Kane & Lynch Movie Needs a New Director

[Andy Chalk]

Kane & Lynch Movie Needs a New Director

Only two months before production is scheduled to begin, the studio behind the Kane & Lynch [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0968747/] movie is casting around for a new director.

Millennium Films [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0186426/] said "it wasn't working out" between Crane and the studio, but the specifics behind his departure are unknown.

Whatever the reason, the movie is scheduled to begin production in August, so the studio is hustling to find a replacement. Crossing Over [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0336620/], is reportedly in talks to take over.

Does it matter? This looks like a fairly by-the-numbers summer action flick to me, not the sort of thing that requires any particular artistic vision beyond the ability to make stuff blow up real good. The fact that it would have been Crane's first time in the big chair, according to IMDB, speaks volumes: This movie doesn't need someone good, it just needs someone.


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[Goth Skunk]

Uh oh... not a good time to be having problems like these.

 

[Cameron Baxter]

why jamie foxx that doesn't make much sense to me especially as lynch is white, i just hope this movie is watchable i don't think it will be the hit of the century anyway,.

 

[Onyx Oblivion]

Terminator 3, Troy, X-Men: The Last Stand and Quantum of Solace

Decent, shit, utter shit.

Be Cool and Law Abiding Citizen

Great, good.

I'd say, improvement with directors.

But since he turned it down...

We're left with...

The Cooler, Running Scared and Crossing Over

Never heard of, never heard of, never heard of

 

[PHOENIXRIDER57]

Jamie Foxx? Why?
I agree with the statement: it just needs someone. I liked the game and will go see it regardless of who directs it.

 

[LordCraigus]

Jamie Foxx? What the shit?

 

[Jared]

Still going to be such a bad idea...It just, wont work.

 

[theamazingbean]

Alternatively, Kane & Lynch movie needs to not exist. Kane & Lynch is already too much like a cheesy action movie to begin with, so what does the translation to movie hope to achieve? In keeping with my new policy on serial numbers, I am renaming this project 'Generic Action Movie #5379'.

 

[[Kira Must Die]]

I'm okay with Bruce Willis, but, Jamie Foxx? JAMIE FUCKING FOXX?! But...but...he's...*facepalm*

Also, I don't see why they're even making a Kayne and Lynch movie. The game were never that good to begin with.

 

[AMMO Kid]

Casting Jamie Foxx????

I'd rather have Rick Ashley than Jamie Foxx...

 

[Tireseas_v1legacy]

Kane & Lynch needs a new Lynch. That's all i'm saying.

I hope you mean Jamie Fox...

Not saying he's a bad actor. I'm just saying he doesn't need to stoop to this level.

This movie looks like Crank with less plot. On that note, why not get Jason "will-badass-for-food" Stathem on the project? Hell, put him in the director's chair too and save the extra money that a warm body would cost.

 

[soapyshooter]

This should've starred Terry O' Quinn and Michael Emerson

 

[Gladion]

The fact that the would-be first time director left the project says even more.

No, that says nothing at all.

This movie looks like Crank with less plot. On that note, why not get Jason "will-badass-for-food" Stathem on the project? Hell, put him in the director's chair too and save the extra money that a warm body would cost.

I hope you don't just base this statement on the fucking poster, do you?

 

[maddawg IAJI]

Wait a minute? Jamie Foxx signed on to play Lynch? I was all for Bruce Willis being Kane, but Foxx doesn't even look like Lynch. Plus, I just feel he won't be able to play the psychopathic, pill addicticed, trigger happy killer that Lynch is.

]I'm okay with Bruce Willis, but, Jamie Foxx? JAMIE FUCKING FOXX?! But...but...he's...*facepalm*

Also, I don't see why they're even making a Kayne and Lynch movie. The game were never that good to begin with.

While playing it with my Brother, I felt the storyline would have been better had it been done in a shorter interval. Say what you want about the gameplay, but I actually liked the story of it and I feel like this movie does have potential if the writers don't screw this up.

 

[Tireseas_v1legacy]

The fact that the would-be first time director left the project says even more.

No, that says nothing at all.

This movie looks like Crank with less plot. On that note, why not get Jason "will-badass-for-food" Stathem on the project? Hell, put him in the director's chair too and save the extra money that a warm body would cost.

I hope you don't just base this statement on the fucking poster, do you?

No, I based that on my experiences with the first game, which was fairly unremarkable in my opinion (the second one is looking decent though).

Also, Director-Actors are not uncommon and it would be nice to see Mr. Stathem have a back-up plan so he doesn't end up like Stephen Segal and Jean Claude Van Damn doing everything short of sucking c--k to make a paycheck.

Let's be honest for a moment: We don't exactly have high hopes for this movie. Yes, Prince of Persia worked, but Moviebob's point that it felt anti-climatic is probably due to the fact that we know that video-game movies are going to need more than a few sucesses to break that chain of failure.

 

[BrokenIcon]

The fact that the would-be first time director left the project says even more.

No, that says nothing at all.

This movie looks like Crank with less plot. On that note, why not get Jason "will-badass-for-food" Stathem on the project? Hell, put him in the director's chair too and save the extra money that a warm body would cost.

I hope you don't just base this statement on the fucking poster, do you?

Yet, some of his statement is true. I think Statham would play an excellent Lynch.

 

[Dectilon]

I don't really care if they feel they need to diversify the cast, but the most important part of Lynch's character is that he's completely FUBAR, body and mind. I have a hard time seeing Foxx pulling that one off.