***Johnny Depp May Play A Magician In Carter Beats The Devil ***See Robert Pattinson Hit In The Face With A Pie For Cosmopolis ***Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol Trailer! ***Robert Pattinson: Pie Face For 'Cosmopolis'!

Johnny Depp May Play A Magician In Carter Beats The Devil

published: 2011-06-29 18:08:42 Author: Josh Tyler
2006 was the year of the magician, with a series of conjuror themed films battling it out in the hearts and minds of America, a battle won quite handily by Christopher Nolan’s underrated movie The Prestige. Yet even with all the magic acts on screen that year, magicians never became the new pirates. Maybe what the Penn Jillettes of this world need is Johnny Depp.


The LA Times says Johnny Depp is at the top of Warner Bros. list of actors they want to play the lead in Carter Beats the Devil. The film, currently in development at the studio, is based on a book by Glen David Gold. His novel takes a 1920s magician and puts him in a strange and mysterious situation. The story mixes in historical figures, for instance at some point the main character Charles Carter will attempt to saw then president Warren G. Harding in half.


This movie has been sitting around in development hell for awhile now, at one point even Tom Cruise was supposed to be involved. But if you’re looking for a flamboyant magician look no further than Johnny Depp. He’s your main if you’re looking for someone to play a less annoying version of David Blaine. Actually just give Jack Sparrow a top hat and you pretty much have this part cast.


For now Depp is just one of the names they’re rumored to be considering. Johnny may have his hands full with other projects. He’s currently in pre-production on The Lone Ranger and somewhere along the way he’s been filming Dark Shadows, to say nothing of the other half-dozen or so upcoming films he’s rumored to be involved in.
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Johnny-Depp-May-Play-A-Magician-In-Carter-Beats-The-Devil-25477.html

See Robert Pattinson Hit In The Face With A Pie For Cosmopolis

published: 2011-06-29 15:46:57 Author: Josh Tyler
Robert Pattinson has found his way into the new David Cronenberg movie somehow, uniting two fan groups once voted least likely ever to run in to each other. Cronenberg is known for challenging, violent, controversial movies like A History of Violence which are inevitably seen for very few. Robert Pattinson is known for appearing on the wall calendars of soccer moms who are far to own that kind of calendar, as a sparkly vampire.


Pattinson is currently off filming Cosmopolis with Cronenberg and in the process has fulfilled the fantasies of neither of those groups, but has instead inadvertently lived the dream of every man over fifteen who’s ever been forced to see a Twilight movie and wished someone would hit Robert Pattinson with a pie in the face. Good news, they have.


Enjoy the following Cosmopolis set photos posted as part of a group over at Movie Web. 



Cosmopolis, set to be released in 2012, stars Pattinson as a wealth genius who loses everything in the midst of one, fateful limo ride across New York City. Apparently the coupe de grace is getting hit with a pie, in the face. He had it coming.
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/See-Robert-Pattinson-Hit-In-The-Face-With-A-Pie-For-Cosmopolis-25473.html

Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol Trailer!

Paramount Pictures has just released the first trailer for the highly-anticipated action-adventure Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol, which arrives in theaters on December 16. Take a look at the first footage from this action-packed sequel as well as three new images featuring returning stars Tom Cruise, Ving Rhames, and Simon Pegg, along with franchise newcomers Jeremy Renner, Josh Holloway, and Paula Patton.

http://www.movieweb.com/news/mission-impossible-ghost-protocol-trailer

Wed, 29 June 2011

Robert Pattinson: Pie Face For 'Cosmopolis'!

Robert Pattinson gets hit in the face with a pie while filming scenes on the set of his new film, Cosmopolis, on Tuesday (June 28) in Toronto, Canada.

The 24-year-old Twilight star has been working on Cosmopolis since late last month.

On the same day, Robert was spotted rehearsing scenes with his co-star Kevin Durand in front of a vandalized limousine.

The David Cronenberg-directed drama will hit theaters sometime next year!

