Mark Wahlberg to Star in Contraband

[Hunter Rider]

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=59794

Source:The Hollywood Reporter
October 6, 2009


Mark Wahlberg is set to star in Reykjavik-Rotterdam, a remake of an Icelandic thriller that has been set up at Working Title, says The Hollywood Reporter.

Aaron Guzikowski is writing the script, and Baltasar Kormakur, the Icelandic auteur who produced and starred in the original, is attached to direct the English-language version.

The plot centers on a security guard and former alcohol smuggler on the Iceland-Netherlands route who is tempted back into illicit business by a dubious friend after encountering financial problems.

The original, which Oskar Jonasson directed, is Iceland's submission for this year's foreign-language Oscar race

Anyone seen the original?

 

[Rac]

Funny how just earlier today I was looking at Kormákur's filmography at IMDb, because his first film 101 Reykjavik was mentioned at another board and I remembered I still haven't seen it.

Haven't seen any of his films for the matter, btw. I guess this Reykjavik-Rotterdam is a remake of Jar City.

 

[Hunter Rider]

Jar City has a different plot.

 

[Rac]

Ah, I didn't notice the "produced and starred" part. I kept thinking directed. And Jar City is getting remade too.
Reykjavik-Rotterdam (2008) is the original film.

 

[xwolverine2]

this movie needs a title change... lol

 

[Hunter Rider]

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=69917

Kate Beckinsale Joining Wahlberg in Contraband

Source: Latino Review
September 17, 2010

Latino Review reports that Kate Beckinsale is joining Mark Wahlberg in the thriller Contraband, which was previously titled "Reykjavik-Rotterdam."

A remake of an Icelandic thriller, the movie centers on a security guard and former alcohol smuggler on the Iceland-Netherlands route who is tempted back into illicit business by a dubious friend after encountering financial problems.

Baltasar Kormakur, who starred in and produced the 2008 original, will direct for Working Title.

Aaron Guzikowski is writing the script.

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[Hunter Rider]

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=72048

Foster and Ribisi in Talks for Contraband

Source: Variety
December 1, 2010


Ben Foster and Giovanni Ribisi are in talks to join Mark Wahlberg and Kate Beckinsale in Universal Pictures' Contraband, reports Variety.

The Working Title film, a remake of Icelandic thriller Reykjavik-Rotterdam, co-written, is being directed by Baltasar Kormakur, who also co-wrote, produced and starred in the original.

The plot centers on a security guard and former alcohol smuggler (Wahlberg) on the Iceland-Netherlands route who is tempted back into illicit business by a dubious friend after encountering financial problems.

Foster will play Wahlberg's brother-in-law while details on the character Ribisi would play were not disclosed.

Filming for the March 16, 2012 release is scheduled to start in January. Tim Bevan wrote the script.http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=72048#ixzz16wkX2t9i
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[Sgt.Pepper]

Lukas Haas and Diego Luna joining Contraband

 

[GhostPoet]

Sounds good.
but I'd like it better if you took BAND out of the name.

 

[Hunter Rider]

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=82700

The trailer is badass!

 

[Ultra Lantern]

I'll see this movie when it comes out.

 

[Liam_H]

I'd gladly see this just for Kate Beckinsale.

 

[Hunter Rider]

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[Hunter Rider]

 

[Wolfwood]

I tend to be wary of January films, but I dig Ben Foster.

 

[SuperSoldier985]

Not looking forward to this all that much.

 

[DoomsdayApex]

I would catch this film, but Mark's acting is sooo in the trailer. And it's a shame considering the cast surrounding him in this project.

 

[The Guard]

The first half of this trailer is incredibly generic. The second...a little more interesting.

 

[DarknessOfDeath]

Im seeing this movie for Kate and Mark. I like him too.

 

[Symbiotic]

I hated it. For me, it wasn't involving/engaging, whatever you want to call it. Major spoilers included:

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I have little stomach for cinematic violence against women of a graphic nature, and Kate Beckinsale keeps getting the hell beat out of her in this movie. And kids getting threatened at gunpoint = . Add to that, the lameness of none of the villains dying. And they clearly deserve it.

 

[SuperSoldier985]

Movie was way better than I expected..

 

[Superhero 101]

I have been wanting to go see this film because i like Mark Wahlberg and Kate but i think i will just wait for it to come out on DVD. plus i really don't want to spend $ 14 bucks for this movie

 

[DarknessOfDeath]

I liked it. it wasn't spectacular or anything. It had decent enough good drama and I thought Mark and Kate did well with what they had to work with. Already seen it twice. lol.

Kate gets owned like three times. Poor woman. at least she handled herself a little when she smashed a piece of wood on the guy's head and swore. lol. She was good in it.

 

[SuperSoldier985]

The first half of this trailer is incredibly generic. The second...a little more interesting.

I think the trailer just tried to play it safe a bit much and didn't want to reveal too much about some of the more interesting pieces of the movie..

 

[CelticPredator]

Sucked. Boring. Generic. Looked awful. Why are filmmakers so lazy? They don't care about the cinematography. If your script is ****, at least make the film look good. Or vice versa.