The American comedy film Senior Year was released on Netflix last May 13 and stars Rebel Wilson, who also serves as a producer of the film. The film is directed by Alex Hardcastle (in his feature film directorial debut) from an original screenplay by Andrew Knauer, Arthur Pielli, and Brandon Scott Jones. Sam Richardson, Zoë Chao, Mary Holland, Justin Hartley, Chris Parnell, Angourie Rice, Michael Cimino, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Scott Jones, and Alicia Silverstone also appear in supporting roles. The film follows a senior high school cheerleader who falls during a routine and falls into a 20-year coma. Upon waking
Five Movies To Watch When You’re Done With “Senior Year”...
Five Movies To Watch When You’re Done With “Senior Year”...
- 5/26/2022
- by A.E. Oats
- TVovermind.com
Stars: Rebel Wilson, Angourie Rice, Mary Holland, Molly Brown, Sam Richardson, Zaire Adams, How Chao, Ana Yi Puig, Justin Hartley, Tyler Barnhardt, Chris Parnell | Written by Andrew Knauer, Arthur Pielli, Brandon Scott Jones | Directed by Alex Hardcastle
It’s 2002 and Stephanie, is a loser. Reinventing herself as the most popular girl in her high school she becomes the captain of the cheerleading squad, dating the quarterback and is well on her way to becoming the prom queen. Girls want to be her and guys want to be with her… She has it all until she falls off the top of the cheerleading pyramid and goes into a coma! Fast forward 20 years later and Ruby finally wakes up from her coma as a 37-year-old woman. She goes back to her high school and tries to assume her role as the star of her school. Most of all, she is still set...
It’s 2002 and Stephanie, is a loser. Reinventing herself as the most popular girl in her high school she becomes the captain of the cheerleading squad, dating the quarterback and is well on her way to becoming the prom queen. Girls want to be her and guys want to be with her… She has it all until she falls off the top of the cheerleading pyramid and goes into a coma! Fast forward 20 years later and Ruby finally wakes up from her coma as a 37-year-old woman. She goes back to her high school and tries to assume her role as the star of her school. Most of all, she is still set...
- 5/17/2022
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Spare parts of high school comedies from “Peggy Sue Got Married” to “Mean Girls” and beyond have been torn asunder, then sewn back together to create “Senior Year.” In other words, this vehicle for producer-star Rebel Wilson isn’t organic even as a genre homage; its Frankensteinian assemblage always feels more imitative than inspired. Nonetheless, if Alex Hardcastle’s effortfully high-spirited Netflix feature isn’t exactly good, it’s still .
Introduced as “just some average boring invisible girl who had no friends” in 1999, Australian émigré Stephanie Conway (Angourie Rice) determines on her 14th birthday to start doing better. Three years hence, a methodical push toward popularity has paid off: She’s captain of the cheerleading squad, has assumed possession of the boyfriend, Blaine (Tyler Barnhardt), of deadly rival Tiffany (Ana Yi Puig), seems to have the prom queen crown sewn up and can afford not to even notice that both...
Introduced as “just some average boring invisible girl who had no friends” in 1999, Australian émigré Stephanie Conway (Angourie Rice) determines on her 14th birthday to start doing better. Three years hence, a methodical push toward popularity has paid off: She’s captain of the cheerleading squad, has assumed possession of the boyfriend, Blaine (Tyler Barnhardt), of deadly rival Tiffany (Ana Yi Puig), seems to have the prom queen crown sewn up and can afford not to even notice that both...
- 5/13/2022
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
It stands to reason that Stephanie Conway, the Aussie outcast at the center of Alex Hardcastle’s “Senior Year” would have seen “Never Been Kissed.” Released in 1999 — almost exactly when Hardcastle’s film starts — Drew Barrymore’s high school rom-com followed a well-meaning, dorky kid as she embarks on a do-over after a humiliating teen experience. Such is also the case in “Senior Year,” which
Teenage Stephanie isn’t popular as a freshman, encountering a major freeze-out from “The Populars” who have no use for an eager-to-please Australian dweeb. But, oh, Stephanie dreams of being popular too, eventually making it happen through sheer force of will and by 2002, she’s the the queen bee of her senior year. There’s some problems — her dead mom, friends from her dork days who still love her, a jealous rival determined to usurp her — but nothing beats the big trauma: cheer captain Stephanie...
Teenage Stephanie isn’t popular as a freshman, encountering a major freeze-out from “The Populars” who have no use for an eager-to-please Australian dweeb. But, oh, Stephanie dreams of being popular too, eventually making it happen through sheer force of will and by 2002, she’s the the queen bee of her senior year. There’s some problems — her dead mom, friends from her dork days who still love her, a jealous rival determined to usurp her — but nothing beats the big trauma: cheer captain Stephanie...
- 5/13/2022
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
A miscast lead is one of many issues plaguing a broad and unfunny attempt to recapture the spirit of films like Never Been Kissed and Mean Girls
The spirit of sparky high school comedies, from Never Been Kissed to Mean Girls to Easy A, haunts Netflix’s junky “if you like…” offering Senior Year, with a progressively deafening reminder of what came before. For where those films had charm, wit and vim, this has a stultifying absence instead, a disappointing and derivative two-hour slog down memory lane.
It at least looks like the movies it desperately wants to be grouped together with, a quick tip-off to its origins, made by Paramount before being off-loaded to Netflix. British director Alex Hardcastle, best known for sitcom work, does an impressive job of fooling us into thinking we’re in safe hands with a slick and poppy aesthetic before the script, from Andrew Knauer,...
The spirit of sparky high school comedies, from Never Been Kissed to Mean Girls to Easy A, haunts Netflix’s junky “if you like…” offering Senior Year, with a progressively deafening reminder of what came before. For where those films had charm, wit and vim, this has a stultifying absence instead, a disappointing and derivative two-hour slog down memory lane.
It at least looks like the movies it desperately wants to be grouped together with, a quick tip-off to its origins, made by Paramount before being off-loaded to Netflix. British director Alex Hardcastle, best known for sitcom work, does an impressive job of fooling us into thinking we’re in safe hands with a slick and poppy aesthetic before the script, from Andrew Knauer,...
- 5/13/2022
- by Benjamin Lee
- The Guardian - Film News
Stars: Scott Adkins, Dolph Lundgren, Ida Lundgren, Scott Hunter, Kim DeLonghi, Jim E. Chandler, Dave Halls, | Written by Andrew Knauer | Directed by Dolph Lundgren
Castle Falls marks Dolph Lundgren’s first film as a director since he shot Icarus in 2010. It’s also his fifth teaming with co-star Scott Adkins. Toss in a plot that sounds slightly reminiscent of Walter Hill’s underrated 1992 film Trespass and you have a film with a lot of potential. The question is, can it live up to them?
Mike Wade is down on his luck. His career as a fighter is over, he can’t even make the cut for a local Mma event and he’s been evicted from his apartment. Now he’s living in his truck and working as a labourer on the demolition of Castle Heights Hospital. And then his luck turns around, he finds several bags full of money hidden in the abandoned building.
