Marc Forster
Relativity to release biopic Machine Gun Preacher in U.S.
Relativity Media announced today that it has acquired North American rights from Lionsgate to market and distribute the action biopic Machine Gun Preacher. Directed and produced by DGA and Golden Globe-nominee Marc Forster (Finding Neverland, Monster’s Ball) and written by Jason Keller (Relativity’s Untitled Snow White Project), the film stars Gerard Butler (300) in a …
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Warner Bros. nabs spy thriller Unlocked
Warner Bros. has nabbed a spy thriller titled Unlocked from Peter O’Brien and have attached Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Georgina Townsley to produce, according to Variety. Unlocked centers on a female CIA interrogator who’s duped into getting a terrorist to provide critical intel to the wrong side, thrusting her into the middle of a plot …
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Details on the fact-based Machine Gun Preacher
Lionsgate has acquired North American distribution rights to the fact-based action drama Machine Gun Preacher, being directed by Marc Forster (Quantum of Solace). The film is the studio’s first collaboration with Forster since the Oscar-winning Monster’s Ball. Gerard Butler (Law Abiding Citizen, 300) stars as Reverend Sam Childers, known as “the machine gun preacher.” Michelle …
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Revolutionary Road director to helm next James Bond film
Heat Vision Blog reports that British director Sam Mendes is in negotiations to direct the 23rd installment of the James Bond franchise. According to the report, the production is being fast-tracked and could begin as early as June with a 2011 release. No word on what month, however, previous Bond films have staked out the …
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Quantum of Solace Blu-ray review
Quantum of Solace has been thoroughly criticized as being nothing more than the fourth Jason Bourne film, rather than James Bond 22. It seems most people were expecting the more classic Bond that Casino Royale hinted at resurrecting. I am in total disagreement with the majority I guess, in thinking that taking Bond back to …
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The Kite Runner Blu-ray review
Marc Forster’s visceral adaptation of Khaled Hosseini’s bestseller The Kite Runner, succeeds at tracing massive political and social changes in the country of Afghanistan, while remaining tightly focused on a group of people whose lives are forever altered by the tumultuous changes. The film follows the life of Amir, a spoiled young Afghani from a …
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Quantum of Solace director attached to another action flick
Marc Forster, who’s Quantum of Solace is headed into theaters next week, is set for a new action film project, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The director has been tapped to helm the film Die Bad, a remake of a Korean action film originally titled Jukgeona hokeun nabbeugeona, that is currently in development at Universal …
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Two new Quantum of Solace scenes turn up online
Two more clips from the next James Bond action-fest, Quantum of Solace, have turned up online. The clips give hints to who Daniel Craig will align himself to, in order to meet his objective in the film – that being revenge. Quantum of Solace follows James Bond, as he sets out to stop an environmentalist …
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Bloggers have their own international adventure – James Bond style
To celebrate the release of the new James Bond adventure Quantum Of Solace, a select group of film bloggers was flown to London for something called the ultimate Bond experience. The writers got to speak to Mr. Bond himself, Daniel Craig, Quantum director Marc Forster, along with producer Barbara Broccoli. All of the content is …
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Quantum of Solace full trailer released
The first full trailer for Quantum of Solace was released earlier today, and it looks hot. Bond 22 continues the high octane adventures of James Bond from Casino Royale (in fact it takes off about an hour after Royale ends). Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to make his latest …
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The real first Quantum of Solace trailer plays like gritty kick ass Bourne
No more confusion about what’s the real trailer for Quantum of Solace. The REAL trailer is now online for the film, and it’s badass, as expected. It unexpectedly didn’t premiere on Yahoo though. Quantum of Solace follows the events of Casino Royale, with Daniel Craig playing an extremely pissed 007 looking to exact revenge for …
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First trailer for Quantum of Solace
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Bond Girl featurette with Olga Kurylenko
A new Quantum of Solace featurette is online at Yahoo. It’s about the new Bond girl, Camille (Olga Kurylenko), and her action sequences in the movie. Oh Olga! Director Marc Forster and stunt coordinator Gary Powell also chime in on her responsibilities during the shoot. The new James Bond film Quantum of Solace hits theaters …
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Marc Forster and Daniel Craig talk James Bond 22, Quantum of Solace
There is a behind the scenes video from James Bond 22, Quantum of Solace online. CLICK HERE to see director Marc Forster (The Kite Runner, Stranger Than Fiction, Finding Neverland, Monster’s Ball) and star Daniel Craig (Casino Royale, The Golden Compass, Layer Cake) talk about how they plan to top Casino Royale. Film Fetish Trivia: …
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James Bond 22 gets a director
According to Baseline Studios, Bond producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli have signed Marc Forster to helm the 22nd installment of the film franchise, tentatively called Bond 22. Crash writer Paul Haggis is going to draft a new version of the screenplay, which was penned by Neil Purvis and Robert Wade. Daniel Craig returns …
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Covenant, King’s Men, Gridiron and More Fall Previews
Sony’s Fall slate of films includes a good mix of the Oscar-bait, including the much-anticipated All the King’s Men, which was written and directed by Academy Award winner Steven Zaillian, the horror, including The Covenant and The Grdge 2, which is a sequel to the 2004 hit, the inspirational, including The Pursuit of Happyness, starring Will Smith, and Gridiron Gang, recalling the true life story of a detention camp …
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