Tag: Eric Cantona
Mel Gibson in Negotiations for the Heist Comedy Sleight of Hand
What are your favorite caper movies – The Sting, Jackie Brown, or Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels? Maybe Brad Mirman’s comedy Sleight of Hand can become one of your favorite heist films.
Braveheart Mel Gibson isn’t officially confirmed yet, but he is in talks to join the cast that already includes Gerard Depardieu, Kiefer Sutherland, Til Schweiger, Thomas Jane, Johnny Hallyday, Jon Lovitz, Eric Cantona, Jean Luc Couchard, Nora Arnezeder, Patrice Cols and Giancarlo Giannini.
Looking For Eric Movie Clips
Ken Loach’s new film, “Looking For Eric” had its world premiere at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and the buzz on the film in France was positive. We have today six clips from the movie. Take a look below.
The movie stars Eric Cantona as himself, and tells a story about a troubled adolescent soccer fan who’s counselled by former Manchester United star – Cantona.
His wife has gone, his stepsons are out of control and the house was chaotic even before a cement mixer appeared in the front garden. Life is crazy enough, but it is Eric’s own secret that is driving him to the brink…
Cannes 2009: Looking For Eric Movie Trailer
In “Looking For Eric,” Cantona is not just actor but co-producer and part-financier.
The film is based on an incident in his career: a fan so smitten by Cantona that he committed apostasy and transferred his allegiance from Leeds United to Manchester United.
“It is not about me and it’s not about football,” he said. “All the same, a director who knew nothing about football could not have made it. No French director could have made it either. I was afraid it would be coarsened, caricatured, made stupidly commercial.”
The buzz on the film in France is positive. But an interesting question is: could Cantona become the first footballer to win the English championship five times, the FA Cup, twice and the Cannes Palme d’Or?
