***Chris Klein Talks AMERICAN REUNION ***Adrianne Palicki to Play Lady Jaye in G.I. JOE: COBRA STRIKES ***Ben Foster Joins PROMETHEUS? Official Synopsis Revealed ***"Alien" Prequel Plot Synopsis Revealed? ***First Look: Christian Bale and Anne Hathaway in "The Dark Knight Rises" Set Video

Chris Klein Talks AMERICAN REUNION

by Adam Chitwood   Posted: July 1st, 2011

Writer-directors Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg (Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle) have managed to bring every major cast member back for the fourth entry in the American Pie franchise, American Reunion. The film is currently shooting, and actor Chris Klein recently spoke a bit about what to expect from the film and where his character Oz is now:

“[Oz] has moved to a beach house in Malibu. He’s found his way to Hollywood, where he works as a sportscaster on an NFL show. And he has a young girlfriend, Mia, played by Katrina Bowden (30 Rock), who is really, really funny. He gets his invite to the reunion and decides to go with his girlfriend.”

Hit the jump to see what else he had to say about the sequel. In addition to Klein, the film reunites Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott, Alyson Hannigan, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Tara Reid, Mena Suvari, Eugene Levy, Jennifer Coolidge and Shannon Elizabeth. http://collider.com/chris-klein-american-reunion/100022/

Adrianne Palicki to Play Lady Jaye in G.I. JOE: COBRA STRIKES

by Matt Goldberg   Posted: July 1st, 2011

Adrianne Palicki will play the female lead in Jon Chu’s G.I. Joe: Cobra Strikes.  According to Deadline, Palicki will play Lady Jaye (pictured above in what I seriously doubt is an approved military uniform).  The cast for the film continues to fill out as Paramount positions the sequel to be one of their summer 2012 tentpoles.  Palicki joins returning cast members Channing Tatum (who plays Duke), Ray Park (Snake Eyes), and Byung-hun Lee (Storm Shadow) along with new recruits Dwayne Johnson (Roadblock), RZA (Blind Master), D.J. Cotrona (Flint), and Elodie Yung (Jinx).  One of the major roles yet to be cast is original G.I. Joe, Joe Colton.  Deadline reports that Bruce Willis is the top choice for the role and he would certainly add some star power to the flick.
Hit the jump for a brief bio on Lady Jaye.  G.I. Joe: Cobra Strikes opens August 10, 2012. http://collider.com/gi-joe2-adrianne-palicki-lady-jaye/99998/

Ben Foster Joins PROMETHEUS? Official Synopsis Revealed

by Matt Goldberg   Posted: July 1st, 2011

Ridley Scott’s Alien-prequel-but-not-an-Alien-prequel Prometheus already has a stellar cast.  The sci-fi flick features Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Noomi Rapace, Idris Elba, and Guy Pearce, and now JoBlo is reporting that Ben Foster has signed on.  Almost everything about the film is being kept under wraps so we don’t know what role he’ll play, but Foster is a fantastic addition to any cast.
We’re still awaiting official confirmation from Fox on Foster’s casting, but the studio has dismissed yesterday’s rumored synopsis. Instead, they’ve provided an official synopsis which deserves some kind of award for vagueness.  Here’s what the synopsis tells you definitively: the movie takes place in outer space (and we already knew that).  Hit the jump to read the synopsis and learn nothing.  Prometheus opens in 3D on June 8, 2012. http://collider.com/prometheus-ben-foster-synopsis/99966/

"Alien" Prequel Plot Synopsis Revealed?

Posted: July 1st, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff


Ridley Scott's "Alien" prequel, called "Prometheus," is a top secret project for the director and 20th Century Fox. While bits of information have leaked out through interviews, we have yet to piece together the plot of the film.

Now, AlienPrequelNews has got their hands on a possible and every detailed plot synopsis for "Prometheus." And while we don't know if this plot is accurate, it seems to fit perfectly with everything that we've previously heard. Read at your own risk.

SPOILERS AHEAD:

Earth. Year 2058.

Archaeological digs in Africa reveal alien artifacts that humans were genetically engineered by a advanced alien race (space jockeys). These "Alien Gods" also terraformed Earth in order to make it habitable for their human creations. Amongst finds are coordinates to the Alien God’s home-world, to Paradise. Months later the Weyland Corp launch the spaceship PROMETHEUS and his crew, into deep space to make first contact. Thanks to faster than light travel a few years later the PROMETHEUS enters the Zeta Riticuli star system. Humans are greeted by their makers, then transported further into space to a scary yet fascinating world. The Alien Gods are proud of their "children," their first creation to reach such levels of intelligence.

As a reward they share bits of their astonishing bio-based technologies with the humans. But for one crew member of the Prometheus it's not enough. In a treacherous act he steals the "bio-source code" to Terraforming, a technology at the origin of all Gods' power, that could make humans equal to the gods. The Alien Gods may be scientists but are also ruthless conquerors, destroyers of worlds who will not accept humans as equals. They unleash on the escaping human crew their favorite bio-weapon, a creature used to "clean up" worlds before colonization. But something goes wrong in the process and humans manage to turn the bio-weapon against their makers. Giving birth to a smarter, nastier, bigger breed of gut eating creatures. Creatures that will be the demise of Paradise. What's left of the Prometheus crew manages to escape the doomed planet.

On their trail a survivor Alien God in very familiar ship with one ultimate mission. Bring the wrath of the Gods to Earth.

Source: AlienPrequelNews



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First Look: Christian Bale and Anne Hathaway in "The Dark Knight Rises" Set Video

Posted: July 1st, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff


Christopher Nolan is currently shooting "The Dark Knight Rises," the third film in the franchise. And while he tries really hard to keep as much of the story secret as possible, there are always people who are able to take a photo or a video of the filming.

Today we have a video of a rainy scene in which Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) knocks on the door of a house, but get no answer. At that point, Selina Kyle (Anne Hathaway) walks up and they leave together. Check out the video below.

The hand-holding may indicate that that there is a romantic part to their relationship. And it's likely that they'll also team up as Batman and Catwoman, clearing up why Michael Caine previously said that Batman and another character will leave the mansion to fight crime.



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***Jamie Foxx to Replace Will Smith in Tarantino's "Django Unchained" ***Second Our Idiot Brother Trailer ***American Reunion Set Photos

Jamie Foxx to Replace Will Smith in Tarantino's "Django Unchained"

Posted: June 14th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff


We recently learned that Will Smith was the frontrunner to star in Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained." But now comes word that Smith may pass on the role, because Jamie Foxx is now in talks to replace him.

If cast, Foxx will play Django, a freed slave who seeks to reunite with his slave wife, a journey that will see him team with a German bounty hunter (Christoph Waltz) to take down an evil plantation owner Monsieur Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio).

Idris Elba and Samuel L. Jackson are also attached, while DiCaprio is officially on board. The plan is to begin filming this fall.

Source: Showbiz411



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Jamie Foxx Latest Actor Rumored For Django Unchained, Possibly Replacing Will Smith

published: 2011-06-14 12:50:35 Author: Katey Rich
Any new Quentin Tarantino project will be subject of a lot of rumors, but the speculation has been especially crazy around Django Unchained, the new QT project that probably will star Will Smith, or hey, unless it's Idris Elba, or maybe Chris Tucker could get the part. The story about an escaped slave taking vengeance on his evil master (probably to be played by Leonardo DiCaprio-- that's one rumor that seems to be for real) now has a new name circling: Jamie Foxx.

As reported by Showbiz 411 Foxx is now in the running for the part; it's unclear if that news came from Samuel L. Jackson, who chatted with 411's Roger Friedman at the Tonys, or from some other unspecified source. The same source also said that Leonardo DiCaprio is confirmed for the film, but again, having no idea who the source is it's hard to know how much we should trust them. So take this all as just more fodder for the rumor mill for now.

Foxx, though… that's an interesting thought. The actor's career has been all over the place since he won an Oscar for Ray back in 2005, with starring roles in Miami Vice and The Soloist not really going anywhere and bit parts in Valentine's Day and Due Date failing to garner much attention for him individually. Working with Tarantino would be a huge change of pace for Foxx, but the director has been able to work magic with all kinds of actors you'd never expect to cross his radar. I still think Will Smith could benefit most from a QT career revival, but if he falls out for some reason, Foxx is a fascinating second choice.

http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Jamie-Foxx-Latest-Actor-Rumored-For-Django-Unchained-Possibly-Replacing-Will-Smith-25211.html

 

 

 

Second Our Idiot Brother Trailer

Jun 14, 2011 by Brian Gallagher

The second trailer has arrived for the upcoming indie comedy Our Idiot Brother, which hits theaters nationwide on August 26. Click on the video player below for your latest look at this unique family featuring stars Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, Rashida Jones, and Emily Mortimer. http://www.movieweb.com/news/second-our-idiot-brother-trailer

 

 

Paul Rudd's New Our Idiot Brother Trailer Makes A Case For Legalizing Pot

published: 2011-06-14 17:46:11 Author: Josh Tyler
Here’s a new trailer for Our Idiot Brother, and along the way to making this movie seem like a must see, it also makes a pretty good case for how ridiculous it is that we’re actually still locking up people for smoking marijuana.

In the film Paul Rudd plays a harmless, lovable, stoner whose insistence on kindness, honesty, and thinking the best of everyone lands him in jail for possession. He gets out and ends up going to live with his sisters, all of whom are endlessly frustrated by his kindhearted ways.

Watch the latest trailer for Our Idiot Brother below or in HD on Yahoo.
There’s a point in this trailer where Rudd’s siblings, played by Zooey Deschanel and Elizabeth Banks, get together and wish they could love things as much as their brother does. Answer: You can. All you need is a bong and a healthy resistance to the side effects of paranoia. Write your congressman now. Thanks Our Idiot Brother, for making me wish I could smoke out.

Our Idiot Brother arrives in theaters August 26th. For more in the movie visit our page in the Blend Film Database.
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Paul-Rudd-s-New-Our-Idiot-Brother-Trailer-Makes-A-Case-For-Legalizing-Pot-25218.html

American Reunion Set Photos

Jun 14, 2011 by Timmy

The first set photos from American Reunion have arrived. Get your first look at Jim (Jason Biggs) Kevin (Thomas Ian Nicholas) Finch (Eddie Kaye Thomas), Michelle (Alyson Hannigan), Jim's Dad (Eugene Levy) and Oz (Chris Klein) in Stifler's house in the film.

http://www.movieweb.com/news/american-reunion-set-photos

***Promo Posters for 47 Ronin ***Eva Mendes Joins Derek Cianfrance’s THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES; Greta Gerwig in Talks to Co-Star ***First Set Photos from AMERICAN REUNION ***Darren Aronofsky Wants Christian Bale as His NOAH

Eva Mendes Joins Derek Cianfrance’s THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES; Greta Gerwig in Talks to Co-Star

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: June 14th, 2011

Eva Mendes has joined Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper in The Place Beyond the Pines with Greta Gerwig in Talks to co-star.  Derek Cianfrance’s follow-up to Blue Valentine stars Gosling as a biker-turned-bank-robber and Cooper as a cop-turned-politician in the multi-generational crime drama.  Deadline reports that Mendes will play the robber’s love interest and mother of his child while Gerwig would play the politician’s wife.  Filming begins next month.
Mendes recently co-starred in The Other Guys and Last Night.  She was in the running for the remake of Total Recall, but I think missing out on that film to do this one is a positive outcome.  As for Gerwig, she’s set to star opposite Joel Kinnaman in the indie romantic comedy Lola Versus. http://collider.com/place-beyond-the-pines-eva-mendes-greta-gerwig/96349/

