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Blackjack is one of the most popular card games in the world, and it’s no surprise that it’s widely played in all online casinos,...

Yo ho, a criminal's life for me. Maybe doing something illegal might actually be better than working a "real" job? There's clever commentary worked into this new film about the inherent problems with capitalism and corporate culture, ultimately hinting that the quickest and easiest way to earn money might actually be the best way. Which is why so many people choose this path instead of a formal career. Emily the Criminal is a slick, engaging credit card scam heist thriller starring Aubrey Plaza - who also produced the film. This is one of the final premieres at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival and it's a late fest highlight, one of my faves. It remains hyper focused and never wanders, with a 96 minute runtime that is just right for this story. A few critics have compared it to Uncut Gems, but I'd say it's much more similar to the black jack scam...

This Outlander fun fact will have you saying "Jesus H. Roosevelt Christ!" For a chat with Square Mile, Outlander star Sam Heughan was interviewed by his close friend Tom Ellis. However, during the Q&a, Ellis, who is best known for playing the titular role in Lucifer, revealed that he was almost Heughan's co-star. "I'm going to let you into a little secret," he said. "I auditioned for Outlander, not for Jamie Fraser but for Tobias Menzies' part, 'Black Jack' Randall." That means if Ellis landed the part, he would've been Heughan's character's biggest on-screen rival. For those who need a refresher, Black Jack is the descendant of...

Michael Starrbury continues his collaboration with Netflix as he inks a multi-year overall deal with the streamer to develop new series programming.

Starrbury received an Emmy nomination for writing “Part Four” of Netflix’s When They See Us with Ava DuVernay in 2019 and will work with the director and Colin Kaepernick for Colin In Black & White.

Starring Jaden Michael as a young Kaepernick, Colin In Black & White will provide an introspective look at Kaepernick’s adolescent years as a Black teen growing up with a white adopted family. It was previously announced that Jaden Michael will star as Colin Kaepernick during his formative high school years. Kaepernick and DuVernay created and executive produce the series alongside Starrbury, who writes the six-episode project.

Starrbury created the animated comedy Legends of Chamberlain Heights and penned The Inevitable Defeat of Mister & Pete and the pilot Black Jack. He will write...

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If you were born in the ‘90s, you likely aren’t too familiar with Nintendo’s Game & Watch line of LCD handheld gaming systems. But this series of 59 handheld games from the ‘80s holds a very important spot in video game history. This Game Boy predecessor not only solidified Nintendo’s ambition to let gamers play on the go, but its influence can also be found in the dual-screen Nintendo DS and even the Nintendo Switch.

Just in time for Mario’s 35th anniversary celebration, Nintendo is releasing Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. on Nov. 13. This limited-edition variant features the classic 1985 platformer (plus Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels) wrapped up in a shining gold package. It also features Ball, the very first Game & Watch title ever released.

Check out this look back at the history of Game & Watch series for a better...

Based on a ’70s manga by Japanese master Osamu Tezuka, a bored writer’s affair with his beguiling young muse gets the live-action treatment in “Tezuka’s Barbara.” Primarily concerned with the story’s excursions into erotic surrealism and the occult while playing down its social and political themes, this handsomely packaged item isn’t deep or meaningful but does present a visually arresting account of middle-aged male ennui colliding with uninhibited and irresistible female energy. Sure to be welcomed by Tezuka’s large fan base in Japan, “Barbara” has enjoyed a lengthy festival run since bowing in competition at the Tokyo Film Festival.

One of several adults-only tales by the legendary creator of children’s classics “Astro Boy” and “Kimba the White Lion,” “Barbara” first appeared in Big Comic magazine in 1973 and was long considered unfilmable. It has finally been adapted by Tezuka’s eldest son, Macoto Tezka, a highly...

In 1973, Osamu Dezaki took the zero-to-hero sports shojo written by Sumika Yamamoto about high school freshman Hiromi and made a 25-episode TV animation series. Six years later, the successful Nippon Television show was put on the big screen by the same director. Being one of the best-selling shojo manga of all time, the tennis drama is a groundbreaking story that puts a strong female character in the lead and can be seen, together with “Attack No.1” (1969), as a precursor of future anime.

“Aim for the Ace!” will screen at Japan Society

“Aim for the Ace!” tells the story of Hiromi Oka, a high school student, who joins the tennis club because of her admiration for senior student Ryuzaki. Ryuzaki, spoken by famous voice actress Masako Ikeda (“Galaxy Express 999” ), is the best player in the team and in the course of the film Oka gets the chance to play double with her.

