Tag Archive for 'liam neeson'

New A-Team Trailer is a Tasty Friday Treat

It’s just a minute and a half teaser and it’s reaaaalllly low-res, but I have to admit, The A-Team could be pretty cool. I’m not saying it will be sweet, I’m just saying it could be. As soon as a hi-res version is online, we’ll get it up and posted for you’re viewing pleasure. As for the film, it hits theaters on June 11, 2010 and stars Liam Neeson as Hannibal, Bradley Cooper as Face, Quentin “Rampage” Jackson as B.A. Baracus and Sharlto Copley as Murdock.

Honestly, I didn’t watch much of The A-Team back in the 1980s. I watched some, but I’m not what you’d call a fan. Three things have me intrigued at the prospect of The A-Team being a delight: First, the director, Joe Carnahan, was the man behind the lens for the gritty crime drama, Narc. Love that movie. Second, Liam Neeson – the guy is solid in everything. And third, anyone who watched Sharlto Copley in District 9 knows this guy has a bright future.

What say ye?

Release the Kraken! New Clash Trailer Kicks Ass!

Okay, it’s 100 percent official – I can’t wait for March 10, 2010.

clash_of_the_titans_ver2This new Clash of the Titans trailer is quite similar to the teaser released a few months ago, but there is enough new bits and pieces that I’ve officially taken the fast train to Nerdtown. I loved the 1981 version starring Harry Hamlin (LA Law), but it was ripe for a remake. From what I can tell – and again, I’m just going off the trailer – this version with Liam Neeson (Taken), Sam Worthington (Terminator Salvation), Gemma Arterton (Quantum of Solace) and Ralph Fiennes (The Reader) is going to be quite the spectacle.

Take a peek below and share your thoughts! What do you think of the Kraken?

Clash of the Titans Teaser Trailer is 99.9% Awesome

Remember how cool the 1981 version of Clash of the Titans used to be when you were five years-old and the Ray Harryhausen creatures looked ever-so-real? Remember how lame that movie looks now? Don’t fret, because from the looks of this teaser trailer, director Louis Leterrier has made the tale of Perseus, Andromeda, Medussa and the Krakken all shiny again, with a little bit of kick-ass video game zip to boot. My only problem with this trailer? The tagline at the end: TITANS! WILL! CLASH! Lame. Otherwise, I’m sufficiently juiced for March 2010.

Hey, It’s Qui-Gon Jinn!

You know your beard is lumberjack quality when it needs on-set fanning.

You know your beard is lumberjack quality when it needs on-set fanning.

Last week I posted some images from Empire Magazine’s preview of Clash of the Titans, a remake of the 1980’s classic, which is due to hit theaters in March 2010. This week Entertainment Weekly posted some insider images of Liam Neeson dolled up in a hefty suit of armor for his role as the mighty Zeus, CEO of the Greek gods. I wonder how much Just For Men they had to use on the wig and beard Neeson used back in 1999’s Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace? Yeah, he looks like Qui-Gon Jinn. And just saying that name makes my hatred of George Lucas come to a boil again, so I’m going to bed. Good day, sir!

Clash of the Titans on DVD at Amazon.com!

New Clash of the Titans Images Make Me Giddy for March 2010

clash_of_the_titans_teaserI really haven’t delved too deeply into the release schedule for 2010 yet, but one movie I am absolutely looking forward to is Louis Leterrier’s (The Incredible Hulk) remake of the 1981 classic, The Clash of the Titans. Next to the Star Wars and Indiana Jones trilogies, I’m not sure there is another movie from the 1980s that captivated and enthralled me as much as Clash. In fact, I loved the movie so much that in third grade I dressed up as Perseus for Halloween. We got to wear our costumes to school and my mom had made my toga too small, so instead of flashing my classmates my nubile derriere, I wore it with my Toughskins jeans and felt like a dork.

Clash of the Titans hits theaters on March 26, 2010 and boasts quite the cast. First and foremost, the name you will hear the most, is Sam Worthington, the star of the turd-a-rific Terminator Salvation and the upcoming Avatar. And while he looks like a rockin’ Perseus, Worthington has done nothing to prove to me he’s here to stay in Hollywood. No, I’m more excited about the supporting players in Clash of the Titans, namely, Liam Neeson (Taken) as Zeus, Ralph Fiennes (The Reader) as Hades, Danny Huston (X-Men Origins: Wolverine) as Poseidon and the lovely Gemma Arterton (Quantum of Solace) as Io. Some other faces you’ll recognize are Alexa Davalos (Defiance) as Andromeda, Mads Mikkelsen (Casino Royale) as Draco, Polly Walker (HBO’s Rome) as Cassiopeia and Vincent Regan (300) as Kepheus.

That’s a lot of names to digest, but needless to say, I have high hopes for this movie. Apparently so does Empire Magazine, as their latest issue highlights Clash of the Titans as 2010’s “hottest blockbuster.” Whatever that means. One has to think we should see a trailer soon for the movie, considering its due in theaters in six months. I’m banking on a November or December trailer premiere, so until then, enjoy the pics from Empire below.

Taken + Unfaithful = The Other Man

the-other-manOh, man! Qui-Gon Jinn is pissed in this trailer for The Other Man. And why wouldn’t he be? First he’s got to rescue his spoiled rotten daughter in Taken, and now he learns his wife, played by Laura Linney (The Savages), is having sexytime with Antonio Banderas (The Legend of Zorro). On first glance, this looks like the writers from the aforementioned Taken linked up with the creative masterminds behind Unfaithful and pounded out a script for this your-having-an-affair-with-my-wife-and-now-I’m-going-to-stalk-you thriller. Moreoever, the September 25th release date (not quite summer movie, not quite ripe enough for Oscar/awards season) tells me the studio just doesn’t know how to approach this film. It’s kind of a buckshot release. Maybe it’ll be good; maybe it won’t.

One positive, aside from the cast, is director/screenwriter Richard Eyre. Does his name sound familiar? It should, as he’s the hand behind Notes on a Scandal (Cate Blanchett, Judi Dench) and Iris (Kate Winslet, Judi Dench and Jim Broadbent). This could be good and the trailer below has me leaning that way. Still, I don’t quite smell an awards fire burning under this movie. Am I wrong? What’s your take?

Lord Voldemort to Play Hades In Clash Remake

lord_voldemort

King No Nostrils = Hades

Lord Voldemort, aka Hollywood actor Ralph Fiennes, has been tapped to play Hades in Louis Leterrier’s (“The Incredible Hulk”) remake of “Clash of the Titans.” Chances are you don’t remember the first one, but I do and it was awesome. Not only because it told the story of Perseus, but because it was chock full of nudity. Yay for early 1980s PG movies! As a side note, it looks like Liam Neeson, most recently of the pissed-off-dad movie “Taken,” will lend his soothing barritone, and his Qui-Gon Jinn wig and beard, to the role of Zeus. I don’t know about you, but these two thespians definitely have upped my excitement for Leterrier’s remake.