***Teaser Trailer for Season Two of THE WALKING DEAD ***Jonah Hill and Mark Wahlberg Join Forces for GOOD TIME GANG ***Over 15 Images from FRIGHT NIGHT ***Michael Suscy to Direct Romeo and Juliet Update ROSALINE for Fox 2000 [UPDATED] ***New Trailer for Gus Van Sant’s RESTLESS ***Melissa McCarthy and Ryan Lee Join Judd Apatow’s Untitled KNOCKED UP Spin-Off

Jonah Hill and Mark Wahlberg Join Forces for GOOD TIME GANG

by Jason Barr    Posted: July 7th, 2011

The world is in need of a good “buddy mercenary movie,” or at least that is what RCR Pictures is hoping. Just in case, the independent label has locked down Jonah Hill and Mark Wahlberg as a pair of party-first mercs who decide to take on a terrorist case in the action comedy Good Time Gang. According to 24 Frames, Good Time Gang is being described internally as an action-heavy take derived from a Lethal Weapon-esque formula. Penned by Max Landis (of Fox’s Frankenstein project), the pic sees Hill and Wahlberg’s mission go awry when it is discovered that one of the two is related to the terrorist in question.

Per the report, RCR has yet to select a director for Good Time Gang but counts poker champion Chris Ferguson and company head Schorr (Food, Inc.) as producers on the film. As for Hill, the thesp has been spreading his wings into more action-intensive work with his upcoming role alongside Johnny Depp and Channing Tatum in 21 Jump Street which is due out March 16th, 2012. He also has turns in The Sitter and Moneyball due out this year on August 5th and September 23rd respectively. Wahlberg is currently filming Seth MacFarlane’s feature directorial debut, Ted, alongside Mila Kunis and Giovanni Ribisi. That film is currently scheduled to hit theaters on July 13th, 2012. He can also be seen starring opposite Ben Foster and Kate Beckinsale in the thriller Contraband which opens against Hill’s aforementioned 21 Jump Street on March 16th.        http://collider.com/jonah-hill-good-time-gang-mark-wahlberg/101029/

Over 15 Images from FRIGHT NIGHT

by Adam Chitwood   Posted: July 7th, 2011

A number of images from director Craig Gillespie’s Fright Night remake have been released. The film centers on a teenager (Anton Yelchin) whose neighbor (Colin Farrell) turns out to be a vampire. We’ve seen some of these images before, but a few of them are new. When Farrell’s in the right movie, he can be great, and the supporting cast isn’t too shabby. I’m interested to see the actor’s take on the vampire craze.

In addition to Farrell and Yelchin, Fright Night also stars Toni Collette, David Tennant, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Dave Franco and Imogen Poots. The film hits theaters in 3D on August 19^th. http://collider.com/fright-night-movie-images-2/100963/

Teaser Trailer for Season Two of THE WALKING DEAD

by Ethan Anderton    Posted: July 7th, 2011

We’ve already gotten a look at the first image from the anticipated second season of AMC’s hit drama series The Walking Dead, and with October inching slowly closer, now we have this awesome new teaser trailer as well. It’s nothing too mind-blowing, but it accomplishes just what any good teaser trailer should and leaves you wanting Halloween to get here sooner than later for the second season premiere. The cut to the title complete with some splatter is a nice touch, but you’ll see what I mean when you watch the trailer after the jump.http://collider.com/the-walking-dead-trailer-season-two/100957/

Michael Suscy to Direct Romeo and Juliet Update ROSALINE for Fox 2000 [UPDATED]

by Adam Chitwood   Posted: July 7th, 2011

Fox 2000 has hired Michael Suscy, director of the award-winning HBO mini-series Grey Gardens, to helm their adaptation of Rebecca Serle’s novel Rosaline. Showblitz reports that Suscy has landed the job for the film, which serves as an update to Shakespeare’s classic Romeo & Juliet story. Because it’s been a while since we’ve seen a glib teen high school comedy loosely based on a Shakespeare play, Rosaline will be a contemporary version of the story set in (you guessed it) high school. The film will tell the tale of Juliet and her Romeo from the perspective of the latter’s jilted ex-lover Rosaline.

We reported back in November that (500) Days of Summer scribes Scott Neustadter and Michael Weber would be writing the screenplay, but it’s unknown if Suscy will be using their draft or commissioning a rewrite. Shawn Levy (Night at the Musem) is producing.

[Update: We've been told by Fox that Rosaline won't be contemporary after all, and will be set in Verona in the 1500's instead. This is definitely more intriguing. The logline is as follows: "Romeo’s jilted ex-girlfriend Rosaline tells her side of the classic Romeo and Juliet story in this comedy set in 16th century Verona."]

http://collider.com/michael-suscy-rosaline/100945/

New Trailer for Gus Van Sant’s RESTLESS

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: July 7th, 2011

A new trailer for director Gus Van Sant’s (Milk) new film Restless has been released. The film tells the story of a terminally ill girl (Mia Wasikowska) who, during her last remaining months, befriends a boy (Henry Hopper) whose best friend is a ghost. Van Sant has a knack for small dramas, and judging by the trailer Restless seems to be no exception. Wasikowska and Hopper look great, and the story is quirky with a touch of heartbreak.

