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Casting Call: Brendan Fraser to Lead WHOLE LOTTA SOLE; Michelle Rodriguez to Co-Star in THE HOME; Hayley Atwell Joins I, ANNAby Matt Goldberg Posted: March 14th, 2011
We have some quick casting news for you this morning. First up, Brendan Fraser will star in the heist comedy Whole Lotta Sole for director Terry George (Hotel Rwanda). Variety reports that the story centers on a young man who robs a fish shop in order to pay off a gambling debt, but the heist goes sideways when it turns into a hostage situation. Fraser will play the shopkeeper who’s on the run from his gangster father-in-law. Fraser had a rough 2010 with Extraordinary Measures and Furry Vengeance so hopefully Whole Lotta Sole will work out for him. He’s also attached to star in the Neil LaBute drama Seconds of Pleasure with Kristen Scott Thomas.
Hit the jump for casting news regarding Michelle Rodriguez and Hayley Atwell.Michelle Rodriguez has been doing press for Battle: Los Angeles (click here for our exclusive interview with her) and she told The Playlist that she’ll be co-starring in the horror flick The Home. Written by Eric Vespe (aka AICN’s “Quint”), the film is about “a firefighter who is nearly killed during a failed rescue that leaves him physically and emotionally scarred. To recuperate, he is taken to a secluded nursing home where the elderly residents appear to be suffering from delusions. But after witnessing a violent attack, he soon realizes that the screams behind the walls are caused by more than hallucinations, and the residents are being preyed upon by twisted, monstrous nightmares that lurk within the home itself.” Rodriguez tells The Playlist that production is currently being set up and that she plans to shoot the film over the summer.
Finally, Hayley Atwell (The Duchess) has joined the cast of writer-director Barnaby Southcombe’s debut feature I, Anna. Atwell will reunite with her Duchess co-star Charlotte Rampling in the “London-set suspense thriller” that “charts the story of a woman’s life being turned upside down after a date gone wrong, and the impossible love of the policeman tracking her down.” THR reports that Atwell will play Emmy, the daughter of Rampling’s eponymous character. The film will also star Eddie Marsan, Jodhi May, Bill Milner, and Honor Blackman.
.....http://collider.com/brendan-fraser-whole-lotta-soul-michell-rodriguez-the-home/80363/
New Posters for SUPER, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: ON STRANGER TIDES, and DAYDREAM NATIONby Matt Goldberg Posted: March 14th, 2011
New posters have been released for James Gunn’s Super, Rob Marshall’s Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, and Michael Goldbach’s Daydream Nation.
Hit the jump to check out the posters along with a synopsis for each film. Super opens April 1st and stars Rainn Wilson, Ellen Page, and Nathan Fillion. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides opens in 3D on May 20th and stars Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, and Ian McShane. Daydream Nation opens in select theaters on May 6th and stars Kat Dennings and Josh Lucas........ http://collider.com/super-poster-pirates-4-poster-daydream-nation-poster/80373/
First 5 Minutes of SOURCE CODE Plus 4 Clipsby Matt Goldberg Posted: March 14th, 2011
Summit has put the first five minutes of Duncan Jones’ Source Code online for your viewing pleasure. I would advise you to not watch it. Jones does such a great job of building momentum and helping launch you into the movie that while you’ll definitely want to see what happens next, that impulse will be diminished when you end up seeing the film since you’ll know what to expect. Source Code is inventive, thoughtful, and thrilling and it’s best if you just go in cold.
However, if you must see parts of this movie now, then you can check out the first five minutes of the film plus four clips. The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Vera Farmiga, Michelle Monaghan, and Jeffrey Wright. Source Code opens April 1st....... http://collider.com/source-code-movie-clips/80385/
Bradley Cooper Wants The Great Gatsby
Bradley Cooper wants to play one of the title characters in Baz Luhrmann's upcoming The Great Gatsby adaptation: Jay Gatsby's rival Tom Buchanan.
"To me, he's the best character in the book. He's so complicated," Bradley Cooper said. "He's xenophobic, he's an alcoholic, but he also understands some profound stuff about class. Whoever plays it has to take a gentle hand, because it could so easily be stock, where he's a rich jerk you don't identify with at all."
"I don't even know if I'm on Baz Luhrmann's radar," he said. "Maybe he'll read this article after the role's cast and say, 'Oh. Ha. Yeah, that guy was never going to get it.' "
But director Baz Luhrmann recently said that on The Great Gatsby won't be happening anytime soon.
The adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's Long Island-set novel, where Midwesterner Nick Carraway is lured into the lavish world of his neighbor, Jay Gatsby. Soon enough, however, Carraway will see through the cracks of Gatsby's nouveau riche existence, where obsession, madness, and tragedy await.The Great Gatsby comes to theaters in 2012 and stars Carey Mulligan, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire. The film is directed by Baz Luhrmann.
