***3 New Images and 4 Clips from THE AGES OF LOVE Starring Robert De Niro and Monica Bellucci ***New TV Spot for SUPER 8 ***Rob Lowe to Play Tough Political Operative in KNIFE FIGHT ***Michael Fassbender, Steve Coogan, and Robert Sheehan to Star in GOOD VIBRATIONS

3 New Images and 4 Clips from THE AGES OF LOVE Starring Robert De Niro and Monica Bellucci

by Talia Soghomonian    Posted: May 12th, 2011 at 10:31 am

 

Remember that Bananarama song from the 80s that went something like “Robert De Niro’s waiting, talking Italian”? Well, he really does talk Italian in The Ages of Love, the third installment of Giovanni Veronesi’s comedy Manuale d’amore, De Niro plays an American college professor who moves to Rome and, of course, rediscovers the joys of love with a curvacious woman, played by Monica Bellucci.
An anthology of love stories, Manuale d’amore came out in 2006, followed by Manuale d’Amore 2 (Capitoli Successivi) the following year. With de Niro in the case, here’s to hoping that the film will make it to screen Stateside. It was released in Italy on February 25 and will hit French theaters on June 15.  Hit the jump to read the synopsis and check out some photos and teasers.

http://collider.com/ages-of-love-movie-images-clips/90487/

New TV Spot for SUPER 8

by Matt Goldberg   Posted: May 12th, 2011 at 11:04 am

While I’m not crazy about posting TV spots (if you watch TV, you’re gonna see them and see them often), footage for J.J. Abrams’ Super 8 has been so scarce that I figure this one is worth sharing.  What’s new in this spot that you didn’t see in the trailer?  Cars are missing their fuse boxes and electrical systems!  Kids screaming “Guys, watch out!” and “Oh my God!”  The trailer may have depicted the movie as a nice throwback to Spielberg’s 80s Amblin films, but this TV spot is all about heart-pounding action.
Hit the jump to check out the TV spot.  Super 8 stars Kyle Chandler, Elle Fanning, Ron Eldard, Noah Emmerich, Gabriel Basso, and Ryan W. Lee.  It opens June 10th.

http://collider.com/super-8-commercial/90496/

Rob Lowe to Play Tough Political Operative in KNIFE FIGHT

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: May 12th, 2011 at 11:28 am

One of Rob Lowe’s most famous roles was as the idealistic and brilliant communications deputy Sam Seaborn on Aaron Sorkin’s The West Wing.  Now it looks like he’s going to a much darker place in the political spectrum as Deadline reports that he’s signed on to star in Knife Fight.  Lowe will play the “lead role of a political crisis specialist who plays hard and tough in dealing with various October campaign surprises.”  Lowe clearly has the versatility to make such a role come alive and I’ll be interested to see what he does with it.  In the meantime, you can still see him playing a character involved in politics (or at least governance) as he’s been killing it on Parks and Recreation all season long.
Knife Fight is set to hit theaters in October 2012 to capitalize on the reality show we call our Presidential election.

http://collider.com/rob-lowe-knife-fight/90498/

Michael Fassbender, Steve Coogan, and Robert Sheehan to Star in GOOD VIBRATIONS

by Matt Goldberg   Posted: May 12th, 2011 at 12:01 pm

 

Michael Fassbender is becoming ubiquitous so thank goodness he’s an incredible actor.  Last month, Fassbender signed on to star in Good Vibrations, which is a biopic about Belfast punk rock legend Terri Hooley. Today, ScreenDaily is reporting that Richard Dormer (Five Minutes of Heaven) will play Hooley while Steve Coogan, Bronagh Gallagher (Tamara Drewe) and Robert Sheehan will co-star.  You’re probably aware of Coogan at this point, but you need to put Sheehan on your radar.  He’s a strong dramatic presence in the Red Riding Trilogy but does a complete 180 to play the scene-stealing jackass Nathan on the British series Misfits.  There was word last month that Fassbender’s Hunger co-star Liam Cunningham would also be in the film, but ScreenDaily makes no mention of him.
The film also has a strong presence behind the camera as Glenn Leyburn and Lisa Barros D’Sa (Cherrybomb, which also starred Sheehan as well as Rupert Grint) are directing from a script by Glenn Patterson and Colin Carberry.  Ocean’s Eleven composer David Holmes will produce and provide the score.  Filming is set to begin this summer.

http://collider.com/michael-fassbender-steve-coogan-robert-sheehan-good-vibrations/90502/

***SPIDER-MAN Reboot On Set Pictures ***Gemma Arterton to Star in HANSEL & GRETEL ***Teaser Trailer for THE AGES OF LOVE Starring Robert De Niro and Monica Bellucci

SPIDER-MAN Reboot On Set Pictures

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: January 4th, 2011

A few pictures from the set of Marc Webb’s Spider-Man reboot have hit the net as the production was recently filming at a local Los Angeles High School.  In the pictures you can see Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone sitting on the bleachers.  Hit the jump for more:

According to JustJared (who supplied the pictures), the two stars shared a kiss during the scene.

With the production continuing to film on location, you can expect plenty of images to hit the net.  It probably won’t be long until another major spoiler is revealed.  If you want to stay spoiler free, it’s going to be tough. You have to wonder if Sony will release an image of Garfield in costume soon so it doesn’t end up online before Sony wants to premiere it.  If I were Sony, I’d want to control who gets that first image and make sure it looks good.  But what do I know…

Here’s some of the photos that hit the net.  For all our previous Spider-Man reboot coverage, click here.

http://collider.com/spider-man-images/68148/

Gemma Arterton to Star in HANSEL & GRETEL

by Jason Barr    Posted: January 4th, 2011

Gemma Arterton has signed on to star alongside Jeremy Renner in Paramount’s Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters.  Described by Heat Vision as a “a dark action movie that picks up with the fairy tale siblings years after the traumatic childhood incident has turned them into bounty hunters,” Hansel & Gretel is being directed by Norway’s own Tommy Wirkola (Dead Snow).

Per the report, Arterton beat out Diane Kruger (Inglorious Bastards), Eva Green (Casino Royale), and Noomi Rapace (The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo) for the lead role which could begin shooting in Berlin as early as this March.  It is believed that Paramount would like to push Hansel & Gretel ahead of Fox’s own 3D action flick Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter which is currently aiming at a June 22nd, 2012 release.  In addition to Witch Hunters, Arterton also landed a role recently alongside Andrew Garfield in Michael Mann’s Capa.

http://collider.com/gemma-arterton-hansel-and-gretel/68145/

Teaser Trailer for THE AGES OF LOVE Starring Robert De Niro and Monica Bellucci

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: January 4th, 2011

A teaser trailer for Giovanni Veronesi’s The Ages of Love (formerly Manual of Love 3, which sounded like it should be on late-night Cinemax) has gone online.  The film is an anthology of love stories set in Italy and has received attention because it’s managed to land Robert De Niro and Monica Bellucci in one of the storylines.  As we previously reported, De Niro will play a divorced American professor living in Rome and his role will partially be spoken in Italian.  Bellucci will play his love interest.

Hit the jump to check out the trailer.

Click over to Thompson on Hollywood to see a higher-quality version of this trailer.

http://collider.com/the-ages-of-love-trailer/68123/