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Stars: Tomer Sisley, Serge Riaboukine, Julien Boisselier, Joey Starr, Laurent Stocker, Birol Ünel, Lizzie Brocheré, Samy Seghir, Dominique Bettenfeld, Adel Bencherif, Catalina Denis, Pom Klementieff, Vincent Bersoulle, Olivier Massart | Written by Frédéric Jardin, Nicolas Saada, Olivier Douyère | Directed by Frédéric Jardin

A cop’s secret life is threatened to be exposed when he and his partner are seen stealing drugs from a powerful drug dealer. When his son is kidnapped and the drug dealer demands the return of what was stolen, the cop must figure out how to get the drugs into the right hands, protect his son and keep his secret from the other police officers who are on his tail. It looks as if it is going to be a long, sleepless night.

Sleepless Night shows us that French people can be badass too. Others have compared this film to Die Hard, which is understandable as there are many similarities.

Stars: Paul Walker, David Belle, RZA, Gouchy Boy, Catalina Denis, Ayisha Issa, Carlo Rota, Andreas Apergis, Richard Zeman, Robert Maillet, Bruce Ramsay | Written by Luc Besson, Bibi Naceri | Directed by Camille Delamarre

Hollywood remaking a foreign film is far from a new phenomenon, and adaption in this manner has yielded some truly great films. We have seen such successes like Seven Samurai transformed into The Magnificent Seven, and Infernal Affairs altered into The Departed.

On the other hand, there are movies like Brick Mansions. This remake of the Luc Besson / Pierre Morel French parkour action fest District B13 has much in common with the original including plot structure, action sequences, and even shares one of the co-leads. What it lacks is energy, craftsmanship, and originality. Fans of the original have little reason to examine this new take, and those coming in fresh will also find it difficult enjoy this tired dud of an action movie.

Now that it is just barely summer, it’s time for the networks to try their best to get you excited for fall television. ABC wants you to get excited for their schedule, and their new shows, and I’ve got some previews for you, as well as some initial thoughts.

I have to tell you, ABC is looking more and more strange as time goes on, and the overall efforts of the network really have to make you wonder. While there are some hints of interesting shows, and one or two that might turn into worthwhile vehicles, in the Eddie and the Cruisers world of television, ABC is Joe Pantoliano, clutching his tapes, and furiously blathering about the lunacy of not giving the idiotic public what they want, especially since they keep demanding it.

To that end, ABC has declared Thursday, Shonda Rhimes night, largely because someone apparently had...

After remaining quiet all spring, ABC monopolized the attentions of the nation's TV critics on Thursday (May 8) with an evening full of big announcements.  You can read about seven of the network's renewals here, as ABC extended its relationship with "Scandal," "Grey's Anatomy," "Modern Family" and more. Fortunately, despite all of these renewals, ABC still has a number of bubble shows waiting for news on Friday, which means more content. And you can also read about ABC's renewal of "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." and pickup for "Marvel's Agent Carter" here. But like the game show host says... That's not all! In addition to "Marvel's Agent Carter," ABC gave series orders to dramas "How To Get Away With Murder," "American Crime," "The Whispers" and "Forever." On the comedy side, "Black-ish," "Manhattan Love Story" and "Selfie" earned series orders. And on the musical comedy fairy tale front?...

ABC has begun its run-up to next week’s upfront presentations by giving the greenlight to a seventh season of Castle, a fourth season to Once Upon a Time and an 11th year to Grey’s Anatomy. Scandal will be back, as will Modern Family and The Middle.

It also gave a fourth year to Revenge and a second year to Resurrection. The Goldbergs earned a second season, too. Somebody dodged a bullet, eh?

As of right now six new dramas have been picked up for fall, including the latest one from Shonda Rhimes. Here are the official log lines:...

Stars: Paul Walker, David Belle, RZA, Gouchy Boy, Catalina Denis, Ayisha Issa, Carlo Rota, Andreas Apergis, Richard Zeman, Robert Maillet, Bruce Ramsay | Written by Luc Besson, Bibi Naceri | Directed by Camille Delamarre

Hollywood remaking a foreign film is far from a new phenomenon, and adaption in this manner has yielded some truly great films. We have seen such successes like Seven Samurai transformed into The Magnificent Seven, and Infernal Affairs altered into The Departed.

On the other hand, there are movies like Brick Mansions. This remake of the Luc Besson / Pierre Morel French parkour action fest District B13 has much in common with the original including plot structure, action sequences, and even shares one of the co-leads. What it lacks is energy, craftsmanship, and originality. Fans of the original have little reason to examine this new take, and those coming in fresh will also find it difficult enjoy this tired dud of an action movie.

