Jeffrey Dean Morgan Unlimited

North American Jeffrey Dean Morgan fans have yet to see Shanghai and judging from comments made by director Mikael Hafstrom, we probably won’t, at least not for a long time.

While being interviewed for his new film The Rite, starring Anthony Hopkins, he was asked about Shanghai and whether it would be released in North America:

Before we launch into The Rite I must tell you that I’ve seen Shanghai, which was beautifully shot.
I loved doing Shanghai. I always loved that time in history, but obviously when it comes to the second World War we usually deal with other parts of the world. So it was something that was great to investigate. I spent a lot of time in Shanghai. We ended up shooting in Bangkok, actually. It was a struggle, to do that film, but it was great to work with all these great Asian actors.

What’s been holding up the domestic release?
There have been a lot of problems, but one thing is that it was a Chinese co-production so we had to open in China before we opened here or anywhere else. So it opened in China, and it’s open in Asia and in other countries. But it’s really a question light of day in this country, but I’m glad it’s seeing the light of day in other countries.

Can you just call up Bob and Harvey Weinstein and say, ‘Let’s do this!’?
It’s not that easy. It’s about money. And you know, I’m sure if they wanted to release it now, they would; but they have their strategy and their politics and their money issues, so it’s out of my hands, really, at this point. If I had the money myself, I’d release it myself. But I can’t, so I have to rely on other people. But let’s see; the film is there. Just because it’s not been shown here yet, which is sad, but people are seeing it in a lot of countries so that’s good for now.

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Here’s the trailer aqain, one of the few looks we’ll get of this movie here in North America.

I’ve added some screencaps of Jeffrey Dean Morgan in Shanghai to the Gallery. These are from a DVD and not some guy with a camera in the theatre! 

 Click the image to go to the Gallery.

Here’s trailer number 3 for Shanghai. Each trailer for this looks better and better.

And if you’re wondering how Jeffrey Dean Morgan dies in Shanghai, you see that here. And wait for that quick flash of what looks like a morgue photo.

ETA: Some people have been asking for spoilers for Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s role in Jonah Hex. I don’t want to spoil anyone, but some sites have started posted the details and not every fan is going to pay to see a 5 minute scene. So if you want to know more about his role, click HERE.

You’ve probably heard by now that Jeffrey Dean Morgan has a small role in Jonah Hex, the comic book based movie starring Josh Brolin. Though his scene is only about 5 minutes long, I’ve heard that it’s the best scene in the movie.

Here’s an excerpt from the producers on casting JDM:

I wanted to ask about casting Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Tom Wopat.

Lazar: Jeffrey Dean Morgan is a friend of Warner Brothers, he’s done a bunch of movies there, and we tried to get somebody who had some gravitas to go up against Josh, and it’s actually one of my favorite scenes in the film, so we asked him to do us a favor, and he did it.

Was that for free?

Lazar: Pretty much. When you come in and do a small part like that, even though it’s an interesting role, Jeffrey Dean’s a pretty respected actor, and I could have cast him as Jonah Hex, had Josh passed.

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Shanghai, a movie Jeffrey Dean Morgan filmed in 2008 for The Weinstein Co.,  had its international premiere this week. Star John Cusack has been on a friendship tour of China and attended the premiere in Shanghai on June 10. It’s also playing at the Shanghai Film Festival. The reviews have been generally good. Hopefully this will encourage The Weinstein Co. to give this movie a higher priority on its North American and European schedule.

Here’s a Shanghai review

On the Red Dawn front we heard earlier this week that because of MGM going into receivership that Red Dawn would never be released. But then MGM countered with a statement saying that Red Dawn was still on for November.

But when TheWrap contacted the studio, its head of marketing, Mike Vollman, was adamant the the movie is “still dated for Nov. 24.” He had no comment regarding the Times report besides pointing out that it didn’t quote anyone from MGM.

I want to believe him, though I won’t be surprised if it turns out the rumours are right!

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I edited the Making Of video so we can just watch Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s part. And that kiss!

In the draft of the script I saw, Jeffrey Dean Morgan’s character, Conner, is described as: “There’s a delicate, almost feminine beauty about him”!! That must have been a very early draft!

And I screencapped the video: