***Diane Kruger: 'Sleeping Beauty' Premiere with Joshua Jackson! ***"Sleeping Beauty" premieres at Cannes ***Sleeping Beauty Photocall - 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival

FRİ, 13 MAY 2011
Diane Kruger: 'Sleeping Beauty' Premiere with Joshua Jackson!

Diane Kruger and Joshua Jackson hit the red carpet for the 2011 Cannes Film Festival premiere of Sleeping Beauty, held at the Palais des Festivals on Thursday (May 12) in Cannes, France.
The 34-year-old German actress wore a showstopping gown by Calvin Klein Collection to the event, while Joshua paired a tux with lace-up sneakers!
Diane is currently featured in worldwide print and television campaigns in support of Calvin Klein Beauty.
10+ pictures inside of Diane Kruger and Joshua Jackson at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival premiere of Sleeping Beauty…

"Sleeping Beauty" premieres at Cannes

"Sleeping Beauty" premieres at Cannes

In This Photo: Jane Fonda

The red carpet premiere of "Sleeping Beauty" at the 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival.

( May 12, 2011 - Photo by Bauer Griffin)

"Sleeping Beauty" premieres at Cannes

In This Photo: Rachel McAdams

The red carpet premiere of "Sleeping Beauty" at the 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival.

( May 12, 2011 - Photo by Bauer Griffin)

 

"Sleeping Beauty" premieres at Cannes

In This Photo: Rachel McAdams, Michael Sheen

The red carpet premiere of "Sleeping Beauty" at the 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival.

( May 12, 2011 - Photo by Bauer Griffin)

 

"Sleeping Beauty" premieres at Cannes

In This Photo: Emily Browning

The red carpet premiere of "Sleeping Beauty" at the 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival.

( May 12, 2011 - Photo by Bauer Griffin)

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"Sleeping Beauty" Premiere - 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival

"Sleeping Beauty" Premiere - 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival

In This Photo: Diane Kruger, Joshua Jackson

Actors Diane Kruger (L) and Joshua Jackson arrive at the 'Sleeping Beauty' premiere during the 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on May 12, 2011 in Cannes, France.

( May 11, 2011 - Photo by Pascal Le Segretain/Getty Images Europe)

"Sleeping Beauty" Premiere - 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival

In This Photo: Mia Wasikowska

Actress Mia Wasikowska arrives at the 'Sleeping Beauty' premiere during the 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on May 12, 2011 in Cannes, France.

( May 11, 2011 - Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images Europe)

Carole Bouquet

64th Annual Cannes Film Festival - "Sleeping Beauty" Premiere.Palais des Festivals, Cannes, France.May 12, 2011.

( May 12, 2011 - Photo by Bauer Griffin) Producer Jessica Brentnall, actress Emily Browning and director Julia Leigh arrive at the 'Sleeping Beauty' premiere during the 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals on May 12, 2011 in Cannes, France.

( May 11, 2011 - Photo by Andreas Rentz/Getty Images Europe)

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Cannes 2011 - "Sleeping Beauty" Premiere.

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Rachael Blake, Emily Browning and Julia Leigh at a Photocall

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Sleeping Beauty Photocall - 64th Annual Cannes Film Festival

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***Bradley Cooper & Zach Galifianakis Cover 'EW' ***Joseph Gordon-Levitt Chats About 'Hesher' ***Rachel McAdams: 'Sleeping Beauty' Premiere at Cannes! ***Salma Hayek: Cannes Opening Ceremony Red Carpet!

THU, 12 MAY 2011
Bradley Cooper & Zach Galifianakis Cover 'EW'

Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, and Zach Galifianakis cover Entertainment Weekly’s latest issue, on newsstands Friday (May 13).
Here’s what the stars of The Hangover Part II had to share:
Zach, on still not used to being famous: “I don’t think I ever will be. In my mind I think it’s funny not to be at peace with it. But it’s strange. When a movie is really big like this, people perceive you as the character. It’s like, would you go up to the guy who played the Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz and go, ‘You ain’t a scarecrow?!’ It’s a f—ing movie!”
Bradley, on how the Bill Clinton cameo rumors began: “That’s a simple explanation: Clinton was coming to Bangkok to give a speech, and we were honored enough to have dinner with him afterward. Somebody saw the guys from The Hangover with Bill Clinton and it just became this whole thing.”
For more from the guys of The Hangover Part II, visit EW.com!
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THU, 12 MAY 2011
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Chats About 'Hesher'


