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Leonardo DiCaprio defends The Wolf of Wall Street, says film 'indicts' fraud
Actor says he and director Martin Scorsese are not endorsing criminal behaviour, says book on which film was based is 'cautionary tale'.
From: The Guardian - Film News 31/12/2013
Captain America Has A Chat With Robert Redford In New Winter Soldier Stills
December 31st is a day spent reflecting on the year that has just past, and in the world of superhero movies 2013 was a largely a major success.
From: Cinema Blend 31/12/2013
Guardians Of The Galaxy Releases First Official Still, Get To Know The Team
Ever since Marvel Studios announced Guardians of the Galaxy at San Diego Comic-Con in 2012, they've done a good job of teasing us with some really cool concept art, but that's about it.
From: Cinema Blend 31/12/2013
Harvey Weinstein, Idris Elba, Naomie Harris Honored At Capri Film Festival
Harvey Weinstein got a surprise at the 18th Capri-Hollywood Film Festival in Capri, Italy. Weinstein was presented with an unexpected award during a ceremony that followed the Monday premiere of Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom which he exec produced.
From: Deadline 31/12/2013
Mike Nichols' 'Betrayal' Revival With Daniel Craig And Rachel Weisz Sets Broadway Weekly Gross Record
The star system might be waning in Hollywood, but not when those stars take to the Broadway stage.
From: Deadline 31/12/2013
OSCARS: 'Philomena' Puts Judi Dench Right Back In The Thick Of The Race
Dame Judi Dench is poised to have a very happy new year. She is certainly no stranger to awards, but there could be more in her immediate future.
From: Deadline 31/12/2013
The Wolf of Wall Street criticised for 'glorifying psychopathic behaviour'
Christina McDowell, daughter of a business associate of Jordan Belfort, accuses Martin Scorsese of glamorising financial fraud.
From: The Guardian - Film News 30/12/2013
Zhang Yimou could be fined for breaching China's one-child policy
House of Flying Daggers director says he and his wife are willing to publicly apologise for having three children.
From: The Guardian - Film News 30/12/2013
Netflix Will Purge A Slew Of Cinematic Classics On Jan. 1
New year, a new slate of films on Netflix… meaning you need to program a few movie marathons if you want to screen these films before they disappear.
From: Cinema Blend 30/12/2013
Flash Your Anchorfan Pass, Get Unlimited Access To 'Anchorman 2′
With all the marketing Paramount did for Anchorman 2 in the months leading up its release, you might feel like you've already seen it 10 times.
From: Deadline 30/12/2013
Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones Offers Up Two More Frightless Clips
Throw a GoPro camera out and you're bound to hit a teaser trailer for Paramount's upcoming spinoff Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones, which is in its go-for-broke promotional campaign.
From: Cinema Blend 28/12/2013
Amityville Is Coming Back To Haunt Theaters In January 2015
Back in 1975, the Lutz family temporarily moved into a house in Amityville, a Long Island suburb in New York, but quickly left due to "paranormal activity" within the residence.
From: Cinema Blend 28/12/2013
Short Story Saturday: Late Fee
Take a break from the hectic news of Hollywood with our weekly look into the world of "what if". Fresh fan fiction happens weekly here at Cinema Blend on Short Story Saturday.
From: Cinema Blend 28/12/2013
The Legend Of Hercules Hammers Four New Clips Into Your Head
There was a time when the names Brett Ratner and Renny Harlin were almost synonymous, as both have made careers out of generally silly action films.
From: Cinema Blend 28/12/2013
OSCARS Q&A: Alexander Payne Returns Home For 'Nebraska'
Much has been written about the decades-long journey Nebraska took to the big screen. For director Alexander Payne—who spent a year of that time just scouting locations in his home state—the gap allowed him to distance himself from his other road-trip movie, Sideways, and get Paramount behind his desire to shoot in black-and-white (having 2011's well-received, George Clooney-starrer The Descendants under his belt surely helped).
From: Deadline 28/12/2013
Are The Enforcers Actually Going To Be In The Amazing Spider-Man 2?
These Spider-Man movies keep getting more and more crowded. It's not enough that we've got The Amazing Spider-Man 2 with the hero facing the Rhino, Electro and the Green Goblin.
From: Cinema Blend 27/12/2013
3 Obvious Reasons Why Audiences Hate The Wolf Of Wall Street
Martin Scorsese unleashed his latest, The Wolf of Wall Street, on unsuspecting audience members Christmas Day.
From: Cinema Blend 27/12/2013
Lupita Nyong'o Bows Out Of 12 Years A Slave Italian Premiere
The latest development? Lupita Nyong'o, fantastic in the part of put-upon slave Patsey, "bowed out" of the Italian screening of Slave at the 18th Annual Capri Hollywood film festival, according to Variety.
From: Cinema Blend 27/12/2013
Empire's Captain America Cover Has Arrived
The February issue of Empire is almost upon us, and we take great pleasure in unveiling this month's cover movie, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, leading an action-packed preview of 2014 and kicking off our 25th birthday year.
From: Empire Online 27/12/2013
Christmas films: hobbits and fairies are festive fare at a screen near you
Seasonal movies aimed at families vie with more serious Oscar contenders as studios pitch their biggest hitters in cinemas.
From: The Guardian - Film News 26/12/2013
Tom Cruise Out, John Lee Hancock Re-Writing The Magnificent Seven Remake
A bit of musical chairs is occurring in regards to the upcoming remake of The Magnificent Seven.
From: Cinema Blend 26/12/2013
Batman Vs. Superman's Gal Gadot Talks About Wonder Woman's Body
Since being cast as Wonder Woman in Zack Snyder's upcoming Man of Steel sequel, actress Gal Gadot has been at the center of quite a bit on controversy.
From: Cinema Blend 26/12/2013
The LEGO Movie Reveals New Preview And A Build-Your-Own-Lego Figure Website
Unlike nearly every other upcoming or past film based on a toy property, there's one movie that has got my utterly rabid attention, and I know its name…I know its name.
From: Cinema Blend 26/12/2013
4 Hideous Movie Christmas Trees You Would Never, Ever Put In Your House
I'm a total Christmas tree snob. It takes me at least an hour to wander through a Christmas tree lot and pick out the most beautiful option available. If I'm going to put something inside my home, for a month, I want it to be as visually appealing as possible. Unfortunately, not everyone has the magic touch.
From: Cinema Blend 25/12/2013
Emma Stone tops Forbes list of 'best value' Hollywood stars
Young women dominate Forbes' analysis of actors who return most profit for film investors' money, with Mila Kunis, Jennifer Lawrence and Natalie Portman pushing best man to fifth place.
From: The Guardian - Film News 24/12/2013
Keanu Reeves Definitely Won't Be Back For That Point Break Remake
Currently starring in 47 Ronin, the megabudget fantastical take on Japanese legend, Keanu Reeves is an actor who could potentially agree to be in just about any kind of movie, though he appears to always follow his personal tastes over doing anything strictly for a payday.
From: Cinema Blend 24/12/2013
The Fear Monger's Five Favorite Horror Movies Of 2013
Like the bulk of entertainment media, our esteemed crew of movie fanatics here at Cinema Blend annually offers up their favorite Top Ten Films of the Year.
From: Cinema Blend 24/12/2013
Top 10 Movies of 2013: Sean's List
2013 has been a great year for movies, so narrowing down our list of favorites was no easy task. As Cinema Blend has numerous writers with varying tastes in film, we decided to go solo this year in sharing our Top 10 lists of the best movies of 2013. This is Sean's list, which begins with a tenderhearted teen romance.
From: Cinema Blend 24/12/2013
Real-life inspiration for Cinema Paradiso's Alfredo dies
Mimmo Pintacuda, who taught Oscar-winning director Giuseppe Tornatore how to use a film projector, has died aged 86.
From: The Guardian - Film News 23/12/2013
Martin Scorsese heckled at Academy screening of The Wolf of Wall Street
The director and star Leonardo DiCaprio are told 'shame on you' by screenwriter outraged by film's depiction of sex and drug-taking.
From: The Guardian - Film News 23/12/2013
It's a Wonderful Life top Christmas film of all time, says Radio Times survey
Frank Capra's 1946 black-and-white film starring James Stewart as a suicidal bank manager beats modern fare to first place.
From: The Guardian - Film News 23/12/2013
Anarchy in Huddersfield: the day the Sex Pistols played Santa
Never Mind the Baubles features footage of benefit gig - and final UK show - band played for children of striking firefighters.
From: The Guardian - Film News 23/12/2013
Ben Stiller Talks Daydreams, The Beastie Boys And His Quest For Sean O'Connell
"We have ahead of us the privilege of publishing the very last issue of Life Magazine. And, for the final issue, we just received negative 25 from Sean O'Connell for the cover."
From: Cinema Blend 23/12/2013
Batman Vs. Superman Producer Talks Wonder Woman And Fan Perception
While cinema is filled with movies that polarize audience fervor, Zack Snyder's upcoming Man of Steel sequel, with legions of fanboys and detractors waving their fists in the air as if they just don't care. But like it or not, Snyder's vision is how we're next going to see such iconic characters as Superman, Batman, and even Wonder Woman, the role that actress Gal Gadot was recently hired for.