Hit the jump to watch the trailer. In addition to Wasikowska and Hopper, the film stars Ryo Kase and Schuyler Fisk. Produced by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer, Restless is poised to hit theaters on September 16^th.   http://collider.com/restless-movie-trailer/100940/

Melissa McCarthy and Ryan Lee Join Judd Apatow’s Untitled KNOCKED UP Spin-Off

by Matt Goldberg   Posted: July 7th, 201

After seeing Bridesmaids, audiences and critics who enjoyed the film tended to agree that Melissa McCarthy would be one of the breakout stars of the year.  That easy prediction is already coming true with McCarthy and Bridesmaids co-write Annie Mumolo selling a pitch to Paramount, and McCarthy being rumored to co-star with Jon Hamm in a new Paul Feig/Judd Apatow comedy.  McCarthy will certainly be working with Apatow again, but he’ll be directing her in his untitled Knocked Up spin-off starring Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann.  THR reports that McCarthy will play a mom at the school where Rudd and Mann’s children attend and that Super 8 co-star Ryan Lee will play her son.
The untitled comedy also stars Albert Brooks, Megan Fox, Chris O’Dowd, Lena Dunham, Charlene Yi, and Wyatt Russell.  The film is set to open in December 2012. http://collider.com/judd-apatow-knocked-up-spin-off-melissa-mccarthy/100886/

***Beyonce Covers 'Cleo' July 2011 ***Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: 'Transformers' in Rio! ***Blake Lively Covers 'Madison' July 2011 ***Channing Tatum & Jonah Hill: Tuxedo Twosome ***Courteney Cox: 'Elle Decor' Feature!

Sun, 19 June 2011

Beyonce Covers 'Cleo' July 2011

Beyonce heats up the cover of Australian magazine Cleo’s July issue.

The 29-year-old entertainer recently updated her Facebook page and teased fans with what they can expect from her upcoming album, 4.

“The album is definitely an evolution. It’s bolder than the music on my previous albums because I’m bolder. The more mature I become and the more life experiences I have, the more I have to talk about. I really focused on songs being classics, songs that would last, songs that I could sing when I’m 40 and when I’m 60,” she wrote.

In case you missed it, check out Bey’s other July magazine covers for L’Uomo Vogue and W!

FYI: Beyonce will be performing on NBC’s Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular hosted by Nick Lachey, set to air Monday, July 4, at 9/8 p.m. ET/CT.

Bigger pic inside…http://justjared.buzznet.com/2011/06/19/beyonce-covers-cleo-july-2011/

Sun, 19 June 2011

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: 'Transformers' in Rio!

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley heads to a photo call on Sunday (June 19) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

The 24-year-old British model and actress is in town to promote Transformers: Dark of the Moon with co-star Josh Duhamel and the action flick’s director, Michael Bay.

WATCH: Transformers: Dark of the Moon Trailer

Earlier in the week, Rosie was in NYC to chat about the movie on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and The Late Show with David Letterman.

10+ pictures inside of Rosie Huntington-Whiteley going to a Transformers photo call in Rio…http://justjared.buzznet.com/2011/06/19/rosie-huntington-whiteley-transformers-in-rio/

Sun, 19 June 2011

Blake Lively Covers 'Madison' July 2011

Blake Lively is white hot on the cover of Madison’s July issue.

Here’s what the 23-year-old Green Lantern star had to share with the Australian mag:

On the benefits of living in Manhattan: “Living in New York City helps me a lot. If I lived in a place which was more quiet and calm it would be a challenge to work as much as I do, but the city is always alive. It’s constantly breathing and pushing you through, so it makes it easier to be awake. You feed off the energy of the city, the people, the lights and sounds.”

On her love for fashion: “I appreciate design so much and have done so since I was a child. My mom and sisters were models. They always loved clothes and any sort of design. Fashion is something I’ve always admired - so being exposed to it and sitting in Paris next to [designer] Karl Lagerfeld and looking at the couture pieces, seeing the sketches and hearing how they are designed, it’s like … [sighs]”

On being called a fashion icon: “That stuff makes me feel so shy. If people like what I wear, that’s the cherry on top of everything else.”

Bigger pic inside…. http://justjared.buzznet.com/2011/06/19/blake-lively-covers-madison-july-2011/

Sun, 19 June 2011

Channing Tatum & Jonah Hill: Tuxedo Twosome

Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill continue work on their upcoming movie, 21 Jump Street, on Thursday (June 16) in New Orleans, La.

The co-stars both looped sharp in matching white tuxedos for the night shoot.

Earlier in the week, Channing was spotted heading to his trailer on the set of the film, which will be a big screen adaptation of the popular ’80s TV show.

The Office’s Ellie Kemper recently joined the 21 Jump Street cast and will be playing a potential love interest for Channing’s character, according to Variety. http://justjared.buzznet.com/2011/06/19/channing-tatum-jonah-hill-tuxedo-twosome/

Sat, 18 June 2011

Courteney Cox: 'Elle Decor' Feature!

Courteney Cox shows off the redesign of her new home in Malibu in the new issue of Elle Decor magazine, on newsstands Tuesday, June 28!

The 47-year-old actress worked with pal Trip Haenisch and architect Michael Kovac to create a new look for her home.

“She’s passionate and clear about what she wants,” Trip said of Courteney, “but she’s open to hearing what you have to say. She pushed us to give her the best we could. I think we taught each other a lot just going through the process.”

