***New Posters for THE WHISTLEBLOWER and COWBOYS & ALIENS ***New Image of Gina Carano With a Machine Gun in Steven Soderberg’s HAYWIRE ***Chris Rock and Anna Kendrick Join WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING ***D.J. Caruso in Negotiations to Helm A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES ***Adam McKay in Talks to Direct Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg in THREE MISSISSIPPI

New Posters for THE WHISTLEBLOWER and COWBOYS & ALIENS

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: June 30th, 2011

Tonight brings new posters for The Whistleblower and Cowboys & Aliens.  Rachel Weisz stars as “an American police officer who takes a job working as a peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia” in The Whistleblower, inspired by a true story.  Vanessa Redgrave, Monica Bellucci, and David Strathairn also star in the directorial debut of Larysa Kondracki.  The Whistleblower opens on August 5.
The new Cowboys & Aliens banner poster continues to highlight the anachronistic technology shackled to Daniel Craig’s wrist.  Director Jon Favreau credits that image to producer Steven Spielberg, which explains pretty much all you need to know about its raw cinematic appeal. Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde, Paul Dano, Clancy Brown, and Walton Goggins also star. Cowboys & Aliens opens on July 29.
Hit the jump to see both posters. http://collider.com/cowboys-and-aliens-poster-the-whistleblower/99949/

New Image of Gina Carano With a Machine Gun in Steven Soderberg’s HAYWIRE

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: June 30th, 2011

Relativity has released a new image from Haywire, the second of the five remaining Steven Soderbergh movies before he retires.  MMA fighter Gino Carano stars as a double-crossed covert agent looking to a) protect her family and b) exact revenge on those who betrayed her.  As evidenced in the new image, the machine gun is an integral tool for her revenge.
I imagine part of Soderbergh’s financing pitch was to surround Carano, a novice, with an all star cast: Ewan McGregor, Michael Douglas, Channing Tatum, Michael Fassbender, Antonio Banderas, and Bill Paxton.  Haywire opens on January 20.  See the full image in high resolution after the jump. http://collider.com/haywire-movie-image/99927/

Chris Rock and Anna Kendrick Join WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING

by Adam Chitwood   Posted: June 30th, 2011

The cast of director Kirk Jones’ (Everybody’s Fine) baby book adaptation What to Expect When You’re Expecting keeps growing, as Chris Rock and Anna Kendrick have just signed on. The Love Actually-esque movie will follow six expectant couples through the ups and downs of pregnancy. Lionsgate announced that Kendrick will play a woman who reunites with an old flame following a turf war between their food trucks.
Per Deadline, Rock will play the leader of a group of expectant fathers who “lectures them on what it’s really like to have a baby and become a father.” Rock and Kendrick join a cast that includes Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Isla Fischer and Brooklyn Decker. Filming begins this summer, with What to Expect When You’re Expecting slated for a May 11^th, 2012 release. http://collider.com/chris-rock-anna-kendrick-what-to-expect-when-youre-expecting/99919/

D.J. Caruso in Negotiations to Helm A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES

by Jason Barr   Posted: June 30th, 2011

Director D.J. Caruso (I Am Number Four) is in talks to direct an adaptation of the Lawrence Frank book A Walk Among the Tombstones for Cross Creek Pictures. Centering on the character Matthew Scudder, A Walk Among the Tombstones sees the alcoholic ex-cop investigating the kidnapping of a heroin drug lord’s wife. If Caruso’s negotiations go through, it isn’t clear whether Tombstones or the John August-penned adaptation of Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon's Preacher will be his next project.

Deadline reports that Scott Frank (Minority Report) will pen the adaptation which has been rolling around Hollywood for some time now and is expected to take on an “R-rated tone.” A nearly two-decades younger Harrison Ford was once interested in making a turn as the protagonist Matthew Scudder when the pic was set up at Universal. There is no word on who might be interested in starring in the project’s most recent development attempt, but given that Scudder’s character is retired, I’m going to go ahead and say that the 69-year-old Ford should still give it a shot. For more, hit the jump to check out a synopsis for Frank’s book. http://collider.com/dj-caruso-a-walk-among-the-tombstones/99851/

