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Archived under in "Never Back Down"
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August
26
2007
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Film-production business, that is. State incentives draw crews here, and a new project offers Djimon Hounsou for star power. It looks like the conditioning class from, well, Hades. A dozen young people, perspiring and sprinting, are trying to keep up with Oscar-nominee Djimon Hounsou as he lopes down the Sanford waterfront, the boats and palm trees of Monroe Harbour Marina forming a lovely backdrop for a punishing movie moment. The movie is Get Some, about high schoolers who brawl in an explosively popular new sport, “mixed martial arts.” Sanford’s waterfront will be this Rocky story’s museum steps, the inspiring training sequence in which the hero (Sean Faris of TV’s Reunion) whips himself into shape. |
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Archived under in "The Pineapple Express"
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August
6
2007
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Are you a big fan of the Judd Apatow posse yet? The guys who gave you The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, and the upcoming Superbad? Well, good news. Some early reports are out on The Pineapple Express, and they’re pretty positive. Produced by Apatow, written by Seth Rogen, and directed by David Gordon Green (!?!), the action comedy focuses on a stoner (Rogen) and a weed dealer (James Franco) who have to go on the run when they come across some crooked cops. Also on board are Gary Cole, Rosie Perez, Amber Heard, and James Remar. Yes, David Gordon Green (the young man who gave you All the Real Girls and Undertow) is now directing a stoner action comedy. Awesome. Apparently there were some early test screenings last night, and AICN has some of the reactions. I just did some quick-scanning, but here’s a few snippets: |
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