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Helen Mirren joins Bruce Willis and Morgan Freeman in Red
6 November 2009 7:44 PM, PST | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren has joined the cast of Red, the film adaptation of the comic book miniseries written by Warren Ellis and published by Wildstorm.
The movie, starring Bruce Willis and Morgan Freeman, begins filming on January 11 and is set for release on November 19, 2010, with Robert Schwentke (Flightplan, The Time Traveler's Wife) directing.
Willis will be playing retired CIA agent Paul Moses who is targeted by assassins sent by the new leader of the CIA (Freeman) who wants to dispose of former agents who know too much.
Mirren, 64, whose casting was revealed by ScreenDaily and is now confirmed by Variety, is speculated to be playing the previous CIA boss who has stayed in touch with Moses.
In addition, John C. Reilly (The Aviator, Gangs of New York) and Mary-Louise Parker (Weeds, Angels in America, The West Wing) are in talks to join the film, according to The Hollywood Reporter. »
- David Bentley
Gerard Butler Joins Ralph Fiennes in Coriolanus
4 November 2009 5:59 AM, PST | movies.about.com | See recent movies.about.com news »
Ralph Fiennes is ready to take on the arduous task of producing, directing and starring in a modern version of Shakespeare's Roman tragedy, Coriolanus. Fiennes will tackle the lead role of Gaius Martius Coriolanus and Gerard Butler, hot off starring in and producing Law Abiding Citizen, will play General Tullus Aufidius of the Volscian army, a sworn enemy of Gaius Martius.
William Hurt and Vanessa Redgrave are also on board Fiennes' directorial debut. John Logan (The Aviator, The Last Samurai) adapted the screenplay. The Hollywood Reporter says filming is expected to begin in March in Serbia.
Shakespeare's tale follows one of Rome's greatest soldiers, Coriolanus, whose political aspirations are thwarted by two tribunes, Brutus and Sicinius. Banished from Rome after he rails against the system, Coriolanus joins with Rome's enemies, the Volscians. Fighting beside his former enemy Tullus Aufidius, Coriolanus and the Volscian army march on Rome. But after Coriolanus' mother, »
Film School 101: Protagonists
1 November 2009 4:57 AM, PST | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »
First off I need to apologize for the tardiness of this entry. I was infected with the swine pandemic and was unable to do anything but utter “Bbbbraaaiiinsssss…” feebly from my bed. Now I’m up and about again, so here we go.
One of the first things to do when making your movie is figure out who your main character is going to be. Now, you may pick your plot first and then figure what kind of protagonist you want or you may pick your characters and write about what they do – it all depends on your style of writing. In either case, understanding your protagonist(s) is very important since these are the people whom the plot revolves around, who we will come to know and love and who we will follow for the next 120 minutes. They will be our tour guides through your movie so you have »
- Marco Duran
Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio, George Clooney: Who'd make the best Frank Sinatra?
28 October 2009 1:00 PM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
Back in May, we heard about the Frank Sinatra biopic that Martin Scorsese will be directing with Universal producing. Now mega-stars Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio and George Clooney are rumored (courtesy of UK newspaper The Guardian) to be in contention for the role of Old Blue Eyes. It's probably important to note here that Clooney's rep, Stan Rosenfeld, told EW, "I wouldn't believe anything I read in British papers" -- which isn't exactly a denial -- while a Universal rep said the studio had no comment. (Reps for DiCaprio and Depp were not immediately available for comment.) Fact or fiction, »
- Archana Ram
Shutter Island Trailer #3
28 October 2009 8:03 AM, PDT | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »
Here’s the new trailer for Leonardo DiCaprio’s latest movie, “Shutter Island“. Also starring Mark Ruffalo, Ben Kingsley, Max von Sydow, Jackie Earle Hale and Emily Mortimer.
Shutter Island Synopsis: It’s 1954, and up-and-coming U.S. marshal Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) is assigned to investigate the disappearance of a patient from Shutter Island’s Ashecliffe Hospital. He’d been gunning for an assignment on the island for reasons of his own—but before long he wonders whether he hasn’t been brought there as part of a twisted plot by hospital doctors whose radical treatments range from unethical to illegal to downright sinister.
