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Taking a look at the world of film through gay eyes - news, reviews, trailers, gay film, queer cinema & more

Abigail Breslin Joins Arnie In The Zombie Flick Maggie

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Abigail-BreslinRemember the cute little girl from Signs and Little Miss Sunshine? Well, now Abigail Breslin is 17-years-old and having had a few run-ins with the undead in Zombieland, she’s now returning to zombie territory for Maggie.

She’s in talks to play the title role, according to THR, which will see her starring opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger. Chloe Moretz was originally set to play Maggie, but she’s been forced to drop out due to scheduling conflicts.

In the movie, a zombie epidemic has spread across the country. The main plot follows a father (Schwarzenegger) whose daughter Maggie (Breslin) has become infected, as he tries to get her to come to terms with the plague and her fate, before she becomes one of the walking dead.

Commercials director Henry Hobson is set to make his feature directorial debut with Maggie, which is based on a script by John Scott 3. Filming will start later this year.

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Escape Plan Trailer – Arnold Schwarzenegger & Sylvester Stallone team up

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Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone have had a bit of time together in The Expendables movies, but now they’re properly teaming up for Escape Plan. The trailer has arrived to give us a taste of the film.

Directed by Mikael Hafstrom, Escape Plan is about Ray Breslin (Sylvester Stallone), a security expert who is framed for a crime and sent to the ultra maximum security prison that he designed. With the help of longtime inmate Swan Rottmayer (Arnold Schwarzenegger), Ray hatches a plan to break out of this one-of-a-kind floating prison at sea, and clear his name.

A UK release date is set for September 27th, with a US release set for October 18th. [Read more…]

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New Terminator Trilogy Starts June 15th 2015

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Terminator-2For a while now a new Terminator movie has been in the works, with Arnold Schwarzenegger set to star. Now Skydance Productions, Annapurna Pictures and Paramount Pictures have officially announced they will partner on the film, and they’ve set a release date of June 26th, 2015 for it.

The movie will be the first in a stand-alone trilogy, which will be produced by Megan Ellison of Annapurna (who bought the Terminator rights after the bankruptcy of their previous owner) and David Ellison of Skydance. Laeta Kalogridis (Avatar, Shutter Island) and Patrick Lussier (Drive Angry) are attached to write the screenplay.

Launched in 1984 with star Arnold Schwarzenegger as the title character, The Terminator spanned three subsequent films, which have earned over $1 billion at the worldwide box office. There’s been some speculation about Arnie’s involvement though, as while it was believed he was confirmed for the film, he’s not mentioned in the press release. While that doesn’t mean he’s no longer involved, it has had some wondering why he wasn’t mentioned.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger Goes Zombie Horror With Maggie

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arnold-schwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger hasn’t really done many proper horror movies, but now he’s stepping into that arena with Maggie, as Variety reports that he’s signed up to star in and produce the movie.

The film is about a young girl who has become infected with a zombie virus that has spread throughout the country. Schwarzenegger will be the girl’s father, who helps her come to terms with becoming one of the walking dead.

Chloe Moretz had been in talks to portray the title character last year, with Paddy Considine attached to the father role, but neither are involved any longer. Indeed with Arnie replacing Considine, it seems they’re going in a rather different direction.

Henry Hobson is set to direct from a screenplay by John Scott 3 (yes, he really does have a number after his name), which landed on The Black List in 2011. Filming will start in the autumn.

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Paramount May Take On Terminator 5 Distribution

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Terminator-2Terminator is the biggest franchise that’s still owned outside the studio system, but anyone wanting to make a Terminator movie still needs one of the big boys to distribute the film. Now TheWrap reports that Paramount Pictures is in negotiations to distribute the upcoming Terminator 5, which has Arnold Schwarzenegger attached to star.

The studio will team up with Megan Ellison’s Annapurna Pictures and David Ellison’s Skydance Productions, who are both financing the project jointly. Writers Patrick Lussier (Drive Angry) and Laeta Kalogridis (White House Down) have signed on to write the screenplay, but a director has not been attached as of yet. Justin Lin was previously attached to direct before he bowed out back in September 2011.

There is a ticking clock on production though, as certain Terminator rights revert to James Cameron in a few years, so Annapurna and Skydance need to get going fairly quickly.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger In Talks For Toxic Avenger Reboot

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arnold-schwarzeneggerArnold Schwarzenegger’s comeback in The Last Stand didn’t do as well at the box office as he’d hoped, but he’s not giving up and is now close to signing on for a role in the long gestating The Toxic Avenger reboot, according to Variety.

The action star won’t be playing Toxie, but instead will be playing a secondary lead. Details of that character are being kept under wraps for the time being.

Hot Tub Time Machine director Steve Pink co-wrote the screenplay with Daniel C. Mitchell for this remake. Troma’s original Toxic Avenger sprang to life in 1984, telling the story of a meek janitor who is doused with toxic waste and mutates into a head-smashing superhero. The franchise has spawned five feature films, including the soon to be released Toxic Twins: The Toxic Avenger V, and an animated TV series.

