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Killshot
Wide release January 2009 |
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| Year:
2006 |
Rated:
R |
Runtime:
84 mins |
Starring:
Diane Lane,
Viggo
Mortensen, Mickey Rourke, Justin Timberlake,
Thomas Jane, Rosario Dawson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt,
Johnny Knoxville, Lois Smith, Don McManus |
| Directed
by: John Madden |
| Written
by: Hossein Amini,
Steve Barancik |
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Novel by
Elmore Leonard |
| Music
by: Stephen Warbeck |
| Movie
Studio: The Weinstein
Company, MGM |
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At last....
by Joe De Matteo
Super
Well, I finally got to see a film I waited years to
see, then gave up on. I felt
that they had to have screwed it up with all he company problems
that surrounding the movie; I made the decision to skip Killshot,
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Christian, however, broke down and rented the
DVD, after watching it he told me I should see it.
It sat on the table for three days, before I put it in, then
someone came over, and I took that for karma, and wrapped it up for
mailing again.
But, it was bigger than me, I had to watch it…
It
was good, the jerks should have put it in wide release, it deserved
that. In business,
sometimes, as in life, one bad decision begets another.
And then there is bad timing, Winestein Company decided to go
almost straight-to-DVD, had they gone wide release when they
released the DVD, I believe they’d have made some money on this
film, riding on the coattails of The Wrestler and Mickey Rourke’s
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I’ve just see two excellent Mickey Rourke
released in a row.
Dian Lane is excellent at the stout-hearted in
life, but not in love heroine.
Killshot is a tightly told story, with
the feel of The History of Violence of a hitman on the down
side of his career, who runs headlong into a couple on the downside
of their marriage.
I
loved it, I’m ordering the DVD real quick.
You should, too. |
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Before and After: updates and
previews |
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October
2008 by Christian De Matteo (e-mail to HR group)
Hey,
Thought you guys might be
interested. It's rare we get this kind of insight
before the movie comes out. Usually you have to wait
until a DTV (direct to video) release and watch
commentary to find out about this kind of stuff:
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/movies/la-et-word2-2008oct02,0,1330446.story?track=rss
Do note that the main money the Weinsteins have
made this year came from my boy, Woody Allen, who
many were already saying was done for.
- CDM
if the article is not at that link any more,
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January 2008 by Joe De Matteo
The powers that be over Killshot, a film I have
been excitedly awaiting - for far too long, is now
projecting a release date of April 11, 2008.
Diane Lane, for me, is the perfect choice to
portray Carman Colson, a woman who's life changes
after she witnesses a murder and therefore is marked
for death.. Ms. Lane has that hometown look to
her, a beautiful woman who could be that real estate
broker or restaurateur, and thereby makes her
character someone we can believe in.
April 11th? I'll buy the ticket, they just
have to release a well edited worthy production.
(Though I'm hoping to see it sooner.)
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December 2007 by Joe De Matteo
Another year has gone by, and I'm not so much
"excited" about waiting for Killshot anymore.
There was a limited release back in May (2007),
however the film is now showing a release date as
the year 2008. I cannot find any information
as to why they are not releasing the film. One
can only guess that "they" are not happy with the
finished product. I have seen bits of it, and
the trailers, which all look promising, but bits and
pieces often have no relationship to the finished
product. It's like a friend excitedly
describing a woman to you...and then you meet her.
So here is the lowdown: Killshot is in the can,
or not; it looks good, but may not be; distribution
is waiting for the exact right moment to release it,
or they're desperately trying to get ride of it.
My question now is, "has Killshot suffered a
kill-shot?"
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August
2007 - Joe De Matteo
I've been watching this film's progression for
two years. My expectations have been a
rollercoaster ride, and now I'm in a valley, but not
the lowest valley to date. |
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March 2007 by Joe De Matteo
Yes, Killshot is still "in production. And,
I have to tell you once more, I am dieing to see
this film: Mickey Rourke is my favorite bad guy;
more importantly, Diane Lane and Rosario Dawson are
two of my very favorite people to look at. There
is a trailer in limited release, I hope you've
gotten a look at it. It promises a non-stop
ride of a movie. Let's hope this is a promise
not broken; I'll be really ticked off if it is.
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December 2006 by Joe De Matteo
At this time there is no set release date other
than "2007." The film is still classified as
"In Production," with only 2 stills released,
however, go to the
The Weinstein Company site and click on Coming
Soon still of Killshot and see a scary photo of
Mickey Rourke. |
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October 2006 by Joe De Matteo
There hasn't been much news about this film.
I've been worried that it was going to go nowhere as
some film adaptations of Elmore Leonard books have. However,
I have a preview clip and it looks like all action,
suspense and lots of tension. Mickey Rourke will
have you looking over your shoulder for weeks.
I can't wait. |
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December 2005 by Joe De Matteo
It looks like Thomas Jane (last seen in
Punisher) has replaced Viggo Mortensen as
Wayne Colson, in this latest Elmore Leonard book to
film. And it also appears that Justin
Timberlake is out as bad guy number 2. I
certainly welcome the beautiful and talented Rosario
Dawson (Sin
City,
Rent) to the cast. This is potentially
a good thriller in the making. I've got my eye
on it and will report any notable changes or
updates.
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June 2005 by Joe De Matteo
Carmen (Diane Lane) and Wayne Colson have the misfortune
of witnessing Mickey Rourke, the professional
strong arm/hitman and Justin Timberlake, a the young
stick up artist/killer, in an excessive shake down.
