**New Trailer for Hugh Jackman's "Real Steel" Robot Boxing Movie **Aaron Eckhart to Hunt Villainous Peter Pan in New Movie **Hugo Weaving Confirmed for "The Hobbit" **"Men in Black" Director to Helm "Dinosaurs Versus Aliens" **Ethan Hawke Joins "Total Recall" Remake **Al Pacino Joins John Travolta in "Gotti" Biopic

New Trailer for Hugh Jackman's "Real Steel" Robot Boxing Movie

Posted: May 10th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff


Today we have a brand new trailer for the upcoming futuristic robot boxing movie "Real Steel," starring Hugh Jackman and Anthony Mackie. Check it out below.

Plot: The story revolves around Charlie Kenton (Jackman), a washed-up fighter who lost his chance at a title when 2000-pound, 8-foot-tall steel robots took over the ring. Now nothing but a small-time promoter, Charlie earns just enough money piecing together low-end bots from scrap metal to get from one underground boxing venue to the next. When Charlie hits rock bottom, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son Max (Dakota Goyo) to build and train a championship contender. As the stakes in the brutal, no-holds-barred arena are raised, Charlie and Max, against all odds, get one last shot at a comeback.

"Real Steel" is directed by Shawn Levy (Date Night) and is scheduled to hit theaters October 7th.


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Aaron Eckhart to Hunt Villainous Peter Pan in New Movie

Posted: May 10th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff


There are a lot of "Peter Pan" projects in the works, including a prequel that has Channing Tatum attached. Today, ScreenDaily has learned that Warner Bros is developing its own version of the story, which will be much darker than previously seen.

Aaron Eckhart (The Dark Knight) has signed on to play Captain Hook, who has been re-imagined as a tormented former detective on the trail of a childlike kidnapper (Peter Pan). AnnaSophia Robb (Soul Surfer) will portray Wendy, the lone survivor who leaves an asylum to help in the hunt. And Sean Bean ("Game of Thrones") has been cast as Smee, the chief detective and Hook's only ally on the force.

Guillermo Del Toro was once attached to direct the film, but has since been replaced by Ben Hibon, who worked in the animation department on "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1." Filming is scheduled to begin in October in Eastern Europe.

Source: ScreenDaily



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Hugo Weaving Confirmed for "The Hobbit"

Posted: May 10th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff


Back on May 1st, director Peter Jackson posted a photo of him and Hugo Weaving on the set of "The Hobbit." Many assumed that Weaving will be reprising the role of Elrond, but Jackson said that the actor simply stopped by for a visit.

Now, Ian McKellen has updated his official blog with news that Weaving is officially on board.

He wrote: "Martin Freeman has left 'The Hobbit.' This is not another April Fool, just a May Fact. Before signing as Bilbo, Martin had agreed to make three 90-minute TV films in London, again playing Dr Watson to Benedict Cumberbatch's Sherlock Holmes.

No worries: he'll be back in Middle Earth after our first hiatus, during which Peter Jackson will have spare time to edit the scenes already completed. The rest of the cast remains on duty for another few weeks, working on hobbit-less sections of the film. These involve dwarves of course but also elves, with Hugo Weaving back for a stretch as Lord Elrond."

Click here to read more about "The Hobbit."

Source: Ian McKellen



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"Men in Black" Director to Helm "Dinosaurs Versus Aliens"

Posted: May 10th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff


Barry Sonnenfeld, who is currently filming the third "Men in Black" film, has come up with a new alien story, which he is calling "Dominion: Dinosaurs Versus Aliens."

The director has teamed with comic book writer Grant Morrison to develop a graphic novel and a movie. Morrison, whose comic book work includes "Batman" and "The Invisibles," will write both the graphic novel and the script. Sonnenfeld will direct the film. Check out the first concept art below.

The story chronicles a secret prehistoric world war battle. When an alien invasion attacks Earth in the age of the dinosaurs, the planet's only hope is the giants that roam the planet with, it turns out, a lot more intelligence than previously realized.

"Growing up, my fascination was all things dinosaur, and as an adult, I've had some success making films about aliens, so this is a dream come true," said Sonnenfeld. "We've been trying to do a project ever since."



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Ethan Hawke Joins "Total Recall" Remake

Posted: May 10th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff


Ethan Hawke has joined the cast of "Total Recall," Columbia Pictures' remake of the 1990 Arnold Schwarzenegger film that has Colin Farrell starring.

The new story ditches the Martian storyline and instead involves nation states Euromerica and New Shanghai, with Douglas Quaid (Farrell) a factory worker in the latter who begins to believe he is a spy, although he doesn't know for which side.

