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Colin Quinn Tweets That Will Ferrell Had a Bad Drug Problem

James Mangold Compares The Wolverine to Chinatown and The Outlaw Josey Wales

James Mangold was just as apprehensive as the rest of you when the idea of a Wolverine movie fell into his lap — so much so that he spoke with predecessor Darren Aronofsky, who was originally set to direct, before taking on the project. So what enticed him to take the helm on the Hugh Jackman -starring X-Men spin-off, anyways? And how exactly will it evoke such American classics as Chinatown and Clint Eastwood’s The Outlaw Josey Wales ?

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James Mangold Compares The Wolverine to Chinatown and The Outlaw Josey Wales

REVIEW: Real Steel Is Movie Comfort Food, with Robot Boxers

In Real Steel Hugh Jackman plays a boxing promoter who’s forced to reconnect with his estranged son. But the boxers on which Jackman hangs his hopes aren’t human: Real Steel , which is based on a Richard Matheson short story, is set in the near future, when “robot boxing” is all the rage. Controlled by their handlers, these overgrown Rock’ Em Sock ‘Em Robots are sent into the ring to do the work real human athletes used to do, but not even these guys are always built to take a punch. Just like their primitive plastic forebears, their blocks get knocked off routinely.

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REVIEW: Real Steel Is Movie Comfort Food, with Robot Boxers

Bad Movies We Love: Australia

Real Steel calls upon Hugh Jackman’s ability to tame and train robots, but this isn’t his first time at the robo-dome. He first conquered a borg named Nicole Kidman in Baz Luhrmann’s failed epic Australia . Ha! Now, now, that’s the first and last Nicole Kidman joke you’ll hear from me because 1) Nicole Kidman is awesome, 2) Rabbit Hole is under-appreciated, and 3) BORGS ARE VINDICTIVE. Let’s reinspect the joys of this looooong movie without ever caring about the story!

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Bad Movies We Love: Australia

Wolverine 2 Won’t Happen This Fall, and 5 Other Stories You’ll Be Talking About Today

Also in this Thursday edition of The Broadsheet: Shawn Levy wants Frankenstein … Rob Corddry could be a Warm body… R.I.P.D. gets a supermodel to play Jeff Bridges… and more ahead.

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Wolverine 2 Won’t Happen This Fall, and 5 Other Stories You’ll Be Talking About Today

The New Trailer for the George Lucas-Produced Red Tails Gets Shot Down

Fighter piloting is inherently cinematic, so when a new movie comes out in the vein of Memphis Belle and Top Gun , I already hear the swells of music and gunfire. But in the case of Red Tails , the new Anthony Hemingway drama that arrives in theaters January 20, the grace of the genre is replaced with spotty dialogue and catatonic performances. Cuba Gooding Jr., you may as well call this movie Plane Trip .

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The New Trailer for the George Lucas-Produced Red Tails Gets Shot Down

Commercial Vet Michael Gracey to Direct Hugh Jackman’s Barnum Biopic

Did you need another circus movie? Good. Because Michael Gracey — a commercial/VFX veteran who just signed on to helm the Snow White picture The Order of the Seven — will direct Hugh Jackman in The Greatest Showman on Earth , a musical biopic of 19th century circus master P.T. Barnum written by Sex and the City scribe Jenny Bicks. Hopefully it will redeem the recent misfire Water for Elephants and 1952’s The Greatest Show on Earth , which remains the most dubious Best Picture winner of all time. Jackman’s Boy from Oz zest is perfect for the role, so I suspect he’ll keep the movie from becoming another third-ring sideshow. (Ding!) [ Variety ]

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Commercial Vet Michael Gracey to Direct Hugh Jackman’s Barnum Biopic

Women Want Their _________ To Be More Like J. Lo, Kimmy Cakes And Bey’s. And It’s Not What You Think

For the 14th year in a row, a couple of Hollyweird plastic surgeons have compiled a list of the most desired celebrity body parts. And while women envy Jennifer Lopez, Kim Kardashian and Beyonce, it ain’t for their booties or bodies. When it comes to figures, Jennifer Aniston’s is pretty flawless. But for those looking for some help from the scalpel, long, lean and supermodel-y beat out the petite “girl-next-door” look in 2010. Aniston came in second for the “Most Desired Female Body” on the 14th Annual “Famed Hottest Looks” survey, compiled by Beverly Hills Plastic Surgeons Dr. Richard Fleming and Dr. Toby Mayer. Even after giving birth in December 2009, Brazilian-born supermodel Gisele Bundchen was the most requested body by the doctors’ patients. “Different body types are represented on the list because most women are shaped differently and want to look naturally beautiful,” explained Dr. Fleming. “Some women want the lean look like Gisele, while others want to retain their roundness – just not too round. Men, on the other hand, all want a six-pack regardless of their body type.” On that note, Mark Wahlberg took the top spot, pursued by six-packing Channing Tatum and Tyson Beckford. Flip the pages and check out who made the cut in all eight categories.

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Women Want Their _________ To Be More Like J. Lo, Kimmy Cakes And Bey’s. And It’s Not What You Think

Hugh Jackman Smacks Himself in Crotch

First, he injured his eye during a stunt on Oprah. Now, Hugh Jackman has done damaged to a much more sensitive area. While playing cricket in Melbourne and taping a segment for Channel 9’s Australian broadcast of The Ashes Test cricket series, the actor swung at a pitch from professional Shane Warne and, well, see for yourself what transpired. Ouch! Hugh Jackman Groin Shot

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What People Do for Oprah: Hugh Jackman Injured in Zipline Stunt

Oprah Winfrey is really enjoying her time in Australia. When she isn’t sailing around Sydney Harbour with close friend Russell Crowe — or shopping at local gift shops — she’s putting Hugh Jackman in grave danger. Well, not really: The Australian National Treasure received a cut above his right eye while taking part in a zipline-stunt-gone-bad at a taping of Oprah’s Ultimate Australian Adventure on Tuesday. “That was so much fun,” said Jackman, “until the end.” Let’s hope that isn’t one of the taglines for Real Steel . Click ahead to watch the unfortunate hilarity.

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What People Do for Oprah: Hugh Jackman Injured in Zipline Stunt