London Has Fallen Written by Creighton Rothenberger, Katrin Benedikt, Christian Gudegast, and Chad St. John Directed by Babak Najafi U.S., 2016 When Olympus Has Fallen and White House Down both came out in 2013, it seemed obvious that the vehicle starring Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx would be the one to make big bank. Oops. …
Coriolanus Written by John Logan Directed by Ralph Fiennes UK, 2011 Many of the more interesting Shakespeare adaptations in film history are those that tend to be furthest removed from the stage tradition of the plays; changing the settings and eras, applying different preoccupations, and even dispensing with the writer’s prose altogether in some cases. …
Gerard Butler has gone from being a singing Phantom of the Opera to kicking some major butt in films like 300 and RocknRolla to playing up some romantic comedies such as last year’s The Bounty Hunter. Up next per The Wrap, Butler takes on a real life figure in surfer biopic Mavericks. It is the story of 22 year old …