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Tuesday, April 19, 2011
**James Franco and Winona Ryder to Star in Psychological Thriller THE STARE **HBO Picks Up Armando Iannucci’s VEEP Comedy Series Starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus **Matt Reeves Takes Another Bite out of Vampire Flicks with THE PASSAGE **Thomas Jane Enters HEADSHOT with Sylvester Stallone **Ryan Gosling Will NOT Star in THE LONE RANGER
HBO Picks Up Armando Iannucci’s VEEP Comedy Series Starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus
by Ethan Anderton Posted: April 18th, 2011
Delivering one of the best political satire comedies I’ve seen in years, In the Loop writer and director Armando Iannucci just had his new comedy series Veep picked up by HBO. Starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, the series follows former Senator Selina Meyer (Louis-Dreyfus), who becomes Vice President, only to discover the job is nothing like she expected, but everything she was warned about. The cast also includes In the Loop star Anna Chlumsky, Tony Hale (Arrested Development) Matt Walsh (Outsourced) and more.
Iannucci says, “I’m thrilled more than anyone is legally entitled to be. HBO is the dream network to make television for, and I’m excited to be working with such a superb and funny cast headed by the uber-superb-and-funny Julia Louis-Dreyfus. If making season one of Veep is as much fun as making the pilot, then I can die chuckling. Plus, we get to say rude words.” Since In the Loop was filled with great comedy and colorful language, this sounds great to me. Hit the jump for the full press release with more details.
............... http://collider.com/veep-hbo-julia-louis-dreyfus/86531/
James Franco and Winona Ryder to Star in Psychological Thriller THE STARE
by Matt Goldberg Posted: April 18th, 2011
James Franco and Winona Ryder will star in Jay Anania’s The Stare, the first feature funded by Waterstone Entertainment, a new producing/financing company. Deadline reports that the Ryder would play a playwright who “finds her mind beginning to warp as she struggles to launch her next production. She’s plagued by dreams and visions of being watched, but can’t decide if she’s at the center of a manipulative plot or simply losing her grip on reality.” So it sounds like Black Swan but this time it’s a writer who’s going mad and Ryder gets to be the star. As for Franco, he’ll play an actor who’s in the playwright’s production. Filming is set to begin on May 6th in New York.
Franco, who is one of Anania’s students at NYU where he heads the graduate directing program, previously starred in Anania’s Shadows & Lies and will serve as one of the producers on The Stare. Presumably, Franco will be able to get in this film before moving on to star in Sam Raimi’s Oz, The Great and Powerful As for Ryder, she’ll be one of the voices in Tim Burton’s 3D stop-motion remake of Frankenweenie.
................... http://collider.com/james-franco-winona-ryder-the-stare/86536/
Matt Reeves Takes Another Bite out of Vampire Flicks with THE PASSAGE
by Matt Goldberg Posted: April 18th, 2011
Director Matt Reeves (Let Me In) apparently hasn’t gotten his fill of bloodsuckers because he’s signed on to direct the vampire flick The Passage. But unlike the sad, meditative, personal drama of Let Me In, The Passage is more along the infected lines of 28 Days Later and The Stand. According to Deadline, the story—based on the novel by Justin Cronin—centers on the government attempting a cure for cancer after a group of terminal patients become healthy after being subjected to bat bites in South America. But their experimentation leads to the creation of nearly indestructible, telepathic vampire masters that begin infecting the populace. Moral of the story: don’t try to cure cancer.
Last September, we reported that screenwriter John Logan (Rango) would be handling the script, but now Reeves will oversee a rewrite by a yet-to-be-determined replacement since Logan is busy on the new James Bond flick. Last week, Reeves also signed on to write and direct an adaptation of the short story 8 O’Clock in the Morning. It’s unknown which project he’ll direct first although The Passage has a bit of a head start since there’s already a finished script. Hit the jump for a synopsis of the Justin Cronin’s novel.
............ http://collider.com/matt-reeves-the-passage/86541/
Thomas Jane Enters HEADSHOT with Sylvester Stallone
by Jason Barr Posted: April 18th, 2011
Last week, we brought you the news that Walter Hill (The Warriors) will be directing Sylvester Stallone in the action/thriller Headshot. Today, JoBlo reports that Thomas Jane will be starring alongside Sly as an NYPD detective. Per their report, Jane dropped the news of his involvement while appearing on their “Arrow in the Head” podcast and claims that it is indeed a done deal. Production on Headshot is expected to begin next month in New Orleans.
The script, initially penned by Alessandro Camon (The Messengers) and currently undergoing rewrites by Hill, focuses on a New Orleans-based hitman (Stallone) who shares a common goal of revenge with the aforementioned NYPD detective (Jane) as they are connected by two gruesome murders. As the story goes, the pair “take on all who stand in their way, and are willing to sacrifice everything to exact revenge.” With Stallone, Hill, and now Jane on board, color me excited for Headshot.
............... http://collider.com/thomas-jane-headshot/86550/
Ryan Gosling Will NOT Star in THE LONE RANGER
by Adam Chitwood Posted: April 18th, 2011
Well, so much for that pairing. Just a few days ago it was reported that Ryan Gosling was in talks to star in Disney’s The Lone Ranger opposite Johnny Depp. Now it appears the actor won’t be taking on the title role after all. The initial story stressed that the deal was far from closed and Gosling was having trouble lining up his schedule, and now EW confirms that the actor was ultimately unable to fit the project in.
Directed by Gore Verbinski, The Lone Ranger is set to star Depp as Tonto, with producers currently searching for the right actor to take on the role of Tonto’s masked companion. Depp has previously mentioned George Clooney and Brad Pitt as possible contenders for the part. Shooting is set to begin this fall.
