Monday, March 10
Roland Emmerich's prehistoric epic 10,000 B.C. overcame a critical drubbing to claim first place at the box office, earning a solid $35.7 million in its opening weekend. Coming in a distant second was the Martin Lawrence cross-country comedy College Road Trip at $15 million, followed by Vantage Point's $7.5 million tally. Rounding out the top five were the Will Ferrell comedy Semi-Pro and Jason Statham's heist flick The Bank Job, which grossed $5.9 million and $5.7 million, respectively.
Source: boxofficemojo.com
Posted 3/10/2008 by reelz
Related: Vantage Point | 10,000 B.C. | Semi-Pro | College Road Trip | The Bank Job
Friday, March 7
We have an exclusive interview today with producer Charles Roven, whose impressive credit list includes 12 Monkeys, Three Kings and Batman Begins, just to name a few.
We caught up with Roven recently at the press day for The Bank Job. The interview took place only days after the passing of Heath Ledger, whom the producer worked with on The Dark Knight, so the mood was a somber one. He discussed the future of the Batman franchise, the upcoming Flash movie and his new heist flick, The Bank Job.
The Flash has been rumored for years, but now it is finally going forward with director David Dobkin. Dobkin is the director behind such comedies as Fred Claus and Wedding Crashers, so some Flash fans are worried about a tongue-in-cheek adaptation similar to 2004's Starsky and Hutch. Roven says not to worry:
"We think that we've come up with something that's going to separate it from other superhero movies..." says Roven. "We want it to be something different and we think we have that. It's going to have a different tone than The Dark Knight, but it's not going to be tongue-in-cheek. It will definitely be straight ahead."
For more on The Flash, Dark Knight and Bank Job, check out our full interview with Charles Roven.
Posted 3/7/2008 by reelz
Related: Charles Roven | The Dark Knight | The Bank Job
Thursday, March 6
The heist flick The Bank Job hits theaters March 7th starring Jason Statham and Saffron Burrows.
The movie is based on the Baker Street bank vault heist that took place in England in 1971 during which a group of part-time criminals unwittingly stumbled upon conpiracies involving Parliament and the Royal Family. The actual story has been kept under wraps for years because of a gag order on the press. It's a pretty wild story.
Check out our Review of The Bank Job for the full lowdown on the movie.
Posted 3/6/2008 by reelz
Related: Jason Statham | The Bank Job
Wednesday, March 5
ReelzChannel has an exclusive interview with action king Jason Statham. During a quick-paced, fun-spirited interview, the actor talks about his latest, the real-life heist film The Bank Job as well as Death Race, Transporter 3 and Crank 2.
Check out our full exclusive interview with Jason Statham for all the latest news from one of action's top stars!
Posted 3/5/2008 by reelz
Related: Jason Statham | Death Race | The Bank Job | Crank 2: High Voltage