Max Payne Movie Preview
‘Max Payne’ fans are in for a treat as the top-selling, award winning videogame lends itslef to an equally exciting film titled ‘Max Payne’ starring Mark Wahlberg who plays an undercover cop fighting for his justice while uncovering plot-twists and twisted thugs in the gritty bowels of New York.
Releasing on 28th November
Genre: Action Thriller
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis & Olga Kurylenko
Director: John Moore (Flight of the Phoenix, Behind Enemy Lines)
About the film:
Max Payne is a maverick cop – a mythic anti-hero – determined to track down those responsible for the brutal murders of his family and partner. Hell-bent on revenge, his obsessive investigation takes him on a nightmare journey into a dark underworld. As the mystery deepens, Max is forced to battle enemies beyond the natural world and face an unthinkable betrayal.
Oscar® nominee Mark Wahlberg (The Departed) stars as Max Payne, a man who has little regard for rules – and nothing to lose – as he investigates a series of mysterious murders that could be tied to the death of his wife and child. But there are massive forces, both real and beyond imagination, that are conspiring to keep the devastating truth hidden – and Max forever silenced.
Joining Wahlberg in MAX PAYNE are Mila Kunis as Mona Sax, a beautiful Russian mobster and assassin; Olga Kurylenko (who recently starred in the upcoming James Bond film Quantum of Solace) as Natasha, Mona’s thrill-seeking younger sister; Chris “Ludacris” Bridges as Internal Affairs Detective Jim Bravura; and Beau Bridges as Max’s mentor, B.B.
MAX PAYNE is directed by John Moore (The Omen, Behind Enemy Lines) from a screenplay by Beau Thorne, a recent graduate of the University of Texas film program. The film is produced by Julie Yorn (Bride Wars), Scott Faye and John Moore.
Wahlberg, who came to Max Payne immediately following dramatic turns in The Happening & The Lovely Bones, enjoyed the opportunity to return to his action roots.
“John Moore really let me push the action and the emotion,” says Wahlberg. “John…he really pushes the envelope.”
“I love playing action, so it was kind of nice to get back into a big action film – where I can beat the crap out of someone in a room,” he adds with a laugh. “MAX PAYNE gave me the opportunity to work on some intense action to a degree that goes beyond what I did in The Departed, Four Brothers and Fear. In terms of action, Max is those characters times ten.”
Says producer Julie Yorn: “The ‘Max Payne’ videogame was developed by people who were passionate about film. From the noir-style cinematography to its characters and dialogue, the game had major cinematic influences and the material transcended the typical videogame experience.”
“It’s crazy,” says Mila Kunis. “I had never fired a gun before and here I am playing an assassin. But let me tell you, I’m really great at shooting guns now! The physical part of this film has definitely been fun. I did some boxing and a little bit of martial arts work.”
“You have to give movie audiences something exciting and kick-ass – and we thought the way to do that was to use the subjective camera – basically beating the crap out of it – and make you feel like you are Max Payne,”
“This film is not ‘Minimum Payne. And it’s not ‘Medium Payne’. It’s Max Payne,” sums up director John Moore.
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