From: Cinema Blend 23/12/2013
Fast & Furious 7 Release Date Moved To 2015
Paul Walker sadly passed away three weeks ago. He was half-way through shooting Fast & Furious 7, and the production team decided to take time off so that the cast, crew and Walker's family could grieve.
From: Empire Online 23/12/2013
Twitter Chairman Jack Dorsey Joins Disney Board
Twitter's co-founder, who's also CEO of Square Inc, joins immediately and will stand for election at the March 18 annual meeting.
From: Deadline 23/12/2013
Sony Classics, Stage 6 Set 'The Raid 2′ For March 28 Release
The martial arts actioner will bow in the U.S. on March 28, Sony Pictures Classics and Stage 6 Films announced today. Slated to world premiere at the upcoming Sundance Film Fest, the Indonesian action sequel picks up where the first film The Raid: Redemption left off.
From: Deadline 23/12/2013
Anna Paquin's Rogue Cut Out Of X-Men: Days Of Future Past
Sad news for any X-fans keen to see Anna Paquin's Rogue in the upcoming time-travel mutant mash-up X-Men: Days Of Future Past, because Bryan Singer has revealed that the touchiest superhero out there will not make the final cut.
From: Empire Online 22/12/2013
Top 10 religious epics revisited
This December sees the arrival of The Bible, the record-breaking US television miniseries which re-pits the most famous book in the world onto the small-screen over 10 hours.
From: Film-News 22/12/2013
LOCO London Comedy Film Festival 2014: 23 - 26 January
The LOCO London Comedy Film Festival returns this January for the third year with its biggest ever line-up.
From: Film-News 22/12/2013
Iceland top choice for filmmakers
Iceland, renowned for its out-of-this-world landscapes and extreme, unique environment has confirmed its status as filmmakers favourite as it celebrates a deluge of blockbuster movies and TV productions recently filmed on the island.
From: Film-News 22/12/2013
R.I.P. Seagram Scion Edgar M. Bronfman
Canadian billionaire businessman Edgar M. Bronfman died Saturday. He was 84. Bronfman inherited the reins of the Seagrams biz empire in 1971 from his father Samuel and acted as Chairman and CEO.
From: Deadline 22/12/2013
Vin Diesel Confirmed To Play Alien Tree In 'Guardians Of The Galaxy': Photo
The worst-kept secret of the superhero film universe is now official: Marvel has finally confirmed that Vin Diesel is voicing Groot, the extraterrestrial plant monster of comics lore, in James Gunn's Guardians of the Galaxy.
From: Deadline 22/12/2013
French cinema starts to seduce UK audiences
Resistance to 'non-English' films with subtitles is fading - and a record number will be arriving in 2014.
From: The Guardian - Film News 21/12/2013
Ice Age 5 Will Take Over The Planet On July 15, 2016
Personally, I could happily see another Earth-altering cataclysm - like, say, an ice age - before I'd ever put forth any effort into watching another entry in Fox and Blue Sky Studio's Ice Age franchise, but they're determined to keep putting Manny and Sid through all manner of disastrous adventures.
From: Cinema Blend 21/12/2013
We're The Millers Director Takes Over For Ed Helms' Spy Comedy Central Intelligence
It's been a long time coming for the spy comedy Central Intelligence, which has gone through several different writers and directors, all while attached to Ed Helms, who was in the middle of his Office run and The Hangover trilogy at the time.
From: Cinema Blend 21/12/2013
OSCARS Q&A: Bruce Dern Talks 'Nebraska'
Woody Grant, the cantankerous, not-entirely-there patriarch chasing a dubious lottery payoff in Nebraska, is a character Bruce Dern embodied heart and soul.
From: Deadline 21/12/2013
J.K. Rowling To Co-Produce 'Harry Potter' Prequel Play On London's West End
Harry Potter may have hung up his Firebolt, but his creator J.K. Rowling is not entirely done with the boy wizard.
From: Deadline 21/12/2013
Spanish cinema reels after 15% box-office dive
Piracy, increased taxation and Spain's continuing economic problems are threatening the future of the industry - but it is hoped a discounts campaign will arrest the decline.
From: The Guardian - Film News 20/12/2013
Uncut version of Nymphomaniac to debut at Berlin film festival
The five and a half hour version of Lars Von Trier's already-infamous film will be screened at the Berlin film festival.
From: The Guardian - Film News 20/12/2013
My Nerve-Wracking And Extraordinary Conversation With Asghar Farhadi
It was 30 degrees outside, but my palms were slick with sweat as I cut through midtown New York, headed to a posh hotel for a meeting I was both elated about and dreading.
From: Cinema Blend 20/12/2013
Harry Potter Prequel Headed To The Stage, J.K. Rowling To Co-Produce The Play
Hearing the phrase "Harry Potter prequel," I automatically assume it's either a story about Harry Potter's parents and the Marauders, or it goes further back and tells the story of Dumbledore during any of that man's fascinating past. Alas, neither is the case for the play J.K. Rowling is working on, however that's not such a bad thing as this prequel stage project she has in the works is more directly tied to Harry Potter.
From: Cinema Blend 20/12/2013
Lars Von Trier's Uncut Nymphomaniac: Volume 1 Will Premiere In Berlin
With Nymphomaniac, Danish filmmaker and top provocateur Lars von Trier has been steadily promising content too shocking for mainstream audiences. Former child stars in hard-core sex scenes?
From: Cinema Blend 20/12/2013
Harvey Weinstein And George Clooney Explain New August: Osage County Ending
And so the spin cycle begins! In Oscar season, Harvey Weinstein is like Creasy in Man On Fire and he's about to paint his masterpiece. The latest weapon at Harvey's disposal is August: Osage County and since its premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, it's generated lots of controversy.
From: Cinema Blend 20/12/2013
Peter Jackson Shouldn't Return To Middle-Earth, Even If He Could
Peter Jackson is one of the rare directors who sits upon a pedestal in the minds of two very distinct leagues of fanboys: those who worship Lord of the Rings, and those who worship splatter horror.
From: Cinema Blend 20/12/2013
Jessica Lange Joins Mark Wahlberg In Remake Of The Gambler
The 1980s were undoubtedly the best years of Jessica Lange's film career, with five of six Oscar nominations coming then, including her Best Supporting Actress win for 1982's Tootsie.
From: Cinema Blend 20/12/2013
Watch Musicians Record The Majestic Score For The Hobbit: Desolation Of Smaug
As 2013 draws to a close, Peter Jackson and his Hobbit team could be excused for taking a bit of a victory lap. The second installment to the ongoing trilogy, The Desolation of Smaug, is out, and is being well-received.
From: Cinema Blend 20/12/2013
Anna Paquin's Rogue Has Been Cut Out Of X-Men: Days Of Future Past
Bryan Singer's X-Men: Days of Future Past promises to bring together multiple generations of the mutant superhero team, with the worlds of the original X-Men trilogy and Matthew Vaughn's X-Men: First Class colliding, but today it has been sadly announced that one fan-favorite character has been axed from the final cut of the film.
From: Cinema Blend 20/12/2013
Hugh Hefner movie sashays closer with director David Dobkin
Wedding Crashers helmer signs on for long-gestating biopic telling life story of Playboy magazine founder.
From: The Guardian - Film News 19/12/2013
Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt in fast lane for Go Like Hell
Heavyweight star pairing to reunite for motor sports movie about competition between American and European racing teams.
From: The Guardian - Film News 19/12/2013
Paul Rudd in talks to play Marvel superhero Ant-Man
Anchorman 2's Rudd and Joseph Gordon-Levitt said to be frontrunners for lead in the Edgar Wright-directed movie.
From: The Guardian - Film News 19/12/2013
Joaquin Phoenix may be in line for 'Batman vs Superman' villain
The star of awards season hopeful Her is considering the offer of a baddie's role in Man of Steel 2 - could he be Lex Luthor?
From: The Guardian - Film News 19/12/2013
Zoe Bell Up For Expendables Female-Fronted Spin-Off
If you were asked to pull together an ensemble of the most kick-ass actresses in Hollywood, who would be on your shortlist? For us, Zoe Bell would definitely make that cut. Sure, she's not as famous as Sigourney Weaver, Linda Hamilton or Uma Thurman, but as a stuntwoman turned leading lady, she has a clear edge over her competition as we see it. Thankfully, Millennium Films seems to agree, and has reached out to Bell about their in-development Expendables spin-off, The ExpendaBelles.
From: Cinema Blend 19/12/2013
Ricky Gervais To Return For Night At The Museum 3
Sometimes an actor makes a decision that suggests the writing is on the wall. Signing onto a new film is usually a telling sign about the movie they've just made, particularly if it's high-profile.
From: Cinema Blend 19/12/2013
Bryan Singer Recruit's X2's Writers For Apocalypse
As has become standard in Bryan Singer's tweet-happy world, he's breaking more news about the future of the X-Men franchise. In this case, it's word (via the picture in the message below) that X2 writing team Dan Harris and Mike Dougherty are on board to write X-Men: Apocalypse.
From: Empire Online 19/12/2013
Ali Larter To Battle 'The Diabolical'
Ali Larter (Varsity Blues, Heroes) is set lead horror pic The Diabolical, from Preferred Film & TV. She'll play Madison, a single mother who with her children is awoken nightly by an increasingly strange and intense presence.
