Friday, October 21, 2011
Goran Visnjic Feels 'Privileged' to remain in 'The Girl While using Dragon Tattoo'
'The Girl While using Dragon Tattoo' won't maintain theaters for the next two several days, but fans of Stieg Larsson's best-selling Millennium Trilogy are finally acquiring an idea from the products the big-budget studio adaptation in the books will probably be like. From that incredibly sexy poster as well as the mysterious viral marketing campaigns, to star Difficulties losing f-tanks about producing the adult $100 million R-rated movie, and Rooney Mara rehashing her vomit-inducing audition for your female leading role, director David Fincher's 'Dragon Tattoo' appears like it's living around the power of the beloved books. Something co-star Goran Visnjic is simply very happy to confirm. The 'ER' alum co-stars as Lisbeth Salandar's boss, Dragan Armansky, despite the fact that it is not a massive part (no less than not inside the first film), he's doing still share some pivotal moments with Mara, Craig and Steven Berkoff to obtain the action of 'Dragon Tattoo' started. America online TV spoken with Visnjic about his approaching arc on 'Pan Am,' but he was most animated speaking in regards to the "amazing" 'Dragon Tattoo' set, coping with Fincher and also the hopes to return for an additional two films. The thrill around 'Dragon Tattoo' is really huge. The thing that was it like sitting on this kind of secretive, high-profile set? I used to be there for such some time -- I desired to request David, 'You know, is one able to be around round the set, just a few days, just to look at everybody work?' [Laughs] It absolutely was so awesome. Fortunately my character will most likely be through ... it's represented in many three books, therefore i desire to see myself over the following film. God knows just what the next script is gonna bring us ... can one keeping it or no? However desire to do more. People day or two were really amazing. And coping with David Fincher? Fincher actually was awesome. He's among people males that whenever he sees an actress kind of in the dead place, he's like, 'You're doing everything right, however, you kind of missed just something.' You don't know, you can't even pinpoint how it is, but he's ready to can be found in and basically open a choice with something and you're simply like, 'Jesus! Why I didn't realize that before? Clearly, yeah!' It's a really exciting set. Everybody seems being really involved one hundred percent. Clearly Armansky has many moments with Lisbeth -- cure did at your job for your first film? I labored a little with Steven Berkoff, Rooney Mara and Difficulties, plus it only decided to be amazing ... he's a specialist within the casting. I really felt fortunate being on that set. Armansky must return -- he's Lisbeth's boss! They can't perform another two movies without him ... I am hoping you're right! I merely have no idea certainly -- the script is certainly unique of it -- however i've got a similar hopes when you. [Laughs] [Photo: The brand new the new sony/Columbia Tri-Star] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook
New Resistance Poster Online
Andrea Riseborough versus. NazisIn the type of "let us sayInch likely to offer you the wiggins, new film Resistance imagines what Britain might have been just like 1944 once the Nazis had switched back the D-Day invasion of Normandy and permeated Blighty as a swap. And here, to make sure you get idea of what you're looking for, might be the Uk quad for your film.The story focuses on women inside an isolated Welsh village in occupied GB who awaken one morning to find their husbands gone. Dubious Nazi plan?Or hold the males all gone away and off to start fighting back? Each time a German patrol marches straight into occupy the town as well as the great deal get snowed in and possess to use together to live, the issue will receive a bit more difficult.Uk QuadThe film stars up-and-come Brit star Andrea Riseborough, Enemy Within The Gates' Tom Wlaschia and Michael Sheen. It's good novel by OwenSheers and directed by newcomer Amit Gupta. Look out with this on November 25.
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Early pop for 'Ghost'
"Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol" will integrate the Coke Zero brand as the soda company launches a promo effort featuring the film.
"Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol" will integrate the Coke Zero brand as the soda company launches a promo effort featuring the film.
The Coca-Cola Co. has recognized the pursuit to back Paramount's "Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol" and it is now moving out a Coke Zero campaign for that 4th installment from the Tom Cruise spy franchise bowing in December.This kind of early launch is unusual, considering the fact that most promo partners don't target customers until per month before a film's release. But Coke desired to get in front of the busy holidays, that will find entrepreneurs pestering customers with advertisements. The more promo window will enable Componen to create buzz for that actioner 2 moonths before it hits theaters.Coke's campaign will not center around Cruise's Ethan Search character, however. Rather, the organization has selected Dubai's Burj Khalifa, the earth's highest skyscraper, that is featured conspicuously within the actioner.One image puts the tower in the center of a Coke Zero bottle. TV spots uses key moments in the film, namely Cruise jumping in the Burj Khalifa, counting lower to "Zero.""We are joining up with this particular franchise and never always the actor," Nick You are able to, worldwide entertainment marketing director for that Coca-Cola Co., told Variety. Simultaneously, Dubai "is stylish new place individuals are speaking about and it is a personality within the film," You are able to stated. Focusing on the locale and never the smoothness gave Coke the liberty to create its very own images and also the leeway to follow the series if Cruise selects to not stick with the "Mission: Impossible" franchise in the future.The organization is building a comprehensive global campaign around Coke Zero with TV, in-theater, advertisements, radio, retail and social networking marketing support already in some areas, including Japan, A holiday in greece and Europe.The "Mission: Impossible" logo design is going to be plastered on a lot more than 100 million products of Coke Zero packaging, including cases, cans and bottles. Key marketplaces range from the U.S., Japan, Europe, Latin America and also the Middle East. As a whole, the promo effort is starting in additional than 30 marketplaces through December. Film bows locally on 12 ,. 21 (it's on Imax screens 12 ,. 