**David Fincher May Direct CLEOPATRA Starring Angelina Jolie **First Look at Roman Polanski’s CARNAGE Starring Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, John C. Reilly, and Christoph Waltz **Alexander Payne’s THE DESCENDANTS Set for December 16th; ONE FOR THE MONEY Falls to January 27, 2012

David Fincher May Direct CLEOPATRA Starring Angelina Jolie
by Matt Goldberg Posted: March 22nd, 2011
Producer Scott Rudin’s Cleopatra biopic is continuing its search for a top-tier director. Last October, James Cameron was in talks for the gig, but he decided to direct Avatar sequels instead. Then Paul Greengrass started circling the project, but chose to helm Memphis, which is about the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Now Deadline is reporting that Rudin wants to re-team with David Fincher on the project which is set to star Angelina Jolie as the Egyptian queen.


Hit the jump for more on the project and the likelihood that Fincher will sign on to direct.
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First Look at Roman Polanski’s CARNAGE Starring Jodie Foster, Kate Winslet, John C. Reilly, and Christoph Waltz
by Matt Goldberg Posted: March 22nd, 2011
The first image from Roman Polanski’s new film Carnage (based off the play God of Carnage) has gone online. The film stars Jodie Foster, John C. Reilly, Kate Winslet, and Christopher Waltz as two sets of parents who come together to talk about a schoolyard fight between their kids. If that cast combined with this director doesn’t make you want to see this movie, you’re nuts. And while Polanski is known for the deadly seriousness of his movies, Foster says the movie has some humor:


“It all happens in real-time, so it’s about an hour and 45 minutes of negotiation between two sets of parents and how it all falls apart,” she said. “Kind of like Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?, but a little funnier. There’s a lot of wit.”


So I guess it will be like Revolutionary Road but intentionally funny. Hit the jump to check out the first image from the film as well as a photo of Polanski on the set. Carnage is currently in post-production and may hit theaters before the end of the year.

http://collider.com/carnage-movie-image-roman-polanski/81794/

Alexander Payne’s THE DESCENDANTS Set for December 16th; ONE FOR THE MONEY Falls to January 27, 2012
by Matt Goldberg Posted: March 22nd, 2011
For those who like to plan in far in advance, we have some release date news for you this morning. First up, Fox Searchlight has set Alexander Payne’s The Descendants for December 16th. The film stars George Clooney as a wealthy landowner who tries to re-connect with his daughters. While the release date puts it in prime position for awards season, it will have to contend with three blockbusters getting released the same day: Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked, and Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. Presumably, Searchlight is going to start out with a limited release and then expand the film since releasing it wide as counter-programming would be incredibly risky. I’m also going to assume that The Descendants will make the rounds at various fall film festivals because if you make a modestly-budgeted film starring George Clooney, federal law requires that you show it at Toronto and/or Telluride.


Hit the jump for news on the release date for One for the Money starring Katherine Heigl.




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10 february; HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Born Today

Elizabeth Banks (37)

 

Alexander Payne (50)

Emma Roberts (20)

 

Michael Apted (70)

 

Robert Wagner (81)

 

Laura Dern is 44

 

Francesca Neri  is 47

***New Set Photos from THE MUPPETS ***9 Movie Clips FROM PRADA TO NADA Starring Camilla Belle and Alexa Vega ***New Image plus NSFW Movie Clip from DRIVE ANGRY 3D ***Alexander Payne to Direct NEBRASKA

New Set Photos from THE MUPPETS

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: January 18th, 2011

More set photos from The Muppets have gone online.  The images are apparently from a big musical sequence and onlookers snapped photos and sent them to various websites.  Since this sequence looks like it could be from the climax of the film, consider these images to be slightly spoiler-y.

Hit the jump to check out the set photos.  The Muppets stars Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper, Rashida Jones, and a ridiculous amount of cameos.  The film is due out November 23, 2011.

Click over to Accidental Sexiness and /Film for more set photos.

 

Here’s the synopsis for The Muppets:

On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world’s biggest Muppet fan, and his friends Gary (Segel) and Mary (Amy Adams) from Smalltown, USA, discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman (Chris Cooper) to raze the Muppet Theater and drill for the oil recently discovered beneath the Muppets’ former stomping grounds. To stage The Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever and raise the $10 million needed to save the theater, Walter, Mary and Gary help Kermit reunite the Muppets, who have all gone their separate ways: Fozzie now performs with a Reno casino house band called the Moopets, Miss Piggy is a plus-size fashion editor at Vogue Paris, Animal is in a Santa Barbara clinic for anger management, and Gonzo is a high-powered plumbing magnate.

http://collider.com/the-muppets-movie-image-set-photos/71006/

9 Movie Clips FROM PRADA TO NADA Starring Camilla Belle and Alexa Vega

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: January 18th, 2011

With Lionsgate’s romantic comedy From Prada to Nada opening January 28, the studio has sent over 9 clips from the film that stars Camilla Belle, Alexa Vega, Wilmer Valderrama, Kuno Becker and Adriana Barraza.  The one line synopsis (via IMDb) is:

“A Latina spin on Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility, where two spoiled sisters who have been left penniless after their father’s sudden death are forced to move in with their estranged aunt in East Los Angeles.”

While I debated posting the clips, I figured Camilla Belle and Alexa Vega fans might like to see them.  If interested, hit the jump.  I’ve also posted a more detailed synopsis:

New Image plus NSFW Movie Clip from DRIVE ANGRY 3DMatt Goldberg

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by     Posted: January 18th, 2011

Today we have a new image plus a definitely-NSFW clip from the upcoming Nicolas Cage action flick Drive Angry 3D.  The image is SFW unless your workplace doesn’t allow you to look at images of Amber Heard smiling at a bloodied-up Nicolas Cage.  However, unless you work in a very lax environment, your bosses and co-workers will probably frown on you seeing a clip of Nicolas Cage having sex with a naked chick (even though he’s fully clothed) while he has a gunfight with folks coming to kill him.  Watch the clip when you get home because it makes the movie look like a pile of trashy fun.

Hit the jump to check out image and the NSFW clip.  Drive Angry 3D opens February 25th.

Click on the image to see it in high resolution.

http://collider.com/drive-angry-3d-image-movie-clip/71064/

 

 

 

 

Alexander Payne to Direct NEBRASKA

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: January 18th, 2011

Sideways director Alexander Payne Payne recently finished up with The Descendants starring George Clooney and is now turning his attention to the drama Nebraska.  According to The Playlist, the story centers on,

“an aging alcoholic father who thinks he’s won a million dollar Publisher’s Clearing House sweepstakes prize. He is unbowed when his family tries to dissaude him from making the long trip from Montana to Nebraska to cash in his winnings. So his estranged 20-something son—who doesn’t believe the ticket is a winner—is forced to go along with him for the ride to keep him out of trouble, providing an opportunity to bond with his father after years of separation.”

Hit the jump for more details Nebraska.  The Descendants is due to be released later this year.

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