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On the surface of it, Super might sound to many almost exactly like Kick-Ass, albeit with a much lower budget. The premise of the two films does, superficially (no pun intended), sound very similar. Both films feature an ordinary guy without any powers that goes about trying to stop crime. And this similarity means that [...]
James Gunn’s Super is a dark take on the superhero genre, which asks the question – what would it take to become a real life superhero? It’s subversive, brutal and has some excellent performances from Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page and Kevin Bacon. It hits DVD and Blu-ray on the 1st of August and hey – [...]
Super hits UK cinemas this Friday, 8th July and to celebrate, Hanway Films have sent us this brand new clip from the movie. We get to see Ellen Page not only practising her martial arts skills but also doing her best to convince Rainn Wilson’s character why she should be his side-kick! Frank (RAINN WILSON) [...]
Although there had been much speculation as to Kapow’s surprise film involving all sorts of rumours, when darkness fell and the film began it turned out to be, as the majority had suspected, James Gunn’s Super. Here’s what we thought of the much anticipated top secret film: Not for the easily offended, Super is one [...]
Apple have just debuted the brand new trailer and poster for Hesher, yet another movie which stars Natalie Portman alongside Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Devin Brochu, Rainn wilson, Piper Laurie and helmed by Spencer Susser. Synopsis: Loud music. Pornography. Burning stuff to the ground. These are a few of Hesher’s favorite things. And they are what Hesher [...]
Yahoo! Movies have released a new poster for indie-drama Hesher. Directed by Spencer Susser, Hesher stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Inception), Natalie Portman (Black Swan), Rainn Wilson (Juno), Devin Brochu (Rubber) and Piper Laurie (Carrie). Originally screened in-competition at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, the film is now scheduled to be released in the US on May [...]
One of my biggest regrets from SXSW 2011 was not seeing Rainn Wilson’s new movie, Super. The movie clashed with that of the Aint It Cool News Secret screening where the rumour was that either Captain America, Thor or Super 8 would be screened. Despite Guillermo del Toro, being there (which was indeed rather cool), [...]
Gathering buzz from its showing at SXSW James Gunn’s Super is looking very interesting indeed. Two clips, one from Twitch and the other from Coming Soon, should be just the ticket if you’re till not on board the Super train, be warned though – the second clip is all kinds of nasty, making the final [...]
This is one of the films making some noise at SXSW in Austin at the moment and if you were a fan of James Gunn’s previous movie, the glorious B-movie Slither, then you’ll already be excited for his take on the real life superhero tale. This new poster follows on from the Rainn Wilson version [...]
Newmarket Films have released a fresh poster for acclaimed Sundance drama-comedy Hesher. Directed by renowned documentary maker Spencer Susser, Hesher stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Inception), Natalie Portman (Black Swan), Rainn Wilson (Super), Devin Brochu (In the Valley of Elah), John Carroll Lynch (Shutter Island) and Piper Laurie (Carrie). After the tragic loss of his mother, T.J. (Devin Brochu) and his pill [...]
In a world increasingly populated with DIY super heroes there is something special about Super, James Gunn’s next film, and we have a new trailer tonight to spoil us into an expectant mess. Following up his wonderful and slightly silly B-Movie Slither, Gunn has enlisted Rainn Wilson and Ellen Page to tell the story of [...]
Austin, TX - Billy Bob Thorton’s, The King of Luck, documentary on Willie Nelson, will screen Saturday, March 19 for the Closing Night at the SXSW Film Festival. The World Premiere film explores Willie Nelson “the man, the songwriter, the friend, the father, legendary performer and champion of the family farmer.” Also announced today, a work-in-progress [...]
IFC Films have debuted the first official poster for dark superhero comedy Super. Directed by James Gunn, Super stars Rainn Wilson (The Rocker), Ellen Page (Juno), Liv Tyler (The Strangers), Kevin Bacon (The Woodsman), Nathan Fillion (Slither) and Linda Cardellini (Scooby-Doo). After his wife Sarah (Tyler) hooks up with a smooth-talking drug dealer named Jacques (Bacon), Frank (Wilson) transforms [...]
Newmarket Films have released a brand new trailer for indie-drama Hesher. Directed by Spencer Susser, Hesher debuted to mixed reviews at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival, and stars Natalie Portman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Rainn Wilson, Piper Laurie, John Carroll Lynch and Devin Brochu. Hesher (Gordon-Levitt) is a loner. He hates the world and everyone in it. [...]
IFC Films (via Yahoo) have debuted the first trailer for new movie, Peep World which looks rather good! It stars Michael C. Hall, Ben Schwartz, Rainn Wilson, Sarah Silverman,Kate Mara and is directed by Barry Blaustein. Plot: On the day of their father’s 70th birthday party, four siblings come to terms with the publication of [...]
You can catch up here on all of the news about the upcoming superhero film “Super” which features Rainn Wilson from The American Office as The Crimson Bolt, a hero with no special powers to speak of, who dons a costume when his wife falls under the influence of Kevin Bacon’s drug dealer. Now we have [...]
IFC have bought the US distribution rights to James Gunn’s dark superhero comedy Super, Deadline have confirmed. Super premiered during Friday’s Midnight Madness at the 35th Toronto International Film Festival where it received a lot of buzz from critics and audiences alike. The film stars Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page, Liv Tyler, Kevin Bacon, Nathan Fillion [...]
A new clip from James Gunn’s Super has made it’s way online, via Superherohype. The film, a dark superhero comedy in the vein of Kick-Ass, premiered at the 35th Toronto International Film Festival last night and stars Rainn Wilson, Liv Tyler, Kevin Bacon, Ellen Page, Linda Cardellini and Nathan Fillion. After his wife (Tyler) falls under [...]
James Gunn, on his official website, has posted the first look at Ellen Page in his upcoming action-comedy, Super. The image follows on from the others we posted here last month, and shows Frank D’Arbo/Crimson Bolt (Rainn Wilson) with his sidekick Libby/Boltie (Ellen Page). Super was written and directed by James Gunn and co-stars Liv [...]