.......... http://collider.com/ryan-gosling-the-lone-ranger-2/86562/
by Ethan Anderton Posted: April 18th, 2011
Delivering one of the best political satire comedies I’ve seen in years, In the Loop writer and director Armando Iannucci just had his new comedy series Veep picked up by HBO. Starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus, the series follows former Senator Selina Meyer (Louis-Dreyfus), who becomes Vice President, only to discover the job is nothing like she expected, but everything she was warned about. The cast also includes In the Loop star Anna Chlumsky, Tony Hale (Arrested Development) Matt Walsh (Outsourced) and more.
Iannucci says, “I’m thrilled more than anyone is legally entitled to be. HBO is the dream network to make television for, and I’m excited to be working with such a superb and funny cast headed by the uber-superb-and-funny Julia Louis-Dreyfus. If making season one of Veep is as much fun as making the pilot, then I can die chuckling. Plus, we get to say rude words.” Since In the Loop was filled with great comedy and colorful language, this sounds great to me. Hit the jump for the full press release with more details.
............... http://collider.com/veep-hbo-julia-louis-dreyfus/86531/
James Franco and Winona Ryder to Star in Psychological Thriller THE STARE
by Matt Goldberg Posted: April 18th, 2011
James Franco and Winona Ryder will star in Jay Anania’s The Stare, the first feature funded by Waterstone Entertainment, a new producing/financing company. Deadline reports that the Ryder would play a playwright who “finds her mind beginning to warp as she struggles to launch her next production. She’s plagued by dreams and visions of being watched, but can’t decide if she’s at the center of a manipulative plot or simply losing her grip on reality.” So it sounds like Black Swan but this time it’s a writer who’s going mad and Ryder gets to be the star. As for Franco, he’ll play an actor who’s in the playwright’s production. Filming is set to begin on May 6th in New York.
Franco, who is one of Anania’s students at NYU where he heads the graduate directing program, previously starred in Anania’s Shadows & Lies and will serve as one of the producers on The Stare. Presumably, Franco will be able to get in this film before moving on to star in Sam Raimi’s Oz, The Great and Powerful As for Ryder, she’ll be one of the voices in Tim Burton’s 3D stop-motion remake of Frankenweenie.
................... http://collider.com/james-franco-winona-ryder-the-stare/86536/
Matt Reeves Takes Another Bite out of Vampire Flicks with THE PASSAGE
by Matt Goldberg Posted: April 18th, 2011
Director Matt Reeves (Let Me In) apparently hasn’t gotten his fill of bloodsuckers because he’s signed on to direct the vampire flick The Passage. But unlike the sad, meditative, personal drama of Let Me In, The Passage is more along the infected lines of 28 Days Later and The Stand. According to Deadline, the story—based on the novel by Justin Cronin—centers on the government attempting a cure for cancer after a group of terminal patients become healthy after being subjected to bat bites in South America. But their experimentation leads to the creation of nearly indestructible, telepathic vampire masters that begin infecting the populace. Moral of the story: don’t try to cure cancer.
Last September, we reported that screenwriter John Logan (Rango) would be handling the script, but now Reeves will oversee a rewrite by a yet-to-be-determined replacement since Logan is busy on the new James Bond flick. Last week, Reeves also signed on to write and direct an adaptation of the short story 8 O’Clock in the Morning. It’s unknown which project he’ll direct first although The Passage has a bit of a head start since there’s already a finished script. Hit the jump for a synopsis of the Justin Cronin’s novel.
............ http://collider.com/matt-reeves-the-passage/86541/
Thomas Jane Enters HEADSHOT with Sylvester Stallone
by Jason Barr Posted: April 18th, 2011
Last week, we brought you the news that Walter Hill (The Warriors) will be directing Sylvester Stallone in the action/thriller Headshot. Today, JoBlo reports that Thomas Jane will be starring alongside Sly as an NYPD detective. Per their report, Jane dropped the news of his involvement while appearing on their “Arrow in the Head” podcast and claims that it is indeed a done deal. Production on Headshot is expected to begin next month in New Orleans.
The script, initially penned by Alessandro Camon (The Messengers) and currently undergoing rewrites by Hill, focuses on a New Orleans-based hitman (Stallone) who shares a common goal of revenge with the aforementioned NYPD detective (Jane) as they are connected by two gruesome murders. As the story goes, the pair “take on all who stand in their way, and are willing to sacrifice everything to exact revenge.” With Stallone, Hill, and now Jane on board, color me excited for Headshot.
............... http://collider.com/thomas-jane-headshot/86550/
Ryan Gosling Will NOT Star in THE LONE RANGER
by Adam Chitwood Posted: April 18th, 2011
Well, so much for that pairing. Just a few days ago it was reported that Ryan Gosling was in talks to star in Disney’s The Lone Ranger opposite Johnny Depp. Now it appears the actor won’t be taking on the title role after all. The initial story stressed that the deal was far from closed and Gosling was having trouble lining up his schedule, and now EW confirms that the actor was ultimately unable to fit the project in.
Directed by Gore Verbinski, The Lone Ranger is set to star Depp as Tonto, with producers currently searching for the right actor to take on the role of Tonto’s masked companion. Depp has previously mentioned George Clooney and Brad Pitt as possible contenders for the part. Shooting is set to begin this fall.
