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‘Mile 22’ Review: A Marathon of Action Movie Misery
‘Mile 22’ Review: A Marathon of Action Movie Misery
‘Mile 22’ Review: A Marathon of Action Movie Misery
Iko Uwais might be the most physically talented action star on the planet. His work in Merantau, Headshot, and The Raid films speaks for itself. He barely needs the assistance of wires or stuntmen; he definitely doesn’t need editing help to hide his doubles or make him look tougher than he is. If you’re going to cut u...
Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg Making ‘Mile 22’ into a Trilogy
Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg Making ‘Mile 22’ into a Trilogy
Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg Making ‘Mile 22’ into a Trilogy
In 2015, mark Wahlberg and director Peter Berg announced a film they were working on called Mile 22, which follows a CIA agent who has to transport an informant across an Indonesian city to a getaway car that’s — you guessed it — 22 miles away. Since then, the pair have made disaster blockbusters Lone Survivor and Deepwater Horizon, and now they’re looking to get back to their passion project. This time, because they can, they’re making Mile 22 into a trilogy.
‘Scarface’ Reboot: Coens Scripting, Peter Berg May Direct
‘Scarface’ Reboot: Coens Scripting, Peter Berg May Direct
‘Scarface’ Reboot: Coens Scripting, Peter Berg May Direct
There is a whole lot going on with Universal’s Scarface reboot. Today brought a few big announcements: first off, Joel and Ethan Coen, who are script doctors in their own right, have been tapped to rework the screenplay. The two have previously polished the scripts of Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken and Steven Spielberg’s Bridge of Spies. But we’re not done yet. While Antoine Fuqua exited the project to focus on the Equalizer sequel, the film is close to landing a new director, and Peter Berg and Hell or High Water’s David Mackenzie are frontrunners.
Bomber’s Widow Claims ‘Patriots Day’ Is Unfair to Her
Bomber’s Widow Claims ‘Patriots Day’ Is Unfair to Her
Bomber’s Widow Claims ‘Patriots Day’ Is Unfair to Her
When it comes to making “true story” movies, there’s always a certain sense of pressure on everyone involved to be as true to the real events as the movie allows. That’s what Mark Wahlberg and co. were most concerned with when it came to making Patriots Day, but it appears their attempt to “do it right” still left some people in the dust. Now, Tamerlan Tsarnaev’s widow Katherine Russell says that the movie’s portrayal of her is unjust and “unfair.”
New ‘Patriots Day’ Trailer: Bostonians’ Spirits Are Strong
New ‘Patriots Day’ Trailer: Bostonians’ Spirits Are Strong
New ‘Patriots Day’ Trailer: Bostonians’ Spirits Are Strong
When making a movie about any real historical tragedy, especially if it’s recent, there’s an onus on the people behind the project to be true to the material. No one in Hollywood, save for maybe the Afflecks, loves Boston more than Mark Wahlberg, and he’s said before that his prime concern with making Patriots Day, a drama about the Boston Marathon bombings, is “getting it right.” A new trailer before this week’s release of the film hammers that point home even further, with footage from the movie intercut with statements from the real people who were there that day.
‘Patriots Day’ Trailer: Mark Wahlberg to the Rescue
‘Patriots Day’ Trailer: Mark Wahlberg to the Rescue
‘Patriots Day’ Trailer: Mark Wahlberg to the Rescue
Noted actor, model and erstwhile Funky Bunch member Mark Wahlberg raised a few eyebrows in 2012 when he claimed that had he boarded the planes used for the September 11 terrorist attacks, things would have gone down a little differently. Suggesting that you could have singlehandedly prevented the most traumatic disaster in American history is big talk, but now Wahlberg will get the chance to pretend to put the money where his terrorist-fighting mouth is with Patriots Day, a dramatization of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing. We may be too late for a Mark Wahlberg-led United 93 reimagined as a two-hour beatdown, but this looks like the next best thing.
‘Patriots Day’ Featurette Is All About ‘Getting It Right’
‘Patriots Day’ Featurette Is All About ‘Getting It Right’
‘Patriots Day’ Featurette Is All About ‘Getting It Right’
When you make a movie about any sort of national disaster, especially one still so far in the forefront of the American consciousness as the 2013 Boston marathon bombings, it’s important to treat the film’s subjects with respect. You can’t sacrifice the truth just to put in some fictional drama, and director Peter Berg knows this, opting instead to involve as many people as possible in Patriots Day who were there on the day of the bombings. A new featurette, which came out today, shows how Berg and his associates, along with the film’s stars, did everything they could to provide a sense of authenticity to the film.
Trent Reznor and Atticus Score Peter Berg’s ‘Patriots Day’
Trent Reznor and Atticus Score Peter Berg’s ‘Patriots Day’
Trent Reznor and Atticus Score Peter Berg’s ‘Patriots Day’
Peter Berg’s Patriots Day, about the aftermath of the Boston Marathon bombings and the hunt for the culprits, seems like an odd choice for the director of Battleship, Hancock, and the Friday Night Lights movie. But Berg’s latest film Deepwater Horizon shows his interests also lie in adapting true stories to film — or, at least, making true stories more exciting. Now that the dynamic movie score duo of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross are set to create the soundtrack for the movie, Patriots Day could be Berg’s next big hit.

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