Who are they, cinema titans?
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In the world there are not many people, almost every word or action which is perceived as a direct order, and sets in motion a huge mass of people and capital. No, we are not talking about the presidents of nuclear powers, since their impact on the reality of much more modest and where short-lived. In the high-tech industry such person was Steve Jobs, in the entertainment industry - James Cameron and Peter Jackson. The first has already moved the film industry back on track stereoscopy, the second is preparing to modify one of its core standards. The only question is whether it can keep up with the ardent revolutionaries.
Anticipating the inevitable protests from detractors of duty, just clarify: yes, nothing revolutionary, as in stereoscopy, as in shooting with a high frame rate. Similar experiments with varying degrees of success were at the dawn of cinema. However, only now they are able to withdraw beyond the fun rides and give them the status of locomotives across the industry.
Suffice it to recall that director of the same "Avatar" was transferred several times. Basically, not because James Cameron wanted more time to bring the project to the mind, but as a global box office because of the unavailability of the new rules of the game. Now, however, the presence of stereoscopic movies of all stripes on the screen is absolutely commonplace, and only a fantastic blockbusters without 3D-version and look at all anachronistic.
Something similar should happen with the standard frame rate. He finally established itself with the advent of sound film, since the rate of 16 frames per second, used in silent film, could not provide adequate quality of the optical sound track. Since then, numerous attempts to overcome the 24-HR barrier, but the world standard remained unmoved.
And now for the first time the situation may change. Is precisely because the initiators of change were James Cameron and Peter Jackson. And if the first one in this case so far only as a theorist, the second is almost biblical mission, which is to test the readiness of industry to this "new covenant".
Already, many projection systems company Barco, Christie, Sony and NEC are able to show movies with such frequency after minor modifications and software updates, but after the first part of "The Hobbit" this additional option has the potential to become the main one. Hence, the frequency standard is about a hundred children will very soon become the lot of reactionaries and artists, as his time in black and white photography.
Well, then we expect the continuation of "Avatar", the creators of which may go even further. For good reason James Cameron once said that the experiment not only with new ways to create a stereo effect, but with a frequency of 60 frames per second and above.
So, if in December 2012 End of the World did not come, we will witness the beginning of a new revolution, the origins of which were only two people with their ideas, phenomenal capacity for work and a desire not to create new movies, but new worlds.
Worldwide box office – spring results (I)
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Fallen heavily on its two major film markets, "Wrath of the Titans" in the third week-end could only get 15.3 million dollars in 9000 movie theaters in 63 territories. The overall box office of blockbuster 150,000,000th is now 187.1 million dollars of international duties and 258.4 million worldwide. In China, the enchanting launch of "Titanic" revenue falls by 91%, leaving the "Wrath of the Titans” only 1.51 million dollars for the entire third week of rental (total 26 million).
Relatively decent sequel holds only in the countries of Latin America. The third consecutive victory in Brazil was won with a ticket office at 1.77 million dollars in the fall of 49% (total 12.6 million). In Mexico, "Wrath of the Titans" was second with 1.85 million dollars at the drop of 37% (total 15.4 million).
Much better films Warner Bros. keep the impact on the international scene, "Hunger Games". Sold primarily to distributors local adaptation of the bestseller earned $ 15 million in 5200 to 60 venues across the territories, and now has 194 million dollars of international duties and 530.7 million worldwide. But in this painting are still in stock Spain and Italy, as well as potentially Japan and China.
In certain territories, "Hunger Games" have extracted 2.38 million for the fourth weekend of the British (4th place, only 30.8 million) release and 2.35 million in the fourth Australian (4th place, only 27 million). In addition to this 2.03 million dollars has received Germany (2nd place, only 17.7 million) and 1.37 million France (8th place, just 11.3 million). In all these countries fall in comparison with the previous week did not exceed 40%.
Passed on last week for action film "Snow White: Revenge of the Gnomes" once again ranked fifth with 13.2 million dollars in 4545 cinemas in 43 territories (total 68 million). The only major premiere in France, bringing the fourth place with 2.06 million dollars in 546 theaters. On second weekends rolled film is best kept in Latin America. There is 1.66 million in the fall of 34% has given Brazil (2nd place, just 5.08 million), and 1.27 million in the fall of 17% gave Mexico (third place, just 4.42 million). Also, "Snow White" has collected $ 1.5 million in the fall of 26% in Italy (3rd place, just 5.25 million) and 1.45 million dollars after 62% strength in the collapse of Britain (6th place, just 8.24 million). Another 1.08 million dollars at the drop of 37% provided Germany (6th place, only 37.7 million).