Every week we dive into the cream of the crop when it comes to home releases, including Blu-ray and DVDs, as well as recommended deals of the week. Check out our rundown below and return every Tuesday for the best (or most interesting) films one can take home. Note that if you’re looking to support the site, every purchase you make through the links below helps us and is greatly appreciated.

Anatahan (Josef von Sternberg)

Josef von Sternberg called Anatahan his best film. Borne from more than a decade’s worth of frustration with the studio system, it was, as the last picture he completed, his stamp on his time as a director. Even then, when released in 1953, it was only released in a butchered format, and, as it often goes in such cases, was subsequently abandoned by popular consciousness. But a few times each year, cinephiles (at least...

Sir Ben Kingsley has never been shy about hamming it up in low-rent garbage (check out 2015’s “Self / Less” to watch him dye his skin orange and play a bald-headed version of Trump), but his latest performance takes things to another level entirely. The kind of low-rent action movie that only exists because everybody involved knew that nobody in the Western world would ever see it, Eran Creevy’s “Collide” stars Nicholas Hoult as a reformed car thief and Felicity Jones as the dying girlfriend whose kidney failure inspires him to do one last job.

But they’re both really boring. You know who’s not boring? Geran, the Turkish drug kingpin who lives in a gold-plated trailer with four prostitutes, suffers from short-term memory loss, and likes to spend his free time watching the 1985 John Travolta classic, “Perfect” (that’s the one where Travolta goes undercover in a Los Angeles fitness club). Kingsley,...

Here’s a first look at a documentary on “arguably the greatest American screenwriter,” as Rob Reiner calls William Goldman. He’s the guy Aaron Sorkin says “is responsible for inventing the modern screenplay as we know it.” Also a novelist and nonfiction writer, he’s the pen behind such Hollywood classics as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and All the President’s Men — scoring Oscars for both — along with such disparate films as Misery, Heat, The Stepford Wives, Maverick…...

Welcome to today's edition of Nerd Alert, where we have all the quirky, nerdy news that you crave in one convenient spot. What do we have in store for you on this fantastic Friday? The Warriors gets a new remake pitch, The Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials premiere is forced to move for a disgusting reason and the 80s classic Ferris Bueller's Day Off gets the 8-Bit Cinema treatment. But first, writer-director Max Landis offers his Man of Steel 2 pitch. Sit back, relax and check out all that today's Nerd Alert has to offer.

Max Landis' Man of Steel 2 Pitch

Chronicle and American Ultra screenwriter Max Landis has revealed a very interesting pitch for Man of Steel 2 for a Screen Junkies segment dubbed Dream Sequels. This pitch essentially ignores everything that will happen in next year's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, but it's still a...

Mikael Persbrandt, the Swedish actor who portrayed Beorn in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and The Hobbit: The Battle of The Five Armies, is in negotiations to join the cast of Warner Bros.' Knights of the Round Table. While specific character details are being kept under wraps, Heat Vision Blog reports that the actor is playing a villain. Knights of the Round Table is the first movie in a planned six-movie series.

The project is a reimagining of the King Arthur tale, following his adventures in Camelot alongside his legendary knights, with Charlie Hunnam starring as Arthur. Astrid Berges-Frisbey is playing Guinevere, with Jude Law reportedly playing another villain, Djimon Hounsou playing Bedivere, a Merlin-esque mentor to Arthur, and Eric Bana playing Arthur's father Uther. It isn't known when production will begin, but Warner Bros. has already slated Knights of the Round Table for release on July 22, 2016.

Guy Ritchie...

Are you ready to have a smashing good time this Christmas? Jason Statham sure is, as he demonstrates in a Wild Card Christmas video that finds the action icon punishing the naughty. The actor is seen as Nick Wild, who apparently likes to hit bad guys in the head with whatever blunt instrument may be lying around.

Nick Wild (Jason Statham) is a Las Vegas bodyguard with lethal professional skills and a personal gambling problem. When a friend is beaten by a sadistic thug, Nick strikes back, only to find out the thug is the son of a powerful mob boss.&#160 Suddenly Nick is plunged into the criminal underworld, chased by enforcers and wanted by the mob.&#160&#160 Having raised the stakes, Nick has one last play to change his fortunes...and this time, it's all or nothing.

From two-time Academy Award-winning writer William Goldman (Best Original Screenplay,Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid,...

A new trailer for Wild Card has been unveiled.

The action-packed clip features Jason Statham portraying a high-stakes Blackjack expert on the loose in Las Vegas.

Sofía Vergara, Stanley Tucci, Milo Ventimiglia, Michael Angarano and Anne Heche also feature in the movie.

Wild Card is an adaptation of William Goldman's novel Heat, based around a struggling gambling addict living in Las Vegas.