Check out photos of Courteney’s place over at ElleDecor.com! http://justjared.buzznet.com/2011/06/18/courteney-cox-elle-decor-feature/

***Susan Sarandon to Stalk Jonah Hill in "Pitchfork" Thriller ***Tom Hanks' New "Larry Crowne" Trailer ***Shia LaBeouf Confirms He Won't Return for "Transformers 4" ***Casting Call: Alan Arkin Joins Ben Affleck’s ARGO, James Badge Dale Up for WORLD WAR Z, Elodie Yung in Talks for G.I. JOE: COBRA STRIKES ***New Trailer for LARRY CROWNE Starring Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts

Susan Sarandon to Stalk Jonah Hill in "Pitchfork" Thriller

Posted: June 9th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff








Mark and Jay Duplass are planning to re-team with their "Cyrus" star Jonah Hill for "Pitchfork" thriller that the duo are currently shopping around. At this point, the project is only a script, but has both Hill and Susan Sarandon attached to star.


The new movie revolves around a middle-aged mother (Sarandon) of an indie rocker who, after her son is killed in a car accident, seeks vengeance on an online blogger who had peddled snark about her son (on the music site Pitchfork). Things take a turn, though, when she finds out the snarker is just a teenager (Hill).


The Duplass brothers have a pattern of exploring the mother-son relationship in their movie. "Cyrus" was about a son (Hill) who liked his mother (Tomei) a bit too much, and their new movie "Jeff Who Lives at Home" focuses on a grown man (Jason Segel) who is sent by his mother on a routine errand to find that the universe may be sending him strange signals.


Source: LA Times








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Tom Hanks' New "Larry Crowne" Trailer Posted: June 11th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff

Today we have a brand new trailer for the upcoming "Larry Crowne" drama/comedy, which stars Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts. The film is directed by Hanks and is set to hit theaters on July 1st. Check out the trailer below. Plot: Until he was downsized, Larry Crowne (Hanks) was a superstar team leader at a major company where he's worked since his time in the Navy. Underwater on his mortgage and unclear on what to do with his free days, Larry heads to his local college to start over. There he becomes part of a community of outcasts, who are all trying to find a better future for themselves. In his public-speaking class, Larry develops an unexpected crush on his teacher Mercedes Tainot (Roberts), who has lost as much passion for teaching as she has for her husband. The simple guy who has every reason to think his life has stalled will come to learn an unexpected lesson: when you think everything worth having has passed you by, you just might discover your reason  to live. http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=21953&count=0

 

 

Shia LaBeouf Confirms He Won't Return for "Transformers 4"

Posted: June 10th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff




Shia LaBeouf is out there once again saying that the latest installment of "Transformers" is the best in the franchise, despite admitting that the second film wasn't that good. "['Dark of the Moon'] is the best movie we've made, I'm serious," he said. "It's not a joke. This is our best installment. It's our best movie."

If he's telling the truth, the third installment will just propel the franchise to new highs in terms of both box office and critical success. Unfortunately, LaBeouf says that he's not planning to return for "Transformers 4."

"I'm not coming back to do another one. I don't think Mike will either," he explained. "It still is a hot property, especially coming out of the third one. So I imagine they'll reboot it at some point with someone else."

Source: MTV





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Casting Call: Alan Arkin Joins Ben Affleck’s ARGO, James Badge Dale Up for WORLD WAR Z, Elodie Yung in Talks for G.I. JOE: COBRA STRIKES

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: June 10th, 2011

We’ve got a couple of casting stories for you this afternoon. First up, Ben Affleck has tapped Alan Arkin to star in his Tehran hostage crisis flick Argo. Affleck is poised to direct the film, which is based on a Wired magazine article entitled “How the CIA Used a Fake Sci-Fi Flick to Rescue Americans from Tehran.” The true story tells how the CIA and the Canadian government teamed up to rescue six U.S. diplimats who had been taken hostage by Iranians in 1979. The CIA developed a ruse that involved convincing the Iranians that the diplomats were a Hollywood film crew scouting locations for a movie called “Argo.” Variety reports that Arkin will play a Hollywood producer who’s an O.S.S. veteran and is described as “equal parts bookie and rabbi.” George Clooney and Grant Heslov are producing.
Additionally, James Badge Dale (The Pacific) is in negotiations to join Brad Pitt in Marc Forster’s World War Z. The film is based on the book of the same name which details the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse from the perspective of survivors as varied as mercenaries, US government officials, and impoverished Palestinians. Showblitz reports that Dale will play an American soldier trying to convince the authorities of the danger the zombies pose, and he joins Mireille Enos (The Killing) and possibly Anthony Mackie in the flick which starts production this summer. Hit the jump for the casting news of Elodie Yung in G.I. Joe 2. and a synopsis of the book World War Z. http://collider.com/alan-arkin-argo-james-badge-dale-world-war-z-elodie-yung-g-i-joe-2/95888/

New Trailer for LARRY CROWNE Starring Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: June 10th, 2011

Universal has released a new trailer for Larry Crowne. Co-written, directed by and starring Tom Hanks, the story centers on a laid-off middle-aged man (Hanks) who goes back to college and strikes up a relationship with one of his professors (Julia Roberts). The new trailer is fairly similar to the first one that was released, but we do get a look at a pitch-perfect George Takei as an Economics professor. Hanks’ previous directorial effort, That Thing You Do!, is fantastic, and he’s assembled a top-notch cast here for what looks to be some nice light-hearted relief in the middle of a summer full of blockbusters and “Kevin James babysits a cat” comedies.
Hanks and Roberts are joined in the film by Bryan Cranston, Taraji P. Henson, Cedric the Entertainer and Rami Malek. Hit the jump to watch the trailer. Larry Crowne hits theaters July 1st.
http://collider.com/larry-crowne-movie-trailer/95841/

