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Post by Ace on May 14, 2010 14:03:07 GMT -5
www.variety.com/article/VR1118019339.html?categoryId=13&cs=1Stars visit 'St. Vincent' Brosnan, Thornton, Bello, Ribisi join Hill thriller By PAMELA MCCLINTOCK Pierce Brosnan, Billy Bob Thornton, Maria Bello and Giovanni Ribisi are blessing helmer Walter Hill's "St. Vincent." The crime thriller is being financed by Premier National Studios, Quickfire Films and Stuart Ford's IM Global, which also is handling international sales and shopping the title at Cannes. Hill ("48 Hours," "Southern Comfort") begins lensing in Detroit on July 12 from a script by Cameron Young. Announcement was made by producer Jon Turtle and IM Global CEO Ford. Along with Turtle, producers are Claudio Castravelli and Irish Dreamtime's Beau St. Clair. Ford, James Atherton, Stephen Simmons and Gus Palkovi are exec producing. "St. Vincent" follows a hitman (Brosnan) who goes undercover as a priest to get close to his target, a gangland traitor (Thornton). The hitman soon discovers that playing the good guy is more dangerous than being a mob killer. IM Global reports brisk sales on the film. IM Global's slate of titles in post-production include Oren Peli's "Area 51," Will Ferrell starrer "Everything Must Go," James Wan's "Astral" and John Cusack thriller "The Factor." In active pre-production are Halle Berry starrer "Dark Tide," Kevin Costner directing and starring vehicle "A Little War of Our Own," Dwayne Johnson topliner "Protection" and Madonna's directorial debut "W.E." Earlier this month, IM Global announced that India's Reliance Big Pictures had acquired a majority interest in the company.
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Post by Ace on May 14, 2010 14:22:42 GMT -5
Interesting, when this film was first announced last year the cast was: Mickey Rourke, Ray Winstone, Gong Li, Forest Whitaker
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Post by Ace on May 14, 2010 16:21:05 GMT -5
www.thewrap.com/ind-column/brosnan-target-thornton-st-vincent-17378Brosnan to Target Thornton in 'St. Vincent'Walter Hill's crime thriller about a hitman posing as a priest co-stars Maria Bello and Giovanni Ribisi By Jeff Sneider Published: May 14, 2010 Five years after earning rave reviews for his performance as an alcoholic assassin in "The Matador," Pierce Brosnan is set to play yet another hitman. The former 007 actor is set to star in Walter Hill's crime thriller "St. Vincent" with Billy Bob Thornton, Maria Bello and Giovanni Ribisi, according to Variety. Brosnan will play a hitman who goes undercover as a priest to get close to his target, a gangland traitor (Thornton). The assassin quickly realizes that playing the good guy is more dangerous than being a mob killer. It's tough to picture Brosnan as a credible priest but here's hoping he'll have fun with the character, who I expect will somehow be romantically involved with Bello's character. Mickey Rourke and Forest Whitaker were previously attached to the lead roles. Hill is best known for directing the cult classic "The Warriors" and the seminal action-comedy "48 Hrs.," but he hasn't done anything notable on the big screen in years, although he did win a DGA Award several years ago for directing AMC's western miniseries "Broken Trail." Cameron Young wrote the script for "St. Vincent," which Jon Turtle will produce with Claudio Castravelli and Irish Dreamtime's Beau St. Clair. Stuart Ford, James Atherton, Stephen Simmons and Gus Palkovi will exec produce. Premier National Studios, Quickfire Films and Ford's IM Global are financing the project, which the latter company will shop at Cannes. Production is scheduled to begin on July 12 in Detroit. Brosnan's had a big year so far, starring in four films in the first four months of 2010 -- "The Ghost Writer," "Remember Me," "The Greatest" and "Percy Jackson & the Olympians." He next appears opposite Jennifer Connelly, Greg Kinnear, Marisa Tomei and Ed Harris in "Salvation Boulevard." Thornton has laid low since appearing in "Eagle Eye" and "The Informers." He next toplines the Polish Brothers' comedy "The Smell of Success" and stars opposite Dwayne Johnson in CBS Films and Sony's action movie "Faster." Bello next appears as Kevin James' wife in "Grown Ups," and also co-stars in John Wells' Sundance drama "The Company Men." Ribisi, who I've been a fan of dating back to his days playing characters named "Jeff" on "The Wonder Years" and in Richard Linklater's adaptation of Eric Bogosian's "SubUrbia," is coming off the highest-grossing movie of all-time in James Cameron's "Avatar." He next stars in a pair of films from writer-director George Gallo -- the entertaining porn dramedy "Middle Men" and the thriller "Columbus Circle."
