***Ryan Gosling Won't Direct The Idolmaker Remake-- He's Just Too Busy ***Matt Dillon, Brendan Fraser And Craig Robinson Will Revive The 60s In Freaky Deaky ***Rachel McAdams & Channing Tatum: 'The Vow' Trailer!

Ryan Gosling Won't Direct The Idolmaker Remake-- He's Just Too Busy

published: 2011-06-03 09:26:12 Author: Katey Rich
It wasn't even a month ago that we reported Ryan Gosling would make his directorial debut with The Idolmaker a remake of the 1980 film about a music producer who turns a saxophone player into a star. Gosling was plenty busy at the time, as we pointed out then, with commitments to projects ranging from the small-scale crime drama The Place Beyond The Pines to a remake of Logan's Run. Now Gosling has apparently gotten the memo that he's a little too busy for his own good, and according to Deadline let MGM know that he won't be able to direct The Idolmaker after all.

The change may have happened because Bradley Cooper has confirmed he'll join Gosling in Pines, meaning that project can go ahead and shoot this summer under Gosling's Blue Valentine director Derek Cianfrance. From there Gosling will star along with Sean Penn and Josh Brolin in the period crime drama Gangster Quad, and at some point he does have to run away from the futuristic authorities in the Logan's Run remake. MGM is going to keep developing Idolmaker and hope that Gosling might return to work on it, but given how wide-ranging the guy's interests are who knows when he might come back. With his Cannes hit Drive coming at some point this year, and also a turn in the rom-com Crazy Stupid Love this summer, Gosling keeps bolstering his reputation as one of the most interesting actors working today. He's just not going to add "director" to that description any time soon. http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Ryan-Gosling-Won-t-Direct-The-Idolmaker-Remake-He-s-Just-Too-Busy-25038.html

Matt Dillon, Brendan Fraser And Craig Robinson Will Revive The 60s In Freaky Deaky

published: 2011-06-03 08:19:22 Author: Katey Rich
Elmore Leonard's clever crime novels have made for some terrific movies over the years, including the great 90s triumvirate of Get Shorty, Out of Sight and Jackie Brown. He's even the godfather of the current FX series Justified, having created the character Raylan Givens that Timothy Olyphant plays. The last Leonard novel to be adapted into a film was the virtually unseen 2009 film Killshot, but he's giving it a go again with an adaptation of Freaky Deaky , a crime story that just bulked up its cast.

According to Variety Matt Dillon, Brendan Fraser and Craig Robinson will all join William H. Macy in the film, about two ex-hippies who concoct a plot to build some bombs and scare a Hollywood producer out of his cash. Fraser will be playing one of the hippies, who now works as a pyrotechnics expert, and Macy will play the mogul with the delicious name of Woody Ricks. Robinson will play a former Black Panther who works with the mogul, while Dillon, ever in hero mode, plays the square-jawed LAPD bomb squad officer who discovers the plot. The film is being direct, producer and adapted by Charles Matthau, founder of The Matthau Company and, indeed, son of Walter Matthau; his directing credits go all the way back to 1988's Doin' Time on Planet Earth.

They'll be changing a few details of Freaky Deaky such as shifting the time setting from the late 80s to 1974, a change Leonard himself approved of. Rights to the novel had at various point been in the hands of Quentin Tarantino and John Malkovich, and it's hard to know what to expect out of this one, though also hard to argue with this motley assortment of character actors who typically liven up every film they're in. Production starts this June in Michigan, once Matthau picks the woman he wants to play the female lead-- in the book, Fraser's character Skip Gibbs is working alongside female ex-con Robin Abbott. http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Matt-Dillon-Brendan-Fraser-And-Craig-Robinson-Will-Revive-The-60s-In-Freaky-Deaky-25036.html

Fri, 03 June 2011

Rachel McAdams & Channing Tatum: 'The Vow' Trailer!

Check out the trailer for Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum’s new movie, The Vow!

Synopsis: A newlywed couple recovers from a car accident that puts the wife (McAdams) in a coma. Waking up with severe memory loss, her husband (Tatum) endeavors to win her heart again. Her former fiance (Scott Speedman), however, also enters the pictures and tries to win her back.

The Michael Sucsy-directed romantic drama will hit theaters Feb. 10, 2012.

WILL YOU WATCH Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams in The Vow? http://justjared.buzznet.com/2011/06/03/rachel-mcadams-channing-tatum-vow-trailer/

Fri, 03 June 2011

Nicholas Hoult Covers 'BlackBook' June/July 2011

Nicholas Hoult heats up the cover of BlackBook’s June/July “Outsiders” issue.

Here’s what the 21-year-old X-Men: First Class star had to share with the mag:

On being watched onscreen: “There are so many people watching you. I enjoy the acting part. But then I forget that people are actually going to watch it.”

On his sex scenes in Skins: “We grabbed a couple glasses of vodka and some champagne at 8 in the morning, and we just went on and did it.”

On self doubt: “I still worry that I’m never going to get another job. Whenever a new film comes out, I always worry that it’s going to be the one people look at and go, ‘Don’t ever hire him again.’”

On working with Colin Firth in A Single Man: “I was doing my American accent, and Colin was doing his usual English accent, but I was letting mine slip. I remember thinking, Uh oh, I’m in trouble. But Colin is very relaxed and free, which made my job easy. There’s a fantastic subtlety to his acting, like you can read every thought and emotion that passes through his mind.”

For more on Nicholas, check out BlackBookMag.com!

10+ pictures inside of Nicholas Hoult in BlackBook magazine… http://justjared.buzznet.com/2011/06/03/nicholas-hoult-covers-blackbook-junejuly-2011/

***Matt Dillon, Brendan Fraser and Craig Robinson Set for FREAKY DEAKY ***Don Scardino to Direct BURT WONDERSTONE Starring Steve Carell ***RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Theatrical Trailer ***Craig Brewer to Adapt TARZAN for a Potential Trilogy

Matt Dillon, Brendan Fraser and Craig Robinson Set for FREAKY DEAKY

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: June 2nd, 2011

A trio of actors have signed on for Charles Matthau’s (The Grass Harp) adaptation of the Elmore Leonard novel Freaky Deaky. Variety reports that Matt Dillon, Brendan Fraser and Craig Robinson will star in the Hollywood-centered crime flick. Dillon will star as an LAPD bomb squad officer who happens upon a plot hatched by two hippies who plan to scam a movie mogul using their bomb-making skills. Fraser plays a former activist who now puts his bomb-knowledge to work as a Hollywood pyrotechnics and demolition expert, and Robinson is poised to play a former Black Panther who now serves as the assistant to Fraser’s character.
In pitch-perfect casting, William H. Macy is already set to star as the alcoholic Hollywood mogul that the two hippie characters attempt to scam. The other day we heard that Sienna Miller may be starring in the film, but she wasn’t mentioned in Variety’s report today. Matthau will direct, and adapted Leonard’s novel himself. The film version will take place in 1974 instead of Leonard’s late 80’s setting of the book. While Fraser is used to starring in what can mildly be described as horseshit as of late, the other actors involved sound promising. It’ll be interesting to see who Matthau gets to fill out the rest of his cast. Production is set to start this summer in Michigan. Hit the jump to read a synopsis of Leonard’s book. http://collider.com/matt-dillon-brendan-fraser-craig-robinson-freaky-deaky/94390/

Don Scardino to Direct BURT WONDERSTONE Starring Steve Carell

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: June 2nd, 2011

In magician-comedy movie news, New Line has tapped Don Scardino to make his feature directorial debut on Burt Wonderstone. Starring Steve Carell, the film revolves around a magician in Las Vegas who, after losing his partner, must compete with a new, hipper magician who appears on the strip and starts making waves. Back in February, we reported that TV director Charles McDougall had been set to direct the film, but now Deadline reports that he’s been replaced by Scardino.
A fellow television director, Scardino currently serves as one of the principal directors on NBC’s 30 Rock. He’ll be working from a script by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein (Horrible Bosses), who wrote the most recent draft after Chad Kultgen’s first pass at the screenplay. Production is set to begin this October in Los Angeles. http://collider.com/don-scardino-burt-wonderstone/94384/

RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Theatrical Trailer

by Jason Barr    Posted: June 2nd, 2011

The theatrical trailer for director Rupert Wyatt’s (The Escapist) Rise of the Planet of the Apes is now available online. While I continue to be impressed with the digital effects work done by Peter Jackson’s WETA Digital, I’m unsure what to make of dialogue such as “That chimp’s company property!” Moreover, even though I’m a fan of Frank Schaffner’s 1968 original (co-written by Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling), I’m still not convinced that this is a property I need to learn more backstory about (which, I assume, is Rise‘s sole purpose in the franchise). Starring James Franco, Andy Serkis, Tom Felton, John Lithgow, Brian Cox, and Freida Pinto, Rise of the Planet of the Apes hits theaters on August 5th.

Hit the jump to check out the new trailer and click here to find all of our previous Apes coverage. http://collider.com/rise-of-the-planet-of-the-apes-trailer/94371/

Craig Brewer to Adapt TARZAN for a Potential Trilogy

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: June 2nd, 2011

Filmmaker Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow) will direct a new Tarzan film as part of a potential trilogy for Warner Bros.  At the beginning of the year, we told you that Warner Bros. was rebooting or remaking some of its high-profile properties and Tarzan was on that list.  And they have a solid director in Brewer although I’d much rather see him make Mother Trucker (which is about a man who escapes from prison, hijacks an 18-wheeler, and races across the South to see his dying mother) as his follow up to the upcoming remake of Footloose.
Warner Bros. also has screenwriter Adam Cozad (Archangel) working on a separate script for Tarzan, but it remains to be seen which film they’ll move into production.  Deadline reports that this is a passion project for Brewer, and I’ll be interested to see how he plans to interpret a character who has been adapted into countless formats since he was first introduced in Edgar Rice Burrough’s 1914 novel Tarzan of hte Apes.
 http://collider.com/craig-brewer-tarzan-trilogy/94324/

Craig Brewer Wants To Reboot Tarzan As A Trilogy At Warner Bros.

published: 2011-06-02 13:50:44 Author: Sean O'Connell
Tarzan has been on Hollywood’s backburner for years now. The fictional hero of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ timeless novels has starred in roughly 90 movies since 1918, and was most famously portrayed by Johnny Weissmuller in the 1930s and ’40s. But a new version of the ape-man may swing into theaters as part of an updated adventure that would stretch over three films.

The pitch comes from writer-director Craig Brewer, who according to Deadline is working with Warner Bros. on a rejuvenated Tarzan story that the studio plans to turn into a trilogy. Screenwriter Adam Cozad has been hired to pen the script. His other credits include the planned Jack Ryan reboot and Archangel, which has attracted Tron: Legacy director Joseph Kosinski. No details on how Tarzan would be differently, exactly. There’s only so much you can do with the basic premise of an orphan raised by apes, so I’m intrigued to see how massive this story is that Brewer thinks he can expand it over three films.

On a related note, what happened to Brewer? The guy previously directed the passionate Hustle & Flow and the provocative Black Snake Moan. Since then, he has moved on to a Footloose remake and now a Tarzan reboot. Maybe it was Brewer’s intention all along to go mainstream, but the filmmaking voice and attitude I heard in those first two films didn’t suggest a guy content to coast on safer projects such as these. http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Craig-Brewer-Wants-To-Reboot-Tarzan-As-A-Trilogy-At-Warner-Bros-25027.html

New "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" Trailer is Here!

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


20th Century Fox has unveiled a brand new trailer for "Rise of the Planet of the Apes," starring James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Brian Cox, Tom Felton, and Andy Serkis. Check it out below.

Set in present day San Francisco, the origin story deals with the aftermath of man's experiments with genetic engineering that lead to the development of intelligence in apes and the onset of a war for supremacy. A chimp named Caesar (Andy Serkis) leads the uprising among the apes after having been raised by Lithgow and Franco's father-and-son scientist characters.

"Rise of the Apes" is directed by Rupert Wyatt (The Escapist) and is set to hit theaters on August 5th.



Read more: http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=21875&count=0

 

 

 

Paul Greengrass to Direct Tom Hanks in Somali Pirate Hostage Film

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


Paul Greengrass (Bourne Ultimatum) has been developing a Martin Luther King Jr film called "Memphis" until Universal Pictures shut it down over rights issues. Now the director has a new project, "A Captain's Duty."

The new movie is a big screen adaptation of Richard Phillips' "A Captain's Duty," about the merchant-vessel captain who was taken hostage by Somali pirates and ultimately freed in a daring rescue by US Navy SEALs. Tom Hanks is on board to play the lead role.

The new film is written by Billy Ray (State of Play, Flightplan) and will likely go into production this fall, once Hanks wraps "Cloud Atlas" for the Wachowskis.

Source: NY Mag

Read more: http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=21871&count=0

**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

 

 

**Kevin Zegers, James Wolk and Daisy Betts on the Set of 'Georgetown' **Matt Dillon Leaves BOA Steakhouse **Party With "Sucker Punch" Cast

Kevin Zegers on the Set of 'Georgetown'

Kevin Zegers on the Set of 'Georgetown'

In This Photo: Kevin Zegers

Kevin Zegers walks around on set of the TV pilot "Georgetown." .

( March 25, 2011 - Photo by Bauer Griffin http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/ADJOTDwUkne/Kevin+Zegers+Set+Georgetown

 

 

James Wolk and Daisy Betts in NYC

 

James Wolk and Daisy Betts in NYC

In This Photo: James Wolk, Daisy Betts

James Wolk and Daisy Betts walk onto the set of ABC's new TV pilot "Georgetown" filming on location in NYC. The show centers around the young people behind the power brokers of Washington, DC.

( March 25, 2011 - Photo by PacificCoastNews.com) http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/_dc1KTMWFNR/James+Wolk+Daisy+Betts+NYC

 

 

 

 

Matt Dillon Leaves BOA Steakhouse

Matt Dillon Leaves BOA Steakhouse

In This Photo: Matt Dillon

Moneybags Matt Dillon leaves BOA and produces a wad of notes from his pocket for the valet in West Hollywood.

( March 25, 2011 - Photo by PacificCoastNews.com) http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/eUIn1kOBrHo/Matt+Dillon+Leaves+BOA+Steakhouse

 

 

 

Nylon Magazine 12th Anniversary Issue Party With "Sucker Punch" Cast

Nylon Magazine 12th Anniversary Issue Party With "Sucker Punch" Cast

In This Photo: Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung

Actresses Vanessa Hudgens (L) and Jamie Chung attend Nylon Magazine 12th Anniversary Issue Party with the "Sucker Punch" cast at Tru Hollywood on March 24, 2011 in Hollywood, California.

( March 23, 2011 - Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images North America

Nylon Magazine 12th Anniversary Issue Party With "Sucker Punch" Cast

In This Photo: Emily Browning, Abbie Cornish

Actresses Emily Browning (L) and Abbie Cornish attend Nylon Magazine 12th Anniversary Issue Party with the "Sucker Punch" cast at Tru Hollywood on March 24, 2011 in Hollywood, California.

( March 23, 2011 - Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images North America)

http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/0-utTMYXVWW/Nylon+Magazine+12th+Anniversary+Issue+Party

 

 

Australians In Film Screening Of Warner Bros. "Sucker Punch"

http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/D-PcAI1lQNg/Australians+Film+Screening+Warner+Bros+Sucker

**James Gandolfini On The Set Of 'Cogan's Trade' In New Orleans **Sofia Vergara On The Set Of 'Modern Family' **Eva Mendes on Set **Stars on the Set of 'Charlie's Angels' **Exclusive: Matt Dillon Not Replacing Charlie Sheen **Rob Lowe and Matt Dillon deny replacing Sheen **Modern Family – Matt Dillon Meets The Family

James Gandolfini On The Set Of 'Cogan's Trade' In New Orleans

James Gandolfini On The Set Of 'Cogan's Trade' In New Orleans

In This Photo: James Gandolfini

Actor James Gandolfini on the set of "Cogan's Trade" in New Orleans, LA.

( March 17, 2011 - Photo by Photo Agency)  http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/JAkKdD_2XrZ/James+Gandolfini+Set+Cogan+Trade+New+Orleans

 

 

 

Sofia Vergara On The Set Of 'Modern Family'

Sofia Vergara On The Set Of 'Modern Family'

In This Photo: Sofia Vergara

Actress Sofia Vergara and Julie Bowen on the set of 'Modern Family' in Los Angeles, CA. Also on set was Sofia's son Manolo Gonzalez.

( March 17, 2011 - Photo by Photo Agency) 

Sofia Vergara On The Set Of 'Modern Family'

In This Photo: Julie Bowen

Actress Sofia Vergara and Julie Bowen on the set of 'Modern Family' in Los Angeles, CA. Also on set was Sofia's son Manolo Gonzalez.

( March 17, 2011 - Photo by Photo Agency)

http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/VPWBINKIBU1/Sofia+Vergara+Set+Modern+Family

 

 

 

Eva Mendes on Set

Eva Mendes on Set

In This Photo: Eva Mendes

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( March 16, 2011 - Photo by Bauer Griffin) http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/KXf9pewlGHL/Eva+Mendes+on+Set

 

 

 

Annie Ilonzeh and Rachael Taylor Film Night Scenes reboot of the 70's classic "Charlies Angels".

http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/pDv_MVTx6GO/Annie+Ilonzeh+Rachael+Taylor+Film+Night+Scenes

 

 

Car Explodes on the Set of 'Charlie's Angels'

A car explodes on the set of "Charlie's Angels" as filming continues in Miami. The controlled explosion was part of a scene being filmed for the 2011 reboot of the popular 1970's series. http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/tHQhf7_gfbL/Car+Explodes+Set+Charlie+Angels

 

 

 

Stars on the Set of 'Charlie's Angels'

on the set of the 2011 reboot of the 1970's classic "Charlie's Angels".

http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/EH-fBV0uwcz/Stars+Set+Charlie+Angels

 

 

 

 

Exclusive: Matt Dillon Not Replacing Charlie Sheen

Posted on March 8, 2011
You can cross 47-year-old actor Matt Dillon off the list to replace Charlie Sheen in Two and a Half Men.
The Daily Mail is reporting that Matt is being considered as a new character on the hit CBS sitcom, playing Charlie's long lost brother.
The RumorFix team thinks Matt would make an interesting choice -- he's a well respected-actor, who received an Oscar-nomination for Crash.  And recently he showed off his comic timing in the hit ABC sitcom Modern Family.
But RumorFix spoke to Matt's publicist, Staci Wolfe, who told us, "No truth to it."
We're still waiting for a denial from Rob Lowe's camp.
http://rumorfix.com/full-entry/2011/3/8/exclusive-matt-dillon-not-replacing-charlie-sheen.html



Rob Lowe and Matt Dillon deny replacing Sheen

Old ‘brat pack’ actors are talked up as possible new stars of Two and a Half Men

By A Staff Reporter

LAST UPDATED 3:40 PM, MARCH 10, 2011

Who will replace Charlie Sheen in the highest paid acting job on American television? At least three actors have been linked with the starring role in the US comedy Two and a Half Men, including two of Sheen’s 'brat pack' contemporaries from the 1980s.

The blogosphere has gone into overdrive after it was reported that Rob Lowe was in talks with the show's creator and executive producer Chuck Lorre to replace the errant Sheen, who was allegedly paid $1.8 million an episode before he was was fired on Monday.

Lowe, who starred alongside Sheen's brother Emilio Estevez (the generally acknowledged 'brat pack' leader) in The Breakfast Club and St Elmo's Fire in the mid-Eighties, is currently appearing in ABC's drama Brothers and Sisters and the NBC comedy Parks and Recreation. According to US reports, Lorre has talked to Lowe's agent at William Morris-Endeavor to discuss the possibility of him joining the cast.

However, Lowe's executive producer on Parks and Recreation, Mike Schur, is adamant that "there's no truth" to the rumour. Speaking at the annual television festival PaleyFest in Los Angeles yesterday, Schur said that Lowe would not be leaving the comedy anytime soon, as he has a "multi-year contract" with the show.

Lorre is also said to be in talks with Matt Dillon, the 47-year-old Oscar-nominated actor who recently showed off his comic timing in the hit ABC comedy Modern Family. But Dillon's publicist Staci Wolfe has told the entertainment website Rumorfix it is untrue.

Glee and Full House star John Stamos is another name linked to Two and a Half Men. But the 47-year-old actor has denied that he would be interested in the role, tweeting: "Contrary to the rumours, I am not replacing Charlie Sheen on Two and Half Men."

Production was halted on Two and a Half Men a fortnight ago after Sheen launched an astonishing verbal attack on his bosses. He was eventually sacked this week.

For his part Sheen has given his blessing to both Lowe and Stamos, whom he had earlier ridiculed as a replacement. He told a radio interviewer yesterday: "I think they're both fabulous and my apologies to John. I was rude to him earlier, John Stamos. That was unnecessary."

As for Lowe, the 46-year-old is "a buddy of mine, he's a beautiful man, a brilliant actor, and I hope he does it and kicks its ass because I still get [paid]," he said, referring to an alleged clause in his contract known as the 'Michael J Fox clause'. It is so named after Fox's contract on Spin City which ensured that he would keep drawing a salary from the show even if he left. In a neat twist, Sheen took over from Fox on Spin City and presumably got the idea for the clause from him.

Not surprisingly, the producers of Two and a Half Men, Warner Bros are challenging this. TMZ.com reports that the contract is null and void because Sheen was sacked. 

Read more: http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/76207,news-comment,entertainment,rob-lowe-and-matt-dillon-deny-replacing-sheen

 

 

 

Sneak Peek: Modern Family – Matt Dillon Meets The Family

It’s our usual Modern Family preview time – and look who’s turning up at the Dunphy house this week – movie star Matt Dillon.

Yep the Wild Things star appears as Claire’s ex-boyfriend, invited by her overbearing mother, the still fabulous Shelley Long. And it seems that Dillon’s character, Robbie, still has a thing for his ex…

Meanwhile Mitchell and Cameron prepare for Lily’s birthday party – and Cameron is eager to bring back Fizbo the clown… of course we all know how that turned out last time!

Great comedy timing, sparkling one liners, a cast that all gels… yep Modern Family certainly deserved that Emmy last year. Enjoy!


video here;
http://www.remotepatrolled.com/2011/02/sneak-peek-modern-family-matt-dillon-meets-the-family/

 

 

Modern Family – Matt Dillon Meets The Family

 

photo source;http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000369/mediaindex

MODERN FAMILY - "Princess Party" - The guest list for Lily's princess-themed birthday party gets a little out of hand when Mitchell decides to invite mom, much to Claire's dismay, and disinvite Fizbo, much to Cameron's dismay. Things get even more strange when Dede (guest star Shelley Long) shows up with Claire's old high school boyfriend (guest star Matt Dillon) in tow, and Jay and Gloria each turn to their own unique methods of dealing with this gathering of misfits, on "Modern Family," WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16 (9:00-9:31 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. (ABC/PETER "HOPPER" STONE)
JULIE BOWEN, MATT DILLON

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Cheers-Jeers-Modern-1029586.aspx

 

'Modern Family' scoop: Matt Dillon to play Claire's ex

by Lynette Rice

Modern Family is about to demonstrate that Claire Dunphy has always had excellent taste in men. EW has learned exclusively that Matt Dillon (Crash) will play the ex-boyfriend of Julie Bowen’s character in an upcoming episode of the ABC comedy.

There’s no airdate – much less a script for the episode - but EW has also learned this juicy little detail: Claire’s ex has a new galpal and the mother of three is probably not going to like her. It’s Claire’s mom, DeDe Pritchett! Shelley Long will reprise her role as DeDe, a role she originated last season in an episode titled “The Incident.” (Remember? DeDe comes to visit the family for the first time since making a huge, drunken scene at Jay and Gloria’s wedding).

Dillon most recently appeared in Armored and Old Dogs.

http://insidetv.ew.com/2010/12/17/modern-family-matt-dillon-julie-bowen/

 

**Drew Barrymore To Direct Omnibus Romantic Comedy How To Be Single **Christina Hendricks To Play Brendan Fraser's Wife In Seconds of Pleasure **Josh Hutcherson Wants Role in 'The 'Hunger Games'

Drew Barrymore To Direct Omnibus Romantic Comedy How To Be Single
published: 2011-03-15 22:00:21 Author: Eric Eisenberg
In 2009, after years f making sub-par romantic comedies, Drew Barrymore surprised a lot of people when she jumped behind the camera and directed Whip It, a solid coming of age story set in the world of roller derby. Sadly her sophomore efforts sounds as though it will be a step back.


Described as being in the vein of He's Just Not That Into You and Valentines Day (uh oh), How To Be Single will be an omnibus comedy that examines the relationships and breakups of a group of New Yorkers over the span of 10 years. According to THR, The film will be based on the novel by Liz Tuccillo and is being adapted by Marc Silverstein and Abby Kohn, both of whom worked on the two aforementioned films. The article doesn't mention if Barrymore plans to star (though she is also producing).


Haven't we gotten enough mileage out of this dumb sub-genre yet? It was cute when Love, Actually did it, but these films all have the same archetypal characters and storylines; this one just has the dumb catch of spreading it out over 10 years. Whip It proved that Barrymore can be a competent director - it's a shame that she'll be wasting that potential.
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http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Drew-Barrymore-To-Direct-Omnibus-Romantic-Comedy-How-To-Be-Single-23675.html



 

Christina Hendricks To Play Brendan Fraser's Wife In Seconds of Pleasure published: 2011-03-15 17:22:02
Author: Eric Eisenberg


It's amazing what being a part of a massively successful television show can do for your career as an actor. For years Christina Hendricks' filmography was largely filled with guest spots on television shows from ER to Tru Calling. But with the incredible popularity of Mad Men and her ability to look jaw-droppingly beautiful in 1960s garb, she's getting her fair share of film parts. Starring in Tony Kaye's Detatchment and Nicholas Winding Refn's Drive later this year and recently signed on to I Don't Know How She Does It, Hendricks has done an excellent job of filling her schedule while her series is on hiatus, and now she's adding another.


Deadline is reporting that the actress has signed on for Seconds of Pleasure set to be directed by Mike Figgis and based on a script by Neil LaBute. An omnibus structure, the film is made up of a series of vignettes connecting the lives of passengers on a plane. Hendricks will play the wife of a character played by Brendan Fraser who catches him "in a compromising position." The rest of the cast is rounded out by Julia Stiles, Matt Dillon and Kristen Scott Thomas.


Considering my not-so-secret crush on Christina Hendricks, I will say that I'm happy to see her get more work, but not too thrilled that she's being paired up with Brendan Fraser. After all, that's the dude who's doing the fish heist movie.
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Christina-Hendricks-To-Play-Brendan-Fraser-s-Wife-In-Seconds-of-Pleasure-23669.html

 



Josh Hutcherson Wants Role in 'The 'Hunger Games'
.By Jacob Hall (Subscribe to Jacob Hall's posts)
Posted Mar 15th 2011 10:10AM
You can file this one under "slow news day."


The long and short of it is that rising young star Josh Hutcherson (if you want to feel old today, know that he was born in 1992) has been taking meetings with filmmaker Gary Ross regarding a role in the upcoming film adaptation of the immensely popular young adult novel, 'The Hunger Games'. He's probably on a list with a dozen other names, but the fact that he's letting us all know that he's in the running (and that he very much wants the part) allows us to make this news.


The role in question is presumably that of Peeta, the teenage boy who accompanies Katniss (a role that will supposedly be filled by Academy Award nominee Jennifer Lawrence) to the Hunger Games, a gladiatorial battle to the death fought by the children of a post-apocalyptic America. From an outside perspective (um, certain writers here at Cinematical haven't read it yet), it sounds like 'The Running Man' meets '1984' but for, you know, kids.


The news comes from Entertainment Weekly, who spoke to Hutcherson at SXSW, where his latest film 'Detention' made its world premiere this week. You can watch the trailer after the jump.
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http://blog.moviefone.com/2011/03/15/josh-hutcherson--the-hunger-games/

**Mike Figgis to Direct SECONDS OF HAPPINESS; Christina Hendricks, Julia Stiles, and Matt Dillon Join Cast **SILENT HILL Stars Radha Mitchell, Sean Bean and Deborah Kara Unger Return for SILENT HILL: REVELATION 3D; New Image Released **Netflix Negotiating Deal to Distribute HOUSE OF CARDS Starring Kevin Spacey; David Fincher to Direct Pilot

Mike Figgis to Direct SECONDS OF HAPPINESS; Christina Hendricks, Julia Stiles, and Matt Dillon Join Cast
by Matt Goldberg Posted: March 15th, 2011
Director Mike Figgis (Leaving Las Vegas) has stepped in to replace Neil LaBute in an adaptation of LaBute’s collection of short stories, Seconds of Happiness. The frame of the narrative takes place on an airplane and examines the interconnecting lives of various passengers through vignettes. Clearly, this will be just like Lost. Deadline also reports that Brendan Fraser and Kristen Scott Thomas will be joined by Christina Hendricks, Julia Stiles, and Matt Dillon. Hendricks will play a woman who catches her husband (Fraser) in a “compromising position.” Because I’ve never read LaBute’s book but have seen every episode of Lost, I imagine Fraser’s position has something to do with pushing a button every 108 minutes. LaBute is still on board to produce and shooting is expected to begin this summer.


Hendricks recently signed on to star in the ensemble comedy I Don’t Know How She Does It while Dillon is attached to co-star in Roman Polanski’s God of Carnage and Matthew Weiner’s You Are Here. Stiles recently co-starred on Showtime’s Dexter. Hit the jump for the synopsis of Seconds of Pleasure.
............ http://collider.com/seconds-of-happiness-christina-hendricks-matt-dillon/80724/

 



SILENT HILL Stars Radha Mitchell, Sean Bean and Deborah Kara Unger Return for SILENT HILL: REVELATION 3D; New Image Released
by Dave Trumbore Posted: March 15th, 2011
Five years ago, the original adaptation of the atmospheric, survival-horror videogame Silent Hill hit theaters with less than blockbusting results. However, since people tend to love multiple sequels to these games-turned-movies (see the Resident Evil series), it’s no surprise that Silent Hill: Revelation 3D has already started filming. Alongside up-and-comers Adelaide Clemens and Kit Harington, the sequel will see the return of Radha Mitchell, Sean Bean and Deborah Kara Unger, all of whom played characters who managed to survive to the end of Silent Hill. Here’s the synopsis:


For years, Heather Mason (Clemens) and her father have been on the run, always one step ahead of dangerous forces that she doesn’t fully understand. Now on the eve of her 18th birthday, plagued by terrifying nightmares and the disappearance of her father, Heather discovers she’s not who she thinks she is. The revelation leads her deeper into a demonic world that threatens to trap her in Silent Hill forever.


Hit the jump for the full press release and a new image from the upcoming film.
....... http://collider.com/silent-hill-revelations-3d-radha-mitchell-sean-bean/80728/

 





Netflix Negotiating Deal to Distribute HOUSE OF CARDS Starring Kevin Spacey; David Fincher to Direct Pilot
by Jason Barr Posted: March 15th, 2011
In what could go down as a watershed moment in the history of television distribution, Netflix is in ongoing negotiations to distribute Media Rights Capital’s drama series House of Cards. Starring Kevin Spacey (who also acts as an executive producer), the series’ pilot will be directed by David Fincher (The Social Network) who is an exec. producer on the show as well. Per Deadline, Netflix outbid other potential suitors such as HBO and AMC by offering the series an unheard of two season (26 episode) commitment.


As that report points out, when taking into consideration House of Cards‘ hefty per episode budget of $4-$6 million as well as the marketing efforts involved in launching a series of its magnitude, Netflix is believed to have committed over $100 million to what would it be its first delve into the original programming market. For more on the deal and the series itself, hit the jump.
http://collider.com/netflix-house-of-cards-kevin-spacey-david-fincher/80739/

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***2011 Independent Spirit Awards Filmmaker Grant And Nominee Brunch - Red Carpet ***2011 Independent Spirit Awards Filmmaker Grant And Nominee Brunch - Arrivals

2011 Independent Spirit Awards Filmmaker Grant And Nominee Brunch - Red Carpet

2011 Independent Spirit Awards Filmmaker Grant And Nominee Brunch - Red Carpet

In This Photo: Sandra Oh

Actress Sandra Oh arrives to the 2011 Independent Spirit Awards Filmmaker Grant and Nominee Brunch on January 15, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.

( January 14, 2011 - Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images North America)

2011 Independent Spirit Awards Filmmaker Grant And Nominee Brunch - Red Carpet

In This Photo: Fairuza Balk

Actress Fairuza Balk arrives to the 2011 Independent Spirit Awards Filmmaker Grant and Nominee Brunch on January 15, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.

( January 14, 2011 - Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images North America)

2011 Independent Spirit Awards Filmmaker Grant And Nominee Brunch - Red Carpet

In This Photo: Virginia Madsen, Elaine Madsen

Actress Virginia Madsen (R) and mother Elaine Madsen arrive to the 2011 Independent Spirit Awards Filmmaker Grant and Nominee Brunch on January 15, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.

( January 14, 2011 - Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images North America)

2011 Independent Spirit Awards Filmmaker Grant And Nominee Brunch - Red Carpet

In This Photo: Terrence Howard

Actor Terrence Howard arrive to the 2011 Independent Spirit Awards Filmmaker Grant and Nominee Brunch on January 15, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.

( January 14, 2011 - Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images North America)

2011 Independent Spirit Awards Filmmaker Grant And Nominee Brunch - Red Carpet

In This Photo: Matt Dillon

Actor Matt Dillon arrives to the 2011 Independent Spirit Awards Filmmaker Grant and Nominee Brunch on January 15, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.

( January 14, 2011 - Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images North America)

http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/EnvFZvASzfI/2011+Independent+Spirit+Awards+Filmmaker+Grant




2011 Independent Spirit Awards Filmmaker Grant And Nominee Brunch - Arrivals

2011 Independent Spirit Awards Filmmaker Grant And Nominee Brunch - Arrivals

In This Photo: Matt Dillon, Patty Jenkins

Actor Matt Dillon and director Patty Jenkins arrive at the 2011 Independent Spirit Awards Filmmaker Grant and Nominee Brunch at BOA Steakhouse on January 15, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.

( January 14, 2011 - Photo by Angela Weiss/Getty Images North America)

2011 Independent Spirit Awards Filmmaker Grant And Nominee Brunch - Arrivals

In This Photo: Kimora Lee Simmons, Djimon Hounsou

Kimora Lee and Djimon Hounsou arrive at the 2011 Independent Spirit Awards Filmmaker Grant and Nominee Brunch at BOA Steakhouse on January 15, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.

( January 14, 2011 - Photo by Angela Weiss/Getty Images North America)

2011 Independent Spirit Awards Filmmaker Grant And Nominee Brunch - Arrivals

In This Photo: Jon Tenney, Leslie Urdang

Producer Leslie Urdang and actor Jon Tenney arrive at the 2011 Independent Spirit Awards Filmmaker Grant and Nominee Brunch at BOA Steakhouse on January 15, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.

( January 14, 2011 - Photo by Angela Weiss/Getty Images North America)

http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/_vACtmulWfH/2011+Independent+Spirit+Awards+Filmmaker+Grant