Actor Aaron Taylor-Johnson has played his fair share of superheroes from the title character in Kick-Ass to Quicksilver in Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Age of Ultron, but in Doug Liman’s The Wall, he gets to play a real superhero; Sergeant Allen Isaac, a soldier in Iraq trapped behind the title wall and pinned down by a sniper. Said sniper finds a way to tap into Isaac’s earpiece, and he begins to play mind games with the young soldier while trying to find out more about his life, and his past.
It’s a fantastic role for Taylor-Johnson with Liman’s camera trained on him for much of the film, creating the same kind of tension Liman brought to his earlier films, Edge of Tomorrow and The Bourne Identity.
Lrm got on the phone with Taylor-Johnson from the L.A. junket last week:
Lrm: I spoke with Doug and he...
It’s a fantastic role for Taylor-Johnson with Liman’s camera trained on him for much of the film, creating the same kind of tension Liman brought to his earlier films, Edge of Tomorrow and The Bourne Identity.
Lrm got on the phone with Taylor-Johnson from the L.A. junket last week:
Lrm: I spoke with Doug and he...
- 5/16/2017
- by Edward Douglas
- LRMonline.com
Doug Liman seems to be one of the hottest directors in the game at the moment, with his name attached to numerous big projects like Justice League Dark and Chaos Walking (starring Daisy Ridley and Tom Holland). The filmmaker, who delivered beloved comedy Swingers in just his second try at the helm, most recently proved to fans that he can direct a great sci-fi outing, too, with Edge of Tomorrow aka Live Die Repeat, and thankfully, he’s back in the director’s chair for the sequel.
Liman’s latest is The Wall, which features Aaron Taylor-Johnson and John Cena as American soldiers under attack by a legendary Iraqi sniper by the name of Juba, the Angel of Death. The film is a tense exercise in psychological and physical torment on the battlefield as a cat and mouse game is played out in the extreme heat of the desert.
While...
Liman’s latest is The Wall, which features Aaron Taylor-Johnson and John Cena as American soldiers under attack by a legendary Iraqi sniper by the name of Juba, the Angel of Death. The film is a tense exercise in psychological and physical torment on the battlefield as a cat and mouse game is played out in the extreme heat of the desert.
While...
- 5/12/2017
- by Joseph Hernandez
- We Got This Covered
How do you inspire 16 civilians to tackle military grade obstacles designed to break both body and spirit?
Fox's new competition series American Grit, hosted by John Cena, has the answer: Split them into four teams, offer a $1 million dollar payout and equip each team with a secret weapon – one hardened military veteran who knows how to squeeze the most out of a raw recruit.
According to to Executive Producer David George, the show will resonate with viewers because "it highlights for audiences the thrill of competition and physical endurance, the sacrifices made by the men and women of the American military.
Fox's new competition series American Grit, hosted by John Cena, has the answer: Split them into four teams, offer a $1 million dollar payout and equip each team with a secret weapon – one hardened military veteran who knows how to squeeze the most out of a raw recruit.
According to to Executive Producer David George, the show will resonate with viewers because "it highlights for audiences the thrill of competition and physical endurance, the sacrifices made by the men and women of the American military.
- 4/14/2016
- by Susan Keating, @SKatzKeating
- People.com - TV Watch
How do you inspire 16 civilians to tackle military grade obstacles designed to break both body and spirit? Fox's new competition series American Grit, hosted by John Cena, has the answer: Split them into four teams, offer a $1 million dollar payout and equip each team with a secret weapon - one hardened military veteran who knows how to squeeze the most out of a raw recruit. According to to Executive Producer David George, the show will resonate with viewers because "it highlights for audiences the thrill of competition and physical endurance, the sacrifices made by the men and women of the American military.
- 4/14/2016
- by Susan Keating, @SKatzKeating
- PEOPLE.com
The Reaper is coming back to our screens and this time, unlike in Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey, there’ll be no Twister or Battleship involved. Harvey Weinstein, noting the appetite for Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper among global audiences, has moved fast to grab the rights of Nicholas Irving’s marksman memoir The Reaper to turn into a TV miniseries to run over five nights.The Reaper’s full title, Autobiography Of One Of The Deadliest Special Ops Snipers, gives a clue to what’s involved. Part of the Us Army’s 3rd Ranger Battalion, Irving accounted for 33 kills in four short months in 2009 while serving in Iraq.“The Reaper is a gripping story about a great American soldier that we are so proud to be a part of,” said Weinstein. “Nick Irving’s true bravery and heroism will make for some of the most riveting television ever seen...
- 2/3/2015
- EmpireOnline
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