The Star eCentral: Movie Buzz
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- One tough mother: Don't mess with these momma bears
- Rebel Wilson to star in 'Private Benjamin' remake
- Power Rangers on the big screen: Now, with more power!
| One tough mother: Don't mess with these momma bears Posted: 10 May 2014 08:35 PM PDT Fictional mums who prove that they can wipe, whip and kick some serious butts. Mothers are some of the scariest people in the world ... and that is on a good day. Imagine catching them when they are at their craziest, most insane mood, which usually happens when someone threatens the safety of their family. Scary thought, huh? Here we take a look at some of the memorable "momma bear" movie characters who would do anything for their cubs. The movie: The Blind Side The mother: Leigh Anne Tuohy (Sandra Bullock) Why she is awesome: Leigh Anne is a tough-as-nails mother who isn't afraid to speak her mind and runs a super tight household. In the movie, Leigh Anne welcomes Michael Oher, a homeless high schooler, into her family and guides the troubled boy to become one of the most prominent players in the American National Football League. The fact that the movie is based on a true story and to know that there really is a tough-talking, no-nonsense Leigh Anne out there just makes this character extra special. Leigh Anne is not only protective of her biological children, she is also very defensive of her adopted son Michael and proved that she would always fight for what's best for her babies. The movie: Harry Potter series The mother: Molly Weasley (Julie Walters) Why she is awesome: *Spoiler alert* (but seriously, Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows has been out for almost three years, why haven't you watched it?) Who can forget the moment Molly took on evil Bellatrix Lestrange, who tried to kill poor Ginny Weasley, and screamed: "Not my daughter, you b****!"? It was epic. We always knew that Mrs Weasley was crazy overprotective of her seven children, as well as of Harry Potter and Hermione Granger, but who knew that she had it in her to cast a killing curse on the lunatic Bellatrix? Obviously not the Death Eater. The movie: The Incredibles The mother: Helen Parr aka Elastigirl (voiced by Holly Hunter) Why she is awesome: She washes, she cleans and she fights criminals with her superhero husband and children. How much more awesome can Helen Parr get? While many mothers complain of being stretched too thin, Helen literally does that to keep world order and her family together. She may look tame with her soccer mum hairstyle and timid demeanour but if you mess with her family or threaten to hurt her babies, you will have to face her alter ego Elastigirl and her power to stretch like a rubberband that will snap you into submission. The movie: The Fighter The mother: Alice Ward (Melissa Leo) Why she is awesome: Okay, some may say that she is more of a lunatic "ring" mum who makes money by letting her sons beat and get beaten to a bloody pulp, than a heroic mummy. However, Alice, the mother and manager of boxers Micky and Dicky Ward – played respectively by Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale – is a calculative, animal-print fashion abuser who only wants to push her sons to do their best and try to make as much money while they can still fight. The movie is based on a true story, and Alice really is the foul-mouthed, bleached-blonde iron lady in real life as she is portrayed in The Fighter. The movie: Terminator The mother: Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) Why she is awesome: If there is one mother who has been to Hell and back just to keep her son safe, it has to be Sarah. From going into the seedy underworld to getting locked up in a mental institution to fighting seemingly indestructable robots, Sarah has done it all in the name of love. In the original 1984 movie, famous for its "I'll be back" line uttered by Arnold Schwarzenegger aka the Terminator, Sarah – wonder mama to John Connor – changed from a timid mousy woman to a butt-kicking fierce warrior in order to keep her son alive and teach him how to protect himself in a war between humans and cyborgs. Go humans!  The not-so-blushing Bride. The movie: Kill Bill The mother: Beatrix Kiddo aka The Bride (Uma Thurman) Why she is awesome: Hell hath no fury like a mother who has lost her child. After waking up from a four-year coma, The Bride is out to seek revenge for the death of the members of her wedding party and kill her former "colleagues" (they were all assassins) who tried to murder her. She kills them all, in the most painful way imaginable, and in the process learns that her baby is alive and well. But of course, she is not going to let the baby daddy (Bill), who was behind the kidnapping and countless murders, get away just like that. The movie: Panic Room The mother: Meg Altman (Jodie Foster) Why she is awesome: She didn't once attempt to kill her annoying daughter (played by a young Kristen Stewart), so yes, she is awesome. |
| Rebel Wilson to star in 'Private Benjamin' remake Posted: 08 May 2014 10:50 PM PDT The Aussie actress is set to star in an updated version of the classic film. Rebel Wilson is ready for a new challenge – the Marines – as the popular comedienne is attached to star in New Line's reboot of the Goldie Hawn's 1980 comedy Private Benjamin, TheWrap has learned. Private Benjamin will follow a redneck (Wilson) and a rich city girl who get more than they bargained for when they enlist in the Marines to escape their present situations. Mark Gordon is producing the movie, which would seem to be a natural fit for Wilson's comedic sensibility. New Line is currently seeking a director for the modern day update. The original Private Benjamin grossed nearly US$70mil at the domestic box office back in 1980, and its success spawned a short-lived TV series. Wilson, who currently stars on the ABC sitcom Super Fun Night, will soon begin filming Universal's Pitch Perfect 2 with Anna Kendrick. She recently signed on for a supporting role in Night At The Museum 3. — Reuters |
| Power Rangers on the big screen: Now, with more power! Posted: 08 May 2014 10:50 PM PDT TV's Mighty Morphin Power Rangers will finally get a movie. More than 20 years after taking children's television by storm, the Power Rangers are morphing into the movies. In a statement, production house Lionsgate said it is partnering with Saban Brands, which owns the rights to Power Rangers, to develop "an original live-action feature film based on the iconic Power Rangers property". No release date was given, but Lionsgate – whose youth-oriented blockbusters include The Hunger Games and the Twilight franchise – said the film version would "re-envision" the Power Rangers saga. Adapted from Japan's long-running Super Sentai television series, the Power Rangers is a group of teenagers who "morph" into superheros in bright spandex suits and helmets, ready to combat evil. The show premiered in the United States in 1993 as the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers and promptly became a global pop culture hit, supported by a vast range of Power Rangers toys, costumes, videogames and comic books. Still in production under the title Power Rangers: Super Megaforce, the programme is seen in more than 150 markets around the world and translated into several languages. Haim Saban, the Israeli-American media entrepreneur who created the series, said the tie-up with Lionsgate should result in "a unique and memorable motion picture phenomenon with a legacy all its own". — AFP Relaxnews |
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