With Sony’s
The Green Hornet arriving in theaters this weekend, I got to sit down with the cast and filmmakers on the Sony lot a few days ago. Since I spoke to so many people, I’m breaking up the interviews and posting a new one every day this week. Yesterday I offered you
my video interview with Jay Chou (Kato), and today I’ve got Seth Rogen and Cameron Diaz.
One of the many things I love about Seth Rogen is how honest he is. Unlike some celebrities that are careful to say all the right things and never engage in any controversy, if you ask Rogen a question, he’ll tell you exactly how he feels. So when I sat down with Rogen and Diaz, one of the many things I wanted to know was their thoughts on the buzz for their film. Rogen gave me a great answer. On top of that, we talked about the rehearsal process, their chemistry, what Michel Gondry brought to the film, and a lot more. Hit the jump to watch the interview:
Finally, I thought
The Green Hornet was great, so make sure to see it this weekend. You can
watch some clips here.
by Matt Goldberg Posted: January 11th, 2011
Today, we’ve been sent three very interesting rumors concerning Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises. Before we go into what we were sent, it’s important to know that Nolan’s intense desire for secrecy regarding his films makes it impossible to get confirmation or denial on any rumor. There will be no official word on The Dark Knight Rises until Nolan says so. However, we believe there is some veracity to the information we’ve been sent and thought we would pass it along to you.
First up, a source tells us that Eva Green and Naomi Watts have been cast in the film. The source doesn’t know which roles they’re playing, but believes they’ve been cast as
Talia al Ghul and
Vicki Vale, respectively. However, we have no confirmation these characters are even in the movie. We
previously reported that the film would have two new female leads: a love interest and a villain. Vicky Vale, a reporter who was played by Kim Basinger in Tim Burton’s
Batman, would presumably be the love interest, while Talia al Ghul is the daughter of Ra’s al Ghul (played by Liam Neeson in
Batman Begins) and in the comics has been an anti-hero/love-interest for Batman. Hit the jump for more rumors regarding
The Dark Knight Rises, which is set to be released on July 20, 2012. [
Update:
Heat Vision is reporting that Keira Knightley, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Biel, Kate Mara, Charlotte Riley, and possibly Gemma Arterton are testing for the female roles, so it's possible that Green and Watts haven't been cast. However, we have independently confirmed that Talia al Ghul is in the movie.]
Before moving on to the other rumors, it’s worth noting that Watts’ name was mentioned before as a possible contender to play one of the female leads. Green’s name is new to the mix, but she’s age-appropriate in relation to Christian Bale, she’s sexy as hell, and would nail the femme fatale angle of Talia al Ghul or even Catwoman if that’s the film’s female villain. Again, we cannot confirm or deny this casting, but we wanted to pass it along.
The same source also tells us that principal photography is set to begin on May 6th with post-production set to begin on November 28th. This timeline coincides with
an earlier report from Michael Caine who said that filming was supposed to run from May through November. Finally, this source tells us that the leaked script for the film that recently hit the net is fake and that the cast will get the real script sometime next week.
A different source tells us some new details regarding the design of the new Batmobile and Batcave. It’s not surprising that both will be in the new movie since the old Batmobile was destroyed in The Dark Knight and Bruce and Alfred have been working on the Batcave since the end of Batman Begins. Our source “Raphael” tells us that the new Batmobile (aka The Tumbler) has been redesigned as a sleeker version, but still powerful and with all the gadgets. As for the Batcave, it will be the same cave we saw in Batman Begins and they’re attempting to keep the classic stuff like the circular bay for the Batmobile, but keep the look modern. They’re also setting up the Batcomputer and storage for the Batsuits. And if there’s a new Batmobile and a new Batcave, is it possible we’ll be getting a new Batsuit in The Dark Knight Rises? (Hint, hint.)
Again, this is all rumor because we can’t get it confirmed. However, we trust these sources enough that we’re willing to post the information they’ve sent us. More as we hear it.
by Matt Goldberg Posted: January 11th, 2011
It’s always a great time to be a Queen fan, but especially now. Last September,
we reported that Sacha Baron Cohen was attached to play Queen frontman Freddie Mercury in a film about the rock musician’s life. Queen members Brian May and Roger Taylor have told Queen Online that screenwriter Peter Morgan (
Frost/Nixon) has delivered a first draft of the script, and that the team behind the flick is planning to shoot later this year with an eye towards a fall 2012 release. May and Taylor also say that they’re developing the Queen jukebox musical
We Will Rock You into a movie.
Hit the jump to read their full statement.
“Work is now fully under way for the much-vaunted feature film on the life of Freddie. Peter Morgan has delivered a first draft of the movie, which everyone is very excited about, and Sacha Baron Cohen is chomping at the bit to get into the role, in a way which certainly would delight Freddie ! The whole team now working on preparing for a shoot later this year, and a release in the late Autumn of 2012. We are also laying the foundations for WWRY THE MOVIE, and again, we already have a great script for it from Ben.”
“Roger and I will be working together on new WWRY theatre projects, too, beginning with the imminent launch of the show in Norway next month. And we have a couple of interesting new buns in the studio oven, about which more soon. I will be doing some selected UK dates bringing ‘Anthems’ to life with Kerry Ellis in concert halls, including the Albert Hall in May. But Roger and I keep an ever-open door for ideas for Queen, the band, which, somehow, refuses to lie down! “
Cheers and a Happy New Year!
Brian
http://collider.com/queen-freddie-mercury-biopic-we-will-rock-you-adaptation/69572/