Castle Falls marks Dolph Lundgren’s first film as a director since he shot Icarus in 2010. It’s also his fifth teaming with co-star Scott Adkins. Toss in a plot that sounds slightly reminiscent of Walter Hill’s underrated 1992 film Trespass and you have a film with a lot of potential. The question is, can it live up to them?
Mike Wade is down on his luck. His career as a fighter is over, he can’t even make the cut for a local Mma event and he’s been evicted from his apartment. Now he’s living in his truck and working as a labourer on the demolition of Castle Heights Hospital. And then his luck turns around, he finds several bags full of money hidden in the abandoned building.
- 12/8/2021
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Paramount Players’ “Senior Year,” starring and produced by Rebel Wilson, has rounded out its supporting cast.
Jade Bender, Michael Cimino, Jeremy Ray Taylor and Avantika are among the actors joining the comedy, which stars Wilson as a woman who wakes up from a 20-year coma and returns to high school to try to regain her status as a popular cheerleader and claim the prom queen crown that eluded her.
Bender is best known for “Major Crimes” and will be next seen in the TV adaptation of “Night School,” while Cimino stars as Victor Salazar in Hulu’s “Love, Victor” (which debuted its second season last month to critical acclaim). The actor also starred in “Annabelle Comes Home” and will next be featured in “Black Box” and “Heartlight.”
Taylor is best known for his breakout role in 2017’s “It” and its 2019 sequel; the actor also starred in “Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween...
Jade Bender, Michael Cimino, Jeremy Ray Taylor and Avantika are among the actors joining the comedy, which stars Wilson as a woman who wakes up from a 20-year coma and returns to high school to try to regain her status as a popular cheerleader and claim the prom queen crown that eluded her.
Bender is best known for “Major Crimes” and will be next seen in the TV adaptation of “Night School,” while Cimino stars as Victor Salazar in Hulu’s “Love, Victor” (which debuted its second season last month to critical acclaim). The actor also starred in “Annabelle Comes Home” and will next be featured in “Black Box” and “Heartlight.”
Taylor is best known for his breakout role in 2017’s “It” and its 2019 sequel; the actor also starred in “Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween...
- 7/16/2021
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: More then 25 years after her star-making role in Clueless, Alicia Silverstone is ready to make her return to the High School comedy genre as she has joined the cast of Paramount Players’ Senior Year starring Rebel Wilson. Justin Hartley, Angourie Rice, Sam Richardson, Zoë Chao, Mary Holland and Chris Parnell are also on board. Alex Hardcastle is on board to direct.
Brandon Scott Jones is writing the script based on a spec from Andrew Knauer and Arthur Pielli. Todd Garner, Tim Bourne, Rebel Wilson and Chris Bender will produce.
The story follows a cheerleader who wakes up after a 20-year coma and returns to high school to try to regain her status and claim the prom queen crown that eluded her. Jeremy Stein and Jake Wagner are exec producing.
Silverstone return to this genre is a fun casting the studio and creatives behind the team are excited about nearly...
Brandon Scott Jones is writing the script based on a spec from Andrew Knauer and Arthur Pielli. Todd Garner, Tim Bourne, Rebel Wilson and Chris Bender will produce.
The story follows a cheerleader who wakes up after a 20-year coma and returns to high school to try to regain her status and claim the prom queen crown that eluded her. Jeremy Stein and Jake Wagner are exec producing.
Silverstone return to this genre is a fun casting the studio and creatives behind the team are excited about nearly...
- 6/1/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Justin Hartley, Angourie Rice, Sam Richardson, Zoë Chao, Mary Holland and Chris Parnell are set to join Rebel Wilson in the high school comedy Senior Year, with Alex Hardcastle on board to direct. Wilson also is producing along with Todd Garner and Chris Bender. Brandon Scott Jones is writing the script based on a spec from Andrew Knauer and Arthur Pielli.
The story follows a cheerleader who wakes up after a 20-year coma and returns to high school to try to regain her status and claim the prom queen crown that eluded her. Jeremy Stein and Jake Wagner are exec producing.
Paramount Players has committed to creating hit genre films from unique, contemporary voices and properties and with Paramount Pictures tapping former Fox exec Jeremy Kramer to oversee the studio last year, development has begun to ramp up since the top of the year.
Hartley is best known as...
The story follows a cheerleader who wakes up after a 20-year coma and returns to high school to try to regain her status and claim the prom queen crown that eluded her. Jeremy Stein and Jake Wagner are exec producing.
Paramount Players has committed to creating hit genre films from unique, contemporary voices and properties and with Paramount Pictures tapping former Fox exec Jeremy Kramer to oversee the studio last year, development has begun to ramp up since the top of the year.
Hartley is best known as...
- 5/7/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Rebel Wilson will star in “Senior Year,” a high school comedy being produced by Paramount Players and directed by Alex Hardcastle, the studio announced Thursday.
Wilson will play a cheerleader who was once one of the most popular kids in her high school before an accident put her in a coma for 20 years. After she awakes, she returns to the same school to finish her senior year as she tries to regain her status and capture the prom queen crown that she once so desired.
Brandon Scott Jones, who wrote the 2019 comedy “Isn’t It Romantic” also starring Wilson, will write the screenplay based on a spec by Andrew Knauer and Arthur Pielli. Wilson will produce with Todd Garner and Chris Bender. Jeremy Stein, Jake Wagner, Jake Weiner are executive producers.
Hardcastle will step into feature filmmaking after more than 20 years as a TV director, working on episodes for shows like “The Office,...
Wilson will play a cheerleader who was once one of the most popular kids in her high school before an accident put her in a coma for 20 years. After she awakes, she returns to the same school to finish her senior year as she tries to regain her status and capture the prom queen crown that she once so desired.
Brandon Scott Jones, who wrote the 2019 comedy “Isn’t It Romantic” also starring Wilson, will write the screenplay based on a spec by Andrew Knauer and Arthur Pielli. Wilson will produce with Todd Garner and Chris Bender. Jeremy Stein, Jake Wagner, Jake Weiner are executive producers.
Hardcastle will step into feature filmmaking after more than 20 years as a TV director, working on episodes for shows like “The Office,...
- 2/25/2021
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Rebel Wilson is set to star in the Paramount Players high school comedy Senior Year with Alex Hardcastle on board to direct. Wilson is also producing along with Todd Garner and Chris Bender. Brandon Scott Jones is writing the script based on a spec from Andrew Knauer and Arthur Pielli.
The story follows a cheerleader who wakes up after a 20-year coma and returns to high school to try to regain her status and claim the prom queen crown that eluded her. Jeremy Stein, Jake Wagner, Jake Weiner are exec producing.
Paramount Players has committed to creating hit genre films from unique, contemporary voices and properties and with Paramount Pictures tapping former Fox exec Jeremy Kramer to oversee the studio last year, development has begun to ramp up since the top of the year.
Wilson took a break in 2020 after a wildly busy 2019 that started with her New Line comedy Isn’t It Romantic.
The story follows a cheerleader who wakes up after a 20-year coma and returns to high school to try to regain her status and claim the prom queen crown that eluded her. Jeremy Stein, Jake Wagner, Jake Weiner are exec producing.
