Arnold Schwarzenegger returns to the genre and type of role that made him a movie icon with Sabotage. In other words, he is a hard ass action hero! In a first-look Sabotage trailer courtesy of Movie Fanatic, he leads a DEA team that always gets their man … until the team members start turning up dead. Terrence Howard, Sam Worthington, Joe Manganiello, Josh Holloway, and Mireille Enos provide the supporting cast as he looks to right the ship. Take a look: Sabotage Trailer Is there a rat in their midst? Can Arnold smoke him out? Why is $10 million missing from their last bust? We will find out the answers to those questions soon. Sabotage hits theaters next weekend, Friday, March 28. David Ayer, the creative force behind Training Day and End of Watch , directs this action-packed ride. And of course, for those in need of an Arnold fix and looking for some more classic cinematic works, you can also just watch The Terminator online .
Arnold Schwarzenegger is pretty ridiculous as it is…without producing viral videos that he is producing for after school programming, even though he is probably richer than God, and can just bank roll the shit out of pocket, but I guess his financial management team thought it would be easier to just do a viral video…because he’s already fucked the USA by becoming a Governor despite being of Nazi roots, he’s already fucked the general public by being an blockbuster action star, despite not being able to act, all because of his muscles, and he has already fucked the maid and made illegitimate kids…leaving him one last thing to fuck with…the internet… I think it’s kinda clever.
Arnold Schwarzenegger warned us he’d be back, but the ex-Governator’s big action comeback as a small-town border sheriff in The Last Stand fizzled over the weekend with a tenth-place box office finish. Shame, because The Last Stand also marks a milestone for director Kim Jee-Woon, who makes his English-language debut with the tongue-in-cheek contemporary Western after building an eclectic resume in his native Korea including the horror pic A Tale of Two Sisters , the Eastern-Western The Good, The Bad, And The Weird , and the crossover thriller I Saw The Devil . Movieline spoke with Kim (via interpreter) about dipping his toes into Hollywood and his plans to put a Korean twist on Inrang , his upcoming adaptation of the anime Jin-Roh: Wolf Brigade . Despite the language barrier your creative stamp is evident here, especially in your set pieces – but why make your Hollywood debut with an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie like The Last Stand ? After my film The Tale of Two Sisters I received a lot of offers from Hollywood to direct, but because A Tale of Two Sisters was a horror film I received a lot of horror films. But I wasn’t interested in working in the same genre, and the scripts I received for films in different genres were for projects that were near completion. To participate in those I felt a little rushed, but with The Last Stand I not only had the opportunity to work with Arnold, it was in the early stages of development so I was able to take my time to mold the script and the story and characters. The Last Stand is a contemporary Western, and with The Good, The Bad, and The Weird you crafted an ode to the genre. How did you want to filter the Western film through your unique perspective in The Last Stand ? The Western is as American as a film can get – there’s the discovery of a frontier, the element of a showdown, revenge, and determining the best gunman. There’s a certain masculinity to the Western that really appealed to me and I’ve always wanted to do a Western in Hollywood. But it wasn’t just about action; rather, it was about good vs. evil and the story of a certain character defending a certain value, defending justice. I feel that with The Last Stand I was able to put a modern twist to it and add a new flavor to the genre. You were a big fan of Arnold in Last Action Hero , which was a great vehicle for him – it allowed him to embrace his action hero status with a sense of self-awareness. Your film also has that spirit: It is his potential comeback after years away from the screen, and Arnold constantly acknowledges his age. How did you approach directing “Arnold Schwarzenegger” the returning action legend? I’m a big fan of Last Action Hero and also Terminator and True Lies , and directing this film was sort of like being in Last Action Hero – I was the little boy in that film. Just to be directing a huge action star was like being in that movie. In that film the little boy says, ‘My hero can’t do this, my hero can’t be like that,’ and there were certain limitations I wanted to put on Arnold as a hero. The perfect limitation was his age and fatigue, but I wanted to show Arnold overcoming these limitations to take part in the biggest battle, the biggest struggle of his life. I talked about it the first time I met Arnold. A lot of people remember him as the Terminator but I wanted to portray him as a weary hero – I thought it would allow for a deeper connection with the audience. When I first met Arnold I was concerned about mentioning his age, but Arnold actually brought it up first – he said he wanted to act his age. I realized Arnold’s insight and wisdom. You’ve said you might return to make another American film next – what can you share about that and your immediate future plans? I’m working on a feature length film in Korea and will be finishing that up this year. That would be your adaptation of the anime Jin-Roh , correct? I’m preparing that but modifying the story to fit into the Korean setting [from the original Japanese setting]. Then I’ll be back in the United States early next year and there are two projects I’m considering. What’s the greatest lesson you learned about how filming in America differs from making movies in Korea? The biggest thing that I’ve learned in Hollywood is the process of execution. In Korea, how I used to work is I would have a vague idea, process that idea, and work with that idea [as I was filming], but here I realized that every crew member and every person involved needs clear vision and clear directions. Through that I’ve learned to bring out a clear idea from within myself. Follow Jen Yamato on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .
Both Mark Wahlberg and Arnold Schwarzenegger see their latest action flicks flame out. By Ryan J. Downey Jessica Chastain in “Mama” Photo: Universal Pictures
The world premiere of comedy The Incredible Burt Wonderstone will open the 2013 South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Conference and Festival . The festival, which launches its 20th anniversary event March 8th, also unveiled a number of other films and highlights Tuesday. Starring Steve Carell and Steve Buscemi , The Incredible Burt Wonderstone follows superstar magicians Burt Wonderstone (Carell) and Anton Marvelton (Buscemi) who have raked in millions of dollars and reign over the Las Vegas strip. Illusion is their mainstay, but the biggest thing they’re hiding is their growing dislike for each other. Complicating matters, they face increasing competition from a street magician ( Jim Carrey ) whose gaining fame as their show begins to appear tired. But things could get back on track if Burt can get a check on his out-sized ego and remember what made him fall in love with magic in the beginning. In addition to The Incredible Burt Wonderstone , SXSW unveiled a handful of titles that will debut at the festival, which takes place March 8 – 16 in Austin, TX. SXSW veteran Joe Swanberg returns with his comedy that blurs the line between “friends” and “more than friends,” Drinking Buddies . Also on tap are Alex Winter’s documentary on the rise of Napster, Downloaded as well as Harmony Korine’s Spring Breakers . Good Ol’ Freda chronicles the never-before-told story of The Beatles’ secretary, Freda Kelly and the re-make of the 1981 cult hit Evil Dead by Fede Alvarez are also among the titles revealed Tuesday. SXSW will also host conversations with Matthew McConaughey and Jeffrey Tambor as part of its conference. Other guests include The Black List founder Franklin Leonard and AMC News host and Huff Post Live producer, Jacob Soboroff. “Everyone knows that we like have a good time at SXSW, and our 20th year is already well on track with smart, stylish and highly entertaining work,” said SXSW Film Conference and Festival Producer Janet Pierson in a statement. “Though this is just a taste of what SXSW 2013 will have to offer, what better way to get the party started than with The Incredible Burt Wonderstone, which had us laughing our heads off, despite an 8am Monday viewing.” SXSW will unveil the bulk of its lineup January 31st. SXSW’s announced titles and highlights: Downloaded (World Premiere) Director: Alex Winter Downloaded is a documentary that explores the rise and fall of Napster and the birth of the digital revolution. It’s about the teens that helped start this revolution, and the artists and industries who continue to be impacted by it. Drinking Buddies (World Premiere) Director/Screenwriter: Joe Swanberg Weekend trips, office parties, late night conversations, drinking on the job, marriage pressure, biological clocks, holding eye contact a second too long… you know what makes the line between “friends” and “more than friends” really blurry? Beer. Cast: Olivia Wilde, Jake Johnson, Anna Kendrick, Ron Livingston Everyone’s Going to Die (World Premiere) Director/Screenwriter: Jones A modern British story about coming home, getting by and the redemptive power of feeling you’re not alone. A story where porn hotlines rub shoulders with sexy beavers on rollerskates; where the past is laid to rest, two lives are changed and nobody, finally, is going to die. Cast: Nora Tschirner, Rob Knighton, Kellie Shirley, Madeline Duggan (United Kingdom) Evil Dead (World Premiere) Director: Fede Alvarez, Screenwriter: Fede Alvarez & Rodo Sayagues Five friends, holed up in a remote cabin, discover a Book of the Dead that unwittingly summons up dormant demons, which possess the youngsters in succession until only one is left to fight for survival. Cast: Jane Levy, Shiloh Fernandez, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jessica Lucas, Elizabeth Blackmore Good Ol’ Freda (World Premiere) Director: Ryan White Good Ol’ Freda tells the story of Freda Kelly, a shy Liverpudlian teenager asked to work for a young local band hoping to make it big: The Beatles. Their loyal secretary from beginning to end, Freda tells her tales for the first time in 50 years. The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (World Premiere) Director: Don Scardino, Story by Chad Kultgen & Tyler Mitchell and Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley. Screenplay by Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley As superstar Vegas magicians and former best friends Burt and Anton grow to secretly loathe each other, their long-time act implodes, allowing an ambitious rival street performer the big break he’s been waiting for. Cast: Steve Carell, Steve Buscemi, Olivia Wilde, with Alan Arkin, James Gandolfini and Jim Carrey Spring Breakers (U.S. Premiere) Director/Screenwriter: Harmony Korine Four college girls who land in jail after robbing a restaurant in order to fund their spring break vacation find themselves bailed out by a drug and arms dealer who wants them to do some dirty work. Cast: James Franco, Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson, Rachel Korine Announced Highlights from the 2013 Conference: A Conversation with Matthew McConaughey – An in-depth discussion with the incredibly fascinating actor, whose career continues to evolve in exciting and unexpected ways, including his bold choices with recent projects like Magic Mike, Killer Joe, Bernie and Mud. Humanizing Heroes: Storytelling Beyond Sports – The leading authorities behind some of today’s most notable sports films, Connor Schell (ESPN Films), Ken Rodgers (NFL Films) and Ross Greenburg (Ross Greenburg Productions), discuss the evolution of storytelling in sports filmmaking, its influence on pop culture and its continued resonance across all cultures and backgrounds. Bates Motel: Story to Screen with Carlton Cuse – In a Special Event combining the SXSW Film Festival and Conference in one, attendees will get an exclusive first look at the pilot of Bates Motel, the thrilling new series from A&E. Following the screening, Executive Producer Carlton Cuse (Lost) will sit down with A&E Marketing EVP Guy Slattery for an inside look and Q&A on the process for bringing this contemporary prequel to life. Jeffrey Tambor’s Acting Workshop – Jeffrey Tambor continues the tradition of his much loved acting and life workshop by returning to SXSW Film 2013. Part one-man show, part seminar, part question and answer and endlessly entertaining, Jeffrey’s hilarious and empowering presentation inspires the viewer to discover the artist within.
Ryan Gosling hasn’t saved any lives on the streets of New York lately, or gotten the bottom of the whole Area 51 aliens debate that we know he’ll solve one day. So, in the mean time, let’s take a look at these Wait! What? Internet reports that he almost became a member of the Backstreet Boys . Gosling was a member of the Disney Channel’s Mickey Mouse Club in the mid-1990s — along with Christina Aguilera, Britney Spears and Justin Timberlake — and he did inspire a coloring book last year, so it’s not much of a leap to imagine him wearing lightning-bolt sideburns and an all-white ensemble and using his hands demonstratively as he sings. The thing is, if you look at the Celebuzz video clip that started the blogosphere a-humming, at no point does Gosling say that he wanted to be part of the boy band. Ryan Gosling Talks Backstreet Boys Based on my minimal experience interviewing Gosling, the actor is adept at using his well-developed sense of humor to disarm and even befuddle reporters and junketeers who get him in the hot seat. The only thing Gosling really says in the clip below is that, during his Mickey Mouse Club days, he lived in the same apartment complex as Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean , who was talking about starting the band. The rest of Gosling’s spiel seems to be a self-deprecating riff on how wrong he was that the Backstreet Boys wouldn’t make it. And then there’s the telling last line of his interview: “I don’t know what they’re doing. I try not to think about it,” Gosling says. Backstreet Boy A.J. McLean Talks Ryan Gosling Those comments are now being interpreted as an indication that Gosling almost joined the band, thanks, in part, to the artful comments of McLean, who added some fuel to the fire in this interview with TMZ , and revealed that he and Gosling work out at the same gym. (They must use different trainers.) To that I can only say, if you were a nostalgia act at 35, you’d want a little bit of Gosling’s heat to rub off on you, too. Ryan Gosling’s Interview Skills Surpass Backstreet Boys’ Dance Moves As further proof that Gosling is really talented at using humor to manipulate an interview, I submit this video of the actor charmingly dominating MSN TV ‘s James Rocchi. His moves are way more advanced than anything the Backstreet Boys ever busted onstage. [Celebuzz, TMZ , MSN ] Follow Frank DiGiacomo on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.
