jason statham | Multiple Enthusiasms

So I was just skimming blogs/sites, and I found, via Gizmodo.com, the trailer for Marvel’s upcoming The Incredible Hulk, directed by Louis Letterier and starring Edward Norton.

Letterier (sp?) directed The Transporter movies, which makes him awesome by the fact of working with Jason Statham. And Edward Norton is, at last count, at least nine different kinds of awesome.

Here’s the trailer:

I also found two videos from a recent ComicCon with Edward Norton and Letterier:

(Part I)

(Part II)

I love several things so far:

Norton wrote the screenplay (that’s one of his kinds of awesome).

There’s a shot of Norton meditating, and it looks as though there’s some Zen stuff going.

For anyone unfamiliar, I studied Zen/Taoism. It’s close to both my life and my heart.

To cross the Hulk with Zen? I mean, seriously, that’s another level of awesome.

I’m officially geeking out, which is a little like Hulking out, except without all the greenness and ruining my pants.

I hadn’t yet caught the trailer for Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. So I found it on YouTube:

Looks pretty damned cool. Love the “You’re a teacher?” “Part time.” line.

It does not, however, look like the coolest movie on the way. This does:

I mean, seriously. I hadn’t thought Ledger could do it, personally (I never liked him as an actor). I was totally in love with an idea I still think is brilliant; Christian Bale in triple roles as Batman, Bruce Wayne, and the Joker. But that trailer convinced me Ledger did a fine damned job of a role that is equal parts sick, dark humor and utter psychosis. Can’t wait.

Running a near second in terms of personal anticipation is Robert Downey, Jr., as Tony Stark:

I’ve never had doubts about Downey. Man can act all over the place, and usually does so brilliantly. I don’t think I’ve ever seen him terrible. I’ve loved him since Chances Are, and Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is one of my favorite movies. Not a huge Paltrow fan, but “Yeah, I can fly,” and “Tell you what, throw a little hot rod red in there” are just full of awesome.

I’m also intrigued by Will Smith’s new one:

Looks pretty funny, and I like the idea of real-life exploration of the superhero genre.

Speaking of funny, two movies got my immediate attention. The first was Leatherheads, due to my unabashed love for George Clooney and Renee Zellwegger. Plus, it’s Clooney doing humor. Clooney is awesome at humor: Intolerable Cruelty is, perhaps, his most underrated movie. And finally, the trailer uses Benny Goodman’s “Sing Sing Sing”:

How could I not love it?

Then there’s Charlie Bartlett. Because speaking of Robert Downey, Jr., how can we go wrong with both him and Hope Davis? Love ’em both. This one’s probably a rental, but it looks pretty fun:

And finally, last but certainly not least, we have what Ocean’s Twelve would have been if Soderbergh went in the right direction (backward), hired Jason Statham, and shot it in London. Seriously, The Bank Job just looks totally freakin’ awesome:

Definitely not a rental. And awesome soundtrack. It’s like the unholy love child of Snatch and Ocean’s Elven. Plus with Jason Statham and Saffron Burrows. How much more awesome could that be?

None. None more awesome.

London calling indeed.

Multiple Enthusiasms

Infinite jest. Excellent fancy. Flashes of merriment.

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