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  • ‘Expendables 3’ gets newcomer Glen Powell on board

    ‘Expendables 3’ gets newcomer Glen Powell on board

    MUMBAI: After getting some big names, a newcomer has joined the cast which already includes Sylvester Stallone, Harrison Ford, Mel Gibson and Antonio Banderas. Powell will be playing a lead role. He will be playing a highly trained combat veteran, an expert hacker and a drone pilot.

    Bruce Willis, who was in the first two movies had been struck off the cast list after demanding a higher price for his role. He had asked for $4 million as compared to $3 million that had been offered to him for a four day shoot.

    Lionsgate has come up with a release date of 15 August 2014. Stallone will return as Barney Ross, who takes the team on yet another high octane mission. Patrick Hughes is directing. Screenplay is done by Stallone and Richard Wenk.

    Jackie Chan and Nicholas Cage are also said to have small appearances. Powell has worked in The Dark Knight Rises and upcoming Red Wing. He is repped by Resolution and Untitled.

  • Mel Gibson, Antonio Banderas join ‘Expendables 3’

    Mel Gibson, Antonio Banderas join ‘Expendables 3’

    MUMBAI: News is that Mel Gibson and Antonio Banderas have joined The Expendables 3 ensemble, the Millennium Entertainment pic that already picked up Harrison Ford to add to the cast that has begun to resemble the Old Timers Day game held annually at Yankee Stadium.

    Recently Bruce Willis had a fallout with the franchise on grounds of demanding more remuneration for the assignment. Stallone took to Twitter to respond with Willis is lazy and greedy and will no longer be a part of the third installment.

    Sylvester Stallone continues to bring in aging action muscle for the franchise he hatched back in 2010. The only action stars left to be added by Stallone and Millennium are Jeff Speakman and Brian Bosworth. They seem to be about the only action heroes who haven’t joined the beefcake brigade, just yet?

  • Nicolas Cage joins cast of The Expendables 3

    Nicolas Cage joins cast of The Expendables 3

    MUMBAI: While Nicolas Cage has joined the cast of The Expendables 3, producer Avi Lerner is reported to be in talks to sign up Harrison Ford, Wesley Snipes and Mickey Rourke.
    The 48-year-old actor is set to join Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Bruce Willis in the third installment of the fast-paced flick.
    ‘We are preparing the film with the same passion and commitment as the previous two. We have confirmed Nicolas Cage, a master actor who gives a veneer intellectual group. Hopefully we can realize to Harrison Ford, Wesley Snipes and Mickey Rourke,” wrote Stallone on his Facebook page.
    ‘‘That is the great mission of the producer. We will continue with the same narrative scheme, the agility and the frenzy, which are inherent to the saga,” he added.

  • Voters choose Harrison Ford to helm US in an entertaining poll

    Voters choose Harrison Ford to helm US in an entertaining poll

    MUMBAI: With Barack Obama edging out Mitt Romney to become the US president for the second time, a survey commissioned by The Credits, a website sponsored by the Motion Picture Association of America, asked voters which Hollywood president would they have voted for instead of Obama or Romney.
    Harrison Ford‘s tough Air Force One Commander in Chief James Marshall came out on top with 23 per cent of the votes. Coming behind was Morgan Freeman as President Beck in Deep Impact. Bill Pullman‘s act of President Whitmore from Independence Day came in third with nine percent.
    Though female candidates were put on the ballot, they didn‘t fare well. They took the last three places. They were Cherry Jones (Fox‘s 24), Geena Davis (ABC‘s Commander in Chief) and Mary McDonnell in SyFy‘s Battlestar Gallactica.

    The survey also opened up the voting to any actor, not just those who had played a president. In this, Denzel Washington came on top followed by Morgan Freeman and a two-way tie for third place between Clint Eastwood and Harrison Ford. While both Eastwood and Ford were favoured by Romney supporters, the women heavily favoured Washington.
    There was also a question about which fictional character would best lead the country during a zombie apocalypse.
    Potential voters believed Samuel L. Jackson‘s experience in exterminating serpents in Snakes on a Plane would help him to deliver the nation from an undead plague. Milla Jovovich‘s character from the Resident Evil franchise came in at No. 2, while Tom Cruise‘s character from War of the Worlds rounded out the top three slots.

  • Harrison Ford in Blade Runner sequel

    Harrison Ford in Blade Runner sequel

    MUMBAI: Harrison Ford is set to appear in the sequel of Blade Runner to be directed by Ridley Scott.

    The 69-year-old actor was persuaded by Scott to make a cameo appearance in the follow up to the 1982 sci-fi movie. The director believes that Ford would be an amusing addition to the upcoming film.

    “I don‘‘t think it‘ll be Harrison (starring). But I‘ve got to have him in it somewhere. That‘d be amusing,” Scott said.

    Scott has lined up the original Blade Runner screenwriter Hampton Fancher to pen the script for the forthcoming film that will focus on a female protagonist. “I‘ve started my first meetings on the Blade Runner sequel. We have a very good take on it. And we will definitely be featuring a female protagonist,” he added.

    In the original, Ford starred as the titular character, Rick Deckard. The film also starred Daryl Hannah, Rutger Hauer and Sean Young.

  • Sean Connery, magic & opera on Star World next month

    Sean Connery, magic & opera on Star World next month

    MUMBAI: Next month, Star World will air the felicitation ceremony of the original James Bond, Sir Sean Connery, with a lifetime achievement award from The American Film Institute (AFI).

    The ceremony, will also have a videotaped tribute from the newest Bond, Daniel Craig. It will also showcase magic by Criss Angel Supernatural. And, on the music front, there will be an opera performance by Andrea Bochelli: Amore Under The Desert Sky.

    Directors George Lucas and Steven Spielberg and actors Andy Garcia, Harrison Ford and Mike Myers were among those who feted the Scottish star.

    AFI Board of Trustees chairman Sir Howard Stringer who is also Sony CEO says, “Sir Sean Connery is an international film icon. Though best remembered for creating one of the great film heroes of all time, his talents transcend typecasting, and his body of work not only stands the test of time, but illuminates a career more extraordinary than James Bond himself. Sir Sean is an artist of the highest order, and AFI is honoured to present him with its 34th Life Achievement Award.”

    Considered to be the most influential name in magic today, Criss Angel’s visionary approach to the art escapes the confines of tradition and gives birth to a new breed of modern mysticism. Viewers can delve inside Criss Angel’s world.

    The Tuscan-born Andrea Bocelli seduces audiences everywhere with moving melodies and passionate performances. He is considred to have set the standard for ‘crossover’ classical tenors. This special was recorded in Lake Las Vegas from a concert venue that floats in the resort’s signature 320-acre lake.

    Bocelli will perform songs from his current CD, Amore including Autumn Leaves and It’s Impossible and is joined by special guest Heather Headley in a duet of The Prayer.

    Fans of pop music can enjoy the documentary For The Record – Take That. Take That was one of the biggest pop groups in the early 1990’s. After splitting a decade ago, each of the band members break their silence and reveal the truth about the band. One of its members Robbie Williams is now a big superstar.