Successfully launched week ago a new "American Pie" added to its box bank 12.6 million dollars in the 2604 session cinemas on 35 territories. Of the several prime second weekend, the two largest were in Poland (1 st place with 593 thousand dollars in 77 cinemas) and Argentina (third place with 481 thousand dollars in 55 cinemas). In other respects, the most important suppliers of cash left Australia, with 2.77 million dollars at the drop of 44% (2nd place, only 10.8 million) and Russia with 2.45 million in the fall of 54% (2nd place total 9.65 million).
The French adventure comedy "Jungle name!" in the second weekend of rental acquired a 9.62 million dollars in its three areas (a total of 26.3 million). Actually, France fit of generosity on the 8.66 million dollars with a minimum fall of 18% over the weekend. In total, this gave 23.6 million dollars for 12 days of hire. Respectively, 570 and 382 thousand dollars have French-speaking regions of Belgium and Switzerland (in just two weeks 1.67 million and 1.09 million).
Spiderman is comming soon
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As often happens, Hollywood runs ahead and preparing the sleigh is not even in the summer, and the previous spring. "The new Spider-Man" will be released in the U.S. only 3 July, and Sony back in March of 2011 has hired James Vanderbilt write the script to the the sequel. However, his work will not be final: This week the studio has invited Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, so they rewrote the further adventures of updated Peter Parker.
The sequel is scheduled for May 2, 2014. Picture production scheduled for the first quarter of 2013th. All this testifies to the confidence the studio in a good reception "New Spider-Man" and its large gatherings. James Vanderbilt, who became one of the writers restarted franchise, working on the fourth part of the "Spider-Man," which was shot with the old structure - Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire.
The second film starring Andrew Garfield in the role of Peter Parker will not be complete without the help of the duo Kurtzman-Orci. Natives School JJ Abrams, the guys worked on his TV series "Alias," and composed his own screenplay for the film "Mission: Impossible 3" and "Star Trek" as well as a hand to the draft "Transformers" and "Cowboys and Aliens."
This year, Alex Kurtzman has a directorial debut with the melodrama "People like us."
"Alex and Bob has a unique ability to prescribe different characters and spectacular action scenes, - says producer Matt Tolmach. - They have a very interesting approach to the franchise. "
In addition, producer Avi Arad believes the writers understand what makes Peter Parker is not just a superhero and a hero to us all.
In a statement, Kurtzman and Orci said: "We grew up big fans of Spider-Man, so for us to work on this franchise - is like a holy grail."
The latest duo work is on the screenplay "Star Trek 2." In addition, Alex and Roberto are producing movies, including "Ender's Game" and "Now I have seen."
Worldwide box office
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Absolutely sensational results were no signs of pre-finished nothing special in the international arena on April weekend. The victory was celebrating its return to the world hire "Titanic", due to record charges in China earned 106.1 million dollars in 10,066 movie theaters in 69 territories. This enabled the re-release of 164.4 million dollars of international duties and 209.1 million for worldwide theatrical distribution of some eleven days.
Debuting in China on Tuesday for the first six days "Titanic" has earned it record 74.2 million dollars in 3500 cinemas. Record third "Transformers" (62.7 million) was defeated with a fair margin. During these sessions, six days of film release by James Cameron visited 10.5 million viewers, which, together with 18 million of the original rental provided the total audience of 28.5 million people. This immediately brought China into first place among all the international territories. At the same time, the total box office (44 million and 74.2 million) due to much lower ticket prices that China is still behind Japan, Britain, France and Germany.
Re-released in 3D this past weekend and took the start in Mexico (a place with 1.89 million in 422 cinemas), Brazil (third place with 1.68 million in 240 cinemas), Argentina (1-e place with 784 thousand dollars in 85 cinemas), and other Latin American countries. Two European Premieres finished first place in Norway (856 thousand in 108 cinemas) and third in Poland (351 thousand in 70 cinemas).
At the same territories purely for the weekend at the current leadership of Russia has retained earnings of 3.12 million dollars at the drop of 39% (total 10.4 million). Ahead of its total box office for the UK provided 2.87 million dollars at the drop of 37% (2nd place, only 12.7 million). France has allocated 2.51 million dollars at the drop of 24% (third place, just 7.16 million) and Germany - 2.09 million in the fall of 30% (third place, only 6.9 million).
