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Bruce Willis To Be One Of FIVE AGAINST A BULLET?!
Merrick here...
Bruce Willis isn't shying away from action thriller roles these days. He's expected back for the sequel to RED, which we recently learned will be directed by GALAXY QUEST's Dean Parisot. He'll be appearing this Summer as General Joe Colton (the prototype "Joe") in G.I. JOE: RETALIATION, as well as reprising his "Church" role for EXPENDABLES 2. AND, he'll soon start work on A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD, the fifth installment in his long-lived DIE HARD franchise directed to be directed by John Moore (THE OMEN remake, MAX PAYNE).
Now comes word that he's on board FIVE AGAINST A BULLET, to be scripted by Alex Litvak (PREDATORS and Paul W.S. Anderson's THREE MUSKETEERS). A press release regarding the project reveals that the tale...
centers on a Mexican politician who, after his father is killed by a drug cartel, hires the five best bodyguards from around the world to protect him through a contentious election.
The movie will be produced by Lorenzo di Bonaventura (the G.I. JOE and TRANSFORMERS films and RED), Jordan Schur (WARRIOR), and David Mimran (WARRIOR). In THIS piece at Collider, di Bonaventura describes FIVE AGAINST A BULLET as a project that...
"...will pay homage to movies like The Wild Bunch or The Magnificent Seven. It’s a hardcore shoot-em up with men of questionable morality coming up against maybe their humanity as a result of it."
I can see this picture working very well in the hands of the right director. From its initial descriptions, I'm catching something of an old school John Woo vibe about it. But maybe that's just me, projecting...
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Some crappy director from some crappy production company.
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March 2, 2012, 10:12 a.m. CST
It sounds interesting. I see the haters are already come a callin'
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
There's just a synopsis, and one star listed but we're already getting the "this is crap, Willis is old and sucks now" trash talk. Grow up. At least wait for the trailer to come out before spewing your drivel.
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Not because of my country being on it (presumably) but because it sounds like a neat idea with potential. I guess we'll find out soon enough in 2-3 years when it actually comes out
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March 2, 2012, 10:21 a.m. CST
I'll bet Antonio Banderas got a call on this one as one of the five.
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
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March 2, 2012, 10:22 a.m. CST
grammaton cleric binks is it was good it wouldn't have Bruce Willis in it
by Mel
fact.
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March 2, 2012, 10:24 a.m. CST
The other 4: Jason Biggs, Christian Slater, Hulk Hogan, and John Travolta
by Mel
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Willis, Stallone, Arnold, Van Damme and Seagal.... And the movie actually turned out to be a comedy about a bunch of old men with prostate problems, incontinence, viagra jokes, etc.
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He should get that bad-ass dude from Machete to be in it.
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March 2, 2012, 10:40 a.m. CST
CONTAGION proved that reshashing 90s Wolfgang Petersen movies is a bad idea
by Spandau Belly
I do not need Willis's IN THE LINE OF FIRE thanks.
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March 2, 2012, 10:57 a.m. CST
And the director is.....drum roll.....Paul ws Anderson. So it'll be shite then.
by borisdoris
Really anything with this guy involved will blow harder than the knackered milkshake machine at mcD's when you've got a hankering for milkshake.
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March 2, 2012, 11:06 a.m. CST
Old School John Woo vibe? Yay, need THAT formula again!! *Rolls eyes* Sarcastic, moi?
by steve lee
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Then again, maybe he already covered similar ground in the awesome tex-mex Extreme Prejudice. Besides, they'll probably get some flashy mtv dude to make this pretty with overblown yet unaffected emotions. Maybe the guy who directed Denzel's recent Safehouse.
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They give the job of directing the new Die Hard movie to the bloke who directed such commercial & critical success stories as, errr, Max Payne and The Omen remake? Is it JUST about money these days? I mean, Len Wiseman? Brett Ratner? Paul W.S Anderson?
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March 2, 2012, 11:21 a.m. CST
Can't get enthused about Willis outside of Die Hard these days...
by steve lee
..although when he has some unusual material he does good things like in 12 Monkeys and to a lesser extent - Sin City This sounds like a Dial-It-In role to me...
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Five men against a poisoned burrito. Another non-starter from a cinematic perspective.
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March 2, 2012, 11:31 a.m. CST
cobra--kai: What do you mean? THAT actually sounds like cinematic gold!
by steve lee
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March 2, 2012, 11:32 a.m. CST
FUCK all those movies! I'm just gonna watch STRIKING DISTANCE.
by Stereotypical Evil Archer
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Fucking sellout.
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Why directors and writers of bad movies are rewarded. I like the Die Hard series, and a really creative director and writer can take an old character and do something new with him. Then I read the resume's with the likes of The Omen Remake? Max Payne, Three Musketeers? A xerox copier has more original thoughts.
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Let's face it - the big baldie has burned me so many times over the years, even my enthusiasm is starting to wane.
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March 2, 2012, 12:12 p.m. CST
I'll pass on Willis' next Die Hard. I gave Live Free a chance but
by Grammaton Cleric Binks
didn't care for it. As far as other movies he's done recently though.... I loved Surrogates and Red. For me it depends on the movie. But to automatically say it sucks because Willis is too old is juvenile bullshit.
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March 2, 2012, 12:20 p.m. CST
Bald Head, check, Clean Shaven, check, Leather Jacket, check, Stern Face, check. Perfect. Ready for Bruce's close up Mr Anderson.
by ChiefChirpa3000
At least Wes Anderson has him looking more Mortal Thoughts/18 Blocks Bruce Willis.
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Never said Paul WS was gonna be in this. The article said it was the screenwriter for his "Three Musketeers",Alex Litvak. Which makes him just as guilty.
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March 2, 2012, 12:25 p.m. CST
it's about the Magic Bullet, 5 guys just make a smoothie
by Spandau Belly
at Willis's age he's more into soft food.
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The Rock, Diesel, Statham, and Neeson. Banderas will be the politician.
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March 2, 2012, 1:15 p.m. CST
The Ideal Five - Jonah Hill, Phillip Seymour Thomas, Jaden Smith, Judi Dench and Jeff Goldblum
by I_Snake_Plissken
Actually, I would be there on opening night if that was the actual cast.
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Never saw it before...but pretty good overall, despite a 3rd act that went on too long and had the typical "Bruce Willis character gets beat to shit before kicking ass at the end" ending.<br> <br> Maybe they can not have his character beat up for a change in this new movie?<br>
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starring Billy Ray Cyrus.
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Nothing more disappointing than than to hear this terrible director is helming the new Die Hard. Get an *actual* director in there.
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March 2, 2012, 1:38 p.m. CST
willis, nathan lane, david hyde pierce, siegfried and roy
by i_got_worms
That's your five right there
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I have loved your work for years, but we've reached a point in this relationship where it's becoming uncomfortable for all involved. Painfully so. For both our sakes... PLEASE... Stop Making Movies. Let's just remember the good times and move on with our lives, okay? All my best, CC
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Yes, that's right. Andy Milonakis as the bad guy. Hasn't anybody gotten the inspired casting on that yet??
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March 2, 2012, 2:40 p.m. CST
From Wiseman to Moore? From one hack to an even hackier hack?
by openthepodbaydoorshal
They even share the same hackneyed visual scheme. Look at Underworld and Max Payne and tell me they don't.
