French helmer gela babluani will make an englishlanguage version of his thriller tzameti, with jason statham, mickey rourke and controls sam riley starring. The film is an englishlanguage read hollywood remake of babluanis. Show was almost a terrible nbc sitcom and other things we learned from comedy writer alan zweibels new book. After years on the ropes, its good to back, mickey rourke tells. One of them that rourke has been mentioning recently is a film called , an englishlanguage remake of gela babluanis tzameti. Posing as the client he stole it from, vince quickly finds himself participating in a bizarre game of. Actors mickey rourke and jason statham have joined alongside of 50 cent and sam riley in gela babluanis action thriller. One remake im anticipating more than anything else is , a remake to the french thriller tzameti. Some news came in this evening confirming the project is.
In the 1980s, the hiccups alone might have sent the former wild man into a rage, let alone the failed attempt at a cure. For years, the now 56yearold actoronce the superstar who had made 912 weeks, angel heart, and bar flyhad abused body and. Mickey rourke and jason statham in tzameti remake film. The first photo of mickey rourke in , the american remake of the awardwinning french crime thriller tzameti. The film features mickey rourke, jason statham and david zayas, who all. That incident caused a rupture in the james rourke friendship, posner writes. Other contestants, such as ronald sam winstone and jesse james jefferson mickey rourke, have entered the contest under equally dubious circumstances. With sam riley, alice barrett, gaby hoffmann, jason statham. While on a quick fixit job, he steals an envelope containing instructions for a mysterious job that promises a potential fortune. Remake of tzameti wjason statham, ray liotta, mickey rourke directorwriter. The french film, tzameti, shocked cinemagoers around the world with its back and white edgy raw filmmaking, and left stark unforgettable images ingrained in your mind long after you had seen the movie. While there are some talented people in there, the names do lean a little too heavily toward directtodvd fare and thats certainly what this.
New dvd sam riley, mickey rourke, jason statham, ray. Youve probably heard about this before and thats because it. The disappointing crime thriller wastes a hardboiled cast including jason statham and mickey rourke with an unimaginative plot. Hollywood has done another remake of a genre breaking, thought provoking film noir and delivered another very average film. The film stars mickey rourke, ray winstone, jason statham, sam riley, and 50 cent. Jason statham, mickey rourke star in, new on dvd and.
Georgian writer gela babluani found such success in his film tzameti n 2005 that he. See pictures and photos from movie, cast images, on set and more from. Dialogues are just translated from french to english. When he makes a comeback, he makes a helluva comeback.
Jason stratham, ray winstone, mickey rourke, and david zayas who. The in da club hitmaker real name curtis jackson has been cast to. Given the films subject matter, its apt that babluani pushed his luck just a little too far when he cowrote and directed an. Mickey rourke and jason statham join tzameti remake.
Posing as the client he stole it from, vince quickly finds himself participating in a bizarre game of russian roulette in which degenerate gamblers wager on life and death. Vince finds himself the reluctant th contestant in a group of numbered. After earning an oscar nomination, widespread critical acclaim and a measure of boxoffice success for his comeback role in the wrestler, mickey rourke should. Rap mogul 50 cent is set to trade in his mic and return to the big screen alongside actors mickey rourke and jason statham in a remake of awardwinning french film tzameti. If you see tzameti first this will suffer a great deal by comparison.