16).Since 2008, Coke has selected one tentpole every year around which to produce a significant campaign Mission Impossible pic "Quantum of Solace," "Avatar" and "Tron: Legacy" were its newest options. The 4th "M:I" may be the to begin the experience series that Coke has put its marketing muscle behind."We view lots of success with one of these large tentpole films all over the world,Inch You are able to stated. "This will be our large wager this season.InchCola sparked to "Mission: Impossible" since the franchise attracts males -- Coke Zero's target -- but additionally because it will happen mesh well with Coke Zero's current "Have the abilityInch advertising tagline and also the brand's characteristics to be "masculine, confident and bold," You are able to stated. "There is an apparent linkage there.""The Mission: Impossible franchise and Coke Zero brand share a crowd of fans who appreciate excitement and risk-taking, which partnership produces a platform to construct a distinctive engagement with customers prior to the film's release," stated LeeAnne Stables, professional Vice president of worldwide marketing close ties for Vital Pictures.All ads also boast a custom "M:I" logo design, instead of heavily push the "Ghost Protocol" moniker, to higher connect Coke Zero using the overall "Mission: Impossible" series."Clearly you will see an ambitious effort to maneuver the franchise forward, and that we wanted to behave were we are able to keep on and take part in it later on," You are able to stated.Retail shows uses the franchise's legendary fuse. The "M:I" tie-in will even show up on popcorn bags and top quality cups in cinemas. And fans will have the ability to complete missions with an video game to achieve agent-level use of exclusive behind-the-moments footage, moments, images and interviews.Another social game from SCVNGR uses a cell phone application they are driving customers into taking part cinemas and supermarkets over the U.S. to win rewards for example pre-tests, premiere tickets and Coke Zero items.Coke will monitor the recognition of the overall game to think about while using application for other film promotions later on, You are able to stated.Additionally to Cruise, "Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol" stars Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Paula Patton, Michael Nyqvist, Vladimir Mashkov, Josh Holloway, Anil Kapoor and Jum Seydoux. Kaira Bird (Pixar's "The Incredibles") directs from the script by Josh Appelbaum & Andre Nemec and Christopher McQuarrie. J.J. Abrams, Bryan Burk and Cruise produce. "Once we approach towards the discharge of the film we are moving out additional aspects of the film which will without doubt excite fans from the franchise and fans of the trademark,Inch You are able to stated.In exchange because of its marketing support, Coke Zero can look within the film, through its bottles and logo design on umbrellas throughout coffee shop moments, advertisements without anyone's knowledge of shots and Coke Zero flags in Dubai. However the presence depends upon director Kaira Bird's final cut."The main focus is not always brand integration but exactly how they are driving (sales) volume," You are able to stated. Contact Marc Graser at marc.graser@variety.com
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Hathaway As Catwoman Joins 'Les Miserables'
Remember when Hathaway As Catwoman needed for the Oscars stage to great acclaim? No, the entire of her hosting gig wasn't effective, however, if she sang "By MyselfInch opposite Hugh Jackman as of this year's show, she impressed everyone along with her Broadway-ready vocals and moves. Well, Anne has the capacity to reunite along with her Oscar partner (Jackman, not Franco) as Deadline looks at the star has signed on as Fantine inside an approaching silver screen adaptation of "Ces Miserables," with Jackman turning up as Jean Valjean. The film promises to become star-studded affair Besides Hathaway and Jackman, Russell Crowe will star Inspector Javert. Names like Emma Watson, Hayden Panettiere, Geoffrey Hurry and Helena Bonham Carter are actually tossed around for your roles of Eponine, Cossette as well as the Thenardiers. Tom Hooper, fresh off his Oscar success for your Nobleman Speech, will direct. 2012 promises to become banner year for Hathaway: as fans know perfectly, shes presently busy kicking butt in skin-tight leather gear as Selina Kyle in "The Dark Dark evening Increases." Once filming on that summer season release systems, she'll switch gears and start concentrate on Ces Miserables, having a scheduled released date of December 7, 2012. Theres undoubtedly Hathaway gets the musical capacity to complete the role in the tragic Fantine. Shes came out in a number of stage productions, including an acclaimed turn as Viola in the 2009 Central Park staging of Shakespeare's "Twelfth Evening." You think Hathaway As Catwoman can produce a great Fantine in "Ces Miserables?" Reveal what you consider inside the comments section and also on Twitter!
A&E renews 'The Glades'
A&E has renewed Matt Passmore starrer "The Glades" for a 10-episode third season, scheduled for summer 2012.
During its second season, which ran for 13 episodes from June to September, "The Glades" averaged 3.87 million viewers per episode in full-week DVR playback and showed growth of 12% among adults 18-49 compared with 2010's season one. In addition to the return of "Breakout Kings," A&E will also launch scripted drama "Longmire" with a 10-episode season in 2012.
Series creator Clifton Campbell exec produces "The Glades" for Innuendo Prods. with Gary Randall of Grand Prods. Fox Television Studios produces. Contact Jon Weisman at jon.weisman@variety.com
Monday, October 17, 2011
ABC Studios adapting U.K laffer
ITV Studios America is developing an adaptation of BBC Three series "White Man Van" as a project for ABC Studios. Series, which premiered in the U.K. in the spring, focuses on a man who has to put his own professional dreams aside to run his family's blue-collar business. Former "My Name Is Earl" exec producer Bobby Bowman is penning the script for ABC Studios via the Mark Gordon Co. " 'White Man Van' has a great following in the U.K. and is a universal story, one that translates very well across countries and cultures," ITV Studios America CEO and ITV Studios International managing director Paul Buccieri said. "There is humor and drama and tremendous potential for this series in the U.S., and we are thrilled that we have Bobby's brilliance and the pedigree of the Mark Gordon Co. behind the project." Written by Adrian Poynton, "White Man Van" scored BBC Three's best ratings ever for a new sitcom and is in production for a second season across the pond. "We have very funny and poignant stories from the BBC Three series that can translate brilliantly to the U.S. market," ITV Studios U.K. creative director of comedy Saurabh Kakkar said. Contact Jon Weisman at jon.weisman@variety.com
Resident Evil: Retribution footage published online
"Destructication." It's a replacement within our vocabulary but that is the very first word that involves Milla Jovovich's mind when she sees the devastation in Raccoon City.Yes, Resident Evil returns to the gaming roots by means of its most well-known city - probably to supply the backstory for rookie Raccoon City Officer Leon S. Kennedy (Johann Urb).And Jovovich can there be to supply her very own unique commentary on exhausted cars and crashed helis."Yet another trip to 'camp evil'!" as she puts it.The main reason we are not likely to argue together with her pronunciation is not related to the recording displaying gun training. Not again.Although we imagine "Easy peasy lemon squeasy" would be also her response if she'd just filled us filled with holes.Resident Evil: Retribution opens 14 September 2012.
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Beginners make an effort to get 'Real' at B.O.
