Theatrical Review: 21 JUMP STREET

I don’t know about you guys, but all these countless remakes, re-imaginings, and rehashes have gotten on my last nerve. You’d think that in a world where extremely creative, non-derivitive films like INCEPTION and HUGO (although based on a book) are released, we would get less films based off past movies and TV shows. That’s why when a 21 JUMP STREET film was announced, everyone was so apprehensive. I mean, the original show, which starred a young Johnny Depp, isn’t even looked at with all that much reverence these days. Until the people behind this version were announced, there was little reason to get excited.

The film takes the basic concept of the show, young cops going undercover in a high school to bust drug dealers, and flips it completely on its head. Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko (Channing Tatum) were never really friends in high school. Jenko, being the most popular guy in the school, could never have been friends with Schmidt – he was just too nerdy. That is, until they meet again years later in Police Academy. They realize that if they join forces they could help each other make it through the academy. This leads to them becoming best friends who are terrible at their job. Ultimately, their naïveté and youthful looks lead them to the precinct on 21 Jump Street, where they are sent back to High School to infiltrate a drug ring.

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Tom Wilkinson to join THE LONE RANGER?

Tom Wilkinson is one of cinema’s great character actors who gets major critical acclaim for his performances, and who often shows up in some of the biggest movies of a given year. However, he still doesn’t have that major mainstream prominence that other actors of his caliber have. But that won’t stop him from trying, and all of us who love his work want to thank him for that.

Wilkinson seems to have his eye on joining the cast of Disney’s upcoming LONE RANGER film, and is in early negotiations for his role. Wilkinson would be taking up the role of a railroad tycoon, which is said to be a prominent role in the film. This would pair him up with Armie Hammer as the Lone Ranger, and the once odd, yet now exciting, casting of Johnny Depp as his sidekick Tonto. PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN director Gore Verbinski will be taking up the director’s chair. Continue reading “Tom Wilkinson to join THE LONE RANGER?” →

Gore Verbinski considering directing THE LONE RANGER

Ever since THE LONE RANGER remake was announced, starring Johnny Depp as Tonto instead of The Lone Ranger, I’ve had a hard time finding myself excited about the film. There’s nothing really wrong with the project, but there also have not been any other ideas thrown out there that I found exciting.

That changes with this latest piece of news concerning who might be in the director’s chair. Continue reading “Gore Verbinski considering directing THE LONE RANGER” →

THE TOURIST gets a release date

Although Angelina Jolie’s last flick SALT didn’t exactly resonate with the general public the way it was expected to, she is still one of the biggest names in the business.

Her next film, THE TOURIST, is almost sure-fire going to be a much bigger film than SALT, mostly due to Johnny Depp co-starring. Now we know just when the film will be coming out, as Sony has given the film a release date. Continue reading “THE TOURIST gets a release date” →

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES delayed?

I’m just as curious about the next PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN film as the next guy, and can’t wait for the day that it hits theaters. This sentiment is built off the notion that ON STRANGER TIDES will be very Jack Sparrow-centric and, let’s face it, he’s the best part of the series.

Unfortunately, now it is very possible that we might have to wait even longer to get the film; can’t it catch a break? Continue reading “PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES delayed?” →

Johnny Depp will be in MY AMERICAN LOVER

With a title like MY AMERICAN LOVER, I had to find a swoon-worthy picture of Johnny Depp for the ladies. Johnny Depp is one of those actors that can be in the most unappealing movies ever made, and it will still be a movie worth seeing. He is just so incredibly talented. It seems that now he will star next to his partner of twelve years, Vanessa Paradis, in a film that is much less commercial than in his recent career.

The film is about French feminist Simone de Beauvoir (Paradis) and her lover Nelson Algren (Depp). When asked about the film, Depp claims that his character “is real macho.” He told a little bit about Simone for anyone who didn’t know much about her. Continue reading “Johnny Depp will be in MY AMERICAN LOVER” →

Is ON STRANGER TIDES in unfamiliar water?

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES

The PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN series is a gold mine that both Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer aren’t ready to give up on. That would explain ON STRANGER TIDES, a fourth installment in the hit series that takes place after a very straight-forward closing point in the third film. After the success that the first one was, there was no doubt that sequels would come. ON STRANGER TIDES director Rob Marshall recently spoke about where the movie is in pre-production, and made many uncertain if the film will actually happen.

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