Alex at FirstShowing has scored the poster for Vin Diesel’s upcoming sci-fi movie Babylon A.D. I know, I know, it’s Vin Diesel, and you probably don’t care, but the poster looks kinda bad ass (but not completely bad ass).
The film follows Veteran-turned-mercenary Thoorop (Diesel) who takes the high-risk job of escorting a woman (Mélanie Thierry) from Russia to China. Little does he know that she is host to an organism that a cult wants to harvest in order to produce a genetically modified Messiah. Based on the French novel by Maurice G. Dantec, who was strongly influenced by Friedrich Nietzsche, Philip K. Dick and punk rock. The film also co-stars Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Sunshine) as a nun.
French filmmaker Mathieu Kassovitz is also responsible for 2003’s Gothika, which I admittedly have never seen. I’ve heard great things about the cinematography, but not so very great things about the film itself (hence, the reason why I never saw the film). Check out the full poster after the jump.
Babylon A.D. is set to hit theaters on Leap Day, February 29th, 2008.
Trivia: French actor Vincent Cassel was initially sought to be cast in the lead role. Vin Diesel dropped out of playing the lead role of Hitman for this part.
October 19th, 2007 at 12:48 pm
Mathieu Kassovitz is a talented guy. Although a bit similar to Se7en and a crappy ending, The Crimson Rivers was a well done flick.
Gothika was horrible. I had low expectations and the film came in even lower. I saw it on DVD, after I realized Kassovitz directed it.
October 19th, 2007 at 5:48 pm
Looks like a bald Chris from Team America: World Police…
October 19th, 2007 at 6:50 pm
They could have worked a little bit more on this poster: it looks cheap…
October 19th, 2007 at 9:04 pm
wait, wait…his name is Throwup? like in baby?
October 19th, 2007 at 9:36 pm
Mathieu Kassovitz directed La Haine. This excuses him for everything since.
November 1st, 2007 at 2:40 pm
Diesel droppd Hitman for this?? I am a pretty big Vin Diesel fan, and I am very dissapointed in the look of the guy playing 47. While Diesel is still too short, he would have been a better choice.
I really hope this is decent, as I know nothing about it. Maybe he didn’t want to ruin his career by being in a videgame movie. He survived XXX, though, so he can survive pretty much anything.
December 2nd, 2007 at 2:34 pm
mmm…this movie
better be good im a big vin diesel fan
i mean if i could marry the guy i would…jij
well ne wayz
im really looking forward to seeing this movie!!^_^
i hope there is a great story behind it
..cuz every movie that has diesel in it rocks my socks!!!!!!