Teddy’s code-breaking skills soon provide a promising lead, but the hospital refuses him access to records he suspects would break the case wide open. As a hurricane cuts off communication with the mainland, more dangerous criminals “escape” in the confusion, and the puzzling, improbable clues proliferate, »
- Allan Ford
Depp, Clooney and DiCaprio Battling For Sinatra Role
27 October 2009 11:07 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Back in May of this year we reported on the fact that Martin Scorsese was going to be taking on the legendary figure of Frank Sinatra in a biopic about the singer, simply titled Sinatra. Along with that news came word that a couple of actors were lined up to play the titular man, in the form of Johnny Depp and Leonardo DiCaprio.
Depp was reportedly the studio’s first choice for the role, while DiCaprio’s name was being thrown around as a possibility more than anything, particularly because he’s lead many of Scorsese’s movies over the past few years (The Aviator, The Departed, Gangs of New York).
However, we get news today - thanks to The Guardian (via Cinemablend) that DiCaprio may be more in the running to play Sinatra than we first thought, along with the already-mentioned Depp (who I guess is seriously being looked »
- Ross Miller
October 23: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings
23 October 2009 3:49 PM, PDT | www.flickfilosopher.com | See recent FlickFilosopher news »
We know how it is: You’d like to go to the movies this weekend, but you were planning to fly around the globe this weekend. But you can have a multiplex-like experience at home with a collection of the right DVDs. And when someone asks you on Monday, “Hey, did you see Amelia this weekend?” you can reply, “No, I defied societal expectations from the comfort of my living room.” Instead Of: Amelia, a biopic of pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart (Hilary Swank) from director Mira Nair... Watch: First stop: the cable network A&E’s Biography of Earhart, for the completely fact-based side of her story. Then, go to 1985’s Out of Africa, for another tale of a woman -- author Isak Dinesen, real name Karen Blixen, played by Meryl Streep -- who lived life on her terms, too, in an era when society didn’t much care for women doing that. »
- MaryAnn Johanson
Directors of the Decade: Martin Scorsese
16 October 2009 8:51 AM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Robert here, with a new series on the filmmakers who've shaped the past ten years. We'll feature new directors who've lent their voice to the cinematic landscape as well as veterans. First up: Martin Scorsese
Number of Films: Six.
Modern Masterpieces: None.
Total Disasters: None
Better than you remember: Gangs of New York
Awards: 9 Oscars for his films (including 1 Best Director and 1 Best Picture)
Box Office: The Departed is his highest grossing at $132 million (though no film he directs makes as much as the A Shark Tale for which he lends his voice talents.)
Critical Consensus: High praise for all. Highest praise for No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
Favorite Actor: Leonardo DiCaprio stars in three films.
Let's talk about:
Oscar. It seems pretty obvious that the great Martin Scorsese started off this decade with a clear goal for himself: win an Oscar. Can you blame him? The man was considered by many, »
- Robert
tMF Talkback: Leonardo DiCaprio and Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Two awesome actors in similar mode?
5 October 2009 9:05 PM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
If you're going to ask me which movie of Leonardo DiCaprio I remember the most, I'd say - 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape', and I'll have to add that even though Johnny Depp headlines the flick, both him and Leo stood out with their heartfelt performances- with DiCaprio earning an Oscar nom for his role. While I am inclined to say that Leo's role appears to be the more challenging, the acclaim he received stems from the fact that he really put himself into Arnie and he became that character.
- - -
- - - In putting some more perspective, let's see how the Lasse Hallstrom's movie fared with the critics - In 'Grape' Chicago Tribune's Roger Ebert said:
The special quality of "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" is not its oddness, however, but its warmth. Johnny Depp, as Gilbert, has specialized in playing outsiders ("Edward Scissorhands," "Benny »
- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
tMF Talkback: Leonardo DiCaprio and Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Two awesome actors in similar mode?
5 October 2009 9:05 PM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
If you're going to ask me which movie of Leonardo DiCaprio I remember the most, I'd say - 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape', and I'll have to add that even though Johnny Depp headlines the flick, both him and Leo stood out with their heartfelt performances- with DiCaprio earning an Oscar nom for his role. While I am inclined to say that Leo's role appears to be the more challenging, the acclaim he received stems from the fact that he really put himself into Arnie and he became that character.
- - -
- - - In putting some more perspective, let's see how the Lasse Hallstrom's movie fared with the critics - In 'Grape' Chicago Tribune's Roger Ebert said:
The special quality of "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" is not its oddness, however, but its warmth. Johnny Depp, as Gilbert, has specialized in playing outsiders ("Edward Scissorhands," "Benny »
- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
tMF Talkback: Leonardo DiCaprio and Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Two awesome actors in similar mode?
