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Michael Clarke Duncan has joined the 3D indie action-thriller "No Man's Land" for ChipShot Films says Variety.

A blend of "The Amazing Race" and "Deliverance", the story follows a group of reality show contestants on a globe-trotting race who are traversing a dense Louisiana swamp where a misunderstanding with a group of backwater Cajuns turns into an all-out blood feud.

Sharni Vinson, Samm Levine, Christopher McDonald and Zuleikha Robinson ("Lost") also star. Jason Cox directs from a screenplay by Kevin Leonard and Jim Doyle.

Tracy Bennett, Lee Ross, Jeff Stern and Jeff Spilman are producing. Shooting kicks off in September.

Last week, the guys at IGN gave us a lovely new trailer to feast our eyes on for Neil Marshall’s new Roman Empire epic, Centurion. Today they bring us a shiny new poster for the movie which stars Olga Kurylenko, Michael Fassbender, Dominic West, Noel Clarke, Jj Feild, Imogen Poots, David Morrissey, Paul Freeman, Lee Ross, Ulrich Thomsen and Riz Ahmed.

You can click the image above to enlarge. I’m very much looking forward to seeing this movie. I am fan Marshall’s previous work which includes Dog Soldiers and The Descent so I’m hoping for good things from this one too. It’s scheduled for release 23rd April.

Synopsis: Based on the legend of the Ninth Legion, an army of 3000 unstoppable Roman warriors who vanished without trace, Centurion is the tale of their vicious conflict with a murderous adversary, the Picts. Quintus Dias (Michael Fassbender), a Roman corporal,...

Earlier we posted trailer for the upcoming “Centurion″ fantasy adventure movie and today we have a brand new photo featuring Etain (Olga Kurylenko), a savage-looking Pict warrior woman.

The film is set during the Roman invasion of Britain in Ad 117, details the story of Quintus Dias, sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman frontier fort, who marches north with General Virilus’ legendary Ninth Legion, under orders to wipe the Picts from the face of the earth and destroy their leader Gorlacon.

The movie is directed by Neil Marshall (”Doomsday,” “The Descent“,) also stars Michael Fassbender (Hunger, 300, Fish Tank), Dominic West (Punisher: War Zone), Noel Clarke, Jj Feild, Imogen Poots, David Morrissey, Paul Freeman, Lee Ross, Ulrich Thomsen and Riz Ahmed.

“Centurion” is set to be released April 23, 2010 in UK and August 27, 2010 in Finland but has yet to be acquired for Us distribution.

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IGN has debuted the first official UK trailer and quad poster for the upcoming fantasy adventure “Centurion” which is directed by Neil Marshall (”Doomsday,” “The Descent“) and based on a script he wrote.

Centurion Poster

The movie stars Olga Kurylenko (Hitman, Quantum of Solace), Michael Fassbender (Hunger, 300, Fish Tank), Dominic West (Punisher: War Zone), Noel Clarke, Jj Feild, Imogen Poots, David Morrissey, Paul Freeman, Lee Ross, Ulrich Thomsen and Riz Ahmed.

“Centurion” synopsis: Based on the legend of the Ninth Legion, an army of 3000 unstoppable Roman warriors who vanished without trace, Centurion is the tale of their vicious conflict with a murderous adversary, the Picts. Quintus Dias (Michael Fassbender), a Roman corporal, is taken hostage by the Pict King, Gorlacon and the Ninth are charged with bringing him home and ending Pict domination of Britain. Led by General Virilus (Dominic West) and guided by a Pict prisoner and warrior woman...

Brand new photos from new fantasy adventure movie “Centurion“ have been revealed today. As always click on the photos for the larger version.

Michael Fassbender As Quintus Dias In “Centurion”

The movie directed by Neil Marshall (”Doomsday,” “The Descent“) and based on a script he wrote stars Olga Kurylenko (Hitman, Quantum of Solace), Michael Fassbender (Hunger, 300, Fish Tank), Dominic West (Punisher: War Zone), Noel Clarke, Jj Feild, Imogen Poots, David Morrissey, Paul Freeman, Lee Ross, Ulrich Thomsen and Riz Ahmed.

Michael Fassbender As Quintus Dias In “Centurion”

Based on the legend of the Ninth Legion, an army of 3000 unstoppable Roman warriors who vanished without trace, “Centurion” is the tale of their vicious conflict with a murderous adversary, the Picts. Quintus Dias (Michael Fassbender), a Roman corporal, is taken hostage by the Pict King, Gorlacon and the Ninth are charged with bringing him home and ending Pict domination of Britain.