From: Deadline 19/12/2013
Open Road To Bow 'The Green Inferno' On September 5
Open Road Films will release Eli Roth's The Green Inferno on September 5. Roth directed, co-wrote (with Guillermo Amoedo) and produced the horror thriller which follows a group of students who travel from New York City to the Amazon to save a tribe from extinction.
From: Deadline 19/12/2013
Well Go Acquires North American Rights To 'Special ID'
Well Go USA Entertainment acquired North American rights to Clarence Fok Yiu-Leung's Special ID, the story of an undercover cop (Donnie Yen) who goes deep inside China's most ruthless crime syndicate. The Matrix's Collin Chou also stars.
From: Deadline 19/12/2013
Cassian Elwes To Tyro Scribe Matthew Hickman: You're Going To Sundance!
Indie producer Cassian Elwes and The Black List chief Franklin Leonard have chosen screenwriter Matthew Hickman to attend the 2014 Sundance Film Festival as the recipient of the inaugural Cassian Elwes Screenwriting Fellow.
From: Deadline 19/12/2013
Disney Licenses Movies To Streaming Service M-GO
Disney is the last major studio to cut a deal with the "pay as you go" joint venture between DreamWorks Animation and Technicolor.
From: Deadline 19/12/2013
12 Years A Slave leads London Critics' Circle awards nominations
The critics' organisation nominates 12 Years A Slave in nine categories, with American Hustle notable in its relative absence.
From: The Guardian - Film News 18/12/2013
Clues to Sherlock the movie
Steven Moffat, creator of the hit BBC TV show, has hinted that Sherlock could follow Doctor Who into the multiplex.
From: The Guardian - Film News 18/12/2013
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson named highest grossing actor of 2013
Success of Fast & Furious 6 and GI Joe: Retaliation places Johnson at top of annual worldwide box office earnings list.
From: The Guardian - Film News 18/12/2013
Jennifer Lawrence says fat-shaming should be illegal in Walters interview
The star of the Hunger Games tells Barbara Walters she believes 'it should be illegal to call somebody fat on TV'.
From: The Guardian - Film News 18/12/2013
Neil Burger Won't Direct Divergent Sequel
As seemingly often comes to pass on big franchise films these days, the director that launched what the studio involved hopes will be a successful set of films is stepping aside due to increasing schedule demands.
From: Empire Online 18/12/2013
Josh Gad Set For Gilligan's Island Film
Cinema's at it again: Looking at old TV shows with a cult following that it can turn into movies. In this case, the target is US sitcom Gilligan's Island, which is set to be retooled as a vehicle (hopefully not an ill-fated boat) for Josh Gad, who is set to star and co-write the script for Warner Bros.
From: Empire Online 18/12/2013
Sofia Coppola Is Going To 1980s San Francisco For Next Project Fairyland
The most memorable aspect of Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation for me is that Bob and Charlotte don't wear their feelings on their sleeves, allowing audiences to wonder about the other aspects of their lives long after the film is complete.
From: Cinema Blend 18/12/2013
A Man And His Dog Hunt For A Killer In Adaptation Of Robert Crais' Suspect
The relationship between humans and animals is a link better described on paper, where the written words can dig deeper than anything visually perceptible.
From: Cinema Blend 18/12/2013
The Purge 2 Adds Michael K. Williams, Zach Gilford And More
Omar comin'! If there's ever been a film that could give the world a spiritual revival of Michael K. Williams' urban outlaw from HBO's The Wire, it's the upcoming sequel The Purge 2 from Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions.
From: Cinema Blend 18/12/2013
Hot Tub Time Machine 2 Confirmed To Release In 2014
Grab yourself a hot glass of Chernobly and let's toast! Hot Tub Time Machine 2 will arrive in 2014. It doesn't look like there's an actual release date set yet, but there is confirmation from MGM and Paramount that the follow-up to the 2010 time-travel comedy will touch down at some point this year.
From: Cinema Blend 18/12/2013
Pulp Fiction And Mary Poppins Among 25 Films Added To The National Film Registry
Before the Internet came along, I have to assume it was much easier for the Library of Congress to discuss and decide upon the movies that made the cut to go into the National Film Registry.
From: Cinema Blend 18/12/2013
Ian McKellen And Patrick Stewart Haven't Been Approached For X-Men: Apocalypse
When they first tackled their respective roles of Charles Xavier and Magneto in 2000's X-Men, there's no way Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen could have dreamed they'd still be talking about the parts nearly 14 years later.
From: Cinema Blend 18/12/2013
Ricky Gervais Reprising In 'Night At The Museum 3′
Ricky Gervais has been set to reprise his role as Dr. McPhee in Night At The Museum 3, which Shawn Levy is directing from the script written by Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant and David Guion and Michael Handelman for Fox. Ben Stiller is reprising his lead role, and Gervais is back as his boss.
From: Deadline 18/12/2013
Sundance: Zach Braff's 'Wish I Was Here' Added To Premieres Lineup
It's a long way from Kickstarter to Park City, but that's where Zach Braff is going next month.
From: Deadline 18/12/2013
Jean-Francois Richet Tapped To Direct Top 10 Black List Script 'Pox Americana'
Jean-Francois Richet, whose two-part gangster epic Mesrine was nominated for 10 French Cesar awards — winning three, including Best Actor for Vincent Cassel and Best Director for Richet — has been tapped to direct Pox Americana for CODE Entertainment.
From: Deadline 18/12/2013
Oscar Hopeful '12 Years A Slave' Gets Theatrical Encore From Fox Searchlight
Fox Searchlight's 12 Years A Slave will get a limited re-release at the height of voting season, coming out in select cities on January 17. The acclaimed film established itself as the early Oscar frontrunner following its release in mid-October.
From: Deadline 18/12/2013
Rose Kuo Out As Film Society Of Lincoln Center Executive Director
The Film Society Of Lincoln Center revealed today that Rose Kuo will exit as executive director and will be replaced by managing director Lesli Klainberg, who oversaw the past three New York Film Festivals.
From: Deadline 18/12/2013
Cate Blanchett's Oscar prospects rising
Critics Choice nomination for Blue Jasmine strengthens the Australian's position as favourite for best actress.
From: The Guardian - Film News 17/12/2013
Sandman movie wakes up with Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Film adaptation of Neil Gaiman's cult comic book series gets a shot in the arm as Batman star signs on as producer.
From: The Guardian - Film News 17/12/2013
Shia LaBeouf apologises for short film that copied Daniel Clowes story
Actor says he 'got lost in the creative process' after Clowes complained about his uncredited adaptation of the comic book author's story Justin M Damiano.
From: The Guardian - Film News 17/12/2013
Queen's John Deacon not involved with Freddie Mercury biopic
Bassist 'doesn't want to' to be part of the film or any future releases by the band, according to Brian May.
From: The Guardian - Film News 17/12/2013
Liz Taylor turned me down, says Colin Farrell
Irish actor was 34 and Taylor 75 in what he called the 'last kind of romantic relationship I had, which was never consummated'.
From: The Guardian - Film News 17/12/2013
Josh Gad Lands On Gilligan's Island Reboot
Schedule up "a three-hour tour" for Frozen star Josh Gad. The comedian has agreed to star in and co-write a feature-film adaptation of the hit television show Gilligan's Island for Warner Bros.
From: Cinema Blend 17/12/2013
Divergent Is The Reason Neil Burger Isn't Directing The Divergent Sequel
Following word that Divergent director Neil Burger would not be returning to direct the planned follow-up to the yet-to-be-released film, Summit has released a statement clarifying the decision for Burger's exit, first by expressing enthusiasm for Burger's efforts in directing the adaptation of the first book in Veronica Roth's dystopian trilogy.
From: Cinema Blend 17/12/2013
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit Gets An IMAX Makeover For Release
If you were one of the Tom Clancy fans lamenting the move of Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit from Christmas Day to January, there's some reason for rejoicing. Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions have decided to add even more spectacle to this intrigue-rich and action-stuffed thriller by readying it for an IMAX release.
From: Cinema Blend 17/12/2013
Superman Heirs Taking Warner Bros. Back To Court
How much trouble is this Superman guy really worth? Without counting prints and advertising, the studio spent $495 million getting both Superman Returns and Man Of Steel onscreen, neither of which have become nearly as beloved as the Marvel films or the WB's Dark Knight offerings.
From: Cinema Blend 17/12/2013
Shia LaBeouf Is Sorry You Caught Him Plagiarizing His Short Film
As a former child actor, Shia LaBeouf has had incredible access to how filmmakers like Michael Bay, Lars von Trier, and David Ayer work over the years.
From: Cinema Blend 17/12/2013
Ben Affleck And Matt Damon To Produce John Krasinski Spec Script
John Krasinski is best known as the lovable Jim Halpert of The Office, but when he wasn't mugging on the faux-doc series, he was developing a hand at screenwriting. After adapting the David Foster Wallace story Brief Interviews with Hideous Men, he teamed up with Matt Damon to draft the anti-fracking drama Promised Land. Now these two co-writers/co-stars are reteaming to produce a mysterious spec script Krasinski co-authored with fast-rising scribe Oren Uziel.
From: Cinema Blend 17/12/2013
Divergent Sequels Get Release Dates, But Director Neil Burger Isn't Coming Back
Now that The Hunger Games: Catching Fire has brought in $730 million, eclipsing its predecessor's worldwide earnings by almost $40 million, I can't imagine Lionsgate really believes their upcoming Divergent trilogy will reach those numbers.