5 October 2009 9:05 PM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
If you're going to ask me which movie of Leonardo DiCaprio I remember the most, I'd say - 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape', and I'll have to add that even though Johnny Depp headlines the flick, both him and Leo stood out with their heartfelt performances- with DiCaprio earning an Oscar nom for his role. While I am inclined to say that Leo's role appears to be the more challenging, the acclaim he received stems from the fact that he really put himself into Arnie and he became that character.
- - -
- - - In putting some more perspective, let's see how the Lasse Hallstrom's movie fared with the critics - In 'Grape' Chicago Tribune's Roger Ebert said:
The special quality of "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" is not its oddness, however, but its warmth. Johnny Depp, as Gilbert, has specialized in playing outsiders ("Edward Scissorhands," "Benny »
- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
tMF Talkback: Leonardo DiCaprio and Joseph Gordon-Levitt - Two awesome actors in similar mode?
5 October 2009 9:05 PM, PDT | The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news »
If you're going to ask me which movie of Leonardo DiCaprio I remember the most, I'd say - 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape', and I'll have to add that even though Johnny Depp headlines the flick, both him and Leo stood out with their heartfelt performances- with DiCaprio earning an Oscar nom for his role. While I am inclined to say that Leo's role appears to be the more challenging, the acclaim he received stems from the fact that he really put himself into Arnie and he became that character.
- - -
- - - In putting some more perspective, let's see how the Lasse Hallstrom's movie fared with the critics - In 'Grape' Chicago Tribune's Roger Ebert said:
The special quality of "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" is not its oddness, however, but its warmth. Johnny Depp, as Gilbert, has specialized in playing outsiders ("Edward Scissorhands," "Benny »
- modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
Interview With The Vampire: John C. Reilly
5 October 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »
Let's be honest. John C. Reilly isn't exactly the first person you would think of when "vampire" comes to mind. Yet, here he is, starring in Cirque Du Freak , director Paul Weitz's adaptation of the first three novels in author Darren Shan's series. Surprisingly enough, he pulls it off as Larten Crepsley, in spite of that wild hair, not to mention everyone's current perception of Reilly being a comedy actor ( Walk Hard , Step Brothers ). However, if you trace his career, he has always been one to throw us off guard, from his early days in Brian De Palma's Casualties of War to Dolores Claiborne , Paul Anderson's Boogie Nights and Magnolia , Chicago and Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York and The Aviator . This month, he's a 220-year-old bloodsucker who... »
Gil Birmingham Playing On The Set Of 'Eclipse' And Miley Cyrus Is Feeling Better In Today's Twitter-Wood
2 October 2009 4:00 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Warmoth's out again today. He hates me, you see. Really though, he busts his rear for this column and he gets a break whenever he wants it. The Twitter-Wood was relatively quiet today, but not so quiet that I've got nothing for you. Aubrey O'Day made some noise with a fairly scandalous TwitPic, the one that earned today's Twitter Pic of the Day honors. There were some strong runner-up contenders however from Danny Masterson and Fred Durst.
On the text tweet front, Amber Benson talks about her painful future as a roller derby girl, Rainn Wilson makes a startling observation, Michael McKean comes up with a brilliant movie idea and Ice-t addresses a very personal rumor. Plus, Gil Birmingham from the totally unpopular "Twilight" series brings an update from the set of "Eclipse." I'm @geminibros and this is your Twitter-Wood for October 2, 2009. Have a kickass weekend, y'all.
Twitter Pic of the Day
AubreyODay http://twitpic. »
- Adam Rosenberg
Christopher Nolan’s ‘Inception’ Headed for IMAX
2 October 2009 4:27 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Since Christopher Nolan’s upcoming sci-fi film, Inception, premiered its teaser trailer in August, news and footage from the film have been rolling out steadily.
Today, we got word that Inception would receive a dual release in both standard 35mm and in IMAX. Check out the full text of the press release from the IMAX Corporation and Warner Bros. below for the details and our thoughts.
IMAX Corporation and Warner Bros. Pictures today announced that Inception, directed by Christopher Nolan (”The Dark Knight”) and starring multiple Oscar(R) nominee Leonardo DiCaprio (”Blood Diamond,” “The Aviator”), will be released to IMAX(R) theatres simultaneously with the film’s wide release in conventional theatres on July 16, 2010. The film marks the third IMAX project for Christopher Nolan, following the record-breaking IMAX release of “The Dark Knight,” which grossed more than $65 million at IMAX theatres. Inception, a contemporary sci-fi action film set within the architecture of the mind, »
- Rob Frappier
Christopher Nolan’s Inception Will be Shown in IMAX. But it Wasn’t Shot in IMAX. Fuck.
