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Bradley Manning: film drama to come
We Steal Secrets documentary director Alex Gibney is set to turn the story of man who was WikiLeaks source into a drama.
From: The Guardian - Film News 31/07/2013
Richard Curtis: 'About Time will probably be the last film I direct'
British romcom kingpin considers retirement, confessing in interview that latest film 'feels like a summing up to me'.
From: The Guardian - Film News 31/07/2013
Denis Leary Joins Horror Comedy The Kitchen Sink, Vanessa Hudgens In Talks
Sony's upcoming horror comedy The Kitchen Sink hasn't really been living up to its title in the casting department, but that tide appears to be turning as two known names are now attached to the project.
From: Cinema Blend 31/07/2013
Ben Stiller Could Replace Timur Bekmambetov To Direct Edison-Westinghouse Feud Drama
Ben Stiller's reputation as a director appears to be on the rise. Just yesterday, the helmer of Zoolander and Tropic Thunder surprised us with an utterly gorgeous trailer for his upcoming Secret Life of Walter Mitty, showing he can do something outside of outlandish comedies. And today THR reports he's being considered by The Weinstein Company to direct a historical drama called The Current War.
From: Cinema Blend 31/07/2013
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey Extended Edition Will Hit Homes In November
It's a good morning for fans of Peter Jackson and The Hobbit film series. Warner Bros. has always been sneaky good about marketing flicks based on J. R. R. Tolkien novels and The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has proved to be no exception.
From: Cinema Blend 31/07/2013
Madonna Might Be Lining Up Her Next Movie
While she's repeatedly managed to successfully reinvent herself in the realm of pop, Madonna has failed to develop as an actress or director. But that doesn't mean she's given up.
From: Cinema Blend 31/07/2013
Angus Wall Makes Directing Debut With Empire
You might not immediately recognise the name Angus Wall, but you've probably seen his work. A renowned film editor, he's worked repeatedly with David Fincher and won Oscars for The Social Network and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.
From: Empire Online 31/07/2013
David Oyelowo Boards Interstellar
Did you know that July 30 is Christopher Nolan's birthday? It's true. So it seems appropriate that it's the day that two new pieces of casting for Nolan's latest film, Interstellar, broke into the wider world. Yes, just when we thought the director was really, truly finished assembling his cast, he goes and adds David Oyelowo and David Gyasi to the list.
From: Empire Online 31/07/2013
Director Martin Campbell Takes The Lead On Alpha
Though he's worked on TV shows, Martin Campbell hasn't directed a film since 2011's Green Lantern. He might finally be getting back into the saddle - or picking up the leash, as might be more apt - for Alpha, the story of military dogs and the Navy SEAL who must help them.
From: Empire Online 31/07/2013
Nicolas Cage Joins The Dying Of The Light
We're obsessed with two things here at the moment: Nicolas Cage, a recent and very awesome Empire podcast interviewee, and Paul Schrader's micro-budget, Lindsay Lohan-starring mindbomb, The Canyons. Before you read the first here and watch the trailer for the second here, we're pleased to be able to neatly gel the two into one Cage-and-Schrader-team-up story. Because if there's a third thing we love, it's neat gelling.
From: Empire Online 31/07/2013
Ethan Hawke Set For Cymbeline
When Ethan Hawke and Michael Almereyda got together last time, it was moider! Because they were making Hamlet, and that's an unavoidable part of the plot. Now the director and actor are reuniting for more Bard offerings, as they're planning a modern-day take on Shakespeare's lesser-known play Cymbeline.
From: Empire Online 31/07/2013
It's Not Really News But Eva Green Looks Incredibly Pleased With Herself
It's almost like she's totally unaware of the fact that humility is the new black.
From: Screenrush 31/07/2013
Teri Hatcher hints at Desperate Housewives film
Teri Hatcher claims a Desperate Housewives movie would be "great for fans".
The actress starred as hapless Susan Meyer in the suburban comedy drama series from 2004 to 2012. Desperate Housewives gained a global following and made Teri and her castmates Eva Longoria, Marcia Cross and Felicity Huffman huge stars.
From: Film-News 31/07/2013
Lance Armstrong biopic: Ben Foster on the bike?
Stephen Frears's forthcoming film about infamous cyclist could cast Alphadog's Ben Foster in title role.
From: The Guardian - Film News 30/07/2013
Eddie Murphy to return in Beverly Hills Cop 4
Actor to reprise role of wisecracking Axel Foley for fourth movie, which comes after plans for TV spinoff were cancelled.
From: The Guardian - Film News 30/07/2013
Hollywood studios owed millions by China
In a row over tax with Chinese film distributors, US studios including Warner Bros, Sony and Paramount remain unpaid.
From: The Guardian - Film News 30/07/2013
Samantha Barks Joins Luke Evans' Dracula
The last we heard of the new Luke Evans-starring Dracula (formerly known as Dracula: Year Zero) was Dominic Cooper's arrival in an unspecified role back in May. The cast has significantly bulked up this morning, however, with the news that Samantha Barks, Charlie Cox, Thor Kristjansson and Art Parkinson have just joined the reworking of / prequel to the horror classic.
From: Empire Online 30/07/2013
Supernatural Spin-Off Is A Go
There were reports from Comic-Con that long-running supernatural show Supernatural would be getting the spin-off treatment from its upcoming ninth season. That's now been confirmed, with word that a Chicago-set story will get a "backdoor pilot" in an episode late in next year's ninth season and start its own separate life sometime thereafter.
From: Empire Online 30/07/2013
Disney Developing Artemis Fowl Book
Who says exes can't collaborate? Harvey Weinstein - who famously parted ways with the Disney company in 2005 after tangling over Miramax - is back producing a project at the company some people probably thought wouldn't come to fruition. But development on the adaptation of Eoin Colfer's Artemis Fowl books is back on track.
From: Empire Online 30/07/2013
First Proper Look At David O. Russell's American Hustle
Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper and Amy Adams go '80s.
From: Empire Online 30/07/2013
Phil Lord And Chris Miller Talk 22 Jump Street
'We'll probably never do another bromance after this one'.
From: Empire Online 30/07/2013
Sigourney Weaver To Visit The City Of Ashes
She's in talks for the Mortal Instruments sequel.
From: Empire Online 30/07/2013
New Counsellor Stills Show Off Brad Pitt In A Big Hat
Blessed with a strong cast (Michael Fassbender, Penélope Cruz, Cameron Diaz, Javier Bardem, Brad Pitt), a strong director (Ridley Scott) and perhaps one of the strongest writers to ever write (Cormac McCarthy), The Counsellor is, it's safe to say, a strong bet for Oscar contention come early next year.
From: Empire Online 30/07/2013
Longtime ICM Partners Agent Emile Gladstone Leaving To Run Client Chris Morgan's TV And Film Shingle
After 18 years as a lit agent, Emile Gladstone is leaving ICM Partners to partner with client Chris Morgan in his Chris Morgan Productions banner.
From: Deadline 30/07/2013
ICM Partners Signs 'Paranormal 2′ Helmer Tod 'Kip' Williams
ICM Partners has signed Tod 'Kip' Williams, the Gotham-based director who last helmed the found footage sequel horror hit Paranormal Activity 2.
From: Deadline 30/07/2013
Toronto Festival Locks Docus
The 2013 Toronto International Film Festival has set its documentary program to start unspooling when the festival launches September 5.
From: Deadline 30/07/2013
Toronto: 25th Midnight Madness Section Includes Eli Roth's 'The Green Inferno'
The Toronto International Film Festival says it's lined up "a murderers' row of wild cinematic thrills" for its 25th Midnight Madness sidebar.
From: Deadline 30/07/2013
Darren Aronofsky's Noah footage screened at Christian arts festival
Scenes from the director's new biblical epic have been shown to audiences at a Texan church festival.
From: The Guardian - Film News 29/07/2013
Star Wars: Episode VII to limit cheap CGI tricks and keep it real
Film-makers tell fans they'll 'use every tool in the toolbox' when Episode VII starts filming in the UK next year.
From: The Guardian - Film News 29/07/2013
Johnny Depp says he may retire from acting soon
Actor, 50, tells BBC he's thinking of moving on to 'quieter things.
From: The Guardian - Film News 29/07/2013
Comic-Con 2013: The Kick-Ass 2 Crew Talk Kick-Ass 2
Alas, Hit-Girl herself, Chloe Grace Moretz, wasn't able to make it to San Diego for this year's Comic-Con, but fortunately her fellow Kick-Ass 2 stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse and Donald Faison could, along with director Jeff Wadlow and creators of the comic book John Romita Jr. and Mark Millar.
From: Empire Online 29/07/2013
Dolphin Tale Sequel Swims To Reality
Winter's tale has been told. Now we have Hope...
From: Empire Online 29/07/2013
Beverly Hills Cop Back On The Development Beat
Eddie Murphy & co. still want to make the movie.
From: Empire Online 29/07/2013
Vin Diesel Is The World's Most Wanted
It's safe to say that, thanks to scowling/growling his way through several movies as Dominic Toretto in the Fast & Furious franchise, Vin Diesel knows what it's like to be a wanted man.
From: Empire Online 29/07/2013
Ben Stiller On The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty
In the latest issue of Empire, we have an exclusive report from the Iceland set of The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty. Our editor, Mark Dinning, spoke to director and star Ben Stiller about the film, and here's what he discovered...
From: Empire Online 29/07/2013
Finally! Peter Dinklage's LARPing Comedy Knights of Badassdom Is Coming To Theaters
"There be monsters in need of pummeling!"
From: Cinema Blend 29/07/2013
Ben Foster Partners Up With Stephen Frears For The Lead Role In Yet Another Lance Armstrong Biopic
Trainspotting writer John Hodge has written the script for the biopic which will follow Armstrong's cycling exploits from his cancer ordeal through seven Tour de France victories to last year's admittal of career long cheating.
From: Screenrush 29/07/2013
ICM Partners Signs Justin Long
ICM Partners has signed Justin Long, who just finished shooting the independent film Comet opposite Emmy Rossum.
