Nov 3 2009 'Prince of Persia' Trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal Finds the Slow Motion Knife!
Massive CGI landscapes; vague, unplaceable accents; nonstop exposition; an utter lack of any sort of chemistry between "romantic" leads; jumping. If those are things you look for in a film, you are going to love this trailer for Prince of Persia. If not, then, well... prepare to have your eyes stained bronze for a few minutes.
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Jul 20 2009 'Prince of Persia' Posters: Jake Gyllenhaal Wants to Believe
Both evocative of The X-Files: Fight the Future and some kind of Arabian Nights-themed unisex cologne. Well done, Disney. Once I figure out the right image isn't the cover of a fashion magazine called "DESTINY," I'll probably be really excited to see this movie.
High-res versions here.
Oct 9 2008 Photos Reveal Something Happens in 'Quantum of Solace'
Flicks News has passed along what appear to be some spoilers photos from the set of the new Bond movie, so if you're OK with a spoilers, click ahead. That's your warning.
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Jun 30 2008 Trailer for 'Quantum of Solace' (The New Bond Movie That Takes Place on the Surface of the Moon)
I've had trouble getting things (internets) working all morning, but things (internets) seem to be OK now, so here's the trailer to the Quantum of Solace, the latest chapter of the Bond series that picks up right where the last one left off: with punching dudes and laying some girls.
Jun 25 2008 'RocknRolla' Trailer is Snatch-a-Lock-Stock-Tastic
Empire has the debut of the trailer for Guy Ritchie's RocknRolla, starring that fellow from The Wire, the guy from Cupid, the considerate dead boyfriend of P.S. I Love you, Ludacris, and more! If you can imagine a live-action version of Grand Theft Auto IV but with slightly more-varied accents, it sort of looks like that. Or if you've seen any of Guy Ritchie's films besides the one with his sinewy wife, it's exactly like that.
See the trailer here. All comments regarding it must begin with "I liked it more when it was called..."
May 20 2008 Gyllenhaal, Arterton Join 'Prince of Persia', Because They're Both Clearly From That Region
After Alone in the Dark, BloodRayne, Dead or Alive, Doom, Double Dragon, Hitman, House of the Dead, Dungeon Siege, Super Mario Bros., Mortal Kombat, Resident Evil, Street Fighter, Tomb Raider, and Wing Commander, you'd think it would be getting pretty hard to find respectable actors willing to risk their reputation on a video game adaptation. Yet, for whatever reason, Jake Gyllenhaal and Bond girl up-and-comer Gemma Arterton have reportedly been persuaded to star in Jerry Bruckheimer's Prince of Persia. I suspect the cacophony of cash register bells that went off when they heard how much they'd get paid played a large part in the decision, but we can pretend it was that the director of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and Love in the Time of Cholera (also, Mona Lisa Smile) is at the helm, giving Prince a slight edge over the usual Uwe Boll fare.
I haven't played the Prince of Persia games, so could someone tell me if there's a legitimate reason why blatant caucasians are playing the roles of Persian royalty? Is it like The Love Guru, where it's explained early on that he's actually a white American raised there, and thus not the new Charlie Chan, or are we just using Alec Guinness in Lawrence of Arabia as a standard now?
Jan 25 2008 First Shots of 'Quantum of Solace' Cast
Even though the title to Bond 22 was just released, these detailed-yet-creepy wax recreations of the stars clearly took months to construct. They even nailed the classic Bond sandwich pose.
More press shots here.
Jan 8 2008 Bond Girl Officially Named, Quickly Effed By Bond
Of all the credentials a young actress can add to her burgeoning resume, few are as strangely-coveted as being crowned Bond's next film-f***. For months, speculation has run rampant as to who would be next be sacrificed to the loins of Daniel Craig, but at last we have an answer in Olga Kurylenko, who you recently saw in Hitman, if you saw Hitman for some reason. The casting process, per usual, followed the same stringent guidelines given to Poison roadies when finding groupies to bring back to the bus: Just make sure she's hot--and no trannies.
Gemma Arterton, previously rumored for the "Bond Girl" role, will instead be playing Agent Fields, head of selling cookies in malls.
Kurylenko lands lead in Bond film [Variety]
Dec 17 2007 New Bond Girl Maybe, Possibly Revealed
According to Female First, the next Bond girl has been named, and St. Trinity's (oops!) St. Trinian's star Gemma Arterton will be the next lady to face the love-em-and-leave-em assault of Daniel Craig's nether-regions. Aside from this coming from a publication called Female First, and the fact that a new Bond girl is falsely named on a weekly basis, the credibility of this claim comes into question largely because Arterton's last name is spelled incorrectly in every instance they provide. Still, at least seeing her gives a peek at what Kelly Osbourne would look like were she birthed by really attractive parents, instead of, say, Ozzy Osbourne.
Bond school-girl revealed [Female First]
