackman’s young son, Hope Davis, James Rebhorn, Kevin Durand and Olga Fonda.
Real Steel is set in the near future (the year 2020), and has Jackman playing a former boxer who, along with his estranged son Max (Goyo), tries to make it in the lucrative world of robot boxing.
Hope Davis, James Rebhorn, Olga Fonda Join Real Steel
Real Steel is a title of an upcoming Shawn Levy’s futuristic sci-fi tale set to hit theaters on November 18th 2011.
So, we know that it’s the story of a father and his estranged 11-year-old son who enter the world of robotic boxing, and that the movie has pretty interesting cast: Hugh Jackman, Dakota Goyo, Kevin Durand, Anthony Mackie and Evangeline Lilly.
But today we are here to announce that Hope Davis, James Rebhorn and Olga Fonda are joining the project as well.
The Adjustment Bureau Trailer
Universal Pictures has debuted the first trailer for The Adjustment Bureau.
The sci-fi romance, both written and directed by George Nolfi is based on the Philip K. Dick short story The Adjustment Team.
David Norris (Matt Damon) who glimpses the future Fate has planned for him and realizes he wants something else. To get it, he must pursue the only woman he’s ever loved across, under and through the streets of modern-day New York.
On the brink of winning a seat in the U.S. Senate, ambitious politician David Norris meets beautiful contemporary ballet dancer Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt), a woman like none he’s ever known. But just as he realizes he’s falling for her, mysterious men conspire to keep the two apart.
The Hurt Locker Review
The Hurt Locker is easily the best of the movies which have focused on the ongoing war.
Skillfully directed by Kathryn Bigelow, Locker is both a psychological portrait and an exciting action film. It captures the complexities of the war in Iraq with visceral suspense as well as explosive battle sequences and powerful performances.
By taking a close look at a trio of courageous but also very human soldiers, it brings the conflict to life in a way that no previous movie has managed to do…read more [USA Today]
What a shame that the one movie about the Iraq war that has a chance of being viewed by a large worldwide audience should be so disappointing. According to press reports, members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences finally found a movie about the Iraq war they liked because it is “apolitical.” Actually, “The Hurt Locker” is just the opposite; it’s an endorsement of the politically chauvinistic view that the world is a stage upon which Americans get to deal with their demons no matter the consequence for others…read more [TruthDig]
“The Hurt Locker” Poster
The final poster for the upcoming “The Hurt Locker” has been released.
Iraq-set action drama “The Hurt Locker,” which follows the exploits of an elite bomb disposal unit. Forced to play a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse in the chaos of war, an elite Army bomb squad unit must come together in a city where everyone is a potential enemy and every object could be a deadly bomb.
