**First Clip from HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 2 **Jason Statham in Talks to Star in PARKER for Director Taylor Hackford **HBO Debuts In Production Featurette for Michael Mann’s LUCK Starring Dustin Hoffman **Logan Lerman to Star in Seth Gordon’s Indie Drama THE ONLY LIVING BOY IN NEW YORK

Jason Statham in Talks to Star in PARKER for Director Taylor Hackford
by Phil Brown Posted: April 18th, 2011
Jason Statham, the man with the finest British growl in the business, is in talks to star in the new thriller Parker. Adapted from a popular series of novels by Donald E. Westlake (writing under the pseudonym Richard Stark), the film will cast the Crank star as an honorable thief (would Statham ever play any other kind of thief?). The character has inspired several solid cinematic outings before, so the source material definitely has a successful pedigree. The film will be directed by journeyman filmmaker Taylor Hackford for the production company trifecta of Sierra/Affinity, Incentive Filmed Entertainment and Sidney Kimmel Entertainment.


Hit the jump for more juicy details on this impending action flick.
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First Clip from HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 2
by Matt Goldberg Posted: April 18th, 2011
While the first clip from Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 went online last week, it was a low-version quality taped off a TV screen. A better versions ripped from the new Blu-ray of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 has now gone online and it gives us a good look at various snippets of footage from the upcoming grand finale as well as a scene featuring Harry speaking with Mr. Ollivander (John Hurt). For those unfamiliar with the character (or need a brief refresher), Ollivander is the one who sold Harry his wand way back in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and who was kidnapped by Voldemort in Deathly Hallows – Part 1.


Hit the jump to check out the featurette/clip. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 opens in 3D on July 15th. Click here for all of our Harry Potter coverage.
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HBO Debuts In Production Featurette for Michael Mann’s LUCK Starring Dustin Hoffman
by Ethan Anderton Posted: April 18th, 2011
The cable network just premiered their brand new spectacular fantasy series Game of Thrones last night (read my review here), but HBO is already giving us a taste of another new series in their future. The network recently premiered a short featurette on the horse racing series Luck starring Dustin Hoffman with a pilot directed by Michael Mann (Collateral). The series takes a provocative look at horse racing including the owners, gamblers, jockeys and diverse gaming industry players.


Once again, with little effort, HBO has me interested in yet another one of their new drama series. And with a cast that also includes Joan Allen, Michael Gambon, Dennis Farina, John Ortiz, Kevin Dunn, Richard Kind, Jason Gedrick, Ritchie Coster, Ian Hart, Tom Payne, Kerry Condon, Gary Stevens, and Nick Nolte, this should be something worth seeing down the road. Check out the featurette after the jump for your first look at Luck.
........... http://collider.com/luck-hbo-featurette/86503/




Logan Lerman to Star in Seth Gordon’s Indie Drama THE ONLY LIVING BOY IN NEW YORK
by Matt Goldberg Posted: April 18th, 2011
Logan Lerman has signed on to star in The Only Living Boy in New York for director Seth Gordon (Four Christmases). According to Deadline, the indie drama (written by The Dilemma screenwriter Allan Loeb) “is a twisted coming of age tale in which a young man (Lerman) learns that his overbearing father is having an affair. The son tries to stop it, only to become involved with the woman as well. With advice from a questionable quirky neighbor, the young man learns about love.” Ugh. Because the premise isn’t quirky faux-drama enough, let’s throw in a quirky neighbor who gives advice.


Lerman will next be seen in the atrocious-looking 3D adaptation of The Three Musketeers. He’s also set to star in an adaptation of The Perks of Being a Wallflower opposite Emma Watson. As for Gordon, his new film Horrible Bosses, opens July 8th.
............ http://collider.com/logan-lermanthe-only-living-boy-in-new-york/86507/