The phenomenal results has allowed the Chinese premiere of the legendary "Titanic" shoot like a whirlwind two billion by the turn of the world's fees. As a result of the weekend total in the account of James Cameron's film has already been 1.4068 billion dollars of international fees and 2,052,300,000 worldwide.
Compete with the unsinkable "Titanic" on the oceans has come up quite a different kind of ship. Fantastic action, "Battleship" a month before U.S. premiere earned at the start of the international hire a decent $ 54 million in the 5356 movie theaters in 26 territories. According to the film studio Universal Pictures, debuts on charges of first film markets were respectively 70% and 72% better on their way recently, "John Carter" and "Wrath of the Titans."
Its best results "Battleship", as befits an action, has shown in East and Southeast Asia. In South Korea (7.86 million in 734 cinemas), Malaysia (2.95 million in 181 cinema), Singapore (1.67 million in 65 cinemas) and Thailand (1.85 million in 238 cinemas), film by Peter Berg and does updated the record studio Universal Pictures. Relatively high charges emerged first in Japan (third place with 4.43 million in 545 cinemas), Taiwan (3.4 million) in Hong Kong (1.21 million in 70 cinemas) and the Philippines (1.08 231 million in the cinema).
In Europe, a leader in revenue starting from 5.96 million in 496 theaters became Britain. Victory were won in Germany (4.33 million in 632 theaters), Italy (2.78 million in 420 theaters) and Spain (2.75 million in 451 cinema). First place with 4.09 million dollars in 369 cinemas have been recorded in Australia. Only in France, "Battleship" was second with 3.98 million dollars in 602 theaters for the weekend. In the second week of rental blockbuster joins 38 other territories, including Russia and China.
Shooting of “Wolverine” will start in Australia this summer
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Hugh Jackman goes to work for his homeland. In August, the Australian city of Sydney will start filming the second film about one of the most controversial characters of the comic book publisher Marvel. "Wolverine" director at this time will be director of "Train to Yuma" and "Knight of the day" James Mangold.
"Wolverine" will be the sixth film in the franchise of the Fox of the mutants. "X-Men," which appeared on the screen in 2000, turned the attitude and the studio audience to the comic book adaptations. Bryan Singer took a dark drama in which there was no room in yellow suits. Hugh Jackman got the role of a mutant with the adamantium skeleton quite by accident. Initially, the choice fell on Russell Crowe, but the actor refused. When approved by the role Dyugrey Scott could not be removed from the role in "Mission: Impossible 2", just three weeks before the film appeared Jackman.
In 2009, Wolverine got his own movie, but the picture of Gavin Hood did not receive such a warm reception, as movies of Singer. Feed with a budget of $ 150 million earned 373 million in worldwide box office.
The sequel was supposed to shoot Darren Aronofsky, and an action plan to partially move to Japan. But due to earthquake, this idea had to leave. Scheduled for March of 2011 surveys were frustrated, and at the same Aronofsky dropped out of the project. In the summer of 2011 took the director's chair, James Mangold. He has worked with Jackman - shot him in the melodrama "Kate and Leo".
The declared production budget of "Wolverine" makes $ 80 million. Working in Australia will not only save money but to create over 720 jobs for local residents, as well as the type of these extras in 1200. Post production will take place in America with a few Australian companies.
After the cancellation of filming epic scale Alex Proyas 'Paradise Lost', as well as the decision to close the series "Terra Nova" after the first season Mangold film will be very helpful for the Australian cinema production accustomed to Hollywood's biggest projects. More recently, Baz Luhrmann has finished shooting "The Great Gatsby," and now in Melbourne are shooting pictures Stuart Beattie, "I, Frankenstein" with Aaron Eckhart. By the way, this year will return to Australia Alex Proyas - will shoot adaptation of the novel by Robert A. Heinlein's "Unpleasant Profession of Jonathan Hoag."
"Wolverine" is expected on the screens in July 2013th.
Interview with Paul V. Anderson
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During the exhibition WonderCon 2012 director Paul V. Anderson gave an interview to Shock Till You Drop, which shared the details relating to his project, "Resident Evil 5."
- At what stage of the project are you right now?
"Stuck firmly in the mounting, mount the director's cut”.
- By the way, the trailer is good. It is surprising that it came so early.