Adam McKay in Talks to Direct Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg in THREE MISSISSIPPI

by Jason Barr    Posted: June 30th, 2011

Director Adam McKay is in talks to reunite with The Other Guys co-stars Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg for the football comedy Three Mississippi. Already on the project as a producer, Vulture reports that McKay is now in negotiations to helm the pic for Warner Bros. Written by Robert Carlock (30 Rock) and Scott Silveri (Friends), Three Mississippi tells the story of two Philadelphia neighbors whose annual Thanksgiving game of tackle football has become extraordinarily heated. In addition to Ferrell and Wahlberg, Three Mississippi also stars Alec Baldwin as Wahlberg’s father and is courting Jeremy Renner for a potential role as well.

Three Mississippi becomes the next in a long line of McKay/Ferrell projects. Yesterday, we reported that Warner Bros. had picked up the duo’s buddy comedy Swear to God from Due Date screenwriters Alan Cohen and Alan Freedland. Of the two, however, it is believed that Three Mississippi will become McKay’s next directorial effort with Warner Bros. hoping to have the pic to moviegoers by Thanksgiving of 2012. http://collider.com/adam-mckay-three-mississippi/99820/

**Impressive Promo Art for Steven Soderbergh’s HAYWIRE Starring Gina Carano **Woody Allen to Co-Star in His Next Film alongside Roberto Benigni **4 Clips and 10 Minutes of Behind-the-Scenes Footage from PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES **Neil LaBute and Aaron Eckhart to Reunite for THE GEOGRAPHY OF HOPE; Ed Harris to Co-Star **Catherine Hardwicke to Direct Adaptation of THE BITCH POSSE

Impressive Promo Art for Steven Soderbergh’s HAYWIRE Starring Gina Carano

by Matt Goldberg   Posted: May 6th, 2011

Director Steven Soderbergh is setting up audiences for a one-two punch this year with the action film Haywire and the epidemic drama Contagion.  While Contagion will likely receive more attention due to its A-list cast (Damon, Paltrow, Winslet, Cotillard, and Law), Haywire is no slouch either.  The film stars Michael Fassbender, Ewan McGregor, Michael Douglas, Antonio Banderas, Bill Paxton, and in the lead role, MMA fighter Gina Carano as a spy who is double-crossed on a mission and comes home to protect her family and get revenge.
The aptly name Gina Carano fan site, “Gina Carano Fan Site” has come across some promo art for the film done by artist Neil Kellerhouse and it’s the kind of eye-catching work you will never see on a real poster because it doesn’t use floating heads or the standard blue-orange template.  No official materials have been released, but I highly encourage the studio behind the film to use the poster where Carano is running across the title.  Hit the jump to check out the promo art.  Haywire currently doesn’t have a release date, but it’s looking to hit theaters in August.
.......... http://collider.com/haywire-poster-image-promo/89335/

Woody Allen to Co-Star in His Next Film alongside Roberto Benigni

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: May 6th, 2011

Woody Allen has cast two more actors in his next untitled film.  One actor is a familiar face in Woody Allen’s films: Woody Allen.  Allen hasn’t co-starred in one of his movies since 2006’s Scoop, but he sounds pretty pleased with the decision to join the picture, which he tells USA Today is “comic picture, an out-and-out comedy.”  Also, if you thought you were done with Roberto Benigni, you were wrong because Allen says the Oscar-winning actor is also in the film.  After coming to the attention of mainstream American audiences in Life is Beautiful, Benigni thought it would be a good idea to adapt Pinocchio and then play Pinocchio and that no one would be creeped out by the prospect of a middle-aged man playing a young boy.
Allen and Benigni join previously-announced cast members Jesse Eisenberg, Ellen Page, Penelope Cruz, and Alec Baldwin.  Allen says he’s still casting for the film, which shoots in Rome this summer.  His new film, Midnight in Paris, will open the Cannes Film Festival and hit theaters in the US on May 20th.

