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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

Suicide Squad’s David Ayer May Direct Scarface Remake

May 20, 2017 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

David Ayer had a big hit with Suicide Squad (even if the critical reception was a little rough). Now he’s planning something that closer in tone to his earlier movies, such as Street Kings and End Of Watch. THR reports that Ayer is in talks to direct Universal’s planned remake of Scarface, following the departure of the previously attached Antoine Fuqua, who left due to scheduling conflicts.

Scarface first started out in 1932 when Howard Hawks directed the tale of the rise and fall of a violent gangster. However, most people remember Brian De Palma’s 1983 version starring Al Pacino as Tony Montana. The new version will change things once again, moving the action from Miami to LA and bringing it up to date to the modern day.

Diego Luna is set to the play the lead role in the movie.

Ayer’s next movie is Bright, will is Netflix’s first $100+ million movie, starring Will Smith, which is due to be released via the online service in December. Scarface should be released in cinemas sometime next year.

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ACTORS: Diego Luna  DIRECTORS: David Ayer, Antoine Fuqua  

Diego Luna Will Be The New Scarface, But Director Antoine Fuqua Is Out

January 31, 2017 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Although nobody has asked for a remake of Scarface, for several years Hollywood has been working on one. However, at least some talent has been involved, with Harry PaDavid Yates producing (and thinking about directing) and Pablo Larraín thinking about directing, before Antoine Fuqua signed on to helm.

However, Fuqua is now out, but that isn’t holding things up, as Variety reports that Diego Luna has signed on to play the title role in the movie. Fuqua apparently left as there’s no time in his schedule to make both Scarface and The Equalizer 2, and Sony is keen to keep to the September 2018 release date they’ve already set.

Luna is just coming off the success of Rogue One, and Scarface could be a good way to capitalise on that. Now Sony will need to find a replacement fairly quickly, so they can start shooting in a few months time.

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ACTORS: Diego Luna  DIRECTORS: Antoine Fuqua  

New Magnificent Seven Trailer – Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt & co. get out their guns

July 18, 2016 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

magnificent-seven-slideThere are still plenty of people wondering whether The Magnificent Seven needs a remake, but we’re getting one. It certainly helps that they’ve brought together a great cast, including Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D’Onofrio, Byung-Hun Lee and Peter Sarsgaard.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Director Antoine Fuqua brings his modern vision to a classic story in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures’ and Columbia Pictures’ The Magnificent Seven.  With the sleepy town of Rose Creek under the deadly control of industrialist Bartholomew Bogue (Peter Sarsgaard), the desperate towns people employ protection from seven outlaws, bounty hunters, gamblers and hired guns – Sam Chisolm (Denzel Washington), Josh Farraday (Chris Pratt), Goodnight Robicheaux (Ethan Hawke), Jack Horne (Vincent D’Onofrio), Billy Rocks (Byung-Hun Lee), Vasquez (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo), and Red Harvest (Martin Sensmeier).  As they prepare the town for the violent showdown that they know is coming, these seven mercenaries find themselves fighting for more than money.’

The movie is due out in September. Take a look at the new trailer below. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, Byung-hun Lee, Peter Sarsgaard  DIRECTORS: Antoine Fuqua  FILMS: The Magnificent Seven  

The Magnificent Seven Trailer – Denzel Washington & Chris Pratt lead the western remake

April 20, 2016 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

magnificent-seven-slideThere are still plenty of people wondering whether The Magnificent Seven needs a remake, but we’re getting one. It certainly helps that they’ve brought together a great cast, including Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D’Onofrio, Byung-Hun Lee and Peter Sarsgaard.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Director Antoine Fuqua brings his modern vision to a classic story in Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures’ and Columbia Pictures’ The Magnificent Seven.  With the sleepy town of Rose Creek under the deadly control of industrialist Bartholomew Bogue (Peter Sarsgaard), the desperate towns people employ protection from seven outlaws, bounty hunters, gamblers and hired guns – Sam Chisolm (Denzel Washington), Josh Farraday (Chris Pratt), Goodnight Robicheaux (Ethan Hawke), Jack Horne (Vincent D’Onofrio), Billy Rocks (Byung-Hun Lee), Vasquez (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo), and Red Harvest (Martin Sensmeier).  As they prepare the town for the violent showdown that they know is coming, these seven mercenaries find themselves fighting for more than money.’

