Mel Gibson & Shane Black Re-Teaming for ‘Cold Warrior’

Ross Miller — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:34:53 +0000

Tomorrow brings the release of the thriller, Edge of Darkness, which marks the first time Mel Gibson has acted in a movie in seven years (since the Robert Downey Jr. starring The Singing Detective), and the first time he’s taken a lead role since M. Night Shyamalan’s Signs. Now we learn that Gibson has added more to his upcoming acting slate as he’s in talks to star in Shane Black’s Cold Warrior.

Heat Vision Blog reports the news that Gibson is in negotiations to star in the lead role in Cold Warrior, a film about an ex-Cold War spy who comes out of retirement and teams up with a younger agent to stop a Russian terrorism threat. The project would reunite Gibson with Lethal Weapon writer Shane Black, who went on to direct the fantastic ...

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Mid-Week Movie News Wrap Up – Sept. 25, 2008

Niall Browne — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 15:09:23 +0000

This week’s action-packed Movie News Wrap Up features news on:

Paul Greengrass’ Blackbeard; Scarlett Johansson, Matthew McConaughey and Michael Caine join forces… maybe; Shane Black’s Cold Warrior; John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys Meyers send their love From Paris and Iron Man goodies are Stark raving mad!

I. Paul Greengrass (Bourne 2&3) is leading the short list to direct a film based on the life of legendary Pirate Blackbeard . The movie titled… erm… Blackbeard is a realistic take on the life of Edward Teach. The film is supposed to be hitting the R rated boundaries – so expect lots of frantic swash and buckle.

Source: IGN

2. Would you like to see an action-adventure movie starring Scarlett Johansson, Matthew McConaughey and Michael Caine?

Me too – we might get to see it. The increasingly unreliable MTV talked to Caine who said:

“I’ll probably do a film with Scarlett Johansson. I forget what it’s ...

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Mel Gibson & Shane Black Re-Teaming for ‘Cold Warrior’

Mid-Week Movie News Wrap Up – Sept. 25, 2008