First Look: Sam Worthington is The Man on the Ledge

Check out the new poster and image for the upcoming thriller Man on a Ledge, starring Sam Worthington.

The film follows an ex-cop and now wanted fugitive (Worthington) who stands on the ledge of a high-rise building while a hard-living New York Police Department negotiator (Elizabeth Banks) tries to talk him down. The longer they are on the ledge, the more she realizes that he might have an ulterior objective.

The film also stars Jamie Bell, Anthony Mackie, Ed Burns, Titus Welliver, Genesis Rodriguez, Kyra Sedgwick and Ed Harris.

Man on a Ledge opens Jan. 13, 2012.

Check out the poster, full image and video after the jump!

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Edited: September 23rd, 2011

Leonardo DiCaprio And Johnny Depp: Highest Grossing Stars

Leonardo DiCaprio and Johnny Depp are the top two highest grossing stars in 2010, according to Forbes.

The company recently released its 2010 Top Ten Grossing Stars list and Depp tied second place with his Alice in Wonderland co-star Mia Wasikowska.

DiCaprio’s box office totals for Inception and Shutter Island hit 1.16 billion! Check out the full list below.

Leonardo DiCaprio $1.16bn
Mia Wasikowska $1.03bn
Johnny Depp $1.03bn
Robert Downey Jr $807m
Daniel Radcliffe $780
Robert Pattinson $749m
Kristen Stewart $698
Sam Worthington $494m
Jaden Smith $359m
Jackie Chan $359m

Edited: December 23rd, 2010

Sam Worthington Admits That Clash of the Titans Let People Down

Not every star makes a hit movie and Sam Worthington admits that the 2010 remake of Clash of the Titans wasn’t that good and there’s definitely room for improvement for the upcoming sequel.

“I just think we can improve on it,” Worthington told Moviefone of the upcoming Titans sequel. “I think the first one, we kind of let down some people. And yeah, I totally agree. The only point of doing a sequel is either the audience demands it or you believe you can better the first one. What we’re setting out to do with this one — the writers and the director and myself — is improve. I think I can act f***ing better, to be honest … Just take all the notes from people that I have been reading about on the ‘net and give them a movie they f***ing want. This one I want to kind of try to satisfy a lot more people.”

Worthington promises fans that Clash of the Titans 2 will be better.

“I’ve always said you make movies for an audience, that’s who you make movies for,” he said. “If the audience is speaking, it’s like the old gladiator thing, they give us the thumbs up/thumbs down, you want to stay alive in that coliseum as long as you can.”

Edited: December 20th, 2010

Sam Worthington is the Man on the Ledge

Principal photography has begun in New York City for Summit Entertainment’s Man On A Ledge and NYGossipGirl.com has the first image!

The movie centers around an ex-cop and now wanted fugitive (Sam Worthington) who stands on the ledge of a high-rise building while a hard-living New York Police Department hostage negotiator (Elizabeth Banks) tries to talk him down.  The longer they are on the ledge, the more she realizes that he might have an ulterior objective.

Anthony Mackie, Jamie Bell, Ed Harris and Edward Burns round up the cast.

Edited: October 31st, 2010

Last Night With Keira Knightley and Eva Mendes

Check out photos of Keira Knightley, Eva Mendes, Sam Worthington and Guillaume Canet in Last Night.

The film follows a married couple (Knightley and Worthington), apart for a night while the husband takes a business trip with a colleague (Eva Mendes) to whom he’s attracted.

While he’s resisting temptation, his wife encounters her past love.

What do you think of the plot? Something you would watch?

FYI, Jessica Biel originally auditioned for Knightley’s part.

Sound off in the comments!

Edited: October 23rd, 2010

Jamie Bell is on the Ledge

Jamie Bell will star in the upcoming drama Man on a Ledge.

Sam Worthington and Anthony Mackie are also starring in the film.

The film centers around a female psychologist and a former NYPD officer (Worthington) who threatens to end his life by jumping off of a hotel ledge. Meanwhile, the officer’s brother (Bell) is planning a heist at a jewelry store just across the street.

Bell will begin filming in New York in November.

Edited: September 3rd, 2010

Sam Worthington: Details Magazine April 2010

Sam Worthington covers the latest issue of Details magazine. Here’s what the Avatar star had to say:

On why he comes across like an idiot:
“I’m still a very boisterous young man. And I swear a bit more than I should. So I’m learning to temper it, you know?”

On liking to work:
“I hate downtime. This is the first time I’ve had time off. I hate it.”

On his childhood:
“I’m not a great fan of people who say they put a sheet up in the backyard when they were 7 and entertained all the neighbors. When I was 7, I thought I was a f-cking fire truck. Growing up, you tended to just go through school to get out… then figure out what you want to do in this big ball of mud.”

On where he wants his career to go:
“Most people could say, ‘I want to be on magazine covers. I want to have enough money to buy a house. If it was tangible hopefully I wouldn’t be doing it, to be honest.”

On fame:
“If you start walking around in a red chinchilla, thinking you’re better than everybody,” Worthington says, “you’re going to look like a dickhead.”

Photos: Norman Jean Roy/Details

Edited: March 21st, 2010

Sam Worthington Set for ‘Texas’

Sam Worthington has signed on for Michael Mann’s upcoming murder mystery Texas Killing Fields.

Worthington will play a local homicide detective “who works with a New York transplant to wage a war against the unknown but fierce killers.”

Mann will produce the film, while his daughter, Ami Canaan Mann will direct.

Texas Killing Fields is based on a true story about two police officers who tried to solve two decades of crimes, which involved about 60 victims.

Worthington can be seen next in Clash of the Titans, which opens in theaters on April 2.

Edited: February 8th, 2010

Sam Worthington in Talks to Play Dracula

Avatar star Sam Worthington is in negotiations to star in Dracula Year Zero.

The period vampire epic will be released by Universal and directed by Alex Proyas.

Dracula Year Zero “explores the origin of Dracula, weaving vampire mythology with the true history of Prince Vlad the Impaler. It seeks to depict Dracula as a flawed hero in a tragic love story set in a dark age of magic and war.”

Worthington can be seen next playing Greek hero Perseus in Clash of the Titans.

What do YOU think? Should he play Dracula?

Sound off in the comments!

Edited: January 26th, 2010

‘Avatar’ Cast Covers Life Magazine

Avatar stars, Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver and director James Cameron each have their own individual cover for Life’s Special Issue Magazine.

The movie centers around “a paraplegic marine dispatched to the planet Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.”

Avatar opens in theaters today.

See behind-the-scenes photos of the Avatar stars, at Life.com.

More covers after the jump!

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Edited: December 18th, 2009

First Look: ‘Avatar’ Trailer

Edited: October 29th, 2009