'Footloose''The Thing''The Large Year'Paramount's "Footloose" remake may not be capable of dance away while using weekend's domestic B.O. crown despite positive individual to individual from advanced tests. Holdover "Real Steel" and sci-fi horror prequel "The Main One Factor" may even vie for your top place. "Footloose," which launches today at 3,549 Stateside locations, will most likely bow around $15 million, according to pre-weekend monitoring services. That doesn't leave much wiggle room for your dance pic, since DreamWorks' "Real Steel" will most likely drop some 45%-50% within the second outing, which might put it with- in hailing distance of "Footloose.""Footloose." Universal's "The Main One Factor" prequel influences mix too, even though studio has a bit more modest anticipation with an opening inside the low double-amounts. 20th Century Fox's adult-skewed bird-watching comedy "The Big Year" will find it hard to fly, B.O. experts say, with dismal prospects inside the $3 million-$5 million range. Overseas, "Real Steel" should keep its No. 1 position, growing to areas like Columbia as well as the U.K. Last weekend, the film bowed with $22.6 000 0000, ample to knock "The Smurfs" in the eight-week roost atop the world box office. In your area, the weekend will need a considerable hit versus. a year ago, when "Jackass 3dInch acquired the finest opening ever in October with $50 million. That's considered a b - -.To. anomaly, so most bizzers are focusing on last weekend just like a better comparison. To be able to build individual to individual (and elevated by passionate test tests), Componen situated free country wide sneaks of "Footloose" on Sept. 30, additionally to tests for cheerleading camps and youth groups. Componen mentioned the advanced tests were proficient at reinforcing interest among the pic's core demos, mainly teenage ladies and ladies between 30 and 40. But there is not much movement among male auds, meaning "Footloose" continues to be mainly a dual-quadrant pic. The first "Footloose" increased to become b -.To. sensation in 1984, cuming almost $80 million -- nearly 10 occasions its opening-weekend gross. Par's remake set you back a modest $24 million, with OK overseas prospects to keep the climate light. The film bowed day-and-date with $1.2 million from Nz and australia. Pic develops a couple of days ago for the next five areas, like the U.K., with major areas for instance France, South usa and Russia set to follow along with together with over the following handful of several days. Universal is distribbing "The Main One Factor" overseas for Morgan Creek, that have worldwide rights for the film. "The Main One Factor" -- a prequel to John Carpenter's original 1982 film -- launches a couple of days ago in Oz, France and Taiwan. In your area, there's lots riding round the film's opening perf, especially since Componen launches "Paranormal Activity 3" next weekend. It is not certain whether auds will embrace both photos inside the days just before Halloween. The holiday itself typically isn't a large moviegoing weekend, though Halloween this year falls around the Monday. To check reasons, Universal indicates Screen Gems' "The Stepfather," which bowed this same weekend this past year with $11.6 000 0000 and cumed only $29.millions of in your area. Fox's "The Big Year," allotted inside a reported $28 million, may well be a tough cost the studio: The film follows three passionate bird-audiences who compete to put rare wild wild birds within the U . s . States. Stars Owen Wilson, Jack Black and Steve Martin will attract some filmgoers, even though mainly adult aud may be frustrated by tepid reviews. In limited release, The brand new the new sony Pictures Classics bows Pedro Almodovar's "The Skin Home IsInch at six locations in NY and L.A. Additionally a couple of days ago, Millennium Films' Nicole Kidman-Nicolas Cage thriller "Trespass" launches at 10 Stateside engagements, while Anchor Bay's "Texas Killing Fields," starring Mike Worthington and Jessica Chastain, opens at three. Contact Andrew Stewart at andrew.stewart@variety.com
Friday, October 7, 2011
5 top George Clooney Performances
5 top George Clooney Performances By Christy Lemire October 7, 2011 Photo by Vital Pictures/Dale Robinette George Clooney in "Up in mid-airInch La (AP) A few days ago, we looked back around the eclectic career of Kaira Pitt, and marveled in the intelligence of his options in addition to his instinct to shun his movie-star persona while still giving the folks what they need.Pitt's friend and co-star within the "Ocean's" movies, George Clooney, has proven similar tastes and daring both before and behind the camera. And along the way of remaining in keeping with his values, he's created out probably the most respected careers around.Now, he directs the political drama "The Ides of March" and plays a supporting role like a governor choosing the Democratic presidential nomination. So here's a glance at his five best performances. While you can most likely guess, I'd election for him for anything: "Michael Clayton" (2007): Clooney provides a wise, subtly effective performance within the title role like a "fixer" in a exclusive New You are able to lawyer. He's a guy who's existed a very long time and seen it all. He carries the cumulative weight a person can have of disappointments in the eyes, his voice, the way in which his shoulders hunch. But, Michael still responds skillfully and appropriately to whatever challenge is thrust upon him. All of the better of what Clooney can perform is displayed here: the dazzling charisma along with the vulnerability. Author-director Tony Gilroy gives Clooney an chance to complete the best work of his career inside a part that's meaty but rarely fancy. "Syriana" (2005): Clooney notoriously put aside his dashing good looks, attaining 30 pounds in thirty days, growing a beard and shaving his hairline to experience Bob Barnes, a fictionalized version of former CIA officer Robert Baer. He was unrecognizable, an important piece in author-director Stephen Gaghan's dense and complex film about the worldwide oil industry, and also the performance gained him the Academy Award for the best supporting actor. Clooney am devoted, he seriously hurt his back shooting a torture scene, and was still being hurt while pointing and co-starring in "Night, and Good Luck." This can be a prime illustration of his readiness to reject the glamour to be a superstar in support of doing wise, challenging work. "From Sight" (1998): Buying and selling snappy banter having a tough-but-feminine Jennifer Lopez, Clooney was sexy as hell like a career bank thief in Steven Soderbergh's funny and surprising film. The scene where the two flirt in a hotel bar, using