The movie has been casting to make its June start in Toronto with Bryan Cranston playing the villain. Kate Beckinsale and Jessica Biel are in negotiations for the female leads. Hawke's role is being kept secret.

Source: THR



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Al Pacino Joins John Travolta in "Gotti" Biopic

Posted: May 10th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff


Al Pacino (The Godfather) is joining the cast of "Gotti: Three Generations," the true-life crime saga, which stars John Travolta as John Gotti Sr. The actor will play Gambino crime family underboss Neil Dellacroce, an associate and mentor to Gotti Sr.

The project re-teams Pacino with director Barry Levinson after working together on the Emmy-winning HBO film "You Don't Know Jack."

Other key roles that have been cast include that of Gotti Sr's wife Victoria, who will be played by Travolta's real-life wife Kelly Preston; Angel Gotti, the daughter of John Sr and Victoria, who will be played by the Travolta's daughter Ella Bleu Travolta; Gotti Sr's associate Angelo Ruggiero, who will be played by Joe Pesci; and Kim Gotti, John Gotti Jr's wife, who will be played by Lindsay Lohan.

Roles yet to be cast include those of Gotti Jr. and his sister Victoria.

Source: THR



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**Ethan Hawke to Cameo in TOTAL RECALL Remake **Aaron Eckhart, AnnaSophia Robb, and Sean Bean Join Ben Hibon’s Dark PETER PAN Re-Imagining **Casting Call: Alec Baldwin Drops out of ROCK OF AGES; Jean Reno Joins I, ALEX CROSS

Ethan Hawke to Cameo in TOTAL RECALL Remake

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: May 10th, 2011

Ethan Hawke has joined Len Wiseman’s upcoming remake of Total Recall.  The film stars Colin Farrell as a factory worker who begins to believe he’s a spy for either the nation stat Euromerica or New Shanghai, but he doesn’t know which.  The movie is based on the Philip K. Dick story “We Can Remember It for You Wholesale” and was loosely adapted back in 1990 as an Arnold Schwarzenegger action movie directed by Paul Verhoeven.  The movie has ditched the concept of going to Mars because I guess as a country we’ve given up on that dream.

Heat Vision reports that Hawke’s role is being kept under wraps and that it’s a cameo in nature.  I’m not exactly sure why you’d cast Hawke in a cameo when he wasn’t in the original film, but I’m not going to argue against his participation.  The film also stars Bryan Cranston as villain Vilos Cohaagen, and Kate Beckinsale and Jessica Biel are in talks to play the female leads Lori and Melina, respectively.  Total Recall opens August 3, 2012.

....... http://collider.com/total-recall-remake-ethan-hawke/89964/

Aaron Eckhart, AnnaSophia Robb, and Sean Bean Join Ben Hibon’s Dark PETER PAN Re-Imagining

by Matt Goldberg   Posted: May 10th, 2011

There are various Peter Pan re-imaginings scooting their way through development.  There’s the terrible-sounding prequel Pan that stars Channing Tatum and sets Peter and Captain Hook as brothers.  Disney is considering the a promising adaptation of Dave Berry and Ridley Pearson’s Peter and the Starcatchers, which has Peter and the Lost Boys as the pirates.  And then there’s my favorite among the adaptations—an action-thriller, also titled Pan, directed by Ben Hibon.  If you’re not familiar with Hibon, he directed the beautiful animated sequence in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1.  Pan was originally set up as a directing vehicle for Guillermo del Toro, but Hibon came on board to helm the picture last November.  The story is a dark re-imagining of J.M. Barrie’s tale which has Captain Hook as a haunted former police detective in pursuit of a childlike kidnapper.

Now the first cast members have been revealed and it’s an exciting line-up: Aaron Eckhart, Sean Bean, and AnnaSophia Robb.  Hit the jump for more details on their characters.

.... http://collider.com/peter-pan-thriller-aaron-eckhart-sean-bean/89968/

Casting Call: Alec Baldwin Drops out of ROCK OF AGES; Jean Reno Joins I, ALEX CROSS

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: May 10th, 2011

This afternoon we have some casting and some un-casting to report.  In un-casting news, THR reports that Alec Baldwin has dropped out of Adam Shankman’s musical Rock of Ages.  You may recall Baldwin dropped out of Men in Black III to do Rock of Ages back in March.  Baldwin was set to play “Dennis Dupree, the owner of the Bourbon Room, the Sunset Boulevard nightclub at the center of the movie.”  No reason has been given for Baldwin’s departure, although it’s possible there was a scheduling conflict with Woody Allen’s upcoming comedy.  While it’s an unfortunate loss for the project, Rock of Ages isn’t lacking for stars since the cast features Tom Cruise, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Russell Brand, Paul Giamatti, Malin Akerman, Bryan Cranston, Mary J. Blige, Julianne Hough, and newcomer Diego Boneta.  Rock of Ages is set to open on June 1, 2012.