From: Deadline 29/07/2013
Paramount Ups Megan Wahtera To Interactive Marketing Boss
Paramount Pictures has found its new leader for the studio's Interactive Marketing department. Former SVP of the division Megan Wahtera has been tapped to take over the duties of Amy Powell, the former head of the unit who recently was appointed president of the newly relaunched Paramount TV.
From: Deadline 29/07/2013
R.I.P. Jagdish Raj
A mainstay of Bollywood for 21 years, Jagdish Raj played a police inspector in at least 144 movies,which reportedly earned him a designation by the Guinness World Records as the film industry's most typecast actor. Born in Pakistan, Raj was featured in releases including Deewar, Don, Shakti, Mazdoor, and Imaan Dharam before he retired in 1992. He's also known as the father of Bollywood star Anita Raj. He died in Mumbai at 84 due to a respiratory arrest, according to his son in law Rakesh Malhotra.
From: Deadline 28/07/2013
Isaiah Washington Leaves Caliber Media After 4 Months; Brittany Snow Signs With Magnolia Entertainment
Isaiah Washington has ditched his management reps at Caliber Media only four months after signing with the firm. Sources say it was a dispute over commission percentages and a variety of projects that the company had found for Washington. The former Grey's Anatomy actor signed with Caliber Media and Inqlusion Entertainment for representation in all areas back in March after leaving APA.
From: Deadline 28/07/2013
John Williams To Score Star Wars Episodes VII-IX
Huge Star Wars news has just broken from the Celebration Europe event currently being held in Essen, Germany - John Williams will be returning to the saga to score Episodes VI, VIII and IX.
From: Empire Online 27/07/2013
Paramount, Eddie Murphy Revving On New Installment Of 'Beverly Hills Cop'
Though it recently looked like the Beverly Hills Cop saga would continue on television, Paramount Pictures has begun moving fast on another movie.
From: Deadline 27/07/2013
Hobbit blogging from Middle Earth as trilogy filming ends
Peter Jackson is spending his final day filming The Hobbit, and New Zealand will never be the same again.
From: The Guardian - Film News 26/07/2013
JK Rowling's pseudonymous novel pursued by Hollywood studios
The Cuckoo's Calling by 'Robert Galbraith' is subject of interest from a number of big-hitters including Warner Bros.
From: The Guardian - Film News 26/07/2013
Natalie Portman to move into directing with of A Tale of Love and Darkness
Black Swan actor will fly to Israel in September to begin work on film of Amos Oz's bestselling novel about his early years.
From: The Guardian - Film News 26/07/2013
Rupert Grint to join Ben Whishaw in West End revival of Mojo
Harry Potter actor to make first stage appearance in production of Jez Butterworth's debut play about rival gangs in 1950s Soho.
From: The Guardian - Film News 26/07/2013
Woody Allen contemplates return to standup comedy
'I can do this,' says director, after watching comedian Mort Sahl on stage in New York.
From: The Guardian - Film News 26/07/2013
Nigel Cole to take Fisherman's Friends to the big screen
Director of Calendar Girls and Made in Dagenham will bring the story of Port Isaac shanty singers to cinemas.
From: The Guardian - Film News 26/07/2013
New Nymphomaniac still shows Charlotte Gainsbourg in the Beouf
Latest teaser for Lars von Trier's new film has Gainsbourg standing on a bed, in the arms of co-star Shia LaBeouf.
From: The Guardian - Film News 26/07/2013
Melissa McCarthy and Paul Feig may reunite on new comedy Susan Cooper
New film would be third time pair have worked together - following Bridesmaids and The Heat - if plans go ahead.
From: The Guardian - Film News 26/07/2013
Blockbusters struggle to sustain fan-base amid 'summer of doom'
Industry insiders fear for future of big budget spectaculars, with US box office down 19% on same period last year.
From: The Guardian - Film News 26/07/2013
James McAvoy Is Victor Von Frankenstein
For Paul McGuigan's new take on the tale.
From: Empire Online 26/07/2013
James Wan Talks MacGyver Movie
An increasingly significant player in Hollywood circles, Aussie filmmaker James Wan is currently on the road spruiking his latest horror, The Conjuring, to the world's press. Not that it needs help particularly, what its enormo, $60 million opening weekend in the US.
From: Empire Online 26/07/2013
Sharknado Coming To Theaters Next Week
Sharknado, the endlessly tweeted-about SyFy Original Movie phenomenon, started as the thing you put on when you're bored at home and wonder what everyone on your Twitter feed is talking about.
From: Cinema Blend 26/07/2013
Christopher Nolan's Interstellar Is Complete Now That Wes Bentley Is On Board
Wes Bentley, still most famous for his monologue about that plastic bag in American Beauty, is lining up a significant enough stream of blockbusters that we might start remembering him for something else.
From: Cinema Blend 26/07/2013
First Look At André 3000 As Jimi Hendrix
Ahead of its premiere at the Toronto Film Festival in September, Jimi Hendrix biopic, All Is By My Side, releases the first official still of André 3000 in the role.
From: Screenrush 26/07/2013
Will Forte Joins Peter Bogdanovich's Comedy, Squirrels To The Nuts
The star joins an ensemble cast including the likes of Richard Lewis, Jennifer Annisten and Owen Wilson.
From: Screenrush 26/07/2013
WME Signs Web-Fave Filmmaker Ilya Naishuller
WME has signed Ilya Naishuller, the writer/director whose spring release of his short film Bad Motherfucker, a first person POV filled with violence and mayhem which got nearly 23 Million YouTube and Vimeo hits. The short caught the eye of fellow Russian filmmaker Timur Bekmembatov.
From: Deadline 26/07/2013
Carey Mulligan lines up suffragette film The Fury
The actor is in talks for a role in an ensemble film about the suffragette movement by Abi Morgan, writer of Shame.
From: The Guardian - Film News 25/07/2013
Venice film festival lineup sees Gilliam and Glazer back in from the cold
The 2013 edition of the Venice film festival also finds room for James Franco, Hayao Miyazaki and Paul Schrader's controversial The Canyons, starring Lindsay Lohan.
From: The Guardian - Film News 25/07/2013
Gwyneth Paltrow and Ewan McGregor join Johnny Depp on Mortdecai
New cast members announced for upcoming Depp film, a comic crime thriller based on books by Kyril Bonfiglioli.
From: The Guardian - Film News 25/07/2013
Jean-Claude Van Damme double set for Hollywood reboot
Remakes of Bloodsport and Kickboxer - 80s martial arts films that made Van Damme's name - heading for big screen soon.
From: The Guardian - Film News 25/07/2013
Fruitvale Station pair set to make Rocky spinoff
Writer/director and lead both in line for film about grandson of longstanding Rocky character Apollo Creed.
From: The Guardian - Film News 25/07/2013
Rosamund Pike set for David Fincher's Gone Girl film
Rosamund Pike to take female lead opposite Ben Affleck in David Fincher-directed film of Gillian Flynn's bestseller.
From: The Guardian - Film News 25/07/2013
David Fincher's Gone Girl Added Neil Patrick Harris... And Tyler Perry??
The cast of Gone Girl is fleshing out and getting more interesting-- and way weirder-- than we ever would have guessed. First up Rosamund Pike, named recently as director David Fincher's top pick for the lead role, has officially signed on according to The Hollywood Reporter. On top of that, two more actors are being eyed for supporting parts: beloved Tonys host and all-around entertainer Neil Patrick Harris.. and Tyler Perry.
From: Cinema Blend 25/07/2013
Sandra Bullock Shuts Down Idea Of The Heat Sequel
As it combined the hilarity forces that are Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy, we suspected The Heat would be on bad-ass action-comedy.
From: Cinema Blend 25/07/2013
Transformers 4 Adds Lost's Smoke Monster, Titus Welliver, To Its Human Cast
Titus Welliver has been a successful character for so long that it's unfair to limit him to a single role, but if you were a fan of Lost it's had not to think of his latest news this way: "The Smoke Monster joins the cast of Transformers 4!" According to Deadline Welliver is the latest human to be added to the cast of the giant robot sequel, which is already well underway through production in Detroit, China and who knows where else.
From: Cinema Blend 25/07/2013
Andrew Garfield Takes The Lead In Indie Drama 99 Homes
Andrew Garfield joins writer/director Ralin Bahrani's latest project, 99 Homes, a story that follows a young man who loses his house to foreclosure.
From: Screenrush 25/07/2013
Will Forte Joins Peter Bogdanovich's Comedy, Squirrels To The Nuts
The star joins an ensemble cast including the likes of Richard Lewis, Jennifer Annisten and Owen Wilson.
From: Screenrush 25/07/2013
'Big Bang Theory's Simon Helberg Makes Directing Debut On 'We'll Never Have Paris'
The Big Bang Theory star Simon Helberg has started production on his feature directorial debut on We'll Never Have Paris.
From: Deadline 25/07/2013
James McAvoy Tapped By Fox To Play Victor Von Frankenstein
Fox's search for the right actor to play Victor Von Frankenstein alongside Daniel Radliffe's Igor in the Paul McGuigan-directed film has ended.
From: Deadline 25/07/2013
R.I.P. Bernadette Lafont
Veteran French actress Bernadette Lafont passed away Thursday morning after being hospitalized earlier this week. She was 74.
From: Deadline 25/07/2013
Star Wars director JJ Abrams not jumping ship, says studio
Disney steps in to quash rumours that film-maker is unhappy and is keen to leave much-publicised seventh Star Wars film.
From: The Guardian - Film News 24/07/2013
Despicable Me 2 blocked by Chinese censor, but Smurfs sequel approved
Steve Carell animation falls foul of Chinese government disfavour, unlike Sony's dancing blue gnomes.
From: The Guardian - Film News 24/07/2013
Paul Greengrass to direct Aaron Sorkin-scripted film about Chicago Seven
The Trial of the Chicago 7 was originally intended for Steven Spielberg but shelved after 2007 writer's strike.
From: The Guardian - Film News 24/07/2013
Alan Partridge goes back to Norwich roots for Alpha Papa movie premiere
Warm welcome for DJ and presenter, aka Steve Coogan, in fictional home as his 'love letter to Norwich' is unveiled.