.... http://collider.com/woody-allen-roberto-benigni-rome-comedy/89363/

4 Clips and 10 Minutes of Behind-the-Scenes Footage from PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: May 6th, 2011

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the fourth film in the swashbuckling franchise, hits theater May 20 and darn it if I haven’t missed Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow in his five-year absence.  Disney has provided us four clips from the movie, not to mention 10 minutes of behind-the-scenes footage, to mark his return.  The last clip in particular is a great showcase for that guttural yell of Depp’s, a personal favorite.  The clips also highlight Penelope Cruz and Ian McShane’s introduction to the franchise — McShane is awarded an especially badass entry scene as Blackbeard.  Geoffrey Rush, Sam Claflin, and Astrid Bergès-Frisbey also star in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, directed by Rob Marshall (Nine).  Watch everything after the jump.
........ http://collider.com/pirates-caribbean-on-stranger-tides-movie-clips/89286/

Neil LaBute and Aaron Eckhart to Reunite for THE GEOGRAPHY OF HOPE; Ed Harris to Co-Star

by Adam Chitwood   Posted: May 6th, 2011

Aaron Eckhart is set to reunite with writer/director Neil LaBute for his next film The Geography of Hope. The 1970s-set indie centers on two crooks who flee to Baja, Mexico after a bank robbery gone bad. Once there, they encounter a number of American women and are torn between swindling or romancing them. 24 Frames reports that Ed Harris is set to co-star in the film alongside Eckhart as the other crook.
Eckhart and LaBute have collaborated four times before, most recently with 2002’s Posession. LaBute wrote the script for Hope years ago, but put it on the backburner when his theater career took off. The plan is to shoot The Geography of Hope sometime this year in Puerto Rico.
......... http://collider.com/neil-labute-aaron-eckhart-the-geography-of-hope/89404/

Catherine Hardwicke to Direct Adaptation of THE BITCH POSSE

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: May 6th, 2011

Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke will again tackle teen angst with an adaptation of Martha O’Connor’s The Bitch Posse. Deadline reports that Hardwicke will direct from a script by Tristine Skyler (Getting to Know You). The film covers familiar territory for the director as it focuses on a group of three high school friends. A terrible incident occurs that changes their dynamic forever, and the book switches back and forth between the girls’ high school years and present day, which finds one of them in a mental institution, another in a loveless marriage, and the third a promiscuous failed writer.
Miranda Bailey and Matthew Leutwyler are producing the flick through their Ambush Entertainment banner. Hardwicke most recently helmed Red Riding Hood, which was released last month to middling reviews. Hit the jump for a synopsis of O’Connor’s novel.
............ http://collider.com/catherine-hardwicke-the-bitch-posse/89410/

**New Set Photos from Steven Soderbergh’s HAYWIRE Starring Gina Carano and Ewan McGregor **Mark Ruffalo Set to Play Jazz Pianist Joe Albany in Indie Drama LOW DOWN **Danny Huston Joins the Cast of MEDALLION Starring Nicolas Cage and Malin Akerman **Duncan Jones Plans to Turn MUTE into a Graphic Novel

New Set Photos from Steven Soderbergh’s HAYWIRE Starring Gina Carano and Ewan McGregor
by Matt Goldberg Posted: March 11th, 2011 at 11:44 am

If you want to see Gina Carano fake-beating the snot out of Ewan McGregor, then today’s your lucky day. Set photos from Steven Soderbergh’s upcoming thriller Haywire have leaked on line and show the wetsuit-clad MMA fighter throwing some fake punches against the British actor. I’m not sure about the context of the scene, but the plot centers on a covert agent (Carano) who is double-crossed on a mission and returns home to protect her family and get revenge. While the premise sounds bland, I don’t expect Soderbergh to deliver a typical spy-thriller.


Hit the jump to check out the set photos. Haywire also stars Michael Douglas, Channing Tatum, Michael Fassbender, Antonio Banderas, and Bill Paxton. The film was rumored to be released in April, but obviously since we’ve seen no official marketing, we probably won’t see the film until late summer at the earliest.
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http://collider.com/haywire-movie-images-set-photos/80087/

 



Mark Ruffalo Set to Play Jazz Pianist Joe Albany in Indie Drama LOW DOWN
by Adam Chitwood Posted: March 11th, 2011 at 5:54 pm


Following his Oscar nominated stint in The Kids Are All Right, Mark Ruffalo has signed on to portray legendary jazz pianist Joe Albany in the indie drama Low Down. Epoch Films partner Jeff Preiss is set to make his feature film debut on the project which will tell the story of Albany’s life from the perspective of his 11-year-old daughter. While in the 40’s and 50’s Alabany was playing with the likes of Charlie Parker and Miles Davis, he struggled with a heroin addiction throughout the later years of his life.