Hit the jump for casting news regarding I, Alex Cross.

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**Impressive Promo Art for Steven Soderbergh’s HAYWIRE Starring Gina Carano **Woody Allen to Co-Star in His Next Film alongside Roberto Benigni **4 Clips and 10 Minutes of Behind-the-Scenes Footage from PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES **Neil LaBute and Aaron Eckhart to Reunite for THE GEOGRAPHY OF HOPE; Ed Harris to Co-Star **Catherine Hardwicke to Direct Adaptation of THE BITCH POSSE

Impressive Promo Art for Steven Soderbergh’s HAYWIRE Starring Gina Carano

by Matt Goldberg   Posted: May 6th, 2011

Director Steven Soderbergh is setting up audiences for a one-two punch this year with the action film Haywire and the epidemic drama Contagion.  While Contagion will likely receive more attention due to its A-list cast (Damon, Paltrow, Winslet, Cotillard, and Law), Haywire is no slouch either.  The film stars Michael Fassbender, Ewan McGregor, Michael Douglas, Antonio Banderas, Bill Paxton, and in the lead role, MMA fighter Gina Carano as a spy who is double-crossed on a mission and comes home to protect her family and get revenge.
The aptly name Gina Carano fan site, “Gina Carano Fan Site” has come across some promo art for the film done by artist Neil Kellerhouse and it’s the kind of eye-catching work you will never see on a real poster because it doesn’t use floating heads or the standard blue-orange template.  No official materials have been released, but I highly encourage the studio behind the film to use the poster where Carano is running across the title.  Hit the jump to check out the promo art.  Haywire currently doesn’t have a release date, but it’s looking to hit theaters in August.
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Woody Allen to Co-Star in His Next Film alongside Roberto Benigni

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: May 6th, 2011

Woody Allen has cast two more actors in his next untitled film.  One actor is a familiar face in Woody Allen’s films: Woody Allen.  Allen hasn’t co-starred in one of his movies since 2006’s Scoop, but he sounds pretty pleased with the decision to join the picture, which he tells USA Today is “comic picture, an out-and-out comedy.”  Also, if you thought you were done with Roberto Benigni, you were wrong because Allen says the Oscar-winning actor is also in the film.  After coming to the attention of mainstream American audiences in Life is Beautiful, Benigni thought it would be a good idea to adapt Pinocchio and then play Pinocchio and that no one would be creeped out by the prospect of a middle-aged man playing a young boy.
Allen and Benigni join previously-announced cast members Jesse Eisenberg, Ellen Page, Penelope Cruz, and Alec Baldwin.  Allen says he’s still casting for the film, which shoots in Rome this summer.  His new film, Midnight in Paris, will open the Cannes Film Festival and hit theaters in the US on May 20th.

.... http://collider.com/woody-allen-roberto-benigni-rome-comedy/89363/

4 Clips and 10 Minutes of Behind-the-Scenes Footage from PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: May 6th, 2011

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, the fourth film in the swashbuckling franchise, hits theater May 20 and darn it if I haven’t missed Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow in his five-year absence.  Disney has provided us four clips from the movie, not to mention 10 minutes of behind-the-scenes footage, to mark his return.  The last clip in particular is a great showcase for that guttural yell of Depp’s, a personal favorite.  The clips also highlight Penelope Cruz and Ian McShane’s introduction to the franchise — McShane is awarded an especially badass entry scene as Blackbeard.  Geoffrey Rush, Sam Claflin, and Astrid Bergès-Frisbey also star in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, directed by Rob Marshall (Nine).  Watch everything after the jump.
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Neil LaBute and Aaron Eckhart to Reunite for THE GEOGRAPHY OF HOPE; Ed Harris to Co-Star

by Adam Chitwood   Posted: May 6th, 2011

Aaron Eckhart is set to reunite with writer/director Neil LaBute for his next film The Geography of Hope. The 1970s-set indie centers on two crooks who flee to Baja, Mexico after a bank robbery gone bad. Once there, they encounter a number of American women and are torn between swindling or romancing them. 24 Frames reports that Ed Harris is set to co-star in the film alongside Eckhart as the other crook.
Eckhart and LaBute have collaborated four times before, most recently with 2002’s Posession. LaBute wrote the script for Hope years ago, but put it on the backburner when his theater career took off. The plan is to shoot The Geography of Hope sometime this year in Puerto Rico.
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Catherine Hardwicke to Direct Adaptation of THE BITCH POSSE

