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Adrien Brody Signs on for Predators

Source:  Variety
Adrien Brody Signs on for PredatorsAdrien Brody will play the heroic mercenary who battles alien hunters in Predators, director Nimrod Antal's reinvention of the Predator franchise for 20th Century Fox spearheaded by Robert Rodriguez, according to Variety.

Brody will star with Alice Braga, Danny Trejo, Walton Goggins, Oleg Taktarov, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali and Louiz Ozawa.

Production will soon start in Hawaii and at Rodriguez's Troublemaker Studios in Austin, Texas. Fox has set the release date for July 9, 2010.


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October 17th, 2009 4:36pm
Yeah Chad, Richard Chaves. And holy s**t, you should see him now. These actor live immortally in our minds, as they looked in certain movies, like Chaves did in Predator, and how I know him from one of my favorite TV series which I own) War of the Worlds. But you should see him now, you won't believe it! Go to this link.

www.flickr.com/photos/megashorts/3597120505/
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October 16th, 2009 8:42pm
wow. it hasn't even started filming yet and the release date is in july? does that seem a bit early to anyone else?? hopefully they dont rush it and fuck it all up just so they can hit the release date.
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October 12th, 2009 12:22pm
Lol. I remember that man.
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October 10th, 2009 5:04am
Yeah, I remember. He get's the headshot at the end and then : GET TO THE CHOPPA' said Arnie. lol
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October 9th, 2009 11:44pm
He was the guy who got hit by the big ass log trap lol.
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October 9th, 2009 11:44pm
I thought Hawkins was the dorky guy? His name is Poncho and played by Richard Chaves. He was a small guy and he was cool.
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October 9th, 2009 12:32pm
There's two things Brody hates British and American people, other wise he's a good actor.
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October 9th, 2009 7:04am
Both Brody and Topher Grace are signed on for sequels.
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October 9th, 2009 4:46am
Chad you mean Hawkins? Yes he was funny, he was cool...he died first :D lol. But indeed... Brody can put on some weight and he could play a psycho or something similar.

and Fallen your agreement with me it's strange to me as well.lol
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October 8th, 2009 10:57pm
Btw may I point out that you weren't expecting to see that bumbling goofy guy in District 9 to be the main character and end up being kind of a badass. Just to prove my point that not everyone has to be Arnold size. Brody will obviously work out for the film, just so he looks toned like a special forces team member would from all the training they do etc. He doesn't need to be huge, he can look like Robert Downey's size in Iron Man and still pull it off. That one guy wasn't very big and he was cool in the original Predator (I forgot his name but he had diagonal face paint).
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October 8th, 2009 10:53pm
They will all die, besides Brody lol.
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October 8th, 2009 3:18pm
captainrumi, nothing against Brody just the wrong part for him seriously.
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October 8th, 2009 3:15pm
Lol. I am with Captain..strangely. Haha., You got it all wrong Rare.

1. Michael Jay White: horrible actor.
2. Adrien Brody: can pull off a bad ass if he wants to. Why? Cuz he's that good.
3. This has nothing to do with AVP or AVP:R. It is a direct sequel of sorts to Predator 2.
4. Captains right, Michael Jai White (funny cuz hes black) was supposed to be a supporting character anyway. One who most likely dies anyway, no matter who plays him. Overall, I understand you anger, but your wrong.
5. Their all supporting actors in a way, because the predators are the main characters.

Also, you have to admit, the lineup is pretty darn out of the box/original. I mean assassins, serial killers with pasts, predator home planet. Sounds fun to me.
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October 8th, 2009 12:06pm
rarebloodtype, LOL! ".....because i'm going to smack the Alien out of his face."
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October 8th, 2009 10:31am
rareblood! Brody didn't replace White, coz White has to be the black mercenary, coz he is black... obviously.Mahershalalall whatewer Ali is who take the role instead of Michael. So don't fuck with our Brody buddy :D
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October 8th, 2009 9:14am
And AVP REQUIEM cost only 40 million to make less than the first AVP. And still made money by using it's name and tricking fans to watch it to make them money. They made 88 million dollars in their pocket. Ya see why I say stand up for Micheal Jai White, he is perfect and will save the Predator franchise and if you still stand by your Adrian Brody FUCK YOU THEN!!!!!!!
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October 8th, 2009 9:09am
This is what the world had to say about this movie,As with its predecessor, Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem was not screened for critics, although once able to view the film, the response was largely negative. Based on 66 reviews, the film scored a 14% approval rating at Rotten Tomatoes, and 29 out of 100 at Metacritic, the worst for a film in the franchises.[13] Chief criticisms of the film included acting, dialogue, cardboard characters, over-the-top gore, bad lighting, and "jumpy editing"; however, a few critics praised the film as "a fun B movie".[14]