The couple goes into a flawed witness protection
program and the story proceeds as most Elmore
Leonard stories do. While John
Madden is not known for the Crime genre, he is an
excellent
director. Madden has made some very beautiful
films, like Captain Corelli's
Mandolin, where the location is skillfully
used to move the story along, this gives promises a
more stylish Elmore Leonard picture . With
John Madden directing this acting talent,
I'm confident Killshot will be one of the best Elmore
Leonard book-to-film productions ever. |
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This is a quote from John Horn, Los Angels Times taken
from LATIMES.com's WORD OF MOUTH column
" Is 'Killshot' another Weinstein Co. misfire? The film
has a great pedigree, but repeated delays in its release
point to big problems.
By John Horn, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer October 2,
2008
THE "KILLSHOT" collaboration certainly looked intriguing
on paper: John Madden, the director of best picture
winner "Shakespeare in Love," adapting a colorful crime
novel by Elmore Leonard, the author of "Get Shorty" and
"Out of Sight," with Quentin Tarantino serving as
executive producer.
Add screenwriter Hossein Amini ("The Wings of the Dove")
and uncredited revisions by Oscar winners Sydney Pollack
and Anthony Minghella, and what does "Killshot" add up
to?
The way the Weinstein Co. sees it, a mess it has tried
-- and failed -- to unload.
Although most recent news stories and blog posts about
Harvey Weinstein's movie troubles have focused on the
fate of Stephen Daldry's "The Reader," whose premiere
date has sparked a feud between Weinstein and producer
Scott Rudin, an equally compelling drama is unfolding
around "Killshot," which was quietly pulled off next
month's theatrical release schedule -- yet again.
It's at least the fifth time the movie, starring Diane
Lane and Mickey Rourke, has been scheduled for release
only to be pushed to a later date. As it now stands,
"Killshot," which was filmed nearly three years ago and
at one point looked as if it might be a direct-to-video
release, likely will not come out until early 2009, the
Weinstein Co. said Wednesday.
It's a startling outcome, given the film's pedigree, but
just another dose of bad news for the Weinstein Co.,
which has struggled at the box office and seen half a
dozen of the company's top executives leave (or announce
their departure) in recent weeks.
Although Woody Allen's summer movie, "Vicky Cristina
Barcelona," was a critical success and grossed more than
$20 million for the Weinstein Co., the upstart studio's
flops have outnumbered the hits. Among titles on this
year's slate, Colin Farrell's "Cassandra's Dream," Norah
Jones' "My Blueberry Nights" and the horror movie "Diary
of the Dead" all grossed less than $1 million
domestically.
As its movies have been disappearing at the multiplex,
the Weinstein Co. has tried to sell several of its
movies to other distributors, including "Killshot."
Earlier this spring at the Creative Artists Agency,
"Killshot" was screened for what was billed as a
showcase of its actors and filmmaking team but was also
a sales event. And as has happened at other earlier
sales screenings for "Killshot," there were no takers
for the film's domestic distribution rights.
"Killshot" is a drama featuring a couple (Lane and
Thomas Jane) in a witness protection program being
pursued by a couple of bad guys (Rourke and Joseph
Gordon-Levitt).
The movie dates to the mid-1990s at Miramax Films, when
brothers Harvey and Bob Weinstein ran the division of
the Walt Disney Co. One early incarnation had Tony Scott
("Man on Fire") directing Robert De Niro and Tarantino
as the bad guys, with Bruce Willis and Uma Thurman as
the married couple.
The film was later assigned to Madden, who won Miramax
the best picture Oscar with 1998's "Shakespeare in
Love," which upset "Saving Private Ryan" for the top
Academy Award.
When the Weinsteins left Miramax in 2005, they brought
with them to their new Weinstein Co. several movie
projects, including "Killshot."
At that year's Cannes Film Festival, a potential cast
for the film -- then including Rourke and Lane -- was
revealed.
Director Madden, who also directed "Proof" and "Captain
Corelli's Mandolin," met with distributors. By October
2005, production was underway in Toronto, and the
Weinstein Co. announced that "Killshot" would arrive in
March 2006.
It never did.
As part of its distribution deal with MGM, the Weinstein
Co. scheduled the film for release in September 2006,
then October 2006, then a date to be determined in 2006
before it removed "Killshot" from the schedule entirely.
"Killshot" reappeared on the MGM schedule late this
summer with a Nov. 7 premiere, and then that date too
was scrapped.
Last week, the Weinstein Co. and MGM terminated their
alliance three months before it was scheduled to end.
MGM will still release two Weinstein Co. films -- "Soul
Men" and "Hurricane Season" -- later this year, with the
Weinstein Co. now taking back all of the other titles
that had been penciled into MGM's slate, including "Zack
and Miri Make a Porno" and "The Road."
At some point well after completion of its original
filming, "Killshot" went back for reshoots, with
uncredited writing and other assistance from Minghella
and Pollack, both of whom have since died.
People who have worked on the film hope that "Killshot"
might ultimately mimic the performance of "Hero."
Miramax acquired that Chinese action movie soon after it
premiered in Asia in 2002, but the film sat on the shelf
until August 2004.
"Hero" was greeted with fantastic reviews and grossed
more than $53 million.
Steve Bunnell, the distribution chief for the Weinstein
Co., says the studio hopes the critical accolades for
Rourke's "The Wrestler," which Fox Searchlight is
releasing Dec. 19, may help "Killshot." "Mickey Rourke
is really good in the film," Bunnell says of "Killshot."
"I think the movie is really strong," adds "Killshot's"
producer, Richard Gladstein. "I'd love to see the movie
come out, and I think audiences will like it. John
Madden is an incredible director."
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john.horn@latimes.com |
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Elmore
Leonard's
Killshot brought to the screen
by John Madden. With Diane Lane,
Mickey Rourke & Rosario Dawson.
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