Thursday, September 24

• Mickey Rourke to Play Mafia Killer in The Ice Man

  Phil Carlo, author of the 2006 best-selling novel The Ice Man, thinks actor Mickey Rourke would be "great" at bringing serial-killer-turned-hitman Richard Kuklinski to life in a film based on his novel.

  Lorenzo di Bonaventura originally bought the movie rights after the book came out, but Carlo refused to extend Bonaventura's option when he learned the famous movie producer wanted to cast Channing Tatum in the lead role. After Bonaventura's option expired, Carlo met with Rourke and the two men "hit it off beautifully," according to Carlo.

  I think Mickey Rourke would really be good. He's got that sense of danger ... it's not Channing Tatum.

  [Mickey's] really looking forward to being the Ice Man, and I think he'll do a great job. He's talking about it being his Raging Bull.

  Carlo's novel documents how Kuklinski transitioned from killing upwards of 50 vagrants just for the fun of it to claiming the lives of another 150 victims as a hired killer for the Gambino crime family before being murdered in prison by another mafia hitman, Sammy "The Bull" Gravano.

  He used to use cobblestones [to bash in his victims' heads], but he was getting gray matter on his clothes, so he stopped.

  According to Carlo, he will be producing The Ice Man with Rourke, and shooting is expected to begin in the spring in New York, New Jersey, and Florida.

  
  

  Posted 09/24/2009 by BrentJS

  Related: Channing Tatum | Lorenzo di Bonaventura | Mickey Rourke

Tuesday, July 21

• Signs that G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra May Not Be Terrible?

  The accelerator suits depicted in the G.I. Joe trailer ruffled the feathers of many fans, and Paramount's hesitation to include new footage in subsequent trailers seemed to cement the feeling that the movie had little to offer — that is, until reviews arrived calling off the "bomb squad."

  Two attendees at a G.I. Joe screening wrote in to AICN, calling the movie "cheesy, light-hearted fun", and agreeing that "this movie delivers [action]." (Both also said the acting is pretty sub-par, particularly Channing Tatum as Duke.)

  Nothing conclusive about two attendees at a screening, but they weren't alone. Collider called the movie "the cartoon come to life", and again praised the action scenes. They even had kind words for those controversial suits:

  The accelerator suits were well used in the movie. Many, myself included, thought they'd be overdone and/or incredibly stupid, but that isn't the case. They were just used in the Paris action scene and provided some good moments.

  Good news when the most that's been offered by Paramount is another TV spot that merely combines all the footage that came before it. Let's hope director Stephen Sommers and company are keeping the surprises for the theater.

  
  

  Posted 07/21/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Channing Tatum | Stephen Sommers | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

Friday, July 17

• Sienna Miller Says G.I. Joe Is Not Her Best Work

  With a summer movie season that's already seen three franchise films become monster hits — Star Trek, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince — Paramount Pictures is praying that G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra does well enough to become another "tentpole" franchise.

  If you listen to the actors involved in the movie, however, G.I. Joe could prove to be a dud. Actress Sienna Miller, who plays The Baroness, recently said, "You know, G.I. Joe, it's not going to be the best acting work we've ever done." Miller's co-star, Channing Tatum, who plays Duke, didn't sound too confident about the success of the film when he added, "I hope it does okay."

  
  
  Next Showing: G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra opens August 7
  

  G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra - Trailer

  An action film about elite American soldiers

  Posted 07/17/2009 by BrentJS

  Related: Channing Tatum | Sienna Miller | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

Wednesday, July 15

• New G.I. Joe Posters and TV Spots

  In one of the strangest promotional campaigns we've ever seen, Paramount has been pimping G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra by releasing nothing except a non-stop barrage of posters and what essentially amounts to different cuts of the same trailer. Today is no exception, with two more posters released, this time of Snake Eyes (Ray Park) and Storm Shadow (Byung-hun Lee) and two new TV spots.

  Today, though, the latest TV spots actually contain a few moments of unseen footage, including an attack by Snake Eyes on Storm Shadow's car and the reveal of a fight between the Baronness (Sienna Miller) and Scarlett (Rachel Nichols), while the second has more footage of Duke (Channing Tatum). Watch them both below:

  
  

  Posted 07/15/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Channing Tatum | Rachel Nichols | Ray Park | Sienna Miller | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

Monday, July 6

• Paramount Is Looking for Recruits for G.I. Joe Screening

  Paramount Pictures is promoting G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra through the popular Facebook social networking site by offering a "Hometown Hero" a free V.I.P. screening of the film:

  We’re looking for a few good Heroes! Do you know someone who fights for the good guys?