.......... http://collider.com/ryan-gosling-the-lone-ranger-2/86562/
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
**Oliver Stone Wants Blake Lively for Savages **Shia LaBeouf & Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: New 'Transformers' Still! **Walter Hill Will Direct Sylvester Stallone in HEADSHOT
Walter Hill Will Direct Sylvester Stallone in HEADSHOT
by Brendan Bettinger Posted: April 11th, 2011
In the initial report, Wayne Kramer (The Cooler) was tagged to direct Sylvester Stallone in the action thriller Headshot. However creative differences led Kramer away from the project last week. Stallone quickly found a replacement — he has revealed to AICN that Walter Hill will command the director’s chair:
“It’s official. We’ve got Walter Hill on board so would love for you to let the world know. We’ve been on the same track since The Driver, then 48 Hrs didn’t happen so here we are almost 35 years later, I’m finally driving with Walter Hill.”
The Headshot script by Alessandro Camon (The Messenger) sees Stallone as a New Orleans hitman who teams with a young NYPD detective: “The unlikely duo, brought together by two vicious murders, take on all who stand in their way, and are willing to sacrifice everything to exact revenge.” More after the jump:
.... http://collider.com/walter-hill-sylvester-stallone-headshot/85531/
Oliver Stone Wants Blake Lively for Savages
Blake Lively would play free-spirited OpheliaBlake Lively is Oliver Stone's first choice for the role of the female lead in Savages, which might conflict with the actress' plans to play Glinda the Good Witch in Disney's Oz: The Great and Powerful.
Oliver Stone is writing and directing the film, which follows two Laguna Beach marijuana kingpins forced to work for a Mexican drug cartel after Ophelia, the free-spirited girlfriend they share, is kidnapped.
Aaron Johnson and Taylor Kitsch are in talks to play the two male leads, with Benicio Del Toro negotiating for one of the cartel enforcers.
Jennifer Lawrence was Oliver Stone's previous first choice, but her casting as Katniss in The Hunger Games, took her out of the running.
Salma Hayek and Uma Thurman have also been eyed for roles.
Production will start in June.
Savages comes to theaters in 2012 and stars Taylor Kitsch, Aaron Johnson, Benicio Del Toro. The film is directed by Oliver Stone.
Sources: Variety http://www.movieweb.com/news/oliver-stone-wants-blake-lively-for-savages
by Brendan Bettinger Posted: April 11th, 2011
In the initial report, Wayne Kramer (The Cooler) was tagged to direct Sylvester Stallone in the action thriller Headshot. However creative differences led Kramer away from the project last week. Stallone quickly found a replacement — he has revealed to AICN that Walter Hill will command the director’s chair:
“It’s official. We’ve got Walter Hill on board so would love for you to let the world know. We’ve been on the same track since The Driver, then 48 Hrs didn’t happen so here we are almost 35 years later, I’m finally driving with Walter Hill.”
The Headshot script by Alessandro Camon (The Messenger) sees Stallone as a New Orleans hitman who teams with a young NYPD detective: “The unlikely duo, brought together by two vicious murders, take on all who stand in their way, and are willing to sacrifice everything to exact revenge.” More after the jump:
.... http://collider.com/walter-hill-sylvester-stallone-headshot/85531/
Oliver Stone Wants Blake Lively for Savages
Blake Lively would play free-spirited OpheliaBlake Lively is Oliver Stone's first choice for the role of the female lead in Savages, which might conflict with the actress' plans to play Glinda the Good Witch in Disney's Oz: The Great and Powerful.
Oliver Stone is writing and directing the film, which follows two Laguna Beach marijuana kingpins forced to work for a Mexican drug cartel after Ophelia, the free-spirited girlfriend they share, is kidnapped.
Aaron Johnson and Taylor Kitsch are in talks to play the two male leads, with Benicio Del Toro negotiating for one of the cartel enforcers.
Jennifer Lawrence was Oliver Stone's previous first choice, but her casting as Katniss in The Hunger Games, took her out of the running.
Salma Hayek and Uma Thurman have also been eyed for roles.
Production will start in June.
Savages comes to theaters in 2012 and stars Taylor Kitsch, Aaron Johnson, Benicio Del Toro. The film is directed by Oliver Stone.
Sources: Variety http://www.movieweb.com/news/oliver-stone-wants-blake-lively-for-savages
Mon, 11 April 2011
Shia LaBeouf & Rosie Huntington-Whiteley: New 'Transformers' Still!
Rosie Huntington-Whiteley holds on to co-star Shia LaBeouf in this new still from Transformers: Dark of the Moon.
Rosie, 23, shared that her working on first film was a challenge but that she likes to work hard!
“I’ve always have the same attitude with work. I like to go to work, I like to work really hard, I like to give everything my all. I like to try things that are new, so I’m just really thankful for this opportunity,” Rosie told Access Hollywood, adding, “Hopefully, I’ll get to make another movie!”
Transformers: Dark of the Moon hits theaters on July 1!
Bigger still inside… http://justjared.buzznet.com/2011/04/11/shia-labeouf-rosie-huntington-whiteley-new-transformers-still/
Rosie, 23, shared that her working on first film was a challenge but that she likes to work hard!
“I’ve always have the same attitude with work. I like to go to work, I like to work really hard, I like to give everything my all. I like to try things that are new, so I’m just really thankful for this opportunity,” Rosie told Access Hollywood, adding, “Hopefully, I’ll get to make another movie!”
Transformers: Dark of the Moon hits theaters on July 1!
