Tag Archives: Benicio Del Toro
New on DVD and Blu-ray: 'Brave' and More
Pixar
This week: Pixar churns out another animated blockbuster with "Brave," featuring the voices of Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Julie Waters, Robbie Coltrane, Kevin McKidd, Craig Ferguson and many more.
Also new this week is Oliver Stone's "Savages," the sci-fi comedy "The Watch" with Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn and Jonah Hill, and the glorious Blu-ray debut of "Lawrence of Arabia." Get More »
Filed Under: DVD & Blu-ray Queue It Up
5 'Savages' Clips Provide Sex, Drugs and Oliver Stone
Universal Studios
Oliver Stone returns to the hyperviolent outrageousness of "Natural Born Killers" with his hard-boiled crime thriller "Savages," and that's just how we like him.
Based on the acclaimed novel by Don Winslow, it follows two upwardly mobile young pot dealers played by Taylor Kitsch and Aaron Taylor-Johnson as they attempt to rescue their shared polyamorous girlfriend Ophelia (Blake Lively) from a mean old Mexican drug cartel. Salma Hayek, John Travolta, and Benicio Del Toro will help spread some of the glorious mayhem. Get More »
Filed Under: Movie Clips
GALLERY: Celebrities Become 'Savages' at Hollywood Premiere
Glamor never seemed so rough and rugged.
Blake Lively, Taylor Kitsch, Benicio Del Toro, Salma Hayek and other usually refined and cultured types (though not an absent Aaron Johnson, who's probably away on his honeymoon) embraced their primal instincts on the red carpet at the premiere of "Savages," a film that hopefully marks the return of the wild, fiercely creative Oliver Stone that's been somewhat dormant since 1997's "U Turn." Enough with the "Wall Street" sequels — it's time to return to "Natural Born Killers" kind of territory!
Get your hopes up with our collection of pics from the premiere and join the "Savages" in theaters on July 6.
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Cameron Diaz and Benicio del Toro Board 'Agent: Century 21'
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Our favorite Charlie's Angel Cameron Diaz is doubling up on gigs this week, after pinch-hitting as Angelina Jolie's replacement in Ridley Scott's cocaine drama "The Counselor" she apparently also still wants to tickle our funny bone (seriously, tickle away, Cameron).
After boffo success with last year's raunchy "Bad Teacher," she's about to headline another comedy with "Agent: Century 21," which The Playlist says will co-star Oscar-winning wolfman Benicio del Toro.
The film takes its title from the ubiquitous real estate company, with Diaz playing a recent divorcee with a WTF name, Mary Kay Curly, and the plot sounds even more deranged:
"Desperate to protect the two most important things in her life, her kids and her real estate agent job, Mary Kay agrees to take on an unpleasant task for her boss that accidentally gets her kidnapped and tossed into the center of a Mexican drug war." Get More »
Filed Under: Movie News
| Source: The Playlist
Salma Hayek Is One Scary Hombrette in New 'Savages' Trailer
Universal
Andy Warhol once famously said that in the future, every movie will have a 15 second teaser trailer. But since 15 seconds of fame just wasn't quite enough for "Savages," MTV has just followed up yesterday's explosive tease with the full length trailer.
Get ready for a shock to the system, because judging by this incendiary new clip, Oliver Stone has turned out one of his sharpest films in years. Get More »
Filed Under: New Movie Trailers
| Source: MTV
9 English-Speaking Stars Who Got Subtitled
Pantelion Films
In "Casa de mi Padre" Will Ferrell plays a Mexican rancher in the middle of one seriously loco drug war. In order to commit fully to the role, the "Anchorman" star spent months brushing up on his language skills for the entirely Spanish-language comedy.
That's a lot of effort for a few laughs. But Ferrell is in good company with the following actors who took their performances to the next level by speaking in a foreign tongue, be it for a couple scenes or an entire film. Get More »
Filed Under: Features The NextMovie Nine
'Star Trek 2' Isn't Beaming Up Benicio Del Toro
UPDATE: Benicio Del Toro won't be boldly going into "Star Trek 2" after all. Vulture reports that Del Toro was in talks to join the production but the deal went asunder last Wednesday over monetary issues.
With filming scheduled to commence in January, Paramount and director J.J. Abrams have very little time to find a replacement. Del Toro was rumored to have been up for the role of the classic "Trek" villain, Khan (previously portrayed by Ricardo Montalban and his half-bare chest), but that has yet to be confirmed.
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With his weirdly intense hangdog face and his occasional forays into the world of unintelligible mumbling, Benicio Del Toro often seems as though he hails from another planet — which, according to an exclusive new MTV interview with J.J. Abrams, makes him the perfect choice to play the villain in the upcoming blockbuster "Star Trek 2."
Beam us up some of that action.
So just what does Abrams say about the possibility of having Del Toro done a prosthetic forehead and rail against humanity? "He is such an amazing actor, and so versatile, he can sort of do anything," the director told MTV. "Except play Uhura."
Originally published on Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2011 at 10:34 a.m. ET.
Filed Under: Movie News
| Source: Vulture
James Franco No Longer Cool for 'Iceman'
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UPDATE: Apparently, the ice has melted for James Franco.
Sources tell JustJared that the Oscar nominee has pulled out of "The Iceman," a biopic about mafia hitman Richard Kuklinski, due to "contractual issues that didn't involve financial terms."
This news reportedly throws the entire project into question.
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Though he's no longer making "The Three Stooges" with Sean Penn and Jim Carrey, Benicio Del Toro has just landed himself a new pair of killer co-stars. Get More »
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| Source: Deadline
Benicio Del Toro Will Deal In Drugs And Trouble In 'Savages'
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If Benicio Del Toro asks you to do something, it's probably best to just say "Yes."
Two young men are about to learn the deadly consequences of saying "No" to Benicio in "Savages," director Oliver Stone's adaptation of Don Winslow's novel, according to Deadline. Get More »
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| Source: Deadline
Timberlake, Knoxville, Harrelson, Azaria & David: Stooges?
Columbia
As Peter and Bobby Farrelly make the interview rounds for their new gross-out comedy "Hall Pass" they're dropping some tantalizing tidbits in anticipation of finally getting to make their "Three Stooges" flick.
Despite word that the director brothers are looking at a wide range of unknowns, a surprising array of celebrities are lining up to bring the nyuk nyuk to the contemporary take on the Stooges.
According to the Boston Herald, the Farrelly Brothers are sifting through such chowderheads as their "Kingpin" star Woody Harrelson, Justin Timberlake, or golfing buddy Larry David for Larry, "MADtv” funnyman Will Sasso as Curly, and Johnny Knoxville, Hank Azaria, and former officially cast Benicio Del Toro are all still in the running for ringleader Moe. Get More »
Filed Under: Movie News
| Source: Boston Herald
