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Clifton Collins Jr. Takes on Jason Statham in 'Crank 2: High Voltage'

Posted Apr 21st 2008 9:02AM by Monika Bartyzel
Filed under: Action, Thrillers, Casting

As Scott told us last October, there's a sequel to Crank on the way. This might seem surprising, considering the ending, but movies can make just about anything happen. This one will somehow take the seemingly finite ending and continue the story without the use of "dream sequences or long-lost twin brothers." Now, months after Jason Statham signed on for more Crank action, we've got the supporting cast for Crank 2: High Voltage. Variety reports that Chev's girlfriend, Amy Smart is back, plus Dwight Yoakam and Efren Ramirez. But that's not all -- Bai Ling has also signed on, along with Clifton Collins Jr., who will play Chev's nemesis.

This time around, "Chelios faces a mobster who has stolen his nearly indestructible heart and replaced it with a battery-powered ticker that requires regular jolts of electricity to keep working." If it's not low heart-rates and poison, it's mechanical hearts and electric jolts. He should ditch Eve and hook up with Gwen from Angel -- a girl with electric hands could come in handy for this action tale. I guess Clifton is the mobster, but there's no word on who Bai Ling will play -- perhaps a butt-kicking henchwoman.

The sequel kicks into production on April 28 in Los Angeles.

Jon Favreau Reteams with Vince Vaughn in 'Four Christmases'

Posted Dec 17th 2007 1:02PM by Monika Bartyzel
Filed under: Comedy, Romance, Casting

There may be trouble with the on-set paradise between Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn in Four Christmases, but for the film as a whole, things just got kookier. The Hollywood Reporter says that old Vaughn friend Jon Favreau has joined the mix, along with Tim McGraw and Dwight Yoakam. Yeah, not exactly the two names that I expected to follow. But it gets even better. McGraw and Favreau will play Brad's (Vaughn) brothers called Denver and Dallas. Talk about feeling on the outside -- not getting another Texas name like Austin or something. Anyhow, they're "siblings who delight in tormenting their brother" over the holidays.

As for ol' Yoakam, he'll play "Pastor Phil, the overly zealous partner of Brad's new wife Kate's (Witherspoon) mother (Mary Steenburgen). He persuades the young couple to act in his church's nativity play, one of the many chaotic events during their visits to different sets of parents." Okay, now considering my own history with the holidays, and other people I know, one or two house/party visits makes for a hectic holiday, let alone visiting four different parents and acting in a nativity play. Hopefully all of this craziness stays on the comfortable side of comedy, and doesn't become a Meet the Parents sort of film where stupid character decisions leads to just as much discomfort as laughs. Still, this is sounding like it could actually be some Christmas fare that's worth the time.

Jason Statham Says No to 'G.I. Joe,' Talks 'Crank 2' and 'Transporter 3'

Posted Oct 21st 2007 3:32PM by Patrick Walsh
Filed under: Action, Casting, Fandom, Home Entertainment, Comic/Superhero/Geek, Remakes and Sequels

Sorry, Jason Statham fans. He's not going to be your "Real American Hero." Statham had been rumored as the likely choice to play Action Man in the upcoming G.I. Joe flick, but Statham insists he has nothing to do with the film. "The old Internet can be quite misleading at times," he tell MTV Movies Blog. "I don't know where that came from." Statham is keeping busy without Joe though, bro. The Bank Job is due out in 2008, and he's currently on the set of Death Race with a surprisingly excellent cast that includes Ian McShane and Joan Allen. That film is being directed by Paul W.S. Anderson (the terrible Soldier and the almost-terrible Alien Vs. Predator). I always wondered why that guy didn't change his name. You'd think years of people being disappointed when he's not Paul Thomas Anderson would get to the guy.

In addition to those projects, the ass-kicking Statham is lining up some sequels that will bring him back to some of his more popular roles. For starters, there's Crank 2, which Statham promises will be "effing ridiculous." "If you thought the first one was crazy, this is ridiculous. It's mad," he says. "I couldn't resist working with those chaps again. It gives me a chance to go wild in the aisles." For more on the Crank sequel, check Scott's report here. And yet another Statham sequel is in the works -- Transporter 3. "I have a massive yearning to do Part 3 with Luc (Besson). I think it will happen (soon)," says Statham. I haven't seen the Transporter films, though I hear great things. I do happen to think Crank is one of the finest pure action films in years. I'm dying for a sequel, if only to see how they make up for the fact that it sure looked like Statham's character -- spoiler warning -- died in the original. Oh, and bring Dwight Yoakam back! Man, I love that guy.

Teri Polo Joins Thriller 'Two: Thirteen'

Posted Jun 21st 2007 6:32PM by Monika Bartyzel
Filed under: Independent, Thrillers, Casting, Scripts, Cinematical Indie

Production has just began on an indie thriller directed by Charles Adelman (The Zodiac Killer) called Two: Thirteen, and according to The Hollywood Reporter, Teri Polo has signed onto the cast that already includes Mark Thompson (Mother Ghost), Mark Pellegrino (The Number 23), Kevin Pollak (The Whole Ten Yards), Dwight Yoakam (Crank) and Jere Burns (Help Me Help You). Frankly, I'm surprised that no one nabbed Henry Rollins for a part -- he does flicks like these sometimes, and two-thirteen is not only his birthday, but part of the name of his company. Regardless, we should be happy that they seemingly changed the title to something a little simpler and less teh suck -- 2wo THIR13N.

This is the second feature penned by Thompson, who also wrote and starred in Mother Ghost in 2002. In fact, Two is reuniting him with some of his co-stars -- Pollak and Burns. The film focuses on the hunt for a serial killer who loves Shakespeare -- this could definitely be an interesting and gory twist -- the man was poetic, but he also knew how to ramp up the ick and people pies. Polo is the detective over-seeing the case, Thompson is a police profiler brought back from psychiatric leave to help, Pellegrino is one of the killer's targets, Yoakam is a club owner and source for the investigation and finally, Pollak plays Thompson's psychiatrist. Polo has come a long way since her time as Ethan Hawke's Mystery Date (did you know that was her?), playing in a lot of comedies and thrillers, so this should be up her alley.

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Clifton Collins Jr. Takes on Jason Statham in 'Crank 2: High Voltage'

Jon Favreau Reteams with Vince Vaughn in 'Four Christmases'

Jason Statham Says No to 'G.I. Joe,' Talks 'Crank 2' and 'Transporter 3'

Teri Polo Joins Thriller 'Two: Thirteen'

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