April 21, 2011
Zemeckis and Denzel Could Take Flight
Robert Zemeckis is in early negotiations to direct "Flight," a Paramount drama about an airline pilot with a substance abuse problem. Denzel Washington is loosely attached to star.
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January 13, 2010
Total Recall: Denzel Washington's Best Movies
Over the course of his more than 30 years in show business, Denzel Washington has done pretty much everything -- he's played cops (good and bad), lawyers, reporters, educators, doctors, mobsters, and more, earning two Academy Awards and more than a billion dollars in box office grosses along the way. With more than 65 films attached to his name in our database, Washington boasts a lifetime Tomatometer of 68 percent (which is rather astounding when you consider that one of those films is 1990's Heart Condition). One thing he's never been given, however, is the Total Recall treatment -- and seeing as how he's about to brighten up our January with the starring role in the Hughes brothers' post-apocalyptic drama The Book of Eli, we decided now would be the perfect time!
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July 23, 2009
Denzel Back on Unstoppable...and Remaking A Bittersweet Life?
Perhaps jealous of all the attention being devoted to Comic-Con, Denzel Washington popped up in a pair of stories yesterday -- one about his reported return to Tony Scott's "Unstoppable," and the other about his rumored attachment to a remake of the South Korean thriller "A Bittersweet Life."
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July 14, 2009
Denzel Washington Exits Unstoppable
With Tony Scott's "Unstoppable" in limbo at Fox, Denzel Washington has formally withdrawn from the picture -- prompting a new flurry of activity between the studio and the star.
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June 11, 2009
Box Office Guru Preview: Travolta Faces Off With Denzel in 1 2 3
Two A-listers duke it out in North American multiplexes in the new action thriller The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 starring Denzel Washington and John Travolta which will challenge last weekend's top films Up and The Hangover for a three-way race to the number one spot. Eddie Murphy also joins the fun with his latest family comedy Imagine That which will try to enter the top five. Overall ticket sales should once again fall behind last year's numbers, only by a much wider margin this time.
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May 29, 2009
10 Years of Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Ten years ago this month, excitement reached fever pitch ahead of the release of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace. After 16 years without a Star Wars film in cinemas, an entire generation got ready to experience the magic of George Lucas' space opera on the big screen. Plenty of criticism was leveled at the film's new foibles, not least Ahmed Best's Jar-Jar Binks, who managed to offend even the staunchest of Ewok apologists. But while most of us remember how we felt after we saw the movie, how familiar are we with the levels of excitement we felt before?
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April 24, 2009
Tony Scott and Denzel are Unstoppable
Their updated spin on "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3" isn't even in theaters yet, but Denzel Washington and Tony Scott are already making plans for a fifth movie together -- "Unstoppable," which would feature Washington as "an experienced engineer who jumps in a locomotive with a young conductor to chase down a runaway train carrying a cargo of toxic chemicals."
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February 12, 2009
Cruise, Denzel, and Cronenberg Enter The Matarese Circle
David Cronenberg has lined up Tom Cruise and Denzel Washington for his next project, an adaptation of Robert Ludlum's "The Matarese Circle" that will star Cruise as a Russian spy pitted against Washington's American intelligence operative.
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October 30, 2008
Denzel, Oldman Read from The Book of Eli
Gary Oldman is in talks to star opposite Denzel Washington in "The Book of Eli," a Hughes brothers action thriller about "a lone hero who must fight his way across the wasteland of a near-future America to protect a sacred book that might hold the key to saving the future of humanity."
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October 8, 2008
Cronenberg Enters The Matarese Circle
David Cronenberg is in talks to direct "The Matarese Circle," an adaptation of a Robert Ludlum Cold War thriller, for MGM. Denzel Washington is attached to star.
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September 5, 2008
Denzel Reads Hughes Brothers' Book of Eli
Denzel Washington has signed on to star in the Hughes brothers' "The Book of Eli," about a wasteland future version of America where "a lone warrior fights to bring society the knowledge that is key to its redemption." (Naturally, filming will take place in New Mexico.)
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November 29, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: Mr. Skywalker and Ms. Storm in New Thriller
Only one new film ventures into wide release. Studios typically avoid opening worthwhile pics during the weekend after the Thanksgiving frame since moviegoing subsides and holiday shopping becomes a bigger national priority. Overall ticket sales tumble by 40-50% from the previous frame and holdovers usually lead the way.
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November 21, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: Enchanted Leads Packed Holiday Weekend
This weekend For the first time this decade, a new release seems set to take over the number one spot during the busy Thanksgiving holiday weekend at the North American box office. Studios are cramming a six-pack of new titles into multiplexes nationwide hoping the recent famine in the marketplace will be replaced by a feast.
