Monday, October 20
The video game-based Max Payne took firm command of the U.S. Box office this weekend to the tune of a cool $18 million, despite overwhelmingly negative reviews. As of this morning, Rotten Tomatoes listed Payne at 17 percent from 76 critics.
The success begs the question of whether Payne's conquest is attributable to the popularity of the video game, the drawing power of star Mark Wahlberg or a combination of the two?
Surprisingly, the top seven movies and nine of the top ten at the box office currently score "Rotten" ratings from the aforementioned critical aggregate site.
As we head towards the 2008 Oscar season, a time in which releases are traditionally driven by critical praise, has America collectively decided to ignore the critical masses?
Posted 10/20/2008 by reelz
Related: Mark Wahlberg | Max Payne
Friday, October 17
While most of America is preoccupied with Obama vs. McCain, we at ReelzChannel.com are focused on far more important battles, like Mario vs. Pikachu and Sonic the Hedgehog vs. the Prince of Persia.
What would happen if the lead characters in some of the best-known video game-based flicks faced each other in a no-holds-barred battle royale? Check out our Ultimate Video Game Movie Character Faceoff to find out.
Posted 10/17/2008 by reelz
Related: Hitman | Max Payne
Thursday, September 25
Mark Wahlberg is Max Payne. Mila Kunis is Mona Sax. In theaters October 17.
Posted 9/25/2008 by reelz
Related: Max Payne
Saturday, July 26
Max Payne star Mark Wahlberg took a moment out of his Comic-Con schedule to talk about the upcoming movie and how it will vindicate his reputation, having been tarnished by the poorly received The Happening.
Posted 7/26/2008 by reelz
Related: Mark Wahlberg | Max Payne
Thursday, April 3
The hottie star of That '70s Show and the voice of The Family Guy's Meg Griffin is about to make the transition from the small to big screen in a big way.
The actress stars in this month's very buzzed Forgetting Sarah Marshall as the object of Peter Bretter's (Jason Segel) post-breakup affection. She is also currently shooting an adaptation of the popular video game Max Payne in which she will play Mona Sax opposite Mark Wahlberg as Payne.
ReelzChannel.com spoke exclusively with Kunis recently and we got her to dish a bit on the highly-anticipated video game movie. Check out our full Mila Kunis Max Payne interview and then be sure to check out the rest of our exclusive interview with Kunis next week.
Posted 4/3/2008 by reelz
Related: Mark Wahlberg | Mila Kunis | Forgetting Sarah Marshall | Max Payne
Monday, March 10
That '70s Show alum Mila Kunis has joined the cast of Max Payne, the latest videogame to attempt the perilous leap to the big screen. Variety reports that Kunis will star alongside Mark Wahlberg in John Moore's (the Omen remake) adaptation of the popular "first-person shooter" from Grand Theft Auto developer Rockstar Games. According to Variety, Kunis will be playing "an assassin who teams up with the title character (played by Wahlberg) to avenge her sister's death." Sweet.
Kunis can next be seen in Judd Apatow-produced rom-com Forgetting Sarah Marshall, which opens nationwide on April 18th.
Source: Variety
Posted 3/10/2008 by reelz
Related: Mila Kunis | Forgetting Sarah Marshall | Max Payne