its warm lighting and flattering close-ups, is most likely the movie's best-known also it crackles with romantic tension. But Clooney is known as upon to complete a lot more than smolder. "From Sight" ranges from buddy comedy to gripping suspense to sultry noir, and Clooney has got the flexibility to maintain all individuals different genres. He's most likely a theif and he's most definitely hard to rely on, but he's also irresistible. Clooney makes that contrast work. "Up in mid-airInch (2009): Clooney reaches the peak of his dynamism because a guy who constitutes a living by firing others. This could appear as an impossible contradiction, but Jason Reitman's film fleshes the character, Ryan Bingham, with shadings and subtlety, and Clooney will get excellent support from co-stars Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick. (The 3 received Academy Award nominations.) Ryan jets across the nation, providing pink slips without batting a watch and worrying no more than growing his frequent-flier miles. He breezes through existence effectively, and Clooney's naturally masculine energy provides the character real zing, but younger crowd finds the soulfulness that's eventually needed from the role, too. "Fantastic Mr. Fox" (2009): Clooney's work here also made an appearance on my listing of 5 best animated performances. "Up in mid-airInch gained him an Oscar nomination for the best actor that year, but he's just like memorable behind the microphone lending his smooth voice to the starring role from the crafty Mr. Fox. He brings everything charm within the richness of his delivery, all his signature inteligence and presence to director Wes Anderson's superbly detailed stop-motion animation. And basically the thought of this handsome guy playing a furry, little woodland creature although an imaginative one having a sly spontaneity is sufficient to bring an enormous smile for your face.Copyright 2011 Connected Press. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. 5 top George Clooney Performances By Christy Lemire October 7, 2011 George Clooney in "Up in mid-airInch PHOTO CREDIT Vital Pictures/Dale Robinette La (AP) A few days ago, we looked back around the eclectic career of Kaira Pitt, and marveled in the intelligence of his options in addition to his instinct to shun his movie-star persona while still giving the folks what they need.Pitt's friend and co-star within the "Ocean's" movies, George Clooney, has proven similar tastes and daring both before and behind your camera. And along the way of remaining in keeping with his values, he's created out probably the most respected careers around.Now, he directs the political drama "The Ides of March" and plays a supporting role like a governor choosing the Democratic presidential nomination. So here's a glance at his five best performances. As possible most likely guess, I'd election for him for anything: "Michael Clayton" (2007): Clooney provides a wise, subtly effective performance within the title role like a "fixer" in a exclusive NY lawyer. He's a guy who's existed a very long time and seen everything. He carries the cumulative weight a person can have of disappointments in the eyes, his voice, the way in which his shoulders hunch. But, Michael still responds skillfully and appropriately to whatever challenge is thrust upon him. Best wishes of the items Clooney can perform is displayed here: the dazzling charisma along with the vulnerability. Author-director Tony Gilroy gives Clooney an chance to complete the best work of his career inside a part that's meaty but rarely fancy. "Syriana" (2005): Clooney notoriously put aside his dashing visual appearance, attaining 30 pounds in thirty days, growing a beard and shaving his hairline to experience Bob Barnes, a fictionalized version of former CIA officer Robert Baer. He was unrecognizable, an important piece in author-director Stephen Gaghan's dense and complex film concerning the global oil industry, and also the performance gained him the Academy Award for the best supporting actor. Clooney am devoted, he seriously hurt his back shooting a torture scene, and was still being hurt while pointing and co-starring in "Night, and Best Of Luck.Inch This can be a prime illustration of his readiness to reject the glamour to be a superstar in support of doing wise, challenging work. "From Sight" (1998): Buying and selling snappy banter having a tough-but-feminine Jennifer Lopez, Clooney was sexy as hell like a career bank thief in Steven Soderbergh's funny and surprising film. The scene where the two flirt in a hotel bar, using its warm lighting and flattering close-ups, is most likely the movie's best-known also it crackles with romantic tension. But Clooney is known as upon to complete a lot more than smolder. "From Sight" ranges from buddy comedy to gripping suspense to sultry noir, and Clooney has got the flexibility to maintain all individuals different genres. He's most likely a theif and he's most definitely hard to rely on, but he's also irresistible. Clooney makes that contrast work. "Up in mid-airInch (2009): Clooney reaches the peak of his dynamism because a guy who constitutes a living by firing others. This could appear as an impossible contradiction, but Jason Reitman's film fleshes the character, Ryan Bingham, with shadings and subtlety, and Clooney will get excellent support from co-stars Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick. (The 3 received Academy Award nominations.) Ryan jets across the nation, providing pink slips without batting a watch and worrying no more than growing his frequent-flier miles. He breezes through existence effectively, and Clooney's naturally masculine energy provides the character real zing, but younger crowd finds the soulfulness that's eventually needed from the role, too. "Fantastic Mr. Fox" (2009): Clooney's work here also made an appearance on my small listing of 5 best animated performances. "Up in mid-airInch gained him an Oscar nomination for the best actor that year, but he's just like memorable behind the microphone lending his smooth voice towards the starring role from the crafty Mr. Fox. He brings everything charm within the richness of his delivery, all his signature inteligence and presence to director Wes Anderson's superbly detailed stop-motion animation. And basically the thought of this handsome guy playing a furry, little woodland creature although an imaginative one having a sly spontaneity is sufficient to bring an enormous smile for your face.Copyright 2011 Connected Press. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Tamara Tunie takes 'Flight'
Tamara Tunie ("Law & Order: SVU") remains attracted onto co-star opposite Denzel Washington in Paramount's "Flight."
