8/25/2013

Posters for 'The Zero Theorem', 'Last Vegas', 'The Fifth Estate', and More


Ready to jump back into the twisted, wonderful imagination of Terry Gilliam again? It's been far too long since he's given us any reason to get excited, but The Zero Theorem looks great. It stars Christoph Waltz, Melanie Thierry, David Thewlis, Lucas Hedges, Matt Damon, and it seems to be right in the same sci-fi wheelhouse that gave us Gilliam's brilliant Brazil. But Gilliam can probably explain it better himself in this director's statement: "When I made Brazil in 1984, I was trying to paint a picture of the world I thought we were living in then. The Zero Theorem is a glimpse of the world I think we are living in now. Pat Rushin’s script intrigued me with the many existential ideas he had incorporated into his funny, philosophic, and touching tale. For example: What gives meaning to our lives, brings us happiness? Can we ever be alone in our increasingly connected and constricted world? Is that world under control or simply chaotic? We’ve tried to make a film that is honest, funny, beautiful, and surprising; a simple film about a complex modern man waiting for a call to give meaning to his life; about inescapable relationships and the longing for love, full of quirky characters and sparkling performances; raising questions without offering obvious answers. Hopefully, it’s unlike any film you have seen recently; no zombies, no caped crusaders or alien spacecraft. Actually, I might have lied about that last item. Having not worked with a budget this small for several decades, I was forced to work fast and instinctively, pressured only by time and money. We relied on the freedom to spin on a dime, to make outrageous creative leaps. The results surprised even me. I’m proud to have been part of The Zero Theorem."


There's a definite Rat Pack vibe to this stylish new poster for Last Vegas, befitting its cast of screen legends: Robert De Niro, Michael Douglas, Kevin Kline, and Morgan Freeman. They play best friends who hit Sin City to celebrate the one's last night of bachelorhood, reliving their glory days in the process. Last Vegas is directed by Jon Turteltaub and opens on November 1st.


We've already seen Benedict Cumberbatch play the morally complex "villain" in Star Trek Into Darkness, and now he'll tackle a real life figure who many have very different opinions of. In The Fifth Esate he plays Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, with Daniel Bruhl as his partner Daniel Domscheit-Berg. The one-sheet's tagline pretty much says it all. The men who specialized in exposing secrets had a few of their own to hold on to, secrets that would disrupt the organization from within. The Fifth Estate opens October 18th.



Here are two crazy posters for Dom Hemingway, starring a sneering Jude Law as the titular character, a mouthy and vulgar safe cracker looking to claim his reward for keeping his mouth shut in prison for twelve years. Of course it doesn't quite go as planned, and based on everything we've heard this is going to descend into a haze of drug and drink-fueled madness that Irvine Welsh could appreciate. Richard E. Grant, Demian Bichir, Emilia Clarke, and Kerry Condon star, with Richard Shepard (The Matador) directing. The film will hit TIFF next month before opening in theaters on April 4th 2014.

And here are six new posters for Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2, which has Flint Lockwood (Bill Hader) returning home to fix his infamous machine that is now creating mutant food monsters. Anna Faris, Terry Crews, Benjamin Bratt, James Caan and more lend their voices to the anticipated sequel, due to hit theaters in 3D on September 27th.