Restricted “Bad Lieutenant” Clip
A restricted clip from Werner Herzog’s the upcoming “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans,” which stars Nicolas Cage, Val Kilmer, Eva Mendes, Xzibit and Fairuza Balk among others, has been released. Check it out below.
Nicolas Cage plays a rogue detective who is as devoted to his job as he is at scoring drugs – while playing fast and loose with the law. He wields his badge as often as he wields his gun in order to get his way.
Bad Lieutenant Trailer Online!
Today we have a new trailer for Werner Herzog’s “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans,” remake of sorts of Abel Ferrara’s infamous 1992 film, starring Nicolas Cage, Val Kilmer, Eva Mendes, Xzibit and Fairuza Balk.
Nicolas Cage plays a rogue detective who is as devoted to his job as he is at scoring drugs — while playing fast and loose with the law. He wields his badge as often as he wields his gun in order to get his way. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina he becomes a high-functioning addict who is a deeply intuitive, fearless detective reigning over the beautiful ruins of New Orleans with authority and abandon. Complicating his tumultuous life is the prostitute he loves (Eva Mendes). Together they descend into their own world marked by desire, compulsion, and conscience. The result is a singular masterpiece of filmmaking: equally sad and manically humorous.
Two New “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans” Posters
Below we have two new posters for Werner Herzog’s film “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans,” remake of sorts of Abel Ferrara’s infamous 1992 film, which originally starred Harvey Keitel.
Nicolas Cage plays a rogue detective who is as devoted to his job as he is at scoring drugs — while playing fast and loose with the law. He wields his badge as often as he wields his gun in order to get his way. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina he becomes a high-functioning addict who is a deeply intuitive, fearless detective reigning over the beautiful ruins of New Orleans with authority and abandon. Complicating his tumultuous life is the prostitute he loves (Eva Mendes). Together they descend into their own world marked by desire, compulsion, and conscience. The result is a singular masterpiece of filmmaking: equally sad and manically humorous.
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans Poster
Check out the movie poster for upcoming Werner Herzog’s film “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans.”
The film is a remake of sorts of Abel Ferrara’s infamous 1992 film, which originally starred Harvey Keitel.
Nicolas Cage plays a rogue detective who is as devoted to his job as he is at scoring drugs — while playing fast and loose with the law. He wields his badge as often as he wields his gun in order to get his way. In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina he becomes a high-functioning addict who is a deeply intuitive, fearless detective reigning over the beautiful ruins of New Orleans with authority and abandon. Complicating his tumultuous life is the prostitute he loves (Eva Mendes). Together they descend into their own world marked by desire, compulsion, and conscience. The result is a singular masterpiece of filmmaking: equally sad and manically humorous.
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans Trailer
“Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans” more-than-two-minute promo trailer directed by Werner Herzog has hit the web.
Abel Ferrera directed and co-wrote the 1992 original, which earned Harvey Keitel an Independent Spirit Award for his performance as a drug-addled, gambling sex addict who investigates the rape of a nun.
Actually, “Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans” isn’t real remake! Herzog himself calls it “a completely independent autonomous story.” He even claims he’s never seen the original.
At the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, director Werner Herzog announced a remake of the film with Nicolas Cage starring and the original film’s producer, Edward R. Pressman returning. When asked about the remake, Ferrara said,
“These people should die in hell, all three of them. It’s so disrespectful. And it’s a good thing I’m not there (referring to his delayed arrival in Cannes) If I see them I’ll strangle every one of them”
“Nick Cage, Werner Herzog … I hope they’re in the same streetcar when it blows up.” [Source: LA Times]
Val Kilmer will star in ”Bad Lieutenant” and ”Silver Cord”
Val Kilmer will star opposite Nicolas Cage and Eva Mendes in the remake of the 1992 Abel Ferrara ”Bad Lieutenant” film that starred Harvey Keitel.
Rapper/actor Xzibit, Vondie Curtis Hall, Jennifer Coolidge, Fairuza Balk, Brad Dourif and Shawn Hatosy have also signed up for the Werner Herzog’s ”Bad Lieutenant.”
Nicolas Cage is set to play the lead character, a cop who lives on the edge. Kilmer will play Cage’s police partner, while Xzibit will play a criminal dubbed Big Fade.
From a script by William Finkelstein, Werner Herzog will direct the remake while Nu Image/Millenium Films are financing the picture.
The movie is scheduled to begin shooting later this summer.
Val Kilmer has also joined the cast of indie film ”Silver Cord.”
Shane West has also signed to appear in the movie, alongside Cam Gigandet, Arielle Kebbel and Eric Balfour.
The film revolves around a young man who has an out of body experience after being separated from the love of his life.
The silver cord which connects his soul with his body breaks and he is believed to be dead.
His friends then have less than 24 hours to save his soul before his body is cremated.
The director James Ordonez co-wrote the script with Ken Gord of ”Silver Cord.”
The story was inspired by James Ordonez’s brother, who came back to life after being declared clinically dead on a number of occasions. He finally died in 2004.
Eva Mendes to join ”The Bad Lieutenant”
Eva Mendes is in talks to join the ”The Bad Lieutenant” directed by Werner Herzog, also starring Nicolas Cage.
The remake of ”The Bad Lieutenant” is being fast-tracked for a July shoot and the producers are in talks to film in New Orleans.
Abel Ferrera directed and co-wrote the 1992 original, which earned Harvey Keitel an Independent Spirit Award for his performance as a drug-addled, gambling sex addict who investigates the rape of a nun.
The new version is based on a screenplay from William M Finkelstein, a seasoned television writer whose credits include LA Law and NYPD Blue, and gives the conflicted officer a name – Terence McDonough – as he investigates the killing of five Senegalese immigrants.
