Pain & Gain

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Pain & Gain
File:Pain & Gain Teaser Poster.jpg
Theatrical film poster
Directed byMichael Bay
Screenplay byChristopher Markus
Stephen McFeely
Produced byMichael Bay
Ian Bryce
Donald De Line
StarringMark Wahlberg
Dwayne Johnson
Ed Harris
Rob Corddry
Anthony Mackie
Tony Shalhoub
Rebel Wilson
Ken Jeong
Jennifer Nicole Lee
Yolanthe Sneijder-Cabau
Bar Paly
CinematographyBen Seresin
Edited byThomas A. Muldoon
Joel Negron
Music bySteve Jablonsky
Production
companies
Distributed byParamount Pictures
Release date
  • April 26, 2013 (2013-04-26)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$25 million[1]

Pain & Gain is an upcoming action-comedy-crime film written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely[2] and directed by Michael Bay. The film is based on a 1999 series of Miami New Times articles surrounding the brutal kidnapping, extortion, torture, and murder of several victims by an organized group of criminals that included a number of bodybuilders.[3][4] Two members of the "Sun Gym Gang," Daniel Lugo[5] and Adrian Doorbal,[6] received death sentences in Florida and sit on Florida's death row.

The film is scheduled for U.S. release on April 26, 2013, by Paramount Pictures.

Plot

Daniel Lugo (Mark Wahlberg) is a regular bodybuilder who works at the Sun Gym along with his friend Adrian Doorbal (Anthony Mackie). Sick of living the poor life, Lugo concocts a plan to kidnap Victor Kershaw (Tony Shalhoub), a regular at the gym and a rich, spoiled businessman, and extort money from him by means of torture. With the help of recently released criminal Paul Doyle (Dwayne Johnson), the "Sun Gym Gang" successfully gets Kershaw to sign over all his finances. But when Kershaw survives an attempted murder by the gang, he hires private investigator Ed Du Bois[7][8] (Ed Harris) to catch the criminals after the Miami Police Department fails to do so.[9]

Cast

  • Mike Benitez as Moaning Patient

Production

The film was first announced by Michael Bay after the release of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen in which Bay stated he wanted to do the film between the second and third Transformers movies. However, the project was put on hold when Paramount gave the third film, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, a 2011 release date.

On February 13, 2012, it was confirmed that the budget for the film would be funded by Paramount Pictures as part of a two-picture deal with Michael Bay and the budget would be $25 million (making it the cheapest Michael Bay film since his first feature, Bad Boys) thanks in part to Bay, Johnson and Wahlberg not taking salaries. They are instead signing on in exchange for back ends on the film's profits.[1] Bay later confirmed that production would begin in Miami the following April stating, "I'm extremely excited to simplify my film career this spring with a great character piece."[12] On February 17, 2012, reports surfaced that Ed Harris had officially joined the cast and that Rob Corddry was rumored to play John Mese, a former competitive bodybuilder who now owns the gym where Wahlberg's character works as a personal trainer.[13] On February 23, 2012, it was confirmed that Anthony Mackie had joined the cast as "a bodybuilder and workout partner of Wahlberg's character Adrian Doorbal, who has little to show for his time in the gym and decides to get involved with the twisted plan."[14]

On February 28, 2012, it was reported that Israeli supermodel Bar Paly and Lebanese-American actor Tony Shalhoub had joined the cast. Paly is cast as "an illegal immigrant and former beauty queen who dreams of becoming the next Marilyn Monroe. Wahlberg's character promises to make her a star, and she in turn agrees to do whatever he asks in the service of her new country." Shalhoub's role in the film is that of "Marc Schiller, the target of the kidnapping scheme."[15] On March 5, 2012, it was reported that Scott Rosenberg was brought on board to punch up the script. Rosenberg had worked with Bay previously on Armageddon.[16] In a statement on March 7, 2012, Bay reported the budget to be $22 million and that he was taking director's scale for the film.[17]

