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Leonardo DiCaprio Fights For Survival In The New Trailer For THE REVENANT

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Following the uproar received last year over his costume dramedy, Birdman, Babel helmer, Academy Award® winner Alejandro G. Iñárritu‘s latest cinematic offering now comes through the reunion of Inception co-leads, actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hardy for the Holiday release of The Revenant. Author Michael Punke’s 2002 book of the same name provides just the source material here for the compelling look now seen here with our actors starring as explorers in the late 1800’s – one of them forged in the wake of near-tragedy, betrayal and harrowng survival. SYNOPSIS: Inspired by true events, THE REVENANT is an immersive and visceral cinematic experience capturing one man’s epic adventure of survival and the extraordinary power of the human spirit. In an expedition of the uncharted American wilderness, legendary explorer Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) is brutally attacked by a bear and left for dead by members of his own hunting team. In […]

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SDCC 2015: Ubisoft Gets A New Writer For SPLINTER CELL

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San Diego Comic-Con may be over, but the news still remains residual for quite a number of upcoming projects, namely Ubisoft Motion Pictures’s upcoming theatrical adaptation of the hit game, Splinter Cell. Actor Tom Hardy, star of Mad Max: Fury Road and the upcoming crime biopic, Legend, is tapped to star as of late 2012 and now, word from Deadline states script writing duties remain on-going with the addition of Frank John Hughes now writing the next draft. Hughes, who wrote the script for actor Denzel Washington’s upcoming post-apocalyptic future thriller, Shovel Ready, is third in line to work the script for the new film following previous drafts by award-winning writers Eric Warren Singer (The International, American Hustle) and Sheldon Turner (Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, X-Men: First Class). Ubisoft’s Splinter Cell franchise stems from a series of books began by military sci-fi author Tom Clancy about Sam Fisher, a […]

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LEGEND Gets A New Trailer With Tom Hardy And Tom Hardy Starring!

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If there were ever a dual performance to look forward to, it’s with what Mad Max: Fury Road star, actor Tom Hardy appears to have accomplished in acclaimed screenwriter Brian Helgeland‘s latest, Legend. Based on author John Pearson’s 1972 novel, the story here set in London’s swinging era bodes just nicely with Hardy immersing himself as Reggie and Ron Kray – two notorious twin brothers with very distinct personalities rising in the criminal ranks. You can imagine what all else factors into that sort of decision making as things mount with more sizzling drama, grit and danger, and it’s nice to see such an actor seemingly pulling it off so well. SYNOPSIS: From Academy Award® winner Brian Helgeland comes the true story of the rise and fall of London’s most notorious gangsters, Reggie and Ron Kray, both portrayed by Tom Hardy in an amazing double performance. LEGEND is a classic […]

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Tom Hardy Dons Two Faces In The New Trailer For Crime Thriller, LEGEND!

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Acclaimed screenwriter Brian Helgeland has had masses of success with his written and directorial work in some capacity on numerous films like Curtis Hanson’s L.A. Confidential, the 2000 Mel Gibson crime comedy Payback and actor Chadwick Boseman’s 2013 hit, 42 to name a few. Not resting on his laurels though, he’s back with actor Tom Hardy in a new flick that takes us back to the roaring 50’s and 60’s when a pair of twins ruled the town, based on Helgeland’s adaptation of author John Pearson’s 1972 novel. SYNOPSIS: From Academy Award® winner Brian Helgeland comes the true story of the rise and fall of London’s most notorious gangsters, Reggie and Ron Kray, both portrayed by Tom Hardy in an amazing double performance. LEGEND is a classic crime thriller taking us into the secret history of the 1960s and the extraordinary events that secured the infamy of the Kray Twins. […]

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The New Trailer For MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Unleashes Its Final Fury!

Lee B. Golden III

Is it enough that several trailers are pillaging their way through the interwebs for the new death race roadkill adventure, Mad Max: Fury Road? Is it enough that franchise auteur and director George Miller has already won the hearts and minds of fans everywhere who’ve hung onto every spectacular piece footage to surface since last summer? Or is it enough that Miller and Warner Bros. are already looking toward three more movies in what could be a quadrilogy of epic proportions? No, of course not. While there’s only so much detail the footage rolling out can spare, we have some fresh new imagery of Miller‘s gritty, dirty and sizzling reboot in a final trailer for the film with actor Tom Hardy narrating his way through this scorching hot warzone alongside Charlize Theron. The production here is big and bold, and packing tons of gasoline to help light the way to […]

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MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Gets A New Trailer. Watch It Now!

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Director George Miller‘s latest dystopian fantasy action revival, Mad Max: Fury Road has been on a social media blitz with growing fanfare attributing some gorgeous fan-based poster art online and short bursts of promo footage via Twitter with the #MadMax hashtag in recent weeks. The fanfare alone, stemming from last year’s SDCC trailer, was enough to get a real conversation going on just how well the new film might bode, sporting all kinds of stunning visuals and a fresh look that stays true to the core aesthetic of a Mad Max movie, now with Tom Hardy in the title role. All things considered, it’s a great time to be in the Mad Max camp ahead of its upcoming releases beginning in May, and thankfully, we now have a fresh new trailer from Warner Bros. to help keep the momentum afloat. Watch it below the official press release in addition to […]

#MADMAX Unleashes 16 Seconds Of Crazy!

#MADMAX Unleashes 16 Seconds Of Crazy!

Lee B. Golden III

Cannes is granting an out-of-selection screening of director George Miller‘s latest bit of cinema fanfare revival, Mad Max: Fury Road, this May upon its theatrical release. It’s all the hype for those who have grown fond of the previous titles starring Mel Gibson in the title role as the renegade outlaw in a dystopian world of sand, blood and fire, and gasoline is the ultimate commodity for survival, which surely makes for a heavy undertaking for actor Tom Hardy in lieu of any possible sequels that could follow. In the meantime, Warner Bros. has unleashed a new sneak peek. Short but sweet, and loaded with crazy. R-rated crazy. Watch it below, and keep tweeting #MadMax for more as the campaign rolls on!

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Joel Kinnaman Plays A Father From Hell In New Thriller, BACKCOUNTRY, Now Filming

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Actor Joel Kinnaman‘s latest thriller is releasing this Friday in the form of Jaume Collet-Serra’s Run All Night with leading badass Liam Neeson. In the meantime, Kinnaman has at least two other films he’s currently filming soon so far in Canada, the first which, as of last week sees the actor on the snowy end of Sudbury in Ontario for Backcountry, the new thriller from Drive Productions, JoBro Productions and global rights holder Tajj Media. Backcountry is being directed by BAFTA winning debut director Rob Connolly from a script by producer Kyle Mann which The Wrap states goes a little something like this: Kinnaman plays Elliot Baker, who seizes the chance to develop a better relationship with his sons when his ex-wife Karen (Rachelle LeFevre) and her new husband take a vacation and leave the boys with him. What starts as a bonding opportunity turns into a nightmarish adventure when […]

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Tom Hardy Is On The Hunt For A Killer In The New Trailer For CHILD 44

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You won’t see him as Rick Flagg in David Ayer’s Suicide Squad film which is still casting, but librophiles and fans of actor Tom Hardy alike may find interest in what Safe House helmer Daniel Espinoza is offering in his newest thriller, Child 44. The film is set to arrive this April with Hardy reuniting with The Dark Knight Rises co-star Gary Oldman in an intense period drama based author Tom Rob Smith’s 2008 U.K. book publication. SYNOPSIS: A politically-charged serial killer thriller set in 1953 Soviet Russia, “Child 44” chronicles the crisis of conscience for secret police agent Leo Demidov (Tom Hardy), who loses status, power and home when he refuses to denounce his own wife, Raisa (Noomi Rapace), as a traitor. Exiled from Moscow to a grim provincial outpost, Leo and Raisa join forces with General Mikhail Nesterov (Gary Oldman) to track down a serial killer who preys […]

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Gyllenhaal May Replace Hardy For Ayer’s SUICIDE SQUAD

