Blackhat (2015, D: Michael Mann) S: C. Hemsworth, Davis, McCallany, Borle
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Blackhat (2015, D: Michael Mann) S: C. Hemsworth, Davis, McCallany, Borle
Michael Mann‘s upcoming cyber-crime movie with Chris Hemsworth, Viola Davis, Holt McCallany, Tang Wei and Wang Leehom has started production in China. Legendary Pictures is producing the untitled film, which is scheduled for release next year. Along with its title, the film’s plot is also unknown, but we know that Mann has been developing the cyber-theft and cyber-attacks story with Legendary for over a year. He wrote the script with Morgan Davis Foehl. Mann, Legendary’s Thomas Tull and Jon Jashni are producing with Alex Garcia serving as executive producer.
Tony winner Christian Borle, who stars on NBC’s Smash, has been cast in Michael Mann‘s upcoming cyber crime movie that already has Chris Hemsworth, Viola Davis and Holt McCallany aboard. Legendary Pictures is producing the pic, the plot of which is being kept quiet. The thriller is expected to begin shooting this month in China. Mann wrote the script with Morgan Davis Foehl. Borle, repped by CAA and Management 360, is a Broadway veteran and won the Tony in 2012 for playing Black Stache in Peter And The Starcatcher.
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Re: Untitled Cyber Thriller (2014) (D: Mann; S: Hemsworth, Davis, McCallany, Borle)
Michael Mann is at the top of his game right now.
I hope they do something with the sci-fi stuff and don't squander it.
I hope they do something with the sci-fi stuff and don't squander it.
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Re: Untitled Cyber Thriller (2014) (D: Mann; S: Hemsworth, Davis, McCallany, Borle)
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Re: Blackhat (2015, D: Michael Mann) S: C. Hemsworth, Davis, McCallany, Borle
Cyber thrillers are really tricky to pull off convincingly and in an interesting way. I have faith in Mann and judging by that trailer there seems to be a bit more going on than just computer hacking mumbo jumbo. I'll defintely check it out.
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Finally he returns to the director's chair. What was that, like a 6 year break? Looks interesting. Trailer shows a lot of Hong Kong, which reminded me of walking through a computer when I visited there a few years ago.
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Blackhat (1/16/15, D: Mann)(S: C. Hemsworth, V. Davis, etc)
After a case of high-level computer hacking arises, American and Chinese military forces work together to stop it.
The film's lead, Chris Hemsworth, described it as a "sort of cat-and-mouse international heist-thriller.”
The film's lead, Chris Hemsworth, described it as a "sort of cat-and-mouse international heist-thriller.”
Nice to see Mann again.
This film looks to really use the digital film medium well. I like how Mann uses it for the most part.
Kind of iffy on the whole premise but...it's Mann. It gets my interest.
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Re: Blackhat (1/16/15, D: Mann)(S: C. Hemsworth, V. Davis, etc)
I liked it better when Eisenberg used magic tricks
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Re: Blackhat (2015, D: Michael Mann) S: C. Hemsworth, Davis, McCallany, Borle
hackers who look like Hemsworth and act like James Bond are probably a dime a dozen.
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Re: Blackhat (2015, D: Michael Mann) S: C. Hemsworth, Davis, McCallany, Borle
After watching that trailer I was thinking Val Kilmer could have been the star of this if he didn't let himself go.
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Re: Blackhat (2015, D: Michael Mann) S: C. Hemsworth, Davis, McCallany, Borle
According to a New York Times article today, BLACKHAT is remarkably prescient about the Sony hack attack:
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/23/mo...dayspaper&_r=0
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/23/mo...dayspaper&_r=0
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Re: Blackhat (2015, D: Michael Mann) S: C. Hemsworth, Davis, McCallany, Borle
I am surprised they chose January to release this movie, one would think a Michael Mann movie worth doing some limited release in December to maybe get a little buzz, especially given the relevance of its topic.