Robert Zemeckis is helming with production beginning later this month in Atlanta. Put together by John Gatins, "Flight" concentrates on an airline travel pilot with substance abuse issues who steers an endangered flight with a crash-landing, saving many of the people. Tunie plays charge flight attendant who's asked within a routine analysis leading for the unraveling of his existence. John Goodman, Don Cheadle, Kelly Reilly and Bruce Greenwood complete the cast. Producers are Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald under their Parkes/MacDonald production banner along with Zemeckis, Steve Starkey, and Jack Rapke under their ImageMovers banner. Tunie made her feature directorial debut inside the indie romantic comedy "Assist you in September," starring Estella Warren and Justin Kirk ("Weeds").She's repped by Paradigm. Contact Dork McNary at dork.mcnary@variety.com
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Frank Langella on Acting, Careerism, and Aging
Frank Langella on Acting, Careerism, and Aging By Simi Horwitz October 5, 2011 Photo by Joan Marcus Frank Langella in "Man and Boy" Playing the unscrupulous international financier Gregor Antonescu in a revival of Terence Rattigan's "Man and Boy," Frank Langella vividly evokes a sly figure devoid of morality who revels in his cruel gamesmanship. He is a man obsessed with amassing large sums of money, with no concern for its legality. Beating the odds is part of the thrill. The year is 1934, and Gregor has taken refuge in his estranged son's West Village apartment, where he manipulates and blackmails associates while attempting to elude the authorities. One of the actor's more striking, albeit subtle, moments occurs toward the end of the second act when Gregor's wife demands that he look at her, acknowledging her existence in some way. It's a bone-chilling few seconds as he turns to face herhis expression an unexpected amalgam of genuine curiosity, malevolence, and even a hint of sadness.A Roundabout Theatre Company production running at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway, "Man and Boy"with its savagely corrupt businessman and its homosexual overtonesis a timely play. And Gregor is the latest in a long list of complex, contradictory, and unappealing characters Langella has tackled during his close to 50-year career: Think "Amadeus" and "The Father" onstage, "Dracula," and most notably, "Frost/Nixon" on stage and screen. "I like monsters; I like mystery men," Langella says in his dressing room before a preview performance. "It's a clich among actors, but it's true: The most rewarding characters are those who are relentlessly without a conscience, those who travel a journey, start as one thing and through the progress of the evening become something else. That's always interesting. The challenges are breath, focus, energy, and the commitment to a certain kind of evil. This man is determined to survive at all costs, even at the cost of his most intimate relationship, which is with his son. He has a trophy wife and an assistant but really lives to make money. He's a sociopath. It's my job to find those moments of vulnerability without breaking the fabric of who he is." Wearing dungarees and sneakers and eating nuts out of his cupped palm, the 6-foot-2, 73-year-old veteran actor is at once casual and patrician, reserved and forthright, steely and amusedwhether he's talking about the loss of dignity in the social arena, the blurred line between what's private and what's public, or industry trends and the art of acting. He points to a series of aphorisms pinned to his dressing room wall, including "Mean It" and "Leap Empty Handed Into the Void." "That's what you should do as an actor," he says. "Learn your lines, know what they mean, mean them when you say them, and then take it where it takes you. I was once told I act in the wilderness and that I have no point of view. I've come to trust that something will emerge from the wilderness. I like going in every which way during rehearsal. I usually work from the inside out, but sometimes it's the other way around. I may rehearse at top energy or top speed, and then the next day I'll play it low-key. It's all a big cauldron. I throw everything in, see what works, and then do less and less. It starts as a minestrone and then becomes a simple broth. A food analogy," he chortles, cupping more nuts into his mouth. Whatever Langella's method, it's working, asserts "Man and Boy" director Maria Aitken. "He arrives with energy, stagecraft, and presence," she says. "And to this role in particular he brings authority, a diabolical charm, and a willingness to explore his dark side." Adam Driver, who plays Langella's tormented and beleaguered son, notes, "One of his many great qualities onstage is his fearlessness to forget. He walks on and is absolutely fearless with rediscovery, even if that means sacrificing moments he knows are 'working.' " Bad Behavior Born and raised in Bayonne, N.J."and proud of it," he saysLangella began his journey of self-reinvention at an early age. Knowing he wanted to act and determined to lose all regional and ethnic traces in his speech, he assiduously listened to the records of John Gielgud, incorporating as much of the actor's vocal style into his own as possible. Indeed, years later he told Gielgud about his self-improving activities as a youngster; the legendary actor assured him he had succeeded in freeing himself of any Italian-American, New Jersey accent. " 'You're well over it, dear boy,' " Langella mimics. After graduating from Syracuse University, where he majored in drama, Langella ventured into the professional world, where a major challenge was learning how to be more collaborative and cooperative. He admits he was "obstreperous, arrogant, and stubborn." He adds, "Just because I might have been right about something doesn't mean I shouldn't have been more careful. I stopped that in my 50s. No, I don't think that was late. The fact that I stopped at all is remarkable. A lot of actors carry their worst habits to their graves." Nonetheless, Langella says belief in oneself is the key to a successful career, and indeed, self-destructive behavior comes from a lack of belief in oneself. Equally important, an actor needs to believe in the project and truly want to be a part of it. As Langella tells it, back in the day when he auditioned, if he wasn't drawn to the role or script, his audition reflected his lack of enthusiasm. The most successful auditions were for roles he especially wanted, such as the scheming chief of staff in the comedy "Dave," which he says was a major career boost. Langella made his Broadway debut in "Yerma" in 1966 and was cast in his first film, Mel Brooks' wild "The Twelve Chairs," in 1970.Despite the auspicious beginning, his career has been defined by many ups and downs and dry periods when he had neither work nor representation. But he never toyed with the idea of doing something else nor even questioned his talent. "When I had difficulty getting work or representation, I told myself it was not a reflection of my ability, but rather a reflection of my demeanor or manner, or it was luck of the draw. I never felt, 'Now I'll go do trash.' My motto is 'Never give up, never give in, if the dream is still strong in you.' If the need to act is so strong it wakes you in the middle of the night, then stay with it." He adds, "If you think you'd kind of like to be an actor because it'll get you laid, or you'd kind of like to be an actor because it'll make you famous, or you'd kind of like to be an actor because it'll make you lots of money and you won't have to work much, then you shouldn't be an actor. You should be a commercial commodity." 