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More Than Tony Soprano: Gandolfini Featured in Dozens of Big-Screen Productions
2 hours ago | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
James Gandolfini movies James Gandolfini died today of a suspected heart attack while in Rome, Italy. Although the 51-year-old actor’s fame rests on his role as mob boss Tony Soprano in the hit HBO series The Sopranos, which earned him three Emmy Awards, three SAG Awards, and one Golden Globe, Gandolfini was also featured in dozens of big-screen productions. Most notable among James Gandolfini’s movie are the following: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen’s The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001), in which Gandolfini plays Big Dave Brewster, a boisterous department store owner who may be having an affair with Billy Bob Thornton’s wife, Frances McDormand, and who’s being (anonymously) blackmailed by Thornton himself. Steven Zaillian’s remake of All the King’s Men (2006), starring Sean Penn as a populist Southern politician, with Gandolfini as fellow ruthless politician Tiny Duffy, demoted to Lieutenant Governor. Armando Iannucci’s »
- Andre Soares
'Olympus Has Fallen' Coming Out On Blu-Ray DVD 8/13
15 June 2013 3:08 PM, PDT | ShadowAndAct | See recent ShadowAndAct news »
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has announced it will release director Antoine Fuqua's Olympus Has Fallen on blu-ray DVD on August 13th.The film, which starred Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman, Dylan McDermott, Angela Bassett, and Melissa Leo, grossed just a shade under $100 million domestically, which made it Fuqua’s biggest hit in the States to date.Among the extra features will be a selection of outtakes and special featurettes, including Under Siege: The Making of Olympus Has Fallen, Creating The Impossible: Visual FX & Design (…using cut rate labor in Bulgaria), Antoine Fuqua: A Director's Vision, Killer Visual Effects (made in Bulgaria...I’m sorry folks but »
- Sergio
Casting Net: Idris Elba in talks for Sean Penn action pic; Plus, 'Veronica Mars' updates, more
14 June 2013 4:46 PM, PDT | EW - Inside Movies | See recent EW.com - Inside Movies news »
• Idris Elba (Prometheus) is in talks to join Sean Penn and Javier Bardem in the action flick The Gunman. Taken’s Pierre Morel is set to direct the project about what happens when an international operative is betrayed by his organization. Elba’s being considered for the role of Dupont, vaguely described as a “mysterious operative.” The story is based on Jean-Patrick Manchette’s novel The Prone Gunman. [THR]
• Ray Winstone (The Departed) has also joined The Gunman. He’ll play a mentor to Penn’s character. [Deadline]
• Krysten Ritter (Breaking Bad) is officially in for the Veronica Mars movie, according to a Kickstarter update. »
- Lindsey Bahr
Haley Bennett joins Denzel Washington in 'The Equalizer'
14 June 2013 8:49 AM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »
Haley Bennett has been cast in The Equalizer.
The Marley & Me actress will join Denzel Washington, Chloe Moretz, Melissa Leo, Marton Csokas and David Meunier in Antoine Fuqua's Sony Pictures film, reports Deadline.
The film is based on the 1980s television show, which starred Edward Woodward as retired intelligence officer Robert McCall, who has a habit of helping people in trouble.
Washington will star as McCall, who is working at a Home Depot but becomes embroiled with the Russian mob after helping a young prostitute (Moretz).
Leo will play his former supervisor. Bennett's role remains unconfirmed.
