**International Trailer for WHAT’S YOUR NUMBER? **Johnny Simmons Cast in 21 JUMP STREET and THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER **Joel Kinnaman Joins Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds in SAFE HOUSE **Olivia Munn, Alison Pill, Marisa Tomei Joining Aaron Sorkin’s HBO Series MORE AS THIS STORY DEVELOPS

Johnny Simmons Cast in 21 JUMP STREET and THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: April 25th, 2011

Johnny Simmons (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World) has scheduled the rest of his 2011 slate — the babyfaced 24-year-old will, like he has for most of his career, continue to play teenagers.  Up first is the 21 Jump Street movie, where Simmons acts opposite Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum, Ice Cube, Scott Pilgrim co-star Brie Larson.  Next, Simmons will shoot the The Perks of Being a Wallflower adaptation with Emma Watson, Logan Lerman, Nina Dobrev and Scott Pilgrim co-star Mae Whitman.  Later in the year, Variety confirms Simmons is on board the naughty comedy The Hand Job with Andy Samberg, Donald Glover, Connie Britton, Alia Shawkat, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Scott Porter, Dominic Dierkes, DC Pierson.  Oh, and Scott Pilgrim co-stars Mae Whitman and Aubrey Plaza, not to mention “The Voice” of Scott Pilgrim, Bill Hader.  (Can we take a brief second to re-marvel at the amazing Scott Pilgrim supporting cast?  Ripples for decades!  Okay, back to the piece.)

Hit the jump for more on each project.

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THE KILLING Star Joel Kinnaman Joins Denzel Washington and Ryan Reynolds in SAFE HOUSE

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: April 25th, 2011

The new AMC series The Killing is host to fine some acting — too fine to be confined to television.  Tonight, it was reported Mireille Enos is in talks to join Brad Pitt in World War Z; now Heat Vision adds that her Killing co-star Joel Kinnaman will star opposite Denzel Washington, Ryan Reynolds, Tim McGraw, Brendan Gleeson, Ruben Blades and the recently announced Vera Farmiga in Safe House.  The story follows “the only surviving agent of an attack on a CIA safe house (Reynolds) as he tries to transport a lethal prisoner (Washington) to a second destination before being taken out by violent forces that want them both dead.”  Kinnaman will play a man who operates the safe house in what Heat Vision calls “a key role.”

The Swedish actor first gained international attention last year in Snabba Cash.  Safe House just so happens to be the Hollywood debut of director Daniel Espinosa.  Kinnaman will first be seen in The Darkest Hour, an alien invasion thriller due December 23.  Safe House follows on February 10, 2012.  Filming is currently underway in South Africa.

.......... http://collider.com/joel-kinnaman-safe-house/87606/

Olivia Munn, Alison Pill, Marisa Tomei Joining Aaron Sorkin’s HBO Series MORE AS THIS STORY DEVELOPS

by Ethan Anderton    Posted: April 25th, 2011

We already know that Jeff Daniels is slated to lead a new HBO pilot from writer Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network) with Greg Mottola attached to direct. Now the female side of the cast is filling out as Deadline reports Olivia Munn (Date Night), Alison Pill (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World) and potentially Marisa Tomei (The Wrestler) are in various stages of joining the project tentatively titled More As This Story Develops. The new series would follow cable news anchor Will McCallister (Jeff Daniels), who has his own show, as well as the show’s female executive producer and staff.

Tomei is currently inching closer to taking the lead female role of executive producer, MacKenzie, for whom producing the news is what she does best and everything else is just noise. Apparently her involvement isn’t official yet, but it sounds like she’ll end up taking the role. Meanwhile, Munn and Pill are already in negotiations for their roles with the former playing a sexy financial analyst on the same cable network as McCallister and the latter taking the role of Maggie, an associate producer on the assignment desk. Sounds like quite a promising series, with a spectacular cast being rounded up. Stay tuned as this project develops.

........ http://collider.com/olivia-munn-marisa-tomei-more-as-this-story-develops/87612/

International Trailer for WHAT’S YOUR NUMBER?

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: April 26th, 2011

An international trailer for the comedy What’s Your Number?.  Anna Faris stars as a woman  who realizes upon sleeping with her 20th guy that she may have missed Mr. Right along the way.  Chris Evans, Zachary Quinto, Matthew Bomer, Chris Pratt, Andy Samberg, Joel McHale, and Thomas Lennon had all been previously announced as being in the cast, but this new trailer shows that Martin Freeman (BBC’s Sherlock) and Anthony Mackie (The Adjustment Bureau) are also in the mix.  As for the trailer itself, it looks it could be a solid comic showcase for the talented Faris as long as the script doesn’t fall into too many rom-com cliches.

Mark Mylod (Entourage) directed the script by Jennifer Crittenden (The New Adventures of Old Christine) and Gabrielle Allan (Scrubs).  Hit the jump to check out the international trailer.  What’s Your Number? opens September 30.  Watch the trailer after the jump.