  Tell us in one hundred words or less why your hometown hero deserves recognition for their selfless and awesome actions.

  One lucky operative will receive their very own V.I.P hometown screening of G.I. Joe Rise of Cobra for their hero and friends!

  G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is directed by Stephen Sommers and stars Dennis Quaid as Hawk, Channing Tatum as Duke, Sienna Miller as Baroness and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Cobra Commander.

  
  
  Next Showing: G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra opens August 7, 2009
  

  G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra - Trailer

  An action film about elite American soldiers

  Posted 07/06/2009 by BrentJS

  Related: Channing Tatum | Dennis Quaid | Sienna Miller | Joseph Gordon Levitt | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

Tuesday, June 2

• Sienna Miller's G.I. Joe Figure Is Proportional

  

  Being an international sex symbol, Sienna Miller is used to probing questions about her body, but recently the questions have been more about her "action" figure than her actual figure.

  Starring as The Baroness in this summer's effects-intensive toy-to-film adaptation, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, it was inevitable that Sienna be immortalized as a tiny plastic figure.

  When asked if her action figure would resemble her, Sienna said:

  I got measured in this pod so the doll is exactly to scale, every nook and cranny.

  Sienna joked:

  Kids will be killing me, because I am the baddie.

  From producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is directed by Stephen Sommers and also stars Dennis Quaid as Hawk, Rachel Nichols as Scarlett, Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Cobra Commander and Channing Tatum as Duke.

  
  
  

  G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra - New Trailer

  Now You Know - Releasing Aug. 7, 2009

  Posted 06/02/2009 by BrentJS

  Related: Channing Tatum | Dennis Quaid | Sienna Miller

Sunday, May 31

• New Clip from G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra Shows Accelerator Suits in Action

  The extended Paris-attack sequence from G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra, which shows Duke (Channing Tatum) and Ripcord (Marlon Wayans) trying to stop the Baroness (Sienna Miller) and Storm Shadow (Byung-hun Lee) from destroying a beloved Parisian landmark, premiered before the MTV Movie Awards. Tatum and Wayans show off their "accelerator suits" -- originally introduced in the first G.I. Joe trailer -- and give the Joes amazing, superhuman abilities. Love them or hate them, the suits can be seen in all their CG-glory below:

  
  
  Next Showing: G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra opens August 7, 2009

  Posted 05/31/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Channing Tatum | Marlon Wayans | Sienna Miller | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

Thursday, May 28

• New International G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Poster

  The new international poster for G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra uses a fire-and-ice, yin-yang style to highlight the conflict and characters of this summer's latest comic-to-film adaptation.

  G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is directed by Stephen Sommers and stars Dennis Quaid as Hawk, Channing Tatum as Duke, Sienna Miller as Baroness, Rachel Nichols as Scarlett, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Cobra Commander.

  
  
  

  G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra - New Trailer

  Now You Know - Releasing Aug. 7, 2009

  Posted 05/28/2009 by BrentJS

  Related: Channing Tatum | Dennis Quaid | Sienna Miller | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

Monday, May 25

• Channing Tatum Gushes About Sienna Miller

  

  Channing Tatum plays a lot of "tough guy" roles, but he couldn't have been nicer when asked about his G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra co-star Sienna Miller. After breakout performances in films such as Havoc (2005) and A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006), Tatum has hit the big times with a starring role in April's Fighting and the upcoming effects-intensive comic book adaptation by producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura.

  When asked about filming with a leather-clad Sienna Miller in a recent interview, Tatum said:

  She's incredible. She looks incredible in the movie. She is incredible in the movie.

  About Miller off-camera, Tatum said:

  She's just the type of girl that when she ... once you're around her, you're just happy. You can't help but ... she makes everybody happy around her. And, she just has that intoxifying thing over the room that she kind of comes in and commands it...

  G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is directed by Stephen Sommers and also stars Rachel Nichols as Scarlett, Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Cobra Commander and Dennis Quaid as Hawk.

