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Mark Strong Talks "John Carter of Mars"
16 December 2009 11:09 PM, PST | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Out doing promotion for "Sherlock Holmes", British thesp Mark Strong ("Body of Lies," "Rocknrolla") tells Cinema Blend that most of his work on the upcoming "John Carter of Mars" film will not involve much CG.
"My character doesn't actually get involved in any of the motion-capture stuff. All the stuff is live action. Although I can shift my shape, so I have to be photographed by a 360-degree camera. I can adapt into anything. That's going to be my particular talent" says Strong who plays Matai Shang, the ruler of the Thems.
He adds that "there's some filming in Utah, but most of it is in a studio outside of London". Joining him are the likes of Taylor Kitsch, Lynn Collins, Willem Dafoe, Samantha Morton, Dominic West, Polly Walker, Thomas Haden Church and James Purefoy.
Andrew Stanton helms the project currently scheduled for a Summer 2012 release. »
- Garth Franklin
Cool: Some Of Our Favorite 2010 For Your Consideration Awards Ads!
10 December 2009 7:48 AM, PST | FusedFilm | See recent FusedFilm news »
2009 has had some really great films. We started mapping out some of our favorites back in July for a mid year look and then again on Thanksgiving. We haven’t decided what our final tally is for 2009 but rest assured the studios want everyone to know who the best is.
If you follow the trades its not that uncommon to find an ad that features ”for your consideration”. The Fyc ads have become more and more popular on the internet especially last year when Tropic Thunder got into the mix. We managed to get some ads courtesy of AwardsDaily and posted some our favorite ones in the gallery below. Check out AwardsDaily for all the current Fyc ads circulating through out Hollywood. We have already posted an Up ad so it was not included in this gallery.
Tags: 2009 Films, Awards Season, For Your Consideration Ads, Fyc Ads 2010, Golden Globes, Hollywood, »
- Kevin Coll
John Carter of Mars Casting Continues
10 December 2009 2:43 AM, PST | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
Director Andrew Stanton would currently be in the midst of shooting John Carter of Mars, if the original start date had not been pushed back from November until early 2010. All of the lead actors have been in place for several months, with Taylor Kitsch in the title role. Back in September, actress Lynn Collins, who will star opposite her X-Men Origins: Wolverine co-star as the Martian princess Dejah Thoris, said that some hair and makeup tests were being done.
Apparently, however, the casting process has not even been completed yet, which could account for some of the delay in the production. Spoiler TV recently released a casting call sheet listing several supporting roles, including one "motion capture" Martian role.
[Stable Boy] 9 yrs old, Mestizo – a mixture of European and Native American or Mexican decent, no lines, 1 scene
[Dix] The storekeeper, 40’s – 50’s, built like a lumberjack/longshoreman, strong & husky, 5 lines, 1 scene
[1St Rowdy] Late 20’s – early 30’s, »
- BrentJS Sprecher
Taylor Kitsch: Questionable for Final Season of Friday Night Lights
23 November 2009 7:36 AM, PST | TVfanatic | See recent TVfanatic news »
He hasn't been placed on the Physically Unable to Perform list, but Taylor Kitsch's status for season five of Friday Night Lights is questionable.
The incredible drama - which is currently airing on Direct and will premiere on NBC this spring - will start working on its likely final season in March.
But that coincides with Kitsch's filming schedule on the movie John Carter of Mars. As a result, he says Kitsch “will miss part” of the season, producer Jason Katims told Michael Ausiello.
“[But] we are communicating with the [John Carter] production to work out the schedule so that Taylor can be in as much of season 5 as possible," he said.
There’s been no official announcement that the show will go off the air after its fifth season, but Katims added that “everybody is operating under that assumption.”
As for the current season, which we've been watching on Directv, we »
- matt@iscribelimited.com (M.L. House)
Channel Surfing: Taylor Kitsch May Miss "Friday Night Lights"...
