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2009 | 2008
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Wolverines!: Red Dawn Remake to Destroy Detroit
5 November 2009 12:03 AM, PST | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
Josh Hutcherson spoke to MTV about his latest acting gig, the remake of 1984's Red Dawn. Hutcherson claims they "blew up all of downtown Detroit last week."
We shot a scene where where we blew the face off this giant building. It was a giant, probably 200-foot high mushroom cloud of flames engulfing downtown Detroit! That was really cool.
The original Red Dawn was also violent, despite having a young cast including Patrick Swayze, Charlie Sheen, and Lea Thompson. Hutcherson plays a character "based on C. Thomas Howell's character, Robert" that is "sort of a tech guy" that, by the end of the movie, becomes "a total warrior, drinking blood from the animals and going crazy." Chris Hemsworth, Josh Peck, and Isabel Lucas round out the cast.
The experience is clearly one that Hutcherson is enjoying.
Everybody's loving it and loving the new story line. We've changed up quite a bit of stuff. »
- Ryan Gowland
Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: October 26, 2009
26 October 2009 7:55 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
This week:
Over the weekend the box office Saw some Paranormal Activity; Carl Ellsworth was hired by Paramount but he wants C.O.D (Cash On Delivery); True Blood’s Ryan Kwanten is Griff the Invisible; Derek Mears gears up for Predators and Laura Dern Meets Stiller and family.
Wow. It looks like the Saw franchise has finally come to a grisly end. The sixth film in the horror franchise opened with 50% less than what was predicted, earning a not-so-good $14.7 million. The film probably only cost about $15 million to make, but this poor gross means that it’ll have to have some serious overseas takings to make new installments viable.
The flipside to Saw’s demise was the $22 million that Paranormal Activity took over the weekend - from a thousand less screens than Saw!
With a cost of approximately $11,000 (yeah, you read that right) it looks like Oren Peli’s »
- Niall Browne
Screenwriter couriered C.O.D. check by Paramount
21 October 2009 7:58 AM, PDT | Corona's Coming Attractions | See recent Corona's Coming Attractions news »
Screenwriter Carl Ellsworth has been hired by Paramount Pictures to rewrite C.O.D., an action-thriller that currently doesn't have a director attached to it. As reported by The Hollywood Reporter (because that's what they do, report on stuff), C.O.D. is about a NYC bike courier who has to deliver three live bombs or else another will go off and take out his family. Why can't terrorists just pay bike couriers like everyone else? I guess that's part of what makes them bad guys.
DreamWorks bought the C.O.D. script in March 2008. When Dw split from Paramount, one of the projects that Paramount got custody of was C.O.D. The original script was written by Lars Jacobson. Barry Josephson (Bones, Aliens in the Attic) and former movie executive assistant Neal Flaherty are producing.
Ellsworth got his screenwriting career off to a start with a produced episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. That was followed »
- Patrick Sauriol
Carl Ellsworth Gets C.O.D.
21 October 2009 1:00 AM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
Red Eye and Disturbia screenwriter Carl Ellsworth has been hired to rewrite C.O.D. (ie Cash On Delivery, non-acronym-users), the thriller about a New York City bike messenger forced to deliver bombs to three locations lest one of those be locations be his family home! (Cue dramatic drum-roll, look of horror on Our Hero's face)The catch in this film is that an entire nation is looking for him, as well as the authorities, to stop these bombs getting through. And probably that his lycra shorts are giving him a wedgie*.We kid, of course; we're just trying to get a handle on the idea of an action hero with a cycling helmet (and he better be wearing a helmet, or we're going to have to write a strongly worded letter to Hollywood about encouraging dangerous cycling).The script was originally written by Lars Jacobson and sold in 2008, but the rewrite suggests that someone, »
New "Red Dawn" Remake Location Pictures!
1 October 2009 6:25 PM, PDT | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »
Back in August, we told you about the upcoming "Red Dawn" remake. Well, it's being shot right now in Pontiac, Michigan, and you can check new production pictures, as well as a daily production blog.
Check out more photos right here, and check the site right here.
Here's more info about the "Red Dawn" remake:
Remember the 1984 film "Red Dawn" starring Patrick Swayze? The film tells the story of mid-western American teenagers who band together to defend their town, and eventually their country, from invading Soviet troops.
It is the dawn of World War III.
Well, the dawn of the remake is upon us. Right now, actors Chris Hemsworth (Captain Kirk's daddy in "Star Trek" and the-man-who-would-be-Thor), Josh Peck ("Drillbit Taylor," "The Wackness"), and Adrianne Palicki ("Supernatural") are set to star.
