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Paul Walker Up For Hitman Reboot, Agent 47

February 6, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Videogame to movie adaptations don’t exactly have a great history, with far more that have failed than succeeded. In 2007 Timothy Olyphant took on the hit game Hitman, but it didn’t turn out that well either financially or critically. However 20th Century Fox thinks there’s more life in the Square Enix game franchise, as they’re planning a new movie version that’s currently going under the title Agent 47.

They’ve also found somebody to star, as Deadline reports that Paul Walker is set to play the lead. He’ll be assassin Agent 47, although there’s no info on exactly what the plot will be this time around.

Skip Woods, who wrote the first movie (as well as X-Men Origins: Wolverine and A Good Day To Die Hard), wrote the script with Mike Finch, while commercials director Aleksander Bach will helm. The plan is to shoot the movie in Berlin and Singapore this summer after Walker fulfills his press commitments on Fast & Furious 6.

In the games Agent 47 is famously bald, but there’s no news yet on whether Walker will be shaving his head (although the fact he has to wait to finish Fast & Furious press suggests he probably will).

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Plot Synopsis For Fast & Furious 6 Arrives

February 1, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Universal is hoping that the sixth instalment in the Fast & Furious franchise will match the popularity of the earlier movies when it’s released this summer. For a long time we’ve known they were shaking things up slightly by bringing the action to Europe, but we haven’t had many details of the actual plot.

Now the official synopsis for the Justin Lin directed movie has arrived, giving us a few more details on exactly why they’re on this side of the Pond.

Here it is: ‘Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and Dwayne Johnson lead the returning cast of all-stars as the global blockbuster franchise built on speed races to its next continent in Fast & Furious 6. Reuniting for their most high-stakes adventure yet, fan favorites Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, Sung Kang, Gal Gadot, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges and Elsa Pataky are joined by badass series newcomers Luke Evans and Gina Carano.

‘Since Dom (Diesel) and Brian’s (Walker) Rio heist toppled a kingpin’s empire and left their crew with $100 million, our heroes have scattered across the globe. But their inability to return home and living forever on the lam have left their lives incomplete.

‘Meanwhile, Hobbs (Johnson) has been tracking an organization of lethally skilled mercenary drivers across 12 countries, whose mastermind (Evans) is aided by a ruthless second-in-command revealed to be the love Dom thought was dead, Letty (Rodriguez). The only way to stop the criminal outfit is to outmatch them at street level, so Hobbs asks Dom to assemble his elite team in London. Payment? Full pardons for all of them so they can return home and make their families whole again.

‘Building on the worldwide blockbuster success of Fast Five and taking the action, stunts and narrative to even greater heights, Fast & Furious 6 sees director Justin Lin back behind the camera for the fourth time. He is supported by longtime producers Neal H. Moritz and Vin Diesel, who welcome producer Clayton Townsend back to the series.’

There’s still no info on how the likes of Gina Carano fits into all this, but we’ll certainly find out when it’s released this May.

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ACTORS: Vin Diesel, Paul Walker DIRECTORS: Justin Lin FILMS: Fast & Furious 6

Vehicle 19 Trailers – Paul Walker gets caught up in a criminal conspiracy

January 3, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Paul Walker hasn’t generally had a lot of luck outside the Fast & Furious franchise. Despite occasional high spots such as Road Kill (Joyride) and Varsity Blues, most of time people aren’t that interested unless he’s behind the wheel of a fast-paced car.

He’ll be hoping for more from the thriller Vehicle 19, where Walker plays an ex-con who is given the wrong rental car after being released from prison. He discovers a critical piece of evidence in a case against several corrupt cops, as he races against the clock to get the damning material in the right hands.

Now two trailers have been released, one US one and one Japanese, giving us out first look at the film. No UK release date has yet been set.

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Paul Walker Wants To Make A Skyscraper

February 22, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

After a series of flops, the Fast & Furious franchise has become ridiculously important to Universal, which puts the stars of the films in a very good position with the studio. As a result and despite the fact Paul Walker doesn’t really have much of a career outside the fast-car films, he’s signed a two-year first look deal with Universal to develop other movies.

According to Variety, the first project under this agreement is the action thriller Skyscraper, based on an original idea by Mike Sobel. There’s no news on the plot though, but Paul Walker will executive produce and star.

The action star said this about the relationship with the studios: “I’ve had a long and successful relationship with Universal so it’s the obvious and ideal home for Laguna Ridge Pictures [his production company]. I’m excited to expand my relationship with them.”

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Paul Walker Is Moving To Brick Mansions

October 27, 2011 By Movie Muser Leave a Comment

Hollywood seems to have a theory that if they just keep putting Paul Walker in movies, one day audiences will want to see him in something that doesn’t have the words ‘Fast’ or ‘Furious’ in the title. He’s now in talks to star in Brick Mansions, EuropaCorp’s American remake of the action-thriller District 13, according to Deadline.

Paul Walker will likely star alongside David Belle, who is credited with inventing the urban sport of parkour. Belle also starred in District 13 and its sequel, District 13 Ultimatum, and writer-producer Luc Besson apparently wouldn’t move forward on the remake unless he was involved. After all it’s the parkour that marked the movies out, so they need to ensure they’ve got the best for the US version.

The film centres on Paul Walker’s character, a detective trying to track down a stolen weapon of mass destruction in a ghetto dubbed Brick Mansions. He enlists the help of Lino (David Belle), a fearless man who knows the slum like the back of his hand (and is good at jumping about in them like a maniac).

Luc Besson also indicated one of his proteges will direct Brick Mansions, although he would not reveal who the mystery filmmaker is. No production schedule was given, but it is said that Paul Walker will likely shoot this project before Fast & Furious 6 gets started.

General movie news courtesy of Movie Muser

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ACTORS: Paul Walker DIRECTORS: Luc Besson FILMS: Brick Mansions, District 13

Young Actors Sought For Die Hard 5

October 22, 2011 By Movie Muser Leave a Comment

Yesterday, we brought you news that 20th Century Fox has set a Valentine’s Day 2013 release date for the fifth Die Hard flick, A Good Day to Die Hard. We also got a bit more info about the plot, which involves Bruce Willis’ John McClane heading to Russia to help his son.

Now Variety reports that Fox is already eyeing up actors as potential people to fill the role of McLane Jr, with Aaron Paul, Ben Foster, Paul Dano, and Milo Ventimiglia all set to test for the role next week. Fox has also reportedly shown interest in Paul Walker, although he is not expected to test for the role. However this isn’t just about finding someone to fill a supporting role like Justin Long did in Die Hard 4.0, as it’s being suggest that this character may end up carrying the franchise in future sequels.

As we said yesterday, A Good Day To Die Hard follows John McLane Moscow, where he tries sweet talk some cops into letting his apparently-wayward son out of jail. However, when he gets there, the events surrounding his son’s arrest aren’t what they appear and world-threatening terrorist hijinks ensue.

John Moore is directing A Good Day to Die Hard from a screenplay by Skip Woods with shooting expected to start early next year.

General movie news courtesy of Movie Muser

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ACTORS: Aaron Paul, Ben Foster, Paul Dano, Milo Ventimiglia, Paul Walker, Bruce Willis FILMS: A Good Day to Die Hard