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: May 6th, 2011

Twilight director Catherine Hardwicke will again tackle teen angst with an adaptation of Martha O’Connor’s The Bitch Posse. Deadline reports that Hardwicke will direct from a script by Tristine Skyler (Getting to Know You). The film covers familiar territory for the director as it focuses on a group of three high school friends. A terrible incident occurs that changes their dynamic forever, and the book switches back and forth between the girls’ high school years and present day, which finds one of them in a mental institution, another in a loveless marriage, and the third a promiscuous failed writer.
Miranda Bailey and Matthew Leutwyler are producing the flick through their Ambush Entertainment banner. Hardwicke most recently helmed Red Riding Hood, which was released last month to middling reviews. Hit the jump for a synopsis of O’Connor’s novel.
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**DEXTER Creator to Helm LOVE, SCOTCH AND DEATH Starring Michael C. Hall and Vera Farmiga **Drew Barrymore Talks Next Directorial Project HOW TO BE SINGLE **First Trailer for ABDUCTION Starring Taylor Lautner **Olga Kurylenko and Liana Liberato Join Aaron Eckhart in THE EXPATRIATE

DEXTER Creator to Helm LOVE, SCOTCH AND DEATH Starring Michael C. Hall and Vera Farmiga
by Adam Chitwood Posted: April 13th, 2011
James Manos Jr., who created the Showtime series Dexter, is poised to make his feature directorial debut with Love, Scotch and Death. The semi-autobiographical film was written by Manos and will star Michael C. Hall and Vera Farmiga. Deadline reports that the story follows a very strange week in the protagonist’s life. Hall’s character returns home from a stressful vacation to find out that his parents have died, leading him on a bizarre path where he encounters “an unsympathetic funeral director, his bewildered children and manic wife, an eccentric priest, and some over-sexed neighbors.”


Filming is scheduled to begin on the independent film this November, after Hall wraps the latest season of Dexter. Manos previously wrote for The Sopranos, winning an Emmy for co-writing the classic first season episode “College.”
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Drew Barrymore Talks Next Directorial Project HOW TO BE SINGLE
by Adam Chitwood Posted: April 13th, 2011
Drew Barrymore is poised to make her second feature as a director (after 2009’s Whip It) with the adaptation of Liz Tuccillo’s novel How to Be Single. The romantic comedy follows the “love lives and break-ups of a group of New Yorkers over the span of ten years.” Barrymore recently spoke a bit about the project:


“This has a very wide palette that I really really like. I’m so interested in so many different types of people and lifestyles that there is kind of a lovely mosaic, like a little bit for everybody.”


The screenwriting team from He’s Just Not That Into You, Marc Silverstein and Abby Kohn, are set to script the film. Barrymore and Nancy Juvonen (who also produced He’s Just Not That Into You) will produce. Hit the jump for more from Barrymore, including why How to Be Single is not really a romantic comedy, and a synopsis of the novel.
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First Trailer for ABDUCTION Starring Taylor Lautner
by Adam Chitwood Posted: April 13th, 2011
The first trailer for the action thriller Abduction, starring Taylor Lautner, has been released. Directed by John Singleton (Boyz n the Hood) the thriller centers around a young man who sets out to uncover the truth after finding a baby photo of himself listed on a missing persons website. While Lautner’s acting still seems a bit too ham-fisted to be taken seriously, the supporting cast is fairly impressive and some of the action sequences actually looked pretty cool. I understand Lautner’s desire to move on to bigger and better things post-Twilight, but the guy’s no Tom Cruise.


Abduction stars Lautner, Lily Collins, Sigourney Weaver, Danny Glover, Alfred Molina, Michael Nyqvist, Maria Bello, and Jason Isaacs. The film is set to be released on September 23rd. Hit the jump to watch the trailer.
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Olga Kurylenko and Liana Liberato Join Aaron Eckhart in THE EXPATRIATE
by Brendan Bettinger Posted: April 13th, 2011
Since he was first cast in the spy thriller The Expatriate last November, Aaron Eckhart has become a bona fide action star thanks to Battle: Los Angeles ($105 million worldwide and counting). Appropriately, Eckhart will be awarded his own Bond girl for his follow-up. Variety reports Quantum of Solace siren Olga Kurylenko will play “a CIA agent assigned to track down her former CIA partner and lover (Eckhart).” Additionally, Liana Liberato (Trust) has been cast as Eckhart’s daughter. Director Philipp Stölzl is currently filming The Expatriate in Montreal; production will shift to Brussels in May.