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**Jennifer Aniston Directs Short Film for 'Project Five' **Mark Ruffalo Covers 'Details' May 2011 **Evangeline Lilly: Pregnant with First Child! **Richard Gere on Set at Restaurant **Matt Dillon,Marisa Tomei, Lili Taylor, Julia Stiles attend a party

Sat, 16 April 2011

Mark Ruffalo Covers 'Details' May 2011

Mark Ruffalo wears a Burberry Brit shirt on the cover of Details magazine’s May 2011 issue.

Here is what the 43-year-old actor had to share with the mag:

On temporarily quitting acting in 2009: “I’d had it with L.A., and I really had it with the business side of acting, the machinery of it all. You’re an artist, but then all of a sudden you’re a product at the same time, and there’s this company that’s sprung up around you. I got depressed. I was losing my love for it. So I said, ‘I’m done.’ I fired everybody and moved my family out here (Callicoon, NY). I had to make a radical move. The Kids Are Alright was my swan song. I didn’t know what I was doing next.”

On acting in The Avengers, a computer-generated style movie: “It’s the absolute perfect marriage because it relies on your imagination, your ability to project outside of yourself, to be the watcher and the watched. A stage actor has to be able to do that, because you’re telling the story with your body as much as your face and voice.”

On not training to be The Incredible Hulk: “No, no, no. Look, I’m eating guacamole and potato chips….You think Tom Cruise does this?”

For more with Mark, visit Details.com!

Bigger cover pic inside… http://justjared.buzznet.com/2011/04/16/mark-ruffalo-covers-details-may-2011/

Fri, 15 April 2011

Jennifer Aniston Directs Short Film for 'Project Five'

Jennifer Aniston leaves the set of her short film on Thursday (April 14) in Los Angeles.

The 42-year-old actress is directing a short to be a part of Project Five, a five-part anthology series for Lifetime. Other directors include Alicia Keys and Demi Moore!

The five films in Project Five will all be related to breast cancer, in order to raise awareness for the disease.

In Jen’s film, Patricia Clarkson plays a cancer victim. Jeanne Tripplehorn plays an oncologist who appears in all five segments of the film.

For more pictures, visit X17online.com! http://justjared.buzznet.com/2011/04/15/jennifer-aniston-directs-short-film-for-project-five/

Fri, 15 April 2011

Evangeline Lilly: Pregnant with First Child!

Evangeline Lilly is pregnant with her first child, according to Us Weekly!

The 31-year-old Lost actress was spotted out with a growing baby bump while in Hawaii on Thursday (April 14).

This will be the first child for both Evangeline and her boyfriend, Lost production assistant Norman Kali.

Evangeline recently said how she wanted to take a break from acting.

“I’m definitely planning on taking a break for a little while,” she said. “I consider acting a day job — it’s not my dream; it’s not my be-all, end-all.”

Congrats to the happy couple!  http://justjared.buzznet.com/2011/04/15/evangeline-lilly-pregnant-with-first-child/

Richard Gere on Set at Le Caprice Restaurant

A distinguished looking Richard Gere on the set of his new movie 'Arbitrage' in the Le Caprice restaurant in Manhattan, New York. Gere plays a hedge fund manager who gets embroiled in a fraudulent deal with a bank.

( April 14, 2011 - Photo by PacificCoastNews.com) http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/GJr_ZmM0CJM/Richard+Gere+Set+Le+Caprice+Restaurant

 

 

 

The New Group Celebrates Wallace Shawn's "Marie And Bruce" Off-Broadway Production 

Actor Matt Dillon attends a party to celebrate the production of Wallace Shawn's "Marie And Bruce" at Heartland Brewery on April 4, 2011 in New York City.

( April 3, 2011 - Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images North America)

Actress Marisa Tomei attends a party to celebrate the production of Wallace Shawn's "Marie And Bruce" at Heartland Brewery on April 4, 2011 in New York City.

( April 3, 2011 - Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images North America) Actress Lili Taylor attends a party to celebrate the production of Wallace Shawn's "Marie And Bruce" at Heartland Brewery on April 4, 2011 in New York City.

( April 3, 2011 - Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images North America)

Actress Julia Stiles attends a party to celebrate the production of Wallace Shawn's "Marie And Bruce" at Heartland Brewery on April 4, 2011 in New York City.

( April 3, 2011 - Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images North America)

 

Actors Emily Mortimer and Alessandro Nivola attend a party to celebrate the production of Wallace Shawn's "Marie And Bruce" at Heartland Brewery on April 4, 2011 in New York City.

