New Image from THE HANGOVER PART II
by Adam Chitwood Posted: February 20th, 2011
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Set Construction Images from THE HOBBIT
by Adam Chitwood Posted: February 20th, 2011
Showing posts with label Rian Johnson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rian Johnson. Show all posts
Monday, February 21, 2011
**New Image from THE HANGOVER PART II **Set Construction Images from THE HOBBIT **Set Videos From Rian Johnson’s LOOPER **Carey Mulligan: Shooting 'Shame' with Michael Fassbender
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Tuesday, February 8, 2011
***Mike Newell to Direct Adaptation of GREAT EXPECTATIONS ***First Set Photos from Rian Johnson’s LOOPER ***Casting Call: Diane Kruger and Lea Seydoux to Star in LES ADIERUX A LA REINE; Richard Gere Joins ARBITRAGE
Mike Newell to Direct Adaptation of GREAT EXPECTATIONS
by Matt Goldberg Posted: February 7th, 2011
Director Mike Newell (Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time) will direct an adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations. From what I gathered about the tale when South Park adapted it, it’s about an old woman who uses the tears of men to power her Genesis device. Of course, the more famous adaptation is David Lean’s 1948 film and the book was adapted again in 1998 with Alfonso Cuaron at the helm and starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Ethan Hawke, Anne Bancroft, and Robert De Niro. Strangely, neither Lean nor Cuaron’s versions featured the Genesis device. THR reports that Newell will have a “fresh take” on the material, but doesn’t specify if Newell will go classic like Lean’s version, modern like Cuaron’s, or absurd like South Park.
Newell’s Great Expectations will be part of the Dickens’ bicentenary in 2012. Hit the jump for a real (read: no Genesis device) synopsis of Dickens’ classic novel.
First Set Photos from Rian Johnson’s LOOPER
by Matt Goldberg Posted: February 7th, 2011
Rian Johnson’s The Brothers Bloom was my favorite film of 2009 and I’m excited out of my mind for his follow-up, Looper. The sci-fi flick concerns hitmen (“loopers”) who use time-travel to cover the tracks of their murders. The film is currently shooting and has been posting photos from the set.
Hit the jump to check out the set photos which don’t really show stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt, and Paul Dano, let alone major spoilers.
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Casting Call: Diane Kruger and Lea Seydoux to Star in LES ADIERUX A LA REINE; Richard Gere Joins ARBITRAGE
by Matt Goldberg Posted: February 7th, 2011
We have two pieces of casting news for you this afternoon. First up, Variety reports that Diane Kruger and Lea Seydoux (Robin Hood) have joined the French period drama Les Adieux a la reine. The film is based on the novel by Chantal Thomas and centers on “the three decisive days of the French Revolution in July 1789, told from the point of view of Marie Antoinette’s reader.” Kruger will play Antoinette in the film, which also stars Gerard Depardieu and Noemie Lovski (The French Kissers). Benoit Jacquot will direct.
Hit the jump for news on Richard Gere joining Arbitrage.
According to Deadline, Richard Gere is close to signing on to Nicholas Jarecki’s debut feature film Arbitrage. When we first reported on the story in November, Al Pacino had signed on, but since there’s no mention of him in Deadline’s story, I assume that he’s dropped out and Gere is replacing him. The story is about “troubled hedge fund magnate desperate to complete the sale of his trading empire makes an error that forces him to turn to an unlikely person for help.” Jarecki, who previously directed the documentary The Outsider and wrote the script for Gregor Jordan’s The Informers (shudder), also penned the script for Arbitrage. Eva Green and Susan Sarandon are attached to co-star and shooting is scheduled to begin mid-April in New York.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
***Jeff Daniels, Piper Perabo, and Noah Segan Join LOOPER
Jeff Daniels, Piper Perabo, and Noah Segan Join LOOPER
by Jason Barr Posted: January 21st, 2011
In a bit of early morning casting news, Variety is confirming that Jeff Daniels, Piper Perabo (USA’s Covert Affairs), and Noah Segan (The Brothers Bloom) have joined Rian Johnson’s (also of The Brothers Bloom) sci-fi/action film Looper. The three join a cast that already includes Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt, and Paul Dano.
While the details of their newly acquired roles are currently unspecified, we do know that Looper is set to go in front of cameras later this month and that Primer writer/director Shane Carruth is working on some of the film’s time-travel effects. For those unaware, Looper is set in the near future and tells the story of an organized group of killers (known as “Loopers”) who go back in time, take out pre-determined targets, and then dispose of them as if they never existed. The film, which I’m eagerly anticipating, is currently looking at a 2012 release.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
***Steve Has Seen The Coen Brothers’ TRUE GRIT; Some Thoughts and a Video Blog ***Paul Dano Joins Rian Johnson’s LOOPER ***Kirsten Dunst: 'All Good Things' NYC Premiere
Steve Has Seen The Coen Brothers’ TRUE GRIT; Some Thoughts and a Video Blog
by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub Posted: December 1st, 2010
In the late 90’s, I used to watch Pedro Martinez pitch for the Boston Red Sox. While he’d always been a decent pitcher, starting in ‘97, he was in the zone, striking out batters with such ease that everyone knew they were watching something special. It got to be that his dates on the mound were circled on calendars and people cleared their schedules to make sure they could watch.Which brings me to the latest Coen Brothers movie, True Grit.
