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Bisley Pleads Not Guilty To Assault
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Australian actor Steve Bisley has pleaded not guilty to assault charges after he was accused of attacking his ex-wife in September.
The Mad Max star was arrested following an altercation with Sally Burleigh at a property in Balmain, Sydney on 6 September.
Burleigh alleges her former partner slammed her head into a wall during a heated argument.
Bisley, 57, was subsequently charged with one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm and one of common assault.
He entered a not guilty plea to both charges and Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court heard testimony from Senior Constable Matthew Holt, who spoke to Burleigh after the incident.
Holt told the court, "(Burleigh said) 'There are dents on the wall where he pushed me; I think that's how I got my marks on my elbows. I also have ringing in my ears because he pushed my head against the wall.'"
The case continues.
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Mel Gibson To Go On 'Summer Vacation'
15 December 2009 5:25 PM, PST
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Mel Gibson will star in "How I Spent My Summer Vacation," based on a screenplay he wrote. It's described as an action drama.
"Summer Vacation" centers on a career criminal who gets caught by Mexican authorities and is sent to a drug- and crime-filled prison, where he learns how to survive with the help of a 9-year-old boy.Though "Summer Vacation" would seem a natural fit for Gibson to helm, he is passing the torch to his protege Adrian Grunberg, who was first a.d. on "Apocalypto." Stacy Perskie, who was second a.d. on the Mayan thriller, will produce "Summer Vacation."Gibson’s Icon Prods., which financed "Apocalypto," is putting up the coin for "Summer Vacation." Gibson has been quietly scouting locations south of the border for nearly a year and will start shooting the pic in March in San Diego and Mexico’s Veracruz state, which provided the backdrop for "Apocalypto.
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Mel Gibson Takes A Summer Vacation
15 December 2009 2:25 PM, PST
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After almost eight years away from screens as an actor and it looks like Mel Gibson is returning to starring roles in a big way.
Following the star’s forthcoming projects Edge of Darkness and the Jodie Foster directed The Beaver (alongside his own directing duties for the forthcoming Leonardo DiCaprio Viking film) comes news that Gibson will write and star in the action drama, How I Spent My Summer Vacation.
According to Variety:
“Summer Vacation centers on a career criminal who gets caught by Mexican authorities and is sent to a drug- and crime-filled prison, where he learns how to survive with the help of a 9-year-old boy.”
The film will be the third film that the actor-director has written, following The Passion of the Christ and Apocalypto – but this will be the first that he doesn’t direct. Vacation will be directed by Adrian Grunberg, who was First
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- Niall Browne
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The Notable Films of 2010: Part One
15 December 2009 7:47 AM, PST
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After such success with this last year, today comes the first in a multi-chapter look at the various cinematic releases hitting the U.S. in 2010.
Each 'Volume' contains brief descriptions and editorial opinion/analysis of around 25-30 films, and at present it's looking to run around nine volumes in length.
Expect the remaining ones to go up between now and the first official weekend of releases on January 8th.
13
Opens: 2010
Cast: Jason Statham, Alexander Skarsgard, Mickey Rourke, Ray Winstone, 50 Cent
Director: Géla Babluani
Summary: A remake of 2005 French thriller "13 (Tzameti)". A naive young man assumes a dead man's identity and finds himself embroiled in an underground world of power, violence, and chance where men gamble behind closed doors on the lives of other men.
Analysis: Remakes are very common, the same director remaking his own film in English is rarer but still not unheard of ("Funny Games," "Bangkok Dangerous," "The
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The Notable Films of 2010: Part One
15 December 2009 7:47 AM, PST
| Dark Horizons
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After such success with this last year, today comes the first in a multi-chapter look at the various cinematic releases hitting the U.S. in 2010.
Each 'Volume' contains brief descriptions and editorial opinion/analysis of around 25-30 films, and at present it's looking to run around nine volumes in length.
Expect the remaining ones to go up between now and the first official weekend of releases on January 8th.
13
Opens: 2010
Cast: Jason Statham, Alexander Skarsgard, Mickey Rourke, Ray Winstone, 50 Cent
Director: Géla Babluani
Summary: A remake of 2005 French thriller "13 (Tzameti)". A naive young man assumes a dead man's identity and finds himself embroiled in an underground world of power, violence, and chance where men gamble behind closed doors on the lives of other men.
