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Django Unchained Trailer to Debut with Prometheus
25 May 2012 5:59 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Quentin Tarantino was in Cannes this past week to show off a sizzle reel from his upcoming Western Django Unchained. Those lucky enough to have seen it have done nothing but praise it. Most of us, though, still have to wait a while before getting a glimpse of this action yarn starring Jamie Foxx as a former slave trying to retrieve his wife from a ruthless plantation owner.
Apparently, if we are to believe rumors, the wait to see footage from Django Unchained isn't going to be as long as we initially thought. Word around the internet this late Friday afternoon, heading into Memorial Day Weekend is, we will be getting the first trailer on June 8th.
According to various inside sources, the trailer will be debuting in front of 20th Century Fox's Prometheus. There is no connection between the two films, other than that Prometheus is rated R, and »
- MovieWeb
Life Of Pi changes release dates
24 May 2012 12:49 AM, PDT | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
The release date of Dec. 21st has moved to Nov. 21st for Ang Lee's Life of Pi, starring Suraj Sharma Twentieth Century Fox has moved the well-received film out of the holiday slot to Thanksgiving weekend, reports Variety. The release date change is due to the film sharing space with three wide openers in Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, Carrie Mulligan and Joel Edgerton, Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained also with DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Kurt Russell and more, as well as Sony's untitled Bin Laden movie. Thanksgiving's still a busy time, and I wouldn't expect the film to top the charts over DreamWorks and Paramount's Rise of the Guardians, nor FilmDistrict's Red Dawn reboot. Another opener during that time is Weinstein Co's The Silver Linings Playbook, starring Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, Bradley Cooper and Taylor Schilling. »
Django Unchained to Include Surprise Guest Stars
22 May 2012 3:30 PM, PDT | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
Here's a little tidbit of movie information I thought I'd pass along regarding Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained. Harvey Weinstein revealed that there could be a couple of “surprise” guest-stars in the movie. We have no idea who these guest stars will be, so I guess we'll just have to wait to see the movie.
Sacha Baron Cohen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Kurt Russell were attached to the film at one point but they ended up dropping out of it for one reason or another. Maybe these guest-stars will be replacing those actors. Or maybe they're just a couple of last minute additions to the film.
Tarantino is still in the process of shooting the film, but some of it was screened at the Cannes Film Festival and it's gotten nothing but positive buzz. I can't wait to see this movie!
Here's the official synopsis:
Set in the South two years before the Civil War, »
- Venkman
‘Django Unchained’ May Have Room For Surprise Cameos; Won’t Be Ready For Fall Festival Circuit
22 May 2012 12:54 PM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
If there is one studio to own the week thus far, it is without a shadow of doubt, The Weinstein Company. Before this morning’s unveiling of Andrew Dominik‘s Killing Them Softly (our review) at Cannes, the first glorious teaser for Paul Thomas Anderson‘s The Master was released. In between that they had a presentation, showing off more from their Philip Seymour Hoffman/Joaquin Phoenix drama, a look at David O. Russell‘s Silver Linings and then the first footage from Quentin Tarantino‘s Django Unchained. We wrapped it all up, but new information has been revealed about the upcoming spaghetti western.
Kurt Russell and Sacha Baron Cohen both recently left the project due to scheduling and other issues, but there has been no word about replacements or if Tarantino will be cutting any parts. We now have a hint, as head honcho Harvey Weinstein spoke to Deadline, »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
Jason Gedrick joins Dexter
22 May 2012 4:08 AM, PDT | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Dexter rides in Jason Gedrick of HBO's Luck Jason Gedrick has joined the cast of Dexter in it's seventh season, playing a manager of a gentleman's club in Miami, which is linked to a high-profile murder cast, reports Deadline. Gedrick, who impressed with his performance in HBO's now canceled horseracing series Luck, is a very experienced TV actor for the most part, with credits including Windfall, Boomtown, Falcone, Desperate Housewives and Necessary Roughness among many more. He can also be seen on November 11th in The Hallmark Channel's family film The Wishing Tree, alongside Erica Cerra, Emmalyn Estrada, Carrie Genzel, Rchard Harmon and Angelo Renai. Film-wise, Gedrick's been in Kurt Russell and William Baldwin starrer Backdraft »
Harvey Weinstein Says "Surprise" Co-Stars Could Still Join 'Django Unchained'
21 May 2012 3:22 PM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
We've all got to hand it to Harvey Weinstein. The guy plays an Academy voter room like a fiddle and he knows exactly what to say to entice the press as well. The Weinstein Company just showed off roughly 10 minutes of Quentin Tarantino's Western/slave drama "Django Unchained" to press today in Cannes, which we described as, "pure Tarantino through and through. Longtime fans of the director are going to be thrilled."
