News for
Owen Wilson More at IMDbPro »

2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000

1-20 of 335 articles from 2009   « Prev | Next »

---

First Look: Wes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr. Fox

12 July 2009 4:33 PM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news

Wes Anderson’s next film is an animated take on Roald Dahl’s classic Fantastic Mr. Fox, and I gotta say, I’m very excited!  I’m a huge fan of Anderson (Rushmore is in my top 10 favorite films of all time), and it looks like this Fox Searchlight movie has an incredible cast, led by George Clooney as the title character.

Adapted by Anderson and co-writer Noah Baumbach (whose Kicking and Screaming is a classic 1990’s indie film), the story follows Mr. Fox as he takes a meal every night from one of three farmers to feed his family.  The farmers decide to team up to take down Mr. Fox.

 

It does seem a little bit odd that Anderson is doing an animated film as his follow-up to , but it does make sense.  Harry Selick (classic animator behind Nightmare Before Christmas, Coraline, and many others) provided the stop-motion sea

(more)

Heath McKnight

Permalink | Report a problem

---

Saturday film news web roundup: Look at 'Fantastic Mr. Fox,' More pics from Barrymore's 'Whip It!'

11 July 2009 11:25 AM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

Welcome to our Saturday film news roundup, a brief entry with short descriptions and links to film news we either missed or quite honestly didn't have time to add. Here's what you need to know on July 11, 2009:

• Earlier this week, we posted a first pic from Drew Barrymore's upcoming flick "Whip It!," starring Ellen Page as a Texas teenager who finds a way of dealing with her misery after she discovers a roller derby league in Austin. Click here and see more images from the film, which opens Oct. 9, 2009.

• The folks at Joblo posted a small first image from Wes Anderson's upcoming stop-motion flick "Fantastic Mr. Fox," featuring the voices of George Clooney Meryl Streep, Bill Murray and Owen Wilson. Check out that first still right here.

• Are you excited about this year's Comic Con? If so, make sure to check out the official schedule for the four-day event in San Diego,

(more)

Franck Tabouring

Permalink | Report a problem

---

First Look at 'The Fantastic Mr. Fox' Found

10 July 2009 8:45 PM, PDT | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news

Joblo has got its hands on an exclusive still from the forthcoming animation "The Fantastic Mr. Fox". The first image coming out of the 20th Century Fox's animation features a close-up look at titular character Mr. Fox, voiced by George Clooney, with Meryl Streep's Mrs. Fox and Bill Murray's Badger standing behind him.

First image aside, speculations surrounding the film's trailer are yet to meet any ray of light. After being rumored to be unleashed attached to "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs", the trailer is said to be let out in front of "500 Days of Summer", which will be released on July 17. However, there is a conflicting report from /Film, suggesting that the trailer won't be put out until August. Despite the uncertainty of the trailer, the brand new still is available via Joblo.

Based on the novel by author Roald Dahl, "The Fantastic Mr. Fox" centers on the clever Mr.

(more)

AceShowbiz.com

Permalink | Report a problem

---

First Look: Wes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr. Fox

10 July 2009 10:47 AM, PDT | From TheMovingPicture.net | See recent TheMovingPicture news

The Joblo folks have debuted the first image from Wes Anderson’s upcoming stop-motion animated film Fantastic Mr. Fox. The film is an adaptation of the classic Roald Dahl story of the same name, which centers on Angry farmers who, tired of sharing their chickens with a sly fox, look to get rid of their opponent and his family. It arrives in theater in November. Hopefully we’ll get that elusive teaser trailer soon. Anderson co-wrote the screenplay with Noah Baumbach (The Squid and the Whale) and the film features an all-star cast of voice talent including George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Michael Gambon, Bill Murray, Owen Wilson, Willem Dafoe, Adrien Brody, Brian Cox, Anjelica Huston, Helen McCrory and Jason Schwartzman.

