**Simon Pegg Says Star Trek 2 Has A Script **Clips From The Lincoln Lawyer **Twilight Director Chris Weitz's A Better Life Trailer Drops **Second Trailer For Last Night **Ewan McGregor Joins The Cast Of Jack The Giant Killer

 Clips From The Lincoln Lawyer

published: 2011-02-24 17:53:21 Author: Josh Tyler
Marisa Tomei’s career has undergone a renaissance in recent years, mostly because she seems willing to show up in just about any movie to play “that girl who gets naked and sleeps with the protagonist”. It works for her. Made her more respectable than ever. Those jokes about her My Cousin Vinnie Oscar have even sort of stopped. Hollywood starlets take note: Getting naked on screen may be the best thing you’ll ever do.

Amongst these new clips from The Lincoln Lawyer you’ll see Tomei doing her girl who strips for the hero thing again, along with scenes involving Ryan Phillipe being a total creep, and clip in which a long-haired William H. Macy pretty much spoils the plot of the entire film. Maybe the marketing minds behind the film figure that since the movie’s based on the book, spoilers don’t matter, but if you haven’t read the book yet and don’t want to be spoiled, you might want to skip the third of the three clips below. If you watch, I’ll see you afterward for a quick breakdown of what we just saw.
While all of the Lincoln Lawyer’s trailers have been pretty wishy-washy on the subject of what’s really going on here, is Ryan Phillipe guilty or isn’t he, these clips make the whole thing pretty clear. “You’ve got one client in jail, for what your other client did,” explains William H. Macy’s character. There’s your conflict. How will Matthew McConaughey handle it? Normally he’d take care of business by ripping his shirt off, but this seems like a better, more focused Matt McC. He’s intense, kind of like back in the days when everyone still thought he could act.

The Lincoln Lawyer looks good and, if you’re looking to bone up on the film, check out our dedicated Lincoln Lawyer page in the BFD.
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http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Sexy-Dangerous-Clips-From-The-Lincoln-Lawyer-23354.html

Twilight Director Chris Weitz's A Better Life Trailer Drops

published: 2011-02-24 17:56:22 Author: Mack Rawden
Most people know Chris Weitz from his directorial work on Twilight: New Moon, American Pie and The Golden Compass, but he was also brilliant as the lead opposite Mike White in the underseen Chuck and Buck. Personally, I'd like to see him act a little more, but if it comes at the expense of time in the director's chair, I'm not sure I could support it. When given the right subject matter, see About A Boy, he's more than capable, and his newest is looking like his best offering yet.

Entitled A Better Life, it's the story of an immigrant and his son trying to rise the social ladder. The father, played by Demian Bichir, has his prized truck stolen, but without a license, he can't turn to the police. His son agrees to help him find it, but he spends most of his energies wrestling between the life his father wants for him and the local hoodlums offering the promises of a better life. Here's a look at the trailer put up this afternoon by The Los Angeles Times, click over there for even more on the film…
There aren't enough nice things I can say about this trailer. Moving and well put together, it's the right balance between action, plot and quiet exchanges, giving the viewer a good sense of the story without rehashing blow by blow. There are plenty of other genres I'd take ahead of immigrant stories, which may be why I was so pleasantly surprised by how brilliant this looks. Demian Bichir was wonderful in Weeds, but here, playing a different kind of role, he really seems to shine, as does Jose Julian as his goodhearted but confused son.

There's no telling how wide of a release this will eventually get, but if the final product is half as good as this trailer, A Better Life deserves to make its way outside Los Angeles and New York.
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http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Twilight-Director-Chris-Weitz-s-A-Better-Life-Trailer-Drops-23355.html

Ewan McGregor Joins The Cast Of Jack The Giant Killer

published: 2011-02-24 18:00:52 Author: Eric Eisenberg
Bryan Singer's Jack The Giant Killer has made some major headway in recent weeks in terms of building its cast. First it was announced that Stanley Tucci would be playing the villain and John Kassir and Bill Nighy would be doing the voice the two-headed leader of the giants. Then it was finally revealed that Nicholas Hoult, who will be playing Beast in this summer's X-Men: First Class, would be playing the title role. The biggest role that remains is the princess that Jack must rescue, but that's on the backburner for now as Ewan McGregor has joined the cast.
THR reports that the actor once known as Renton in Danny Boyle's Trainspotting and Obi-Wan in the Star Wars prequels has signed on to play the leader of the king's guard who ventures with Jack to kill giants and rescue the kidnapped princess. The search continues to find an actress that will play the lead female role, but two very much at the forefront are Adelaide Kane (Power Rangers RPM), and Eleanor Tomlinson (Alice in Wonderland). The long-delayed film is set to go into production this March in London.

