In 2005, writer/director Rian Johnson burst onto the indie scene with the high school set crime noir homage, Brick. The flick quickly grew into a cult hit, helped establish Joseph Gordon-Levitt as one of the greatest actors of his generation, and put Johnson's career on the fast track. Now he's traveling the globe and blowing stuff up in the more highly budgeted caper film, The Brothers Bloom. From the looks of the trailer, Johnson's sharp wit and savvy genre awareness remain in tact. Best of all it looks like the film will give a quintet of commercially underused Oscar-baiters the chance to lighten up and show off their comedic skills. Academy Award winners Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardener) and Adrien Brody (The Piano) head the cast with support from the Oscar nominated Rinko Kikuchi (Babel) and the long overdue Mark Ruffalo (Zodiac). Check out the trailer by going here.
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Trailers: The Brothers Bloom
In 2005, writer/director Rian Johnson burst onto the indie scene with the high school set crime noir homage, Brick. The flick quickly grew into a cult hit, helped establish Joseph Gordon-Levitt as one of the greatest actors of his generation, and put Johnson's career on the fast track. Now he's traveling the globe and blowing stuff up in the more highly budgeted caper film, The Brothers Bloom. From the looks of the trailer, Johnson's sharp wit and savvy genre awareness remain in tact. Best of all it looks like the film will give a quintet of commercially underused Oscar-baiters the chance to lighten up and show off their comedic skills. Academy Award winners Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardener) and Adrien Brody (The Piano) head the cast with support from the Oscar nominated Rinko Kikuchi (Babel) and the long overdue Mark Ruffalo (Zodiac). Check out the trailer by going here.