From: The Guardian - Film News 24/07/2013
Andrew Garfield Finds 99 Homes
An indie property drama, not a run of mad purchases.
From: Empire Online 24/07/2013
Titus Welliver Joins Transformers 4
Quick quiz: has Michael Bay locked in the entire cast for Transformers 4 yet? If you answer is, "Of course he has! He's been shooting for a while", go to the back of the class. He's still finding people to add to the film, with Titus Welliver now aboard.
From: Empire Online 24/07/2013
Carey Mulligan In Talks For The Fury
She's considering the suffragette drama.
From: Empire Online 24/07/2013
Sly Stallone Has Ryan Coogler Ready To Live By A Creed
When he's not finding ways to work with old pals such as Arnold Schwarzenegger in Escape Plan, or gathering geezers together to make the Expendables films, Sylvester Stallone is still looking back, raiding former glories for new material. He has MGM working up Rocky spin-off Creed for Fruitvale Station director Ryan Coogler and that film's rising star, Michael B. Jordan.
From: Empire Online 24/07/2013
Ryan Gosling And Zac Efron Rumored For Star Wars Episode VII
Between now and the start of production in early 2014 we are bound to hear an endless number of rumors regarding the actors who will be joining the cast of the highly-anticipated Star Wars Episode VII.
From: Cinema Blend 24/07/2013
Jake Gyllenhaal Replaced By Tony Award Nominee For Into The Woods, More Sign On
It was just two months back that Jake Gyllenhaal had us swooning over reports he'd play a prince in Rob Marshall's movie musical adaptation of Stephen Sondheim & James Lapine's fairy tale themed Into the Woods.
From: Cinema Blend 24/07/2013
Johnny Depp May Be Joined By Gwyneth Paltrow And Ewan McGregor In Mortdecai
Johnny Depp won't be the only A-lister starring in the upcoming mystery film Mortdecai. According to Variety, Gwyneth Paltrow and Ewan McGregor are now both in talks to co-star in the movie, which is being directed by Premium Rush's David Koepp.
From: Cinema Blend 24/07/2013
Rocky Heads Back To The Ring For Spinoff Film From Fruitvale Station Director And Star
There are so many ways to start this story, but the most appropriate I can come up with is, "What the hell, man?" It's been seven years since Sylvester Stallone brought his most popular character out of retirement with Rocky Balboa, and while some people might have thought Peter Segal's upcoming comedy Grudge Match would feature Stallone's last appearance in a boxing ring, he'll actually be reprising the role of Rocky for a spinoff film from Fruitvale Station director Ryan Coogler. Yes, you're hearing that right.
From: Cinema Blend 24/07/2013
Fantastic Four Reboot To Shoot In Louisiana This September
We know next to nothing about the upcoming Fantastic Four reboot outside of the fact that it's being directed by Chronicle's Josh Trank, is set to come out in March 2015.
From: Cinema Blend 24/07/2013
How A Comic Banned By Bryan Singer Led To The Wolverine
By now you probably know that The Wolverine, the sixth installment of the thriving X-Men franchise, is based on a 1982 comic run penned by Chris Claremont and Frank Miller.
From: Cinema Blend 24/07/2013
New Zealand Bans Elijah Wood Movie Maniac
Typically when a country makes headlines over cinema censorship, it's China choosing whether or not a Western produced film will be allowed within their borders.
From: Cinema Blend 24/07/2013
Cameron Crowe's Next Feature Adds Danny McBride, Offers Clues To Plot
A director known for his affecting dramas will soon team up with a comedic actor known for making profanity-laced references to genitalia, as Danny McBride will continue his side streak of dramatic features by joining Cameron Crowe's untitled next project.
From: Cinema Blend 24/07/2013
Nat Wolff And Laura Dern Join Shailene Woodley For The Fault In Our Stars
Well, it's not the role Katey had picked for him, but it's not too shabby. EW reports rising up-and-comer Nat Wolff has finally signed on to Josh Boone's adaptation of The Fault in Our Stars.
From: Cinema Blend 24/07/2013
Poltergeist Remake Eyes Rosemarie DeWitt For Female Lead
In the endless saga of films that are remade and updated and churned through the Hollywood recycling machine, Poltergeist is one of the few that doesn't earn immediate eye-rolls.
From: Cinema Blend 24/07/2013
Christopher Walken Joins Clint Eastwood's Jersey Boys
It looks like Christopher Walken may be getting ready to throw on his dancing shoes once again. According to Deadline, the Oscar-winning star has become the first big name actor cast in Clint Eastwood's big screen adaptation of the musical Jersey Boys.
From: Cinema Blend 24/07/2013
Keanu Reeves' 'Man Of Tai Chi' Sets Fantastic Fest US Premiere
Keanu Reeves will trek to Austin's Fantastic Fest for the US premiere of his directorial debut, Man of Tai Chi. The pic sold out of Cannes to Radius-TWC with designs on a late 2013 release. Reeves also stars in the pic opposite Tiger Chen, who plays a martial artist lured into an underground fighting circuit.
From: Deadline 24/07/2013
Into The Woods' Casts Its Rapunzel
Actress MacKenzie Mauzy has landed the role of Rapunzel in Disney's Into The Woods musical, which has been ramping up its ensemble cast ahead of a fall start date.
From: Deadline 24/07/2013
CAA Signs 'Blue Is The Warmest Color' Star Adele Exarchopoulos
CAA has signed Adéle Exarchopoulos, the 19-year old actress who stars with Lea Seydoux in Blue Is The Warmest Color (La Vie D'Adele).
From: Deadline 24/07/2013
Mike Myers Making His Directorial Debut With Biographical Documentary Supermensch
This isn't quite the nausea-inspiring news that I predicted it might be when beginning to read the story, but it has officially been announced via press release that Mike Myers will be making his directorial debut, and it might actually make for an interesting film.
From: Cinema Blend 23/07/2013
Batman vs. Superman? Superman vs. Batman? What's The Right Title For The Giant DC Comics Team-Up?
When Warner Bros. sent out their official press release confirming what Zack Snyder had announced at Comic-Con-- that Superman and Batman would be facing off in a 2015 movie-- they were still referring to the film as a Man of Steel sequel.
From: Cinema Blend 23/07/2013
Famke Janssen Reveals How The Wolverine Ties Into The X-Men Trilogy
Since word on The Wolverine first arose, fans have been wondering when the movie that centers on a centuries old mutant who is seemingly immortal would be set.
From: Cinema Blend 23/07/2013
Imogen Poots Replaces Brie Larson In Peter Bogdanovich's Next Comedy
Director Peter Bogdanovich is shuffling a few chairs on the deck of his upcoming show-business comedy, which currently is in production but still is in search of a title. The Wrap breaks the story that Brie Larson, star of Short Term 12 and 21 Jump Street, has left the ensemble, and has been replaced by Imogen Poots.
From: Cinema Blend 23/07/2013
The Wolverine Director Promises Bloodier Director's Cut, Explains The Surprising PG-13
Sight unseen, James Mangold's The Wolverine already has a claw up on Gavin Hood's jumbled 2009 take on the character in X-Men Origins: Wolverine-- because it's hard to get much worse.
From: Cinema Blend 23/07/2013
Christopher Nolan's Interstellar May Add Topher Grace To The Cast
Topher Grace is getting yet another chance in the world of genre blockbusters. Following turns in big films like Spider-Man 3 and Predators, Grace is now in talks for a supporting role in Interstellar, the original sci-fi epic from director Christopher Nolan.
From: Cinema Blend 23/07/2013
Mel Gibson Isn't Confirmed For The Expendables 3 Just Yet, Kellan Lutz Now In Talks
It seems as though Sylvester Stallone may not be the most reliable source of casting news for the upcoming The Expendables 3.
From: Cinema Blend 23/07/2013
Paul Greengrass To Direct Aaron Sorkin's Script The Trial Of The Chicago 7
Paul Greengrass, who's preparing to tug at our heartstrings with this fall's Captain Phillips, will take on yet another huge true story-- but this one with much trickier politics behind it.
From: Cinema Blend 23/07/2013
Benedict Cumberbatch To Take Over The Toronto Film Festival In Three Different Films
Benedict Cumberbatch seems to be taking over the universe, showing up on desolate Klingon planets and San Diego Comic Con and stealing the show in both places. Now he's taking his universally beloved roadshow up north, with no fewer than two high-profile films now set to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.
From: Cinema Blend 23/07/2013
Sacha Baron Cohen Drops Out Of Freddie Mercury Biopic
Cohen walks away from the film over 'artistic differences', after failing to see eye to eye with the remaining Queen members who want more of a PG tone.
From: Screenrush 23/07/2013
Adrien Brody to star in biopic of Wind in the Willows author
Blending live action and CGI, the long-delayed Banking on Mr Toad to look at author Kenneth Grahame's relationship with his wife, his autistic son and his writing.
From: The Guardian - Film News 22/07/2013
The Lone Ranger hit by disability protest
The underperforming Johnny Depp film is in trouble again - this time meeting disapproval from campaigners over its use of facial disfigurement.
From: The Guardian - Film News 22/07/2013
Terrence Malick taken to court for 'forgetting' to make film
The director is being sued over documentary Voyage of Time, funds for which, investors claim, have been used on other films.
From: The Guardian - Film News 22/07/2013
Dennis Farina, actor who was once a Chicago policeman, dies aged 69
Star of Midnight Run and Law and Order died on Monday morning in Scottsdale, Arizona, from a blood clot on the lung.
From: The Guardian - Film News 22/07/2013
Comic-Con 2013: Breaking Bad Season 5B Footage Unveiled
So Tom Hiddleston opened the Marvel panel as Loki, in costume and in character, but anything the Norse god of mischief can do, Bryan Cranston can do better, turning up to the Breaking Bad Comic-Con panel with a startlingly realistic rubber mask that made him look just like Heisenberg.
From: Empire Online 22/07/2013
Terrence Malick Faces Lawsuit For Unmade Film
Most investors in Terrence Malick films must be resigned to giving the director a certain amount of time and leeway to do his own deeply idiosyncratic thing.
