Update: THR confirms Matthew McConaughey and in additional news that Rip Torn has joined the film. Torn will play Bernie's defense lawyer.Matthew McConaughey "plans to" reunite with director Richard Linklater for the self-described "Fargo"-esque Texas-set crime thriller/black comedy, "Bernie," which will star Jack Black and Shirley MacLaine.Renowned for his fair share of fluffy rom-coms and a tendency to appear topless, McConaughey has failed to...
Thursday, 30 September 2010
Matthew McConaughey To Reunite With Richard Linklater For Texan Crime Comedy 'Bernie', Rip Torn Also Joins
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Review: 'Freakanomics' Doesn't Quite Make The Leap From Page To Screen
Posted on 20:03 by Unknown
“Freakanomics,” the anthology-style documentary adaptation of the bestselling book from economist Steven D. Levitt and author Stephen J. Dubner, is a mishmash of interesting concepts, with less interesting direction. The book, which discussed and analyzed popular culture theories through economic data points, doesn’t lend itself well to a big screen adaptation. Documentaries, when done well, seem to have their “story” evolve throughout, but when...
NYFF '10: 'The Tempest' Is Much Ado About Nothing
Posted on 18:30 by Unknown
Everything associated with Julie Taymor's "The Tempest," at least in the initial build-up of pre-release hype, has been built around the faux-provocation of Helen Mirren, distinguished British film actress, multiple award winner, Queen of England, playing Prospero, a character that has traditionally been portrayed as being male, in Shakespeare's classic play. (In the new movie, she's now called Prospera.) It's only after you've been watching the...
Ryan Gosling In Talks To Play The Lead In George Clooney's 'Farragut North'
Posted on 16:22 by Unknown
While Chris Pine looked like he might be scoring the lead role of a young communications director who works for a fast-rising presidential candidate in George Clooney's upcoming directorial effort "Farragut North," it looks like Ryan Gosling is now negotiating to get the gig, according to Deadline.A role once sought by Leonardo DiCaprio (the project has been gestating for at least two years), Deadline makes no mention of previously discussed actors...
Updated: Wes Anderson To Shoot New Film In Spring 2011, 12 Year Old Boy & Girl Sought For Lead Roles; Film Titled 'Moonrise Kingdom'?
Posted on 15:34 by Unknown
Updated: Production Weekly says the film is called, "Moonrise Kingdom." This is the same title that was dropped in /Film's comments section yesterday. We're hoping they didn't grab the information from there. Our emails and calls to Anderson's American Empirical productions have not been returned.Production Weekly has been hitting Twitter in a big way over the past 24 hours, and now they've dropped their biggest piece of news yet: Wes Anderson plans...
Emma Thompson Joins The Cast Of 'Men In Black 3D'
Posted on 15:06 by Unknown
Oh, Emma Thompson, why have thee forsaken us?Yes, it's true. The British thespian, who doesn't really embarrass herself in the "Nanny McPhee" films, is set to embarrass herself in the third installment for the "Men In Black" films, "Men In Black 3D," which are films for.... kids? Or adults with the sensibilities of kids? It's hard to tell these days since people of all stripes seem to enjoy this delightful sci-fi comedy franchise.Maybe we're being...
Keke Palmer Says She's Been Asked To Join Marvel's 'Runaways'
Posted on 14:06 by Unknown
Last we heard, Marvel's "Runaways" was set to being shooting next March, but buzz on the project has curiously been zero. No casting rumors at all and essentially no chatter around what should be a film with heavy geek interest.At any rate, the buzz should start to build again as it looks like casting is indeed underway as Keke Palmer ("True Jackson, VP") tells Essence magazine that she's been asked to join the film saying, "['True Jackson, VP']...
Brett Ratner Options 'The Reluctant Communist' With An Eye To Direct
Posted on 13:53 by Unknown
Even though he's getting set to direct Ben Stiller in the caper comedy "Tower Heist" this fall, Brett Ratner is keeping an eye on what's next.The auteur has optioned the 2008 memoir "The Reluctant Communist," with an eye to possibly direct the film. The story follows U.S. Army sergeant Charles Robert Jenkins, who surrendered to North Korea while drunk and ended up being imprisoned for forty years. As if that isn't odd enough, he became a minor celebrity...
Reasons Why 'The Social Network' Is Not The (TV) Movie Of The Decade
Posted on 13:06 by Unknown
Slow down there tigers. David Fincher's "The Social Network" is an admirable piece of work, another outstanding piece of technical craftsmanship from the notoriously fastidious filmmaker, a tour de force of editing, a snap, crackle and pop of witty "His Girl Friday"-like tête-à-tête dialogue, and it does feature Jesse Eisenberg's best performance so far. Admittedly, there is a lot to love about the film, but those critics bemoaning the fact that...
