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Invictus trailer

Liam — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:19:01 +0000

Another day, another trailer for a Matt Damon movie. However this film will focus more on Morgan Freeman who plays the former President of South Africa Nelson Mandela. What’s that you hear? Oscars? I thought I heard that too.

Invictus tells the true story of how Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) joined forces with the captain of South Africas rugby team, Francois Pienaar (Matt Damon), to help unite their country. Newly elected President Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africas underdog rugby team as they make an unlikely run to the 1995 World Cup Championship match.

Invictus is directed by Clint Eastwood and will be released December 11th in the US and February 5th in the UK.

Chris Morgan On Wanted 2

Liam — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:58:09 +0000

Wanted writer Chris Morgan recently spoke to MTV about how things were going with Wanted 2, which was greenlight within weeks of the first film being released due to it’s successful money earning abilities.

“Yes, I will be writing it,” confirmed Morgan. “I’m actually leaving this conversation with you to go to a meeting with the director, Timur [Bekmambetov], and we’re talking about the story.”
“As far as I know, the studio is finishing their deal with Mark [Millar], and then we’re all going to get together and collaborate,” said Morgan, a longtime comics fan. “And that’s something I’m very excited about.”
“…the point is to continue the journey that Wes started in the first film. Wherever he ended up at the end of the film, now it’s time to move him forward.”
“There’s a natural journey that Wes needs to take,” continued Morgan, adding that the sequel “is going to be opened up to be more global.”

I’m not sure what they plan to do about the cast. Obviously James McAvoy will return, however Angelina Jolie, Morgan Freeman and Common may not. If you have seen the film you will know why. I guess the writers will have to work that one out. (Trying to get the biggest female movie star in the world back should be a priority)

Morgan Freeman Seriously Injured In Car Accident

Liam — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:32:31 +0000

The Dark Knight actor Morgan Freeman has been seriously injured in a car accident and was airlifted to hospital according to TMZ.

Morgan Freeman may have fallen asleep at the wheel last night right before his bad car wreck.
The actor was driving on Highway 32 in Tallahatchie County when he apparently lost control, flipping his car several times.
One source tells TMZ that Freeman has broken several ribs and injured his knee. His female passenger, we’re told, had to be cut out of the car using the Jaws of Life. A source says she’s suffering from bumps and bruises, but is in “all in all in good condition.”

Thankfully he was talking at the scene so lets hope it is just a few broken bones and nothing more. Although, broken bones for a 71 year old can be more serious.

It’s not time for you to leave us yet Mr. Freeman! You still need to narrate my lunch!

Update: From The Clairon-Ledger

“He’s resting quietly and has some fractures. Nothing life-threatening. Nothing permanent,” Luckett said. “He’s in good spirits, but he’s in some pain.”

Wanted 2 Script Currently Being Written

Liam — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:31:20 +0000

[Some Wanted spoilers]

Variety say that Universal Pictures have decided to keep Wanted producer Marc Platt for five more years, where he will begin work on Wanted 2 with director Timur Bekmambetov and writers Michael Brandt and Derek Haas.

Wanted was designed as a franchise from the very start, and the writers are going to have to rack their brains considering most of the original cast were shot through the forehead or temple.

“The writers are at work already, and those creative discussions are taking place,” said Platt

Their intention is to get James McAvoy back into gunslinging mode and we will have to wait and see what the writers do with the script to see if Morgan Freeman, Angelina Jolie or Common return.

Wanted To Become A Trilogy?

Liam — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:34:17 +0000

I saw Wanted the other day and I enjoyed it. Good action, nice twist towards the end and of course, Angelina Jolie. It seems a lot of people thought the same as me because it did rather well for an R-Rated movie. It is the second biggest opening that didn’t reach number #1 (damn you Wall-E!) and has already made back its budget with a total of $90 million as I type.

Universal are currently choking on money, and when they finally spit it out there is a good chance they will be wanting more. (See what I did there? The movie is called Wanted and I said ‘wanting’ and made it italic…I’m hilarious!)

Cinema Blend are saying that a source told them that Universal want to go international next time round. Spoilers below.

For the sequels their idea is to take Wanted international, and have James McAvoy’s Wesley character fighting Fraternity cells all over the world. It seems Sloane isn’t the only Fraternity leader who has been ignoring the instructions of fate, it’s something that’s been happening for centuries, and that means a lot of Sloane’s peers are now pretty pissed off at Wesley.

They also say:

It’s surprising, since by the end of the film both Jolie and Freeman’s characters are quite definitively dead. That’s no barrier for Hollywood though. The plan is to involve them in flashbacks which will explore the past of Angelina Jolie’s Fox, and allow us to meet the man who trained and recruited her. That person could become a major villain in the sequels, which would explain the flashback links to Jolie and Freeman.

Bring it on I say!

Coolness: Hold It!

Liam — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:35:23 +0000

Morgan Freeman: ‘Shoot This Motherf**cker’

Liam — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 16:07:17 +0000

We’ve heard Morgan Freeman say the words fate, fraternity and flies in previous Wanted trailers, but never this F word! In a new R-Rated trailer Morgan Freeman gets all Samuel L Jackson on us by demanding someone shoot someone else who he is obviously not keen on….if you know what I mean.

As with most R-Rated trailers there’s blood, violence and keyboard attacks. Enjoy!

“Shoot The Wings Off The Flies!”

Liam — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:19:18 +0000

…demands Morgan Freeman in the new Wanted trailer. We’ve seen a few trailers for this movie, most have been in foreign tongue but still cool and show us things we haven’t seen before. This trailer is no exception, as we see more curved bullet action, more flying cars and yet more Angelina Jolie.

I typed Wesley Gibson into Google just like James McAvoy did and I got 2.3 million results. But then again I can’t curve bullets so I guess were even.

Third TV Spot For The Dark Knight

Liam — Fri, 16 May 2008 14:06:19 +0000

A third TV spot for the highly anticipated, wanted and needed The Dark Knight is now online, and it is better than the previous two we have seen. Mainly because Morgan Freeman says, ‘Three buttons is a little 90’s Mr Wayne’, which is no doubt having a dig at the previous Batman movies we got nearly two decades ago.

Unfortunately, the people who uploaded it onto YouTube are anti-embedders, so you will have to leave the site to see it. Make sure you come back!

Click here to view

Update: TrailerAddict have come to our rescue!

Morgan Freeman Is Running Out Of Good Roles To Play

Liam — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:16:22 +0000

70 year old Morgan Freeman has had a long and fulfilling career. To date he has played a Principal, Judge, Sargent, Detective, Doctor, Colonel, The First Black President Of The United States of America and even God. So after all those years of playing a wide variety of characters, are there any roles Freeman is actually looking forward to playing?

“I don’t think there are any great parts that I want to play. There are some stories I want to tell and I want to tell them primarily as a producer.

“I think I’m getting a little long in the tooth to play some of the roles I’ve dreamed of playing. My dream Western, for instance – riding is fine. But getting on and off a horse is the problem. It becomes problematic.”

However, Freeman will get to fulfil one of his dreams, as he will be on screen as Nelson Mandela in Clint Eastwood’s The Human Factor. We will also be seeing him twice this summer, as Lucius Fox in The Dark Knight and as fraternity leader Sloan in Wanted. If Morgan does eventually decide that it is time to move behind the camera, there is no doubt that we will still be hearing his voice as the narrator roles will probably always be there.