Oh, that Arnold Schwarzenegger . Even taking on the infamous Reddit Ask Me Anything (AMA) , the ex-Governator did things the Arnold way . From pimping his action movie comeback The Last Stand to delighting the internetz with handwritten (via iPad) quips and quotes (” It’s not a tumor! — Arnold “) to taking the briefest of political detours as he set fanboy hearts a’flutter, Schwarzenegger proved he’s still got what it takes to charm the fickle masses. (We’ll see if they vote this weekend where it really counts: At the box office.) Arnold, who returns to the big screen in Korean director Kim Jee-Woon’s contemporary Western The Last Stand this Friday, on which directors he’d still love to work with : “I would like to work with Michael Bay and Steven Spielberg . Also Sam Raimi would be great to work with.” Regrets — I think we can imagine Arnold has a few. But can you guess his greatest regret of all? “I most regret not doing The Rock . I love the movie, and it turned out well. When it was offered to me there was only an 80 page script with a lot of handwriting and scribbles and it didn’t seem fully baked. But they obviously did a fantastic job.” You know, typing on a keyboard can be so cumbersome. (Plus, anyone’s assistant/intern/publicist can do it on their behalf… just sayin’.) So Arnold took to his iPad to bang out some handwritten AMA answers in glorious Arnold cursive. Like this confirmation that the already-confirmed Twins sequel is indeed happening : The eternal question: ” Is it a tumor? ” Of course, the former California governor had to balance things out with some politi-speech real talk about the Republican party : “The most important thing is that we need to be a party that is inclusive and tolerant. We can be those things and be the party we always have been. We need to think about the environment — Teddy Roosevelt was a great environmentalist and people forget Reagan was the one who dealt with the ozone layer with the Montreal protocol. We also need to talk about healthcare honestly — Nixon almost passed universal healthcare. We need to have an talk about immigration and realize you can’t just deport people. We need a comprehensive answer. We also need to stay out of people’s bedrooms. The party that is for small government shouldn’t be over-reaching into people’s private lives. Mainly, we need to be a party where people know what we are for, not just what we are against.” …but he brought it back around to the important stuff : Would you rather fight 100 duck sized Predators or 1 Predator sized duck? “I would choose the 1 Predator sized duck instead of dealing with 100 duck-sized Predators. I’ve already fought a Predator-sized Predator so I am confident I could handle the duck.” [via Reddit ] Follow Jen Yamato on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .
Poor Jason Momoa . Just a year after he helped reboot the Conan the Barbarian franchise, original Conan Arnold Schwarzenegger and Universal Pictures have struck a deal to reboot the reboot , putting Arnie back in the role of the muscled, sword-swinging warrior. Deadline reports that Paradox Entertainment’s Fredrik Malmberg and Chris Morgan will produce the re-reboot (Un-boot? Retro-boot?) The Legend of Conan with Morgan scripting. The idea is to catch up with Schwarzenegger’s older Conan years after his original heroic ascent, whose challenges will include “dealing with age.” “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,” Malmberg said. The sequel will directly follow 1982’s Conan the Barbarian but may even ignore that film’s 1984 sequel, Conan the Destroyer . Said Morgan, screenwriter of four Fast & Furious films, Wanted , Cellular , and the upcoming Universal epic 47 Ronin : “We think this is a worthy successor to the original film. Think of this as Conan’s Unforgiven .” Yes, think of this indeed. Then tell me your thoughts in the comments below as we all imagine the 65-year-old Arnold slipping into that fur-lined barbarian banana hammock once more. [ Deadline ]
It’s not always excellent being Bill — or Ted, for that matter. I n a Q & A interview with GQ magazine , Keanu Reeves divulges the core of the plotline to a possible sequel to Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure , and Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey. “We have a nice story. We’ll see if anyone wants to make it,” Reeves says, explaining that “One of the plot points is that these two people have been crushed by the responsibility of having to write the greatest song ever written and to change the world. And they haven’t done it. So everybody is kind of like:’Where is the song?'” Reeves adds: “The guys have just drifted off into esoterica and lost their rock. And we go on this expedition, go into the future to find out if we wrote the song, and one future ‘us’ refuses to tell us, and another future ‘us’ blames us for their lives because we didn’t write the song, so they’re living this terrible life. In one version we’re in jail; in another we’re at some kind of highway motel and they hate us.” Whoa, dude! That’s some heavy “All-We-Are-Is-Dust-in-the-Wind” thinking, although Reeves, who turns 48 in September, tells the publication that he has been contemplating middle age. “My knees are well aware of it,” he says. “Mortality is very different when you’re 20 to when you’re 50.” Dude. Follow Frank DiGiacomo on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.