'A Distinguished Actor' Langella is aware that most actors don't have the option of being a "commercial commodity." Even he is not getting as many commercial offers as he once was, not that commercial success was ever his ambition. "I've been burdened and stuck with being a 'distinguished' actor," he says with just a hint of irony. "I've never been commercially minded. I like to do what I like to do, and my career has been slow, steady, and long." Though he has appeared in a number of big-budget movies, including "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps," he is most identified with classical revivals and is not afraid to take on roles identified with major actorssuch as Bela Lugosi in "Dracula" and Paul Scofield in "A Man for All Seasons." Langella also enjoys working in indie films. Among his favorites: "Good Night, and Good Luck," and especially "Starting Out in the Evening," a haunting and unlikely love story in which he plays an aging and nearly forgotten novelist. That said, Langella has appeared in his share of moneymaking projects that were dull and for which he was overqualified. But at the time he had alimony payments and children in private schools, he recalls. Now that he is no longer encumbered in that way, his choices are based on personal aesthetics and instinct. "Frost/Nixon," which started its illustrious journey as a "little play in England," is a perfect example, he says. At the time, he had also been offered the chance to appear in a half-hour series and a pilot for an hourlong series. For Langella the choice was a no-brainer: The "little play" was of far greater interest. Even before "Frost/Nixon" came to his attention, he says, the prospect of sitting in a trailer in Burbank for five years was totally unappealing. He turned down the 30-minute series, and though he agreed to do the pilot for the 60-minute series, he would commit himself no further. The pilot he appeared in was not picked up; the 30-minute sitcom turned into a big hit. Still, he has no regrets. "Frost/Nixon" was one of the greatest stage and film successes of his career. "It's what I say to young actors: 'Hunt quality. It's getting harder to find, but you'll stick around if your name is associated with quality.' So whenever I'm at a juncture, I'm more likely to do that rather than take a role in a film or TV series playing the CEO of some company supporting one of the comedy stars of 'SNL.' 'Let's get that older distinguished guy. He can be behind the desk.' I'm offered a lot of those parts. They're boring, they pay a lot of money, and I turn them down. Not out of any nobility, but this"gesturing around his theater dressing room"is where I get my kicks." Career Strategies are 'Utter Nonsense' Like many actors, Langella acknowledges it's much harder to launch an acting career today than it was when he was starting out in the 1960s, difficult and competitive as it was even then. First, the number of actors attempting to enter the field has grown exponentially, and getting seen is that much more difficult and complex. Gone are the days of pounding the pavement and knocking on producers' doors. Yet Langella feels the strategies young actors use todayfrom hiring managers and publicists to promoting themselves on Facebookare unnecessary. Langella has only one agent and on occasion retains the services of an attorney if he's grappling with a complicated contract. But he does not have a manager, press agent, or stylist. Equally foreign to him is the whole world of networking and social media. Careers are not forged by "making contacts or being at the right place at the right time," he points out. "They want you or they don't. Yes, I know actors who have slept with a casting director or director and gotten a role as a result. But that's not what leads to a sustaining career." He reiterates the importance of belief in yourself and the public's belief in what you have to offer in the theater. "It's my job to transform an evening for 800 people and make an audience forget their day. It's not rocket science, and it's not a cure for cancer, but if I can do that for two and a half hoursthen all the stuff about making contacts is utter nonsense." It's not only actors new on the scene who agonize over career strategies, image boosting, and the right self-positioning. These misguided notions exist throughout the industry, regardless of the actor's age or status, Langella says. He describes visiting actors in Beverly Hills who live in gated communities where one must buzz even to get on the grounds. "These are people locked inside velvet cages, and it's sad," he comments. "And then you have those dinner conversations where they talk about how someone wasn't willing to pay their price, so they decided to pass. They are stretched and pulled and dyed and holding on like crazy to something that is long past. I feel doors should be open metaphorically and literally to whatever is right for you at the moment. I'm not going to fix myself to look like 63. Why would I want to? I would have to compete with 60-year-old actors. There are fewer actors my age." He feels it's no accident he has gotten the best roles of his life over the last 10 years. He cites with pleasure the film "Robot and Frank," to be released in 2012, in which he plays an aging and difficult dad whose adult kids install a robot in his home as his caretaker. And at the moment, he's having a fine time playing Gregor, contemplating the man's twisted psyche and the consequences he faces for his actions. "Whatever your toy of choice, know that one day the battery will run out," Langella says. "We all pay on some level for whatever choices we made. Toward the end of life, people tend to feel they made the wrong choices, but they probably made the right choice at the time." Asked how he would redo his career if that were possible, Langella pauses. "I wish I had said 'yes' more often. I was self-protective and fairly precious. On the other hand, I landed okay.""Man and Boy" continues at the American Airlines Theatre, 227 W. 42nd St., N.Y., through Nov. 27. (212) 719-1300. www.roundabouttheatre.org. Outtakes - Appeared in such Broadway productions as "Fortune's Fool," "Present Laughter," "Hurlyburly," "Seascape," and "Design for Living"- Film appearances include "Diary of a Mad Housewife," "Those Lips, Those Eyes," "Lolita," and "Superman Returns"- Received three Tony Awards, three Obie Awards, and three Outer Critics Circle Awards, as well as Golden Globe, Emmy, and Olivier nominations- His memoir "Dropped Names: Famous Men and Women as I Knew Them" will be published by HarperCollins in March 2012. Frank Langella on Acting, Careerism, and Aging By Simi Horwitz October 5, 2011 Frank Langella in "Man and Boy" PHOTO CREDIT Joan Marcus Playing the unscrupulous international financier Gregor Antonescu in a revival of Terence Rattigan's "Man and Boy," Frank Langella vividly evokes a sly figure devoid of morality who revels in his cruel gamesmanship. He is a man obsessed with amassing large sums of money, with no concern for its legality. Beating the odds is part of the thrill. The year is 1934, and Gregor has taken refuge in his estranged son's West Village apartment, where he manipulates and blackmails associates while attempting to elude the authorities. One of the actor's more striking, albeit subtle, moments occurs toward the end of the second act when Gregor's wife demands that he look at her, acknowledging her existence in some way. It's a bone-chilling few seconds as he turns to face herhis expression an unexpected amalgam of genuine curiosity, malevolence, and even a hint of sadness.A Roundabout Theatre Company production running at the American Airlines Theatre on Broadway, "Man and Boy"with its savagely corrupt businessman and its homosexual overtonesis a timely play. And Gregor is the latest in a long list of complex, contradictory, and unappealing characters Langella has tackled during his close to 50-year career: Think "Amadeus" and "The Father" onstage, "Dracula," and most notably, "Frost/Nixon" on stage and screen. "I like monsters; I like mystery men," Langella says in his dressing room before a preview performance. "It's a clich among actors, but it's true: The most rewarding characters are those who are relentlessly without a conscience, those who travel a journey, start as one thing and through the progress of the evening become something else. That's always interesting. The challenges are breath, focus, energy, and the commitment to a certain kind of evil. This man is determined to survive at all costs, even at the cost of his most intimate relationship, which is with his son. He has a trophy wife and an assistant but really lives to make money. He's a