The forthcoming new chapter in the Saw horror franchise, Spiral: From the Book of Saw, has been unveiled and it features Chris Rock as the lead with a supporting cast that includes Samuel L. Jackson and Max Minghella.

The official description for Spiral reads: “Working in the shadow of an esteemed police veteran (Jackson), brash detective Ezekiel ‘Zeke’ Banks (Rock) and his rookie partner (Minghella) take charge of a grisly investigation into murders that are eerily reminiscent of the city’s gruesome past. Unwittingly entrapped in a deepening mystery, Zeke finds himself at the center of the killer’s morbid game.

The film’s being billed as the terrifying new chapter from the book of Saw. 

Spiral marks the ninth installment in the Saw franchise. 

Check out the trailer below!

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The sequel, titled The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, stars Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson as leads.

The Captain America star will portray an Interpol agent who recruits Bryce (Reynolds), Kincaid (Jackson) and Sonia (Salma Hayek) to help stop a cyber attack. The story is set in the Amalfi Coast, a stretch of coastline in southern Italy.

The original film’s director, Australian filmmaker Patrick Hughes also returns for the sequel, directing from a script written by Tom O’Connor.

The 2017 original grossed $75.5 million in the US and more than $176 million globally.

The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard began filming on March 2. There is no official release date for the film yet.

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M Night Shyamalan shocked his audience in Split by revealing that Kevin Wendell Crumb (James McAvoy) exists in the same universe as Unbreakable’s David Dunn (Bruce Willis).  We were then left anticipating how the superhero and alter ego from Unbreakable would be combined with the multiple personalities and psychotic behavior from Kevin (Split).

Unfortunately, the answer is that bringing the characters together in Glass simply did not work.  In spite of incredible performances from McAvoy, the audience was left with a disjointed film that appeared rushed and unfinished.  

Willis, Jackson and McAvoy – all proven successful actors – appeared to film their parts separately, leaving us with the sense that they were never actually in the same room.  

Despite the clever philosophical dialogue and the examination of humanity’s capabilities, the audience was left with the sense that they were missing something. The characters did not appear to gel enough for us to suspend our disbelief, and we were left a little dazed and deflated.

The film was named after Samuel L Jackson’s character Elijah Price in Unbreakable. Elijah, aka Mr Glass, suffered from a brittle bone disease, making his bones susceptible to fragmentation and splintering.  Since his arrest in Unbreakable, Mr Glass has spent his life drugged in a psychiatric hospital for the criminally insane.  

We are introduced to David Dunn (Willis) as the superhero vigilante that has spent his life fighting crime and is currently attempting to seek out Kevin (McAvoy) after a series of girls were kidnapped and killed.

Their paths meet, ending in disastrous consequences, and they both end up getting arrested and taken to the same psychiatric unit as Mr Glass.  It is here that the audience was waiting for the “fun” to begin. Unfortunately, with each character locked in separate rooms, we continue to wait for the interaction that we so desperately crave.

Dr Staple (Sarah Paulson) is well cast and does an excellent job of experimenting with each character’s mental states – with varying levels of success.  The dialogue’s philosophical stance grows, and we ponder on the machination of the institution and how this fits into our established concepts of good verses evil. And yet, we still wait for the characters to interact so that a plausible plot can develop.

Sadly, other than a few fight scenes, there is no meaningful interaction between the three main characters.  Bringing the two great films together thus left us with a forced crossover that is disappointingly weaker than either of its counterparts.

2/5

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The forthcoming new chapter in the Saw horror franchise, Spiral: From the Book of Saw, has been unveiled and it features Chris Rock as the lead with a supporting cast that includes Samuel L. Jackson and Max Minghella.

The official description for Spiral reads: “Working in the shadow of an esteemed police veteran (Jackson), brash detective Ezekiel ‘Zeke’ Banks (Rock) and his rookie partner (Minghella) take charge of a grisly investigation into murders that are eerily reminiscent of the city’s gruesome past. Unwittingly entrapped in a deepening mystery, Zeke finds himself at the center of the killer’s morbid game.

The film’s being billed as the terrifying new chapter from the book of Saw. 

Spiral marks the ninth installment in the Saw franchise. 

Check out the trailer below!

The post Watch Samuel L. Jackson and Chris Rock in First “Spiral” Trailer appeared first on Entertainment For Us.

The sequel, titled The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, stars Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson as leads.

The Captain America star will portray an Interpol agent who recruits Bryce (Reynolds), Kincaid (Jackson) and Sonia (Salma Hayek) to help stop a cyber attack. The story is set in the Amalfi Coast, a stretch of coastline in southern Italy.

The original film’s director, Australian filmmaker Patrick Hughes also returns for the sequel, directing from a script written by Tom O’Connor.

The 2017 original grossed $75.5 million in the US and more than $176 million globally.

The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard began filming on March 2. There is no official release date for the film yet.

The post Frank Grillo Joins “Hitman’s Bodyguard” Sequel appeared first on Entertainment For Us.

M Night Shyamalan shocked his audience in Split by revealing that Kevin Wendell Crumb (James McAvoy) exists in the same universe as Unbreakable’s David Dunn (Bruce Willis).  We were then left anticipating how the superhero and alter ego from Unbreakable would be combined with the multiple personalities and psychotic behavior from Kevin (Split).

Unfortunately, the answer is that bringing the characters together in Glass simply did not work.  In spite of incredible performances from McAvoy, the audience was left with a disjointed film that appeared rushed and unfinished.  

Willis, Jackson and McAvoy – all proven successful actors – appeared to film their parts separately, leaving us with the sense that they were never actually in the same room.  

Despite the clever philosophical dialogue and the examination of humanity’s capabilities, the audience was left with the sense that they were missing something. The characters did not appear to gel enough for us to suspend our disbelief, and we were left a little dazed and deflated.

The film was named after Samuel L Jackson’s character Elijah Price in Unbreakable. Elijah, aka Mr Glass, suffered from a brittle bone disease, making his bones susceptible to fragmentation and splintering.  Since his arrest in Unbreakable, Mr Glass has spent his life drugged in a psychiatric hospital for the criminally insane.  

We are introduced to David Dunn (Willis) as the superhero vigilante that has spent his life fighting crime and is currently attempting to seek out Kevin (McAvoy) after a series of girls were kidnapped and killed.

Their paths meet, ending in disastrous consequences, and they both end up getting arrested and taken to the same psychiatric unit as Mr Glass.  It is here that the audience was waiting for the “fun” to begin. Unfortunately, with each character locked in separate rooms, we continue to wait for the interaction that we so desperately crave.

Dr Staple (Sarah Paulson) is well cast and does an excellent job of experimenting with each character’s mental states – with varying levels of success.  The dialogue’s philosophical stance grows, and we ponder on the machination of the institution and how this fits into our established concepts of good verses evil. And yet, we still wait for the characters to interact so that a plausible plot can develop.

Sadly, other than a few fight scenes, there is no meaningful interaction between the three main characters.  Bringing the two great films together thus left us with a forced crossover that is disappointingly weaker than either of its counterparts.

2/5

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