( April 3, 2011 - Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images North America)

http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/HEoXsmgXkqI/New+Group+Celebrates+Wallace+Shawn+Marie+Bruce

http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/HEoXsmgXkqI/New+Group+Celebrates+Wallace+Shawn+Marie+Bruce/2n8VpHYQ9t9/Matt+Dillon

 

 

**Keanu Reeves Provides New Details on BILL & TED 3; Expects Script in Six Weeks **LUCKY THEM Marisa Tomei, Thomas Haden Church, and Alec Baldwin Attached to Star **First Look at Kevin Spacey and Jennifer Aniston in HORRIBLE BOSSES **4 Exclusive Images from Takashi Miike’s 13 ASSASSINS

LUCKY THEM Finds Investor in Boston Red Sox Owner; Marisa Tomei, Thomas Haden Church, and Alec Baldwin Attached to Star

by Jason Barr    Posted: April 4th, 2011

Over the weekend, the late Paul Newman’s final production project, Lucky Them, made an investor out of Boston Red Sox owner John Henry. The indie flick, now being exec. produced by Newman’s widow Joanne Woodward, was written by Huck Botko (The Virginity Hit) and Emily Wachtel. According to Variety, Botko will helm the pic which tells the story of a “rock-music journalist assigned to track down her ex-boyfriend.” Currently, Marisa Tomei, Thomas Haden Church, and Alec Baldwin are attached to the project in unspecified roles. Shooting on Lucky Them is expected to begin later this year.

........... http://collider.com/lucky-them-marisa-tomei-alec-baldwin/84099/

Keanu Reeves Provides New Details on BILL & TED 3; Expects Script in Six Weeks

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: April 4th, 2011

While I’m going to have trouble believing that a third Bill & Ted movie is a reality until cameras actually start rolling on it, Keanu Reeves says that he expects the writers to send him and co-star Alex Winter a draft in about six weeks.  Reeves also told MTV that the film will be based on the events of Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey:

“When we last got together, part of it was that Bill and Ted were supposed to have written the song that saved the world, and it hasn’t happened.  So they’ve now become kind of possessed by trying to do that. Then there’s an element of time and they have to go back.”

Hit the jump for my thoughts on the potential sequel.

I’m a bit confused by Reeves’ description of the plot.  Are Bill and Ted in their mid-40s and still trying to come up with a hit song?  Isn’t that a little sad?  I think a more interesting story would be to see Bill and Ted as the revered rockers in the “future” and struggling to figure out how to rule.  The first two movies were all about leading the eponymous heroes to their destiny.  I think if they’re planning to do a sequel, an interesting take would be to see Bill and Ted having attained that destiny and moving forward from there.

But I’m on board with a new Bill & Ted movie simply because I think it could be delightfully goofy to see these characters again played by the same actors when it’s been twenty years since the last movie.

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http://collider.com/keanu-reeves-bill-and-ted-3-script/84139/

First Look at Kevin Spacey and Jennifer Aniston in HORRIBLE BOSSES

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: April 4th, 2011

There are plenty of great-looking hard-R comedies headed our way this summer, but Horrible Bosses has a cast that makes it a serious contender for the best of the bunch.  The film stars Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis, and Charile Day as a trio of hapless employees who agree to kill each others’ bosses played by Kevin Spacey, Colin Farrell, and Jennifer Aniston, respectively.  As if that cast wasn’t impressive enough, the film also stars Jamie Foxx (playing a character named “Motherfucker Jones”), Donald Sutherland, “Old Spice guy” Isaiah Mustafa, and Julie Bowen.

The latest issue of Entertainment Weekly has some new images from the film and you can check them out after the jump along with a full plot synopsis.  Horrible Bosses is due out July 8^th.  Click here for Steve’s recent interview with Bateman, Day, and Sudeikis.

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4 Exclusive Images from Takashi Miike’s 13 ASSASSINS

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: April 4th, 2011

We’ve been sent four exclusive images from Takashi Miike’s new film 13 Assassins.  The movie takes place in feudal Japan and centers on a group of assassins who come together to kill an evil lord.  While Miike is (in)famous for his brutal and graphic films like Audition and Ichi the Killer, I’ve spoken to people who have seen 13 Assassins and been told it’s far more accessible and not in the “Would You Like Nightmares Forever?” realm of his more famous films.

Hit the jump to check out the images.  13 Assassins stars Kôji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, and Yûsuke Iseya.  The film is currently available via Video-on-Demand.  It opens in theaters in limited release on April 29^th. .............. http://collider.com/13-assassins-movie-images/84188/

**Bradley Cooper Wants The Great Gatsby **Over 70 New Images from Terrence Malick’s THE TREE OF LIFE Starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn **Marisa Tomei and Sarah Jessica Parker in Talks to Star in MARRIED AND CHEATING **Michelle Rodriguez in Talks for "The Home" Horror Thriller

Bradley Cooper Wants The Great Gatsby


Bradley Cooper wants to play one of the title characters in Baz Luhrmann's upcoming The Great Gatsby adaptation: Jay Gatsby's rival Tom Buchanan.


"To me, he's the best character in the book. He's so complicated," Bradley Cooper said. "He's xenophobic, he's an alcoholic, but he also understands some profound stuff about class. Whoever plays it has to take a gentle hand, because it could so easily be stock, where he's a rich jerk you don't identify with at all."