Despite my very public dislike of the Star Wars prequels I have always loved McGregor as an actor and he's certainly a fine addition to what's shaping up to be a great cast.
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http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Ewan-McGregor-Joins-The-Cast-Of-Jack-The-Giant-Killer-23356.html

Pretty People Tempted To Cheat In Second Trailer For Last Night

published: 2011-02-24 17:43:27 Author: Eric Eisenberg
Thanks to the complicated sale of Miramax, two upcoming titles - Don't Be Afraid of the Dark and Last Night - have been caught in limbo. Recently, however, the tide has turned and both projects have seen forward motion, the former recently getting an August 12 release date and the latter landing a distribution deal. In celebration, we now have the second trailer for Last Night.

Posted by Miramax on their YouTube page, Keira Knightly and Sam Worthington play a married couple who suddenly find themselves in dangerous situations. Worthington is on a business trip with his beautiful co-worker, played by Eva Mendes and Knightly runs into an old flame, played by Guillaume Canet. Set over the course of one night, the question is whether or not they can resist temptation and stay loyal to each other.

Check out the trailer below.
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http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Pretty-People-Tempted-To-Cheat-In-Second-Trailer-For-Last-Night-23353.html

Simon Pegg Says Star Trek 2 Has A Script

published: 2011-02-24 15:08:42 Author: Josh Tyler
It’s been nothing but bad news for Star Trek fans, eager for the next installment in JJ Abrams’ epically fun franchise reboot. Though the sequel has been promised, none of the people involved have really been working on it. As recently as a month ago Trek director JJ Abrams told everyone here that they still didn’t really have a script. Now, suddenly, maybe they do.

A short time ago Simon Pegg, who played Scotty in the reboot, tweeted this message: “Word on the bridge is the new script is AMAZEBALLS and I cannot wait!!!!!”

It’s hard to know exactly what “word on the bridge” means. Has Pegg just been reading random internet rumors about a theoretical script or has he actually talked to JJ Abrams and hear that they have something really written? We’ve sent out inquiries, we’ll let you know if we get an answer.

Granted, it’s not much to go on, but it’s the first positive Star Trek: The Next news we’ve had… well… ever. I’ll take it. Thanks for keeping hope alive Scotty!
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http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Simon-Pegg-Says-Star-Trek-2-Has-A-Script-23347.html

***Jason Statham on the Possibility of CRANK 3 and the Status of THE EXPENDABLES 2 ***J.J. Abrams Discusses the Possibility of STAR TREK 2 in 3D ***7 Movie Clips from Peter Weir’s THE WAY BACK

Jason Statham on the Possibility of CRANK 3 and the Status of THE EXPENDABLES 2

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: January 14th, 2011

Earlier today I got to interview Jason Statham as CBS Films is junketing his next movie The Mechanic (which is a welcome addition to Statham’s ass kicking resume) here in Los Angeles.  As a fan of his work over the past decade, it was really cool to finally ask him some questions about how he chooses his projects and just to hear him talk about making movies.  And while I’ll have the entire conversation online the week of release (January 28), I wanted to post two highlights tonight: what he said about Sylvester Stallone’s The Expendables 2 and if he thinks a Crank 3 will ever happen.  Hit the jump for what he had to say:

If you’re a fan of Crank and Crank: High Voltage, Statham doesn’t sound confident that we’re going to see a Crank 3 as the second one didn’t do as well as the first one.  He said:

“It’s a shame the last one didn’t do that well. I think the first one had a little bit more success and usually if you do a sequel, it usually has to in some ways take a little bit more money than the first one.”

As a huge fan of the first two Crank films, I’d love to see a third film.  But if they don’t make another Crank, perhaps Neveldine/Taylor and Statham can create a new character…

But while we are probably not going to get another sequel to Crank, Statham sounded very confident that The Expendables 2 is going to move forward much sooner than many thought.  When I asked him what he’s getting ready to film this year, he told me this is the first time he has nothing scheduled in years.  I then asked if Expendables 2 is what he was waiting on.  He said yes.

While I was unsure that The Expendables 2 would move forward that fast, Statham said, “I’m very positive that it will be going.”

Of course, who really knows what’s up with The Expendables 2, but with Statham one of the stars of the franchise, since he hasn’t booked another gig, perhaps the movie is going to be filming much sooner than we all thought.

Here’s the part of the roundtable interview that covered Crank and Expenables.  More with Statham soon.