Director: Camille Delamarre. Writers: Luc Besson and Bibi Naceri. Cast: Paul Walker, David Belle, RZA, Gouchy Boy and Catalina Denis. Brick Mansions is a remake of the French film District B13 (2004). Actor David Belle, the originator of Parkour, stars in both films and a sequel to District B13, titled District 13: Ultimatum (2009). All three films deal with a post-apocalyptic cityscape. As well, Brick Mansions continues to be shot in French locales, with the original shot in Paris and the remake shot in Montreal, Quebec. This second film is less gritty than the first and the PG-13 rating for the remake does not help with any sense of realism. Full of half-cocked political messages, Brick Mansions is a fairly standard action thriller, with Camille Delamarre's camerawork a little off-setting. This title takes place in 2018. In the future, parts of Detroit have been walled off, due to the unpoliceable nature of the streets.

Relativity Media released their new action/drama flick, "Brick Mansions," into theaters this weekend. I just watched it, and thought it was very entertaining,delivering up plenty of hardcore action, drama, suspense, and a pretty good plotline. It stars: Paul Walker, David Belle, RZA, Gouchy Boy, Catalina Denis, and Carlo Rota. In the new flick, the plot revolves around dystopian Detroit, abandoned brick mansions left from better times, and now houses only the most dangerous criminals. Unable to control the crime, the police constructed a colossal containment wall around the area to protect the rest of the city. Undercover cop ,Damien Collier ( Paul Walker), eventually teams up with character, Lino, who was thrown in prison for killing a corrupt cop that got his girl, Lola, captured by a very dangerous drug gang led by Tremaine Alexander. The plan for Damien and Lino is to get Tremaine to disable a bomb they received,...

Brick Mansions is a bad movie.

There, I got it out of the way. But now let's delve deeper. 

Brick Mansions is a remake of the 2004 French film, District 13, and- as RZA put it when he showed up in the theater to personally introduce the film- it got remade because the folks behind it "wanted to Americanize it." Not sure that's any reason to remake a movie, but nonetheless, it happened.

It's set in the near future, and has been moved to Detroit. In this dystopian future, a section of Detroit has been barricaded off. Walls were put up to enclose it, and security checkpoints were installed to monitor who goes in and out. Why? To segregate the poor folks from the rich folks. So this section of town, referred to as "Brick Mansions," is a sprawling ghetto filled with criminal lowlifes and anyone unfortunate enough to not be wealthy.

It’s a shame actor Paul Walker didn’t go out on something more substantial than the disposable action opus Brick Mansions. In the Detroit of 2018 police have constructed a containment wall around a massive housing project occupied by the most dangerous criminals to protect the rest of the city. Undercover cop Damien Collier (Paul Walker) and ex-convict Lino (David Belle), team up when drug kingpin Tremaine (RZA) kidnaps Lino’s girlfriend (Catalina Denis), then sneaks a nuke into the complex, straps it to a rocket and aims it toward the city.

Brick Mansions is a cheesy Canadian-lensed timewaster that plays like a PG-13-rated hybrid of The Raid and Dredd, but is actually a remake of the 2004 French film District B19 (in which David Belle played the same role). Brick Mansions isn’t much more than a stream of fight scenes and car chases. The most memorable sequence is the opening one,...

I teared up during Brick Mansions. I know what you’re thinking – huh? But trust me, you may have a similar experience. The film, a remake of the influential French actioner District 13, marks one of the final big screen roles (and the last completed project) for Fast & Furious star Paul Walker, who died in a car accident last year. For me, the moment came when, after the final shot faded to black, a picture of the actor appeared on the screen, captioned with the words “In Loving Memory of Paul Walker.”

As he smiled out over the theater, many viewers stood to their feet, and we all applauded. For the first time since Walker’s death, I understood a little about the actor’s fans, and just how much Walker really meant to them. He was more than just another handsome A-lister with a devil-may-care attitude; Walker’s youthful features,...

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“Brick Mansions,” which is rated “PG-13” and opens on April 25, 2014, also stars RZA, Parkour expert David Belle, Gouchy Boy, Catalina Denis, Ayisha Issa, Carlo Rota, Andreas Apergis and Richard Zeman from director Camille Delamarre and writers Luc Besson and Bibi Naceri.