From: Cinema Blend 17/12/2013
Robert Ludlum's The Sigma Protocol Finds Another Screenwriter
Of the two dozen novels written by bestselling author Robert Ludlum, it's somewhat surprising that the only ones to get hugely popular film adaptations have been those involving Jason Bourne.
From: Cinema Blend 17/12/2013
Great Gatsby! Oscar Saboteur Targets Lana Del Rey Song 'Young And Beautiful'
Oscar trickery has routinely been an unfortunate part of the Academy Awards. Usually it's reserved for the Best Picture candidates, but this year someone got an early start in the Best Original Song category.
From: Deadline 17/12/2013
Sundance: Oscilloscope Picks Up 'Matching Handguns' Short - And We Mean Short
It's just under a month until the 2014 Sundance Film Festival kicks off, but today Oscilloscope Laboratories made its first acquisition. The company picked up the 95-second short film Tim And Susan Have Matching Handguns, described as "love is swapping clips with your spouse in the middle of a three-gun problem."
From: Deadline 17/12/2013
Ridley Scott's Scott Free Teams With Story Mining & Supply On 'Vicious' Deal
Upstart producer/financier Story Mining & Supply Co has teamed with Scott Free to acquire rights to the V.E. Schwab novel Vicious.
From: Deadline 17/12/2013
Warner Bros Sets 'Gilligan's Island' As Star Feature Vehicle For Josh Gad
Remember Gilligan's Island, the venerable 1960s TV series about seven castaways who wind up stranded on a tropical island after a torrential storm shipwrecks their yacht The S.S. Minnow? Warner Bros is charting a course for a feature film based on the series.
From: Deadline 17/12/2013
WME Signs Blake Lively
Blake Lively has signed with WME. The former Gossip Girl star starred in the Rebecca Miller-directed The Private Lives Of Pippa Lee, the Ben Affleck-directed The Town and the Oliver Stone-helmed Savages.
From: Deadline 17/12/2013
Joan Fontaine, Oscar-winning actor, dies at 96
The star of Hitchcock's Rebecca and Suspicion, sister of Olivia de Havilland, died in her sleep at home in California.
From: The Guardian - Film News 16/12/2013
Peter O'Toole: Raise a glass to the last of the 60s hellraisers
The actor was one of a generation of hard-drinking stars who gloried in their wild exploits and lost weekends.
From: The Guardian - Film News 16/12/2013
Russian actor wants to put all homosexuals 'in the oven'
Wannabe presidential candidate Ivan Okhlobystin tells Novosibirsk audience that gay people should be burned alive.
From: The Guardian - Film News 16/12/2013
Joan Fontaine death leaves Hollywood mourning second star in as many days
Fontaine, who died aged 96 only hours after Peter O'Toole, was the prototype 'Hitchcock blonde' - attractive, malleable, neurotic.
From: The Guardian - Film News 16/12/2013
Weinstein Company in Miramax deal
Harvey and Bob Weinstein to go into business with Miramax, the indie outfit they set up in 1979 and later sold to Disney.
From: The Guardian - Film News 16/12/2013
Hunger Games: Mockingjay Writer To Pen Guys And Dolls Remake
What's in the daily news? I'll tell you what's in the daily news!The Guys and Doll remake has found new legs as 20th Century Fox selects a screenwriter to adapt the Broadway musical into a charming movie musical.
From: Cinema Blend 16/12/2013
The Rock Beats Out Robert Downey Jr For Top-Grossing Star Of 2013
The top-grossing star of 2013 is none other than Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, which should be no surprise to those who've been following his career, or following him on Twitter.
From: Cinema Blend 16/12/2013
Critics' Choice Movie Awards Nominees Announced
Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave and David O. Russell's American Hustle lead the nominees for the Broadcast Film Critics Association's 19th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards, which were revealed this morning.
From: Cinema Blend 16/12/2013
Peter Jackson Explains Where The Hobbit Would Have Been Split As Two Movies
The second installment of Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, has just rolled into theaters, and with it the battle over whether or not the story should have been split into three films continues to wage.
From: Cinema Blend 16/12/2013
Batman-Superman Will Be Biggest Film Production In Michigan's History
It has the potential to be the biggest superhero movie fanboy nation has ever seen. In reality, though, it will be the biggest production Michigan has ever hosted.
From: Cinema Blend 16/12/2013
James Cameron Reveals Location For Back-To-Back Avatar Sequel Shoots
Peter Jackson made New Zealand his home for three Lord of the Rings movies and three additional Hobbit films, the second of which many of you saw this weekend. Now a fellow blockbuster director has decided to set up camp in the island nation to film multiple sequels back to back.
From: Cinema Blend 16/12/2013
Tom Hanks To Receive Palm Springs Festival's Chairman's Award
Fresh off Golden Globe and SAG nominations for his lead turn in Paul Greengrass' Captain Phillips, Tom Hanks can add the Palm Springs International Film Festival's Chairman's Award to his cache of kudos this year.
From: Deadline 16/12/2013
Miramax TWC Linkup Homecoming Means 'Shakespeare In Love' And 'Rounders' Sequels, And 'Good Will Hunting' Series
The Weinstein boys are back at Miramax. Colony Capital principal Tom Barrack Jr and The Weinstein Company co-chairmen Harvey and Bob Weinstein have set an alliance that will exploit the creative properties in the library that the brothers left behind when they exited Disney.
From: Deadline 16/12/2013
Open Road Promotes Elliott Kleinberg COO, Re-Ups CFO Steven Andriuzzo
Open Road Films has promoted Elliott Kleinberg to Chief Operating Officer and renewed Chief Financial Officer Steven Andriuzzo's employment agreement. Kleinberg previously held the title of General Counsel and Executive Vice President of Operations and Business Affairs.
From: Deadline 16/12/2013
Peter O'Toole, star of Lawrence of Arabia, dies aged 81
Actor who shot to fame in David Lean's 1962 masterpiece and received eight Oscar nominations has died in hospital in London.
From: The Guardian - Film News 15/12/2013
Peter O'Toole: a beautiful actor whose debut made a sensational splash
In Lawrence of Arabia he was insouciant, elegant and outrageously sexy - a star who had sprung out of nowhere.
From: The Guardian - Film News 15/12/2013
Peter O'Toole Dies At Age 81
Hollywood lost a legend Saturday evening when 81-year-old Peter O'Toole passed away in a hospital bed in London.
From: Cinema Blend 15/12/2013
Evangeline Lilly Has One Big Problem With The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug
Did you catch Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug over the weekend? Based on the early box office numbers, thousands of you ventured back to Middle-earth for the middle chapter of Jackson's second trilogy adapted from the works of J.R.R. Tolkien. And if you did, you met Tauriel, a new character created by Jackson and played by the lovely Lost star Evangeline Lilly.
From: Cinema Blend 15/12/2013
R.I.P. Joan Fontaine
Oscar-winning actress Joan Fontaine has died, per the AP and multiple news reports. She was 97.
From: Deadline 15/12/2013
Deadline's Best Film Stories Of The Week
'Lawrence Of Arabia's Peter O'Toole Dead At 81 - 8-Time Oscar Nominee Retired Last Year.
From: Deadline 15/12/2013
R.I.P 'Billy Jack' Director-Star Tom Laughlin
Filmmaker Tom Laughlin, who co-wrote, helmed, and starred in the 1971 independent vigilante pic Billy Jack, died Thursday.
From: Deadline 15/12/2013
Simon Pegg Joining Monty Python Members For Absolutely Anything
Writing about movies all the time, it only makes sense to keep an eye out for news that really hits me where I like it, and my eyes and ears were apparently on vacation recently.
From: Cinema Blend 14/12/2013
R.I.P. 'Lady In The Lake' Star Audrey Totter
Film noir actress and MGM contract star Audrey Totter died Thursday after suffering a stroke and subsequent congestive heart failure, daughter Mea Lane told the LAT.
From: Deadline 14/12/2013
The Wind Rises' Studio Names First Post-Miyazaki Release
It has been a landmark year for Japanese animation legend Hayao Miyazaki, who announced his retirement just a few months ago, with his last film to be The Wind Rises, which has already received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Foreign Language Film.
From: Cinema Blend 14/12/2013
Anne Frank to come to life in animated film for children
Frank's estate gives blessing for Waltz with Bashir's Ari Folman to write and direct movie based on famous diary.
From: The Guardian - Film News 13/12/2013
Peter Jackson admits to 'softening' HD version of The Desolation of Smaug
The Hobbit director reveals negative reaction to 48fps version of An Unexpected Journey led him to make higher frame rate edition of sequel 'more filmic'.
From: The Guardian - Film News 13/12/2013
Murder on the Orient Express to be remade by 20th Century Fox
Ridley Scott named among producers of latest film version of Agatha Christie's detective novel.
From: The Guardian - Film News 13/12/2013
Hail Caesar! Coen brothers may recruit Clooney for Roman epic
George Clooney tipped to return for third instalment of the directors' 'numbskull trilogy', playing a 1920s actor in a film set in ancient Rome.
From: The Guardian - Film News 13/12/2013
Naked Gun reboot unveils star Ed Helms
The Hangover star is to take on the role of the bumbling detective following the death of Leslie Nielsen in 2010.