When Nick Wild (Statham) promises to take revenge on a gangster who beat up his friend, he finds himself in hot water.

A previous 1986 film adaptation starred Burt Reynolds.

Wild Card will be released in 2015.

How far would you go for a friend? Nick Wild sets out to prove his loyalty in a domestic trailer for the new action thriller Wild Card, which comes on the heels of two posters and an international trailer. Based on the fan-favorite novel by William Goldman, the film serves as a loose remake of the mostly forgotten 1987 Burt Reynolds' movie Heat, with Jason Statham stepping into replace the Hollywood icon.

Jason Statham is Nick Wild, a Las Vegas bodyguard with lethal professional skills and a personal gambling problem. When a friend is beaten by a sadistic thug, Nick strikes back, only to find out the thug is the son of a powerful mob boss.&#160 Suddenly Nick is plunged into the criminal underworld, chased by enforcers and wanted by the mob.&#160&#160Having raised the stakes, Nick has one last play to change his fortunes...and this time, it's all or nothing.

Lionsgate has released the exciting first trailer and poster for director Simon West’s Wild Card, starring Jason Statham.

The huge cast also includes Michael Angarano (Cyrus Kinnick), Milo Ventimiglia (Danny DeMarco), Dominik García-Lorido (Holly), Anne Heche (Roxy), Sofia Vergara (Dd), Max Casella (Osgood), Jason Alexander (Pinky), Francois Vincentelli (Benny), Davenia McFadden (Millicent ), Chris Browning (Tiel), Matthew Willig (Kinlaw), Greice Santo (Cocktail Waitress ), with Hope Davis (Cassandra) and Stanley Tucci (Baby).

If the cast doesn’t convince you to catch the film when it comes out next year, check out the trailer below.

Nick Wild (Jason Statham) is a Las Vegas bodyguard with lethal professional skills and a personal gambling problem. When a friend is beaten by a sadistic thug, Nick strikes back, only to find out the thug is the son of a powerful mob boss. Suddenly Nick is plunged into the criminal underworld, chased by enforcers and wanted by the mob.

We've got another action-packed trailer for Jason Statham's upcoming Las Vegas gambling thriller Wild Card. I'm a big fan of the films that Statham makes. Basically, every movie he stars in manages to entertain me. This latest film of his is a remake of a 1987 movie called Heat, which starred Burt Reynolds. I vaguely remember watching that movie, but this one looks like a lot of fun. It was directed by Simon West (The Mechanic and The Expendables 2), and here's the synopsis:

Nick Wild (Jason Statham) is a Las Vegas bodyguard with lethal professional skills and a personal gambling problem. When a friend is beaten by a sadistic thug, Nick strikes back, only to find out the thug is the son of a powerful mob boss. Suddenly Nick is plunged into the criminal underworld, chased by enforcers and wanted by the mob. Having raised the stakes, Nick has one...

"One way or another, this is my last night in Vegas." After an international trailer gave us our first look at Simon West's latest action thriller Wild Card starring his Expendables 2 star Jason Statham, the first domestic trailer has arrived, and there's a lot going on. Statham is lethal professionally, and after helping a friend who is beat (and seemingly raped) by a thug, he helps her get revenge. But the thug's father (Milo Ventimiglia) decides he wants to retaliate. Meanwhile, Statham keeps playing blackjack to get out of some bad luck, but he keeps finding it in other ways elsewhere. It's pretty standard Statham fare. Watch below! Here's the Us trailer for Simon West's Wild Card direct from Lionsgate: You can still watch the international trailer for Simon West's Wild Card right here. Wild Card is directed by Simon West (The Expendables 2, Con-Air, The Mechanic) and written by William Goldman,...

Jason Statham is ready to bash skulls in the first official poster for the Lionsgate action thriller Wild Card. Opening in theaters this January, William Goldman adapts his own book for this hard-hitting drama. The story was originally told in the 1987 movie Heat, starring Burt Reynolds, but as you can see, its definitely gotten an upgrade.

Jason Statham stars as Nick Wild, a Las Vegas bodyguard with lethal professional skills and a personal gambling problem. When a friend is beaten by a sadistic thug, Nick strikes back, only to find out the thug is the son of a powerful mob boss.&#160 Suddenly Nick is plunged into the criminal underworld, chased by enforcers and wanted by the mob.&#160&#160 Having raised the stakes, Nick has one last play to change his fortunes...and this time, it's all or nothing.

William Goldman is a two-time Academy Award-winning writer for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid...