23 November 2009 7:30 AM, PST | Televisionary | See recent Televisionary news »
Welcome to your Monday morning television briefing. Bad news for Tim Riggins fans. Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello is reporting that Friday Night Lights executive producer Jason Katims has confirmed that Taylor Kitsch will "will miss part" of the production of Season Five of Friday Night Lights, due to his role in Disney's feature film adaptation of Edgar Rice Burrough's "John Carter of Mars." But there's still hope that they can work around Kitsch's schedule. "We are communicating with the [John Carter] production to work out the schedule so that Taylor can be in as much of season 5 as possible," said Katims. Production begins on the fifth season in March. (Entertainment Weekly's Ausiello Files) HBO has given a pilot order to Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Films for an untitled drama about a woman who walks out on her perfect marriage and children in order to fulfill her secret fantasies in the seedy underbelly of Los Angeles. »
- Jace
Taylor Kitsch may be done with Friday Night Lights
22 November 2009 7:32 AM, PST | AOL - TVSquad | See recent AOL - TVSquad news »
One of the most integral and interesting characters on Friday Night Lights may be out of the lineup for much of the rest of the season. And he may not be back for next season, either. Taylor Kitsch could be out of Friday Night Lights after the next few episodes. Michael Ausiello is reporting that executive producer Jason Katims confirmed that Taylor's conflicting schedule with a big screen project has mucked up the works.
Taylor's playing the title character in John Carter of Mars, a big screen adaptation of the famous Edgar Rice Burroughs' books, which isn't slated to be released until 2012, but will require extensive filming. It doesn't look like he'll be able to fit more of Friday Night Lights into the mix. And a lot of the predicament could be on the Disney side; will they free up his shooting schedule for John Carter to let him play Tim Riggins. »
- Allison Waldman
Exclusive: Taylor Kitsch leaving 'Friday Night Lights'?
20 November 2009 10:23 AM, PST | EW - Ausiello Files | See recent EW.com - The Ausiello Files news »
It looks like Tim Riggins will be warming the bench for at least a portion of Friday Night Lights' fifth season. Executive producer Jason Katims confirms that Taylor Kitsch will be off filming his lead role in John Carter of Mars, Disney's big-screen adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' book series, during production of Fnl's probable final season. As a result, he says Kitsch "will miss part" of the season. " we are communicating with the [John Carter] production to work out the schedule so that Taylor can be in as much of season 5 as possible." The news comes as production on Fnl's fourth season, »
- Michael Ausiello
Spike TV's 2009 Scream Awards: star-studded and surreal
28 October 2009 3:24 PM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
I don't know if you caught last night's 2009 Scream Awards on Spike TV last night. But if you didn't, then you missed out on one of the strangest parades of Hollywood back-patting ever staged. For those unfamiliar with this new heir to the Oscars and the Golden Globes, the Scream Awards are ostensibly all about celebrating the best in sci-fi, fantasy, and horror on both the big and the small screen. And just to show that the event is even cooler than the MTV Movie Awards, the categories honor such superlatives as Best Horror Movie, Best Villain, and my personal favorite, »
- Chris Nashawaty
Could Friday Night Lights Get Any Hotter? The Big Boss Spills All
28 October 2009 11:20 AM, PDT | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
Clear eyes, shirtless Riggins, can't lose! (Wait, is that not how the mantra goes?) The brilliant Friday Night Lights returns to TV tonight at 9 p.m. on DirecTV's channel 101, and even though Dillon football is in a state of upheaval, a few things remain the same: the heart, the humor, and yes, Taylor Kitsch will still "forget" to button those tricky buttons from time to time. But the big question is this: What happens to the series now that beloved characters like Riggins and Zach Gilford's Matt Saracen have graduated? Are we losing them forever? And what happens with their lovely ladies, Minka Kelly's Lyla Garrity and Aimee Teegarden's Julie Taylor? We caught up with »
Could Friday Night Lights Get Any Hotter? The Big Boss Spills All
28 October 2009 11:20 AM, PDT | E! Online | See recent E! Online - Movies and Television news »
Clear eyes, shirtless Riggins, can't lose! (Wait, is that not how the mantra goes?) The brilliant Friday Night Lights returns to TV tonight at 9 p.m. on DirecTV's channel 101, and even though Dillon football is in a state of upheaval, a few things remain the same: the heart, the humor, and yes, Taylor Kitsch will still "forget" to button those tricky buttons from time to time. But the big question is this: What happens to the series now that beloved characters like Riggins and Zach Gilford's Matt Saracen have graduated? Are we losing them forever? And what happens with their lovely ladies, Minka Kelly's Lyla Garrity and Aimee Teegarden's Julie Taylor? We caught up with »
Claws for concern? A Blu-ray review of X-Men Origins: Wolverine
25 October 2009 6:00 PM, PDT | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
Released on DVD and Blu-ray in the UK last Monday, 20th Century Fox's X-Men Origins: Wolverine has already broken records for disc sales in the USA.
Over the past week, I've been steadily working my way through the Blu-ray with its hours of bonus features.