From: Empire Online 22/07/2013
The Lone Ranger Premiere Gallops Into Town
Leicester Square echoed with the chords of the William Tell Overture last night as The Lone Ranger galloped in for its UK premiere.
From: Empire Online 22/07/2013
Ready For Twelve Monkeys: The TV Series?
Of all the movies you might think would be natural choices for a spin-off show on the SyFy Channel, we're not sure Twelve Monkeys was ever on the list, purely because of its wackadoodle Terry Gilliam Style.
From: Empire Online 22/07/2013
Chuck Palahniuk Plans Fight Club Graphic Novel Sequel
Tyler Durden will be back. We are Jack's actual level of surprise.
From: Empire Online 22/07/2013
Rest In Peace Dennis Farina, 1944-2013
It is a sad day, indeed, as one of the greatest tough guy character actors in Hollywood has passed away. Dennis Farina, the man with the mustache, died this morning in a Scottsdale, Arizona hospital, as a result of a blood clot forming in his lung. He was 69 years old.
From: Cinema Blend 22/07/2013
Spike Lee Wants You To Kickstart His Next Movie
This fall will see the release of Spike Lee's gritty adaptation of the manga comic Oldboy, but already the controversial American director is looking ahead to his next project. And he wants you to fund it. And he promises it's not about Blacula….just blood addiction.
From: Cinema Blend 22/07/2013
Sacha Baron Cohen Exits The Freddie Mercury Biopic
"This thing called love, I just can't handle it." And this thing currently called Untitled Freddie Mercury Biopic is apparently something nobody can agree on.
From: Cinema Blend 22/07/2013
France's 'lost generation' of jobless youth finds film portrait in Juliette
Young directors from Paris to Athens are tackling the existential woes of 'adulescent' twentysomethings.
From: The Guardian - Film News 21/07/2013
Super Troopers 2 Will Shoot This Year
The outlandish American comedy troupe Broken Lizard has been making movies since 1996's college laffer Puddle Cruiser. But their 2001 cop comedy Super Troopers is by far their most popular, having been accepted as a contemporary cult classic.
From: Cinema Blend 21/07/2013
Cobie Smulders Is Wonder Woman In The Lego Movie
Cobie Smulders is already Agent Maria Hill in the Marvel universe, and now she gets to be Wonder Woman! OK, technically she's only Wonder Woman in Lego form, as she's been added to the upcoming The Lego Movie, which broke the news during their Comic-Con panel today.
From: Cinema Blend 20/07/2013
Batman-Superman Film Brings In Man Of Steel Cast, Confirms 2015 Release
The film in which Batman and Superman will finally meet, which Zack Snyder confirmed today at Comic-Con, is technically a sequel to Man of Steel, and that means there will be a lot of familiar faces returning who don't wear a black cowl.
From: Cinema Blend 20/07/2013
The Hunger Games And I, Frankenstein 2013 Comic-Con Live Blog
There has been a lot of talk about the move at Comic-Con to replace the ballroom-packing Twilight panels this year with similar YA material.
From: Cinema Blend 20/07/2013
R.I.P. Mel Smith
British actor and comedian Mel Smith, best known for the TV series Alias Smith And Jones and Not The Nine O'Clock News has died.
From: Deadline 20/07/2013
R.I.P. Helen Thomas
The longtime White House correspondent and columnist, who was also a familiar presence on TV talk shows and movies, died today.
From: Deadline 20/07/2013
Tom Sturridge to join Carey Mulligan in Far From the Madding Crowd film
Tom Sturridge will star alongside Mulligan and Matthias Schoenaerts in Thomas Hardy adaptation, the English-language debut of Festen's Thomas Vinterberg.
From: The Guardian - Film News 19/07/2013
Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris cleared of copyright infringement
Line spoken by Owen Wilson's character in 2011 comedy hit quoted William Faulkner but deemed to fall under fair use.
From: The Guardian - Film News 19/07/2013
Rose Byrne In Talks To Play Grace In Annie Remake
The Internship notwithstanding, Rose Byrne is currently in the best streak of her career, with an impressive post-Damages film line-up, beginning with The Place Beyond the Pines earlier this year.
From: Cinema Blend 19/07/2013
Alfonso Cuaron Explains Why Robert Downey Jr. Wasn't Right For Gravity
It's a rare thing when a movie markets itself at the nerdvana that is San Diego Comic Con before making its world premiere at a cinema celebration as prestigious as the Venice Film Festival.
From: Cinema Blend 19/07/2013
Stallone And Schwarzenegger Reveal Their New Team-Up For Fans At Comic-Con
That was Sylvester Stallone greeting a theater filled with action-film geeks at a special advance screening of Escape Plan, introduced by "The Italian Stallion" and his equally legendary partner in crime, Arnold Schwarzenegger.
From: Cinema Blend 19/07/2013
Thor: The Dark World May Have A Cameo From A Guardians Of The Galaxy Villain
When it comes to getting movie news, two of the more popular sources are industry insiders and Twitter, of all places.
From: Cinema Blend 19/07/2013
The Girl Who Played With Fire Gets Another Writer
But the sequel to The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo continues to face a number of stumbling blocks on its way to getting made.
From: Screenrush 19/07/2013
Jake Gyllenhaal and Josh Brolin lined up to scale new Everest movie
Jason Clarke and John Hawkes set to appear in film about storm that left eight climbers dead on the world's tallest mountain.
From: The Guardian - Film News 18/07/2013
Jake Gyllenhaal Drops Rob Marshall's Into The Woods For Nightcrawler
You'd think somebody would have to be crazy to drop out of a Rob Marshall-directed Disney musical, right? Especially when it's based on Steven Sondheim's stage play take on the Cinderella fairy tale, instead of some lesser-known property.
From: Cinema Blend 18/07/2013
Michael Winterbottom Says Amanda Knox Trial Movie Isn't About Murder
With details of murder, sex, and an accused American with "the face of an angel", the trial of Amanda Knox became a media sensation, not just in Italy where it took place, but all around the world.
From: Cinema Blend 18/07/2013
Chronicle 2 Moving On Without Screenwriter Max Landis
Though screenwriter Max Landis only has one produced feature screenplay to his credit, 2012's superhero drama Chronicle, he's already earned a reputation as a bit of an outspoken celebrity.
From: Cinema Blend 18/07/2013
How To Train Your Dragon 2 Adds Cate Blanchett, Reveals Kit Harrington's Role
DreamWorks Animation is claiming the first movies panel of Comic-Con today, and they've wasted no time in breaking some news about one of their most anticipated upcoming films.
From: Cinema Blend 18/07/2013
Netflix Is Showing You The Wrong Version Of Some Movies
Is Netflix ruining movies? The service that once performed the magical task of mailing DVDs directly to your house has expanded to the even more magical task of streaming movies directly to your screen, and in many, many ways they have completely transformed moviegoing for the good, allowing you to discover films you never would have seen before, giving you instant access to entire addictive seasons of Breaking Bad, and inventing categories so insane they even made fun of them themselves.
From: Cinema Blend 18/07/2013
Divergent Is Coming To IMAX
It seems almost a given for big budget action-adventures, but Summit Entertainment makes it official with a new please release: Divergent will hit theaters in IMAX next spring.
From: Cinema Blend 18/07/2013
Workaholics Cast Writing An Action Comedy Screenplay For Seth Rogen And Evan Goldberg
The guys who star in Workaholics aren't exactly household names, but they're slowly getting there, and in the middle of their Comic-Con panel today they revealed what that next step might be.
From: Cinema Blend 18/07/2013
Under The Dome's Britt Robertson Lands Leading Role In Brad Bird's Tomorrowland
When you have a star like George Clooney leading your film, the supporting cast could be made up of origami geese and the film would probably still be a hit.
From: Cinema Blend 18/07/2013
Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Jake Gyllenhaal And Jason Clarke To Tackle Everest
The actors are in discussions to join the cast of Baltasar Kormákur's upcoming disaster film.
From: Screenrush 18/07/2013
Sex, lies and WikiLeaks: The Fifth Estate trailer released online
The first trailer for the hotly anticipated WikiLeaks thriller stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Julian Assange, and Daniel Bruhl as his former compadre Daniel Domscheit-Berg.
From: The Guardian - Film News 17/07/2013
Sharknado 2 greenlit - and producers want your taglines for the sequel
A sequel to the disaster movie which made a viral splash earlier this year has been announced, with producers taking to Twitter to request fan suggestions for taglines.
From: The Guardian - Film News 17/07/2013
Trailer For Calvin And Hobbes Documentary
Joel Allen Schroeder says Dear Mr. Watterson.
From: Empire Online 17/07/2013
John Lithgow Set For Interstellar
Chris Nolan will send him to another dimension.
From: Empire Online 17/07/2013
The Conjuring May Spawn A Sequel
More Warren files will creak open.
From: Empire Online 17/07/2013
The Wolverine Gets A UK Premiere
Leicester Square becomes Logan's run.
From: Empire Online 17/07/2013
Matt Reeves Talks Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes
Amid Marvel's multi-phase plans for global domination, adopted earthlings smashing up Metropolis and X-Men gearing up for another epic mutant outing, it's easy to overlook another franchise that is currently sitting pretty.
From: Empire Online 17/07/2013
Josh Brolin And Jake Gyllenhaal In Talks To Scale Everest
A few months back, Christian Bale was attached to star as a mountain climber in Everest, Icelandic director Baltasar Kormakur's follow-up to the Denzel Washington/Mark Whalberg crime caper 2 Guns, but apparently Bale has moved onto greener, more sea-level pastures, while Kormakur has rounded up a stunning group of A-listers.
From: Cinema Blend 17/07/2013
Kick-Ass 2 Director Jeff Wadlow Will Make Speedboat Action Flick Go Fast Before X-Force
In 1994, Jan de Bont's action-on-crack thriller Speed usurped Die Hard as the inspiration for the "Movie Title in a situation" method of crafting film storylines. What was Speed 2: Cruise Control? Speed on a boat.
