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Idina Menzel Says Frozen 2 Is In The Works
It's the sort of news that might make you bellow "well, of course it is!", but given that Disney has yet to make any sort of official announcement about a sequel to Frozen, we suppose the word of the woman who voiced Elsa is something. According to Idina Menzel, the Mouse House really does have a sequel to the mammoth hit in development.
From: Empire Online 30/11/2014
How Andy Serkis Helped Mark Ruffalo Crush His Hulk Performance
We've been exposed to some of the greatest performance capture roles in film history thanks to Andy Serkis. From Gollum to Caesar, Serkis' skill set goes well and far beyond just a typical voice artist.
From: Cinema Blend 30/11/2014
Don't Like Black Storm Troopers? Here's John Boyega's Blunt Response
With the release of the new Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer, there has been equal measures of joy and disdain flowing through the Star Wars fandom.
From: Cinema Blend 30/11/2014
Jim Carrey Came Really Close To Playing This Comic Book Villain
The comedic goofiness of Jim Carrey has brought life to some of the more strange and silly characters in cinema. We've even seen him put his spin on comic book characters such as Riddler in Joel Schumacher's Batman Forever, Stanley Ipkiss in The Mask and more recently as Colonel Stars and Stripes in Kick-Ass 2.
From: Cinema Blend 30/11/2014
This Rotten Week: Predicting The Pyramid Reviews
The biggest news out of the movie world this week has nothing to do with any movie coming out. But hey, that's what happens when Star Wars reenters the collective conscious, even if it is only 90 seconds at a time.
From: Cinema Blend 30/11/2014
'Mockingjay', 'Interstellar', 'Penguins' Lead Frame; 'Paddington' Charms UK: Int'l B.O.
Mockingjay and Interstellar muscle, the current frame was down more than 30% on last week, but very close to last year's comparable weekend for the Top 10 studio titles.
From: Deadline 30/11/2014
Mickey Rourke wins on return to boxing ring at age of 62
Actor beats Elliot Seymour, 29, in Moscow exhibition bout
Says: 'Boxing has sort of saved me from myself'
From: The Guardian - Film News 29/11/2014
Cate Blanchett: I was so proud of Emma Watson's UN speech
The Australian actor speaks out in support of Watson's HeForShe campaign, while praising Julia Gillard, Hillary Clinton and Christine Lagarde as role models for women.
From: The Guardian - Film News 28/11/2014
Selma and Fruitvale Station directors lead Black Friday protest over Ferguson
Ava DuVernay and Ryan Coogler urging consumers to express their solidarity with Ferguson protesters by not engaging in retail activities on day after Thanksgiving.
From: The Guardian - Film News 28/11/2014
Lars von Trier: I was addicted to drugs and alcohol
Danish director said he is now sober and receiving treatment for dependency, but expresses concern over whether he will be able to make films in the future.
From: The Guardian - Film News 28/11/2014
Vladimir Putin wants Russia to have full access to Hollywood movies
'There is a lot we can learn from the Americans,' says the president, as he quashes plans to limit US blockbusters at the Russian box office.
From: The Guardian - Film News 28/11/2014
Star Wars 7: Mark Hamill predicted The Force Awakens plot in 1983
Actor, who returns as Luke Skywalker in the third Star Wars trilogy, told British breakfast TV he'd discussed playing an Obi-Wan Kenobi-type character with George Lucas.
From: The Guardian - Film News 28/11/2014
Ian Lavender 'deeply shocked' by yellow stripes on Pike's scarf in Dad's Army film
Actor who played Private Pike in sitcom - and who has cameo in new film - damns garment worn by young actor Blake Harrison as 'like a banana split.
From: The Guardian - Film News 28/11/2014
China's Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 release delay 'no cause for panic'
World's fastest growing film market is open for business from Hollywood, but is also protecting homegrown titles, says expert.
From: The Guardian - Film News 28/11/2014
Shia LaBeouf: I was raped during performance art project
In an interview with Dazed, the actor says that a woman 'whipped my legs for ten minutes and then stripped my clothing and proceeded to rape me' during his silent performance art work.
From: The Guardian - Film News 28/11/2014
Prestige novelist: Christopher Nolan's Batman movies 'boring and pretentious'
Christopher Priest, whose magicians book was adapted by Nolan in 2006, has come out against the director's superhero blockbusters, labelling them 'embarrassing'.
From: The Guardian - Film News 28/11/2014
How The Stars Of Kill Bill Got In Such Incredible Shape
The Kill Bill series is known for some of the most badass choreographed fight scenes on film. And the recognition is well-deserved considering the hard work and intensive training put in by the stars of the film.
From: Cinema Blend 28/11/2014
Ranking The 10 Most Iconic Moments From The Jurassic Park Franchise
Now that we've gotten our first look at Jurassic World, the upcoming jump start to the Jurassic Park franchise, it's safe to assume that Colin Trevorrow is aiming to bring dinosaurs back to life in the imaginations of the movie going public.
From: Cinema Blend 28/11/2014
Is Ready Player One Happening Or Not? Here's The Latest...
Ernest Cline's New York Times best-selling novel Ready Player One has been stuck in movie-making limbo for some time now, and fans of the book have been dying to know: will a film adaptation of the book ever really happen? Zak Penn, the film's screenwriter speaks to the difficulties with bringing such a unique book to the big screen.
From: Cinema Blend 28/11/2014
The China-Hollywood Poker Play: Is There A Sucker At This Table?
The first rule of China is you don't talk about China. Unless, of course, you live in Hollywood, in which case all you do is talk about China as execs find themselves in the midst of a historic shift in the global balance of power.
From: Deadline 28/11/2014
Jennifer Lawrence in at No 29 on UK singles chart with Hunger Games tune
Noose ballad The Hanging Tree mobilises rebel forces and extends range of Oscar-winning actor.
From: The Guardian - Film News 27/11/2014
Seth Rogen invites fans to 'get baked' with him at Colorado screening
Star of The Interview invites his 2.34 million Twitter followers to smoke weed with him in one of the few US states that has legalised marijuana.
From: The Guardian - Film News 27/11/2014
Bollywood star Veena Malik handed 26 year sentence for 'blasphemous' wedding scene
TV and film actor issued the jail term in Pakistan, alongside husband and owner of a media conglomerate for 'malicious acts' of blasphemy against Islam.
From: The Guardian - Film News 27/11/2014
Portrayal of Imitation Game 'baddy' is inaccurate, says family
The relatives of Alastair Denniston, the commander at Bletchley Park where Alan Turing cracked the Enigma code, say that the biopic film makes an 'unwarranted sideswipe' at him.
From: The Guardian - Film News 27/11/2014
Dan Gilroy Adapting Storming Las Vegas
After spending years as a writer, working on the likes of 2006's The Fall and The Bourne Legacy, Dan Gilroy has launched himself as a director with the searing Nightcrawler. But for a new job, he's switching back to just scriptwriting, signing on to adapt John Huddy's book Storming Las Vegas, which Antoine Fuqua is set to direct.
From: Empire Online 27/11/2014
The Independence Day Sequel Is Greenlit
It's been vapourware. It's been in various stages of development. It's been two movies set to shoot back-to-back. It's seen writers come and go. And, most recently, it scored a 2016 release date. But even that wasn't enough to make 20th Century Fox officially hit the "go" button on the Independence Day sequel. Now, though, the green light is flashing and the cameras should be rolling in May.
From: Empire Online 27/11/2014
Channing: Magic movie will blow your mind
Channing Tatum declares Magic Mike XXL a "stripper odyssey".
The beefed up actor will be back playing stripper Mike in 2015, three years after the original fun flick.
From: Film-News 27/11/2014
John Gielgud-scripted gay porn movie Trouser Bar to enter production
Film will go against the wishes of the John Gielgud estate, according to producer David McGillivray.