The movie is due out in September. Take a look at the first trailer below. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Vincent D'Onofrio, Byung-hun Lee, Peter Sarsgaard  DIRECTORS: Antoine Fuqua  FILMS: The Magnificent Seven  

New Southpaw Trailer – Jake Gyllenhaal beefs up and gets into the ring

June 7, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

southpaw-poster1After getting skinny for the excellent Nightcrawler, Jake Gyllenhaal has been hitting the gym massively and beefed up to the max for the boxing drama Southpaw. Now a new trailer has arrived, which you can watch below.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘From acclaimed director Antoine Fuqua (TRAINING DAY) and starring Academy Award® nominated Jake Gyllenhaal (NIGHTCRAWLER, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN) comes a story of tragedy, loss and the painful road to redemption… Billy “The Great” Hope (Gyllenhaal) is the reigning Junior Middleweight Champion whose unorthodox stance, the so-called “Southpaw,” consists of an ineloquent, though brutal, display of offensive fighting…one fueled by his own feelings of inadequacy and a desperate need for love, money and fame. With a beautiful family, home and financial security, Billy is on top both in and out of the ring until a tragic accident leaves his wife dead and sends him into a downward spiral.

‘His days now an endless haze of alcohol and prescription drugs, his daughter taken by Child Services and his home repossessed by the bank, Billy’s fate is all but sealed until a washed up former boxer named Tick agrees to take the bereaved pugilist under his wing so long as he agrees to his strict ethos. Relentless and utterly committed to a fighter that thinks as much as he throws punches, Tick rebuilds Billy into a new man: one that is agile, fearsome and uncompromising in the ring while thoughtful, loving and disciplined outside of it. Now, as he works to regain custody of his daughter and mounts a professional comeback, Billy must face his demons head-on as he learns that, sometimes, your greatest opponent can be yourself.’

The film hits cinemas in July. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Jake Gyllenhaal, Forest Whitaker, Rachel McAdams  DIRECTORS: Antoine Fuqua  FILMS: Southpaw  

Peter Sarsgaard Will Be The Magnificent Seven Remake’s Villain

May 21, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

peter-sarsgaardThe cast of Antoine Fuqua’s remake of The Magnificent Seven is nearly complete, with Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Luke Grimes, Wagner Moura, Byung-hun Lee and Vincent D’Onofrio as the titular septet, and the likes of Haley Bennett and Matt Bomer joining.

What’s been slightly more difficult is getting the bad guys, as while Jason Momoa was supposed to be one of them, he’s now out, but Deadline reports that Peter Sarsgaard is now in final talks to play the main villain in the movie.

In this new takes on the classic tale, seven gunslingers are hired by a young woman (Bennett), to protect a town and it’s nearby gold mine from a wild west villain (Sarsgaard) and his henchmen, who have killed the woman’s husband (Bomer).

The film shoots soon for a January 2017 release.

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ACTORS: Peter Sarsgaard  DIRECTORS: Antoine Fuqua  FILMS: The Magnificent Seven  

Matt Bomer Joins The Magnificent Seven Remake

May 17, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

matt-bomerThe remake of The Magnificent Seven has certainly picked up speed in the last few weeks, with director Antoine Fuqua filling up the cast with all sorts of interesting names. Now he’s added another, as Matt Bomer has joined the movie, according to THR.

The Seven themselves will be Denzel Washington, Chris Pratt, Ethan Hawke, Luke Grimes, Wagner Moura, Byung-hun Lee and Vincent D’Onofrio, who are hired by a young woman (Haley Bennett), to protect a town and it’s nearby gold mine from a wild west villain and his henchmen (which includes Jason Momoa).

Bomer has signed up to play Bennett’s husband, so there’s a good chance he’s going to be in some mortal peril.

The movie is due to start shooting soon with a January 2017 release set.

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ACTORS: Matt Bomer  DIRECTORS: Antoine Fuqua  FILMS: The Magnificent Seven  

Southpaw Trailer – Jake Gyllenhaal gets ripped to play a boxer

March 27, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

southpaw-movie-pic1Believe it or not, this ought to have been Eminem. When Southpaw was originally put into development the rapper was going to star, with the story being a metaphorical take on his life. However after Eminem left the film lived on and now it’s Jake Gyllenhaal who’s got completely ripped to play a boxer in the movie.