Right there, that's more enough to whet the appetite of all Qt fans who cannot wait until December 25th, when the film finally lands in theaters, but there's more. Hot on the heels of news that revealed that both Kurt Russell and Sacha Baron Cohen had to drop out of their roles in the films for various reasons, Weinstein teased some additional surprises in the film.
Details are vague, but Weinstein told Deadline that "Django Unchained" has »
- Edward Davis
First Trailer For DC’s Arrow
19 May 2012 2:00 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Herein you will find the first full length trailer for the latest DC adaptation, Arrow, based on their character The Green Arrow. It will be screened on the CW network in The Americas.
We reported on Stephen Amell (90210, Vampire Diaries) landing the lead role back in February, and he seems to be running with it. As you’ll gather from the trailer, it’s verrrrrrrrrrrrrry Batman Begin-y. Millionaire playboy goes out of town, grows a Kurt Russell-style beard, learns to be a badass, comes back to town, gains a super hero alter-ego, avenges his father, takes out goons. I’m surprised DC aren’t suing themselves.
Here’s the official synopsis:
A 27 year old reformed bad boy, who after having spent five years shipwrecked on a tiny, brutally dangerous island in the South China Sea, returns to town a different man. Or to be more specific, a tortured, thoughtful »
- John Sharp
Exclusive Media’s Still Of Night Starring Michelle Monaghan And Susan Sarandon; Jonathan Mostow Directs
18 May 2012 1:14 PM, PDT | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
Exclusive Media will finance and produce the new thriller Still Of Night, written and to be directed by Jonathan Mostow (Terminator 3, U-571, Breakdown) and starring Michelle Monaghan (Source Code) with Academy Award winner Susan Sarandon (Dead Man Walking) in final negotiations to star, it was announced today by Exclusive Media Co-Chairmen, Nigel Sinclair and Guy East.
Exclusive Media will produce the film alongside writer/director Jonathan Mostow and Steve Alexander.
A paranoia thriller that builds to a pulse-pounding crescendo, Still Of Night is a smart, stylish ride packed with shocking twists that will give you nightmares – because it could actually happen to you. Katie Tyler (Michelle Monaghan) is an aspiring career woman with everything finally falling into place.until her sister Gwen disappears. Fully aware of Gwen.s tainted past and suddenly left to take care of her young daughter, Katie sets out determined to bring her back. But as »
- Michelle McCue
Close up: Cannes kicks off
17 May 2012 8:30 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Catch up with the last seven days in the world of film
The big story
It's kind of difficult to miss: Cannes 2012 started yesterday: the bees knees when it comes to film festivals. With oceans of frocked-up glamour, yards of cutting-edge features, hordes of grinning A-listers, and enough buzz to drown out the incessant whine of private jets flying overhead, it's finally here.
The opening film, as you may or may not have gathered, was Moonrise Kingdom, the new one from Wes Anderson, boasting the mix of big shots and quirkmeisters we have come to expect. Here's what Peter Bradshaw thought of it, here's what Peter and the rest of the Guardian's team were prepared to say on camera, and here's what the whole thing looked like.
