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Casting: Cage, Costner, Lowndes, Rogers
1 hour ago | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Lost Melody
Nicolas Cage is in talks to star in "Bad Santa" director Terry Zwigoff's new indie drama "Lost Melody". Zwigoff and Melissa Axelrod co-wrote the script.
Cage would play a man who's trapped in a marriage to a shrewish wife and falls in love with a prostitute. Edward R. Pressman ("American Psycho") is producing. [Source: The Wrap]
Kevin Costner has closed a deal to star in Niki Caro's true story sports drama "McFarland" at Disney Pictures and Mayhem Pictures.
ostner will play a coach living in a predominantly Hispanic California town who creates a high school track team that must overcome social and physical hurdles to become champions during the 1980s. [Source: Variety]
Eden
Jessica Lowndes ("90210") has scored the female lead role in Shyam Madiraju's survival thriller "Eden" at Ombra Films. Nate Parker and Diego Boneta also star.
The story set in motion when a soccer team’s plane crashes on a deserted island. »
- Garth Franklin
Casting Net: Helen Mirren to play a French chef; Plus, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, more
4 hours ago | EW - Inside Movies | See recent EW.com - Inside Movies news »
• Oscar-winner Helen Mirren (The Queen) is set to star in an adaptation of Richard Morais’ debut novel The Hundred-Foot Journey. When a family is displaced from their hometown of Mumbai, they settle in a small town in the French Alps and attempt to open an Indian restaurant — a hundred feet away from Madame Mallory’s traditional French restaurant. Mirren will play Madame Mallory, a famous chef in the town who “wages war” with the family, but eventually takes one of the sons (90210′s Manish Dayal) under her wing. Lasse Hallstrom (Salmon Fishing in the Yemen) will helm the project for DreamWorks. »
- Lindsey Bahr
Graham Rogers, Brett Davern Join Brian Wilson Movie (Exclusive)
30 June 2013 10:46 AM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Graham Rogers (“Revolution”) and Brett Davern (“Awkward”) have joined “Love & Mercy: The Lives, Times and Music of Brian Wilson” as members of the Beach Boys.
Rogers will portray Al Jardine, and Davern will play Carl Wilson, Brian Wilson’s younger brother. The surf rock band formed in 1961 and became hugely successful by the mid ’60s.
John Wells Prods. and River Road Entertainment are producing with River Road’s Bill Pohlad directing from Oren Moverman’s script. Paul Dano is starring as the young Brian Wilson, with John Cusack playing the older version. Paul Giamatti and Elizabeth Banks also star.
Lensing began this week in Los Angeles.
Rogers’ recent credits include “Careful What You Wish For,” while Davern recently wrapped the indie feature “Born to Race 2.” Rogers is repped by Apa and Management 360. Davern is repped by Apa and Alchemy Entertainment. »
- Dave McNary
Elizabeth Banks Gets Into Bed With "Brian Wilson"
29 June 2013 7:39 AM, PDT | SneakPeek | See recent SneakPeek news »
Actress Elizabeth Banks ("The Hunger Games") has been cast in director Bill Pohlad’s Brian Wilson/Beach Boys' biopic, "Love & Mercy".
Banks will play 'Melinda Ledbetter', a former model who met Beach Boys leader, singer/musician Brian Wilson in the 1980's and became his wife.
The new movie will follow Wilson’s life as he struggles with mental illness and his relationship with Melinda.
Cast will also include Paul Dano and John Cusack to play Wilson at different stages of his life.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek Brian Wilson's song dedicated to his wife...
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- Michael Stevens
Elizabeth Banks Cast In Beach Boys Biopic
27 June 2013 2:19 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Elizabeth Banks has signed on to play Brian Wilson’s wife in Bill Pohlad’s Love & Mercy; a biopic of The Beach Boys written by Oscar nominated Oren Moverman. Wilson was the mastermind behind the sound of the Beach Boys and, after signing a record deal in 1962 wrote more than twenty five Top 40 hits for the band.
Here’s the low down on the movie:
“The life of reclusive musician Brian Wilson from his early success with the ’60s surfing band The Beach Boys to his highly-publicized nervous breakdown, to his recent reemergence as an acclaimed singer-songwriter-performer”.
