So I was catching up on movie news the other day, and started thinking about whether I could write an article linking together some of my favorite heroes - Daniel Craig (a new addition to the list, thanks to his performance in Casino Royale), Al Pacino and Robert DeNiro (two old-timers on the list). Here goes.
I haven't caught 'Invasion' yet, starring Daniel Craig (Casino Royale) and Nicole Kidman (The Golden Compass), but despite the bad reviews I'm still looking forward to it. The flick is based on one of my favourite sci-fi horror movies of all time - 'The Invasion of the Bodysnatchers'! Both the original black and white paranoia-fest with Kevin McCarthy and the 70's Donald Sutherland starrer chill me to the bone every time! The 70's version also starred a terribly young and skinny Jeff Goldblum (he once appeared in an episode of 'Columbo' you know - he was an extra!). Remember Sutherland's final scene in 'Bodysnatchers? That twist still gives me serious goose bumps. I hope the new version is better than the reviews reckon; Craig is a quality actor and he ought to be able to bring the same eerie tension to the movie that Sutherland did - even if he doesn't have curly hair and a moustache. Maybe Kidman will provide those?
Al Pacino to play the next James Bond villain? That's the rumour currently making the rounds (Source: Ain't It Cool News). You may remember that the last Bond film, the brilliant Casino Royale, ended with Daniel Craig's 007 hot on the trail of the leader of the terrorist organisation responsible for the death of his girlfriend, Vesper Lynd (the stunning Eva Green). It seems that this villain will only make a 'cameo' in the new movie, 'Quantum of Solace' (love that title!) but that Mr. Pacino will indeed play him. I last saw Pacino in Ocean's 13 with George Clooney and Brad Pitt - a disappointing flick which saw the usually terrific cast members sleepwalk their way through their lines. Hopefully Pacino will turn up the evil quotient for Mr. Bond, as Quantum of Solace has a big job to do - living up to expectations raised by the franchise-freshening Casino Royale.
On the subject of Al Pacino, Al Pacino has a new movie coming out this year that will surely be one the year's biggest box office draws - Righteous Kill, directed by Jon Avnet. In it (prepare yourself), Pacino re-unites with none other than Robert DeNiro! I'm loving this already! The two 'Godfather' legends have only ever appeared together in one film, Michael Mann's crime thriller 'Heat', in which Pacino played the cop on the trail of DeNiro's crime boss. In that movie, the pair only shared one scene (over coffee) but it was an all-time classic meeting of icons, with palpable tension between the two. This time around, they play cops tracking down a serial killer in New York. It's said the two will play most scenes together this time, so this ought to be one of heck of ride! 50 Cent and Donnie Wahlberg (astounding in The Sixth Sense) co-star.
