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Entries in The Losers (8)

Tuesday
06Oct2009

A quick look at Zoe Saldana in 'The Losers'

DateTuesday, October 6, 2009 at 6:34PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

The folks at Entertainment Weekly are known for keeping things small, so here is a small photo of Zoe Saldana on the set of Sylvain White's "The Losers," based on the graphic novel by Andy Diggle and Jock.

The film follows a team of black ops commandos trying to survive are after learning their own government has planned to kill them. Chris Evans, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Idris Elba and Columbus Short star.

Now, Saldana plays Aisha, a mysterious hellion who teams up with the gang. Although she's definitely capable of playing a badass fighter, she looks just darn innocent and sweet in the photo below, no?

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Sunday
16Aug2009

Jeffrey Dean Morgan in 'The Losers' set photo

DateSunday, August 16, 2009 at 5:22PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Idris Elba in The Losers

Photographic evidence that filming for Sylvain White's "The Losers" is in full swing has popped up @ ComingSoon, and you can check out two set photos above and right after the jump.

The folks you see in these stills are Jeffrey Dean Morgan ("Watchmen") and Idris Elba ("Obsessed"), and apparently, they're on the streets of Hato Rey, Puerto Rico.

Based on the graphic novel by Andy Diggle, the story follows a team of black ops commandos trying to survive are after learning their own government has planned to kill them.

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Sunday
26Jul2009

Awesome poster for 'The Losers' debuts

DateSunday, July 26, 2009 at 12:35AM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

The folks at AICN have debuted a really cool poster for Sylvain White's upcoming "The Losers," based on the graphic novel by Andy Diggle.

Basically, the story follows a team of black ops commandos trying to survive are after learning their own government has planned to kill them.

As you can see on the one-sheet below, Chris Evans, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Zoe Saldana, Idris Elba, Columbus Short and Óscar Jaenada star, among others.

Warner Bros. will release "The Losers" April 16, 2010. White's credits include "Stomp the Yard" and the upcoming "Castlevania."

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Monday
13Jul2009

Latest from Hollywood: Warner Bros. to develop 'Vegas Avengers;' 'Hong Kong Phooey' finds writer

DateMonday, July 13, 2009 at 12:02AM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

Hong Kong Phooey comes to the big screen

Here's what's going on in Hollywood these days:

• Warner Bros. is gearing up to develop "Vegas Avengers," an action flick Soo Hugh is set to write. Kevin Misher ("Public Enemies") is set to produce. The Hollywood Reporter says the plot will follow a skilled pilot who is ordered to take part in a unmanned plane program after taking too many risks. The film is set to take place at Nellis Air Force base just outside Las Vegas.

• THR also reports David A. Goodman is set to write the script for "Hong Kong Phooey," based on the Hanna-Barbera cartoon. Showing up in the 1970s, the main character of the cartoon was a kung-fu dog who fights crime along with his partner, a cat. Apparently, the film will be a combination of CG and live-action, just like the upcoming "Smurfs" flick.

• In casting news, Holt McCallany ("Freedom") has jonied the cast of Sylvain White's big-screen adaptation of the DC-Vertigo comic book "The Losers." The story follows a team of black ops commandos trying to survive are after learning their own government has planned to kill them. Idris Elba and Zoe Saldana are also on board. (THR)

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Wednesday
20May2009

Daily news dose: Spielberg to co-produce MLK film; Oscar Jaenada joins 'The Losers'

DateWednesday, May 20, 2009 at 2:02PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

Here's your dose of film news for May 20, 2009

• Steven Spielberg will co-produce DreamWorks' upcoming big-screen film about the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Not much is known about the project at this stage, but King family members Bernice King and Martin Luther King III oppose the project. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Oscar Jaenada has joined Idris Elba, Columbus Short, Chris Evans, Zoe Saldana and Jeffrey Dean Morgan in Sylvain White's big-screen adaptation of the DC-Vertigo comic book "The Losers." The story follows a team of black ops commandos trying to survive are after learning their own government has planned to kill them. (Blackfilm)

