T.I.'s "Bone Deep" Takes A Title Change, "There Were Mixed Reviews"

J-Banks · 03-03-2009, 05:04 PM

T.I.'s "Bone Deep" Takes A Title Change, "There Were Mixed Reviews"

With T.I.'s upcoming film Bone Deep receiving more attention due to the movie's co-star Chris Brown being in the media spotlight, Tip spoke with SOHH about his project's name change and marketing plan.

Producing and starring in the film, Tip revealed his movie's title change and debunked rumors of Brown being dropped from the project's future promotional campaign.

"It's called Takers now.," Tip told SOHH. "Well, you know there were mixed emotions about the title, Bone Deep. There were mixed reviews...I can't confirm [Brown being dropped.] As the producer of the film I haven't been approached or confronted with that as being a possibility. I won't speak to that fact because I don't know it to be true." (SOHH)

The upcoming movie project will feature a star-studded cast.

The Screen Gems film, now called Takers, is a crime thriller being produced by Will Packer and starring Chris Brown, T.I., Idris Elba, Matt Dillon, Paul Walker, Michael Ealy, Hayden Christensen, Zoe Saldana and Jay Hernandez. (Black Voices)

The decision to change the film's name reportedly came as a result of the original title's connotations.

The title itself, Bone Deep, has come under fire for it's sexual and pornographic connotations and will now officially change the name to Takers...not to be confused with the current hit action movie Taken. (Wooha)

Along with title changes, recent rumors said that Chris Brown would be excluded from the promo campaign.

Sony Screen Gems will "erase" Brown's performance from the promotion of the upcoming film Bone Deep. Also starring T.I., Brown was to be the centerpiece of the film's promotion in the urban market, appearing in commercials and movie posters. Instead, following Brown's alleged assault of girlfriend Rihanna, producers will focus marketing around T.I., who may still be in prison when the film is released in January 2010. Brown's role in the film itself will not be reduced. (Rolling Stone)

The crime thriller will base its action around a large sum of money.

Takers is about a group of criminals who find their $20 million plan interrupted by a hard-boiled detective (Dillon). Walker stars as the leader of the bank robbers; Christensen is a newbie detective. Written by Peter Allen and Gabriel Casseus, the film will be directed by John Luessenhop and arrive at theaters January 8, 2010. (IMDb)

Source: Sohh

LawrenceSouljah · 03-03-2009, 08:33 PM

I like "Bone Deep" better.

YoungKR07 · 03-03-2009, 08:49 PM

Yeah bone deep sounds better and by 2010 all the shit with chris and rihanna will have boiled down besides all his girl fans still love him or at least they will again by 2010

BIGDO · 03-04-2009, 03:35 AM

smh, no matter what he calls it unless that "Topless" joint with Nas is on it i'm not gonna give a shit about it....

GMNRecordsCT3 · 03-04-2009, 11:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BIGDO

smh, no matter what he calls it unless that "Topless" joint with Nas is on it i'm not gonna give a shit about it....

Thats Dre's shit ma dude...

TeGo · 03-04-2009, 11:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BIGDO

smh, no matter what he calls it unless that "Topless" joint with Nas is on it i'm not gonna give a shit about it....

are u fuckin stupid.. ??

T.I. can make better songs without Dre.. stop pretending to kno wtf ur talkin about..

tonymntna · 03-04-2009, 11:53 AM

I agree with everyone else, Bone Deep is a way better name. And the whole issue with Chris Brown is ridiculous. So he fucked up. If that is going to hurt the promotion of this film, its stupid. Like dude said by the time this movie comes out people won't give a shit about what he did. People should just want to see a decent movie regardless of what stupid shit one of the actors did.

03-03-2009, 05:04 PM	#1
J-Banks Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Providence, RI Posts: 21,015 Repped: 5,294 Repped 53,425 Times in 7,839 Posts Blog Entries: 1 Neg Reps: 53 Neg Repped at 93 Times in 86 Posts	T.I.'s "Bone Deep" Takes A Title Change, "There Were Mixed Reviews" T.I.'s "Bone Deep" Takes A Title Change, "There Were Mixed Reviews" T.I.'s "Bone Deep" Takes A Title Change, "There Were Mixed Reviews" With T.I.'s upcoming film Bone Deep receiving more attention due to the movie's co-star Chris Brown being in the media spotlight, Tip spoke with SOHH about his project's name change and marketing plan. Producing and starring in the film, Tip revealed his movie's title change and debunked rumors of Brown being dropped from the project's future promotional campaign. "It's called Takers now.," Tip told SOHH. "Well, you know there were mixed emotions about the title, Bone Deep. There were mixed reviews...I can't confirm [Brown being dropped.] As the producer of the film I haven't been approached or confronted with that as being a possibility. I won't speak to that fact because I don't know it to be true." (SOHH) The upcoming movie project will feature a star-studded cast. The Screen Gems film, now called Takers, is a crime thriller being produced by Will Packer and starring Chris Brown, T.I., Idris Elba, Matt Dillon, Paul Walker, Michael Ealy, Hayden Christensen, Zoe Saldana and Jay Hernandez. (Black Voices) The decision to change the film's name reportedly came as a result of the original title's connotations. The title itself, Bone Deep, has come under fire for it's sexual and pornographic connotations and will now officially change the name to Takers...not to be confused with the current hit action movie Taken. (Wooha) Along with title changes, recent rumors said that Chris Brown would be excluded from the promo campaign. Sony Screen Gems will "erase" Brown's performance from the promotion of the upcoming film Bone Deep. Also starring T.I., Brown was to be the centerpiece of the film's promotion in the urban market, appearing in commercials and movie posters. Instead, following Brown's alleged assault of girlfriend Rihanna, producers will focus marketing around T.I., who may still be in prison when the film is released in January 2010. Brown's role in the film itself will not be reduced. (Rolling Stone) The crime thriller will base its action around a large sum of money. Takers is about a group of criminals who find their $20 million plan interrupted by a hard-boiled detective (Dillon). Walker stars as the leader of the bank robbers; Christensen is a newbie detective. Written by Peter Allen and Gabriel Casseus, the film will be directed by John Luessenhop and arrive at theaters January 8, 2010. (IMDb) Source: Sohh __________________ JBanksblog.com - check it out __________________

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LawrenceSouljah Veteran Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,206 Repped: 703 Repped 147 Times in 88 Posts Neg Reps: 2 Neg Repped at 7 Times in 5 Posts	I like "Bone Deep" better. __________________ I see you using an old style, I wondered where you had learned it from. You know very well, it's yours too

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YoungKR07 Anotha Day Anotha Dollar Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Sagnasty, MI Posts: 4,252 Repped: 2,240 Repped 2,529 Times in 227 Posts Neg Reps: 26 Neg Repped at 2 Times in 2 Posts	Yeah bone deep sounds better and by 2010 all the shit with chris and rihanna will have boiled down besides all his girl fans still love him or at least they will again by 2010 __________________ >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Formerly Known As King Richard07 Callin My Name Is Like Callin Candyman R.I.P M.J

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03-04-2009, 11:53 AM	#7
tonymntna Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 350 Repped: 135 Repped 6 Times in 5 Posts Neg Reps: 0 Neg Repped at 0 Times in 0 Posts	I agree with everyone else, Bone Deep is a way better name. And the whole issue with Chris Brown is ridiculous. So he fucked up. If that is going to hurt the promotion of this film, its stupid. Like dude said by the time this movie comes out people won't give a shit about what he did. People should just want to see a decent movie regardless of what stupid shit one of the actors did.