From: The Guardian - Film News 26/11/2014
Ridley Scott does a runner on Blade Runner sequel
The veteran British director has confirmed he will no longer act as director on Blade Runner 2 - though he will still produce - and that Harrison Ford's character won't appear until the film's third act.
From: The Guardian - Film News 26/11/2014
Hunger Games could continue feeding film-goers after books consumed
Francis Lawrence, director of three of the four adaptations of Suzanne Collins's books, has confirmed that plans are afoot for more movies set in the Hunger Games world.
From: The Guardian - Film News 26/11/2014
Birdman flies high at the Film Independent Spirit Award nominations
Alejandro Inarritu's Birdman, starring Michael Keaton as a former star of superhero movies vying to make a comeback, is leading the charge for next year's Spirit Awards with six nominations.
From: The Guardian - Film News 26/11/2014
Angelina Jolie brings some glitter to BBC's religious programming this Christmas
Angelina Jolie and Donny Osmond are among the celebrities the BBC is hoping will be dead-cert draws in its Christmas 2014 religious programming.
From: The Guardian - Film News 26/11/2014
Channing Tatum declares Magic Mike XXL a "stripper odyssey". The beefed up actor will be back playing stripper Mike in 2015, three years after the original fun flick.
After blowing past his Titanic budget by 100% and watching that become history's highest-grossing film and then surpassing that budget and worldwide gross with Avatar, James Cameron routinely sets a high bar for himself.
From: Deadline 26/11/2014
'Star Wars' Teaser Will Be Online Friday - Update
After Regal jumped the gun announcing Friday's Star Wars sneak peek, Disney and Lucasfilm have gone ahead and announced all 30 North American theaters playing the 88-second Episode VII preview.
From: Deadline 26/11/2014
Mel Brooks To Voice Adam Sandler's Vampire Dad In 'Hotel Transylvania 2′
Comedy legend Mel Brooks has been tapped to voice Vlad in Sony Pictures Animation's Hotel Transylvania 2. He'll play the very old and grumpy vampire father to Adam Sandler's Dracula.
From: Deadline 26/11/2014
Gangs targeting Bollywood stars again in search for 'new business model'
Police say gangs are targeting high-profile stars in order to boost credibility when trying to extort cash from even wealthier people.
From: The Guardian - Film News 25/11/2014
Paddington creator says bear came to him while shopping in Selfridges
Michael Bond reveals he was with his wife in toy department on Christmas Eve 1956 when inspiration struck.
From: The Guardian - Film News 25/11/2014
88 seconds of Star Wars: The Force Awakens to hit US cinemas on Friday
Teaser trailer for JJ Abrams's movie will be screened in 30 cinemas across the US and Canada, while Gareth Edwards's spin-off movie likely to involve mercenaries recruited to steal the plans for the first Death Star.
From: The Guardian - Film News 25/11/2014
Green Knight Rises? Christian Bale 'jealous' of Ben Affleck playing Batman
'I just stopped and stared into nothing for half an hour,' admits the former Batman star, who took on the role in three movies before passing the mantle to Ben Affleck for the forthcoming Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.
From: The Guardian - Film News 25/11/2014
New James Bond film to shoot car chase scenes in Rome
Italian shoot to take place in spring 2015 with 007 directors working out of renowned Cinecitta complex.
From: The Guardian - Film News 25/11/2014
Oscar Isaac to play Apocalypse in new X-Men film
Star of Coen brothers' Inside Llewyn Davis to play an unstoppable, immortal mutant in new superhero episode.
From: The Guardian - Film News 25/11/2014
Ridley Scott Not Planning To Direct Blade Runner Sequel
With Exodus: Gods And Kings fast approaching, Ridley Scott has naturally been out on the publicity tour rounds. During a hefty profile in Variety, the little morsel dropped that the director is apparently no longer planning to make the long-gestating sequel to Blade Runner.
From: Empire Online 25/11/2014
New Sherlock Image Released
The boys are back! And they've dressed up for the occasion too. Yes, while we'll all have to be frighteningly patient for the return of Sherlock Holmes and John Watson in the next special and series of Sherlock, the Beeb have taken pity on the Cumber Collective and the Free… masons? By releasing a new pic of the leads in costume.
From: Empire Online 25/11/2014
Birdman and Boyhood Lead Indie Spirit Nominations
Hollywood might be slowly shutting down for the Thanksgiving holiday, but the awards conveyor belt rarely stops. Tuesday was the turn of the Indie Spirit Nominations, announced this year by Rosario Dawson and Diego Luna. Alejandro Iñárritu's Birdman and Richard Linklater's Boyhood were leaders of the pack in terms of nominations.
From: Empire Online 25/11/2014
Guillermo Del Toro Talks Pacific Rim Sequel
We've known for a while that at least one Pacific Rim sequel is in active development, with another still bubbling away in director Guillermo del Toro's mind. But what of the next film, headed our way in 2017? Del Toro, doing the press rounds for the Blu-ray release of The Strain, seems ready to share a few details about what we can expect.
From: Empire Online 25/11/2014
Nicole Kidman Plans To Tell Big Little Lies
Limited series - or, as we tend to call them in the UK, miniseries - have become something of a hot trend across the pond, spurred, no doubt, by the success of Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson in True Detective's first season. So the chance to dip into a short run on TV is clearly appealing to the likes of Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon, who are attached to star in and produce Big Little Lies.
From: Empire Online 25/11/2014
John C. Reilly Rounds Up Les Cowboys
After writing the likes of Rust And Bone and A Prophet, script man Thomas Bidegain is taking the chance to make his film-directing debut with a drama called Les Cowboys. He's just landed John C. Reilly to join the cast.
From: Empire Online 25/11/2014
Leviathan Wins Best Film At CamerImage
Poland's CamerImage, a film festival that runs each year in Bydgoszcz, is dedicated in large measure to celebrating the art of cinematography. With that craft in mind, it's perhaps no surprise that Leviathan, Andrey Zvyagintsev's austere and striking parable of modern Russia, took home this year's big prize: the Golden Frog.
From: Empire Online 25/11/2014
Michelle MacLaren Confirmed As Wonder Woman's Director
More good news today from the superhero bureau. On the heels of the X-Men franchise landing Oscar Isaac to play Apocalypse in the next film comes word that director Michelle MacLaren has made a deal to handle the first solo Wonder Woman film for Warner Bros. and DC.
From: Empire Online 25/11/2014
Eddie Marsan Is A Blunderer
As announced last May, Patrick Wilson and Jessica Biel are about to star in an adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's murder mystery novel The Blunderer. Now, with shooting just underway, it's been revealed that they've been joined by Eddie Marsan. Haley Bennett is also in the cast of the film, under the watchful eye of director Andy Goddard (Set Fire To The Stars).
From: Empire Online 25/11/2014
The Steve Jobs Biopic Is Back On, But With This Major Change
When Apple co-founder and renowned innovator Steve Jobs passed away in 2011, the world mourned. Shortly thereafter, he was remembered in the biopic Jobs, with Ashton Kutcher in the title role. But a sexier take on this complicated genius is coming with Michael Fassbender, and a new move just happened.
From: Cinema Blend 25/11/2014
London Cops Collar Suspected 'Expendables 3′ Pirates
Lionsgate and Millennium are one step closer to vanquishing the pirates who stole and uploaded Sylvester Stallone's The Expendables 3. London cops today arrested two men on suspicion of leaking the action sequel this summer ahead of its August 15 release.
From: Deadline 25/11/2014
Film Independent Spirit Award Nominations 2015 - Full List
Fox Searchlight's Birdman leads the 30th Film Independent Spirit Award nominations with six nods — best actor for Michael Keaton, director Alejandro G. Inarritu, supporting actress Emma Stone, supporting actor Edward Norton and cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki.
From: Deadline 25/11/2014
David Guetta claims Rihanna's 'soundtrack' album is going ahead
Rumours of the singer's involvement with forthcoming Dreamworks film are enhanced by interview with EDM star.
