Marion Cotillard to Play Talia al Ghul; Joseph Gordon-Levitt to Play Roman Sionis in THE DARK KNIGHT RISES [UPDATED]
by Matt Goldberg Posted: February 16th, 2011
We reported in the past weeks that Marion Cotillard and Joseph Gordon-Levitt were in talks to join The Dark Knight Rises. Warner Bros. has now sent out a press release announcing that both have joined the film and that Cotillard will play Talia al Ghul while Gordon-Levitt will play the gangster Roman Sionis (aka Black Mask). That puts four potential villains against Batman with Anne Hathaway cast as Selina Kyle/Catwoman and Tom Hardy as Bane. Of course, we don’t know how all of these villains will interact with each other and how much bearing they’ll have on the story, but I have to assume that you don’t get popular actors this caliber for bit parts.Hit the jump for the full press release. The Dark Knight Rises opens July 20, 2012. [Update: This may be fake. In my rush to report Batman news that was forwarded to me, I didn't think to check the e-mail address it originated from: "warnerbrospicturesmedia@hotmail.com". Hit the jump for my sloppy journalism! Update 2: Definitely fake: The folks on the Nolan Fans message boards debunked the story. Update 3: Here's an explanation of why we're leaving this story up. ]
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New Poster for SCREAM 4
by Matt Goldberg Posted: February 16th, 2011
After already releasing two bland posters, Dimension is taking another run at their Scream 4 marketing by high-lighting Ghostface and his killer chin. If the whole movie has Ghostface running around chin-stabbing his victims, I will declare Scream 4 as the best movie in the franchise. Anything less will be a disappointment.
Hit the jump to check out the poster. Directed by Wes Craven, Scream 4 stars Neve Campbell, David Arquette, Courteney Cox Arquette, Emma Roberts, Rory Culkin, and Hayden Panettiere. The film opens April 15th.
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Rowan Joffe to Adapt Non-fiction Novel AGENT ZIGZAG for Director Mike Newell
by Matt Goldberg Posted: February 16th, 2011
Writer-director Rowan Joffe (Brighton Rock) will pen the adaptation of the non-fiction novel Agent Zigzag for director Mike Newell (Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time) Per Deadline, “Agent Zigzag tells the true story of Eddie Chapman, a suave thief/seducer who became a double agent during WWII working for both Germany and Britain.” I love that “seducer” is on the same job title as “thief” and “double-agent”. I hope Mr. Zigzag put that on his resume.
In addition to Brighton Rock, Joffe also wrote the screenplay for The American and 28 Weeks Later. In September, we reported that he has been hired to adapt Steve Watson’s debut novel Before I Go to Sleep. Last week, Newell signed on to direct a new adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations. Hit the jump for a synopsis of the novel.
Michel Gondry to Adapt Philip K. Dick’s UBIK
by Talia Soghomonian Posted: February 16th, 2011
The Green Hornet director Michel Gondry’s next movie will be an adaptation of Philip K. Dick’s 1966 science fiction novel, Ubik. The screenplay will remain loyal to Dick’s original text.
This will be the second attempt by a French filmmaker to adapt Dick’s famed work. In 1974, Jean-Pierre Gorin commissioned the writer to adapt his own novel to a screenplay. The movie never got made but Dick’s labor didn’t go entirely to waste – it was instead published as Ubik: The Screenplay.
Highly respected in France, Philip K. Dick is perhaps one of the most popular American sci-fi writers in the world – and Hollywood. Hit the jump to find out which classic movies were inspired by his works.
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