Joseph Gordon-Levitt goes shirtless while talking about his new movie Hesher, in theaters May 13!
Here is what the 30-year-old actor had to share:
On his character Hesher: “He’s detached himself from the baggage that we all carry around, and he doesn’t concern himself with material concerns like a house or clothes. He doesn’t worry about the future, he doesn’t worry about consequences. He just lives in the present tense, and I think we all could do with a little bit about that.”
On being in his underwear for the film: “The irony is that I got in real good shape for shooting Inception, and I shot Inception right after Hesher. So right after I did a whole movie in my underwear, that’s when I finally got in shape, and then I was wearing suits the whole time.”
On his Inception and The Dark Knight Rises director Christopher Nolan: “He doesn’t pay attention to the committees and the market research and all these other things that can make movies stale … if he wanted to do his movies in a more standard way, he’d probably have a lot less fights, but the movies would be a lot more boring. Because he stands up for his own individual vision and executes it as he sees it, not as the numbers dictate, I think that’s at the heart of what makes his movies so special.”


http://justjared.buzznet.com/2011/05/12/joseph-gordon-levitt-chats-about-hesher/






THU, 12 MAY 2011
Rachel McAdams: 'Sleeping Beauty' Premiere at Cannes!

Rachel McAdams hits the red carpet with beau Michael Sheen at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival premiere of Sleeping Beauty, held at the Palais des Festivals on Thursday (May 12) in Cannes, France.
The 32-year-old Canadian actress wore a gorgeous red gown as she premiered her latest movie, Midnight in Paris, earlier in the week! Rachel and Michael both star in the new film, directed by Woody Allen.
FYI: Rachel is wearing Amrapali diamond bracelets.
10+ pictures inside of Rachel McAdams and Michael Sheen at the premiere of Sleeping Beauty…




THU, 12 MAY 2011
Salma Hayek: Cannes Opening Ceremony Red Carpet!

Salma Hayek graces the red carpet during the opening ceremony of the 64th Cannes Film Festival held at the the Palais des Festivals on Wednesday (May 11) in Cannes, France.
Th 44-year-old Mexican actress, who wore a Gucci strapless champagne silk evening gown, was joined by her husband, Francois-Henri Pinault, at the event.
Earlier today, she reunited with Antonio Banderas during a photocall to help promote their new animated film together, Puss in Boots.
15+ pictures inside of Salma Hayek walking the red carpet at Cannes…

**Lauren Weedman Joins Judd Apatow-Produced FIVE YEAR ENGAGEMENT **Brand New "Cowboys and Aliens" Trailer **James McAvoy Thinks "Wanted 2" Won't Happen **Emily Browning's Creepy "Sleeping Beauty" Trailer **"Real Steel" Sequel Already in the Works **Casa de Mi Padre Trailer **Stake Land Trailer

Lauren Weedman Joins Judd Apatow-Produced FIVE YEAR ENGAGEMENT

by Adam Chitwood   Posted: April 14th, 2011

Actress Lauren Weedman (The Daily Show, Hung) has joined the cast of director/co-writer Nicholas Stoller’s Five Year Engagement. The impressive cast of the Judd Apatow-produced comedy now includes Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Alison Brie, Chris Pratt and Rhys Ifans. The film follows a young couple’s (Segel and Blunt) extended engagement and the bumps and bruises that they undergo along the way.

THR reports that Weedman will portray a “hard-nosed head chef” at the restaurant where Segel’s character works. When we last reported, the film was expected to start production towards the end of April. No word on whether that’s still the case. This marks a reunion of sorts for Stoller and Segel, as the director previously helmed the Segel-penned Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Stoller’s most recent outing was Get Him to the Greek.

....... http://collider.com/lauren-weedman-five-year-engagement/86134/

Brand New "Cowboys and Aliens" Trailer

Posted: April 15th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff


Universal Pictures has unveiled a brand new trailer for the upcoming "Cowboys and Aliens" film, starring Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, Olivia Wilde and Sam Rockwell. Check it out below.

Plot: A spaceship arrives in Arizona, 1873, to take over the Earth, starting with the Wild West region. A posse of cowboys are all that stand in their way.

The new movie is directed by Jon Favreau (Iron Man) and is scheduled to hit theaters on July 29th.



Read more: http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=21338&count=0

 

Second Cowboys and Aliens Trailer!

Apr 14, 2011 by Brian Gallagher

The second trailer has debuted for the highly-anticipated summer adventure Cowboys and Aliens, which hits theaters across the country on July 29. Click on the video below for this all-new glimpse at director Jon Favreau's sci-fi Western, which stars Harrison Ford, Daniel Craig, and Olivia Wilde.