James Cook

Permalink | Report a problem

---

Midway Point: Top 10 Most Anticipated Films of 2009: #8. Fantastic Mr. Fox

9 July 2009 | From ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news

- #8. Fantastic Mr. Fox Director: Wes AndersonWriter(s): Anderson and Noah BaumbachProducers: Anderson, Allison Abbate and Scott RudinDistributor: 20th Century Fox...or perhaps Fox Searchlight? The Gist: The book tells the story about a fox, simply named Mr. Fox. At night, he steals animals from the farms of Bunce, Boggis, and Bean, three mean farmers, to feed his family with. The farmers are fed up with this, and try everything to kill him. They surround the hill he lives in with men armed with guns. After three days of starving, Mr.Fox and his children dig a tunnel to Boggis' chicken house number one, and steal a few chickens. They also raid Bunce's storehouse and Bean's underground cellar of apple cider. They invite everyone to a feast made from the loot and decide never to go above ground anymore. Fact: Anderson and Noah Baumbach also co-wrote The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou

(more)

Permalink | Report a problem

---

Cinematical Rewind: Actors Who Could Play Siblings

8 July 2009 8:02 PM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

(Cinematical Rewind is a new column that showcases some of our favorite posts from the past few years. Here's Jeffrey M. Anderson's famous Cinematical Seven from 7/22/08)

Occasionally Hollywood cobbles together random members of the A-list to play family members on film, even if their genes obviously come from opposite ends of the earth. If the actors are good enough or if the chemistry is there, sometimes the combo can work, such as Ethan Hawke and Philip Seymour Hoffman as brothers in Before the Devil Knows You're Dead or Colin Farrell and Ewan McGregor in Cassandra's Dream. Other times, it stretches credibility, such as Adrien Brody, Owen Wilson and Jason Schwartzman in The Darjeeling Limited. My all-time favorite oddball casting is in Sidney Lumet's Family Business (1989), with Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman and Matthew Broderick playing grandfather, father and son. (Huh?) At the same time, there are actor combos out there

(more)

Cinematical staff

Permalink | Report a problem

---

Jennifer Aniston's Dog Doesn't Like Her To Make New Friends

8 July 2009 3:08 AM, PDT | From icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news

Jennifer Aniston's beloved dog doesn't like her to make new friends. The 40-year-old actress' pet pooch Norman accompanies Jennifer wherever she goes and joined her while she was filming hit movie "Marley and Me" - about a couple struggling to cope with the arrival of a badly behaved dog.

However, Norman avoided going on set too much because he was jealous of the pooches who were filming with his star owner.

Marke Forbes, the dog trainer on 'Marley and Me', told Bang Showbiz: "We really didn't mix the dogs very much. The last thing we wanted was the dogs to not get along or get distracted from what they were supposed to be doing on any given day. Norman was a very laid back pooch and would usually hang out at Jennifer's trailer."

Although Norman was wary of the other dogs, Jennifer - who starred opposite Owen Wilson in the movie,

(more)

Permalink | Report a problem

---

DVD release inspirations including Marley & Me

6 July 2009 3:53 AM, PDT | From Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news

Hello there Boxwishers and welcome to another jam-packed week of movie-inspirations fun. Today we’re turning the tables on Johnny Depp’s bank robber John Dillinger and stealing His style with our look at the 1930s fashions from Public Enemies, and later in the week we’re soaking up the sun with Jennifer Aniston’s beach-ready style in Marley & Me. However, before we get to that, we’re rounding up today’s usual suspects and checking out what’s new on DVD. Along with the aforementioned doggie drama, there are jet-setting thrills in The International, religious recriminations in Doubt and Brit actor Tom Hardy’s transformation into the infamous prison inmate Charles Bronson in Bronson.

If you see… Marley & Me, a tender and charming real-life tale about the impact a dog makes to the lives of happy couple John and Jenny Grogan (played by Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston).

Why

(more)

Permalink | Report a problem

---

Michael Jackson And 10 Classic Movie Moments That Would Not Exist Without Him

1 July 2009 10:00 AM, PDT | From MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news

Last week’s sad death of Michael Jackson has all of us in the MTV newsroom working overtime these days, for obvious reasons. We already ran a story on Mj’s direct influence in movies and TV including “The Wiz” and “The Simpsons.” What’s even more impressive is the movies he inspired without even appearing in them.

Below are ten classic film moments that would not exist if Michael Jackson never moonwalked across our planet and into out hearts. What’s your favorite?

“Back to the Future” trilogy

In “Back to the Future Part II,” we got a peek at the theme restaurants of 2015 via an order-taking television with a “waiter” hybrid of Mj and Max Headroom. In the trilogy’s final entry, set in the Old West, Marty McFly avoids getting shot by moonwalking away from some evil cowboys.

