Two New “Max Payne” Photos

Two new photos (Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis) from the “Max Payne” movie have been released.

Max Payne tells the story of a maverick cop determined to track down those responsible for the brutal murder of his family and partner. Hell-bent on revenge, his obsessive investigation takes him on a nightmare journey into a dark underworld. As the mystery deepens, Max (Wahlberg) is forced to battle enemies beyond the natural world and face an unthinkable betrayal. Read the rest of this entry

“Max Payne” Six New Photos

Six pictures from the upcoming “Max Payne” have been released one day after trailer pop up on-line.

In the film, Mark Wahlberg plays Max Payne, a former NYPD Detective with internal and external conflicts in a dark, sinister New York City. Max Payne joins the DEA after his baby daughter and wife are slaughtered in their house by psychotic junkies, high on a new designer drug. Tracking the drug to the mafia, Payne is framed for the murder of his partner and becomes entwined in a heavy conspiracy. The series is known for its Matrix-like bullet-time, graphic violence and profanity. With all of that the movie is slated for a PG-13 rating, am I the only one in the world who wants this to be an R rated movie, after all it’s based on an M rated game.

John Moore, whose most recent projects include the war actioner “Behind Enemy Lines“, the horror remake “The Omen“, and the airborne adventure “Flight of the Phoenix“, is directing from a script by Beau Thorne.

“Max Payne” is scheduled to hit theaters on October 17th. [ViaFirstShowing]

Peter Hyams To Remake “Capricorn One”

Irish director John Moore (”The Omen“, “Flight of the Phoenix“, “Behind Enemy Lines“) is to remake the classic 1978 space conspiracy thriller “Capricorn One“. Peter Buchman, who wrote Steven Soderbergh’s two-part Che Guevara biopic, penned the screenplay.
The original film told the story of three astronauts who become embroiled in a Mars mission hoax. Elliot Gould and James Brolin starred in the original, which was written and directed by Peter Hyams. O.J. Simpson played a supporting role.

Variety says the new film is described as a reimagined and updated version of the original. Read the rest of this entry

Mila Kunis Joins Mark Wahlberg on Max Payne Adaptation

Twentieth Century Fox has signed Mila Kunis to star with Mark Wahlberg in its upcoming adaptation of Max Payne – based on the Rockstar videogame.

Variety reports the film is directed by John Moore and was written by Beau Thorne. Julie Silverman and Scott Faye are handling producing duties on the film with Tom Karnowski executive producing.

In the film, Kunis will play an assassin who works with Payne (Wahlberg) to avenge her sister’s death. Payne is a cop haunted by the loss of his family and discovers he is in the middle of a conspiracy as he investigates a series of murders.