Bigger still inside… http://justjared.buzznet.com/2011/04/11/shia-labeouf-rosie-huntington-whiteley-new-transformers-still/
Friday, April 8, 2011
**Ben Stiller in Talks for THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY Remake **Arnold Schwarzenegger Also in Talks for "The Tomb" **Arnold Schwarzenegger to Star in "Last Stand" Action Film? **Sylvester Stallone Will Direct "The Expendables" Sequel **Duncan Jones in Talks to Direct "Wolverine" Sequel
Ben Stiller in Talks for THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY Remake
by Brendan Bettinger Posted: April 7th, 2011
A remake of the 1947 film The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (based on a short story by James Thurber) has been kicking around in development for years now. Jim Carrey, Mike Myers, Owen Wilson, Will Ferrell, and Sacha Baron Cohen have all eyed the lead role at some point, but even such considerable star power failed to overcome a reportedly problematic script. Ben Stiller is the latest actor to set his sights on the role, and Deadline hears the actor is committed enough to plan Secret Life as his next film.
Steve Conrad (The Pursuit of Happyness) scripted a page-one rewrite, and won Stiller over with his fresh take on the material. Though the project has previously sirened the likes of Steven Spielberg, Ron Howard, and (most recently) Gore Verbinski, no director is currently attached. 20th Century Fox is looking for a director who can handle action scenes and deliver a PG cut. There are tentative plans to start filming in late fall. Read a synopsis for The Secret Life of Walter Mitty after the break.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
**Anthony Hopkins to Play 'Bond 23' Villain? **Sylvester Stallone Won't Direct 'Expendables' Sequel **McConaughey to Star in The Dallas Buyers Club **Kristin Kreuk Joins Ronald D. Moore's 17th Precinct
Anthony Hopkins to Play 'Bond 23' Villain?
.By Andrew Scott (Subscribe to Andrew Scott's posts)
Posted Mar 9th 2011 12:45PM
In what may go down as one of the best James Bond casting moves ever, Oscar-winning actor Anthony Hopkins is reportedly up for the villain role in the as-yet-untitled 'Bond 23.'
The report comes from The Sun (insert grain of salt here), which quotes a source as saying, "The only stumbling block seems to be the number of films he is signing up for. There is a chance the character they want him to play could become a regular feature, like Blofeld back in the day." No other information about the character was given.
Whether or not the report is actually true, the idea of Hopkins playing a villain in a Bond movie (or any villain, really) is enough to get us excited. He knows how to make even the biggest of baddies charming (hello, 'Silence of the Lambs') and would be a perfect match for Daniel Craig's tough-guy persona.
In the meantime, what does that mean for Javier Bardem, who was also rumored to play a villain in the movie? We don't know.
Either way, we're just happy to see that 'Bond 23,' which has long been plagued by setbacks due to MGM's financial woes, is continuing to move forward.
The movie, which will be directed by Sam Mendes ('American Beauty'), will also see the return of Judi Dench as Bond's no-nonsense boss, M, and is currently pegged for a Nov. 9, 2012, release.
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http://blog.moviefone.com/2011/03/09/anthony-hopkins-bond-23/
Sylvester Stallone Won't Direct 'Expendables' Sequel -- Who Should Take His Place?
.By Jacob Hall (Subscribe to Jacob Hall's posts)
Posted Mar 9th 2011 11:20AM
Last year, 'The Expendables' grossed $274 million worldwide, proving that there was still a place in the world for aging action movie stars and their modern macho brethren. Not bad at all for an independently produced action movie starring a cast not exactly known for lighting the box office aflame.
Director/star Sylvester Stallone has been talking almost nonstop about a sequel, already saying he wants to bring back Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger, who had cameos in the first film (with Willis most likely being the big baddie our team of mercenaries goes up against in their next adventure). There's been no official word on whether or not Jason Statham, Jet Li and the rest of the cast will return, but it's hard to imagine them turning a sequel down.
However, the L.A. Times reports that although Stallone will star in the eventual 'Expendables 2,' he will be handing directorial duties over to someone else. While Stallone trucks around Hollywood, taking meetings with interested parties, it is our duty as film fans to throw some potential names into the air and see if they stick.
..........read more;
http://blog.moviefone.com/2011/03/09/sylvester-stallone-expendables-sequel/
McConaughey to Star in The Dallas Buyers Club
Source: 24 Frames March 10, 2011
Matthew McConaughy, who can next be seen in The Lincoln Lawyer, will star in the long-gestating The Dallas Buyers Club.
24 Frames reports that Jean-Marc Vallée (The Young Victoria) will direct the drama.
"It's not exactly the movie that studios are throwing money at these days," McConaughey said about the film which is no longer at Universal Pictures.
The Dallas Buyers Club is the true story of Ron Woodroof, a tough Texas electrician who was diagnosed with AIDS in 1986 and given six months to live. Frustrated with the lack of available medical options and unwilling to accept a death sentence, Woodroof found a lifeline using alternative drugs and created a lucrative smuggling business that made those drugs available to AIDS patients. He died in 1992.
Read more: http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=75112
Kristin Kreuk Joins Ronald D. Moore's 17th Precinct
Ronald D. Moore's upcoming Sci-Fi project, 17th Precinct is shaping up. On the heels of the news which recently announced that Moore would be reuniting Battlestar Galactica alumni Tricia Helfer and James Callis, comes today's announcement that Kristin Kreuk (of Smallville fame) will be joining the cast.
Kristin Kreuk will guest-star in the pilot as Susan Longstreet, the wife of Jamie Bamber's crime scene expert. Should the NBC pick up the series, the role has the potential to go recurring.
