Wahlberg plays max payne, a renegade cop searching for his wifes murderer. Based on the legendary, hardhitting interactive video game max payne tells the story. He was part of the band new kids on the block in the. She is also romantically involved with max payne during the cleaner case. Owen plays another triggerhappy vigilante in 2005s crime noir, sin city, proving to us that hes a natural with guns in. Coming together to solve a series of murders in new york city are a police detective and an assassin, who will be hunted by the police, the mob, and a ruthless corporation.
Hellbent on revenge, his obsessive investigation takes him on a nightmare journey into a dark underworld. A ruthless and amoral businesswoman, horne was responsible for the killing of max payne s wife and daughter and the production of designer drug valkyr. You can see max in some interesting fetish work in the clip goddess max payne ball busting. Also so no one is wondering who in the world all of these actors would play here is the list as follows. Based on the popular firstperson shooter from rockstar games, max payne. The duo will be hunted by the police, the mob, and a ruthless corporation. The brooding cop has left the dea and returned to the nypd.
Put film noir, john woo and the matrix into mixer and max payne is probably what you get. Mark wahlberg, mila kunis, beau bridges, chris ludacris. Max payne is a video game series, soon to be a trilogy, that first exploded in 2001. Max payne 3 is in my opinion as good as 3rd person action gets. The sam lake video game hero is pretty tough, but never as stylized as a video game violent guy or graphic novel protagonist could be.
Oct 14, 2003 with james mccaffrey, wendy hoopes, jonathan davis, vince viverito. Now, thats sort of damning the film with faint praise because in terms of plotting max payne is nothing more than the most routine kind of postsin city cop movie of the late 2000s you could think of but as critic armond white pointed out in the above quotation as well the images are better than the plotting. Max payne is a 2008 neonoir action thriller film based on the video game series of the same name developed by remedy entertainment and published by rockstar games. Max payne cast and crew, max payne hollywood movie cast. Based on the legendary, hardhitting interactive video game max payne tells the story of a maverick cop determined to track down those. Max payne is a 2008 american neonoir action thriller film based on the video game series of the same name developed by remedy entertainment and published by rockstar games. James mccaffrey was born in 1959 in belfast, northern ireland. James mccaffrey is an irish american voice actor who is best known for voice acting max payne, the primary protagonist of the game series with the same name. In the first game the character was portrayed by lake, with timothy gibbs and. The sam lake video game hero is pretty tough, but never as stylized as a video game violent guy. Hensley chris ludacris bridges james bravura olga kurylenko natasha amaury nolasco jack lupino chris odonnell jason colvin donal logue alex balder kate burton nicole horne marianthi evans michelle payne crew john moore director, producer andrew m.
It was written by beau thorne and directed by john moore. Max payne 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Actor max payne jeff gurner is known for his work on max payne 2001, grand theft auto iv. Max payne, a film loosely based on the video game, was released in 2008, starring mark wahlberg as max and mila kunis as mona. Not much is known about monas life except she had a twin sister, lisa who married with a mafia don, angelo punchinello. Mccaffrey returned to his role in max payne 3, not only for the voiceover but also as the performer of payne through the use of motion capture. Max s voice c i dont believe in heaven, but i have this idea about it. Kristin cavallari at an event for max payne 2008 ludacris at an event for max payne 2008. But go ahead and watch shoot em up and tell us that film isnt a better max payne movie than the actual max payne movie.
Max heat is an male adult film actor in the max payne series. James mccaffrey born 1959 in belfast, is a northern irishamerican actor known for his role as max payne in the max payne video game series. Max payne written by beau michael thorne 8242007 over black. Were basing our picks based on the impact the character had on the series, their respective fandoms, and our own. Retribution official trailer 1 2017 short film youtube. Max payne 3 game movie all cutscenes 1080p hd duration. Remedys sam lake addresses alan wake fans duration. The games publisher, 3d realms, intended max to serve as the foundation of a new gaming franchise.
My favorite part of the videogame was in between levels and cutscenes was listening to max talk about the world around him and his skewed take on it. Blocking out the shadows of his past max payne is unexpectedly. Max payne is a 2008 american action movie directed by john moore and. In the first game the character was portrayed by lake, with timothy gibbs and james mccaffrey later taking over the role, and consistently voiced by mccaffrey. Alex balder was max payne s partner at the new york city police department nypd and later the drug enforcement administration dea. Mona sax is a contract killer who operates in new york city. But i wont waste time telling you what you already know. V breznu 2009 rockstar games oznamili hru max payne 3, ktera ma byt vydana v breznu 2012 a ma byt dostupna pro pc, playstation 3 a xbox 360.
Sin city, a gritty crime noir based on a gritty crime noir series of graphic novels. In the max payne movie which was released in 2008, sam lake also provided some writing help, though mostly for the character background. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing max payne near you. With mark wahlberg, mila kunis, beau bridges, ludacris. By the mid1990s, the two already investigates the punchinello crime family. Top 10 video game voice actor performances duration. Kristin cavallari at an event for max payne 2008 ludacris at an event for max payne. It was an instant hit with fans and critics, even winning a bafta for best pc game of 2001. Alex later moved to the dea, becoming a partner to an agent known as b.