"I don't even know if I'm on Baz Luhrmann's radar," he said. "Maybe he'll read this article after the role's cast and say, 'Oh. Ha. Yeah, that guy was never going to get it.' "



But director Baz Luhrmann recently said that on The Great Gatsby won't be happening anytime soon.


The adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-set novel, where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Soon enough, however, Carraway will see through the cracks of Gatsby's nouveau riche existence, where obsession, madness, and tragedy await.

The Great Gatsby comes to theaters in 2012 and stars Carey Mulligan, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire. The film is directed by Baz Luhrmann.



Sources: The New York Times


http://www.movieweb.com/news/bradley-cooper-wants-the-great-gatsby








Over 70 New Images from Terrence Malick’s THE TREE OF LIFE Starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn


by Dave Trumbore Posted: March 13th, 2011






As winter thaws and the new green life of spring breaks ground, so we get closer to the release of Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life. The film, starring Brad Pitt, Sean Penn and Jessica Chastain, follows a life from childhood in the 1950s to adulthood in the modern day. As one of our most anticipated movies of 2011, The Tree of Life features Malick’s unique and beautiful directing style paired with the cinematography of Emmanuel “Chivo” Lubezki and visual effects master Douglas Trumbull. Needless to say, the film’s aesthetics will be breathtaking, spanning the mundane to the truly cosmic. We have over 70 new images from The Tree of Life to get an idea of the film’s style. Hit the jump to check them out.


http://collider.com/the-tree-of-life-movie-images/80297/












Marisa Tomei and Sarah Jessica Parker in Talks to Star in MARRIED AND CHEATING


by Matt Goldberg Posted: March 13th, 2011


Marisa Tomei and Sarah Jessica Parker may join the indie comedy Married and Cheating. Written and directed by Raymond De Felitta (City Island), the film is set in New York and Paris and “concerns three married couples struggling to find happiness.” Groundswell and Lauren Versel of Lucky Monkey Pictures are producing. A spokesperson for Groundswell tells Variety that no deals are done because the project is still gathering financing.




Parker is attached to the comedies I Don’t Know How She Does It and the Valentine’s Day pseudo-sequel New Year’s Eve. As for Tomei, she’ll be constant presence in theaters throughout 2011. On Friday she’ll be seen in The Lincoln Lawyer, she co-stars in the upcoming comedies Salvation Boulevard and Crazy, Stupid, Love, and she’s currently filming on George Clooney’s political drama The Ides of March, which is due out October 14th.


http://collider.com/marisa-tomei-sarah-jessica-parker-married-and-cheating/80336/






Marisa Tomei And Sarah Jessica Parker Circling Married And Cheating published: 2011-03-12 15:52:17 Author: Mack Rawden


If I told you a sports movie was coming out and gave you no other information, what would you guess might be the vague construction of its plot? New coach comes aboard to impart winning attitude on hapless team. What about a horror movie? Psychopath terrorizes group of friends, mowing them down one by one. What about an independent film? That one’s a little harder, but I bet if I gave you three guesses one of them would involve philandering spouses. These story arcs might seem repetitive, to a degree they certainly are, but they exist because they’re proven winners. In the end, it doesn’t matter if the territory has been covered before, as long as the film has something new to say about it. Let’s hope that’s the case with Raymond de Felitta’s newest.


According to Variety, it’s aptly titled Married And Cheating, and it follows three couples as they navigate the ups and downs of their lives and deal with the ramifications of their decisions. The always reliable Marisa Tomei is negotiating to star alongside Sarah Jessica Parker, provided the financing comes together. These deals are always a bit dicey as you can’t sign anyone until the money’s done, but you can’t get money until people are signed. As a result, most of the time people verbally commit, checks are signed and then it all gets formalized.






I can’t help but be reminded of the underseen Your Friends And Neighbors. The Ben Stiller relationships indie never really caught on with viewers, but if Married And Cheating proves to be half as brilliant, we’ll all be in for something special.


http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Marisa-Tomei-And-Sarah-Jessica-Parker-Circling-Married-And-Cheating-23617.html






Michelle Rodriguez in Talks for "The Home" Horror Thriller


Posted: March 14th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff






IndieWire had the chance to speak to Michelle Rodriguez who revealed that she will is in talks to star in "The Home" horror film, which is set to be directed by Kristoffer Aaron Morgan.






"More likely than not I'll be doing that this summer over there, they're getting production set up now," she said. Shooting will take place in Texas and co-star Brian Cox, Cloris Leachman, Louis Gossett Jr, and Ed Asner.






Plot: A young man is nearly killed during a horrible accident that leaves him physically and emotionally scarred. To recuperate, he is taken to a secluded nursing home where the elderly residents appear to be suffering from delusions. But after witnessing a violent attack, he soon realizes that the screams behind the walls are caused by more than hallucinations and the residents are being preyed upon by twisted, monstrous nightmares that lurk within the home itself.




