by Matt Goldberg Posted: March 28th, 2011
I’m already looking past Cars 2 and on to Pixar’s next film Brave. That’s partially because Cars 2 looks awful and partially because Brave will feature the studio’s first female protagonist. It was also going to be the studio’s first film with a female director (Brenda Chapman), but there was a bit of controversy last October when Chapman was replaced by Mark Andrews, who previously directed the Pixar short One Man Band.
Behind-the-scenes drama aside, Brave looks like it could be a great film. The film is set in Scotland and centers on a tomboyish princess who accidentally unleashes evil on her kingdom and must save the day. The princess was to be voiced by Reese Witherspoon but scheduling conflicts forced her to drop out. She’ll be replaced by they actually scottish Kelly Macdonald (Boardwalk Empire). Hit the jump for more details on the film plus a first look at the concept art. Brave is set to hit theaters in 3D on June 22, 2012. [Updated: Disney has provided some high-resolution images of the concept, which you can check out after the jump]
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Trailer for Woody Allen’s MIDNIGHT IN PARIS Starring Owen Wilson and Rachel McAdams
by Matt Goldberg Posted: March 28th, 2011
The trailer for Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris has gone online. The film centers on a man (Owen Wilson) who is in Paris with his wife (Rachel McAdams) but begins going off on his own a midnight to explore the nightlife the city has to offer. It’s tough to be excited for Midnight in Paris since Woody Allen insists on turning out one film per year regardless of whether or not it’s a film worth making. While he has a great cast lined up (Michael Sheen especially looks to be having some fun), a Woody Allen film these days is a crapshoot and at best he feels like he’s repeating himself. Hopefully Midnight in Paris will offer a change of pace, but nothing in the trailer hints that it will.
Hit the jump to check out the trailer. Midnight in Paris also stars Kathy Bates, Carla Bruni, Marion Cotillard, and Adrien Brody. It opens May 20th and will premiere at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Johnny Depp Sneaks into Martin Scorsese’s HUGO CABRET
by Matt Goldberg Posted: March 28th, 2011
Martin Scorsese’s 3D family film Hugo Cabret already has an impressive cast. The film stars Asa Butterfield, Chloe Moretz, Ben Kingsley, Christopher Lee, Emily Mortimer, Sacha Baron Cohen, Jude Law, Michael Stuhlbarg, Emily Mortimer, Ray Winstone, Frances de la Tour and Richard Griffiths. Now it turns out some guy named Johnny Depp is also in the movie. Le Parisien [via The Playlist] published a still from the movie and it shows Depp as M. Rouleau, “an abstract painter who helps the children on their adventure.”
Hit the jump to check out the image of Depp along with a set photo of the mechanical man that Hugo (Butterfield) and his eccentric friend Isabelle (Moretz) encounter. Hugo Cabret is due out November 23rd.
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New Poster for THE TREE OF LIFE Starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn; Opening in the UK on May 4th?
by Matt Goldberg Posted: March 28th, 2011
Fox Searchlight has released a new poster for Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life. While this summer is filled with superheroes and other big franchise properties, I’m glad that Searchlight is boldly throwing in a Malick movie that will mostly likely confuse and divide audiences (but judging by the trailer, it will be a very pretty confusion and division). This new poster isn’t an astounding design, but it does provide tiny images of the film’s gorgeous-looking cinematography.
Empire is also reporting that the film will open in the UK on May 4th. That’s slightly confusing since the film is set to make its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival, which doesn’t begin until May 11th. We’ll see how that shakes out, but it’s currently set for release in the US on May 27th. Hit the jump to check out the poster.
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