Read more about the project after the break.
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**Jennifer Lawrence Lands THE HUNGER GAMES **Is Jennifer Lawrence Now The Frontrunner For The Hunger Games? **Two-Face May Return in "The Dark Knight Rises"? **Baz Luhrmann Says He's Not Doing Great Gatsby Right Now, Comments On 3D And Australia **Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass and Jake Johnson Set for SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED

Jennifer Lawrence Lands THE HUNGER GAMES
by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub Posted: March 11th, 2011 at 8:57 pm


To say that director Gary Ross’ (Pleasantville) adaptation of Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games is being followed closely by fans is a bit of an understatement. Absolutely pivotal to the success of the film adaptation is the casting of the series’ lead role of Katniss. When describing what they were looking for in actresses for the role, Ross previously stated that what makes the character attractive is her strength, assuredness, defiance “and ultimately her compassion.”


The powers that be are currently searching for the right actress, and it looks like Jennifer Lawrence (Winter’s Bone) has landed the role after a lengthy search that included Hailee Steinfeld and Abigail Breslin. According to Variety, Lionsgate is getting ready to make Lawrence an offer next week. Age appears to have been a deciding factor, as Ross and Lionsgate decided that casting a recognizable male lead in his 20s would be easier than trying to find a teenager to star opposite Steinfeld or Breslin. More after the jump:
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Is Jennifer Lawrence Now The Frontrunner For The Hunger Games?
published: 2011-03-11 20:54:32 Author: Eric Eisenberg
In the past few weeks few things in the movie world have befuddled me more than the casting for Gary Ross' The Hunger Games. Since the hunt for an actress to play Katniss Everdeen began, many names have been floated, including the likes of True Grit's Hailee Steinfeld and Abigail Breslin. One name that has gotten a lot of press, however, has been Jennifer Lawrence, who is coming off an Oscar nominated performance in Winter's Bone. Why is this weird? Lawrence is a 20-year-old blonde Caucasian while Katniss is 16 and is described as having dark hair and an olive complexion. What's only going to make this weirder? Lawrence is apparently the frontrunner.


Variety is reporting that Lionsgate is close to sending Lawrence an offer for the lead role in the Suzanne Collins adaptation. (Deadline is reporting a similar story, though when they reached out to Lawrence's representation and Lionsgate neither would confirm the story). The movie is set in the future where teenagers are selected from one of twelve districts to be put in an arena and fight to the death. Billy Ray (Volcano, Flightplan) wrote the script.


I haven't read the books so I really don't have a dog in this race, but considering how drastically different Lawrence is from the character, even with her considerable talent, I can't imagine that fans would be too pleased - but then again that may just be me talking out of my ass. What do you think? Do you want Katniss to be played by Jennifer Lawrence?
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Is-Jennifer-Lawrence-Now-The-Frontrunner-For-The-Hunger-Games-23613.html

 

Baz Luhrmann Says He's Not Doing Great Gatsby Right Now, Comments On 3D And Australia
published: 2011-03-11 18:25:51 Author: Eric Eisenberg
When I found out that Baz Luhrmann would be directing an adaptation of The Great Gatsby, one of the greatest books of all time, I was actually happy. The book has never been given a proper film and with a cast that included Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan and Tobey Maguire, Luhrman seemed on pace to do just that. Then he announced that he would be making the movie in 3D and filming it not on Long Island but, rather, in his native Australia. Naturally, as a fan of the book for many years, I was disgusted by this prospect. Luckily it may all not be true.


Vulture recently caught up with the Moulin Rouge director who, while being insanely coy about the whole thing, said that he's actually delayed the production because of the massive amount of speculation and lack of facts floating around about the project. When asked directly about why he would make the movie in Australia, he responded, "Despite what might be out there, I have made no comment about anything. So until I say it, it's not said." When asked about whether the film would actually be in 3D, he seemed to take a step back from it, while also feeding the same line, saying "I'm in the middle of my own foolish-to-be-talking-about-anything-in-any-regard stage, before you truly have something to express." Going further, Luhrman said that he's still focusing on absorbing the material, "the DNA of his world, his life, [and] the world of the novel."


Like I said: coy. Outside of saying that the production isn't going to be happening any time soon, he didn't really confirm or deny anything, just commenting on the fact that there is plenty of talk in the air about the project. Is it still possible that he plans on making a 3D, Australian-filmed version of The Great Gatsby? Absolutely. But he also might not be.


http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Baz-Luhrmann-Says-He-s-Not-Doing-Great-Gatsby-Right-Now-Comments-On-3D-And-Australia-23612.html








Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass and Jake Johnson Set for SAFETY NOT GUARANTEED
by Adam Chitwood Posted: March 11th, 2011 at 6:21 pm


A trio of actors are set to star in the indie comedy Safety Not Guaranteed. Aubrey Plaza (Scott Pilgrim vs. The World), Mark Duplass (Humpday) and Jake Johnson (No Strings Attached) will star in the flick written and directed by Colin Trevorrow. The film was spawned from a real-life classified ad taken out by a man who was very seriously seeking a time travel companion who must bring their own weapons. The ad closes with “safety not guaranteed” and earned its own Internet meme. Johnson recently spoke with The Playlist about the film:


“It’s the story of my character who is a writer for a magazine in Seattle that decides go….and get an interview with this guy and make fun of him a little bit. And I bring one of my interns, who’s Aubrey, and it’s kind of her story, meeting this guy and this guy’s effect on us and it turns into its own little world. And Mark plays the guy the guy from the classified ad.”


