**Bradley Cooper Wants The Great Gatsby **Over 70 New Images from Terrence Malick’s THE TREE OF LIFE Starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn **Marisa Tomei and Sarah Jessica Parker in Talks to Star in MARRIED AND CHEATING **Michelle Rodriguez in Talks for "The Home" Horror Thriller

Bradley Cooper Wants The Great Gatsby


Bradley Cooper wants to play one of the title characters in Baz Luhrmann's upcoming The Great Gatsby adaptation: Jay Gatsby's rival Tom Buchanan.


"To me, he's the best character in the book. He's so complicated," Bradley Cooper said. "He's xenophobic, he's an alcoholic, but he also understands some profound stuff about class. Whoever plays it has to take a gentle hand, because it could so easily be stock, where he's a rich jerk you don't identify with at all."



"I don't even know if I'm on Baz Luhrmann's radar," he said. "Maybe he'll read this article after the role's cast and say, 'Oh. Ha. Yeah, that guy was never going to get it.' "



But director Baz Luhrmann recently said that on The Great Gatsby won't be happening anytime soon.


The adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-set novel, where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Soon enough, however, Carraway will see through the cracks of Gatsby's nouveau riche existence, where obsession, madness, and tragedy await.

The Great Gatsby comes to theaters in 2012 and stars Carey Mulligan, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire. The film is directed by Baz Luhrmann.



Sources: The New York Times


http://www.movieweb.com/news/bradley-cooper-wants-the-great-gatsby








Over 70 New Images from Terrence Malick’s THE TREE OF LIFE Starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn


by Dave Trumbore Posted: March 13th, 2011






As winter thaws and the new green life of spring breaks ground, so we get closer to the release of Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life. The film, starring Brad Pitt, Sean Penn and Jessica Chastain, follows a life from childhood in the 1950s to adulthood in the modern day. As one of our most anticipated movies of 2011, The Tree of Life features Malick’s unique and beautiful directing style paired with the cinematography of Emmanuel “Chivo” Lubezki and visual effects master Douglas Trumbull. Needless to say, the film’s aesthetics will be breathtaking, spanning the mundane to the truly cosmic. We have over 70 new images from The Tree of Life to get an idea of the film’s style. Hit the jump to check them out.


http://collider.com/the-tree-of-life-movie-images/80297/












Marisa Tomei and Sarah Jessica Parker in Talks to Star in MARRIED AND CHEATING


by Matt Goldberg Posted: March 13th, 2011


Marisa Tomei and Sarah Jessica Parker may join the indie comedy Married and Cheating. Written and directed by Raymond De Felitta (City Island), the film is set in New York and Paris and “concerns three married couples struggling to find happiness.” Groundswell and Lauren Versel of Lucky Monkey Pictures are producing. A spokesperson for Groundswell tells Variety that no deals are done because the project is still gathering financing.




Parker is attached to the comedies I Don’t Know How She Does It and the Valentine’s Day pseudo-sequel New Year’s Eve. As for Tomei, she’ll be constant presence in theaters throughout 2011. On Friday she’ll be seen in The Lincoln Lawyer, she co-stars in the upcoming comedies Salvation Boulevard and Crazy, Stupid, Love, and she’s currently filming on George Clooney’s political drama The Ides of March, which is due out October 14th.


http://collider.com/marisa-tomei-sarah-jessica-parker-married-and-cheating/80336/






Marisa Tomei And Sarah Jessica Parker Circling Married And Cheating published: 2011-03-12 15:52:17 Author: Mack Rawden


If I told you a sports movie was coming out and gave you no other information, what would you guess might be the vague construction of its plot? New coach comes aboard to impart winning attitude on hapless team. What about a horror movie? Psychopath terrorizes group of friends, mowing them down one by one. What about an independent film? That one’s a little harder, but I bet if I gave you three guesses one of them would involve philandering spouses. These story arcs might seem repetitive, to a degree they certainly are, but they exist because they’re proven winners. In the end, it doesn’t matter if the territory has been covered before, as long as the film has something new to say about it. Let’s hope that’s the case with Raymond de Felitta’s newest.


According to Variety, it’s aptly titled Married And Cheating, and it follows three couples as they navigate the ups and downs of their lives and deal with the ramifications of their decisions. The always reliable Marisa Tomei is negotiating to star alongside Sarah Jessica Parker, provided the financing comes together. These deals are always a bit dicey as you can’t sign anyone until the money’s done, but you can’t get money until people are signed. As a result, most of the time people verbally commit, checks are signed and then it all gets formalized.