Eminem is still involved though as a producer and it was through his Youtube that the trailer was released.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘From acclaimed director Antoine Fuqua (TRAINING DAY) and starring Academy Award® nominated Jake Gyllenhaal (NIGHTCRAWLER, BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN) comes a story of tragedy, loss and the painful road to redemption… Billy “The Great” Hope (Gyllenhaal) is the reigning Junior Middleweight Champion whose unorthodox stance, the so-called “Southpaw,” consists of an ineloquent, though brutal, display of offensive fighting…one fueled by his own feelings of inadequacy and a desperate need for love, money and fame. With a beautiful family, home and financial security, Billy is on top both in and out of the ring until a tragic accident leaves his wife dead and sends him into a downward spiral. His days now an endless haze of alcohol and prescription drugs, his daughter taken by Child Services and his home repossessed by the bank, Billy’s fate is all but sealed until a washed up former boxer named Tick agrees to take the bereaved pugilist under his wing so long as he agrees to his strict ethos. Relentless and utterly committed to a fighter that thinks as much as he throws punches, Tick rebuilds Billy into a new man: one that is agile, fearsome and uncompromising in the ring while thoughtful, loving and disciplined outside of it. Now, as he works to regain custody of his daughter and mounts a professional comeback, Billy must face his demons head-on as he learns that, sometimes, your greatest opponent can be yourself.’

The film hits cinemas in July. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Jake Gyllenhaal, Rachel McAdams  DIRECTORS: Antoine Fuqua  FILMS: Southpaw  

Chris Pratt May Be One Of The Magnificent Seven Alongside Denzel Washington

December 5, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Chris-Pratt-Jurassic-WorldChris Pratt has had one hell of a year, with Guardians Of The Galaxy turning him into a bona fide movie star, voicing the lead character in The Lego Movie, shooting next year’s biggie Jurassic World and being in contention for all manner of massive movie roles.

Now he may have a new one, as Deadline reports he’s in early talks to join the cast of the planned Magnificent Seven remake.

It won’t be a straight remake, so Pratt wouldn’t be taking over the exact role played by one of the original seven, but assuming he signs on he will play a character named Farraday. Denzel Washington is also set to star.

1960′s The Magnificent Seven was loosely inspired by Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai and followed seven old west gunslingers (Yul Brynner, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter, James Coburn and Horst Buchholz) who are hired by a small Mexican village to defend their homes from the villainous Calvera (Eli Wallach). It’s not known who closely the new version will stick to that plotline, although it is known the characters will change.

Antoine Fuqua (The Equalizer) is directing from a script originally written by True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto, with John Lee Hancock providing a rewrite.

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ACTORS: Chris Pratt, Denzel Washington  DIRECTORS: Antoine Fuqua  FILMS: The Magnificent Seven  

Jake Gyllenhaal Is Super-Ripped & Shirtless In The First Pic From Southpaw

November 29, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

jake-gyllenhaal-southpawIt looks like Jake Gyllenhaal is bidding to join the Robert De Niro and Christian Bale club of actors who are happy to completely transform they body for a role. Sfter losing huge amounts of weight for Nightcrawler, he’s now turned his torso into a vascular mass of rippling muscles for Southpaw.

The first pic has arrived via Deadline, which seems deliberately designed to make us goggle at the 15 pounds of pure muscle the actor packed on for the movie.

Oddly though, if everything had gone to the original plan, this wouldn’t be a pic of Gyllenhaal, it would be Eminem, as when it went into development it was designed as a boxing film that was an allegory for the rapper’s own life.

However that all changed and now it’s Jake who is ‘Junior Middleweight Champion Billy “The Great” Hope, a lefty champ who loses everything in a personal tragedy and is forced to fight his way to redemption.’

Rachel McAdams, Forest Whitaker, 50 Cent and Naomie Harris co-star with Antoine Fuqua directing. Southpaw will be in cinemas sometime next year.

jake-gyllenhaal-southpaw-close-up

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ACTORS: Jake Gyllenhaal  DIRECTORS: Antoine Fuqua  FILMS: Southpaw  
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