Wild Card Trailer: Jason Statham stars as a Las Vegas bodyguard who likes to gamble in the first trailer for Wild Card. He seeks revenge for a friend, but quickly finds himself tangled up with the criminal underworld. It's a remake of 1987's Heat, starring Burt Reynolds, using the original screenplay by William Goldman (All the President's Men). Sofia Vergara and Stanley Tucci also star; the movie is due out on January 30. [SlashFilm]   Shakespeare: If all goes well, Will Ferrell will star in a comedy that "centers around the intense, competitive world inside a Shakespearean theater company." That's the pitch for the movie; little else is known, except that the screenplay for the untitled project wll be written by David Guion and Michael...

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Wild Card Trailer: Jason Statham stars as a Las Vegas bodyguard who likes to gamble in the first trailer for Wild Card, a remake of 1987's Heat starring Burt Reynolds using the original screenplay by William Goldman (All the President's Men). He seeks revenge for a friend, but quickly finds himself tangled up with the criminal underworld. Sofia Vergara and Stanley Tucci also star; the movie is due out on January 30. [SlashFilm]   Shakespearean Laughs: If all goes...

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Lionsgate has officially announced that the action thriller Wild Card will be released in theaters and in VOD on January 30th, 2015. The film stars Jason Statham, Michael Angarano, Milo Ventimiglia and Dominik García-Lorido with Anne Henche, Sofia Vergara, Jason Alexander, Hope Davis and Stanley Tucci making appearances as well. The film is directed by Simon West and written by William Goldman from his own novel Heat. Take a first look of the film below and stay tuned for additional details.

The film follows Nick Wild (Jason Statham) who is a Las Vegas bodyguard with lethal professional skills and a personal gambling problem. When a friend is beaten by a sadistic thug, Nick strikes back, only to find out the thug is the son of a powerful mob boss. Suddenly Nick is plunged into the criminal underworld, chased by enforcers and wanted by the mob. Having raised the stakes, Nick has...

Earlier this morning, the first image debuted from Wild Card, a new action thriller starring Jason Statham. Now, Lionsgate has released the first international trailer for this remake of the 1987 Heat, which starred Burt Reynolds and is based on the William Goldman novel. Also starring Michael Angarano, Milo Ventimiglia and Dominik Garc&#237a-Lorido, the film follows a gambling addicted bodyguard who gets in over his head with the mob.

Jason Statham stars as Nick Wild (Jason Statham), a Las Vegas protector-for-hire with lethal professional skills and a personal gambling problem. When a friend is beaten by a sadistic thug, Nick strikes back, only to find out the thug is the son of a powerful mob boss. Suddenly Nick is plunged into the criminal underworld, chased by enforcers and wanted by the mob.

Having raised the stakes, Nick has one last play to change his fortunes...and this time, it's all or nothing.

Lionsgate have announced a January 30th 2015 release date for Simon West's "Wild Card," the new Jason Statham-led action thriller which will be available both in cinemas and on demand. Michael Angarano, Milo Ventimiglia, Anne Heche, Sofía Vergara, Jason Alexander, Hope Davis, Stanley Tucci and Dominik García-Lorido star.

Based on the novel "Heat" by legendary scribe William Goldman, who also wrote the screenplay, Statham plays a Las Vegas bodyguard with lethal professional skills and a gambling problem. When he beats up a sadistic thug, he discovers said thug is a crime boss' son and soon he's on the run from the mob.

Check out the first photo from the film below:

Source: Lionsgate...

Wild Card has received a release date.

The Jason Statham-starring thriller will be released in Us cinemas on January 30, 2015.

The movie, which also stars Modern Family's Sofia Vergara and Stanley Tucci, will also be released on demand the same day.

Wild Card is based on William Goldman's novel Heat, and is a remake of the original 1986 film starring Burt Reynolds.

The story follows a Las Vegas bodyguard with a gambling addiction (Statham), who vows to get revenge on a gangster who attacked his friend.

Watch the first trailer for the film below:...

Lionsgate announced today that the action thriller Wild Card starring Jason Statham, Michael Angarano, Milo Ventimiglia and Dominik Garc&#237a-Lorido will open In Theaters and On Demand January 30th, 2015. Anne Heche, Sof&#237a Vergara, Jason Alexander, Hope Davis and Stanley Tucci also appear in the film which is directed by Simon West and based on the novel 'Heat' by William Goldman who also wrote the screenplay. The studio has also released the first photo of Jason Statham, which you can check out below the official synopsis.

Nick Wild (Jason Statham) is a Las Vegas bodyguard with lethal professional skills and a personal gambling problem. When a friend is beaten by a sadistic thug, Nick strikes back, only to find out the thug is the son of a powerful mob boss. Suddenly Nick is plunged into the criminal underworld, chased by enforcers and wanted by the mob. Having raised the stakes,...