I can’t help but be reminded of the underseen Your Friends And Neighbors. The Ben Stiller relationships indie never really caught on with viewers, but if Married And Cheating proves to be half as brilliant, we’ll all be in for something special.


http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Marisa-Tomei-And-Sarah-Jessica-Parker-Circling-Married-And-Cheating-23617.html






Michelle Rodriguez in Talks for "The Home" Horror Thriller


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






IndieWire had the chance to speak to Michelle Rodriguez who revealed that she will is in talks to star in "The Home" horror film, which is set to be directed by Kristoffer Aaron Morgan.






"More likely than not I'll be doing that this summer over there, they're getting production set up now," she said. Shooting will take place in Texas and co-star Brian Cox, Cloris Leachman, Louis Gossett Jr, and Ed Asner.






Plot: A young man is nearly killed during a horrible accident that leaves him physically and emotionally scarred. To recuperate, he is taken to a secluded nursing home where the elderly residents appear to be suffering from delusions. But after witnessing a violent attack, he soon realizes that the screams behind the walls are caused by more than hallucinations and the residents are being preyed upon by twisted, monstrous nightmares that lurk within the home itself.




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Michelle Rodriguez Probably In For Robert Rodriguez Horror Flick The Home


published: 2011-03-13 13:47:32 Author: Mack Rawden


The horror game is typically fodder for the younger generations and as such, usually stars teenagers or twenty-somethings. Not The Home. The Robert Rodriguez produced thriller is set in a rehab community troubled by numerous reports from elderly patients of things going bump in the night. At first the happenings are pawned off as dementia side effects, but after an injured firefighter moves in, the claims are taken a lot more seriously. Rumors have everyone from Brian Cox to Cloris Leachman to Ed Asner on board, but we finally have some sort of confirmation from Michelle Rodriguez of all people. She'll probably be in it.








According to Indie Wire, the Avatar actress revealed it's “more likely than not”. Take that wishy-washy commitment for what you will as she didn't even reveal what character she may play. With or without her, The Home plans to head into production this summer from a script penned by movie blogger Eric Vespe.








I will definitely see this film, but I'm still skeptical. The old people run amuck genre has produced a lot of great films, but it's also unleashed many more ultimately unsatisfying and borderline exploitative failures. For a movie with old people to work, they need to be treated like human beings. Being asked to laugh at them is annoying and cringe worthy, but laughing with them about their troubles is another matter entirely. I'm on board to see them battle the undead, not to giggle just because one of them said something overtly sexual or obscene.


http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Michelle-Rodriguez-Probably-In-For-Robert-Rodriguez-Horror-Flick-The-Home-23619.html

**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.




Read more: http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=20935&count=0

**Dakota Fanning Signs On For Diamond Heist Movie Mississippi Wild **Baz Luhrmann's Great Gatsby Starts Shooting In Australia In March **Robots Hit The Streets In New Transformers: Dark Of The Moon TV Spot

Dakota Fanning Signs On For Diamond Heist Movie Mississippi Wild

published: 2011-02-21 15:31:52 Author: Katey Rich
Dakota Fanning, who has been named Homecoming Queen twice at her Los Angeles high school and may well be getting ready to work on college applications, still can't seem to stay busy enough. The almost-17-year-old has signed on to two new projects, according to Variety she'll first film Motel Life, alongside Emile Hirsch and her sister's Somewhere co-star Stephen Dorff, then move on to Mississippi Wild, a heist film in which she and Ryan Donowho play two teens on the run after stealing diamonds from a gangster.

There's no plot description given for Motel Life, but really, how can you beat that Mississippi Wild plot description. Actually it gets even better-- Mickey Rourke is being considered to play the gangster, while Forest Whitaker is on board to play another gangster who, for some reason, is chasing Rourke's character. The film is written and directed by Jesse Baget, whose first film El Mascarado Massacre was released in 2006.