Joining them are Josh Hutcherson ("Journey to the Center of the Earth," "Bridge to Terabithia"), Isabel Lucas ("Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen »
- Manny
A Comedian Joins Red Dawn
18 September 2009 5:29 AM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »
Jeffrey Dean Morgan, perhaps most notable for playing The Comedian in Zack Snyder’s Watchmen adaptation, is joining the cast of the Red Dawn remake.
Variety got the scoop on Morgan’s role in the film, which seems somewhat unnecessary:
“‘Red Dawn’ follows a group of teenagers who band together to fight back when their home town is invaded by an joint force of Chinese and Russian soldiers. Morgan will play the leader of the U.S. Special Forces team who discovers the teens’ stronghold while behind enemy lines.”
The film is being directed by talented stunt coordinator and unproven film helmer Dan Bradley, from a script by The Last House on the Left scribe Carl Ellsworth.
The film is scheduled for release on September 24th, 2010. »
- John Cooper
Set photos and videos from 'Red Dawn' remake
15 September 2009 7:42 PM, PDT | screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news »
Dan Bradley's remake of "Red Dawn" is currently in production, and the first set photos and videos from the set have popped up online. Check out some of the material below. Ready for some boom boom?
Written by Carl Ellsworth, the new "Red Dawn," a group of teenagers form an alliance to defend their town after Chinese and Russian soliders invade their town.
Josh Hutcherson, Isabel Lucas, Connor Cruise, Chris Hemsworth, Josh Peck, Adrianne Palicki and Edwin Hodge star in the remake. Also, Jeffrey Dean Morgan is in talks to play the leader of a U.S. Special Forces team. »
- Franck Tabouring
Morgan to be part of 'Red Dawn'
14 September 2009 12:40 PM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Jeffrey Dean Morgan ("Watchmen") is close to joining the cast of "Red Dawn," the MGM/UA remake of the 1984 film."Red Dawn" follows a group of teenagers who fight back against the Chinese and Russian soldiers that have invaded their home town. Morgan will play the leader of the U.S. Special Forces team who discovers the teens' stronghold while behind enemy lines.According to Variety, Dan Bradley is directing "Red Dawn" from a screenplay by Carl Ellsworth & Jeremy Passmore. Beau Flynn and Tripp Vinson from Contrafilm are producing with Vince Newman and Kevin Halloran executive producing.The film is currently shooting in Michigan and will open on September 24, 2010. »
- Adnan Tezer
Jeffrey Dean Morgan Joins The 'Red Dawn' Remake
14 September 2009 10:00 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Anybody who is watching "Watchmen" actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan's career will surely tell you the same thing -- the man's keeping busy. Already filming "The Losers" and hoping for a role in "Lobo," Morgan will soon sign on the dotted line for yet another well-known franchise.
According to Variety, Morgan is nearly set to star in "Red Dawn," the modern update of the 1984 classic. The new version is directed by Dan Bradley from a screenplay by Carl Ellsworth and Jeremy Passmore.
The new "Red Dawn" focuses on a group of teenagers that form a guerrilla resistance against Chinese and Russian soldiers that have invaded the United States. Morgan is set to play the leader of a U.S. Special Forces team that discovers the teenage freedom fighters.
Aside from Morgan, "Red Dawn" stars "Star Trek" actor Chris Hemsworth and "The Wackness" lead Josh Peck as Jed and Matt Eckert, »
- Josh Wigler
Watchmen star joins Red Dawn remake
14 September 2009 1:30 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Watchmen star Jeffrey Dean Morgan is in talks to star in the feature remake of the 1984 film Red Dawn.
The film follows a group of teenagers who band together to fight back when their home town is invaded by an joint force of Chinese and Russian soldiers. Morgan will play the leader of the U.S. Special Forces team who discovers the teens' stronghold while behind enemy lines.
Variety says that Dan Bradley is directing the movie from a screenplay by Carl Ellsworth & Jeremy Passmore.
Shhoting is already underway in the Us. The film will be released on September 24, 2009. »
- Paul
Morgan Joins 'Red Dawn' Cast
13 September 2009 9:20 PM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
Jeffrey Dean Morgan has been building a solid resume as a leader/member of special military units. That trend will continue in MGM/UA’s upcoming Red Dawn, a reboot of the 1984 action movie of the same name.
The film revolves around a group of teenagers who form a resistance when Chinese and Russian soldiers invade their hometown. According to Variety, Morgan is in final talks to play the leader of the U.S. Special Forces team who discovers the teens’ base of operations while behind enemy lines.
