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Solo is an indestructible Army android designed to win every battle, until he realises he's working for the wrong side. Read more

Starring	Mario Van Peebles, William Sadler, Adrien Brody, Barry Corbin
Director	Norberto Barba
Genres	Action/Adventure, Thriller

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Ritchie steps in to direct The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
- WENN Newsdesk
- 08 Dec 2011
Director Guy Ritchie is taking charge of a planned film adaptation of cult 1960s spy series The Man From U.N.C.L.E. following Steven Soderbergh and actor Bradley Cooper's exits last month (Nov11). Plans for the movie project were thrown into doubt in November (11) when Soderbergh walked away from the project just days after The Hangover star Cooper quit as lead character Napoleon Solo, the iconic spy originally portrayed by Robert Vaughn. The filmmaker, who had initially courted George Clooney Read more
Director Soderbergh quits The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
- WENN Newsdesk
- 18 Nov 2011
Plans for a movie adaptation of cult 1960s spy series The Man From U.N.C.L.E. have been thrown into doubt - director Steven Soderbergh has quit the project just days after Bradley Cooper dropped out of the lead role. George Clooney had initially been touted to portray Robert Vaughn's iconic spy character Napoleon Solo in a proposed film version of the TV show, and when he dropped out, Cooper was slated to take his place. The Hangover star walked away from the job this week (begs14Nov11) - and... Read more
Cooper no longer The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
- WENN Newsdesk
- 14 Nov 2011
Director Steven Soderbergh is back on the hunt for The Man From U.N.C.L.E. after Bradley Cooper quit talks to become his leading man in the movie. George Clooney was initially touted to portray Robert Vaughn's iconic spy character Napoleon Solo in the movie adaptation of the cult 1960s TV series, and when he dropped out, Cooper was slated to take his place. But The Hangover star has now walked away from the project too, leaving Soderbergh to search for a new leading man, according to TheWrap.co Read more
Michod is Australia's top director
- 25 Sep 2010
Australian moviemaker David Michod has won the top honour at the 2010 Australian Directors Guild Awards for his edgy film Animal Kingdom. The movie stars Guy Pearce and tells the story of young boy born into a criminal family and a detective who attempts to save him from his fate. It won the coveted World Cinema Jury Prize at this year's (10) Sundance Film Festival in Utah and it landed a Best Direction award for Michod in his native country on Thursday night (23Sep10). The show, which took... Read more
Stallone auditioned for Ford's Han Solo
- 04 Aug 2010
Sylvester Stallone went up against Harrison Ford for the role of Star Wars hero Han Solo - but the Hollywood hardman missed out on the part after failing to impress director George Lucas. The Rambo star opened up about his 1975 audition in a recent web chat with fans and confessed he's glad the part went to Ford instead of him. He explained, "Yes, as a matter of fact I did (try out for Solo) and it didn't meet with much approval. When I stood in front of George Lucas he didn't look at me once, Read more