Yesterday, we were able to see a pair of interviews with Leonardo DiCaprio and Joseph Gordon-Levitt along with two Christopher Nolan interviews and more Inception B-roll footage. Today, we have eight new interviews with Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Marion Cotillard, Ken Watanabe, Michael Caine, Dileep Rao, Emma Thomas, and Chris Brigham.
Beware. These interviews contain a few mild spoilers.
Just recently, Warner Bros. released the full press kit for Inception. A good amount of production images were included, as well as four new Inception posters made from the epic Inception banners that we posted three weeks ago. Click on and view the full story to see all of the new images.
It sounded more than a little unbelievable when reports came in last night that a new Inception TV spot was taking up an entire commercial break during a re-run of Last Comic Standing on NBC. Today, however, it appears early word was spot-on as the new Inception Character Featurette is now online over at MSN UK. The featurette is two minutes in length and features more new footage and dialog than anything we’ve seen since the third trailer was released in back May. But those avoiding spoilers shouldn’t be too concerned. The aptly titled “Character Featurette” is focused more on introducing the main characters of the film than revealing any new plot information. This featurette should prove to be very effective if it continues to air as an extended TV spot, providing more clarification for viewers than any number of the shorter TV spots could.
Thanks to apw on the forums for the tip!
A featurette about the filming of Christopher Nolan’s next film, Inception, has apparently begun playing during theater previews this weekend. We received one report from an avid Nolan fan that this was shown during the pre-trailer previews of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time at an AMC theater.
Some of the shots described to us included Tom Hardy’s character at a poker table, Leonardo DiCaprio in the ocean, surrounded by crewmen. There was also some footage of Christopher Nolan at a rotating set, directing. Cillian Murphy was also seen in this wearing a snow suit. New shots of some dialog between DiCaprio, Ellen Page, and Ken Watanabe. And lastly, some footage of the crew filming shots in the snow and filming DiCaprio trying to get through a mob of people (probably in Tangier.)
We’ll post a video of this as soon as one becomes available. Let us know what you think of all this. Comment below.
Seven new character posters were released today via Empire. What makes these especially exciting is that they each hint at what role the character will play in the film. Leonardo DiCaprio is The Extractor, Ken Watanabe is The Tourist, Joseph Gordon-Levitt is The Point Man, Marion Cotillard is The Shade, Ellen Page is The Architect, Tom Hardy is The Forger, and Cillian Murphy is The Mark.
For those unfamiliar with heist terminology, the “mark” is the target for the job. Page’s character, who was confirmed to be an architectural student in the third trailer, appears to be the architect for dream construction. Gordon-Levitt will be the muscle of the operation and a lookout, while DiCaprio will be responsible for actually retrieving the information. Tom Hardy is a forger, perhaps able to replicate and replace whatever it is that DiCaprio extracts from a mind. Cotillard’s title might be a spoiler for some, but for those of you who would like to learn more I’ll point you to the Wikipedia page for Shade. Watanabe as “The Tourist” is the big question mark for me. Could it have to do with him being the foreigner in the operation? Or relating to globetrotting aspect? And although a character poster for Michael Caine was not expected considering his small role, where does this leave Tom Berenger’s character?