From: The Guardian - Film News 13/12/2013
Little Miss Sunshine Directors In Talks For The Good Luck Of Right Now
If you're looking for a helmer who has a gift for mixing sad and sweet, you'd be hard-pressed to do better than Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris.
From: Cinema Blend 13/12/2013
Ed Helms Will Headline Paramount's The Naked Gun Reboot
It's the same old story. Boy finds girl. Boy loses girl. Girl finds boy. Boy forgets girl. Boy remembers girl. Girls dies in a tragic blimp accident over the Orange Bowl on New Year's Day. Hollywood reboots the story of the boy and the girl, only with Ed Helms in the lead role.
From: Cinema Blend 13/12/2013
Hollywood Backs Icelandic Film Industry In Fight Over Government Funding
Here in the US we have Hollywood, a center of filmmaking so cemented into the global economy that it seems no economic crisis can cripple it. However, in many, many other developed nations, films are made in part from support from government funding.
From: Cinema Blend 13/12/2013
Indiana Jones 5 Is Still At Least Two To Three Years Away
The news from last week that the Walt Disney Company and Paramount Pictures had finalized a deal regarding the rights to the Indiana Jones franchise screamed one thing to fans loud and clear: there is going to be an Indiana Jones 5.
From: Cinema Blend 13/12/2013
Martin Scorsese Says He Only Has A Couple More Projects Left In Him Before Retirement
Martin Scorsese's upcoming The Wolf of Wall Street has spent most of the month building up an incredible amount of buzz. Critic's reviews for the the dark, dark comedy, which has a running time just one minute under three hours, are still embargoed, but the film has been ranked as one of the 10 best of the year by the American Film Institute and it picked up both Best Picture and Best Actor nods in the Musical and Comedy categories when the Golden Globe nominations were announced earlier this week.
From: Cinema Blend 13/12/2013
Terminator Reboot Casts Game Of Thrones' Emilia Clarke As Sarah Connor
Thanks to her Game of Thrones connection to director Alan Taylor, actress Emilia Clarke has been seen as a frontrunner for the Sarah Connor role in the upcoming Terminator reboot ever since her name appeared on a shortlist back in November, but now the news has been apparently confirmed.
From: Cinema Blend 13/12/2013
Jason Segel to play David Foster Wallace in biopic
Comic actor will play celebrated US author who committed suicide in 2008, alongside Jesse Eisenberg.
From: The Guardian - Film News 12/12/2013
Golden Globes 2014: 12 Years a Slave and American Hustle lead the pack
Hard-hitting slavery drama and rambunctious crime caper face off with seven nominations each as the awards season gets into gear.
From: The Guardian - Film News 12/12/2013
Two long-lost Peter Sellers films found in London skip
Thought to be lost for ever, short films co-written by Mordecai Richler to have first screening in almost 50 years.
From: The Guardian - Film News 12/12/2013
Simon Pegg and the Pythons will do Absolutely Anything
Simon Pegg takes the lead role in Terry Jones's new sci-fi comedy, which will feature four more members of Monty Python.
From: The Guardian - Film News 12/12/2013
Sandra Bullock May Join Political Comedy Our Brand Is Crisis
Collaborating with George Clooney has already been a huge boon to Sandra Bullock's career, the actress earning incredible acclaim for her performance in Alfonso Cuaron's Gravity playing opposite him, so it's no surprise that she's already itching to get the team back together.
From: Cinema Blend 12/12/2013
Avengers: Age Of Ultron Rumor Says Don Cheadle's Rhodey Will Be Part Of The Cast
HitFix is saying that they have confirmed Cheadle's role in The Avengers: Age of Ultron, but don't mention exactly verified the information. The original story in its entirety is below.
From: Cinema Blend 12/12/2013
Spider-Man And Transformers Will Represent Hollywood During Super Bowl Ads
Ah, Super Bowl Sunday, the one day of the year when movie studios shell out more advertising money than some indie films spend on entire productions.
From: Cinema Blend 12/12/2013
Jupiter Ascending And Joe Wright's Pan Get New Release Dates
Can you hear that? It's not the sound of jingle bells but the sound of release dates falling into place! Cha-ching! The latest titles to join in the dance of new release dates are Andy and Lana Wachowski's Jupiter Ascending and Joe Wright's Pan.
From: Cinema Blend 12/12/2013
Jason Segel Is David Foster Wallace Alongside Jesse Eisenberg For The End Of The Tour
The written words of David Foster Wallace have long proven difficult to adapt for the big screen, especially 1996's Infinite Jest, the monstrous epic that launched the author's career.
From: Cinema Blend 12/12/2013
Murder On The Orient Express Remake In The Works From Producer Ridley Scott
In adapting Agatha Christie's great mystery novel Murder on the Orient Express back in 1974, director Sidney Lumet brought together one of the best casts you could imagine.
From: Cinema Blend 12/12/2013
Jennifer Lawrence and Chloë Grace Moretz lead chart of IMDb page views
Women lead movie website popularity chart, outranking top male actors as report highlights Hollywood's gender inequality.
From: The Guardian - Film News 11/12/2013
TV remake of Rosemary's Baby based on novel poised to go into production
NBC set to begin shooting for mini-series based on Ira Levin 1967 horror novel brought to big screen by Roman Polanski.
From: The Guardian - Film News 11/12/2013
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat to get cinematic makeover
Thanks in part to Les Misérables success, Joseph will see technicolour treatment on the big screen, says Andrew Lloyd Webber.
From: The Guardian - Film News 11/12/2013
Damian Lewis says sorry to Sir Ian McKellen over Gandalf jibe
Homeland actor says he is hugely embarrassed that remark about 'over-the-top, fruity actor' was taken to refer to McKellen.
From: The Guardian - Film News 11/12/2013
SAG Award Nominations Throw Weight Behind 12 Years A Slave, The Butler
Nominees for the 2014 Screen Actors Guild Awards were announced Wednesday morning in Los Angeles, giving Oscar trackers a clearer picture of the ongoing race as it continues to gel.
From: Cinema Blend 11/12/2013
Fast & Furious Script Revisions Trying To Retire Paul Walker's Cop Character
It is the ongoing struggle that is plaguing the producers of the next Fast & Furious sequel: How do you attempt to continue what currently is a red-hot action franchise while also honoring the legacy of an actor who put the series on the map in the first place? Universal is in a bind following the death of F&F star Paul Walker. But a solution might be forming as the studio and the Furious team heads into the new year.
From: Cinema Blend 11/12/2013
Kevin Smith's Walrus Horror Tusk Finds U.S. Distribution From A24 And Demarest Films
One of the more intriguing horror films cinema fans have to look forward to, Kevin Smith's upcoming venture into surreal terror, Tusk, has already landed a home with A24 and Demarest Films, even though it isn't even finished filming yet.
From: Cinema Blend 11/12/2013
Terminator Reboot Sets Its Sights On Jason Clarke For John Connor
I remember feeling incredibly disappointed when Shawn Ryan's Fox cop drama The Chicago Code was cancelled, as the series had so much potential, not to mention a pretty great cast. But it's hard to regret the situation entirely when taking into account the direction of Jason Clarke's career.
From: Cinema Blend 11/12/2013
Robert Pattinson Going To War For The Childhood Of A Leader
Here's one sure-fire way to ensure that more people hear about your feature-film directorial debut: cast Twilight superstar Robert Pattinson in a key role.
From: Cinema Blend 11/12/2013
Sir Ian McKellen v Damian Lewis: actors trade blows
Hobbit actor hits back at Homeland star, saying there's nothing wrong with playing wizards.
From: The Guardian - Film News 10/12/2013
Adam Sandler tops Forbes list of overpaid actors
Comedy star responsible for the likes of Jack and Jill and That's My Boy comes out worst in survey of returns compared to salary.
From: The Guardian - Film News 10/12/2013
Tom Cruise on board Jack Reacher sequel
Once thought unlikely to happen, a Jack Reacher follow-up is slated to adapt the recently publlshed Never Go Back.
From: The Guardian - Film News 10/12/2013
American Film Institute names top 10 films of 2013 ahead of Oscars
It's an early indication of which movies lead the running for the Academy awards, and which TV dramas have made an impact. So who's made the list?
From: The Guardian - Film News 10/12/2013
Martin Scorsese suggests possible retirement from directing
US director credits Leonardo DiCaprio as source of inspiration but looks to make only a 'couple more' films.
From: The Guardian - Film News 10/12/2013
Ben Whishaw confirmed to play Freddie Mercury in biopic
Bright Star actor to take role vacated by Sacha Baron Cohen, with Sunshine on Leith's Dexter Fletcher set to direct.
From: The Guardian - Film News 10/12/2013
Peter Berg Developing Another Rundown
For some reason it's always been known as Welcome To The Jungle around this neck of the woods. According to director Peter Berg (and some of the dialogue, and the song over the end credits), however, the official title of his 2003 Dwayne Johnson-starring comedy action epic remains The Rundown.
From: Empire Online 10/12/2013
Beverly Hills Cop 4 Back On Track
While we're on the subject of belated action comedy sequels, there's a new/old game afoot at Paramount. Recently cut loose from his erstwhile home at Disney, super-producer Jerry Bruckheimer has rocked up to a new deal at Paramount.
From: Empire Online 10/12/2013
Johnny Depp's Transcendence Reveals Some Of Its Secrets
Oscar-winning cinematographer Wally Pfister has spent years making everyone else's movies look spectacular, most notably Christopher Nolan's assorted features inside and out of the Batman universe.
