Posted: March 3rd, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff
Trent Reznor just won the Oscar for his amazing work on "The Social Network," and now comes word that he's has already lined up his next gig.
BadassDigest has learned that Reznor has signed on to score the upcoming film adaptation of "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter." Not only that, but he'll be also starring in the movie as the vampire who kills Lincoln's mother.
Story revolves around the president's quest to rid the world of vampires, presented as the real conflict behind the Civil War. Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted) is direct the new film, which is set to hit conventional and 3D theaters on June 22nd, 2012.
Source: BadassDigest
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New Water For Elephants Trailer Proves Reese Witherspoon Belongs In A Circus
published: 2011-03-04 03:17:53 Author:
Josh Tyler
This is going to sound like an attack on Reese Witherspoon, but it’s not. Hear me out. While Hollywood often tries to cast her as the romantic lead in whatever generic, meet cute they’re cooking up, Reese Witherspoon will never belong in those films. It’s her look. It just isn’t Hollywood. She’s pretty, but not in the way most actresses are pretty. She’s pretty in the way the hottest girl in the Ozarks might be pretty. Her look isn’t glamour or glitz, maybe that’s why she’s done her best work playing the plainest of the plain, like Walk the Line’s June Carter Cash. What I’m getting at is that Reese Witherspoon belongs in a circus.
In Water for Elephants she’ll play the hottest girl in a traveling circus sideshow, and in this new trailer for the film, I buy it. I wouldn’t buy it if this part were played by Rachel McAdams, or Scarlett Johansson, or just about anyone else except Salma Hayek who can do wonders while wearing facial hair. I buy it when it’s Reese Witherspoon.
I also buy Christoph Waltz as the man behind the circus tent. He’s playing another villain, clearly he’s typecast, but at least he’s really good at playing villains. Did you see Green Hornet? Waltz was better than average there.
Check out the new Water for Elephants trailer embedded below or see it in HD on Amazon.com.
For more on Water for Elephants, or just to get a look at the film’s previous trailer, visit the Blend Film Database.
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/New-Water-For-Elephants-Trailer-Proves-Reese-Witherspoon-Belongs-In-A-Circus-23483.html
Ryan Reynolds Says Deadpool Is Still In The Works
published: 2011-03-03 15:43:05 Author: Eric Eisenberg
This past summer you couldn't go a whole week without hearing something distressing about Deadpool, the 20th Century Fox movie based on the Marvel character that would serve as a spin-off of sorts from X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Though Ryan Reynolds repeatedly mentioned how much love he has for the character, he kept adding more and more projects to his schedule, pushing Deadpool further away. Things were made even worse when the script by Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese leaked online and it was said that the project "could turn Ryan Reynolds into an icon." Lucky for us, the dream isn't dead yet.
Empire recently had the chance to speak with the star about the future of the project, to which he said that it is "still in the works." Unfortunately, however, the problem that continues to rear its ugly head is scheduling, as Reynolds still isn't sure where he will find time to make the movie. Asked to compare the Merc With The Mouth with The Green Lantern, whom Reynolds will be seen playing this summer, the actor replied,
“Those two universes are completely different. Superhero movies are so pervasive in pop culture, I don’t look at the as superhero roles as much as just roles. They’re such different people. Deadpool is about a guy in a highly militarized shame spiral, Green Lantern is more universally themed"
If you were to go through the archives of Deadpool stories on this site and pick out the ones written by me you will discover that I desperately want to see this film made even if it takes another five years (though I really hope it doesn't take that long). Between The Change Up, Safe House, and R.I.P.D., all of which have directors and casts, it's unlikey that there will be any time for Deadpool to be made this year, but hopefully Reynolds will be willing to sacrifice some of his 2012 to get it made.
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Ryan-Reynolds-Says-Deadpool-Is-Still-In-The-Works-23476.html
Weinstein Company Teams Up With Miley Cyrus To Distribute So Undercover
published: 2011-03-03 10:05:33 Author: Katey Rich
The Weinstein Company just walked away in triumph from the Oscars, with a Best Picture statue and three others for The King's Speech. So what are they going to do next? Team up with Miley Cyrus, of course! In a press release the studio announced they'll be distributing So Undercover, the action comedy starring Cyrus in a kind of 21 Jump Street situation, going undercover at a college sorority to protect the daughter of a former mobster.
Cyrus, known pretty much exclusively as Hannah Montana from her TV show and massive concert tour, made her first non-Hannah film last year with The Last Song, an adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks novel that performed about as well as those things usually do. So Undercover actually sounds even more like the Hannah Montana series-- the dual identities, the flock of sorority girls who will likely surround her, even the notion of it being a caper. Cyrus is clearly trying to be considered as a serious actress beyond just her tween audience, but there seems to be plenty here for them too.
Tom Vaughn, who last made What Happens In Vegas, directed the film, which also stars Jeremy Piven, Mike O'Malley and Kelly Osbourne. Here's a few quotes from the press release in case you need to read about various Hollywood figures complimenting each other. So Undercover is set for release in October this year.
“We’re excited to be working with Miley Cyrus as she transitions from child phenomenon to grown-up star. She’s got charisma and talent to burn, and SO UNDERCOVER shows her to be a deft comedic actress,” said Glasser. “This deal is a testament to the savvy instincts of Peter Lawson and his acquisitions team in scouting and securing those projects that will enhance TWC’s release slate.”
“We are thrilled to know that the film is now in great hands with Harvey Weinstein and his amazingly talented team at The Weinstein Company,” said Sinclair and East. Exclusive Films International (EFI), the International sales and marketing arm of Exclusive, is handling worldwide sales of this title and has sold most major foreign territories prior to and while at the European Film Market in Berlin last week.
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Weinstein-Company-Teams-Up-With-Miley-Cyrus-To-Distribute-So-Undercover-23468.html
Danger Is Imminent In Four New Scream 4 Stills
published: 2011-03-03 09:52:33 Author: Katey Rich
Crammed with random celebrity cameos, a whole slew of up-and-coming actors and the promise of seemingly endless snark and gore, Scream 4 is looking like a major bright spot in the spring movie season as we get closer to its April 15 release date. Yes, the first two sequels proved the law of diminishing returns, and yes, it's going to be weird seeing Courteney Cox and David Arquette together when we know their marriage broke up not long after the movie finished shooting. But there will be plenty else to keep an eye on, including appearances from Kristen Bell and Anna Paquin (who seem to be doomed pretty early), Emma Roberts and Hayden Panettiere (ditto), and even the lovely Alison Brie, a.k.a. the girl from Community everyone you know has a crush on.
And speaking of Ms. Brie, she's at the center of one of the four new Scream 4 images released today by the Weinstein Company; you can see all of them in the gallery below. Ghostface doesn't appear in any of them, except for a projection in what looks like a slideshow presentation from Rory Culkin's smartass teenager character, but all of these people look like they could be in danger at any moment. Check out the new images and join me, won't you, in revising history to forget the first two sequels and look forward to this movie fully.
