**Jake Gyllenhaal & Michelle Monaghan: 'Source Code' Premiere **Leonardo DiCaprio & Armie Hammer filming J. Edgar **Katie Holmes: 'The Kennedys' Premiere with Tom Cruise! **Michelle Williams: 'Meek's Cutoff' Screening

Tue, 29 March 2011

Katie Holmes: 'The Kennedys' Premiere with Tom Cruise!

Tom Cruise comes out to support wife Katie Holmes at the premiere of The Kennedys on Monday (March 28) at AMPAS Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The 32-year-old actress stars as Jacqueline Kennedy in the eight-part miniseries, which will air April 3 on ReelzChannel.
WATCH: The Kennedys Trailer
On the red carpet, Katie met up with co-star Greg Kinnear, who plays her husband, John F. Kennedy.
FYI: Katie is wearing Ralph Lauren.
15+ pictures inside of Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise at The Kennedys premiere…

http://justjared.buzznet.com/2011/03/29/katie-holmes-the-kennedys-premiere-with-tom-cruise/

Tue, 29 March 2011

Jake Gyllenhaal & Michelle Monaghan: 'Source Code' Premiere!

Jake Gyllenhaal and Michelle Monaghan arrive at the premiere of their new thriller, Source Code, on Monday (March 28) at ArcLight Cinemas in Los Angeles.
Jake, 30, suited up in Tom Ford, while Michelle, 35, paired her Versace dress with Solange Azagury-Partridge jewelry, a VBH bag, and Versace patent pumps.
WATCH: Source Code Trailer
Also attending the premiere: co-star Vera Farmiga.
25+ pictures inside of Jake Gyllenhaal and Michelle Monaghan at the Source Code premiere…http://justjared.buzznet.com/2011/03/29/jake-gyllenhaal-michelle-monaghan-source-code-premiere/

Mon, 28 March 2011

Leonardo DiCaprio & Armie Hammer: Temple Twosome

Leonardo DiCaprio and Armie Hammer get to work on their upcoming film, J. Edgar, on Monday (March 28) in Alexandria, Virginia.

The two actors shot scenes on the steps of the George Washington Masonic Memorial.

Leo stars as FBI boss J. Edgar Hoover, while Armie plays his number two man and rumored secret lover Clyde Tolson.

E! Online reports that they’ve already filmed their “passionate” lip-locking scene!

“[They did] more [takes] than [director Clint Eastwood] normally does. They wanted to make it right. It’s a more involved scene than just the kissing. It was so sexy,” said one source.

Bigger pic inside… http://justjared.buzznet.com/2011/03/28/leonardo-dicaprio-armie-hammer-temple-twsome/

Mon, 28 March 2011

Michelle Williams: 'Meek's Cutoff' Screening!

Michelle Williams attends a screening of her new movie, Meek’s Cutoff, on Monday (March 28) at Landmark Sunshine Cinema in NYC.
The 30-year-old actress met up with co-star Zoe Kazan and director Kelly Reichardt at the event, which was hosted by The Cinema Society and Nancy Gonzalez.
WATCH: Meeks’ Cutoff Trailer
The 19th century drama, out April 8, centers around a wagon team of three families who get lost after hiring a guide to take them over the Cascade Mountains during the Oregon Trail.
FYI: Michelle is wearing a Chanel dress and ring with Ferragamo heels. http://justjared.buzznet.com/2011/03/28/michelle-williams-meeks-cutoff-screening/

**BLACK SWAN Wins Big at 2011 Independent Spirit Awards, Takes Home Best Film, Director and Actress **2011 Spirit Awards

BLACK SWAN Wins Big at 2011 Independent Spirit Awards, Takes Home Best Film, Director and Actress

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: February 26th, 2011

The Oscars don’t take place until tomorrow night, but today the Independent Spirit Awards were held, honoring the best in independent film from 2010. Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan walked away with four prizes: Best Film, Best Director, Best Actress and Best Cinematography. James Franco won Best Actor for his work in 127 Hours and Winter’s Bone swept the Best Supporting categories with Dale Dickey and John Hawkes taking home Best Supporting Actress and Actor, respectively. The Kids Are All Right picked up Best Screenplay, while Exit Through the Gift Shop won Best Documentary (No, Banksy wasn’t there. Mr. Brainwash accepted the award). Hit the jump to check out the complete list of winners. Don’t forget to check back here tomorrow night when Matt live blogs the Oscars.