Bennett also featured in The Haunting of Molly Hartley. She will next be seen in Terence Malick's untitled film opposite Christian Bale, Kristy and Things People Do. »
Haley Bennett Joins The Equalizer
14 June 2013 | Comingsoon.net | See recent Comingsoon.net news »
Haley Bennett is the latest name said to be joining the cast of director Antoine Fuqua's The Equalizer . Deadline reports that the Marley & Me actress will join Denzel Washington, Chloë Grace Moretz, Melissa Leo, Marton Csokas and David Meunier in the big screen take on the 1980's television show. The original series was created by Michael Sloan and Richard Lindheim. It starred Edward Woodward as Robert McCall, a private detective with a lot of contacts who is available for hire if you have a problem that you don't know how to solve. In the movie, McCall (Washington) is living a quiet life while working at a Home Depot when one of his acts of kindness towards a prostitute (Moretz) gets him embroiled with the Russian mob. Leo will play McCall's former supervisor who now »
Haley Bennett Joins The Equalizer
14 June 2013 3:41 AM, PDT | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »
Haley Bennett is the latest name to join the cast of the upcoming film directed by Antoine Fuqua, The Equalizer. Deadline reports that the Marley & Me actress Bennet will join the rest of the cast including Denzel Washington, Chloe Grace Moretz, Melissa Leo, Marton Csokas and David Meunier. The original series was created by Michael Sloan and Richard Lindheim. The protagonist was Edward Woodward as Robert McCall, a private detective with a lot of contacts who is available to be hired to solve a problem that you do not know how to solve. In the upcoming film, McCall (Washington), is living a quiet life »
- Nick Martin
The Equalizer Adds Haley Bennett
14 June 2013 2:49 AM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Haley Bennett has joined Antoine Fuqua's upcoming action drama The Equalizer.
The film centers on secret agent Robert McCall (Denzel Washington), who finds himself living the easy life working at a local hardware store. His peace is interrupted when an act of kindness to a prostitute (Chloe Moretz) catapults him into a conflict with the Russian mob. Melissa Leo is playing his former supervisor, who now is an informant.
Antoine Fuqua is directing from a script by Richard Wenk. Escape Artists' Todd Black, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch are producing with Alex Siskin, Mace Neufeld, Tony Eldridge, Michael Sloan, and Denzel Washington.
Production is scheduled to begin this month in Boston with a April 11, 2014 release date being targeted.
The Equalizer comes to theaters April 11th, 2014 and stars Denzel Washington, Chloe Moretz, Marton Csokas, Melissa Leo, David Meunier. The film is directed by Antoine Fuqua. »
- MovieWeb
Casting: Elba, Portman, Bennett, Denton
13 June 2013 9:45 PM, PDT | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Idris Elba is in talks to join Sean Penn and Javier Bardem in Pierre Morel's action thriller "The Gunman" at Silver Pictures and Studio Canal. Elba will portray a mysterious operative named Dupont.
Based on the novel "Prone Gunman" by Jean-Patrick Manchette, Penn plays an international operative who is betrayed by the organization he works for, forcing him into a game of cat and mouse across Europe. Shooting begins in financed later this month. [Source: Heat Vision]
Dare Me
Natalie Portman is being courted to star in "Dare Me" at Fox 2000. Michael Sucsy has been set to direct.
The story is an adaptation of the Megan Abbott novel and is described as "Heathers" meets "Fight Club" with teenage cheerleaders. [Source: Deadline]
Haley Bennett ("Marley and Me") has signed on for a role in Antoine Fuqua's "The Equalizer" reboot at Sony Pictures.
Denzel Washington, Chloe Moretz and Melissa Leo will star, »
- Garth Franklin
Idris Elba and Jasmine Trinca Join The Gunman, Christina Hendricks to Star in Measure Of A Man, and Haley Bennett Boards Sony’s The Equalizer
13 June 2013 7:01 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Check out the latest casting news below: Idris Elba (Luther) and Jasmine Trinca (The Son's Room) are set to join director Pierre Morel's action thriller The Gunman, starring Sean Penn and Javier Bardem. Christina Hendricks (Mad Men) is in final talks for director Terry Loane's coming-of-age drama, Measure of a Man, also starring Riley Griffiths (Super 8). Haley Bennett (Marley & Me) has signed on for Sony's adaptation of The Equalizer, directed by Antoine Fuqua and starring Denzel Washington, Melissa Leo and Chloë Grace Moretz. Hit the jump for more on each casting announcement. Heat Vision and The Wrap report that Elba and Trinca will join The Gunman. Based on the novel by Jean-Patrick Manchette, "Penn stars as a professional killer who attempts to leave his job behind for the woman (Trinca) he loves, but finds it's harder than expected. Bardem will play Trinca's husband, who married her to spite the protagonist, »
- Dave Trumbore
M Night Shyamalan ghost wrote 'She's All That' before 'The Sixth Sense'
12 June 2013 2:07 PM, PDT | Pop2it | See recent Pop2it news »
From the "in case you missed it" files: M Night Shyamalan claims he ghost wrote the "Pygmalion"-inspired teen rom-com "She's All That" starring Freddie Prinze Jr. and Rachael Leigh Cook. Seriously.