1 October 2009 1:59 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
IMAX has just announced that Christopher Nolan’s latest film “Inception” will be released next year in IMAX. Great news, right? Unfortunately, the news could be better and here’s why: since the film was shot using conventional 35mm cameras and not using the actual IMAX cameras, the IMAX release is going to be using the IMAX Dmr technology to blow up the image to fill the screen. So while it’ll still look good, it won’t be the oh my god quality that was “The Dark Knight”. Look, I’m still extremely excited to see “Inception” in IMAX, I just wish at least part of it was shot using real IMAX cameras. Anyway, we’ve been sent a press release and it’s after the jump. It’s filled with the usual stuff that says how excited everyone is to be working together.
IMAX Corporation and Warner Bros. Pictures today announced that Inception, »
- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
New The Vampire’s Assistant Poster
27 September 2009 7:05 AM, PDT | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »
The poster for “Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assitant” has just been released.
“Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant,” based on the popular series of books by Darren Shan, is a fantasy-adventure about a teenager who unknowingly breaks a 200-year-old truce between two warring factions of vampires. Pulled into a fantastic life of misunderstood sideshow freaks and grotesque creatures of the night, one teen will vanish from the safety of a boring existence and fulfill his destiny in a place drawn from nightmares.
The film is directed by Paul Weitz (American Pie, Down to Earth, In Good Company, About a Boy), the brother of New Moon director Chris Weitz. Stars John C. Reilly (Magnolia, Chicago, The Aviator, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story), Ray Stevenson (The Punisher, King Arthur), Josh Hutcherson (Journey to the Center of the Earth), Salma Hayek (Desperado, Fools Rush In, Frida), Willem Dafoe (Platoon, »
- Allan Ford
Ridley Scott To Direct Vampire Film?
17 September 2009 9:49 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Variety is reporting that Star Trek: Nemesis screenwriter John Logan has been brought on-board to write an adaptation of The Passage, a nearly 1200 page vampire novel written by Jordan Ainsley (the pseudonym of Justin Cronin). Fox 2000 are developing the vampire film for Ridley Scott to possibly direct, which would see him and Logan work together for the first time since 2000’s Gladiator.
Two years ago Fox 2000 paid an undisclosed seven figure sum for the rights to The Passage, the first in a a three-series book about the unleashing of bloodthirsty vampires. The rights were sold based on the first 400 pages of book, along with an outline, but the film adaptation has waited while the rest of the book was being completed. From Variety, here is the synopsis of The Passage novel:
“Terminally ill patients become healthy after they are bitten by bats in South America, and the government conducts secret »
- Ross Miller
Ridley Scott Sinks Fangs into New Vampire Movie
17 September 2009 2:45 AM, PDT | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »
Most guys in their 70s are looking to slow down, if they haven't done that already. But being a Wal-Mart greeter and recreational golfer is not in Ridley Scott's future. I've never seen him busier as a director and producer. He has about 20 films on his calendar, and he just added one more.
Scott might direct the film version of Justin Cronin's vampire novel, The Passage, and Variety reports that Fox 2000 has hired John Logan to adapt the book. Logan, who has written everything from The Aviator to Gladiator, apparently got paid seven figures for his services, so I guess the studio is expecting big things. »
- Colin Boyd
Fox Pits 'Gladiator' Writer Against Their Vampiric 'Passage'
16 September 2009 2:02 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
I wish vampires were real. Not because I have any interest in seeing the world devolve into "True Blood" coming-out-of-the-coffin antics, but because I'm curious if their still blood boils at the thought of how Hollywood has been capitalizing on their image of late. Just when you thought the newly rekindled global studio lust for all things fanged could not possibly become any more saturated, along comes Fox to drop another title in the seemingly bottomless bucket of bloodsuckers: The Passage, an unpublished novel written by Justin Cronin under the pseudonym Jordan Ainsley.
Considering the seven-figures Variety reports Fox 2000 has already poured into the rights to turn the work into a film (news you should recall from Weinberg's article here), it's no surprise they're now breaking out an Oscar nominated screenwriting gun to help differentiate their vampire world from the rising cacophony of films it will be joining in the next year or two. »
- Peter Hall
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