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Monday, July 4, 2011

Poster: "The Iceman" with Michael Shannon, James Franco and Benicio Del Toro "Red" Sequel Already Has a Script ***World War Z Zombie Set Photos

Poster: "The Iceman" with Michael Shannon, James Franco and Benicio Del Toro

Posted: July 3rd, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff

Poster: The Iceman with Michael Shannon, James Franco and Benicio Del Toro

Today we have the poster for "The Iceman," which is based on the true story of Richard "The Ice Man" Kuklinski and stars James Franco, Michael Shannon, and Benicio Del Toro.

The story revolves around Richard Kuklinski (Michael Shannon), a notorious mob contract killer and loving family man. He earned his nick-name by freezing the bodies of his victims, disguising the time of death and throwing police off-track. He was a man who used his tendencies toward violence and detachment from consequence to create an idyllic family life. His family and neighbors believed he was an average businessman, having no idea about his deadly alternate life. Kuklinski killed over one hundred people during his life. He never felt remorse for anything he had done, except hurting his family.

Del Toro co-stars as Kuklinski's employer, the notorious mobster Roy Demeo, and Franco plays his mentor assassin known as Mr. Softee.

Poster: (click to enlarge)

Source: WorstPreviews.com

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"Red" Sequel Already Has a Script

Posted: July 3rd, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff

During the premiere of "Transformers: Dark of the Moon," MTV caught up with producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura, who confirmed that a sequel to "Red" is in the works.

"We're trying to put it together," he said. "We just got a script and it's really good. We're all just now discussing how to put it all back together again."

The first film stars Helen Mirren, Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, and Morgan Freeman. Di Bonaventura says the plan is to bring back the same cast as well as add some new faces.

"I think the audience would be disappointed if we didn't bring back the crew, but we've got to freshen the crew," he explained. "We'll bring in one or two characters that'll play a really big part — maybe three, but definitely one or two."

Source: MTV

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World War Z Zombie Set Photos

Jul 3, 2011 by Brian Gallagher

World War Z is currently in production in Malta, working towards a 2012 release date. New photos from the set have arrived, which feature our first look at the zombies in this adaptation, along with star Brad Pitt. Click on the photos below to access our growing gallery.

World War Z Set Photo #3

http://www.movieweb.com/news/world-war-z-zombie-set-photos

Dark Shadows Set Photos Featuring Collinwood Manor!

Jul 3, 2011 by Brian Gallagher

Dark Shadows started shooting at the end of May, and now we have the first glimpse of the set. New photos from the Bourne Wood U.K. set feature the first look at Collinwood Manor, the residence of Johnny Depp's Barnabas Collins. Click on the photos below for your first glimpse at this set.
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Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Naomi Watts, Liev Schreiber, and Christina Hendricks Join the Boxing Biopic THE BLEEDER Fox Orders Zooey Deschanel Pilot THE NEW GIRL – Update: J.J. Abrams Drama ALCATRAZ Likely Next **James Franco Names Val Lauren the Lead in His Sal Mineo Biopic SAL

Fox Orders Zooey Deschanel Pilot THE NEW GIRL – Update: J.J. Abrams Drama ALCATRAZ Likely Next

by Brendan Bettinger Posted: May 10th, 2011

Upfronts are next week, which means every broadcast network has a day set aside to announce new series and renewal decisions. Fox is getting an early start with a series order for the comedy pilot The New Girl (formerly titled Chicks and Dicks). Zooey Deschanel stars as “a quirky teacher who moves in with three guys — the cynic, the player and the man-child — after being dumped.” Jake M. Johnson, Max Greenfield, and Damon Wayans Jr. play the three guys; Hannah Simone also stars. Wayans Jr. currently stars in the ABC sitcom Happy Endings, which is on the bubble. If ABC renews the series, Fox will have to recast Wayans’ role. No Strings Attached writer Liz Meriwether created the series. Jake Kasdan (Walk Hard) directed the single-camera pilot.

[Update: A new report suggests Fox is near a deal to pick up the J.J. Abrams-produced drama Alcatraz. Details after the break.]

[Update 2: Click here for more Fox scheduling news, including the cancellation of Breaking In, Traffic Light, The Chicago Code, and Human Target]

Hit the jump for more on the shape of Fox in the coming television year.