From: Cinema Blend 17/07/2013
R.I.P.D. On Its Way To Becoming The Summer's Most Expensive Bomb
Taken at face value, the upcoming action comedy R.I.P.D. sounds like a surefire hit.
From: Cinema Blend 17/07/2013
The Girl Who Played With Fire Reignites With New Screenwriter
David Fincher's adaptation of Stigg Larssen's The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo was barely a domestic success.
From: Cinema Blend 17/07/2013
Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa Coming For Halloween This Year
It's been 13 years since Jackass first debuted on MTV-- yes, that means you're old, but star Johnny Knoxville is probably older, and way too old to keep the schtick going.
From: Cinema Blend 17/07/2013
Neill Blomkamp Originally Wanted Eminem To Star In Elysium
There are just a little over three weeks left until Neill Blomkamp's Elysium transports theatergoers to the luxurious pie-shaped space station in the sky.
From: Cinema Blend 17/07/2013
Harry Potter And Skyfall Stars In Talks For Ron Howard's In The Heart Of The Sea
Director Ron Howard lit the world on fire yesterday when it was announced he'd be reteaming with Tom Hanks on the Dan Brown adaptation Inferno, and while that project will probably overshadow everything else until it happens.
From: Cinema Blend 17/07/2013
Tom Hanks And Ron Howard Set Their Sights On Dan Brown's Latest Novel Inferno
Symbology professor Robert Langdon will return in an adaptation of Dan Brown's latest book, Inferno, thus skipping the preceding tome, The Lost Symbol, at least for now.
From: Screenrush 17/07/2013
Comic-Con: Jamie Foxx's Electro Arrives In The 'Amazing Spider-Man 2′ Clip
Comic-Con 2013 hasn't officially launched, but the annual mega-gathering has spawned its first teaser clip. Sony plastered an Amazing Spider-Man 2 ad atop the Nobu restaurant in San Diego, but this sneak peek at Jamie Foxx as the villainous Electro is bound to cause a stir among the devotees.
From: Deadline 17/07/2013
Bro Breakup Comedy 'Flock Of Dudes' Adds Hannah Simone, Marc Maron, Jeff Ross
More comedy names are joining the sprawling cast of Flock Of Dudes, the Kilburn Media and Major Motion Picture, LTD pic about a thirtysomething (Whitney's Chris D'elia) who decides to "break up" with his best buds in order to finally grow up.
From: Deadline 17/07/2013
Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Jake Gyllenhaal & Jason Clarke In Talks To Star In 'Everest' For Working Title
Josh Brolin, John Hawkes, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jason Clarke are in discussions to star in Everest, a mountain climbing disaster film that The Deep helmer Baltasar Kormakur will direct. He's the one that's putting the cast together and is aiming for a November shooting start. Universal Pictures and Emmett/Furla Films are in discussions to co-finance the project.
From: Deadline 17/07/2013
Disney, Sky To Stage Live UK TV Ad To Stump For 'The Lone Ranger'
Can this stunt help goose The Lone Ranger's lackluster box office? Disney and Britain's Sky are partnering to film a live 3-minute TV ad for the movie featuring stars Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer at the July 21 UK premiere.
From: Deadline 17/07/2013
Malala Yousafzai's story to be made into a documentary
Pakistani schoolgirl's attempted murder by the Taliban will be the subject of a film helmed by An Inconvenient Truth director Davis Guggenheim.
From: The Guardian - Film News 16/07/2013
Horror-film blogger Spiderbaby caught up in plagiarism row
Blog by Lianne MacDougall, girlfriend of Quentin Tarantino, accused of copying work by other film writers.
From: The Guardian - Film News 16/07/2013
Ellen Burstyn Joins Interstellar
Twilight's Mackenzie Foy also off into space.
From: Empire Online 16/07/2013
Homeland And Twilight Stars Up For Christopher Nolan's Interstellar
With a string of wildly successful blockbusters to his credit and a lauded reputation as a modern auteur, Christopher Nolan is a filmmaker most actors would kill to worth with.
From: Cinema Blend 16/07/2013
Sylvester Stallone Confirms Mel Gibson's Villain Role In Expendables 3
Sylvester Stallone has made a place for old action stars to reclaim their fame with his Expendables franchise. And with each new entry, Sly has attempted to make his cast bigger, brawnier, and better.
From: Cinema Blend 16/07/2013
Will Smith Will Train Margot Robbie In The Art Of Conning In Focus
The cast of the crime drama Focus has been a revolving door for over a year now, but the spinning seems to have finally come to an end. Variety reports that newcomer Margot Robbie is in early talks to star opposite Will Smith in the film, from Crazy Stupid Love co-writers and co-directors John Requa and Glen Ficarra.
From: Cinema Blend 16/07/2013
NBCU Names Kimberley Harris To Be General Counsel Replacing Rick Cotton
This is the shoe we've been waiting to hear drop since last year when longtime NBC General Counsel Rick Cotton said that he'll focus on anti-piracy issues once a replacement was named.
From: Deadline 16/07/2013
R.I.P. Lew Weitzman
Longtime literary agent Lew Weitzman died June 30 at the age of 75. During his 40-plus year career Weitzman represented dozens of TV and film writers including Dallas producer/writer Leonard Katzman, Smokey And The Bandit and The Green Berets scribe James Lee Barrett, Jim Byrnes, John McGreevey, John Baskin, Roger Shulman, Jay Moriarty, Mike Milligan, Ann Beckett, Paul Cooper, and Dick Christie.
From: Deadline 16/07/2013
Universal And Scott Stuber Acquire 'Weaponized'; 'Safe House' Scribe David Guggenheim Adapting Novel He Co-Wrote
Universal Pictures has closed a deal to turn the David Guggenheim and Nicholas Mennuti novel Weaponized into a feature with Scott Stuber producing through his Bluegrass Films banner.
From: Deadline 16/07/2013
Milk writer brands Ender's Game boycott 'misguided'
Award-winning writer and LGBT campaigner Dustin Lance Black has criticised activists' campaign against science fiction film.
From: The Guardian - Film News 15/07/2013
Johnny Depp to star in Alice in Wonderland sequel
Actor to again portray the Mad Hatter, in sequel to be directed by The Muppets' James Bobin.
From: The Guardian - Film News 15/07/2013
New Still From All You Need Is Kill
The last time we saw an image from Doug Liman's new sci-fi movie All You Need Is Kill, it featured Tom Cruise doing the traditional action hero walk (well, run) away from a fireball, though he did have the good grace to at least look a bit worried about it. For the new image from EW, we can't help but think he ended up at Emily Blunt's farm in Looper and handed her a tech suit like his own.
From: Empire Online 15/07/2013
Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Name Thrown Into The Doctor Strange Rumor Pile
Even before he emerged as one of the stronger elements of last summer's The Dark Knight Rises, Joseph Gordon-Levitt made just about every casting shortlist in Hollywood.
From: Cinema Blend 15/07/2013
Cory Monteith Dies
Writing the obituary of someone who has died after a long life and fulfilling career is difficult; but when the subject dies young, the spectre of tragedy is cast that much longer. Cory Monteith, best known for his work on Glee, was just 31.
From: Empire Online 14/07/2013
Han Geng Joins Transformers 4
We've gotten used to Michael Bay using his website to introduce the shiny new cars and trucks that will end up part of the robotic cast for Transformers 4. So it's almost a surprise when he uses it to reveal a piece of human casting. But yes, Han Geng is not a sporty new Nissan; he's a huge star in China and will be appearing alongside Optimus and co.
From: Empire Online 14/07/2013
Max Landis Casts Me Him Her Leads
We first felt a disturbance in the force when the chaos lord of Twitter (and accomplished writer of Chronicle and more) Max Landis announced he was preparing to direct one of his scripts, the Reality Bites-style Me Him Her.
From: Empire Online 14/07/2013
Horror Comedy Cooties, Starring Elijah Wood, Begins Production This Week
For a really long time, I couldn't stand Elijah Wood in anything he played in, regardless of how good he was in it. Granted, most of it was probably based on North and Frodo, as well as just general surliness that the teens and twenties sometimes instill in a person.
From: Cinema Blend 14/07/2013
It's All Connected! Pixar Theory Obsessively Incorporates Every Movie Into One Timeline
One man, blogger and social media writer Jon Negroni, was inspired by a Cracked.com video providing humorous discourse on how Pixar films are about the apocalypse. So he decided to take it one step further - or rather eight or nine steps further -and recently unleashed "The Pixar Theory" on the world.
From: Cinema Blend 13/07/2013
Ben Affleck in line for David Fincher's Gone Girl adaptation
Actor to star as Nick, who becomes a suspect in his wife's disappearance, in film of Gillian Flynn's bestselling novel.
From: The Guardian - Film News 12/07/2013
Saving Mr Banks trailer hits web - with Tom Hanks starring as Walt Disney
The making-of-Mary Poppins movie features Emma Thompson as author PL Travers and Colin Farrell as her real-life father.
From: The Guardian - Film News 12/07/2013
Sharlto Copley Goes Hardcore
For an action movie, not a porn shoot.
From: Empire Online 12/07/2013
Sam Mendes Confirmed For Bond 24
He wasn't, then he was... maybe. Now Sony have made it official: Sam Mendes will be back behind the camera for Bond 24. The director, so assured on Skyfall but initially hesitant to commit to another 00-instalment, has thrilled the Bond faithful with the news that he'll be back for another slug of espionage.
From: Empire Online 12/07/2013
Jason Clarke Joins Child 44
Jason Clarke is in talks to join his old pal Tom Hardy in Child 44, a Soviet-era thriller directed by Safe House man Daniel Espinosa.
From: Empire Online 12/07/2013
First Pic Of Philomena Arrives
In addition to playing real-life porn baron Paul Raymond and fictional peacock Alan Partridge, Steve Coogan is also tackling the tragic true-life tale of Philomena Lee. The first still from Philomena is below.
From: Empire Online 12/07/2013
Jeff Wadlow Writing X-Force
Clearly writer/director Jeff Wadlow did well enough with Kick-Ass 2 to stay on good terms with Fox's Marvel consultant (and Kick-Ass co-creator) Mark Millar. Wadlow's now writing an adaptation of Rob Liefeld's X-Force comics run as a possible new directing gig at the studio.
