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- Stallone plays a hitman
- Cops nab 'Dazed And Confused' star after fight
- Ashley Judd, hubby call it quits
| Posted: 30 Jan 2013 04:00 AM PST In Bullet To The Head, Sylvester Stallone plays a hitman who teams up ... with a cop. A TEAM-UP between two polar opposites is not uncommon; we've seen it many times in movies and TV shows. Bullet To The Head, the new film starring Sylvester Stallone, takes it further by having a cop become partners with a killer. Based on the French graphic novel Du Plomb Dans La Tête, written by Alexis Nolent (better known as Matz) and drawn by Colin Wilson. A fan of the buddy-movie genre, Nolent wanted to write a story that fell into this category, but he wanted to push things a little past the norm. In the production notes of Bullet To The Head provided by Nusantara Edaran Filem, Nolent says: "I thought it would be an interesting idea to have a killer teaming up with a cop – to have a bond that goes through the lines of the law and the principal of ethics and everything else ... The cop is a little more square than the hitman, who thinks outside the box. But the whole principle was that these two characters that seem to have nothing in common, have much more in common than they ever thought possible." The clash of personalities and the conflict between the two main characters provide much of the intense drama in the film. It also naturally provides much of the humour. Tackling the role of the assassin, Jimmy Bobo, is none other than Stallone. Apparently he was immediately attracted to Jimmy as it was a role he could sink his teeth into. Stallone explains: "He's at peace with himself. He plays by certain rules. He doesn't go after people who, in his mind, don't deserve it." The other half of this odd couple is Detective Taylor Kwon (Sung Kang of Fast Five), who is all about the here and now. Kang says: "Generationally, we're completely different; morally, we're completely different; ethnically, we're completely different. Taylor represents the new generation – his eyes are always stuck on technology. Add to that, he lives by this real rigid code of honour. There's a moral integrity that's been ingrained in him for a variety of reasons. "Jimmy Bobo comes from a generation where there was no political correctness, so he's the type of guy who just says what's on his mind." As different as they are, they need each other to bring down a common enemy and uncover the reason for the deaths of their respective partners. Jimmy has an extra barrier to overcome when he is confronted with a betrayal from within his own group, and the discovery that – for the moment – the only person he can trust is a detective who hates his guts. Also in the picture is Jimmy's tough and independent daughter Lisa (Sarah Shahi), a tattoo artist who's had a tough life – her mother passed away when she was very young and her father was hardly ever around. Shahi shares: "There's been a lot of hurt and a lot of betrayal; Jimmy's been in and out of her life. He's provided for Lisa financially, but other than that, he really hasn't been there for her. But it's still an important relationship and there's definitely love there, so Sly and I worked to find a balance between letting that sort of bruised heart come across, along with the fact that they genuinely care for each other." Wanting to add a different sort of atmosphere to the look of the film, director Walter Hill took to filming entirely in and around New Orleans, Louisiana. What the city provided was a visual noir atmosphere, akin to the graphic novel's look. Hill, who has filmed in the city two times before this, says: "It's a very different place. The atmosphere, the weather, the architecture and the history make New Orleans in no way a typical American city, but at the same time, it is somehow extraordinarily American. I love being there." Since Bullet To The Head features Stallone and the newer action man, Jason Momoa, it boasts some really cool action sequences, including the climax which takes place in an enormous, abandoned power plant. This particular plant also happens to be where Hill directed his first film, Hard Times, starring Charles Bronson, in 1975. Production designer Toby Corbett remarks: "It seemed kind of appropriate and is a full circle sort of thing. It's a stunning, turn-of-the-century building, with cathedral-like windows, and huge machinery. So it lent itself to the action sequence perfectly because it's this really graphic look which sort of gives the perfect kind of framing, similar to a graphic novel." Bullet To The Head opens nationwide tomorrow. |
| Cops nab 'Dazed And Confused' star after fight Posted: 29 Jan 2013 10:39 PM PST PHOENIX (Reuters) - Dazed And Confused star Jason London has been arrested in Arizona and charged with assault and disorderly conduct over a bar room fracas in which he is accused of throwing punches and later defecating in a patrol car on his way to jail, a police report showed on Tuesday. The 40-year-old actor (pic), who played the main character of Randall "Pink" Floyd in the 1993 coming-of-age comedy Dazed And Confused, responded on Twitter that he was attacked and injured and that the allegations against him were false. "I would never say or do the crap they are reporting," he said in the message on Tuesday. "Have faith in me. The truth will come out and you will see." "Some guy thought I was hitting on his girl and had me jumped," London tweeted. "My wife was in the next room, had no idea what even happened. I hate Arizona." London is married to actress Sofia Karstens. Police said London was at the Martini Ranch bar in the Phoenix suburb of Scottsdale on Sunday when an unidentified person complained London had sneezed on him and the person asked him to apologize. Instead of apologizing, London punched the person, the report from Scottsdale police said. He was escorted out by bouncers and during that time he hit them, leading the security guards to "defend themselves" against London, it added. A 26-year-old Martini Ranch bouncer, whose name was not released, was listed by police as a victim in the incident. London was charged with assault with intent to injure and disorderly conduct, the report said. "London showed obvious signs and symptoms of extreme alcohol impairment," one of the responding officers wrote in the report. Because of swelling and bruising around his right eye from the fracas, London was seen by paramedics but "became belligerent and started cursing" at them, the report said. While seated in the back of the patrol car on the way to jail, one of the officers saw London "lean to the left and defecate in his pants" after the actor complained about the odor in the vehicle, the police report said. London has in recent years had a number of guest appearances on television shows, such as the political drama Scandal. In 2000, he starred in the TV movie Jason And The Argonauts and in 1999 was in horror movie The Rage: Carrie 2. |
| Ashley Judd, hubby call it quits Posted: 29 Jan 2013 08:18 PM PST LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American actress Ashley Judd and her Scottish race car driver husband Dario Franchitti are ending their marriage after 11 years. The movie star, 44, and the Indianapolis 500 race car driver, 39, married in 2001 and have no children. "We have mutually decided to end our marriage. We'll always be family and continue to cherish our relationship based on the special love, integrity and respect we have always enjoyed," a representative for the couple told People magazine in a statement on Tuesday. No reason was given for the split. Judd, the daughter of country music star Naomi Judd, starred in movies like Double Jeopardy and High Crimes. In recent years she has turned her attention in recent years to humanitarian work with AIDS sufferers and young people. Judd has been mentioned as a possible Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014, although she has made no formal announcement. Media reports have said Judd, who represented Tennessee at the 2012 Democratic National Convention, might run for one of Kentucky's seats in the Senate. Franchitti is a three-time Indianapolis 500 champion, who has also competed in NASCAR and the American Le Mans series. He and Judd married in Scotland in December 2001 after a two-year engagement. |
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