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Tyler Perry The Next Alex Cross

By Nick Martin | Feb 1, 2011 | Movie News (0) Comment

Tyler Perry

Tyler Perry will be the next actor to play in I, Alex Cross a well-liked fictional character crafted by writer James Patterson and made famous by Morgan Freeman in two movies.

The character, created in James Patterson’s crime novels, has been celebrated on the big screen by Morgan Freeman, who performed the role in Kiss the Girls (1997) and Along Came a Spider (2001) based on Patterson’s first novel in 1993. In this novel which was first published last year, a member of Alex’s family is killed and the case throws Alex into a very dangerous world of power and evil which results a shocking revelation.

Perry works as a writer and director, and even more a producer best known for films focusing on his offensive senior citizen character, Madea. In 2005 Perry released a film called Diary of a Mad Black Woman and, most recently For Colored Girls. This will be the first time Tyler Perry stars in a major project he didn’t write himself. Actually, his only big-screen coming as an actor in a film that he didn’t write was in a small role in J.J. Abram‘s Star Trek. The role was initially being developed for the British actor Idris Elba (The Wire) to star.

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Official Thor Trailer

By Fiona | Dec 11, 2010 | Movie Trailers (0) Comment

After we saw a leaked version of trailer for action adventure movie Thor, the official trailer has finally been released.

Thor Movie Photo

Thor, directed by four times Academy Award-nominated Kenneth Branagh, stars Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Anthony Hopkins, Rene Russo, Stellan Skarsgard, Jaimie Alexander, Kat Dennings, Ray Stevenson, Josh Dallas, Tadanobu Asano, Idris Elba, Clark Gregg and Colm Feore.

Branagh directed from a script written by Ashley Edward Miller & Zack Stentz and Don Payne.

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Thor Poster Online

By Allan Ford | Dec 10, 2010 | Movie Posters (0) Comment

Thor

Marvel has released the first poster for action adventure film Thor, featuring the God of Thunder himself (Chris Hemsworth) in all his red-caped glory.

Directed by four-time Academy Award-nominee Kenneth Branagh, the film co-stars Natalie Portman, Anthony Hopkins, Stellan Skarsgård, Idris Elba and Rene Russo.

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Idris Elba and Johnny Whitworth to Join Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance

By Fiona | Oct 15, 2010 | Movie News (0) Comment

Idris ElbaMore casting news for today! This time, we’re here to share some interesting rumors about the upcoming Columbia’s Ghost Rider sequel, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance.

So, check it out! Idris Elba and Johnny Whitworth are in “advanced” talks to join the cast that already includes Nicolas Cage, Ciaran Hinds and Violante Placido.

The sequel’s story follows: “Johnny Blaze, aka Ghost Rider, hiding out in remote Eastern Europe and struggling to repress his curse.

Blaze is recruited by a sect to take on the devil (Ciaran Hinds), who wants to take over his mortal son’s body on the kid’s birthday.”

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Christopher Lambert In Talks To Join Ghost Rider 2

By Allan Ford | Oct 13, 2010 | Movie News (0) Comment

Christopher Lambert

Christopher Lambert (“Highlander” movies) has reportedly opened talks to appear in Ghost Rider 2: Spirit of Vengeance, the comic book sequel assembling at Sony. On the “Highlander” Facebook page the following was announced.

If cast, Lambert will star alongside Nicolas Cage, Ciaran Hinds, Violante Placido, Idris Elba and Johnny Whitworth. Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor (Crank, Gamer) are directing.

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Idris Elba’s Legacy Trailer

By Allan Ford | Aug 23, 2010 | Movie Trailers (0) Comment

Legacy, Idris Elba

Below we have the first ever trailer for Idris Elba‘s new action thriller Legacy.

When a military effort to tackle a British-born Ukrainian arms dealer ends catastrophically, Black Ops soldier Malcolm Gray lands in a military hospital to overcome the torture he was subjected to. After nearly a year, Gray returns to Brooklyn and moves into a rundown apartment to reflect on the inconsistencies of the botched assignment. But Gray soon gets caught up in another impossible mission: to expose the corruption of a high-powered senator on the verge of announcing his presidential campaign. …A senator who also happens to be his brother.

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Five-Minute Comic Con Thor Trailer!

By Allan Ford | Jul 29, 2010 | Movie Trailers (6) Comment

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The first and extended 5-minute trailer for the highly-anticipated Thor, which was debuted at San Diego Comic Con, has now hit the web.

The epic adventure Thor spans the Marvel Universe from present day Earth to the realm of Asgard. At the center of the story is The Mighty Thor, a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth and forced to live among humans as punishment. Once here, Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth.

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New Thor Photo: Hall of Asgard

By Allan Ford | Jul 20, 2010 | Movie Photos (0) Comment

Thor photo, Hall of Asgard

The Los Angeles Times debuted a new high-resolution photo from the upcoming action adventure film Thor.

Photo depicts the Great Hall of Asgard with Thor (Chris Hemsworth) kneeling before Odin (Anthony Hopkins) on the throne, in the company of (on left) Frigga (Rene Russo) and Loki and (on right) the Warriors Three: Hogun (Tadanobu Asano), Fandral (Joshua Dallas) and the foot of Volstagg (Ray Stevenson). The other shows Odin speaking to his son Thor.

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First Behind The Scenes From Thor

By Allan Ford | Jun 11, 2010 | Movie Trailers (0) Comment

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Entertainment Tonight recently visited the set of the upcoming Thor movie in Santa Fe, New Mexico and has debuted a behind the scene video and interviews with Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman and director Kenneth Branagh.

Paramount Pictures and Marvel Entertainment present the epic adventure, “Thor,” which spans the Marvel Universe from present day Earth to the realm of Asgard. At the center of the story is the mighty Thor (Hemsworth), a powerful but arrogant warrior whose reckless actions reignite an ancient war. Thor is cast down to Earth by his father Odin (Anthony Hopkins) and is forced to live among humans. A beautiful young scientist, Jane Foster (Portman), has a profound effect on Thor, as she ultimately becomes his first love. It’s while here on Earth that Thor learns what it takes to be a true hero when the most dangerous villain of his world sends the darkest forces of Asgard to invade Earth..

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