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Lost’s Matthew Fox Lands the Villain in I, Alex Cross
Matthew Fox has signed on to play the villain in I, Alex Cross, the reboot of the James Patterson franchise character with Tyler Perry starring and Rob Cohen helming the project.
Edward Burns has also signed on to play Tommy Kane, Cross’s partner.
You may have overlooked that Tyler Perry, a couple of months ago, took over a lead role in I, Alex Cross for Idris Elba — the crime busting psychologist Dr. Alex Cross. Opposite his virtuous Lost character Jack Shepard, Fox will be making over his image as the ‘childlike trust’ nice guy, taking the role of Michael Sullivan a.k.a the Butcher of Sligo, a brutal assassin who kills for kicks and money. After Cross messed up one of his assignments, the Butcher kills Cross’ wife and after that it’s game between the two. Sullivan is one of the best known villains in the Patterson’s novel series.
Tyler Perry The Next Alex Cross
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.
Ericson Core to Direct xXx 3
Ericson Core (”Invincible”) has signed to direct “xXx 3: The Return of Xander Cage,” the third installment in the franchise.
Core has some experience with Vin Diesel, who’s returning to the character he began in 2002, after working as the director of photography on “The Fast and the Furious” (2001). He replaces Rob Cohen after the latter abandoned the franchise he created to go and direct “Medieval” for Regency, a movie he describes as “The Magnificent Seven in the Middle Ages”.
Vin Diesel is Back – xXx: The Return of Xander Cage
Columbia Pictures is in negotiations with producer Joe Roth to develop a new version of xXx, and plans to bring back Vin Diesel and Rob Cohen. According to Variety, the pair have agreed to come back for the new project although no deal has been signed yet.
Vin Diesel as star and Rob Cohen as director worked together on the 2002 original but neither returned for the sequel, xXx: State Of The Union, which starred Ice Cube and was directed by Lee Tamahori.
New “The Mummy 3″ Poster
Today we have the latest poster for “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor,” featuring a shot of Brendan Fraser and Jet Li.
“The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” New TV Spot
Directed by Rob Cohen, the anticipated film stars Brendan Fraser, Jet Li, Maria Bello, John Hannah, Michelle Yeoh, Anthony Wong, Luke Ford and Isabella Leong.
The blockbuster global “Mummy” franchise takes a spellbinding turn as the action shifts to Asia for the next chapter in the adventure series. Read more…
“The Mummy 3” is scheduled to hit theaters on August 1st
http://www.themummy.com/site/media/video/tvspot5.flvNew “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor” Photo Gallery
We have 37 brand new images from “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor“, which stars Brendan Fraser, Maria Bello, Jet Li and Michelle Yeoh.
The film takes place in the Far East, trouble-seeking father-and-son duo Rick (Brendan Fraser) and Alex O’Connell (Luke Ford) unearth the mummy of the first Emperor of Qin (Jet Li) – a shape-shifting entity who was cursed by a wizard (Michelle Yeoh) centuries ago.
Director is Rob Cohen (Fast and the Furious, XXX). “The Mummy 3″ is scheduled to hit theaters on August 1st.
“The Mummy 3″ Not Yet Approved for Chinese Release
Universal will have to make changes to “The Mummy: The Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor” in order to get the film released in China.
According to Variety, upcoming release of “The Mummy 3” is still pending until Universal makes unspecified changes to the flick.
The censors didn’t give any details about what would have to be cut from the film, but speculation has it that the source of the problem is “usually themes involving ghosts are taboo in China”.
A spokesman for Universal said:
“Universal does not anticipate any obstacles to clearing the film for China and looks forward to releasing The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor in the country where it was set and shot.”
Translation: “We just spent $145 million bucks on this movie, and we want some of those Chinese box-office dollars.”
The film takes place in the Far East, trouble-seeking father-and-son duo Rick (Brendan Fraser) and Alex O’Connell (Luke Ford) unearth the mummy of the first Emperor of Qin (Jet Li) – a shape-shifting entity who was cursed by a wizard (Michelle Yeoh) centuries ago.
Director is Rob Cohen (Fast and the Furious, XXX). “The Mummy 3″ is scheduled to hit theaters on August 1st.
“The Mummy 3″ Special Trailer
A special trailer that aired on NBC for The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor that coincides with a promotional piece for the 2008 Olympics are now online!