It's maybe not a great sign that the last time Dakota Fanning and Forest Whitaker worked together it was on the tiny indie Fragments (also known as Winged Creatures), which virtually nobody saw and apparently no one really liked. But come on, how can they go wrong on a second go round, especially with a plot that sounds as nutty and Wild At Heart-esque as this one? I'm sticking with that optimism until given evidence otherwise.
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http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Dakota-Fanning-Signs-On-For-Diamond-Heist-Movie-Mississippi-Wild-23279.html

Baz Luhrmann's Great Gatsby Starts Shooting In Australia In March

published: 2011-02-21 08:12:45 Author: Katey Rich

After some false alarms and what seemed like an endless processing of casting and rehearsals, Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby is finally going to start shooting, and sooner than I expected. According to The New Zealand Herald, filming will start in March in Sydney, Australia, going for 17 weeks and lasting for an incredible 30 weeks of post-production, all taking place in Australia. Yes, a small-scale drama set on New York's Long Island has now become a massive effort shooting in Australia and employing 150 people to work on post-production and visual effects alone. An it's being made by the man whose last film, Australia, cost a fortune and made virtually no money. Baz Luhrmann, bless him, is a man for whom the word "small" has no meaning.

The film will also be shot in 3D, marking the first time stars Leonardo DiCaprio (as Gatsby), Tobey Maguire (Nick Carraway) and Carey Mulligan (Daisy) have ever worked in the format. It is, in other words, absolutely not going to be the Gatsby you read in high school, though what it will be seems totally unclear. At this point, with Luhrmann clearly running off on his own tangent about what he wants the movie to be, I'm kind of excited to see how wild his vision will be. F. Scott Fitzgerald's book, beloved and studied by generations of English students, is what it is, and Luhrmann's film is clearly going to be something newer, wilder, and different. Sure, it may be a disaster, but it'll be original-- or as original as an adaptation can be, I guess.

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http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Baz-Luhrmann-s-Great-Gatsby-Starts-Shooting-In-Australia-In-March-23271.html

 

 

 

Robots Hit The Streets In New Transformers: Dark Of The Moon TV Spot

published: 2011-02-21 07:23:41 Author: Katey Rich
Coming just two weeks after the big Super Bowl spot, the new TV ad for Transformers: Dark of the Moon that aired during the Daytona 500 last night didn't reveal a whole lot of new footage. And yet, somehow, it seemed just as impressive, the new shots giving a better sense of how the robots take to the streets of Chicago this time around, and the voiceover from John Turturro's character-- "Years from now they're gonna ask us, where were you when they took over the planet"-- giving an appropriately epic feel. And that shot of Bumblebee transforming on a serene seaside road? Not bad at all. Take a look below.
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Of course, I couldn't help but also notice that Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, the former Victoria's Secret model replacing Megan Fox as the love interest, has her mouth wide open in all three shots she appears in, looking more like a flesh-and-blood blow-up doll than an actual human. But her glassy eyed affect will be probably be balanced by Shia LaBeouf, who for better or for worse seems very at home chasing down giant robots and dodging fireballs.

Transformers: Dark of the Moon opens July 1, and will likely feel interminable and silly when not chopped up until 30-second TV spots. Enjoy this part while it lasts!
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http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Robots-Hit-The-Streets-In-New-Transformers-Dark-Of-The-Moon-TV-Spot-23269.html

**THE GREAT GATSBY Will Shoot in 3D This August With Leonardo DiCaprio and Possibly Carey Mulligan **Trailer: "Hesher" with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Natalie Portman **First Look: Liam Neeson's "The Grey" Killer Wolf Thriller

THE GREAT GATSBY Will Shoot in 3D This August With Leonardo DiCaprio and Possibly Carey Mulligan

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: February 19th, 2011

Baz Luhrmann has taken his time to figure out what he wants to do with this Great Gatsby adaptation.  He bought the rights to the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel in 2008.  Luhrmann began to workshop the project with a number of A-listers late last year.  He mulled long and hard over all of Hollywood’s prettiest starlets for the role of Daisy, and wondered if Daisy might look more fetching in 3D.  Throughout the process, Lurhmann never officially decided The Great Gatsby is his next project, saying at the DGA Awards, “I gotta make a decision in three days’ time.”

A fortnight (and then some) has passed since that statement, and THR has the verdict.  Luhrmann will film The Great Gatsby in 3D this August in his hometown Syndey Australia.  Leonardo DiCaprio will play Jay Gatsby, and Carey Mulligan has been offered the role of Daisy Buchanan.  Details after the break.

............. http://collider.com/the-great-gatsby-3d-leonardo-dicaprio/77033/

Trailer: "Hesher" with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Natalie Portman

Posted: February 20th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff

Today we have the trailer for the upcoming "Hesher" movie, starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Inception), Natalie Portman (Black Swan) and Rainn Wilson ("The Office"). Check it out below.