From: The Guardian - Film News 24/11/2014
Christoph Waltz tipped to play Blofeld in new James Bond movie
Inglourious Basterds baddie reportedly set to star opposite Daniel Craig in new Bond movie, making him the ninth actor to take on pussy-stroking super-villain.
From: The Guardian - Film News 24/11/2014
Matthew McConaughey to take The Stand for Stephen King adaptation
Oscar-winning actor tipped to play villain in four-film version of King's epic novel, directed by The Fault in Our Stars's Josh Boone.
From: The Guardian - Film News 24/11/2014
Samuel L Jackson tweets from The Hateful Eight rehearsals
Actor posts a couple of selfies of cast with director Quentin Tarantino on the set of revisionist western.
From: The Guardian - Film News 24/11/2014
Reds, nukes, waste ... how space films reveal our earthly fears
With Stanley Kubrick's classic 2001 about to be re-released in digital form, we trace how sci-fi movies reflect the deepest anxieties of each generation.
From: The Guardian - Film News 23/11/2014
Channing Tatum Says Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock
There was talk a while ago that Channing Tatum might direct the Magic Mike sequel, but that job instead went to Gregory Jacobs. Then came the announcement that Tatum and producing partner Reid Carolin are attached to make an adaptation of Jo Nesbø's novel The Son. And while that hasn't yet come to fruition, they've also set up another potential co-directing project with Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock.
From: Empire Online 23/11/2014
Jean-Marc Vallée In Talks For Janis Joplin Biopic
After helping Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto to Oscar success with Dallas Buyers Club, director Jean-Marc Vallee is back in gong season with this year's Wild, starring Reese Witherspoon. And he's already looking ahead to more potential awards bait, entering negotiations to direct the long-developing Janis Joplin biopic with Amy Adams in the lead.
From: Empire Online 23/11/2014
Brenton Thwaites Set For Pirates Of The Caribbean 5
With Johnny Depp as usual strapped to the mast as Captain Jack Sparrow and not one, but two directors (Kon-Tiki duo Joachim Ronning and Espen Sandberg) recruited, the fifth Pirates Of The Caribbean film, Dead Men Tell No Tales is gathering the rest of its scurvy crew. Aussie actor Brenton Thwaites has now won the coveted role on Henry.
From: Empire Online 23/11/2014
Oscar Watch: From Aniston To Bening To Rowlands Best Actress Dark Horses Make Their Move In "Thin" Field
While the Oscar race for Best Actor has heated up to a frenzy with, as previously reported here, at least 30 viable candidates and only five slots, most observers have labeled this year's Best Actress crop from weak to thin with not even enough sure things at this point to make a list of five.
From: Deadline 23/11/2014
Bart & Fleming: On 'Birdman,' Sony PR Tsuris, Mike Nichols And Bill Cosby
Peter Bart and Mike Fleming Jr. worked together for two decades at Daily Variety. In this occasional column, two old friends get together and grind their axes, mostly on the movie business.
From: Deadline 23/11/2014
'Foxcatcher,' 'Theory Of Everything' Expand Strongly; Newcomers Solid
Heavy-hitting holdovers Foxcatcher, The Theory Of Everything and Birdman were robust in expansion in the specialty release side of the box office this weekend. Meanwhile, a pair of limited-release newcomers, A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night and doc Monk With A Camera - both Kino Lorber releases - bowed with solid numbers.
From: Deadline 23/11/2014
'Into The Woods' Sings Its Way Straight Into The Oscar Race
Dinsey unveiled another piece of the Oscar season puzzle Saturday night with an innovative bi-coastal screening of their big holiday release, the musical adaptation of Into The Woods,which screened simultaneously in New York City and at Disney Studios in Burbank (where I saw it).
From: Deadline 23/11/2014
How celebrities can make millions after death: meet the man with the formula
Bob Marley can expect high earnings from cannabis tie-up - but others have also found great wealth posthumously.
From: The Guardian - Film News 22/11/2014
Exclusive Hobbit Behind-The-Scenes Still
Peter Jackson has edited the upcoming issue of Empire - on newsagents' shelves next week (November 27) - and to celebrate, there will be an ever-so-tantalising drip feed of Hobbity goodness here on EmpireOnline.com. Yesterday, there was Jackson himself and the subscribers' cover; today, there's a behind-the-scenes shot that proves why Richard Armitage is the king.
From: Empire Online 22/11/2014
Now Streaming: Netflix Instant Alternatives To Hunger Games, Dumb And Dumber To, And Beyond The Lights
With so many titles to choose from, Netflix Instant's library can be overwhelming. So we bring you this biweekly column as a tool to cut through the clutter by highlighting some now streaming titles that pair well with the latest theatrical releases.
From: Cinema Blend 22/11/2014
Julie Walters: Paddington was fabulous
Julie Walters is proud to play the "very, very, very attractive housekeeper" in Paddington.
The 64-year-old actress stars as Mrs. Bird in the upcoming live-action feature, which is based on the loveable character created by author Michael Bond. Ben Whishaw voices Paddington, with Hugh Bonneville playing Mr. Brown and Sally Hawkins his wife.
From: Film-News 22/11/2014
Nick Jonas: Child star transition is challenging
Nick Jonas thinks it's "cheesy" when stars try too hard to show the public something.
The 22-year-old grew up with siblings Joe and Kevin in band Jonas Brothers and also appeared on the Disney Channel.
From: Film-News 22/11/2014
Melissa McCarthy to lob fairy dust at Tinker Bell role
Actor, known for her outrageous supporting roles in Bridesmaids and The Heat, will take the lead in 20th Century Fox's live action story, based on Peter Pan.
From: The Guardian - Film News 21/11/2014
Really, really, ridiculously good looking Penelope Cruz set for Zoolander 2
The Oscar-winning actor will join Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson and Will Ferrell for the further adventures of Derek Zoolander, who must reinvent himself in a fast-changing fashion environment.
From: The Guardian - Film News 21/11/2014
J-Law is like JC: Donald Sutherland compares Jennifer Lawrence to Jesus
The veteran actor also likens his 'genius' Hunger Games co-star to Joan of Arc.
From: The Guardian - Film News 21/11/2014
Steve McQueen to give Widows an American accent
Twelve Years a Slave director plans to adapt ITV heist series Widows for the big screen, transferring the action to the US.
From: The Guardian - Film News 21/11/2014
Jason Reitman and Nick Hornby team up for bank heist
British author to script real-life tale I Would Only Rob Banks for My Family, marking return to comedy drama for Oscar-nominated director.
From: The Guardian - Film News 21/11/2014
Martin Freeman Wants To Do The Taliban Shuffle
Martin Freeman is having a very good year. He won acclaim (and an Emmy nomination) for TV's Fargo and more praise (plus an actual Emmy) for Sherlock and recently worked on the BBC's drama The Eichmann Show. He's looking to the big screen once again, entering talks to join Tina Fey in Taliban Shuffle.
From: Empire Online 21/11/2014
Brad Pitt Activates Alpha
Following the surprise success of World War Z last year, Brad Pitt has clearly been on the hunt for more literary-sourced raw material for movies. He's now attached to produce Alpha, which Robopocalypse writer Daniel H. Wilson dreamed up and will turn into a script.
From: Empire Online 21/11/2014
Stephen King's The Stand Will Stretch To Four Films
In recent years we've become accustomed to novels being adapted into multiple films, with the final volumes in the Harry Potter, Twilight and Hunger Games sagas all being split into two parts each.
From: Empire Online 21/11/2014
Jerry Bruckheimer Sets Global Frequency At Fox
While they clearly have enormous plans for the cinema, Warner Bros. are continuing to plunder their DC comics catalogue for TV projects too. Like Gotham, one of their next major projects will be set up for the Fox channel. Jerry Bruckheimer will executive produce Global Frequency, based on the Wildstorm / Vertigo comics by Warren Ellis. Rockne S. O'Bannon (Farscape, Defiance) will be the principal writer.
