Posted on Sunday, July 4th, 2010 at 1:44 am by George
For those of you that have followed Inception‘s production updates over the past year, much of the twenty-six pages worth of production notes that were released on the film’s official website may feel relatively familiar. That said, the notes still reveal many aspects of the characters, filming locations, and music that have previously gone undiscussed. This article, however, will be as informative as possible without delving into the certain details that may be considered spoilerish.
Leonardo DiCaprio on Inception and Cobb:
“It is this highly entertaining, complex thriller where anything can happen, but at the heart is one man’s quest to uncover a long-buried truth and to get back home. [...]No matter how surreal the dream state, everything needed to be grounded in our connection with the character; everything had to be emotionally charged. From Cobb’s standpoint there is something very real at stake, so all his choices, his reactions, and how he deals with the people he’s working with is a means to one end: getting back his life.”
Posted on Wednesday, June 30th, 2010 at 4:54 pm by AlexHaas
ComingSoon.net was able to attend Warner Bros. Pictures’ Inception press conference last weekend. In attendance were: Christopher Nolan, producer Emma Thomas, composer Hans Zimmer and stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Marion Cotillard, Tom Hardy, Cillian Murphy and Ken Watanabe. Some photos from the event were picked up in the forums by Barrett and are posted in the full story.
Lots of interesting questions were asked. Enjoy the audio from the entire event, listen below.
Posted on Saturday, June 26th, 2010 at 12:18 pm by AlexHaas
It looks like this Inception news train isn’t stopping anytime soon. This time, we’ve got a new six-minute behind the scenes video on the set of Inception, and four new interviews with Christopher Nolan, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
Yea. Five new videos. Crazy.
Check out the full story to watch all of these excellent videos.
Posted on Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010 at 2:22 pm by George
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.
Posted on Monday, May 24th, 2010 at 3:07 pm by George
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?
