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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

New Images of Michael C. Hall and Mos Def in DEXTER Season Six John Malkovich to Star in SIBERIAN EDUCATION BRIDESMAIDS Becomes Highest Grossing R-Rated Female Comedy Ever Colin Firth, Scarlett Johansson For Danny Boyle's Heist Thriller Trance ***Colin Farrell & Anton Yelchin: 'Fright Night' UK Posters!

New Images of Michael C. Hall and Mos Def in DEXTER Season Six

by Brendan Bettinger Posted: July 4th, 2011

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Showtime has released two new images for the upcoming sixth season of Dexter. The first, featuring Michael C. Hall standing crouched over a crime scene on the Miami beach, could be taken from any season. (Though perhaps eagle-eyed viewers may spot a hint or two I missed.) The second is more revealing in its depiction of Hall eying new cast member Mos Def suspiciously. Or rather, Dexter is eying Def’s character (a reformed criminal) suspiciously, unless these are really insightful behind-the-scenes photos.
Edward James Olmos and Colin Hanks are also new to the cast this season, which we expect to premiere in September on the heels of the July 21 Comic-Con panel. See the images after the jump. http://collider.com/dexter-images-season-6/100394/

John Malkovich to Star in SIBERIAN EDUCATION

by Brendan Bettinger Posted: July 4th, 2011

John Malkovich has signed on to star in Siberian Education, an adaptation of the Nicolai Lilin autobiography of the same name. Lilin grew up in Transnitria, a lawless community between Moldova and Ukraine that still maintains a strict moral code. According to Variety, Malkovich will play “Grandfather Kuzja, who teaches his grandson Kolyma (played by Lithuanian actor Arnas Fedaravicius) the morals of “honest criminals.’”
Stefano Rulli, Sandro Petraglia, and director Gabriele Salvatores (I’m Not Scared) collaborated on the screenplay, set in 1985-1995. The international production starts shooting in Lithuania at the end of August — a few scenes will film in Italy. Read the book synopsis after the break. http://collider.com/john-malkovich-siberian-education/100382/

BRIDESMAIDS Becomes Highest Grossing R-Rated Female Comedy Ever

by Adam Chitwood Posted: July 4th, 2011

Paul Feig’s Bridesmaids is the little comedy that could. Despite a modest budget and no A-list stars, the Judd Apatow-produced film has been a consistent staple on the box office charts week after week. Now, after recently becoming the highest grossing entry in Judd Apatow’s library, Bridesmaids has become the highest grossing R-rated female comedy ever (via THR). The film’s current domestic tally sits at $152.9 million, enough to dethrone the previous “top R-rated female comedy” record-holder Sex and the City (apparently the term “comedy” has a loose connotation).
The script by star Kristin Wiig and Annie Mumolo hit that sweet spot of insane hilarity paired with a sizeable amount of heart. The film also owes a great amount of its success to director Feig (Freaks and Geeks) and the tour-de-force cast that includes Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Jon Hamm, Chris O’Dowd and stand-out Melissa McCarthy. If you’ve yet to see Bridesmaids, you’ve definitely missed out on one of the funniest movies of the year. http://collider.com/bridesmaids-highest-grossing-female-comedy/100357/

Colin Firth, Scarlett Johansson For Danny Boyle's Heist Thriller Trance

published: 2011-07-04 12:00:15 Author: Sean O'Connell
Could Oscar winner Colin Firth be leaping from the Coen Brothers’ crime comedy Gambit to a leading role in Danny Boyle’s next picture?

As Boyle snaps crucial pieces into place for his developing feature Trance, a bank-heist-gone-wrong thriller, casting rumors continue to swirl. While James McAvoy reportedly is locked in to the role of Simon, his X-Men: First Class cohort, Michael Fassbender, allegedly will not be along for the ride. Now Twitch Film is going so far as to say that Boyle actively is pursuing King’s Speech star Firth to take Fassbender’s place in the role of Aiden, though we don’t know much beyond the names of Boyle’s characters and aren’t sure how they fit into the overall narrative.

Firth isn’t the only actor on Boyle’s wish list. Scarlett Johannson is being approached for the major supporting role of Elizabeth. No formal offers have been made to either actor, but “who Boyle wants, Boyle gets.”

