Showing posts with label Jai Courtney. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jai Courtney. Show all posts

Sunday, October 6, 2013

I, Frankenstein Gets it's First Trailer

Check out Aaron Eckhart as Frankenstein's Monster in the film "I, Frankenstein" from Lionsgate. Distributed locally by Movie Punch.


The film is an adaptation of the graphic novel of the same name and features Yvonne Strahovski, Bill Nighy, Miranda Otto and Jai Courtney (A Good Day to Die Hard).



This'll probably hit theaters here in the Philippines around January or early February.


Video courtesy of Lionsgate, Machinima 

Friday, July 12, 2013

Aaron Eckhart is a Buff Frankenstein Ready to Slay Demons

Our first look at the upcoming film "Frankenstein, I" shows a very buff Aaron Eckhart as Harvey Dent Frankenstein's Monster.


You know, for a minute there I thought I was looking at somebody else but apparently this is the new norm for actor. He actually now resembles Tekken character Bryan Fury in some weird way and IMHO. Here's the full version of the image.

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Here's an excerpt from the article posted on Collider. "The story finds Eckhart’s character living in the present day, as he is being hunted by demons that want to learn the secret of his creation."

Yvonne Strahovski, Bill Nighy, Socratis Otto, Miranda Otto, and Jai Courtney are also set to appear.

Thursday, February 14, 2013

A Good Day to Die Hard Review

Saw 20th Century Fox's "A Good Day to Die" and I was totally floored by this action flick. Here are some of the things that I liked from the fifth installment in the Die Hard franchise still with Bruce Willis as the iconic John McClane.



In this film we follow our hero John McClane as he flies off to Russia to see what he can do for his long lost son Jack McClane who will be facing trial in Moscow, Russia together with a former billionaire with a sordid background. And since we're all familiar with the old McClane luck we know that major trouble comes knocking right at McClane Sr. and Jr.'s door.


Sunday, February 10, 2013

Bruce Willis Resets the Action Bar in "A Good Day to Die Hard"

Bruce Willis has demonstrated incredible versatility in a career that has included such diverse characterizations as the prizefighter in Quentin Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction” (1994 Palme D’Or winner at Cannes), the philandering contractor in Robert Benton’s “Nobody’s Fool,” the heroic time traveler in Terry Gilliam’s “12 Monkeys,” the traumatized Vietnam veteran in Norman Jewison’s “In Country,” the compassionate child psychologist in M. Night Shyamalan’s Oscar®-nominated “The Sixth Sense” (for which he won the People’s Choice Award) and his signature role, Detective John McClane, in the “Die Hard” films.

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John McClane – the hard-talking detective who always seems to be in the wrong place but doing the right thing – has become one of Hollywood’s iconic characters and Willis has enjoyed the role, reprising it in four sequels. The latest Die Hard movie, “A Good Day To Die Hard” sees McClane in Moscow, searching for his estranged son, Jack (rising Australian star Jai Courtney).

Sunday, February 3, 2013

Aussie Actor Jai Courtney Doubles the Action in "A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD"

A Good Day To Die Hard” sets up Bruce Willis to reconnect with his long estranged son Jack played by Jai Courtney where he finally tracks him down in Moscow involved in an undercover assignment to pin down the masterminds of a potentially disastrous crime.




Willis’ John McClane arrives in Moscow and learns that Jack, far from being a criminal, is a CIA operative, three years into an undercover mission to protect a Russian thief-turned-whistleblower, Komarov (Sebastian Koch). Having grown a conscience, Komarov is determined to testify against a former partner and thwart his ambitions for higher political office.

The role of Jack McClane went to young Australian actor Jai Courtney, who co-starred in the 2010 season of the series “Spartacus: Blood and Sand,” and as Tom Cruise’s fearsome adversary in “Jack Reacher.” “I auditioned a couple of times for the role of Jack McClane, and of course wasn’t expecting anything to come of it,” Jai recalls, “because I knew they were casting a really wide net. I had just wrapped Jack Reacher in Pittsburgh, and was homebound to Sydney. Literally, I was walking down the jet way to my connecting flight at LAX when my agent called and said, don’t leave – they want you to read with Bruce! I did a test with him a week later, and some time afterwards got the good news. It’s been a fantastic experience. Bruce is one of those guys I grew up watching on screen and the Die Hard franchise is so iconic.”




Adds Willis: “Jai got the character and he just seemed like family – like a McClane.” And director John Moore notes that, “Jai brings an intelligence and suaveness to the character. But he’s also a much more physical presence than we initially envisaged for Jack. But once Jai auditioned, we said, let’s go with the big guy because he’s right for the role.”

As the son of New York’s most famous cop, Courtney’s Jack proves that the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree. He displays his father’s sense of duty, courage and willingness to place his life in danger to protect others. “Jack has been living as a Russian, speaking the language, and infiltrating different groups to try to get to the bottom of the disastrous heist,” says Courtney. “He’s shocked when his dad arrives at a crucial moment and blows his cover. He doesn’t want his help; in fact he wants nothing to do with him. Jack is determined to prove he can do this on his own terms and that he’s his own man.”

Under a hail of gunfire, the McClanes manage a desperate escape, and must regroup to figure out how to get to rescue Komarov, who is now in the hands of the group Jack is after. Jack McClane is out of answers, and must turn to John for help. Says Jai Courtney: “Jack takes a methodical approach to his work, probably out of a backlash to his father’s knack for winging it and hoping for the best. But he’s now in a situation where there’s no book to guide him, he has no answers and is at the breaking point. His dad’s instincts are to never quit, regardless of the cost, and in this terrible situation Jack sees that very clearly - maybe for the first time. It gives Jack deeper insight and respect for John’s values. It’s a turning point.”

“This is a father-son story in which they are trying to complete a dangerous mission while also attempting to mend a fractured relationship,” says Wyck Godfrey. “Jack’s first reaction is, Get out of here, dad, I don’t need your help. But what he really wants is to hear his father say, you’re doing great, son, I’m proud of you. And that’s the beauty of this story. We’re playing out a relationship drama in the midst of a thrilling Die Hard story.”




Adds executive producer Jason Keller: “John and Jack find themselves off the grid, in deep trouble, with no help. Jack doesn’t know what to do, and his father pulls him back and says that we can do this. And the key moment in the film happens when Jack chooses to swallow his pride and accept John’s help. Now you have two McClanes working together, which is more than our bad guys ever bargained for.”



“A Good Day To Die Hard” opens February 13 in cinemas nationwide – also available in 2D digital and 2D Imax format from 20th Century Fox to be distributed by Warner Bros.

Watch Jai Courtney introduce himself and his character as he invites all to watch his starring debut in “A Good Day to Die Hard”

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Another New Trailer for "A Good Day to Die Hard"

Here's another look at the latest trailer for "A Good Day to Die Hard" from 20th Century Fox.




The movie to die hard for this year unveils its latest trailer with Bruce Willis and Jai Courtney in a series of high-octane action in “A Good Day To Die Hard”.


Wednesday, December 19, 2012

New Poster for A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD

You’ve seen the trailer, Bruce Willis as John McClane is being warned not to make a mess in Moscow where he sets foot the first time. But Willis is back like hell in the 5th installment of the blockbuster franchise “Die Hard” films - “A Good Day To Die Hard” co-starring Jai Courtney as his son, John McClane Jr.



20th Century Fox reveals the badass poster of “A Good Day To Die Hard” with father and son ready to shoot in the midst of a burning Masjid structure in the heart of Moscow.