So far we know that John Cusack is set to play Brian Wilson when he is a bit older and rising star Paul Dano, who has impressed in Little Miss Sunshine, Looper and Ruby Sparks, will be playing a younger version of the musician. Paul Giamatti is also in the cast list to play Dr Eugene Landy, »
- Victoria Bull
Defiance, Ep. 1.09, 1.10 and 1.11: “I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times,” “If I Ever Leave This World Alive” and “The Bride Wore Black” make a busy show even more busy
26 June 2013 11:34 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Defiance, Season 1: Episodes 9, 10 and 11 – “I Just Wasn’t Made for These Times,” “If I Ever Leave This World Alive” and “The Bride Wore Black”
Directed by Allan Kroeker (9 and 10) and Todd Slavkin (11)
Written by Clark Perry (9), Bryan Garcia (10) and Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer (11)
Airs Monday nights at 9 on SyFy
Apologies for major technical issues on my end that made me fall behind on these reviews. Coming back to watch and write about three episodes of Defiance as one unit, though, was a really interesting exercise. As this debut season has gone along, it has felt like Defiance episodes work perfectly fine in their own right as self-contained stories but that they lack that substance that lends itself to more meaningful examination or criticism. When I’ve addressed this in the past, I’ve pointed my finger at the fact that the show is more concerned with world-building than »
- Sean Colletti
Casting Net: Keira Knightley heads to 1920s New York; Plus, Elizabeth Banks joins Beach Boys biopic, Martin Starr meets 'Veronica Mars,' more
26 June 2013 5:55 PM, PDT | EW - Inside Movies | See recent EW.com - Inside Movies news »
• Keira Knightley (Anna Karenina) is attached to produce and star in an adaptation of Suzanne Rindell’s The Other Typist for Fox Searchlight. Set in 1923, the story follows Rose, a typist for the New York City Police Department. She’s old-fashioned and set in her ways till she befriends the new woman in the office, Odalie, who is glamorous and modern and loves to have fun at speakeasies. But Rose gets a little obsessed, hence the comparisons to The Talented Mr. Ripley. There’s no director attached yet. Knightley will be appearing next alongside Chris Pine in Kenneth Branagh’s »
- Lindsey Bahr
Elizabeth Banks & Paul Giamatti Join Brian Wilson Biopic 'Love & Mercy'
26 June 2013 12:16 PM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
If you're going to tell the story of one of the greatest pop songwriters of all time, you'd better bring it, and credit to producer/director Bill Pohlad for bringing some solid talent to his Brian Wilson biopic "Love & Mercy." John Cusack and Paul Dano are slated to play the older and younger versions of the Beach Boys front-man respectively, and the past couple weeks have seen two more nice additions to the cast. Elizabeth Banks and Paul Giamatti have also signed up for the music movie. Written by Oren Moverman (“The Messenger,” “Rampart”), "Love & Mercy" will explore Wilson's battle with mental illness, while spanning decades of life, re-imagining seminal moments in his career. From highlighting his natural musical talents to his profound struggles, the movie will also zero in on the life that helped him through it all. And it's Banks who takes the role of Wilson's wife, with »
- Kevin Jagernauth
Elizabeth Banks to play Brian Wilson's wife in biopic 'Love & Mercy'
26 June 2013 12:16 PM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »
Elizabeth Banks has signed up for the Brian Wilson biopic Love & Mercy.
The Hunger Games actress will star as the Beach Boys frontman's wife Melinda in the project, written by Oren Moverman and directed by Bill Pohlad.
John Cusack is expected to portray Wilson in the film, while Paul Dano and Paul Giamatti have also signed up.
Love & Mercy focuses on Wilson's career, creativity and the impact of fame on his mental health.
The project will begin filming in Los Angeles this August.
Meanwhile, Banks has also signed up to star in the indie film Little Accidents opposite Boyd Holbrook.
Sara Colangelo will write and direct the project, which is an adaptation of her 2010 award-winning short film of the same name.
Banks will play a woman whose life spins out of control after her town recovers from a mining accident that killed 12 men, while her son remains missing. »
Casting: Knightley, McShera, Banks, Marino
26 June 2013 11:32 AM, PDT | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
The Other Typist
Fox Searchlight has scored the film rights to Suzanne Rindell's debut novel "The Other Typist" with Keira Knightley attached to star in and produce.
