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'Fifty Shades of Grey': Armie Hammer responds to casting rumors
32 minutes ago | EW - Inside Movies | See recent EW.com - Inside Movies news »
When Anastasia Steele first meets kinky billionaire Christian Grey in Fifty Shades of Grey, she thinks to herself, “No one should be this good-looking.” So it’s no surprise that one of the names thrown around to play the impossibly handsome leading man is the impossibly handsome Armie Hammer.
But is the Lone Ranger star game to fill Grey’s fitted suit in the potentially Nc-17-rated film? Well, in a recent Playboy interview, he addressed the casting rumors:
“No one actually offered me the movie, but while I was working on Lone Ranger my agent brought it up, and I said ‘Nope, »
- Katie Atkinson
'Galaxy Quest' and 'Red 2' Director Might Get Magical with 'Houdini'
2 hours ago | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
The Hunger Games director Gary Ross and Hanna director Joe Wright have flirted with Houdini, a film based on the popular book The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America's First Superhero, but neither came through to finalize a deal. Now Deadline reports a new director has stepped up to the plate with Galaxy Quest and Red 2 director Dean Parisot now in talks to take over the project which Summit Entertainment has been developing for years. Rather that simply focusing on Harry Houdini, the legendary master illusionist, and his career as a magician, the film dives into the secret life of the renaissance man. The premise revolves around Harry Houdini, the world-renowned escape artist, and his involvement with helping the Secret Service, local police organizations, and even whispers of him being a British spy. An early draft of the script, described as Indiana Jones meets Sherlock Holmes, was »
- Ethan Anderton
The HeyUGuys Instant Watching Viewer’s Guide – June 2013
10 hours ago | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
Remember ten years ago when you would be in HMV looking at a DVD box set of something like The West Wing and then unfolding the twenty pound note in your pocket and wondering whether to part with all that cash for something you had never seen? You had just heard that someone somewhere liked it, but for that £30 you could get two films like Bad Boys 2 and Kill Bill volume 1!
These were difficult times my friends, and more often than not £30 would go down the drain and you would watch three episodes of whatever series it was and decide it wasn’t for you. Well thanks to modern technology and its mission to kill DVD, Blu-Ray and whatever other physical media dinosaur you prefer, this dilemma is a thing of the past.
Nowadays you can go onto Lovefilm, Netflix, BT Vision or whatever else and stream whole seasons of TV for almost nothing. »
- Chris Holt
Chiwetel Ejiofor: 'In theatre the fear lurks all the time'
15 June 2013 4:04 PM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
Chiwetel Ejiofor talks about his return to the London stage to play murdered African hero Patrice Lumumba in A Season in the Congo – and his emotional trip to the Congo to prepare for it
You have the sense talking to Chiwetel Ejiofor that he would always be prepared to go the extra mile. On screen and off he has a self-deprecating, generous spirit, quick to laugh, but he also carries a watchful air, a real openness to the moment. Directors – from Woody Allen to Spike Lee to Stephen Poliakoff – see this in him too. From his breakthrough role in Stephen Frears's 2002 film Dirty Pretty Things in which Ejiofor so memorably played the illegal immigrant doctor, Okwe, moonlighting as a minicab driver in London, he has been the go-to man for a particular kind of optimistic and highly credible intensity.
He seems fated to certain roles. He made a natural »
- Tim Adams
Chiwetel Ejiofor: 'In theatre the fear lurks all the time'
15 June 2013 4:04 PM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
Chiwetel Ejiofor talks about his return to the London stage to play murdered African hero Patrice Lumumba in A Season in the Congo – and his emotional trip to the Congo to prepare for it
You have the sense talking to Chiwetel Ejiofor that he would always be prepared to go the extra mile. On screen and off he has a self-deprecating, generous spirit, quick to laugh, but he also carries a watchful air, a real openness to the moment. Directors – from Woody Allen to Spike Lee to Stephen Poliakoff – see this in him too. From his breakthrough role in Stephen Frears's 2002 film Dirty Pretty Things in which Ejiofor so memorably played the illegal immigrant doctor, Okwe, moonlighting as a minicab driver in London, he has been the go-to man for a particular kind of optimistic and highly credible intensity.