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March 2, 2012, 3:31 p.m. CST
Hard to get excited for an action film from such a lacklustre director, regardless of who is in it...
by Stegman84
A fellow talkbacker got it right though, this should be a Walter Hill film. This kind of thing would be right in his wheelhouse, and then with a solid script and good cast we might have something. As for the other 4, they said from 'around the world', so expect your typical one asian guy, one black guy, one brit (or aussie), and one hispanic (or latino). The latter of which will probably be the token 'touch as nails' female. So Chow Yun Fat, Djimon Hounsou, Jason Statham, and Zoe Saldana are all probably fielding calls right about now. And Jet Li, Adawale Akkinuoye Agbaje, Vinnie Jones, and Michelle Rodriguez are probably on the backup call list. Personally I'd love to see a cast that included the likes of Clint Eastwood, Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Kurt Russell, Mel Gibson, Bruce Willis, Dennis Quaid, Nick Nolte, Michael Ironside, Powers Booth, Keith David, Michael Biehn, Ed Harris, Mickey Rourke, Yaphet Kotto, Danny Trejo, and Denzel Washington in a modern day 'over the border' Wild Bunch type movie, directed by Walter Hill or someone of equal style, talent, and balls. But alas, that's just another pipe dream unfortunately.
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The *Five* against the bullet ought to be... Bruce Willis Sean Astin Warwick Davies Abe Vigoda and Lionel Richie. Hollywood - make it happen.
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Oh I mean this looks like shit! Right? That's what you're suppose to say here right? Some of you guys need to sit down and get some real opinions.
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March 2, 2012, 5:07 p.m. CST
change the title to FANTASTIC FIVE, and fill the other four roles with ODED FEHR, CHRIS O'DONNELL, JUSTIN THOREOUX, and ...
by Tigger Tales
ANTHONY TYLER QUINN.
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Surrounded by those 5, no bullet would ever get through
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But then again, I’m a sucker for a good group/men on a mission movie (The Magnificent Seven, The Guns of Navarone, The Dirty Dozen). Bonus points awarded when they all have clearly defined specialties (Ronin, a whole lotta’ heist films). The original Young Guns tried for this model, and while I feel they achieved what they were seeking with Chavez’s knife throwing, they just never really followed through on the setup in involving Casey Siemaszko’s pugilism capabilities……
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March 2, 2012, 6:56 p.m. CST
New Five: Kurt Russel as the disgraced former secret serviceman.
by Tikidonkeypunch
Ving Rhames as the reformed Christian who refuses to kill, only to wound. Vincent Cassell as the former hit man who knows the ins and outs of assassination. And of course, Anne Hathaway because we're gonna lover her in TDKR and Hollywood will force feed her onto us for the next year.
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March 2, 2012, 7:28 p.m. CST
"It’s a hardcore shoot-em up" ........with a PG-13 rating, right? Don't dare call it hardcore unless you plan for it to be R-rated.
by IronEagle74
Fuck Hollywood.
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Free John!
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Kermit has gone rogue!
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March 3, 2012, 9:21 a.m. CST
Crispin Glover, Vincent Gallo, Michael J. fox, and Eminem
by Bobo_Vision
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Zzzzzzzzzzzzz
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March 3, 2012, 1:27 p.m. CST
starring Hayley Mills, Hayley Mills, Hayley Mills, Hayley Mills, and Hayley Mills
by durhay
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March 4, 2012, 4:54 a.m. CST
Can't he just get back to, y'know, doing something good?
by henrydalton
It doesn't take a genius to see that right from the start none of these will be anything but mediocre disappointments at best. Where's the QC, Bruce?
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"Personally I'd love to see a cast that included the likes of Clint Eastwood, Harrison Ford, Sean Connery, Kurt Russell, Mel Gibson, Bruce Willis, Dennis Quaid, Nick Nolte, Michael Ironside, Powers Booth, Keith David, Michael Biehn, Ed Harris, Mickey Rourke, Yaphet Kotto, Danny Trejo, and Denzel Washington in a modern day 'over the border' Wild Bunch type movie, directed by Walter Hill or someone of equal style, talent, and balls. But alas, that's just another pipe dream unfortunately." Now that is a movie I would stand in line for. Make it happen!!!
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