Set in the fictional town of Excelsior, where magic and supernatural elements rule over science, 17th Precinct revolves around the lawmen at the local cop shop. James Callis is playing a homicide detective and Tricia Helfer is Morgana, the necromancer (the magical equivalent of a coroner).
http://www.movieweb.com/news/kristin-kreuk-joins-ronald-d-moores-17th-precinct
Matthew McConaughey Set for The Dallas Buyers Club
Matthew McConaughey has signed on to star in The Dallas Buyers Club, with Jean-Marc Vallée attached to direct.
The true story, set in the 1980s about a trafficker in illegal AIDS drugs, has attracted a long list of A-list actors and directors, including Brad Pitt, director Marc Forster, Ryan Gosling and director Craig Gillespie.
Once at Universal, the film is now an indie:
"It's not exactly the movie that studios are throwing money at these days," Matthew McConaughey said.
"It's a great script and a great story," he said. "And I think it can be a great movie."
The movie tells about Ron Woodroof, a heterosexual Dallas electrician who was diagnosed with AIDS in 1986, during some of the darkest days of the disease. Doctors gave him just a few months to live, but he refused to accept their prognosis.
Instead, Ron Woodroof created a smuggling operation for alternative treatments, which were then illegal, and tried to get them into the hands of as many AIDS patients as possible. He wound up living six more years and saved or prolonged the lives of many others.
No production date has been set.
The Dallas Buyers Club is in development and stars Matthew McConaughey. The film is directed by Jean-Marc Vallée.
http://www.movieweb.com/news/matthew-mcconaughey-set-for-the-dallas-buyers-club
.By Andrew Scott (Subscribe to Andrew Scott's posts)
Posted Mar 9th 2011 12:45PM
In what may go down as one of the best James Bond casting moves ever, Oscar-winning actor Anthony Hopkins is reportedly up for the villain role in the as-yet-untitled 'Bond 23.'
The report comes from The Sun (insert grain of salt here), which quotes a source as saying, "The only stumbling block seems to be the number of films he is signing up for. There is a chance the character they want him to play could become a regular feature, like Blofeld back in the day." No other information about the character was given.
Whether or not the report is actually true, the idea of Hopkins playing a villain in a Bond movie (or any villain, really) is enough to get us excited. He knows how to make even the biggest of baddies charming (hello, 'Silence of the Lambs') and would be a perfect match for Daniel Craig's tough-guy persona.
In the meantime, what does that mean for Javier Bardem, who was also rumored to play a villain in the movie? We don't know.
Either way, we're just happy to see that 'Bond 23,' which has long been plagued by setbacks due to MGM's financial woes, is continuing to move forward.
The movie, which will be directed by Sam Mendes ('American Beauty'), will also see the return of Judi Dench as Bond's no-nonsense boss, M, and is currently pegged for a Nov. 9, 2012, release.
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http://blog.moviefone.com/2011/03/09/anthony-hopkins-bond-23/
Sylvester Stallone Won't Direct 'Expendables' Sequel -- Who Should Take His Place?
.By Jacob Hall (Subscribe to Jacob Hall's posts)
Posted Mar 9th 2011 11:20AM
Last year, 'The Expendables' grossed $274 million worldwide, proving that there was still a place in the world for aging action movie stars and their modern macho brethren. Not bad at all for an independently produced action movie starring a cast not exactly known for lighting the box office aflame.
Director/star Sylvester Stallone has been talking almost nonstop about a sequel, already saying he wants to bring back Bruce Willis and Arnold Schwarzenegger, who had cameos in the first film (with Willis most likely being the big baddie our team of mercenaries goes up against in their next adventure). There's been no official word on whether or not Jason Statham, Jet Li and the rest of the cast will return, but it's hard to imagine them turning a sequel down.
However, the L.A. Times reports that although Stallone will star in the eventual 'Expendables 2,' he will be handing directorial duties over to someone else. While Stallone trucks around Hollywood, taking meetings with interested parties, it is our duty as film fans to throw some potential names into the air and see if they stick.
..........read more;
http://blog.moviefone.com/2011/03/09/sylvester-stallone-expendables-sequel/
McConaughey to Star in The Dallas Buyers Club
Source: 24 Frames March 10, 2011
Matthew McConaughy, who can next be seen in The Lincoln Lawyer, will star in the long-gestating The Dallas Buyers Club.
24 Frames reports that Jean-Marc Vallée (The Young Victoria) will direct the drama.
"It's not exactly the movie that studios are throwing money at these days," McConaughey said about the film which is no longer at Universal Pictures.
The Dallas Buyers Club is the true story of Ron Woodroof, a tough Texas electrician who was diagnosed with AIDS in 1986 and given six months to live. Frustrated with the lack of available medical options and unwilling to accept a death sentence, Woodroof found a lifeline using alternative drugs and created a lucrative smuggling business that made those drugs available to AIDS patients. He died in 1992.
Read more: http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=75112
Kristin Kreuk Joins Ronald D. Moore's 17th Precinct
Ronald D. Moore's upcoming Sci-Fi project, 17th Precinct is shaping up. On the heels of the news which recently announced that Moore would be reuniting Battlestar Galactica alumni Tricia Helfer and James Callis, comes today's announcement that Kristin Kreuk (of Smallville fame) will be joining the cast.
Kristin Kreuk will guest-star in the pilot as Susan Longstreet, the wife of Jamie Bamber's crime scene expert. Should the NBC pick up the series, the role has the potential to go recurring.
Set in the fictional town of Excelsior, where magic and supernatural elements rule over science, 17th Precinct revolves around the lawmen at the local cop shop. James Callis is playing a homicide detective and Tricia Helfer is Morgana, the necromancer (the magical equivalent of a coroner).
http://www.movieweb.com/news/kristin-kreuk-joins-ronald-d-moores-17th-precinct
Matthew McConaughey Set for The Dallas Buyers Club
Matthew McConaughey has signed on to star in The Dallas Buyers Club, with Jean-Marc Vallée attached to direct.
