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  • Dinklage gets down and dirty as The Toxic Avenger

    Dinklage gets down and dirty as The Toxic Avenger

    MUMBAI: Talk about a clean act gone gloriously messy! Peter Dinklage swaps thrones for toxins in The Toxic Avenger, which scrubs its way onto digital platforms in India this Halloween. The cult-classic reboot will be available for premium rental at Rs 499 on Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV and Youtube starting October 31.

    The horror-comedy follows Winston Gooze, a mild-mannered janitor whose ordinary life takes a hazardous turn after a toxic accident transforms him into a monstrous yet oddly endearing hero, the so-called “Toxie.” What follows is a riotous blend of slime, satire and superhero chaos as he takes on corporate villains threatening his family and town.

    Alongside Dinklage’s unlikely avenger are Kevin Bacon, Elijah Wood, Jacob Tremblay and Taylour Paige, rounding out a cast as eclectic as the film’s tone. Directed and written by Macon Blair with Lloyd Kaufman and Joe Ritter, the film first turned heads at the Edinburgh Film Festival earlier this year before making its global theatrical rounds.

    A cheeky nod to its 1984 cult predecessor, this reboot promises buckets of irreverence, a dash of gore and a surprising dose of heart. So grab your mop and your remote, it’s time to get gloriously toxic.

     

  • Lionsgate drops new trailer for The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

    Lionsgate drops new trailer for The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

    Mumbai: The games have begun and are already in full swing! Lionsgate has just offered a glimpse into the dystopian world of Panem with a brand new trailer for The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Starring Rachel Zegler, Tom Blythe, Hunter Schafer along with Oscar winners Peter Dinklage, Viola Davis, the trailer delves into the early life of President Snow and has sent fans all across the globe in a frenzy. Following an unlikely love story between Lucy Gray Baird and a young Coriolanus Snow during the 10th Annual Hunger Games, the trailer gives a much awaited insight into the upcoming film. From menacing villains to innocent lovebirds, fans can prepare for a prequel like never before as they unravel ghastly secrets from the coveted franchise.

    Lionsgate and PVRINOX Pictures will release The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes in theaters in India on 17 November 2023.

  • Voice cast announced for ‘Angry Birds’ movie

    Voice cast announced for ‘Angry Birds’ movie

    MUMBAI: Columbia pictures announced the cast for its upcoming animated film adaptation of popular game Angry Birds.

     

    The cast was revealed after fans of the game worked together to sling one billion birds over the past 48 hours.

     

    The film will center on a furious flock of three: Red, Chuck and Bomb.

     

    Horrible Bosses fame actor Jason Sudeikis will lead the cast as Red, a bird with a temper problem, accompanied with Jobs’ Josh Gad as speedy Chuck, and Danny McBride of Eastbound & Down as the volatile Bomb.

     

    Game of Thrones actor Peter Dinklage will bring the character of legendary Mighty Eagle alive on screen while Matilda, the white bird who lays egg bombs, will be voiced by Maya Rudolph of Bridesmaids fame.

     

    The movie will also will feature Bill Hader, Keegan-Michael Key, Kate McKinnon, Tony Hale, Ike Barinholtz and Hannibal Buress.

     

    “I’m extremely proud of this cast. Not only do we have Jason, Josh, Danny, Bill, Maya and Peter bringing these characters to life, but they’re surrounded by an all-star ensemble of emerging comic talent — these are some of the funniest people out there today, and we’re thrilled to have them all on board,” said John Cohen, producer of the film, in a press release.

     

    The film is set for a 1 July 2016 release and will be directed by Fergal Reilly of Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs and Frozen famed Clay Kaytis while the screenplay will be written by Jon Vitti of The Simpsons. The movie is a partnership between Finnish Angry Birds creator Rovio and Hollywood studio Sony.

     

    The Angry Birds movie will mark game maker Rovio’s first leap into feature films, though they have been producing ‘Angry Birds Toons’ through their Toons TV online channel.

  • Iconic video game comes together as classic characters in ‘Pixels’

    Iconic video game comes together as classic characters in ‘Pixels’

    NEW DELHI: An extraordinary number of iconic video game companies, whose classic characters – including PAC-MAN, Donkey Kong, Centipede, Galaga, Frogger, Q*bert, and Space Invaders – will be featured in the highly-anticipated action comedy Pixels by Sony Pictures Entertainment.