The Jason Statham action thriller also stars Michael Angarano, Milo Ventimiglia and Dominik García-Lorido and will open theatrically and on VOD in a day-and-date pattern on January 30.

Anne Heche, Sofia Vergara, Jason Alexander, Hope Davis and Stanley Tucci also appear in the film.

Simon West directed from the novel Heat by William Goldman who also wrote the screenplay.

TimeLapse Pictures, Gearshift Films and Yn Films have started shooting Igor Drljaca’s sophomore feature, The Waiting Room. The Canadian production is currently shooting in and around Toronto. The film will be ready for delivery in summer 2015.Michael Worth’s romance Broken Memories has wrapped principal photography in southern California on the drama starring Ivan Sergei, Rance Howard, Cerina Vincent and Kelly Greyson.

Lionsgate announced today that the action thriller Wild Card starring Jason Statham, Michael Angarano, Milo Ventimiglia and Dominik García-Lorido will open in theaters and On Demand January 30th, 2015.

Anne Heche, Sofia Vergara, Jason Alexander, Hope Davis and Stanley Tucci also appear in the film which is directed by Simon West and based on the novel ‘Heat’ by William Goldman who also wrote the screenplay.

Nick Wild (Jason Statham) is a Las Vegas bodyguard with lethal professional skills and a personal gambling problem. When a friend is beaten by a sadistic thug, Nick strikes back, only to find out the thug is the son of a powerful mob boss. Suddenly Nick is plunged into the criminal underworld, chased by enforcers and wanted by the mob. Having raised the stakes, Nick has one last play to change his fortunes…and this time, it’s all or nothing.

West directed Statham in The Expendables 2 and The Mechanic.

"I'm not violent, I'm just good at it." Formerly known as Heat, the latest film from The Mechanic and Expendables 2 director Simon West is now going by the title Wild Card. The film is actually a remake of the 1987 film starring Burt Reynolds, and this time it's Jason Statham in the lead role as Nick Wild (yes, the title is a stupid pun). This time, Statham is an ex-marine and a gambling addict, and of course he just wants to be left alone to start a new life in Las Vegas. But as is the case with all these movies, trouble finds him. Be prepared to laugh at how bad this looks in this French trailer, with some terrible dialogue. Watch! Here's the French trailer for Simon West's Wild Card (via The Film Stage): Here's the poster for the film's release in the United Kingdom and a first...

Simon West's Wild Card has released its first trailer.

Jason Statham and Sofía Vergara star in the gambling action thriller.

Stanley Tucci, Milo Ventimiglia, Michael Angarano and Anne Heche also feature in the movie.

Wild Card is a remake of William Goldman's Heat, centring around a struggling gambling addict living in Las Vegas.

When he promises to take revenge on a gangster who beat up his friend, he finds himself in hot water.

The original 1986 film starred Burt Reynolds.

Wild Card will be released in 2015.

Jason Statham is back and getting violent with a bunch of Las Vegas thugs in his latest action thriller Wild Card, which is called Joker in the the UK. The movie is a remake of the 1987 film Heat with Burt Reynolds, and it was supposed to be directed by Brian De Palma before The Mechanic and The Expendables 2 director Simon West took it over. 

It looks like an awesome action flick, and I imagine Statham fans won't be disappointed in what they see in this trailer. He just goes on a Vegas rampage kicking all kinds of ass! Here's the synopsis:

Nick Wild, an ex-marine and gambling addict, goes into the protection business but plans to leave Las Vegas for a better life. When his last girlfriend, Holly, is found beaten and left for dead, he agrees to help revenge her. He will soon discover that the guilty man is Danny DeMarco,...

When it comes to a film starring Jason Statham, you almost always know what you’re getting into before the opening credits even begin rolling. The British actor is about as bankable as they come, and following a string of balls-to-the-wall performances in The Expendables, Crank and The Transporter, Statham — or “The Stath,” if you prefer — has grown into a bona fide action star, and his latest role is no different.

Starring as an ex-marine with a crippling gambling addiction, Statham is set to topline Simon West’s Wild Card, a revenge tale situated within Sin City itself. In essence, the film is a remake William Goldman’s novel Heat — no, not that Heat — which originally arrived back in 1986, but thanks to a number of production issues that included director changeovers, the thriller was never given a chance in the limelight.

And so, with West and Statham both on board...

Tommy Lee Jones and Michelle Yeoh will join Jason Statham in Mechanic: Resurrection...