Dan Bradley is currently directing Red Dawn, which MGM/UA is aiming to release on September 24, 2010, in Michigan from a screenplay by Carl Ellsworth and Jeremy Passmore.
Morgan will play the leader of a Black Ops unit forced to go rogue in The Losers, which hits theaters next year.
As most will remember, he also played The Comedian, a superhero-turned-government soldier and assassin in Watchmen, »
Blu-Ray Review: ‘The Last House on the Left’ Deserves Better
19 August 2009 8:13 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – Dennis Iliadis’ brutal and accomplished remake of Wes Craven’s influential horror classic “The Last House on the Left,” now available on Blu-Ray and DVD, deserves a much better home release than the typically reliable Universal/Rogue has delivered for horror fans this week.
Blu-Ray Rating: 2.5/5.0 Despite decent reviews, “Last House” disappointed at the box office, but it will find a loyal audience on the home market and they’ll be angry at the scant special features that don’t even take advantage of Universal’s best recurring feature, U-Control and provide no insight into a complex and daring film. Far inferior horror films are regularly getting lavish two-disc Blu-Ray sets filled with special features. There’s nothing fair about HD.
Last House on the Left was released on Blu-Ray on August 18th, 2009.
Photo credit: Universal Home Video
The remake of “Last House on the Left,” itself a remake of “The Virgin Spring, »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Bringing In 4 For Red Dawn
11 August 2009 2:14 PM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »
Continuing on the ever going trend, that does not appear to be dying anytime soon, of remakes in Hollywood comes to bigger chunk of casting for Red Dawn. Despite the grumblings that will most likely be made right now due to casting for this film period, let me tell you who’s jumping onto the film. Josh Hutcherson, Isabel Lucas, Connor Cruise and Edwin Hodge are all throwing themselves on board with Chris Hemsworth, Adrianne Palicki and Josh Peck in the Dan Bradley directed version of this 1984 film.
Set to start up initial filming next month, the cast is believed to undergo a military training program prior to it. The film is about a group of teenagers who form an insurgency when their town is invaded — this time by Chinese and Russian soldiers (THR). The script is penned up by Carl Ellsworth (The Last House on the Left) and John Milius »
- Melissa Molina
Josh Hutcherson, Isabel Lucas join 'Red Dawn' cast
10 August 2009 5:26 PM, PDT | screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news »
The "Red Dawn" remake is still recruiting, and the latest to join MGM's upcoming Dan Bradley-directed film are Josh Hutcherson, Isabel Lucas, Connor Cruise and Edwin Hodge.
Chris Hemsworth, Josh Peck and Adrianne Palicki are also on board, and last thing I heard even Kurt Russell was attached to star in the remake of the John Milius' 1984 action flick.
Written by Carl Ellsworth, the new "Red Dawn," a group of teenagers form an alliance to defend their town after Chinese and Russian soliders invade their town.
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Hutcherson, who starred in "Bridge to Terabithia," will play the gang's tech expert. Lucas ("Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen") is set to play a cheerleader. »
- Franck Tabouring
Red Dawn Remake Adds Four More To Its Cast
10 August 2009 9:38 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Entertainment Weekly is exclusively reporting that MGM’s remake of Red Dawn has just added four more actors to its cast: Josh Hutcherson (Journey to the Center of the Earth), Isabel Lucas (Transformers 2), Edwin Hodge (Mental) and Connor Cruise (Seven Pounds). The four additions join the already announced Chris Hemsworth (who’s also playing the titular hero in Marvel’s Thor), Josh Peck and Adrianne Palicki.
The original 1984 version of Red Dawn was about a bunch of Colorado High School students who team up under the banner of the school football team, The Wolverines, to fight back against Soviet and Cuban troops who invade their school. Directed by John Milius, the film starred Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Charlie Sheen, Lea Thompson, Brad Savage, Darren Dalton, and Jennifer Grey.