Plot: Thirteen year old TJ and his Father are both devastated by the tragic loss of the Mother/Wife, are now living with the elderly Grandma. On his way to school one day, TJ has a chance encounter with Hesher (Gordon-Levitt), a late 20's year old with a troubled past. Hesher assumes a role as both mentor and tormentor, leading TJ into troubles he could never have imagined. Nicole (Portman), a young grocery clerk trying to make ends meet steps in to protect TJ from a vicious attack, TJ becomes enamored with Nicole, only to have his fantasies destroyed by Hesher.

The new movie is directed by Spencer Susser and premiered at the Sundance Film Festival back in 2010. It is now set to hit theaters in April.
Source: WorstPreviews.com
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First Look: Liam Neeson's "The Grey" Killer Wolf Thriller

Posted: February 20th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff

Joe Carnahan (The A-Team, Smokin' Aces) is currently shooting his "The Grey" thriller in Vancouver and we now have the first shot of the cast, which includes Liam Neeson, Dallas Roberts, James Badge Dale, Dermot Mulroney, Frank Grillo, Nonso Anozie and Joe Anderson. Check out the photo below.

The new movie revolves around oil-rig workers who are left stranded due to a plane crash right in the hunting zone of a pack of rogue wolves on the frozen Alaskan tundra.

"The wolves have a territorial range of 300 miles, and they will run you out if you cross that," said Carnahan. "If you're within 30 miles of their den as is the case here, they will try to kill you."
Source: EW, STYD


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***Tony Todd Says FINAL DESTINATION 6 and 7 Shooting Back-to-Back ****Kristen Bell Moves into Showtime’s HOUSE OF LIES with Don Cheadle ***Baz Luhrmann May Not Direct THE GREAT GATSBY? ***First Trailer and Images for BRIDESMAIDS Starring Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph

Tony Todd Says FINAL DESTINATION 6 and 7 Shooting Back-to-Back

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: February 1st, 2011

As long as there’s an audience for elaborate murdergasms, the Final Destination franchise should be a success.  The fifth installment (thankfully no longer titled “5nal Destination“) is due out in 3D on August 26th and actor Tony Todd, who is returning to the series, says that if it opens at #1, they’ll shoot parts 6 and 7 back-to-back .  Here’s what Todd told Dread Central:

“Thumbs up! Thumbs way up. They expanded my part, and the producer told me as we were leaving Vancouver that if it opens at Number 1 – which statistically it has – they’re going to shoot the next two simultaneously.”

Final Destination 5’s opening disaster will involve a bridge collapse.  I’m sure by the time we reach Final Destination 7, the inciting event will involve a slick patch of ice in the main character’s driveway.

http://collider.com/final-destination-6-final-destination-7/73985/

Kristen Bell Moves into Showtime’s HOUSE OF LIES with Don Cheadle

by Ethan Anderton    Posted: February 1st, 2011

Last December we heard that Don Cheadle signed on to star in their dark comedy series House of Lies from Matthew Carnahan, creator and writer of the FX series Dirt. Based on Martin Kihn’s book of the same name, the half-hour comedy follows Marty (Cheadle), a highly successful, cutthroat consultant who is never above using any means (or anyone) necessary to get his clients the information they want. Now Showtime has announced that Kristen Bell, who first made waves on TV as Veronica Mars, has landed the role of Jeannie Van Der Hooven, a razor-sharp, Ivy-League graduate who works at Marty’s firm. Stephen Hopkins is directing the pilot with production beginning this month, so we’ll be looking forward to checking the show out later this year.

http://collider.com/kristen-bell-house-of-lies-don-cheadle/73982/

Baz Luhrmann May Not Direct THE GREAT GATSBY?

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: February 1st, 2011

Baz Luhrmann may be reconsidering an adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby.  Speaking to Vulture at the DGA Awards on Saturday, Luhrmann said he has to “make a decision in three days’ time,” on “Whether to do it or not.”  Only a few weeks ago it looked like a “Go” project with filming expected to begin this summer and Carey Mulligan attached to play Daisy. Luhrmann was even considering whether or not to make the movie in 3D.  The director had been previously work-shopping the film with Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire in the roles of Gatsby and Nick Carraway, respectively.

