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Helen Mirren joins Bruce Willis and Morgan Freeman in Red
6 November 2009 7:44 PM, PST | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren has joined the cast of Red, the film adaptation of the comic book miniseries written by Warren Ellis and published by Wildstorm.
The movie, starring Bruce Willis and Morgan Freeman, begins filming on January 11 and is set for release on November 19, 2010, with Robert Schwentke (Flightplan, The Time Traveler's Wife) directing.
Willis will be playing retired CIA agent Paul Moses who is targeted by assassins sent by the new leader of the CIA (Freeman) who wants to dispose of former agents who know too much.
Mirren, 64, whose casting was revealed by ScreenDaily and is now confirmed by Variety, is speculated to be playing the previous CIA boss who has stayed in touch with Moses.
In addition, John C. Reilly (The Aviator, Gangs of New York) and Mary-Louise Parker (Weeds, Angels in America, The West Wing) are in talks to join the film, according to The Hollywood Reporter. »
- David Bentley
Reilly, Parker, and Mirren Join ‘Red’
5 November 2009 4:54 PM, PST | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »
John C. Reilly, Mary-Louise Parker (”Weeds”), and Oscar winner Helen Mirren have joined the cast of Red, an espionage thriller at Summit Entertainment. The three join Bruce Willis and Morgan Freeman already on board.
“Red” is a three-issue comic book miniseries centered on a former black ops CIA agent living a quiet life of seclusion. His only contact with the outside world is with his former government handler and letters to his niece. When a newly appointed Director of the CIA learns of his existence, he orders an assassination on the retired agent by a team of his best killers.
The Heat Vision Blog reports Reilly will play a retired agent who is paranoid everyone is out to kill him. The beautiful Parker is Willis’ love interest, a federal pension worker who becomes mixed up in his struggle to stay alive. Mirren will play an “associate of Willis with a lethal set of skills. »
- Jeff Leins
John C. Reilly and Mary-Louise Parker Go 'Red'
5 November 2009 4:32 PM, PST | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
When Warren Ellis' Red was first optioned, I wasn't particularly excited. As readers have pointed out, Ellis has many books that would be more exciting to see on the big screen. The initial casting of Bruce Willis and Morgan Freeman didn't inspire a lot of excitement, either. (I love both, but Willis as an ex-assassin? Hardly inspired.) But as Robert Schwentke has filled out his cast, things have gotten a lot more interesting. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Mary-Louise Parker and John C. Reilly are in talks to join Red alongside Freeman, Willis, and Helen Mirren.
Reilly would play a retired CIA agent who is paranoid that everyone is out to kill him. Willis' predicament will naturally prove him right, and it's the frantic, nervous role that Reilly specializes in. Again, it's not the most inspired casting, but it's exciting to see Reilly finally land a comic book role. »
- Elisabeth Rappe
Casting Tidbits: Alan Cumming, Zach Galifianakis & Many More
5 November 2009 9:36 AM, PST | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
Casting Tidbits Activate! First up, THR reports that Zach Galifianakis is continuing his hot hiring streak, but this time only his voice will be needed as he's entered negotiations to provide the voice for Humpty Dumpty in the Shrek spin-off Puss in Boots at DreamWorks Animation. He joins Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek in a story about the events leading up to the feline assassin's first meeting with Shrek in the second installment of the DreamWorks franchise. Chris Miller (Shrek the Third) will be directing from Tom Wheeler's script, but I'm hoping that there's still some remnants of Brian Lynch's earlier draft of the script. Red Just yesterday Helen Mirren joined up with Morgan Freeman and Bruce Willis in the Robert Schwentke directed espionage thriller, and today THR's Heat Vision reports John C. Reilly (Step Brothers) and Mary-Louise Parker (of Showtime's "Weeds") are also set to join them. »
- Ethan Anderton
John C. Reilly and Mary-Louise Parker See ‘Red’
5 November 2009 9:00 AM, PST | The Flickcast | See recent The Flickcast news »
According to THR’s Heat Vision Blog, John C. Reilly and Mary-Louise Parker are now in negotiations to join the cast of Red, Summit Entertainment’s adaptation of the Wildstorm/DC Comics miniseries written by Jon and Erich Hoeber and being directed by Robert Schwentke. If they do end up signing up for the film, they will join a cast that already includes Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman and Helen Mirren.