• John Lee Hancock ("The Rookie" and "The Alamo") is set to write and direct "The American Can," based on John Keller, an ex-Marine who launched the rescue of 244 New Orleans residents after their building was flooded during Hurricane Katrina. Will Smith will serve as a producer on the project. (Variety)

• Ole Bornedal will write and helm the big-screen adaptation of Dean Koontz' novel "The Husband." The story follows an ordinary man who is forced to engage in a series of tests for 60 hours. Bornedal also directed "Fri os fra det onde" (Deliver us from Evil). (The Hollywood Reporter)

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Thursday
02Apr2009

Daily news dose: Barry Sonnendeld to helm 'Spellman;' Golden Globes dates announced

DateThursday, April 2, 2009 at 2:10PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

Here's your dose of film news for April 2, 2009:

• Barry Sonnenfeld is in talks to direct "The Spellman Files" for Paramount Pictures. The project is based on the novel by Lisa Lutz and follows a private investigator who's having a tough time runnning her family's business and her dating life. Sonnenfeld is also in talks to direct "The How-To Guide for Saving the World." (Variety)

• Here are the dates for the 67th annual Golden Globes: Nov. 6, 2009: Deadline for submission of Golden Globe entry forms; Dec. 15, 2009: Nomination Announcement; Jan. 17, 2010: Presentation of "The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards."

• Idris Elba and Zoe Saldana are the latest to join Jeffrey Dean Morgan in Sylvain White's big-screen adaptation of the DC-Vertigo comic book "The Losers." The story follows a team of black ops commandos trying to survive are after learning their own government has planned to kill them. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Laura Linney and Jeanne Tripplehorn are joining Leland Orser's indie feature debut "Morning." Tripplehorn is set to play a mother having trouble to overcome the loss of her child, while Linney stars as a grief counselor. Tripplehorn stars on "Big Love." She also appeared in "Very Bad Things." (THR)

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Thursday
19Feb2009

Daily news dose: Warner picks up 'Darkness;' Schreiber to star in 'Salt'

DateThursday, February 19, 2009 at 6:41PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

Here's your daily dose of film news for Feb. 19, 2009:

• Warner Bros. has acquired the North American rights to Martin Campbell's thriller "Edge of Darkness," starring Mel Gibson as a homicide detective who discovers his daughter’s (Bojana Novakovic) secret life after she’s murdered on the steps of his house. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Liev Schreiber is in talks to star alongside Angelina Jolie in "Salt," a spy thriller directed by Phillip Noyce. According to Variety, the film "centers on Evelyn Salt, a CIA officer who is fingered as a Russian sleeper spy. She eludes capture by superiors who are convinced she is out to assassinate the president."

• Wes Craven is apparently trying to remake "The People Under the Stairs" and "Schocker," according to Arrow in the Head. Apparently, Universal owns the rights to the flicks. "So if we all say yes we can do it. Universal can't go off and make them with somebody else," Craven said.

• Jeffrey Dean Morgan is in talks to star in Sylvain White's comic-book adaptation "The Losers" for Warner Bros. The Hollywood Reporter says the story "follows a special forces team betrayed by their handler and left for dead. The Losers regroup in the interest of revenge and the opportunity to remove their names from a secret CIA death list."

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Friday
07Nov2008

Sylvain White to direct ‘The Losers’

DateFriday, November 7, 2008 at 6:59AM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

Filmmaker Sylvain White is gearing up to direct the big-screen adaptation of the DC-Vertigo comic book “The Losers,” according to Variety.

The story follows a team of black ops commandos trying to survive are after learning their own government has planned to kill them.

James Vanderbilt, whose credits include “Zodiac” and “The Rundown,” wrote the screenplay. Dark Castle will finance the project, which Warner Bros. is set to distribute.

White, who most recently directed ‘Stomp the Yard,” is also working on a big-screen adaptation of “Castlevania.”

“The Losers” was first published in the 1970s.

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