First Set Photos from AMERICAN REUNION

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: June 14th, 2011

Set photos from the upcoming non direct-to-DVD American Pie sequel, American Reunion, have gone online.  They’re not photos from filming, but simply the cast looking directly into the camera while on the set and showing us all what a grand time they’re having.  The photos also show that John Cho is returning, although I’m left to wonder if his role will be as minor as it was in the original movies.
Hit the jump to check out the set photos.  The film reunites Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, Eugene Levy, and almost everyone else from the original movie.  American Reunion opens April 6, 2012. http://collider.com/american-reunion-set-photo/96309/

Darren Aronofsky Wants Christian Bale as His NOAH

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: June 14th, 2011

Darren Aronofsky wants Christian Bale to build him an ark that is 300 cubits by 50 cubits by 30 cubits.  Vulture reports that Aronofsky is angling to get the Oscar-winning actor to star in the biblical epic Noah.  As we previously reported, studios are circling the project to co-finance, but the film’s budget is projected at $130 million.  Getting a star of Bale’s caliber could help secure financing.  New Regency is already on board, but other contenders Summit, 20th Century Fox, and Paramount could make a better prediction of the film’s overseas potential if Bale comes on board (I swear, I’m not making these boat metaphors just for the puns).
Bale is currently filming on Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises.  He’s also set to star in the drama The Last Photograph, which is about a war correspondent in Afghanistan who is the sole survivor of an attack on Americans.  That project is tipped to shoot after Bale wraps on Batman, but we’ll see how fast Noah comes together if Bale signs on for the super fun task of gathering two of every animal.  Hit the jump for more details on Noah. http://collider.com/chrisitan-bale-noah-darren-aronofsky/96305/


Promo Posters for 47 Ronin  

Promo Posters for THE HOBBIT, THE HUNGER GAMES, BATTLESHIP, and More

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted:June 14th, 2011 at 1:37 pm

With the 2011 Licensing International Expo currently underway in Las Vegas, many promo posters have started hitting the net.  Yesterday we posted the promo poster for The Avengers as well as the promo posters for The Amazing Spider-Man, Hotel Transylvania, and more.  Continuing the barrage of advertising, we now have promo posters for The Hobbit, The Hunger Games, Battleship, The Three Stooges, The Lorax, 47 Ronin, The Croods, The Bourne Legacy, Rise of the Guardians, Stretch Armstrong, RIPD, Fast & Furious 6, and How to Train Your Dragon 2.  It’s worth noting that the promo poster for Fast & Furious 6 says the film is due out in 2013, which isn’t too surprising.  More intriguing is that the poster for How to Train Your Dragon 2 is simply titled “Dragons“.

Hit the jump to check out the promo posters and look out for more over the coming days.

Via ComingSoon.net.

 http://collider.com/hobbit-hunger-games-battleship-movie-promo-posters/96367/

First Photos from "American Pie 4" SetPosted: June 14th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff

Today we have the first photo from the set of "American Reunion," the fourth theatrical "American Pie" installment, which is bringing back the entire original cast, including Jason Biggs, Eugene Levy and John Cho. Check out the photos below.

The new movie will center around the gang's ten year high school reunion. Oz (Chris Klein) is a big shot with a Malibu mansion and a girlfriend who seems to be a gold-digger. Heather (Mena Suvari) is dating a middle-aged surgeon who tries to act younger than his age. Stifler's (Seann William Scott) life has gone down the drain — he's unhappily working as a temp, and isn't getting laid much. He avoids going to the reunion.

Finch (Eddie Kaye Thomas) is an "international traveler" and will be scoring with Trish, a bartender who used to go to band camp with Michelle. Stifler's Mom (Jennifer Coolidge), the original MILF, will be making an appearance. Jim (Biggs) is still married to Michelle (Alyson Hannigan), but his next-door neighbor has a crush on him — and her long-term boyfriend isn't happy about it. Meanwhile, his sex tape with Nadia (Shannon Elizabeth) has gone viral on YouTube.

"American Reunion" is set to hit theaters on April 6th, 2012.



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***Casting Call: Chuck Hittinger Joins AMERICAN REUNION; Alison Brie, Lizzy Caplan, Martin Starr, and Geoffrey Arend Star in SAVE THE DATE ***Ryan Gosling Pulls Out of Directing and Starring in THE IDOLMAKER Remake ***Olivia Wilde, J.K. Simmons and Ben Barnes Join Bradley Cooper in THE WORDS ***Mary Harron to Direct WICKED LOVELY

Casting Call: Chuck Hittinger Joins AMERICAN REUNION; Alison Brie, Lizzy Caplan, Martin Starr, and Geoffrey Arend Star in SAVE THE DATE

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: June 2nd, 2011

American Pie stars Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott, Alyson Hannigan, Chris Klein, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Tara Reid, Mena Suvari, and Shannon Elizabeth all promptly signed on to return for American Reunion, the third Pie sequel.  Makes sense: those kids came off the surprise hit with serious heat in 1999, but none has achieved the true stardom that seemed within reach.  Writer/directors Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg (Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle) added a few new faces to the mix, including Dania Ramirez and Katrina Bowden.  According to Variety, Chuck Hittinger (Pretty Little Liars) will represent the new male blood at the East Great Falls High School class reunion.  Hittinger plays Marco, “a jock and a bully who takes his girlfriend for granted.”  Production is currently underway in Atlanta for an April 6, 2012 release.
Hit the jump for details on Save the Date, an indie romantic comedy that just signed Alison Brie, Lizzy Caplan, Martin Starr, and Geoffrey Arend. http://collider.com/chuck-hittinger-american-reunion-alison-brie-save-the-date/94478/