Originally published in 2003 and 2004, Red was co-created by writer Warren Ellis and artist Cully Hammer. It centers on a former black-ops agent Paul Moses (Bruce Willis), now in retirement, who has to contend with younger, more high-tech assassins who want to kill him and keep his former exploits from going public. Naturally, the first hit squad fails and alerts Moses that he’s being targeted. So, he goes on the offensive in order to stay alive.
If cast, Reilly would »
- Joe Gillis
John C. Reilly and Mary-Louise Parker Join Cast of Red
5 November 2009 8:15 AM, PST | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
Earlier this week, Helen Mirren officially joined the cast of the upcoming movie adaptation of the graphic novel Red. She took her place alongside a cast that already includes Bruce Willis and Morgan Freeman.
Now, The Hollywood Reporter writes that John C. Reilly and Mary-Louise Parker have signed on as the newest additions.
The story of Red was written by noted author Warren Ellis and illustrated by Cully Hamner. It focuses on a menial clerk, Paul Moses (Willis), who is actually a CIA operative with a long history of killing enemies of the state. He must come out of retirement when the new CIA director (Freeman) discovers his past and orders his death. Mirren is rumored for the part of Moses' former boss, although it is unclear how much screen time she will have, if any.
Reportedly, Reilly will portray a retired CIA agent with a streak of paranoia while »
- Rich Z Zwelling
John C. Reilly And Mary-Louise Parker In Talks To Join 'Red' Cast
5 November 2009 7:41 AM, PST | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »
"Walk Hard" star John C. Reilly and Mary-Louise Parker ("Weeds") are reportedly in negotiations to join the cast of “Red”, an adaptation of Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner’s miniseries created in 2003 for Wildstorm.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Reilly would portray a retired CIA agent who is paranoid that everyone is out to kill him while Parker would play a federal pension worker who is romantically involved with Bruce Willis’ lead character and becomes entangled in his struggle to evade the high-tech assassins out to kill him. Morgan Freeman is also attached to play a leading role.
“Red” appears to be picking up steam as it heads in front of the cameras in January. Earlier this week, it was announced that Helen Mirren has been cast in a role rumored to be the former handler of Willis’ character. The film is also tentatively scheduled to be released in November »
- Blair Marnell
Mary Louise Parker Brings Heat to Adaptation of Warren Ellis’ Red
5 November 2009 7:34 AM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
The cast for the adaptation of Warren Ellis' comic miniseries Red appears to be filling out quite nicely. It began with Bruce Willis, who was signed on from the beginning. Then in April, Morgan Freeman joined the project. Then earlier this week, the lovely Helen Mirren signed on. But wait, that's not all... According to THR's Heat Vision, Red is adding two more great names to the project. John C. Reilly -- who will play a retired CIA agent paranoid about being assassinated; and Weeds temptress Mary Louise Parker, who will play the love interest of Bruce Willis' character. Willis will play Paul Moses, whose plight can be described in the official synopsis below: As a C.I.A. operative, Paul Moses’s unique talent for killing took him around the world, from one hotspot to another, carrying out the deadly orders of his superiors. And when he retired, he »
- Neil Miller
Review: ‘Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant’ just for built-in fans
5 November 2009 6:53 AM, PST | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »
The recent rise in melodramatic teen vampire fare has been interesting to witness. From the golden-hearted sparkling heartthrob in Twilight to the multitude of sappy TV dramas (sans True Blood), the watering down of the classic (and dapper!) “monster” from Eastern Europe has been both sad and alluring. It’s like passing by a car accident between a truckload of Nerf balls and the Munster-mobile.