The rather random revelation comes from an interview Shyamalan did last month with Movies.com during the promotion for his latest critically-maligned box office disappointment, "After Earth." He was trying to prove his range as a storyteller because "She's All That" was released in 1999 -- the same year as family hit "Stuart Little" (which Shyamalan has a writing credit on) and the Oscar-nominated blockbuster "The Sixth Sense" (which made Shyamalan's career).
Instead, it's just more proof that most movies Shyamalan is involved with aren't actually any good.
We also don't know how the credited writer of "She's All That" -- R. Lee Fleming -- feels about this. Fleming has since gone on to write for TV's "One Tree Hill" and "The Lying Game, »
- editorial@zap2it.com
'The Butler': Mariah Carey no-makeup photo shows the singer dressed-down
12 June 2013 12:39 PM, PDT | Pop2it | See recent Pop2it news »
In the upcoming summer film, "The Butler," singer Mariah Carey plays a field slave named Hattie Pearl. Obviously, Carey couldn't look her normal, glamorous self if she wanted to be believable in the role, but it's impressive how nice the 43-year-old Mariah Carey actually looks.
Maybe she doesn't need her normal makeup?
From director Lee Daniels, "The Butler" tells the story of Cecil Gaines (a character based on the real-life Eugene Allen), a man who served as the White House butler for 8 Presidents between the years of 1952 and 1986. While the size of Carey's role is not known, she is appearing with a lot of big names. Forest Whitaker plays the central role of Gaines, while Robin Williams (Eisenhower), James Marsden (Kennedy), John Cusack (Nixon), Liev Schrieber (Johnson) and Alan Rickman (Reagan) are among those playing Presidents.
Also starring in the film are Oprah Winfrey, Cuba Gooding Jr., Jane Fonda, Lenny Kravitz, »
- editorial@zap2it.com
Blu-ray, DVD Release: Oblivion
11 June 2013 12:43 PM, PDT | Disc Dish | See recent Disc Dish news »
Digital Release Date: July 23, 2013, Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: Aug. 6, 2013
Price: DVD $29.98, Blu-ray/DVD Combo $34.98
Studio: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Tom Cruise (War of the Worlds) and Morgan Freeman (Driving Miss Daisy) star in Oblivion, which also has the distinction of being director Joseph Kosinski’s second visually stunning movie.
Oblivion also is Kosinski’s second feature film period, after the equally beautiful Tron: Legacy.
This science-fiction movie also is based on Kosinski’s own graphic novel, telling the story of a future Earth that’s nearly ruined. The year is 2077, and Cruise plays Jack Harper, a drone repairman on the evacuated planet, which is being salvaged for vital resources. When he rescues a beautiful stranger (Olga Kurylenko, Centurion), Harper triggers a chain of events that leads him question everything he knows.
Andrea Riseborough (Made in Dagenham), Melissa Leo (The Fighter), Zoe Bell (Gamer) and Niklaj Coster-Waldau (TV’s Game of Thrones »
- Sam
Prisoners New Movie Poster and Trailer
10 June 2013 11:42 PM, PDT | CineMovie | See recent CineMovie news »
Hugh Jackman goes Charles Bronson in the new trailer to Prisoners. The Academy Award nominee is not alone with a cast full of Oscar nominated actors that include Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Melissa Leo, Maria Bello and Terrence Howard.