Of course, Cannes isn't just about one film: there's a whole competition lineup to get through before the Palme d'Or is declared on Sunday week. »
Film Junk Podcast Episode #368: Dark Shadows
15 May 2012 9:36 PM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
0:00 - Intro 2:40 - Review: Dark Shadows 31:30 - Headlines: Edgar Wright Teases Ant-Man Movie, Jody Hill to Direct a Dukes of Hazzard Reboot?, Kurt Russell Drops Out of Django Unchained, Argo Trailer, Gangster Squad Trailer 49:25 - Other Stuff We Watched: Saturday Night Live, Kicking It, English Premiere League Soccer, Demons, Demons II, Haywire, Assault on a Queen, The Asphyx, Platform Moon, Face Off, The Silent Partner, Shark Night, Road to Perdition, Ed Wood, Veep, The Pitch, Celebrity Apprentice 1:40:00 - Junk Mail: Too Negative, Director's Voices + Beakman's World vs. Bill Nye the Science Guy, Tony Stark Meets the General, Cult / Character Actors in Blockbusters, Darren Aronofsky's Noah, Being Approached by Film Junk Fans, Nothing But Trouble, Spielberg vs. Kubrick vs. Nolan vs. Tarantino 2:07:30 - This Week's DVD Releases 2:09:30 - Outro
Film Junk Podcast Episode #368: Dark Shadows by Filmjunk on »
- Sean
Joel And Nash Edgerton To Adapt Lucky Short Into Feature Film
15 May 2012 12:14 PM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
You may know Aussie actor Joel Edgerton from his breakthrough role in the gritty, Oscar-nominated drama Animal Kingdom, or as the burly Kurt Russell stand-in of 2011's The Thing remake. But chances are you know nothing about Nash Edgerton. Older brother to Joel, Nash has established a far more prolific career in film, appearing predominantly as a stunt man on such action-packed efforts as The Matrix, Superman Returns, and Knight and Day. Yet Nash's passion for movies extends beyond fight choreography and intricate stunt setups; he's also the writer, director, editor and star of a string of short films, as well as the 2008 Australian feature The Square. And now mUmbrella reveals Nash and Joel will be teaming up to transform one of these shorts, titled Lucky, into a thrill-packed drama presently called The Untitled Lucky Project. Little is known about full-length feature at present, but Nash himself starred in the »
15 Beards That Steal Movies
15 May 2012 9:00 AM, PDT | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
Sacha Baron Cohen brings his trademark ridicu-shock humor to his new film "The Dictator," but it may be his beard that steals the show.
He plays Admiral General Aladeen, deposed dictator of the (fictional) Republic of Wadiya, who flees to the U.S. when his country converts to democracy. As a dictator, he's used to ruling with an iron fist, an incorrigible sense of righteous cruelty, and a thick, bushy beard that could house several terrified baby sparrows.
Aladeen may feel like a fish out of water in New York City, but he'd feel right at home among Hollywood's most magnificent beards of all time. Here's our ode to the greatest facial hair in movies, in 15 parts.
Zach Galifianakis, 'The Hangover' (2009)
Could there be a Zach Galifianakis without a beard? The offbeat comic's schtick entails a decided lack of shaving, a quality that came in handy when he »
- Laura Vogel
Sacha Baron Cohen and Kurt Russell Latest to Depart Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained
13 May 2012 9:32 AM, PDT | TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news »
Sacha Baron Cohen and Kurt Russell are the latest casualties from Quentin Tarantino's western Django Unchained, joining previously departed Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Kevin Costner.
Cohen's schedule is currently swamped with press rounds for the upcoming release of The Dictator, and felt he didn't have the time to give to Tarantino for his role. The extent of that role is unknown; however, Cohen did tell Howard Stern it wasn't much more than a cameo. Whether Tarantino will re-cast the role or write it out is currently unknown.
Russell had stepped in for Costner after the latter dropped out of the Ace Woody role, the right-hand man of villain slave and plantation owner Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio) who is holding former slave Django's (Jamie Foxx) wife as a slave. Rumors from the IMDb message boards suggest Russell wasn't happy with the lack of "western" in the film and left the set »
Why Did Sacha Baron Cohen (and Others) Bail on Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained?
13 May 2012 7:30 AM, PDT | E! Online - UK | See recent E! Online - UK news »
How many actors have dropped out of Quentin Tarantino's upcoming Western, Django Unchained? —Korper Sale, via the inbox Right now the body count on that flick stands at five, including Sacha Baron Cohen, Kevin Costner, Kurt Russell, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and, depending on who to you talk to, Jonah Hill. Still in the saddle—at least, at this hour—are Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx, Samuel L. Jackson and Kerry Washington. Five actors in, and then out? Here's what I was able to dig up: Forget The Dictator or Inglourious Basterds or Remember Me. Django Unchained is a movie that I guarantee will face controversy. The plot? How about an ex-slave who seeks revenge »
Why Did Sacha Baron Cohen (and Others) Bail on Quentin Tarantino's Django Unchained?