In the case of Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant, the Nerf truck totally decimated the poor Munster car. Soft in the middle and tragically predictable, the latest from Paul Weitz (brother to New Moon’s Chris Weitz) is fitting for its target audience, but doesn’t have enough meat for the entire family. For a movie based on a series of books aimed at the young adult genre, the film does a fantastic job of entertaining its core but doesn’t leave much for anybody over 16-years-old. »
- Erik Buckman
John C. Reilly And Mary Louise Parker Get Painted Red
5 November 2009 6:47 AM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
I had been assuming all along that in Red, the adaptation of the DC Comics book, Morgan Freeman would be playing the titular retired CIA officer who is surprised when assassins show up to kill him. Not only was it the name of his character in The Shawshank Redemption, of course, but who's better than Morgan Freeman at playing the guy you think you can take because he's old, only to destroy you? But in a new THR article, we learn that Bruce Willis is apparently playing the assassin, leaving Freeman's role completely up in the air. John C. Reilly and Mary Louise Parker have been added as well, with Reilly as another retired agent convinced everyone is out to kill him, and Parker as Willis's romantic interest. Despite the giant cast, Red isn't a studio movie-- at least, not yet. It's currently up for offer at the American Film »
Reilly and Parker are Seeing Red
5 November 2009 | Comingsoon.net | See recent Comingsoon.net news »
Heat Vision reports that John C. Reilly and Mary-Louise Parker are in talks to join the cast of Red , Summit Entertainment's adaptation of the Wildstorm/DC Comics miniseries being directed by Robert Schwentke. The film is about former black-ops agent (Bruce Willis), now in retirement, who has to contend with younger, more high-tech assassins who show up to kill him. Reilly would play a retired CIA agent who is paranoid that everyone is out to kill him. Parker would play the romantic interest, a federal pension worker who becomes embroiled in the Willis character's struggle to stay alive. Morgan Freeman and Helen Mirren already are on board for the film, being produced by Lorenzo Di Bonaventura and Mark Vahradian. DC's Gregory Noveck executive produces with Jake... »
Reilly and Parker are Seeing Red
5 November 2009 3:28 AM, PST | Screenrush | See recent Screenrush news »
On Tuesday we brought you the news that Helen Mirren had signed up to star alongside Bruce Willis and Morgan Freeman in Red, Robert Schwentke's big screen adaptation of the DC Comics book series. Now there are two more names coming out of the woodwork - John C. Reilly (Step Brothers) and Mary-Louise Parker (The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford) are apparently in talks to join the cast.
The film is about a retired CIA agent (Willis) who has to contend with younger, more high-tech assassins who show up to kill him because of the classified information he knows. According to Heat Vision, Reilly would play another retired CIA agent who is paranoid that everyone is out to kill him, while Parker would play a federal pension worker and Wilis' love interest.
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Reilly turns Red
5 November 2009 12:04 AM, PST | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »
John C. Reilly and Mary Louise Parker have signed on co-star with Bruce Willis and Morgan Freeman in the upcoming action flick Red. Based on the Warren Ellis comic, the film will star Willis as a former black-ops agent who must deal with a younger crop of assassins who show up to kill him. Reilly will play a fellow former agent who is paranoid that everyone is trying to kill him. Parker will play Willis' love interest, who becomes mixed up in the assassination attempts. Earlier this... »
- Mike Sampson
John C. Reilly and Mary Louise Parker Join the Adaptation of Warren Ellis’ Red
5 November 2009 12:03 AM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
We haven't received much word on the adaptation of the Warren Ellis comic miniseries Red for some time now. Last we heard back in April, Morgan Freeman was joining the project, which already had Bruce Willis attached. Since then, Helen Mirren has signed on, and now we can add two more to the project---John C. Reilly, as a retired CIA agent paranoid about being assassinated, and Mary Louise Parker, as the love interest to Willis's character. Robert Schwentke, he of Flightplan and The Time Traveler's Wife fame, is directing the film. Erich and Jon Hoeber (they of the recent crapfest Whiteout) wrote the screenplay. The official description of the comic follows: As a C.I.A. operative, Paul Moses’s unique talent for killing took him around the world, from one hotspot to another, carrying out the deadly orders of his superiors. And when he retired, he wanted to »
- Devindra Hardawar
More Cedar Rapids Casting News
4 November 2009 11:04 PM, PST | toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news »
Sigourney Weaver, John C. Reilly and Alia Shawkat have been announced as joining Ed Helms and Anne Heche in the upcoming Fox Searchlight comedy “Cedar Rapids,” directed by Miguel Arteta. Written by Phil Johnston, the film is about a salesman (Helms) who goes to a regional convention in a last-ditch effort to save his and his coworkers’ jobs. Weaver, who next appears in James Cameron’s upcoming “Avatar”, is slotted to play Helms’s former 7th-grade teacher. Reilly’s and Shawkat’s roles have not been announced yet. Filming on “Cedar Rapids” has already commenced. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for more “Cedar Rapids” news. By Costa Koutsoutis (Source: Variety.com) »
- Costa Koutsoutis
John C. Reilly and Mary-Louise Parker Join Willis, Freeman, and Mirren in Red
4 November 2009 10:43 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
A film we first reported on back in July, “Red” has seriously heated up. Based on the three-issue comic series by Warren Ellis and Cully Hammer, “Red” is about a retired black-ops CIA agent (Willis) who must fight for his life when younger, prettier, and more high-tech assassins attempt to take him out. Earlier in the week we reported that Mirren would play a former associate of Willis with a lethal set of skills.