Here are the winners of the 2011 Independent Spirit Awards:

Best Film

Black Swan

Best Director

Darren Aronofsky, Black Swan

Best Actress

Natalie Portman, Black Swan

Best Actor

James Franco, 127 Hours

Best Supporting Actress

Dale Dickey, Winter’s Bone

Best Supporting Actor

John Hawkes, Winter’s Bone

Best Screenplay

Lisa Cholodenko and Stuart Bloomberg, The Kids are All Right

Best Cinematography

Matthew Libatique, Black Swan

Best Documentary

Exit Through the Gift Shop

Best Foreign Film

The King’s Speech

Best First Feature

Get Low

Best First Screenplay

Lena Dunham, Tiny Furniture

Truer Than Fiction Award

Jeff Malmberg, Marwencol

Someone to Watch Award

Mike Ott, Littlerock

Producer’s Award

Anish Savjani, Meek’s Cutoff

Robert Altman Award (Ensemble)

Please Give

source; http://collider.com/2011-independent-spirit-award-winners/78047/

2011 Spirit Awards

Winners announced on Saturday, February 26th.

Best Feature

WINNER

Black Swan (2010)

Other Nominees:

127 Hours (2010)

Greenberg (2010)

The Kids Are All Right (2010)

Winter's Bone (2010)

Best Female Lead

WINNER

Natalie Portman for Black Swan (2010)

Other Nominees:

Annette Bening for The Kids Are All Right (2010)

Greta Gerwig for Greenberg (2010)

Nicole Kidman for Rabbit Hole (2010)

Jennifer Lawrence for Winter's Bone (2010)

Michelle Williams for Blue Valentine (2010)

Best Male Lead

WINNER

James Franco for 127 Hours (2010)

Other Nominees:

Ronald Bronstein for Go Get Some Rosemary (2009)

Aaron Eckhart for Rabbit Hole (2010)

John C. Reilly for Cyrus (2010/I)

Ben Stiller for Greenberg (2010)

Best Supporting Female

WINNER

Dale Dickey for Winter's Bone (2010)

Other Nominees:

Ashley Bell for The Last Exorcism (2010)

Allison Janney for Life During Wartime (2009)

Daphne Rubin-Vega for Jack Goes Boating (2010)

Naomi Watts for Mother and Child (2009)

Best Supporting Male

WINNER

John Hawkes for Winter's Bone (2010)

Other Nominees:

Samuel L. Jackson for Mother and Child (2009)

Bill Murray for Get Low (2009)

John Ortiz for Jack Goes Boating (2010)

Mark Ruffalo for The Kids Are All Right (2010)

Best Director

WINNER

Darren Aronofsky for Black Swan (2010)

Other Nominees:

Danny Boyle for 127 Hours (2010)

Lisa Cholodenko for The Kids Are All Right (2010)

Debra Granik for Winter's Bone (2010)

John Cameron Mitchell for Rabbit Hole (2010)

Best Screenplay

WINNER

The Kids Are All Right (2010): Stuart Blumberg, Lisa Cholodenko

Other Nominees:

Life During Wartime (2009): Todd Solondz

Please Give (2010): Nicole Holofcener

Rabbit Hole (2010): David Lindsay-Abaire

Winter's Bone (2010): Debra Granik, Anne Rosellini

Best First Screenplay

WINNER

Tiny Furniture (2010): Lena Dunham

Other Nominees:

Jack Goes Boating (2010): Robert Glaudini

Lovely, Still (2008): Nicholas Fackler

Monogamy (2010): Dana Adam Shapiro, Evan M. Wiener

Obselidia (2010): Diane Bell

Best Cinematography

WINNER

Black Swan (2010): Matthew Libatique

Other Nominees:

Greenberg (2010): Harris Savides

Never Let Me Go (2010): Adam Kimmel

Tiny Furniture (2010): Jody Lee Lipes

Winter's Bone (2010): Michael McDonough

Best First Feature

WINNER

Get Low (2009)

Other Nominees:

Everything Strange and New (2009)

The Last Exorcism (2010)

Night Catches Us (2010)

Tiny Furniture (2010)

Best Foreign Film

WINNER

The King's Speech (2010)

Other Nominees:

Des hommes et des dieux (2010)

Kisses (2008)

Loong Boonmee raleuk chat (2010)

Mademoiselle Chambon (2009)

Best Documentary

WINNER

Exit Through the Gift Shop (2010)

Other Nominees:

Marwencol (2010)

Restrepo (2010)

Sweetgrass (2009)

Thunder Soul (2010)

John Cassavetes Award

WINNER

Go Get Some Rosemary (2009): Ben Safdie, Joshua Safdie, Casey Neistat, Tom Scott

Other Nominees:

The Exploding Girl (2009): Bradley Rust Gray, Karin Chien, Ben Howe, So Yong Kim

Lbs. (2004): Matthew Bonifacio, Carmine Famiglietti

Lovers of Hate (2010): Bryan Poyser, Megan Gilbride

Obselidia (2010): Diane Bell, Chris Byrne, Matthew Medlin

Truer Than Fiction Award

WINNER

Marwencol (2010): Jeff Malmberg

Other Nominees:

Summer Pasture (2010): Lynn True, Nelson Walker III

Sweetgrass (2009): Ilisa Barbash, Lucien Castaing-Taylor

Someone to Watch Award

WINNER

Mike Ott for Littlerock (2010)

Other Nominees:

Hossein Keshavarz for Dog Sweat (2010)

Laurel Nakadate for The Wolf Knife (2010)

Producers Award

WINNER

Anish Savjani for Meek's Cutoff (2010)

Other Nominees:

In-Ah Lee for Yi ye Taibei (2010)

Adele Romanski for The Myth of the American Sleepover (2010)

Robert Altman Award

WINNER

Please Give (2010)

source; http://www.imdb.com/features/oscars/2011/spirits

**Trailer for MEEK’S CUTOFF Starring Michelle Williams **Michael Fassbender Says He's an Android in "Alien" Prequel **Ruffalo Says The Hulk Looks Just Like Him

Trailer for MEEK’S CUTOFF Starring Michelle Williams

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: February 26th, 2011

Oscilloscope has released the first trailer for Meek’s Cutoff, an indie western set in 1845, the earliest days of the Oregon Trail.  Three families hire Stephen Meek (Bruce Greenwood) to lead them on a troubled journey over the Cascade Mountains.  Michelle Williams, Will Patton, Zoe Kazan, Paul Dano, Shirley Henderson, Neal Huff, Tommy Nelson, and Rod Rondeauxn star alongside Greenwood, a character actor I’m excited to see in a lead role.

The trailer effectively invokes a quiet, moody atmosphere.  I expect no less from director Kelly Reichardt (Wendy and Lucy).  Watch the trailer after the break.

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http://collider.com/meeks-cutoff-trailer/77963/

Michael Fassbender Says He's an Android in "Alien" Prequel

Posted: February 26th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff

When Michael Fassbender (Inglourious Basterds) first joined the cast of Ridley Scott's upcoming "Alien" prequel, called "Prometheus," his character was described as an early version of Bishop 341-B android that Lance Henriksen played in "Aliens."

Since 20th Century Fox gave Scott permission to make an original sci-fi film, rather than an "Alien" prequel, there is no telling how the role has changed. So Entertainment Weekly went right to the source and asked Fassbender if he will play an android.

"I don't know what I can say," the actor said with a laugh. He then looked down at the tape-recorder and nodded affirmatively. "I don't want to get into trouble."

Regarding the film, he said: "It's a different story, but it's also got the traditional roots. 'Alien' fans will recognize things in it. It's not ignoring 'Alien,' there's still a link to that world. But it's a different story. It's definitely connected, though."

Source: Entertainment Weekly


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Ruffalo Says The Hulk Looks Just Like Him

Sunday, February 27, 2011 1:21 AM

MTV caught up with Mark Ruffalo at Saturday's 2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards and got an interesting response when they asked if the Hulk in The Avengers will look like the actor. Here is what he said, and you can also watch him say the quotes using the video player:

"It's cool, it's gonna be great. The script is a nice combination of funny and was very in Joss Whedon's wheelhouse. And I got to see the maquette of the Hulk yesterday in full scope and it's awesome. Just like me. We're going out of our way to... first of all, I'm the first actor to actually do it in motion capture as the Hulk. And so, all the features are mine, they're just really big."

Read and watch more: http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=74759

**George Clooney: 'Ides' with Ryan Gosling & Evan Rachel Wood **Meek's Cutoff Trailer: Go On The Oregon Trail With Michelle Williams **Kate Mara And Treat Williams Join Cast Of Indie Crime Drama Blackbird **James Franco: 'Rise of the Apes' First Look!

Meek's Cutoff Trailer: Go On The Oregon Trail With Michelle Williams

published: 2011-02-25 18:23:45 Author: Eric Eisenberg

What's better than the fact that we might be right in the middle of a western revolution spearheaded by movies like True Grit, Rango and Cowboys & Aliens? We are about to get a western with Michelle Williams, Paul Dano and Bruce Greenwood in a glorious, glorious beard.

Apple has premiered the first trailer for Meek's Cutoff, which you may remember hearing about when the awesome first poster came online last week. Set during the early days of the Oregon Trail (everyone quickly remember their middle school computer classes), the film tells the story of three families who find themselves lost in the middle of the desert. Upon meeting a Native American that says that he can help them, however, they don't know who to trust.

Check out the trailer below or in HD over on Apple.

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http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Meek-s-Cutoff-Trailer-Go-On-The-Oregon-Trail-With-Michelle-Williams-23375.html

Kate Mara And Treat Williams Join Cast Of Indie Crime Drama Blackbird

published: 2011-02-25 16:29:21 Author: Katey Rich
Kate Mara and Treat Williams are co-stars in one of this year's Best Picture nominees, but I bet I could give you 5 minutes and you wouldn't be able to remember which one. The two are among the actors glimpsed briefly and memorably in 127 Hours, Mara as one of the female hikers Aron Ralston runs into just before getting trapped beneath a boulder, and Williams as the father glimpsed in flashbacks. Mara and Williams were likely never near the set together, but now they'll get the chance to work together properly. Variety reports that they've both signed on for Blackbird, the indie crime thriller formerly known as Kin that also stars Eric Bana, Olivia Wilde, Sissy Spacey, Kris Kristofferson and Charlie Hunnam.