  
  
  

  Reelz Clip

  Now You Know - Releasing Aug. 7, 2009

  Posted 05/25/2009 by BrentJS

  Related: Channing Tatum | Dennis Quaid | Sienna Miller | Fighting

Sunday, May 17

• Channing Tatum Wants to Play Captain America

  G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra star Channing Tatum is really into playing the lead role in First Avenger: Captain America and the follow-up The Avengers. Tatum told MTV:

  I would love to play Captain America. I actually really, really would love it. I love Captain America. I'm not a big aficionado on him. But I know who we was, and I like him as a character.

  Whether Tatum is up for the role is not known, but it's notable that he still believes the long-overturned rumor that Will Smith is playing the role:

  I'd absolutely be next in line [after Smith], as long as people wouldn't hate that I'd do G.I. Joe and Captain America and be like "Okay, you need to do something different than a soldier." I don't want to be that guy that everybody's like "We've seen you do that sort of thing."

  With few names mentioned for the Captain America role at this point (Matthew McConaughey is a potential "maybe" for the part), Tatum could very well be a contender, much like his character in Fighting. Or, wait, is that too much of the same thing?

  
  

  Posted 05/17/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Channing Tatum | Matthew McConaughey | Will Smith | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | First Avenger: Captain America | The Avengers

Saturday, May 2

• G.I. Joe is NOT Political

  Though "G.I. Joe" is a generic term for soldiers going back to World War II, producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura swears his summer blockbuster G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra has nothing to do with the modern American military. Di Bonaventura told Entertainment Weekly:

  This G.I. Joe has nothing to do with American foreign policy. It's about a team of skilled operatives fighting an evil organization that's trying to take over the world. There are no politics in it at all.

  G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is directed by Stephen Sommers and stars Dennis Quaid as Hawk, Channing Tatum as Duke, Sienna Miller as Baroness, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Cobra Commander.

  
  
  

  G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra - Trailer

  Dennis Quaid Stars - Releasing Aug. 7, 2009

  Posted 05/02/2009 by BrentJS

  Related: Channing Tatum | Dennis Quaid | Lorenzo di Bonaventura | Sienna Miller | Jospeh Gordon-Levitt | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

Friday, May 1

• New G.I. Joe Trailer Sports Subtitles -- Parlez-vous Francais?

  Rumor has it that the second official trailer for G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra will be shown before the new Star Trek movie coming out this Friday, but we found this French trailer over at MovieWeb.

  Since an early version of the first trailer was universally panned, fans of the action-figure/cartoon property have been a little worried that this movie might suck. But after watching this newest preview, we think it might actually turn out to be a fun militaristic romp.

  Go Joe!

  
  

  Posted 05/01/2009 by Jim

  Related: Channing Tatum | Dennis Quaid | Marlon Wayans | Stephen Sommers | Sienna Miller | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

Tuesday, April 28

• More Edward in New Moon

  While talking to E! Online, Twilight Saga screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg addressed the more-Edward-in-New-Moon rumors, as well as her personal pick for the character of Riley in Eclipse. She said:

  In the book, [Edward]'s actually an enormous presence in [Bella's] mind. He's so present in her mind throughout the entire center of the book, so we really played off that, and it kept him alive in a slightly different way, but fans will feel it's true to the book. You can't have a Twilight without Rob Pattinson.

  Whether this will go down well with fans is anyone's guess, as they're all very protective of the original source material. And rightly so, too. Why change an element that is adored by millions of Twilighters?

  Rosenberg also talked about Channing Tatum, and how she feels he'd be perfect for the role of Riley in Eclipse. Well, he's definitely got the beefcake look going on, but a vampire? Hmm. He'd have to perfect a mean I'm-going-to-eat-you look first.

  
  

  Posted 04/28/2009 by Jenny

  Related: Channing Tatum | Robert Pattinson | Melissa Rosenberg | The Twilight Saga: New Moon | The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

Tuesday, April 7

• Thor Casting Search Gets Smaller

  With Thor's opening day moved to 2011, director Kenneth Branagh can take his time with casting. While several actors have been rumored for the role, Fighting actor Channing Tatum has been officially removed from consideration. Tatum told MTV that, while he did meet with Branagh about the role, he is no longer a candidate. "I think they're looking for someone more Nordic-looking." Considering Thor is a Norse god, Tatum may be onto something.

  Tatum had no further information on whether Branagh will cast Alexander Skarsgård or any of the other rumored actors currently testing for the role.