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Post by tim on May 15, 2010 2:51:05 GMT -5
This is the best news for me.been waiting to see Brosnan back into action film for so long since his post Bond film.Plus point for Brosnan cv after working with Polanski in Ghost Writer he now under the direction of Walter Hill a very respected action maestro.
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Post by formermi6agent on May 15, 2010 15:20:14 GMT -5
This is the best news for me.been waiting to see Brosnan back into action film for so long since his post Bond film. Same here. I want see more of him in the action genre, especially as a lead actor.
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Post by Ace on May 21, 2010 19:50:13 GMT -5
A little longer official description available on production website under Theatrical www.imglobalfilm.com/Hitman Vincent Doyle goes deep undercover portraying a priest to get close enough to kill his gangland traitor target. He soon discovers that playing the part of a good man is more dangerous than being a mob killer ever was. No good deed goes unpunished. The more Vincent opens up, the more vulnerable he becomes. Yet he never completely loses his cutting edge. A taut and explosive crime drama fueled by irony and laced with wry humor.
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Post by formermi6agent on May 23, 2010 18:36:34 GMT -5
How big is this movie going to be?
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Post by formermi6agent on Jul 23, 2010 21:31:06 GMT -5
When is this going to be filmed? IMDb said it's supposed to be filming on July 12 of last week.
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Post by Ace on Jul 27, 2010 11:53:58 GMT -5
That's the last start sate I saw and there's been no info about a new one from the production site or in any of the Detroit papers/blogs online or from Pierce (who wrote on his FB that he just got back from vacation on the 20th)
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Post by formermi6agent on Jul 27, 2010 12:54:55 GMT -5
This movie got start filming soon. I long to see to him return to the action movie genre.
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Post by Ace on Jul 27, 2010 16:26:39 GMT -5
From the synopsis it seems more like black comedy/thriller with a bit of action than an action film. More in line with The Matador.
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Post by formermi6agent on Jul 28, 2010 9:34:08 GMT -5
IMDb said that St. Vincent is an Action-Crime/Thriller. And the movie seems more have more action than The Matador, and its tone is more serious. This movie has got to be filming soon.
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Post by Ace on Aug 3, 2010 0:34:22 GMT -5
From piercebrosnan.com
July 24
Next up I am heading back east to make a picture called St. Vincent, which I will produce with my partner Beau Marie St. Claire, at Irish DreamTime. The action-thriller, written by Cameron Young, and directed by Walter Hill, details the story of an Irish hit man returning to his former New York City neighborhood to terminate an informant. In order to get close to his target, the hit man is forced to masquerade as a priest and soon he finds himself taking the confession of the informant …and discovering GOD.
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Looks like they're changed from filming in Detroit to NYC which would explain the change in schedule
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Post by formermi6agent on Aug 17, 2010 17:19:28 GMT -5
The movie has got to be filmed sooner or later.
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Post by formermi6agent on Aug 19, 2010 21:24:50 GMT -5
I'll be pissed if Pierce backs out of this or if it gets cancelled.
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Post by formermi6agent on Sept 2, 2010 21:43:29 GMT -5
Why is this movie not filming? It should be by now.
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Post by formermi6agent on Sept 17, 2010 10:14:31 GMT -5
Anything on St. Vincent yet? I would hate it if this movie is canceled or if Pierce backs out.
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Post by formermi6agent on Nov 5, 2010 23:50:32 GMT -5
There's hasn't been any news on St. Vincent since May or June.
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Post by formermi6agent on Nov 20, 2010 15:30:40 GMT -5
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Post by formermi6agent on Dec 11, 2010 13:18:39 GMT -5
If anyone haven't "liked" the St. Vincent fan page yet, PLEASE do so.
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