Archive for September 25th, 2009

Jason Isaacs

This idea was concocted by a few friends of mine, and I jumped up and down with excitement when they first told it to me. Most of you might recognize Jason Isaacs from his role as Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter movies, or the evil Colonel William Tavington in The Patriot (2000). And those who are more aware of his body of work might agree stronger with the notion that Isaacs is terrific at playing a smarmy bad guy.

The script for the next Batman movie is still in the works, but like everyone else we keep a close eye on all of the rumors that float around, one of which has been that director Chris Nolan is toying with the idea of including The Riddler as one of the next villains. Jim Carrey played The Riddler (aka Edward Nigma) in Joel Schumacher’s 1995 box office sensation Batman Forever, and it is pretty safe to say that Carrey is warmly remembered for his performance in that role. His cartoonish brand of comedy fit well with Schumacher’s vision, which attempted to capture the serial-comic flavor of the 1960s. However, being that Nolan sees the world of Gotham as a much darker, more mature place, goofy doesn’t seem likely to be the direction he’ll go if The Riddler is indeed destined to return to the screen. Enter Jason Isaacs. Read the rest of this entry »

Clive Owen with co-stars George MacKay and Nicholas McAnulty

Comingsoon.net released an interview this past Tuesday that they held with director Scott Hicks (No Reservations, Glass: A Portrait in 12 Parts) and actor Clive Owen (Children of Men, Shoot ‘em Up) about their newest film The Boys are Back. The interview is, as it aptly calls itself, intimate, revealing much of the deep feeling that went into making the hardy family drama. Both Hicks and Owen express their strong connections to the story, which centers on fatherhood, and how they believe it will resonate with countless people because of the relationships that are built on screen. Owen plays a single father raising two sons.

This marks the third feature film of Hicks’ that deals directly with the issue of parenting (with Hearts of Atlantis being the first, and his remake of No Reservations being the second), particularly single parenting. The Boys are Back will focus more on this topic than before, which should say a lot about how personal it is to the director.

Hicks has a wife and two girls of his own.

The Boys are Back began a limited release today.