John Singleton, the guy who directed Four Brothers, which is still quite possibly one of our favorite Mark Wahlberg movies, created his newest film, Abduction, with the hopes of recreating Taylor Lautner into someone our brothers and boyfriends might like too. The action-packed thriller, which also stars Lily Collins, Jason Isaacs, Alfred Molina, Sigourney Weaver and Maria Bello, is about Nathan’s (Lautner) quest for truth after he sees his baby picture on a missing person’s website. Whether or not the boys in your life enjoy it, I’m sure you’ll find Lautner’s exceptional physicality entertaining. (Sept. 23)
“So, you really think that the girls gonna go for me just ‘cause I have cancer?” asks Adam, played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, in 50/50. “For the millionth time, YES!” replies Seth Rogen’s Kyle in the comedy written by the actor’s real-life best friend Will Reiser. When Reiser was 25, he was diagnosed with spinal cancer, and although Rogen attempted writing a script about his friend’s battle with cancer, we’re sure it’s benefited from Reiser’s first-person knowledge of it. I’m excited to see this film, aren’t you? (Sept. 30)
Opposites attract and long distance is hard. These are the ideas behind Drake Doremus’ Like Crazy. So why do we care? How about the fact that it stars Anton Yelchin, the dramatic wunderkind of Alpha Dog and Star Trek fame, and London stage actress Felicia Day, and their on-screen chemistry has critics blown away? That’s enough to make us want to preorder tickets. (Oct. 28)
Funny. Hilarious. Hysterical. Wait – where is my thesaurus? I can totally imagine needing more synonyms for the word funny to describe Tower Heist to those who haven’t yet seen it. True, I haven’t yet, but the Brett Ratner-directed film is sure to be highly entertaining with a double-whammy of comedians Ben Stiller and Edie Murphy. About a group of employees who want to rip-off and impossible-to-rip-off Bernie Madoff-type character, the film also stars Matthew Broderick, Casey Affleck, Tea Leoni and Gabourey Sidibe. (Nov. 4)
Adam Sandler plays himself and a woman in Dennis Dugan’s Jack and Jill. Excited yet? No? If not, I can’t imagine any other way to make you want to see this movie. Unless you’re a fan of Katie Holmes, who plays Jack’s wife, or Al Pacino. The film is about when Jack’s sister Jill comes to visit for Thanksgiving and doesn’t go home. Sounds good, doesn’t it? (Nov. 11)
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This piece appeared in the second issue of M.L.T.S. Magazine, a publication I started. This appeared in the Most Entertaining section.
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