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http://www.movieweb.com/news/second-cowboys-and-aliens-trailer

 

 

James McAvoy Thinks "Wanted 2" Won't Happen

Posted: April 15th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff


It's been a few months since we last heard anything about a "Wanted" sequel. Now that James McAvoy is out there promoting several of his movies, IGN decided to get a quick update.

"I know that the script came out a while back which I don't think they were happy with," he said. "I don't think Angelina [Jolie] was up for doing it. That is kind of why she got herself killed in the first one."

McAvoy added: "I think that if you are going to go without Angelina then you need to have an amazing script and an amazing story. I think the studio is keen to make it, and we really want to make it, but we want to make it if it's right, and that might not be ever."

At this point, the actor believes a "Wanted" sequel has a better chance if it will revolve around a completely different character. He explained: "My worry was always that if we do a sequel, where is the character going to go? We hung our movie off this guy's life journey, and he's had that life journey now, so what do you hang the movie off? Maybe they'll do it in the future with a whole new kid - a new lead character."

Source: IGN


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Emily Browning's Creepy "Sleeping Beauty" Trailer

Posted: April 15th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff


Today we have a creepy trailer for the upcoming "Sleeping Beauty" movie, which stars Emily Browning (Sucker Punch) and has little to do with the fairy tale. Check it out below.

Plot: A haunting erotic fairytale about Lucy (Browning), a University student drawn into a mysterious hidden world of beauty and desire with prostitution, where her specialty is the "Sleeping Beauty chamber," in which old men seek an erotic experience that requires Lucy's absolute submission. This unsettling task starts to bleed into Lucy's daily life and she develops an increasing need to know what happens to her when she is asleep.

The new movie is written and directed by Julia Leigh, and is set to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival next month.



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Sleeping Beauty Trailer

Apr 14, 2011 by B. Alan Orange

Emily Browning stars in director Julia Leigh's dark, dramatic contemporary retelling of the classic fairy tale Sleeping Beauty. The story follows Lucy, a young university student who is pulled into a mysterious and hidden world of beauty and desire. The first trailer has been released featuring the beautiful cinematography of Geoffrey Simpson (Under the Tuscan Sun), which you can check out below.

 

Sleeping Beauty does not have a stateside release date at this time. The movie will play in competition at this year's Cannes Film Festival.

Sleeping Beauty comes to theaters in 2011 and stars Emily Browning, Michael Dorman, Mirrah Foulkes, Rachael Blake, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Joel Tobeck, Tammy McIntosh, Henry Nixon. The film is directed by Julia Leigh.

Sources: New York Magazine

http://www.movieweb.com/news/sleeping-beauty-trailer

 

 

 

"Real Steel" Sequel Already in the Works

Posted: April 15th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff


DreamWorks will release Hugh Jackman's "Real Steel" on October 7th, but is so confidant in the film that it is already planning to turn it into a franchise.

Deadline is reporting that the studio is moving forward with a sequel and has recently hired "Real Steel" writer John Gatins to pen the script. According to early screen tests, the first film is performing very well and has signs of becoming a big hit.

"Real Steel" is based on a short story by Richard Matheson and revolves around a prize fighter (Jackman) whose skills are rendered obsolete when human boxers are replaced by robots. The fighter becomes a boxing promoter and finds a discarded robot that wins and wins. The fighter also discovers he has a 13-year old son, who comes along for the ride as the robot heads toward the top against scary competition.

Source: Deadline



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Casa de Mi Padre Trailer

Apr 14, 2011 by B. Alan Orange

Will Ferrell, as part of paying off a huge debt to producer Gary Sanchez, was forced to appear in the Spanish language dramatic thriller Casa de Mi Padre. The very strange trailer for this sure-to-be cult classic is now available for your viewing pleasure. Click on the clip below, and witness what happens when one big named comedic actor has to pay a producer back for services rendered.

Casa de Mi Padre comes to theaters in 2012 and stars Will Ferrell, Gael García Bernal, Diego Luna.
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http://www.movieweb.com/news/casa-de-mi-padre-trailer

 

 

 

Stake Land Trailer

Apr 14, 2011 by B. Alan Orange

Danielle Harris and Kelly McGillis headline co-writer/director Jim Mickle's vampire thriller Stake Land. The film follows a group of humans who must strike out and fight against a vampirism epidemic that threatens to consume the world. We have the first trailer and a poster for Stake Land, which you can check out below.

