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'The Last Stand' Director Kim Jee-Woon On Arnold's Age And His 'Jin-Roh' Adaptation

'The Last Stand' Director Kim Jee-Woon On Arnold's Age And His 'Jin-Roh' Adaptation

Arnold Schwarzenegger warned us he'd be back, but the ex-Governator's big action comeback as a small-town border sheriff in The Last Stand fizzled over the weekend with a tenth-place box office finish. Shame, because The Last Stand also marks a milestone for director Kim Jee-Woon, who makes his English-language debut with the tongue-in-cheek contemporary Western after building an eclectic resume in his native Korea including the horror pic A Tale of Two Sisters, the Eastern-Western The Good, The Bad, And The Weird, and the crossover thriller I Saw The Devil. Movieline spoke with Kim (via interpreter) about dipping his toes into Hollywood and his plans to put a Korean twist on Inrang, his upcoming adaptation of the anime Jin-Roh: Wolf Brigade.
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Weekend Receipts || ||

Chastain Rules, Schwarzenegger Drools As 'Mama,' 'Zero Dark Thirty' Rule Box Office

Chastain Rules, Schwarzenegger Drools As 'Mama,' 'Zero Dark Thirty' Rule Box Office

The box office has spoken! Jessica Chastain scored the top two weekend spots over Arnold Schwarzenegger (The Last Stand) and the double-whammy of Mark Wahlberg and Russell Crowe (Broken City) as the Guillermo del Toro-produced fantasy horror Mama scored a #1 debut with $28.1 million and Zero Dark Thirty stepped into second place. (Oscar rival Jennifer Lawrence didn't come out so bad herself as Silver Linings Playbook expanded to #3 in wide release the same weekend she tenderly slammed her fellow Best Actress contenders on Saturday Night Live.) More power to the ladies! But where, oh where, did Arnold land in his big action comeback?
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REVIEW: Arnold Schwarzenegger Is Back In Dumb, Fun 'Last Stand'

REVIEW: Arnold Schwarzenegger Is Back In Dumb, Fun 'Last Stand'

“Welcome to Sommerton!” growls Arnold Schwarzenegger in his comeback flick, the ultra-bloody shoot-em-up The Last Stand. As Arnie catchphrases go, it's no “Hasta la vista, baby” — hell, it's not even a “Consider this a divorce” — but it's been 10 years since the Terminator starred in a movie and we'll take what we can get.
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Newswire || ||

'Twins 2,' 'Predator' Hypotheticals, And Handwritten Highlights From Arnold Schwarzenegger's Reddit AMA

'Twins 2,' 'Predator' Hypotheticals, And Handwritten Highlights From Arnold Schwarzenegger's Reddit AMA

Oh, that Arnold Schwarzenegger. Even taking on the infamous Reddit Ask Me Anything (AMA), the ex-Governator did things the Arnold way. From pimping his action movie comeback The Last Stand to delighting the internetz with handwritten (via iPad) quips and quotes ("It's not a tumor! — Arnold") to taking the briefest of political detours as he set fanboy hearts a'flutter, Schwarzenegger proved he's still got what it takes to charm the fickle masses. (We'll see if they vote this weekend where it really counts: At the box office.)
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WATCH: 'The Last Stand' Red Band Trailer, Is Schwarzenegger Back?

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Forgetting for a second how amazeballs rich the man is, poor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Not only is he reentering celebrity life on the heels of an absolutely humiliating personal scandal (not to mention a hit and miss tenure as California Governor), he hasn't actually starred properly in a film since 2003's Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.
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The Dark Knight Rises Most Watched YouTube Movie Trailer: Biz Break

The Dark Knight Rises Most Watched YouTube Movie Trailer: Biz Break

The Batman finale was the most watched movie trailer on YouTube, though it actually placed only third overall. Also in Thursday's round-up of news, the Palm Springs International Film Festival sets its lineup including opening and closing titles; Sundance unveiled its competition juries; and release dates are set for Arnold Schwarzenegger's Ten and Paramount's Anchorman sequel.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger To Return As Older Conan The Barbarian, Please Disregard Jason Momoa's Version

Arnold Schwarzenegger To Return As Older Conan The Barbarian, Please Disregard Jason Momoa's Version

Poor Jason Momoa. Just a year after he helped reboot the Conan the Barbarian franchise, original Conan, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Universal Pictures have struck a deal to reboot the reboot, putting Arnie back in the role of the muscled, sword-swinging warrior.
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German Group Wants To Screen Anti-Muslim Vid As Country Considers Ban; Arnold Schwarzenegger Invites Famous Friends To His Think Tank: Biz Break

