James Mather and Stephen St. Leger’s MS One: Maximum Security starring Guy Pearce (up for a Golden Globe Sunday night for Mildred Pierce) was formerly titled Lock-Out and last month we showed you the first trailers.  Now we have a featurette, again from France (courtesy of allcine.com). I still think that MS One: Maximum Security is the remake of Escape from New York that you didn’t know you wanted. (As opposed to the actual remake that thankfully seems to have been abandoned.) Just like the trailers, in this we get less of Guy Pearce getting a beat-down and a lot more of him being a wise-ass and the Snake Plissken allusions are loud and clear. I like it!

James Mather (making his feature film debut) directed from a script he cowrote with Exec. Producer Luc Besson (The Fifth Element, The Messengers, The Lady) and co-director Stephen St. Leger. It was originally called “Section Eight” and was to be in 3D, so the current title is its third and they’ve jettisoned the 3D. Yay!

Synopsis:

A man wrongly convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage against the U.S. is offered his freedom if he can rescue the president’s daughter from an outer space prison taken over by violent inmates. 

Costarring Maggie Grace as the President’s daughter (she always plays someone’s daughter and she’s usually in some sort of peril), Peter Stormare, Vincent Regan, Lennie James and Tim Plester, MS One: Maximum Security breaks into theaters 13^th April in the UK and April 20 in the US.

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Joe Carnahan’s The Grey had its world premiere last night in LA at The Regal Theater LA Live. Stars Liam Neeson, James Badge Dale (Shame), Frank Grillo (Warrior) along with Dallas Roberts all came out, as did Maggie Grace, Neeson’s costar in Taken (and Taken 2), Kristen Bell and Minnie Driver, who I guess had nothing else to do on a Wednesday night.

Shouldn’t there be a rule that if you’re IN the movie being premiered that you have to put on a suit and make an effort? (That goes double for actors no one’s heard of and are getting a break by being IN the movie.) I didn’t say you had to wear a tie, just don’t show up looking like you just rolled out of bed. (I’m looking at you Joe Anderson. It’s LA. You’re not that cold.) Giles Marini, James Van Der Beek and Dermot Mulroney are not even IN the movie and they all look very presentable. Bradley Cooper, “Sexiest Man Alive” apparently no longer has to try. (He was on his way to The Weinstein Company party anyway, apparently that was a casual affair.)

Synopsis: In Alaska, an oil drilling team struggle to survive after a plane crash strands them in the wild. Hunting the humans are a pack of wolves who see them as intruders.

The Grey opens in the US, Canada and the UK  on January 27.

James Mather and Stephen St. Leger’s MS One: Maximum Security starring Guy Pearce (just nominated for a SAG award for "Mildred Pierce") was formerly titled Lock-Out and last week we showed you the first teaser trailer.  Now we have the first feature trailer, again from France(courtesy of allcine.com) . Seems to me that this one makes it clear that MS One: Maximum Security is the remake of Escape from New York that you didn’t know you wanted.  In any case, we certainly know more about the plot after viewing this trailer than we did after the first. As an added bonus, there’s less of Guy Pearce getting a beat-down and more of being a wise-ass.

Luc Besson (The Fifth Element, The Messengers, The Lady) Executive Produced Director Mather  (making his feature film directorial debut) cowrote the screenplay with Stephen St. Leger and Besson. It was originally called “Section Eight” and was to be in 3D, so the current title is its third.

Synopsis: A man wrongly convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage against the U.S. is offered his freedom if he can rescue the president’s daughter from an outer space prison taken over by violent inmates. 

It didn’t hit me the first time I read that and certainly not from the first teaser, but with the new trailer, I think that the Snake Plissken allusions are definitely there.

Costarring Maggie Grace as the President’s daughter (she always plays someone’s daughter and she’s usually in some sort of peril), Vincent Regan, Lennie James and Tim Plester, MS One: Maximum Security breaks into theaters 13^th April in the UK and April 20 in the US.

Before watching the trailer for James Mather’s sci-fi thriller Lockout, I had never heard of it, so it is safe to say I knew nothing about it. I’m not sure after watching this first look international trailer I know much more, other than I don’t like anyone beating on Guy Pearce. Maybe that’s just me. He apparently is having a ball. It is still kind of compelling. It goes from an empty room with Peter Stormare interrogating Pearce while playing with a lighter to full on action with space ships and explosions.

Luc Besson (whose The Lady is garnering awards attention this year) is Executive Producer and he knows a thing or two about sci-fi (The Fifth Element). Director Mather  (making his feature film directorial debut) cowrote the screenplay with Stephen St. Leger and Besson. It was originally called “Section Eight” and was to be in 3D.

Synopsis: A man wrongly convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage against the U.S. is offered his freedom if he can rescue the president’s daughter from an outer space prison taken over by violent inmates. 

Now that is a wacky premise. I like it.

Costarring Maggie Grace as the President’s daughter (she always plays someone’s daughter and she’s usually in some sort of peril), Vincent Regan, Lennie James and Tim Plester, Lockout breaks into theaters 13^th April in the UK and April 20 in the US.

via JoBlo

Karl Lagerfeld cracked a smile (I think this is the first time I have ever seen him smile! Did you feel the earth move?) as he is front and centre at the reopening of the Chanel SoHo boutique with his muse and friend Diane Kruger.

Lots of celebrities are in town for the New York Fashion Week and stopped by to show their support for Chanel and Karl Lagerfeld:

• Blake Lively
• Chace Crawford
• Claire Danes
• Leighton Meester
• Liv Tyler
• Maggie Grace
• Paula Patton
• Petra Nemacova
• Rachel Bilson
• Rachel Zoe
• Robin Thicke
• Sarah Jessica Parker
• Terri Seymour

Pictures after the break

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Clothing retailer H & M had a launch party for Jimmy Choo last night at a private residence in Los Angeles.  The collection includes men’s and women’s clothes, shoes, bags, and accessories.  Is this not the best news ever?? H & M is reasonably priced so I would have to think that Jimmy Choo’s products will be as well!!

Lots of celebs attending this fabulous launch:

• Tamara Mellon
• Paris Hilton
• Nicky Hilton
• Sheryl Crow
• Gabrielle Reece
• Whitney Port
• Hayden Panettiere
• M.I.A.
• Cat Deeley
• Rashida Jones
• Maggie Grace
• Cheryl Tiegs
• Kate Walsh

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