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

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

The Hunger Games – The Unseen Version (Blu-ray)

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In the early days of DVD, studios went to great trouble putting together really good packages, with feature-length documentaries, plenty of featurettes and various other bits and pieces to please film fans. These releases are becoming increasingly rare, with even major mega-budget blockbusters often getting paltry extras that are only there because they’re expected and give the marketers something to write on the back of the box. It’s nice then that The Hunger Games gets a two-disc Blu-ray release with around three hours of features, including an extremely good 122 minute ‘making of’ documentary. [Read more…]

Amber Heard Gets Paranoia Alongside Liam Hemsworth

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Liam Hemsworth, Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman and Lucas Till have already signed up for the thriller Paranoia, and now they’ve got a female co-star, as Variety reports Amber Heard is in negotiations to join the film.

Liam Hemsworth stars as Adam Cassidy, an ambitious young man trying to get ahead in his entry-level job at a telecommunications firm. After he makes a costly mistake, the company CEO agrees not to turn him in if he spies on a rival company. Amber Heard is set to play a potential love interest for Adam, who works at the company he is spying on.

Robert Luketic is directing from a screenplay by Jason Dean Hall, which he adapted from the novel of the same name by Joseph Finder. Shooting is scheduled to start next month.

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The Expendables 2 Trailer

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If you thought the action crew in The Expendables was good, The Expendables 2 plans to blow it out of the water, and the new trailer is here to prove it. Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone), Lee Christmas (Jason Statham), Yin Yang (Jet Li), Gunnar Jensen (Dolph Lundgren),Toll Road (Randy Couture) and Hale Caesar (Terry Crews) are back – alongside new members Billy the Kid (Liam Hemsworth) and Maggie (Yu Nan) – are reunited when Mr. Church (Bruce Willis) enlists the Expendables to take on a seemingly simple job. The task looks like an easy paycheck for Barney and his band of old-school mercenaries. But when things go wrong and one of their own is viciously killed, the Expendables are compelled to seek revenge in hostile territory where the odds are stacked against them. Hell-bent on payback, the crew cuts a swath of destruction through opposing forces, wreaking havoc and shutting down an unexpected threat in the nick of time – six tons of weapons-grade plutonium; enough to change the balance of power in the world. But that’s nothing compared to the justice they serve against the villainous adversary who savagely murdered their brother. The film’s out August 17th.

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The Beefcake Is Here In 12 The Expendables 2 Character Posters

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Are you excited about The Expendables 2? If not, Lionsgate is hoping this set of 12 character posters will get you buzzing. The movie stars Sylvester Stallone, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Yu Nan, Terry Crews, Randy Couture, Liam Hemsworth, Jean Claude Van Damme, Chuck Norris, Bruce Willis, and Arnold Schwarzenegger. It opens August 17th.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘The Expendables are back and this time it’s personal… Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone), Lee Christmas (Jason Statham), Yin Yang (Jet Li), Gunnar Jensen (Dolph Lundgren),Toll Road (Randy Couture) and Hale Caesar (Terry Crews) — with newest members Billy the Kid (Liam Hemsworth) and Maggie (Yu Nan) aboard — are reunited when Mr. Church (Bruce Willis) enlists the Expendables to take on a seemingly simple job. The task looks like an easy paycheck for Barney and his band of old-school mercenaries. But when things go wrong and one of their own is viciously killed, the Expendables are compelled to seek revenge in hostile territory where the odds are stacked against them. Hell-bent on payback, the crew cuts a swath of destruction through opposing forces, wreaking havoc and shutting down an unexpected threat in the nick of time — six pounds of weapons-grade plutonium; enough to change the balance of power in the world. But that’s nothing compared to the justice they serve against the villainous adversary who savagely murdered their brother. That is done the Expendables way…’

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Lucas Till Joins Liam Hemsworth In Paranoia

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A few days ago it was revealed that Liam Hemsworth, Harrison Ford, and Gary Oldman were all attached to the thriller Paranoia, and now Variety reports they’ve got some company as X-Men: First Class’ Lucas Till is in talks to join the cast.