Check out the first official photo of mickey rourke who stars, after successful darren aronofskys the wrestler, in. Mickey rourke in tzameti remake first look filmofilia. Le parrain vania vilers in each round, the participants have to spin the cylinder of their revolverand shoot when the light of a special mvie bulb is switched on. Visa, mastercard, american express paypal, diners club and discover. Handyman vince ferro is in a serious financial bind, and he decides to steal a mysterious envelope containing a lucrative job offer. The story is a tough one to watch, not unlike fight club, but with higher stakes. It is the american version of the french film tzameti that i liked it very much but this rather gave me some smiles along. After seeing him in actionat the new york film festival press conference for the wrestler it was the closing night film and during a recent roundtableyou gotta hand it to roughhouse actor mickey rourke. The picture squanders a bigname cast featuring mickey rourke, jason statham, 50 cent, emmanuelle chriqui, michael shannon and ray winstone. Director gela babluani, who wrote and directed the original, is back to adapt and direct the englishlanguage remake of the 2005 french movie. The film follows a naive young man who assumes a dead mans identity and. Wrestling with demons chronicles the stars extraordinary adventure through life, from his nightmare childhood, broken marriages, arrests, and brain damage to a suicidal visit to a new york church, the death of his brother in his arms, and to his academy award nomination for the wrestler. Mickey rourkes mob mania five families of new york city. Jason statham and mickey rourke gamble with guns in the.
The most important book totv adaptations coming in 2020. Based purely on entertainment value, mickey rourkes postwrestler comeback has been a smashing success. According to variety, is based on the 2005 sundance favourite tzameti, which won the jury prize for world cinema at the us festival. Only difference is that characters of mickey rourke and 50 cent dont appear in tzameti. We were already nervous about 50 cents part in rourke s upcoming a remake of 2005 russian film tzameti. The original, tzameti, won the 2006 sundance grand jury prize and gela babluani won best director at the venice film festival. Rourke waved at gotti, and hugged and kissed his associates. Mickey rourke and jason statham in tzameti remake posted on monday, october 20th, 2008 by peter sciretta what if i told you that mickey rourke would be teaming up with jason statham for a crime.
Emmanuelle chriqui entourage, alexander skarsgard true blood, david zayas dexter and ben gazzararoadhouse costar in writerdirector gela babluanis whiteknuckle american remake of his tzameti, the film that swept europe, shocked sundance and now translates as one of the most extreme edgeofyourseat thrillers of the year. That psychological thriller won the grand jury prize. A naive young man assumes a dead mans identity and finds himself embroiled in an underground world of power, violence, and chance where men gamble behind closed doors on the lives of other men. Handyman vince ferro sam riley is in a serious financial bind, and he decides to steal a. Then theres, a remake of a 2005 french movie, tzameti, that takes place in underground russianroulette clubs. Gela babluanis american remake of his prizewinning film, , has its share of stars, including sam riley, curtis jackson, mickey rourke, jason statham and michael shannon. Winstone, liotta join babluanis mickey rourke, ray winstone, jason statham, sam riley, 50 cent and ray liotta will star in , an englishlanguage remake of the 2005 french pic tzameti. In a remarkable coincidence, two new books detail the toughguy stars infatuation with gambinofamily mobsters, including two generations of the gottis and lege.
People liked it so much they couldnt wait to see what that director would do next, provided it was a remake of tzameti in english with jason statham, mickey rourke, ray winstone, ben gazzara, michael shannon and 50 cent. I dont usually do this, but i decided to throw caution to the wolves or whatever and watch the remake first. Before they got together for the expendables, jason statham and mickey rourke filmed a remake of the lowbudget french thriller tzameti. Its actually a remake of the 2005 frenchlanguage film tzameti. Then theres, a remake of a 2005 french movie, tzameti, that takes place in underground russian roulette clubs. The film is an englishlanguage read hollywood remake of. Mickey rourke has seen his career soar in the recent couple of years and now he teams up with megan fox for new movie passion play. A naive young man assumes a dead mans identity and finds himself embroiled in an underground world of power, violence, and chance. A naive young man assumes a dead mans identity and finds himself embroiled in an underground world of power, violence, and chance where men. The book claims that dileonardo later went to james miami nightclub, the spot, and told him, we want to see your books. In that sense, maybe having the same director worked against this film. Rap mogul 50 cent is set to trade in his mic and return to the big screen alongside actors mickey rourke and jason statham in a remake of award winning french film tzameti. A trailer has been released for the noir thriller , which stars jason statham, mickey rourke, and 50 cent as men involved in a deadly game. The 2010 film spins onto dvd and bluray on tuesday, nov.
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