Michael Caine Reveals The End Of 'Inception'
Posted on 12:07 by Unknown
Obviously, if you haven't seen the film or if you have your own satisfactory theory for the end of "Inception" don't read this story, because Michael Caine is putting an end to speculation about the end of the film.Talking on BBC Radio's The Chris Moyles Show (via ScreenRant) Michael Caine decided to drop some truth bombs about Christopher Nolan's playfully open ended conclusion to his dream world blockbuster "Inception." Caine says, “[The spinning...
The Captain Sully Story Headed For A Theater Near You
Posted on 11:43 by Unknown
A year and a half after the awesomely named Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger saved the lives of his passengers on Flight 1549, landing them safely in the Hudson River after an errand flock of birds flew into the plane's engines, those desperate moments are finally going to come to the big screen.The Kennedy/Marshall Co. and Flashlight Films have optioned Sullenberg's memoir "Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters" with plans to turn it...
Trent Reznor Says He Turned Down 'The Social Network' Scoring Gig At First
Posted on 11:23 by Unknown
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross' score to David Fincher's "The Social Network" is an incredible piece of work vacillating between ominous, yet melancholy tracks ("Hand Covers Bruise") and the more pulsating electronic tracks ("In Motion") that keep the already fast-paced picture propelling forward. While it won't be recognized by the Academy come Oscar time, score aficionados are likely going to be rocking it on their iPods long after the film has...
Naomi Watts In Early Talks To Join Dakota Fanning In 'Now Is Good'
Posted on 10:53 by Unknown
Call it the suicidal, teenage "Bucket List" if you will, but Naomi Watts is reportedly in early talks to join Dakota Fanning in "Now Is Good," an adaptation of Jenny Downham's Before I Die.The story follows Tessa, a teenager dying from leukemia who drafts a list of things to do before she dies (the top choice being sex), while dealing with the relationships with various family members in the lead up to her death. Sounds fun! The film is set to be...
The Drums, Common, Black Sabbath, Queen, The XX & More: All The Music Featured In 'It's Kind Of A Funny Story'
Posted on 10:31 by Unknown
Alright, to keep it brief. You've already seen the soundtrack tracklist, you've heard some of the music and you know that Broken Social Scene wrote the score, plus some original songs for Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden's upcoming coming-of-age dramedy, "It's Kind Of A Funny Story" which stars Keir Gilchrist, Zach Galifianakis and on-the-rise starlet Emma Stone.The soundtrack does feature contemporary indie bands like The Wowz, Pink Mountaintops, The Middle...
Katherine Heigl Considering Lead Role In Adaptation Of Diana Gabaldon's 'Outlander'
Posted on 09:45 by Unknown
With the rom-com "Life As We Know It" hitting theaters next weekend, and the high concept private investigator flick "One For The Money" arriving in 2011, Katherine Heigl is considering a shift into some straight fantasy/dramatic fare for her next film.In an interview with the NY Times, the actress reveals she's circling the lead role of the film version of Diane Gabaldon's "Outlander" saying, “Scotland? 2012? What do you think?” The book, the first...
Timur Bekmambetov & Tim Burton Shop 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter' Around Town
Posted on 09:16 by Unknown
Back in August, Timur Bekmambetov revealed that "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" would be his next directing gig and the project, produced by Tim Burton, is now headed out to studios to see who will bite.Based on the novel by Seth Grahame-Smith ("Pride And Prejudice And Zombies"), the story spins the familiar history of Abraham Lincoln, but casts him as a ruthless vampire killer. Last month, Bekmambetov said the film would shoot in the United...
Darren Aronofsky Rumored As Candidate To Direct 'Preacher'
Posted on 08:25 by Unknown
We're paraphrasing here -- it's something we read on another site recently but can't seem to find now -- but it more or less goes like this: Darren Aronofsky just made a movie about lesbian ballerinas but people still want him to make a comic movie. The sentiment is one we share; coming off "Black Swan," one of the most ambitious and original films of the year, we're not sure why Hollywood or geeks keep throwing boring comic book material at the...
Adam Scott Joins Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig & Jennifer Westfeldt In 'Friends With Kids'
Posted on 07:38 by Unknown
Adam Scott has joined Jon Hamm, Kristen Wiig and Jennifer Westfeldt in the latter's directorial debut, "Friends With Kids."Earlier this month, the project began taking shape with Hamm joining the film and Wiig and Anne Hathaway as "hopefuls" to come aboard. While Wiig has joined, it looks like Hathaway has moved on with Westfeldt taking a role in front of the camera as well. The film project, which Westfeldt also wrote, was previewed earlier this...