Paramount Players has committed to creating hit genre films from unique, contemporary voices and properties and with Paramount Pictures tapping former Fox exec Jeremy Kramer to oversee the studio last year, development has begun to ramp up since the top of the year.
Wilson took a break in 2020 after a wildly busy 2019 that started with her New Line comedy Isn’t It Romantic.
- 2/25/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Film execs have voted for their favourite unproduced Us screenplays.
A script about Michael Jackson’s pet chimp Bubbles and a Moon-based roadtrip adventure are both on this year’s Black List of “most liked” unproduced screenplays in Hollywood.
The annual list, which was first published in 2005, surveys around 500 film executives on their favourite unmade scripts, with a typical response rate of 60%.
This year’s list features 81 screenplays, and was revealed in a series of Youtube videos hosted by the likes of Channing Tatum, Ava DuVernay and Lily James.
2015’s top screenplay is Isaac Adamson’s Bubbles, the story of the late pop star Michael Jackson’s life told through the narration of his pep chimp Bubbles.
Previous films on the list include Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire, Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech and Ben Affleck’s Argo, all of which went on to win best picture Oscars.
Spotlight and The...
A script about Michael Jackson’s pet chimp Bubbles and a Moon-based roadtrip adventure are both on this year’s Black List of “most liked” unproduced screenplays in Hollywood.
The annual list, which was first published in 2005, surveys around 500 film executives on their favourite unmade scripts, with a typical response rate of 60%.
This year’s list features 81 screenplays, and was revealed in a series of Youtube videos hosted by the likes of Channing Tatum, Ava DuVernay and Lily James.
2015’s top screenplay is Isaac Adamson’s Bubbles, the story of the late pop star Michael Jackson’s life told through the narration of his pep chimp Bubbles.
Previous films on the list include Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire, Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech and Ben Affleck’s Argo, all of which went on to win best picture Oscars.
Spotlight and The...
- 12/15/2015
- ScreenDaily
Rounding up the best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood, as voted on by hundreds of film executives, The Black List has been a strong resource to clue one in on projects to potentially anticipate, but first, to kickstart Hollywood on bringing them to screen. Last year’s chart-topper Catherine the Great is still waiting to be produced and today we have this year’s editiong
Topping the 2015 edition, we have Isaac Adamson‘s Bubbles, which tells the story of Michael Jackson through the strange perspective of his adopted baby chimp. Also included is the Boston Marathon bombing drama Stronger, which Jake Gyllenhaal was circling, and Miss Sloane, which has Jessica Chastain attached. So, as an early look for some potential upcoming films to keep on your radar, take a looked at the full, detailing list below, along with the number of votes each earned.
Bubbles by Isaac Adamson 44
A baby chimp...
Topping the 2015 edition, we have Isaac Adamson‘s Bubbles, which tells the story of Michael Jackson through the strange perspective of his adopted baby chimp. Also included is the Boston Marathon bombing drama Stronger, which Jake Gyllenhaal was circling, and Miss Sloane, which has Jessica Chastain attached. So, as an early look for some potential upcoming films to keep on your radar, take a looked at the full, detailing list below, along with the number of votes each earned.
Bubbles by Isaac Adamson 44
A baby chimp...
- 12/15/2015
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Since making his directing debut on The Adjustment Bureau in 2011, George Nolfi was once shortlisted to direct Captain America: The Winter Soldier before the job went to Anthony & Joe Russo. Otherwise, he's been trying to find his next project with Darren Aronofsky's Xoxo, an adaptation of One Minute to Midnight and a sci-fi film from The Last Stand writer Andrew Knauer as possibilities. However, it sounds like his next project will actually be a film of a different kind. Variety has word that Nolfi has been hired to direct Birth of the Dragon, a biopic about martial arts master Bruce Lee that emerged last year. Read on! However, as we learned last year, the film will chronicle the earlier years of Lee, including the real-life fight between the famous martial artist and Wong Jack Man, China's most well-known kung fu master. The fight will serve as the launching point for a bigger,...
- 6/2/2014
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Flood a spoof movie with an overabundance of jokes and it can only go one of two ways – the jokes either hit or they don’t. However, if you take the time to deliver two engaging leads, not only is there a better chance the gags will be winners, but even if they’re not, the film still packs the momentum to cruise right past them because you care about characters, and so is the case with Ghost Team One.
Despite the fact that their housemate Chuck (Tony Cavalero) is striving to keep sober, Sergio and Brad (Carlos Santos and J.R. Villarreal) take pride in partying to the max and scouting out potential lady friends for flings. However, one night, their hobbies are entirely warped by two new presences in the home – a ghost and a hot girl who just so happens to have a thing for hunting ghosts.
Despite the fact that their housemate Chuck (Tony Cavalero) is striving to keep sober, Sergio and Brad (Carlos Santos and J.R. Villarreal) take pride in partying to the max and scouting out potential lady friends for flings. However, one night, their hobbies are entirely warped by two new presences in the home – a ghost and a hot girl who just so happens to have a thing for hunting ghosts.
- 10/8/2013
- by Perri Nemiroff
- We Got This Covered
Ghost Team One is a horror comedy about two roommates deathly afraid of ghosts both fall in love with a girl who believes their home is haunted. The film is directed by Ben Peyser Scott Rutherford written by Andrew Knauer and Arthur Pielli and stars Carlos Santos J.R. Villarreal and Tony Cavalero. Ghost Team One will be released in limited theaters and VOD on October 11 2013. Ghost Team One follows two friends who are both trying to impress a girl who believes the spirit of a vengeful madam is haunting their home. They set out to make a documentary about a murder that took place in their house decades ago and much to their surprise soon capture some terrifyingand uproarioussupernatural activity that leads them to believe...
- 9/16/2013
- Best-Horror-Movies.com
Chicago – “The Last Stand” may mark the first time Arnold Schwarzenegger fulfilled his iconic promise, “I’ll be back,” and the general public replied, “Who cares?” Designed as a comeback vehicle for the actor-turned-governor-turned-wannabe actor, this competently made yet instantly forgettable flick has already gained notoriety as one of the year’s biggest bombs. Hasta la vista, indeed.
Several factors could’ve played a role in the picture’s swift theatrical demise. Schwarzenegger’s heavily publicized affair and subsequent divorce, not to mention his tepidly received autobiography, kept his popularity at a record low, while the film’s sneering tagline, “Retirement is for Sissies,” may have turned off a great many working class moviegoers. Yet the biggest problem, as I see it, is Arnold himself. He is simply not a good actor. At all.
Blu-ray Rating: 2.0/5.0
Sure, Schwarzenegger had the muscular physique of a steroid-dependent movie star back in the ’80s,...
Several factors could’ve played a role in the picture’s swift theatrical demise. Schwarzenegger’s heavily publicized affair and subsequent divorce, not to mention his tepidly received autobiography, kept his popularity at a record low, while the film’s sneering tagline, “Retirement is for Sissies,” may have turned off a great many working class moviegoers. Yet the biggest problem, as I see it, is Arnold himself. He is simply not a good actor. At all.