On March 27, 2012, Rebel Wilson joined the cast as Ramona Eldridge.[18] and principal photography began in Miami on March 31, 2012. On April 4, 2012, Dutch actress Yolanthe Sneijder-Cabau joined the cast for as the girlfriend of Wahlberg's character.[19][20] On April 5, 2012, Ken Jeong joined the cast as a character named Johnny Wu.[21] The official trailer for the film was released on December 19, 2012.[22]

Controversy

The Associated Press published an article interviewing survivors of those who investigated the Sun Gym gang. Miami-Dade Police Sgt. Felix Jimenez stated that "You are talking about real people. And in this particular case, especially when you're talking about the murder victims, these were innocent victims." Zsuzsanna Griga, whose brother and his girlfriend were dismembered by the gang, said she didn't want the American public to sympathize with the killers. [23]

References

  1. ^ a b Finke, Nikki. "Michael Bay Next Making $25M Budget Movie 'Pain And Gain' Starring Mark Wahlberg And The Rock". Deadline.com. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  2. ^ "Michael Bay's Finally Shooting That Dark Comedy 'Pain & Gain' Next". FirstShowing.net. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  3. ^ Collins, Pete. "the articles in question". Miaminewtimes.com. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  4. ^ "Full Details on Michael Bay's "Small Movie" Project | /Film". Slashfilm.com. 2009-04-19. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  5. ^ "Inmate Population Information Detail". Dc.state.fl.us. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  6. ^ "Inmate Population Information Detail". Dc.state.fl.us. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  7. ^ "EdDuBois.com".
  8. ^ "Official Ed DuBois Fan Page".
  9. ^ "Pain & Gain - Miami New Times Three-Part Series".
  10. ^ http://alienbee.net/pain-and-gain-set-image-featuring-the-rock-michael-bay-and-kurt-angle/
  11. ^ "Full Cast and Crew for Pain and Gain." IMDB. Accessed Mar. 18, 2013
  12. ^ "Michael Bay Talks Transformers 4, Pain & Gain". MichaelBay. 2012-02-13. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  13. ^ "Rob Corddry In Talks for Michael Bay's Action-Less 'Pain and Gain'; Mark Feuerstein Is 'In Your Eyes'". Thefilmstage.com. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  14. ^ "It's 'Pain And Gain' For Anthony Mackie As He Joins Michael Bay's Crime Caper | The Playlist". Blogs.indiewire.com. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  15. ^ "Supermodel Bar Paly and Tony Shalhoub Joining Bay's 'Pain & Gain'". FirstShowing.net. 2012-02-28. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  16. ^ Kit, Borys. "Writer Scott Rosenberg Boards Michael Bay's 'Pain & Gain' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
  17. ^ "Pain and Gain Info / Hollywood Reporter Correction". MichaelBay. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  18. ^ "Rebel Wilson Latest for 'Pain and Gain'; Bridget Moynahan Goes 'Small Time'". Thefilmstage.com. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  19. ^ "Yolanthe Sneijder-Cabau in Hollywoodfilm? - Privé | Het laatste Privé nieuws leest u op Prive.nl van De Telegraaf [prive]". Telegraaf.nl. 2012-04-04. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  20. ^ "Britten smullen van Yolanthe Sneijder-Cabau - Privé | Het laatste Privé nieuws leest u op Prive.nl van De Telegraaf [prive]". Telegraaf.nl. 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  21. ^ Kit, Borys (5 April 2012). "'Community' Star Ken Jeong Joins Michael Bay's 'Pain and Gain' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter.
  22. ^ "Pain and Gain Official Trailer #1 (2013) - Michael Bay Movie HD". YouTube. 2012-12-19. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
  23. ^ "'Pain & Gain' Real-Life Survivors Furious With Movie's Comic Take On Ordeal". The Huffington Post. 2013-04-04. Retrieved 2013-04-10.

External links

The original Miami New Times articles by Pete Collins

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