 

Stake Land comes to theaters April 22nd, 2011 and stars Danielle Harris, Kelly McGillis, Michael Cerveris, Connor Paolo, Adam Scarimbolo, Chance Kelly, Sean Nelson, Bonnie Dennison. The film is directed by Jim Mickle. http://www.movieweb.com/news/stake-land-trailer

**First Trailer and Poster for RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES **Watch the First Video Blog From the Set of THE HOBBIT **NSFW Trailer and Image for Cannes’ Selection SLEEPING BEAUTY Starring Emily Browning **New Images for THIS MUST BE THE PLACE Starring Sean Penn and MISS BALA

First Trailer and Poster for RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: April 14th, 2011

Fox has released the first trailer for Rupert Wyatt’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes.  I’m a bit disappointed by the take I’m seeing it but I’ll admit that an Apes movie is an incredibly tough sell.  The movie looks far more action-oriented and I was hoping for a moral story involving James Franco’s character and the main ape Caesar (played by Andy Serkis using motion capture)  that seems only hinted at in this teaser.  Finally, I don’t think people really care where their special effects come from and while I know that WETA is a fine effects company, people didn’t walk away from Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes remake thinking “Wow!  ILM really did a bang-up job with those effects!”  I know people respond to action, but having an ape towering over your bed and watching you sleep just looks silly.

Hit the jump to check out the trailer and poster.  The film also stars, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Brian Cox, and Tom Felton.  Rise of the Planet of the Apes opens August 5th.

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Watch the First Video Blog From the Set of THE HOBBIT

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: April 14th, 2011

Peter Jackson has posted his first video blog from the set of The Hobbit and if you’re a fan of Lord of the Rings, you’re about to be very happy.  Included in the ten minute blog are the soundstages (including Bag End, Rivendell, and another set you might know…) the costume department, and you can watch as Jackson blocks a scene with Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins and a huge number of Dwarfs.  In addition to everything I’ve already mentioned, just hearing Jackson talk about being back in Middle Earth and hearing the music made me so happy.  As many of you might know, the Lord of the Rings movies are some of my favorite films of all time.  The fact that we’re getting two Hobbit movies and it’s the same team of people behind the scenes, I cannot fully express how excited I am to see these films.  If you’re a LOTR fan, you really want to hit the jump.

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NSFW Trailer and Image for Cannes’ Selection SLEEPING BEAUTY Starring Emily Browning

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: April 14th, 2011

As we just reported, the selections for this year’s Cannes Film Festival have been announced.  Among this year’s selections is Julia Leigh’s dark psychosexual drama Sleeping Beauty.  How dark is the film?  Well here’s what he heard the synopsis was last year: “a haunting erotic fairy tale about a student who drifts into prostitution and finds her niche as a woman who sleeps, drugged, in a ‘Sleeping Beauty chamber’ while men do to her what she can’t remember the next morning.”

The trailer has some striking imagery and I’m intrigued by the unnerving premise.  Hit the jump to check out the trailer along with some images from the film.  The 2011 Cannes Film Festival runs from May 11 – 22nd.

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New Images for THIS MUST BE THE PLACE Starring Sean Penn and MISS BALA

by Matt Goldberg Posted: April 14th, 2011

New images have been released for the Cannes selections This Must Be the Place starring Sean Penn and Miss Bala.  This Must Be the Place follows an aging rock star (Penn) who picks up his father’s mission to hunt down a Nazi war criminal.  As for Miss Bala, no synopsis has been supplied but we’ll provide one as soon as we get it.  In the meantime, the image from the film leads me to believe that Miss Bala is a harrowing drama about a woman struggling to fix her car’s windshield.

Hit the jump to check out the images.  The 2011 Cannes Film Festival runs from May 11 – 22nd.

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**First Official Images from FRIGHT NIGHT Starring Anton Yelchin and Colin Farrell **First Trailer for Roland Emmerich’s ANONYMOUS **Trailer for WARRIOR Starring Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton **Hailee Steinfeld May Star in Indie Adaptation of ROMEO & JULIET

First Trailer for Roland Emmerich’s ANONYMOUS

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: April 7th, 2011

Columbia Pictures has released the first trailer for Roland Emmerich’s Anonymous, a political thriller based on the controversy of who really wrote the plays credited to William Shakespeare.  Per the official synopsis, “Anonymous poses one possible answer, focusing on a time when cloak-and-dagger political intrigue, illicit romances in the Royal Court, and the schemes of greedy nobles hungry for the power of the throne were exposed in the most unlikely of places: the London stage.”  Since this is Emmerich’s first film where he’s not obliterating a city, the curiosity factor is too high to avoid, but this trailer does an awful job of explaining the plot beyond “Shakespeare didn’t write his plays.  Now please enjoy 16th century CGI England.”  The release date is still a ways off so I’m sure we’ll get a more plot-heavy trailer a few months from now.