Ryan Gosling Pulls Out of Directing and Starring in THE IDOLMAKER Remake

by Adam Chitwood   Posted: June 2nd, 2011

Just last month, it was reported that Ryan Gosling would be starring in and making his directorial debut on a remake of the 1980 musical drama The Idolmaker. Well, now it looks like he won’t be involved in the project after all. At least for now. Deadline reports that the actor has informed MGM that he’s currently too busy to take the film on at the moment. He just wrapped the George Clooney-directed political drama The Ides of March and is currently on pre-production on Beyond the Pines, a drama co-starring Bradley Cooper that will reteam Gosling with Blue Valentine director Derek Cianfrance.
After Beyond the Pines, Gosling is set to start filming Ruben Fleischer’s (Zombieland) 1940s crime-drama Gangster Squad alongside Sean Penn, Josh Brolin and Anthony Mackie. Needless to say, he’s a busy guy at the moment. While MGM is set on developing The Idolmaker, if the film is still in the early stages when Gosling’s schedule clears up, he could feasibly return to the project. The actor has two other high-profile projects currently in the can besides The Ides of March: Drive starring Carey Mulligan debuted to high praise at Cannes and will be released on September 16^th, and the dramedy Crazy, Stupid, Love starring Steve Carell and Emma Stone is getting some serious positive buzz. That film hits theaters July 29^th. http://collider.com/ryan-gosling-the-idolmaker-2/94435/

Olivia Wilde, J.K. Simmons and Ben Barnes Join Bradley Cooper in THE WORDS

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: June 2nd, 2011

The cast for Tron: Legacy scribes Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal’s directorial debut The Words continues to grow. Olivia Wilde, J.K. Simmons and Ben Barnes (The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian) have joined a cast that also includes Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Irons, Zoe Saldana and Dennis Quaid. The drama centers on a writer at the peak of his success (Cooper) who must pay the price for stealing the work of another author (Irons). Not much else is known about the project at this time, but the cast is looking pretty impressive. Filming is set to get underway this month. Wilde will be dominating theaters this year, as she’s starring in Jon Favreau’s Cowboys and Aliens, the Jason Bateman/Ryan Reynolds body-swap comedy The Change-Up and Andrew Niccol’s sci-fi thriller In Time. Hit the jump to read the full press release.  http://collider.com/olivia-wilde-j-k-simmons-ben-barnes-the-words/94418/

Mary Harron to Direct WICKED LOVELY

by Adam Chitwood   Posted: June 2nd, 2011

Yet another teen fantasy/adventure series is set to become a possible film franchise. Universal is in talks with director Mary Harron (American Psycho) to direct an adaptation of Melissa Marr’s Wicked Lovely. The book is the first in a series of novels and centers on a teenage girl who discovers a faery world, only to become torn between a Faery king and a mortal boy, both vying for her love, as is known to happen when teenagers get involved with faery worlds. THR reports that Caroline Thompson (Edward Scissorhands) wrote the screenplay and Vince Vaughn is producing through his Wild West Picture Show Productions banner. Hit the jump to read a synopsis of the novel. http://collider.com/director-mary-harron-to-direct-wicked-lovely/94403/

Olivia Wilde, Zoe Saldana And More Join Bradley Cooper In The Words

published: 2011-06-02 20:50:29 Author: Katey Rich
Bradley Cooper and Jeremy Irons have been set since early February to star in The Words, a drama in which Cooper plays an author accused of plagiarism; along with his role in The Place Beyond the Pines, it seems to be another effort from Cooper to prove he's not just that loutish dude from The Hangover. Now he's got a lot more castrates to help him in that quest; Olivia Wilde, Zoe Saldana, Ben Barnes, J.K. Simmons and Dennis Quaid have all been confirmed for roles in the film as well.

The press release doesn't specify what roles they'll all play, but there's something else to be interested in here-- the movie will be the directorial debut of Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal, two of the many writers who participated in the mess that was the Tron: Legacy screenplay. They brought the script for The Words through the Sundance Screenwriter's Lab, which pretty much guarantees it will be in better shape than the giant Disney project; presumably the number of talented actors who have signed on know that too. It's also nice to see them bringing in Tron: Legacy's Olivia Wilde; even bad blockbusters can make for relationships that pay off down the line. http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Olivia-Wilde-Zoe-Saldana-And-More-Join-Bradley-Cooper-In-The-Words-25033.html

***International Trailer for FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS ***First Official Synopses for Seth MacFarlane’s TED and THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT Starring Jason Segel ***Casting Call: Jamie Chung, Julie Bowen, Connie Britton and More in Talks for KNIFE FIGHT; Joey King Joins OZ, THE GREAT AND POWERFUL; Katrina Bowden in AMERICAN REUNION

International Trailer for FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS

by Brendan Bettinger   Posted: May 25th, 2011 at 8:21 pm

Screen Gems kicked off the marketing campaign for Friends with Benefits with a red band trailer, then followed up with a green band trailer.  This new international trailer (the text is Portuguese, so I’m assuming Brazil) lies somewhere in between on the dirty scale.  In fact, I believe if the studio turned this into the MPAA, it would come back stamped in red.  There’s plenty of new footage, but I think I need to forego any further exposure to before seeing the movie.  Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis are affable stars, and I trust writer/director Will Gluck (Easy A) with the colorful subject matter.  But this kind of comedy struggles to charm in such short, concentrated bursts.
I don’t have to last too long: Friends with Benefits opens in the U.S. on July 22.  Patricia Clarkson, Richard Jenkins, and Woody Harrelson also star.  Watch the trailer after the break.
http://collider.com/friends-with-benefits-trailer-2/92997/

First Official Synopses for Seth MacFarlane’s TED and THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT Starring Jason Segel

by Adam Chitwood   Posted: May 25th, 2011

The first official synopses for two Universal flicks have been released: the live-action/CG-animated Ted and the comedy The Five-Year Engagement. Marking the feature directorial debut of Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane, Ted stars Mark Wahlberg, Mila Kunis, Giovanni Ribisi, Joel McHale, Patrick Warburton and Jessica Stroup. The story centers on a grown man (Wahlberg) whose wish that his childhood teddy bear would come to life comes true. MacFarlane voices the very R-rated teddy bear. The film hits theaters July 13th, 2012
Directed by Nicholas Stoller (Forgetting Sarah Marshall), The Five-Year Engagement stars Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Alison Brie, Chris Pratt, Rhys Ifans, Mindy Kaling, Lauren Weedman, David Paymer, Kevin Hart, Jacki Weaver and Dakota Johnson. Co-written by Segel and Stoller, the film follows a young couple’s (Segel and Blunt) extended engagement and the bumps and bruises that they undergo along the way. Judd Apatow is producing. Hit the jump to check out the official synopses for Ted and The Five-Year Engagement. http://collider.com/ted-synopsis-five-year-engagement-synopsis/92975/