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Looks like perfect timing for Nightcrawler star, actor Jake Gyllenhaal whose most recent debut still of his upcoming boxing drama, Southpaw, from Antoine Fuqua (pictured) is currently making the rounds. Director David Ayer‘s forthcoming production of the DC Comics live-action adaptation of Suicide Squad is only several months away from commensing principal photography up over in Canada, and Gyllenhaal’s going to need to apply those movie muscles once again now that actor Tom Hardy is no longer starring. The Wrap reports that Hardy’s scheduling conflicts between working on The Revenant with helmer Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu prior to joining the promotional tour for Warner Bros. Mad Max: Fury Road between mid-March through May 15 when the latter film releases, possibly leaving room for Gyllenhaal to take his place. Hardy was listed in the official press release late last year for the role of Rick Flag, leader of the titular ragtag team […]

Tom Hardy Is A Road Warrior Back In Battle In The New Trailer For MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

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If ever there was a film that has managed to gin up so much excitement and curiosity, it would be the latest upcoming theatrical offering from George Miller‘s hit franchise, Mad Max: Fury Road. And it took quite a while to get things rolling upon newly-cast Suicide Squad co-lead, actor Tom Hardy‘s inheritance of the title role iconically portrayed by actor Mel Gibson once upon a time. Thankfully, following a long and arduous wait after filming and subsequent pick-ups and reshoots, Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow Pictures got things off to an amazing start over the summer unleashing a beast of a trailer to appeal to the Comic-Con audience. Without hesitation, the response has been nothing short of fantastic, and now we have an official trailer that shows more of what we can expect from this latest gem, adding even more muscle to what many of us know and love […]

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Warner Bros. Enlists Its SUICIDE SQUAD Cast

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Director David Ayer‘s pending adaptation of DC Comics property, Suicide Squad, is currently awaiting a production start date beginning next year in April through September in Toronto, Canada according to THR. With that in mind, any and all information on casting has been developing and trickling for the past few months now, particularly with lead actor Will Smith in talks, and actor Jared Leto who’s been busy playing coy with the press on all talk related to his addition to the cast as the Joker. It was probably obvious to some, but nevertheless, Warner Bros. decided to lay skepticism to rest in an official announcement on Tuesday which you can check out below. The current working title will be Bravo 14, with pre-production set for February; As a noteworthy mention, previous reports may indicate further casting additions, which still remain speculative at the moment. For now, read on! BURBANK, Calif.–(BUSINESS […]

SDCC 2014: Road Rage Goes Nuclear In The New Teaser For MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

SDCC 2014: Road Rage Goes Nuclear In The New Teaser For MAD MAX: FURY ROAD

Lee B. Golden III

Director and co-writer George Miller may have taken sixteen years or so to finally manifest his vision for a fourth installment in the epic desert Mad Max saga, but the efforts have already been paying off. Tom Hardy takes the lead handed down from previous franchise actor Mel Gibson who headlined the first three movies up to Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (1986), and despite some of the significant hinderances the film endured, early test screenings are drawing some pretty positive buzz, particularly from this weekend’s events at San Diego Comic Con with the first four character posters unveiled on Saturday. On Sunday, Mad Max: Fury Road finally gained more ground with the release of the official SDCC teaser, and clearly this latest installation is ready to deliver the same good old fashioned road raging mayhem, with all the trimmings and then some! SYNOPSIS: “MAD MAX: FURY ROAD is the fourth […]

SDCC 2014: It's A Road War In Four New Character Posters For MAD MAX: FURY ROAD!

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The long awaited release of writer and director George Miller‘s new film, Mad Max: Fury Road has had its fair share of production-related stops and starts in the last several years, but the film is finally gearing up it promotional campaign having already unveiled a handful of set stills from the new dystopian action adventure on wheels. Tom Hardy takes on the classic character (once made popular by actor Mel Gibson since 1979) for the film’s finalized release date of May 15, 2015, and in the wake of its latest publicity at this year’s San Diego Comic Con, the film has four new character posters now available below the following synopsis: “Mad Max: Fury Road”–the fourth in the franchise’s history–stars Tom Hardy (“The Dark Knight Rises”) in the title role of Max Rockatansky, alongside Oscar(R) winner Charlize Theron (“Monster”, “Prometheus”) as Imperator Furiosa. According to Miller, “Mad Max is caught […]