From: Empire Online 21/11/2014
Bryce Dallas Howard May Meet Pete's Dragon
Thanks to the likes of Smaug and Toothless, dragons are still - pun entirely intended and unapologetically delivered - hot. So Disney's decision to throw Pete's Dragon into the maw of the remake beast is perhaps not as surprising as it might be. Director David Lowery has been busy gathering a cast and has Bryce Dallas Howard in early talks for the female lead.
From: Empire Online 21/11/2014
Andrew Garfield May Head To Hacksaw Ridge
There was a time when we thought - not unreasonably - that Mel Gibson had reduced his career to a giant, smoking crater. But it would seem Hollywood is still willing to give him a second chance. He's snagged several roles recently and is now in early talks to direct real-life conscientious objector drama Hacksaw Ridge, which has Andrew Garfield pondering the lead.
From: Empire Online 21/11/2014
Patrick Stewart Is Terrifying As A Neo-Nazi In His New Movie
Between his portrayal of Captain Jean Luc Picard and Professor X, and his fun frolics about New York and online, we've all come to love Patrick Stewart. But the actor takes a turn to the dark side with his latest role, which you can get a peak of below.
From: Cinema Blend 21/11/2014
Hobbit Sings Sweet Farewell To Middle Earth
Billy Boyd, who played the precocious hobbit Pippin in The Lord Of The Rings, has sung a swan song for Peter Jackson's Middle Earth obsession that ends after six films with The Hobbit: Battle Of The Five Armies.
From: Deadline 21/11/2014
Charles Sipkins Exiting Sony As Corporate PR Head
Sony Pictures Entertainment Chairman and CEO Michael Lynton just issued an internal notice that SVP Communications Charles Sipkins has resigned to pursue other opportunities.
From: Deadline 21/11/2014
Paul Greengrass eyes 1984 movie
British director attached to long-gestating Hollywood take on George Orwell's dystopian classic.
From: The Guardian - Film News 20/11/2014
Dustin Hoffman May Be Going In Style
New Line's remake of the 1979 George Burns comedy Going In Style already has Morgan Freeman and Michael Caine attached to star. Now the final member of the lead trio may have arrived. Dustin Hoffman is in talks to make up the third piece of the puzzle.
From: Empire Online 20/11/2014
PSH's playwright tribute
Philip Seymour Hoffman received a posthumous tribute at the Steinberg Playwright Awards.
The beloved actor passed away in February following a drug overdose.
From: Film-News 20/11/2014
Oscar & Tony Winning Director Mike Nichols Dead At 83
Legendary film and theater director, writer and producer Mike Nichols has passed away. An Oscar winner for 1967′s seminal The Graduate, he also was nominated for such films as Working Girl, Silkwood and Who's Afraid Of Virginia Wolf. For his stage work, he amassed eight Tony Awards.
From: Deadline 20/11/2014
'Woman In Black 2: Angel Of Death' Haunts Eel Marsh House: Hot Trailer
The original Woman In Black starred Daniel Radcliffe and made $130M worldwide in 2012; becoming the highest-grossing British horror film on record.
From: Deadline 20/11/2014
Veteran Warner Bros Japan Chief Bill Ireton To Leave Company
Bill Ireton, President and Representative Director of Warner Entertainment Japan is to step down from his post in March. Ireton has been with Warner Bros for 26 years and has been instrumental in its Japanese operations, including several successful local-language films. Millard Ochs will take over as head of the studio's Japanese business and will begin working with Ireton in December.
From: Deadline 20/11/2014
Sanaa Lathan To Arrest Tricksters In 'Now You See Me 2′
Tony-nominated actress Sanaa Lathan has signed on to play FBI agent Natalie Austin in the magician caper sequel Now You See Me 2.
From: Deadline 20/11/2014
The girl on hold ... China delays release of Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
Third film in the blockbuster franchise, which stars Jennifer Lawrence as teenage rebel Katniss Everdeen, is being delayed reportedly because international titles are outperforming domestic films at China's box office.
From: The Guardian - Film News 19/11/2014
The missing piece: Star Wars' R2-D2 originally a key character in Lego Movie
Directors say they included the droid into their animation, but were refused permission to use him by Star Wars franchise owner Disney.
From: The Guardian - Film News 19/11/2014
Christopher Nolan releases Interstellar comic prequel
Absolute Zero, a comic-book prelude to the director's recent blockbuster, tells the story of a previous expedition through the wormhole to find Earth's new home.
From: The Guardian - Film News 19/11/2014
Chris Hemsworth crowned sexiest man alive by People magazine
Australian actor known for playing Thor succeeds singer Adam Levine for title he says 'bought me a couple weeks of bragging rights around the house'.
From: The Guardian - Film News 19/11/2014
Chris Pratt Is A Cowboy Ninja Viking
After a breakout, blockbuster genre franchise hit, some actors like to retreat to the safety and 'credibility' of a gritty low-budget indie drama or two. Not so for Chris Pratt. Still a star of Parks And Recreation, he managed to find time to follow Guardians Of The Galaxy with a little thing called Jurassic World, and has now chosen his next role in another nascent comic book franchise. He'll star as lead assassin Duncan in Universal's developing Cowboy Ninja Viking.
From: Empire Online 19/11/2014
Rosamund Pike May Climb The Mountain Between Us
After her strong turn in Gone Girl this year, Rosamund Pike is in high demand. And it seems she may have found a future role. Variety reports that she's in early talks for The Mountain Between Us.
From: Empire Online 19/11/2014
US cinema offers all-you-can-watch Interstellar tickets
AMC Theatres retailing unlimited passes to see Christopher Nolan's space epic as many times as you like.
From: The Guardian - Film News 18/11/2014
Actor Ken Takakura, master of the yakuza role, dies aged 83
The actor crossed over into Hollywood following decades of success in his native Japan, where he played brooding yakuza characters.
From: The Guardian - Film News 18/11/2014
Paddington Bear film given PG rating
British Board of Film Classification says innuendo and infrequent mild bad language meant movie did not get a U rating.
From: The Guardian - Film News 18/11/2014
Steve McQueen to make film about Paul Robeson
The Oscar-winning director of 12 Years a Slave reveals that his next project will take as its subject the American civil rights activist, singer and actor.
From: The Guardian - Film News 18/11/2014
Shailene Woodley in talks to star in Oliver Stone's Snowden film
The Fault in Our Stars actor is tipped to play Lindsay Mills, the girlfriend of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden, in upcoming biopic.
From: The Guardian - Film News 17/11/2014
Laurel and Hardy biopic in the pipeline
Jon S Baird, director of Irvine Welsh's Filth, is to make a film focusing on Stan and Ollie's farewell tour of the UK.
From: The Guardian - Film News 17/11/2014
My home life was a battlefield: Mike Leigh tells of early traumas
Acclaimed director of Mr Turner says family rows provided a lifetime of dramatic material.
From: The Guardian - Film News 16/11/2014
Benedict Cumberbatch to inspire the next generation of codebreakers
The Imitation Game's portrayal of wartime genius expected to boost GCHQ recruitment and Bletchley Park tourism.
From: The Guardian - Film News 15/11/2014
Apparently drunk Johnny Depp cut off at Hollywood Film Awards ceremony
Johnny Depp opened the Hollywood awards season on a high note on Friday night, appearing to be drunk and being cut off while presenting at the Hollywood Film Awards in Los Angeles, which were being televised for the first time.
From: The Guardian - Film News 15/11/2014
Christoph Waltz set for 'nemesis' role in next Bond movie
According to the Daily Mail's Baz Bamigboye, the shoot for Bond 24 will begin in the next few weeks, with two-time Oscar winner Waltz set to play a conflicted character.