     

    Pixels stars Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan, Peter Dinklage, Josh Gad, and Brian Cox, and directed by Chris Columbus. The film will be released in the United States on 15 May next year.

     

    In Pixels, when intergalactic aliens misinterpret video-feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war against them, they attack the Earth, using the games as models for their various assaults. 

     

    President Will Cooper (James) has to call on his childhood best friend, 1980s video game champion Sam Brenner (Sandler), now a home theatre installer, to lead a team of old-school arcaders (Dinklage and Gad) to defeat the aliens and save the planet. Monaghan plays the team’s unique weapons specialist. 

     

    The action-comedy is directed by Chris Columbus from a story by Tim Herlihy and a screenplay by Tim and Timothy Dowling, based on the original short film of the same name by Patrick Jean. The film is produced by Adam Sandler, Chris Columbus, Mark Radcliffe, and Allen Covert.  Executive producers are Barry Bernardi, Michael Barnathan, Jack Giarraputo, Heather Parry, Tim Herlihy, Steve Koren, Patrick Jean, Benjamin Darras, Johnny Alves, Matias Boucard, Seth Gordon, and Ben Waisbren. The film, a Columbia Pictures presentation in association with LStar Capital, is a Happy Madison / 1492 Films production in association with One More Production. 

     

    Companies with classic arcade games that are teaming with Sony Pictures on the film include Atari Interactive: (Asteroids, Breakout, Centipede and Missile Command); Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd. (Frogger); BANDAI NAMCO Games Inc. (PAC-MAN, Galaga, and Dig Dug); Nintendo (Donkey Kong)’ Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. (Q*bert); Taito Corporation (Space Invaders); and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (Joust, Defender, Robotron and Wizard of Wor).

     

    Commenting on the announcement, the film’s director Chris Columbus said, “There would be no way to make the movie without these legendary characters – they are as important to the film as the roles that Adam, Kevin, Michelle, Peter, Josh, and Brian are playing.  It was a real thrill to see everything come together exactly as we envisioned it, and we’re grateful to have all of these fantastic companies on board.”

     

    Producer Allen Covert added, “These classic characters are part of the DNA of the project, so it was critical that we work together to bring them on board.  Fortunately, they were all extremely receptive.  We approached them with a deep love for their characters and a respect for the elements that make them unique and iconic, and we’ve worked with the companies to incorporate those elements into the film.” 

     

     “There’s no better way for the core Comic-Con audience to interact with the movie than to get a hands-on refresher on the games that will be a part of it,” concluded Sony Pictures president, theatrical marketing Dwight Caines. 

  • HBO receives 13 screen actors guild award nominations

    HBO receives 13 screen actors guild award nominations

    MUMBAI: It seems to be a proud moment for HBO as it has bagged the maximum number of nominations in the Screen Actors Guild Awards. The nominations for the 20th Annual SAG Awards was announced in Los Angles recently and HBO tops the nominations tally with 13 nominations, more than any other network and almost thrice the next closest network.

     

    The American fantasy drama series Game Of Thrones has managed three nominations in its kitty for “Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (Peter Dinklage)”; “Outstanding Ensemble Performance in a Drama Series”; and “Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series”.

     

    Boardwalk Empire, the period drama series set in the Atlantic City, New Jersey, during the Prohibition era too has got three nominations. The show stars Steve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson, who has been praised for the portrayal. It doesn’t come as a surprise then that the actor has been nominated for “Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series (Steve Buscemi)”. The other nominations are “Outstanding Ensemble Performance in a Drama Series”; and “Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series”.

     

    The previous season of the comedy series, Veep starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, has already won quite a few Emmy nominations. Even now, it has got two SAG nominations of “Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series (Julia Louis-Dreyfus)’; and “Outstanding Ensemble Performance in a Comedy Series”.

     

    Michael Douglas, who with his role as Liberace in Behind The Candelabra, won worldwide critical acclaim with Matt Damon starring as the later singer’s lover Scott Thorson has also been nominated .

     

    Behind The Candelabra has two nominations: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries (Matt Damon and Michael Douglas).

     

    Phil Spector, a drama centered on the relationship between Phil Spector and defense attorney Linda Kenney Baden while the music business legend was on trial for the murder of Lana Clarkson, has also won two nominations: “Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries (Helen Mirren)”; and “Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries (Al Pacino)”.

     

    And it isn’t a surprise at all to know that Jeff Daniels, who has already been appreciated for his portrayal of Will McAvoy in The Newsroom, has been nominated for “Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series”.