From: Cinema Blend 10/12/2013
American Hustle Crash Course: Watch This 80-Minute David O. Russell Interview
Normally, we'd have to wait until a DVD reached shelves before we could absorb a feature-length interview from a director providing insight into his latest work. Which makes this 80-minute conversation between American Hustle director David O.
From: Cinema Blend 10/12/2013
Andrew Garfield Hints He Might Not Be Back For The Amazing Spider-Man 4
The cast and crew of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 did a fair amount of press tied to the release this week of the first full trailer for Marc Webb's sequel. We watched it.
From: Cinema Blend 10/12/2013
Skyfall's Q Will Play Freddie Mercury In Upcoming Biopic
Most producers may have learned to be extremely tight-lipped when dealing with the press and talking about upcoming projects, but musicians aren't usually as in to towing the company line.
From: Cinema Blend 10/12/2013
Did You Spot These Other Disney Easter Eggs In Frozen?
When Disney's marvelous movie musical Frozen hit theaters, it proved a feast for the ears and eyes. Frankly, between all the spectacular ice magic and jaunty song numbers, it was all a bit overwhelming.
From: Cinema Blend 10/12/2013
Julie Andrews And Dick Van Dyke Light Up 'Saving Mr. Banks' Premiere As Disney Goes All Interactive With 'Mary Poppins' (Exclusive)
After earlier premieres at the London Film Festival in October and the AFI Film Fest at the Chinese Theatre in November where the original Mary Poppins premiered in 1964, Saving Mr. Banks, Walt Disney Studio's big awards contender, finally had its official Los Angeles premiere on a cool December Monday night.
From: Deadline 10/12/2013
'Tron' Sequel Writer Jesse Wigutow On 'Fire'; Set To Script Graphic Novel For Universal
Jesse Wigutow, who is writing the Tron sequel for Disney, has just closed a deal with Universal Pictures to script the graphic novel Fire, a pet project of Zac Efron, who is attached to star.
From: Deadline 10/12/2013
'Boondock Saints' Troy Duffy Resurfaces With Series And Film Deals
Writer/director Troy Duffy, most famous for making a big Boondock Saints spec deal with Harvey Weinstein that was supposed to include purchase of the LA bar where Duffy poured drinks, is back in the mix with deals for both film and TV projects.
From: Deadline 10/12/2013
Jon M. Chu Godfathers 'Run,' High Concept Horror For Lionsgate
G.I. Joe: Retaliation helmer Jon M. Chu and Hieu Ho have made a deal to produce Run, a high concept action horror film they've set at Lionsgate under their Chu Studios banner. Alex Ankeles & Morgan Jurgenson are writing the script, and John Sacchi is overseeing for Lionsgate.
From: Deadline 10/12/2013
Antonio Banderas eyed for Pope Francis biopic
Wildly successful Italian producer Pietro Valsecchi says he's eager for Antonio Banderas to star in biopic about the pontiff's younger years.
From: The Guardian - Film News 10/12/2013
Tropfest winning short film criticised for 'using homosexuality as punchline'
Director Matt Hardie defends comedy, Bamboozled, as a 'critique of homophobia', but commentators fail to see the joke.
From: The Guardian - Film News 09/12/2013
Cage aux Folles director Edouard Molinaro dies
Film-maker behind ground-breaking international smash hit that brought domestic gay relationships to the mainstream.
From: The Guardian - Film News 09/12/2013
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug - reviews roundup
The second instalment of Peter Jackson's Tolkien trilogy is picking up much stronger early reviews than his first Hobbit film.
From: The Guardian - Film News 09/12/2013
Paul Walker fans gather at crash site for tribute
5,000 fans, friends and car enthusiasts attend a rally at site where Fast & Furious actor was killed in crash.
From: The Guardian - Film News 09/12/2013
Bryan Singer Apparently Will Direct X-Men: Apocalypse
So Bryan Singer takes to Twitter, as Bryan Singer loves to do, and reveals simply that X-Men: Apocalypse will be in theaters in 2016. The Internet responds, as the Internet loves to do, with passionate speculation. Who will direct? Who will star? Who'll be back, and who will pass?
From: Cinema Blend 09/12/2013
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Will Be Released In IMAX 3D Worldwide
It looks like Spider-Man's worldwide return will be even bigger than expected, as Sony and IMAX announced today that The Amazing Spider-Man 2 will hit theaters worldwide in IMAX 3D.
From: Cinema Blend 09/12/2013
22 Jump Street's Official Synopsis Teases Trouble For Schmidt And Jenko
Jenko and Schmidt are returning to theaters for another adventure of undercover cops busting students. But in the improbably named 22 Jump Street, they graduate (metaphorically) from high school to college.
From: Cinema Blend 09/12/2013
Bradley Cooper Confesses Which Guardians Of The Galaxy Co-Star Blew Him Away
Back when Marvel was in the casting and pre-production stages for Guardians of the Galaxy, Vin Diesel and Bradley Cooper's names were bandied about for the CGI characters of Rocket Raccoon and Groot.
From: Cinema Blend 09/12/2013
American Cinematheque Sets Presenters For Jerry Bruckheimer Honor
Cuba Gooding Jr., Wayne Gretzky, Armie Hammer, Marg Helgenberger, Sir Ben Kingsley, Helen Mirren, Luc Robitaille, Jon Turteltaub, Jon Voight and Diane Warren will be among those paying in-person tributes to Jerry Bruckheimer when he receives the 27th American Cinematheque award Thursday night at the Beverly Hilton.
From: Deadline 09/12/2013
Ridley Scott Eyes YA Franchise With Bestselling Series 'Fae'
Ridley Scott has optioned screen rights to Fae, the young adult fantasy bestseller written by sibling authors Colet and Jasmine Abedi. The title was published last summer by Diversion Books and is the first in a trilogy. Protagonist Caroline Ellis reaches 16, a birthday that triggers the battle fated for centuries between the Dark and Light Fae, forcing her to confront who she is and discover whether her tumultuous relationship with Devilyn Reilly, who's battling the power of the Dark within him, will destroy them both along with humanity.
From: Deadline 09/12/2013
Viacom CEO Sees A "Strong Chance" An Online Pay TV Service Will Launch in 2014: UBS Confab
That would be huge if Viacom CEO Philippe Dauman's prediction is accurate — although he declined to elaborate in his presentation today at the UBS Global Media and Commmunications Conference.
From: Deadline 09/12/2013
Fox 2000 Hires Paramount Exec Greg Mooradian
Greg Mooradian is joining Fox 2000 as EVP Production. He reports to Fox 2000 president Elizabeth Gabler. Mooradian joins from Paramount, where he was SVP Production and helped initiate Hansel And Gretel: Witch Hunters and helped reinvigorate the G.I. Joe franchise with G.I. Joe: Retaliation, a sequel reconstructed at a lower price point.
From: Deadline 09/12/2013
Catherine Deneuve accepts lifetime achievement award with cool aplomb
French actor takes snowy Berlin in her stride as she wins prize at a European film awards dominated by The Great Beauty.
From: The Guardian - Film News 08/12/2013
Metro Manila named British independent film of the year
Low-budget thriller set in the Philippines is standout winner at 2013 Bifas, with director Sean Ellis also named best director.
From: The Guardian - Film News 08/12/2013
Beverly Hills Cop 4 Moving Forward With Eddie Murphy And Brett Ratner
Get the Detroit Lions jacket out of mothballs. Key up the trademark Harold Faltermeyer theme song.
From: Cinema Blend 08/12/2013
'20 Feet From Stardom' Singers Set To Sing National Anthem At 2014 Rose Bowl
Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer, Judith Hill and Darlene Love, the backup singers who get the spotlight in RADiUS-TWC's Oscar documentary 20 Feet From Stardom, will sing the National Anthem at the 100th Rose Bowl on New Year's Day 2014.
From: Deadline 08/12/2013
Boston Film Critics Spring For '12 Years A Slave' As Dissenter Lobbies Against WWII-Set Miyazaki Toon 'The Wind Rises'
The Boston Society of Film Critics went big for Steve McQueen's slavery drama 12 Years A Slave today, awarding the Fox Searchlight Oscar contender three end-of-year awards including Best Picture, Best Actor (for Chiwetel Ejiofor), and Best Director.
From: Deadline 08/12/2013
2013 LA Film Critics: 'Gravity' & 'Her' Tie For Best Picture (Winners List)
he LA Film Critics Association held its annual end-of year awards vote today, handing Best Picture to WB pics Gravity and Her in one of multiple ties. The big surprise of the day went down as Best Supporting Actor award resulted in a tie between Oscar contender Jared Leto (Dallas Buyers Club) and James Franco (Spring Breakers).
From: Deadline 08/12/2013
So what do women really get up to in nightclub loos? A new voice in British film tells all
Up-and-coming director MJ Delaney takes a raunchy but realistic peep behind the door where no man can venture.
From: The Guardian - Film News 07/12/2013
Olympia Dukakis hints at screen return for Armistead Maupin's Anna Madrigal
Forthcoming novel from San Francisco author, centered on iconic Tales of the City character, could be made into a film.
From: The Guardian - Film News 07/12/2013
Kevin Macdonald's Christmas in a Day: what happened next
The teenager whose illness is a moving highlight of the director's Christmas documentary is now on the mend.
