Sofia Vergara Sexes Up ‘Smokin’ Aces’ Prequel

Posted by Paige MacGregor (paige@filmschoolrejects.com) on February 10, 2009

sophiavergera-1

Universal Studios’ prequel to the underwhelming Joe Carnahan action crime thriller Smokin’ Aces now boasts actress Sofia Vergara, who made the announcement while conducting interviews for her latest film, Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail. Vergara, who is, to be perfectly cliché, smokin’ hot, told interviewers, “I’m like an assassin.” Adding to her eloquent explanation, she commented, “I just got the part yesterday.” Sometimes the adage that hot girls shouldn’t talk really should be followed.

Actor Tommy Flanagan (Sons of Anarchy) will return to the franchise (is it really popular enough to be called a franchise? I mean, aside from Jeremy Piven’s performance, the original sucked ass) to bring back Laszlo Soot for the prequel, but the rest of the names being thrown around as cast members for Smokin’ Aces: Blowback are still nothing more than rumors (Chris Pine, Kevin Durand, Nestor Carbonell, Brian Bloom and Maury Sterling, to name a few).

P.J. Pesce (Lost Boys: The Tribe, 2008) will direct the prequel, although what possessed him to do so we have no idea. Smokin’ Aces was a box office disappointment, considering its cast, which in addition to Jeremy Piven included Ryan Reynolds, Ray Liotta, Wayne Newton, Ben Affleck, Andy Garcia, Peter Berg and a host of others. Whether Blowback will see theaters or be released straight to DVD is yet unknown, but we’re leaning towards the latter. Then again, you never know in Hollywood.

Source: Black Film


Read more articles by Paige MacGregor

« Previous Article | Next Article »

Related Topics:

In Development, Movie News, , , , , , , , , ,

Related Reading:

Your Ad Here

Comment Policy: No hate speech allowed. If you must argue, please debate intelligently. Comments containing selected keywords or outbound links will be put into moderation to help prevent spam. Film School Rejects reserves the right to delete comments and ban anyone who doesn't follow the rules. We also reserve the right to modify any curse words in your comments and make you look like an idiot. Thank You!

  • The original DID not suck ass. But, yes, Piven was great.
  • I honestly had no problems with the original, although the acting was not amazing it is actually a pretty solid "sit down and enjoy lots of action" type movie. My only question is what the hell is the plot for this going to be? Is it even possible that they can relate this to the original?
  • this is the biggest casting news the people involved with the film can come up with?...yikes doesn't sound good direct-to-dvd is my guess..maybe it will have skateboarding vampires
  • There is absolutely no need for another movie, whatsoever. But to be sure, Vergara is ridiculously hot. She has been on my radar for the last 5-6 years. A beautiful lass of few words.
    The Rake
    http://thefilmnest.com
  • I have to say that Sokin Aces was not worth the price of the ticket I paid for. In fact if I gave them the change from the floor of my car I am not sure it even stacked up to that measly sum. It was a movie looking for direction and the action was few and far between.
blog comments powered by Disqus