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Johnny Depp In Talks To Star In The Secret Life Of Houdini

May 27, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

In the past few years there have been several movies about Harry Houdini in the works, but they’ve all been stuck in development hell. Now one of them is moving forwards as THR reports that Johnny Depp is in talks to play the title role in The Secret Life Of Houdini.

The movie has had numerous directors since it was first mooted in 2009, such as Jeff Nathanson, Gary Ross and Joe Wright, but it’s now got Dean Parisot (Red) set to helm.

The film ‘which is said to be in the vein of Indiana Jones, recasts Houdini as not just a master escape artist but an investigator of the world of the occult’.

The Secret Life Of Houdini is based on a book written by William Kalush and Larry Sloman, with a script by Noah Oppenheim, which claims that world-famous magician Harry Houdini also led a double life as a British spy. The book also goes deep into his world of magic and mystery, as well as how his legacy was later threatened by a group of fanatical Spiritualists led by esteemed British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Depp’s involvement seems dependent on when the fifth Pirates Of The Caribbean movie will shoot. Johnny is currently shooting Black Mass and then moves onto Through The Looking Glass. Lionsgate would want want Houdini to come next, kicking off its shoot in November, but that would mean Pirates can’t get underway until 2015.

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ACTORS: Johnny Depp DIRECTORS: Dean Parisot FILMS: The Secret Life Of Houdini

Red Director Dean Parisot Takes On The Secret Life of Houdini

June 19, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Summit has been working on The Secret Life Of Houdini since 2009, and in that time the likes of Jeff Nathanson, Gary Ross and Joe Wright have been attached to direct. However they’ve both moved on and the latest taking up the directing reins, according to Deadline, is Dead Parisot (Red).

The project is based on a book written by William Kalush and Larry Sloman, with a script by Noah Oppenheim, which claims that world-famous magician Harry Houdini also led a double life as a British spy. The book also goes deep into his world of magic and mystery, as well as how his legacy later threatened by a group of fanatical Spiritualists led by esteemed British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Although it’s not got another director, there’s still no news on when it might shoot.

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DIRECTORS: Dean Parisot

New Red 2 Trailer – Plus Mary-Louise Parker gets a character poster

April 27, 2013 By Tim Isaac 1 Comment

Red was a surprise success in 2010, attracting an older audience to an action film than would normally go to the multitude of young guy oriented flicks we get each year. Now a sequel is on its way and a new trailer is here, as well as a character poster featuring Mary-Louise Parker.

The likes of Bruce Willis, Mary-Louise Parker, Helen Mirren and John Malkovich are back, this time joined by the likes of Catherine Zeta-Jones, Anthony Hopkins and David Thewlis.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘In RED 2, the high-octane action-comedy sequel to the worldwide sleeper hit, retired black-ops CIA agent Frank Moses reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device. To succeed, they’ll need to survive an army of relentless assassins, ruthless terrorists and power-crazed government officials, all eager to get their hands on the next-generation weapon. The mission takes Frank and his motley crew to Paris, London and Moscow. Outgunned and outmanned, they have only their cunning wits, their old-school skills, and each other to rely on as they try to save the world-and stay alive in the process.’

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ACTORS: Mary-Louise Parker, Bruce Willis, Anthony Hopkins, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich DIRECTORS: Dean Parisot FILMS: Red 2

New Posters: Red 2 & Sign Up To Defend The Earth For Pacific Rim

April 26, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

More posters have come online, including a couple more character pics for Red 2 (following Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Helen Mirren and Catherine Zeta-Jones), featuring newcomers to the action franchise, Anthony Hopkins and Byung Hun Lee. You can take a look at them below.

We’ve also got a new poster for Pacific Rim, letting us know we need to Go Big Or Go Extinct in this film, which sees humanity responding to monsters rising from a portal in the Pacific, by building enormous human-operated robots to battle them.

Along with the new promo pic, there’s also three recruitment posters, which want us to join the PPDC – Pan Pacific Defense Corps, which fights the monsters – aka Kaiju. And if you fancy seeing if you’ve got what it takes to join, you can sign up at http://www.panpacificdefense.com/

Click on the pics below for larger versions.

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ACTORS: Anthony Hopkins, Byung-hun Lee DIRECTORS: Guillermo Del Toro, Dean Parisot FILMS: Red 2, Pacific Rim

Helen Mirren & Catherine Zeta-Jones Get Red 2 Posters

April 25, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Yesterday we posted a couple of character posters for Red 2 featuring Bruce Willis and John Malkovich, and now we’ve got a couple more, featuring Helen Mirren and a new face for the franchise, Catherine Zeta-Jones.

