Jan 15 2009 'Franklyn' Poster: Franklyn Has a Really Great Mask
As far as I know, Franklyn still doesn't have an American deal set up despite appearing to be a better film than Paul Blart the Mall Security Guard, but in Europe--specifically, in Italy--they've got some posters to promote the release. Apparently the mask covers his face, plus makes his head inexplicably Art Deco? The neo-noir future is such a strange and wonderful place.
Franklyn Posters [BadTaste.it]
Jan 13 2009 Stare into the Gaping Eye-Holes of the 'Franklyn' Trailer
Remember that neo-noir, parallel-universe, Ryan-Phillipe-as-Rorschach-but-in-Dark City, if-Alan-Moore-wrote-Love Actually movie that had a low-res trailer a few months ago (high-res is so much better than low-res)? Well, here's another, better quality trailer, and the film still looks intriguing enough that the lack of a U.S. distribution deal is a concern. How am I going to see this thing? Importing it when it comes out in the UK? Some kind of world-wide network that's places on-demand media viewing at the push of a button? Yeah, I suppose those are valid options. So feel free to enjoy unconcerned:
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Oct 15 2008 'Franklyn' Trailer Has Parallel Universes, Masked Murderers, Ryan Phillipe, Etc.
Here's an early trailer for Franklyn, a film where, uh... I don't really know what's going on. The best I can describe it is intertwining stories, a parallel universe, Ryan Phillipe as a masked vigilante, some Dark City imagery, and some other stuff. Here's the summary:
Franklyn follows four intertwining stories, three of which are based in contemporary London and one of which is based in a kind of parallel fantasy environment called Meanwhile City. One of the title characters, Preest, is a sort-of masked vigilante detective who's the only atheist in Meanwhile City, played by Ryan Phillippe, who works to extract people from cults, has a big cynicism about the whole thing and hates The Ministry with a vengeance.
In short, it's like if Alan Moore wrote Love Actually:
