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Wesley Snipes On Ferrara Game Of Death
11 October 2009 12:15 AM, PDT | ShockYa | See recent ShockYa news »
Wesley Snipes is teaming up with director Abel Ferrara for “Game Of Death,” according to Variety.com. Snipes will star as the bodyguard of a politician who must defend his client when the politician is targeted by five of the most lethal assassins in the world. Zoe Bell and Robert Davi co-star in the project as well. Ferrara and Snipes last last worked together on 1990’s “King of New York.” James Agnew wrote the script for “Game Of Death”, which Billy Dietrich and Rafael Primorac are onboard to produce. Roger Grad, Nicolas Chartier and Nadine de Barros are executive producing. Production on the project starts in [...] »
- Costa Koutsoutis
‘The Irishman’: Interview with Costume Designer Melissa Bruning
8 October 2009 1:33 PM, PDT | MovieSet.com | See recent MovieSet.com news »
Check out our latest ‘The Irishman‘ Video.
Costume Designer Melissa Bruning sits down to talk about creating the illusion of reality in a period piece through proper wardrobe selection. She discusses her research into the clothes of the era and introduces the wardrobe staff that keep the continuity of the cast’s clothing correct from scene to scene.
The Irishman Synopsis
‘The Irishman’ chronicles the rise and fall of infamous Cleveland gangster Danny Greene (Ray Stevenson), who engaged in a power struggle with the Italian mob. Greene was as an upstart longshoreman union rep and later became a cocky, legendarily difficult-to-kill troublemaker in the world of organized crime in the 1970’s.
Based on the real story of mobster Danny Greene, Christoper Walken will play the loan shark and nightclub owner Shondor Birns and Val Kilmer is a Cleveland police detective who befriends Greene.
The incredible ensemble cast includes Vinnie Jones, »
- Kyle Zahar
Snipes, Ferrara to play the 'Game'
8 October 2009 10:51 AM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Wesley Snipes and director Abel Ferrara are working together again on the action-thriller "Game of Death."It would be their first project together since Ferrara's 1990 cult gangster film "King of New York," which also starred Christopher Walken, Laurence Fishburne and David Caruso.Snipes will star as a politician's bodyguard who must fight five of the world's top assassins. Zoe Bell and Robert Davi co-star.The script was written by James Agnew. Billy Dietrich and Rafael Primorac are producing. Voltage Pictures' Nicolas Chartier and Nadine de Barros, and Roger Grad will executive produce. Alastair Burlingham and Steve Robbins of Perpetual Media Capital also executive produce.According to Variety, the film started shooting this week in Detroit. »
- Adnan Tezer
Wesley Snipes Back in Action in ‘Game of Death’
8 October 2009 7:16 AM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
Don't call it a comeback for Wesley Snipes and director Abel Ferrara, they've been here for years. Of course, it's been a long time since they've been at the top of their games -- notably in 1990, when they teamed up to deliver the cult hit King of New York. Since then they've chosen different paths. Snipes went on to become a major action star of the 90s (and beyond) with films such as Passenger 57, The Fan and the Blade trilogy. He's been off his game since about 2005 due to some off-camera tax problems. Ferrara, on the other hand, has been off his game for much longer than that. He followed King of New York with several solid efforst over the next four years, including Bad Lieutenent, a not quite awesome horror remake Bodysnatchers and the Harvel Keitel and Madonna led pic Dangerous Game. But he's been far from the spotlight ever since. Perhaps »
- Neil Miller
Wesley Snipes Will Play a Game of Death
8 October 2009 5:11 AM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »
Wesley Snipes will join Bad Lieutenant director Abel Ferrara for Game of Death, a film which likely has nothing at all to do with the Bruce Lee film of the same name.
Snipes, who seemed to be at a high a few years ago with a starring role in Blade Trinity, was last seen in the direct to video Art of War II: Betrayal. His career has been rocked by a three-year prison sentence for tax evasion, and he needs a film to get him back on track. Since the details regarding Game of Death’s plot are sparse, it’s hard to tell if this is the one that’ll do the trick. Snipes will simply play “a politician’s bodyguard who must fend off five of the world’s top assassins.”
Snipes and Ferrara previously worked together on King of New York in 1990. Game of Death will co-star »
- John Cooper
Wesley Snipes To Play Game Of Death
8 October 2009 3:53 AM, PDT | Screenrush | See recent Screenrush news »
Wesley Snipes and director Abel Ferrara are reuniting to work on the action thriller Game Of Death.
The pair last worked together on the underrated 1990 cult crime thriller The King of New York. For Game Of Death, Ferrara will direct Snipes playing a politician's bodyguard who must fend off five of the world's top assassins. Zoe Bell (Gamer) and Robert Davi (The Dukes) co-star in the script penned by James Agnew.
Shooting begins this week in Detroit.
Georgine Waller
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Wesley Snipes playing a Game Of Death
8 October 2009 12:33 AM, PDT | TotalFilm | See recent TotalFilm news »
Despite tax troubles and a stint mostly doing straight-to-video action guff, Wesley Snipes can still count on some contacts - like Abel Ferrara. The director has cast Snipes in his new thriller Game Of Death, which sees the pair working together for the first time since 1990's King Of New York. In the film, Snipes will play a politician's bodyguard, who must stop five of the world's best assassins from taking out his boss. Zoe Bell and Robert Davi are also in the cast and Ferrara started shooting this week in...
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- James White
Ferrara And Snipes Re-Team
7 October 2009 11:42 PM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
It's a while since we've heard anything from maverick director Abel Ferrara. There have been documentaries and below-the-radar features in the last few years, but his highest profile moment lately was probably his attempted Cannes spat with Werner Herzog (where Ferrara wished death on those involved with the new Bad Lieutenant, and Herzog was delighted and offered to go drinking wth him). But Ferrara appears to be flirting with the mainstream for a change, as this week sees the start of shooting on the action thriller Game of Death, reuniting the director with star Wesley Snipes. Similarities with the ropey posthumous Bruce Lee film from 1978 end at the title: Variety describes the plot as involving "a politician's bodyguard who must fend off five of the world's top assassins". Zoe Bell and Robert Davi are co-starring. Sounds interchangeable with any one of Snipes' recent straight-to-dvd efforts, which makes the involvement of Ferrara puzzling. »
Wesley Snipes, Abel Ferrara reunite for Game of Death.
7 October 2009 10:43 PM, PDT | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »
Wesley Snipes and director Abel Ferrara are to reunite for the action-thriller "Game of Death," a film that marks their first project since 1990's "King of New York." Snipes stars as a bodyguard to a politician who must now fend off the world's elite assassins. Also cast are Zoe Bell ("Death Proof") and veteran Robert Davi. James Agnew wrote the screenplay. Producing are Billy Dietrich and Rafael Primorac. »
Wesley Snipes and Abel Ferrara Team for Game of Death
7 October 2009 7:33 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Wesley Snipes and director Abel Ferrara are re-teaming for the action-thriller Game of Death, marking their first project together since Ferrara's 1990 cult feature King of New York.
According to Variety, Snipes stars as a politician's bodyguard who must fend off five of the world's top assassins. Zoe Bell and Robert Davi co-star.
Game of Death was penned by James Agnew.
The film started shooting this week in Detroit.
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Marcus Thomas & Steve Schirripa Interviews from the set of ‘The Irishman’
28 September 2009 3:38 PM, PDT | MovieSet.com | See recent MovieSet.com news »
MovieSet.com Exclusive: Next up from the set of ‘The Irishman‘ filming in Detroit come interviews with Marcus Thomas (Bill McComber) and Steve Schirripa (Mike Frato) in this based-on-real-life story of an Irish/Italian mafia conflict in Cleveland.
First off, join Steve Schirripa on the set of ‘The Irishman’ to hear what he has to say about his character Mike Frato, the star studded cast, and the plot of the film.
Steve Schrippa in 'The Irishman'
Next, go behind the scenes of ‘The Irishman’ to hear actor Marcus Thomas talk about his character Bill McComber and his characters relationship with Danny Greene played by Ray Stevenson.
Steve Schrippa in 'The Irishman'
More videos from ‘The Irishman’ after the break
More Videos from ‘The Irishman’ movie Hair and Costumes for ‘The Irishman’ - Behind the Scenes Video
Exploding Cars in ‘The Irishman’ - Behind the Scenes Video »
- Dave
‘The Irishman’ - Behind the Scenes Showcase
14 September 2009 5:22 PM, PDT | MovieSet.com | See recent MovieSet.com news »
MovieSet.com Exclusive: Next up from the set of ‘The Irishman‘ filming in Detroit features a montage of scenes from this based-on-real-life story of an Irish/Italian mafia conflict in Cleveland. Take a peek behind the scenes of ‘The Irishman’ to see not only explosions, stunts, and special effects, but also shots of actors Ray Stevenson, Vinnie Jones, Val Kilmer and Linda Cardellini working on the set.
See all the videos, stills and news from the set of ‘The Irishman’ after the break …
The Irishman Synopsis
‘The Irishman’ chronicles the rise and fall of infamous Cleveland gangster Danny Greene (Ray Stevenson), who engaged in a power struggle with the Italian mob. Greene was as an upstart longshoreman union rep and later became a cocky, legendarily difficult-to-kill troublemaker in the world of organized crime in the 1970’s.
Based on the real story of mobster Danny Greene, Christoper Walken will play the »
- Dave
‘The Irishman’ - On-set interviews with Walken, D’Onofrio, Kilmer and Stevenson
12 September 2009 3:10 PM, PDT | MovieSet.com | See recent MovieSet.com news »
Tiff kicks off tomorrow and we’re excited to see that some films we’ve followed through production are screening at this notable film fest in Toronto. You can check out some great coverage resources in the Toronto International Film Fest - The MovieSet Dossier and Tiff’ers on the Scene in Toronto ~ Film Previews and Fest Tips.
Alas, we’re not on the ground but friend of MovieSet, Jonathan Dana, the Executive Producer of ‘The Irishman‘ is in “The Big Smoke” spreading the word about his forthcoming story of an Irish/Italian mafia conflict in Cleveland while he clinks glasses with the industry.
"Do you wanna make a deal?" Scene from the set of 'The Irishman'
Meanwhile from the set, ‘The Irishman’ production team filming in Detroit has gathered a variety of behind-the-scenes interviews with actors including Christopher Walken, Val Kilmer, Vincent D’Onofrio and lead man »
- Dave
Paul Sorvino on set of ‘The Irishman’ playing Tony Salerno
4 September 2009 4:19 PM, PDT | MovieSet.com | See recent MovieSet.com news »
“His reckless, ‘no one can touch me’ attitude is interesting”
MovieSet.com Exclusive: Next up from the set of ‘The Irishman‘ filming in Detroit is another MovieSet exclusive video featuring actor Paul Sorvino (’Repo,’ ‘The Genetic Opera’) in the role of Tony Salerno in this real-life story of an Irish/Italian mafia conflict in Cleveland.
More Videos from ‘The Irishman’ movie Hair and Costumes for ‘The Irishman’ - Behind the Scenes Video
Exploding Cars in ‘The Irishman’ - Behind the Scenes Video
Christopher Walken - Interview from the set of ‘The Irishman’
Ray Stevenson discusses his character ‘Danny Greene’ in ‘The Irishman’
Vincent D’Onofrio in ‘The Irishman’ - Interview about his character John Nardi
Vinnie Jones in ‘The Irishman’ - Interview about acting as a Union Thug
Val Kilmer from the set of ‘The Irishman’ discussing the story and violence
Linda Cardellini on set of ‘The Irishman’ playing Joan »
- Kyle Zahar
Laura Ramsey on set of ‘The Irishman’ playing Ellie O’Hara
1 September 2009 10:16 AM, PDT | MovieSet.com | See recent MovieSet.com news »
“This guy, he did bad things, but it was sorta his job”
MovieSet.com Exclusive: Next up from the set of ‘The Irishman‘ filming in Detroit is another MovieSet exclusive video featuring actress Laura Ramsey (’The Ruins,’ ‘Lords of Dogtown’) in the role of Ellie O’Hara in this real-life story of an Irish/Italian mafia conflict in Cleveland.
Laura Ramsey as Ellie O'Hara in 'The Irishman'
The graceful blonde actress talks about fleshing out her character Ellie O’Hara, the girlfriend of Danny Greene (note: see Linda Cardellini in the role of Joan Madigan, Danny Greene’s wife).
She points out that, “When I first arrived, John (Writer/Director Jonathan Hensleigh) and I had a meeting and discussed who this girl really was, they don’t really know about her much at all.”
This discussion evolved into her character’s relationship with Danny Greene (Ray Stevenson) about »
- Dave
Linda Cardellini on set of ‘The Irishman’ playing Joan Madigan
25 August 2009 1:01 PM, PDT | MovieSet.com | See recent MovieSet.com news »
“Joan was someone who loved someone very much” MovieSet.com Exclusive: Next up from the set of ‘The Irishman‘ filming in Detroit is another MovieSet exclusive video featuring actress Linda Cardellini (’Scooby Doo,’ ‘Grandma’s Boy,’ ‘Brokeback Mountain’ TV’s ‘ER’) in the role of Joan Madigan in this real-life story of an Irish/Italian mafia conflict in Cleveland.
