Ben Mendelsohn (“Animal Kingdom”), Dash Mihok and Liana Liberato (“Trust”) are rounding out the “Trespass” cast opposite Nicole Kidman and Nicolas Cage in Nu Image/Millennium Films’ action-adventure.
Shooting starts Monday in Louisiana with Joel Schumacher directing and a nine-week shoot planned. Cam Gigandet and Jordana Spiro also star.
Reports earlier this month indicated that Cage had left “Trespass” but he subsequently re-committed to the production. He and Kidman signed on to “Trespass” to portray a married couple.
Story, written by Karl Gajdusek and Eli Richbourg, centers on a husband and wife taken hostage by four brutal perpetrators seeking easy cash. Complications ensue amid the unexpected discovery of betrayal and deception.
“Trespass” marks the fourth collaboration between Cage and Nu Image/Millennium Films following the recently wrapped 3D adventure “Drive Angry,” “The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans” and “The Wicker Man.”
“Trespass” will be produced by Irwin Winkler and David Winkler of Winkler Films and Rene Besson. Avi Lerner executive produces for Nu Image/Millennium Films, along with Danny Dimbort, Trevor Short, Boaz Davidson and John Thompson, and Jill Cutler exec produces for Winkler Films.
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There will be a special sneak peek of Lifted at The Film Good Film Festival on Saturday August 14, 2010 at 5:30 p.m. at the American Cinematheque in Hollywood, CA. Please visit fgff.org for additional information, tickets and more.
In my role as Executive Director of Ride 2 Recovery, a mental and physical rehabilitation program for injured veterans that makes a difference in the lives of those who come thru our program (more info: Ride2Recovery.com), I am asked to preview movies, music, and all things military and, or veteran related entertainment. Since we deal with a lot of PTSD patients, the scars of war are all to familiar and the haunting that they feel and the effects it takes on their families is hard to explain to those who do not know these brave men and women or experienced war and its related hardships themselves.
So it was last Thursday that I, along with a few other military organizations came to meet for a viewing of the upcoming movie “Lifted.” Because the director was a noted Hollywood liberal, I was not really sure what I was about to see.
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The above statement conveys the attempt at connection between two men adrift in life. Superheroes is not a superhero film, but an anti-war story about a wounded veteran and a young filmmaker. It’s a very understated film with many long silent shots wherein everything is shown rather than told. The mood ranges from somber to grim, with precious few moments of humor and ease.
Spencer Treat Clark plays Nick, the young filmmaker and Dash Mihok plays Ben, the wounded veteran. Ben was a reservist, never intended to be on the front lines. He was injured on a patrol in Iraq, when his jeep was taken out by a bomb planted in a dead dog. He blames himself for not figuring out the trap, and has survivor’s guilt combined with PTSD and depression from being left by his wife while he was deployed as well as guilt for a tragic accident. So basically, this is a perfect recipe for being messed up.
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I was just perusing Amazon for some new books and decided to do a quick DVD search for a few things that I’ve had a hard time finding and what did I discover but Superheroes on DVD and available for streaming and download. Color me happy a happy camper. 
You can purchase the DVD for $19.99 via this link, but please note that there are only a very limited number of copies in stock. You can also rent for $3.99 or buy for $14.99 a download of the film via this link.
The trailer for Lifted is now online and can be viewed at http://www.liftedthemovie.net/.
UPDATE: Screencaps are now up and can be viewed here.