Wolverine has been a somewhat controversial project. There were persistent rumours of production troubles; an unfinished version of the movie was leaked online a month before its cinema release; and when it did come out, it was clawed by critics and received mostly negative reviews.
Some have said the DNA of the 20th Century Fox franchise has mutated into a mess or even a monstrosity.
So what's it like? Is this a Blu-ray worth adding to your collection? Well, let's find out...
The Story
The film tells the backstory of Hugh Jackman's character, a man with superhuman healing powers which enable him to survive »
- David Bentley
X-Men Origins: Wolverine Keeps Breaking DVD and Bd Records
22 October 2009 12:36 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Announced Today That X-Men Origins: Wolverine Now Holds the Record as the...
#1 Best Selling 2009 New Release Blu-ray Disc
#1 Title On Cable VOD For The Second Week In A Row
One Of The Top 10 All Time Best Selling Blu-ray Titles Ever
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment's X-Men Origins: Wolverine continues to break records on the home entertainment charts. "The resounding success of Wolverine on Blu-ray reveals that the consumer still craves their movies the best way possible" said Mary Daily, Executive Vice President, Marketing, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.
Live Lookup, powered by IMDb launched on X-Men Origins: Wolverine and quickly became the studio's most successful Bd-Live feature to date. Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment/MGM currently have 4 titles sitting on the Top 20 Blu-ray New Release chart for the year, now including the #1 and #2 spots with X-Men Origins: Wolverine and Quantum of Solace, respectfully.
'Friday Night Lights': Exec producer Jason Katims teases season 4
21 October 2009 3:07 PM, PDT | EW - Hollywood Insider.com | See recent EW.com - Hollywood Insider news »
Are you ready for some football? No, not Monday Night Football—we're talking Friday Night Lights! Given that season 4 kicks off just one week from tonight (Oct. 28 at 9 p.m. on Directv; NBC will air these episodes in 2010), Fnl exec producer Jason Katims offers up the following teasers to get you fired up. Let us issue a Spoiler Alert and proceed: • Dillon will live every week like it’s Rivalry Week now that East Dillon High School has reopened. “The whole idea of this season is about this town being divided in two because of this new team,” says Katims. »
- Dan Snierson
Willem Dafoe Says John Carter of Mars Will Be "Mind-Blowing"
21 October 2009 6:17 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
Other than a few cast additions, the last news we had heard about Pixar's already-delayed live-action production John Carter of Mars came from actress Lynn Collins, who will play the Martian princess Dejah Thoris opposite Taylor Kitsch. Collins said that "some hair and makeup tests" had begun, but knew little else about the production.
Now, two-time Academy Award-nominated actor Willem Dafoe confirms that pre-production on the CGI/live-action mash-up is chugging along. Dafoe will portray Tars Tarkas, a four-armed, nine-foot-tall Martian, or "Barsoomian," as they are referred to in the classic 11-volume novel series by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Dafoe said that although his character will be rendered digitally, his performance should shine through, thanks to the incredible skills of the Pixar artists.
[Pixar will] use my face, but they'll enhance it in a way — both after and before — in a way that I may not be recognizable. But, I'm good with that. »
- BrentJS Sprecher
Willem Dafoe Talks John Carter of Mars & His Character
21 October 2009 4:26 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Not long after the announcement that Taylor Kitsch and Lynn Collins were cast in the lead roles in the upcoming adaptation of John Carter of Mars, Edgar Rice Burroughs’ series of novels, we found out the talented Willem Dafoe would be playing an important character in the film(s) as well.
At the time, we knew that Dafoe would be playing the role of Tars Tarkas, a big green Martian who eventually befriends the Kitsch’s John Carter, after an unfriendly beginning to their relationship. Tarkas is a warrior and leader of his people and a very unique one at that because he, against the laws and norms of his society, shows compassion and sympathy, and even had a child secretly with the woman he loved (child bearing is a major criminal offense of his people) - he actually believes war isn’t the answer for his kind.