In a visit with Linda Cardellini on set of ‘The Irishman,’ she discussses playing Joan Madigan, the wife of lead character Danny Greene (Ray Stevenson) and mother to his children.
Ms. Cardellini (looking like the perfect housewife in costume), says, “For me playing the character, Joan was someone who loved someone very much and saw a lot of potential in him and that potential could go to greatness and that greatness could lead to something positive or something negative and I think he chose the negative road and I think thats the story of her disappointment. »
- Dave
And The Coolest Trailer Of The Week Is… The Tournament?
21 August 2009 8:42 AM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
But how can this be you ask? Didn't the trailer for James Cameron's Avatar appear yesterday? Didn't The Wolfman with Benicio Del Toro claw it's way onto the interwebs yesterday too? Yes, yes they both did. And by now you know that Avatar looks pretty cool (at least until Delgo and Smurfette give birth to Robert Davi...) but underwhelmed due to advance hype. And The Wolfman, which had no real hype, also looks pretty cool (probably because expectations were non-existent). Which brings us to The Tournament. Check it out. Right now you're either thinking "damn, that looks like a pretty sweet action flick" or "damn, Hunter's an idiot." Or both I suppose... But come on, that trailer had some pretty sweet action didn't it? And it comes in different flavors too like hand-to-hand combat, gunplay, vehicular mayhem, and even a little bit of parkour... sometimes all at once! And »
- Rob Hunter
Val Kilmer from the set of ‘The Irishman’ discussing the story and violence
19 August 2009 3:24 PM, PDT | MovieSet.com | See recent MovieSet.com news »
“A great fireball of violence and tragedy” MovieSet.com Exclusive: Next up from the set of ‘The Irishman‘ filming in Detroit is another MovieSet exclusive video featuring actor Val Kilmer in the role of Joe Manditski in this real-life story of an Irish/Italian mafia conflict in Cleveland.
In between takes, Val Kilmer (star of ‘Top Gun’ ‘The Doors’ and many others) compares the story of ‘The Irishman’ to ‘Good Fellas’ saying both movies are well-written stories with inside info into the Mafia. He goes on to say that this is a story “which could only happen in America” and adds insight to Danny Greene (played by Ray Stevenson) saying “saw himself in that unique, local patriot way.”
Finally, he adds that “you think you know what’s happening, there some nice twist which care all true, then it just becomes a great fireball of violence and tragedy.”
A late »
- Dave
Vinnie Jones in ‘The Irishman’ - Interview about acting as a Union Thug
10 August 2009 3:43 PM, PDT | MovieSet.com | See recent MovieSet.com news »
“Working in the Garbage” MovieSet.com Exclusive: Next up from the set of ‘The Irishman‘ filming in Detroit is another MovieSet exclusive video featuring actor Vinnie Jones who plays character Keith Ritson in this real-life story of an Irish/Italian mafia conflict in Cleveland. You might recognize the (thuggish looking) UK-born actor from his roles of ‘Big Chris’ in’Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels’ or the Manchester United freak-fan ‘Mad Maynard’ in ‘EuroTrip’.
In between takes with actors Christopher Walken, Vincent D’Onofrio and Ray Stevenson, Jones talks about his enthusiasm over the film’s script, the dynamic between the Director Jonathan Hensleigh and the rest of the cast plus points out Ray Stevenson’s presence in the lead role and their rapport in developing their roles. He also describes his character’s plot situation as a union guy who helped Danny Greene bring the 200+ garbage companies in Ohio under one organization, »
- Dave
Vincent D’Onofrio in ‘The Irishman’ - Interview about his character John Nardi
4 August 2009 5:19 PM, PDT | MovieSet.com | See recent MovieSet.com news »
“A Mind for Money” MovieSet.com Exclusive: Next up from the set of ‘The Irishman‘ filming in Detroit is another MovieSet exclusive video featuring actor Vincent D’Onofrio who plays character John Nardi in this real-life story of an Irish/Italian mafia conflict in Cleveland.
Vincent D’Onofrio talks about how he plays his character John Nardi more like an accountant then a gangster. While outside of Roma Cafe, this veteran actor mentions how he admired Ray Stevenson’s work as a reason he came onboard. He also disusses how his character pushes Danny Greene (Ray Stevenson) in the direction of Shondor Birns (Christopher Walken) in search of a better job after Greene was recently released from prison.
Vincent D'OnofrioThe Irishman
Videos from The Irishman movie Hair and Costumes for The Irishman - Behind the Scenes Video
Exploding Cars in The Irishman - Behind the Scenes Video
- Dave
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