Casting Call: Jamie Chung, Julie Bowen, Connie Britton and More in Talks for KNIFE FIGHT; Joey King Joins OZ, THE GREAT AND POWERFUL; Katrina Bowden in AMERICAN REUNION

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: May 25th, 2011 at 6:06 pm

We’ve got a few casting stories for you tonight. First up, Jamie Chung has joined Rob Lowe in the dark political flick Knife Fight, with Julie Bowen, Connie Britton, Jennifer Morrison, Rebecca Mader and Titus Welliver all in talks to join the cast. And yes, that’s three actors from Lost in one movie (Bowen, Mader and Welliver). Lowe plays a political crisis specialist who plays hard and tough in dealing with various October campaign surprises.
Variety reports that Chung will play his assistant, Bowen plays an ambitious TV reporter sleeping with Lowe’s character for scoops, Britton plays an earthy liberal eyeing a run for public office, Welliver plays a private investigator working for Lowe, Mader plays a masseuse/prostitute with a penchant for blackmail and Morrison plays one of her classmates. Bill Guttentag is directing, with production set to start next month with an eye towards an October 2012 release date, just in time for election season. Hit the jump for news on the casting of Joey King as China Girl in Sam Raimi’s Oz, The Great and Powerful and Katrina Bowden in American Reunion. http://collider.com/jamie-chung-knife-fight-joey-king-oz-great-and-powerful/92966/

**Alec Baldwin to Star in Woody Allen’s Next Film **CRAZY HEART Director Scott Cooper to Helm THE LOW DWELLER [UPDATED] **Alyson Hannigan Confirmed for AMERICAN REUNION **Cameron Diaz Interview BAD TEACHER

CRAZY HEART Director Scott Cooper to Helm THE LOW DWELLER [UPDATED]
by Adam Chitwood Posted: April 11th, 2011
Scott Cooper, whose feature film debut was 2009’s Crazy Heart, has been tapped to rewrite and direct the film The Low Dweller for Relativity Media. The script was written on spec in 2008 by Brad Ingelsby and sparked an intense battle for the rights to the film. In the initial deal, Leonardo DiCaprio was attached to produce and star in the film, with Ridley Scott directing. Deadline reports that DiCaprio and Scott will now simply be producing the film.


The Low Dweller is described as a dark drama set in 1986. The story focuses on Slim, “a man released after serving years in prison for murder who wants only to follow through on his promise to marry his long-suffering girlfriend. But when he discovers his brother has been murdered after getting involved in a gambling racket, his goals change and he avenges the murder.” Hit the jump for an update on the other projects that Cooper is currently attached to.


[Update: We've been sent the press release for the film and apparently, though based on the script The Low Dweller, the title of the film is Out of the Furnace. The full press release is included after the jump]
http://collider.com/scott-cooper-the-low-dweller/85359/








Alec Baldwin to Star in Woody Allen’s Next Film
by Jason Barr Posted: April 11th, 2011
Alec Baldwin is attached to star in Woody Allen’s next film, an untitled comedy that will shoot in Rome. Deadline breaks the news of Baldwin’s involvement while also proposing that The Social Network star Jesse Eisenberg could soon be a part of the film’s casting fold as well. In addition to this most recent project, Baldwin is set to star alongside Tom Cruise, Paul Giamatti, Julianne Hough, and Russell Brand in New Line’s Rock of Ages. He is also attached to the indie pic Lucky Them alongside Marisa Tomei and Thomas Haden Church. As for Allen, the writer/director will release his film Midnight in Paris starring Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates, Michael Sheen, Adrien Brody, and Marion Cotillard, stateside on May 20th.
..... http://collider.com/alec-baldwin-woody-allen/85401/
 




Alyson Hannigan Confirmed for AMERICAN REUNION
by Adam Chitwood Posted: April 11th, 2011
It looks like the upcoming American Pie sequel American Reunion may be a proper reunion after all. After some concern over whether or not the actress would sign on, Alyson Hannigan is set to reprise her role in the film alongside fellow original cast members Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott and Eugene Levy. Negotiations are also underway for Thomas Ian Nicholas, Tara Reid, Chris Klein, Mena Suvari, and Jennifer Coolidge to return as well. Deadline reports that Hannigan’s neogtiations took a while because she has a bit of leverage given that the plot of Reunion revolves around her marriage and child with Biggs’ character.


The franchise has been lingering in direct-to-DVD spinoffs ever since 2003’s American Wedding, but it appears the original cast is now up for one more go-around. Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg (Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle) are on board to write and direct the fourth installment of the franchise. Filming is set to begin next month. If you don’t mind potential spoilers, read our previous article with a breakdown of the possible plot for American Reunion.
...... http://collider.com/alyson-hannigan-american-reunion/85442/




Cameron Diaz Interview BAD TEACHER
by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub Posted: April 11th, 2011
At this year’s CinemaCon in Las Vegas, I got to participate in a small roundtable interview with Cameron Diaz for her new comedy Bad Teacher. Written by The Office writers Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky and helmed by the talented Jake Kasdan (Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story), Bad Teacher centers on a “foul-mouthed, gold-digging seventh-grade teacher who, after being dumped by her boyfriend, sets her sights on a colleague (Lucy Punch) who is dating a substitute teacher (Justin Timberlake), who also is the scion of a watch fortune.” Bad Teacher also stars Jason Segel, Phyllis Smith (The Office), John Michael Higgins and Molly Shannon. As you might imagine with this talented group of actors, the films been on my radar for awhile now, and after watching both the green and red band trailers, I really can’t wait to check it out this June.