Variety reports that the film will focus mainly on Albany’s life during the 60’s and 70’s, with his daughter watching her “charismatic but strung-out father interact with other eccentric characters in cocktail bars and transient hotels.” Topper Lilien and Amy Albany wrote the script, based on Alabany’s memoir focusing on her father. Ruffalo will also serve as an executive producer on the project. The actor is currently prepping for his turn as Bruce Banner/the Hulk in Joss Whedon’s The Avengers.
......read more; http://collider.com/mark-ruffalo-low-down/80186/







Danny Huston Joins the Cast of MEDALLION Starring Nicolas Cage and Malin Akerman
by Adam Chitwood Posted: March 11th, 2011 at 4:02 pm


Actor Danny Huston (X-Men Origins: Wolverine) has joined the cast of director Simon West’s (When a Stranger Calls) upcoming action-thriller Medallion. The Playlist reports that Huston will join Nicolas Cage in the flick, which centers on a former master thief (Cage) who has only a few hours to find his daughter when she is kidnapped and locked in the trunk of a New York medallion taxi cab. Malin Akerman will portray an ex-girlfriend of Cage’s who teams up with him to find his daughter. The Taken-esque flick has a script from David Guggenheim (Safe House) and marks the re-teaming of Cage and West after their previous collaboration on Con Air.
.....read more;


http://collider.com/danny-huston-medallion/80152/



 



Duncan Jones Plans to Turn MUTE into a Graphic Novel
by Matt Goldberg Posted: March 11th, 2011 at 11:04 am


When we last reported on Duncan Jones’ Mute, the project was in limbo. The script is reportedly takes cues from Ridley Scott’s Blade Runner and centers on a mute bartender in 2046 Berlin who must go against the city’s gangsters in order to find his girlfriend. Unfortunately, that doesn’t translate well to a collector’s cup so the project is having trouble finding funding. Jones, whose new film Source Code opens April 1st, says that he’s going to adapt the story in to a graphic novel and hope that makes the property more attractive to investors. Speaking to Gordon and the Whale, Jones explains:


Although, I can sort of tell you that I’ve been talking to my producer today and we have decided that we’re going to release MUTE as a graphic novel. Because we’ve had so many problems trying to get this film made, you know? The people who are involved with financing films have just been…shy…shy of making the script. So what we decided to do is we’re going to make a graphic novel of it, prove it…prove it to an audience that this works and maybe in the future get the chance to come back and make it.


In the meantime, Jones is working on an untitled project that he hopes will fulfill his need to make a Blade Runner­-like “city-based, futuristic sci-fi film.”
.......read more; http://collider.com/duncan-jones-mute-graphic-novel/80084/

**George Clooney: Beware 'The Ides of March' **Ewan McGregor on the beach for the upcoming film 'Haywire' **Alec Baldwin and Tina Fey on Set **Sarah Jessica Parker and Christina Hendricks film scenes for 'I Don't Know How She Does It' **Brad Pitt on Set

Wed, 09 March 2011

George Clooney: Beware 'The Ides of March'

George Clooney is all smiles on the set of his new movie The Ides of March at Cliff Bell’s Bar on Tuesday (March 8) in Detroit, Michigan.

The 49-year-old is directing and acting in the movie, and will be shooting on the University of Michigan campus the week of March 14th, requiring 1,000 extras.

A majority of The Ides of March was filmed in Cincinnati and Oxford. George was born in Lexington, Ky., and grew up in Cincinnati area.

http://justjared.buzznet.com/2011/03/09/george-clooney-beware-the-ides-of-march/
Read more: http://justjared.buzznet.com/page/7/#ixzz1GCdWmkiu

Ewan McGregor suffers a beating from his co-star Gina Carano while on the beach for the upcoming film 'Haywire'

 

Ewan McGregor suffers a beating from his co-star Gina Carano while on the beach for the upcoming film 'Haywire'

In This Photo: Gina Carano, Ewan McGregor

Ewan McGregor suffers a beating from his co-star Gina Carano while on the beach for the upcoming film 'Haywire'. The 39 year old Scottish actor sported a shorter hairstyle for his role in the film.

