May 27 2009 Scarface Now a Humane, Merciful Killer
In perfectly-matched haggard old face casting news, THR is reporting Al Pacino is in talks to star in an cleverly-titled HBO biopic about Dr. Jack Kevorkian:
Al Pacino is in negotiations to star in "You Don't Know Jack," an HBO Films biopic about Dr. Jack Kevorkian that Barry Levinson will direct.Kevorkian, also known as Dr. Death, assisted in more than 150 cases of suicide and had beaten the state court system in Michigan numerous times, but was finally convicted after he willingly sent a videotape of himself euthanizing a terminally ill man to "60 Minutes." He was convicted of second-degree murder in 1999 and is serving his sentence in a maximum-security prison in Michigan.
The film will trace his rise as he builds his infamous "Mercy Machine," conducts his first assisted suicide, and starts a media frenzy with his epic legal battles defending a patient's right to die.
But who to play Kevorkian's creepy sleazebag lawyer, Geoffrey Fieger? Alan Rickman?
Can anyone come up with someone better in the comments? Or maybe get involved in a lengthy debate about the ethics of euthanasia? Please don't.
Aug 18 2008 'Righteous Kill' R-Rated Trailer: Pacino and De Niro Do Whatever They Want
Here's the new effin' & jeffin'-filled trailer to Righteous Kill, a film only notable for the presence of Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, two actors once considered impressive to watch. I like how you can tell both of them have completely abandoned the idea of taking direction. Just from this trailer, you get a pretty clear image of what the set was like: Pacino shouting at the camera guy, "You, with the picture machine, keep up, 'cause Bobby and I are gonna be quick, and we don't do take-twos!" The director just sits there with his head in his hands, "God, why do they keep reasserting how much they like guns? We know they like guns."
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Mar 11 2008 'Righteous Kill' Trailer: De Niro, Pacino Acting Tough
You ever wonder what it would be like to get modern screen legends Robert De Niro and Al Pacino to star as partners in a classic cop story? From this trailer, it looks like it's a lot like when you let two old guitar legends improvise--producing a meandering, two-hour long riff that no one wants to listen to--except with more acting like a tough guy.
The director probably said something like, "You guys freeform, do your schtick, whatever you want--we'll give Leguizamo or 50 Cent some lines that will sort it out in the end." We'll see how that works out, but still, nice call throwing the Rolling Stones song in the trailer, giving the vague impression this might be a sub-par Scorsese film.
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Nov 8 2007 'Righteous Kill' Preview - With De Niro and Pacino!
Speak of the devil (the devil being corrupt cop thrillers), it's another corrupt cop thriller! But Righteous Kill, as its preview will shove in your face, holds the distinct honor of starring screen legends Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, together for probably the last time until they found a Godfather II-themed retirement home.
The preview also features 50-Cent and a thumping backing track of some kind of electro-metal, and screaming. It's like they're trying to pull in fans of the greatest actors of a generation, but also don't want to lose that coveted angsty 8th grader demographic.
Thanks for the tip, Adam.
Righteous Kill Preview [Cinema Notizie]
Nov 7 2007 'Righteous Kill' Recreates 'Heat' With Old Guys
As seen with Sylvester Stallone pumping his decrepit frame into a muscled, steroid-filled, grunting mass to reprise roles in Rambo and Rocky Balboa, and with Harrison Ford proving that, with the proper medications and pulley arrangements, he can, in fact, still crack a whip in Indiana Jones, there's nothing an aging actor likes more than to show the world "I've still got it! (though it's now grossly wrinkled.)"
Now, desperate to reclaim the glory of Heat, Al Pacino and Robert De Niro are again sharing the screen in Righteous Kill, and sharing another private drink.
"You think we're too old to sit comfortably across from each other at a table? Wrong. Though our faces now look like loose rubber masks, here we are, just like in Heat! Remember?"
"What year is it, 1995? Might as well be, from the looks of us! Still got it!"
First Official 'Righteous Kill' Pics! [Cinematical]
Oct 26 2007 Pacino and De Niro Together for 'Righteous Kill', Dude
Isn't it great to see two of cinema's greatest actors, stars of Heat, together again, fat and old, in a movie no one will remember? It's called Righteous Kill, about two NYC detectives hunting down a vigilante on the force, and it was apparently titled by a ninja turtle.
Jun 27 2007 De Niro and Pacino Together for Only 50 Cent
50 Cent to star in movie about a Civil War re-enactor and his lesbian, cat-loving best friend
Word around the campfire is that De Niro, Pacino, and 50 Cent are all coming together for Righteous Kill, where 50 reportedly will play a drug dealer who helps detectives De Niro and Pacino catch a serial killer.
Hard to say whether 50'll be able to pull it off (so far Snoop in Training Day is the only rapper ever to give a decent performance in a drama) but one thing is for certain, he'll be talking through his teeth.
Oh, and since there isn't a script yet, all of this could be bullshit. Having an actual script to shoot is often the last step in Hollywood - must be why they make such consistently great cinema. Go America!