Plaza is the gift that keeps on giving each week on Parks and Recreation and Duplass has become somewhat of an indie A-lister after writing, producing, directing and starring in a number of indie gems. He and his brother Jay will produce Safety Not Guaranteed. The cast sounds terrific, and the plot described has a great deal of potential. I’m quite interested to see how this one turns out.
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Two-Face May Return in "The Dark Knight Rises"?
Posted: March 11th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff


Aaron Eckhart has been saying that he will not return as Harvey Dent/Two-Face in "The Dark Knight Rises," but now during an interview with CBS, the actor is hinting that there might be a role for him in the movie after all.


CBS asked: "Just to be clear, we're not going to see Harvey Dent ever again, not in a flashback, someone's imagination. You're not returning to that role, right?"


Eckhart responded coyly: "I'm not?" When pressed further, the actor added: "I could not possibly say."


It's possible that Eckhart is tired of answering that question and is just playing around, but it's also possible that Christopher Nolan may want him back. Watch the video below and judge for yourself.




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**2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Show **2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Red Carpet **2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Press Room

2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Show

2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Show

In This Photo: Don Cheadle, Uma Thurman

Actors Uma Thurman and Don Cheadle present onstage during the 2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards at Santa Monica Beach on February 26, 2011 in Santa Monica, California.

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2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Show

In This Photo: Rosario Dawson, Jesse Eisenberg

Actors Jesse Eisenberg and Rosario Dawson present onstage during the 2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards at Santa Monica Beach on February 26, 2011 in Santa Monica, California.

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2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Red Carpet

2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Red Carpet

In This Photo: Aaron Eckhart

Actor Aaron Eckhart arrives at the 2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards at Santa Monica Beach on February 26, 2011 in Santa Monica, California.

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2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Red Carpet

In This Photo: Melissa Leo

Actress Melissa Leo arrives at the 2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards at Santa Monica Beach on February 26, 2011 in Santa Monica, California.

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2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Red Carpet

In This Photo: Jamie Foxx

Actor Jamie Foxx arrives at the 2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards at Santa Monica Beach on February 26, 2011 in Santa Monica, California.

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2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Red Carpet

In This Photo: Natalie Portman

Actress Natalie Portman arrives at the 2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards at Santa Monica Beach on February 26, 2011 in Santa Monica, California.

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2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards - Press Room
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***X-MEN: FIRST CLASS Poster and Images in High-Resolution ***New Posters for BATTLE: LOS ANGELES, HANNA and SOURCE CODE

X-MEN: FIRST CLASS Poster and Images in High-Resolution

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: January 25th, 2011

A couple of days ago, we brought you a batch of new images from Matthew Vaughn’s upcoming X-Men: First Class. We now we have those images in high-resolution. The film stars Michael Fassbender as Magneto, Rose Byrne as Dr. Moira MacTaggert, January Jones as Emma Frost, Jason Flemyng as Azazel, Nicholas Hoult as Beast, Lucas Till as Havoc, Zoe Kravitz as Angel Salvadore, James McAvoy as Professor X and newly-minted Academy Award nominee Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique.  Hit the jump to check out the hi-res images, and check out all of our past coverage of the film here.  X-Men: First Class hits theaters on June 3^rd.

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New Posters for BATTLE: LOS ANGELES, HANNA and SOURCE CODE

by Jason Barr    Posted: January 25th, 2011

An international poster for Jonathan Liebesman’s Battle: Los Angeles (titled World Invasion abroad) has landed online alongside a couple of new posters from Joe Wright’s (Atonement) Hanna and Duncan Jones’ (Moon) Source Code.  In case you’re new to the film, Battle: Los Angeles stars Aaron Eckhart as a Marine who must lead his team against an ongoing alien invasion.  Michelle Rodriguez, Bridget Moynahan, and Michael Pena also star.  Hanna, starring Cate Blanchett and Saoirse Ronan, features Ronan as a 16-year-old assassin who is being tracked across Europe by an intelligence agent.  Eric Bana also stars as Ronan’s father/ex-CIA employee/assassin instructor.  Finally, Source Code stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Monahgan, and Vera Farmiga and tells the story of a soldier (Gyllenhaal) who wakes up in the body of a stranger and finds he is part of an elaborate plan designed to find the bomber of a Chicago commuter train.