In the Prisoners, Jackman and Terrence Howard's little girls are kidnapped by someone they suspect drove away in an Rv. Paul Dano (There Will Be Blood, Looper) plays the wacko accused of kidnapping two children, and boy does he look like a Jeffrey Dahmner-type killer. Jake Gyllenhall is the detective on the case, but of course, the police are no help so Jackman's Keller Dover takes matters into his own hands, determined to find his little girl and her friend no matter the cost. We've never seen Jackman this angry, even as the Wolverine.
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Critics' Choice Television Awards: Full winners list
10 June 2013 11:23 PM, PDT | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »
Each year, the Critics' Choice Television Awards put out a slightly different list from other awards shows. It may be the best chance for frequent also-ran programs like "Game of Thrones," "The Walking Dead" and even the new "Orphan Black" to get some love.
So who won? Check out the full list of nominees and winners below -- winners are bolded. If two entries are bolded in one category, this indicates a tie.
Best Comedy Series
"The Big Bang Theory" (CBS)"Louie" (FX)"The Middle" (ABC)"New Girl" (Fox)"Parks and Recreation" (NBC)"Veep" (HBO)
Best Actor In A Comedy Series
Don Cheadle -- "House of Lies" (Showtime)Louis C.K. -- "Louie" (FX)Jake Johnson -- "New Girl" (Fox)Jim Parsons -- "The Big Bang Theory" (CBS)Adam Scott -- "Parks and Recreation" (NBC)Jeremy Sisto -- "Suburgatory" (ABC)
Best Actress In A Comedy Series
Laura Dern -- "Enlightened" (HBO »
- editorial@zap2it.com
Critics' Choice Television Awards livestream: Watch it live here
10 June 2013 9:59 PM, PDT | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »
Live video from your iPhone using Ustream
The Critics' Choice Television Awards are given out for the third time on Monday (June 10). This isn't the big event that the Emmys or Golden Globes are, but you can still watch the ceremony live online. Check out the full Ccta livestream and list of nominees here.
Note: The livestream starts at 8pm Pacific/11pm Eastern
Nominees
Best Comedy Series
"The Big Bang Theory" (CBS)"Louie" (FX)"The Middle" (ABC)"New Girl" (Fox)"Parks and Recreation" (NBC)"Veep" (HBO)
Best Actor In A Comedy Series
Don Cheadle -- "House of Lies" (Showtime)Louis C.K. -- "Louie" (FX)Jake Johnson -- "New Girl" (Fox)Jim Parsons -- "The Big Bang Theory" (CBS)Adam Scott -- "Parks and Recreation" (NBC)Jeremy Sisto -- "Suburgatory" (ABC)
Best Actress In A Comedy Series
Laura Dern -- "Enlightened" (HBO)Zooey Deschanel -- "New Girl" (Fox)Lena Dunham -- »
- editorial@zap2it.com
Shia Labeouf's The Necessary Death Of Charlie Countryman Finds Distribution
10 June 2013 3:00 PM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Boasting a star-stacked cast that includes Shia Labeouf, Evan Rachel Wood, Melissa Leo, Til Schweiger, Mads Mikkelsen, John Hurt and Rupert Grint, The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman was initially a standout for critics flocking to Sundance last January. However, the directorial debut of Swedish commercial helmer Fredrik Bond proved painfully unpopular once it actually screened, with more than one critic declaring the movie "unnecessary." Perhaps this bad buzz is to blame for the action-comedy walking away from the festival without securing stateside distribution. But at long last some enterprising entertainment provider has bit. Deadline reports Millennium Entertainment has wrangled the high-profile pic's U.S. rights for a low seven-figures deal five months after The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman made its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. This distributor seems a good fit for this tricky flick, as the banner has previously pushed such bold indies as Richard »
Millennium buys Countryman
10 June 2013 1:30 PM, PDT | ScreenDaily | See recent ScreenDaily news »
CEO Bill Lee announced on Monday [10] that Millennium Entertainment had acquired Us rights to The Necessary Death Of Charlie Countryman.