Blu-ray Rating: 2.0/5.0
Sure, Schwarzenegger had the muscular physique of a steroid-dependent movie star back in the ’80s,...
- 6/3/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
He might be a little older and a little slower, but Arnold Schwarzenegger is back in form with The Last Stand. It is a throwback that mixes western, action and comedy elements into an explosive stylized movie that doesn't quite fire on all cylinders, but is still an entertaining ride. Written by Andrew Knauer and directed by Kim Ji-woon (The Good, the Bad, the Weird and A Tale of Two Sisters), The Last Stand sees Schwarzenegger joined by Forest Whitaker, Johnny Knoxville, Rodrigo Santoro, Luis Guzmán, Jaimie Alexander, Eduardo Noriega, Peter Stormare, Zach Gilford, and Génesis Rodríguez. The Last Stand.s plot is pretty straight-forward. The world.s most dangerous drug crime lord, Gabriel Cortez (Noriega), is being transferred to...
- 5/25/2013
- by Patrick Luce
- Monsters and Critics
Stars: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Forest Whitaker, Johnny Knoxville, Peter Stormare, Eduardo Noriega, Luis Guzmán, Sonny Landham, Jaimie Alexander, Zach Gilford | Written by Andrew Knauer | Directed by Jee-woon Kim
After a temporary retirement and a brief stint as the Governator of California Arnold Schwarzenegger has returned to the silver screen. Schwarzenegger has had a few cameos in The Expendables franchise but The Last Stand marks the first time Schwarzenegger has taken the lead in a film since Terminator 3. With such a long layoff one wonders if Schwarzenegger could pick up where he left off. While he would never be confused with an acting savant, he brought a certain magnetic charm that made him one of the world’s biggest action stars. Perhaps it’s an issue of too much rust on the gears or a hindrance due to advanced age that has water downed his charismatic persona. His movements are achy, his punches are feeble,...
After a temporary retirement and a brief stint as the Governator of California Arnold Schwarzenegger has returned to the silver screen. Schwarzenegger has had a few cameos in The Expendables franchise but The Last Stand marks the first time Schwarzenegger has taken the lead in a film since Terminator 3. With such a long layoff one wonders if Schwarzenegger could pick up where he left off. While he would never be confused with an acting savant, he brought a certain magnetic charm that made him one of the world’s biggest action stars. Perhaps it’s an issue of too much rust on the gears or a hindrance due to advanced age that has water downed his charismatic persona. His movements are achy, his punches are feeble,...
- 5/23/2013
- by Dan Clark
- Nerdly
Paramount Home Media have acquired new found footage comedy horror 'Ghost Team One' for worldwide distribution. The project from co-directors Ben Peyser and Scott Rutherford follows a couple of roommates who, after falling for a girl who believes their house is haunted by a vengeful madame, set out to make a documentary that ultimately uncovers not just a decades-old murder but a ghost that appears to be into them. Penned by Andrew Knauer and Arthur Pielli and starring Carlos Santos, J.R. Villarreal, Tony Cavalero, Meghan Falcone, James Babson and Craig Stott the project was picked up following its premiere at Slamdance. 'Ghost Team One' was produced by Flying Monkeys Entertainment and Foresight Entertainment....
- 5/17/2013
- Horror Asylum
#1: West of Memphis
Directed by Amy Berg
Written by Billy McMillin and Amy Berg
2012, USA
Following from the original Paradise Lost film and its two sequels, West of Memphis follows the events of one of the most media-covered American crime stories of the last two decades: The West Memphis Three, a case in which three teenagers (Jessie Misskelley, Damien Echols, and Jason Baldwin), were arrested for the murders of three eight-year old boys. The case spawned four documentaries, several books, and a campaign from high-profile celebrities such as Peter Jackson, Johnny Depp, Eddie Vedder and Henry Rollins. Much like the Paradise Lost films, West of Memphis chronicles the history of the incarcerated men, all the way up to the eventual release.
Amy Berg’s film is an ambitious mixture of documentation and investigation. Along with co-writer and editor Billy McMillin, Berg selects moments from almost 20 years of stock footage...
Directed by Amy Berg
Written by Billy McMillin and Amy Berg
2012, USA
Following from the original Paradise Lost film and its two sequels, West of Memphis follows the events of one of the most media-covered American crime stories of the last two decades: The West Memphis Three, a case in which three teenagers (Jessie Misskelley, Damien Echols, and Jason Baldwin), were arrested for the murders of three eight-year old boys. The case spawned four documentaries, several books, and a campaign from high-profile celebrities such as Peter Jackson, Johnny Depp, Eddie Vedder and Henry Rollins. Much like the Paradise Lost films, West of Memphis chronicles the history of the incarcerated men, all the way up to the eventual release.
Amy Berg’s film is an ambitious mixture of documentation and investigation. Along with co-writer and editor Billy McMillin, Berg selects moments from almost 20 years of stock footage...
- 2/3/2013
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
After a decade away from the big screen, chipping away at the political arena and teasing us with several enthusiastic cameo appearances, it appears that Arnold Schwarzenegger is back for good. His first starring role since Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines sees the beloved action star at arguably his most self-aware, a savvy move which allows skilled South Korean director Kim Ji-woon (A Bittersweet Life, The Good, The Bad and the Weird, I Saw the Devil) to stage several kinetic firefights around the actor without causing him to stand out as some of his old-school contemporaries tend to in films such as this.
Primarily geared towards those old enough to have been reared on a healthy diet of the actor’s golden run of action movies during the 1980s and 90s, The Last Stand might not do much for younger audiences, but for those prepared to give in to nostalgia,...
After a decade away from the big screen, chipping away at the political arena and teasing us with several enthusiastic cameo appearances, it appears that Arnold Schwarzenegger is back for good. His first starring role since Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines sees the beloved action star at arguably his most self-aware, a savvy move which allows skilled South Korean director Kim Ji-woon (A Bittersweet Life, The Good, The Bad and the Weird, I Saw the Devil) to stage several kinetic firefights around the actor without causing him to stand out as some of his old-school contemporaries tend to in films such as this.
Primarily geared towards those old enough to have been reared on a healthy diet of the actor’s golden run of action movies during the 1980s and 90s, The Last Stand might not do much for younger audiences, but for those prepared to give in to nostalgia,...
- 1/24/2013
- by Shaun Munro
- Obsessed with Film
After being at the helm of the underrated sci-fi film The Adjustment Bureau, director George Nolfi is teaming with the writer behind Arnold Schwarzenegger's big screen comeback The Last Stand for a new sci-fi endeavor. Heat Vision reports Nolfi will direct a currently untitled project from Andrew Knauer, but the plot is currently being kept under wraps. As of now, the plan is for Nolfi to co-write the script with Knauer as well as produce. In case you're wondering how this pairing came together, Nolfi actually did some rewrites on The Last Stand, but was impressed enough with the first draft that he wanted to collaborate. In a weird game of six degrees, Michael Hackett is also producing the film. Hackett produced Paycheck, which was based on a Philip K. Dick's short story, the author who wrote the short story on which The Adjustment Bureau was based. Nolfi...