From: The Guardian - Film News 14/11/2014
Alan Turing's name restored with film about his work, life and identity
The Imitation Game explores mathematical genius's codebreaking work and run-in with the law over his sexual activities.
From: The Guardian - Film News 14/11/2014
Park Chan-wook Finds Second Born
He dipped into psychologically creepy territory for his English-language debut, Stoker. And Oldboy director Park Chan-wook looking to go sci-fi with a potential future film, signing on to make Second Born for Rumble Films.
From: Empire Online 14/11/2014
Christoph Waltz Linked To Bond 24
With filming set to kick off next month, we're reaching the stage when the floodgates open regarding information about the next Bond film, which in this case is still known as Bond 24. While no official announcements have yet to be made, Baz Bamigboye is reporting that Christoph Waltz has signed for the film.
From: Empire Online 14/11/2014
Are We Going To Get Mrs. Loki In Thor 3?
When Marvel rolled out their new massive slate of movies, the web went into a frenzy trying to figure out castings, directorial frontrunners, and plotlines. But could it be that a key character for Thor 3 (A.K.A. Thor: Ragnarok) was teased by Tom Hiddleston a full year ago?
From: Cinema Blend 14/11/2014
This Bird Does A Mediocre Matthew McConaughey Impression
If you've been looking for an opportunity to tirade a parrot with vicious vitriol, now is your chance. Because the below loser of a bird does such a woeful Matthew McConaughey impression that he should probably just be plucked, cooked and fed to the masses. Too much? Just wait until you see his homage to the Oscar winning actor.
From: Cinema Blend 14/11/2014
How Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes Was Originally Going To End
If ever there were a franchise built on the concept of "almost," it would have to be the reboot to Planet Of The Apes. Particularly with Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes, there seemed to be a lot of alteration and change between the written drafts of the script and what eventually made it onto film.
From: Cinema Blend 14/11/2014
The Raiders Of The Lost Ark Remake Is Finally Finished
When English mountaineer George Mallory was asked, infamously, why he'd ever attempt to climb Mount Everest, he replied, "Because it's there." The same logic can be applied to an extensive, elaborate recreation of Steven Spielberg's masterful Raiders of the Lost Ark, which has been filmed by Chris Strompolos and Eric Zala. Why did they do it? Because Raiders is there.
From: Cinema Blend 14/11/2014
Jennifer Lawrence's New Movie Might Add De Niro, Cooper And DiCaprio
David O. Russell is looking to reunite his Academy Award-nominated/winning Silver Linings Playbook cast with his next venture, Joy. But getting them together is a bit of a house-of-cards situation.
From: Cinema Blend 14/11/2014
Eddie Murphy Is Returning To Dramatic Acting, Get The Specifics
From Saturday Night Live to Beverly Hills Cop to Nutty Professor II: The Klumps, Eddie Murphy is known for his rubber-faced brand of comedy. But for his next venture, the funnyman is doing drama.
From: Cinema Blend 14/11/2014
Waltz 'joining Craig in Bond 24'
Christoph Waltz is reportedly set to star alongside Daniel Craig in Bond 24.
The Austrian born actor has received two Academy Awards for his work in director Quentin Tarantino's films, Inglourious Basterds and Django Unchained.
From: Film-News 14/11/2014
Jamie-Lynn Sigler's 'brother dies'
Jamie-Lynn Sigler's brother Adam has died, it has been reported.
The former Sopranos actress has been left devastated after her sibling passed away aged just 41, Us Weekly reported.
According to the publication, stockbroker Adam suffered from a brain haemorrhage and lost his life on November 12.
From: Film-News 14/11/2014
OSCARS: Greg Berlanti Named Head Writer For 2015 Awards Telecast
There are new faces among the production team set for the 87th Academy Awards. Producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron today announced 13 key members of the team, including Greg Berlanti as head writer. Michael Green, Seth Grahame-Smith and Andrew Kreisberg will round out the writing staff. This is Berlanti's first Oscars telecast.
From: Deadline 14/11/2014
IATSE Sound Local 695 Trusteeship Could End In January
IATSE Sound Local 695, which was placed into trusteeship in February by IATSE International president Matt Loeb, could be coming out of trusteeship as early as January. Ballots have been sent to the local's 1,400 members asking them to ratify a new constitution and bylaws. If approved, elections will be held for new officers and the trusteeship lifted.
From: Deadline 14/11/2014
Richard Gere To Star In 'Oppenheimer Strategies'
Richard Gere is set to star in Oppenheimer Strategies, an independent film written and to be directed by Joseph Cedar that is coming together quickly. Pic tells the story of a small-time operator named Norman Oppenheimer who befriends a young politician at a low and lonely moment in his life. Three years later when that politician becomes an influential world leader, Norman's life dramatically changes. For better. And for worse.
From: Deadline 14/11/2014
Nadia Bronson Dies: International Film Marketing Pioneer Was 67
Nadia Bronson, a longtime figure in the Hollywood movie marketing business via her 25-year run at Universal Pictures' international operations and later as a key awards-season independent consultant, died Friday. Bronson had cancer which had recently returned. She was 67.
From: Deadline 14/11/2014
ICM Partners Signs 'Star Trek's Karl Urban
ICM Partners has just signed Karl Urban, who'll reprise his role as Enterprise doc Bones in the third installment of that franchise that will shoot in April. Urban, who first burst on the scene in the Lord Of The Rings films, was last seen in the Fox/Bad Robot series Almost Human. He also starred in The Bourne Supremacy and Red. He is lawyered by McCuin Frankel Whitehead LLP.
From: Deadline 14/11/2014
Ingenious Loses Three Execs As Financier Reshuffles Its Deck
Media financier Ingenious Investments CEO James Clayton has left the company to join Simon Fuller's management and production company XIX Entertainment as president. During him time with Ingenious, Clayton had been instrumental in overseeing the financier's equity relationship with Fox Searchlight as well as Pathe through its raising of an Enterprise Investment Scheme for the Paris-heaquartered film company.
From: Deadline 14/11/2014
Stake and chips: Aaron Sorkin to write movie about 'poker princess' Molly Bloom
The screenwriter is to adapt the memoirs of skier turned poker entrepreneur who shares name with Ulysses heroine.
From: The Guardian - Film News 13/11/2014
Lee Daniels to shoot 'true-life' tale of 'demonic possession'
Precious film-maker Lee Daniels will direct the "true life" tale of a woman whose family have supposedly been possessed by demonic spirits, reports Deadline.
From: The Guardian - Film News 13/11/2014
Shawn Levy Chases 40 Thieves
With a close eye on the likes of Disney's Alice In Wonderland, Oz The Great And Powerful and Maleficent, Fox is now getting into the big-budget fairytale game. The studio is putting together a new take on Ali Baba And The 40 Thieves. Jayson Rothwell (Silent Night) has written the screenplay.
From: Empire Online 13/11/2014
Aaron Sorkin Playing Molly's Game
With The Newsroom now embarked on its third and final season, Aaron Sorkin recently announced that he's largely done with television. And he certainly seems to be focusing on film projects, picking up a variety in recent months.
From: Empire Online 13/11/2014
Mark Boal Boards Uncharted
Sony has been trying to push an adaptation of console title Uncharted for years now, with little forward motion. It may not have had much success landing a director or star, but the studio thinks it might be on firmer ground with its script, hiring Zero Dark Thirty writer Mark Boal to take a crack.
From: Empire Online 13/11/2014
Jai Courtney Reportedly Taking Aim At Deadshot
The cast for David Ayer's Suicide Squad film is quickly entering the seemingly endless stage of rumours, talks and deal making. The latest name linked to the villainous team-up movie is Jai Courtney.
From: Empire Online 13/11/2014
Aniston: I'm flattered by Oscar talk
Jennifer Aniston is "flattered" with the Oscar speculation that is surrounding her.
The 45-year-old actress starred in and co-produced independent film Cake this year.
