Forest Whitaker Reviews, Interviews & More
Tropical storms, eh? Who needs ‘em? Shooting has halted for one week on Lee Daniels’ The Butler as residents on the Gulf Coast prepare for the worst from Tropical Storm Isaac. The crew behind the biopic, about long-time White House butler Eugene Allen (Forest Whitaker), hope to resume shooting again shortly.
As Arnold Schwarzenegger has been telling us for nearly three decades, he's back. But this time, he means back into movies after his cameos in The Expendables movies. Arnie has returned to action with the film The Last Stand, which hits theaters January 13, 2013.
- The Walking Dead logged 7.3 million viewers last night for AMC's zombie show. That's the highest rated basic cable in the history of basic cable, says Variety. Word has been somewhat mixed on the pilot (we reviewed it), but the Halloween timing and these ratings assure a third season.
- Speaking of renewals, Sons of...
Do you remember last year, when Forest Whitaker made a guest appearance on the CBS hit "Criminal Minds?" That was just a taste of what was to come, because he's got his own series now called "Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior." The network has released a full trailer for the show and it gives us a sneak peek at the rest of the cast including Janeane Garofalo....
CBS has every network beat when it comes to making successful spin-offs of their current shows. Their latest addition will leach off "Criminal Minds and star Oscar winner Forest Whitaker as the leader of a new group of profilers. The actor will make his first appearance onscreen this week, which will lead to the introduction of his character, his team, and eventually his new...
This weekend Oscar nominee Jude Law and Oscar winner Forest Whitaker will both take a step out of their comfort zones to star in a sci-fi action flick. Repo Men is the big screen adaptation of the novel Repossession Mambo by Eric Garcia who also penned the screenplay. With such acclaimed material on their hands and the...
A red band trailer has been released for the latest Jude Law film entitled, Repo Men. It's a sci-fi thriller that's based on the novel Repossession Mambo by Eric Garcia. The film version has Gattica, Total Recall, Aeon Flux, and Ultraviolet written all over it. We're not sure if that's a good combination, so...
A huge batch of photos from Spike Jonze's Where the Wild Things Are have popped up online. The film is based on the Maurice Sendak children's book of the same name, and centers on the adventures of a little boy and a group of wild yet friendly creatures. The film stars Max Records as the main character, and features the voice talents of James Gandolfini, Forest...
We just received more beautiful character posters for Spike Jonze's upcoming masterpieces Where the Wild Things Are. We were just discussing Jonze's choice to use men in suits rather than CGI and how that choice helped in creating the magic and beauty behind the film, and these posters are a perfect example of that. When you look at the close up of...
Here's a stretch. According to THR, the creator of the now defunct Prison Break Paul Scheuring, is ready to make his feature directorial debut. The film is entitled The Experiment, and is an American remake of the Oliver Hirschbiegel 2001 German film of the same name. The featured cast is sprinkled with...
It hasn't been 10 years since the release of Oliver Hirschbiegel's German film Das Experiment yet, but already a remake is on its way. Boy, does everyone love to remakes, no matter what the genre! Director Paul Scheuring will helm Adrien Brody, Forest Whitaker, Elijah Wood and Cam Gigandet in The Experiment...
Has the the world gone certifiably insane? I just came across some disturbing casting news which I'm having a hard time dealing with. According to AICN, Forest Whitaker will not be featured in Sylvester Stallone's action flick The Expendables. This is so sad. He was one of the people who could have brought some real acting talent to the film. In place of...
Jamie Fox somehow managed to get Jake Gyllenhaal, Forest Whitaker, Samuel L. Jackson (that's not too big of a surprise he's in everything), and Ron Howard of all people, to show up in his new rap video for "Blame it on the Alcohol" (a blatant Grey Goose ad). How the hell did that happen? Are...
It looks as if X-Men Origins: Wolverine front man Liev Schreiber will be moonlighting as an action star for a while. According to CinemaBlend, Schreiber is in negotiations to star opposite Angelina Jolie in the spy thriller, Salt. In the film "Angelina plays a CIA officer accused of being a Russian sleeper agent. She must elude capture...
As I'm sure you already know, the Sylvester Stallone action flick The Expendables has become my own personal obsession. The film has an unbelievable cast, attached to a badass eighties action story. With Stallone, Jet Li, Jason Statham, Randy Couture, and Dolph Lundgren signed on to star, I had one major question, where's Jean Claude Van Damme?...
Official Synopsis: Several Angelenos meet on Christmas Eve through chance, tragedy and divine intervention. Swayze will play the sleazy owner of the strip club where Biel's character dances. Redmayne will portray a mortician who falls in love with her. Kristofferson will play the head of a corporate crime organization who tries to convince his former employee (Liotta) not to seek vengeance on...