From: The Guardian - Film News 07/12/2013
Disney Makes A Deal For Indiana Jones
The Mouse House will distribute any new Indy film.
From: Empire Online 07/12/2013
Terminator Franchise Will Return To TV
Though they were on TV in one form a few years ago with the under-seen and underrated Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, it would appear the machines are ready to launch another assault on our small screens, and we have Annapurna Pictures and Skydance (not Skynet) Productions to thank for it.
From: Empire Online 07/12/2013
The Break-Up director to helm The Fifth Beatle film
It was announced that Peyton Reed (BRING IT ON, THE BREAK-UP) has signed on to direct THE FIFTH BEATLE, the film adaptation of the recently released New York Times best-selling graphic novel chronicling the final years of The Beatles' founder and manager, Brian Epstein.
From: Film-News 07/12/2013
R.I.P. Édouard Molinaro, Oscar-Nommed Director Of 'La Cage aux Folles'
Édouard Molinaro, the prolific French director who helmed and co-wrote 1978′s La Cage aux Folles, has died in Paris. He was 85. The Bordeaux-born filmmaker died of lung failure, reports the BBC.
From: Deadline 07/12/2013
R.I.P. 'Ellen' Actress Kate Williamson
Character actress Kate Williamson, who played Mrs. Rogers on ABC's Ellen and turned in supporting roles in films including Barry Levinson's Disclosure, Dahmer, Dream Lover, and Racing with the Moon, died Friday evening at her Encino, CA home. She was 83.
From: Deadline 07/12/2013
2013 European Film Awards: Paolo Sorrentino's 'The Great Beauty' Dazzles With Wins For Best Film, Director & Actor
The 26th European Film Awards ceremony just concluded tonight in Berlin. Last year, on its road to a Best Foreign Language Film Oscar win and a Best Picture nomination, Michael Haneke's Amour won four prizes including Best European Film.
From: Deadline 07/12/2013
OSCARS: Drafthouse Films Embracing Risks - And Hoping For Change - With Genocide Documentary 'The Act Of Killing'
Specialty distributor Drafthouse Films opened shop in 2010 and scored a surprise Oscar nomination with its third release, the Belgian Best Foreign Pic contender Bullhead.
From: Deadline 06/12/2013
It's Official: Bruckheimer And Paramount Ink First-Look Deal; Ratner attached to direct 'Beverly Hills Cop
Paramount Pictures and Jerry Bruckheimer are back in business together, with the free-agent producer and his Bruckheimer Films finalizing a three-year first-look deal with the studio that will begin in April 2014.
From: Deadline 06/12/2013
Dustin Hoffman In Gear For Stephen Frears' Lance Armstrong Pic
Stephen Frears' untitled Lance Armstrong film is currently shooting on location in Europe with Dustin Hoffman set to come along for the ride once production moves to the U.S. for the final stages.
From: Deadline 06/12/2013
Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint up for WhatsOn Stage awards
Harry Potter alumni shortlisted for respective theatrical roles in The Cripple of Inishmaan and Mojo.
From: The Guardian - Film News 06/12/2013
X-Men supervillain Apocalypse to hit cinemas in 2016
Director Bryan Singer to resurrect Marvel's mutant human as 20th Century Fox expands X-Men movie universe.
From: The Guardian - Film News 06/12/2013
Hugh Jackman Unsure He'll Be Back As Wolverine In Future Mutant Movies
I asked this question on Twitter shortly after news broke that 20th Century Fox planned to move forward with yet another X-Men movie in 2016.
From: Cinema Blend 06/12/2013
Dwayne Johnson's Earthquake Adventure San Andreas Will Rattle Theaters In Summer 2015
Warner Bros. is already looking forward to a huge year in 2015, when they'll unleash their Batman vs. Superman superhero smash-up into the world, and they're bolstering their confidence that they don't only need huge franchises in order to rake in the summer blockbuster box office.
From: Cinema Blend 06/12/2013
Spike Jonze's Her takes top award from National Board of Review
Idiosyncratic love story with Joaquin Phoenix enters Oscar race, while Sundance winner Fruitvale Station also gained more recognition.
From: The Guardian - Film News 05/12/2013
Jungle Book movie to be directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu
Warner Bros moving ahead with live-action Rudyard Kipling film, even though a similar project is under way at Disney.
From: The Guardian - Film News 05/12/2013
Bollywood star Salman Khan faces fresh trial on homicide charge
Police say Khan drove his car into group of people sleeping on a Mumbai pavement in 2002, killing one and injuring four.
From: The Guardian - Film News 05/12/2013
Sundance 2014 film festival competition lineup announced
Stars including Philip Seymour Hoffman, Kristen Stewart, Anne Hathaway and Mark Ruffalo will appear in films skewed to a 'more mature' perspective.
From: The Guardian - Film News 05/12/2013
Fast & Furious star Gal Gadot to play Wonder Woman
Israeli actor bags much coveted role of female superhero alongside Henry Cavill and Ben Affleck in Man of Steel 2.
From: The Guardian - Film News 05/12/2013
Lars Von Trier's Nymphomaniac arouses debate as a 'really bad porn movie'
Threesomes, sadomasochism and a penis montage outspoken Danish director skips Copenhagen screening of sex addict film, as actor Stellan Skarsgard speaks up for long-time collaborator.
From: The Guardian - Film News 05/12/2013
Simon Kinberg Signs Three-Year Deal With Fox To Develop X-Men And Fantastic Four Franchises
The 20th Century Fox-owned Marvel universe has been having a pretty big day today. First it was announced by director Bryan Singer that the X-Men franchise will be back with X-Men: Apocalypse in 2016, and now The Hollywood Reporter has learned that Simon Kinberg, who co-wrote and produced the upcoming X-Men: Days of Future Past, has inked a three-year deal with Fox to help further develop their comic book universe.
From: Cinema Blend 05/12/2013
Transformers: Age Of Extinction Footage Likely To Debut During Super Bowl
Where else would you expect Michael Bay to begin teasing his fourth Transformers movie, Age of Extinction?
From: Cinema Blend 05/12/2013
Life Of Pi Screenwriter Will Take Us Back To Narnia For The Silver Chair
For the last few years, moviegoers have been left unsure when they would be getting the chance to go back to Narnia. American audience numbers slacked off over the course of the two sequels following 2005's megahit The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
From: Cinema Blend 05/12/2013
X-Men: Apocalypse Coming In 2016
Director Bryan Singer is currently hard at work in post-production on X-Men: Days of Future Past, which is coming out next May and is expected to be one of the biggest superhero movies ever, but that's not stopping him from thinking about the future.
From: Cinema Blend 05/12/2013
You Can Watch Nymphomaniac At Home If It'll Make You Feel Less Weird
Judging by the fact that you just clicked on an article about Nymphomaniac, I feel pretty comfortable in saying you probably fall into one of two camps.
From: Cinema Blend 05/12/2013
San Andreas Set For 2015 Release
Do you have 2015 release date fatigue yet? If not, we have yet another film looking to chance it in the ever-swelling ranks of releases, with word that Warner Bros. and New Line are hoping that disaster-venture San Andreas can muscle its way through the crowd to grab some ticket business in June 2015.
From: Empire Online 05/12/2013
Relativity's 'Echo' Gets A New Title
Relativity has retitled the film it picked up from Disney in July. The suspenser formerly known as Echo now is called Earth To Echo and will be released April 25.
From: Deadline 05/12/2013
Derek Luke Signs With ICM Partners
The actor has been active on both the big and small screens and was pursued by multiple agencies. ICM Partners has inked Derek Luke, the Antoine Fisher star who most recently starred on the big screen in Baggage Claim and is in next year's Ryan Reynolds starrer Selfless and the untitled Chris Messina movie.
From: Deadline 05/12/2013
Dwayne Johnson-Starrer 'San Andreas' Gets June 2015 Release Date
Warner Bros has slotted its earthquake actioner San Andreas for June 5, 2015.
From: Deadline 05/12/2013
Amanda Seyfried To Star In 'He's F-ing' Perfect'
Amanda Seyfried has been set to star in the Jake Szymanski-directed He's F-ing Perfect, based on the script by Lauryn Kahn that will be produced by Gary Sanchez.
From: Deadline 05/12/2013
'Breaking Bad' Writer Set To Pen Universal's 'The Red Queen'
Former Breaking Bad writer Gennifer Hutchison has been hired to adapt the teen fantasy novel The Red Queen for Universal Pictures.
From: Deadline 05/12/2013
Warner Bros Wants "Wasteful" 'Trouble With The Curve' Copyright Case Tossed
The only real surprise here is what took the studio so long. Warner Bros on Wednesday formally swung back at the plaintiffs in a lawsuit over the 2012 Clint Eastwood-Amy Adams baseball pic Trouble With The Curve.
From: Deadline 05/12/2013
Joe Dante Starts Shooting 'Burying The Ex', Then Starts The Crowdfunding
Here's a new wrinkle in the crowdfunding game.
From: Deadline 05/12/2013
Vast majority of Hollywood silent films lost forever, study confirms
Studios failed to archive early films properly leading to huge losses due to fire and deterioration.
From: The Guardian - Film News 04/12/2013
Louis Leterrier to direct Sacha Baron Cohen in secret-agent spoof Grimsby
French film-maker is surprise choice for British comedian's upcoming James Bond-style movie.