From: Film-News 13/11/2014
Iconic furniture in film
We all enjoy a good film, with actors and directors of Hollywood taking the glory but are we guilty of not seeing the whole picture'
There are many elements that align to produce the perfect flick, not least, the set design which shapes what happens on screen.
From: Film-News 13/11/2014
IMAX Gets Bigger In China; Halle Berry Goes To Japan: Global Showbiz Briefs
Beijing Bona International Cineplex Investment and Management Co, a subsidiary of China's Bona Film Group, has pacted for three more IMAX cinemas to bring its total to four. In 2012, Bona opened its first IMAX theater in Tianjin, China.
From: Deadline 13/11/2014
Silent space: new version of Gravity to be released minus score
Alfonso Cuaron's space thriller, which starred Sandra Bullock, will be released on Blu-ray with the option to experience Dr Ryan Stone's spacewalk with a realistic interpretation of the vacuum of space.
From: The Guardian - Film News 12/11/2014
Revealed: Bob Dylan's planned slapstick comedy series for HBO
The songwriter apparently became obsessed with Jerry Lewis, prompting him to propose a slapstick comedy series to Seinfeld writer Larry Charles - before dropping the idea just after being greenlit by HBO.
From: The Guardian - Film News 12/11/2014
Robert De Niro headed for Joy
Director David O Russell is in negotiations with the actor for a biopic about the inventor of the Miracle Mop, Joy, also set to star Jennifer Lawrence.
From: The Guardian - Film News 12/11/2014
Rocky Spin-Off Creed To Shoot In January
Announced last summer as in the works, the Rocky spin-off Creed has since been gaining muscle at studio MGM. Word this morning is that it'll be lacing up its gloves for a shoot in January, possibly meaning we'll see it by the end of next year.
From: Empire Online 12/11/2014
Universal Plans Another Big Fat Greek Wedding
Orginal My Big Fat Greek Wedding star and screenwriter Nia Vardalos announced back in May that she was working on a follow-up. Now she has a studio in which to hold the proceedings. Universal has stepped in to distribute My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 in the US and much of the rest of the world. Vardalos had planned to direct, but somewhere along the way that job has fallen to Kirk Jones (Nanny McPhee, What To Expect When You're Expecting) instead.
From: Empire Online 12/11/2014
Carol Ann Susi dies
The actress has been a regular in TV shows and movies since the mid '70s, and is well known for playing Howard's mother Debbie Wolowitz in hit series The Big Bang Theory, although she almost never appeared on screen.
From: Film-News 12/11/2014
Camera lens vs. the eye
Why do the camera and the eye not work in the same 'point and capture' method'
A simple question but also one of the most complicated to answer. It requires delving into not only how a camera records light, but also how and why our eyes work the way they do.
From: Film-News 12/11/2014
Scott Eastwood: Shia is complete nightmare
Scott Eastwood thinks Shia LaBeouf is "sh*tting" his career away.
The two actors appeared alongside each other in World War II film Fury, which followed a crew of American soldiers in a tank as they completed deadly missions.
From: Film-News 12/11/2014
Doha Film Institute Unveils Line-up For 2nd Ajyal Festival
The Doha Film Institute (DFI) unveiled today its line-up for the 2nd annual Ajyal Film Festival. The festival, which unspools December 1-6, will host 90 films from 43 countries, including the Middle East premiere of Salma Hayek-produced Khalil Gibran's The Prophet, directed by Roger Allers (The Lion King).
From: Deadline 12/11/2014
Adam Driver's Venice Best Actor Turn In 'Hungry Hearts': Hot International Trailer
Powerful psychological drama Hungry Hearts debuted in Venice this year, scooping a slew of prizes in the process.
From: Deadline 12/11/2014
Hunger Games actor hopes film franchise will galvanise young voters
The actor Donald Sutherland has said that he had signed up for the Hunger Games franchise "for one specific reason: so that young people will recognise their obligation to change the government. To go to the voting booths in 2016 and choose somebody who will satisfy them. Because if they don't we're lost."
From: The Guardian - Film News 11/11/2014
Interstellar science 'deliberately speculative' says Christopher Nolan
Director hits back at critics who say his blockbuster space drama has as many scientific plot holes as wormholes.
From: The Guardian - Film News 11/11/2014
Bath film festival goes Wild with F rating for feminist films
Reese Witherspoon's Wild is among 17 of the 42 films being shown at the 24th Bath film festival to be given an F rating for their strong female leads, directors or screenwriters.
From: The Guardian - Film News 11/11/2014
Man 'assaulted' with pepper spray at Hollywood film screening
Filmgoer allegedly sprayed at showing of Mr Turner after asking fellow viewer to turn off phone.
From: The Guardian - Film News 11/11/2014
Caitlin Moran novel How to Build a Girl reinvented as film adaptation
Moran to work on script for comic tale of teenage sex, drugs and music criticism that mirrors writer's own rise through ranks of pop journalism.
From: The Guardian - Film News 11/11/2014
Ayelet Zurer In Talks For Ben Hur
While Timur Bekmambetov and the team making the new Ben-Hur already tried unsuccessfully to secure the services of one actress from a Zack Snyder superhero film (Gal Gadot, who had to pass due to her Wonder Woman schedule), they appear to be closer to another. Man Of Steel's Ayelet Zurer is now in talks to take a role.
From: Empire Online 11/11/2014
Dwayne Johnson Recruited For Central Intelligence
New Line is hoping that a combo of two of its biggest stars can help it catch some of the box office success enjoyed by the likes of the Jump Street films. Dwayne Johnson and Kevin Hart are partnering up for a new buddy action comedy called Central Intelligence.
From: Empire Online 11/11/2014
Hayao Miyazaki Addresses Studio Ghibli's Future
Last year, animation genius and Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki announced that he was retiring from filmmaking to focus on other projects, and we were sad. Then, a couple of months ago even sadder word came that Ghibli itself would be shutting down, which was later modified to "restructuring". But according to Miyazaki himself, it could still be the end for the venerable animation studio.
From: Empire Online 11/11/2014
Strange Magic: Get Your First Look At George Lucas' New Film
With Star Wars, George Lucas forever changed the face of science fiction, but the latest from Lucasfilm will be dealing in a different genre altogether. We're talking Shakespeare. Seriously, Shakespeare. Couldn't you tell from its first look?
From: Cinema Blend 11/11/2014
Michael Douglas' Stunt Double Looks Exactly Like Him
As we've written about before, there are some actors in Hollywood who are fortunate to have stunt doubles in Hollywood who look exactly like them and can follow them from project to project.
From: Cinema Blend 11/11/2014
The True Story Of How Jim Carrey Decided To Make Dumb & Dumber To
When it comes to making sequels, Hollywood is pretty good at pumping them out within five years of the original - but some take a tad bit longer to get made.
From: Cinema Blend 11/11/2014
Hocus Pocus 2? Here's What Bette Midler Has To Say
Bette Midler has revealed that she would jump at the opportunity to star in a sequel to the 1993 Disney hit Hocus Pocus. However, she has declared that it is now up to the millions of fans of the film to make it happen.
From: Cinema Blend 11/11/2014
Bourne again: Ben Affleck confirms Matt Damon and Paul Greengrass will team up for fourth time
Star and director's decision to work together on new Bourne project throws Jeremy Renner's offshoot into doubt.
From: The Guardian - Film News 10/11/2014
Oscar buzz ignites at Governors awards ceremony
The Oscars do not take place until February and the nominees are not announced until the New Year. But the Hollywood machine was already in full gear on Saturday night at its Governors awards ceremony in the ballroom of the Dolby Theater in Hollywood.
From: The Guardian - Film News 10/11/2014
Joseph Gordon-Levitt confirmed as Edward Snowden in Oliver Stone NSA film
Film's backers confirm that actor will play whistleblower in the forthcoming film, which goes into production in Munich in January.