sociopath. It's my job to find those moments of vulnerability without breaking the fabric of who he is." Wearing dungarees and sneakers and eating nuts out of his cupped palm, the 6-foot-2, 73-year-old veteran actor is at once casual and patrician, reserved and forthright, steely and amusedwhether he's talking about the loss of dignity in the social arena, the blurred line between what's private and what's public, or industry trends and the art of acting. He points to a series of aphorisms pinned to his dressing room wall, including "Mean It" and "Leap Empty Handed Into the Void." "That's what you should do as an actor," he says. "Learn your lines, know what they mean, mean them when you say them, and then take it where it takes you. I was once told I act in the wilderness and that I have no point of view. I've come to trust that something will emerge from the wilderness. I like going in every which way during rehearsal. I usually work from the inside out, but sometimes it's the other way around. I may rehearse at top energy or top speed, and then the next day I'll play it low-key. It's all a big cauldron. I throw everything in, see what works, and then do less and less. It starts as a minestrone and then becomes a simple broth. A food analogy," he chortles, cupping more nuts into his mouth. Whatever Langella's method, it's working, asserts "Man and Boy" director Maria Aitken. "He arrives with energy, stagecraft, and presence," she says. "And to this role in particular he brings authority, a diabolical charm, and a willingness to explore his dark side." Adam Driver, who plays Langella's tormented and beleaguered son, notes, "One of his many great qualities onstage is his fearlessness to forget. He walks on and is absolutely fearless with rediscovery, even if that means sacrificing moments he knows are 'working.' " Bad Behavior Born and raised in Bayonne, N.J."and proud of it," he saysLangella began his journey of self-reinvention at an early age. Knowing he wanted to act and determined to lose all regional and ethnic traces in his speech, he assiduously listened to the records of John Gielgud, incorporating as much of the actor's vocal style into his own as possible. Indeed, years later he told Gielgud about his self-improving activities as a youngster; the legendary actor assured him he had succeeded in freeing himself of any Italian-American, New Jersey accent. " 'You're well over it, dear boy,' " Langella mimics. After graduating from Syracuse University, where he majored in drama, Langella ventured into the professional world, where a major challenge was learning how to be more collaborative and cooperative. He admits he was "obstreperous, arrogant, and stubborn." He adds, "Just because I might have been right about something doesn't mean I shouldn't have been more careful. I stopped that in my 50s. No, I don't think that was late. The fact that I stopped at all is remarkable. A lot of actors carry their worst habits to their graves." Nonetheless, Langella says belief in oneself is the key to a successful career, and indeed, self-destructive behavior comes from a lack of belief in oneself. Equally important, an actor needs to believe in the project and truly want to be a part of it. As Langella tells it, back in the day when he auditioned, if he wasn't drawn to the role or script, his audition reflected his lack of enthusiasm. The most successful auditions were for roles he especially wanted, such as the scheming chief of staff in the comedy "Dave," which he says was a major career boost. Langella made his Broadway debut in "Yerma" in 1966 and was cast in his first film, Mel Brooks' wild "The Twelve Chairs," in 1970.Despite the auspicious beginning, his career has been defined by many ups and downs and dry periods when he had neither work nor representation. But he never toyed with the idea of doing something else nor even questioned his talent. "When I had difficulty getting work or representation, I told myself it was not a reflection of my ability, but rather a reflection of my demeanor or manner, or it was luck of the draw. I never felt, 'Now I'll go do trash.' My motto is 'Never give up, never give in, if the dream is still strong in you.' If the need to act is so strong it wakes you in the middle of the night, then stay with it." He adds, "If you think you'd kind of like to be an actor because it'll get you laid, or you'd kind of like to be an actor because it'll make you famous, or you'd kind of like to be an actor because it'll make you lots of money and you won't have to work much, then you shouldn't be an actor. You should be a commercial commodity." 'A Distinguished Actor' Langella is aware that most actors don't have the option of being a "commercial commodity." Even he is not getting as many commercial offers as he once was, not that commercial success was ever his ambition. "I've been burdened and stuck with being a 'distinguished' actor," he says with just a hint of irony. "I've never been commercially minded. I like to do what I like to do, and my career has been slow, steady, and long." Though he has appeared in a number of big-budget movies, including "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps," he is most identified with classical revivals and is not afraid to take on roles identified with major actorssuch as Bela Lugosi in "Dracula" and Paul Scofield in "A Man for All Seasons." Langella also enjoys working in indie films. Among his favorites: "Good Night, and Good Luck," and especially "Starting Out in the Evening," a haunting and unlikely love story in which he plays an aging and nearly forgotten novelist. That said, Langella has appeared in his share of moneymaking projects that were dull and for which he was overqualified. But at the time he had alimony payments and children in private schools, he recalls. Now that he is no longer encumbered in that way, his choices are based on personal aesthetics and instinct. "Frost/Nixon," which started its illustrious journey as a "little play in England," is a perfect example, he says. At the time, he had also been offered the chance to appear in a half-hour series and a pilot for an hourlong series. For Langella the choice was a no-brainer: The "little play" was of far greater interest. Even before "Frost/Nixon" came to his attention, he says, the prospect of sitting in a trailer in Burbank for five years was totally unappealing. He turned down the 30-minute series, and though he agreed to do the pilot for the 60-minute series, he would commit himself no further. The pilot he appeared in was not picked up; the 30-minute sitcom turned into a big hit. Still, he has no regrets. "Frost/Nixon" was one of the greatest stage and film successes of his career. "It's what I say to young actors: 'Hunt quality. It's getting harder to find, but you'll stick around if your name is associated with quality.' So whenever I'm at a juncture, I'm more likely to do that rather than take a role in a film or TV series playing the CEO of some company supporting one of the comedy stars of 'SNL.' 