- 1/21/2013
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Arnold Schwarzenegger The Last Stand: Worst box-office bomb in Schwarzenegger’s career? Arnold Schwarzenegger’s first movie-star vehicle since Jonathan Mostow’s Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines in 2003, the Lionsgate release The Last Stand opened in North America last Friday, January 18. Expectations weren’t high: Reviews have been mixed — The Last Stand has a 43% approval rating and a 5.3/10 average among Rotten Tomatoes‘ top critics — while pundits and distributor Lionsgate had been expecting a modest box-office debut somewhere in the low to mid-teens. Those, however, turned out to be much too optimistic. (Photo: Arnold Schwarzenegger The Last Stand.) The tale of a law-and-order U.S. border sheriff (Schwarzenegger) out to stop a drug lord (Eduardo Noriega) from reaching the lawless South (that’s Mexico), The Last Stand grossed $6.3m at 2,913 North American locations according to studio estimates found at Box Office Mojo. Once inflation is factored in, that is...
- 1/21/2013
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
Movie heroes tend to come and go in cycles, with inspiring golden boy Rocky eventually giving way to brooding menaces like Rambo, and vice versa. Machine gun-toting lugs of the ‘80s and ‘90s used to be the prime examples of this routine, before they aged out and special effects took their place. Now, audiences can’t settle for one guy taking on a dozen terrorists, they flock to see superheroes avert nuclear annihilation, or defend us from massive alien invasions. The comic book genre has taken the place of action movies as the purest source of refined, uncut, popcorn entertainment; they’ve even adapted the pattern of stylistic overturn, with wisecracking Spider-Man passing the baton to the brooding Batman, who in turn gave the box office crown to those lovable Avengers last summer.
So what’d the old guard do? They made their own Avengers, and did so two years before Marvel did.
So what’d the old guard do? They made their own Avengers, and did so two years before Marvel did.
- 1/18/2013
- by Sam Woolf
- We Got This Covered
After doing some writing work on films like “Ocean’s Twelve” and “The Bourne Ultimatum,” George Nolfi finally made his directorial debut with 2011’s Matt Damon-starring sleeper hit “The Adjustment Bureau.” According to THR, that film’s studio, Universal, is looking to work with Nolfi again with another sci-fi film. The studio has picked up an untitled sci-fi action film that is being developed by Nolfi and “The Last Stand” writer Andrew Knauer with the duo looking to co-write the film together as a directorial vehicle for Nolfi. The two apparently met when Nofli did uncredited rewrite work on the Arnold Schwarzenegger film. And if Knauer's film seems slightly unfamiliar, he's certainly on the rise, and in fact the horror comedy "Ghost Team One" that he co-wrote, is set to premiere in at the Slamdance Film Festival which kicks off today. And in case you missed it, you can see our exclusive trailer.
- 1/18/2013
- by Cain Rodriguez
- The Playlist
Chicago – With enough hair plugs, bronzer and hormone injections to float a rejuvenation clinic, Arnold Schwarzenegger is back from his political meanderings and is an action star once again in the shoot-’em-up “The Last Stand.” Johnny Knoxville lends some comic relief.
Rating: 3.0/5.0
This is an okay comic book-type movie, even interesting at some points, but it isn’t anything new or special. Arnold revitalizes his stoic catch-phrase-rapping character with few steps lost, save for the furrowed face lines in close-up. The FBI’s incompetence, and the subsequent waste of tax dollars in trying to catch an escaped convict – during our ongoing debt crisis – is laughable, and the use of firearms and the way that people die is questionable timing one month after Newtown. But hell, these type of movies don’t care and neither did the preview audience in attendance, cheering each quality kill.
Sheriff Ray Owens (Schwarzenegger) of Sommerton Junction,...
Rating: 3.0/5.0
This is an okay comic book-type movie, even interesting at some points, but it isn’t anything new or special. Arnold revitalizes his stoic catch-phrase-rapping character with few steps lost, save for the furrowed face lines in close-up. The FBI’s incompetence, and the subsequent waste of tax dollars in trying to catch an escaped convict – during our ongoing debt crisis – is laughable, and the use of firearms and the way that people die is questionable timing one month after Newtown. But hell, these type of movies don’t care and neither did the preview audience in attendance, cheering each quality kill.
Sheriff Ray Owens (Schwarzenegger) of Sommerton Junction,...
- 1/18/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
1.) Universal has picked up an untitled sci-fi project with The Adjustment Bureau helmer George Nolfi attached to direct, produce and co-write with The Last Stand writer Andrew Knauer. The Adjustment Bureau is one of my favorite movies of recent years so I've been anxiously waiting to see what Nolfi would do next and while I wish we had more information, the rest of the details are being kept under wraps. Nolfi and Knauer met while Nolfi was supervising the script for The Last Stand and was apparently so impressed with Knauer's script that he made a pitch to collaborate on this new untitled project. Before making his directorial debut with The Adjustment Bureau, Nolfi worked on the scripts for several movies including Ocean's Twelve and The Bourne Ultimatum. THR 2.) James Franco has been incredibly busy of late and will try to stay that way as he looks to direct and star in Beautiful People.
- 1/18/2013
- by Kevin Blumeyer
- Rope of Silicon
Schwarzenegger is back, baby!
The Last Stand is the movie you didn’t even realize you wanted to see. With his return to motion picture stardom, after a decade of “favor to a friend” cameos in movies like The Rundown and The Expendables 1 and 2, this is the action superstar’s first leading role, having left acting to serve as the “Governator” of California, and while it may not have occurred to you to miss him during that time, it’s still surprisingly good to see him on the big screen again. Korean director Kim Jee-Woon’s, working from a script by Andrew Knauer, Jeffrey Nachmanoff and George Nolfi, keeps things moving quickly in his American film-making debut turns out to be an extremely Schwarzeneggerish Schwarzenegger film, full of big, violent set pieces and broad comedy. Now he’s not exactly pushing himself here and he may look a little out of it these days,...
The Last Stand is the movie you didn’t even realize you wanted to see. With his return to motion picture stardom, after a decade of “favor to a friend” cameos in movies like The Rundown and The Expendables 1 and 2, this is the action superstar’s first leading role, having left acting to serve as the “Governator” of California, and while it may not have occurred to you to miss him during that time, it’s still surprisingly good to see him on the big screen again. Korean director Kim Jee-Woon’s, working from a script by Andrew Knauer, Jeffrey Nachmanoff and George Nolfi, keeps things moving quickly in his American film-making debut turns out to be an extremely Schwarzeneggerish Schwarzenegger film, full of big, violent set pieces and broad comedy. Now he’s not exactly pushing himself here and he may look a little out of it these days,...
- 1/18/2013
- by Ken Parker
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
George Nolfi is to direct an original science fiction project for Universal Pictures. The Adjustment Bureau helmer will team up with The Last Stand screenwriter Andrew Knauer on the untitled movie. Plot details for the film are yet to emerge but Nolfi has been confirmed as co-producer alongside Michael Hackett, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Nolfi, who has writing credits on such blockbusters as The Bourne (more)...
