Tuesday, July 29
Next April, Jason Statham reprises his role of adrenaline junkie Chev Chelios in Crank 2: High Voltage, the sequel to the most ridiculously insane movie of 2006. While at Comic-Con to promote Death Race, Statham offered a glimpse into the sophisticated creative process employed by Crank 2 filmmakers Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor for the follow-up.
"They wrote part two in like a week -- I think it was a weekend, actually," recounted Statham, who was a tad hung over after celebrating his birthday the night before. "They locked themselves in a room and just put three bottles of tequila there and just drank and wrote this script."
"It's one of the most enjoyable films I've shot in the last decade," Statham added. "It is absolutely madder than you can imagine. It's nuts, like the first one times a hundred. It's just ridiculous."
It's hard to believe that anything could be more enjoyable than making Uwe Boll's In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale, but I'll take Jason's word for it.
Next Showing: Crank 2: High Voltage opens April 17, 2009
Posted 7/29/2008 by reelz
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Monday, March 17
Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor are quite the optimistic pair. The writing/directing duo behind the over-the-top Jason Statham flick Crank (what Statham flick isn't over-the-top?) haven't even commenced shooting on Crank 2: High Voltage and they're already making plans for a third flick, Collider.com reports. But that's not all -- they're planning on shooting in 3-D, which we're pretty sure would make Crank 3 the first R-rated action movie ever.
But let's not get ahead of ourselves, fellas. Focus on making sure Crank 2 is a worthy follow-up, then we can begin talking about whether the world is ready for Statham in 3-D.
Source: Collider.com
Posted 3/17/2008 by reelz
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Tuesday, October 30
You've gotta respect Jason Statham. While another actor of his ilk might be tempted to "branch out" and star in some pretentious vanity project in order to showcase his skills as a "serious actor," Statham steadfastly refuses to spread his wings, preferring instead to take on the same ass-kicking, high-concept action flicks that have become his trademark.
Variety reports that Statham has signed on for a sequel to Crank, the absurdly fast-paced action flick that debuted last year to surprisingly solid reviews. Crank 2's appropriately high-concept premise, according to Variety, involves Statham's character battling a "Chinese mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker that requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working."
Sweeeeeet.
Posted 10/30/2007 by reelz
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