First look: 'Max Payne' makes leap from video game to film

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First Official Still from 'Max Payne'
Published 7/15/2008 at RopeofSilicon: Latest Headlines
USA Today has debuted the first official still from Max Payne featuring Marky Mark pulling a move that would make Danny Butterman quite proud, just look at him flying through the air there. The pic doesn't come equipped with much about the film outside of a few quotes, one from Mila Kunis, the "That '70s Show" actress that plays an assassin in the flick that is rather choice: "I made the mistake of stumbling on an Internet site of fans and what they thought of the casting," she says. "I hope I don't cross them on the street before the movie. Maybe ...

New Max Payne Photo in USA Today
Published 7/15/2008 by orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) at /Film
... 20th Century Fox has released the first “official still” from the big screen adaptation of Max Payne. Yes, I realize that we posted a batch of production photos last week, but I guess they weren’t actually “official”. In the USA Today article, Mark Wahlberg admits that he has never played the game but says that he’s watched one of his assistants “play more than I should. It’s got a story line more complex than most video-game movies.” I would make some snarky crack about ...

USA Today's First Look Max Payne Photo
Published 7/15/2008 by Alex Billington at FirstShowing.net
... hit, USA Today has just debuted one of "their own" photos. And considering the film has quickly become one of the most talked about features, I think it's best we continue to write about it - because the more we present, the better it starts to look. USA Today did also catch up with both Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis briefly and talked with them about playing Max and Mona Sax, respectively. Unfortunately they don't say much, so let's continue to focus on how awesome the ...

New Mark Wahlberg’s Photo From “Max Payne”
Published 7/15/2008 by Allan Ford at FilmoFilia
... USA Today has revealed new Matrix style photo (Mark Wahlberg)  from “Max Payne“. ...

Mila Kunis Has A Message For “Max Payne” Fans
Published 7/15/2008 by Rick at TunaFlix
... In a USA Today article offering fans their first look at Mark Wahlberg’s Max Payne (those of you interested in Photoshopped production stills can check that out ...

USA Today premieres new still from ‘Max Payne’
Published 7/15/2008 by Franck Tabouring at The Screening Log
... Just two days ago I stumbled across the first trailer for John Moore’s big-screen adaptation of the popular video game “Max Payne,” and today I found a brand-new production still from the action flick over at USA Today. The quality of the image above may not be the best, but it really looks like something straight out of a video game segment. And no, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. ...

Kristen Bell Loves Inflicting High-Voltage Pain
Published 7/16/2008 at Vulture -- Entertainment, Music, Culture, Theater, Movies, Art -- New York Magazine Blog
... "I made the mistake of stumbling on an Internet site of fans and what they thought of the casting, I hope I don't cross them on the street before the movie. Maybe they'll change their minds when I'm in leather pants and bustier." —Mila Kunis on Max Payne fans, demonstrating that she completely understands gamers [USAT] ...

Mila Kunis Won't Sign Autographs @ LAX!
Published 7/18/2008 by Jackson at The Bastardly -
... "I made the mistake of stumbling on an Internet site of fans and what they thought of the casting," she says. "I hope I don’t cross them on the street before the movie. Maybe they’ll change their minds when I’m in leather pants and bustier." USA Today ...