Analysis: Remakes are very common, the same director remaking his own film in English is rarer but still not unheard of ("Funny Games," "Bangkok Dangerous," "The
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- Garth Franklin
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Mel Gibson Spends His ‘Summer Vacation’
15 December 2009 5:20 AM, PST
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Just yesterday we informed you that Mel Gibson is headed back to the director’s chair to helm a new Viking film — and judging from your comments, that’s a less than exciting proposition.
This morning, karma has seen fit to deliver you a double whammy of Gibson — not only will he be directing the untitled Viking movie, but he’ll also be returning in an acting capacity in How I Spent My Summer Vacation, based on a screenplay that Gibson himself wrote for his Apocalypto team.
In a twist that seems to reflect how strangely Gibson’s mind works, the subject material of the film is less peppy than you’d think by reading the title:
“[The film] centers on a career criminal who gets caught by Mexican authorities and is sent to a drug- and crime-filled prison, where he learns how to survive with the help of a 9-year-old boy.
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Mel Gibson To Direct, DiCaprio To Star In Viking Epic
15 December 2009 4:18 AM, PST
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Mel Gibson has signed on to direct an as-yet-untitled Viking epic, to be scripted by The Departed/Kingdom of Heaven/Body of Lies scribe William Monahan. Leonardo DiCaprio has signed on to star. Graham King, producer of Gibson’s upcoming films, Edge of Darkness and The Departed, is financing the film through his production shingle, Gk Films, partnered with Gibson’s own Icon Productions. All that is known about the story of the film is that is is a drama set in the Viking world, and that Leo will most assuredly play a Viking in the piece.
From Graham King’s lips to God’s ears:
“This will be an awe-inspiring story, created with some of the industry’s finest cinematic talent and I am just over the moon to be making this film with Mel, Leo and Bill.”
Hop to the source for a nice shot of Mel Gibson
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DiCaprio is Mel Gibson’s Viking
14 December 2009 5:26 AM, PST
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If Mel Gibson is truly planning a return to the limelight, who better to cast as his leading man than Leonardo DiCaprio?
That’s exactly what’s happening, because Gibson has signed on to direct an untitled drama about Vikings that will star DiCaprio, scripted by William Monahan. You might know Monahan as the screenwriter of The Departed, Body of Lies and Kingdom of Heaven.
If DiCaprio isn’t the first face that pops into your head when you think of Vikings, then you’re not alone — which tells me Gibson and Monahan are likely going for a different take on Nordic culture. The film will begin shooting in fall of 2010, outside of the studio system.
Currently, details are sparse regarding ‘Viking’, but DiCaprio has apparently long been fascinated with the culture and is set to play a Viking “in a storyline that will be as unsparing as Gibson’s other period directing efforts.
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- John Cooper
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Casting Notes: Elijah Wood, Andrea Savage, Hobbit Begins Casting This Week
8 December 2009 8:56 AM, PST
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George Miller may have a new Mad Max movie brewing, but before that happens he's got to finish a film that is the polar opposite of the action sequel: Happy Feet 2. (I guess it's kind of an action sequel, too.) Elijah Wood and Robin Williams are returning to the roles they voiced in the original film (Mumble and Ramon, respectively) and will do the voice work in Australia early next year. Miller again wrote the script; hopefully he gets all the dancing out of his system before making Mad Max. Actually, scratch that. I think Max could probably cut a mean rug. [THR]
After the break, Andrea Savage has dinner with schmucks, and the latest on The Hobbit.
Dinner for Schmucks, the Jay Roach-directed remake of French film Le Diner de Cons, already has some great cast members. Zach Galifianakis, Steve Carell and Paul Rudd are all at the table.
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- Russ Fischer
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Elijah Wood Back For Happy Feet 2
8 December 2009 5:56 AM, PST
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Elijah Wood and fellow co-star Robin Williams have signed up for Happy Feet 2. Just exactly what the world needs – another Happy Feet film. The Hollywood Reporter have it that Woods and Williams will be heading down under early next year to record their parts. The original had a fairly large cast of A-listers, but only Wood and Williams are confirmed so far. Nothing is known of plot details, needless to say, it will revolve around dancer extraordinaire – Mumbles, and an adventure somewhere. Recently, Robin Williams announced his movie choices will take a darker turn…did this include Happy Feet?