( March 10, 2011 - Photo by PacificCoastNews.com)

http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/9UdWdSazEg8/Ewan+McGregor+suffers+beating+co+star+Gina

Alec Baldwin and Tina Fey on Set

 

Alec Baldwin and Tina Fey on Set

In This Photo: Tina Fey

Alec Baldwin and Tina Fey shoot scenes for "30 Rock." At one point Baldwin's younger brother, and fellow actor, Stephen stops by.

( March 9, 2011 - Photo by Bauer Griffin) http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/tZj3E2tltPE/Alec+Baldwin+Tina+Fey+Set

Sarah Jessica Parker and Christina Hendricks in Boston Common

 

Sarah Jessica Parker and Christina Hendricks in Boston Common

In This Photo: Sarah Jessica Parker, Christina Hendricks

Sarah Jessica Parker and Christina Hendricks film scenes for 'I Don't Know How She Does It' in Boston Common.

( March 9, 2011 - Photo by Bauer Griffin) http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/GwW5WNy6PMd/Sarah+Jessica+Parker+Christina+Hendricks+Boston

Sarah Jessica Parker and Christina Hendricks on Set

 Sarah Jessica Parker and Christina Hendricks film scenes for 'I Don't Know How She Does It' in Post Office Square.

( March 9, 2011 - Photo by Bauer Griffin) http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/mrM0S03YPhf/Sarah+Jessica+Parker+Christina+Hendricks+Set

Brad Pitt on Set

 

Brad Pitt on Set

In This Photo: Brad Pitt

Brad Pitt drives around in a Tornado car on the set of his new movie Cogan's Trade.

( March 9, 2011 - Photo by Bauer Griffin) http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/_EelKaMKuRe/Brad+Pitt+on+Set

***THE NEXT THREE DAYS Review ***New Set Photos from Walter Salles’ ON THE ROAD Starring Garrett Hedlund and Sam Riley ***Steven Soderbergh’s HAYWIRE, Starring Gina Carano, Set for April 22, 2011

THE NEXT THREE DAYS Review

by Matt Goldberg    Posted:November 18th, 2010

If he’s not trying to cram a heavy-handed message about Important Things down his audience’s throat, it turns out that writer/director Paul Haggis can make a decent thriller.  The Next Three Days is a welcome departure for Haggis, who instead of preaching about race (Crash) or the Iraq War (In the Valley of Elah), crafts an exciting, prison-break film with a strong central performance from Russell Crowe.  While some may love it when a plan comes together, The Next Three Days shows how it can be far more exciting when a plan falls apart.

Lara Brennan (Elizabeth Banks) is about to be sent to prison for the rest of her life for a crime her husband John (Russell Crowe) believes she did not commit.  John embarks on an ambitious plan to break Lara out of jail even though she’s resigned herself to her fate.  The Next Three Days makes a major gamble by not showing us much of Lara and John’s life before her arrest, but it pays off since it helps us share in the twinge of doubt John must feel and yet has to ignore in order to complete his mission.  It also lets our imagination do the work as to their backstory rather than draw out the first act and have the film prove their love to us.  John’s love for his wife is obviously strong enough that he’s willing to ignore all the evidence that points to her guilt and risk everything to get her out of the slammer.

Of course, staging a prison break, especially from outside the prison, isn’t the easiest thing in the world.  John isn’t a cop or a soldier.  He’s a literature professor at a community college and while the Internet is a wonderful source of information, googling, “How to Break Your Wife out of Prison” doesn’t yield many helpful search results (although, YouTube is set up as a great source of criminal knowledge).  Instead, John interviews a former convict/prison escapee (played by Liam Neeson who collects a paycheck for one scene of big exposition).  John learns the basics of what’s necessary to break Lara out and struggles to perfectly plan getting his wife out of prison and get their family out of the country.  His timetable gets fundamentally altered when he learns that she’ll be transferred to a new prison in the next three days.
The Next Three Days is a fun film because it not only flips the prison-break genre on its head by having the break executed from outside the prison and with the prisoner having no input into the plan, but because it pulls the drama out of John’s numerous screw-ups.  It’s not that John is stupid as much as every plan is subject to the whims of chance.  If getting forged passports were easy and everyone knew how to do it, then real passports wouldn’t be worth very much.  However, there are times when John’s ignorance is carried too far, like when he asks a pawn shop owner where the bullets in a gun go.