Chris Hewitt of Empire called it an "early but strong contender for worst movie of 2008", while BBC critic Mark Kermode's scathing review called the film "noisy, badly shot rubbish".[15] Stina Chyn of Film Threat felt the camerawork "is a smidge too shaky and the lighting/color design too dark for me to relish the Predator-on-Alien butt-kicking". Josh Rosenblatt of The Austin Chronicle dismissed the movie stating it was "An orgy of mindless violence, a random collection of bloody bodies, alien misanthropy, and slobbering carnage designed to bore straight into the pleasure centers of 13-year-old boys and leave the rest of us wondering when the movies got so damn loud."[16] The Hollywood Reporter contributor Kirk Honeycutt called it a "dull actioner that looks like a bad video game".[13]

Chris Nashawaty of Entertainment Weekly felt it was a "B movie that truly earns its B", though he gave it a grading of "B" on an A to F scale. Variety contributor Joe Leydon said it "Provides enough cheap thrills and modest suspense to shake a few shekels from genre fans before really blasting off as homevid product," and Ryan Stewart of Cinematical said he "can't recommend it as a good movie on its own merits, stocked as it is with cardboard cutout characters and a barely coherent plot, but it's miles more interesting than the last Alien vs. Predator film." Todd Gilchrist of IGN stated the film is "competently executed, occasionally scary and frequently fun to watch, no matter whether you choose to laugh at or with it".[14]

There was the occasional positive review; Neil Genzlinger of the New York Times stated "It may not be classic sci-fi like the original Alien, which it has in its DNA, but it's a perfectly respectable next step in the series." Daily Variety called it "Slam-Bang-Horror Action!" and MovieWeb.com said "A cool new monster...over-the-top violence...AVP-R is a lot of fun!"[
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October 8th, 2009 9:08am
Then there was AVP, every one wanted these two to battle so the studio hires Paul WS Anderson, which was a stupid mistake. Why you ask he never like the Predator, he said it himself. He said he's an ALIEN fan. that piece of shit made it clear when in the movie when the Predatr battled an Alien, the Alien killed the first one from behind and then took on the second one head up and still one. What a fucking lie. I better not see Paul WS Anderson in real life, because i'm goingto smack the Alien out of his face. The movie cost 60 million to make, it grossed 112 million I believe but with bad ratings all over the world. The movie made money because the studio doesn't want it to make it a great epic movie. They just want to juice it, i'm telling you to all Predator fans for real. I know whati'm talking about. They made 112 million and laughed at us and told themselves, "you see how much good money we made". "Let's make another one that's even worse than the 1st, and they will still go and see this movie, and we will still get millions." Which was true They hired Collin and Greg Strauss to hire a writer and then directed it. They would tease us with good parts and that's it to make us want to watch it and tell our friends to go and watch this movie.
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October 8th, 2009 8:38am
The studio who gave the OK to the director to make Predator 2 didn't make as they expected. I believe they made only 23 million, which Predator made 98 million and only cost 18 million to make. What happened was that the studio got greedy and wanted to juice the hell out of the name and character whome was created by Stan Winston R.I.P. They were goingto stop making any future Predator movies but the comic book of the predators was so popular the fans demand that the predator is to popular to just forget about it. And the only thing that Predator 2 offered was the trophy room where you saw an Alien head in it's room of trophies. The movie was good but the casting was terrible. Danny Glover as the lead actor, come on man seriously that was bad idea. They dressed Harrigan like he was still was playing in the color purple. A cowboy cop could take on a Predator tahn Dutch's crew had a hard time with the one they had.
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October 8th, 2009 8:25am
Aficionado, what are you talking about. Listen friend, I know movies very well, I concider myself as a critic, I attend conventions all over the world, and I have family that has involvements in making movies, that I can say. I am 30 years old, and I know every Nightmare On Elm Street, and friday the 13th, Child's Play, Hellraiser, and Halloween, and Texas Chainsaw Massacre movie by heart, and I memmorize every line, and know some of the people who worked on them. I'm also am a big Fan of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone, Jet Li, Hugh Jackman, Micheal Jai White, Christaian Bale, Gerald Butler, Sam Worthington, Clint Eastwood etc and I know almost everything about them Because I've like to research every one that fits the bill to be one of the greatest actors of all time. And one thing that I know about this movie Predators sequel, there is love and hate in this movie. I'm also a big fan of the Predator movies and also know every quote. Predator one a classic Predator 2, some stupid big shot director didn't want Arnold to star in the sequel which was a big mistake on their part.
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October 8th, 2009 1:32am
Lol. Well thats kinda like saying Arnold doesn't matter in the original. I mean he's what sold the movie mostly. But I know what you mean. Another reason AVP sucked. I men no way in hell would an alien ever take down a predator one on one. But lol, I got the Cap joke now.
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October 7th, 2009 11:37pm
Yeah he's joking. All I care about are the actual Predators and how cool they are. The people mean nothing to me lol.
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October 7th, 2009 6:21pm
Lol. Thanks Captain.