Dafoe spoke »
- Rob Keyes
Avatar Not the Only Upcoming Film with Giant Aliens: John Carter of Mars Has 9-Foot Martians, Says Willem Dafoe
20 October 2009 12:44 PM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
Willem Dafoe is out promoting Antichrist, but a few people have also got him to talk a bit about his upcoming role in John Carter of Mars, the hybrid live-action CGI animation Disney feature to be directed by Pixar's Andrew Stanton. We know the basic story, that Confederate officer John Carter (Taylor Kitsch) is transported to Mars and initially finds himself among the green, four-armed Tharks. Dafoe plays Tars Tarkas, a Thark warrior. Now we've got a few more details on what to expect from the film; even though it's all very early stuff, having seen some of Avatar we can draw some conclusions. The key quotes come from an AICN interview. The first pertinent line should clarify a point that I think some people have found confusing: this is primarily a Disney movie, not a Pixar one. (Though Pixar will likely be involved in the animation process -- again, »
- Russ Fischer
Willem Dafoe Says 'John Carter Of Mars' Will Have Political Undertones
20 October 2009 8:00 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Willem Dafoe is a special man—a man deserving, like Tracy Morgan, of his own Oh Please Join Twitter campaign—and anything he has to say is intriguing to me. And it's especially intriguing if what he's talking about is "John Carter of Mars," Edgar Rice Burroughs' sci-fi series currently getting the big screen adaptation treatment from Pixar eye-candy guru Andrew Stanton ("Wall-e").
With shooting set to start in January, Dafoe's gearing up to play Tars Tarkas, a many-limbed green Martian warrior who befriends Carter (Taylor Kitsch) after he gets mysteriously transported from Civil War-era America to the Red Planet. And after getting a chance to see early takes on what his character will look like, Dafoe is pumped.
"I’ve seen renderings," the actor told MTV's Josh Horowitz recently while promoting "Antichrist" in Toronto. "Andrew Stanton comes out of Pixar and the amount of research and development that »
- Eric Ditzian
The Next X-Men Films Part One: Wolverine 2, First Class
19 October 2009 3:56 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
The folks at Empire had a chance to speak with Lauren Shuler Donner, producer of all films X-Men related, at the press junket for the release of X-Men Origins: Wolverine on Blu-ray and they discussed the future of the franchise.
The feature that Empire put together on the interview was broken down into four sections for each of the movies: Wolverine 2, X-Men: First Class, Deadpool, and Magneto. We’ll go through and discuss each, passing to you the key things Donner says and giving our thoughts on it and how it relates to what we expected to see from these movies since their inception.
To start, here’s the latest on Wolverine 2 and X-Men: First Class…
To start, they touched on the most definite film we’ll see coming our way in the next fear year: Wolverine 2.
“It’s actually the story we wanted to use for the first Wolverine film, »
- Rob Keyes
'Twilight,' 'True Blood,' and 'Alice in Wonderland' at the Spike TV Scream 2009 Awards (spoilers)
18 October 2009 2:47 AM, PDT | Twilight Examiner | See recent Twilight Examiner news »
Twilight won "Best Fantasy Movie" as against Coraline, Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince, Up, Watchmen, and X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Also, it was revealed that The Twilight Saga: New Moon and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse star Taylor Lautner took home the "Breakout Performance" award for his work in Twilight. Lautner beat out co-star Robert Pattinson, True Blood star Sam Trammell, Taylor Kitsch, Star Trek star Chris Pine, Will.I.Am, and Sam Worthington. He was on-hand .... "Most Anticipated Fantasy Film" award; Alice In Wonderland by Tim Burton (which incidentally stars New Moon's Michael Sheen as the "White Rabbit") won that esteemed accolade with Johnny Depp acce ... Kristen Stewart won the award for "Best Fantasy Actress," and Robert Pattinson won the award for "Best Fantasy Actor" even though neither were in attendance of the awards show. That makes for a total of four wins ... True Blood. Anna Paquin and fiance Stephen Moyer »
- thetwilightexaminer
The Scream 2009 awards (spoilers)
17 October 2009 11:10 PM, PDT | Twilight Examiner | See recent Twilight Examiner news »
Twilight and the cast were nominated in several categories are the 2009 Scream Awards. For starters, The Twilight Saga: New Moon and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse star Taylor Lautner was nominated for "Breakout Performance" in Twilight. Lautner was nominated alongside co-star Robert Pattinson, True Blood star Sam Trammell, Taylor Kitsch, Star Trek star Chris Pine, Will.I.Am, and Sam Worthington. In case you couldn't tell by the picture, Taylor Lautner did indeed win the award ... Twilight was also nominated for "Best Fantasy Movie" with Coraline, Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince, Up, Watchmen, and X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Twilight won and was also nominated for "Ultimate Scream," but the award was given to Star Trek. Cam Gigandet ... went to Alexander Skarsgard of True Blood. Michael Sheen's upcoming film by Tim Burton Alice In Wonderland .. Johnny Depp ... Footage from The Twilight Saga: New Moon was »
- thetwilightexaminer
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