Shia Labeouf and Evan Rachel Wood star in the thriller, which premiered at Sundance in January and also stars Mads Mikkelsen, Til Schweiger, Rupert Grint, Aubrey Plaza, James Buckley and Melissa Leo.
Fredrik Bond directed from a screenplay by Matt Drake about a young man who falls for a mobster’s girlfriend in Bucharest.
Millennium plans to release The Necessary Death Of Charlie Countryman later this year.
Bona Fide Productions’ Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa, Voltage Pictures’ Craig J Flores and Wonderful Films’ William Horberg produced, while Voltage Pictures head Nicolas Chartier served as executive producer with Patrick Newall and handled international sales.
Millennium negotiated the deal with CAA and Chartier. »
- jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
Shia Labeouf’s ‘Charlie Countryman’ Gets U.S. Distribution
10 June 2013 12:39 PM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Millennium Entertainment acquired U.S. rights to the thriller “The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman,” starring Shia Labeouf and Evan Rachel Wood.
Cast includes Mads Mikkelsen, Til Schweiger, Rupert Grint, Aubrey Plaza, James Buckley and Melissa Leo, and was directed by Fredrik Bond. Millennium plans to release the film, which premiered at Sundance and screened in competition at Berlin, later this year.
Producers are Bona Fide Productions’ Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa, Voltage Pictures’ Craig J. Flores and Wonderful Films’ William Horberg. Story centers on the titular character falling in love with the wife of a vicious gangster and entering the Romanian underworld to protect her.
John Anderson said in his Variety review at Sundance: “A profoundly unnecessary movie, ‘The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman’ stars Shia Labeouf as a Ratso Rizzo-impersonating American tourist bumbling through the Romanian netherworld in search of Evan Rachel Wood, whose accent and demeanor suggest »
- Dave McNary
Millennium Acquires Shia Labeouf's 'Charlie Countryman'
10 June 2013 12:29 PM, PDT | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Millennium Entertainment has acquired U.S. rights to Shia Labeouf's The Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman. Directed by Fredrik Bond and written by Matt Drake, Charlie Countryman debuted at the Sundance Film Festival and competed at the Berlin Film Festival. The Voltage Pictures film co-stars Evan Rachel Wood, Mads Mikkelsen, Til Schweiger, Rupert Grint, Aubrey Plaza, James Buckley and Melissa Leo. CAA brokered the deal. Charlie Countryman follows Charlie (Labeouf) as he crosses the Atlantic after his late mother appears in a vision and tells him to travel to Buchrarest. When he meets a fellow passenger on the plane,
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- Philiana Ng
Melissa Leo joins Mark Webber's 'The Ever After'
7 June 2013 8:06 AM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »
Melissa Leo has signed on for a role in Mark Webber's The Ever After.
Rosario Dawson, rapper Kid Cudi, Phoebe Tonkin and Hart of Dixie's Jaime King have also entered talks for the film.
Webber and Teresa Palmer (Warm Bodies) will star as a couple whose relationship trials are spotlighted in the film.
"The Ever After follows the artistic footsteps of The End of Love, blurring the lines between reality and fiction, using real life relationships, friends and family members to enhance the film's overall feeling of realism," reads the description of the movie.
Webber's previous film The End of Love was nominated for a Sundance 2012 Grand Jury Prize.
Leo recently signed up to star opposite Denzel Washington in The Equalizer and to feature in M Night Shyamalan's television project Wayward Pines.
In The Ever After she will play a mystical figure who has a profound effect on the couple's relationship. »
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