“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory”

Although Johnny Depp denied

(more)

Larry Carroll

Permalink | Report a problem

---

Jeff Goldblum, Still Alive And Doing Very Well

27 June 2009 1:30 PM, PDT | From MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news

This past Thursday, shortly after Michael Jackson’s untimely passing, a sick Internet rumor started that veteran actor Jeff Goldblum had died. His reps were quick to point out that the actor was, in fact, very much alive and well. For any of you doubting Thomases out there, here’s photographic evidence of the actor’s good health, taken just a couple weeks ago:

Of course, as many here in the MTV offices will attest to, Jeff Goldblum is king. He will always be David Cronenberg’s original “Fly” of course, but I love him best for starring alongside a young Laurence Fishburne as a high-class drug dealer in “Deep Cover.” And a designer drug dealer at that. In the honor of the fact that Jeff Goldblum still walks among us, I present to you this little photographic tour through his career.

I’ll admit, my heart skipped a beat

(more)

Adam Rosenberg

Permalink | Report a problem

---

Reese Gets a Pick Me Up From Owen

26 June 2009 1:30 PM, PDT | From Popsugar.com | See recent Popsugar news

Reese Witherspoon has spent the past week dividing her time between filming scenes for How Do You Know? with Paul Rudd and hanging out with Jake off camera, but now there's a new guy in the mix. She was back in her sassy dress, getting a huge hug from Owen Wilson on the DC set this morning. Paul and Owen are both handsome, funny guys, so it should be interesting to see who will win Reese's heart when the love triangle hits the big screen. View 5 Photos ›

PopSugar

Permalink | Report a problem

---

Remembering Michael Jackson through movies

26 June 2009 3:20 AM, PDT | From Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news

Here at Boxwish, we would like to join the millions and millions of people across the world in expressing our sadness at the passing of Michael Jackson at the age of 50. The King of Pop, as he was so aptly christened by long-time friend Elizabeth Taylor, contributed so much to the world of music providing us with a cherished legacy of songs that will live long in our hearts and on our iPods. However, rather than repeat the many tributes paid to the star by his friends, family and fellow celebrities or to rake over his many years in the spotlight, we’re honouring Mj with a Boxwish-style celebration that remembers his best movie moments.

Best starring role

Taking the music video from afterthought to true art form, Michael Jackson worked with many of Hollywood’s top directors such as Spike Lee (“They Don’t Care About Us”), John Singleton

(more)

Permalink | Report a problem

---

Chop Socky Horror

23 June 2009 10:05 PM, PDT | From SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news

Body Count: Volume 11 - Because of the nature of my website and the fact that a bulk of the writing is dedicated to the horror genre, it is often assumed that Cinema Suicide is all about horror. And you have no idea how much that bugs me. The original mission was a website in celebration of genres and trashy stuff but it just so happens that most of the goofy stuff that produces news these days is in the horror genre. But did you know that I also love kung fu movies? Yeah! I totally do! I love The Shaw Brothers, Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee, Jimmy Wang Yu, Donny Yen, Gordon Liu, etc. So I'm going to twist this week's Bodycount to suit my frustration with being pigeonholed as the resident horror guy and throw some Asian spice into the mix. This week, it's all about horror with a chop socky twist.

(more)

Ricky

Permalink | Report a problem

---

Casting Bites: Benicio del Toro, Kathryn Hahn, and Cher

23 June 2009 7:03 AM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

Stephen Dorff and Chris Pontius (Jackass) aren't the only men gearing up for Sofia Coppola's upcoming film Somewhere. It turns out the rumors are true -- Movieline has confirmed that Benicio del Toro will be making an appearance. Unfortunately, it's only brief. He'll play someone Dorff has a run-in with at the Chateau Marmont (where Dorff's character is holed up). This is fitting, as the site points out, since that's where he had that rumored sexy run-in with Scarlett Johansson. Will they meet in an elevator?

Meanwhile, funny woman Kathryn Hahn, who you surely remember from films like Anchorman and Step Brothers, has scored two new gigs -- one on the big screen, and one on TV. The Hollywood Reporter posts that she has grabbed a part in James Brooks' untitled baseball comedy, and is also developing a pilot with husband Ethan Sandler that she will potentially star in.

(more)

Monika Bartyzel

Permalink | Report a problem

---

Reese Witherspoon Means Business

17 June 2009 4:00 PM, PDT | From Popsugar.com | See recent Popsugar news

Reese Witherspoon was back on the set of How Do You Know earlier today in Washington DC. Unlike yesterday, she was out of her exercise clothes and wearing an ensemble that looked much more professional. For now it looks like Reese is filming by herself, but she'll soon be joined by her costars Paul Rudd and Owen Wilson, who's rumored to have moved on from Kate Hudson with a woman who looks just like her. View 5 Photos › Splash News Online

PopSugar

Permalink | Report a problem

---

Wilson Romancing Young Hudson Look-a-like?