Hunnam is the main character, a boxer recently released from prison; Spacey and Kristofferson play his parents, Bana and Wilde are a pair of fugitives who cross his path, and Mara and Williams will play a father-daughter team who run into him as well. Austrian director Stefan Ruzowitzky, who made the surprise Best Foreign Language Film Oscar winner The Counterfeiters, will be making his English-language debut with the film, which starts production next month in Montreal. It's a seriously impressive cast, especially for a director so new, though it'll be interesting to see if Ruzowitzky can wrangle what sounds like a lot of plot threads. Then again everyone thought 127 Hours was way too challenging to work, and Mara and Williams know firsthand how that turned out.
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http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Kate-Mara-And-Treat-Williams-Join-Cast-Of-Indie-Crime-Drama-Blackbird-23374.html

Fri, 25 February 2011

George Clooney: 'Ides' with Ryan Gosling & Evan Rachel Wood

George Clooney, Ryan Gosling, and Evan Rachel Wood get to work on their new movie, The Ides of March, on Thursday (February 24) in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Evan greeted George with a hug, while Ryan chatted with George’s dad Nick!
The day before, George and Ryan bundled up in coats to film some additional scenes for the movie, which is based on the play Farragut North.
George is directing the film and also wrote the screenplay with his producing partner Grant Heslov!

Read more: http://justjared.buzznet.com/2011/02/25/george-clooney-ides-with-ryan-gosling-evan-rachel-wood/

Fri, 25 February 2011

Michelle Williams: 'Meek's Cutoff' Trailer!

Check out the trailer for Michelle Williams’s new 19th century drama Meek’s Cutoff!
Synopsis: A wagon team of three families hires Stephen Meek (Bruce Greenwood) to guide them over the Cascade Mountains during the Oregon Trail. Claiming to know a short cut, Meek leads them on an unmarked path only to become lost. The emigrants must face the scourges of hunger, thirst and their own lack of faith in each other’s instincts for survival. When a Native American wanderer crosses their path, they’re torn between trusting a guide who has proven himself unreliable and a man who has always been seen as the natural enemy.
The flick, which hits theaters April 8, also stars Paul Dano, Shirley Henderson, and Zoe Kaza.
WILL YOU WATCH Michelle Williams in Meek’s Cutoff?

Read more: http://justjared.buzznet.com/2011/02/25/michelle-williams-meeks-cutoff-trailer/

Fri, 25 February 2011

James Franco: 'Rise of the Apes' First Look!

Check out this first look shot of James Franco in the upcoming flick Rise of the Apes!

Rise of the Apes is about a man’s (Franco) experiments with genetic engineering, which lead to the development of intelligence in apes and the onset of a war for supremacy.

James will be hosting the 2011 Oscars this weekend with Anne Hathaway.

James and Anne sat down with Good Morning America’s Robin Roberts on Friday (February 24) to chat about the ceremony.

Read more: http://justjared.buzznet.com/2011/02/25/james-franco-rise-of-the-apes-first-look/

**Michelle William's "Meek's Cutoff" Trailer **Joel McHale Joins Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis in Seth MacFarlane’s TED **New Trailer for MIRAL Starring Freida Pinto **New Posters Released for SUPER Starring Rainn Wilson and Ellen Page, and Disney’s WINNIE THE POOH

Joel McHale Joins Mark Wahlberg and Mila Kunis in Seth MacFarlane’s TED

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: February 25th, 2011

Joel McHale is in final negotiations to join the cast of Seth MacFarlane’s upcoming comedy Ted.  The story centers on a man (Mark Wahlberg) who’s life is complicated when his childhood wish for his teddy bear, Ted (voiced and played by MacFarlane via motion capture), comes to life.  Kunis will play the girlfriend of Wahlberg’s character who wants marriage, but only if her boyfriend gets a handle on his relationship with his pot-smoking, foul-mouthed, now-alive teddy bear.  Deadline reports that “McHale will play Rex, the sleazy boss who is perpetually putting the moves on Kunis’ character.”

In addition to starring on NBC’s Community (the best comedy on TV that you’re not watching) and hosting E!’s The Soup, McHale has three films set to come out this year: Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World (August 19th), the Anna Faris comedy What’s Your Number (September 30th), and The Big Year co-starring Steve Martin, Jack Black, and Owen Wilson (October 14th).  He’s also hosting the Independent Spirit Awards, which air tomorrow night at 10pm on IFC.