The true story, set in the 1980s about a trafficker in illegal AIDS drugs, has attracted a long list of A-list actors and directors, including Brad Pitt, director Marc Forster, Ryan Gosling and director Craig Gillespie.
Once at Universal, the film is now an indie:
"It's not exactly the movie that studios are throwing money at these days," Matthew McConaughey said.
"It's a great script and a great story," he said. "And I think it can be a great movie."
The movie tells about Ron Woodroof, a heterosexual Dallas electrician who was diagnosed with AIDS in 1986, during some of the darkest days of the disease. Doctors gave him just a few months to live, but he refused to accept their prognosis.
Instead, Ron Woodroof created a smuggling operation for alternative treatments, which were then illegal, and tried to get them into the hands of as many AIDS patients as possible. He wound up living six more years and saved or prolonged the lives of many others.
No production date has been set.
The Dallas Buyers Club is in development and stars Matthew McConaughey. The film is directed by Jean-Marc Vallée.
http://www.movieweb.com/news/matthew-mcconaughey-set-for-the-dallas-buyers-club
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
**'Henry's Crime' Poster Premiere: Keanu Reeves, Bank Robber **Sylvester Stallone May Not Direct The Expendables 2 **Miles Fisher Added To The Cast Of Clint Eastwood's J. Edgar **First Poster For Bad Teacher Has A Hangover **UPDATE: Colin Firth And Nicole Kidman May Be In For Dracula Reworking Stoker
'Henry's Crime' Poster Premiere: Keanu Reeves, Bank Robber
.By Peter Hall (Subscribe to Peter Hall's posts)
Keanu Reeves doesn't exclusively star in big-budget sci-fi flicks. Every now and then he takes a break from movies requiring a fleet of stuntmen to act in smaller, more intimate stories. One such film is 'Henry's Crime' and Cinematical is happy to bring you its poster premiere (check it out in full below).
Directed by Malcom Venville ('44 Inch Chest'), 'Henry's Crime' is a bank-heist comedy co-starring Vera Farmiga, James Caan, Judy Greer, Peter Stormare and Fisher Stevens. Moving Pictures Film and TV will be opening the film April 8 in New York before expanding around the country on April 15. As for the film's plot specifics, the official press release says it best:
Working the night shift as a toll collector on a lonely stretch of highway in Buffalo, New York, Henry (KEANU REEVES) is a man seemingly without ambition, dreams or purpose; a man sleepwalking his way through life. He gets his wakeup call early one morning when he becomes an unwitting participant in an ill-conceived bank heist.
Rather than give up the names of the real culprits, Henry takes the fall and goes to jail. There, he meets the irrepressible Max (JAMES CAAN), a con man who's grown far too comfortable with the familiarity and security of his 'idyllic' life behind bars, but one who also helps plant an idea in Henry's mind which will change his life forever: for a man to find his purpose, he must first have a dream.
Upon his release one year later, Henry finds his purpose. Having done the time, he decides he may as well do the crime. Discovering a long forgotten bootlegger's tunnel which runs from the very same bank to a theater across the alleyway, he convinces the reluctant Max to file for his long overdue parole -- and then recruits his former cellmate to help stage a robbery.
Their plan is simple: by infiltrating the theater and its current production of Chekhov's, The Cherry Orchard, the unlikely duo will buy just enough time to dig their way to the adjacent bank vault and drive off with their loot. Unfortunately that plan also includes Henry taking the lead role in the play, where he finds himself slowly falling for the production's mercurial leading lady, Julie (VERA FARMIGA).
http://blog.moviefone.com/2011/03/08/henrys-crime-poster/
Sylvester Stallone May Not Direct The Expendables 2
published: 2011-03-08 19:50:06 Author: Eric Eisenberg
Ever since The Expendables became a hit at the box office last August, fans have been wondering about the sequel, specifically who would be added to the cast. But while we still don't know if Jean-Claude Van Damme or Chuck Norris will be joining the crew, one space just opened up: the director's chair.
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that after both helming and starring in the 2010 summer blockbuster, Sylvester Stallone has started taking meetings with other directors. Also unlike the first film, Stallone wasn't involved with the writing process, instead leaving it to David Agosto and Ken Kaufman (Curious George, In The Army Now). The story comes from an unnamed source that was "briefed on the project but was not authorized to speak about it publicly." Millennium Films, the company behind the film, declined to comment.
Should this story be true you can expect a lot of hands to shoot up into the air volunteering for the gig. The first film made nearly $275 million at the global box office and the sequel, barring any major malfunctions, stands to make even more. Any young director would love to have The Expendables 2 on their resume.
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Sylvester-Stallone-May-Not-Direct-The-Expendables-2-23558.html
Miles Fisher Added To The Cast Of Clint Eastwood's J. Edgar
published: 2011-03-08 18:17:43 Author: Eric Eisenberg
Before I started writing for Cinema Blend I was one of those unlucky college students that graduated just around the time that the economy imploded. An out of work filmophile with a bachelors in journalism, I decided to start up my own film news site with a friend of mine. The first post I wrote was about a music video for a cover of the song "This Must Be The Place" by The Talking Heads. Performed by a guy named Miles Fisher, the video was an awesome tribute to Mary Harron's film American Psycho. Who knew that a year and a half later that same guy would be playing in a Clint Eastwood movie.
Deadline reports that Fisher - son of Richard W. Fisher, the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas - has been cast in Eastwood's Hoover biopic J. Edgar.
