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Willem Dafoe takes on the last Tasmanian Tiger in THE HUNTER
Hello ladies and gentlemen, Muldoon here with a story that grabbed my attention from the badasses over at COLLIDER. Check out the new poster for Willem Dafoe's THE HUNTER along with the film's trailer over at Apple.
"THE HUNTER is the story of Martin, a skilled and ruthless mercenary sent into the Tasmanian wilderness on a hunt for a tiger believed to be extinct. Hired by an anonymous company that wants the tiger’s genetic material, Martin arrives in Tasmania posing as a scientist. He proceeds to set up base camp at a broken-down farmhouse, where he stays with a family whose father has gone missing. Usually a loner, Martin becomes increasingly close to the family; however, as his attachment to the family grows, Martin is led down a path of unforeseen dangers, complicating his deadly mission."
The fim's directed by Daniel Netthein (ANGST) and stars Willem DeFoe (BOONDOCK SAINTS), Frances O'Connor (A.I.) and Sam Neill (JURASSIC PARK!) and hits cinemas April 6th, but will be available on VOD starting March 2nd.
Personally I dig the hell out of this new poster versus this guy here:
DaFoe hardly lets me down and the fact that Dr. Alan Grant is in it... I'm there, how about you guys?
- Mike McCutchen
"Muldoon"
Mike@aintitcool.com
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Tasmanian tiger is a misnomer. It is a marsupial, more closely related to kangaroos and opossums than to lions, tigers, or Mr. Fluffykins.
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Of all the movies to associate with Willem Dafoe...they pick BOONDOCK SAINTS? Really?
I get that this is a good pick if you're Sean Patrick Flanery. But Willem Dafoe's been in lots of GOOD movies. And some genuine boxoffice sensations.
Willem Dafoe (SPEED 2: CRUISE CONTROL).
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But there have been many many sightings since then.
A biologically "fresh" one (and quite dead)was found in a cave in the 60's
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vqCCI1ZF7o
and grainy Bigfoot camera footage from 2009
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqdFFkabyZk&feature=related
I love these guys.
Think giant carniverous mouse dog with a jaw that opens riduculously huge.
Not to mention zebra stripes and a tail that comes to a point like a rat.
Boondock Saints was almost as bad as Ghost Rider.
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Jan 27, 2012 2:34:06 PM CST
Sounds interesting and Tasmanian tigers need some love!
by wrath_of_fett
Here's an extinct species that we actually have film footage of that nobody's seen in the flesh for like 150 years, and there's never been a documentary on it or a feature film. The fuck is up with that?
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Sam Neil. William Dafoe. Man against wilderness.
Let's do it. -
and does he spit & growl? (or is that the tasmanian devil?)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cax8FzIXVp4
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thylacine
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Should play Willem's little brother in some film.
Some really fucked up film, that is. -
Bobby Peru!
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FACT!!!!!!
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Jan 27, 2012 4:37:02 PM CST
Should read: Sam Neill (Damien FUCKING Thorn!)
by cock-chugging-thunder-faggot
(also a fact!)
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In the second poster I was like "that icon up top isn't what tigers are supposed to look like."
Then I did a google search and found out what Tasmanian Tigers look like. This image is consistent with how their mouths can open:
http://library.thinkquest.org/6408/images/tasmanian_tiger.gif
We learn something new every day. At any rate, I like the new poster much better than the old one. -
Too funny. I loved that short-lived series. The Tom Waits ep was definitely my fave after Willems bit.
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What's the next one going to be? My guess? Mel Gibson vs. The Last Killer Whale in: Black & White & Red All Over! (think Orca meets Braveheart)?
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Jan 27, 2012 4:46:53 PM CST
The Defoe and Waits "Fishing With John" episodes were the best
by rev_skarekroe
Those two got the joke. Some of the other participants, like Jim Jarmusch, just seemed confused by the concept.