He seems fated to certain roles. He made a natural »
- Tim Adams
'Tomb Raider' Reboot & Joe Wright's Live Action 'The Little Mermaid' Get New Writers
13 June 2013 8:20 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Video games and fairy tales -- yep, it's just another day in Hollywood, so let's get into the mix of this... First up, "Tomb Raider" is getting a fresh coat of paint now that console game has been refreshed and the Angelina Jolie movies have faded into memory. Back in 2011, "Iron Man" writers Mark Fergus and Hawk Ostby were tasked with penning the reboot, but it seems Gk Films want another take. So, they've hired “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and "Fright Night" writer Marti Noxon to take a stab at it. No story details yet, but we're pretty sure it will involve archaeology, running and jumping. Meanwhile, Joe Wright's brewing "The Little Mermaid" is getting a new pen too. Abi Morgan ("Shame") was the first one involved in getting a draft together, and now Kelly Marcel has been hired to pen the script. We can only surmise that Marcel »
- Kevin Jagernauth
'50 Shades of Grey' Screenwriter Kelly Marcel to Rewrite Joe Wright's 'Little Mermaid'
12 June 2013 1:14 PM, PDT | Thompson on Hollywood | See recent Thompson on Hollywood news »
From S&M to... mermaids? Brit screenwriter Kelly Marcel ("Terra Nova"), who has been working on adapting E.L James' mega-bestseller "50 Shades of Grey" for the big screen, has another project in the works. Per Deadline, Marcel is in talks to rewrite Joe Wright's "The Little Mermaid." Marcel steps into the project after many have already worked on the long-in-the-works Working Title adaptation, including Abi Morgan ("Shame"). In the more immediate pipeline for Marcel is Disney's "Saving Mr. Banks," an Oscar-season entry set for December 20 starring Tom Hanks as Walt Disney and Emma Thompson as "Mary Poppins" author P.L. Travers; the film centers on their courtship. Early awards buzz is strong on this one. »
- Beth Hanna
‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ Screenwriter Tackling Live-Action ‘Little Mermaid’ Movie
11 June 2013 6:28 PM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Working Title Pictures has had an adaptation of The Little Mermaid brewing for years now, with Joe Wright (Hanna) attached to direct. Details have been scant as the project labored in development purgatory, but what we do know is that it will be the first live-action English language version of the classic fairy tale.
The well-known animated Disney adaptation is actually very faithful to Hans Christian Andersen’s original story (up until, the end, at least; Andersen’s conclusion to the tale doesn’t fit very well with the traditionally romantic Disney princess story arc), but does gloss over some of the more unpleasant aspects of it, such as the fact that the Little Mermaid actually has her ...
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- H. Shaw-Williams
From Filth To Fairytales: Kelly Marcel To Tackle Live-Action ‘Little Mermaid’
11 June 2013 12:44 PM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
She’s responsible for one of the hottest screenplays in Hollywood after nabbing screenwriting duties on the adaptation of E. L. James’ kinky page-turner Fifty Shades Of Grey, but Kelly Marcel has officially signed for another steamy story. Well, if you count Hans Christian Anderson’s 1837 fishy love story, The Little Mermaid, perhaps best known in the form of the 1989 animated Disney classic. She’s been brought in to rewrite Abi Morgan’s previous draft into something a little darker.
Working Title Films is behind the film which will be directed by Joe Wright, who himself was recently linked to the helm of Fifty Shades. It’s likely to stick closely to the story of a young mermaid Ariel, who gives up her life in the sea for the love of human prince. Fingers crossed the whips and chains and left in the closet as we don’t need the »
- Craig Hunter
‘The Purge’ Isn’t Over Yet, ‘Man of Steel 2′ Takes Flight, And More News of the Day
11 June 2013 11:00 AM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
Too busy trying to get over the season finale of Game of Thrones and rearranging your Mad Men conspiracy theories and, damn, you just missed all the hot news jams fresh out of Hollywood? Not to worry, we’ve rounded up everything you may have missed and packed it up into a fun little gift box we call our afternoon Biz Break. The Purge is getting a sequel! Duh! The Blumhouse horror joing made a ton of money at the box office this weekend, so it’s not shocking in the least that producer Jason Blum has tweeted the news that a sequel is in development with Universal. Man of Steel is also getting a sequel, and before the first film even soars into theaters. Zach Snyder and David S. Goyer will return for the film, which has been “fast-tracked” over at Warner Bros. The scribe behind that 50 Shades of Grey script is taking a dip with »
- Kate Erbland
The Little Mermaid Gets A Rewrite By 50 Shades Screenwriter
11 June 2013 8:33 AM, PDT | We Got This Covered | See recent We Got This Covered news »
It was only a matter of time before Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Mermaid got tossed onto the live-action fairy tale bandwagon. Now that film, which has been in the works for awhile now, is talking about getting another rewrite … by the same screenwriter who wrote the 50 Shades Of Grey film.
Screenwriter Kelly Marcel is currently in talks to do the rewrite for the live-action version of The Little Mermaid, eventually to be directed by Joe Wright (Anna Karenina). Marcel has had a varied career so far, working on the series Terra Nova, and recently penning the Tom Hanks vehicle Saving Mr. Banks, which stars Mr. Hanks as Walt Disney. But the one that attracts our attention is Marcel’s attachment to the film version of 50 Shades Of Grey. How she’s managed to turn that book into an acceptable film that is not pornography we’re all very excited/terrified to know. »
- Lauren Humphries-Brooks
'50 Shades of Grey' Screenwriter to Pen New 'Little Mermaid' Adaptation
11 June 2013 8:00 AM, PDT | Moviefone | See recent Moviefone news »
Deadline reports that Kelly Marcel, who will be writing the script for the upcoming "Fifty Shades of Grey" film, is in talks to rewrite a "Little Mermaid" story for director Joe Wright.
