UPDATED! John Travolta and Uma Thurman looking to join Oliver Stone's Savages | Movie News

UPDATED! John Travolta and Uma Thurman looking to join Oliver Stone's Savages
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by: George Merchan Apr. 22, 2011


UPDATE: Variety is reporting now that Emile Hirsch (INTO THE WILD) has joined Stone's blossoming cast in an undisclosed role. The actor just recently wrapped filming on William Friedkin's KILLER JOE opposite Matthew McConaughey, Thomas Haden Church, Gina Gershon, and Juno Temple.

Oliver Stone's cast for his upcoming SAVAGES is taking very appealing shape.

According to Deadline, one of modern film's more popular pairs, John Travolta and Uma Thurman (BE COOL, PULP FICTION), are in talks to join the ensemble cast that includes Aaron Johnson (KICK-ASS), Taylor Kitsch (JOHN CARTER OF MARS), Salma Hayek (PUSS IN BOOTS), Benicio del Toro (THE ICEMAN), and Blake Lively (GREEN LANTERN), all of whom now appear to be confirmed.

The film follows "two Laguna-based pot growers (Johnson & Kitsch) arm-twisted into working for a Mexican cartel (Del Toro & Hayek) when they kidnap O (Lively), the free spirited best friend of the growers." Travolta would play a "burned out DEA agent" while Thurman would be O's mother, 'Paqu'.

SAVAGES is currently scheduled to begin production in July.

Source: Deadline

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Extra Tidbit: BE COOL was such a piece of shit, but I remember diggin' The Rock's character.

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jluckhurst41
7:25AM on 04/25/2011 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Solid cast involved in this, i'm really excited.

@PeJota: Lets say Uma was sent to movie jail, like Law/Moreno would have put it.
Solid cast involved in this, i'm really excited.

@PeJota: Lets say Uma was sent to movie jail, like Law/Moreno would have put it.
 
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JOmygod
9:52PM on 04/22/2011 Add as a friend | MFC profile
All of these actors plus Oliver Stone, sign me up.
All of these actors plus Oliver Stone, sign me up.
 
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PulpFictionFan1
5:59PM on 04/22/2011 Add as a friend | MFC profile
This sounds odd and sort of like a stretched out version of Pineapple Express. Action comedy? Doesnt sound like a Stone film lets just hope this is better than his last two awful films Alexander and WallStreet 2 the latter which could have been an excellent film. I love emile hirsch and he always picks good films so maybe this wont be too bad i hope.
This sounds odd and sort of like a stretched out version of Pineapple Express. Action comedy? Doesnt sound like a Stone film lets just hope this is better than his last two awful films Alexander and WallStreet 2 the latter which could have been an excellent film. I love emile hirsch and he always picks good films so maybe this wont be too bad i hope.
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HoyleHaw
6:24PM on 04/22/2011 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I actually enjoyed "W" a bit.
I actually enjoyed "W" a bit.
 
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PeJota
7:10AM on 04/22/2011 Add as a friend | MFC profile
Uma Thurman seems to have been stuck in shit movie hell these last couple of years.

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The Rock was the only entertaining thing about Be Cool, and he's in it for all of what, 10 minutes?
Uma Thurman seems to have been stuck in shit movie hell these last couple of years.

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The Rock was the only entertaining thing about Be Cool, and he's in it for all of what, 10 minutes?
 
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Green-Ghost
6:04AM on 04/22/2011 Add as a friend | MFC profile
I am waiting for Uma to return to bigger movies and do more drama roles, so this project sounds just right!
I am waiting for Uma to return to bigger movies and do more drama roles, so this project sounds just right!