During the interview, Diaz talked about how Bad Teacher compares to There’s Something About Mary, working with Timberlake, Segel and Phyllis Smith, how the project came together and how the studio was very hands off, and a lot more. Hit the jump to either read or listen to the interview.
Click here for the audio, otherwise the full transcript is below. Bad Teacher gets released June 24.
Question: In earlier films, you had great success with you reacting to other people’s over-the-top, naughty, X-rated antics. In ‘Bad Teacher,’ you get to be doing the X-rated material and the poor behavior. Is that a weird reverse blow for feminism, that now you can behave badly and have that be the centerpiece of the film?


Cameron Diaz: I think for me, I’m not a feminist. Everything has evolved over a period of time. I think this character is meant to represent good and bad of what is possible in a human being, and I think that’s something that I appreciated the fact that there’s certain things she doesn’t apologize for and there’s certain things she admits that she needs to do better on. All of it being nothing. Then as an audience member, not appreciating that it isn’t so over-the-top done in a Hollywood way where you’re like, “Ah, please. Why did you have to take her that far?” She has a human level of incremental growth that we all have.


It seems anything goes: there’s swearing, there’s all kinds of stuff going on. Is there a limit to the raunchy stuff that’s happening? Exactly how far are we going with this dirty humor?


Diaz: There’s some bits. The word raunchy, to me, is all relative, of course. Everybody has their own level of behavior that we consider raunchy.


Is there a There’s Something About Mary scale that we can compare it to?


Diaz: I think that there’s a couple moments that people are like, “Wow. Didn’t expect that.” But it’s fun. It’s obviously all in good humor.


What do you think of Justin Timberlake now maturing as an actor?


Diaz: I think he’s doing a great job. He’s so talented, obviously. He’s proven himself as a comedian over the years, starting with Saturday Night Live. We got our wish list on this movie cast-wise. We wanted to have the best people possible for the parts, and we got Jason Segel, we got Justin Timberlake, we got Phyllis Smith. Being able to have these amazing comedians and all of the other wonderful actors and comedians who colorfully occupy these characters around us is really, really fun. I feel we scored on our cast members for this movie.


What’s Jake been like to work with on this movie? What does he bring to the table?


Diaz: He’s fearless. He loves to push it and have fun and he goes straight to the edge first and then maybe backs off a little bit. He’s a lot of fun. He has a great laugh and you hear it during the take, which is encouraging.


Projects change and shift as people get involved in the project. When you first got involved, how did the project shift to encompass your tone or the way you wanted the way to play the character?


Diaz: It’s the exact script I got the day I read it the first time to when we shot it. It didn’t change at all. Maybe 4 words got changed in the whole script. It was a great script. We all went, “There it is.” It’s rare you get a script that you go, “Let’s not touch this” or where you go, “Man, we better fix this.” There wasn’t anything in that script. It breathed very easily into its own identity.


Sometimes producers or people in power like to justify why they’re there and offer notes. You didn’t have to deal with any stuff like that?


Diaz: No. Lee and Gene did an amazing job at creating these characters, and there was really nothing — they would come to set and throw out some alternative lines, and that was it. That was all. They’d be, “Ah, say this!” during the middle of the take, and we’d start laughing and go, “Okay, I’ll try to get it out without laughing.” That was about it. It was really such a pleasure to do it. We did this movie very quickly. We were hauling ass; we went non-stop. There was not a moment of downtime. I knew that going in, that there’s not very many takes, we all had to come hit the ground running every day, we packed a lot in every day. It was a small film. We made it work because one, that’s the luxury of having a great script. Oftentimes on bigger budget films where scripts are not working, they have the money to go, “We’ll fix it as we go.” You spend a lot of time on set trying to figure it out and unravel the mystery of the characters and the plot, as you’re filming. We’re really lucky. We went, “Let’s just take this as is and shoot it.”


Which is more exhausting: shooting the modern action film or shooting a comedy like this where you spend the entire day representing the human id run rampant?


Diaz: I’ll tell you what’s really exhausting: shooting the action movie for 6 months and then going directly into shooting the human id running rampant.


For 6 weeks or a much shorter time?


Diaz: Exactly. I went 6 months of the action movie, had about 4 days off, and went straight into this movie. I was tired. I was like, “God, I should have taken a nap.”


After spending a whole day being a horrible human being, do you want to shake it off?


Diaz: You roll into it the next day. The great thing about Elizabeth is she says the truth, she says it how she sees it. There’s great wisdom in what she says, in fact. It’s how she delivers it, which I’m sure would be more effective or more appreciated if she delivered it in a less cutting way, but that’s not who she is. The fun thing is that she ends up understanding herself better knowing her truth and realizing what she has to offer. I appreciate that she chooses not to change how she delivers it.


What’s Phyllis Smith been bringing? She’s hilarious on The Office and I know a lot of them write down material. Is she so on all the time?


Diaz: She’s a genius. Honestly, she is the funniest. I’ve never seen something so effortless, someone deliver a created character with such effortlessness. There’s a lot of times I would call her Lynn, and I’d be like, “Ah, Phyllis” because she was so Lynn. When she’s not on-camera, she’s Phyllis. I loved working with her. There was so many times when I could not hold myself back from laughing. I felt really bad sometimes, because there’s such brilliance in her performance and I’m laughing, “Oh my god, Phyllis.” She’s so funny.


I feel like I remember she never did anything before The Office. So this is her second thing before The Office.


Diaz: Yeah, I think so. She’s amazing.


What about working with America’s favorite Sasquatch Jason Segel?


Diaz: Amazing. You mean the uber-charming, incredibly seductive, 6-foot-5 man meat they call The Segel? Amazing. He’s wonderful. He doesn’t miss. Everything is dead-on. He hits it every time. He’s hilarious and so much fun to work with. He keeps it all light and fuzzy and friendly and wonderful.


When you’re playing a character like this that’s letting everything loose, what do you get to bring out on screen that you don’t when you’re playing more moral characters or more likeable characters? It seems like there’s a freedom as an actor and showing an audience something you haven’t done before.


