DING-DONG! Al Pacino's cell phone is chiming -- just as he's about to explain his rationale for agreeing to play yet another gangster type in the new film, Stand Up Guys.
"I'm sorry," he says as he pulls out the distraction and checks the screen. "My little kids are with me this week, so when I have the kids with me I keep the phone on just in case. But it isn't them."
Back to Stand Up Guys, opening Friday, in which Pacino plays the part of Val, a career criminal who has just completed serving a 28-year sentence for refusing to rat on an associate, only to find out his best friend, Doc (Christopher Walken) has been ordered to take out a hit on him.
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Marvel Phase Three: Hulk, Iron Man 4, Doctor Strange could be on the way With Iron Man 3 officially kicking off Marvel’s Phase Two, studio boss Kevin Feige has given Entertainment Weekly an early glimpse of where the company plans to go with its Phase Three slate of films, which kicks off with Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man ... Read more
The 10 worst superhero movies of all time Okay, Iron Man 3 is solidly a hit with both critics and fans. So before Man of Steel, R.I.P.D., Kick Ass 2 and Thor: The Dark World land in theatres, we thought now was a good time to take a look back at some comic book film adaptations that have missed ... Read more
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