  
  
  Next Showing: Thor opens May 20, 2011

  Posted 04/07/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Channing Tatum | Alexander Skarsgard | Kenneth Branagh | Thor | Fighting

• Snake Eyes Won't Talk in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

  Fans of the G.I. Joe already have a bones to pick with the current big screen adaptation G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra: Cobra Commander's new scuba-like mask or Destro's "nanotechnology" mask that looks like the costume director unloaded a can of silver spray paint on actor Christopher Eccleston's face, but there's one thing that fans can take solace in and that's the lack of dialogue coming from the martial arts expert Snake Eyes.

  Channing Tatum (Duke) told MTV that Larry Hama, the movie's creative consultant and the writer of the G.I. Joe comic in the 1980's, laid down the law concerning Snake Eyes:

  I think that the first and the one thing that [Hama] said was, ‘Okay, I’ll do this. But Snake Eyes can’t talk. No matter what, Snake Eyes can’t talk.’ At one point they had Snake Eyes saying one line or something like that at the end of the movie and he’s just like, ‘Never. Never in a million years. I’m never going to let that happen.’ So he doesn’t.

  While that may pacify some fans, Tatum offered other reasons to worry about the adaptation. According to Tatum, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is "almost 75% digital" which could be good news or bad news depending on how you feel about director Stephen Sommers's track record of effect's-heavy efforts like The Mummy, Van Helsing, and, before anyone thinks this is bad news, 1989's submerged horror flick Deep Rising. Feel good? No?

  Tatum also told SciFiWire that he and other actors had a hard time keeping a straight face while working on the movie:

  I don't know anyone that wasn't laughing on the set all the time on G.I. Joe. I'm sitting there looking at a green screen like, "RIPCOOOORD! NOOOO!" Stuff like that, and you're just like, "What am I doing?"

  Before fans burn their comics or tear their action figures, Tatum did say that the script is very self-referential, with Marlon Wayans at one point mentioning a "kung fu grip." Now you can feel better.

  
  
  Next Showing: G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra opens August 7, 2009

  Posted 04/07/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Channing Tatum | Marlon Wayans | Larry Hama | Christopher Eccleston | Stephen Sommers | Van Helsing | Deep Rising | The Mummy | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

Thursday, March 12

• Thor Casting Rumors

  With Thor being the next Avengers movie after Iron Man 2, casting decisions are going to have to be made soon, and rumors are flying over who will be cast in director Kenneth Branagh's comic book adaptation.

  LatinoReview reports that a source saw Branagh meeting with Alexander Skarsgård, son of actor Stellan Skarsgård, who is not only an actor in his own right (HBO'sTrue Blood) but also is represented by the same agency as Branagh and greatly resembles Marvel's god of thunder. However, IESB reports that Channing Tatum (G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra) is also in the running for the role.

  IESB also reports that Josh Hartnett is vying for the role of Loki, Thor's mischievous, evil brother and main adversary. Hartnett is on a short list of actors for that role, however apparently Hartnett is very interested in the role since he has never played a villain before (yes, 40 Days and 40 Nights was criminal but Hartnett did not play a villain).

  
  

  Posted 03/12/2009 by Ryan

  Related: Channing Tatum | Josh Hartnett | Stellan Skarsgard | Alexander Skarsgard | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra | 40 Days and 40 Nights | The Avengers | Iron Man 2 | Thor

Thursday, January 8

• Channing Tatum Dukes it out in New Fighting Trailer

  Debuting today on IGN is the new trailer for Fighting, starring Channing Tatum (one of our 'Breakout Stars of 2009' picks) as a small-town kid who finds fame and fortune in New York City's topsy-turvy world of underground MMA fighting. Kudos to Rogue for choosing such a straightforward title for this flick. If only all movie titles could be so self-explanatory. We could have been saved a lot of confusion if Quantum of Solace had simply been called Brooding and Shooting.

  
  

  Posted 01/08/2009 by reelz

  Related: Channing Tatum | Fighting

Wednesday, January 7

• Our Picks for the Breakout Stars of 2009

  Prognostication is tricky business, especially in a town as fickle as Hollywood. At the beginning of '08, who would have thought that Robert Downey Jr. would re-emerge as a superstar, or that Mickey Rourke would be considered a shoo-in for an Oscar nomination, or that a pale, skinny British lad named Robert Pattinson would displace Zac Efron as America's reigning teen heartthrob? Certainly not us, and we tend to consider ourselves pretty learned on such matters.