***New Images from THE HUNGER GAMES, 21 JUMP STREET, and BLACKBIRD ***New Featurette for THE HANGOVER PART II ***Vin Diesel to Produce and Star in Action-Comedy THE MACHINE

New Images from THE HUNGER GAMES, 21 JUMP STREET, and BLACKBIRD

by Matt Goldberg  Posted: May 19th, 2011 at 2:27 pm

Yesterday, we showed you the first look at Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss in Gary Ross’ adaptation of The Hunger Games.  Today, two more images of Lawrence in Katniss garb have gone online along with a new look at Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum in 21 Jump Street as well as a couple images from the indie crime thriller Blackbird, which stars Charlie Hunnam, Olivia Wilde, and Eric Bana.
Hit the jump to check out the images.  The Hunger Games opens March 23, 2012.  21 Jump Street is set for March 16, 2012.  No release date has been announced for Blackbird.


http://collider.com/hunger-games-movie-images-21-jump-street-movie-images/91785/

New Featurette for THE HANGOVER PART II

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: May 19th, 2011 at 1:24 pm

Warner Bros. has released a five-minute featurette for The Hangover Part II. I watched it not because I wanted to get a head-start on the jokes or to hear about how the actors had such a fun time making the movie.  I wanted someone to explain how this movie isn’t simply a retreat of the first film.  Perhaps some people want more of the same and that’s fine, but a change of setting and some new shenanigans may not be enough to carry the movie.  I get incredibly nervous every time I hear Stu say “I can’t believe this is happening again!”  Unfortunately, this featurette features no explanation and it actually has a potentially major spoiler if you’re checking the background for a certain character.
But if you want to hear the cast talk about how the movie is better without scaring off the people who are afraid of getting anything different from their sequels, then hit the jump to check out the featurette.  The film stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, and Zach Galifianakis.  The Hangover Part II opens May 26th. http://collider.com/hangover-2-featurette/91777/

Vin Diesel to Produce and Star in Action-Comedy THE MACHINE

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: May 19th, 2011 at 1:02 pm

Vin Diesel provided the voice for eponymous character in 1999’s The Iron Giant and he’s about go back to robotics.  Heat Vision reports that Diesel will produce and star in the action comedy The Machine for MGM.  Diesel will play “a human-like machine created in secrecy by the Pentagon as the world’s first true ultimate weapon. Twenty years after the project was buried and decommissioned for reasons unknown, The Machine is discovered by a kid who befriends him. When the government learns it has been reactivated, the Machine must protect the family harboring him.”  So it’s kind of like The Iron Giant except without the charming animation.
Hit the jump for more details on the film and why I don’t think we’re getting anything close to the level of quality seen in The Iron Giant. http://collider.com/vin-diesel-the-machine/91773/

Vin Diesel in "The Machine" Action Comedy

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


Vin Diesel has been planning to star in the third "Chronicles of Riddick" film and is set to return for sixth "Fast and the Furious" installment.

Now comes word that that the actor has signed on to star and produce "The Machine," an MGM action comedy written by Thomas Lennon and Robert Ben Garant (Night at the Museum).

In the new movie, Diesel will play a human-like machine created in secrecy by the Pentagon as the world's first true ultimate weapon. Twenty years after the project was buried and decommissioned for reasons unknown, The Machine is discovered by a kid who befriends him. When the government learns it has been reactivated, the Machine must protect the family harboring him.

The project has no director but the studio is already planning to begin filming in the fall.

Source: THR



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**Channing Tatum: '21 Jump Street' Set with Jonah Hill! **Ryan Gosling & Carey Mulligan: 'Drive' Stills!

Tue, 10 May 2011

Channing Tatum: '21 Jump Street' Set with Jonah Hill!

Channing Tatum wears a bicycle police uniform while working on his new movie, 21 Jump Street, on Tuesday (May 10) in New Orleans, La.

The 31-year-old actor is starring in the big screen adaptation of the popular 1980’s TV series, opposite Jonah Hill.

Channing and Jonah play two young looking officers who are part of an undercover police unit that infiltrates high schools to control youth crime.

Jonah lost 30 pounds for the role by going on a diet and hiring a nutritionist and trainer!http://justjared.buzznet.com/2011/05/10/channing-tatum-21-jump-street-set-with-jonah-hill/

Tue, 10 May 2011

Ryan Gosling & Carey Mulligan: 'Drive' Stills!

Check out these hot new stills from the upcoming feature film Drive, starring Ryan Gosling, Carey Mulligan, Mad Men’s Christina Hendricks, Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston, Ron Perlman, Albert Brooks, and Oscar Isaac.

“I always wanted to make a sort of action movie, but a lot of action movies these days are more on action and a little less character,” Ryan said about joining the movie. “I liked this screenplay because it had a very strong character at the center and there was a very strong love story as well.”

The Nicolas Winding Refn-directed movie premieres later this month at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival. The story is about a Hollywood stunt performer (Gosling) who moonlights as a wheelman and discovers that a contract has been put on him after a heist gone wrong.

http://justjared.buzznet.com/2011/05/10/ryan-gosling-care-mulligan-drive-stills/

**First Images of Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill in 21 JUMP STREET **Exclusive Clip from DAYDREAM NATION Starring Kat Dennings and Josh Lucas **Elizabeth Banks Officially Signs on to Play Effie Trinket in THE HUNGER GAMES **Sneak Peek at Josh Holloway Guest Starring on COMMUNITY **Ron Howard to Direct Max Landis Pitch AMNESTY

First Images of Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill in 21 JUMP STREET

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: April 28th, 2011

With directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs) 21 Jump Street now filming in New Orleans, the first images of Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill in their police uniforms have hit the net.  While the outfits are nothing out of the ordinary, there is one thing worth noting: how much weight Hill has lost!  From the low res pictures, I’d say he’s lost at least forty pounds.  Maybe more.  It’s a considerable change from what he looked like in Get Him to the Greek.

