Tag: Ken Watanabe
Akira Synopsis Revealed
I have no idea why we’re all so excited about the upcoming Jaume Collet-Serra’s Akira but we are and that’s the fact!
Maybe because we’re dealing with another live-action adaptation? Whatever.
The good thing is that we finally have some plot details and we’re here to share them with you! Just for a record – pretty cool story!
Ken Watanabe Offered Role in AKIRA, Gary Oldman Turns Down
Best known for playing tragic hero characters, such as Katsumoto Moritsugu in The Last Samurai, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, a Japanese thesp Ken Watanabe is the leading actor currently wanted for the role of the Colonel in Warner Bros’ adaptation of Akira.
His Batman Begins co-star Gary Oldman had been offered the part late in October, but WB was unable to close the deal.
Two New Inception Posters
Today we have two new posters for the upcoming film Inception.
The movie, both written and directed by Christopher Nolan (Memento, Insomnia, Batman Begins, The Prestige, The Dark Knight), also stars Ken Watanabe, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Marion Cotillard, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger and Michael Caine.
30 New Inception Photos
Today we have 30 new high resolution photos from upcoming sci-fi thriller Inception. Check them both out below (click either for a larger version):
Dom Cobb is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction, stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state when the mind is at its most vulnerable. Cobb’s rare ability has made him a coveted player in this treacherous new world of corporate espionage, but it has also made him an international fugitive and cost him everything he has ever loved. Now Cobb is being offered a chance at redemption.
Ken Watanabe To Direct 442nd
Today we have information that Ken Watanabe, Oscar nominated actor, may be getting into the director’s chair to helm a World War II film titled 442nd. Sounds good?
Why not, we all know that he’s definitely a very talented actor (The Last Samurai, Memoirs of a Geisha, Letters from Iwo Jima, Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant, The Unbroken, Shanghai, Inception), so maybe this kind of story could be just the perfect one for his directorial debut.
Here’s the 442ND synopsis: “When the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor led to an executive order paving the way for the internment of Japanese-Americans, most Japanese Americans in Hawaii were discharged from military service. But 1300 soldiers in two National Guard battalions were retained.
Sent to the mainland, they formed with 100th Infantry Battalion. Months later, inspired by the success of that unit, 3000 volunteers were drawn from Japanese Americans interred in Hawaii and California, and at Camp Shelby in Mississippi they formed the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.
Soldiers of Japanese heritage were not allowed to fight in the Pacific Theater, and the 100th was originally assigned a support role. But when sent to Europe, the 442nd began to fight in Italy before aiding the invasion of occupied Southern France, and eventually pushing into Germany.
Four New Hi-Res Inception Banners
The latest Inception high resolution banners have hit the ‘Net.
Acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan directs an international cast in an original sci-fi actioner that travels around the globe and into the intimate and infinite world of dreams. Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction, stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state, when the mind is at its most vulnerable. Cobb’s rare ability has made him a coveted player in this treacherous new world of corporate espionage, but it has also made him an international fugitive and cost him everything he has ever loved. Now Cobb is being offered a chance at redemption. One last job could give him his life back but only if he can accomplish the impossible—inception.
Behind-the-Scenes Inception Featurette
Check out a behind the scenes clip for the upcoming movie Inception. Leonardo DiCaprio and director Christopher Nolan discuss the film’s locations and as well as the cast. Some new footage of the film can also be seen in the clip.
Dom Cobb is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction, stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state when the mind is at its most vulnerable. Cobb’s rare ability has made him a coveted player in this treacherous new world of corporate espionage, but it has also made him an international fugitive and cost him everything he has ever loved. Now Cobb is being offered a chance at redemption.
Shanghai Movie Trailer
There was something strange about this project from the start. Good story, good director, great cast, but, still, a lot of difficulties for Mikael Hafstrom‘s Shanghai.
Chow Yun-Fat, John Cusack, Gong Li, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Franka Potente, David Morse, Ken Watanabe all star in this intense thriller set in Shanghai, that (if you remember) was not allowed to film in China.
Anyway, we finally have something interesting to share with you – an international Shanghai trailer. Enjoy this movie clip, and check the rest of this report…
Here’s the official Shanghai synopsis part: “Nothing is what it seems in this Casablanca-style international thriller set in the ancient Chinese city a week before the attack on Pearl Harbor. U.S. Secret Agent Paul Soames (John Cusack) has just arrived to investigate the murder of his best friend, only to become quickly immersed in a web of conspiracy and lies that beset the city.
Great New Inception Character Posters
Check out seven brand new character posters for upcoming sci-fi thriller Inception
Acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan directs an international cast in an original sci-fi actioner that travels around the globe and into the intimate and infinite world of dreams. Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction, stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state, when the mind is at its most vulnerable. Cobb’s rare ability has made him a coveted player in this treacherous new world of corporate espionage, but it has also made him an international fugitive and cost him everything he has ever loved. Now Cobb is being offered a chance at redemption. One last job could give him his life back but only if he can accomplish the impossible—inception.
