Resident Evil: Afterlife (in 3D, lest we forget) debuts tomorrow. For fans of the franchise, it’s been a long ride thus far. We (Max and Simon) are going to revisit and take you through the first three chapters of the saga, which to this point is the undisputed champion of the video-game film world. We’ll present background info for the films, talk about the various references to the game series and discuss our thoughts on each film.
Stephen King’s novel series The Dark Tower will be adapted into both a network television series and a motion picture trilogy. Both of these projects will be creatively driven by the team behind A Beautiful Mind: Akiva Goldsman and Ron Howard. Goldsman and Howard will be directing and writing the first feature and season of the television series, respectively. Brian Grazer, Howard’s business partner from Imagine Entertainment, will produce.
If you’re a woman over the age of 30, he drives you wild. If you’re a woman under the age of 30, he still drives you wild — but in an awkward sexy dad sort of way. If you’re a man, you’ve thought about sneaking up on him with a tupperware container in hopes of capturing the “cool” leaking from his pores. He is George Clooney, and his most recent film, The American, was tops at the box office this past weekend. As such, here is my list of the magnetic actor’s top 10 roles.
As kids head back to school and adults back to the rat-race that is work, Trailer Tracker here at Player Affinity remains a shining beacon of hope as summer comes to close. Alas, it seems that the coming of fall has managed to drain even some life from the movies, as only three new clips have hit the web this past week. WithGrindhouse-born Machete having just been released over Labor Day weekend, we get a first look at the next trailer-turned-feature, the bluntly titled Hobo with a Shotgun. Next is the bloody French zombie flick The Horde and finally acclaimed director Julian Schnabel returns with his latest project Miran starring Frieda Pinto. Put that back-to-school shopping on hold and let’s have a bit of fun.
RED is one of our must-see films of the fall, and now according to Deadline, its director, Robert Schwentke, has signed on to direct the upcoming film R.I.P.D., which is set to star Ryan Reynolds.
A supernatural-style film based on a comic by Peter Lenkov, R.I.P.D. tells the story of a police officer (Reynolds) who is shot and killed in the line of duty. Upon crossing over, he learns of a law enforcement agency, the R.I.P.D., tasked with their own laws to enforce on Earth from the afterlife. Intrigued, he enlists with the department in an attempt to stop his killer and finds himself partnered with a long-dead gunslinger.
British actor Martin Freeman might be playing Bilbo Baggins after all in the upcoming film adaptation of The Hobbit. His commitment to the BBC’s Sherlock forced him to turn down the role as we reported earlier today, but according to Entertainment Weekly, MGM has made a new offer that would fit into Freeman’s schedule. The actor is perhaps most famous for his role on the original version of The Office.
The Hobbit is still in need of an actor to play Bilbo Baggins after Martin Freeman has reportedly rejected the role due to his commitment to play Dr. John Watson in the BBC TV Series Sherlock.
38-year-old Freeman is best known for playing Tim in the UK version of The Office and having the lead role in the 2005 film adaptation of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.