To check out each of the three posters, hit the jump.  Battle: Los Angeles opens March 11th while the other two films premiere only a week apart with Source Code debuting April 1st and Hanna hitting theaters on April 8th.

Here is the Battle: Los Angeles international poster [from IMPA]:

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***BAFTA Los Angeles Awards Season Tea ***BAFTA Los Angeles 17th Annual Awards Season Tea Party - Arrivals

BAFTA Los Angeles Awards Season Tea In Association With The Four Seasons And Bombay Sapphire - Red Carpet

BAFTA Los Angeles Awards Season Tea In Association With The Four Seasons And Bombay Sapphire - Red Carpet

In This Photo: Aaron Eckhart

Actor Aaron Eckhart attends the BAFTA Los Angeles Awards Season Tea in Association with The Four Seasons and Bombay Sapphire at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles on January 15, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.

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BAFTA Los Angeles Awards Season Tea In Association With The Four Seasons And Bombay Sapphire - Red Carpet

In This Photo: Julia Ormond

Actress Julia Ormond attends the BAFTA Los Angeles Awards Season Tea in Association with The Four Seasons and Bombay Sapphire at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles on January 15, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.

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BAFTA Los Angeles Awards Season Tea In Association With The Four Seasons And Bombay Sapphire - Red Carpet

In This Photo: Helena Bonham Carter

Actress Helena Bonham Carter attends the BAFTA Los Angeles Awards Season Tea in Association with The Four Seasons and Bombay Sapphire at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles on January 15, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.

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BAFTA Los Angeles Awards Season Tea In Association With The Four Seasons And Bombay Sapphire - Red Carpet

In This Photo: Yvonne Strahovski

Actress Yvonne Strahovski attends the BAFTA Los Angeles Awards Season Tea in Association with The Four Seasons and Bombay Sapphire at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles on January 15, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.

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BAFTA Los Angeles Awards Season Tea In Association With The Four Seasons And Bombay Sapphire - Red Carpet

In This Photo: Mark Ruffalo, Sunrise Coigney

Actors Sunrise Coigney and Mark Ruffalo attend the BAFTA Los Angeles Awards Season Tea in Association with The Four Seasons and Bombay Sapphire at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles on January 15, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.

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BAFTA Los Angeles Awards Season Tea In Association With The Four Seasons And Bombay Sapphire - Red Carpet

In This Photo: Tim Daly

Actor Tim Daly attends the BAFTA Los Angeles Awards Season Tea in Association with The Four Seasons and Bombay Sapphire at the Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles on January 15, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.

( January 14, 2011 - Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images North America)

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BAFTA Los Angeles 17th Annual Awards Season Tea Party - Arrivals
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***The 22nd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala

The 22nd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala
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The 22nd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala

In This Photo: James Franco, Danny Boyle

Celebrities at the 22nd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala at the Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs, CA.

( January 9, 2011 - Photo by Photo Agency)

The 22nd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala

In This Photo: Mark Wahlberg

Celebrities at the 22nd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala at the Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs, CA.

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The 22nd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala

In This Photo: Jake Gyllenhaal

Celebrities at the 22nd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala at the Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs, CA.

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The 22nd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala

In This Photo: Rashida Jones

Celebrities at the 22nd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala at the Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs, CA.

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The 22nd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala

In This Photo: Colin Firth

Celebrities at the 22nd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala at the Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs, CA.

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The 22nd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala

In This Photo: Ben Affleck

Celebrities at the 22nd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala at the Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs, CA.

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The 22nd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala

In This Photo: Amy Adams

Celebrities at the 22nd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala at the Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs, CA.

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The 22nd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala

In This Photo: Carey Mulligan

Celebrities at the 22nd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala at the Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs, CA.

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The 22nd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala

In This Photo: Aaron Eckhart

Celebrities at the 22nd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala at the Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs, CA.

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The 22nd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala

In This Photo: Andrew Garfield

Celebrities at the 22nd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala at the Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs, CA.

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The 22nd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala

In This Photo: Javier Bardem

Celebrities at the 22nd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala at the Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs, CA.

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The 22nd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala

In This Photo: Jesse Eisenberg

Celebrities at the 22nd Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival Awards Gala at the Palm Springs Convention Center in Palm Springs, CA.

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***Sundance 2011: First Images from TAKE SHELTER Starring Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain ***New Posters for THE OTHER WOMAN, RABBIT HOLE, and THE KING’S SPEECH

Sundance 2011: First Images from TAKE SHELTER Starring Michael Shannon and Jessica Chastain

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: December 27th, 2010

As part of our ongoing coverage for the 2011 Sundance Film Festival, we have the first images from Jeff Nichols’ Take Shelter.  Here’s the one-line synopsis: A working-class husband and father questions whether his terrifying dreams of an apocalyptic storm signal something real to come or the onset of an inherited mental illness he’s feared his whole life. The film stars Michael Shannon (Boardwalk Empire), Jessica Chastain (The Tree of Life), Shea Whigham (Boardwalk Empire), Katy Mixon (Eastbound & Down), and Kathy Baker (Edward Scissorhands).