The mighty Jason Statham has only had two films released in cinemas this year, marking a surprisingly lean year for the man. However, worry not: in 2015, we'll be seeing The Statham in Fast & Furious 7, Wild Card (previously known as Heat - it's a remake of the Burt Reynolds movie of the same name) and the big summer comedy Spy (directed by Bridesmaids helmer Paul Feig).

And he's already hard at work on his first release in 2016.

The sequel to The Mechanic began filming last week, and The Statham will be reprising the role of Arthur Bishop in the movie. The film's now going by the title of Mechanic: Resurrection, and Dennis Gansel (who made We Are The Night) has taken over from Simon West in the director's chair.

Tommy Lee Jones, Jessica Alba and Michelle Yeoh...

Jason Statham and producer Steve Chasman have acquired the film rights to J.J. Connolly's novel "Viva La Madness".

'Viva' is Connolly's sequel to "Layer Cake," the book he wrote which became the 2004 Matthew Vaughn film which starred Daniel Craig as the nameless protagonist. Connolly is adapting the novel into a script with Statham to play the same character Craig did in 'Layer' .

Surviving his gunshot wound, the man is now looking to retire to a beach. Instead he becomes involved with trans-Atlantic drug deals, money laundering, high-tech electronic fraud, London lowlifes and Venezuelan drug cartels.

Statham and Chasman will produce for their Sj Pictures banner, the company's second film following the upcoming adaptation of William Goldman's "Heat".

Source: Deadline...

For the second coming of Jason Reitman’s (Labor Day) now infamous Live Read program to the Toronto International Film Festival, the young auteur has yet again assembled an all-star cast to tackle one of his (and everyone else’s) all-time favorite films. Paul Thomas Anderson’s Boogie Nights premiered at Tiff in the now defunct Uptown Theatre in 1997, the ensuing commotion causing an unpredicted street shutdown.

Reitman himself – his father in supportive attendance – excitedly introduced the event, declaring these reads even more fun than making actual films and announcing he and the cast would be working from a version of the original shooting script that would include select deleted scenes and alternate lines. Then our actors were introduced.

Dane Cook appeared to be at least the second-biggest fan on stage, enthusiastically delivering a spot-on Luis Guzman impression as Maurice Rodriguez, ideally timing Reed Rothchild’s lines – a scant helping...

Interview Ryan Lambie 5 Aug 2013 - 06:59

With his latest film, Stolen, out now, director Simon West talks to us about Con Air, Jason Statham, Expendables 2, Rick Astley, and more...

Although it's always a pleasure to talk to a filmmaker about their work, it's not often you get half-an-hour or so to really go into a more detailed conversation about their career to date. It was a real treat, then, to be able to talk to director Simon West about such a huge range of topics, from working with Nicolas Cage and Jason Statham to his transition from working in commercials to making the 90s summer blockbuster Con Air for producer Jerry Bruckheimer.

Throughout, West was generous, funny and full of great stories, and he didn't even mind when we brought up the subject of his music video for Rick Astley's Never Gonna Give You Up - an 80s chart...

Making much of the year’s top athletes, the 2013 Espy Awards too place at Los Angeles’ Nokia Theatre La Live earlier this evening (July 17).

With Vintage Trouble serving as the house band and Jon Hamm manning the emcee position, the 21st edition of the Espys was a raging success, complete with plenty of Tinseltown celebrities as well as sports stars.

The night’s big winner was the Miami Heat, which scored the top prize for best team, while LeBron James and Serena Williams took home the awards best male and female athlete respectively.

As for the celebrity presenter roster, folks like Don Cheadle, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs, Ben Affleck, Selena Gomez, Jason Sudeikis, Chrissy Teigen, Lake Bell, and Kevin Bacon all turned out for their chance to pass out the evening’s trophies.

The complete list of 2013 Espys Winners is:

Best Male Athlete

Miguel Cabrera, Detroit Tigers

• Al Mvp was the...

Swedish actress Alicia Vikander ("Anna Karenina") is in negotiations to play the female lead opposite Tom Cruise and Armie Hammer in Guy Ritchie's "Man From U.N.C.L.E." film at Warner Bros. Pictures.

Robert Vaughn and David McCallum starred in the original 1960s spy drama as American agent Napoleon Solo (Cruise) and Soviet agent Illya Kuryakin (Hammer).

The two agents work for the United Network Command for Law and Enforcement (U.N.C.L.E.), who fought the forces of Technological Hierarchy for the Removal of Undesirables and the Subjugation of Humanity (T.H.R.U.S.H.).

Vikander will play a new creation for the film, a British agent with a car fetish. Lionel Wigram and John Davis are producing.

