Friday, October 30

• Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy Will Star in Mad Max 4

  

  Variety writes that Charlize Theron and Tom Hardy have been confirmed for Mad Max 4 (also titled Fury Road). Writer/director George Miller helmed the first three installments between 1979 and 1985 and has already finished a script for the fourth, which will begin filming next August in Australia.

  The first Mad Max helped launch the career of Mel Gibson, who went on to star in the two sequels (and of course a slew of other blockbusters). Its story involves a cop living in post-apocalyptic Australia who takes the law into his own hands after his family and friends are killed. The sequels, however, have little to do with the first movie, and the series' continuity is more or less non-existent.

  
  
  

  Mad Max - Trailer

  Mel Gibson is a cop who plays by his own rules.

  Posted 10/30/2009 by Rich Z

  Related: Mel Gibson | George Miller | Charlize Theron | Tom Hardy | Mad Max 3: Beyond Thunderdome | Mad Max | Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior

Friday, October 16

• New Edge of Darkness Trailer

  Director Martin Campbell's (Casino Royale) latest film, Edge of Darkness, marks the return of Mel Gibson as a leading man, his first such performance since M. Night Shyamalan's Signs in 2002.

  Based on Campbell's BBC mini-series of the same name, Darkness tells the story of veteran policeman Thomas Craven (Gibson), who obsessively investigates the shooting death of his daughter on their front steps. In the process, he uncovers far more than he bargained for.

  Edge of Darkness was written for the screen by Academy Award-winner William Monahan (The Departed) and also stars Ray Winstone and Danny Huston.

  
  
  Next Showing: Edge of Darkness opens January 29, 2010

  Posted 10/16/2009 by BrentJS

  Related: Danny Huston | Mel Gibson | Ray Winstone | William Monahan | Martin Campbell | Edge of Darkness | Edge of Darkness

Wednesday, July 15

• Toxic Soup for You! 10 Movie Sequels We'd Like to See with Seinfeld Characters

  

  It's been 20 years this month since Seinfeld first hit the airwaves, and we still miss seeing our favorite characters in new predicaments. Given the number of movie remakes and sequels Hollywood's been cranking out as of late, it got us to thinking: What movies would we like to see recast with Jerry, George, Elaine, Kramer, or another member of their motley social circle? Here are 10 movie-reboot ideas we offer up to the remake gods.

  
  

  Posted 07/15/2009 by reelz

  Related: Mel Gibson | Larry David | Jerry Seinfeld | Jason Alexander | Michael Richards | Wayne Knight | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | A Few Good Men | My Best Friend's Wedding | Julie & Julia | Grumpy Old Men | The Godfather | Love Story | A League of Their Own | Braveheart | The English Patient | The Silence of the Lambs

Monday, October 13

• Gibson Won't Mimic Stallone, Nixes Lethal Weapon 5

  Give Mel Gibson some credit: He may be nuttier than a fruitcake, but at least he still has his dignity. Director Richard Donner confirmed to the Los Angeles Times today that the Braveheart Oscar winner and owner of Malibu has opted against starring in a proposed fifth chapter of Lethal Weapon -- a move that signals, as Donner puts it, that the project is now "dead in the water."

  Gibson's decision bucks the recent trend, established by fellow aging action stars Sylvester Stallone and Harrison Ford, of going back to the well and resurrecting long-dormant franchises like Rambo and Indiana Jones in the hopes of staying relevant. Lethal Weapon 5 had been gathering steam of late thanks to the efforts of writer/director Shane Black, who penned the first Lethal Weapon and had hoped to write and direct the proposed re-boot.

  
  

  Posted 10/13/2008 by reelz

  Related: Mel Gibson | Richard Donner | Shane Black | Lethal Weapon

Monday, July 16

• Super-agent Ed Limato to leave ICM

  Co-President of ICM (International Creative Management) Ed Limato announced Friday that he will be parting ways with the agency, reports Variety. Why does this matter to movie fans?

  Well, it's simple: Limato represents such Hollywood power players as Mel Gibson, Denzel Washington, Liam Neeson, Richard Gere, Billy Crystal and Steve Martin. And whither he goes, they shall follow.

  The trouble, of course, is that Limato is held to a non-compete agreement, which prevents him from taking his clients with him should he choose to part ways with the agency. He will likely contest the agreement.

  We'll be sure to keep you posted. After all, the future of Apocalypto II and City Slickers XVI may hang in the balance!

  
  

  Posted 07/16/2007 by reelz

  Related: Billy Crystal | Denzel Washington | Liam Neeson | Mel Gibson | Richard Gere | Steve Martin

Friday, March 23

• File Under: "Things We Already Knew."

  This just in: Mel Gibson is nuts. Those paragons of investigative journalism, TMZ.com, are reporting that Gibson erupted again, this time on a college campus while discussing his bloody Mayan epic Apocalypto. Though his obscenity-laced tirade was reportedly devoid of racial epithets and creative insults like "sugartits," it was nonetheless chock full of crazy. Check out the full story for details.

  
  
  

  Apocalypto Trailer

  Mel Gibson's Mayan epic

  Posted 03/23/2007 by reelz

  Related: Mel Gibson | Apocalypto