Luhrmann says “I think I’ve been a bit shaded out because I want everything to be perfectly positioned on it,” and that we should expect news on the project “by the end of the week.”  Hit the jump for a synopsis of the novel.

http://collider.com/the-great-gatsby-baz-luhrmann/73958/

First Trailer and Images for BRIDESMAIDS Starring Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: February 1st, 2011

I have high hopes for Bridesmaids.  Kristen Wiig is poised for a star-making role (she also co-wrote the script), Judd Apatow is producing, and Freaks and Geeks creator/director Paul Feig is helming.  The first trailer for the movie has gone online and it’s a bit of a mixed bag.  The jokes about Wiig’s character being single are pretty stale, but there’s a charming tone of raunchiness and attitude.  Clearly they’re trying to sell it to Apatow’s male fans, but I’m on board for a female ensemble comedy that looks like the polar opposite of what we usually see from the genre.

Hit the jump to check out the trailer plus high-res images from the film.  Bridesmaids also stars Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Wendi Mclendon-Covey, Ellie Kemper, and Jon Hamm.  The film opens May 13th.

Click over to Apple to see the trailer in HD.

more; http://collider.com/bridesmaids-trailer-movie-images/74007/

***Baz Luhrmann Might Shoot THE GREAT GATSBY in 3D ***Exclusive TOTAL RECALL Update from Producer Neal Moritz: Says Colin Farrell Is the Lead; They Start Shooting May 15th in Toronto, More

Baz Luhrmann Might Shoot THE GREAT GATSBY in 3D

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: January 9th, 2011

Baz Luhrmann is considering shooting his adaptation of The Great Gatsby in 3D.  THR reports that the filmmaker has workshopped the project in 3D, but is still in the process of making a decision.  I’m not exactly sure why The Great Gatsby needs to be in 3D unless you want an infinite depth of field when you watch boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.

Carey Mulligan is attached to play Daisy in the film with Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire as the front runners to play Jay Gatsby and Nick Carraway, respectively.  Filming is expected to begin this summer.  Hit the jump for a synopsis of the novel.

Here’s the synopsis for F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby:

In 1922, F. Scott Fitzgerald announced his decision to write “something new–something extraordinary and beautiful and simple + intricately patterned.” That extraordinary, beautiful, intricately patterned, and above all, simple novel became The Great Gatsby, arguably Fitzgerald’s finest work and certainly the book for which he is best known. A portrait of the Jazz Age in all of its decadence and excess, Gatsby captured the spirit of the author’s generation and earned itself a permanent place in American mythology. Self-made, self-invented millionaire Jay Gatsby embodies some of Fitzgerald’s–and his country’s–most abiding obsessions: money, ambition, greed, and the promise of new beginnings. “Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgiastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that’s no matter–tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther…. And one fine morning–” Gatsby’s rise to glory and eventual fall from grace becomes a kind of cautionary tale about the American Dream.

It’s also a love story, of sorts, the narrative of Gatsby’s quixotic passion for Daisy Buchanan. The pair meet five years before the novel begins, when Daisy is a legendary young Louisville beauty and Gatsby an impoverished officer. They fall in love, but while Gatsby serves overseas, Daisy marries the brutal, bullying, but extremely rich Tom Buchanan. After the war, Gatsby devotes himself blindly to the pursuit of wealth by whatever means–and to the pursuit of Daisy, which amounts to the same thing. “Her voice is full of money,” Gatsby says admiringly, in one of the novel’s more famous descriptions. His millions made, Gatsby buys a mansion across Long Island Sound from Daisy’s patrician East Egg address, throws lavish parties, and waits for her to appear. When she does, events unfold with all the tragic inevitability of a Greek drama, with detached, cynical neighbor Nick Carraway acting as chorus throughout. Spare, elegantly plotted, and written in crystalline prose, The Great Gatsby is as perfectly satisfying as the best kind of poem.

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Exclusive TOTAL RECALL Update from Producer Neal Moritz: Says Colin Farrell Is the Lead; They Start Shooting May 15th in Toronto, More

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: January 9th, 2011

With Sony’s The Green Hornet getting released next weekend, I spent all day in Culver City doing interviews for the film on the Sony lot.  Thankfully, I thought The Green Hornet was great, so it made for some fun conversations with the cast and filmmakers.  Look for the interviews this week. However, since I got a great Total Recall update from producer Neal Moritz, I decided to get that news up tonight.

As you might have seen, a few days ago I sat down with Colin Farrell and asked him about those Total Recall rumors (he might be the lead in the Len Wiseman helmed remake).  He told me:

“I’d like to. I just don’t know. I’m not sure. I haven’t been home for Christmas. I haven’t made the required calls. I don’t know. I think, maybe.”

I guessed that the reason he wouldn’t give me a straight answer was that his contract was still being put together.  And after talking with Moritz, I’m sure that’s the case.  That’s because Moritz told me:

“We’re doing the movie with Colin Farrell.”

