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355: Chastain, Kinberg Partner For ‘Grounded’, ‘Edgy’ All-Female Spy Actioner

Mike Fleming Jr.’s exclusive at Deadline brings news of an all-star female line-up being readied for spy espionage ensemble, 355, penned by screenwriter Theresa Rebeck. Actresses Jessica Chastain, Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz, Fan Bingbing and this week’s starring addition to John Woo’s The Killer, Lupita Nyong’o are all being circled for the project which will be announced at Cannes with the cast, and director Simon Kinberg in attendance at the Croisette. The film involves these top agents from organizations around the world uniting to stop a global organization from acquiring a weapon that could plunge an already unstable world into total chaos. They have to overcome cultural and political differences to form a bond and work together. 355 is aiming for what Deadline describes as “a grounded, edgy action thriller” that will not only launch a franchise, but also reshape an oft male-dominated genre with a female-centric cast in the vein […]

Michael Fassbender Is A Dead Man Freerunning In The New Trailer For ASSASSIN'S CREED

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Long since the days of early Hong Kong cinema and the more recent successes of folks like David Belle, parkour now flourishes on the big screen with an identity all its own; It depends on which examples you look at while you’re more likely to catch independently-produced videos translating the art with much grace and splendor than in big budget productions. Still, that won’t, and shouldn’t deter efforts to do so on any scale. Parkour is an amazing art with physical feats worth an audience. The same can be said for video game adaptations and some are way more prominent than others. Well, now and thanks to the gang at 20th Century Fox and Ubisoft, the latest presentation to hit the masses with an appeal to both niches will be live-adaptation of the hit game, Assassin’s Creed, reuniting the director and stars of last year’s Shakespearean epic drama, MacBeth. SYNOPSIS: […]

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Check Out Michael Fassbender's Killer Look For ASSASSIN'S CREED!

Lee B. Golden III

There’s already some appeal from fans of Snowtown helmer Justin Kurzel in lieu of the the forthcoming release of his latest Shakespearean venture, MacBeth. For this, we have the upcoming live-action adaptation of the popular Ubisoft video game franchise, Assassin’s Creed with Kurzel reuniting once more with his two MacBeth leads, actor Michael Fassbender and actress Marion Cotillard with a script that will evidently take a slightly different turn by way of its newest character addition, “Callum Lynch”. Yahoo! Movies provided a detailed first look photo of Fassbender, armed at the ready and in full-assassin garb with a description of the plot that goes a little something like this: Lynch discovers he is a descendant of the secret Assassins society through unlocked genetic memories that allow him to relive the adventures of his ancestor, Aguilar, in 15th Century Spain. After gaining incredible knowledge and skills he’s poised to take on […]

TWC Partners With Amazon To Release MACBETH In The U.S.

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A U.S. theatrical date set for December is still pending following The Weinstein Company’s acquisition director Justin Kurzel‘s 11th century epic drama, MacBeth back in May from global rep, Studiocanal. In the meantime, users of Amazon Prime Instant Video in Spring of next year will be the first to catch director Justin Kurzel‘s latest Cannes 2015 favorite, MacBeth following its big screen run. THR brings word of the partnership between TWC and Amazon as per the latter’s latest in continual efforts to deliver exclusive feature film content to its consumers in an era when subscription video services like Netflix have continually gained traction. Starring Michael Fassbender and Marion Cotillard, MacBeth gained huge praise at Cannes’s In-Competion premiere, based on the work of William Shakespeare which focuses on the title character’s rise to power in 11th century Scotland, at the behest of his temptress wife. MACBETH is the story of a […]

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All Hail MACBETH In The New Teaser Trailer!

Lee B. Golden III

Snowtown helmer Justin Kurzel‘s latest Shakespearan contribution, Macbeth, has already earned the praise and approval of critics and attendees at Cannes last month, and from the looks of the most recent clips, it’s easy to see why. Actor Michael Fassbender and actress Marion Cotillard take the lead in this new tale set in war-torn 11th century Scotland, centered on a king brought down by lust and ambition, and though this isn’t the first time a film has been adapted from this specific literary material, it surely lends plenty of lip service for the man in the director’s seat, especially since the two will be rejoining for Assassin’s Creed soon. SYNOPSIS: From the Academy Award® winning producers of The King’s Speech and acclaimed director Justin Kurzel, comes a visceral and visually breath-taking retelling of the classic tale about an ambitious Scottish lord who seizes the throne with the help of his […]

A Life Of Crime Draws The Line Between Brothers In The New Trailer For BLOOD TIES

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We have a new trailer for a film that plays in a similar field of crime dramas like that of James Grey’s 2007 thriller, We Own The Night. For this though, we now have Grey’s latest co-writing contribution to that of French writer and director Guillaume Canet‘s 1970’s-set English language filmmaking debut, Blood Ties. The film is based on a 2008 feature from director Jacques Maillot titled Les liens du sang (a.k.a. Rivals) in which Canet also starred at the time, and has since picked up by Lionsgate for North American distribution following its Cannes premiere last year. Clive Owen and Billy Crudup lead the way with Marion Cotillard, Mila Kunis, Zoe Saldana, Matthias Schoenaerts and James Caan rounding out the cast for the film’s limited theatrical and VoD release on March 21, 2014. SYNOPSIS: New York, 1974. Fifty-year-old Chris (Clive Owen) has just been released on good behavior after […]