THE SMASHING MACHINE: Dwayne Johnson’s In A World Of Hurt In The First Trailer
The movie opens in theaters on October 3.
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48 HRS: ‘Good Time’ Helmers To Remake Walter Hill’s Action Comedy Classic
In a move that surprises probably no one, a major Hollywood studio is officially on the verge of another remake of a cinematic class. Enter 48 Hrs, directed by Walter Hill and released in 1982 as an inaugural entry into the era of buddy cop movies of its time starring Eddie Murphy and Nick Nolte. The film was an action comedy hit that centered on a reluctant partnership between a San Francisco detective in search of two cop killers, and his only lead: a former criminal associate doing time following a botched heist of half-a-million dollars from a drug dealer stashed in his own car. A sequel followed in 1990 and as it stands, the original film is now on par for a remake at Paramount Players from Ben and Josh Safdie, the award-winning film duo behind the riveting Palme d’Or-nominated crime pic, Good Time. As The Hollywood Reporter writes, […]
GOOD TIME: Watch The Trailer For The Safdies’ New Crime Drama Cannes Entry
At first glance, you couldn’t have paid me enough to recognize actor Robert Pattinson in the latest trailer for the new crime drama, Good Time from film duo Josh and co-star Ben Safdie. I guess that’s what happens when you look away for a while because his role shown in the newest trailer for the film from A24, now heading for an in-competition premiere at Cannes on May 25th, ahead of an August 11 release in the U.S. After a botched bank robbery lands his younger brother in prison, Constantine Nikas (Robert Pattinson) embarks on a twisted odyssey through the city’s underworld in an increasingly desperate—and dangerous—attempt to get his brother out of jail. Over the course of one adrenalized night, Constantine finds himself on a mad descent into violence and mayhem as he races against the clock to save his brother and himself, knowing their lives hang in the […]