by Matt Goldberg Posted: March 3rd, 2011
As audiences continue to disagree with my wishes and see
Resident Evil movies, it only makes sense that Screen Gems will continue to make new ones. The fourth installment in the series,
Resident Evil: Afterlife grossed
almost $300 million worldwide and last September, star Milla Jovovich said they were
seeking fan input, which is always a good idea because producers need to know that @RE5NotRacist thinks the series needs “mur bewbs”.
Whether or not the film will in fact have “mur bewbs”,
Exhibitor Relations’ Facebook page reports that
Resident Evil 5 (tentative title) will be released in “eye-gouging 3D” on September 14, 2012. The September box office has been kind to the
Resident Evil franchise and clearly Screen Gems sees no reason to mess with a “good” thing. There are currently no other films set for release that weekend.
by Matt Goldberg Posted: March 3rd, 2011
Catherine Zeta-Jones has been largely absent from cinemas for the past several years, choosing instead to focus on her family. Her last film to be released domestically was 2008’s
Death Defying Acts and she hasn’t attached herself to any projects for years. But it looks like she might be getting back in the game as
Deadline is reporting that Zeta-Jones is in talks to join Rebecca Hall and Bruce Willis in Stephen Frears’ adaptation of Beth Raymer’s memoir
Lay the Favorite.
Hall would play a young woman who learns the ins and outs of sports gambling from her “lovable, irascible, and big-bellied” mentor/boss Dink Heimowitz (Willis). Zeta-Jones would play Heimowitz’ wife. Filming was originally going to take place in New York and Las Vegas in April, but has now moved to New Orleans for Louisiana’s preferable financial incentives. Hit the jump for a synopsis of Raymer’s memoir.
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by Jason Barr Posted: March 3rd, 2011
Rhys Ifans and Chris Pratt have joined director/co-writer Nicholas Stoller’s (
Get Him to the Greek)
Five Year Engagement. Pratt’s inclusion is confirmed while Ifans is still “in talks,” however, both are expected to partake in a cast that already includes co-writer Jason Segel, Emily Blunt,
and Alison Brie. While you may have already gathered as much based upon its title alone,
Five Year Engagement follows a young couple’s (Segel and Blunt) extended engagement and the bumps and bruises that they undergo along the way.
Although details regarding Ifans and Pratt’s roles are not divulged in the report,
Variety does confirm that the project is scheduled to begin production “towards the end of next month.” Both Ifans and Pratt have been busy as of late, with the former currently shooting the role of Dr. Curt Connors in
The Amazing Spider-Man and the latter appearing in this weekend’s
Take Me Home Tonight as well as recently wrapping on
Moneyball alongside Brad Pitt and Philip Seymour Hoffman.
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by Jason Barr Posted: March 3rd, 2011
Julianne Hough is reportedly in final negotiations to join Tom Cruise in the film adaptation of
Rock of Ages. Per
Variety, Hough has earned the role of Sherrie Christian in director Adam Shankman’s (
Hairspray) adaptation of the Chris D’Arienzo musical. D’Arienzo penned the script which focuses on a couple that falls in love against the musical backdrop of Bon Jovi, Journey, Styx, etc. and attempts to “stay together while living the rock life.” Shankman and Justin Theroux (
Iron Man 2) are currently performing rewrites on the script.
While Variety stops just short of confirming Hough’s involvement,
TheWrap claims that Shankman had no such reservation with them in claiming that Hough would play the female lead in the film. As of now, the only other cast member (outside of Cruise) confirmed for
Rock of Ages is recording artist Mary J. Blige in the role of Justice Charlier. The project is schedule to begin shooting on May 19th in Florida. Hough and Shankman have a working relationship that predates
Rock of Ages as the director helmed Hough’s music video for her 2010 song “Is That So Wrong?”
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When Sony Pictures acquired the George Clooney-directed political thriller
The Ides of March, it was suggested the studio planned for a platform release: limited opening in December, then expand in January 2012.
THR reports that Sony has instead scheduled the likely awards contender to open on October 14. I am very much looking forward to
The Ides of March, so even though that particular October weekend is packed with wide releases —
The Big Year,
The Three Musketeers,
The Thing,
Footloose – my choice is made.
Clooney, Ryan Gosling, Paul Giamatti, Marisa Tomei, and Evan Rachel Wood star in The Ides of March. Clooney and producing partner Grant Heslov (Good Night, and Good Luck) adapted the script from the Beau Willimon play Farragut North about “a young press secretary who falls prey to dirty backroom politics as he works to get his candidate elected in a tight race.”
Bradley Cooper and Lukas Haas take in a game during the French Open at the Stade Roland Garros. Coopers new film "The Hangover: Part II" has broken box office records in the last couple of weeks. 
Bradley Cooper and Lukas Haas take in a game during the French Open at the Stade Roland Garros. Coopers new film "The Hangover: Part II" has broken box office records in the last couple of weeks. 