Diaz: Playing Elizabeth was very liberating, only because you really don’t care. She doesn’t care, so you can’t really care. In the end of it all, I think that her lack of self-respect comes from she wasn’t given skills, she wasn’t given the skills to recognize what she has to offer and who she is and to value herself. What I do appreciate is that there’s something innately in her that wants other people to understand that about themselves. That’s her gift.


She’s trying to liberate all of us to not care.


Diaz: Exactly, and to empower themselves, because the way that she has empowered herself is probably not the best way, and she learns that. As she’s learning it about herself, she’s able to pass on the wisdom to others.


When you are going to CinemaCon and you’re going to stand in front of 3000 to 5000 theatre owners, how much do you think about what you’re going to say, or is it just improv?


Diaz: I’m going to go with straight from the heart when I get there.


Everyone else has sung Celine Dion so far. Do you have a song set?


Diaz: What?


Everyone else has sung Celine Dion. Jack Black did it–


Diaz: Jack Black is gifted. No, I do not sing, and I would not be able to pull off a Celine Dion song. Even if I did it poorly, people would still be, “What’s going on? What’s she singing?”
http://collider.com/cameron-diaz-interview-bad-teacher/84901/

**Alyson Hannigan Confirmed For American Reunion **Tom Wilkinson Joins Samuel L. Jackson In The Samaritan **Alec Baldwin Attached To Woody Allen's Rome Project, Jesse Eisenberg Rumored **Trailer for PASSION PLAY

Tom Wilkinson Joins Samuel L. Jackson In The Samaritan
published: 2011-04-11 20:54:22 Author: Eric Eisenberg
You will never find anyone who can say with a straight face that they don't like Tom Wilkinson. The man has played in over fifty films spanning the last five decades and has always shown incredibly versatility, going from prestige films like In The Bedroom, to superhero movies like Batman Begins, to comedies like The Full Monty. Simply put, the more Tom Wilkinson the better, so let's all celebrate the fact that he's just been cast in a new project.


Wilkinson has joined Samuel L. Jackson, Luke Kirby and Ruth Negga in The Samaritan, according to Variety. In the film, Jackson plays a criminal who is trying to go straight after spending 20 years in jail, but gets roped in to a grift by his former partner's son. Wilkinson will play a crime boss that gets caught up in the plan. Directed by David Weaver, the film is already in production in Toronto and is scheduled to move down to Rio de Janiero next month. The film is doesn't have a set release date yet, but is expected to hit theaters next year.


While researching this story, the thing that took me by surprise is the fact that Wilkinson and Jackson have actually never been in a film together, which is strange for two actors with such extensive resumes. Let's hope that there's more than one scene that allows the two of them to square off.
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Tom-Wilkinson-Joins-Samuel-L-Jackson-In-The-Samaritan-24150.html
 


Alyson Hannigan Confirmed For American Reunion
published: 2011-04-11 18:20:49 Author: Eric Eisenberg


Of all the American Pie alumni, Alyson Hannigan is easily the most successful - though I suppose it's not that hard when your cohorts include Jason Biggs, Tara Reid, Chris Klein, Shannon Elizabeth, Thomas Ian Nicholas, etc. Part of the incredibly successful sitcom How I Met Your Mother and still swimming in geek praise after all of her years on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, she is the one member of the cast who would probably benefit least from a fourth American Pie movie, but one can't deny the power of nostalgia.


Deadline reports that Hannigan has officially signed on American Reunion, which will bring the cast back together for the first time since 2003's American Wedding. But while Hannigan may have missed playing the part of band geek Michelle, apparently she's quite familiar with the rules of supply and demand and, as the site puts it, "leverage[d] for a nice piece of the pie." The report says that the story revolves around her character's marriage and family with Biggs' character, Jim. The film will shoot while How I Met Your Mother is on break.


The more I hear about this sequel, the more I get a really bad Little Fockers vibe. It seems as though the people behind this seem to think that these are characters that we've grown up with, but I'm not sure anyone sees the original three films as more than a collection of sex and toilet jokes. Why do I care if Jim and Michelle have a kid? It was boring enough when they were getting married. At the very least let's hope there's a heavy focus on the other characters.


http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Alyson-Hannigan-Confirmed-For-American-Reunion-24148.html






Alec Baldwin Attached To Woody Allen's Rome Project, Jesse Eisenberg Rumored
published: 2011-04-11 17:51:46 Author: Eric Eisenberg
Last month it was announced that Woody Allen would be setting and filming his next movie in Rome, but said that he was superstitious divulging details about both the story and the actors involved. Then Penelope Cruz blabbed that she is attached, and apparently that was enough to open the floodgates. Deadline reports that Alec Baldwin has officially signed on for the untitled film in a (surprise!) unspecified role. What's more, the site also says that Jesse Eisenberg is in line for a lead role. While the film would be the first time the young Eisenberg works with the famed director, Baldwin starred alongside Mia Farrow in 1990's Alice.


Albeit Eisenberg only reached A-list status in the last year thanks to his performance in David Fincher's The Social Network, I'm amazed that he and Allen have only just found each other. I don't want to sound insensitive in any way, but this may be the perfect opportunity to pass off the neurotic Jew torch.
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Alec-Baldwin-Attached-To-Woody-Allen-s-Rome-Project-Jesse-Eisenberg-Rumored-24147.html






Trailer for PASSION PLAY Starring Mickey Rourke, Megan Fox, and Bill Murray
by Matt Goldberg Posted: April 11th, 2011

A trailer for the upcoming drama Passion Play has gone online.  The film stars Mickey Rourke as a jazz trumpeter who falls in love with winged circus performance (Megan Fox).  The film was widely panned when it played at the Toronto Film Festival last year and while Image entertainment has set the film for a limited theatrical run on May 6th, it will be dumped on to DVD a few weeks later on May 31st.