From: Empire Online 12/07/2013
Chloe Moretz To Front YA Adaptation If I Stay
Brace yourself for a brutal hypothetical question: Imagine you are in a gruesome car accident that kills your family and leaves you in a coma.
From: Cinema Blend 12/07/2013
Lionsgate Shows Support For LGBT Rights In Response To Ender's Game Author
Orson Scott Card's controversial views about gay marriage and homosexuality in general are not new.
From: Cinema Blend 12/07/2013
Johnny Depp to play another eccentric: art dealer Charlie Mortdecai
Actor in talks for role of character who 'must traverse the globe armed only with his good looks' to recover Nazi treasure.
From: The Guardian - Film News 11/07/2013
James Bond's submarine Lotus Esprit surfaces for auction
The famous submarine-car driven by Roger Moore in The Spy Who Loved Me is going on sale later this year. The Lotus Esprit Series 1 will be put up for auction in London's Battersea Park in September.
From: The Guardian - Film News 11/07/2013
Angelina Jolie casts Skins star Jack O'Connell in new movie Unbroken
British actor lands lead role in tale of world-war-two veteran adapted for big screen by Jolie and Coen brothers.
From: The Guardian - Film News 11/07/2013
Alfred Hitchcock silent films added to Unesco register
Nine of director's early films join archive of cultural treasures that includes Domesday book.
From: The Guardian - Film News 11/07/2013
Railway Children film receives first ever complaint - 42 years after release
Viewer complained to British Board of Film Classification that the film might encourage children to play on railway tracks.
From: The Guardian - Film News 11/07/2013
Rooney Mara And Martin Sheen In For Trash
Stephen Daldry and Working Title's take on Trash, a children's novel set on the rubbish dumps of the Third World, has added Martin Sheen and Rooney Mara to its roster. No word on who they'll be playing in the crime-and-poverty thriller, but we hope Sheen will be kindly and avuncular for at least portions of the movie.
From: Empire Online 11/07/2013
Ben Affleck Up For Lead In David Fincher's Gone Girl
Ben Affleck newly minted Oscar winner, excellent beard-wearer is on top of the world, and is now choosing to enter into what ought to be the worst cinematic marriage since Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?
From: Cinema Blend 11/07/2013
Pacific Rim Sells Enough Tickets Online To Give Us Hope It Won't Flop After All
If you're convinced that Hollywood will never make big-budget original films again, you hardly need better evidence than the word so far on this weekend's Pacific Rim, which has been predicted to make barely an eighth of its $175 million budget when it opens in North America this weekend.
From: Cinema Blend 11/07/2013
Zero Dark Thirty's Jason Clarke Joins Tom Hardy In Child 44
As though the cast of Daniel Espinosa's upcoming thriller Child 44 wasn't impressive enough - boasting names like Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, Gary Oldman, Joel Kinnaman, Paddy Considine and Fares Fares - today we learn that the film has added yet another stellar, acclaimed star.
From: Cinema Blend 11/07/2013
James Bond 24 Will Reunite Skyfall's Actor/Director/Writer Dreamteam And Hit UK Screens October 23rd, 2015
Sam Mendes will direct Daniel Craig in John Logan's script in an effort to recreate the magic that made Skyfall the highest grossing Bond movie of all time.
From: Screenrush 11/07/2013
Ben Affleck Will Star In David Fincher's Gone Girl
Adaptation of Gillian Flynn's best selling thriller will be both director and his star's next project.
From: Screenrush 11/07/2013
Zach McGowan Joins Universal's 'Dracula'
Shameless and Black Sails actor Zach McGowan has been added to the Gary Shore-directed Dracula: Year Zero. He'll play a character called Shkelgim, a gypsy chief, in the origin story that has Luke Evans as Prince Vlad, the man who would become the storied bloodsucker.
From: Deadline 11/07/2013
Chloe Moretz To Star In 'If I Stay' For MGM; R.J. Cutler Will Direct
Now that it has secured rights to If I Stay, MGM is moving forward with the pic, which Chloe Moretz has committed to topline and R.J. Cutler is set to direct. Based on Gayle Forman's 2009 young-adult novel, the thriller centers on a teenager (Moretz) who is in a coma after a car wreck that decimates her family.
From: Deadline 11/07/2013
Disney to make live action Jungle Book
Studio to return Rudyard Kipling's tale to big screen - at same time as Warner Bros plans rival adaptation.
From: The Guardian - Film News 10/07/2013
Hobbit profits at centre of The Butler title row, says Harvey Weinstein
Spat over film's title rights escalates as Harvey Weinstein accuses Warner Bros of bullying on morning TV.
From: The Guardian - Film News 10/07/2013
Rooney Mara and Martin Sheen pick up roles in Stephen Daldry's Trash
Film adaptation of Andy Mulligan's controversial children's novel will be written by Richard Curtis and filmed in Brazil.
From: The Guardian - Film News 10/07/2013
Skins' Jack O'Connell Will Be Unbroken
For Angelina Jolie's latest directing gig.
From: Empire Online 10/07/2013
First Peek At Saving Mr Banks
While set pics and Tom Hanks' appearances at events such as the Oscars having given away his tache-tastic style as Walt Disney in the new drama Saving Mr Banks, the first official look at Hanks and Emma Thompson in the film has now arrived.
From: Empire Online 10/07/2013
New Still From Gravity Lands
Call it the calm before the crap-storm. This image of Sandra Bullock in Gravity finds her in peaceful times aboard the space shuttle, going about her duties.
From: Empire Online 10/07/2013
Another Day Of The Dead Remake, Bub?
What happens if you produced a remake of George A. Romero's 1985 zombie trilogy entry Day Of The Dead in 2008 and few people bothered to watch it? Why, you eagerly snap up a deal from other producers to take a new shot - which explains why we're looking at yet another version groping towards our screens in 2014.
From: Empire Online 10/07/2013
Legendary Entertainment Joining Forces With NBCUniversal After Warner Bros. Split
With Legendary Entertainment ending their eight-year-long deal with Warner Bros. two weeks ago, it was only a matter of time before they found another one of the major studios to partner up with, and today they've apparently secured their deal.
From: Cinema Blend 10/07/2013
Rooney Mara And Martin Sheen Join Stephen Daldry's Third World Drama Trash
Between 2000's Billy Elliot, 2003's The Hours, and 2009's The Reader, English director Stephen Daldry has been nominated three time for the Academy Awards Best Director honor, and lost. While his last effort, 2011's Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close was met with mixed reviews, it still earned two Academy Award nods, one for Best Supporting Actor (Max von Sydow), the other for Best Picture. Essentially, we always expect a Daldry drama to be in the Oscar race. So, watch out for Trash!
From: Cinema Blend 10/07/2013
Guy Fieri Curses The World With Grown Ups 2-Themed Chili
Here in the heart (and heat) of summertime, one's taste buds normally tend to get hyperactive for things such as ice cream, snow cones and freshly squeezed lemonade. But then, this is also the time of year where people get together for cookouts and barbecues and big family dinners. And you can't very well only serve desserts and fruit drinks.
From: Cinema Blend 10/07/2013
Should Spider-Man Be Gay? Andrew Garfield Thinks So
Over the years, the amazing Spider-Man has been a brainy Caucasian teenager, a mixed -race hero with African-American and Latino roots, single, married, and - most recently - deceased.
From: Cinema Blend 10/07/2013
Angelina Jolie's Unbroken Gets A 2014 Release Date, Jack O'Connell To Star
Angelina Jolie has made some major headway on her sophomore directorial effort, Unbroken, today having put in place two key elements of the production. Universal Pictures has officially placed the film on their release calendar, dating it for Christmas Day 2014, according to Deadline, and Variety is reporting that the director has selected British actor Jack O'Connell to play the lead in the film.
From: Cinema Blend 10/07/2013
Disney Releases Teaser Poster For The Upcoming Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Chris Evans returns as super soldier Steve Rogers, whose shield looks a little rusty going into his next battle.
From: Screenrush 10/07/2013
'Machete Kills' World Premiere To Open Fantastic Fest 2013
Robert Rodriguez's grindhouse sequel Machete Kills will get a hometown debut in Austin, Texas at the annual genre-packed Fantastic Fest.
From: Deadline 10/07/2013
Gravitas Ventures Picks Up Sundance Comedy 'Ass Backwards'
Casey Wilson and June Diane Raphael wrote and star in director Chris Nelson's lowbrow road-trip comedy, which Gravitas Ventures will release September 30 on VOD and in theaters November 8. Ass Backwards follows two self-proclaimed stylish New Yorkers with a fragile grip on reality who take a road trip back to their hometown to claim the beauty pageant crown that eluded them as children.
From: Deadline 10/07/2013
Charlie Kaufman 'perfect' to adapt Slaughterhouse-Five for screen
Director Guillermo del Toro wants the screenwriter to work on his film of Kurt Vonnegut's novel.
From: The Guardian - Film News 09/07/2013
James Cameron says film-makers are 'not using 3D properly'
The Avatar director tells a Mexico conference that blockbusters such as Man of Steel and Iron Man 3 do not need the effect.
From: The Guardian - Film News 09/07/2013
New Concept Art For Elysium
In a world divided brutally into the have-nots and the have-spaceships, Elysium plays out as a kind of sci-fi Robin Hood. It's shaping up to be another mighty feat of world building from Neill 'District 9' Blomkamp, and a batch of its concept art has come to light at Moviefone to give a fascinating glimpse at its earliest stages.
From: Empire Online 09/07/2013
Halle Berry Gets Funny With Mother
She's producing and starring in a new comedy.
From: Empire Online 09/07/2013
Fox Trying Another League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Everyone hear that? It's Alan Moore, digging a grave, complete with special bar he can grasp to turn around on. Because he's just heard the news that someone wants to try adapting The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen again.
From: Empire Online 09/07/2013
Disney Opening New Live-Action Jungle Book
The Jungle Book has been adapted for the screen so many times it's a wonder anyone really needs to try again. But Disney, which so famously did a great job with the 1967 cartoon version and a slightly less memorable version with 1994's live-action version with Jason Scott Lee, is dipping back into the well for another shot, planning a live-action reboot of the Rudyard Kipling tales.
