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Posted: 12 Apr 2013 03:18 AM PDT

IN Oblivion, the future earth has become a place beyond recognition after an alien attack. The year is 2077 and the only two people on this devastated and uninhabitable planet are security repairman Jack Harper (Tom Cruise), and his colleague Vika (Andrea Riseborough) – left behind to oversee the extraction of earth's vital resources before the planet is abandoned for good. In the words of Harper's character, the two make up the mop-up crew.

Then, an astronaut (Julia, portrayed by Olga Kurylenko) crashlands on earth after many years of sleep in space. Her arrival impacts Cruise's character. In an interview transcript provided by film distributor, UIP Malaysia, Kurylenko said: "My character brings more questions than answers!"

Oblivion is directed by Joseph Kosinski (Tron: Legacy) from a 12-page story he wrote back in 2005 (which later became a graphic novel before being adapted for the big screen).

Although Kurylenko has never read the graphic novel, she was intrigued by the script as she found the characters and the plots interesting. The actress shared: "Even though we've seen post-apocalyptic films before, this was a different story. This was an original story and there was a beautifully described romance. I really liked my character, too. Of course, the opportunity to work with Joe Kosinski and Tom Cruise was quite appealing."

Although she could dig into the emotional aspect featured in the film, the 33-year-old actress had a little trouble imagining the look of the future as well as the machines used in the world as envisioned by Kosinski when she first conversed with the director. And these are the precise elements that leap out from the screen in the film. (The film was shot in 4K resolution, which means four times the resolution of an HD image, giving the picture more depth and clarity when projected on an IMAX screen.)

Luckily for Kurylenko, Kosinski could explain everything to her. "I had to meet with Joe to get his vision. I was like, 'Now explain to me what this machine does.' When you step on the set and see it all, you just go, 'Wow! You actually built that?' From everything I've seen, it's going to be such a cool-looking movie.'

According to producer Dylan Clark, they needed an actress who is as tough as Cruise to meet the demands of the physical scenes in the film. To test her, the production team put Kurylenko through all kinds of action. Obviously, the Ukrainian-born Kurylenko passed with flying colours. The actress, who rose to fame when she became the Bond girl in the 2008 Quantum Of Solace, confessed "... the role is so physical with all kinds of action, which I had never done before."

Comparing Oblivion and Quantum Of Solace, Kurylenko noted that there were a lot more blue-screen work on this film – especially when her and Cruise's characters are in a futuristic helicopter called Bubbleship. "It was really cool. We sat in this gimbal with mounted cameras that rotated in different ways."

Like Quantum Of Solace, however, Kurylenko is partnered with someone who is only too happy to be doing physical action. Describing Cruise as a great guy, she added: "He's a fascinating person. He manages to do everything he wants in his life. On the set, he was an actor and a producer. He's involved in everything and he's great at his job. He's a fascinating actor. I could watch him for hours. He's also a generous and supportive actor. If the camera was on me, and he needed to be somewhere else, he'd insist on being there to support me. For him, your work is just as important as his own. He's very caring and attentive to everyone on the set."

Currently based in London, England, Kurylenko started out as a model after she was spotted by a talent scout in a crowded Moscow subway. She was just 13 then. Five years later, her face has graced the covers of countless magazines including Marie Claire and Vogue. In 2005, she made her debut as an actress in the film Iris, followed by other features including Centurion, Hitman and the more recent British flick, Seven Psychopaths.

In the transcript, she described acting as being much more intense than modelling. "It's more difficult. It requires more involvement and research. With modelling, you don't do research before you go in front of the camera. You just wake up and you go! There's nothing to prepare. Acting is more expressive."

She has no regrets going into acting and is grateful for her career. "I'm so happy that I did it. At first, it was simply because it looked fun. But once I started doing it, I realised how much I learned from it. ... When you're a kid, sometimes you are asked to recite poems and you just recite them. But once I started acting, I realised there are feelings behind the words. Acting teaches you to see that. I suddenly discovered this amazing world behind the words."

Oblivion is now showing in cinemas nationwide.

Movies coming soon

Posted: 12 Apr 2013 03:12 AM PDT

Drug War – Director Johnnie To cast Louis Koo and Sun Honglei in a film revolving around a drug cartel boss. Once arrested, he is coerced into betraying his former accomplices as part of an undercover operation.

Broken City – Billy Taggart (Mark Wahlberg) is a New York city police officer who is discharged from the force by his captain (Jeffrey Wright) after he kills a rapist instead of arresting him. His services, however, are appreciated by Mayor Nicholas Hostetler (Russell Crowe), a powerful man who has his own view on how to run his city.

Liam Neeson, Woody Harrelson for 'Highwaymen'

Posted: 11 Apr 2013 11:32 PM PDT

According to Deadline.com, Liam Neeson and Woody Harrelson are being wooed to participate in the crime drama Highwaymen.

Highwaymen will focus on Frank Hamer, an elite Texas Ranger who became the brains of the operation to hunt down and arrest Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow. The Blind Side director John Lee Hancock will direct.

Filming is expected to begin at the start of 2014.

Before then, Frank Hamer will be the subject of a mini-series shown on Lifetime and History.

William Hurt will play the lawman, while Holliday Grainger and Emile Hirsch will star as the criminal lovers who terrorized the US during the Great Depression until they were killed by police in 1934.

(Relaxnews)

Kredit: www.thestar.com.my

Jumaat, 12 April 2013

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