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Downloading Nancy is not, just so you know, a movie about the Internet. The online world itself plays little part in the story, save for it being the tool that connects Nancy (Maria Bello) to an intimate stranger named Louis (Jason Patrick), behind the back of her distanced husband Albert (Rufus Sewell). If anything, writers Lee Ross and Pamela Cuming, as well as director Johan Renck—all first-timers—use the term more for its allegorical quality. Nancy's marriage is so devoid of happiness that she's gotten used to cutting, masturbating and chatting online to find moments of short bliss. From that last one she meets Louis, a man she asks to kill her.

It's not as depressing as it sounds, but it is discomforting. Maybe more to some than others, which limits its audience (and apparently the critical appreciation too, as some reviews coming out of its Sundance premiere earlier...

Maria Bello and Jason Patric in a world of pain.

Maria Bello in "Downloading Nancy"

Photo: Strand Releasing

Nancy (Maria Bello) wants to die. Louis (Jason Patric), an S&M creep she met on the Internet, wants to be of service. Albert (Rufus Sewell), Nancy's worm husband, can't figure out what to make of this movie. No, wait — that's us.

"Downloading Nancy," a film about self-mutilation, sexual sadism and dismal fluorescent lighting, features a world-class performance by Bello and an intriguingly spare one by Patric. But the story is so irritatingly jumbled that even the squalid enticements of voyeurism — the wretched Bdsm games involving mousetraps, cigarette burns and jagged glass — are insufficient compensation for the movie's narrative confusion.

Nancy has been married to Albert, a heavily-repressed neat freak, for 15 years, and she's miserable. Because of the violent sexual abuse she suffered as a child, the closest she can come to...

The worst kind of exploitation film is the kind that doesn’t know it’s an exploitation film, but instead pretends to say something profound about the human condition. Johan Renck’s directorial debut, Downloading Nancy (written by Pamela Cuming and Lee Ross), stars Maria Bello as a deeply unhappy woman who escapes her loveless marriage and her memories of child abuse by cutting and burning herself, and by having creepy encounters with men she meets on the Internet. Jason Patric plays one of those men, a sadist who agrees to torture and kill Bello over a long weekend. Downloading ...

Apple.com got their hands on a brand new trailer for the upcoming film “Downloading Nancy” directed by Johan Renck. “Downloading Nancy” stars Maria Bello, Jason Patric, Rufus Sewell and Amy Benneman. The film is directed by Johan Renck, Christopher Doyle is the director of photography and the screenplay was penned by Pamela Cuming and Lee Ross. Igor Kovacevich, David Moore, Cole Payne and Jason Essex are the producers. Click Here to watch the trailer and while your at it, be sure to check out the website here. Synopsis: When Albert Stockwell (Rufus Sewell, Dark City, Illuminata) comes home from work one day, he finds a note [...]...

Clickety click, click! Strand Releasing has picked up all domestic rights to "Downloading Nancy" starring Maria Bello, Jason Patric, Rufus Sewell, Amy Brenneman, David Brown, Matthew Harrison and Sunny Doench. This is helmed by Swedish director Johan Renck, whose previous experience at the helm was limited to a collection of Madonna performances in "Madonna: The Video Collection," Kylie Minogue vid "Kylie: Love at First Sight" and the TV series "Making the Video" as well as commercials. His controversial film tells of a damaged housewife who looks to the internet to find someone who can turn her darkest desires into a reality.  who turns to the Internet to find a partner to fulfill her darkest desires. David Moore and Igor Kovacevich of Tule River Films produced the film which is written by Lee Ross and Pamela Cuming. "We were captivated by 'Downloading Nancy's' bold but honest approach to a very controversial subject.

• #74. Downloading Nancy Director: Johan RenckWriters: Pamela Cuming and Lee Ross Producers: Jason Essex, Igor Kovacevich, David D. Moore, Stephen Onda and Cole Payne Distributor: Currently Seeking Distribution The Gist: The film centers on Nancy, an unhappy wife who, instead of committing suicide, meets a man over the Internet and hires him to kill her. Problems arise when they form a relationship. Fact:  Renck - a commercials and music video helmer makes his directorial debut on this project. See It: Premise sounds delicious. Stylistically this may be interesting as well. Christopher Doyle is the Dop. Release Date/Status?: Sundance selection will most likely find a way into movie theaters before the year's end.   ...

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