As most of you know, 21 Jump Street tells the story of two young cops (Hill and Tatum) who go undercover to infiltrate a high school. Alongside Hill and Tatum, Ice Cube, Brie Larson, Johnny Simmons and Dave Franco star, with Rob Riggle playing the villain. Also, Johnny Depp will be doing a cameo.  21 Jump Street hits theaters on March 16th 2012.  Hit the jump for the images.

.... http://collider.com/21-jump-street-images-channing-tatum-jonah-hill/87982/

Exclusive Clip from DAYDREAM NATION Starring Kat Dennings and Josh Lucas

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: April 28th, 2011

We’ve been sent an exclusive clip from the upcoming film Daydream Nation.  The story centers on a young woman (Kat Dennigns) who moves to a small town and strikes up a romance with both her teacher Barry (Josh Lucas) and her troubled classmate (Reece Thompson).  In the clip, Barry, frustrated with the papers his high-school students have turned in, asks them to write a three page essay on the historical or religious figure they most admire.  Because if there’s anyone teenagers admire, it’s historical and religious figures.

Hit the jump to check out the clip.  Daydream Nation opens in select theaters on May 6th.  If you’re not near one of those select theaters, you still won’t have to wait long to see it.  The movie hits DVD and Blu-ray on May 17th.

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Elizabeth Banks Officially Signs on to Play Effie Trinket in THE HUNGER GAMES

by Matt Goldberg   Posted: April 28th, 2011

A couple weeks ago, we reported that Elizabeth Banks was in talks to join Gary Ross’ adaptation of The Hunger Games.  Today, Heat Vision confirms that she has officially signed on to play the role Effie Trinket, the “flaky bureaucrat who escorts her district’s young death-match contestants to their fate.”  Banks joins Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, and Willow Shields along with an expanding cast of young actors playing tributes from various districts.

Banks will be seen in theaters later this summer in the indie comedy Our Idiot Brother.  She’s also signed on to play the alcoholic sister of Chris Pine’s character in Alex Kurtzman’s Welcome to People.  Hit the jump for the official synopsis for The Hunger Games, which opens March 23, 2012.

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Sneak Peek at Josh Holloway Guest Starring on COMMUNITY

by Ethan Anderton    Posted: April 28th, 2011

Back in February we found out that Lost star Josh Holloway would have a guest spot in the season finale of Community. Well the first part of that finale airs next week and we now have a quick sneak peek at his appearance on the comedy series. A Fistful of Paintballs is the first part in a two-part season finale for the series that will be somewhat of a sequel to last season’s stellar Modern Warfare paintball episode. Holloway plays a new bad-ass on Greendale’s campus known as Black Rider. Check out this great preview of his appearance after the jump, and be sure to tune in May 5th at 8/7c to check out the full episode.

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Ron Howard to Direct Max Landis Pitch AMNESTY

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: April 28th, 2011

Ron Howard has signed on to direct Amnesty based on a pitch by screenwriter Max Landis (Fear Itself) for Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment. Deadline doesn’t have any details on the plot but says that the story “blends Robert Ludlum and JRR Tolkien.”  A spy thriller set in a fantasy world is an intriguing premise.  Unfortunately, Howard isn’t a very interesting director and Landis is still unproven when it comes to feature films, although he handled the script for the upcoming supernatural drama Chronicle.

But if Howard stays attached, don’t expect to see Amnesty anytime soon.  He’s currently prepping to direct the first part of a trilogy based off Stephen King’s The Dark Tower series.  The first film is due out on May 17, 2013.

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**Jonah Hill to Direct "Kitchen Sink" with Vampires, Zombies and Aliens **Sienna Miller Playing A Vegas Dancer In Just Like A Woman **Joe Wright Hints That Keira Knightley Will Still Star In His Anna Karenina **Zac Efron: Fan Friendly on 'New Year's Eve' Set

Jonah Hill to Direct "Kitchen Sink" with Vampires, Zombies and Aliens
Posted: March 2nd, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff
Jonah Hill (Superbad) is currently working on his "21 Jump Street" movie and is now making plans to direct "The Kitchen Sink" for Sony Pictures, which will be the actor's helming debut.


The script is written by Oren Uziel (new "Mortal Kombat" movie) and is about the unlikely alliance between a high school-aged vampire, zombie and human as they try to save their town from invading aliens. The script made the 2010 Black List.


The title "The Kitchen Sink" is a self-aware reference to the fact that the writer has thrown every known and currently popular movie menace into a story that is at its core a coming of age tale.


"It's more in the spirit of 'The Breakfast Club,' but you get an idea of the title in an early scene where two kids are running from zombies," said producer Matt Tolmach. "Those zombies suddenly are attacked by vampires. Just when they are all facing off, there's a bright light overhead. You realize the aliens have landed and these groups have to band together, suppress the urge to kill each other, and it becomes thematically the enemy of my enemy is my friend."