13 May 2012 7:30 AM, PDT | E! Online | See recent E! Online news »
How many actors have dropped out of Quentin Tarantino's upcoming Western, Django Unchained? —Korper Sale, via the inbox Right now the body count on that flick stands at five, including Sacha Baron Cohen, Kevin Costner, Kurt Russell, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and, depending on who to you talk to, Jonah Hill. Still in the saddle—at least, at this hour—are Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx, Samuel L. Jackson and Kerry Washington. Five actors in, and then out? Here's what I was able to dig up: Forget The Dictator or Inglourious Basterds or Remember Me. Django Unchained is a movie that I guarantee will face controversy. The plot? How about an ex-slave who seeks revenge »
Nothing To See Here: There's Little Reason To Be Worried About 'Django Unchained'
11 May 2012 9:22 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Let's try and keep this brief, shall we? Two actors dropped out of Quentin Tarantino's would-be subversive Western cum slave epic "Django Unchained" this week -- to be more exact, the news of these two actors dropping out of the film came out this week. Presumably this actually happened a while ago. Sacha Baron Cohen had to exit the film to do press for his upcoming comedy, "The Dictator," and he and his people surely gave Tarantino and the producers a heads up about this, so it came as no sudden surprise.
Kurt Russell also dropped out of "Django Unchained" although his reasons are more nebulous, with some rumors claiming he stormed off set and quit, presumably because the material was too controversial. However, this posit seems rather ridiculous as Russell obviously read the script and knew what was involved (though apparently there are dubious eye witness accounts of »
- Edward Davis
Why the world needs Val Kilmer
11 May 2012 7:38 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
He could have been another Brad Pitt. Instead he's doing one-man stage shows. Is it time for a rescue plan?
For some time now, I have belonged to a secret society known as the League of Rueful Val Kilmer Enthusiasts. It consists of men of a certain age who adore Tombstone and Heat, and who also have a soft spot for The Doors and The Ghost and the Darkness. And, of course, Top Gun. What unites the members of the league is our affection for the actor himself, mingled with regret that Kilmer did not become the intergalactically famous star we wanted him to be. We also resent the fact that he did not make more movies like Heat while he was young and athletic enough to pull it off.
Because now it is too late. Kilmer has reached the point in his career where he is performing in a one-man show called Citizen Twain, »
- Joe Queenan
Sacha Baron Cohen and Kurt Russell leave Django Unchained
11 May 2012 5:12 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Actors will no longer appear in Quentin Tarantino's 19th-century Deep South follow-up to Inglourious Basterds
Sacha Baron Cohen and Kurt Russell are no longer appearing in Quentin Tarantino's latest film, Django Unchained, according to Us reports.
Baron Cohen had been due to make his debut for the Pulp Fiction director in his much-hyped 19th-century Deep South-set follow up to Inglourious Basterds, cameoing in the role of Scotty Harmony, a gambler who buys the title character's enslaved wife as a companion. However, the British comic has had to pass due to commitments for the press tour of his new film The Dictator.
Russell, who starred in Tarantino's Death Proof, was due to play a villain named Ace Woody who trains slaves to fight each other for public amusement. Much of Django Unchained takes place at a plantation named Candyland, where owner Calvin Candie (Leonardo DiCaprio) presides over a horrors how of racist sadism. »
- Ben Child
Cool Clicks: 10 Things You'll See in Every Tim Burton Movie
11 May 2012 4:00 AM, PDT | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
We scour the interwebs for the coolest movie news and more so you don't have to ...
We all know that Tim Burton loves pancake-white makeup, black eyes, spirals, stripes and cleavage — but those aren't the only things he loves to feature over and over again! io9 has rounded up some common Burton tropes and sorted them into categories for your next drinking game.
With so many A-list actors in one action-packed movie, it's no shock that some of the stars of "The Avengers" have crossed paths before. BuzzSugar has compiled a list of the cast members' non-superhero collaborations … and most of them involve either Scarlett Johansson or Samuel L. Jackson.
What's going on with "Django Unchained" in that no one seems to want to play Western with Quentin Tarantino anymore? The Playlist brings word that "Death Proof" star Kurt Russell has now dropped out of the production, following in the »
- Bryan Enk
Kurt Russell becomes latest 'Django Unchained' casualty
10 May 2012 10:33 PM, PDT | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
Quentin Tarantino just can't seem to catch a break in the casting department lately. A day after news that Sacha Baron Cohen would no longer be appearing in the writer/director's upcoming Civil War-era thriller "Django Unchained," reports now assert that Kurt Russell, who was to play the role of villainous slave trainer Ace Woody, has also backed out of the film for unknown reasons. Even worse, he had originally come on to replace Kevin Costner, who exited the project back in September. So what's an auteur to do? Get rid of the part altogether, apparently. According to Ain't It Cool News, »
- HitFix Staff
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