Based on Joseph Finder’s 2004 novel, the film is about a junior manager (Hemsworth) at the fictional Wyatt Telecom, who ‘liberates’ some of the company’s money to fund a buddy’s retirement party. After getting caught, he’ll have to go to prison unless he agrees to infiltrate Wyatt’s biggest competitor, Trion Systems, to discover what he can about their top secret project. Lucas Till will play a co-worker/friend of Liam Hemsworth’s character.

Robert Luketic is directing from a screenplay by Jason Dean Hall, with the plan being to shoot it sometime this summer.

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Liam Hemsworth, Harrison Ford & Gary Oldman Feel Paranoia

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Three years after it was first announced, the thriller Paranoia is finally moving forward, with Deadline reporting that Harrison Ford, Gary Oldman, and The Hunger Games’ Liam Hemsworth are all in talks to star in the movie.

Based on Joseph Finder’s 2004 novel, the film is about a junior manager at the fictional Wyatt Telecom, who ‘liberate’ some of the company’s money to fund a buddy’s retirement party. After getting caught, he’ll have to go to prison unless he agrees to infiltrate Wyatt’s biggest competitor, Trion Systems, to discover what he can about their top secret project.

Hemsworth is in line for the lead role, with Oldman & Ford likely to play the heads of the two companies. Liam has apparently already signed his contract, but Oldman and Ford are still in talks. Robert Luketic, director of Legally Blonde and Killers, will helm.

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The Hunger Games (Cinema)

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As many know by now, Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games is a young adult bestseller that’s become a phenomenon around the world. It’s now been transferred to the screen and is one of the most eagerly anticipated films of the year. So far the novel trilogy has amassed over 26 million in book sales (mostly due to popular word of mouth) and this will no doubt grow after the pretty much inevitable success of the movie.

The Hunger Games is set in North America in a dystopian future. The Hunger Games have been introduced by the government as a tactic invented to help control and punish each District for a previous uprising. Each of the 12 Districts have to select a male and female teenager, who must then all fight each other to the death in a televised event, for the honour and hope of their Districts. [Read more…]

Empire State Gets Emma Roberts

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Scream 4 actress, Emma Roberts, has signed up for Dito Montiel’s drama, Empire State, says Variety, joining Dwayne Johnson and Liam Hemsworth who’ve been attached to the project for a while.

Empire State is a heist drama that follows two childhood friends who plan to rob an armoured car depository. The film is based on true events that took place in 1982. Liam Hemsworth is set to play one of the friends, with Dwayne Johnson as the NYPD detective out to bust the duo. Roberts will be a waitress who is Hemsworth’s romantic interest.

Director Dito Montiel (Fighting, The Son Of No One) will be directing from a script by Adam Mazer. Production is expected to begin this spring, with a release loosely pencilled in for June 2013.

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Liam Hemsworth Is Timeless

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If things keep going in the direction they are, the Hemsworth brothers will end up owning Hollywood! Younger brother Liam’s star is set to follow elder sibling Chris’ into the stratosphere this year with The Hunger Games and The Expendables 2 and he’s already got a couple other high profile projects lined up. Now he’s taking centre stage in Timeless, for director Phillip Noyce.

The film centres on a man who is tormented by the things he left unsaid before his wife passed away. He uses the money his wife left him to build a time travel device, so that he can see her one last time.

Phillip Noyce is directing Timeless from a screenplay by Bill Kelly (Enchanted). Production is scheduled to begin in July. (Source: Moviehole)

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Liam Hemsworth & Dwayne Johnson Circling Empire State

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Who’s gonna end up the biggest of the Hemsworth brothers? Chris overtook Liam’s early lead thanks to Thor, but the younger brother is hitting back this year with the likes of the Hunger Games and The Expendables 2 (while Chris will be saving the world in The Avengers). Now Liam’s got another project he’s hoping will push him up the fame ladder – Empire State.

Deadline reports that Liam Hemsworth is finalising a deal to star in the movie for director Dito Montiel, with Dwayne Johnson in talks for another role as well. Adam Mazer (Breach) wrote the screenplay, based on the true story of a 1982 armored car company robbery in New York City. At the time the heist was believed to be the largest in US history.

Liam Hemsworth will play Chris, and Dwayne Johnson is portraying Ransone, although no further details have been given about their characters. Production is scheduled to begin in April.

General movie news courtesy of Movie Muser

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