From: The Guardian - Film News 04/12/2013
Fast & Furious 7 production halted after death of star Paul Walker
Studio shuts down production 'for a period of time' as autopsy shows Walker was killed by effects of car crash and fire.
From: The Guardian - Film News 04/12/2013
LeBron James And Kevin Hart Will Play Brothers In An Upcoming Comedy
For years, LeBron James worked tirelessly trying to win an NBA Championship. He added at least one new facet to his game every summer, increased his conditioning and did all the little things needed to push himself in the right direction, especially after his devastating loss to the Mavericks.
From: Cinema Blend 04/12/2013
Warcraft Adds Ben Foster, Toby Kebbell And More, Dominic Cooper In Talks
Duncan Jones' Warcraft may be delayed to 2016 thanks to J.J. Abrams' Star Wars: Episode VII taking over the December 2015 spotlight, but that doesn't mean that the movie is doing anything to slow down pre-production.
From: Cinema Blend 04/12/2013
Rita Ora cast in Fifty Shades movie
Singer takes role as Christian Grey's sister Mia as shooting of EL James' novel gets under way.
From: The Guardian - Film News 03/12/2013
Only a small fraction of British films turn a profit, BFI study finds
Of 613 British films tracked from 2003-2010, only 7% were profitable, with low-budget films performing particularly poorly.
From: The Guardian - Film News 03/12/2013
Cats musical may be next for film treatment, says Andrew Lloyd Webber
Success of the screen version of Les Misérables has revived Universal Pictures' interest in filming the classic West End show.
From: The Guardian - Film News 03/12/2013
Coen brothers' Inside Llewyn Davis wins best film at Gotham awards
Victory for Coens' poignant feature at independent film awards, while best actor gong went to Matthew McConaughey.
From: The Guardian - Film News 03/12/2013
Christopher Evan Welch 1982-2013
The actor Christopher Evan Welch has died in Los Angeles after a sudden illness. He had recently been shooting Mike Judge's upcoming HBO comedy series Silicon Valley.
From: Empire Online 03/12/2013
Mary McCormack Finds Conspiracy On Jekyll Island
Whatever shenanigans The Conspiracy On Jekyll Island has in store for us, its plot has just thickened with news that West Wing alumnus Mary McCormack is joining the sinister goings-on. Jekyll Island, on the coast of Georgia, isn't even a proper island so there's one for starters.
From: Empire Online 03/12/2013
Fifth Bourne Film Set For August 2015 Release
Just when you thought 2015 couldn't get even more crammed, the studios surprise us all by adding another film to the teetering crowd stuck on top of the box-office Buckaroo that is the year's release slate. You can now count the fifth Bourne movie among those vying for your attention and your hard-earned currency at the cinema.
From: Empire Online 03/12/2013
Ben Affleck Talks Batman Vs Superman Expectations
Earlier this year, Ben Affleck was flying off of sheer love for his Academy Award-winning Argo.
From: Cinema Blend 03/12/2013
Les Miserables Success Could Signal Cats Movie Musical
Between the spectacular Warner Bros flop Rock of Ages and the smash hit of Universal's Les Miserables, 2012 had some major highs and lows when it came to movie musicals. But Broadway Andrew Lloyd Webber says the success of the latter has brought back to life Universal's interest in the long languishing Cats movie.
From: Cinema Blend 03/12/2013
Star Wars Launches Instagram Page With A Darth Vader Selfie
Hilarious. It's almost 2014. We are a Social Media-obsessed culture. And so it only make sense that Star Wars needs to establish a cyber-presence on outlets like Instagram.
From: Cinema Blend 03/12/2013
Pirates Of The Caribbean 5 May Have Found A Villain In Christoph Waltz
We know that a fifth Pirates of the Caribbean movie is coming. We know it's going to be subtitled Dead Men Tell No Tales, and is expected to reach theaters in 2016. And now we're starting to hear the grumblings of casting rumors… some that makes sense, and others that are surprising (and more than a little exciting).
From: Cinema Blend 03/12/2013
Vince Lombardi Biopic Heads To The End Zone From 'All Is Lost' Director
You're reading the words of one of the most displaced Green Bay Packers fans on Earth.
From: Cinema Blend 03/12/2013
Fast & Furious 7 delayed but still going ahead after Paul Walker death
Star of the street racing franchise had filmed the majority of his scenes before he died in a car crash last Saturday.
From: The Guardian - Film News 02/12/2013
Fifty Shades of Grey filming finally gets under way
Jamie Dornan begins his turn as EL James's protagonist Christian Grey after delayed production starts in Vancouver.
From: The Guardian - Film News 02/12/2013
Star Wars: Han Solo's blaster to sell at auction
A non-firing weapon based on a Mauser C96 handgun, used by actor Harrison Ford in two Star Wars films, is to be sold online.
From: The Guardian - Film News 02/12/2013
The Inbetweeners Head To Australia
There have been "bus wankers" and "briefcase wankers", but now Rudge Park's finest should be bracing themselves for "koala wankers" as news comes in that The Inbetweeners 2 will take the four hapless teens to Australia for their next adventures. The sequel is scheduled to start shooting down under on December 7.
From: Empire Online 02/12/2013
Game Of Thrones' Oona Chaplin Will Star In Spanish Psychological Thriller Pergatorio
While the European Film Market won't come around for another seven months, the Barcelona-based distributor Film Factory Entertainment already has a potential project ready for buyers to snatch up with the Spanish psychological thriller Purgatorio from Apaches Entertainment.
From: Cinema Blend 02/12/2013
Paul Walker Thriller Hours Still Coming In December
On Saturday, Paul Walker tragically perished in a car accident while on break from shooting Fast and Furious 7. Understandably, his death has sent that production into a re-evaluation period, but for those eager to visit Walker on the big screen soon, THR has good news. The Walker vehicle Hours will be opening in December as previously planned.
From: Cinema Blend 02/12/2013
Roger Ebert Memorial Sculpture Could Be Coming Soon
The cinephile community suffered a terrible loss in the spring of this year when famed critic Roger Ebert passed away. But a movie theater near his hometown in Illinois is looking to pay tribute to this giant in film criticism by creating a permanent memorial in his honor.
From: Cinema Blend 02/12/2013
The Secrets Behind Inside Llewyn Davis's Catchiest Song Revealed
This Friday will at long last see the release of the Coen Bros Inside Llewyn Davis, a bittersweet drama about the misadventures of a folk singer banging around Greenwich village circa 1961.
From: Cinema Blend 02/12/2013
London's Cinema Museum Gets Ready To Host The Annual Fido Awards
Paws for thought after a long working year as the best canines in cinema get ready to let their fur down at the annual Fido Awards.
From: Screenrush 02/12/2013
UK-China Co-Production Treaty Inches Closer As Countries Sign Cultural Accord; David Cameron Pushes For Free Trade
British Prime Minister David Cameron is in China this week on a mission to strengthen ties with the booming nation across many sectors, the film industry among them. He's traveling with a large delegation that includes Culture Secretary Maria Miller, head of the British Film Institute Amanda Nevill and Pinewood Shepperton CEO Ivan Dunleavy.
From: Deadline 02/12/2013
Paul Walker Dies
Obituaries are never pleasant to write. It's tough enough when you have to say goodbye to someone who has lived a good, full life and enjoyed a long career. But to have to write a story memorialising someone you were only chatting to on a set a little over a month ago, and who was passionately chatting about his work and his family, the blow is that much harder. So it is with deep regret and no small amount of shock we must report that Fast & Furious veteran Paul Walker has died at the age of 40.
From: Empire Online 01/12/2013
Additional £111,000 investment into film industry training
As part of Creative Skillset's work in film an additional £111,000 has been made available for organisations to provide training and skills development in the priority areas of digital exhibition, audience development and VFX.
From: Film-News 01/12/2013
Runner Runner explored
Runner Runner explores the world of illegal online gambling in this gripping tale. We follow the almost tragic story of a student from the University of Princeton, who is played by Justin Timberlake, as he faces mounting debts from university fees and decides to turn to gambling to help pay his way through his studies. What he believes is a fool proof plan, soon has him being swindled out of his entire life's savings. Timberlake is lead astray by an offshore gambling tycoon from the illegal gambling world.
From: Film-News 01/12/2013
Julie Andrews career highs
Julie Andrews has portrayed some of the most iconic women in film. She has won a multitude of awards, including three Oscar nominations with one win, and 13 Golden Globe nominations, winning five. One of Andrews's most notable roles was her performance in Mary Poppins.
From: Film-News 01/12/2013
Has A Full-Scale Millennium Falcon Been Built For Star Wars: Episode VII?
Like few other franchises, the Star Wars universe is such that nearly every single element involved is recognizable and treasured by fans, with the exception of Jar Jar Binks and Hayden Christensen of course. Director J.J. Abrams has more than his work cut out for him with Star Wars: Episode VII.
From: Cinema Blend 01/12/2013
Frozen Screenshot Reveals A Fun Cameo From Two Disney Characters
If you were watching Frozen carefully enough, you may have spotted a cameo from two Disney characters. If you haven't seen Frozen and/or don't want to be spoiled on this reported cameo, please read no further and consider yourself vaguely spoiler-warned!
From: Cinema Blend 01/12/2013
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