He also told me when they start shooting and a bit about the movie.  Hit the jump for more:

According to Moritz, the remake of Total Recall starts shooting May 15 in Toronto.  And for people that aren’t fans of 3D, you’ll be happy to know:

“We’re not gonna do Recall in 3D, we decided that it would be too much.”

I also asked him about the size and scope of Recall.  He said “it’s bigger in scope” than Green Hornet and Battle: Los Angeles and when I asked him if it would be a tentpole movie he said, “oh yes, this is a big movie.”

He also talked about the world they’re creating for the remake:

“I think the world that Len Wiseman is creating is incredible. It’s a real world, a real future world, where the cities have just gotten so overcrowded that the cities are just built up, up, up, up. It’s just everything I see on the movie, every pre-vis I see on the movie, every conceptual drawing on this movie that I see just makes me more and more excited. We’re playing it like a real world, but there’s all these technological advancements to the real world, and it’s just really, it’s cool. It’s an awesome movie. I’m dying—as a fan of movies, more than anything, it’s a movie that I’m just dying to see.”

Finally, I asked him how does this new version compare to the Philip K. Dick story We Can Remember It for You Wholesale.  He said:

“It’s closer to the book, the big difference is we don’t go to space.”

He went on to tell me that the film has a “great twist” and revealed a bit more when he said:

“instead of it being a spaceship that takes us to another planet, there’s something that takes us from one side of the planet to another that’s really interesting.”

While I’ll admit to some initial trepidation when I first heard Moritz would be remaking one of my favorite Arnold Schwarzenegger movies, I can’t help but be excited when I hear Moritz talk about the remake.  My favorite genre is sci-fi and anytime a major Hollywood studio is getting ready to spend a ton of money to bring a futuristic world to life, I’m in.

My only regret is that I didn’t ask Moritz if Quato would be in the remake…

Finally, Moritz talked to me about all the projects he has in development.  Expect updates on everything else throughout the week.  Here’s the full transcript of the interview where we talked about Total Recall.  Leave your thoughts in the comments below.

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Collider: I recently just interviewed Colin Farrell, and obviously I brought up a certain huge sci-fi movie (Total Recall).

Moritz: I saw that. Yeah we’re very excited about it.

I’m very excited about it. My question for you is: it seemed to me that you guys were working out a contract…

Moritz: Yeah,  we’re putting…the final deal.  We’re doing the movie with Colin Farrell.

That’s what I wanted to know. Is the project greenlit? Are you guys filming in like March or April?

Moritz: We start shooting May 15^th.

Oh wow, so this is definitely like—

Moritz: Oh we’re makin’ the movie.

100%?

Moritz: We’re makin’ the movie.

Now that you’re that much closer to being in front of the cameras, how has the project—cause you talked to me about how it’s gonna be a little closer to the novel—but I’m curious, obviously with the preproduction you’ve been working on, how has the project changed, what can you tell fans to be excited for regarding Recall?

Moritz: I think the world that Len Wiseman is creating is incredible. It’s a real world, a real future world, where the cities have just gotten so overcrowded that the cities are just built up, up, up, up. It’s just everything I see on the movie, every pre-vis I see on the movie, every conceptual drawing on this movie that I see just makes me more and more excited. We’re playing it like a real world, but there’s all these technological advancements to the real world, and it’s just really, it’s cool. It’s an awesome movie. I’m dying—as a fan of movies, more than anything, it’s a movie that I’m just dying to see.

Is Sony making this as a massive “tentpole” movie?

Moritz: Oh yes, this is a big movie.

Compared to like Battle: LA, Green Hornet, is it bigger in scope?

Moritz: It’s bigger in scope.

Is it closer to the book?

Moritz: It’s closer to the book, the big difference is we don’t go to space.

So it’s all on planet?

Moritz: Yeah, with a great twist.

Okay, I’m not gonna ask you for anymore than that.

Moritz: Yeah I can’t talk about more than that, but instead of it being a spaceship that takes us to another planet, there’s something that takes us from one side of the planet to another that’s really interesting.

Where are you shooting the movie?

Moritz: We’re shooting the movie in Toronto.

Regarding Recall and some of the other projects you have coming up…what will be in 3D and what are your thoughts about 3D?

Moritz: We’re not gonna do Recall in 3D, we decided that it would be too much. Each movie is kind of just a completely individual decision. We did a test on The Fast and the Furious in 3D and it just was too much. I think for certain movies it’s great and other movies it’s just not right.

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