Alison Pill & Marc-André Grondin Join Jay Baruchel & Seann William Scott In 'Goon'
Posted on 06:47 by Unknown
With the Evan Goldberg and Jay Baruchel written, Michael Dowse ("Fubar," "It's All Gone Pete Tong") directed hockey comedy "Goon" set to begin filming in a few weeks, the cast is beginning to solidify.Alison Pill ("Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World") and Marc-André Grondin ("C.R.A.Z.Y.") have joined the previously announced Seann William Scott and Jay Baruchel in the film, with roles yet to be specified. Talking about the project earlier this year,...
Ben Affleck Offered '40s Cop Drama 'Tales From The Gangster Squad' To Direct, Considering Film With Matt Damon
Posted on 06:21 by Unknown
Warner Bros. are reportedly so impressed with Ben Affleck's directorial work (and box office results) on the Boston-set crime-drama "The Town" that they've offered him the director's chair of the 1940s cop-drama, "Tales From The Gangster Squad."The adaptation is based on a series of articles in the L.A. Times by Paul Lieberman and was picked up soon after it's publication in 2008 by Warner Bros. who, in turn, hired former L.A. cop turned novelist...
Anthony Hopkins Joins Rachel Weisz In Fernando Meirelles' '360': Frances McDormand & Eminem In Talks
Posted on 05:52 by Unknown
After his semi-autobiographical acting debut in "8 Mile" proved to feature both a pretty solid performance, and a pretty decent movie, many expected hip-hop star Eminem to carve out a profitable side-career in acting. But outside of a pretty good cameo as himself in Judd Apatow's "Funny People," it never materialized, partly due to the rapper's struggle with addiction to alcohol and prescription drugs.But with his latest record, Recovery proving...
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R.I.P. Tony Curtis (1925-2010)
Posted on 05:26 by Unknown
In the latest sadness in what's already been fairly miserable week in film, with the deaths of Sally Menke and Arthur Penn, this morning brought the news that the great Tony Curtis passed away overnight. A rep for the actor's daughter, Jamie Lee Curtis, confirmed the news to Entertainment Tonight early this morning.Born Bernard Schwartz in New York in 1925, the child of Hungarian Jewish immigrants, Curtis served in the Navy in the Second World War,...
Wednesday, 29 September 2010
Christopher Plummer Joins David Fincher's 'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo'
Posted on 20:27 by Unknown
With all the chatter surrounding David Fincher's "The Social Network" opening this Friday, it's been a temporary reprieve from the noise around the other movie he's gearing up to shoot, "The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo."Well, expect the buzz to build again as Christopher Plummer as joined the cast in the role of Henrik Vanger, the wealthy industrialist who hires Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig) to dig into the decades old murder mystery, digging up...
Watch: Gia Coppola's Video For Fashion Designer Orla Kiely's Spring/Summer 2011 Line
Posted on 19:24 by Unknown
Following her short "Non Plus One" co-directed with Tracy Antonopoulos, and starring her cousin Jason Schwartzman and Kirsten Dunst, and her short film for designer Zac Posen to promote his clothing line at Target, Gia Coppola has unveiled another short for another designer.Commissioned by Orla Kiely to create a spot for her spring/summer 2011, the latest spot by Gia Coppola displays the nostalgic gaze and breezy attitude of her previous efforts....
Jessica Biel Joins 'Martyrs' Director Pascal Laugier's 'The Tall Man'
Posted on 19:08 by Unknown
While celebrated in some quarters as some kind of cerebral horror achievement, this writer thinks Pascal Laugier's "Martyrs" was torture porn dressed up in some intellectual mumbo jumbo. Regardless, the film has its fans, and they might be pleased to know Laugier has another film on the horizon."The Tall Man" sounds a bit less extreme than "Martyrs" and the story will center on a town where a number of children have gone missing over the years without...
Greta Gerwig To Star In Whit Stillman's 'Damsels In Distress,' Will Feature Song & Dance Numbers?
Posted on 13:58 by Unknown
Consider our indie film loving hearts now exploding as Greta Gerwig, the mumblecore actress who has crossed over to more mainstream fare like Noah Baumbach's "Greenberg" earlier this year and upcoming Russell Brand comedy "Arthur," has revealed to WWD (via Hollywood Elsewhere) that she is set to star in Whit Stillman's "Damsels In Distress."Earlier this summer, the project came to light and was announced to be a low-budget affair that would have...
Robert Zemeckis Eyes 'Superman,' Attached To New Time Travel Film 'Timeless'
Posted on 13:20 by Unknown
At this point, what director isn't interested in Warner Bros. gestating "Superman: Man Of Steel"? From new kids on the block like Matt Reeves to auteurs like Darren Aronofsky, it appears the Christopher Nolan-godfathered film is trying everyone in Hollywood on for size.Buried in Deadline's exclusive on a new live action Robert Zemeckis project, the site reveals the director "has lately been rumored to be kicking the tires on such live action projects...
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