It isn’t known when The Toxic Avenger reboot might go into production, but the project is being sold at Cannes, with producers hoping for a 2014 release.

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The Last Stand Red Band Trailer – Arnie is keeping things R rated

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last-stand-poster2If you were worried that reaching his 60s and spending time as Governor of California would make Arnold Schwarzenegger stop, this new red band trailer for The Last Stand is here to show us he has no plans to wuss out on the swearing and blood flying.

In the film, after leaving his LAPD narcotics post following a bungled operation that left him wracked with remorse and regret, Sheriff Ray Owens (Schwarzenegger) moved out of Los Angeles and settled into a life fighting what little crime takes place in sleepy border town Sommerton Junction. But that peaceful existence is shattered when Gabriel Cortez (Eduardo Noriega), the most notorious, wanted drug kingpin in the western hemisphere, makes a deadly yet spectacular escape from an FBI prisoner convoy. With the help of a fierce band of lawless mercenaries led by the icy Burrell (Peter Stormare), Cortez begins racing towards the US-Mexico border at 250 mph in a specially-outfitted Corvette ZR1 with a hostage in tow. It’s nice in the trailer that Arnie acknowledges he’s getting older, while still piling on the action.

The film hits UK cinemas on January 25th. Watch the trailer below.

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New Last Stand Posters Hit – Arnie is back in action with Johnny Knoxville

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last-stand-poster2 Arnie’s return to lead action roles is only a few weeks away, with The Last Stand due to hit UK cinemas on January 25th. Now a couple of new posters for the movie have shown up, which you can see above and below.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘After leaving his LAPD narcotics post following a bungled operation that left him wracked with remorse and regret, Sheriff Ray Owens (Schwarzenegger) moved out of Los Angeles and settled into a life fighting what little crime takes place in sleepy border town Sommerton Junction. But that peaceful existence is shattered when Gabriel Cortez (Eduardo Noriega), the most notorious, wanted drug kingpin in the western hemisphere, makes a deadly yet spectacular escape from an FBI prisoner convoy. With the help of a fierce band of lawless mercenaries led by the icy Burrell (Peter Stormare), Cortez begins racing towards the US-Mexico border at 250 mph in a specially-outfitted Corvette ZR1 with a hostage in tow.’

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New The Last Stand Trailer – Arnie gets his guns out once more

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Arnie is back and it looks like while he’s not trying to hide he’s aging, he can still get the bigs guns out and bring the action. After leaving his LAPD narcotics post following a bungled operation that left him wracked with remorse and regret, Sheriff Ray Owens (Schwarzenegger) moved out of Los Angeles and settled into a life fighting what little crime takes place in sleepy border town Sommerton Junction. But that peaceful existence is shattered when Gabriel Cortez (Eduardo Noriega), the most notorious, wanted drug kingpin in the western hemisphere, makes a deadly yet spectacular escape from an FBI prisoner convoy. With the help of a fierce band of lawless mercenaries led by the icy Burrell (Peter Stormare), Cortez begins racing towards the US-Mexico border at 250 mph in a specially-outfitted Corvette ZR1 with a hostage in tow. Take a look at the new trailer. It hits cinemas January 25th.

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Arnold Back For The Legend of Conan, As Well As First Look At Him In Ten

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Arnold Schwarzenegger wants to revisit his past, as it’s been revealed, via Variety, he’s returning to the franchise that helped kick-start his acting career, taking the lead in The Legend of Conan for Universal Pictures. Schwarzenegger has also tweeted the first shot from the set of Ten, which you can see above.

With Legend Of Conan they’re going to completely ignore the failed Conan reboot from last year, which starred Jason Momoa in the title role. The film will apparently be a sequel to Arnie’s first Conan movie, which means it will also pretty much ignoring Conan The Destroyer. Fredrik Malmberg and Christopher Morgan will produce for Universal. Morgan may write the screenplay as well, if he has enough time after writing the seventh Fast & Furious flick. Universal is apparently betting big on the film, as this action adventure based on the works of Robert E. Howard will serve as their tentpole picture for the summer of 2014.

Producer Fredrik Malmberg commented, “The original ended with Arnold on the throne as a seasoned warrior, and this is the take of the film we will make. It’s that Nordic Viking mythic guy who has played the role of king, warrior, soldier and mercenary, and who has bedded more women than anyone, nearing the last cycle of his life. He knows he’ll be going to Valhalla, and wants to go out with a good battle.”

Arnold Schwarzenegger also had something to say, “I always loved the Conan character and I’m honored to be asked to step into the role once again. I can’t wait to work with Universal and the great team of Fredrik Malmberg and Christopher Morgan to develop the next step of this truly epic story.”

As for Ten, that movie is now shooting with Arnie joined by Sam Worthington, Terrence Howard, Dawn Olivieri, Joe Manganiello, Malin Akerman and Josh Holloway. It’s about members of an elite DEA task force find themselves being taken down one by one after they rob a drug cartel safe house. David Ayer directs.

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