Max payne, like the other video game movies especially uwe boll films is a total waste of effort proving to all of us about why video game movies tend to suck so bad. The film resolves around revenge, centering on a policemans journey through new york citys criminal underworld, as he investigates the deaths of his wife and. Several years after joining the nypd, alex became the partner and best friend of max payne, with the two often fought and investigated the crimes of the punchinello crime family. In max payne 2 there is dick justice a blaxploitation parody of the first game, the adventures of captain baseballbat boy based on the comic strip of the same name, which appeared in the first game, and max heat, a porno. May 26, 20 characters and voice actors grand theft auto. Despite being referenced in two games of the series, biographical information on the adult film actor is practically nonexistent, and any mention of the character is directly related to the adult magazine and film media franchise of the same name. Jul 10, 2008 max payne 3 fan made movie trailer duration. Rare footage from the development and early beta trailer. Max payne is the 2008 feature film adaptation of the popular videogame series of the same name. As the mystery deepens, max is forced to battle enemies beyond the natural world and face max payne is a maverick cop a mythic.
Max payne is a maverick cop a mythic antihero determined to track down. At some point before the mid1990s, alex joined the new york city police department. He has also had main roles and recurring roles in a number of television series as well as appearing in feature films. Synopsis when a man has lost everything, he only has revenge. Sep 14, 2010 max payne is a video game series, soon to be a trilogy, that first exploded in 2001. Feb 19, 2012 for those of you who dont know who this guy is, hes the dude that gave max payne a voice in the first two max payne games.
He voiced the main character in the first two games of the series, max payne and max payne 2. A dea agent whose family was slain as part of a conspiracy, and an assassin out to avenge her sisters death, join forces to solve a series of murders in new york city. Due to hornes wrinkled appearance, she is known asthe witch andthe hag until max payne. Lloyd beau bridges is an american actor, who plays b. Max payne is a maverick cop a mythic antihero determined to track down those responsible for the brutal murders of his family and partner. Hellbent on revenge, hes determined to track down those responsible for the brutal murder of his family, but his obsessive investigation takes him on a nightmarish journey where dark fantasy collides with stark reality.
The film stars mark wahlberg in the title role as max payne, mila kunis as mona sax, ludacris as jim bravura, and beau bridges as bb. Max was introduced in the 2001 thirdperson shooter max payne, which was written by sam lake and developed by remedy entertainment. For max payne 2, however, as this game had a larger budget, lake declined the honor, and the actor timothy gibbs was assigned to imitate max payne, giving max a more rugged, worn appearance. The third game, max payne 3, was developed by rockstar games and released in 2012. Max payne is the playable protagonist of the neonoir video game series of the same name. They all soon reveal the movies real bad guy, a government altered soldier, now an underground drug lord. Film version of the popular video game stars mark wahlberg unfortunately. Nicole horne 1948 2001 was the ceo of aesir corporation from at least the early 1990s up until 2001. A dea agent whose family was slain as part of a conspiracy, and. The cast members of max payne have been in many other movies, so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not. To the point, in a new setting one may fear that the noir style of the first 2 might be lost.
Which actor played the lead in the 2008 film max payne. The film stars mark wahlberg in the title role as max payne, mila kunis as mona sax. He is an actor, known for max payne 3 2012, max payne 2001 and max payne 2. I guess every talented actorsactress must have a bad movie one way or another.
Cast in credits order complete, awaiting verification. It stars mark wahlberg as the titular character, alongside beau. James mccaffrey born 1959 in belfast, is a northern irishamerican actor known for his. Before or during that time, alex met max payne, and the two soon became partners and best friends. Max payne 2008 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers. Okay, so clive owen doesnt really look like max payne. Max payne 2008 internet movie firearms database guns. Thats not good, because the actor bites down hard on the words. Maverick cop max payne wahlberg is hellbent on revenge against those. Coming together to solve a series of murders in new york city are a dea agent whose family was slain as part of a conspiracy and an assassin out to avenge her sisters death. Mar 25, 2019 the making of the first max payne game. Avn awards 2011 nominated the film for best anal release. The film stars mark wahlberg in the title role as max payne, mila kunis as mona sax, ludacris as jim bravura, and beau. Darryl peterson born october 3, 1961 is an american musician, actor and retired professional wrestler who wrestled in world championship wrestling as maxx payne and in the world wrestling federation as man mountain rock.
Dream list of actors actresses id like to see in a proper adaption of the max payne video game. My main problem with the movie is that max s inner dialogue from the game is stripped from the narrative. Detective max payne mark wahlberg has been hunting the killer of his wife and child for three years. Max payne cast and crew check out hollywood movie max payne cast and crew details, star cast information. Max payne wahlberg is a maverick cop with little regard for rules and nothing left to lose. For this list, were looking at our favourite throughout the max payne trilogy. Alan wake edit lake was the lead writer for the 2010 psychological action thriller alan wake, which went on to receive numerous awards and a positive critical reception for its characters and story. Max payne cast and crew cast photos and info fandango. Max payne is the main protagonist of the neonoir video game series of the same name. With exboss played great by beau bridges and bad girl mona, done well by mila kunis. Anyway, i was thinking on posting this when the movie was atually new, but forgot and got reminded just now. Beau bridges max payne wiki fandom powered by wikia.
The american singer and actor mark wahlberg was born in boston in 1971. James mccaffrey is the face model and motion capture actor for max in max payne 3. Max payne starring mark wahlberg, mila kunis in lead and directed by john moore. Writing credits 18 cast 169 produced by 16 music by 5 art direction by 7 production management 3. Max payne james mccaffrey appearance special agent fbi. In the first max payne, there are a number of max heat magazines found throughout. Max s voice heaven is a place where nothing ever happens. On one occurrence, the two oversaw a drug deal and rushed.
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