Posts Tagged ‘mickey rourke’
Trailer revealed for Mirror Mirror starring Julia Roberts
The first trailer for Tarsem Singh's Mirror Mirror, starring Julia Roberts, has been released - and it's getting something of a mixed reaction online... Based on the traditional Brothers Grimm story of Snow White, Mirror Mirror stars Julia Roberts as Queen Clementianna, whose competition in winning the heart of the handsome prince is...
Immortals – Review
Gods, titans and human beings - what happens when they all start fighting with each other? The answer lies somewhere in the middle of a battle of epic proportions and absolute carnage. "All men's souls are immortal, but the souls of the righteous are immortal and divine". You just know that any film opening with a quote from Socrates is...
Darren Aronofsky launches Noah’s Ark project
Darren Aronofsky is planning his biggest project yet, a £79 million retelling of the story of Noah's Ark. The director, who is still on a high from his Oscar success with Black Swan, has apparently been eyeing up the project based on the biblical story for a number of years. But now it looks like it's going to happen as several studios are...
Kellan Lutz looking buff in Immortals
The first stills from Twilight hunk Kellan Lutz and new Superman Henry Cavill's new film have been released online. The handsome pair star in Immortals together in which they play none other than Greek gods. Cavill plays Theseus, a mortal, who is manipulated by Lutz who is playing Poseidon and Luke Evans as Zeus. Zeus and Poseidon...
The BAFTAs – who won what
Awards season is now really in full swing but we have to say it's all rather predictable isn't it? Last night the Bafta's took place at London's Royal Opera House and surprise surprise The King's Speech came out on top. The film scooped seven awards in total, including Leading Actor for Colin Firth, Supporting Actor for Geoffrey Rush...
The Ice Man cast revealed
It looks like mob killer Richard "The Ice Man" Kuklinski's biopic has found a cinematic doppleganger in the form of Michael Shannon, along with other cast members just announced. When we spoke about this last September, we were firmly under the impression that star of Diner and The Wrestler, Mickey Rourke, was up for the role. This is a wild...
The Lowdown: Darren Aronofsky
Pi, Requiem for a Dream, The Fountain, The Wrestler, Black Swan. Darren Aronofsky has built a reputation as a cinematic genius, but how much do you know about the unique director? It's hard to explain what Darren Aronofsky brings to the films he takes to the big screen. For someone to have successfully translated the spirit of one of Hubert...
Darren Aronofsky to possibly direct X-Men Origins: Wolverine sequel
No, we're not joking. We're as stunned as you are. The extremely talented director of many an insightful, emotionally shocking film is turning his eye to the angriest clawed mammal in existence. Aronofsky's got an incredible filmography. Not only did he direct Pi, Requiem for a Dream and The Fountain, but also The Wrestler, the film that...
Mickey Rourke to play Mafia assassin
Mickey Rourke, star of Diner, The Wrestler and, most recently, The Expendables, is taking on a rather more serious role than his previous outing - a Mafia hit-man. [caption id="attachment_2508" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Image comparison courtesy of cinematical.com."][/caption] Inspired by Phillip Carlo's book The Ice Man:...
The last action heroes: The Expendables
It's the ultimate action line-up: Willis, Stallone and Schwarzenegger alone could make it a dream film. But does The Expendables match up to the expectation? The main issue with films like this is that you're dealing with a lot of actors who are very unused to playing in any role that isn't the protagonist. So much so, in fact, that the best...
The Expendables UK première
Last night was the UK première of The Expendables, but with a lack of cast in attendance, ex-glamour model Jordan stole the show. Stars of the film Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham and Dolph Lundgren were the only members of the all-star cast to attend. Instead of being joined by Jet Li, Mickey Rourke, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis,...
The Expendables: The manliest movie ever?
Sylvester Stallone heads up a cast of some the heftiest movie meatheads ever gathered together on celluloid in The Expendables. Sly's role in the production is not so much expendable as indispensable. Not only is he starring in the film, but he has also produced it and even helped write the script. The plot sees a group of mercenaries who...
Karl Urban may become the new Judge Dredd
Fans of Sly Stallone's Judge Dredd get your whetstones out - the man may have this throne as the ultimate policeman taken from him by newcomer Karl Urban. Judge Dredd is possibly one of the most original, long-running dystopian sci-fi comic universes around. Set in the police state of Megacity One, it follows Dredd, a policeman with the power...
Mickey Rourke = Genghis Khan?
I'd love to tell you I was kidding, and that this was another joke about the now rubber-faced actor, but it really isn't. He's donned the Mongolian warrior outfit, and he's coming for you in cinemas not too long away from now. [caption id="attachment_751" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="A serious mock-up. Obviously."][/caption] I'll...
