In the intelligent action-thriller Limitless, Bradley Cooper plays Eddie Morra, a misanthropic writer who lucks into a stash of NZT, a superdrug that unlocks the full potential of his mind and sets him on the road to untold wealth and power that is, well, limitless. 

Right now, your Blu-ray collection, no matter how vast and demonstrative of impeccable taste, is lacking something special, just like Eddie was.  Your collection obviously lacks Limitless, which will provide an NZT-style boost to your library that may not lead to riches and power, but will definitely provide hours of unique entertainment.

Many directors, if not most, find themselves working within a narrow spectrum of genres or tones, working more or less exclusively as purveyors of horror, science fiction, or comedy.  With his first three films as writer-director, though, Neil Burger has impressively handled wildly different material each time, effectively transitioning between the likes of a dramatic, period-era thriller and an earnest yet funny dramedy about Iraq War veterans.  He kicked off his feature career with Interview with the Assassin, a docudrama that employed the mockumentary style in an insightful rather than comedic manner.  He followed that up The Illusionist, in which Edward Norton played a magician with more up his sleeve than you'd expect.  From there, he moved on to The Lucky Ones, with Tim Robbins, Rachel McAdams, and Michael Pena as veterans who embark on an unlikely roadtrip.

This spring, he scored his biggest hit with Relativity Media's Limitless, in which Bradley Cooper stars as a schlub who superpowers his intellect with NZT, a drug that unlocks the full potential of the human mind.  The film was a huge success with critics and audiences, combining elements from science fiction, drama, thriller, and stylized action.  Limitless is hitting Blu-ray and DVD today, July 19th, and Neil Burger was kind enough to talk to IAR about the film, as well as his next project, the anticipated video game adaptation Uncharted: Drake's Fortune.

Sony has been cooking up a film adaptation of the hugely popular Playstation 3 videogame Uncharted: Drake's Fortune for some time now.  Following The Fighter, David O. Russell was briefly attached to direct, but departed the project due to creative differences.  Less than two weeks ago, it was revealed that Sony, along with producers Avi Arad, Ari Arad, Charles Roven and Alex Gartner, selected Neil Burger to write and direct the first big screen adventure of Nathan Drake.  In an interview regarding the Blu-ray and DVD release of his latest film, this spring's hit Limitless (in stores Tuesday, July 19th), Burger talked exclusively with IAR about his take on Uncharted: Drake's Fortune.

After his success with The Fighter last year, director David O. Russell made a surprise move by signing to Sony's videogame adaptation Uncharted: Drake's Fortune.  Though he brought frequent collaborator Mark Wahlberg with him, fans of the game were irked by liberties Russell was looking to take with the property, and eventually he left the project due to creative differences.  According to Variety, Sony has found their new Uncharted director in Neil Burger, who most recently directed this spring's hit Limitless.

Fresh off its triumphant first weekend performance as the number one movie in America, Relativity Media's Limitless is up for nominations in three MTV Movie Awards categories, and if you want to see an NZT-enhanced awards ceremony, then you gotta rock the vote.  Unlike the Academy Awards, the MTV Movie Awards are voted on by you, the moviegoer.  Starting Tuesday, March 22nd, and continuing through April 5th, you can vote to select the nominees in each category, including unconventional entries such as 'Best Kiss', 'Biggest Badass Star', and 'Best Scared as S**t Performance'.  

If you were lucky enough to take even a single pill of NZT, as Bradley Cooper's character Eddie does in Limitless, you'd be able to read a book in minutes, master a language in hours, and learn to play the piano in days.  Movies, however, would still take just as long to watch.  With this in mind, we're offering you the chance to essentially watch Limitless in about one minute flat.  Don't worry, it's not spoiler-heavy.  So go ahead and get a taste of your brain on NZT.

Until recently, Bradley Cooper was most well known for his role as just one member of The Hangover's Wolfpack, but with this weekend's Limitless, the actor has now proven himself as a newly-minted leading man.  In the film, co-starring Robert DeNiro and Abbie Cornish, Cooper plays Eddie Morra, a struggling writer who suddenly finds himself in possession of a drug called NZT, which allows him to access his brain's seemingly infinite potential.  At a press conference for Limitless, Bradley Cooper discussed the pressures of his new-found profile, the implications of NZT, acting with DeNiro, and his own ideas about the future.

In Limitless, The Hangover's Bradley Cooper plays a down-on-his-luck writer who happens upon a wonder drug called NZT, which allows him to access the full potential of his mighty, highly evolved human brain.  Benefits of NZT use include, but are not limited to, unprecedented financial success, sudden linguistic skills, increased automotive efficacy, romantic irresistibility, indomitable hand-to-hand combat, and increased confidence.  To put these cinematic skills in the context of real-world brain science, we've got a handy infographic entitled 'How We Use Our Brains'.  Stimulate your mind by taking a look, it's easily cheaper than a single hit of NZT:

The wonder drug NZT, which allows a human mind to operate at its fullest potential, presents all sorts of obvious benefits.  In Limitless, Bradley Cooper discovers that these benefits include massive financial success, fighting expertise, and the ability to impress his girlfriend, Abbie Cornish, with unparalleled linguistic dexterity.  Of course, with all of these positive effects, NZT must also have at least a few drawbacks, and these intense clips give you an idea of the dangers associated with excessive NZT usage.

Last night in New York, the premiere for Relativity Media's latest film, the thought-provoking thriller Limitless starring Bradley Cooper, Abbie Cornish, and Robert DeNiro, provided all the glamor that you'd expect from a world premiere event.  Of course, there was a cavalcade of famous faces on the red carpet, including the film's stars, as well as Jason Bateman, Russell Simmons, Patricia Clarkson, Alyssa Milano, and even Inside The Actor's Studio host James Lipton, amongst many others.  Also on hand were Relativity founder, CEO, and Limitless producer Ryan Kavanaugh, along with world-renowned British entrepreneur Richard Branson, who also produced through the new film division -- Virgin Produced.