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Sienna Miller Playing A Vegas Dancer In Just Like A Woman

published: 2011-03-02 11:21:07 Author: Katey Rich
Algerian filmmaker Rachid Bouchareb brought his film Outside the Law to the Oscars on Sunday, nominated for Best Foreign Language film, but lost to Susanne Bier's Danish entry In A Better World. All the same, Bouchareb is unbowed; he's gearing up to make two English-language films in the United States in the next year, the first one to star Sienna Miller as a Chicago housewife who runs off to Las Vegas to enter a dance competition. According to Deadline shooting on the film, titled Just Like A Woman, will start on June 13, with Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani and Roschdy Zem co-starring.

Miller, who's currently acting onstage in London, told Deadline that the director is "one of those people who understand the medium of film in a way that’s not manipulative but that’s honest and raw. As a director he’s capable of anything. The kinds of films he makes are the ones I like to watch.” After Just Like A Woman he'll start prep work on Belleville's Cop, a comedy starring Queen Latifah as an LAPD cop working opposite a French-Arab transplant, to be played by Jamel Debbouze. Both films are likely to be a lot lighter than Outside the Law, which drew protests at Cannes thanks to its depiction of the Algerian independence movement of the 1950s.

Much as Bouchareb seems to be a rising filmmaker to watch, I'm especially interesting to see what Miller might make of the role. She's spent a lot of time onstage recently, after a series of films that never seemed to quite live up to the promise people saw in her. But she consistently makes interesting choices in picking roles, and this oddball character might be the one to help her break out of the "tabloid fixture/pretty girl" rut she's been in for the past few years. For whatever reason she still seems worth rooting for.
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Sienna-Miller-Playing-A-Vegas-Dancer-In-Just-Like-A-Woman-23443.html

Joe Wright Hints That Keira Knightley Will Still Star In His Anna Karenina

published: 2011-03-02 10:01:11 Author: Katey Rich
The word first broke last November that Joe Wright was collaborating with legendary playwright and screenwriter Tom Stoppard to adapt Anna Karenina, the Leo Tolstoy novel that has been adapted for the screen no fewer than 10 times, the most famous version starring Greta Garbo. Since last fall, though, Wright has been hard at work on his teen assassin thriller Hanna, starring Saoirse Ronan and coming to theaters on April 8. Now that that one's finished, though, Wright, is ready to set his sights on the future, and talked to About.com about Anna Karenina, which he's hoping to shoot in the fall.

First of all, it looks like Keira Knightley will indeed be starring as Anna, as was rumored last fall; though Wright says he's "not sure yet" who the star will be, he also admits "it's fairly obvious" and "I'm loyal to my actors," and is only holding back because "she hasn't signed on the dotted line." Given that Knightley has starred in two of Wright's previous films, and is pretty much perfect to play the glamorous, romantic heroine, it's not too hard to guess what he's hinting at here.

As for the details about the project and Stoppard's script, which Wright calls "amazing," he says it will focus on both Anna's story-- about her affair and divorce-- and Levin's, about his attempts to woo Anna's relative Kitty. Oh, and the parts about agriculture that you skimmed over when you read the book in high school? Wright's ignoring that part too:

It’s a family drama. War and Peace was his big political drama and Anna Karenina, as he says in the first sentence, is about families. 'Happy families are all happy in the same way. Unhappy families are all unhappy in different ways.' So he wrote it to be read by the new emerging literate Russian population. Obviously, it goes off into analytical theoretical studies of the Russian agricultural system which I won’t involve in the script. But the actual plot of it is fairly simple and very emotional."

What Wright seems to be most interested in tackling is the fact that the Russian aristocracy of the period, where Anna Karenina is set, decided to adopt French mannerisms, going so far as to learn French at the exclusion of Russian. As Wright puts it,

The high society was quite French. They didn’t even speak Russian. A lot of them literally didn’t learn their own language so couldn’t talk to their own serfs, their own peasants, because they didn’t speak the same language. So the whole language issue is actually a really fertile one for that society.

If Wright gets moving on the project in the fall, we could see the movie as early as fall 2012, possibly in time for awards season if the film turns out as prestige-friendly as it seems on paper. After the disappointing The Soloist and Hanna, a fine movie that will definitely not be an Oscar contender, Wright seems ready to return to his period film wheelhouse from Pride & Prejudice and Atonement. With Keira Knightley as his Anna and Tom Stoppard adapting one of literature's classics, it's hard to image that this move won't work out well. http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Joe-Wright-Hints-That-Keira-Knightley-Will-Still-Star-In-His-Anna-Karenina-23440.html

Thu, 03 March 2011

Zac Efron: Fan Friendly on 'New Year's Eve' Set!

Zac Efron takes a stroll in a leather jacket along the set of his film New Year’s Eve on Wednesday (March 2) in New York City.

The 23-year-old actor has been bombarded by fans his entire time filming in NYC, but he’s been a class act and has accommodated all of their requests for pictures!

Just Jared Jr reader Jaclyn wrote in saying “there were a lot of fans waiting by Zac’s trailer but he was really nice and took the time to stop for pretty much everyone who was there.”

HAVE YOU MET Zac Efron on the set of New Year’s Eve?
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***First Image from CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE ***First Image of Jonah Hill from the Set of THE SITTER ***Anne Hathaway Talks About Her Judy Garland Project

First Image from CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: December 21st, 2010

Warner Bros. has released the first image from director’s Glenn Ficarra and John Requa (I Love You Phillip Morris) Crazy, Stupid, Love which features Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore, Emma Stone, Jonah Bobo John Carroll Lynch, Marisa Tomei, Kevin Bacon, Analeigh Tipton, Josh Groban, Liza Lapira, and Joey King.  The premise is Steve Carell has been living the dream life (good job, nice house, great kids) when he finds out his wife wants a divorce.  Since he’s been out of the dating scene for decades, he starts spending his time with a thirty something player (Ryan Gosling) and he becomes his wingman and protege.  As you might imagine, comedy ensues.

