'The Comedian' Trailer: Robert De Niro Has Jokes, And They're Not Very Good
Watch The Comedian trailer to see Robert De Niro try his best to be an aging stand-up comedian in a world that is slowly leaving him behind.
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Now Taylor Hackford Will Direct Robert De Niro In 'The Comedian'
Robert De Niro has tried to get a film called The Comedian made for years; now the latest director to be attached is Taylor Hackford.
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'Parker' Trailer: Jason Statham Is Righteously Angry, Again
Parker is a Jason Statham action movie with a crime fiction pedigree. The film puts Statham in the role of Richard Stark's principled but vengefully violent thief Parker, betrayed by partners and left for dead, and ultimately preoccupied with revenge. Stark's character has inspired one of the all-time great weird crime movies (Point Blank, with Lee Marvin)…
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Release Dates: 'The Hunger Games' Sequel Scheduled; 'Parker' And New Henry Selick Film Also Dated
This year might be the point where studio reliance on tentpole films finally got out of hand. We've seen Sony schedule a date for the sequel to The Amazing Spider-Man -- that's a sequel to a film that isn't even close to finished, and which, consequently, no one has seen. And now Lionsgate has staked…
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Casting Bits: Nick Nolte In 'Parker;' Jesse Eisenberg In 'The Double;' Mark Ruffalo And Amanda Seyfried In 'Now You See Me'
Here's one of several casting breaks to come your way in the next few hours, and this one is pretty damned good. Why? Because after the break you'll find info on the following: Nick Nolte takes a role in hard-boiled crime thriller Parker. Jesse Eisenberg plays dopplegangers in The Double. And Mark Ruffalo and Amanda…
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Michael Chiklis Cast As The Villain In 'Parker'
Briefly: Casting has been coming together quickly for Parker, which Taylor Hackford is directing with Jason Statham starring as the classic Richard Stark anti-hero. (As previously played on screen by Lee Marvin, Mel Gibson and others.) Jennifer Lopez is in talks for a key role, and Clifton Collins Jr. and Wendell Pierce signed to play…
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Casting Bits: John Malkovich In 'Siberian Education;' Clifton Collins Jr. And Wendell Pierce In 'Parker;' Daniel Auteuil In 'The Lookout'
After the long Fourth of July weekend we don't have a lot of news on the casting front, but there are a few good stories to share, and they're all in a similar vein. Today, the theme is crime pictures. After the break you'll find info on the following: John Malkovich is taking the lead…
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Jennifer Lopez In Talks For Taylor Hackford's 'Parker,' Which FilmDistrict Will Release
Jennifer Lopez is making her way back to movie screens in a big way. She'll recently showed up in The Back-Up Plan, will voice a character in Ice Age: Continental Drift, and now she's in talks for two roles: one in What to Expect When You're Expecting (more on that in a different article) and…
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Jason Statham In Talks For Taylor Hackford's 'Parker'
What does Jason Statham have in common with Lee Marvin, Chow Yun Fat and Mel Gibson? Soon he could be the fourth actor to play a screen version of Parker, the principled thief created by Donald Westlake (under the alias Richard Stark) in a series of pulp novels. The previous three films (Point Blank, Full…
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Movie Trailer: Taylor Hackford's The Love Ranch
The first movie trailer for Ray/An Officer and a Gentleman helmer Taylor Hackford's new film The Love Ranch is now online. The indie drama is based on true events, and tells the story of the married couple who opened the first legal brothel in Nevada. The film stars Helen Mirren, Joe Pesci, Sergio Peris-Mencheta, Gina…
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Taylor Hackford's Delayed Film Love Ranch Gets Summer Release Date
In 2008, Ray director Taylor Hackford made a film called Love Ranch. Starring Helen Mirren and the return of Joe Pesci, the film is based on the real story of Joe and Sally Conforte, who in 1971 founded famed brothel the Mustang Ranch. Had the film not ended up on the shelf, it would have…
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