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November 15, 2007
Denzel Washington on American Gangster: The RT Interview
Critically acclaimed and professionally lauded, Denzel Washington has taken home two Oscars and a stack of praise for performances in films like Training Day, Malcolm X and Remember the Titans. His latest, American Gangster, is released in the UK on November 16th, and Certified Fresh; Rotten Tomatoes caught up with Washington to find out more.
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October 31, 2007
Total Recall: American Gangster's Paradise
This week, Ridley Scott's American Gangster starring Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington hits theaters. With its story of a drug kingpin and the cop who's trying to take him down, we at Rotten Tomatoes thought it would be a good time to delve into some flicks about organized crime you may have missed.
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October 22, 2007
Tomatometer Watch: American Gangster Debuts at 100 Percent
After getting the worst reviews of his career for A Good Year (26 percent on its Tomatometer), Ridley Scott's newest opus, American Gangster, is so far poised to do a critical 180. Early reviews have built up a 100 percent Tomatometer for the film, which will be opening next week on Friday.
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August 13, 2007
Ridley Scott Schools Cuba Gooding, Jr. in American Gangster
Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe have the headlining roles in American Gangster, but Cuba Gooding Jr. plays a part in Washington's storyline too. He recalled a particularly striking scene where he was reminded of the clout with whom he was working.
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November 8, 2006
The People's Choices Have Been Made
Everyone always says The Oscars would be better if "normal people" were allowed to vote on them. And yet every year, The People's Choice Awards Nominations are embarrassingly silly.
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August 9, 2006
"Halo" Has a Director!
Visual effects veteran Neill Blomkamp has been announced as the new director of vid-game adaptation "Halo," which will be produced by "Lord of the Rings" Oscar-winner Peter Jackson.
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July 14, 2006
Denzel as "Halo" Master Chief?
Sometimes a rumor's so flimsy you have to ignore it, and sometimes a rumor's too juicy to dismiss. This one falls in the latter category: Could Denzel Washington be in line to star as the heroic Master Chief in (producer) Peter Jackson's "Halo" adaptation?
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April 5, 2006
Luhrman's Period Piece Gets Bumped from Production Slate
Baz Luhrmann, director of Romeo + Juliet and Moulin Rouge, was planning to get his 1930's period piece underway this September, but budgeting woes, and the tenuous availability of stars Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman, have conspired to send the project into development hell ... for the time being, anyway.
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March 27, 2006
Denzel is the "Man" at the Weekend Box Office
Denzel Washington's bank heist thriller "Inside Man" snagged the #1 spot at the weekend box office derby, pulling in an estimated $29 million from about 2,800 theaters -- which is good news, because if the big-budget, big-actor flick had debuted behind a Disney horror movie or a Larry the Cable Guy comedy, Universal would have been pretty darn angry.
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February 14, 2006
Denzel, Crowe, and Sir Ridley go "Gangster"
Looks like Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington might soon be having a reunion, and no it's not a sequel to "Virtuosity." Ridley Scott is in talks to direct the pair in "American Gangster," the story of a 70s-era drug lord who imported his wares through decidedly unpleasant means.
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January 25, 2006
"Deja Vu" for Adam Goldberg
Adam Goldberg will join Denzel Washington and Jim Caviezel in "Deja Vu," according to the Hollywood Reporter. Goldberg will play a scientist in the movie, which is about an FBI agent, played by Washington, who goes back in time to save a woman from a murder.
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December 9, 2005
Trailer Bulletin: Inside Man
Looking for a good cop thriller from Spike Lee that stars Denzel Washington, Jodie Foster, Clive Owen, Chiwetel Ejiofor, and Willem Dafoe? I know I sure do. But for now, this all-new theatrical trailer will have to suffice.
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October 20, 2005
New Orleans Gets a Second Shot of "Deja Vu"
Although the project was nearly shelved due to the aftermath of Katrina, it now looks like Jerry Bruckheimer, Tony Scott, and several Disney minions will be heading back to New Orleans to produce "Deja Vu."
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June 2, 2005
Don Cheadle to Become an "American Gangster"
Originally set to star Denzel Washington, "American Gangster" will most likely go into production with Don Cheadle ("Hotel Rwanda") in the lead role. Screenwriter Steve Zaillian ("Searching for Bobby Fischer") wrote the original screenplay, and "Rwanda" director Terry George is presently reworking the script.
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April 5, 2005
Spike & Denzel to Team Up for a Fourth Flick
Blackfilm.com snagged an interesting quote from controversial filmmaker Spike Lee. The director was attending an after-party for Denzel Washington's Broadway opening of "Julius Caesar," and that's where he dropped this promising little nugget: "It?s called "Inside Man," and we start shooting it shortly after (Denzel) finishes his run on Broadway.
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