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Word's fail me,please go swim with box jellyfish or something
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Yeah totally. Jim had a couple of funny stories but that was my least favorite. The 2 part Dennis Hopper episode was funny but it should have been one. God, I could watch a show like that forever. John Lurie was onto something. I could see this show being on today on a channel like Adult Swim or something coming on at 2 in the morning and having an awesome following. Oh if only....
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Only ep I ever saw was the Jim Jarmusch one. Absolutely loved it.
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Perfect hangover and/or comedown TV. Some theme tune too. And, yes, the Waits and Defoe eps were standouts. Anyway, can't wait for Cap'n Elias to take down Taz.
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LIKE ALL THE CHARACTERS HES EVER PLAYED.
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Go back and watch boondock saints again.... Dafoe stole the show. Muldoon could have mentioned Shadow of the Vampire, Platoon, or Mississippi Burning but its definitely not a dig on the dude to mention him in Saints. "There was a firefiiiiiiiiiiight!!!!" Great actors find a way to be great even in mediocre films. This guy is just a great actor period...and I think we can all agree on that.
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And andrewyungdungdung, Your schtick is tired already.
Do I have to fuck with you like Creepythinman, and get banned again?
Oh the humanity.
This movie looks fucking cool. -
Jan 27, 2012 6:40:51 PM CST
The tiger will not be killed and he will have learned something. I see it already...yawn.
by fandude7
what I said on the subject section.
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Jan 27, 2012 6:45:45 PM CST
Looks like a political film, but with a Tasmanian Tiger. Let me guess the ending(s)..
by codename
Willem Dafoe's character will either A) Die, B) Decide not to kill the tiger in the end for moral reasoning, C) The tiger is a red herring for a cliche cover-up, or d) All of the above.
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This gets an Australian home video release on the 2nd of February. I got a copy on the 24th this month, but I haven't checked it out yet.
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Good film.
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Save for one difference. These new movies probably won't suck total donkey balls.
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The top one with Dafoe looking all primal with his rifle in the snow is a fucking awesome poster though.
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I will be look a bit strangely at Willem Dafoe in a forrest after Anti-Christ... especially since he's acting alongside the REAL anti-Christ from The Omen 3...
Having said that, this seems like a film worth watching. Sounds like a very interesting and promising story. Fingers crossed that it ends up being like the 1st poster and not the 2nd... -
I fucking love Willem Dafoe. LOVE HIM!!!!
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between those two posters is hilarious! The new one says "I've got you in my sights, tiger!" while the old one is more "Don't worry, I'll find your pet tiger, kids!". Possibly with the Sound of Music in the background.
Dafoe is great though. -
on a Qantas flight home from AUS in December. It's actually pretty interesting to watch Dafoe changing his mind about throughout the course of the movie. Some of the stuff is pretty cliched, but I still think it plays well.
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Jan 28, 2012 4:31:54 PM CST
It would have worked better if it would have been a Marsupulial
by chien_sale
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Jan 29, 2012 1:56:36 PM CST
the tasmanian tigers were actually marsupials, not felines.
by asimovlives
Calling them tigers was a misnouner. Their superficial and scant physiological similiaritudes to tigers was a case of evolutionary convergence.
And sorry, but they are all extincts. The last one died in captivity in a zoo in the early 20th century. -
Jan 29, 2012 1:58:47 PM CST
William Dafoe was in THE LAST TEMPTATION OF CHRIST, TO LIVE AND DIE IN LA, PLATOON and THE ENGLISH PACIENT. Show some fucking respect!
by asimovlives
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Are you telling me that Jesus Christ is gay?
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Yes, I realize the irony.
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Jan 29, 2012 3:29:52 PM CST
The first poster is so damn good! The second poster is so damn bad!
by tallboy6t6
"AVENGE ME!!!!" cried the 2nd poster. Heh. Now I want to watch that James Franco / "Willem Dafoe" SNL dressing room skit.
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Jan 29, 2012 4:28:06 PM CST
I'm willem dafoe I was in Mississippi Burning. Blipty-blip-blip-blorp, later!
by tallboy6t6
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on bluray already
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Dafoe was great as always.
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