And Aficionado. Lol. I actually thought Brody was a great fit for King Kong when I heard the casting calls. And it turned out true. And I actually fully support this. But do you think he can be Captain America? Or were you joking?
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October 7th, 2009 4:26pm
I'm not gonna judge his performance until I see it. I think he's got the chops to pull off a merc. Didn't your parents ever teach you not to judge a book by its cover? haha They can do whatever they want with this character to suit his abilities. It's not like he's playing a character that people might expect a certain thing from, like, say...Captain America lol The fact that they're not casting your typical strong man leading actor(a la Arnold) at least shows this isn't a rehash of the original. Judging from the majority of your outcries over remakes, that should be a sigh of relief. I remember when I discovered he was the lead male in King Kong. My first reaction was "that guy seems out of place." Granted he was a writer, but he still had to do some pretty physical stuff, and he turned out really well. Who knows, this might be a shining light for this movie. An unexpected lead, multiple Predators...they're thinking outside the box. The only thing left to do is see if they can present it well on screen.

P.S: Adrien Brody for Captain America :P
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October 7th, 2009 3:27pm
Better than your joke dude. jeeez.
well, this could be the end of our pretty meaningless conversation. always nice talking to you Fallen.
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October 7th, 2009 3:18pm
Lol. You just had to respond... and with such a stupid comeback. "master Gay"? Jeez.
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October 7th, 2009 3:11pm
well someone has penis envy.
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October 7th, 2009 2:59pm
yes i have. I've been learning from the best. From you master Gay :)
and just a question: you have some rubber burn xp? you are so pro in this topic :D

good night
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October 7th, 2009 2:37pm
Dude.. Hahahaha. Your last comment doesn't make sense AT ALL. I mean I get the point your still defending yourself. So why are you defending yourself, when your "not offended" by someone as "low" as me??

And you still keep coming back for more? And btw, there's no need for a condom for gay people like you ( I'm sure you know this), when you take it up the ass. I mean you don't want rubber burn do you?

Jeez. You have brought me so low as to say a gay joke... you are a very bad person. Tsk tsk tsk.

And before you respond, is there anything else you just found out that you'd like to share with us? Besides Hewrpies? :)
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October 7th, 2009 2:12pm
ohh you're really funny man. I laughed my ass off. You allways use this boyfriend joke, don't you?
I'm not pissed off, you're too low to piss me off :)

My point was, that you said: I just telling things, that everyone knows already, especially you. Yeah you know everything, even that Predators take place on the predators planet...
see you later. I hope your boyfriend still loves you, so don't hurry...have fun, enjoy life, use condom :P
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