The film sees Bruce Willis’ character back on the run, and along with his girlfriend (Mary-Louise Parker), making a run for it across Europe. Zeta-Jones isn’t the only new addition to the cast, as Anthony Hopkins, David Thewlis, and Byung-hun Lee will also star.

The film will be in cinemas this summer. Hopefully the film itself won’t be such a horrible shade of orange though.

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ACTORS: Helen Mirred, Catherine Zeta-Jones DIRECTORS: Dean Parisot FILMS: Red 2

Red 2 Trailer – Bruce Willis and co. are back in action

January 18, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

The likes of Bruce Willis, Mary-Louise Parker, Helen Mirren and John Malkovich are back, this time joined by the likes of Catherine Zeta-Jones, Anthony Hopkins and David Thewlis.

The film hits cinemas in the UK on August 2nd.

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ACTORS: Bruce Willis, Mary-Louise Parker, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Anthony Hopkins, David Thewlis DIRECTORS: Dean Parisot FILMS: Red 2

Bruce Willis, John Malkovich and Mary-Louise Parker Back In First Red 2 Pic

December 17, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Red grossed $200 million worldwide on a budget of $58 million, and so it’s not too surprising that Summit Entertainment wants a sequel. That movie has recently been shooting, and now the first image has arrived via EW, with Bruce Willis, John Malkovich and Mary Louise Parker all back in the action.

Helen Mirren is also returning, and this time around is joined by Catherine Zeta-Jones, Anthony Hopkins, Byung-hun Lee and David Thewlis. Not too much info has been released about the plot, although we’d love to know why Malkovich is wearing a kilt and Willis seems to be rocking the pyjamas look.

It’s due in cinemas August 2nd, 2013.

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ACTORS: Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker DIRECTORS: Dean Parisot FILMS: Red 2

David Thewlis Joins Bruce Willis In Red 2

September 8, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

David Thewlis has had to hang up his werewolfy wizard robes now that Harry Potter has come to an end, but it’s not the last we’ll see of him in major movies and he has joined the cast of Red 2, according to THR.

The actor will portray an information dealer known as The Frog. He acquired that nickname after poisoning the water supply at the Kremlin with an exotic Amazonian amphibian. Red stars Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, John Malkovich, and Mary-Louise Parker are all ser to reprise their roles from the original movie, with new additions Catherine Zeta-Jones, Anthony Hopkins, and Byung-hun Lee rounding out the cast.

Dean Parisot is directing from a script by Red writers Jon Hoeber and Erich Hoeber.Shooting will begin later this autumn in Montreal.

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ACTORS: David Thewlis, Bruce Willis DIRECTORS: Dean Parisot FILMS: Red 2

Bill & Ted 3 Gets Director Dean Parisot

August 12, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

For the last couple of years, there have been occasional whispers and reports that Bill & Ted 3 was slowly moving forward. The last we heard were a few tweets from Alex Winter in March where he revealed the script was ready and that they are awaiting a green light. Now it’s been revealed that Dean Parisot (Galaxy Quest) has signed on to direct, so a greenlight might be closer then we think, although financing is still an issue.

Ed Solomon and Chris Matheson, the writing team behind Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure and Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey, wrote the screenplay for this third adventure. Last April, Keanu Reeves revealed that the story would revolve around Bill and Ted writing a song that eventually saves the world.

It still isn’t known what studio this sequel will land at. MGM Studios currently owns the rights to the franchise, but it is said that this package is being shopped around to other studios for co-financing. It isn’t known when production will begin, although it will have to wait until Dean Parisot wraps on Red 2, which he starts shooting next spring. (Source: Vulture)

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ACTORS: Keanu Reeves, Alex Winter DIRECTORS: Dean Parisot

Neal McDonough In Talks For Red 2

July 23, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Plans are moving forward for a sequel to Red, with Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, Morgan Freeman and John Malkovich all set to return, and Catherine Zeta Jones and Anthony Hopkins added to the cast. Now Variety reports that Neal McDonagh is in talks to join the movie as well.

It’s not clear who McDonagh will be playing, but this time around the gang of retired agents are looking for a missing weapon of mass destruction. However, before they can find the weapon itself, they must first break the man who created it out of an insane asylum.

Red writers Jon and Erich Hoeber are handling script duties again, with Dean Parisot taking over the director’s chair from Robert Schwentke.

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ACTORS: Neal McDonagh DIRECTORS: Dean Parisot FILMS: Red 2