Thursday, March 27, 2014

Pierce Brosnan to star in 'The Expendables 4'!

As of recently, we have been seeing too much of Pierce Brosnan running into action flicks, with two of them being spy films serving as alternatives for his post-Die Another Day Bond outings that never came to happen for some reason. This time, however, he is joining to the list of all action-star fame. How so? Well, it is very hard to have Sylvester Stallone impressed, so the old man still has it. Guessed it yet? Allow me...


Speaking to ShortList, Brosnan confirmed that he has already held discussions with his Survivor producer Avi Lerner about a role. And that role he might be getting in a film would be none other than The Expendables 4! Of course, he is joining the all-time action star hall of fame.

"Oh, the offer has come in for the next Expendables," he said. "I just worked over in Bulgaria with Avi Lerner who makes them. He said, 'Would you like to be in The Expendables? I'd love to have you', and I said, 'Why not?' So we'll see."
Brosnan added: "I have no idea which one it would be, I just said yes. It could be Expendables 7!"
This is getting pretty interesting. What kind of role would one think Brosnan would be playing? Probably a MI6 agent associated with the expendables team? or downed spy-turned-mercenary? Or probably a villain? But, Stallone said once he wanted a "James Bond" for his action series, and previously have offered Sean Connery for a role in The Expendables 3, which is due to release later this year. But, Connery himself had it declined, stating he is retired from public appearances for good. Who else to get then? Certainly not Roger Moore, who is older than the first Bond, nor Lazenby who is also retired. Dalton might have been in question, but Brosnan was perfect. Why? His films involved most of the actions than any other Bond film did.

Brosnan filming 'Survivor', in character as 'Nash The Watch Maker'.

The Expendables 3 will open on 15th August 2014 in cinemas world-wide. Starring Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Statham, Jet Li, Dolph Lundgren, Mel Gibson, among the others in their respective roles.

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Sunday, March 9, 2014

Spy Comedy 'Susan Cooper' is on its way!

It looks like 2015 will be a very big year for spy movies, as countless titles in the genre were developed and schedules for release next year. We have been seeing reports coming from the direction of The Man From UNCLE, then Mission: Impossible 5, Pierce Brosnan's November Man and Survivor, Mark Millar's The Secret Service, among the others. But, we never knew a comedy merged with the spy category was coming that soon, with 20th Century Fox to distribute it, with a spy girl in the lead.


Last year, we have been reported that a spy comedy film, named Susan Cooper was in development, with filmmaker Paul Feig taking the helm of the project, both writing and directing it. It was said to be parodying the genre started with the Jason Bourne films starring Matt Damon, but nothing further was mentioned of the plot apart from the main protagonist was going to be named 'Susan Cooper', a spy!

'Secret Agent Girl' by artist Jeff Wack.

From what we see, in the past few days, the production was pushed forward, and we were told it was going to be more like an eighties buddy cop type movie rather than a full-time spy thriller parody, with Melissa McCarthy (sorry to disappoint you with the image above) to be playing the titular character, and more recently, she was joined by Rose Byrne, who played the role of a serious spy in X-Men: First Class (inspired by the Classic James Bond films), Jude Law and more to our surprise... Jason Statham!

And what if Jason Statham was James Bond?

Now, I have no idea how is this going to turn out, but after all, it will definitely be amusing to see an infamous action star like Statham to be appearing in a comedy movie, probably playing another spy alongside Miss Cooper. The film is scheduled for 22nd May 2015, both in the US and UK, with filming to take place in Budapest, Hungary. Statham has always been a busy man and always kept the spotlight focused on him wherever he appeared. For Jude Law? He has experiences with this kind of movies, so the comedy does suit him. And finally for Rose Byrne? Do I really need to talk? Comedy has been coming through her entire career... almost.

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