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Concept Art from Orlando Bloom’s New Thriller ‘The Cross’

Scott Miller — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:38:29 +0000

[UPDATE: It turns out the artwork we had displayed here was NOT by Puzos nor related to the film, so we've removed it.]

Andrew Niccol (writer/director of Gattaca) takes us into an oppressive future once again with The Cross. The film follows two travelers (one played by Orlando Bloom) that reach a border through which the commanding guard (Vincent Cassel) lets no one pass. Ever. Conflict, of course, ensues.

Jean-Vincent Puzos (production desginer on this film and 10,000 BC) has created the following concept images for the future world of The Cross:

Niccol got an Oscar nomination for writing The Truman Show and Bloom seems to like blockbusters (see: Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Carribean, Troy). Between the two of them, the film could be both good and very profitable. Vincent Cassel showed playfulness in Ocean’s Twelve and a deadly serious side in films like Derailed and ...

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Mid-Week Movie News Wrap Up – Feb. 05, 2009

Niall Browne — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:51:58 +0000

It’s time for another Mid Week Movie News Wrap Up.

This week:

John Carpenter chooses yet another project; Clooney and Sorkin like a good Challenge; Bill Murray decides to Get Low; Bloom and Kurylenko get Cross and Nottingham wants an accountant.

1. It looks like John Carpenter just can’t make his mind up! First it appeared that L.A Gothic would be the follow-up to Ghosts of Mars, and then it looked like Scared Straight (or Riot as it was renamed) starring Nicolas Cage would be his next film. Wrong on both counts.

It now looks like The Master of Horror’s next film will be The Ward with Amber Heard.

According to Variety:

“Heard will star as a haunted woman in a mental institution.”

Sounds like anything could happen – but I’ll believe this to be Carpenter’s next movie when I see the first still. I presume Carpenter has become tired of receiving checks for remakes of his ...

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