Canada’s version of Entertainment Tonight recently ran a behind the scenes segment on the upcoming Scott Stewart film, Priest. The manga adaptation reunites the director with his Legion star Paul Bettany and features a cast of actors who know a thing or two about vampires. I’m talking Stephen Moyer from “True Blood” and Cam Gigandet from Twilight (those two always come to ahead don’t they?).
No big budget film is safe these days from Hollywood’s obsession with 3D. Scott Stewart’s upcoming live action adaptation of Priest is the latest project to fall victim to the trend. According to THR, Screen Gems has not only decided to convert it to 3D, but they’ve also pushed back the release date.
This weekend, writer and first time director Scott Stewart will debut his action-thriller Legion to the masses. It’s a tale about the second coming of the apocalypse at the hand of a legion of angels. God sends his most trusted soldier Michael to unleash Hell on earth to punish mankind for their disobedience. Instead of carrying out his wishes, the Archangel has a change of heart and decides to protect the people instead.
Paul Bettany makes his action hero debut as Michael, the only hope earth has after God sends in reinforcements led by his right hand angel, Gabriel. Between the actor and the director there was plenty to talk about regarding not only Legion, but their upcoming graphic novel adaptation, Priest. We found out how Stewart went from being a visual effects geek to sitting in the director’s chair, and we also discussed the possibility of a Legion sequel…
Legion is the latest post-apocalyptic film to hit the market, and it stars Paul Bettany in an unconventional yet angelic role. The movie marks the first major release for writer/director Scott Stewart, who’s been on the visual effects side of filmmaking for years, but is now working on bringing his own projects to life. Legion is a Christian-themed movie, with a splash of zombie-horror, Western ideals, and a whole lot of action.
The religious action film, Legion will hit theaters later this month and stars Paul Bettany as the archangel Michael who turns his back on the kingdom of heaven to save mankind. The film’s directed by Scott Stewart and is a mix between Prophecy, The Da Vinci Code, and one of the sequels to The Exorcist.
Written by Julian Fellowes and directed by Jean-Marc Vallee, APPARITION presents The Young Victoria, starring Emily Blunt. Emily Blunt has already scored Golden Globe nomination and the entire film is predicted to snipe nod’s in multiple award departments this season.
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Paul Bettany was featured in last year’s hit Iron Man as the voice of Tony Stark’s electronic manservant, Jarvis. Now, that production on the sequel has wrapped, IGN thought it was safe to ask him about his part in the movie. The weird thing is, Bettany has yet to record his lines for the film and even forgot that he was in the first one.
Creation, a biopic centering on the life of naturalist Charles Darwin, has been released in the United Kingdom. Unfortunately, its been a long and hard journey to find distribution in the U.S. despite the film’s stars Paul Bettany and Jennifer Connelly. Many have speculated that a movie that focuses on Darwin, will be too controversial for a country so heavily influenced by religion.
A few photos from the set of Scott Stewart’s Priest have hit the net. Actors Paul Bettany and Cam Gigandet were captured in full costume while filming the supernatural-western. Over at JFXOnline, they’ve posted a few behind the scenes images of these two between takes.
View the photos below…