"Well, we talked about it during the filming. We wanted to provide a teaser as a statement of intent - we come to the creation of the film globally. I thought that if we're going to do another" Resident Evil ", we must raise the bar and zoom in. I wanted to make the first truly epic film about zombies, epic post-apocalyptic movie, and we got it. "
- Footage that we saw in the teaser was filmed specifically for it and the film will not be included?
"All the footage from the film, except the people standing with the production of Sony's hands (laughs). Nevertheless, I love them because they all have the right to be eaten alive."
- Hence, an excerpt from the White House and those flying creatures ...
"They are from the "Resident Evil 5." The concept of "Raising the Bar" meant the creation of creatures and zombies a level that they become a big problem for our heroes. I realized that the superiority of mankind feels too long. For example, if you could get to the helicopter and take off - you're safe, no one before you do not get. But now it is not, because we use these cool parasitic creatures from video game "Resident Evil 5." In the scene with the White House, they break the big helicopters in the sky. Plus we still have Las Plagas parasite from the video game "Resident Evil 4", which is an infection - people want to eat you - but now they have the motor skills and they have some intelligence. They can go on motorcycles and shot with automatic weapons. All this makes survival more problematic. "
- Since we are talking about increasing the scale, does this mean that we will see how things are going in those who survived in the world? Previously, the emphasis was on Alice and her team ...
"Yes, to achieve the epic, we have added international locations: in addition to the destroyed Capitol building in Washington, we see Times Square, Red Square, Tokyo ..."
- Over time, you realize how much franchise has evolved. One can only speculate on how long you waited for a chance to get a free hand in the study of the universe.
"You dream, and dreams take on reality. I'm incredibly proud of this franchise. When you start with a modest project, funded by, and finish a billionth of a horror franchise ... develop, which takes place in one room, up to a film of epic proportions - it's very nice. I'm a big fan of the "Alien" and when you watch the first two films - Ridley Scott and James Cameron - you know that they are a perfect example of the proper development of franchise. How Cameron has joined the game after Ridley with his claustrophobic film, it was very clever, because the second lift of the "Alien" Cameron could not do. So he made his own film - scary, with all imaginable elements of a good action. It's always served me a lesson, and it is this lesson I want to bring to life now. Allow myself to develop and evolve, save the familiar elements of the fans, but also brought something new. "
- Using the example of "Alien" you are talking about two different directors. As for your movies, especially the fourth and fifth, we're talking about a director who is putting pressure on himself and raises the bar for himself. It must be hard...
"Yes, definitely. I spent a lot of time thinking about it. Clip, which we show at the exhibition, includes a scene in the corridors of the Corporation Umbrella - we stayed so long in the corridors. In metallic corridors, hallways, made of certain materials. What changes do we bring? Production Design in the fifth part of the show is not the world. It's beautiful. We have developed a special design of the glass, they create a unique visual effect - as if lit from within. Light passes through the floor, walls and ceiling. Hard and white. But just beginning to shed blood, you get the color red on a white floor, and Milla in black. This is a graphic, a fresh look. Definitely it is a "Resident Evil". We have Milla, zombie, there is the logo of the Corporation Umbrella, but in this form it has not appeared in the films of the franchise. "
Hugh Jackman has revived “Prisoners”
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Through participation of Hugh Jackman in the film "Prisoners" has found a new breath. Previously, the project undertook a variety of directors, and interested in the title role, Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Leonardo DiCaprio and Michael Fassbender. Now "Prisoners" are run under the leadership of the Canadian Denis Villeneuve, whose "Incendies" nominated for "Oscar" for best foreign film.
The hero of "Prisoners" Keller (Jackman) - a carpenter from a small town. His six year old daughter and her friend are kidnapped. Distraught Keller decides for himself to deal with the matter, finds a man who believed involved in the crime, and takes hostages. In parallel, he investigates a young and ambitious detective who can not wait to get out of the wilderness to the city. Clash of Keller and the police will be one of the major plot lines of the film.
The script for "Prisoners" wrote Aaron Guzikovsky, and his work circulated in Hollywood since 2007. But only after Mark Wahlberg in 2009 drew attention to this mix the "Seven" and "Silence of the Lambs," as it described a scenario, the project began to take shape. But then, in 2009, nothing happened. Since Guzikovsky became known in Hollywood as a writer of "Contraband," but for "Prisoners" were used a variety of directors.
