**First Trailer for Mark Ruffalo’s Directorial Debut SYMPATHY FOR DELICIOUS **Ed Harris to Play John McCain in HBO’s GAME CHANGE **First Trailer for MR. POPPER’S PENGUINS Starring Jim Carrey and Dancing Penguins **Josh Radnor to Direct and Star in LIBERAL ARTS With Elizabeth Olsen **HBO Greenlights Comedy Pilot SPRING/FALL Starring Tea Leoni

First Trailer for Mark Ruffalo’s Directorial Debut SYMPATHY FOR DELICIOUS
by Adam Chitwood Posted: March 23rd, 2011
The first trailer for Mark Ruffalo’s directorial debut Sympathy for Delicious has been released. The film tells the story of a paralyzed DJ (played by the film’s scribe, Christopher Thornton) who somehow acquires the ability to heal, though is unable to make himself walk. Judging from the trailer, Ruffalo definitely shows some promise as a director. Factor in the top-notch cast, and I’m very interested in seeing how this film plays out. The flick premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January where it took home the Special Jury Prize.


Hit the jump to watch the trailer. Sympathy for Delicious stars Mark Ruffalo, Christopher Thornton, Orlando Bloom, Juliette Lewis, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich and John Carroll Lynch.
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Ed Harris to Play John McCain in HBO’s GAME CHANGE
by Adam Chitwood Posted: March 23rd, 2011
Ed Harris has been tapped to play Senator John McCain in HBO’s adaptation of Mark Halperin and John Heilemann’s book Game Change, which follows the behind-the-scenes turmoil of the 2008 presidential election. Julianne Moore was previously announced as signing on to play Sarah Palin. Jay Roach (Dinner for Schmucks) is set to direct the flick from a screenplay by Danny Strong. The director/writer duo previously teamed up on HBO’s Recount, which chronicled the fallout of the 2000 presidential election. Now that McCain and Palin are set, who will be chosen to fill out the Democratic Ticket? Hit the jump for a synopsis of Game Change.
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First Trailer for MR. POPPER’S PENGUINS Starring Jim Carrey and Dancing Penguins
by Brendan Bettinger Posted: March 23rd, 2011
20th Century Fox has released the first trailer for the family film Mr. Popper’s Penguins. Jim Carrey stars as divorced New York real estate developer: “for years he has been out of contact with his “kooky” father, who leaves him with an unusual inheritance: a penguin.” Carla Gugino, Angela Lansbury, and Madeline Carroll also star. Mark Waters (Ghosts of Girlfriends Past) directs from a script by Jared Stern (The Princess and the Frog) and screenwriting team Sean Anders and John Morris (Hot Tub Time Machine), based on the 1938 children’s novel.


Mr. Popper’s Penguins opens on June 17. Watch the trailer after the jump.
......read more; http://collider.com/mr-poppers-penguins-movie-trailer/81214/



 

Josh Radnor to Direct and Star in LIBERAL ARTS With Elizabeth Olsen
by Adam Chitwood Posted: March 23rd, 2011
Fresh off his directorial debut HappyThankYouMorePlease, which premiered at Sundance to highly positive reviews, How I Met Your Mother star Josh Radnor is planning on stepping behind the camera once more for the indie film Liberal Arts. Radnor also wrote the flick and THR reports that he will star alongside Sundance darling Elizabeth Olsen. The younger sister of Mary-Kate and Ashley, Elizabeth broke out in a big way at this year’s Sundance Film Festival with her performance in Martha Marcy May Marlene.


Liberal Arts tells the story of a 35-year-old whose yearning for his glory days of college is intensified when he strikes up a romance with a 19-year-old college student over a shared love of music and literature. The man is busy coming to terms with his age and responsibilities, while the young girl’s immaturity puts a strain on their relationship. The whole thing kind of reminds me of 2006’s underrated The Last Kiss starring Zach Braff. Radnor will shoot the film this spring during his hiatus from How I Met Your Mother. Olsen is currently filming Red Lights with Robert De Niro, Sigourney Weaver and Cillian Murphy.
........... read more; http://collider.com/josh-radnor-elizabeth-olsen-liberal-arts/82152/

 



HBO Greenlights Comedy Pilot SPRING/FALL Starring Tea Leoni
by Brendan Bettinger Posted: March 23rd, 2011
HBO has greenlit Spring/Fall, a half-hour comedy pilot led by Tea Leoni. The series is set in the New York fashion world: Leoni plays “half of a dysfunctional partnership between two women with different approaches to career, family, and friendship.” Kate Robin (Six Feet Under) wrote the script and will produce with Leoni, Jimmy Miller (The Other Guys), and documentary filmmaker R.J. Cutler (The September Issue). Deadline imparts that the pilot will shoot this June.


Leoni will next be seen in Tower Heist, which opens November 8. Hit the jump for a look how this fits into the overall scope of HBO’s development.
........... read more; http://collider.com/spring-fall-tea-leoni-hbo/82161/