We have a lot of movie castings to report this week, one which includes a recent three-time Emmy winner. Yep, we’re talking about Bryan Cranston (from AMC’s “Breaking Bad“), who along with Teresa Palmer and Luke Wilson has landed a new acting gig. Here are some updates regarding Nick Cassavetes upcoming film Yellow, Kieran Darcy-Smith’s Say Nothing, and Suri Krishnamma’s The Grief Tourist…
Middle Men forces the most conservative viewer to take a walk on the wild side. The film centers on the world of internet porn and how it came to be. Apparently two druggies (one who’s a genius), a clean cut business man, a mafia boss, and an underhanded lawyer all played a part in one of the biggest and most lucrative industries in the world. This film attempts to tell their story, and give star Luke Wilson a few legitimate dramatic scenes in the process.
Check out our review…
Paramount Vantage has just released the first trailer for their porn-centric film, Middle Men. If you’re thinking this is an updated version of Boogie Nights get your mind out of the gutter because its not. Instead, it centers on the rise of adult entertainment on the internet thanks to a few men who weren’t afraid to push the envelope. Take a look…
During a one on one interview over at MTV for actor-director Andrew Wilson‘s latest film Whip It he talked about teaming up with one of his younger brothers again for an upcoming project. It turns out that Andrew will be teaming up with Luke Wilson for the film Electric Avenue. Now, if you’re like me that catchy song from the eighties just popped into your head, so this has to be a comedy right? Well, not necessarily…
The 3-D film Battle for Terra takes place in the distant future on the alien inhabited planet of the same name. It’s a peaceful world where gravity doesn’t exist, and it’s occupants float from place to place. On the surface it seems as if it’s citizens have no knowledge of war or suffering, just harmony and equality. When a human space colony which includes the last existing members of mankind attack Terra in an attempt to colonize the planet, the true nature of the Terrians is revealed. A full on battle for Terra’s land and resources erupts with the future of both sides hanging in the balance.
So what’s the deal with this film? They’ve had trouble getting it into theaters for the past 2-3 years which makes me a little apprehensive. It’s either a great movie that has had trouble finding a market or it’s a bad movie that someone has finally decided to take on, knowing that they’ll make back their expenditures in DVD sales. So let’s look at what this film has going for it.
The film has been screened at the Toronto Film Festival, the Tribeca Film Festival, Fantastic Fest, and many other festivals over the past two years, and has won three awards along the way including one for Best Feature and another for Beat Animated Feature. It was originally titled Terra but has now been named Battle for Terra. Perhaps that will help it sell? And if nothing else it has a really impressive cast with voices by Evan Rachel Wood, Brian Cox, Luke Wilson, David Cross, Justin Long, Amanda Peet, Dennis Quaid, Chris Evans and more.
Sounds pretty good until you hear that the writer also wrote The Nutty Professor. Scary.
Check out the trailer and decide for yourself…