The first laid eyes on a project Bryan Singer. It was he who had to make a film with Wahlberg. But as time went on, "Prisoners" does not move off the ground, and Singer began to shoot fairy tale "Jack – the giants’ killer". Since then, the director's chair of "Prisoners" was seized by David O. Russell and Daniel Espinoza, but the last was by Antoine Fuqua. The director of "King Arthur" planned to work on the "Prisoners" in March of 2010, and the film even got a release date - October 22, 2010. Starring Hugh Jackman was listed, but, as you might guess, then, too, did not work.
Now the project is taken by Denis Villeneuve, and starring Jackman was back. The actor plans to star in "Prisoners" in early 2013 - before the actor is free. Now Hugh acted in the musical Tom Hooper's "Les Miserables", and then again will try on a suit of Wolverine from the comics Marvel.
Producers of Alcon Company, where will be shoot "Prisoners", of course, are on the seventh heaven, having obtained the lead role, Hugh Jackman, and as a director - the talented Canadian director.
The release of the film is scheduled for November 2013-th.
Scenario overview of new TV series Revolution
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Revolution - one of the last pilots of NBC. Despite the stellar names of the creators (JJ Abrams, Eric Kripke), the channel is not in a hurry with the order, but the two millionth penalties and edit the script led to a positive decision in favor of the project.
Chicago. Rachel Matheson stares at the car of her husband, Ben, filled with goods and packages clogged with water. Ben is on the verge of panic: not enough time, he has to act fast. Starting to copy files to the flash drive, he calls his younger brother, Miles, Marines, on his way to a military base in Southern California. Ben insists that Miles immediately stopped the car and as far as possible away from the freeway. A telephone conversation is interrupted. All electronics are out of order.
15 years later.
Land. View from space. The planet was plunged into darkness.
Wisconsin. Ben became the unofficial leader of a small community engaged in farming. The children grew up: Charlie - 20 years old, her brother, Danny - 17. They remember little about the world, where mankind is too dependent on the results of scientific and technological progress. Rachel left Ben four years ago. In the new world have more to survive than to live. States ceased to exist. Ben and his people live in the territory of Monroe, which was created by General Sebastian Monroe. From each community requires certain taxes. For late payment are punished by police.
In the settlement comes a detachment of militia led by Captain Neville, requiring from Ben to get to the Department to proceed with it. According to Neville, he ordered the general to take custody of Ben and Miles Mathieson. Ben stands up for the locals: in the ensuing scuffle, Ben receives a mortal wound, there are dead on both sides. Not having caught Ben Neville captures Danny's better at least one of Matheson, than anyone. Before his death, Ben tells Charlie that she found Miles. Maggie, an Englishwoman, which has appeared on the other side of the Atlantic during the accident, a doctor of the village, and Aaron, once a big man in Google, which Ben gave before his death, the flash drive with the data, called to help a girl in search of her uncle.
Miles settled in Chicago, where he opened a bar. But to many he is known as the best soldier of fortune. Few dare to engage him in single combat: many have tried, no one survived.
Meanwhile, Danny manages to escape from the people of Neville. He accidentally gets on the farm where lives Grace, an elderly African-American, a random person on the face, with which the most interesting twist of the pilot.
The general idea can not be called original, but Eric Kripke knows how to keep the viewer's attention. In the teaser, we are witnessing a power outage, causing extensive destruction. In the first act of sneaking an unpleasant feeling that we will again be bored all the torment of family values and leisurely story of survival, where the characters sit on the farm and waiting for something.
In most cases, road-movie runs smoothly because of the clear purpose and point of destination (Charlie need to get to Chicago and found Miles) rates (Danny's life is at stake) and the tight time frame (by the minute Danny's chances of survival decrease significantly). In addition, in the world after a major disaster, sending the characters on a journey, you can count on the interesting locations and characters to throw unexpected problems: Charlie, Aaron and Maggie pass through the airport in Chicago, where nature took possession of large aircraft, and where the heroes waiting for some bad guys.
Even reaching the destination, the number of obstacles to the characters is not reduced: Miles are not eager to help Charlie.
Kripke holds in suspense, constantly throwing up, or new puzzles or obstacles in the way of heroes. In fair amount of action-scenes writer presses on melee combat with the massive use of bladed weapons. Although the Revolution and did not cause much enthusiasm, but it should be noted the professionalism of the author: using more than once elements, he manages to intrigue and make the wait continued.
Interview with Jonathan Liebesman
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Director of "Titans Wrath" Jonathan Liebesman in an interview with resource Hero Complex spoke about the project.
Why did you decide to do this project?
