Monthly Archives: October 2012

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXkccpnoetw

What you may need to know:

1. The writer (Mark Boal) and director (Kathryn Bigalow) behind The Hurt Locker (2008) were ready to shoot a film on the 2001 US military siege of Tora Bora – the one where Osama Bin Laden got away – when Bin Laden was eliminated. They swiftly scrapped that one, and made this one instead.

2. James Gandolfini alert @ ’40. Always a good thing.

3. We just realised that it’s 25 YEARS since Kathryn Bigalow made the sublime Near Dark (1987) – the best vampire movie you’ve never seen.

4. Suggested Alternative Tagline: ‘All it took to bring Bin Laden down was one hot redhead…And Andy from Parks And Recreation.’

Release (ireland): January

The film, which is produced by Cork based production company, Epic Productions, is shooting a climatic scene in The Quays Bar in Galway, on Monday, 29th October  and has issued a call for extras.

Given the recent furore over the portrayal of Muhammad on film, one would imagine that filmmakers would steer clear of such controversial topics.

“Well, we’re lucky that Christians have a much better sense of humor about this kind of thing…” says film director, Chris Cullen. ‘Besides, our film is very respectful to the story of Jesus, our intention is not to cause offense, but to encourage people to question; suppose Jesus was born in contemporary Ireland? And suppose he was a musician? Then this is his story!”

 

Call For: Extras Needed for Independent Irish Film ‘Jesus:the Remake’ in Galway (Film ireland)