Hit the jump to check out the trailer.  The film stars Jamie Campbell Bower, Rhys Ifans, David Thewlis, Joely Richardson, and Vanessa Redgrave.  Anonymous hits theaters on September 30th.

...............more; http://collider.com/anonymous-trailer/84785/

First Official Images from FRIGHT NIGHT Starring Anton Yelchin and Colin Farrell

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: April 7th, 2011

The first images from Craig Gillespie’s 3D remake of Fright Night have gone online.  The story centers on a teenager (Anton Yelchin) who discovers that his neighbor (Colin Farrell) is a vampire.  And not a cuddly Twilight vampire.  A he’s-murdering-people-because-he’s-a-vampire vampire. There’s nothing too spectacular in the shots aside from a fangy Colin Farrell threatening Anton Yelchin, but there’s also some shots of co-stars Imogen Poots and Christopher Mintz-Plasse.

Hit the jump to check out the images.  Fright Night also stars David Tennant and Toni Collette.  The film opens in 3D on August 19^th. .............more; http://collider.com/fright-night-movie-images/84825/

Trailer for WARRIOR Starring Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: April 7th, 2011

Lionsgate has released a trailer for the upcoming mixed martial arts fighting drama Warrior.  Directed by Gavin O’Connor (Miracle) the film stars Tom Hardy (Inception) and Joel Edgerton (Animal Kingdom) as brothers fighting for the mixed martial arts championship.  I like the idea of a Rocky story where we follow both fighters into the ring and both their causes are valid (although the trailer makes it look like Edgerton is really the protagonist).  Unfortunately, this trailer takes you through almost the entire movie to the point where I’m a little surprised that it doesn’t go ahead and reveal the champion.

Hit the jump to see the trailer and for a full synopsis.  The film also stars Nick Nolte, Jennifer Morrison, and Frank Grillo.  Warrior opens September 9^th. .............more; http://collider.com/warrior-trailer/84854/

Hailee Steinfeld May Star in Indie Adaptation of ROMEO & JULIET

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: April 7th, 2011

Oscar-nominee Hailee Steinfeld has recently become attached to the upcoming novel Forgotten and a re-imagining of Sleeping Beauty, and now she has a third project on her slate.  THR  reports that Steinfeld is in talks to star in an indie adaptation of Romeo & Juliet.  Julian Fellowes (Gosford Park) wrote the screenplay and Italian director Carlo Carlie (Flight of the Innocent) will direct with Gabriele Muccino (Seven Pounds) attached as a producer.  There are currently no details on how Carlie plans to differentiate his Romeo & Juliet from the countless other adaptations, but the budget is in the $15 million range and shooting is expected to begin in Italy later this spring.  ........ http://collider.com/hailee-steinfeld-romeo-juliet/84862/

**FilmDistrict to Release THE RUM DIARY Starring Johnny Depp on October 28th **Hailee Steinfeld Attached to SLEEPING BEAUTY **James Spader, Ryan Phillippe, and Carla Gugino Join Eric Bana in Sheldon Turner’s BY VIRTUE FALL **BATMAN Reboot Christopher Nolan to Remain on as Producer **Teresa Palmer in Talks to Co-Star with Nicholas Hoult in Zombie Love Story WARM BODIES

FilmDistrict to Release THE RUM DIARY Starring Johnny Depp on October 28th
by Matt Goldberg Posted: March 29th, 2011
We haven’t heard much about Bruce Robinson’s adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson’s The Rum Diary since we ran some images from the flick last June. It was slightly worrisome that a movie that starred Johnny Depp, Aaron Eckhart, Amber Heard, Michael Rispoli, Richard Jenkins, and Giovanni Ribisi was sitting on the shelf, but now that worry can be set aside. FilmDistrict has announced that they have picked up the film and will release in the heart of awards season on October 28th.


