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Wow, Sylvester Stallone is lining up quite the cast for his upcoming action flick "The Expendables Yesterday we learned Forest Whitaker is in talks to join the project, and just recently, Variety...
FilmoFilia (Free subscription) | 12/19/2008
Check out the first official photo of Mickey Rourke who stars, after successful Darren Aronofsky’s “The Wrestler,” in “13″ as a convict in a Mexican prison who is sold into thecompetition. Director Géla Babluani, who wrote and directed the original, is back to adapt and direct the English-language remake of the 2005 French movie “13 Tzameti”, [...]
FirstShowing.net (Free subscription) | 12/17/2008
We're quite excited ourselves to see Mickey Rourke return to the spotlight, especially considering The Wrestler has made him think long and hard about the roles he's taking on nowadays. One of them that Rourke has been mentioning recently is a film called 13, an English-language remake of Géla Babluani's 13 Tzameti. You've probably heard about this before and that's because it also stars Jason Statham,...
Best Movies 2008 (Free subscription) | 12/17/2008
The first photo of Mickey Rourke in 13, the American remake of the award-winning French crime thriller 13 Tzameti. The film follows a naive young man who assumes a dead man’s identity and “finds himself embroiled in an underground world of power, violence,” and a Russian-roulette-style competition where the losers truly lose everything. Writer/director Géla Babluani has returned to helm the remake,...
Film School Rejects (Free subscription) | 12/17/2008
Our friend and photo freak Christopher M. dropped me a line this morning with the following picture attached. This is apparently our first look at Mickey Rourke in 13, the upcoming remake of the 2005 French thriller 13 Tzameti. Director Géla Babluani, who wrote and directed the original, is back ...
The Screening Log (Free subscription) | 12/17/2008
The folks at USA Today got their hands on a still showing Mickey Rourke in Géla Babluani’s "13." A remake of Babluani's own "13 Tzameti,” the film follows a man who gets a hold of a mysterious package with a set of instructions leading to a fortune. Rourke plays a Texas man broken out of prison. Also starring are 50 Cent, Jason Statham, Ray Winstone, Ray Liotta and Sam Riley. "13" has a tentative release...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/09/2008
Lucky for some After a delay of over a year, one of Trash's most highly anticipated remakes will finally be under way in New York this month. Georgian-born director Géla Babluani is directing an American version of his own highly-regarded arthouse thriller 13 Tzameti, about a deadly betting ring of Russian roulette gamblers. Babluani exclusively revealed his plans in this column during last year's...
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 11/08/2008
Film News: Magnet, Oceana and Barbarian to fund thriller -- Magnet Media Group, Oceana Media and Barbarian Films have joined to finance Gela Babluani's American remake of his 2005 French film, "13 Tzameti."
Metro.co.uk (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
Film news: Mickey Rourke and 50 Cent are among a string of tough guys signed to star in a new thriller.
Film School Rejects (Free subscription) | 11/06/2008
One the coolest films of the past few years has slipped under the radar for most. 13 Tzameti came out to acclaim at Sundance back in 2005 and was quickly passed along between the dorm rooms and frat houses of every young man eager to make his life a little ...
IONCINEMA.com Latest News Headlines (Free subscription) | 11/05/2008
I’ve had mixed feelings about Gela Babluani ’s remake for English audiences of a film that might be best left untouched. I always refer back to George Sluizer 's remake of his own film in The Vanishing as a prime example of how you would want to avoid appeasing the popcorn market. Since he can’t really change the essence of his story but could alter the outcome I’m now more concerned if Babluani will...
/Film (Free subscription) | 11/05/2008
A few weeks ago, we reported that Mickey Rourke, Jason Statham, and 50 Cent would be starring in the American remake of Gela Babluani’s film 13 Tzameti, entitled simply 13. The film centers around a Russian-roulette-style competition where the losers truly lose everything. Last night, Variety reported that Ray Winstone and Ray Liotta have signed [...]
Screenhead (Free subscription) | 11/05/2008
13, the English-language remake of 2005 French film 13 Tzameti, adds Mickey Rourke, Ray Winstone, Jason Statham, 50 Cent and Ray Liotta to the casting list. The psychological thriller won the grand jury prize for the world cinema at Sundance Film Festival. Gela Babluani wrote and directed the original film. He’s penned the English remake and is directing [...]
Digital Spy (Free subscription) | 11/05/2008
Ray Winstone and Ray Liotta join the cast of psychological thriller 13.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 11/05/2008
Sam Riley, Ray Winstone, Mickey Rourke and Jason Statham will star in a remake of Géla Babluani's russian roulette-based thriller, a 2005 Sundance favourite