Hit the jump to check out the images.  The 2011 Sundance Film Festival runs from January 20 – 30^th.

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New Posters for THE OTHER WOMAN, RABBIT HOLE, and THE KING’S SPEECH

by Jason Barr    Posted: December 27th, 2010

New posters have gone online for The Other Woman, Rabbit Hole, and The King’s Speech.  Starring Natalie Portman, The Other Woman sees the actress make a turn as a newlywed lawyer who must deal with the loss of a newborn daughter.  The drama is based on the Ayelet Waldman novel Love and Other Impossible Pursuits and the poster on display here is solid enough while featuring a pastel colored Portman set against a hand drawn city backdrop.  As for Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart’s Rabbit Hole, while it’s not too hard on the eyes, I have to say that it pales in comparison to previous marketing efforts from the film (a top 10 studio poster of the year, if you ask Matt).

Finally, in regards to the latest offering from Colin Firth and Geoffrey Rush’s The King’s Speech, my first reaction says that it lies somewhere in between the abomination that was this poster and the solid minimalistic approach found here.  To check out all three posters for yourself, hit the jump.  Rabbit Hole and The King’s Speech are currently enjoying limited theatrical releases whereas The Other Woman will premiere on demand on New Year’s Day prior to hitting theaters on February 4th.

Poster via Vulture:

Here’s the synopsis for The Other Woman [from IFC Films]:

The radiant Natalie Portman (CLOSER, BLACK SWAN) lights up the screen in this frank, funny, and heart-wrenching adaptation of bestselling author Ayelet Waldman’s novel about life, loss, and family directed by Don Roos (THE OPPOSITE OF SEX, HAPPY ENDINGS).

Emilia (Portman) is a Harvard law school graduate and a newlywed, having just married Jack (Scott Cohen, THE UNDERSTUDY), a high-powered New York lawyer, who was her boss – and married – when she began working at his law firm. Unfortunately, her life takes an unexpected turn when Jack and Emilia lose their newborn daughter. Emilia struggles through her grief to connect with her new stepson William (Charlie Tahan, I AM LEGEND), but is finding it hard to connect with this precocious child. Perhaps the most difficult obstacle of all for Emilia is trying to cope with the constant interferences of her husband’s angry, jealous ex-wife, Carolyn (Lisa Kudrow).

Poster via IMP Awards:

Here’s the official synopsis for Rabbit Hole:

RABBIT HOLE is a vivid, hopeful, honest and unexpectedly witty portrait of a family searching for what remains possible in the most impossible of all situations. Becca and Howie Corbett (NICOLE KIDMAN and AARON ECKHART) are returning to their everyday existence in the wake of a shocking, sudden loss. Just eight months ago, they were a happy suburban family with everything they wanted. Now, they are caught in a maze of memory, longing, guilt, recrimination, sarcasm and tightly controlled rage from which they cannot escape. While Becca finds pain in the familiar, Howie finds comfort. The shifts come in abrupt, unforeseen moments. Becca hesitantly opens up to her opinionated, loving mother (DIANNE WIEST) and secretly reaches out to the teenager involved in the accident that changed everything (MILES TELLER); while Howie lashes out and imagines solace with another woman (SANDRA OH). Yet, as off track as they are, the couple keeps trying to find their way back to a life that still holds the potential for beauty, laughter and happiness. The resulting journey is an intimate glimpse into two people learning to re-engage with each other and a world that has been tilted off its axis.

Poster via IMP Awards:

In case you’ve missed it, here’s the official synopsis for The King’s Speech:

After the death of his father King George V (Michael Gambon) and the scandalous abdication of Prince Edward VII’s (Guy Pearce), Bertie (Colin Firth) who has suffered from a debilitating speech impediment all his life, is suddenly crowned King George VI of England. With his country on the brink of war and in desperate need of a leader, his wife, Elizabeth (Helena Bonham Carter), the future Queen Mother, arranges for her husband to see an eccentric speech therapist, Lionel Logue (Geoffrey Rush).  After a rough start, the two delve into an unorthodox course of treatment and eventually form an unbreakable bond. With the support of Logue, his family, his government and Winston Churchill (Timothy Spall), the King will overcome his stammer and deliver a radio-address that inspires his people and unites them in battle.  Based on the true story of King George VI, THE KING’S SPEECH follows the Royal Monarch’s quest to find his voice.

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