Johansson’s involvement, while automatically making Boyle’s film a better looking endeavor, also brings up scheduling conflicts. We know that the actress is on the hook for Joss Whedon’s current tentpole picture The Avengers, where she plays Black Widow. Her name also is attached to Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin, with Patrick Warburton, but IMDB has that with a 2014 release date.

The chance to work with Boyle should entice virtually any actor to clear out their schedule. He recently coached James Franco to an Oscar nomination for 127 Hours, and the idea of him directing what’s sure to be a kinetic bank heist flick has our pulse racing. Here’s to hoping Firth and Johansson sign on to Trance, but until then, we can look forward to watching them in the equally-excellent-looking Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and We Bought a Zoo, respectively, when they open later this year. http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Colin-Firth-Scarlett-Johansson-For-Danny-Boyle-s-Heist-Thriller-Trance-25525.html

Tue, 05 July 2011

Colin Farrell & Anton Yelchin: 'Fright Night' UK Posters!

Colin Farrell is one sexy vampire in this newly released UK poster for his upcoming film, Fright Night.

The 35-year-old Irish actor stars opposite David Tennant, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Anton Yelchin, Toni Collette, and Dave Franco in the remake of the 1985 film.

“It’s a cult classic. That movie would not work today,” Dave told MTV last year of the original film. “[The new film is] obviously the same concept, but a lot has changed to make everything make sense now. For example, my character wasn’t even in the original, so they’ve changed a lot and added a lot of school elements, just let it build a little more.”

Fright Night, which is the story of a teen who suspects that his new neighbor is a vampire, will hit the big screen on August 19. http://justjared.buzznet.com/2011/07/05/colin-farrell-anton-yelchin-fright-night-uk-posters/

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

John Malkovich and Catherine Keener Ask WHAT’S THIS S%^@ CALLED LOVE? Joaquin Phoenix the Frontrunner to Mentor Benjamin Walker in ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER

http://collider.com/john-malkovich-catherine-keener-whats-this-called-love/73917/

by Brendan Bettinger Posted: January 31st, 2011

Director Jesse Peretz met the high expectations that awaited his My Idiot Brother at Sundance, and is already hard at work on his next film, What’s This S%^@ Called Love?. The cast of S%^@ may even rival the impressive My Idiot Brother ensemble, as John Malkovich and Catherine Keener are in talks to star. Fans of the truly bizarre may recall that Keener and Malkovich last appeared together on screen in 1999’s Being John Malkovich.

Peretz’s script is set in the era and town in which he was raised: 1980s Cambridge, Massachusetts. According to 24 Frames, the plot centers on a teenage boy who is on the verge of coming out: “His ultra-progressive family actually wants to celebrate the boy’s newfound sexuality, while all the boy wants is to be left alone.” Sounds a bit precious, but Keener specializes in selling me on this kind of emotional comedy.

Tim Perell (Last Chance Harvey) will produce What’s This S%^@ Called Love?, which I can only hope is a tentative title. The Weinstein Company picked up My Idiot Brother for a November 25 release.

http://collider.com/john-malkovich-catherine-keener-whats-this-called-love/73917/

Joaquin Phoenix the Frontrunner to Mentor Benjamin Walker in ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER

by Brendan Bettinger Posted: January 31st, 2011

We are now a few months removed I’m Still Here debacle, wherein there has been plenty of talk about Joaquin Phoenix’s return to acting. Phoenix was linked to Hoover, The Odd Life of Timothy Green, and Big Shoe; only Big Shoe is still in play, and that project is four months in need of a status update. The latest project hailed as the possible return of Phoenix is also the best: Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.

As far as I can tell, 20th Century Fox is simply trying to harness the crazy, offering Phoenix the role of vampire Henry Sturges, “a mythic, ageless figure who turns Lincoln into an axe-throwing expert slayer of vampires.” Benjamin Walker (Flags of Our Fathers) was cast late last week as Lincoln. More, including a synopsis, after the jump:

Deadline is careful not to call this one a done deal. The role is “his if he wants it,” but the report cautions, “Phoenix is cagey and could decide not to go forward.” Well… yeah.

I don’t think we, the public, will allow Phoenix to return with a more subdued film like Two Lovers and pretend nothing ever happened. In that sense — the sense that Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter will never quite sound like a real movie — this sounds about right.