Source: Heat Vision]...

Los Angeles, April 16: Hollywood actor Stanley Tucci is said to be the latest addition in the cast of Simon West's "Heat".

The movie is the big screen adaptation of William Goldman's eponymous novel.

While Tucci's role in the movie is yet to be revealed, the movie's cast also includes Jason Statham, Nick Escalante, Sofia Vergara, Milo Ventimiglia and Anne Heche, reports femalefirst.co.uk.

2013 is set to be a busy year for the actor, who was last seen in "Jack The Giant Slayer".

He will be back on the big screen in Thor Freudenthal's "Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters". In Francis Lawrence's "The Hunger Games:.

Stanley Tucci and Anne Heche have been cast in Heat.

Jason Statham's action-thriller remake has also added Cedric the Entertainer, Hope Davis and Milo Ventimiglia to its lineup, reports Deadline.

Based on William Goldman's novel, it was previously adapted in 1986 with Burt Reynolds in the lead role.

It centres around Statham as a gambling addict mercenary working for hire in Las Vegas.

Goldman - best known as the screenwriter for The Princess Bride - is working on the Heat script for Expendables 2 director Simon West.

The film will also feature Sophia Vergara, Michael Angarano, and Dominik Garcia-Lorido.

Transcendence

Morgan Freeman is in final negotiations to star opposite Johnny Depp in cinematographer Wally Pfister's sci-fi directorial debut "Transcendence" at Warner Bros. Pictures.

Johnny Depp stars as a man who creates a computer program that develops an awareness. Kate Mara, Paul Bettany and Rebecca Hall co-star in the film which begins shooting next month in Los Angeles. [Source: Heat Vision]

Solace

Abbie Cornish will join Colin Farrell and Anthony Hopkins in Afonso Poyart's thriller "Solace". Shooting begins in May.

The story follows an FBI agent who links up with a doctor with psychic abilities to hunt down a serial killer. Cornish's role is unknown. [Source: Variety]

Cameron Crowe's Next

Rachel McAdams is in negotiations to play the ex-girlfriend of Bradley Cooper's character in Cameron Crowe's untitled romantic comedy. Shooting begins in September.

Cooper plays a defense contractor overseeing a weapons satellite launch from Hawaii. He teams up with (and...

We’ve got some new casting news covering a few different film genres: Stanley Tucci, Anne Heche, and Cedric the Entertainer have joined Jason Statham’s upcoming action flick Heat, about a gambling addict and ex-mercenary named Nick (played by Statham) working for hire in Las Vegas. Abbie Cornish (Sucker Punch) has reportedly landed the role of the leading lady in Afonso Poyart’s upcoming film Solace, which will also star Colin Farrell and Anthony Hopkins. Veep star Timothy Simons has joined Ivan Reitman’s NFL comedy Draft Day, where he will play Marx, a Cleveland Browns scout with a big personality. Hit the jump for more information on each casting bit, folks. In Statham’s action remake Heat, Deadline reports that Tucci, Heche, and Cedric the Entertainer join a stacked cast that includes Hope Davis, Milo Ventimiglia, Sophia Vergara, Michael Angarano, and Dominik Garcia-Lorido. Oscar-winning screenwriter William Goldman (The Princess Bride...

Simon West's Heat remake is up one more familiar face. Joining Jason Statham in the film is Milo Ventimiglia, who may be best known for playing the starring role of Peter Petrelli in NBC's Heroes, or on the feature side, as the title character's son in Rocky Balboa. Heat will have Jason Statham filling the shoes (but probably not the mustache) of Burt Reynolds, who starred in the original 1986 film based on William Goldman's novel about a bodyguard working in Las Vegas. In addition to penning the novel, Goldman wrote the screenplay for the original film, and he also wrote the adapted screenplay for the one West is directing. The Wrap says Ventimiglia has been cast to play Danny, "the son of a prominent businessman with ties to a mobster and casino owner named Baby." In an effort to keep himself safe and covered wherever he goes, he...

Milo Ventimiglia has been cast in a lead role opposite Jason Statham in "Heat," a remake of the 1986 Burt Reynolds movie of the same name. Ventimiglia ("Heroes") will play Danny DeMarco, a role portrayed by Neil Barry in the original. Danny is the son of a prominent businessman with ties to a mobster and casino owner named Baby. Given his father's connections, arrogant Danny believes himself to untouchable and travels with two bodyguards to make sure he remains untouchable. Also read: Simon West to Direct Jason Statham in 'Heat' Remake Statham is taking over...