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http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Miles-Fisher-Added-To-The-Cast-Of-Clint-Eastwood-s-J-Edgar-23556.html
First Poster For Bad Teacher Has A Hangover
published: 2011-03-08 16:12:12 Author: Eric Eisenberg
When the trailer for Bad Teacher came out last month, I was incredibly surprised. If the last 17 years have taught me anything it's that I rarely find Cameron Diaz to be funny, but there I was, sitting at my computer laughing at a trailer for a movie starring the same actress that starred in What Happens In Vegas and The Sweetest Thing. As a result, my expectations are high, but unfortunately they aren't really bolstered by the movie's first poster.
JustJared has premiered the first one-sheet for the film and while it certainly isn't the worst thing in the world, it isn't that great either. The image is taken directly from the trailer, and the post-it note on the apple is a fairly lame gag. Overall, though, I think I know what the biggest problem with this poster is: not enough Jason Segel.
Check out the poster below or see it full size over at JustJared.
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/First-Poster-For-Bad-Teacher-Has-A-Hangover-23554.html
UPDATE: Colin Firth And Nicole Kidman May Be In For Dracula Reworking Stoker
published: 2011-03-08 14:32:15 Author: Mack Rawden
UPDATE: As some of our astute commenters have pointed out, The News of The World got their facts wrong. Wentworth Miller has previously said in interviews - such as this one with Yahoo that the movie is not about vampires in the sense that they have fangs and suck blood. Instead, Miller says that "it is a thriller and it is about an individual who preys on the innocent."
Well, this is a surprise. People who win Oscars don't typically follow their performances up with a trek into the frequently maligned world of horror, but Colin Firth has never really been a man who does what's expected. Reportedly, The King's Speech star has just boarded a re-working of Dracula entitled Stoker.
News Of The World was all over this yesterday, but apparently, The Los Angeles Times beat everyone to the punch like a month ago. Sometimes news travels slowly, even with the Internet. Here are the facts, as updated, altered and recirculated in the last three weeks: Ridley Scott will produce, Chan Wook Park will direct, and Firth will be joined by a few other big names with the undead fever. The much talked about Mia Wasikowska will play India Stoker with Nicole Kidman possibly on board to play her mother. Could we finally be getting a horror movie that could compete alongside Silence Of The Lambs in terms of acting? Looks like it. As a horror fan, I'm certainly a bit more excited for this than the average cash grab vampire flick.
The script was written by Prison Break star Wentworth Miller under a pseudonym. It made the Black List for best unproduced screenplays, which probably is a pretty good indication why so many big names are interested. It's said to focus on the Wasikowska character as she's sent reeling from the death of her father and the emergence of a strange uncle. John Candy's already corned the market on ridiculous uncles, but something tells me fans might make an exception for Colin Firth.
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http://www.cinemablend.com/new/UPDATE-Colin-Firth-And-Nicole-Kidman-May-Be-In-For-Dracula-Reworking-Stoker-23548.html
.By Peter Hall (Subscribe to Peter Hall's posts)
Posted Mar 8th 2011 5:45PM
Keanu Reeves doesn't exclusively star in big-budget sci-fi flicks. Every now and then he takes a break from movies requiring a fleet of stuntmen to act in smaller, more intimate stories. One such film is 'Henry's Crime' and Cinematical is happy to bring you its poster premiere (check it out in full below).
Directed by Malcom Venville ('44 Inch Chest'), 'Henry's Crime' is a bank-heist comedy co-starring Vera Farmiga, James Caan, Judy Greer, Peter Stormare and Fisher Stevens. Moving Pictures Film and TV will be opening the film April 8 in New York before expanding around the country on April 15. As for the film's plot specifics, the official press release says it best:
Working the night shift as a toll collector on a lonely stretch of highway in Buffalo, New York, Henry (KEANU REEVES) is a man seemingly without ambition, dreams or purpose; a man sleepwalking his way through life. He gets his wakeup call early one morning when he becomes an unwitting participant in an ill-conceived bank heist.
Rather than give up the names of the real culprits, Henry takes the fall and goes to jail. There, he meets the irrepressible Max (JAMES CAAN), a con man who's grown far too comfortable with the familiarity and security of his 'idyllic' life behind bars, but one who also helps plant an idea in Henry's mind which will change his life forever: for a man to find his purpose, he must first have a dream.
Upon his release one year later, Henry finds his purpose. Having done the time, he decides he may as well do the crime. Discovering a long forgotten bootlegger's tunnel which runs from the very same bank to a theater across the alleyway, he convinces the reluctant Max to file for his long overdue parole -- and then recruits his former cellmate to help stage a robbery.
Their plan is simple: by infiltrating the theater and its current production of Chekhov's, The Cherry Orchard, the unlikely duo will buy just enough time to dig their way to the adjacent bank vault and drive off with their loot. Unfortunately that plan also includes Henry taking the lead role in the play, where he finds himself slowly falling for the production's mercurial leading lady, Julie (VERA FARMIGA).
http://blog.moviefone.com/2011/03/08/henrys-crime-poster/
Sylvester Stallone May Not Direct The Expendables 2
published: 2011-03-08 19:50:06 Author: Eric Eisenberg
Ever since The Expendables became a hit at the box office last August, fans have been wondering about the sequel, specifically who would be added to the cast. But while we still don't know if Jean-Claude Van Damme or Chuck Norris will be joining the crew, one space just opened up: the director's chair.