For the past few years, moviegoers have been witness to an incredible streak of brilliant movies from the Coens, starting with No Country For Old Men in 2007, and continuing with Burn After Reading, A Serious Man, and now their latest work of genius, True Grit. Like Pedro Martinez in the 90’s, the brothers are throwing fastball after fastball and they’re making it look far too easy. And they’re doing it every year. If you’re a movie nerd, you know how difficult it is to make one great movie, let alone four in four years. Much more after the jump:
Before going any further, if you’re not familiar with True Grit, it’s a western that stars Jeff Bridges, Matt Damon, Josh Brolin, Barry Pepper and Hailee Steinfeld. Here’s the trailer:
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Here’s the thing: Since True Grit doesn’t get released until the end of December, I’m unwilling to go into too many specifics about the plot. I walked into the theater knowing very little as I hadn’t read Charles Portis’ 1968 novel, and I’d never seen the original John Wayne movie from 1969. And even though some of you might have either read the book or seen the original film, I’d imagine the large majority of moviegoers are going to walk in like I did. If you do, you can look forward to the same reaction I had while watching: loving every second of it. On top of that, if you’re a fan of westerns, get ready for a cup of fried gold, as the Coens have again proven they can work in any genre and tell any story.And this is the problem with writing about the Coen brothers–you’re stuck with the same superlatives that you use all the time: genius, brilliant, awesome, amazing, dazzling…you get where this is going. They’ve once again made one of the best films of the year and it’s something you should be excited to see. It’s definitely on my top ten.
Anyhow, since Peter from Slashfilm was at the same advance screening as me, we recorded a video blog the other night. The only thing to know is I was in Boston and had to use my laptop video camera. Meaning the quality is pretty bad. But you can hear us, which is all that really counts:
And for the people that didn’t watch the video, here’s a few things that stand out in True Grit:
Hailee Steinfeld. The entire movie is about her character trying to get revenge on the man who killed her father. She plays a 14 year old girl in the late 1800’s and she delivers one of the best “kid” performances I’ve seen in a long time. There are scenes where she’s acting against Jeff Bridges and Matt Damon and she easily holds her own.Jeff Bridges and Matt Damon. Both are brilliant for different reasons. I don’t want to spoil how Damon plays his character, but his choices are perfect and he again demonstrates why he’s one of the best actors working today. Bridges, on the other hand, is in the majority of the film and he’s phenomenal as Marshal Reuben J. Cogburn – the person Hailee Steinfeld hires to kill the man who murdered her father. If he hadn’t won an Oscar last year for Crazy Heart, this role might have done it. Either way, I can see both actors getting Oscar nominations.
Roger Deakins. If you’re a film nerd, you knew this was coming. As the director of photography for a lot of the Coen Brothers films, most have seen his work behind the camera. He’s helped make some of their films so memorable. Look at his resume. He’s one of the best in the world. Anyway, in True Grit, he makes a long gone era feel new and real.
Production Design/Costumes/Etc. – Every aspect impressed me. There are some scenes towards the beginning of the film that you’ll think you’ve been transported back in time as Steinfeld walks around. So impressed.
The script. I don’t know how the Coen Brothers continue to churn out phenomenal script and script, but I’m so thankful they do. As you would imagine with this being a Coen film, you’re going to have plenty of great moments that you didn’t see coming. I really want to talk about some specific things…but I’m holding back as I don’t want to ruin any aspect of the film.
Final Thoughts
If you’re a fan of westerns, the Coen brothers, any of the actors in the film, or just great movies, True Grit should be on your list to see this holiday season. It’s one of my favorites of the year and brilliant on so many levels. I wish I could talk about a few of the specific things that I loved, but I don’t want to ruin any of the twists and turns. My advice is to see True Grit as soon as possible. You’ll be happy you did.
True Grit opens December 22 at theaters everywhere.
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Paul Dano Joins Rian Johnson’s LOOPER
by Matt Goldberg Posted: December 1st, 2010
Paul Dano is in talks to join the cast of Looper, the new film from writer-director Rian Johnson (Brick, The Brothers Bloom). The plot takes place in a world where a crime syndicate can send their enemies back in time and a group of killers known as “loopers” eliminate those enemies, so there’s no evidence of the murder in the crime syndicate’s present time. The film stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as “Joe”, a looper, Bruce Willis as the older version of Gordon-Levitt’s character, and Emily Blunt.Variety doesn’t say what role Dano would be playing, but according to The Playlist, he’s playing a looper named Seth. The Playlist adds that while it’s not a brief role, it’s a key part of the movie and that Dano’s a perfect pick for the job. Shooting is scheduled to begin in Louisiana early next year. Seeing as I’ve loved both of Johnson’s previous films, I’m excited out of my mind to see what he’ll do with Looper.
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