George Miller is also prepping Mad Max: Fury Road, so it will be interesting to see which comes first. The first Happy Feet film was as daft as a brush with a stellar cast. It also won an Oscar. Where will Mumbles go to next? Broadway?
Miller has produced kids
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- Martyn Conterio
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News Shorts: December 7th 2009
7 December 2009 9:29 AM, PST
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Posters for Buried, Iron Man 2, Kick Ass, Chloe, Solomon Kane, Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang, Death at a Funeral, Rec 2.
A review/break down of the script for the Red Dawn remake.
The final runtime of "Avatar" clocks in at 161 minutes. While a secret Hollywood Foreign Press Association screening took place the other day, the UK premiere and several international press screenings in a few days time mean that critical reviews will hit the Net in force on Friday and over the weekend.
"Peter Jackson says the talk of "The Hobbit" delays are just that - talk. Both scripts are to be delivered just after Christmas, and then "we’ll be shooting as soon as we possibly can, but you need a certain amount of time to finish the pre-production". He also expects the December 2011 release plan remains unchanged..." (full details)
"Robert Duvall says that director Terry Gilliam
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News Shorts: December 7th 2009
7 December 2009 9:29 AM, PST
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Posters for Buried, Iron Man 2, Kick Ass, Chloe, Solomon Kane, Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang, Death at a Funeral, Rec 2.
A review/break down of the script for the Red Dawn remake.
The final runtime of "Avatar" clocks in at 161 minutes. While a secret Hollywood Foreign Press Association screening took place the other day, the UK premiere and several international press screenings in a few days time mean that critical reviews will hit the Net in force on Friday and over the weekend.
"Peter Jackson says the talk of "The Hobbit" delays are just that - talk. Both scripts are to be delivered just after Christmas, and then "we’ll be shooting as soon as we possibly can, but you need a certain amount of time to finish the pre-production". He also expects the December 2011 release plan remains unchanged..." (full details)
"Robert Duvall says that director Terry Gilliam
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Mel Gibson Heading to Mexican Prison
7 December 2009 7:01 AM, PST
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Governor Fidel Herrera of Veracruz, Mexico, has today announced that part of the famous Ignacio Allende prison will be emptied in January 2010, because:
“A grand production will be filmed there with our friend, the actor and producer Mel Gibson.”
Although it was reported that Gibson visited the prison in April 2008, there has been no information released as to what this film will actually be about. Internet speculation suggests that it could quite possibly center on political prisoner Jesus Arriaga simply because he is the most well known inmate of the prison.
“Jesús Arriaga, better known as “Chucho el Roto,” was held at Fort San Juan de Ulúa where he died. It is not known if he died of natural causes, as a result of a fight with other prisoners or by other means. Chucho was a Robin Hood figure who lived during the 19th century. He stole from the rich and gave to the poor,
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Tom Hardy is Mad Max? Not so fast
4 December 2009 2:48 PM, PST
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The casting game of musical chairs continues. Though it appeared that the casting of Tom Hardy to play the lead in Mad Max: Fury Road was pretty much a done deal, Hardy himself says that isn’t true.
“[Director George Miller] hasn’t actually confirmed that,” says Hardy about his casting. “The audition process had nothing to do with Max and nothing to do with the story or the script. It was unorthodox to the point where actually I could have been auditioning for anything. It was an anonymous read.”
Though there is no official word on Hardy’s casting, the Bronson actor says “it’s strongly coming in my direction. I would be preparing for that role. The Mad Max figure is a big figure, and I have to get my head around that.”
Will the new Mad Max be a a rehash of the original film starring Mel Gibson?
“He is Mad Max.
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Exclusive: Tom Hardy On Charlize Theron And The 'Massive' Scale Of 'Mad Max: Fury Road'
4 December 2009 1:00 PM, PST
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"It's terrifying."
That's how Tom Hardy describes the ginormous scale of "Mad Max: Fury Road." And it's a terror the British actor will confront next year as he takes over the title role pioneered by Mel Gibson in George Miller's three previous post-apocalyptic action flicks.
"It's massive. It's enormous," he continued. "It's like turning a mountain upside down and pouring it through a sieve."