- 1/18/2013
- by By Mark Langshaw
- Digital Spy
"Argo" second-unit director Alfonso Gomez-Rejon is in talks to direct, while Ryan Murphy and Jason Blum are up for producing the remake of 1976 horror classic "The Town That Dreaded Sundown" at MGM.
Loosely based on a true story, the action follows Texarkana residents terrorized by the "Phantom Killer" during the late 1940s.
Meanwhile, Universal Pictures has picked up an untitled sci-fi action project which "The Adjustment Bureau" director George Nolfi and "The Last Stand" scribe Andrew Knauer co-wrote.
The film is being setup as a potential producing and directorial vehicle for Nolfi. Michael Hackett ('Payback') also produces.
Source: Styd & THR...
Loosely based on a true story, the action follows Texarkana residents terrorized by the "Phantom Killer" during the late 1940s.
Meanwhile, Universal Pictures has picked up an untitled sci-fi action project which "The Adjustment Bureau" director George Nolfi and "The Last Stand" scribe Andrew Knauer co-wrote.
The film is being setup as a potential producing and directorial vehicle for Nolfi. Michael Hackett ('Payback') also produces.
Source: Styd & THR...
- 1/18/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
George Nolfi, the director of The Adjustment Bureau, has signed on to co-write, produce, and direct an untitled sci-fi action film for Universal. He will co-write the script with Andrew Knauer, who wrote this year’s The Last Stand starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. The premise of the film is being kept secret, so expect to hear nothing about the project until casting’s announced.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter...
Source: The Hollywood Reporter...
- 1/18/2013
- by Matt Granados
- LRMonline.com
It's still a mystery how Andrew Knauer's debut screenplay The Last Stand will do at the box office, but he's already wheeling and dealing in Hollywood and has just set up a new project at Universal. The writer has apparently been developing a science-fiction movie with The Adjustment Bureau director George Nolfi and now the two are set to make the film happen at the studio. The Hollywood Reporter shared the news about the project's forward motion but doesn't have much in the way of plot details. At this time "details are being kept close to the vest," though it is known that Knauer and Nolfi will be writing the script together and that Nolfi is eying it as a movie to both direct and produce as well. The two met while The Last Stand was still in pre-production and the director actually did a rewrite of the newcomer's work.
- 1/18/2013
- cinemablend.com
The Last Stand, written by one Andrew Knauer, is in theaters today. And in a fun turn, the believers have been vindicated by solid reviews across the board for the action flick. While every project changes once a director becomes involved, and the dynamism of Kim Jee-woon's presence is not to be denied, plenty of praise has been direct Knauer's way for a tight, exciting, well-balanced script. Sot it's no surprise really that Universal has picked up his next idea, attaching...
- 1/18/2013
- by Alejandro Stepenberg
- JoBlo.com
Universal Picks Up Sci-Fi Project from 'Last Stand' Writer, 'Adjustment Bureau' Director (Exclusive)
Universal has picked up an untitled sci-fi action project from George Nolfi, the filmmaker behind The Adjustment Bureau, and Andrew Knauer, the scribe behind Arnold Schwarzenegger’s comeback vehicle The Last Stand, which opens Friday. Details are being kept close to the vest, but Nolfi and Knauer will co-write the script. Nolfi is eyeing the project as a directorial vehicle and will produce. Film Review: 'The Last Stand' Michael Hackett, a producer on the 2003 John Woo movie Paycheck -- which starred Ben Affleck, who also worked on Adjustment Bureau -- also is producing. Nolfi and Knauer met during the making
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- 1/18/2013
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Last Stand
Directed by Kim Jee-woon
Written by Andrew Knauer
U.S.A, 2013
The unofficial motto for The Last Stand could very well be something along the lines of ‘the more things change the more they remain the same.’ It was not so long ago that Arnold Schwarzenegger, star of the film under review, was still blasting through walls, robots and people in major Hollywood motion pictures. Elsewhere in the world, a little over a decade ago, mainstream South Korean cinema was beginning to take off and make a real name for itself in other parts of the globe, the most recognizable export being Oldboy from Park Chan-wook, which has achieved near legendary status by now. In the last decade, South Korean movies have become all the craze while Schwarzenegger served not one but two terms as the Governor of the state of California. As such, it many be...
Directed by Kim Jee-woon
Written by Andrew Knauer
U.S.A, 2013
The unofficial motto for The Last Stand could very well be something along the lines of ‘the more things change the more they remain the same.’ It was not so long ago that Arnold Schwarzenegger, star of the film under review, was still blasting through walls, robots and people in major Hollywood motion pictures. Elsewhere in the world, a little over a decade ago, mainstream South Korean cinema was beginning to take off and make a real name for itself in other parts of the globe, the most recognizable export being Oldboy from Park Chan-wook, which has achieved near legendary status by now. In the last decade, South Korean movies have become all the craze while Schwarzenegger served not one but two terms as the Governor of the state of California. As such, it many be...
- 1/17/2013
- by Edgar Chaput
- SoundOnSight
For cinema goers, the theaters contain some entertaining options this weekend. First up, Arnold Schwarzenegger returns to the bigscreen in Lionsgate's The Last Stand actioner after last being in Sylvester Stallone's The Expandables and its sequel. Film opens in the widest count this weekend, debuting in 2,913 locations with a cast which also includes Forest Whitaker, Johnny Knoxville, Jamie Alexander, Luis Guzmán, Rodrigo Santoro, Eduardo Noriega, Peter Stormare, Genesis Rodriguez. Kim Jee-woon helms from the script by Andrew Knauer and Jeffrey Nachmanoff. Universal's Mama horror starring Jessica Chastain and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, looks to deliver scares galore in 2,647 theaters. Pic's helmed by Andres Muschietti who also scripts alongside Barbara Muschietti and Neil Cross. Executive producer Guillermo del Toro has all the confidence in the world in Muschietti judging by this interview video, and we scored it a solid 3.5/5 rating in our review.
- 1/17/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
For cinema goers, the theaters contain some entertaining options this weekend. First up, Arnold Schwarzenegger returns to the bigscreen in Lionsgate's The Last Stand actioner after last being in Sylvester Stallone's The Expandables and its sequel. Film opens in the widest count this weekend, debuting in 2,913 locations with a cast which also includes Forest Whitaker, Johnny Knoxville, Jamie Alexander, Luis Guzmán, Rodrigo Santoro, Eduardo Noriega, Peter Stormare, Genesis Rodriguez. Kim Jee-woon helms from the script by Andrew Knauer and Jeffrey Nachmanoff. Universal's Mama horror starring Jessica Chastain and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, looks to deliver scares galore in 2,647 theaters. Pic's helmed by Andres Muschietti who also scripts alongside Barbara Muschietti and Neil Cross. Executive producer Guillermo del Toro has all the confidence in the world in Muschietti judging by this interview video, and we scored it a solid 3.5/5 rating in our review.
- 1/17/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Arnold Schwarzenegger is back with a vengeance, hitting the big screen this weekend in the Us in the action-packed The Last Stand.