17 June 2009 9:01 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Actor Owen Wilson is dating a Kate Hudson look-a-like who is half his age, according to a U.S. report.

The Wedding Crashers star enjoyed an on/off romance with Hudson after appearing alongside one another in 2006 comedy You, Me and Dupree, but the couple split for good earlier this year.

The actress has allegedly moved on to date New York Yankees baseball ace Alex Rodriguez, and Wilson is getting over the failed romance by stepping out with a blonde doppelganger, reports the New York Daily News.

The new lovers made their relationship public by holding hands during a recent night out in the Big Apple, and eyewitnesses claim Wilson's girlfriend appeared to be years younger than the 40-year-old funnyman.

A source tells the publication, "Owen's new girl was a dead ringer for Kate Hudson, aside from the fact that she looked young enough to be his daughter. She looked to be just over the legal drinking age!"

And Wilson's representative has refused to confirm or deny the rumours, saying: "We do not comment on his personal life."

Permalink | Report a problem

---

Reese Knows How It's Done

16 June 2009 5:00 PM, PDT | From Popsugar.com | See recent Popsugar news

Reese Witherspoon showed off her running style in Washington DC as she filmed How Do You Know, which she's starring in alongside Owen Wilson and Paul Rudd. She'll also have the chance to show off her new baseball skills, though things appeared to be getting off to rocky start when Reese's character had to make unconventional use of a trash can. Reese's work on this movie explains why she had to miss Jake's family trip to Paris, but they've got the whole Summer ahead to plan for another romantic vacation. Splash News Online and INFDaily.com View 10 Photos › To see more of Reese just read more. View 10 Photos ›

PopSugar

Permalink | Report a problem

---

2009 Teen Choice Awards Nominees List in Movie

15 June 2009 7:55 PM, PDT | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news

Having shown its domination at 2009 MTV Movie Awards, "Twilight" is on its way to sweep away another awards, the 11th Annual Teen Choice Awards. Following the announcement of the awards' nominees for 2009, it is uncovered that the vampire drama movie led the fields by grabbing the most nods, twelve in all.

Among its nominations, the Catherine Hardwicke-directed movie scored Choice Movie: Drama as well as Choice Movie: Romance. It also put up several of its cast members, including Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, Taylor Lautner and Cam Gigandet, to compete in the performers categories. Beside nabbing nominations from the movie field, it also landed a nod for its soundtrack.

Aside from "Twilight", another movie collecting multiple nominations was "High School Musical 3: Senior Year". The first feature film made out of Disney's popular musical series "High School Musical" garnered 10 counts, including for Choice Movie: Music/Dance. It also placed its actresses,

(more)

AceShowbiz.com

Permalink | Report a problem

---

Exclusive: Scott Evans' First Interview

15 June 2009 4:33 PM, PDT | From AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news

It's not hard to think of famous actors who happen to be siblings. There are the Baldwin brothers, of course, as well as the Wayans brothers. There is Matt Dillon and Kevin Dillon, and Luke Wilson and Owen Wilson.

Then there is Chris Evans and Scott Evans.

Wait — Scott who?

Perhaps you're not familiar with that last actor just yet, but with any luck, you will be soon. Scott Evans currently plays Officer Oliver Fish on One Life to Live, a character about to embark on a relationship with another man. If you're especially sharp-eyed, you might have spotted Evans on a recent episode of Fringe where his character died in a rather horrible fashion.

Oh, Evans also happens to be the younger brother of Chris Evans of Fantastic Four fame.

With his new storyline on Oltl set to unfold over the next couple of weeks, now seemed a good

(more)

michael

Permalink | Report a problem

---

John Hamburg Dishes on Little Fockers

10 June 2009 7:42 PM, PDT | From MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news

In a story from IGN, they had a chance to talk with John Hamburg and he offered up some good information about Little Fockers (which he is co-writing with Larry Stuckey).

"I'm currently writing Little Fockers, which is the third in the Meet the Parents franchise," he stated. "We're coming up with the story as we speak. Larry Stuckey wrote the original script, and I'm doing my version of it."

He went on to say, "We're catching up with these characters five years later and Pam and Greg have twins so they are dealing with that. And people are dealing with where they're at in their lives, and themes of death and divorce and all these real things that as we get older, we start to think about, but in a really comic way."

Hamburg went on to say that Owen Wilson will have a bigger role in Little Fockers.

(more)

Permalink | Report a problem

---

2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000

1-20 of 335 articles from 2009   « Prev | Next »

---