Sources: The New York Times
http://www.movieweb.com/news/bradley-cooper-wants-the-great-gatsby
Over 70 New Images from Terrence Malick’s THE TREE OF LIFE Starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn
by Dave Trumbore Posted: March 13th, 2011
As winter thaws and the new green life of spring breaks ground, so we get closer to the release of Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life. The film, starring Brad Pitt, Sean Penn and Jessica Chastain, follows a life from childhood in the 1950s to adulthood in the modern day. As one of our most anticipated movies of 2011, The Tree of Life features Malick’s unique and beautiful directing style paired with the cinematography of Emmanuel “Chivo” Lubezki and visual effects master Douglas Trumbull. Needless to say, the film’s aesthetics will be breathtaking, spanning the mundane to the truly cosmic. We have over 70 new images from The Tree of Life to get an idea of the film’s style. Hit the jump to check them out.
http://collider.com/the-tree-of-life-movie-images/80297/
Marisa Tomei and Sarah Jessica Parker in Talks to Star in MARRIED AND CHEATING
by Matt Goldberg Posted: March 13th, 2011
Marisa Tomei and Sarah Jessica Parker may join the indie comedy Married and Cheating. Written and directed by Raymond De Felitta (City Island), the film is set in New York and Paris and “concerns three married couples struggling to find happiness.” Groundswell and Lauren Versel of Lucky Monkey Pictures are producing. A spokesperson for Groundswell tells Variety that no deals are done because the project is still gathering financing.
Parker is attached to the comedies I Don’t Know How She Does It and the Valentine’s Day pseudo-sequel New Year’s Eve. As for Tomei, she’ll be constant presence in theaters throughout 2011. On Friday she’ll be seen in The Lincoln Lawyer, she co-stars in the upcoming comedies Salvation Boulevard and Crazy, Stupid, Love, and she’s currently filming on George Clooney’s political drama The Ides of March, which is due out October 14th.
http://collider.com/marisa-tomei-sarah-jessica-parker-married-and-cheating/80336/
Marisa Tomei And Sarah Jessica Parker Circling Married And Cheating published: 2011-03-12 15:52:17 Author: Mack Rawden
If I told you a sports movie was coming out and gave you no other information, what would you guess might be the vague construction of its plot? New coach comes aboard to impart winning attitude on hapless team. What about a horror movie? Psychopath terrorizes group of friends, mowing them down one by one. What about an independent film? That one’s a little harder, but I bet if I gave you three guesses one of them would involve philandering spouses. These story arcs might seem repetitive, to a degree they certainly are, but they exist because they’re proven winners. In the end, it doesn’t matter if the territory has been covered before, as long as the film has something new to say about it. Let’s hope that’s the case with Raymond de Felitta’s newest.
According to Variety, it’s aptly titled Married And Cheating, and it follows three couples as they navigate the ups and downs of their lives and deal with the ramifications of their decisions. The always reliable Marisa Tomei is negotiating to star alongside Sarah Jessica Parker, provided the financing comes together. These deals are always a bit dicey as you can’t sign anyone until the money’s done, but you can’t get money until people are signed. As a result, most of the time people verbally commit, checks are signed and then it all gets formalized.
I can’t help but be reminded of the underseen Your Friends And Neighbors. The Ben Stiller relationships indie never really caught on with viewers, but if Married And Cheating proves to be half as brilliant, we’ll all be in for something special.
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Marisa-Tomei-And-Sarah-Jessica-Parker-Circling-Married-And-Cheating-23617.html
Michelle Rodriguez in Talks for "The Home" Horror Thriller
Posted: March 14th, 2011 by WorstPreviews.com Staff
IndieWire had the chance to speak to Michelle Rodriguez who revealed that she will is in talks to star in "The Home" horror film, which is set to be directed by Kristoffer Aaron Morgan.
"More likely than not I'll be doing that this summer over there, they're getting production set up now," she said. Shooting will take place in Texas and co-star Brian Cox, Cloris Leachman, Louis Gossett Jr, and Ed Asner.
Plot: A young man is nearly killed during a horrible accident that leaves him physically and emotionally scarred. To recuperate, he is taken to a secluded nursing home where the elderly residents appear to be suffering from delusions. But after witnessing a violent attack, he soon realizes that the screams behind the walls are caused by more than hallucinations and the residents are being preyed upon by twisted, monstrous nightmares that lurk within the home itself.
Read more: http://www.worstpreviews.com/headline.php?id=20957&count=0
Michelle Rodriguez Probably In For Robert Rodriguez Horror Flick The Home
published: 2011-03-13 13:47:32 Author: Mack Rawden
The horror game is typically fodder for the younger generations and as such, usually stars teenagers or twenty-somethings. Not The Home. The Robert Rodriguez produced thriller is set in a rehab community troubled by numerous reports from elderly patients of things going bump in the night. At first the happenings are pawned off as dementia side effects, but after an injured firefighter moves in, the claims are taken a lot more seriously. Rumors have everyone from Brian Cox to Cloris Leachman to Ed Asner on board, but we finally have some sort of confirmation from Michelle Rodriguez of all people. She'll probably be in it.
According to Indie Wire, the Avatar actress revealed it's “more likely than not”. Take that wishy-washy commitment for what you will as she didn't even reveal what character she may play. With or without her, The Home plans to head into production this summer from a script penned by movie blogger Eric Vespe.
I will definitely see this film, but I'm still skeptical. The old people run amuck genre has produced a lot of great films, but it's also unleashed many more ultimately unsatisfying and borderline exploitative failures. For a movie with old people to work, they need to be treated like human beings. Being asked to laugh at them is annoying and cringe worthy, but laughing with them about their troubles is another matter entirely. I'm on board to see them battle the undead, not to giggle just because one of them said something overtly sexual or obscene.
http://www.cinemablend.com/new/Michelle-Rodriguez-Probably-In-For-Robert-Rodriguez-Horror-Flick-The-Home-23619.html