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Paul Walker and Parkour co-founder David Belle engage in high action stunts in three new clips and images from their upcoming film, ‘Brick Mansions.’ The action crime drama, which is set to open in theaters on April 25, also stars RZA, Gouchy Boy, Catalina Denis and Carlo Rota. Helmer Camille Delamarre made his feature film directorial debut with ‘Brick Mansions,’ which was written by Luc Besson. The scribe based the story on his ‘Banlieue 13′ screenplay, which he co-penned with Bibi Naceri. The action movie marks Walker’s last completed film before his death last November. The following official synopsis for ‘Brick Mansions’ has been released: In a dystopian Detroit, abandoned [ Read More ]

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Check out the entertaining twist the upcoming crime drama ‘Brick Mansions’ puts on the action drama with the release of the film’s official trailer. The movie’s distributor, Relativity Media, has released the trailer in time for its theatrical release on April 25. First-time feature film helmer Camille Delamarre directed ‘Brick Mansions,’ which was penned by ‘Taken’ scribe Luc Besson. The action crime drama features Paul Walker in his last completed film role, as well as David Belle, RZA, Gouchy Boy, Catalina Denis and Carlo Rota. Relativity Media has released the following synopsis for ‘Brick Mansions’: In a dystopian Detroit, abandoned brick mansions left from better times now house only the [ Read More ]

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Meta Golding (The Hunger Games franchise) and Jee Young Han (Young Adult) have been cast in Agatha, from ABC Studios and Mark Gordon Co., about a former convict-turned-big-city criminologist who is brought in to help local police crack a case involving a perplexing disappearance. Related: 2014 ABC Pilots Golding, repped by Paradigm and A Management, will play Stacy Soto, a smart, sassy, tough-as-nails Da who is not only Agatha’s nemesis but is dating Agatha’s father. She recurs on the CW’s The Tomrrow People. Young, repped by Innovative, plays Chelsea, the rookie cop assigned to liaise Agatha. Catalina Denis (Brick Mansions) and Kyle Harrison Breitkopf (Parental Guidance) have joined the cast of The Visitors, from Amblin TV. It chronicles the race against the clock to defeat an unseen alien enemy out to destroy the world. Denis, repped by Act 1 and Thruline, plays Dr. Maria Martinez, who tends to John Doe in the hospital.

Heading into Us cinemas this spring, action-thriller Brick Mansions marks the final full performance from the late Paul Walker.

Inevitably, with the former film marking his final full role and the latter his incomplete final role, both Brick Mansions and Fast & Furious 7 will be inextricably bound with the actor’s tragic and untimely death last year.

Ever one to take up a challenge, Walker leads the American adaptation of Pierre Morel’s acclaimed French-actioner, District 13. And with the film soon heading into cinemas, the first domestic and international trailers have debuted online, along with the recent first poster.

In a dystopian Detroit, abandoned brick mansions left from better times now house only the most dangerous criminals. Unable to control the crime, the police constructed a colossal containment wall around this area to protect the rest of the city. For undercover cop Damien Collier (Paul Walker) every day is a battle against corruption.

When Fast & Furious star Paul Walker tragically perished last November in a California car crash, the uncertain future of his blockbuster racing franchise became a huge topic of discussion, but other projects the actor had worked on also faced tough decisions about how to deal with his passing.

One of the last films Walker completed, Relativity’s action remake Brick Mansions, was originally scheduled to bow this month, but the studio’s radio silence in advertising the pic suggested that Relativity was having difficulty deciding just how to market it. Now, we’ve learned that the studio has opted to push Brick Mansions to open on April 25.

The move comes on the heels of the studio shifting its buzzy found-footage film Earth to Echo from that date to July. Relativity certainly doesn’t want to appear callous in how they sell Brick Mansions, one of Walker’s final films, so...

Paul Walker’s last movie, Brick Mansions, is scheduled for an April 25, 2015 release according to Relativity Media. Earth to Echo, Relativity’s sci-fi adventure collaboration with Disney was originally pegged to this date, but has now been rescheduled for a July 2, 2014 arrival in theaters. Brick Mansions features Walker and Wu-Tang Clan founding member RZA, along with Parkour dynamo David Belle and Catalina Denis. An English-language remake of EuropaCorp’s French actioner Banlieue 13 (District B13), the story follows Walker as an undercover police officer who ventures into the dystopian urban wilds of a future Detroit, tasked with the mission of disarming a neutron bomb set to detonate in a tenement named Brick Mansions. Produced by The Fifth Element and Taken 2 director Luc Besson, who also wrote and co-produced the French original, Brick Mansions will also feature the directorial debut of Camille Delamarre. Delamarre has worked closely with Besson in the past, as...

One of the late Paul Walker's final films, "Brick Mansions," has scored an April 25th release date. Relativity and EuropaCorp will release this remake of French action movie "District B13" wide on that date.

Set in a dystopian future Detroit, Walker plays an undercover cop who is tasked with going into a tenement named Brick Mansions in order to disarm a neutron bomb that is ticking toward detonation. David Belle, RZA and Catalina Denis co-star

Relativity and EuropaCorp will make a donation, including the cost of the film's world premiere, to Walker's charity Reach Out WorldWide which funds disaster relief first responders.

Relativity had slated the coming-of-age sci-fi film "Earth to Echo" for the April 25th release date. That title has now been pushed back to July 2nd.