WARRIOR Prepares A Hindi Remake With Lionsgate

WARRIOR Prepares A Hindi Remake With Lionsgate

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The martial arts action genre continues to play heavily in India’s highly productive market despite anyone’s notice of these films beyond their borders. So, it still a delightful surprise to see such films come about, and much to the chagrin of some critics, that includes remakes which are pretty typical in Indian cinema as directors sometimes remake their own films or that of other directors, local or abroad. In this instance, we take the name Gavin O’Connor whose 2011 feature-length mixed martial arts drama, Warrior, was a critical hit, but flopped in the U.S.. This week, that film falls at at the feet of Bollywood writer and director Karan Malhotra for the Hindi remake with lead actor Sidharth Malhotra (pictured above) and potential addition, action hero Akshay Kumar respectively portraying the roles previously played by Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton. The original film’s distributors at Lionsgate are producing the remake […]

Tom Hardy Confirmed For SPLINTER CELL

Tom Hardy Confirmed For SPLINTER CELL

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Roughly a year and a half since a press release was issued officially announcing New Regency and Ubisoft Motion Pictures’ live-action adaptation of the popular game, Splinter Cell with actor Tom Hardy set to star, the official word has come in confirming Hardy is now working on the script with director Doug Liman. Liman‘s attachment came as of March this year just months away from the forthcoming release of his new sci-fi action adventure, Edge Of Tomorrow. In a new report from IGN, Liman attributed a few details about what fans might expect upon the film’s production. “Everything about Splinter Cell will be younger.” he says. “It’s a chance to come up with a new franchise that is fresher and newer and younger, and Tom Hardy is such an incredible actor.”. The Bourne helmer also added “Some of the tropes of the game will for sure be in the film, […]

The First Official Image Of Tom Hardy In MAD MAX: FURY ROAD Is Online

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ComicBookMovie has unveiled the official first photo of actor Tom Hardy in the title role of writer/director George Miller‘s upcoming film, the long-awaited Mad Max: Fury Road. The image is a higher-definition version of the autographed image from January. The film will be released next year, courtesy of Warner Bros., with production still in a stalemate from time to time-the most recently signified by new reshoots to begin this November, almost a year after production wrapped. Stay tuned for more info aa it comes, in the meantime, view the official synopsis and extensive cast information from Warner Bros., as well as the official image below. SYNOPSIS: “Mad Max: Fury Road”–the fourth in the franchise’s history–stars Tom Hardy (“The Dark Knight Rises”) in the title role of Max Rockatansky, alongside Oscar(R) winner Charlize Theron (“Monster”, “Prometheus”) as Imperator Furiosa. According to Miller, “Mad Max is caught up with a group of […]

Live-Action SPLINTER CELL Moves Forward With A Producer On Board

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With all the video game news and online chatter coming out of the happenings of today’s Ubisoft E3 Press Conference, it would make sense to share today’s latest headline regarding the Splinter Cell feature-length film. According to Deadline, Hollywood producer Basil Iwaynk is officially on board to produce the live action film with New Regency and Ubisoft Motion Pictures, the latter who is also currently pushing forward the live-action Assassin’s Creed movie with actor Michael Fassbender for a May 22, 2015 release. Today’s news comes a little over six months after a press release was unveiled in December 2012 stating that actor Tom Hardy was tapped for the lead in the film, with a screenplay to be provided by writer Eric Warren Singer. Hardy is also attached to star in the upcoming Spy Hunter movie directed by Zombieland helmer Ruben Fleischer. Splinter Cell is based on the highly claimed Ubisoft video […]

Ruben Fleischer Set To Direct SPY HUNTER

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ComingSoon.net has reported via Deadline that director Reuben Fleischer (Zombieland) will helm the big screen adaptation of Midway’s popular 1980’s videogame, Spy Hunter, with a screenplay from Carter Blanchard. So far the film’s only known cast will feature actor Tom Hardy (The Dark Knight Rises, Warrior) in the title role, with legendary Hong Kong fight choreographer Corey Yuen Kwai (The Legend Of Fong Sai Yuk 1 and 2, Kiss Of The Dragon, The Man With The Iron Fists) to direct the action. Filmmaker John Woo was previously attached to direct the film, with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson to lead. Hardy is set to appear in George Miller’s upcoming film, Mad Max: Fury Road. Stay tuned for more info.