While many of you missed I Love You Phillip Morris, it’s a gem that deserves your time.  In addition, Ficarra and Requa wrote Bad Santa, so anyone thinking Crazy, Stupid, Love might be a cookie cutter Hollywood release, I think it’s safe to assume it won’t be.  Personally, I can’t wait to check this out.  I’d imagine a trailer will hit soon. Until then, hit the jump for the full synopsis and the image.

CRAZY, STUPID, LOVE
In theaters on July 29
(Warner Bros. Pictures)

Directors: Glenn Ficarra and John Requa
Writer: Dan Fogelman
Producers: Steve Carell, Denise Di Novi
Executive Producers: David A. Siegel, Vance DeGeneres, Charlie Hartsock

Cast: Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Julianne Moore, Emma Stone, Jonah Bobo John Carroll Lynch, Marisa Tomei, Kevin Bacon, Analeigh Tipton, Josh Groban, Liza Lapira, Joey King

Comedy. At fortysomething, straight-laced Cal Weaver (Steve Carell) is living the dream–good job, nice house, great kids and marriage to his high school sweetheart. But when Cal learns that his wife, Emily (Julianne Moore), has cheated on him and wants a divorce, his “perfect” life quickly unravels. Worse, in today’s single world, Cal, who hasn’t dated in decades, stands out as the epitome of un-smooth. Now spending his free evenings sulking alone at a local bar, the hapless Cal is taken on as wingman and protege to handsome, thirtysomething player Jacob Palmer (Ryan Gosling). In an effort to help Cal get over his wife and start living his life, Jacob opens Cal’s eyes to the many options before him: flirty women, manly drinks and a sense of style that can’t be found at Supercuts or The Gap. Cal and Emily aren’t the only ones looking for love in what might be all the wrong places: Cal’s 13-year-old son, Robbie, is crazy about his 17-year-old babysitter, Jessica, who harbors a crush on Cal. And despite Cal’s makeover and his many new conquests, the one thing that can’t be made over is his heart, which seems to keep leading him back to where he began.

http://collider.com/crazy-stupid-love-movie-image/66092/

First Image of Jonah Hill from the Set of THE SITTER

by Ben Garman    Posted: December 21st, 2010

Director David Gordon Green is just about to wrap shooting on The Sitter, which means we’re due for the first image from the set of star Jonah Hill in costume.  Hill plays a college dropout who agrees to babysit three mischievous children, played by Max Records (Where the Wild Things Are), Kevin Hernandez, and Landry Bender.  The night takes a turn for the worse when Hill loses the cocaine of drug dealers of Sam Rockwell and J.B. Smoove (Curb Your Enthusiasm), leading Hill and his charges on a chase through New York City.

The Sitter opens on July 15, 2011.  Hit the jump to check out the image.

Okay, so the image itself isn’t particularly mind blowing. But it’s early days. At least now we know Hill’s character wears dorky glasses and sports the old t-shirt/lumberjack shirt/hooded jacket combo. If I’m honest, Hill hasn’t really split my sides with laughter since Superbad.  But I’m fairly alone on that, I think, as fans of Get Him To The Greek will no doubt hasten to point out.

The Playlist calls the script for The Sitter is “quite funny,” which doesn’t excite much more than the image does.  However, comedy like this is usually as much visual as scripted, and no doubt the actors will ham it up with improvisation anyway.

Green has definitely changed his directorial palette in the past few years, veering away from dramas such as Undertow and All the Real Girls. Pineapple Express, his 2008 stoner flick, was very well-received. And he has since been working on the highly anticipated medieval comedy, Your Highness, with Danny McBride and James Franco. The question is, with The Sitter, can he be the director to finally make babysitting cool? Six months until we find out…

Via Rants, Thoughts & Merde:

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Anne Hathaway Talks About Her Judy Garland Project

by Jason Barr    Posted: December 21st, 2010

Anne Hathaway discussed her oft-delayed Judy Garland film earlier today, citing the project’s “sensitive” nature as the primary reason for its slow development.  According to BBC News (via an interview the actress did with BBC Radio Four’s Front Row), Hathaway said of the film:

“It’s a very sensitive project and there have been so many stories told about her life that we’re really trying to get it right.  So we’ve taking our time with it. I know it seems like it’s sort of an endless process but it’s very, very slow incremental steps.  I had a meeting about it a couple of weeks ago and we’re all very motivated.”

For more on the project and to find out what the Oscar-nominated actress had to say about singing in the film, hit the jump.  Hathaway can currently be seen alongside Jake Gyllenhaal in Love and Other Drugs (a role for which she has been nominated for a Golden Globe).  She will also co-host the 83rd Annual Academy Awards with James Franco.

During the interview, Hathaway said she hoped that production on the film would begin in the next two years.  She also discussed the challenge of singing as the iconic Garland, saying:

“I certainly don’t sing like Judy Garland but the talk is to have me do the singing.  But I think people might cry murder if they don’t get to hear Judy’s beloved voice so the talk is for me to sing but I don’t know if that’s exactly what will happen.”

Hathaway’s involvement in the Garland project dates all the way back to 2009.  At that time, producer Harvey Weinstein claimed that the film would be based on the 2001 book by Gerald Clarke, Get Happy: The Life of Judy Garland.  A New York Times bestseller, Clarke’s book utilizes hundreds of interviews and over ten years of preparation in telling of one of America’s most beloved entertainers.