From: Empire Online 09/07/2013
Ender's Game Author Orson Scott Card Steps Back On His Anti-Gay Marriage Comments
Usually we rely on Mel Gibson to get his personal politics tangled up in the films he's working on, not the authors of beloved science fiction novels. But these are the times we live in, when entertainment and life are no longer so mutually exclusive. Hooray for Hollywood!
From: Cinema Blend 09/07/2013
Stellan Skarsgard Up For Kenneth Branagh's Cinderella
Stellan Skarsgard is considering getting in deeper with Disney. The Swedish star who has played Bootstrap Bill in Disney's Pirates of the Caribbean movies and Dr. Erik Selvig in Thor and The Avengers is currently in talks to join the studio's live-action re-imagination of Cinderella.
From: Cinema Blend 09/07/2013
21 Jump Street Directors To Head Back To High School For New Reunion Comedy
Directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller are quickly finding themselves becoming increasingly popular around Hollywood.
From: Cinema Blend 09/07/2013
Neill Blomkamp's Elysium Heading To IMAX Theaters
Neill Blomkamp's Elysium has promise to be one of the biggest sci-fi adventures of the summer.
From: Cinema Blend 09/07/2013
Three Mogul Enemies Will Face Off Friday On 2013 Camp Allen's Big Media Panel
Allen & Co Hollywood moguls are arriving at the 31st annual Allen & Co investment conference in Sun Valley starting today — and this time there's something fun awaiting them.
From: Deadline 09/07/2013
'Looper's Pierce Gagnon Joins 'Wish I Was Here,' 'Solace' Adds Janine Turner
Pierce Gagnon, who made a splash as a preternaturally gifted youngster in Rian Johnson's Looper, has been cast in Zach Braff's Wish I Was Here. The 7-year-old thesp will play Tucker, the son of Braff's character, in the Kickstarter-backed feature.
From: Deadline 09/07/2013
Krysten Ritter To Star In Jake Hoffman Directorial Debut 'Asthma'
Dustin Hoffman made his directorial debut last year with Quartet and now son Jake Hoffman is helming his first feature.
From: Deadline 09/07/2013
R.I.P. Joe Conley
The veteran character actor who played shopkeepeer Ike Godsey on CBS' period family drama The Waltons died Sunday at a care facility in Newbury Park CA. He was 85.
From: Deadline 09/07/2013
Jane Campion wanted a bleaker ending for The Piano
The director has revealed she wanted the character of Ada to drown in the sea after she follows her piano overboard.
From: The Guardian - Film News 08/07/2013
British Film Institute 'shocked' by government spending cut
The British Film Institute (BFI) has said it is "shocked" at the scale of the funding cuts it has received in the Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) spending-round settlement for 2015-16.
From: The Guardian - Film News 08/07/2013
Billy Crystal to revive autobiographical one-man show on Broadway
Actor's 700 Sundays set a box-office record in 2005 and will return to Broadway at the Imperial theatre in autumn.
From: The Guardian - Film News 08/07/2013
Elysium's Neill Blomkamp Targeting Slumdog Millionaire Star For Sci-Fi Comedy Chappie
Writer/director Neill Blomkamp is still very much at the start of his career, his second effort, Elysium, not due out until August, but already he's shown that he works at a fairly deliberate pace.
From: Cinema Blend 08/07/2013
James Franco Rumored To Have A Cameo In Veronica Mars
While I don't necessarily believe that the Veronica Mars movie had to happen, since the TV series did a good job at not leaving too many plot strands dangling all over the place, I absolutely cannot wait for it to come out so that I can watch it a thousand times in between episode marathon sessions. I love Veronica Mars! I love Veronica Mars!
From: Cinema Blend 08/07/2013
Guillermo del Toro Wants Benedict Cumberbatch For His Frankenstein Adaptation
Director Guillermo del Toro seems to be very excited by the prospect of working with Benedict Cumberbatch.
From: Cinema Blend 08/07/2013
Boston Marathon Bombing To Be Turned Into A Movie
It hasn't even been four months since the Boston Marathon bombings rocked the nation on April 15th, but already a movie adaptation is in the works. But before you cry out, "Too soon," consider the pair behind the proposed docudrama.
From: Cinema Blend 08/07/2013
Charlie Kaufman Adapting Slaughterhouse Five?
With Pacific Rim due on Friday (our review can be found here), director Guillermo del Toro is back in cinemas at last. But he's still juggling a myriad of other projects in one capacity or another, including the TV pilot for The Strain (based on the novels he co-created) and his next planned cinematic outing, Crimson Peak. Then there are the more nebulous ideas, things churning away in development.
From: Empire Online 08/07/2013
Stellan Skarsgard Set For Cinderella
Kenneth Branagh is hiring another previous collaborator to work on Cinderella. This time, the director is in negotiations with Thor's Stellan Skarsgard to join his new take on the classic fairy tale for Disney.
From: Empire Online 08/07/2013
James Cameron Still Planning Battle Angel
It's a project he's been talking about for at least a decade, but with the all-consuming expanded Avatar universe occupying his immediate future, many assumed that James Cameron had reluctantly consigned his once cherished Manga adaptation Battle Angel to the scrapheap of the might-have-been.
From: Empire Online 08/07/2013
Bruno Wu, Pinewood Name Malcolm Wall To Lead China-Based Joint Venture
The joint-venture set up in April between Bruno Wu's Seven Stars Media and the UK's Pinewood Studios is known as Song Lin, Chinese for Pinewood.
From: Deadline 08/07/2013
Rooney Mara & Martin Sheen Join Stephen Daldry-Helmed 'Trash'
The hacker from The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo and the President from The West Wing have joined Working Title's Trash. Martin Sheen and Rooney Mara are set for the Stephen Daldry-directed film that Richard Curtis adapted from Andy Mulligan's 2010 novel.
From: Deadline 08/07/2013
Lakeshore & Hopscotch Tap 'X-Men' Scribe For 'Adaptation Of The Sword' Graphic Novel
David Hayter has been brought on board by Lakeshore Entertainment and Hopscotch Features to write the screenplay for The Sword.
From: Deadline 08/07/2013
Wicked new cast announced
WICKED, the long-running hit West End musical that tells the incredible untold story of the Witches of Oz, is pleased to announce that Savannah Stevenson (Glinda), Jeremy Taylor (Fiyero), Sue Kelvin (Madame Morrible) and Olivier award-winning actor Paul Clarkson (Doctor Dillamond) will join the previously announced international Wicked star Willemijn Verkaik (Elphaba) in the new London cast at the Apollo Victoria Theatre from Monday 18 November 2013.
From: Film-News 07/07/2013
Jason Statham breaks into new acting territory with Hummingbird
The movie hardman is top British box office earner after appearing in Expendables. Now he is flexing his acting muscles as well as his biceps.
From: The Guardian - Film News 06/07/2013
Comic-Con Saturday Schedule Highlights Include Marvel Studios, Hunger Games, Godzilla And More
The entire programming schedule at San Diego Comic-Con is packed with cool panels and general geekiness, but it's really the Saturday schedule that usually stands tall as the best day of the festivities.
From: Cinema Blend 06/07/2013
'The Notebook,' 'A Field In England' Nab 48th Karlovy Vary Film Festival Awards
Hungarian director Janos Szasz took home top Grand Prix honors for the WWII-set The Notebook (Le grand cahier - A nagy fuzet) at the 48th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival.
From: Deadline 06/07/2013
Oliver Stone defends Edward Snowden over NSA revelations
The outspoken film-maker hails the whistlebower as a 'hero' at Czech film festival and claims that 'the United States has repeatedly violated the fourth amendment'.
From: The Guardian - Film News 05/07/2013
Danny Dyer Will Be An Assassin
Hit men getting into trouble by A) retiring, B) entangling their personal lives with their work or C) both is such a cinematic standby, it's a wonder the Assassin's Union doesn't make them all get insurance to cover it. Danny Dyer's signed on to play just such a troubled killer in Assassin.
From: Empire Online 05/07/2013
R.I.P.D. Featurette Online
With the film set for a late - no pun intended - summer release, the marketing team behind Ryan Reynolds / Jeff Bridges action comedy R.I.P.D. has come out firing with a new featurette about the movie.
From: Empire Online 05/07/2013
Neil Marshall Plays Another Game Of Thrones
This is a news story about a future episode of Game Of Thrones. If you do not want to know anything at all about what's coming, it's best that you don't read this news story. Caveat: you're probably safe here if you've read the books. But still, proceed at your own risk.
From: Empire Online 05/07/2013
James Franco Will Direct Faulkner's The Sound And The Fury And Hopes Jon Hamm Will Star
If there has been any actor with a more incongruous 2013 than James Franco, then that person is probably James Franco is disguise, as part of some underground documentary.
From: Cinema Blend 05/07/2013
Adam Carolla Wants You To Fund His Stand-Up Comedy Road Movie
Of all the people to join in on the crowdfunded movie craze that most notably produced the Veronica Mars movie and Zach Braff's second feature I Wish I Was Here, Adam Carolla is nowhere near the top of that list. But that's exactly who's doing it. Adam Carolla, who has a regular segment on The O'Reilly Factor. I'll have to say it a few more times to see if it gets any easier, or makes me care a little more.
From: Cinema Blend 05/07/2013
Steven Spielberg eyes Grapes of Wrath
Director poised to produce new film adaptation of John Steinbeck novel for DreamWorks, according to reports.
From: The Guardian - Film News 04/07/2013
Jafar Panahi defies ban to appear at film festival via Skype
The dissident Iranian film-maker used Skype to promote his latest film Closed Curtain at a film festival in the Czech Republic.
From: The Guardian - Film News 04/07/2013
Lee Daniels pleads with Warner Bros to retain title of The Butler
The director has written to Warner's CEO Kevin Tsujihara about his 'heartbreak' over the loss of rights to his film's name.