The story centers on itinerant journalist Paul Kemp (Depp) who moves to Puerto Rico and eventually discovers his voice as a writer and his integrity. Hit the jump for a full synopsis and the press release. The only other films currently opening on October 28th are the horror flick Dibbuk Box and Andrew Niccol’s sci-fi thriller Now starring Amanda Seyfried and Justin Timberlake.
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http://collider.com/the-rum-diary-release-date-film-district/83040/




Hailee Steinfeld Attached to SLEEPING BEAUTY Spec Script
by Matt Goldberg Posted: March 29th, 2011
Hailee Steinfeld may have missed out on The Hunger Games due to her age, but the young Oscar-nominee is showing no signs of slowing down. In addition to circling an adaptation of the upcoming novel Forgotten, Steinfeld is now attached to lead a re-imagining of Sleeping Beauty. According to Deadline, Lindsay Devlin’s script tells the story from the eponymous princess’ point of view and has her fighting to find a way out of the dream world. While I’m getting a little sick of these re-tooled fairy tales, I like the premise of this one. The story of waiting for a prince is stale and a smart director could have some fun telling the tale from Aurora’s point of view.


However, if Sleeping Beauty moves forward (the script is currently out to buyers) it will have plenty of competition when it comes to fairy tale re-imaginings. Hit the jump for list of just some of the public domain properties that Hollywood is banking on.
........ http://collider.com/hailee-steinfeld-sleeping-beauty/83067/










Teresa Palmer in Talks to Co-Star with Nicholas Hoult in Zombie Love Story WARM BODIES
by Matt Goldberg Posted: March 29th, 2011
Teresa Palmer (I Am Number Four) is in talks to star alongside Nicholas Hoult (A Single Man) in Jonathan Levine’s adaptation of Isaac Marion’s upcoming novel Warm Bodies. Per Heat Vision, the story is described as a cross between Shaun of the Dead (yay!) and Twilight (nay!) and “follows an existentially tormented zombie named R that begins an unlikely friendship with the human girlfriend (Palmer) of one of his victims. The blossoming relationship starts a chain reaction that will transform him, his fellow zombies and maybe the whole lifeless world.” Palmer’s character is the daughter of one of the “military leaders who is tiring of a life of constantly fighting off zombie attacks.”


Palmer recently co-starred in back-to-back duds with I Am Number Four and Take Me Home Tonight, but I don’t think the short-comings of those films are her fault. She showed she can be a bad-ass in I Am Number Four and she demonstrated charm in TMHT, so it’s really a matter of finding the right project for her talents. Perhaps Warm Bodies will be it. Hit the jump for a synopsis of the novel.
........ http://collider.com/teresa-palmer-warm-bodies/83011/






James Spader, Ryan Phillippe, and Carla Gugino Join Eric Bana in Sheldon Turner’s BY VIRTUE FALL
by Matt Goldberg Posted: March 29th, 2011
Last summer we reported that Eric Bana and Colin Farrell were in talks to co-star in By Virtue Fall, the directorial debut of Up in the Air screenwriter Sheldon Turner. Farrell eventually dropped off the project but Bana has signed on and according to 24 Frames, he’ll be joined by James Spader, Ryan Phillippe, and Carla Gugino. The story concerns “two ATF agents who find themselves on opposite sides of the friendship divide after one sells out the other.”


Bana tells 24 Frames that he hopes to make By Virtue Fall his next project after finishing the thriller Blackbird with Olivia Wilde. He’ll be seen in theaters this week alongside Cate Blanchett and Saoirse Ronan in Joe Wright’s Hanna.
......... http://collider.com/eric-bana-ryan-phillippe-carla-gugino-by-virtue-fall/83021/






Warner Bros. to Reboot BATMAN after THE DARK KNIGHT RISES; Christopher Nolan to Remain on as Producer
by Matt Goldberg Posted: March 29th, 2011
Christopher Nolan has publicly stated that The Dark Knight Rises will be his final Batman film, and Warner Bros. is already looking ahead to the future of the franchise. As we reported last night, the studio is currently planning a Justice League movie for 2013 and Warner Bros. president Jeff Robinov tells Hero Complex that scripts are being written for Flash and Wonder Woman (the Wonder Woman project would exist separately from the upcoming NBC show). But most intriguing is what the studio plans to do with its marquee superhero, Batman:


“We have the third Batman, but then we’ll have to reinvent Batman…” says Robinov. “Chris Nolan and [producing partner and wife] Emma Thomas will be producing it, so it will be a conversation with them about what the next phase is.”


Hit the jump for my thoughts on the future of the Batman franchise.
............ http://collider.com/batman-reboot-warner-bros-christopher-nolan-producer/83025/