The story revolves around a lonely and isolated typist in a police precinct who strikes up a friendship with a mysterious co-worker who introduces her to the glamorous 1920s New York underworld. [Source: THR]
British actress Sophie McShera ("Downton Abbey") has been cast as an evil stepsister in Kenneth Branagh's live adaptation of "Cinderella" at Disney Pictures.
Lily James, Cate Blanchett, Richard Madden and Holliday Granger co-star in the film which begins shooting in September. [Source: Variety]
Love and Mercy
Elizabeth Banks has joined Bill Pohlad's Beach Boys biopic Love & Mercy. Banks will take on the role of Melinda, a former model who later becomes the wife of the group's leader Brian Wilson.
The story takes an unconventional look at the life of the »
- Garth Franklin
Elizabeth Banks Joins Beach Boys Biopic Love & Mercy and Little Accidents
26 June 2013 10:39 AM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Elizabeth Banks has signed on to star in a pair of upcoming indie films. First up, THR reports that Banks has joined the cast of director Bill Pohlad’s biopic of The Beach Boys mastermind Brian Wilson, titled Love & Mercy. Banks will play Melinda Ledbetter, a former model who met Wilson in the 1980s and subsequently became his wife. The pic will cover several decades of Wilson’s life as he struggles with mental illness and his relationship with Melinda. Paul Dano and John Cusack are poised to play Wilson at different points in his life, and Paul Giamatti is also part of the cast. Additionally, Banks has also been tapped to lead the indie Little Accidents. Written and directed by Sara Colangelo, the film centers on the fallout in a small American coal town after a mining accident kills 12 men. The pic is based on Colangelo’s short film of the same name, »
- Adam Chitwood
Elizabeth Banks to Star in Pair of Indies, Including Beach Boys Biopic 'Love & Mercy' (Exclusive)
26 June 2013 8:44 AM, PDT | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Elizabeth Banks has booked a pair of indie films, including Beach Boys biopic Love & Mercy. The Hunger Games actress is set to star in the the film written by Oscar nominee Oren Moverman (The Messengers). Directed by Bill Pohlad, Love & Mercy takes an unconventional look at the life of the celebrated leader of The Beach Boys, Brian Wilson, and his battle with mental illness. Banks will take on the role of Melinda, a former model who later becomes his wife. John Cusack, Paul Dano and Paul Giamatti round out the cast. Produced by River Road Entertainment (Into the
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- Tatiana Siegel
They Have Greatest Hits Albums?
24 June 2013 11:24 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Monday marks the 39th anniversary of The Beach Boys' greatest-hits album "Endless Summer." The compilation recalls such megahits as "Surfin' U.S.A.," "I Get Around" and "California Girls." It also brings to mind the many greatest-hits efforts that flood the new-release catalog every year, including a plethora of albums that come at random intervals in artists' careers. Many premature, others simply unexpected, here are some recent musicians you may be surprised to learn have greatest-hits releases.
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- The Huffington Post
Promoter Created Conflict With Jackson Doc
17 June 2013 5:00 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Los Angeles — The promoter of Michael Jackson's ill-fated series of comeback shows created a conflict of interest with the singer's physician when it negotiated terms of his deal, an expert testifying for the superstar's mother told a jury Monday.
David Berman told jurors hearing a negligent hiring lawsuit against concert promoter Aeg Live LLC that the company should not have negotiated with Jackson's physician without notifying the singer's representatives of the discussion.
The former head of Capitol Records and holder high-level positions at several other record companies is being paid to testify for Katherine Jackson in her lawsuit against Aeg Live.
Asked whether it was appropriate for the concert company to attempt to hire a doctor on Jackson's behalf, Berman responded: "I believe that it's highly inappropriate. It is highly unusual."
A more appropriate relationship would have been for Jackson to hire cardiologist Conrad Murray without any involvement from Aeg Live, »
- AP
Hardcore Punk Fight: Black Flag vs Flag
13 June 2013 10:13 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Earlier this year, the internet was blindsided with the announcement of the reformation of one of America's greatest hardcore legends, Black Flag, featuring original guitarist and main songwriter Greg Ginn and the band's short-lived sophomore singer Ron Reyes. This would include a performance at U.K.'s Hevy Fest this summer with further dates still being added daily as of this writing. This would mark the first Black Flag tour since Ginn put the Black Flag name on ice in 1986. The tour will also be in support of a new record that is being released this summer.