All we’ve seen from the film so far suggests it’s going to be an adrenaline-fuelled blockbuster with Arnie front and centre. The film arrives in the States tomorrow, with a limited early release from 10p.m. tonight.
And after seeing a great red-band trailer last week, Lionsgate have put out two new TV spots to get the ball rolling.
“Sheriff Owens is a man who has resigned himself to a life of fighting what little crime takes place in sleepy border town Sommerton Junction after leaving his Lapd post following a bungled operation that left him wracked with failure and defeat after his partner was crippled. After a spectacular escape from an FBI prisoner convoy, the most notorious, wanted drug kingpin in the hemisphere is hurtling...
All we’ve seen from the film so far suggests it’s going to be an adrenaline-fuelled blockbuster with Arnie front and centre. The film arrives in the States tomorrow, with a limited early release from 10p.m. tonight.
And after seeing a great red-band trailer last week, Lionsgate have put out two new TV spots to get the ball rolling.
“Sheriff Owens is a man who has resigned himself to a life of fighting what little crime takes place in sleepy border town Sommerton Junction after leaving his Lapd post following a bungled operation that left him wracked with failure and defeat after his partner was crippled. After a spectacular escape from an FBI prisoner convoy, the most notorious, wanted drug kingpin in the hemisphere is hurtling...
- 1/17/2013
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
George Nolfi, the director behind The Adjustment Bureau , has made plans for another science fiction project at Universal Pictures, says a story at The Hollywood Reporter . He'll work from an original concept by The Last Stand screenwriter Andrew Knauer. Details on the film's plot are currently unknown but Nolfi and Knauer are expected to collaborate on the screenplay. Nolfi will also produce alongside Michael Hackett. Nolfi, who started his career as a screenwriter, made his directing debut with the 2011 Philip K. Dick adaptation. His other writing credits include The Bourne Ultimatum and Ocean's Twelve . (Photo Credit: Dan Jackman / WENN.com)...
- 1/17/2013
- Comingsoon.net
Arnold Schwarzenegger led the cast of his new crime action thriller, ‘The Last Stand,’ on the red carpet at the film’s world premiere on Monday night at Hollywood’s Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. The actor was joined by some of his co-stars, including Johnny Knoxville and Luis Guzman. The movie also stars Zach Gildford, Forest Whitaker, Eduardo Noriega, Rodrigo Santoro, Jaimie Alexander, Peter Stormare and Genesis Rodrigeuez. ‘The Last Stand’ was directed by Jee-woon Kim and written by Andrew Knauer and Jeffrey Nachmanoff. It follows Sheriff Ray Owens, played by Schwarzenegger, who moves out of Los Angeles after leaving his narcotics post. The Sheriff took his new job following a bungled operation [ Read More ]
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- 1/16/2013
- by Karen Benardello
- ShockYa
Five On Film is an occasional feature on “Hey You Geeks!!” where directors, writers, actors or just plain awesome advocates of geek culture are asked five questions in line with the theme of their current work. In this edition, I chat about action films and Arnold Schwarzenegger with The Last Stand screenwriter Andrew Knauer.
Knauer wrote The Last Stand to celebrate the action film as it should be; explosive, witty and R rated. Once it was chosen to be the vehicle for Arnold Schwarzenegger’s return to top billed action star, the film quickly became one of the most anticipated of 2013. The Last Stand has already received some promising pre-release praise for its 80′s action sensibilities and use of practical effects. Ahead of its release this Friday, I asked Knauer to speak about his favorite action films and what it means to have action’s most iconic star cast in his film.
Knauer wrote The Last Stand to celebrate the action film as it should be; explosive, witty and R rated. Once it was chosen to be the vehicle for Arnold Schwarzenegger’s return to top billed action star, the film quickly became one of the most anticipated of 2013. The Last Stand has already received some promising pre-release praise for its 80′s action sensibilities and use of practical effects. Ahead of its release this Friday, I asked Knauer to speak about his favorite action films and what it means to have action’s most iconic star cast in his film.
- 1/16/2013
- by Tony Nunes
- SoundOnSight
"The Last Stand" is the Arnold Schwarzenegger movie you didn't even realize you wanted to see.
This is the action superstar's first leading role in a decade, having left acting to serve as the governor of California and whatnot, and while it may not have occurred to you to miss him during that time, it's still surprisingly good to see him on the big screen again.
He is not exactly pushing himself here. Korean director Kim Jee-woon's American filmmaking debut turns out to be an extremely Schwarzeneggerish Schwarzenegger film, full of big, violent set pieces and broad comedy. He may look a little creaky (and facially freaky) these days, but Arnold proves he's still game for the mayhem as he fires off rounds and tosses off one-liners, and the movie at least has the decency to acknowledge that it knows that you know that he's old.
The script also feels...
This is the action superstar's first leading role in a decade, having left acting to serve as the governor of California and whatnot, and while it may not have occurred to you to miss him during that time, it's still surprisingly good to see him on the big screen again.
He is not exactly pushing himself here. Korean director Kim Jee-woon's American filmmaking debut turns out to be an extremely Schwarzeneggerish Schwarzenegger film, full of big, violent set pieces and broad comedy. He may look a little creaky (and facially freaky) these days, but Arnold proves he's still game for the mayhem as he fires off rounds and tosses off one-liners, and the movie at least has the decency to acknowledge that it knows that you know that he's old.
The script also feels...
- 1/16/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Chicago – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: DVD with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 5 pairs of advance-screening movie tickets up for grabs for “The Last Stand” starring Arnold Schwarzenegger! Plus, our winners will each win an action DVD set with “Total Recall,” “The Expendables” and “Crank” DVDs!
“The Last Stand,” which hits theatres on Jan. 18, 2013 and is rated “R,” also stars Forest Whitaker, Johnny Knoxville, Luis Guzmán, Eduardo Noriega, Arron Shiver, Titos Menchaca, Richard Dillard, Sonny Landham, Mathew Greer, Peter Stormare, Chris Browning, Christiana Leucas, Zach Gilford, Rio Alexander, James Burnett and David Midthunder from director Jee-woon Kim and writers Andrew Knauer and Jeffrey Nachmanoff. Note: You must be 17+ to attend this “R”-rated screening.
This advance movie screening for “The Last Stand” is on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013 at 7 p.m. in downtown Chicago. To win your free “The Last Stand” passes and action DVD set courtesy of HollywoodChicago.
“The Last Stand,” which hits theatres on Jan. 18, 2013 and is rated “R,” also stars Forest Whitaker, Johnny Knoxville, Luis Guzmán, Eduardo Noriega, Arron Shiver, Titos Menchaca, Richard Dillard, Sonny Landham, Mathew Greer, Peter Stormare, Chris Browning, Christiana Leucas, Zach Gilford, Rio Alexander, James Burnett and David Midthunder from director Jee-woon Kim and writers Andrew Knauer and Jeffrey Nachmanoff. Note: You must be 17+ to attend this “R”-rated screening.
