Hey Guys, it’s our first entry into TV. These are two of the three shows we have coming out from my company Platinum Dunes TV. It’s been a busy year for us at Platinum Dunes, but Brad, Andrew and myself are very proud of ‘The Last Ship on TNT and ‘Black Sails’ on Starz. Check them out.
From acclaimed director Michael Bay comes “Pain and Gain,” a new action comedy starring Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson and Anthony Mackie. Based on the unbelievable true story of a group of personal trainers in 1990s Miami who, in pursuit of the American Dream, get caught up in a criminal enterprise that goes horribly wrong.
In this exclusive SoundWorks Collection profile, SoundWorks talks with the sound team of Director Michael Bay’s “Pain and Gain” featuring supervising sound editor and sound designer Erik Aadahl and Ethan Van der Ryn.
Take a look at some of the review ‘Pain & Gain’ is getting.
“One of the best films of the year. A truly great American drama.” “Dwayne Johnson gives the best performance of his career. Prepare to be amazed.” - Jake Hamilton, FOX-TV
“You’ll remember and talk about forever! Like Pulp Fiction…without the fiction!!!” - Mark S. Allen KMAX-TV
“The guy flick of 2013. Insanely Funny. An early candidate for the guy flick of 2013, Pain & Gain is violent, deeply nasty and insanely funny. The way-over-the-top star trio of Wahlberg, Johnson and Mackie are such loveably despicable meatheads, they’re like The Three Stooges– only with bulging biceps, strippers, kidnapping, extortion, a chainsaw, and buckets of blood.” - Stephen Rebello, PLAYBOY
“Perfectly cast, P&G plays like the Coen Brothers on steroids. Hilariously dark and nearly impossible to believe, the true story cements Michael Bay as an auteur and offers his very bestwork to date.” - Silas Lesnick,COMING SOON
“It’s deeply dark, disturbed and depraved and the more I think about it, the more I really like it.” - Billy Donnelly AIN’T IT COOL NEWS
“Mark Wahlberg, Dwayne Johnson and the rest of the cast are amazing in this film! A disturbing story of ambition and envy that is fed by narcissism and drugs.” - Julian Molina MSN LATINO
“It’s so intriguingly dark and dumb you can’t look away. This is definitely a new spin for a Michael Bay film destined to be one of his classics. This pitch dark comedy is a must-see!” -Ashley Samour, MTV
“The Rock gives the best performance of his career. A weird, entertaining, amalgamation of ‘Pulp Fiction’, ‘Very Bad Things’ and ‘Bad Boys’.” - Germain Lussier / SLASHFILM
“Pain and Gain is the most original, shocking, surprising and hilarious movie of the year. So crazy, so surprising it could only be true.” - Greg Russell MOVIE SHOW
“Absolutely one of the craziest true stories I’ve ever seen on a movie screen. It’s also fantastic.” - Steve Weintraub / COLLIDER
Wrestling fans, it was a joke said on Entertainment Tonight–with a laugh. You can see the clip for yourselves. The most important person to see the on air joke was Dwayne. I love seeing The Rock wrestle. I hope he wrestles 10 more years. I joked on air because Dwayne was not at our LA premiere due to his injury.
Michael
Update #1: Here is the video of Michael Bay at the Pain & Gain premiere in Los Angeles.
Update #2: The Rock has tweeted. He’s agreed to wrestle women now. Any volunteers?