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http://collider.com/joel-mchale-ted-seth-macfarlane/77888/

New Trailer for MIRAL Starring Freida Pinto

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: February 25th, 2011

The Weinstein Company have release a new trailer for Miral, the new film from The Diving Bell and the Butterfly director Julian Schnabel.  A French trailer for the film went online last summer, but I had trouble gathering what the story was about.  This new trailer does a better job of explaining that Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire) plays a student who gets caught up in the events of the Intifada resistance.

Hit the jump to check out the trailer.  Miral opens March 25th.

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http://collider.com/miral-trailer/77895/

New Posters Released for SUPER Starring Rainn Wilson and Ellen Page, and Disney’s WINNIE THE POOH

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: February 25th, 2011

New posters have been released for two upcoming films: Super and Winnie the Pooh. Directed by James Gunn (Slither), Super tells the story of an average guy who takes on the persona of “The Crimson Bolt” upon learning that his wife is having an affair. The film stars Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page, Liv Tyler and Kevin Bacon. IFC is set to release the film on April 1^st.

The “bear of little brain” returns to the big screen in Disney’s Winnie the Pooh. Narrated by John Cleese, the 2D “hand-drawn style” animated film follows Pooh, Tigger, Eeyore, Rabbit, Piglet, Owl, Kanga and Roo on an all-new adventure to help Christopher Robin. Winnie the Pooh is slated for a July 15^th release. Hit the jump to check out both posters.

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http://collider.com/super-movie-poster-winnie-the-pooh-movie-poster/77898/

Guy Pearce Was Almost in "Batman Begins"

Posted: February 26th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff

Fans have been expecting Guy Pearce (Memento) to appear in one of Christopher Nolan's Batman movies, but it has yet to happen. According to the actor, Nolan actually approached him to play a role in "Batman Begins."

"Chris Nolan flew me to London to talk about one of the other roles in ['Batman Begins']," he said. "It was Liam Neeson's role. And there was talk about having the mentor be the same age as Christian Bale, rather than be an older mentor. But maybe they tossed the idea around and other people went, 'No, that's not gonna work.'"

Pearce went on to say that he was also offered the chance to play the lead in the 2003 "Daredevil" movie, which Ben Affleck ended up starring in.

"I was offered the first 'Daredevil,' yeah," he explained, adding that he eventually turned down the role. "It wasn't really my — I mean, I wasn't really sort of — I don't know. Comic-strip stuff isn't really my cup of tea."

Source: NY Mag


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Michelle William's "Meek's Cutoff" Trailer

Posted: February 26th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff

Today we have the trailer for "Meek's Cutoff," which is directed by Kelly Reichardt (Wendy and Lucy) and stars Michelle Williams, Paul Dano, Bruce Greenwood and Will Patton. The film is set to get a limited theatrical release on April 8th. Check out the trailer below.

Plot: The year is 1845, the earliest days of the Oregon Trail, and a wagon team of three families has hired the mountain man Stephen Meek to guide them over the Cascade Mountains. Claiming to know a short cut, Meek leads the group on an unmarked path across the high plain desert, only to become lost in the dry rock and sage.

Over the coming days, the emigrants must face the scourges of hunger, thirst and their own lack of faith in each other's instincts for survival. When a Native American wanderer crosses their path, the emigrants are torn between their trust in a guide who has proven himself unreliable and a man who has always been seen as the natural enemy.


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***Production on MEN IN BLACK III Pushed Back Again ***Warner Bros. Offers 300 Sequel XERXES to Director Guy Ritchie ***Daniel Radcliffe Joins THE AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER

Production on MEN IN BLACK III Pushed Back Again

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: February 15th, 2011

The oft-delayed production of Men in Black III just hit another bump in the road. Director Barry Sonnenfeld rolled cameras on the flick back in November, with production set to take a two-month hiatus from December to February to work on script issues, after which everyone would head back to work to finish the film up. Well, it appears that those script issues haven’t been quite cleared up yet, as production has now been moved back to March 28^th.