This advance movie screening for “The Last Stand” is on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013 at 7 p.m. in downtown Chicago. To win your free “The Last Stand” passes and action DVD set courtesy of HollywoodChicago.
- 1/14/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Arnold fans, look out! We’ve got a new trailer from the Governator’s newest film, “The Last Stand”! Check it out below! This all-star cast includes Arnold Schwarzenegger, Johnny Knoxville, Forest Whitaker, Eduardo Noriega, Rodrigo Santoro, Jaimie Alexander, Luis Guzmán, Peter Stormare, Zach Gilford and Genesis Rodriguez. The film is directed by Kim Jee-woon and written by Andrew Knauer and Jeffrey Nachmanoff. The synopsis for the film involves a small-town sheriff who, after going through a tough ordeal, is faced with stopping a drug lord from making an escape across the border. Check out the full synopsis below: “After leaving his Lapd narcotics post following a bungled operation that left him [ Read More ]
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- 1/10/2013
- by monique
- ShockYa
The Last Stand hits UK cinemas on Thursday 24th January and to celebrate, we’ve got five sets of exclusive merchandise to give away to some lucky winners, including a limited edition T-shirt, a sheriff badge and copy of The Expendables 2 on DVD.
Action icon Arnold Schwarzenegger makes his much-anticipated return to the big screen in Korean action-suspense director Kim Jee-woon’s hard-hitting Us directorial debut, The Last Stand.
After leaving his Lapd narcotics post following a bungled operation that left him wracked with remorse and regret, Sheriff Ray Owens (Schwarzenegger) moved out of Los Angeles and settled into a life fighting what little crime takes place in sleepy border town Sommerton Junction. But that peaceful existence is shattered when Gabriel Cortez (Eduardo Noriega), the most notorious, wanted drug kingpin in the western hemisphere, makes a deadly yet spectacular escape from an FBI prisoner convoy.
With the help of...
Action icon Arnold Schwarzenegger makes his much-anticipated return to the big screen in Korean action-suspense director Kim Jee-woon’s hard-hitting Us directorial debut, The Last Stand.
After leaving his Lapd narcotics post following a bungled operation that left him wracked with remorse and regret, Sheriff Ray Owens (Schwarzenegger) moved out of Los Angeles and settled into a life fighting what little crime takes place in sleepy border town Sommerton Junction. But that peaceful existence is shattered when Gabriel Cortez (Eduardo Noriega), the most notorious, wanted drug kingpin in the western hemisphere, makes a deadly yet spectacular escape from an FBI prisoner convoy.
With the help of...
- 1/9/2013
- by Competitions
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Watch a new red band trailer as well as TV spot and interviews with cast and crew of "The Last Stand," including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Forest Whitaker, Jamie Alexander, Johnny Knoxville, Eduardo Noriega, Rodrigo Santoro, Luis Guzmán, Peter Stormare and producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura. Distributed by Lionsgate, the entertaining action thriller opens in theaters on , with a cast including Forest Whitaker, Eduardo Noriega, Rodrigo Santoro, Jaimie Alexander, Luis Guzmán, Peter Stormare, Zach Gilford and Genesis Rodriguez. Kim Jee-woon directs from the script by Jeffrey Nachmanoff, Andrew Knauer, and George Nolfi, from the story by Knauer.
- 1/9/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Watch a new red band trailer as well as TV spot and interviews with cast and crew of "The Last Stand," including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Forest Whitaker, Jamie Alexander, Johnny Knoxville, Eduardo Noriega, Rodrigo Santoro, Luis Guzmán, Peter Stormare and producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura. Distributed by Lionsgate, the entertaining action thriller opens in theaters on , with a cast including Forest Whitaker, Eduardo Noriega, Rodrigo Santoro, Jaimie Alexander, Luis Guzmán, Peter Stormare, Zach Gilford and Genesis Rodriguez. Kim Jee-woon directs from the script by Jeffrey Nachmanoff, Andrew Knauer, and George Nolfi, from the story by Knauer.
- 1/9/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Arnold Schwarzenegger returns to the big screen this month in The Last Stand, an explosive action thriller that sees Arnie take his first leading role in a decade.
Acclaimed South Korean director Kim Jee-woon (The Good, The Bad, The Weird) is at the helm, for what promises to open big in the Us next weekend.
We caught the UK quad poster last week, and now Yahoo Movies have debuted a final red-band trailer that gives you an idea of why this is an R-rated film in the States.
“Sheriff Owens is a man who has resigned himself to a life of fighting what little crime takes place in sleepy border town Sommerton Junction after leaving his Lapd post following a bungled operation that left him wracked with failure and defeat after his partner was crippled. After a spectacular escape from an FBI prisoner convoy, the most notorious, wanted drug kingpin...
Acclaimed South Korean director Kim Jee-woon (The Good, The Bad, The Weird) is at the helm, for what promises to open big in the Us next weekend.
We caught the UK quad poster last week, and now Yahoo Movies have debuted a final red-band trailer that gives you an idea of why this is an R-rated film in the States.
“Sheriff Owens is a man who has resigned himself to a life of fighting what little crime takes place in sleepy border town Sommerton Junction after leaving his Lapd post following a bungled operation that left him wracked with failure and defeat after his partner was crippled. After a spectacular escape from an FBI prisoner convoy, the most notorious, wanted drug kingpin...
- 1/8/2013
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
There’s a new red band trailer for The Last Stand, which you can see below.
The synopsis:
After leaving his Lapd narcotics post following a bungled operation that left him wracked with remorse and regret, Sheriff Ray Owens (Schwarzenegger) moved out of Los Angeles and settled into a life fighting what little crime takes place in sleepy border town Sommerton Junction. But that peaceful existence is shattered when Gabriel Cortez (Eduardo Noriega), the most notorious, wanted drug kingpin in the western hemisphere, makes a deadly yet spectacular escape from an FBI prisoner convoy.
With the help of a fierce band of lawless mercenaries led by the icy Burrell (Peter Stormare), Cortez begins racing towards the Us-Mexico border at 250 mph in a specially-outfitted CorvetteZR1 with a hostage in tow. Cortez’ path: straight through Summerton Junction, where the whole of the U.S. law enforcement, including Agent John Bannister (Forest Whitaker...
The synopsis:
After leaving his Lapd narcotics post following a bungled operation that left him wracked with remorse and regret, Sheriff Ray Owens (Schwarzenegger) moved out of Los Angeles and settled into a life fighting what little crime takes place in sleepy border town Sommerton Junction. But that peaceful existence is shattered when Gabriel Cortez (Eduardo Noriega), the most notorious, wanted drug kingpin in the western hemisphere, makes a deadly yet spectacular escape from an FBI prisoner convoy.
With the help of a fierce band of lawless mercenaries led by the icy Burrell (Peter Stormare), Cortez begins racing towards the Us-Mexico border at 250 mph in a specially-outfitted CorvetteZR1 with a hostage in tow. Cortez’ path: straight through Summerton Junction, where the whole of the U.S. law enforcement, including Agent John Bannister (Forest Whitaker...
- 1/8/2013
- by Philip Sticco
- LRMonline.com
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