Guiding him through this Herculean task will be Miller – the film's budget is reported to be $100 million – and for that, Hardy is insanely thankful. "There's something very attractive about working with George," the actor said during the interview with MTV's Josh Horowitz. "It's like being in a family and trying to create something together and let's trying to go across the ocean in a canoe. If anybody can do, it's George."
"[It's] dangerous, but not big," he added with a laugh.
Hardy went on to explain
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Tom Hardy might be the new Mad Max..
3 December 2009 12:43 PM, PST
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George Miller is looking towards Tom Hardy to star in the upcoming Mad Max: Fury Road film which is by far the greatest casting choice I have seen this year. MTV news caught up with Tom Hardy about this and here is what he had to say:
Hardy first wanted to set the record straight on his casting in the “Mad Max” movie. “George hasn’t actually confirmed that,” he revealed, quickly adding that “it’s strongly coming in my direction. I would be preparing for that role.” While it certainly sounds like a lock, both from the reports we’ve been getting and from the actor’s own words, the guy can be forgiven for not wanting to spread around any wrong information.
That said, he’s certainly educating himself on the role, and coming to terms with the fact that he could very well be stepping into
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Update: Tom Hardy not confirmed for new ‘Mad Max’
3 December 2009 11:59 AM, PST
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The casting game of musical chairs continues. Though it appeared that the casting of Tom Hardy to play the lead in Mad Max: Fury Road was pretty much a done deal, Hardy himself says that isn’t true.
“[Director George Miller] hasn’t actually confirmed that,” says Hardy about his casting. “The audition process had nothing to do with Max and nothing to do with the story or the script. It was unorthodox to the point where actually I could have been auditioning for anything. It was an anonymous read.”
Though there is no official word on Hardy’s casting, the Bronson actor says “it’s strongly coming in my direction. I would be preparing for that role. The Mad Max figure is a big figure, and I have to get my head around that.”
Will the new Mad Max be a a rehash of the original film starring Mel Gibson?
“He is Mad Max.
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Tom Hardy on (Hopefully) Becoming Mad Max
3 December 2009 11:23 AM, PST
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You have to have a wait-and-see approach to Mad Max 4. It's a cool story, even though the third movie is mostly stinky, but enough time has passed that it might be due for another chapter. Of course, with the apocalypse more popular than ever, Mad Max: Fury Road might sink into the background as just another sub-genre movie.
Director George Miller is returning to the scene of the crime, and it's a gamble to put so much of the burden of this film on the shoulders of Tom Hardy, likely to be the new Max Rockatansky. Yes, the first film did the same thing with a young Mel Gibson, and look how that worked out for the franchise and its star. However, Mad Max is a brand name now, so there are expectations. I'm not saying Hardy's a bad fit, but I am saying convincing people might be a bit of a process.
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Tom Hardy Talks Mad Max 4
3 December 2009 1:20 AM, PST
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Talented British actor Tom Hardy (RocknRolla, Bronson) has taken part in an interview with MTV where he spoke about George Miller’s upcoming fourth installment of his iconic Mad Max series, currently known as Fury Road.
Before any questions were even asked, Hardy wanted to state that he has still not officially been cast as Mad Max:
“George (Miller) hasn’t actually confirmed that. It’s strongly coming in my direction. I would be preparing for that role.”
Now whilst I’m a fan of Tom Hardy, this statement still gives me a glimmer of hope that Mel Gibson himself may yet return to play the role which he made so iconic. As a huge fan of the Mad Max trilogy I trust creator George Miller to deliver an excellent fourth movie, however there are just some characters in cinematic history that have been portrayed so perfectly by an
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Tom Hardy's Mel worry
3 December 2009 12:00 AM, PST
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Tom Hardy is terrified about following in Mel Gibson's footsteps. The 'RocknRolla' actor has been repeatedly linked with taking on the role first made famous by the 'Braveheart' star in new movie 'Fury Road', and although it isn't totally confirmed that he has the role, Tom is already preparing for the film – but admits he is worried about appearing to mimic the Australian star. He said: ''It's strongly coming in my direction. I would be preparing for that role. ''The Mad Max figure is a big figure, and I have to get my head around that. I would have to pick up where ..
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