[quote=“Sgt. Geoi Donowitz”]
This is true.
BTW, Robert says Shorts will have a huge Austin premiere, and tickets will be up for sale shortly. I fucking hope I catch it in time.
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You lucky son of a bitch. That’d be amazing to go to a premier of his flick.
[quote=“Ordell Rodriguez”]
You lucky son of a bitch. That’d be amazing to go to a premier of his flick.
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I haven’t got the tix yet fool. And I’m a daughter of a bitch, thank you very much. ;D
[quote=“Sgt. Geoi Donowitz”]
I haven’t got the tix yet fool. And I’m a daughter of a bitch, thank you very much. ;D
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I’d imagine you’d be telling everybody in sight if you did get tix, your a lucky daughter of a bitch you live close enough to rock the premiere.
Has A Frontrunner Emerged In The PREDATORS Directing Sweepstakes?
The rumors continue on who will be directing Predators…
So, Harry finally confirmed Nimrod Antal as the guy and bagged a Q&A with Robert himself.
AICN Exclusive: Nimrod Antal is directing PREDATORS - Q&A with Robert Rodriguez reveals more!!!
Hm. The director of Vacancy is being handed Predators as his next project. That Armoured movie had better be fucking fantastic or Roberts lost his mind. I saw Kontroll and am curious what he could bring to this movie. Speaking of which that flicks on Netflix, think I’ll watch it again.
The first details on the story premise for director Nimrod Antal’s Predators have been revealed thanks to Latino Review who managed to score a peek at the draft screenplay dated July 12, 2009.
They’ve compiled a pretty cool video to present a summary of what they read and their thoughts, which you can watch here. Alternatively, I’ve extracted a summary of their report which you can read after the jump.
Whether you read or watch the video, I suggest a big spoiler warning is necessary as the summary gives away a fair chunk of the story.
Here’s the synopsis:
Prior to the credits the hero of the story, Royce, is introduced. He’s chasing an adversary down on a rooftop. The chase ends with Royce killing his opponent, the whole time being watched by a Predator. The Predator then kidnaps him. The credits roll, after which the film cuts to Royce free falling at 160mph towards the surface of the Predator homeworld. After parachuting to safety, he soon encounters seven other humans who have all been dropped to the surface. The Predator homeworld is like the jungle from the cretaceous period and it serves as a giant game preserve – where humans are the game. All eight humans are then pack hunted by Predator dogs, Predator falcons and a giant Super Predator referred to as the ‘Black Super Predator’. The Black Super Predator leads a hunting party of two other Super Predators. The eight humans go on the run once they realize they are prey in a macabre game of cat and mouse. At the midpoint of the film Royce and the remaining humans hook up with American soldier Nolan, another human who was dropped onto the world but who has managed to remain in hiding in a cave. He tells them the Predators have been dropping humans into the game preserve for years.
Latino Review state the actual script was awesome, referring to it as “a 90 page kick ass sci-fi action movie” that is “a bloody, violent hard-ass script reminiscent of the original.” They also provide a run down of the characters in the film, as follows:
Cuchillo – a Mexican enforcer from a drug cartel with twin oozies (Danny Trejo)
Nikolai – a bear sized Russian armed with a 4 barreled gas powered rotary machine gun
Isabelle – a tough as nails woman armed with a sniper rifle who speaks French
Stans a – prisoner with a shaved head and scorpion tattoo, armed with a prison made knife
Mombasa an African member of the Sierra Leone death squad
Hanzo – a bad ass Japanese Yakuza enforcer
Edwin – a small unassuming man, formerly one of the FBI’s most wanted
Finally, and again a big spoiler alert, Latino Review also confirm a cameo from Arnold Schwarzenegger is written into the script.
The script was originally written by Robert Rodriguez about fifteen years ago as a sequel to Predator. His script has since been revised by relative unknowns Alex Litvak and, according to Latino Review, writer Mike Finch. I hadn’t heard of Finch’s involvement before Latino Review’s report.
The only cast member unofficially announced to date is Danny Trejo (Machete), although I speculate Kristine Klebe may also have been cast. Both names are in the hat after Trejo himself suggested the two were in Predators at Horrorfind over the weekend.
Predators will be released July 7, 2010.
Source: Latino Review
Heh. Danny Trejo is playing a dude named “Knife”. I heard about this a couple of days ago.