Hit the jump to check out the trailer.  Passion Play also stars Bill Murray and Rhys Ifans. http://collider.com/passion-play-trailer/85273/

**Liam Neeson Is Back for Taken 2! **Wes Craven Talks More Scream Sequels, Plus Scream 4 Viral Site **American Reunion Lands Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott and Eugene Levy **Underworld: New Dawn Kate Beckinsale Photo **Phillip Seymour Hoffman Joins Upstate

Liam Neeson Is Back for Taken 2!


Liam Neeson to reprise Role in Taken 2A scheduling snafu between talent and writers has been worked through so that Liam Neeson can now team up with writer Luc Besson for a sequel to 2009's surprise global hit Taken, which sees the actor reprise his role as Bryan Mills, the retired government operative who decimated the Paris underworld to free his kidnapped daughter, portrayed by Maggie Grace.


Luc Besson has teamed up with Robert Mark Kamen on the script, while he is in talks with Olivier Megaton to direct the sequel.


Production on Taken 2 is being eyed for the end of the year, or early 2012.


Taken was released January 30th, 2009 and stars Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Leland Orser, Jon Gries, David Warshofsky, Holly Valance, Katie Cassidy, Xander Berkeley. The film is directed by Pierre Morel.


Untitled Taken Sequel comes to theaters in 2013 and stars Liam Neeson.




Sources: Deadline
http://www.movieweb.com/news/liam-neeson-is-back-for-taken-2

 





Wes Craven Talks More Scream Sequels, Plus Scream 4 Viral Site


Wes Craven says he is down for two more sequelsA new fan-created, viral site has cropped up for Scream 4: WoodsboroHighSchool.com, which is centered around the old school of Sidney Prescott in the fictional Woodsboro. The site is set up like the school's website that has been hacked, littered with easter eggs, although I wonder if it really is a school's site that has been hacked.


Also, in the latest issue of Total Film (via Scream-Trilogy) Wes Craven was asked if there are any more Screams to come after Scream 4:




"When I initially met with Kevin Williamson, he sketched out what the next two would be, and I found it really fascinating," he concludes. "A lot depends on whether they come up with scripts to flesh out. But certainly, I'm up for it, if the script is there. It's a fascinating thing to do two trilogies in a career."




Scream 4 comes to theaters April 15th, 2011 and stars Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette, Hayden Panettiere, Rory Culkin, Emma Roberts, Ashley Greene, Nico Tortorella. The film is directed by Wes Craven.




Sources: Scream-Trilogy


http://www.movieweb.com/news/wes-craven-talks-more-scream-sequels-plus-scream-4-viral-site



 

American Reunion Lands Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott and Eugene Levy


Jason Biggs will star in American Reunion for Universal PicturesUniversal Pictures has locked up deals with original American Pie stars Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott, and Eugene Levy to star in the fourth theatrical installment in the franchise, American Reunion.


The studio is also in negotiations with original cast members such as Tara Reid, Chris Klein, Mena Suvari, Thomas Ian Nicholas, and Jennifer Coolidge to return for the sequel.


We reported last April that Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg will write and direct American Reunion. No plot details were given, but it is believed the story will center on a high school reunion. It isn't clear when production will start on American Reunion.


The last theatrical outing in the franchise was 2003's American Wedding, where Jason Biggs and Alyson Hannigan's characters got married. Since then, Universal has produced several straight-to-DVD movies under the American Pie Presents banner, including American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile, American Pie Presents: Band Camp, and American Pie Presents: Beta House.


American Reunion comes to theaters in 2012 and stars Jason Biggs, Seann William Scott, Eugene Levy. The film is directed by Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg.




Sources: The Hollywood Reporter


http://www.movieweb.com/news/american-reunion-lands-jason-biggs-seann-william-scott-and-eugene-levy

 



Underworld: New Dawn Kate Beckinsale Photo
A new photo has just arrived from the upcoming vampire adventure Underworld: New Dawn, which hits 2D and 3D theaters nationwide on January 20. Click on the photo below, which features Kate Beckinsale returning as Selene, to access our gallery.


Underworld: New Dawn is currently shooting in Vancouver. We reported yesterday that Michael Ealy has signed on as the male lead, a detective who hunts down Selene and ultimately becomes her ally.


Underworld: New Dawn comes to theaters January 20th, 2012 and stars Michael Sheen, Kate Beckinsale, Bill Nighy, Michael Ealy. The film is directed by Måns Mårlind, Björn Stein.




Sources: Too Fab
http://www.movieweb.com/news/underworld-new-dawn-kate-beckinsale-photo



Phillip Seymour Hoffman Joins Upstate


Philip Seymour Hoffman to executive produce the HBO series Upstate
Philip Seymour Hoffman is on board to produce the new TV drama Upstate, a project we exclusively broke the news on in January. While Philip Seymour Hoffman will executive produce the new HBO series, it isn't clear if he will star in the project.


The story centers on a prison guard named Roy who lands a new job, relocating his family to a town that has been built around a for-profit prison facility. Robert Glaudini and Brett C. Leonard (Hung) wrote the pilot script. Emily Ziff will also serve as executive producer alongside Philip Seymour Hoffman, Robert Glaudini, and Brett C. Leonard.


Philip Seymour Hoffman will reunite with Robert Glaudini once again on this project. Robert Glaudini wrote the stage play for Jack Goes Boating and the screenplay for the movie version, both of which featured Philip Seymour Hoffman as the title character. Philip Seymour Hoffman also made his directorial debut with the movie version of Jack Goes Boating.


We spoke with Robert Glaudini back in January, when he was promoting the Blu-ray and DVD release of Jack Goes Boating. Here's what he had to say about Upstate back then.




"Upstate is the story of the community that develops around a private prison, which is run for profit. In other words, the prison is built and as people work there and as the economy improves in that immediate area, a suburban community develops around this industry. It will not be an upstairs-downstairs story. The main characters are a correctional officer, his wife and his two kids. It will be about how the job impacts his family and other families in the community. We're kind of excited about it. We think it could make a great story."




No production schedule was given for Upstate at this time.




Sources: Deadline http://www.movieweb.com/news/phillip-seymour-hoffman-joins-upstate