Timur Bekmambetov (Wanted) will direct and co-produce with Tim Burton and Jim Lemley (9). Grahame-Smith adapted the screenplay based on his own book. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter is scheduled for release June 22, 2012.

....more; http://collider.com/joaquin-phoenix-abraham-lincoln-vampire-hunter/73885/

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

New Images from SCREAM 4 New Images from SPIDER-MAN Reboot Set ***Director Simon West Wants to Make CON AIR 2

New Images from SCREAM 4

by Adam Chitwood Posted: January 25th, 2011

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Dimension has released a couple of new high-resolution images from director Wes Craven’s upcoming Scream 4. The film reunites most of the main cast from the original films with Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox and David Arquette all returning for another Woodsboro-killing-spree adventure. Joining them in what will hopefully be a return to the meta-horror/comedy of the first film is Emma Roberts, Rory Culkin, Hayden Panettiere and a number of other awesome people (Kristen Bell! Anna Paquin! Alison Brie!). Scream 4 will be released on April 15th. Hit the jump to check out the images, and if you missed the new trailer the other day click here.

Click on the image for high-resolution.

http://collider.com/scream-4-movie-images/72499/

New Images from SPIDER-MAN Reboot Set; Superhero Seen Racing Through Traffic [UPDATED]

by Talia Soghomonian Posted: January 25th, 2011

After a superb amateur shot of Spider-Man running through the streets of Downtown L.A. hit the web, other non-professionals have returned to the on-location shoot of Marc Webb’s Spider-Man reboot and captured some great shots from the set.

Hit the jump to check them out. [Updated: We've included new set photos of some web-slinging action of Spidey!]

Here are the images, via Marie Claire (The previous source we credited had stolen the images from Marie Claire. We apologize for directing you to the wrong site).

The web-slinging image come via On Location Vacations.

These are evidently stunt shots, and not photos of Andrew Garfield who is playing the superhero in the movie, as we see Spider-Man running through traffic attempting to catch up with a pick-up truck.

http://collider.com/spider-man-movie-images/72506/

Director Simon West Wants to Make CON AIR 2

by Adam Chitwood Posted: January 25th, 2011

Put the bunny back in the box. Again. While promoting his latest film, The Mechanic, director Simon West let loose a wish of his that is so Earth-shatteringly awesome, it absolutely has to happen. While he’s been at the helm of films such as Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and When a Stranger Calls, West got his start on the 1997 film Con Air. The premise? En route to a different penitentiary, a group of maximum-security prisoners take control of their transport plane. The cast? John Malkovich, John Cusack, Dave Chappelle, Steve Buscemi and Nic Cage. Also, lots and lots of explosions. Awesomeness-overload. In an interview with Crave Online (via Dark Horizons), West expressed his wish for a sequel:

“Con Air 2 I’d like to do. It’d be great. It’s a matter of getting everybody together. There’s so many people involved and it’s about getting everybody to agree. But I’m going to bring it up to Nic. I’m going to put a bug in his ear about it. If the two of us want to do it, we’ll go after the others.”

Though nothing is officially in the works, and at this point the film is merely an idea, if there’s any justice in this Epic Movie-ridden world, Con Air 2 will eventually be made complete with explosions, bunnies in boxes, and a new/fantastic Nic Cage hairstyle.

http://collider.com/con-air-2-simon-west/72515/

Thursday, December 9, 2010

9 december; HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Born Today

Judi Dench (76)

John Malkovich (57)

Felicity Huffman (48)

Beau Bridges (69)

Kirk Douglas (94)

Jesse Metcalfe is 32

Monday, December 6, 2010

10th Marrakech International Film Festival 'Un Balcon Sur La Mer' Red Carpet Photocall - 10th Marrakech Film Festival

10th Marrakech International Film Festival

In This Photo: Keanu Reeves

The opening ceremonies of 10th Marrakech International Film Festival.

( December 3, 2010 - Photo by Bauer Griffin)

10th Marrakech International Film Festival

In This Photo: Valeria Golino

The opening ceremonies of 10th Marrakech International Film Festival.

( December 5, 2010 - Photo by Bauer Griffin)

10th Marrakech International Film Festival

In This Photo: Marion Cotillard

The opening ceremonies of 10th Marrakech International Film Festival.

( December 5, 2010 - Photo by Bauer Griffin) http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/oJX6eO5Hi4T/10th+Marrakech+International+Film+Festival