"I'm a big fan of epic films, created the world where you can escape to enjoy the spectacle and experience the fear of the gods and monsters. Proposal to create a world in "Titans Wrath" was just what we needed. I just finished "Alien invasion: The Battle in Los Angeles" and I liked the scale of the story and thrilling adventure that studio Warner bros. wanted to present to the fans of the franchise in terms of clever special effects with creatures and epic adventure point of view of the protagonist. Ultimately, we would take the whole spectacle and awe, which is full of Greek mythology, and give it a more down to earth, one might say, the human factor. Greeks created brilliant images of typical characters, which we could introduce our story to create a richer world. "
Can you tell us a little about those monsters, which we will see? Which one is your favorite? What - the worst?
"We are fortunate that the material for "Titans Wrath” was originally a very rich and epic. We have allowed ourselves the luxury of finding the most incredible aspects of Greek mythology, terrible monsters, which we are woven into the narrative of traditional myths. I am - a big fan of Makhai, an evil warrior demon consisting of two fallen souls from the underworld, which were put together and forced to fight as a single entity for immortality. We came up a few tricks, playing with their unusual appearance. "
You have on-site solid star. As you work with Ralph Fiennes, Liam Neeson, Bill Nighy, Sam Worthington?
"This is a great success - to work with the actors of this caliber. They all put their lives in the images of their characters, and monitor their performance on the court - similar to a lesson on the film industry. Our entire cast was infinitely generous in their game, and we were completely open in matters of discussion and collaboration. When you're faced with so much talent, they are actors, you really trust their instincts and unconditionally accept their ideas. For me, "Schindler's List" - a very important film, and the fact that Liam and Ralph took part in some our scene - simply amazing.”
What do you have borrowed from the first movie and what decided not to take?
"We are grateful to the creators of "Clash of the Titans" for the construction of the narrative, the world and the characters who inhabit it, were created, and we were allowed to take them all and continue the story. We would like to add realism to what happens to the characters. It was very important to us. Sam put all his efforts to achieve this goal. We have reviewed a large number of Westerns, and some of the films of Akira Kurosawa, to adventures of Perseus looked real. When Perseus beat the monsters, he can not feel pain. He was not a superhero. He - the guy with all his might trying to stay alive himself and save his family. It is - completely normal life situation against the backdrop of a magical world, and I think that it will give her confidence in the realism of the events in our history. "
Do you think that the work in the "Titans Wrath" has added experience to your piggy bank as a director?
"I think every film that you shoot, gives you a new understanding of many aspects of filmmaking. I was given the chance to work with Aaron Eckhart and Michelle Rodriguez in" Battle of Los Angeles, "and they taught me a lot with regard to excellent acting. And the experience of working on the creation of the alien in the same project was useful to me when we came up with the monsters for "Wrath ...". I do not think we ever stop learning - main secret is to find a project to become obsessed with them, to surround a like-minded people and create a peace with them, about which you dream. "
Dwayne Johnson may become a new Hercules
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Despite the antics of Brett Ratner and his excommunication from the statement of the awards ceremony, "Oscar", his project for the transfer of the graphic novel "Hercules: The Thracian Wars" is still alive and well and even attracted the attention of Dwayne Johnson. The actor is thinking over the offer to play a major role.
New adventures of antiquity hero on the graphic novel publisher Radical Publishing about four years ago was going to shoot Peter Berg. The project came to Berg at a time when he worked on the remake of "Dune." However, a year later, director of "Hancock," said he would remove the "Battleship," so that "Hercules" was orphaned.
In the summer of 2010 it became known that the producer Ave Lerner offered the director's chair to Brett Ratner. The director agreed, but it again put in motion. Part of the problem was in financial troubles that reigned in the studio MGM, which owned the rights to the picture. Now, when the studio settled its affairs, "Thracian wars" came to life again.
In the story, Hercules completed his 12 labors, and having lost his family, finally turning away from the gods, seeking solace in bloody battles. For many years he traveled the country in a society of six people, with whom Hercules binds a love of bloodshed. These men and women do not need to know who hired them and why, only the price is important. One of these mercenaries are beginning to work on the Thracian king who wants those trained his soldiers and his army would be the strongest.
Dwayne Johnson recently received a major role in the film by Michael Bay, "Pain and Gain" which will begin shooting this spring. Now the actor can be seen in the adventure film "Journey 2: The Mysterious Island" and in summer will be released action movie "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra 2" with his participation.