24 Frames reports that filming on the 3D flick was set to resume this week, but producers put the kibosh on that and slated production to resume in one month’s time. Sonnefeld and company shot most of the present day-set scenes before the year was out, and were set to come back this month to roll on the time-travel scenes (involving Josh Brolin as a young Agent K), which were to have been cleaned up in a script rewrite. Hit the jump for more.

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http://collider.com/men-in-black-3-production-delayed/76336/

Warner Bros. Offers 300 Sequel XERXES to Director Guy Ritchie

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: February 15th, 2011

In a bit of a twist, it appears that Warner Bros. has offered the sequel to Zack Snyder’s 300 to director Guy Ritchie, instead of having Snyder helm the flick himself. Snyder, of course, is busy prepping his Superman film The Man of Steel right now, so it’s understandable that he’s busy. Still, most assumed that he would be taking on Xerxes after Man of Steel, or at least sometime in the future.

Vulture reports that Warner Bros. wants Snyder’s attention focused squarely on Man of Steel at the moment, as sources tell them that the story is suffering some “major third act problems” and the studio wants to get the film out as soon as possible. In addition, Vulture hears that Snyder’s upcoming Sucker Punch has not exactly been testing great. Snyder wrote the script to Xerxes, and one assumes that he would at least stay on to produce the film. Ritchie hasn’t agreed to direct the film yet, but the offer’s out to him, and WB seems to think he’s their guy, so now the ball’s in his court. Nevertheless, it does appear that Snyder won’t be directing the flick. Hit the jump for more on the project. ......  http://collider.com/guy-ritchie-xerxes/76341/

Daniel Radcliffe Joins THE AMATEUR PHOTOGRAPHER

by Jason Barr    Posted: February 15th, 2011

Daniel Radcliffe will star in the indie drama The Amateur Photographer. Emmy-nominated scribe Christopher Monger (HBO’s Temple Grandin) will direct the film from his own screenplay which is also, coincidentally enough, based on his own novel of the same name. Ted Hope and Anne Carey will co-produce the film, alongside Karen Montgomery, via their This Is That Prods. moniker. Per Variety, The Amateur Photographer is set in 1970’s New England and tells the story of a young man (Radcliffe) who discovers his knack for all things artistic after being recruited by the citizens of a small mill town to photograph their “most intimate moments.”

Although its elevator pitch may end on a somewhat awkward note, I’m interested in seeing how life after Harry Potter treats Radcliffe and The Amateur Photographer will seemingly constitute a small part of that.  Speaking of life after Potter, Radcliffe will complete his run as the boy wizard on July 15th in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2.  He can also be seen in the UK horror thriller The Woman in Black which opens October 28th of this year in the UK.

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Girls With Guns: New Posters for HANNA and MEEK’S CUTOFF

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: February 15th, 2011

You don’t want to mess the women featured on tonight’s set of posters.  Saoirse Ronan (The Lovely Bones) plays a young girl trained by her ex-CIA father (Eric Bana) to be the perfect assassin in Hanna, directed by Joe Wright (Atonement).  Ronan upgrades from bow and arrow on the first poster for Hanna to a cocked handgun.

The weapon technology wielded by Michelle Williams lies somewhere in between, with a shotgun pointed about three people to the left of us (phew) to promote Meek’s Cutoff.  The western is set in 1845, the earliest days of the Oregon Trail: Williams is among three families that hire Stephen Meek (Bruce Greenwood) to lead them on a troubled journey over the Cascade Mountains.  Kelly Reichardt (Wendy and Lucy) directs.

Hit the jump to view both posters in full, along with the official synopsis.

.................... for big posters ;  http://collider.com/hanna-movie-poster-meeks-cutoff-poster/76374/