Posts Tagged ‘The Other Guys’

T.I., Grand Hustle, and the rest of the cast of ‘Takers’ should be very happy today. Final box office numbers show that ‘Takers’ beat horror flick ‘The Last Exorcism’ for the number one spot at the box office this weekend. T.I., who produced the flick, pulled off a major feat this weekend by showing that he has what it takes to bring the masses to see his film.

‘Takers’, which finally hit the big screen on Friday after being pushed back for some time, brought the urban community out in droves to see the flick. There has been a major push by Sony to make this movie a success, including heavy coverage on social networks, social media, and blogs. The film grossed $20.5 million to Exorcism’s 20.4 million.

Congratulations to T.I., Idris Elba, Michael Ealy, Chris Brown, and Zoe Saldana for showing that audiences are indeed interested in seeing films with a large black cast.

Here are the final box office numbers for this past weekend:

Where has this summer gone?  At the movies, its been quite the roller coaster filled with scream-inducing highs (The Karate Kid, Toy Story 3) and pain-wincing lows (Jonah Hex, Knight & Day) August promises to give us some more superstar power, incredible laughs and a whole lot of action.  Here’s your August movie preview!

Step Up 3-D

Yes, the third version of this dance series has arrived…in 3D!  This installment in the franchise takes the film overseas as the Maryland School of the Arts heads to Europe for a dance competition.  One of the major dancers – Moose - misses his flight back to Baltimore and decides to stick around Paris where he finds Americans abroad and a love interest.  Moose gets involved in the underground Parisian dance scene and is called to battle at the biggest international dance competition where he has to call on his school friends to help.  The cast is headlined by all newcomers.  It hits theaters on August 6.

The Other Guys

Mark Wahlberg?!  In a comedy?!  With Will Ferrell?!  A resounding yes to all of those questions as the Academy Award nominated actors teams with the former SNL star to headline The Other Guys, a screwball comedy set in the forensic/police world.  They both get the chance to step up to the plate on a major case when several things go awry.  Dwayne Johnson and Samuel L. Jackson co-star in this caper.  It hits theaters on August 6.

Eat Pray Love

Based on the best selling book of the same name, Academy Award winning actress and America’s Sweetheart Julia Roberts plays a married woman who is discontented with the life she is currently living.  So she drops everything and decides to finally live her life…on her own terms.  Viola Davis, James Franco and Javier Bardem round out the cast.  The film hits theaters on August 13.

Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

Michael Cera (Youth in Revolt, Year One) plays yet another affable teen who is confronted with life’s crazy challenges.  This time?  He’s finally found the girl of his dreams…but in order to be with her, he has to fight all SEVEN of her exes.  Did I mention crazy, deranged exes?  Brandon Routh (Superman himself) and Chris Evans (The Fantastic Four) go against type playing some of the exes.  The comedy opens on August 13.

The Expendables

Talk about throwback?!  Listen to this cast: Bruce Willis (Die Hard), Sylvester Stallone (Rambo), Jet Li (Cradle 2 The Grave, Hero), Arnold Schwarzenegger (the original Terminator) - wow, really?  Well also throw in Jason Statham (The Transporter) and Terry Crewes (Everybody Hates Chris, White Chicks) and you have this summer’s most unlikely hit-in-the-making.  It’s an action flick of course about a team of mercenaries who go on a mission to overthrow a South American dictator.  The trailer looked awesome.  Look out for it on August 13.

Lottery Ticket

Yes, the trailer has been playing seemingly forever but this movie is finally here. Bow Wow plays a young man living in the projects who wins a $370 million lottery jackpot.  However, when his neighbors discover he has won such a huge prize, they decide to get the ticket from him.  The film also stars Loretta Devine (Waiting to Exhale, This Christmas), Brandon T. Jackson (Percy Jackson & The Lightning Thief), Naturi Naughton (Fame), Ice Cube (the Friday series) and Mike Epps (of Friday fame as well).  The film opens on August 20.

Piranha 3D

Elisabeth Shue (Hollow Man, The Saint), Richard Dreyfuss (W., Poseidon) and Ving Rhames (Undispited, Mission: Impossible III) headline this thriller set in Arizona where a tremor has caused the lake floor to open, unleashing a host of prehistoric piranhas.  Naturally, action and some gruesome scenes ensue.  Imagine When Animals Attack! on the big screen…in 3D!  It opens on August 20.

The Switch

It seems like Jennifer Aniston is popping up in almost every romantic comedy you can think of these days.  After starring in The Bounty Hunterjust a few months ago, here she is in yet another one!  This time, she plays a middle aged woman whose desperate to have a child.  In that pursuit, she steals the sperm of a married friend’s husband (played by Jason Bateman)  Ms. Aniston returns to the big screen on August 20.

Nanny McPhee Returns

After the surprise success of the original Nanny McPhee, Academy Award winning actress Emma Thompson returns to the mystical role of an eccentric Mary Poppins-wannabe.  Not much is known about the plot of this new edition but it’s hoping to garner the attention of kids who are about to go back to school and with no other new kiddie films out, it could make a (small) dent at the late summer box office.  Look for it on August 20.

Going The Distance

Drew Barrymore (Charlie’s Angels, Everything’s Fine) and Justin Long (Drag Me To Hell) play a couple involved in a long distance relationship that’s beginning to wane.  What a wonderful topic!  It promises to be a romantic comedy unlike any of the recent disappointments (Killers and Knight & Day come to mind)  The film opens on August 27.

Takers

This film was originally scheduled to be released in early 2010 but was pushed back after co-star Chris Brown was still heavily embroiled in the Rihanna mess.  Then, another co-star T.I. was still in jail so what was director John Leussenhop to do?  Patiently wait.  Well the premiere is finally here and the star studded cast includes Idris Elba (Obsessed), Hayden Christensen (of the Star Warsprequels), Michael Ealy (Seven Pounds), Paul Walker (The Fast & The Furious) and Matt Dillon (Crash). It revolves around a notorious gang of criminals who continue to evade the police with their perfectly executed bank robberies.  Dillon steps in as a police officer whose determined to bring down the empire.  The film hits theaters on August 27.

The Last Exorcism

Yes, yet another film around the eerie topic of exorcism.  This one finds Patrick Fabian playing a priest whose summoned to a Louisiana farm by a father whose convinced his daughter his possessed by a demon.  The priest agrees but decides to document what he’s hoping will be his final act of this kind.  However, once he arrives at the farm, he realizes this is a supernatural force he could not have possibly dreamed of.  Sound scary enough?!  It opens on August 27.

That’s your August wrap-up.  Personally, I’ll be taking in Eat Pray Love and Takers - they look like the safest bets in this very diverse bunch.

Check out the movie trailers for each August Movie on XI TV.

The Other Guys – Movie Trailer