  With that in mind, we humbly offer our picks for the Breakout Stars of 2009. We probably won't be right about all of them -- in fact, we hope we're wrong about a few. Otherwise, we'd really freak ourselves out.

  
  

  Posted 01/07/2009 by reelz

  Related: Channing Tatum

Thursday, May 8

• New Images of the Cast of G.I. Joe

  After scattering images of the G.I. Joe cast all over the internets for the past few days, the folks at Paramount did us a huge favor and released them all in one big batch today. From the looks of it, characters Duke, Scarlett, Snake Eyes and the rest of the real American heroes have all gotten the modern superhero movie makeover: sleek, form-fitting black costumes with shiny armor plates that conveniently enhance each actor's musculature. We like what we've seen so far, but we'll reserve final judgment until we see what they're able to do with Gung Ho, the Village People dropout who serves as the Joes' Recondo (Reconnaissance Commando Doughboy).

  Head over to our G.I. Joe page and click on the "Photos" tab for Hi-Res images of stars Channing Tatum, Rachel Nichols, Dennis Quaid and more in action. 

  
  

  Posted 05/08/2008 by reelz

  Related: Channing Tatum | Dennis Quaid | Rachel Nichols | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

Monday, March 24

• From Stop-Loss to G.I. Joe

  After playing a PTSD-addled veteran in Kimberly Peirce's (Boys Don't Cry) somber Iraq War-themed flick Stop-Loss, rising star Channing Tatum (Step Up) shifted to a war movie with a considerably different tone: the big-budget 2009 tentpole flick G.I. Joe, in which he plays the battle-hardened second-in-command Duke. At a recent press event to promote Stop-Loss, Tatum commented on the strange transition:

  "This (Stop-Loss) being a war film, I was really opposed to doing another," Tatum said. "I was like, I'm not gonna do a fictitious war movie in a time of war. But then I read the script and talked to everyone involved and it really has nothing to do with politics or war at all. It's a total comic book. It's X-Men and Mission: Impossible. That's really the only way I could capture the movie."

  A fan of the original '80s animated series, Tatum admitted to being a bit starstruck when paired alongisde Ray Park, who plays Joe team ninja Snake Eyes. "Snake Eyes looks pretty cool in person, I gotta say," he recounted. "He was always my favorite character. To see him standing next to you is just like, 'Whoa!'"

  You can check out the first two official images of Snake Eyes over at IESB.net.

  
  
  Next Showing: Stop-Loss opens this Friday, March 28th.

  Posted 03/24/2008 by reelz

  Related: Channing Tatum | Stop Loss | G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra

Tuesday, August 28

• Oliver Stone lines up another Vietnam movie

  Director/war movie enthusiast/conspiracy theorist Oliver Stone is in the process of inking a deal with United Artists to direct Pinkville, a movie about an investigation into the 1968 massacre of 500 unwarmed women, children, and elderly villagers in My Lai, Vietnam. 

  Bruce Willis will star as the army general who supervised the investigation and Channing Tatum (War of the Worlds, Coach Carter) a helicopter pilot who tried to put an end to the killing.

  Source: Variety.

  
  
  

  Live Free or Die Hard trailer

  Bruce Willis was most recently seen in Live Free or Die Hard

  Posted 08/28/2007 by reelz

  Related: Bruce Willis | Channing Tatum | Oliver Stone | Pinkville

Thursday, August 23

• Casting news: Timberlake and Howard

  Justin Timberlake will be joining Mike Myers, Jessica Alba and Romany Malco in the next Myers flick, The Love Guru. In it, Myers plays an unorthodox self-help guru who is hired by a hockey star to provide marriage counseling. Timberlake will take the role of a rival hockey player who threatens to break up their marriage.

  And Terrence Howard (Hustle & Flow, Crash) has signed to star as a veteran street fighting coach in an untitled Dito Montiel (A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints) movie. He will play a mentor to Channing Tatum's character (She's the Man, War of the Worlds).

  Source: Variety.

  
  

  Posted 08/23/2007 by reelz

  Related: Channing Tatum | Terrence Howard | Dito Montiel | Justin Timberlake | Untitled Dito Montiel project | The Love Guru