The Los Angeles Times is reporting that after both helming and starring in the 2010 summer blockbuster, Sylvester Stallone has started taking meetings with other directors. Also unlike the first film, Stallone wasn't involved with the writing process, instead leaving it to David Agosto and Ken Kaufman (Curious George, In The Army Now). The story comes from an unnamed source that was "briefed on the project but was not authorized to speak about it publicly." Millennium Films, the company behind the film, declined to comment.
Should this story be true you can expect a lot of hands to shoot up into the air volunteering for the gig. The first film made nearly $275 million at the global box office and the sequel, barring any major malfunctions, stands to make even more. Any young director would love to have The Expendables 2 on their resume.
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Sylvester-Stallone-May-Not-Direct-The-Expendables-2-23558.html
Miles Fisher Added To The Cast Of Clint Eastwood's J. Edgar
published: 2011-03-08 18:17:43 Author: Eric Eisenberg
Before I started writing for Cinema Blend I was one of those unlucky college students that graduated just around the time that the economy imploded. An out of work filmophile with a bachelors in journalism, I decided to start up my own film news site with a friend of mine. The first post I wrote was about a music video for a cover of the song "This Must Be The Place" by The Talking Heads. Performed by a guy named Miles Fisher, the video was an awesome tribute to Mary Harron's film American Psycho. Who knew that a year and a half later that same guy would be playing in a Clint Eastwood movie.
Deadline reports that Fisher - son of Richard W. Fisher, the President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas - has been cast in Eastwood's Hoover biopic J. Edgar.
.....................
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Miles-Fisher-Added-To-The-Cast-Of-Clint-Eastwood-s-J-Edgar-23556.html
First Poster For Bad Teacher Has A Hangover
published: 2011-03-08 16:12:12 Author: Eric Eisenberg
When the trailer for Bad Teacher came out last month, I was incredibly surprised. If the last 17 years have taught me anything it's that I rarely find Cameron Diaz to be funny, but there I was, sitting at my computer laughing at a trailer for a movie starring the same actress that starred in What Happens In Vegas and The Sweetest Thing. As a result, my expectations are high, but unfortunately they aren't really bolstered by the movie's first poster.
JustJared has premiered the first one-sheet for the film and while it certainly isn't the worst thing in the world, it isn't that great either. The image is taken directly from the trailer, and the post-it note on the apple is a fairly lame gag. Overall, though, I think I know what the biggest problem with this poster is: not enough Jason Segel.
Check out the poster below or see it full size over at JustJared.
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/First-Poster-For-Bad-Teacher-Has-A-Hangover-23554.html
UPDATE: Colin Firth And Nicole Kidman May Be In For Dracula Reworking Stoker
published: 2011-03-08 14:32:15 Author: Mack Rawden
UPDATE: As some of our astute commenters have pointed out, The News of The World got their facts wrong. Wentworth Miller has previously said in interviews - such as this one with Yahoo that the movie is not about vampires in the sense that they have fangs and suck blood. Instead, Miller says that "it is a thriller and it is about an individual who preys on the innocent."
Well, this is a surprise. People who win Oscars don't typically follow their performances up with a trek into the frequently maligned world of horror, but Colin Firth has never really been a man who does what's expected. Reportedly, The King's Speech star has just boarded a re-working of Dracula entitled Stoker.
News Of The World was all over this yesterday, but apparently, The Los Angeles Times beat everyone to the punch like a month ago. Sometimes news travels slowly, even with the Internet. Here are the facts, as updated, altered and recirculated in the last three weeks: Ridley Scott will produce, Chan Wook Park will direct, and Firth will be joined by a few other big names with the undead fever. The much talked about Mia Wasikowska will play India Stoker with Nicole Kidman possibly on board to play her mother. Could we finally be getting a horror movie that could compete alongside Silence Of The Lambs in terms of acting? Looks like it. As a horror fan, I'm certainly a bit more excited for this than the average cash grab vampire flick.
The script was written by Prison Break star Wentworth Miller under a pseudonym. It made the Black List for best unproduced screenplays, which probably is a pretty good indication why so many big names are interested. It's said to focus on the Wasikowska character as she's sent reeling from the death of her father and the emergence of a strange uncle. John Candy's already corned the market on ridiculous uncles, but something tells me fans might make an exception for Colin Firth.
.............
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/UPDATE-Colin-Firth-And-Nicole-Kidman-May-Be-In-For-Dracula-Reworking-Stoker-23548.html
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Sylvester Stallone adopts Ayurveda
Sylvester NAMED BY Stallone OSCAR (rock) embraces the ayurveda, the ancient system of the medicine of India, according to reports/ratios.The reports/ratios suggest that during the repetitions of film of Bollywood Kambakkht Ishq (unhappy love affair) in Los Angeles, treatment of ayurveda suggested by KUMAR d' Akshay when Stallone mentioned about its problem of persistence of knee and even provided the name of its preferred expert ayurvedic. Hung Stallone seemed to be really interested in the ayurvedic treatment and to be required more details. Stallone supposedly also envisages to draw aside the word about the ayurveda with his/her comrades of Hollywood.
The man of with tat Hindu acclaimed Rajan Zed says this ayurveda mainly fines grass-based (life-knowledge), closely related to the Hindu Scriptures ancient Atharva-veda, is considered as a one of Upvedas in the hindouism. Its thesis is that the disease is due to the imbalance of three body moods-pitta (bile), kapha (phlegm) and vata (wind) - and balance can be recreated by changing the mode, the thoughts and the practices of the person.
Zed, which is president of the universal company of the hindouism, in a report/ratio in Nevada (the United States) today, invited Hollywood and other celebrities to explore the ayurveda while it covered the complete wellbeing of nobody-mental, physical, and the hymn.