'Let's get that older distinguished guy. He can be behind the desk.' I'm offered a lot of those parts. They're boring, they pay a lot of money, and I turn them down. Not out of any nobility, but this"gesturing around his theater dressing room"is where I get my kicks." Career Strategies are 'Utter Nonsense' Like many actors, Langella acknowledges it's much harder to launch an acting career today than it was when he was starting out in the 1960s, difficult and competitive as it was even then. First, the number of actors attempting to enter the field has grown exponentially, and getting seen is that much more difficult and complex. Gone are the days of pounding the pavement and knocking on producers' doors. Yet Langella feels the strategies young actors use todayfrom hiring managers and publicists to promoting themselves on Facebookare unnecessary. Langella has only one agent and on occasion retains the services of an attorney if he's grappling with a complicated contract. But he does not have a manager, press agent, or stylist. Equally foreign to him is the whole world of networking and social media. Careers are not forged by "making contacts or being at the right place at the right time," he points out. "They want you or they don't. Yes, I know actors who have slept with a casting director or director and gotten a role as a result. But that's not what leads to a sustaining career." He reiterates the importance of belief in yourself and the public's belief in what you have to offer in the theater. "It's my job to transform an evening for 800 people and make an audience forget their day. It's not rocket science, and it's not a cure for cancer, but if I can do that for two and a half hoursthen all the stuff about making contacts is utter nonsense." It's not only actors new on the scene who agonize over career strategies, image boosting, and the right self-positioning. These misguided notions exist throughout the industry, regardless of the actor's age or status, Langella says. He describes visiting actors in Beverly Hills who live in gated communities where one must buzz even to get on the grounds. "These are people locked inside velvet cages, and it's sad," he comments. "And then you have those dinner conversations where they talk about how someone wasn't willing to pay their price, so they decided to pass. They are stretched and pulled and dyed and holding on like crazy to something that is long past. I feel doors should be open metaphorically and literally to whatever is right for you at the moment. I'm not going to fix myself to look like 63. Why would I want to? I would have to compete with 60-year-old actors. There are fewer actors my age." He feels it's no accident he has gotten the best roles of his life over the last 10 years. He cites with pleasure the film "Robot and Frank," to be released in 2012, in which he plays an aging and difficult dad whose adult kids install a robot in his home as his caretaker. And at the moment, he's having a fine time playing Gregor, contemplating the man's twisted psyche and the consequences he faces for his actions. "Whatever your toy of choice, know that one day the battery will run out," Langella says. "We all pay on some level for whatever choices we made. Toward the end of life, people tend to feel they made the wrong choices, but they probably made the right choice at the time." Asked how he would redo his career if that were possible, Langella pauses. "I wish I had said 'yes' more often. I was self-protective and fairly precious. On the other hand, I landed okay.""Man and Boy" continues at the American Airlines Theatre, 227 W. 42nd St., N.Y., through Nov. 27. (212) 719-1300. www.roundabouttheatre.org. Outtakes - Appeared in such Broadway productions as "Fortune's Fool," "Present Laughter," "Hurlyburly," "Seascape," and "Design for Living"- Film appearances include "Diary of a Mad Housewife," "Those Lips, Those Eyes," "Lolita," and "Superman Returns"- Received three Tony Awards, three Obie Awards, and three Outer Critics Circle Awards, as well as Golden Globe, Emmy, and Olivier nominations- His memoir "Dropped Names: Famous Men and Women as I Knew Them" will be published by HarperCollins in March 2012.
I Am Asleep Jackson Heard In Slurring Audio
First Published: October 5, 2011 3:20 PM EDT Credit: Getty Images LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Caption Michael Jackson rehearses for his planned shows in London at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on June 23, 2009Prosecutors played a recording Wednesday in which Michael Jackson is heard discussing his plans to build a hospital for children in a rambling, slurred conversation with the doctor charged in his death roughly six weeks before the entertainer died. The recording was significantly longer than the clip played for jurors in opening statements last week. It ends ominously, with defendant Dr. Conrad Murray heard asking Jackson whether he was OK after his voice trailed off. I am asleep, Jackson is heard saying. Forensic computer investigator Stephen Marx told jurors hearing the involuntary manslaughter case against Murray that the audio was recorded May 10, 2009. Jackson is heard telling Murray that he wants to build the hospital after his planned series of comeback concerts. The singer tells the doctor that he is attempting to accomplish something that Elvis Presley and The Beatles did not. That will be remembered more than my performances, Jackson is heard saying. My performance will be up there helping my children and always be my dream. I love them. I love them because I didnt have a childhood I feel their pain. I feel their hurt. I can deal with it. Earlier, Marx said he found evidence that Murray was checking emails on his phone in the hours before the singers death. Marx, an investigator with the Drug Enforcement Administration, also testified that he found emails and attachmentssent to Murray containing medical records filed under the Jackson alias Omar Arnold. Prosecutors are trying to show that Murray was distracted and juggling multiple tasks when he should have been monitoring Jackson on June 25, 2009. Jurors heard Tuesday from several women who called and texted the Houston-based cardiologist that morning. Marx said he also retrieved a voicemail message from Jacksons former manager, Frank Dileo, left five days before Jacksons death. Dileo said Jackson had an episode the previous night but didnt elaborate. I think you need to get a blood test on him, Dileo said. Weve got to see what hes doing. Marxs testimony came as Murrays trial moves into its CSI phase, when jurors will hear from investigators and detectives. The panel also will hear from Murray himself, though it will be through a more than two-hour interview that police conducted with the doctor two days after Jacksons death. Murray has pleaded not guilty. He could face up to four years behind bars and the loss of his medical license if convicted of involuntary manslaughter. Authorities contend he gave Jackson a lethal dose of the anesthetic propofol and other sedatives in Jacksons bedroom. Murrays attorneys say Jackson gave himself the fatal dose. The governments case against Murray so far has featured dramatic testimony about frantic efforts to revive Jackson. Witnesses in the past two days included several of the doctors mistresses and his current girlfriend, Nicole Alvarez, who prosecutors say received shipments of propofol at her apartment on Murrays behalf. She said she never knew what was being sent. Another woman, Sade Anding, told jurors that Murray called her at 11:51 a.m. on the day Jackson died but stopped paying attention to her during the call. I pressed the phone to my ear and I heard mumbling and voices. Like the phone was in his pocket. I heard coughing, she said. Copyright 2011 by Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Watch Transformers 3 Dark Of The Moon Full Movie
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Leonardo DiCaprio Set For Satori
Playing a Japanese-trained assassin...Don Winslow once wrote a best-selling book about an American boy raised in Japan under the tutelage of a martial arts expert. The book was called Satori, and now Warner Bros. have bought the rights for it, with a view to getting Leonardo DiCaprio to play the lead.Aprequel to the '70s classic thriller novel, Shibumi, Satori is set in the 1950s, the boy (called Nicholaï Hel, by the way) is put in prison after he is convicted of the mercy killing of his stepfather.TheCIA offer him a way out of jail, however, as long as he kills the Soviet commissioner to China... if he doesn't, he's back in the slammer. Now if that isn't the plot of a good thriller, we don't know what is.Other Winslow novels have already caught the eye of the big studios, with Oliver Stone shooting Savages, starring Aaron Johnson, Benicio del Toro, John Travolta, Salma Hayek and Blake Lively, amongst others.It seems that Warner Bros. are after another Bourne, and Leo is the man willing to step into those blood-splattered shoes. From what we've read of the book, it seems like a good shout as potential action franchise, but without a director locked in, it's difficult to make any assumptions about what the Satori film might be like.There is no ear-marked release date for Satori, since that would be horrendously premature.Watch Movies Free Online Now
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