Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Pain and Gain

Pain & Gain is an upcoming action film written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely and directed by Michael Bay. The film is based on a 1999 series of Miami New Times articles by investigative journalist Pete Collins about "a couple of Florida steroid-abusing knucklehead bodybuilders who become criminals involved in an extortion ring and a kidnapping plot that goes horribly wrong." The film is scheduled for a release date of April 26, 2013.

Two members of the "Sun Gym Gang," Daniel Lugo and Adrian Doorbal received death sentences in Florida and sit on Florida's death row. Daniel Lugo (Mark Wahlberg) is a regular bodybuilder who works at the Sun Gym along with his friend Adrian Doorbal (Anthony Mackie).

Sick of living the poor life Lugo concocts a plan to kidnap Victor Kershaw (Tony Shalhoub), a regular at the gym and a rich spoiled business man, and extort him by means of torture. With the help of recently released criminal Paul Doyle (Dwayne Johnson), the 'Sun Gym Gang' successfully gets Kershaw to sign over all his finances, but when Kershaw survives an attempted murder from the gang, he hires Detective Ed Du Bois (Ed Harris) to catch the criminals after the Miami Police Department fails to do so.

The Last Exorcism Part 2

The Last Exorcism Part II is an upcoming American supernatural horror film directed by Ed Gass-Donnelly. It stars Ashley Bell, Andrew Sensenig and Spencer Treat Clark. It is a sequel to 2010's The Last Exorcism, and is due for release on March 1, 2013. Unlike its predecessor, it is not presented in a found footage format.

Continuing where the first film left off, Nell Sweetzer (Ashley Bell) is found alone and terrified in the woods. Back in the relative safety of civilization, Nell realizes that she can't remember entire portions of the previous months only that she is the last surviving member of her family.

Just as Nell begins the difficult process of starting a new life, the evil force that once possessed her is back with other, unimaginably horrific plans that mean her last exorcism was just the beginning.

Dead Man Down

Dead Man Down is an upcoming film directed by Niels Arden Oplev and starring Colin Farrell and Noomi Rapace. It is scheduled to be released on March 8, 2013.

Victor (Colin Farrell) is an enforcer to a New York City boss who was responsible for the deaths of his wife and daughter, an act that Victor seeks revenge for.

Victor turns detective when his boss is under threat from an unknown killer. During this he is seduced by Beatrice (Noomi Rapace) who blackmails him into helping her with her own search for vengeance.

Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor

Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor is an upcoming drama film directed by, written by, and produced by Tyler Perry. The film is adapted from the play of the same name written by Perry, with several changes. This will be the thirteenth film by Perry. It is scheduled to be released on March 29, 2013.

A married marriage counsellor falls in love with one of her patients, who is a womanising social media mogul, after feeling neglected by her current husband. Her husband finds out and she begins to be abused by the man she falls in love with.

Principal photography commenced on October 26, 2011 in Atlanta at Tyler Perry Studios. Tyler Perry, Ozzie Areu and Paul Hall produced the film. The film was originally penned to be released on July 27, 2012, but Perry confirmed the movie won't be released until 2013. According to Perry's twitter posts, he considers Temptation to be his most powerful film to date.

The Place Beyond the Pines

The Place Beyond the Pines is a 2013 upcoming crime drama film directed by Derek Cianfrance, written by Cianfrance, Ben Coccio and Darius Marder. The film reunites Cianfance and Ryan Gosling, with whom he worked on 2010's Blue Valentine. It also stars Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes, Rose Byrne, and Ray Liotta. The title is the English meaning of the city of Schenectady, New York, which is derived loosely from a Mohawk word for "place beyond the pine plains."

The Place Beyond the Pines is the multi-generational story of a motorcycle stunt rider (Gosling), who considers committing a crime in order to provide for his newborn child, an act that puts him on a collision course with a cop-turned-politician (Cooper).

Lohan and Sheen were confirmed to have joined the cast on August 2012. Terry Crews was confirmed to have joined the cast on August 14, 2012. Filming began in September 2012. The first promotional image of the film, featuring Lohan and Sheen in the very first scene of the movie, was released to media on September 20, 2012.

Scary Movie 5

Scary Movie 5 is an upcoming American horror comedy parody film, and the fifth film in the Scary Movie franchise. In addition to being a sequel, it will also serve as a reboot of the series. It is being distributed by Dimension Films, part of The Weinstein Company. The film is directed by Malcolm D. Lee and written by David Zucker. It is scheduled for theatrical release on April 19, 2013.

Scary Movie 5 is the first installment of the franchise not to feature protagonists Cindy Campbell (played by Anna Faris) or Brenda Meeks (Regina Hall), who appeared in the first four movies. The film is directed by Malcolm D. Lee and written by David Zucker.

The film's release date was originally April 20, 2012, but was delayed to April 11, 2013. Anna Faris, who starred in the previous films in the franchise, confirmed that she would not return for the fifth film. Ashley Tisdale's involvement in the film was confirmed in June 2012 by the media as she was confirmed to play the lead role.

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone is an upcoming comedy film directed by Don Scardino and written by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, based on a story by Chad Kultgen & Tyler Mitchell, and Daley & Goldstein. The film follows Las Vegas magician Burt Wonderstone (Steve Carell) as he attempts to reunite with his former partner Anton Marvelton (Steve Buscemi) to take on dangerous street magician Steve Gray (Jim Carrey).

The film began development in 2006, when New Line Cinema bought Kultgen's script, "Burt Dickenson: The Most Powerful Magician on Planet Earth". The development process gained momentum when Charles McDougall was hired as director in 2011, but he eventually left the project and was replaced with Scardino. Daley and Goldstein rewrote Kultgen's script which then saw further rewrites from Jason Reitman in June 2011.

Filming was scheduled to begin in October 2011, in Los Angeles, California but was pushed back to January 2012. On a $30 million budget, filming began on January 10, 2012 in Nevada with filming later moving to Los Angeles. The film is scheduled for release on March 15, 2013.

Turbo 2013

Turbo is an upcoming American 3D computer-animated sports comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox. It is based on an original idea by David Soren, who is also directing the film. Turbo is a snail who dreams of being the greatest racer in the world, just like his hero, 5-time Indianapolis 500 champ, Guy Gagne.

His obsession with speed and all things fast has made him an oddity and outsider in the slow and cautious snail community, and a constant embarrassment to his careful older brother, Chet. Turbo desperately wishes he could escape the slow-paced life he's living. As luck would have it, he gets that chance one fateful day after a freak accident when he suddenly finds himself vested with the power of incredible speed.

Turbo embarks on an extraordinary journey to achieve the impossible: racing against the best that IndyCar has to offer. Turbo is the ultimate underdog who achieves the impossible by refusing to let his limitations get in the way of his dreams.

Friday, January 18, 2013

This Is 40

This Is 40 is a 2012 American comedy film written, co-produced and directed by Judd Apatow. It is a spin-off sequel to the 2007 film Knocked Up and stars Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann. Filming was conducted in mid-2011, and the film was released in North America on December 21, 2012.

The film continues to follow the lives of middle-aged married couple Pete and Debbie, as they both deal with turning 40, with each of their jobs and their children Sadie and Charlotte adding stress to their relationship.

This Is 40 received generally mixed reviews from critics who praised its acting, and cast, as well as the film's very comedic moments and perceptive scenes, but criticized the film's overlong running time and occasional aimlessness.