Today we learn that John C. Reilly and Mary-Louise Parker want in on the fun. Hit the jump to convince people this is a remake of the 1994 Krzysztof Kieslowski film.
According to HeatVision, Reilly would play “a retired CIA agent who is paranoid that everyone is out to kill him.” I haven’t read the comics or the books but I have seen a few movies with similar plots and I’m slightly pessimistic about his character’s fate. »
- Matt Goldberg
Bruce Willis’ Red Adds Mary-Louise Parker and John C. Reilly
4 November 2009 10:07 PM, PST | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
Not content to have just a bunch of old dudes in their movie, Summit Entertainment has added two younger castmembers to their live-action adaptation of Warren Ellis’ “Red”. Well, “younger” in comparison to star Willis and co-stars Morgan Freeman and Helen Mirren, anyway. They are John C. Reilly and “Weed” star Mary-Louise Parker. John C. Reilly, who is equally at home in comedies as well as dramas, will play a fellow retired CIA agent who is convinced everyone is out to kill him. They call that paranoia, but only if it’s not true. Since this is a movie about killer CIA assassins, he’s probably not paranoid. Mary-Louise Parker, meanwhile, will play the love interest to Willis’ character. She is a federal pension worker who becomes embroiled in John Mclane’s bid to stay alive and ahead of some young high-tech assassin types trying to snuff him out for good. »
- Nix
John C. Reilly, Mary-Louise Parker Board 'Red'
4 November 2009 9:30 PM, PST | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
Red, the upcoming adaptation of a Wildstorm/DC Comics miniseries, just got two more cast members.
Characters actors John C. Reilly and Mary-Louise Parker have been hired to add depth to Robert Schwentke’s film, which already has Bruce Willis, Helen Mirren, and Morgan Freeman on-board. Red revolves around a retired black-ops agent (played by Willis) who finds his civilian life interrupted by high-tech assassins.
Parker, who currently stars on the television show Weeds, will play the romantic love interest, a federal pension worker who gets dragged into Willis’ fight for survival, according to The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision Blog. As for Reilly, who most recently starred in Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant, his part has been described as a retired CIA agent who is paranoid everyone is out to kill him.
The title is currently selling at the American Film Market. »
John C. Reilly and Mary-Louise Parker Like Red
4 November 2009 6:41 PM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
In a story from Heat Vision, John C. Reilly and Mary-Louise Parker are in talks to join Red. The project is an adaptation of the Wildstorm/DC Comics miniseries.
It is being helmed by Robert Schwentke.
The three-book series, published in 2003 and 2004, tells the story of a former black-ops CIA agent (Bruce Willis) now living a quiet life in retirement until the day a high-tech assassin shows up intent on killing him.
Reilly will play the role of a retired CIA agent who thinks that everyone is out to kill him.
Parker is going to be the romantic interest. She is a pension worker who gets involved in Willis's struggle to remain alive.
Already cast in the film are Morgan Freeman and Helen Mirren. Lorenzo Di Bonaventura and Mark Vahradian are producing Red from a screenplay by Jon and Erich Hoeber.
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Weaver to ride 'Rapids'
4 November 2009 11:21 AM, PST | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Sigourney Weaver and Alia Shawkat are joining the cast of "Cedar Rapids," the Fox Searchlight comedy to be directed by Miguel Arteta. Ed Helms, John C. Reilly and Anne Heche have already been cast. According to Variety, shooting is underway.The screenplay is written by Phil Johnston, who developed the comedy with Helms. Helms plays a sad-sack insurance agent who goes to an industry convention to try and save the jobs of his colleagues.Weaver plays Helms' former seventh-grade teacher. »
- Adnan Tezer
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