Read more: http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=20957&count=0












Michelle Rodriguez Probably In For Robert Rodriguez Horror Flick The Home


published: 2011-03-13 13:47:32 Author: Mack Rawden


The horror game is typically fodder for the younger generations and as such, usually stars teenagers or twenty-somethings. Not The Home. The Robert Rodriguez produced thriller is set in a rehab community troubled by numerous reports from elderly patients of things going bump in the night. At first the happenings are pawned off as dementia side effects, but after an injured firefighter moves in, the claims are taken a lot more seriously. Rumors have everyone from Brian Cox to Cloris Leachman to Ed Asner on board, but we finally have some sort of confirmation from Michelle Rodriguez of all people. She'll probably be in it.








According to Indie Wire, the Avatar actress revealed it's “more likely than not”. Take that wishy-washy commitment for what you will as she didn't even reveal what character she may play. With or without her, The Home plans to head into production this summer from a script penned by movie blogger Eric Vespe.








I will definitely see this film, but I'm still skeptical. The old people run amuck genre has produced a lot of great films, but it's also unleashed many more ultimately unsatisfying and borderline exploitative failures. For a movie with old people to work, they need to be treated like human beings. Being asked to laugh at them is annoying and cringe worthy, but laughing with them about their troubles is another matter entirely. I'm on board to see them battle the undead, not to giggle just because one of them said something overtly sexual or obscene.


http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Michelle-Rodriguez-Probably-In-For-Robert-Rodriguez-Horror-Flick-The-Home-23619.html

**Over 70 Photos From Brad Pitt's The Tree of Life **Guillermo Del Toro Says "Hellboy 3" Isn't Happening **Marisa Tomei And Sarah Jessica Parker Circling Married And Cheating **Danny Huston Joins Nic Cage As He Tries To Find His Daughter In Medallion **Streisand's Gypsy is a No-Go

Guillermo Del Toro Says "Hellboy 3" Isn't Happening
Posted: March 12th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff


Movieweb recently caught up with Guillermo Del Toro, who spoke about "Frankenstein," "At the Mountains of Madness," "Pacific Rim" and the third "Hellboy" movie.


While he respects Universal Pictures' decision not to fund "At the Mountains of Madness," he said that the plan is to one day develop the film. "A hundred percent I'll try," the director explained. "With a little bit of luck we will find good terms to get it back from Universal."


"Pacific Rim," which is Del Toro's next helming gig, has been in pre-production for six months. "I was developing the visual bible for that," he said. "We hope to start shooting this September."


Regarding "Frankenstein," Del Toro has a meeting with Universal set for next week. Unfortunately, there are no meeting coming up about "Hellboy 3," because according to Del Toro: "There are no plans at all [for 'Hellboy 3']."


Source: Movieweb




Read more: http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=20950&count=0



 

Marisa Tomei And Sarah Jessica Parker Circling Married And Cheating
published: 2011-03-12 15:52:17 Author: Mack Rawden
If I told you a sports movie was coming out and gave you no other information, what would you guess might be the vague construction of its plot? New coach comes aboard to impart winning attitude on hapless team. What about a horror movie? Psychopath terrorizes group of friends, mowing them down one by one. What about an independent film? That one’s a little harder, but I bet if I gave you three guesses one of them would involve philandering spouses. These story arcs might seem repetitive, to a degree they certainly are, but they exist because they’re proven winners. In the end, it doesn’t matter if the territory has been covered before, as long as the film has something new to say about it. Let’s hope that’s the case with Raymond de Felitta’s newest.


According to Variety, it’s aptly titled Married And Cheating, and it follows three couples as they navigate the ups and downs of their lives and deal with the ramifications of their decisions. The always reliable Marisa Tomei is negotiating to star alongside Sarah Jessica Parker, provided the financing comes together. These deals are always a bit dicey as you can’t sign anyone until the money’s done, but you can’t get money until people are signed. As a result, most of the time people verbally commit, checks are signed and then it all gets formalized.


I can’t help but be reminded of the underseen Your Friends And Neighbors. The Ben Stiller relationships indie never really caught on with viewers, but if Married And Cheating proves to be half as brilliant, we’ll all be in for something special.
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Marisa-Tomei-And-Sarah-Jessica-Parker-Circling-Married-And-Cheating-23617.html




 Danny Huston Joins Nic Cage As He Tries To Find His Daughter In Medallion
published: 2011-03-12 10:55:56 Author: Mack Rawden
What do coaches tell professional athletes in the middle of a cold streak? Think about the fundamentals, get back to basics, we still have confidence in you. The same message should ring true for actors with a few flops in a row. Trying new things is great, but in times of trouble, it's always best to steer your way out using what's worked before, and for Nicolas Cage that's a big budget action film that's approximately forty percent too ridiculous to actually happen. Drive Angry 3D and that Witch one went a little too far, but this new scaled-back project Medallionshould do the trick, especially now that Danny Huston is on board.


If you, like most people, didn't see last year's Warrior's Way, you missed out on a truly epic villain performance from Huston. Murdering, raping and slaying ninjas, he was a true original, and with any luck director Simon West will let him go for it in Medallion too. According to IndieWire, the actor has officially boarded the thriller, which will see West reteam with his Con Air star Nic Cage. The plot follows a criminal (Cage) as he enlists his partner (Malin Akerman) to find his kidnapped daughter hidden somewhere in the trunk of a taxi cab. Asses will be kicked, heads will roll and hopefully, people will shell out to see it.


Medallion is about to start shooting in New Orleans. There's no official release date, but if it ends up being as good as it could be, next summer is probably a good guess.
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Danny-Huston-Joins-Nic-Cage-As-He-Tries-To-Find-His-Daughter-In-Medallion-23614.html



 

Over 70 Photos From The Tree of Life
Source: Kinopoisk.ru March 13, 2011




Some interesting news items have come online (and disappeared) about Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life recently. From visual effects supervisor Dan Glass saying a bit too much about certain creatures appearing in the film (hence the pulled articles), to the running time being revealed as 2 hours and 18 minutes.


Now comes a rather large gallery of photos from the film at Kinopoisk.ru (via TheFilmStage.com). The pictures feature mostly Brad Pitt, Sean Penn and Jessica Chastain. You can check them out by clicking here or on the photo below!

Opening in limited theaters on May 27, The Tree of Life is the impressionistic story of a Midwestern family in the 1950's. The film follows the life journey of the eldest son, Jack, through the innocence of childhood to his disillusioned adult years as he tries to reconcile a complicated relationship with his father (Pitt). Jack (played as an adult by Penn) finds himself a lost soul in the modern world, seeking answers to the origins and meaning of life while questioning the existence of faith. Through Malick's signature imagery, we see how both brute nature and spiritual grace shape not only our lives as individuals and families, but all life.

Read more: http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=75203

 http://www.kinopoisk.ru/level/13/film/256408/







Streisand's Gypsy is a No-Go
Source: The Hartford Courant , Edward Douglas March 12, 2011




Back in January, there was a report in the New York Times that Barbara Streisand had met with Stephen Sondheim and Arthur Laurents, co-writers of the 1959 Broadway musical Gypsy, to talk to them about playing Mama Rose in a movie version of the musical.


Well, it looks like that movie may not happen now according to Laurents, who spoke to the Hartford Courant's Frank Rizzo about how the project came together and how it now seems to not be happening anymore.


According to Laurents, it's Sondheim himself who questioned the reasons for making a movie based on their musical. Laurents told Rizzo the following story about talking with his partner who got cold feet:


"He said, 'What is the point of it?' And I said, 'They have this terrible version with Rosalind Russell wearing those black and white shoes.' And then Sondheim told me something that he got from the British -- and it's wonderful. He said, 'You want a record because the theater is ephemeral. But that's wrong. The theater's greatest essence is that it is ephemeral. You don't need a record. The fact that it's ephemeral means you can have different productions, different Roses on into infinity.'


"So I don't want it now. I don't want a definitive record. I want it to stay alive."


Laurents goes on to say that Streisand is disappointed with Sondheim's decision, especially because Oscar-winning director Tom Hooper (The King's Speech) was interested in directing the movie.


Streisand is staying busy following her appearance in Little Fockers by co-starring in the Seth Rogen comedy My Mother's Curse for Paramount with Anne (The Proposal) Fletcher directing.






Read more: http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=75202

**Keanu Reeves talks with a fan as he leaves his apartment in Budapest **Parker and Tomei in Talks for Married and Cheating **Luke Evans to Star in The Amateur American

Canadian actor Keanu Reeves talks with a fan as he leaves his apartment in Budapest March 11,2011. Reeves is in Budapest for two months for the shooting of his new film "47 Ronin". REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo
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keanu reeves signing autographs in budapest, hungary - 11 mar 2011
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March 11, 2011
What is going on here?
A) A kindly passer-by noticed that Keanu Reeves looked awfully thirsty and brought him some homemade woodgrain alcohol. B) Wine tastings are what they used to be. C) One bottle = one autograph. Two bottles = one autograph.


REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo
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Mar 11th, 2011
(Reuters) - Canadian actor Keanu Reeves looks out of his car as he leaves his apartment in Budapest March 11,2011. Reeves is in Budapest for two months for the shooting of his new film "47 Ronin". REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo (HUNGARY - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT)
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Sitting in a car Canadian actor Keanu Reeves prepares to give a fan an autograph as he departs from a hotel in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, March 11, 2011. Reeves plays in the 3D film '47 Ronin' shot in Budapest these weeks.
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 Sitting in a car Canadian actor Keanu Reeves prepares to give ...


Mar 11th, 2011
(AP) - Sitting in a car Canadian actor Keanu Reeves prepares to give a fan an autograph as he departs from a hotel in Budapest, Hungary, Friday, March 11, 2011. Reeves plays in the 3D film ’47 Ronin’ parts of which are being shot in Budapest. (AP Photo/MTI, Bea Kallos)
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Parker and Tomei in Talks for Married and Cheating
Source: Variety March 12, 2011


Sarah Jessica Parker and Marisa Tomei are in talks to star in Married and Cheating, a comedy from writer/director Raymond De Felitta (City Island).


The film, set in New York and Paris, is about three married couples struggling to find happiness.


Variety says that no deals are done as the project is still rounding up financing.


Read more: http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=75164





 

Luke Evans to Star in The Amateur American
Source: FilmNation Entertainment March 11, 2011




FilmNation Entertainment and Likely Story have cast Luke Evans (Clash of the Titans, Tamara Drewe) to star in the action film The Amateur American. With shooting scheduled to start in Europe in September, the film will be produced by FilmNation Entertainment's Aaron Ryder and Likely Story's Anthony Bregman. FilmNation will also be handling international sales.


Based on the novel of the same title by J. Saunders Elmore, The Amateur American is written and will be directed by DGA-WGA Winner Ross Katz (HBO Films' "Taking Chance"), who also produced In the Bedroom and Lost in Translation. The action thriller is about a young American living in Paris who accepts a job working for a shadowy employer and soon finds himself framed for murder and caught up in a deadly game of espionage, blackmail, and deceit.


FilmNation's Ryder said: "We had the pleasure of working with Luke on The Raven and his performance in it is extraordinary. He is an ideal contemporary leading man."


Likely Story's Bregman adds: "Welshman Luke Evans is in fact an amateur American, but now he is our Amateur American -- which means he will now be duped, seduced, imprisoned, shot at, chased, and nearly killed by all manner of professional Europeans. We can't wait!"


Evans recently wrapped production on The Raven alongside John Cusack, and can next be seen in Summit's The Three Musketeers with Logan Lerman and Orlando Bloom, and Tarsem Singh's Immortals alongside Henry Cavill.


FilmNation is also currently in post-production on House at the End of the Street starring Jennifer Lawrence, Max Thieriot, and Elisabeth Shue; in development on F*cking Engaged with star Jessica Biel; and Message from the King from writers Oliver Butcher and Stephen Cornwell.


Likely Story is currently in production on Stephen Frear's latest feature Lay the Favorite starring Bruce Willis, Rebecca Hall and Catherine Zeta Jones. The company is also currently in post on both Lawrence Kasdan's Darling Companion starring Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline as well as Julian Farino's comedy The Oranges which topped the blacklist in 2008.






Read more: http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=75146

 



Luke Evans Is The Amateur American


Luke Evans signs up for The Amateur AmericanFilmNation Entertainment and Likely Story have cast Hollywood's latest leading-man, Luke Evans (Tamara Drewe) to star in the actioner The Amateur American. With shooting scheduled to commence in Europe in September, the film will be produced by FilmNation Entertainment's Aaron Ryder and Likely Story's Anthony Bregman. FilmNation will also be handling international sales.


Based on the novel of the same title by J. Saunders Elmore, The Amateur American is written and will be directed by DGA-WGA Winner Ross Katz (HBO Films' Taking Chance), who also produced In the Bedroom and Lost In Translation. The action thriller is about a young American living in Paris who accepts a job working for a shadowy employer and soon finds himself framed for murder and caught up in a deadly game of espionage, blackmail, and deceit.


FilmNation's Aaron Ryder said: "We had the pleasure of working with Luke Evans on The Raven and his performance in it is extraordinary. He is an ideal contemporary leading man."


Likely Story's Anthony Bregman adds: "Welshman Luke Evans is in fact an amateur American, but now he is our Amateur American -- which means he will now be duped, seduced, imprisoned, shot at, chased, and nearly killed by all manner of professional Europeans. We can't wait!"


Luke Evans recently wrapped production on The Raven alongside John Cusack, and can next be seen in Summit's The Three Musketeers with Logan Lerman and Orlando Bloom, and Tarsem Singh's Immortals alongside Henry Cavill.


The Amateur American comes to theaters in 2012 and stars Luke Evans. The film is directed by Ross Katz.


The Raven comes to theaters in 2011 and stars John Cusack, Alice Eve, Luke Evans, Brendan Coyle, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Kevin McNally, Pam Ferris, Dave Legeno. The film is directed by James McTeigue.




Sources: FilmNation http://www.movieweb.com/news/luke-evans-is-the-amateur-american

**2011 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter - Arrivals 3

2011 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter - Arrivals

In This Photo: Sofia Vergara

Actress Sofía Vergara arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar party hosted by Graydon Carter held at Sunset Tower on February 27, 2011 in West Hollywood, California.