...... http://collider.com/the-new-girl-series-order-fox/90082/

James Franco Names Val Lauren the Lead in His Sal Mineo Biopic SAL

by Bill Graham Posted: May 10th, 2011

James Franco doesn’t have a lot of down time lately. As a director, Franco has landed the lead for his next project, the Sal Mineo biopic tentatively titled Sal. Val Lauren will play Mineo, who is most famous for his Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination opposite James Dean in Rebel Without A Cause. The young actor’s life prematurely ended at the age of 37 when he was stabbed to death in a botched robbery. Those familiar with Franco’s work will likely realize that he won a Golden Globe for his portrayal of Dean in a 2001 TV movie. Franco optioned the film rights to Michael Gregg Michaud’s Sal Mineo: A Biography late last year. Hit the jump for more about Lauren, what he had to say about Mineo, and the story being told.

... http://collider.com/james-franco-val-lauren-sal-mineo/90093/

Naomi Watts, Liev Schreiber, and Christina Hendricks Join the Boxing Biopic THE BLEEDER

by Brendan Bettinger Posted: May 10th, 2011

Naomi Watts, Liev Schreiber and Christina Hendricks are set to star in the boxing drama The Bleeder. Per Variety, the film is based on the story of Chuck Wepner, the New Jersey heavyweight boxer who fought 15 rounds with Muhammad Ali and inspired to Sylvester Stallone to write Rocky. The biopic is the natural transition for documentary filmmaker Jeff Feuerzeig (The Devil and Daniel Johnston) to directing narrative features. Feuerzeig co-wrote the script with Jerry Stahl (Bad Boys II).

Studio home Hyde Park International is shopping The Bleeder at the Cannes Film Festival this week along with Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vegneance, The Double, Echelon, and Our Idiot Brother. If I were a billionaire cinephile hanging out in the French Riviera right now, I’d have a hard time passing up the Watts/Schreiber/Hendricks package. Hit the jump for more on Wepner.

....... http://collider.com/naomi-watts-liev-schreiber-christina-hendricks-the-bleeder/90151/

Tuesday, April 19, 2011

19 april; HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Born Today

James Franco (33)

Kate Hudson (32)

Hayden Christensen (30)

Ashley Judd (43)

Tim Curry (65)

Jennifer Taylor 39

Catalina Sandino Moreno 30

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James Franco and Winona Ryder to Star in Psychological Thriller THE STARE HBO Picks Up Armando Iannucci’s VEEP Comedy Series Starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus Matt Reeves Takes Another Bite out of Vampire Flicks with THE PASSAGE Thomas Jane Enters HEADSHOT with Sylvester Stallone **Ryan Gosling Will NOT Star in THE LONE RANGER

HBO Picks Up Armando Iannucci’s VEEP Comedy Series Starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus
by Ethan Anderton Posted: April 18th, 2011
Delivering one of the best political satire comedies I’ve seen in years, In the Loop writer and director Armando Iannucci just had his new comedy series Veep picked up by HBO. Starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, the series follows former Senator Selina Meyer (Louis-Dreyfus), who becomes Vice President, only to discover the job is nothing like she expected, but everything she was warned about. The cast also includes In the Loop star Anna Chlumsky, Tony Hale (Arrested Development) Matt Walsh (Outsourced) and more.

Iannucci says, “I’m thrilled more than anyone is legally entitled to be. HBO is the dream network to make television for, and I’m excited to be working with such a superb and funny cast headed by the uber-superb-and-funny Julia Louis-Dreyfus. If making season one of Veep is as much fun as making the pilot, then I can die chuckling. Plus, we get to say rude words.” Since In the Loop was filled with great comedy and colorful language, this sounds great to me. Hit the jump for the full press release with more details.
............... http://collider.com/veep-hbo-julia-louis-dreyfus/86531/

James Franco and Winona Ryder to Star in Psychological Thriller THE STARE
by Matt Goldberg Posted: April 18th, 2011
James Franco and Winona Ryder will star in Jay Anania’s The Stare, the first feature funded by Waterstone Entertainment, a new producing/financing company. Deadline reports that the Ryder would play a playwright who “finds her mind beginning to warp as she struggles to launch her next production. She’s plagued by dreams and visions of being watched, but can’t decide if she’s at the center of a manipulative plot or simply losing her grip on reality.” So it sounds like Black Swan but this time it’s a writer who’s going mad and Ryder gets to be the star. As for Franco, he’ll play an actor who’s in the playwright’s production. Filming is set to begin on May 6th in New York.

