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Rinko Kikuchi Joins '47 Ronin' With Keanu Reeves

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 1, 2011 9:09 AM
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  • 10 Comments
Hiroyuki Sanada, Kou Shibasaki & Tadanobu Asano Also Join The CastAre you ready for a big budget samurai movie based on a legendary incident in Japanese history where everybody dies at the end (though we'll guess they'll change that part here)? Then get ready for "47 Ronin." The long-in-development blockbuster over at Universal is headed towards cameras with Keanu Reeves set to star, and today he's been joined by four Japanese thesps.
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More: Films, Actresses, Carl Erik Rinsch, 47 Ronin, Rinko Kikuchi

Keanu Reeves Vehicle '47 Ronin' Won't Be Released In 47D, Will Be Released In 3D

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • December 9, 2010 2:50 AM
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  • 4 Comments
The samurai genre (or 'chanbara' if we wanted to show off), is almost as old as cinema itself, with Japanese cinema featuring films focusing on the life of the samurai as far back as the silent era. There are a host of classics in the style, mostly thanks to the work of Akira Kurosawa, but as far as Hollywood is concerned, it doesn't count until you put a white guy in the lead.
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Carl Rinsch Drops Out Of 'Logan's Run'; Directing '47 Ronin' With Keanu Reeves Instead

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  • November 14, 2010 4:54 AM
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10 Million Screenwriters On 'Logan' Project Might Not Have Helped Its ChancesWhere do you know the name Cark Erik Rinsch? He was a commercias director and Ridley Scott protege that had made such an impression on Scott with his sci-fi short "The Gift" that the director originally wanted him to helm the upcoming "Alien" prequel (20th Century Fox balked and said the only way they were financing it was if Scott himself would helm, and he caved).
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More: Films, Actors, Carl Erik Rinsch, Genre Films, 47 Ronin, Keanu Reeves, Alex Garland, Logan's Run

'The Bourne Legacy' Set For August 3, 2012; More Universal Dates Announced

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • October 29, 2010 3:53 AM
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'The Dark Tower,' '47 Ronin,' 'Safe House' & More SlottedUniversal has begun mapping out their theatrical calendar for 2012 and into 2013 and following yesterday's news that Judd Apatow's next film would hit on June 1, 2012 a new flurry of dates have been confirmed.
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More: Films, The Bourne Legacy, Snow White And The Huntsman, Ouija, 47 Ronin, Contraband, Larry Crowne, The Dark Tower, Safe House

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