Here is an extensive synopsis of Clarke’s book [from his website]:

Judy Garland. The girl with the pigtails, the symbol of innocence in The Wizard of Oz. Judy Garland. The brightest star of the Hollywood musical and an entertainer of almost magical power. Judy Garland. The woman of a half-dozen comebacks, a hundred heartbreaks, and countless thousands of headlines. Yet much of what has previously been written about her is either false or incomplete, and the Garland the world thought it knew was merely a sketch for the astonishing woman Gerald Clarke portrays in Get Happy. Here, more than thirty years after her death, is the real Judy.

Toward the end of her life, Garland tried to tell her own story, talking into a tape recorder for hours at a time. With access to those recordings-and to her unfinished manuscript, which offers a revelation on almost every page-Clarke is able to tell Judy’s story as she herself might have told it. “It’s going to be one hell of a great, everlastingly great book, with humor, tears, fun, emotion and love,” Judy promised of the autobiography she did not live to complete. But she might just as well have been describing Get Happy. For here at last-told with humor, tears, fun, emotion and love-is the true, unforgettable story of Judy Garland.

To tell her story, Clarke took ten years, traveled thousands of miles across two continents, conducted hundreds of interviews, and dug through mountains of documents, many of which were unavailable to other biographers. In a Tennessee courthouse, he came across a thick packet of papers, unopened for ninety years, that laid out the previously hidden background of Judy’s beloved father, Frank Gumm. In California, he found the unpublished memoir of Dorothy Ponedel, Judy’s makeup woman and closest confidante, a memoir centered almost entirely on Judy herself. Get Happy is, however, more than the story of one woman, remarkable as she was. It is a saga of a time and a place that now seem as far away, and as clouded in myth and mystery, as Camelot-the golden age of Hollywood. Combining a novelist’s skill and a movie director’s eye, Clarke re-creates that era with cinematic urgency, bringing to vivid life the unforgettable characters who played leading roles in the unending drama of Judy Garland: Louis B. Mayer, the patriarch of the world’s greatest fantasy factory, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Arthur Freed, the slovenly producer who revolutionized the movie musical and gave Judy her best and most enduring parts. Sexy Lana Turner, Judy’s friend and idol, who had a habit of trying to snatch away any man Judy expressed interest in.

And what men they were! Oscar Levant, the wit’s wit, whose one-liners could all but kill. Artie Shaw, whose sweet and satiny clarinet had a whole nation dancing. Handsome Tyrone Power, who caused millions of hearts to pound every time he looked out from the screen with his understanding eyes. Orson Welles, Hollywood’s boy genius and the husband of a movie goddess, Rita Hayworth. Brainy Joe Mankiewicz, who knew everything there was to know about women, but who confessed that he was baffled by Judy. Vincente Minnelli, who showed what wonders Judy could perform in front of a camera and who fathered her first child, Liza-but who also, with an act of shocking betrayal, caused her first suicide attempt. Charming, brawling Sid Luft, who gave her confidence, then took it away. And the smooth and seductive David Begelman, who stole her heart so he could steal her money.

http://collider.com/anne-hathaway-judy-garland/66164/

***Channing Tatum & Jonah Hill: '21 Just Street' Stars! ***Reese Witherspoon: Hollywood Walk of Fame Star! ***Halle Berry: 'Frankie & Alice' Trailer!

 

Wed, 01 December 2010

Channing Tatum & Jonah Hill: '21 Just Street' Stars!

Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill have signed on to star in the big screen remake of 21 Jump Street!

The two actors will also co-executive produce the film version of the hit ’80s TV series, which starred Johnny Depp and centered on young-looking cops who worked undercover in high schools and colleges.

“Jonah helped create a smart and funny vehicle that is tailor-made for him and Channing. They are a perfect duo for this film,” Columbia Pictures president Doug Belgrad said in a statement.

Production on the film is scheduled to start this spring.

ARE YOU EXCITED for 21 Jump Street with Channing and Jonah?

http://justjared.buzznet.com/2010/12/01/channing-tatum-jonah-hill-21-just-street-stars/

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Wed, 01 December 2010

Reese Witherspoon: Hollywood Walk of Fame Star!

Reese Witherspoon is all smiles as she receives her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Wednesday (December 1) in Hollywood.

The 34-year-old actress was joined by her children, Deacon and Ava, and beau Jim Toth as she was honored with her very own star.

Reese’s How Do You Know director, James L. Brooks, joined Reese and spoke at the ceremony.

FYI: Reese is wearing a Dolce & Gabbana dress, Jimmy Choo shoes, and Bochic jewelry.

20+ pictures inside of Reese Witherspoon getting her star on the Walk of Fame…

http://justjared.buzznet.com/2010/12/01/reese-witherspoon-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star/
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Wed, 01 December 2010

Halle Berry: 'Frankie & Alice' Trailer!

Halle Berry attends a special Variety screening of her new film Frankie & Alice at the ArcLight Hollywood on Monday (November 29) in Hollywood, Calif.

The trailer for the film has officially been released!

Frankie & Alice is inspired by the true story of a woman (Berry) with multiple personality disorder who struggles to remain her true self and not give in to her racist alter-personality.

The flick, which also stars Stellan Skarsgard, opens in limited theaters on December 17th.

Watch the trailer below…

Halle Berry: ‘Frankie & Alice’ Trailer

http://justjared.buzznet.com/2010/12/01/halle-berry-frankie-alice-trailer/
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