Opening in theaters on February 10th is the new crime drama from director Oren Moverman (The Messenger) called Rampart. The film features an extremely talented cast of actors including Woody Harrelson (The People vs. Larry Flynt), Ice Cube (Boyz n the Hood), Robin Wright (Forest Gump), Ben Foster (The Mechanic), Anne Heche (Wag the Dog), Cynthia Nixon (Sex and the City 2), Sigourney Weaver (The Ice Storm), Brie Larson (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World), Steve Buscemi (Reservoir Dogs), and Ned Beatty (Network). 

IAR's Managing Editor Jami Philbrick recently had a chance to sit down with director Oren Moverman, actresses Anne Heche, and Brie Larson, and actor/producer Ben Foster to discuss their work on Rampart. They discussed the new film, the real-life events that it was loosely based on, the decision to tell the story fictionally, Moverman's vision for the project, Woody Harrelson's powerhouse performance, Heche's character's odd family situation, and Foster's choice to produce the movie in addition to acting in it. 

Of all the mysterious high-profile movies set for 2012, Prometheus might just be the most mysterious.  Unlike, say, a trilogy-capping superhero movie, Ridley Scott's first science fiction film in 30 years hasn't needed to film on any metropolitan streets, and the production has managed to keep story and shooting details well under wraps.  The "It's not really an Alien prequel but yeah it's totally an Alien prequel" movie has been playing a shell game for months, disavowing information from all over the place and, by some accounts, actively spewing disinformation online to throw spoiler-hounds off the trail. 

Famously verbose Lost co-executive producer and screenwriter Damon Lindelof, who rewrote Prometheus from previous drafts by Jon Spaihts, recently discussed the film at length, and while there are plenty of vague teases, Lindelof also verified some information and discussed story and characters, specifically those played by Charlize Theron and Michael Fassbender.

20th Century Fox has so effectively kept a lid on information regarding Prometheus that it counts as big news when writer Damon Lindelof explains that Ridley Scott's return to science fiction is kind of a prequel to Alien, but not totally.  Today, though, JoBlo reports that the already impressive cast also includes Ben Foster.  Not only is there news of that addition to the cast, but Fox has kindly released an official synopsis of Prometheus.  As you might expect, it is so vague as to tell us nothing we didn't know already. 

Last week, the filmmakers behind the true-life mafia film Gotti: Three Generations, which has John Travolta signed to play John 'The Teflon Don' Gotti, held a press conference in New York, where The Godfather was invoked a number of times.  Though she was not officially on board, Lindsay Lohan attended, and she was revealed as being in talks for an unspecified role that was clearly Victoria Gotti, with whom Lohan attended.  On Monday this week, director Nick Cassavetes left the project, and now EW reports that Lohan will not be appearing in Gotti: Three Generations.

Less than a week after attending a press conference talking up the true crime ensemble Gotti: Three Generations, director Nick Cassavetes has exited the project.  The film, a chronicle of the relationship between Gambino crime family head John 'The Teflon Don' Gotti and his son John Gotti Jr, has John Travolta attached to star as the elder Gotti, along with Joe Pesci as his right-hand man.  Lindsay Lohan is also in talks to play an unspecified role that is almost certainly reality television personality Victoria Gotti. 

Mark Wahlberg's in a good place these days.  The erstwhile Funky Bunch leader's passion project, The Fighter, which he spent years laboring on, was a critical and commercial success.  Last summer's The Other Guys, in which Wahlberg bickered to comedic effect with Will Ferrell, didn't do too badly, either.  He's currently involved in the action thriller Contraband and the comedy Ted, which will be the live action debut for Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane.  Now, it looks like Universal is also developing an action-comedy titled Bait and Switch for Wahlberg to star. 

Simon West is a name most action fans will recognize. His resume includes such hits as Con-Air and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, but his recent film is a far more violent take on simply car chases and shoot outs. In The Mechanic, Jason Statham is an assassin-for-hire who takes on his mentor’s son (Ben Foster).

This remake of the1972 Charles Bronson cult classic serves up as Statham’s most intense and violent picture to date. The kills are extreme and shocking, but what really makes this remake interesting is the fantastic relationship between Foster and Statham. Ben brings a whole new level of talent to this kind of picture.

Jason Statham is a reliable action star, always impressive kicking and smashing his way through armies of stuntmen. His deep, snarling voice is perfect for the tough guy roles he tends to take on. Yet with his latest, The Mechanic, he takes his tough guy image to a slightly tougher level.

Director Simon West’s heavy-duty remake of Michael Winner’s 1972 cult classic is, for all intents and purposes, a similar film. Both Statham and the legendary Charles Bronson personify Arthur Bishop with power and charisma. Yet Bronson keeps his emotions in check and only concerns himself with the job at hand – not so with Statham. Statham’s Bishop carries around a touch of regret after each successive kill.

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In The Mechanic - a remake of the 1972 Charles Bronson film - Jason Statham takes on a young tutelage to teach his trade. His trade is a dangerous one, he happens to be an assassin for hire. The two actors are terrific in this gripping action flick that is beyond your average shoot 'em up.

Next Friday, Jason Statham returns in a big way. In The Mechanic, Statham stars alongside Ben Foster as an elite hit man who takes on an apprentice.

The Mechanic - a remake of the Charles Bronson classic - is an exciting thriller that features terrific performances, especially Foster as a young man who is brought into the world of murder for hire.