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2012 Twilight: New Moon Planet 51 The Blind Side Mammoth Red Cliff Dare The Messenger Pirate Radio Precious The Fourth Kind The Box A Christmas Carol Men Who Stare at Goats The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day Recently Added Spotlights Paul Rudd Jason Segel Nicolas Cage Rose Byrne Zach Cregger and Trevor Moore Jared Padalecki Amanda Righetti Clive Owen Naomi Watts Joaquin Phoenix Steve Martin Renee Zellweger Liam Neeson Maggie Grace Dustin Hoffman |
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 As for the shoot itself, Jane recalls it as “brutal.” With “sometimes four costume changes a day, in multiple locations….We worked incredibly hard for very little pay. In the end it was “a tough tough movie and it paid off.” And, despite the difficulties, shooting in Johannesburg, where the events actually occurred, surrounded by people who knew the legend of Andre Stander like the back of their hand was essential for realistically capturing the time and place, the social context that rendered the unbelievable life and deeds of a man believable and real. The most emotional aspect of the film was, not surprisingly, the riot sequence not only because it’s success and believability lay on the shoulders of thousands of extras, but also because most of those extras were locals who had relatives that had been in the Tembisa and Suetta riots that the film was recreating. The four days of shooting were “emotionally charged, powerful, fraught with tension and potentially explosive” but the end result was “a cathartic experience” for all involved. So cathartic that Jane believes that “if the film serves any purpose it was for those who participated in the riots.” Despite being visibly exhausted and drained from the shoot and the promotion, Jane was excited to talk about his next project, playing famed guitarist Glen Shirley who was incarcerated and then released into the custody of Johnny Cash. After that it’s the Punisher Sequel which Jane promises will be “Incredibly violent and just get more violent…a take no prisoners, punk-rock kind of a film.” And despite his desire to “explore the morality of what (Frank Castle) does” Jane will not be donning any hero’s capes any time soon, and while mainstream success may come knocking on his door, Jane is determined to remain in roles that challenge and disturb, and movies that “cater to people who like to see something different.” In the end, Jane imagines all his anti-hero roles, real and imagined playing poker together and remarking on his ability to capture the complicated essence of their characters. Musing on the man who was Andre Stander, Jane quips “when I die, I don’t want to meet him up there and have him tell me I fucked it up.” He pauses for a ... |
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