**Tommy Lee Jones and Joseph Gordon-Levitt Join Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" **"Tomb Raider" Prequel Hires "Iron Man" Writers **Trailer: Zoe Saldana's "Colombiana" Thriller **Arnold Schwarzenegger's "Twins" Sequel in the Works **Trailer: Cillian Murphy's "Retreat" Thriller

Tommy Lee Jones and Joseph Gordon-Levitt Join Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln"

Posted: May 6th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff


Tommy Lee Jones, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Hal Holbrook, James Spader, John Hawkes, Tim Blake Nelson, Bruce McGill and Joseph Cross have all been cast in "Lincoln," directed by Steven Spielberg.

The new movie revolves around the 16th president Abraham Lincoln (Daniel Day-Lewis), focusing on the man's rise to politics and his role in the Civil War. Sally Field will play Mary Todd, Lincoln's wife.

Jones will play Thaddeus Stevens, a Republican leader and congressman from Pennsylvania, who was a supporter of abolishing slavery and was critical to writing the legislation that funded the American Civil War.

Gordon-Levitt will take on the role of Robert Todd Lincoln, eldest son of President Lincoln and the only one to live past his teenage years.

"Lincoln" will begin shooting in Virginia this fall and is tentatively set to hit theaters at the end of 2012.

Click here to read more about "Lincoln."

Source: THR



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"Tomb Raider" Prequel Hires "Iron Man" Writers

Posted: May 5th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff


Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby (Cowboys and Aliens, Iron Man, Children of Men) have been hired to write the script for a new "Tomb Raider" movie. An actress to play the lead has yet to be cast.

The writers said that the plan is to create an "origin story for Lara Croft that solidifies her place alongside Ellen Ripley and Sarah Connor in the pantheon of great female action heroes."

GK Films acquired feature film rights to the classic video game from Square Enix about two months ago, with the goal of rebooting the action-adventure franchise for a planned 2013 release of the first film.

Source: THR



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Trailer: Zoe Saldana's "Colombiana" Thriller

Posted: May 5th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff


Columbia Pictures has unveiled the trailer for the upcoming "Colombiana" thriller, starring Zoe Saldana, Michael Vartan, and Cliff Curtis. Check it out below.

Plot: A young woman (Saldana) who, after witnessing her parents' murder as a child in Bogota, grows up to be a stone-cold assassin. She works for her uncle as a hitman by day, but her personal time is spent engaging in vigilante murders that she hopes will lead her to her ultimate target: the mobster responsible for her parents' death.

The new movie is directed by Olivier Megaton (Transporter 3) and writen by the "Taken" team. It is scheduled to hit theaters on September 2nd, 2011.



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Arnold Schwarzenegger's "Twins" Sequel in the Works

Posted: May 5th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff


After Arnold Schwarzenegger decided to return to acting, he named several sequels to his own film as projects that he's considering. They included "Terminator," "Predator" and "Running Man."

We already know that the actor has attached himself to "Terminator 5," and now comes word that Universal Pictures has been pushing for a "Twins" sequel. The studio already has an idea for a follow-up and has approached Schwarzenegger, Danny De Vito and director Ivan Reitman.

The original 1988 film revolves around a physically perfect, but innocent, man (Schwarzenegger) who goes in search of his twin brother, a short small-time crook (De Vito). It grossed $216 million on a $15 million budget.

Source: What's Playing



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Trailer: Cillian Murphy's "Retreat" Thriller

Posted: May 5th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff


Today we have the trailer for "Retreat" thriller, starring Cillian Murphy, Thandie Newton and Jamie Bell. This trailer is being used to sell the film at the Cannes Film Festival. Check it out below.

Plot: Kate (Newton) and Martin (Murphy) escape from personal tragedy to an Island Retreat. Cut off from the outside world, their attempts to recover are shattered when a Man (Bell) is washed ashore, with news of airborne killer disease that is sweeping through Europe.

The new film is directed by Carl Tibbetts and has already been picked up by Sony Pictures for domestic distribution. A release date has yet to be set.



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**Hugh Grant, Salma Hayek and More to Provide Voices for Aardman’s THE PIRATES! IN AN ADVENTURE WITH SCIENTISTS **Bradley Cooper Offered Role Opposite Ryan Gosling in Derek Cianfrance’s THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES **RETREAT Trailer Starring Cillian Murphy and Jamie Bell

Hugh Grant, Salma Hayek and More to Provide Voices for Aardman’s THE PIRATES! IN AN ADVENTURE WITH SCIENTISTS

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: May 5th, 2011

Aardman Animation has assembled an impressive voice cast for their upcoming stop-motion 3D animated film The Pirates! In an Adventure with Scientists.  Variety reports that Hugh Grant, Martin Freeman, Salma Hayek, David Tennant, Imelda Staunton, Jeremy Piven, Brendan Gleeson, Brian Blessed, and Ashley Jensen will all lend their voices to the film.  The movie will be the first voice acting role for Grant and he’ll play the lead role of a “bearded Pirate Captain who travels far and wide in a quest to win the much coveted Pirate of the Year Award.”  I’m already smiling at the thought of someone with Grant’s signature foppish, befuddled delivery playing a pirate.   Chicken Run co-director Peter Lord will direct alongside Jeff Newitt.

While Pixar is usually dubbed the “Animation Studio with the Perfect Track Record” I’ve always been incredibly charmed by Aardman’s films.  They’ve only done three feature films to date (Chicken Run, Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit, and Flushed Away) and I’ve enjoyed all of them.  Their latest film, Arthur Christmas, opens in 3D on November 23rd.

... http://collider.com/hugh-grant-aardman-the-pirates-in-an-adventure-with-scientists/89139/

Bradley Cooper Offered Role Opposite Ryan Gosling in Derek Cianfrance’s THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: May 5th, 2011

Director Derek Cianfrance’s Blue Valentine was one of the most celebrated films of last year.  This past February, we learned that he was planning to reunite with star Ryan Gosling for the crime flick The Place Beyond the Pines.  Cianfrance says people have told him that the film, which follows a motorcycle stunt rider (Gosling) who becomes a bank robber to support his newborn son, feels like a cross between The Deer Hunter and The Godfather.  Variety reports that Sidney Kimmel Entertainment has come on board to finance and produce multi-generational crime drama and that Bradley Cooper has been offered a starring role.  If Cooper were to sign on, he would play a rookie police officer who crosses paths Gosling’s character.  Principal photography is set to begin this summer.

Hit the jump for a brief refresher on the multitude of other projects Cooper has at his disposal.

... http://collider.com/bradley-cooper-the-place-beyond-the-pines/89148/

RETREAT Trailer Starring Cillian Murphy and Jamie Bell

by Jason Barr    Posted: May 5th, 2011

A trailer for first time director Carl Tibbetts’ thriller Retreat is now available online. Starring Cillian Murphy, Jamie Bell, and Thandie Newton, the film tells the story of a couple (Murphy and Newton) who retreat to an island in an attempt to patch up their relationship following a family tragedy. While shades of Lars von Trier’s Antichrist come to mind at first glance, the trailer establishes Retreat’s main threat as coming in the form of an injured Jamie Bell who washes onto the island warning of a fatal airborne disease. Not to be the bearer of bad news, but it should also be noted that there aren’t any talking foxes in the two-minute cut.

Hit the jump to check out the trailer for yourself. Sony Pictures will distribute Retreat in North America although a release date is still withstanding.

...... http://collider.com/retreat-trailer/89153/