“Scarface,” which opened Dec. 9, 1983, made money at the box office but wasn’t immediately profitable. However, in the 36 years since, the film has been embraced as a classic. The project started as a 1930 pulp novel by Armitage Trail, inspired by gangster Al Capone, whose nickname was Scarface. On April 6, 1982, Variety announced star Al Pacino and director Sidney Lumet were working on a remake of the 1932 film, but before long, Brian De Palma stepped in as director. The original budget was $13 million-$14 million. When production wrapped in summer 1983, Variety reported the cost had ballooned to $37 million.
Just before the film’s holiday launch, Universal held a New York premiere screening and a party at Sardi’s, with an eclectic mix of guests including Cher, Raquel Welch, Lucille Ball, Eddie Murphy and Kurt Vonnegut, “who walked out during the grisly chainsaw shower scene,” Variety reported. The article added that an on-screen dedication...
Just before the film’s holiday launch, Universal held a New York premiere screening and a party at Sardi’s, with an eclectic mix of guests including Cher, Raquel Welch, Lucille Ball, Eddie Murphy and Kurt Vonnegut, “who walked out during the grisly chainsaw shower scene,” Variety reported. The article added that an on-screen dedication...
- 12/6/2019
- by Tim Gray
- Variety Film + TV
Family Productions via Just Jared Jr. releases a sneak peek of Kellan Lutz and Ashley Greene's upcoming movie "Warrior (2009)". In the footage, the "Twilight" co-stars, who don high school uniforms, are seen sharing a passionate kiss in what seems to be a library.
"Warrior (2009)" is an action film which comes from director Michael F. Sears. It is produced by Ed Richardson in association with Mark Burnett Productions. The screenplay, in the meantime, is written by Martin Dugard.
On the movie, Lutz stars as Conor Sullivan, a lacrosse player who loses his father and "drives his mother up the wall". Being sent to a lacrosse camp, Conor falls in love with the coach's daughter Greene's Brooklyn. In addition to the twosome, Gabrielle Anwar, Cary Elwes, Aaron Hill, Adam Beach, William Mapother, and Chris Potter are set to star on the film, which will be opened in U.S. theaters later this year.
"Warrior (2009)" is an action film which comes from director Michael F. Sears. It is produced by Ed Richardson in association with Mark Burnett Productions. The screenplay, in the meantime, is written by Martin Dugard.
On the movie, Lutz stars as Conor Sullivan, a lacrosse player who loses his father and "drives his mother up the wall". Being sent to a lacrosse camp, Conor falls in love with the coach's daughter Greene's Brooklyn. In addition to the twosome, Gabrielle Anwar, Cary Elwes, Aaron Hill, Adam Beach, William Mapother, and Chris Potter are set to star on the film, which will be opened in U.S. theaters later this year.
- 7/8/2009
- by celebrity-mania.com
- Celebrity Mania
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