10+ pictures inside of Robert Pattinson on the set of Cosmopolis… http://justjared.buzznet.com/2011/06/29/robert-pattinson-pie-face-for-cosmopolis/

***First Trailer for Steven Spielberg’s WAR HORSE ***Casting Call: Allison Janney STRUCK BY LIGHTNING; Giancarlo Esposito Joins I, ALEX CROSS; HBO Casts Dev Patel in MORE AS THIS STORY DEVELOPS ***Warner Bros. Wants Johnny Depp to Revive Adaptation of CARTER BEATS THE DEVIL ***Will Smith Wants Denzel Washington for Katrina Drama THE AMERICAN CAN

Casting Call: Allison Janney STRUCK BY LIGHTNING; Giancarlo Esposito Joins I, ALEX CROSS; HBO Casts Dev Patel in MORE AS THIS STORY DEVELOPS

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: June 28th, 2011

Allison Janney has signed on to star opposite Chris Colfer (Glee) in the coming-of-age comedy Struck by Lightning.  Colfer also wrote the script which, per Variety, “opens with Colfer’s character being struck and killed by a bolt of lightning; flashbacks will chronicle his exploits as he blackmails his classmates into contributing to a literary magazine he’s publishing.”  The independent production will shoot this July in Los Angeles during Colfer’s summer hiatus from Glee.  Brian Dannelly (Saved!) will direct.
Hit the jump for more Giancarlo Esposito’s role in I, Alex Cross, and the casting of Dev Patel in More As This Story Develops. http://collider.com/allison-janney-struck-by-lightning-giancarlo-esposito-i-alex-cross/99456/

First Trailer for Steven Spielberg’s WAR HORSE

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: June 28th, 2011

A Spanish trailer for Steven Spielberg’s adaptation of War Horse has leaked online.  The movie charts the journey of a horse named Joey and his quest to reunite with a farmer’s son named Albert (Jeremy Irvine) against the backdrop of World War I.  Disney should release the official trailer soon, but the quality of this version is sufficient for now.  If you were hoping for a sweeping epic with a soaring John Williams score, the new clip promises just that.
Tom Hiddleston, Benedict Cumberpatch, Patrick Kennedy, Emily Watson, Toby Kebbell, David Thewlis, Eddie Marsan, and Peter Mullan also star.  War Horse opens December 28th. Watch the trailer after the jump. http://collider.com/war-horse-trailer/87032/

Warner Bros. Wants Johnny Depp to Revive Adaptation of CARTER BEATS THE DEVIL

by Brendan Bettinger   Posted: June 28th, 2011

An adaptation of the Glen David Gold novel Carter Beats the Devil has stagnated in development at Warner Bros. since it was published in 2002.  24 Frames hears the studio is ready to revive the project.  Johnny Depp tops the wishlist to star as Charles Carter (aka Carter the Great), a master illusionist in the 1920s: “[Carter] stages a sawed-in-half trick on President Warren G. Harding, only to be forced on the lam after Harding mysteriously dies shortly after.”  The plot features other historical figures, including Harry Houdini, BMW founder Max Friz, and television pioneer Philo Farnsworth.
Depp isn’t locked in, but Carter sounds like a character that would intrigue the idiosyncratic actor.  A Warner Bros. spokesperson declined to comment, but word on the street says a new draft of the script was just turned in, and the studio is reaching out to agencies to find a director.  Read the book synopsis after the jump. http://collider.com/johnny-depp-carter-beats-the-devil/99439/

Will Smith Wants Denzel Washington for Katrina Drama THE AMERICAN CAN

by Adam Chitwood   Posted: June 28th, 2011

Will Smith has been working on getting his Hurricane Katrina drama The American Can made for a while now, and it looks like he’s found his star. While Smith originally intended to both produce and star in the film, a schedule conflict with filming M. Night Shyalmalan’s One Thousand A.E. has forced him to take a strictly behind-the-scenes role on the flick. Vulture reports that Smith is now keen on casting Denzel Washington in the lead role.
John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side) wrote the script and will direct the film, which tells the true story of a group of residents who were trapped in their apartment complex when the levees broke during Katrina. An ex-Marine named John Keller stayed with the group for days, which included dozens of aged (and white) residents, warding off looters and successfully obtaining much-needed air-dropped food, water, and medical supplies. Washington is currently giving notes on the project, and apparently Smith and Sony will make their casting decision based on his input. http://collider.com/denzel-washington-the-american-can-will-smith/99403/