But just a mere hour-and-a-half after the news of the Black Flag reunion came another announcement to set the hardcore heads on fire, the formation of a band called Flag. Flag would feature original Black Flag singer and current Off! frontman Keith Morris manning the mic and fleshed out with Black Flag founding bass player Chuck Dukowski, »
- HuffPost Canada Music
Brian Wilson is working on a new solo album
7 June 2013 1:05 PM, PDT | avclub.com | See recent The AV Club news »
Beach Boys front man Brian Wilson is in the process of recording and self-producing his eleventh solo album. Wilson is bringing in countless collaborators for the project, including Jeff Beck, former Beach Boys Al Jardine and David Marks, members of his touring band, and others from Jeff Beck's rhythm section. Wilson began working on some songs during the Beach Boys' massively successful 50th anniversary tour, and told his family and friends he wants to create something with a rock 'n' roll vibe. "I was really moved by the fans’ excitement about The Beach Boys’ album and tour last year »
Paul Giamatti Playing Brian Wilson's Therapist In Beach Boys Biopic
6 June 2013 11:33 AM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Two Beach Boys biopics are bulldozing their way through pre-production in a bit of a melodic race to reach theaters first. In that sense, the planned Love & Mercy took a lead today by adding another recognizable name to it.s already impressive ensemble. Paul Giamatti, according to The Wrap, has landed the role of Dr. Eugene Landy in Bill Pohlad.s Brian Wilson biopic. Landy was Wilson.s therapist, a controversial figure who is believed to have exploited Wilson in an effort to control the singer-songwriter.s drug addiction. His process . which involved 24-hour therapy sessions that controlled every aspect of Wilson.s existence . earned Landy the nickname .Doctor Feelgood. . and eventually cost him his medical license. Right now, Pohlad plans to begin filming Love & Mercy over the summer. He already has cast Paul Dano and John Cusack as Wilson in different stages of his life. It.s expected to »
Beach Boy Brian Wilson returns to Capitol Records as a solo artist
6 June 2013 10:54 AM, PDT | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
After a number of solo albums for other labels, Brian Wilson has returned to Capitol Records, the Beach Boys’ home during the band’s ‘60s hey day, as a solo artist. Wilson is currently recorded his self-produced 11th solo album at Hollywood’s Ocean Way Studios. Wilson had thought about making another Beach Boys’ album following the group’s 50th anniversary reunion tour last year and their extremely well received studio album, “That’s Why God Made The Radio,” (which also came out on Capitol). However, any such plans imploded after his former bandmate Mike Love decided not to extend the tour with fellow Beach »
Paul Giamatti joins that John Cusack-as-Brian Wilson movie as his therapist
6 June 2013 9:55 AM, PDT | avclub.com | See recent The AV Club news »
Paul Giamatti (American Splendor, Sideways, John Adams), has signed on to play Eugene Landy, the therapist who built an intense relationship with former Beach Boy Brian Wilson in an attempt to cure both his drug use and psychological issues. While Landy was somewhat successful in helping Wilson's mental state, the two had a falling out after he eventually got involved in Wilson's career, even co-writing much of his eponymous first solo album. Producer turned first-time director Bill Pohlad will begin shooting the film, Love And Mercy, as soon as Giamatti is finished with The Amazing Spider-Man 2. As »
Casting News: Lawrence, Giamatti, Rossum
6 June 2013 6:14 AM, PDT | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Rules of Inheritance
Jennifer Lawrence ("The Hunger Games") is attached to star in and produce Susanne Bier's "Rules of Inheritance" at FilmNation.
Abi Morgan penned the script based on Claire Bidwell Smith’s memoir. The story follows a young woman who loses her family but finds herself in the process. [Source: Variety]
Love and Mercy
Paul Giamatti is set to play Dr. Eugene Landy, the therapist to troubled Beach Boys frontman Brian Wilson, in Bill Pohlad's indie drama "Love & Mercy." Shooting aims to begin this Summer.
John Cusack and Paul Dano will play Wilson during different points in his remarkable life. Giamatti's character wormed his way into the artist's life to an unhealthy and perhaps unethical degree. [Source: The Wrap]
Comet
Emmy Rossum and Justin Long have joined the cast of Sam Esmail's quirky indie rom-com "Comet" at Milestone Media. Scott Stone, Farnaz Fahid, Lee Clay, Chad Hamilton and Steve Golin will produce. »
- Garth Franklin
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