In The Brass Teapot, John (Michael Angarano) and Alice (Juno Temple) are a small town couple in their ‘20s, who are very much in love, but also very broke. Struggling to make ends meet while their friends enjoy the good life, a mysterious brass teapot in a roadside antique shop is seemingly the answer to all of their problems, when it starts spitting money out of its spout. But, as its demands for appeasement become darker and darker, its existence is a reminder that you should always be careful what you wish for. At the film’s press day, actor Michael Angarano spoke to Collider for this exclusive interview about why this odd little film appealed to him, keeping the relationship very real amidst this fantastical story, how they got to play around a bit with the script, and how much he enjoyed shooting the emotionally abusive moments. He also...

Have you ever stepped back to wonder who in the contemporary film landscape is 2010s' Burt Reynolds? Someone who excels at bonkers action sequences and radiates a dangerous sex appeal? If you're thinking Jason Statham then you're in line with the filmmakers behind Heat, a remake of the 1986 crime drama that starred Reynolds as Los Vegas bodyguard with a past as mercenary and serious gambling addiction plaguing his present. Last November, Con Air helmer Simon West signed on to direct, lining up Heat to be his third feature with Statham, following The Mechanic and Expendables 2. Since then casting for the rest of the remake's roles has kicked off, and Deadline reports Michael Angarano has been set to co-star. The 25-year-old actor who has had memorable appearances in Steven Soderbergh's genre-bending spy thriller Haywire and Kevin Smith's controversial Red State is set to take on the role that Peter MacNicol...

Michael Angarano, who stars in the upcoming indie The Brass Teapot, has joined the cast of the Heat remake for Sierra/Affinity.

Jason Statham stars as Nick, a recovering gambling addict who takes on protection and security jobs in Las Vegas. He puts it all on the line when he decides to take on the mafia, after his friend is badly beaten. Michael Angarano will play Cyrus Kinnick, a young billionaire tech wiz who hires Nick as a bodyguard and gambling adviser. Sof&#237a Vergara also stars in an unspecified role. Burt Reynolds and Peter MacNicol portrayed Nick and Cyrus in the 1987 film Heat.

Simon West (The Expendables 2) is directing from a screenplay by William Goldman, who wrote the novel and the screenplay adaptation for the original. Jason Statham is also producing alongside Steve Chasman, with Corey Yuen serving as fight choreographer. No production schedule was given.

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I’m sure you’re all familiar with Simon West‘s upcoming Heat movie, right? Ok then, it’s time for a little casting update, ’cause we’ve just learned that Michael Angarano will join Jason Statham and Sofia Vergara who are already set to lead West’s remake of the 1987 film. Interesting thing – Angarano comes on board to play a tech billionaire Cyrus Kinnick, portrayed in the original by Peter MacNicol! Simon West will direct the whole thing from a script written by William Goldman, and as we previously reported, the movie will revolve around Statham’s character – Nick Escalante, a recovering gambler-turned-hired bodyguard working in Vegas. You... Related posts: Sofia Vergara & Jason Statham – That’s What We Call Heat (Remake)! Simon West to Direct Heat Starring Jason Statham Michael Angarano in Kevin Smith’s Hit Somebody Juno Temple and Michael Angarano In The Brass Teapot Birdman Adds Emma Stone,...

Michael Angarano, who soon stars opposite Juno Temple in The Brass Teapot , has signed on for Simon West's Heat , Deadline reports. Also set to star Jason Statham and Sofia Vergara, the film is a remake of the 1987 feature film that starred Burt Reynolds. Heat is being written by two-time Oscar winner William Goldman, who also wrote the original screenplay of the 1987 version, based on his own novel. The action-thriller tells the story of a tough recovering gambling addict (Statham) who makes his living providing protection in the rough edges of the gambling world. Statham's character refuses to resort to gunplay, strictly using hand and edged weapon combat. When a dear friend is brutally beaten by a high-rolling mobster, he helps her get her revenge and he ends up in more...

Variety reports that Simon West is in the driver’s seat for the remake of the 1986 film Heat which starred Burt Reynolds as an ex-mercenary, working as a bodyguard in Las Vegas and providing protection for his friends.

West will direct Jason Statham (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Crank) and Sofia Vergara (Modern Family) in the film adapted from the book. William Goldman wrote the book in 1985 and adapted it the for the screen in 1986. He will once again adapt his own story for the upcoming remake.

Goldman last wrote Dreamcatcher in 2003.

Watch this scene from the movie Heat (1986). If nothing else, skip to 6:50 for the weirdest action scene…

I can’t picture Statham in this role that Reynolds did first. Statham can act, for sure, but he’s been doing so many action movies on auto-pilot that I’m unsure if he even wants to anymore. It...