Doug Liman’s Space Heist Flick LUNA Gets a Greenlight
by Adam Chitwood Posted: June 6th, 2011
It appears that Bourne Identity director Doug Liman has settled on his next project. Paramount has finally greenlit the long-in-the-works sci-fi flick Luna as Liman’s follow up to last year’s Fair Game. The director has been trying to get Luna off the ground for awhile, most recently with Jake Gyllenhaal in 2007. While that iteration never took off, Liman started meeting with a number of actors for the film in March. Now, Variety reports that Paramount is putting the finishing touches on a deal that will fast-track the project.The story centers on a group of renegade scientists who build a spaceship from scratch using spare parts in order to steal an energy source located on the moon, cause apparently that’s where we keep valuable things in the future. It’s like our lock box. Liman and John Hamburg (I Love You Man) co-wrote the script, which has gone through several rewrites. In addition to the previously mentioned Andrew Garfield, Liman has also met with Bradley Cooper and Chris Evans to talk about roles in the film. No offers have been made yet, but expect casting news shortly as the project moves towards production. http://collider.com/doug-liman-luna-bradley-cooper/94982/
US Trailer for THE GUARD
by Matt Goldberg Posted: June 6th, 2011
Sony Pictures Classics has released the domestic trailer for John Michael McDonagh’s The Guard. A couple weeks ago, we showed you the international trailer for the film and at the time I speculated that the US trailer would dial back the racial humor. But it actually included more! Hooray! This new trailer does a good job of delivering laughs and hopefully it will entice people to check out this solid small flick that features a winning performance from Brendan Gleeson.Hit the jump to check out the trailer. The Guard opens in limited release on July 29th. http://collider.com/the-guard-us-trailer/94969/
Nominations for First Critics’ Choice Television Awards Include MODERN FAMILY, THE WALKING DEAD, GAME OF THRONES and More
by Ethan Anderton Posted: June 6th, 2011
You may know of the Broadcast Film Critics Association, but now there’s a new branch from that organization with The Broadcast Television Journalists Association, and they’ve just announced their nominations for the first Critics’ Choice Television Awards. Modern Family leads the pack with six nominations, while the dramatic side seems to be dominated by cable series including freshman series Boardwalk Empire, The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones and The Killing. Other veteran series like Friday Night Lights, Dexter and Mad Men get plenty of love too. And before fans get upset when they don’t see any respect paid to Breaking Bad, the show was ruled ineligible since the series’ fourth season doesn’t begin until July. On the comedy side of things, kudos to the critics for recognizing the greatness of Louie and Community, both two fantastic comedy series that need more praise.Reelz Channel will broadcast the awards telecast on June 22nd at 8/7c and will repeat at 11/10c and several more times throughout the week. The live presentation of the awards themselves will stream on VH1.com on June 20th when the awards take place at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Check out the full list of nominees after the jump.
Best Drama Series
Boardwalk Empire
Dexter
Friday Night Lights
Fringe
Game of Thrones
The Good Wife
Justified
The Killing
Mad Men
The Walking Dead
Best Actor in a Drama Series
Steve Buscemi – Boardwalk Empire
Kyle Chandler – Friday Night Lights
Michael C. Hall – Dexter
Jon Hamm – Mad Men
William H. Macy – Shameless
Timothy Olyphant – Justified
Best Actress in a Drama Series
Connie Britton – Friday Night Lights
Mireille Enos – The Killing
Julianna Margulies – The Good Wife
Elisabeth Moss – Mad Men
Katey Sagal – Sons of Anarchy
Anna Torv – Fringe
Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Alan Cumming – The Good Wife
Walton Goggins – Justified
Shawn Hatosy – Southland
John Noble – Fringe
Michael Pitt – Boardwalk Empire
John Slattery – Mad Men
Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Michelle Forbes – The Killing
Christina Hendricks – Mad Men
Margo Martindale – Justified
Kelly Macdonald – Boardwalk Empire
Archie Panjabi – The Good Wife
Chloë Sevigny – Big Love
Best Reality Series
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Hoarders
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
Sister Wives
Undercover Boss
Best Reality Series – Competition
The Amazing Race
American Idol
Dancing with the Stars
Project Runway
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Top Chef
Best Reality Show Host
Tom Bergeron – Dancing with the Stars
Cat Deeley – So You Think You Can Dance
Ty Pennington – Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Mike Rowe – Dirty Jobs
Ryan Seacrest – American Idol
Best Talk Show
Chelsea Lately
The Daily Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Oprah Winfrey Show
Best Comedy Series Archer
The Big Bang Theory
Community
Glee
Louie
The Middle
Modern Family
The Office
Parks and Recreation
30 Rock
Best Actor in a Comedy Series
Alec Baldwin – 30 Rock
Steve Carell – The Office
Louis C.K. – Louie
Charlie Day – It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Joel McHale – Community
Jim Parsons – The Big Bang Theory
Best Actress in a Comedy Series
Courteney Cox – Cougar Town
Edie Falco – Nurse Jackie
Tina Fey – 30 Rock
Patricia Heaton – The Middle
Martha Plimpton – Raising Hope
Amy Poehler – Parks and Recreation
Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Ty Burrell – Modern Family
Neil Patrick Harris – How I Met Your Mother
Nick Offerman – Parks and Recreation
Ed O’Neill – Modern Family
Danny Pudi – Community
Eric Stonestreet – Modern Family
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Julie Bowen – Modern Family
Jane Krakowski – 30 Rock
Jane Lynch – Glee
Busy Philipps – Cougar Town
Eden Sher – The Middle
Sofía Vergara – Modern Family
http://collider.com/critics-choice-television-awards-nominees/94925/