From: The Guardian - Film News 04/07/2013
William H Macy Knows Walter
William H Macy can usually be found in indie movies, even if he has to squeeze them in between seasons of the US version of Shameless. He's part of the cast for another, Walter, based on a short film.
From: Empire Online 04/07/2013
Marvel Bringing Thor: The Dark World And Captain America: The Winter Soldier To Comic-Con 2013
With this year's Comic-Con in San Diego just a couple of weeks away, the bigger announcements about what movies and TV shows we can expect to see pimped at the event are beginning to roll out. Marvel has staked its flag on Saturday July 20, promising a look at Thor: The Dark World and Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
From: Empire Online 04/07/2013
Brendan Gleeson Boards In The Heart Of The Sea
Ron Howard is gathering an interesting cast around for his latest project, the adaptation of Nathan Philbrick's book In The Heart Of The Sea. Brendan Gleeson and Sam Keeley are the latest recruits.
From: Empire Online 04/07/2013
Military Personnel And Veterans Can See White House Down For Free On July 4th
We've been wondering often and loudly lately about the surprising box office failure of White House Down, which opened last weekend and seemed to have ever possible element of a surefire hit.
From: Cinema Blend 04/07/2013
Alfonso Cuaron's Gravity Will Open The Venice Film Festival In August
We may be neck deep in summer blockbuster season, but fall really isn't that far away and if you count the beginning of fall as the start of the film festival season, it's really not far.
From: Cinema Blend 04/07/2013
Brendan Gleeson Boards In The Heart Of The Sea
Brendan Gleeson and Sam Keeley are the latest to join the cast of Ron Howard's new actioner In The Heart of the Sea, a true life story that inspired Herman Melville's Moby Dick.
From: Screenrush 04/07/2013
Marvel and Sony Plan To Unveil The Latest Superhero Action At This Year's Comic-Con
Just a few weeks away, Marvel and Sony unveil their panels for this year's Comic-Con, including exclusives from Thor 2, Captain America: The Winter Soldier and The Amazing Spider-Man.
From: Screenrush 04/07/2013
Brenton Thwaites To Co-star In The Giver
He may not have won one of the (Optimus) prime roles in Transformers 4, but Aussie actor Brenton Thwaites didn't have to wait long for a big film: he was snapped up to appear as the Prince in Maleficent. Now he's on for another, scoring a co-starring role alongside Jeff Bridges In The Giver.
From: Empire Online 03/07/2013
Spielberg Developing New Grapes Of Wrath
Who would have the chops and the clout to tackle a book whose previous cinematic adaptation scored seven Oscar nominations and won two for no lesser a director than John Ford? Why, that would be Steven Spielberg, who has grabbed the rights to a new take on John Steinbeck's The Grapes Of Wrath.
From: Empire Online 03/07/2013
James O'Barr Aboard Crow Reboot
When turning any property into a film, it's helpful if studios can get the original creators involved to offer their blessing if not their oversight. Relativity Media's new take on The Crow has just such a feather in its cap, with the graphic novel's writer / artist James O'Barr on board to consult.
From: Empire Online 03/07/2013
Woody Allen Adds Two To His Latest
Woody Allen's next project is slowly assembling a potent-looking cast. Marcia Gay Harden and Jacki Weaver are the latest to sign up, adding a double dose of Oscar firepower to a roster that already boasts Colin Firth and the not-yet-Oscar-nominated-but-sure-to-be-one-day Emma Stone.
From: Empire Online 03/07/2013
The Fight Over The Butler's Title Now Includes A Lawyer Fresh From The Supreme Court
Movie studios and executives go to war with each other all the time, but we rarely get wind of it. Few moviegoers care when a certain exec is fired or replaced with another, when one studio gets the rights to a hotly contested book adaptations instead of another, or even when two studios team up to get a movie made and then fight over the profits-- that's how the Hollywood sausage gets made, and it rarely affects what you actually see in theaters.
From: Cinema Blend 03/07/2013
James Franco's After Jon Hamm For Adaptation Of Faulkner's The Sound And The Fury
Not content with having premiered an adaptation of As I Lay Dying.
From: Screenrush 03/07/2013
The Magic of the Steal
With Now You See Me magicking on to our screens this week, we take a look at cinema's best movie heists. Which are the most twisty, the most deceiving or the most archetypal?
From: Screenrush 03/07/2013
Kristen Wiig: sequel to Bridesmaids won't happen with me
Star of 2011 hit says second movie would have made a lot of money but wouldn't have been right thing to do artistically.
From: The Guardian - Film News 02/07/2013
Christian Bale gives up Batman role
Actor hangs up his cape, saying character is 'a torch' that should be handed on.
From: The Guardian - Film News 02/07/2013
Weinstein Company and Warners battle over rights to title The Butler
Lee Daniels' Oscar-tipped historical drama faces copyright challenge over its name.
From: The Guardian - Film News 02/07/2013
Pierce Brosnan's daughter Charlotte Emily dies of ovarian cancer at 42
Former James Bond star pays tribute to the daughter of his first wife, Cassandra, who was killed by the same disease.
From: The Guardian - Film News 02/07/2013
First Look At Cameron Diaz And Penélope Cruz In The Counsellor
Cormac McCarthy's first screenplay and Ridley Scott's latest, The Counsellor promises to be dark, murky and filled with amorality. We're confident that it will be so good it makes the lame walk and brings the dead back to life, or failing that, at least make our top ten list for the year, and we're prepared to wager some of our milk money on it. Here's the two female leads, Cameron Diaz and Penélope Cruz, in action, alongside Javier Bardem, who, once again, has used a Cormac McCarthy project as an excuse to get his hair cut by a drunk man with pruning shears.
From: Empire Online 02/07/2013
WTF? Warner Bros Claims Lee Daniels' The Butler Can't Have The Same Title As A 1916 Silent Short
Cinema has been around for over 100 years, and when you're dealing with that kind of timeframe, there's no doubt that certain film titles are going to overlap, assuming the title isn't something completely out there, like Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
From: Cinema Blend 02/07/2013
Nicolas Cage Teams Up With Bad Santa's Terry Zwigoff For Dark Comedy Lost Melody
Director Terry Zwigoff is not what anyone would call a prolific filmmaker, having started his career with 1985's Howard Armstrong documentary Louie Bluie, only to follow it nine years later with 1994's stellar biographical documentary Crumb. Since then?
From: Cinema Blend 02/07/2013
Idris Elba teases Luther movie
Idris Elba says a Luther film would be "complex" but possible.
The actor stars as DCI John Luther in the popular crime drama about a British police detective.
From: Film-News 02/07/2013
Kevin Costner to star in sports film
Kevin Costner is to star in a new Disney sports film.
Variety reports that the actor has closed a deal to return to the genre in McFarland.
From: Film-News 02/07/2013
R.I.P. Paul Jenkins
Actor Paul Jenkins, best remembered as Professor Parks on The Waltons and Eddie on Dynasty died after a short illness yesterday. He was 74.
From: Deadline 02/07/2013
Jacki Weaver & Marcia Gay Harden Among Additions To New Woody Allen Pic
The cast of Woody Allen's last film is growing. Marcia Gay Harden and Jacki Weaver along with Eileen Atkins, Hamish Linklater and Simon McBurney have all joined the as yet untitled pic.
From: Deadline 02/07/2013
Blockbusters rake in summer cash as ruthless targeting bears fruit
Hollywood is reaping a decent harvest from a tight focus on broadly appealing fare - in spite of the gloomy predictions of Steven Spielberg and George Lucas about an 'implosion'.
From: The Guardian - Film News 01/07/2013
Warner Bros. Playing With More Lego
Like an impatient child unwilling to wait to unwrap the next toy before they've even really played with the first one, Warner Bros. executives are now tugging at their parents' clothing to be allowed to make a Ninjago film as a follow-up to The Lego Movie.
From: Empire Online 01/07/2013
Terence Stamp On For Big Eyes
He's a living legend. A strong-voiced stalwart. And still the Zodfather (sorry, Michael "I WILL FIND HIM!" Shannon, but it's true). Terence Stamp is the sort of man who makes even tough-hearted Harvey Weinstein go all gooey fan boy when he announces his casting in Tim Burton's latest film, Big Eyes.
From: Empire Online 01/07/2013
Michael Pena Finds The Vatican Tapes
After dealing with criminals in both End Of Watch and Gangster Squad, Michael Pena appears ready to tackle demons for Mark Neveldine's new horror thriller The Vatican Tapes.
From: Empire Online 01/07/2013
Ron Perlman Talks Hellboy 3
We got the chance to sit down and talk to growl-made-flesh Ron Perlman this weekend at the Pacific Rim junket. Given that this is his latest collaboration with Guillermo del Toro, we couldn't resist the chance to ask if about the prospects for another outing of their most beloved film work, Hellboy.
From: Empire Online 01/07/2013
The Cabin In The Woods Will Come To Life At Universal Orlando This Fall
Are you ready to enter the Cabin in the Woods? If you've seen Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard's movie, you may not be so quick to cast yourself into that situation, as most of the character didn't enjoy their stay in the titular Cabin.
From: Cinema Blend 01/07/2013
One Of James Gandolfini's Final Roles May Be His Most Revealing, Says Co-Star Toni Collette
Here at Cinema Blend we're still reeling from the sudden death of James Gandolfini, who recently passed away from a heart attack at 51. Of course, he was best known for his celebrated starring role in The Sopranos, but his contribution to film has been so fantastic that many of us have been hard-pressed to pick our favorite performance.
From: Cinema Blend 01/07/2013
LA Weekly Hires Amy Nicholson As Film Critic
Longtime film writer Amy Nicholson has been named full-time film critic at LA Weekly. Her hire was made by parent company Voice Media Group, and her reviews will also appear in VMG's other 10 newspapers.
From: Deadline 01/07/2013
TOLDJA: Helen Mirren Set For DreamWorks' 'The Hundred Foot Journey'
The Oscar-winning actress will be starring in The Hundred Foot Journey, DreamWorks Studios officially announced today. Deadline's Mike Fleming Jr first reported in early June that Helen Mirren was circling the project to play eccentric and famous chef Madame Mallory.
From: Deadline 01/07/2013
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