Bradley Cooper to Star in THE WORDS; Jeremy Irons in Talks to Costar
by Matt Goldberg Posted: February 10th, 2011
Bradley Cooper will star in the drama The Words. The film is the directorial debut of writers Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal (TRON: Legacy). Words centers on “a writer (Cooper) who, at the peak of his literary success, discovers the price he must pay for stealing another man’s work.” Variety reports that Jeremy Irons is in talks to costar.
Cooper will next be seen in Neil Burger’s Limitless where he’ll also be playing a writer. The in-demand actor is also circling The Silver Linings Playbook, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, and an untitled action-comedy with Ryan Reynolds. Oh, and this May he’ll be in a little movie called The Hangover Part II. As for Irons, he’ll next be seen in the financial crisis drama Margin Call and the new Showtime series The Borgias.
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http://collider.com/bradley-cooper-the-words-jeremy-irons/75533/
Trailer for ARTHUR Starring Russell Brand and Helen Mirren
by Matt Goldberg Posted: February 10th, 2011
The trailer for Jason Winer’s (Modern Family) remake of Arthur has gone online. The film centers on a drunken playboy (Russell Brand) who risks losing his inheritance when he falls in love with a woman (Greta Gerwig) his parents don’t like. The movie looks like it could be fun and I hope someone makes an animated gif of Helen Mirren punching Brand in the face. While the trailer relies too heavily on familiar tunes (“Rebel Rebel”, “All Right Now”, and “Under Pressure”), that’s a trailer problem, not something that reflects negatively on the movie. The jokes they feature got a laugh out of me and I hope they’re not just showing the best of the bunch.
Hit the jump to check out the trailer. Arthur also stars Jennifer Garner, Nick Nolte, and Luis Guzman. It opens April 8th. Click here to check out Steve’s interview with Brand where he talks about the film.
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trailer is here; http://collider.com/arthur-trailer/66611/
Simon West to Direct RED SONJA; Amber Heard Top Choice to Star
by Matt Goldberg Posted: February 10th, 2011
A few years ago, a reboot/remake/relaunch of Red Sonja was in the works with Rose McGowan attached to star and Robert Rodriguez producing. While that adaptation fell apart, producer Avi Lerner still plans to bring the buxom red-headed barbarian back to the big screen. Lerner tells Empire that they’re planning to shoot Red Sonja after Conan and that Simon West (The Mechanic) will direct:
“We didn’t want to start it until we’d finished Conan,” he tells us, but with confidence in Marcus Nispel’s revivified warrior growing, and a sequel already in development, Lerner reveals that “We will definitely shoot Red Sonja in between Conan and Conan 2. We already chose the director: an English guy called Simon West.”
And who does Lerner see as his new Sonja? Rising star Amber Heard. Hit the jump for more on Lerner’s dream casting.
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