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Good news for Paul Walker fans. Brick Mansions, a film the late actor had completed before his tragic death last November, will soon be making its way into theaters. A rep for movie studio Relativity Media confirms to E! News that the remake of the French action flick District B13 will open wide on April 25. According to The Hollywood Reporter, which first reported the news, Relativity Media, along with EuropaCorp, will make a donation, including the cost of the film's world premiere, to Walker's charity Reach Out Worldwide. Directed by Camille Delamarre, Brick Mansions also stars RZA and Catalina Denis. The Hollywood Reporter says Walker plays "an undercover cop who is tasked with...

Paul Walker movies: Few worthwhile efforts away from the ‘Fast and Furious’ franchise (photo: Paul Walker in ‘Hours’) (See previous post: “Paul Walker Dead: Fast and Furious Actor Killed in Fiery Car Crash.”) Aside from the Fast and Furious franchise, Paul Walker was featured in about 15 movies since the turn of the century; most of those were little-seen releases that did nothing to expand his following beyond fans of slick, high-speed shenanigans, e.g., John Glenn’s thriller and straight-to-dvd release The Lazarus Project (2008), co-starring Piper Perabo; Wayne Kramer’s box office bomb Running Scared, with Vera Farmiga; John Stockwell’s mix of deep-sea adventure and crime thriller Into the Blue, with Jessica Alba and Josh Brolin; and another straight-to-dvd effort, Mukunda Michael Dewil’s poorly received thriller Vehicle 19 (2013). Paul Walker’s handful of more prestigious and/or successful films were Clint Eastwood’s World War II drama Flags of Our Fathers...

RZA and Catalina Denis have signed on to star in Camille Delamarre's "District B13" remake "Brick Mansions".

Paul Walker plays an undercover cop who enters a tenement and teams with a small-time drug dealer (David Belle) to stop a ruthless drug warlord (RZA) setting off a neutron bomb.

Denis plays the girlfriend of the dealer who is kidnapped by the overlord.

Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen penned the script with shooting underway in Montreal.

Source: Heat Vision...

Paul Walker’s parkour-tastic remake of Luc Besson’s “District 13″ (aka “Banlieue 13″) has added two new faces to its cast, joining Walker and original “District 13″ star David Belle in the film. French-Colombian actress Catalina Denis and all-American rapper RZA have both signed up to enter the mansion, with RZA (previously in “G.I. Joe: Retaliation”, and before that, starring/directing/writing/catering “The Man with the Iron Fists”) set to play the film’s villain, while Denis will play the love interest for Belle’s character. Once again written by Besson and his go-to American writer Robert Mark Kamen, “Brick Mansions” will pretty much follow the plot of the original, with Walker playing “an undercover cop who is tasked with going into a tenement named Brick Mansions in order to disarm a neutron bomb possessed by the community’s drug warlord.” RZA will play that drug warlord, while...

Catalina Denis cast in Paul Walker thriller Model and film actress Catalina Denis has been cast as the female lead opposite Paul Walker (Fast & Furious 6) and David Belle (Malavita) in Camille Delamarre’s Brick Mansions. The action thriller is EuropaCorp and Relativity Media’s English-language remake of the 2004 French-made action / thriller District B13. In Brick Mansions, Paul Walker incarnates an undercover cop out to defuse a bomb in possession of drug warlord RZA. Catalina Denis will play David Belle’s romantic interest. Luc Besson, who specializes in run-of-the-mill, Hollywood-style French-made action thrillers, is one of the film’s producers. Directed by Pierre Morel (Taken, From Paris with Love), and co-written by Luc Besson and Bibi Naceri, District B13 / Banlieue 13 stars David Belle, Cyril Raffaelli, Dany Verissimo-Petit, and co-screenwriter Naceri. The film performed modestly at the French box office; according to Box Office Mojo, District B13 was no. 51 on France’s 2004 box-office chart,...

Catalina Denis has nabbed the female lead in the Paul Walker action movie Brick Mansions. RZA and David Belle are already set in the EuropaCorp-Relativity Media production, which is currently shooting in Montreal and is a remake of the Luc Besson-written action movie District B13. The script sees Walker play an undercover cop who is tasked with going into a tenement named Brick Mansions in order to disarm a neutron bomb possessed by the community’s drug warlord (RZA). Belle is a small-time dealer with whom he teams up. Denis will play Belle’s girlfriend who is kidnapped by

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Colombian model-turned-actress Catalina Denis will play the female lead in "Brick Mansions," which is EuropaCorp and Relativity Media's English-language remake of the French action movie "District B13." Paul Walker and David Belle of the original "District B13" star in the remake, which is being directed by Camille Delamarre. Walker plays an undercover cop who must enter a tenement known as Brick Mansions to disarm a bomb in possession of a drug warlord, who will be played by the RZA. Denis will play Belle's love interest. Luc Besson is producing "Brick Mansions" with Relativity's Ryan...