While I have no love for Haggis’ previous films, with The Next Three Days he has shown himself to be a capable director of exciting chases and gripping, fast-paced drama.  While the movie could stand to be a little shorter and it slightly loses its grip on reality in the final act, Haggis and Crowe have crafted a satisfying flick that doesn’t beat you over the head with a message any stronger than “A well-crafted plan is good, but a well-improvised plan can be more entertaining.”
Rating: B

http://www.collider.com/2010/11/18/the-next-three-days-movie-review-russell-crowe/

New Set Photos from Walter Salles’ ON THE ROAD Starring Garrett Hedlund and Sam Riley

by Talia Soghomonian    Posted: November 18th, 2010



After a rough ride, On the Road is finally getting closer to completion. After the first set photos, new shots from director Walter Salles’ adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s seminal novel have been released, and appear to perfectly transcribe the poetic energy and black-and-white imagery that the story inevitably conjures up, raising the question whether the movie will also be in black-and-white.
Produced by Francis Ford Coppola, the film stars stars Garrett Hedlund (TRON: Legacy) and Sam Riley (Control) as Sal Paradise, the mystic Dean Moriarty and Sal Paradise embark on a road trip across North America in search of adventure and freedom.  The cast also boasts a long, all-star cast, including Kristen Stewart, Kirsten Dunst, Viggo Moretensen, Amy Adams, Steve Buscemi, Terrence Howard and Mad Men’s Elisabeth Moss. Hit the jump to see the photos and find out more about On the Road.
It is certainly a challenge to attempt a book that is considered to be the testament of the Beat Generation. Walter Salles has fully invested in the project with a documentary, In Search of On the Road, and reunited the stellar team from his award-winning 1998 movie The Motorcycle Diaries, including screenwriter Jose Rivera (Letters to Juliet) director of photography. Eric Gautier, production designer Carlos Conti and Oscar-winning composer Gustavo Santaolalla.
On the Road is now considered a modern classic that “heralded a change of American consciousness,” claims Beatnik specialist professor Ann Charters. It is a story swinging to the underground culture of 50s America, where jazz music, cigarette smoke and hallucinogens accompany a pursuit in self-knowledge and even self-awareness, or so claim many pseudo-intellectuals. One of the most overrated books of the past 50 years, to musicians and filmmakers alike – Bono was so excited to see my copy that he signed it – On the Road contains the ever-fascinating theme of self-discovery through a simple road trip. Other great travelers have paved their way since Sal and Dean, notably Easy Rider’s Wyatt and Billy (the unforgettable duo played by Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper) and Thelma and Louise.
Filming is expected to wrap up in December with the movie set to hit theaters in 2011. [Photos via OnTheRoadFilm and The Playlist]
http://www.collider.com/2010/11/18/on-the-road-movie-images-set-photos-garrett-hedlund/

Steven Soderbergh’s HAYWIRE, Starring Gina Carano, Set for April 22, 2011

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: November 18th, 2010

Steven Soderbergh’s Haywire has reportedly landed a release date.  According to The Playlist, the film is set for release on April 22, 2011.  The movie boasts an outstanding cast that includes Michael Fassbender, Ewan McGregor, Michael Douglas, Bill Paxton, Michael Angarano, Matthieu Kassovitz, and Antonio Banderas.  MMA fighter Gina Carano leads the film as a “black ops soldier on mission of revenge after she’s double crossed by one of her team-mates.”  The Playlist says that the script by  Lem Dobbs (The Limey) was “taut, lean, and mean.”
If the April 22, 2011 holds, Haywire will be going up against the documentary African Cats, the Adam Sandler-penned comedy Born to be a Star, the Steve Carell/Ryan Gosling comedy Crazy, Stupid, Love, and Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family.
http://www.collider.com/2010/11/18/haywire-release-date-steven-soderbergh-gina-carano/