Here’s a quick look at the roles each new cast member will be playing:
Hutcherson will play Robert Morris »
- Ross Miller
Four More Join Red Dawn Remake
10 August 2009 6:00 AM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »
Josh Hutcherson (Bridge to Terabithia), Isabel Lucas (Transformers 2), Connor Cruise (Seven Pounds) and Edwin Hodge ("Mental") have now joined Chris Hemsworth (Thor), Josh Peck (The Wackness) and Adrianne Palicki ("Friday Night Lights") in the upcoming "Red Dawn" remake. Hutcherson will play Robert, originated by C. Thomas Howell, and become the group's tech geek. Lucas is Erica, head cheerleader and the Peck character's girlfriend whom he desperately hopes to spring from an internment camp. Lea Thompson played the character in the original. Cruise is playing Daryl, the son of Spokane's mayor and Robert's best friend. And Hodge will play Danny, the coolest kid in school and star wide receiver who helps establish the resistance. The young cast heads off in a few weeks for military training in an undisclosed location. Dan Bradley is directing from a screenplay by Jeremy Passmore and Carl Ellsworth. The film is scheduled to begin filming »
'Red Dawn' Remake Adds Four More
10 August 2009 12:37 AM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Josh Hutcherson, Isabel Lucas, Connor Cruise and Edwin Hodge have all joined the cast of MGM's remake Red Dawn as the four join the already cast Chris Hemsworth, Josh Peck and Adrianne Palicki. The film is a remake of the 1984 actioner about a group of teenagers who form an insurgency referred to as the Wolverines when their town is invaded -- this time by Chinese and Russian soldiers. The remake is expected to follow a similar plot thread telling the story of a group of teenagers who form an impromptu insurgency when their town is invaded by Chinese and Russian soldiers. Entertainment Weekly offers the following breakdown of the new cast: Josh Hutcherson (Journey to the Center of the Earth) is Robert Morris, the Wolverines' tech geek, responsible for operating all the communications devices. Surprisingly, he transforms into a warrior along the way too. The role was originated by C. Thomas Howell. »
- Brad Brevet
New 'Red Dawn' Casting News
9 August 2009 9:35 PM, PDT | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
MGM/UA's Red Dawn remake has just drafted four more resistance fighters.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the newest Wolverines are Josh Hutcherson, Isabel Lucas, Connor Cruise and Edwin Hodge. All but Hodge have recently appeared in big-budget theatrical releases.
They join actors Chris Hemsworth, Josh Peck and Adrianne Palicki. As in the original Red Dawn, they play a group of teenagers who form an insurgency after their town gets invaded by foreign soldiers.
Hutcherson will play Robert, the resistance’s tech expert, while Lucas has the part of Erica, erstwhile head cheerleader whom the Peck character wants to free from an internment camp.
As for Cruise and Hodge, they will play Robert’s best friend and the resistance’s founder, respectively.
The new Red Dawn will begin filming in Detroit next month, and is scheduled for a Sept. 2010 release. Jeremy Passmore, who is also working on the recently-announced John Carpenter horror movie The Prince, »
Four Actors Enlist for "Red Dawn" Remake!
9 August 2009 9:09 PM, PDT | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »
Remember the 1984 film "Red Dawn" starring Patrick Swayze? The film tells the story of mid-western American teenagers who band together to defend their town, and eventually their country, from invading Soviet troops.
It is the dawn of World War III.
Well, the dawn of the remake is upon us. Right now, actors Chris Hemsworth (Captain Kirk's daddy in "Star Trek" and the-man-who-would-be-Thor), Josh Peck ("Drillbit Taylor," "The Wackness"), and Adrianne Palicki ("Supernatural") are set to star.
Joining them are Josh Hutcherson ("Journey to the Center of the Earth," "Bridge to Terabithia"), Isabel Lucas ("Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen"), Connor Cruise (the 14-year-old son of Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman, and he played the young Will Smith in "Seven Pounds"), and Edwin Hodge ("Heroes," "Bones").
The plot remains the same except this time, Chinese soldiers join the Russians in invading midwest America!
Hemsworth will channel Swayze as Jed, Peck will »
- Manny
Josh Hutcherson Salutes Red Dawn
9 August 2009 7:30 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
According to The Hollywood Reporter Josh Hutcherson, Isabel Lucas, Connor Cruise and Edwin Hodge have joined up as Wolverines in MGM/UA's reboot of Red Dawn.
Also in this cast are Chris Hemsworth, Josh Peck and Adrianne Palicki. This film is an update of the 1984 action movie, that saw a group of teenagers put together an insurgency after their town is taken over by Chinese and Russian soldiers.
Hutcherson will play the role of Robert which was originally done by C. Thomas Howel. He becomes the tech guy of the group. Isabel Lucas is going to be Erica. She is a cheerleader and the girlfriend of Josh Peck. Lea Thompson played this role in the original film.
Conner Cruise will be playing Daryl. He is the son the mayor of Spokane. He also happens to be Robert's best friend. Lastly, Hodge will play the part of Danny. He was a »
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