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Collider: I’m a big fan of your pairings with Neveldine/Taylor, I’m curious, when you think of the Crank movies, what’s the first thing that comes to your head and do you ever think there’ll be a third?

Jason Statham: It’s a shame the last one didn’t do that well. I think the first one had a little bit more success and usually if you do a sequel, it usually has to in some ways take a little bit more money than the first one.

Well the second one is just balls up crazy.

Statham: Yeah, it was absolutely nuts, which reflects exactly who those two are. I don’t know, whether we’ll do another one? Who knows? I just know we had a great…working with those two guys is not like working with anybody else. I mean, they are absolutely mad as hatters. And Neveldine, moved to the country not so long ago, and has been living a different kind of life. I don’t know how plugged in he is to doing a third one.

Well they’re directing Ghost Rider 2 right now, so they’re clearly back in the game.

Statham: We’re always in touch. We always mention the idea of, shall we do another one, I don’t know.

Have you heard about a sequel to The Expendables?

Statham: Yes I have heard about a sequel and I’d be the first to say yes to a phone call from Sly. I mean, we spoke about it as soon as the movie started to do really well and he says, you know, it would be great to do this again, and if there’s anyone who can do a good sequel it’s Sly Stallone! He’s done a fair amount. Yeah, we had a good time. It’s something I’d like to repeat.

How far out do you plan for your career?  Are you thinking, I’ve got films lined up all in 2011, I’ve got four things, or are you sort of like, I take one project at a time and that’s as far as I’m going to look?

Statham: Sometimes you can get kind of chopped up with it. This is the first period in several years now that for the next few months I’m not doing anything. Normally come January the last three years, I’ve always had something in front of me. The trouble is, once you sign on to do a movie, there’s always an aspect of that, that you might miss something else, so.. The most I’ve had is a couple of movies in front of me, but now I’m just waiting for Stallone’s next film, The Expendables 2.

There’s been a lot of conjecture that, ‘it’s definitely going, that it might be going’…

Statham: It’s more than likely, yeah. I’m very positive that it will be going.

Oh, so this is what you’re waiting on.

Statham: Yes. Right now.

http://collider.com/jason-statham-crank-3-expendables-2/70373/

J.J. Abrams Discusses the Possibility of STAR TREK 2 in 3D

by Jason Barr    Posted: January 14th, 2011

Via our interview with J.J. Abrams earlier in the week, we found out that the writer/director/producer was unsure whether or not he would return to helm the sequel to 2009’s Star Trek as he has yet to check out any pages from Alex Kurtzman, Damon Lindelof, and Bob Orci’s script.  With that in mind, director’s chair or not, he confirmed in a recent interview that Paramount has approached him about releasing the sequel in 3D.  When Vulture asked if the studio had mentioned the prospect of 3D to him, he responded with a simple “Yup,” before explaining:

“I have nothing against 3-D in theory. But I’ve also never run to the movies because something’s in 3-D. [As for Trek], as soon as I read the script, if it says, “Somebody pushes a weapon toward the camera in a menacing way,” and we think, “That’d be better in 3-D!”… I dunno.”

While the thought of studios wanting to release blockbuster films like Star Trek 2 in 3D is hardly a surprising one, I think Abrams’ open-minded sentiments toward the technology make a lot of sense.  If 3D can add to the overall atmosphere and presentation of a film, great.  But, in and of itself, it’s not going to make a film worth seeing.  3D feelings aside, Star Trek 2 is currently slated for a June 29th, 2012 release with shooting set to begin this summer.  More on Abrams’ involvement in the Star Trek sequel (or lack thereof) as it becomes available.

http://collider.com/star-trek-2-3d/70347/

7 Movie Clips from Peter Weir’s THE WAY BACK

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: January 14th, 2011

While Peter Weir’s The Way Back has yet to screen for critics in Atlanta, I’ve heard nothing but positive things about the film.  The Way Back is Weir’s first film in seven years and boasts a strong cast that includes Colin Farrell, Ed Harris, Mark Strong, Jim Sturgess, and Saoirse Ronan.  I can’t wait to get a look at the film and now we have seven clips from the flick, which opens next week.  Here’s the synopsis:

Inspired by Slavomir Rawicz’s acclaimed book, The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom as well as other real life accounts, six time Oscar nominated director Peter Weir’s (Witness, Master And Commander, & Dead Poet’s Society) The Way Back is a remarkable adventure story chronicling the escape of a small group of multi-national prisoners from a Siberian gulag in 1940 and their epic life affirming journey over thousands of miles across five hostile countries.

Hit the jump to check out the clips.

 

http://collider.com/the-way-back-movie-clips/70314/