German Group Wants To Screen Anti-Muslim Vid As Country Considers Ban; Arnold Schwarzenegger Invites Famous Friends To His Think Tank: Biz Break

Also in Monday afternoon's round-up of news briefs, a Dexter actress boards the Robocop bandwagon. Toronto's Patience Stone heads to U.S. theaters. Despite a recession, the U.K. film industry is growing "significantly." And the San Francisco Film Society Names a winner in its Hearst Screenwriting competition.
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Scorsese, James, And Zaillian To Make Roger Ebert Doc; Nic Cage Teams With David Gordon Green: Biz Break

Scorsese, James, And Zaillian To Make Roger Ebert Doc; Nic Cage Teams With David Gordon Green: Biz Break

Also making the rounds: Eric Roth will receive an honorary award at the Austin Film Festival, the latest doc from the filmmakers behind Sweetgrass and Foreign Parts makes a deal, and the Sylvester Stallone-Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle The Tomb gets a 2013 release date.

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Colin Farrell's Total Recall Remake 'Was Not Good' And 8 Other Revelations From Paul Verhoeven

Colin Farrell's Total Recall Remake 'Was Not Good' And 8 Other Revelations From Paul Verhoeven

Having labeled the 1990 sci-fi Total Recallcheesy,” it was only a matter of time before the makers of this summer’s lackluster Colin Farrell-starring remake had the tables turned on them by Paul Verhoeven, the original film’s director.

And so, Friday at a sold-out screening of the Arnold Schwarzenegger classic at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, Verhoeven seized the opportunity for a little payback, a good-natured gleam in his eye. “Colin Farrell called it in an interview ‘kitschy,’” he declared with a smile. “So I dare to say that his version was not good.” more »

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WATCH: Arnold Schwarzenegger Will Be Back As Leading Man In The Last Stand

WATCH: Arnold Schwarzenegger Will Be Back As Leading Man In The Last Stand

He was the governor. Next year, he'll be the sheriff.  In The Last Stand, Arnold Schwarzenegger plays the sheriff of a small town on the Mexican border that must  stop a heavily armed drug kingpin and his henchmen after the extreme baddie breaks out of prison and makes a run for Mexico. If you're wondering how an extremely muscular dude with an Austrian accent ends up the sheriff of a podunk North-of-the-Border town, Schwarzenegger's character has a back story:   He's a former Los Angeles cop  who departed the force after a bungled police operation left his partner crippled. (I start to speak with an Austrian accent after I spend more than two weeks in L.A., too.) more »

Biz Break || ||

Schwarzenegger & Stallone In The Tomb First Look; Interns Expand Lawsuit With Twentieth Century Fox: Biz Break

Schwarzenegger & Stallone In The Tomb First Look; Interns Expand Lawsuit With Twentieth Century Fox: Biz Break

Also in Tuesday morning's round-up of news briefs, John Travolta will receive honors at a Swiss festival this fall. Rebel Wilson heads for a new indie project. And Woody Allen's next film is starting to take shape.
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Interviews || ||

Arnold Schwarzenegger Cameo ‘Too Gimmicky’ for Total Recall Reboot, Ethan Hawke Scenes Scrapped

Total Recall Arnold Schwarzenegger Cameo

Friday’s Total Recall reboot trades heavily on brand enthusiasm for Paul Verhoeven’s original 1990 dystopian sci-fi actioner, but its makers had to be careful not to invoke too much of the Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle. And cool as it would’ve been to see the former Governator pop up in the new, grittier reimagining starring Colin Farrell, Jessica Biel, Kate Beckinsale, and Bryan Cranston, director Len Wiseman (Underworld, Live Free or Die Hard) explained to Movieline why he chose not to indulge his inner fanboy.
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Ice Age 4 Tracking $50M Opener, Studio Guesses Lower; Will Smith's Possible Directorial Debut: Biz Break

Ice Age 4 Tracking $50M Opener, Studio Guesses Lower; Will Smith's Possible Directorial Debut: Biz Break

Also in Friday morning's round-up of news briefs, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone woo a Comic-Con crowd revealing some possible projects on the horizon. David Letterman meanwhile let's out a possible Dark Knight Rises spoiler (proceed with caution when reading) and finally Miguel Arteta boards a comic crime novel.
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Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger Hit The Tomb, Tina Fey's Admission: Biz Break

Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger Hit The Tomb, Tina Fey's Admission: Biz Break

Also in today's Biz Break: Tim Heidecker's polarizing Comedy finds a buyer, Matthew Lillard's Fat Kid heads to Cannes, an Italian festival war turns even uglier, and more...
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