Sunday, January 23, 2011 2:05PM - By Mali Elfman
Here is one of those films that I want to respect because the director took a number of creative risks and attempted to try to incorporate art into the story — unfortunately, many of the artistic choices just didn’t work. Thankfully there is one huge redeeming factor to this film, Ben Foster. For some time he has been the supporting character who is in some way, shape or form, crazy. He’s proved that he can not only cross genres but carry a film as the lead…
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Monday, January 3, 2011 5:08PM - By Krystal Clark
Jason Statham is back and he’s blowing more sh*t up with the help of his sidekick Ben Foster. The British actor stars in the upcoming remake of the seventies action flick The Mechanic. Over at IGN, they got first dibs on the new red band trailer for the movie that’s filled with explosions and plenty of gun play. Take a look…
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Thursday, December 2, 2010 8:58AM - By Krystal Clark
Ben Foster is at it again. He’s about to play the sidekick to an older, more experienced man in his upcoming film Contraband. According to Variety, Foster and Avatar star Giovanni Ribisi have joined the film’s cast that currently includes Mark Wahlberg and Kate Beckinsale. The film will be directed by Baltasar Kormakur, and it’s an American remake of the Icelandic feature Reykjavic-Rotterdam.
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Tuesday, November 16, 2010 8:20AM - By Krystal Clark
Do you remember that old Charles Bronson assassin flick, The Mechanic? The film was released in 1972 and is one of the many films that the actor was known for over the course of his long career. But like everything else these days, the movie had to be remade and they’re switching out Bronson for Jason Statham. CBS Films has just released a poster for the flick as well as a new trailer. Check it out and see if it measures up to the original…
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Tuesday, September 14, 2010 9:12AM - By Krystal Clark
The Messenger trio is at it again with Oren Moverman’s latest feature Rampart. The director of the post-war drama that earned both Ben Foster and Woody Harrelson critical acclaim has once again enlisted their talents. According to Variety, they’ll join the cast of his new film that also features Anne Heche, Sigourney Weaver, Robin Wright, Steve Buscemi, and Cynthia Nixon. Everyone wants to work with this guy.
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Monday, August 30, 2010 1:48PM - By Krystal Clark
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…
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Monday, August 9, 2010 2:00PM - By Krystal Clark
Back in March we caught wind of the trailer for the remake of the 1970′s film The Mechanic. The original starred Charles Bronson and the new one features present day ass-kicker Jason Statham. It’s another hitman flick that centers on a veteran assassin who takes a young, less experienced killer (Ben Foster) under his wing. Originally, it was scheduled to hit theaters in December of 2010 but thanks to a purchase by CBS Films that’s all changed.
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Monday, April 19, 2010 7:57PM - By Anet Hovhanesian
Director Oren Moverman is reuniting his dream team of Woody Harrelson and Ben Foster from last year’s The Messenger for writer James Ellroy’s new project. Although Moverman was previously in talks to helm a biopic based on the life of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, he’s moved on to Rampart, a cop drama based on a script by Ellroy.
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010 1:33PM - By Krystal Clark
Among all the crazy new info that’s popped up online during ShoWest and SXSW, somehow a trailer for Jason Statham and Ben Foster’s new film slipped through the cracks. Don’t get me wrong, I heard about The Mechanic months ago but there was no countdown for the trailer which apparently was released today. What’s up with that?
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