Aug 25 2009 Elizabeth Banks To Probably Be in This Movie
Elizabeth Banks is in final negotiations to be in a movie! If these aforementioned negotiations work out, she will star in Paul Haggis's The Next Three Days, playing an imprisoned woman who maintains she is innocent of murder. Russell Crowe will be playing her husband, and will be delivering dramatic lines like: "Let my wife out of lady-prison!" and "My wife is innocent of the murder!" The film is based on the 2008 thriller Pour Elle, in which similarly dramatic lines were delivered in French.
If such a project interests you, you can eventually see the finished film in movie theaters and later on some sort of video disc.
Apr 20 2009 Here's Russell Crowe as 'Robin Hood'
Oh, good, he has the exact haircut and beard of Gladiator Man. Now I can watch the two films back to back and pretend it's all one long, nonsensical narrative. Dreams are coming true.
First look: New Robin Hood on point with 'Gladiator' [USA Today]
Dec 24 2008 'State of Play' Sure is a Political Thriller!
Just in time for your Yuletide celebrations, here's the trailer for State of Play. Can you and your guests catch all the political thrills? You might have to watch more than once to get them all. There are thirty-two.
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Nov 13 2008 'Nottingham' Double-Role Controversy Clarified. PHEW!
Speaking to Digital Spy, Ridley Scott has clarified the duel-role/split-personality controversy regarding Russell Crowe's part in Nottingham. Sort of:
"In the context of the story he starts off as one thing, becomes the guise of another and then has to retire to the forest to resume his name Robin," [Scott] explained. "So he was momentarily the Sheriff of Nottingham."
In an interview, Ron Howard added:
As an aside, he also mentioned that Ridley Scott's Nottingham will probably be seen like the "Gladiator version of Robin Hood," referring to Scott's Oscar-winning epic, "an origin story."
So Robin tries to work within the system as a pseudo-sheriff, then goes loose cannon and becomes classic thief Robin Hood? That could work. Let's hope there's a scene where the Commissioner of Nottingham demands Robin Hood's badge and bow. So dramatic whenever that happens.
Sep 30 2008 Russell Crow May or May Not Be Playing Multiple Roles in 'Nottingham'
Does anyone have any idea what's going on with Russell Crowe and Nottingham? MTV is saying Crowe, in a patently Eddie Murphy move, is playing both the role of the Sheriff and Robin Hood in the Ridley Scott film; CHUD agrees with that, but adds they totally broke the story, and that the two characters might be the same person (CRAZY); but then Murph's Place, which is apparently a popular, semi-official Russell Crowe site run by someone named Murph, says Crowe has told Murph, "I won't be playing two roles in Nottingham. If I ever were to do that I'd pick roles that were more diverse, say Tuck and Marion." Who to believe!? And if Crowe is playing both roles, which one will be the fat suit one and which one will be the one with the funny facial hair and goofy accent?
Aug 29 2008 'Body of Lies' Poster, Where Leo DiCaprio Becomes Ben Affleck
Same guy. No question:
Did DiCaprio eat Affleck's soul or is he being haunted by the ghost of Affleck's goatee. Either way, he's fucked.
Brand-New Poster for Ridley Scott's 'Body of Lies'! [Cinematical]
Aug 14 2008 Here's the 'Body of Lies' Trailer, Little Buddies
First I thought Russell Crowe was the bad guy because of how he lives this decadent lifestyle of smoking cigars, eating cereal, and speaking in Skipper catchphrases, and that Leonardo DiCaprio was the good guy because he looks like a bass fisherman (our greatest heroes). But then my raging xenophobia kicked in and I remembered all of the Americans must be the good guys, and the bad guys are everyone else--including director Ridley Scott, because I'm still not sure we can trust the British after all the terror of the American Revolution.
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Jul 17 2008 'Body of Lies' Trailer is Made of Oscar Nominations
Here's the trailer to Body of Lies, a Ridley Scott political thriller starring Russell Crowe and Leonardo DiCaprio. In other words, the narration might as well say, "to be nominated for at least six Academy Awards for sure, even though Crowe is sort of playing this like a dramatic Skipper from Gilligan's Island."
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Oct 23 2007 Some Other Crap That Happened...
- Data and Chunk have confirmed what Mikey and Mouth already told us: that they've been contacted to do voices for an animated Goonies movie, also confirming--what was once thought a rumor--that Chunk ate his weight in Godfather's pizza. [Empire]
- Diablo Cody seems to be the new 'it' screenwriter, with the Juno penner working on a burlesque musical, a Steven Spielberg television series (United States of Tara), and now a comedic supernatural thriller titled Jennifer's Body. I find myself somewhat embittered that someone named Diablo Cody is having so much more success than me. [/Film]
- Zooey Deschanel has joined Jim Carrey in Yes Man, about a man who decides to change his life by saying yes to everything. Hey, that sounds like what Owen Wilson says to do in The Darjeeling Limited, except much stupider. [Hollywood Reporter]
- Producer Brian Glazer and director Ridley Scott talked to MTV about their Russell Crowe-starrer, Nottingham, calling it, "the Gladiator version of Robin Hood." I guess that makes Kevin Costner's Prince of Thieves the "Field of Dreams version of Robin Hood." [MTV]
Jul 27 2007 Flaming Cowboys: 3:10 to Yuma Clip
IESB's got an exclusive clip from 3:10 to Yuma. I'm not sure if I would have cast Ben Foster, the gay mutant from X3, as a badass cowboy who wears half-finger gloves, and I'm still not sure I'll buy him in the role.
But I'll tell you one thing, I'm definitely excited for an Elmore Leonard adaptation that doesn't involve the Rock playing a gay hitman.
Jul 25 2007 3:10 to Yuma Poster
For those of us for whom it's been far too long without seeing Russell Crowe's ass, here's the 3:10 to Yuma poster (larger version here). Or maybe it's Christian Bale's ass. Heck, it could be a stunt ass. Look, all I know is it's a sexy cowboy with his back to me and I have a boner.
Jun 18 2007 3:10 to Yuma Trailer is Pure Man Gold
The Crowes literally looked down their noses at the Bales, who were so poor that they were forced to ride large sheepdogs in lieu of horses.
I can't remember seeing a good western since, say, Unforgiven or Tombstone, which makes the 3:10 to Yuma trailer all the more promising. Plus, it's got Christian Bale and Russell Crowe, and everyone knows no one can play an American cowboy like a Brit and a Kiwi.
James Mangold is the brains behind this one, having previously directed Walk the Line, Kate & Leopold, Girl, Interrupted, Cop Land, and Identity, which I'm almost positive was based on the movie Charlie Kaufman's fictional brother wrote in Adaptation. Anyway, bottom line, the guy's last name is "Man Gold."
Jun 6 2007 Denzel Caps Fools: American Gangster Trailer
Aight, look y'all: Jerry Bruckheimer hates us and that ain't never gonna change
The trailer for Ridley Scott's Russell Crowe/Denzel Washington gangster flick American Gangster is now online.
Personally, I loved Gladiator, but sometimes the Chris Nolan-school-of-editing style bugged the shit out of me:
Closeup of Russell Crowe looking tense - cut to
Closeup of sword blade - cut to
Blurry thing with loud sound - cut to
Long shot of dead guy - cut to
Closeup of Russell Crowe looking satisfied
Luckily, in this one he'll be dealing with gun fights and not sword fights, and judging by the preview, it doesn't look like it's a problem. And my favorite Denzel movie was Training Day, where he was also playing a sort of ruthless hardass. I don't know, yay or nay, how say you?
