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  • ‘Atomic Blonde’ Unscripted

    Casting a kickass super spy? Hire Charlize Theron. Want a kickass episode of Moviefone’s “Unscripted“? Ask Theron and director David Leitch to sit down together … and let the sparks fly!

    That’s right, “Atomic Blonde” star Charlize Theron and director David Leitch (producer, “John Wick”) take your questions — and ask a few of their own — in Moviefone’s signature series. With topics ranging from an epic Lorraine Broughton vs. Furiosa showdown, the origin of the movie’s spectacular stairwell sequence, and Theron’s sober shoe size, you won’t want to miss it.

    “Atomic Blonde,” starring Charlize Theron, James McAvoy, John Goodman, Til Schweiger, Eddie Marsan, Sofia Boutella, Toby Jones, and Daniel Bernhardt, and directed by David Leitch, opens in theaters everywhere Friday, July 28th.

  • ‘Deadpool’ Director Tim Miller Corrects Reports About His Departure

    Sorry, Kyle Chandler! Apparently you did not deserve to be dragged into the “Deadpool” drama.

    When “Deadpool” director Tim Miller left/was dropped from the sequel, fans were left with the classic reason of “creative differences.” What creative differences? Unnamed sources filled in the blanks, including telling TheWrap that Miller and star Ryan Reynolds clashed over the potential casting of Kyle Chandler as Cable — Miller supposedly wanted him for “Deadpool 2,” Reynolds did not — adding that Miller reportedly wanted a more stylized sequel with Reynolds wanting to focus more on the kind of raunchy comedy that got the first film its R rating.

    Well, hush on all that, kids, ’cause Miller told CG Garage it’s not true.

    Here’s part of Miller’s “Deadpool” director talk (via Collider):

    “I just want to say one thing to the geek audience out there, because it’s important to me what the geeks and nerds of the world think because they are my brothers and sisters. I didn’t want to make some stylized movie that was 3 times the budget. If you read the internet — who cares, really? But for those of you who do, I wanted to make the same kind of movie that we made before because I think that’s the right movie to make for the character. So don’t believe what you read on the internet. […] I wanted to do the same thing [as the first movie]. Kyle Chandler was not going to be Cable. All this stuff that I read kind of kills me.”

    It sucks when “insiders” spread wonky intel, but you also have to wonder where it comes from — how much is half-true, or true to one person but a misinterpretation to another? And how the heck did Kyle Chandler get named so specifically as a source of conflict if he was never going to be Cable? And what did go wrong if Miller wanted the same kind of movie as before?

    Reynolds recently weighed in on the director change, complimenting Miller and really going all-in to praise the new guy, David Leitch. The Deadpool actor/producer made a point to say how much Leitch could do on a smaller budget, which seemed to imply that Miller wanted something else.

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  • Ryan Reynolds Sounds Off on ‘Deadpool 2’ Director Change

    Ryan Reynolds is still putting maximum effort into “Deadpool.” He just told Entertainment Weekly — which named him Entertainer of the Year — that they are currently in the development stage for “Deadpool 2,” but “we’re about to move into production.”

    Original director Tim Miller is out, reportedly after clashing with Reynolds on the direction of the sequel. Miller’s replacement is “John Wick” director David Leitch.

    When asked previously about the director change, Reynolds simply told The Hollywood Reporter, “Ultimately, everything is on track, that’s all that matters at the moment.”

    He had more to say on the subject to EW, praising both Miller and Leitch:

    On Tim Miller: “There is not a human being on Earth that worked harder on ‘Deadpool’ than Tim. He’s an incredibly, incredibly talented director.”

    On Davd Leitch: “Everybody was just a fan of his work. He’s just a guy who’s so muscular with his action. He also really understands those ‘Deadpool’ sensibilities and where we need to take the franchise from here. And I love ‘John Wick.’ One of the things that David Leitch does that very few filmmakers can do these days is they can make a movie on an ultra tight minimal budget look like it was shot for 10-15 times what it cost.”

    There’s certainly something to be said for creative use of funds, but why would “Deadpool 2” really need someone who can work on “an ultra tight minimal budget”? Didn’t this thing make half a mint? Show it all the money.

    Anyway, Reynolds added that they are still casting for Cable and “looking at” Domino as another “Deadpool 2” character. One guy who is ready to return is T.J. Miller as Wade Wilson’s buddy Weasel. Here’s what Miller recently told Cinema Blend:

    “I have been talking with Ryan Reynolds and the writers, and they’re really excited about [‘Deadpool 2’]. I think, for me, I just want Weasel to wield a gun, at one point. But there’s more fun stuff coming.”

    “Deadpool 2” is currently aiming for release in January 2018.

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