From: The Guardian - Film News 10/11/2014
Benedict Cumberbatch: Drawing lets me escape the nonsense of fame
Sherlock star tipped for an Oscar for his portrayal of codebreaker Alan Turing says sketching and family time keep him grounded.
From: The Guardian - Film News 09/11/2014
Robin Williams: autopsy finds no alcohol or illegal drugs in actor's system
Report on Williams' death, which was ruled a suicide, reports no unusual substances when actor killed himself at his California home in August.
From: The Guardian - Film News 08/11/2014
Toy Story 4 set for release in 2017
A fourth Toy Story film is to be released by Disney-owned studio Pixar in 2017 with original director John Lasseter returning to take charge of the cameras.
From: The Guardian - Film News 07/11/2014
Michael Shannon and Kevin Spacey to play Elvis and Nixon
Michael Shannon and Kevin Spacey will play Elvis Presley and Richard Nixon in the period drama Elvis & Nixon, the story of a bizarre real-life meeting between the 20th-century historical figures in 1970, reports Deadline.
From: The Guardian - Film News 07/11/2014
Google ordered to reveal source of Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer leak
Marvel requested a subpoena against Google to help unearth details about a user with the name 'John Gazelle', who is believed to have uploaded the trailer a week before it was due to appear.
From: The Guardian - Film News 07/11/2014
Sylvester Stallone & Ian McKellen Are Animal Crackers
Here's a recording session we'd like to sit in on: animated family adventure Animal Crackers has just announced its voice cast, and top of the pile is an unlikely team comprising Sir Ian McKellen, Sylvester Stallone and Danny DeVito. Animators Scott Christian Sava and Tony Bancroft will direct the madness, from a screenplay by Sava and Dean Lorey (Arrested Development).
From: Empire Online 07/11/2014
The Inbetweeners star to host British Independent Film Awards
Johanna von Fischer and Tessa Collinson, Directors of the British Independent Film Awards have announced that the actor, writer and comedian Simon Bird, who starred in the hugely successful 'The Inbetweeners' films and television series, will host the 17th Annual Awards Ceremony to be held on 7th December 2014.
From: Film-News 07/11/2014
The Imitation Game new featurettes
StudioCanal is pleased to bring you two new behind-the-scenes featurettes for THE IMITATION GAME.
'Man and Enigma' includes interviews with Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Knightley discussing Alan Turing's work at Bletchley Park. 'Heroes of Bletchley' features the cast and crew discussing life at Bletchley and its pivotal role in ending WW2.
From: Film-News 07/11/2014
Noah Wyle Targeted For Lead In 'Shot'
Noah Wyle will star in Shot, the story of what happens to an innocent bystander and his fiancée when a teenager unintentionally shoots him and all of their lives are turned upside down. Jeremy Kagan directs from a script by William Lambom and Anneke Campbell. The film, which starts production in February, is being repped at AFM by Global Genesis Group.
From: Deadline 07/11/2014
Channing Tatum says howdy to Quentin Tarantino's The Hateful Eight
Star, currently filming Magic Mike XXL, signs up for Tarantino's new western, about a pair of bounty hunters transporting prisoners through 19th-century Wyoming.
From: The Guardian - Film News 06/11/2014
Matt Damon Tackles Downsizing
Though he was developing the film in 2009, and even reached the casting stage, Alexander Payne put Downsizing aside to concentrate on The Descendants and Nebraska. It appears he's finally ready to commit to the high-concept film and has Matt Damon attached to star.
From: Empire Online 06/11/2014
Channing Tatum May Join The Hateful Eight
He's proved that he has the action star chops, can dance a bit, is funny and can attract Oscar buzz for his move into more serious drama with Foxcatcher.
From: Empire Online 06/11/2014
Netflix Plans Lemony Snicket Series
There was a dim and distant time - called 2004 - when Paramount thought the Lemony Snicket books might be the next big family film franchise.
From: Empire Online 06/11/2014
Stuart Hazeldine Finds The Shack
Almost a year ago now, it looked like Forest Whitaker would be taking on an adaptation of William Paul Young's bestseller The Shack as his next directing gig. He's moved on since then, and now Lionsgate/Summit has found someone else for the job: step forward Exam's Stuart Hazeldine.
From: Empire Online 06/11/2014
Rooney Mara Catches Blackbird
One of the hits of 2005's Edinburgh Festival was David Harrower's play Blackbird. Following its move to the West End and subsequent Olivier Award for best new work, it's now being adapted for the screen.
From: Empire Online 06/11/2014
Former Fox Executive Gavin Smith's Body Found
The body of Gavin Smith, the veteran Fox distribution executive who went missing in May 2012, has been found, a source in law enforcement tells Deadline.
From: Deadline 06/11/2014
UK's 'Utopia' Leads RTS Craft & Design Award Noms: Global Showbiz Briefs
The Royal Television Society has announced its shortlist for the RTS Craft & Design Awards. The prizes are spread across 25 categories, recognizing the variety of skills and processes involved in program production.
From: Deadline 06/11/2014
Warner Bros Snags Jessica Schell As EVP And General Manager, Film
In its quest to movie consumers to go digital, Warner Bros snagged former Universal exec Jessica Schell as EVP and General Manager of the studio's home entertainment division.
From: Deadline 06/11/2014
Michael Fassbender latest name synced to Danny Boyle's Steve Jobs biopic
Actor considers starring role as the Apple co-founder after Christian Bale and Leonardo DiCaprio pass on playing the tech industry guru.
From: The Guardian - Film News 05/11/2014
Benedict Cumberbatch announces engagement to director Sophie Hunter
An engagement announcement was posted in the Times, between Sherlock star Cumberbatch and Hunter, an actor and successful stage director.
From: The Guardian - Film News 05/11/2014
Harmony Korine sets up The Trap for Jamie Foxx
Benicio del Toro is also on board for the revenge film, described by Korine as his 'most ambitious to date'.
From: The Guardian - Film News 05/11/2014
Frozen finery: fans can't let it go
As sales of replica costumes in the US passes 3 million, expect a Frozen Christmas merchandising bonanza, with everything from yogurts to plasters on sale.
From: The Guardian - Film News 05/11/2014
Warner Bros studio to cut 1,000 jobs
Hollywood studio Warner Bros will cut around 1,000 jobs - more than an eighth of its total worldwide workforce - as it seeks to balance the books following a difficult year.
From: The Guardian - Film News 05/11/2014
Darren Aronofsky to head the jury at the Berlin film festival
The US director of Black Swan and Noah, who will help to decide the winner of the 2015 Golden Bear, says the Berlinale is 'always exciting and fascinating'.
From: The Guardian - Film News 05/11/2014
Jamie Foxx Springs The Trap
How do you follow a film like Spring Breakers? If you're Harmony Korine, you secure the services of two Oscar winners and lay the groundwork for a new revenge thriller. He now has Jamie Foxx and Benicio Del Toro lined up to star in The Trap.
From: Empire Online 05/11/2014
Miles Teller May Be The Only Living Boy In New York
He's part of the cast for Divergent and his blockbuster mettle will be tested with The Fantastic Four, but Miles Teller is sticking with the indie world for a new potential role, entering talks to star in The Only Living Boy In New York for Amazing Spider-Man director Marc Webb.
From: Empire Online 05/11/2014
Chadwick Boseman Has A Message From The King
He's best known for playing real-life people in 42 and the fortcoming Get On Up, but before he joins the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Black Panther, Chadwick Boseman is squeezing in a revenge thriller. He'll play a man looking for justice in Message From The King.
From: Empire Online 05/11/2014
New Universal Monster Movie Sets 2017 Release
With Marvel and DC throwing out announcements about their expansive, ambitious superhero slates, Universal is carving out a piece of the interlinked action for its developing shared monster world. The studio is being a little more low-key, however, announcing just one new film, an untitled creature feature set for release - in the US, at least - on April 27, 2017.
