Mickey Rourke

Mickey Rourke to team with iconic action director Walter Hill for hitman thriller St. Vincent

Empire Magazine reports that Mickey Rourke and Walter Hill, who worked together on the seedy 1989 revenge thriller Johnny Handsome – are re-teaming for St. Vincent, a hitman tale that brings Hill behind the lens again for the first time since the 2002 boxing drama Undisputed, The plot will see Rourke as a hitman who ….

Brand new Killshot trailer online

Killshot is going to be released in theaters on January 23rd, 2009. The crime thriller comes from Academy Award nominated director John Madden (Shakespeare in Love) comes Hossein Amini’s wry adaptation of Elmore Leonard’s best-selling crime novel. The beautiful Carmen Colson (Diane Lane) and her husband Wayne (Thomas Jane) become entangled in a scam with ….

World’s Greatest Dad and The Informers set for Sundance premieres

Gradient Effects recently completed visual effects on the feature films World’s Greatest Dad, starring Academy Award winner Robin Williams, and The Informers, starring Golden Globe winner Mickey Rourke and Academy Award winner Kim Basinger. Both films are premiering at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City. World’s Greatest Dad is Gradient’s first title to be ….

The 2009 Golden Globe Award winners

Here are the winners for this year’s Golden Globe’s. Kate Winslet won an astounding deuce, including best supporting actress for her role in The Reader and best lead actress, drama, for Revolutionary Road, and Heath Ledger was awarded supporting actor for his portrayal as The Joker in The Dark Knight. Slumdog Millionaire nabbed four awards ….

Mickey Rourke and Sam Rockwell in talks for Iron Man 2

Variety reports that Mickey Rourke, who is currently enjoying success from his role in Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler, is in negotiations to play the main baddie in the upcoming Iron Man sequel, which Jon Favreau starts shooting this spring. Sam Rockwell (Frost/Nixon, Choke) is also in talks to play another villain in the film, which ….

R-Rated trailer for The Informers

Somehow The Informers is reminiscent of the 1987 film Less Than Zero for me. At least visually and musically. The story however doesn’t revolve around sex and drug-addicted, wealthy college grads. This time, it’s sex and drug-addicted, wealthy movie executives, rock stars and vampires. The original story comes from a collection of loosely connected short ….

Info on 1st Grindhouse spin-off Machete, and Sin City 2 and 3

Apparently, Danny Trejo will be making a return appearance as Machete in a feature film due in 2008. Planet Terror director Robert Rodriguez, will direct the film, which revolves around an Mexican immigrant/government spy/assassin/machete knife master, who’s out for revenge. Rodriguez has said in interviews that the deal on the spin-off is done. Sin City ….

Speaking of Killshot, Here’s the Trailer

Speak of the devil, here I go, poking around a bit, and find this early trailer for the film Killshot. Here’s a preview… Killshot is the new film from director John Madden, Oscar nominated helmer of Shakespeare in Love. It stars Diane Lane, Mickey Rourke, Thomas Jane, Rosario Dawson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Johnny Knoxville, Lois Smith, and Don McManus. The story revolves around Carmen Colson (Lane) and ….

Weinstein Company and Village Roadshow Strike Distribution Deal

The Weinstein Company announced today a multi-year deal with Roadshow Films to distribute upcoming motion pictures released by The Weinstein Company throughout Australia and New Zealand. The announcement was made jointly by Glen Basner, president, international for The Weinstein Company and by Joel Pearlman, Managing Director of Roadshow Films. The Weinstein Company recently closed a deal with TFI to ….

Sin City 2 On Hold For Baby

SCI FI Wire reports that production on the sequel to Sin City is on hold, according to the actress Rosario Dawson, until Angelina Jolie gives birth to her and Brad Pitt’s first child, due sometime this summer. Dawson, who played the sexy-but-deadly hooker Gail in Sin City, told the website, “The film’s kind of been postponed because (director Robert Rodriguez) has been interested in Angelina Jolie for the lead. ….