Is Sam Worthington the real deal or the male Gretchen Mol, an actor pushed on us by Hollywood who we eventually more or less reject? Only time will tell, but Worthington is getting a lot of time. Sure, he didn’t set the world afire in Terminator Salvation but he has Avatar next month and Clash of the Titans next year. And now he has a new role, according to Mania, and it comes from a yet-to-be-published comic, called The Last Days of American Crime. Says Mania:
In a near-future America, news has broken that, in a matter of weeks, the government is set to roll out mind-control technology that will kill the criminal impulse in all citizens. Chaos descends on America’s cities as the country braces for the new order. Career criminal Graham Brick is forced to accelerate the heist of his career with an untested new crew in order to beat the deadline. What could possibly go wrong?
“It’s really motivated by Mamet’s ‘Heist’ film and James Ellroy’s [novel] ‘American Tabloid’,” [creator Rick] Remender explained. “Ellroy being an example of the kind of hard-boiled crime that has a socio-political backdrop and Mamet’s ‘Heist’ a very well-thought out film that focuses on the heist itself.”
Worthington, seen recently in ‘Terminator: Salvation’ and returning next month in James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ will take the role of Kevin Cash, the safecracker who (along with his beautiful girlfriend Shelby) is enlisted in the heist at the last minute.
Worthington actually pays a friend to go to Comic Con and to read comics to find properties for him – a very wise move for an up and coming action hero. I don’t know if he came to this nascent project from that direction, but it makes plenty of sense.
Talking to Sam on the sets of Terminator Salvation and Clash of the Titans I found him to be an incredibly personable guy; I hope he figures out a way to bring that to his screen roles.
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Really looking forward to Clash of the Titans, lets get some more updates on that film… if possible.
Devin, did he seem relaxed? He always seems ill at ease in his own skin. Reminds me very much of Heath Ledger and a Mel Gibson. Perhaps it's the Aussie background and the perception that blokes don't do poofy stuff like "acting".
Is that a man or a woman on the cover of that comic?
Sheezus, what terrible artwork. The upper arms on the figure are just weird and off. Used to be you had to know how to draw before you could author a comic book.
I…agree with DHE, COME ON what is that on the cover, a man-chick? Is that a nub or a popped boil in her bikini bottom. I tell ya, if I ever get that thing off of Moltov and she had a lump like that, jeesus, I'd cut off her head.
You liars, that cover is the sexiest thing since the Carrie Prejean tape. I'm off into town to buy some more lube.
oh no, the girl has short hair, a lean realistic body and a strong jaw! I guess some of you guys only recognize barbies, superheroines and siliconed playmates as females. that's actually some great great artwork.
The truth is, he probably got the pitch for the comic over the phone, got offered a huge quote and went from there. Radical Press is a comic company that tries to get funding for its projects by making these big announcements (remember last year's involving Peter Berg and Bryan Singer?) and then releasing what are quite possibly the worst comic books ever published, but they simply do not care about making good comics – just trying to get movies going. They will probably magnificently implode sooner than later, having burned through literally tens of millions of Singapore investment dollars : )
Detractor, is that true? That sounds really interesting. The background dealings of Hollywood projects always fascinate me.
Who's this Singaporean financier who's been supporting all the ventures? Are you involved in the projects in some capacity?
Sam worthington is from the most redneck town in western australia – rockingham. I don't think he can actually read so I'm not surprised he pays someone to read for him
I hope he gets eaten by dogs.
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