Franco, who is one of Anania’s students at NYU where he heads the graduate directing program, previously starred in Anania’s Shadows & Lies and will serve as one of the producers on The Stare. Presumably, Franco will be able to get in this film before moving on to star in Sam Raimi’s Oz, The Great and Powerful As for Ryder, she’ll be one of the voices in Tim Burton’s 3D stop-motion remake of Frankenweenie.
................... http://collider.com/james-franco-winona-ryder-the-stare/86536/

Matt Reeves Takes Another Bite out of Vampire Flicks with THE PASSAGE
by Matt Goldberg Posted: April 18th, 2011
Director Matt Reeves (Let Me In) apparently hasn’t gotten his fill of bloodsuckers because he’s signed on to direct the vampire flick The Passage. But unlike the sad, meditative, personal drama of Let Me In, The Passage is more along the infected lines of 28 Days Later and The Stand. According to Deadline, the story—based on the novel by Justin Cronin—centers on the government attempting a cure for cancer after a group of terminal patients become healthy after being subjected to bat bites in South America. But their experimentation leads to the creation of nearly indestructible, telepathic vampire masters that begin infecting the populace. Moral of the story: don’t try to cure cancer.

Last September, we reported that screenwriter John Logan (Rango) would be handling the script, but now Reeves will oversee a rewrite by a yet-to-be-determined replacement since Logan is busy on the new James Bond flick. Last week, Reeves also signed on to write and direct an adaptation of the short story 8 O’Clock in the Morning. It’s unknown which project he’ll direct first although The Passage has a bit of a head start since there’s already a finished script. Hit the jump for a synopsis of the Justin Cronin’s novel.
............ http://collider.com/matt-reeves-the-passage/86541/

Thomas Jane Enters HEADSHOT with Sylvester Stallone
by Jason Barr Posted: April 18th, 2011
Last week, we brought you the news that Walter Hill (The Warriors) will be directing Sylvester Stallone in the action/thriller Headshot. Today, JoBlo reports that Thomas Jane will be starring alongside Sly as an NYPD detective. Per their report, Jane dropped the news of his involvement while appearing on their “Arrow in the Head” podcast and claims that it is indeed a done deal. Production on Headshot is expected to begin next month in New Orleans.

The script, initially penned by Alessandro Camon (The Messengers) and currently undergoing rewrites by Hill, focuses on a New Orleans-based hitman (Stallone) who shares a common goal of revenge with the aforementioned NYPD detective (Jane) as they are connected by two gruesome murders. As the story goes, the pair “take on all who stand in their way, and are willing to sacrifice everything to exact revenge.” With Stallone, Hill, and now Jane on board, color me excited for Headshot.
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Ryan Gosling Will NOT Star in THE LONE RANGER
by Adam Chitwood Posted: April 18th, 2011
Well, so much for that pairing. Just a few days ago it was reported that Ryan Gosling was in talks to star in Disney’s The Lone Ranger opposite Johnny Depp. Now it appears the actor won’t be taking on the title role after all. The initial story stressed that the deal was far from closed and Gosling was having trouble lining up his schedule, and now EW confirms that the actor was ultimately unable to fit the project in.

Directed by Gore Verbinski, The Lone Ranger is set to star Depp as Tonto, with producers currently searching for the right actor to take on the role of Tonto’s masked companion. Depp has previously mentioned George Clooney and Brad Pitt as possible contenders for the part. Shooting is set to begin this fall.
.......... http://collider.com/ryan-gosling-the-lone-ranger-2/86562/

Sunday, April 3, 2011

"Your Highness" - Red Carpet Nickelodeon's 24th Annual Kids' Choice Awards - Arrivals

Premiere Of Universal Pictures' "Your Highness" - Red Carpet

Actor James Franco arrives at the premiere of Universal Pictures' "Your Highness" at the University of California Santa Barbara on April 1, 2011 in Santa Barbara, California.

Premiere Of Universal Pictures' "Your Highness" - Red Carpet

In This Photo: James Franco

Actor James Franco arrives at the premiere of Universal Pictures' "Your Highness" at the University of California Santa Barbara on April 1, 2011 in Santa Barbara, California.

( March 31, 2011 - Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images North America)

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Nickelodeon's 24th Annual Kids' Choice Awards - Arrivals