( February 26, 2011 - Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images North America)

2011 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter - Arrivals

In This Photo: Eva Mendes

Actress Eva Mendes arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar party hosted by Graydon Carter held at Sunset Tower on February 27, 2011 in West Hollywood, California.

( February 26, 2011 - Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images North America)

2011 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter - Arrivals

In This Photo: Marisa Tomei

Actress Marisa Tomei arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar party hosted by Graydon Carter held at Sunset Tower on February 27, 2011 in West Hollywood, California.

( February 26, 2011 - Photo by Craig Barritt/Getty Images North America)

 

2011 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter - Arrivals

In This Photo: Chace Crawford

Actor Chace Crawford arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar party hosted by Graydon Carter held at Sunset Tower on February 27, 2011 in West Hollywood, California.

( February 26, 2011 - Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images North America

2011 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter - Arrivals

In This Photo: Kate Beckinsale

Actress Kate Beckinsale arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar party hosted by Graydon Carter held at Sunset Tower on February 27, 2011 in West Hollywood, California.

( February 26, 2011 - Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images North America)

 

2011 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter - Arrivals

In This Photo: Anne Hathaway

Actress Anne Hathaway arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar party hosted by Graydon Carter held at Sunset Tower on February 27, 2011 in West Hollywood, California.

( February 26, 2011 - Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images North America)

2011 Vanity Fair Oscar Party Hosted By Graydon Carter - Arrivals

In This Photo: Kerry Washington

Actress Kerry Washington arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar party hosted by Graydon Carter held at Sunset Tower on February 27, 2011 in West Hollywood, California.

( February 26, 2011 - Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images North America)

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19th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party - Show

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19th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party - Red Carpet

19th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party - Red Carpet

In This Photo: Heidi Klum

Model Heidi Klum arrives at the 19th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party at the Pacific Design Center on February 27, 2011 in West Hollywood, California.

( February 26, 2011 - Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images North America)

19th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party - Red Carpet

In This Photo: Hayden Panettiere

Actress Hayden Panettiere arrives at the 19th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party at the Pacific Design Center on February 27, 2011 in West Hollywood, California.

( February 26, 2011 - Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images North America)

19th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party - Red Carpet

In This Photo: Dave Annable, Odette Yustman

(L-R) Actor Dave Annable and actress Odette Yustman arrive at the 19th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party at the Pacific Design Center on February 27, 2011 in West Hollywood, California.

( February 26, 2011 - Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images North America)

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83rd Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals 2

83rd Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

83rd Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

83rd Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals.Kodak Theatre, Hollywood, CA.February 27, 2011.

( February 27, 2011 - Photo by Bauer Griffin)

83rd Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

83rd Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals.Kodak Theatre, Hollywood, CA.February 27, 2011.

( February 27, 2011 - Photo by Bauer Griffin)

83rd Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

In This Photo: Michelle Williams

Actress Michelle Williams arrives at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards held at the Kodak Theatre on February 27, 2011 in Hollywood, California.

( February 26, 2011 - Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images North America)

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83rd Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

83rd Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

In This Photo: Melissa Leo

Actress Melissa Leo arrives at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards held at the Kodak Theatre on February 27, 2011 in Hollywood, California.

( February 26, 2011 - Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images North America)

83rd Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

In This Photo: Armie Hammer, Elizabeth Chambers

Actor Armie Hammer (L) and actress Elizabeth Chambers arrive at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards held at the Kodak Theatre on February 27, 2011 in Hollywood, California.

( February 26, 2011 - Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images North America)

 

83rd Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

In This Photo: Virginia Madsen

Actress Virginia Madsen arrives at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards held at the Kodak Theatre on February 27, 2011 in Hollywood, California.

( February 26, 2011 - Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images North America)

 

83rd Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

In This Photo: Mila Kunis

Actress Mila Kunis arrives at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards held at the Kodak Theatre on February 27, 2011 in Hollywood, California.

( February 26, 2011 - Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images North America)

 

83rd Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

In This Photo: Mandy Moore

Actress/singer Mandy Moore arrives at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards held at the Kodak Theatre on February 27, 2011 in Hollywood, California.

( February 26, 2011 - Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images North America)

83rd Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

In This Photo: Mark Ruffalo

Actor Mark Ruffalo arrives at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards held at the Kodak Theatre on February 27, 2011 in Hollywood, California.

( February 26, 2011 - Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images North America)

83rd Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

In This Photo: Jeremy Renner

Actor Jeremy Renner arrives at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards held at the Kodak Theatre on February 27, 2011 in Hollywood, California.

( February 26, 2011 - Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images North America)

83rd Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

In This Photo: Marisa Tomei

Actress Marisa Tomei arrives at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards held at the Kodak Theatre on February 27, 2011 in Hollywood, California.

( February 26, 2011 - Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images North America)

83rd Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals

In This Photo: Cate Blanchett

Actress Cate Blanchett arrives at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards held at the Kodak Theatre on February 27, 2011 in Hollywood, California.

( February 26, 2011 - Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images North America)

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