From: Empire Online 05/11/2014
Clive Barker Delivers New Hellraiser Screenplay
The Hellraiser remake train continues to chug its way through the development inferno, and a year after his involvement was first announced, original director and author Clive Barker has revealed a few more details about what might be in store. He's just delivered his second draft of the new screenplay to his cenobite masters the Weinsteins. "I think the phrase is reboot," he says, "though I've never really understood what that meant."
From: Empire Online 05/11/2014
Sock Monkey Heading For The Movies
After a decade and a half of comic strips and cartoons, Tony Millionaire's Eisner Award-winning sock monkey Uncle Gabby is finally heading towards the big screen outing he deserves. Animator Matt Danner (Hot Wheels, Looney Tunes) has partnered with Millionaire for an adaptation of the book Sock Monkey: Into The Deep Woods. You can check out their proof-of-concept teaser trailer below.
From: Empire Online 05/11/2014
Jessica Chastain: Watson inspired me
Jessica Chastain was inspired to officially label herself a feminist by Emma Watson's UN speech.
From: Film-News 05/11/2014
Why Andy Serkis Really Could Get Nominated For Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes
Not enough praise can be given to Andy Serkis for his work in the Planet of the Apes movies. It's one thing for an actor to realistically become another human being, but Serkis' performances in both Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and Rise of the Planet of the Apes are truly one step beyond, as the audience really never imagines for a moment that they're not looking at a chimpanzee.
From: Cinema Blend 05/11/2014
The Strange Story Of How Mark Hamill Owes His Career To Freddy Krueger
Remember that old SNL sketch with Kevin Spacey where different actors you'd never think of are trying out for iconic roles in Star Wars? If there was a sequence with Spacey acting out the role of Han Solo as played by Robert Englund, it probably would have been played for laughs and everyone would have laughed along with it. Who'd have thought the man who eventually invaded our nightmares as Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare On Elm Street would have ever had a shot at playing a scruffy looking nerf herder? Well you can stop laughing now, because not only did this happen, Mark Hamill would have never gotten his start without it.
From: Cinema Blend 05/11/2014
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles prompt RSPCA warning
Charity concerned about baby terrapins bought after seeing the film, only to be abandoned as they grow up.
From: The Guardian - Film News 04/11/2014
Director Nicolas Winding Refn takes on The Neon Demon
Drive director plans horror film about 'vicious beauty' with female cast after realising he is 'surrounded and dominated' by women.
From: The Guardian - Film News 04/11/2014
Jake Gyllenhaal Set As The Man Who Made It Snow
They've only just finished working together on boxing drama Southpaw, but Jake Gyllenhaal and Antoine Fuqua are ready to get back in the ring. Well, they're ready to make another film as actor and director, respectively. The pair is now attached to The Man Who Made It Snow.
From: Empire Online 04/11/2014
Henry Cavill Finds Stratton
With Man Of Steel under his belt, Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice on the way and a selection of movies in the works, Henry Cavill clearly feels he's reached the stage where he should set up a production company to develop projects for himself. He's done just that, launching Promethean Productions, which has acquired the rights to Duncan Falconer's Stratton novels.
From: Empire Online 04/11/2014
Lili Taylor Joins The Maze Runner Sequel
After taking on one of the more successful horror movies in recent times with The Conjuring, Lili Taylor is looking to leap aboard a Young Adult adaptation franchise. She's just joined the cast of The Maze Runner Chapter II: The Scorch Trials alongside Barry Pepper.
From: Empire Online 04/11/2014
Christian Bale Will Not Be Steve Jobs
He's in! He's out! He's in again! He's… out again? Yes, it seems Christian Bale isn't as committed to Danny Boyle's Steve Jobs film as earlier reports indicated. The Hollywood Reporter is now bringing word that Bale has backed out of the project.
From: Empire Online 04/11/2014
Ant-Man Adds Another Cast Member
It is the fashion for leaks about Marvel movies right now, what with the Avengers: Age Of Ultron trailer emerging early a couple of weeks ago, and some new information arising about the sequel from an actor whose presence was not announced previously. Today brings word that Ant-Man, currently in production in Atlanta, will also be featuring a familiar face.
From: Empire Online 04/11/2014
Minions first look image and trailer
The story of Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment's Minions begins at the dawn of time. Starting as single-celled yellow organisms, Minions evolve through the ages, perpetually serving the most despicable of masters.
From: Film-News 04/11/2014
Bonneville's marmalade masterpiece
Hugh Bonneville hopes visitors to London like his marmalade-inspired design of Paddington Bear.
The Downton Abbey actor is one of 50 famous faces that has designed a 3ft 6in version of the iconic bear for The Paddington Trail. The statues will be placed around the English capital for people to find and Hugh was delighted to be part of the process.
From: Film-News 04/11/2014
Darren Aronofsky Named President Of Berlin Film Festival Jury
The 65th Berlin Film Festival kicks off on February 5 next year with Darren Aronofsky atop the jury. Contrary to many recent Berlinale jury presidents, the Noah helmer has never had a movie in the official selection.
From: Deadline 04/11/2014
Fortissimo Reels In Berenice Fugard; 'A Man Called Ove' Books Travel Plans: Global Briefs
Fortissimo Films has appointed Berenice Fugard as SVP Acquisitions. The former StudioCanal executive has been consulting with Fortissimo for more than a year and now joins the company full time. She will work between Fortissimo's Amsterdam Office and France.
From: Deadline 04/11/2014
Caliber Media Shutters LA Office & Management Biz To Focus On Production
Dallas Sonnier and Jack Heller's Caliber Media has quietly phased out the majority of its management business and closed its Wilshire Boulevard office as the company and its principals shift focus almost completely toward production.
From: Deadline 04/11/2014
Mrs. Brown's Boys D' Movie conquers
Universal Pictures (UK) is proud to announce that the outrageous Irish comedy Mrs. Brown's Boys D' Movie has enjoyed sales figures of 315,981 across Blu-ray, DVD and digital download in its first week of release, in the UK.
From: Film-News 03/11/2014
Film benefits revealed as Into Film Festival launches
From boosting literacy and critical thinking skills to increasing global and cultural awareness, new research reveals that access to a rich diet of film delivers significant academic and social benefits.
From: Film-News 03/11/2014
The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water 3D trailer
With a cast of Antonio Banderas, Tom Kenny, Clancy Brown, Rodger Bumpass, Bill Fagerbakke, Carolyn Lawrence and Douglas Lawrence The Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out Of Water 3D reveals the film poster and trailer.
From: Film-News 03/11/2014
Gangsters on screen
In early depictions during the Pre-Code Hollywood era, the 'gangster' image was highly romanticised by films such as The Public Enemy (1931), but as the threat of gangsterism grew in many cities around the world, the impetus on controlling its portrayal grew rapidly.
From: Film-News 03/11/2014
Isabelle Adjani's long-awaited stage return has France on edge of its seat
After eight-year theatrical absence, reclusive actor prepares for curtains up on repeatedly postponed premier of play Kinship.
From: The Guardian - Film News 02/11/2014
They're here to save the world: but how many superhero movies can we take?
After making billions from Batman and the rest, Hollywood has 30 comic book-inspired films in the pipeline, including The Black Panther and Captain Marvel. But now critics say enough is enough.
From: The Guardian - Film News 01/11/2014
Alex Garland Plans Annihilation
His first stab at directing, robo-thriller Ex_Machina, is generating some healthy buzz as it approaches release. So it's not surprising that Alex Garland is being considered for other jobs. Paramount sees plenty of promise in his future, and have hired Garland to write and direct Annihilation.
From: Empire Online 01/11/2014
Charlie Hunnam Says A Prayer Before Dawn
We know Charlie Hunnam can look after himself in an on-screen rumble: TV's Sons Of Anarchy and Pacific Rim proved that. Now he's going to get his chance to show off some Thai boxing skills in true-life tale A Prayer Before Dawn.
From: Empire Online 01/11/2014
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