Wright's version of the film is based on the Little Angel Theatre's stage adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairy tale, and won't have any association with the 1989 Disney animated film. Still, it looks like Marcel will have to restrain herself from pumping her script with too many influences from her "Fifty Shades" gig, since the Little Angel Theatre is a puppet company geared toward family audiences, and Wright will most likely take a kid-friendly approach to the dark source material.
SlashFilm notes that Sony has been working on just such a darker interpretation for more than two years and currently has "Country Strong" director Shana Feste on board to write and direct. No word yet on »
- Katie Roberts
Kelly Marcel To Pen "The Little Mermaid"
11 June 2013 6:09 AM, PDT | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Kelly Marcel is making a deal to pen a re-write of Joe Wright's upcoming live-action adaptation of the Hans Christian Anderson fable "The Little Mermaid".
Marcel scored acclaim for her script "Saving Mr. Banks" about the gestation of "Mary Poppins". She's also at work adapting E.L. James' best-selling S&M love story "50 Shades Of Grey."
Abi Morgan ("Shame") previously worked on the script. Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner will produce.
Source: Deadline »
- Garth Franklin
Fifty Shades Of Grey Screenwriter In Talks To Rewrite The Little Mermaid
11 June 2013 3:16 AM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Now that Snow White and the Huntsman and Mirror Mirror have quenched everyone.s thirst for films about that particular fairy tale, and Kenneth Branagh's Cinderella in pre-production stages, the world awaits the next ill-advised re-imagining. And from under the sea and out of left field it emerges. Screenwriter Kelly Marcel.s short career has already taken her from parallel universes to S&M dungeons, and Deadline reports she.s currently in negotiations to rewrite the screenplay for Hans Christian Andersen.s The Little Mermaid, set to be directed by Joe Wright (Anna Karenina). The script was already worked on by several other writers, including Shame.s Abi Morgan, but Marcel is next in line for the job. Marcel got her start as a creator and writer for Fox.s ill-fated series Terra Nova before landing the job scripting Saving Mr. Banks, the film starring Tom Hanks as Walt »
50 Shades Of Grey Screenwriter In Talks To Rewrite The Little Mermaid
11 June 2013 3:16 AM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Now that Snow White and the Huntsman and Mirror Mirror have quenched everyone.s thirst for films about that particular fairy tale, and Kenneth Branagh's Cinderella in pre-production stages, the world awaits the next ill-advised re-imagining. And from under the sea and out of left field it emerges. Screenwriter Kelly Marcel.s short career has already taken her from parallel universes to S&M dungeons, and Deadline reports she.s currently in negotiations to rewrite the screenplay for Hans Christian Andersen.s The Little Mermaid, set to be directed by Joe Wright (Anna Karenina). The script was already worked on by several other writers, including Shame.s Abi Morgan, but Marcel is next in line for the job. Marcel got her start as a creator and writer for Fox.s ill-fated series Terra Nova before landing the job scripting Saving Mr. Banks, the film starring Tom Hanks as Walt »
'Cinderella' casts Holliday Grainger as stepsister
11 June 2013 1:41 AM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »
Holliday Grainger has been cast in Disney's Cinderella.
The Borgias star will join Lily James and Cate Blanchett in the live action movie, reports The Wrap.
Kenneth Branagh is directing the adaptation of the classic fairytale.
Downton Abbey actress James will star as Cinderella, with Grainger as her stepsister and Blanchett as the infamous wicked stepmother.
Game of Thrones' Richard Madden will appear as the prince.
Grainger has previously taken on period love stories in Cary Fukunaga's Jane Eyre, Joe Wright's Anna Karenina and Mike Newell's Great Expectations. »
The Little Mermaid Live-Action Remake Gets 50 Shades of Grey Writer Kelly Marcel
10 June 2013 9:13 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Kelly Marcel has been hired to re-write Joe Wright's upcoming adaptation of The Little Mermaid.
Based on Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairytale, the film chronicles the journey of a young mermaid princess that abandons her life under the sea for a prince above sea level. Joe Wright is directing the project with Working Title's Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner producing.
Kelly Marcel is best known for writing the big screen adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey and Saving Mr. Banks. No production schedule has been released. »
- MovieWeb
The Link Between '50 Shades of Grey' & 'The Little Mermaid'
10 June 2013 7:10 PM, PDT | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
What could Christian Grey, Anastasia Steele, The Sea Witch and The Little Mermaid possibly have in common?
The writer tasked with adapting "Fifty Shades of Grey" for the screen, Kelly Marcel, has been tapped to pen the latest screen version of "The Little Mermaid," the Hans Christian Andersen fable best known in pop culture circles as the hit Disney flick from 1989.
Marcel will rewrite "The Little Mermaid" script for Golden Globe nominated director Joe Wright, according to Deadline. Coincidentally, Wright was once thought to be the guy who would bring the popular bondage story ("Grey," not "Mermaid"!) to life.
Contrary to the kid-friendly tone of the Disney version, the original Danish fable ends with the Prince marrying somebody else, the mermaid almost stabbing him with an enchanted knife, then her disappearance and disintegration into the ocean. She becomes a "spirit" after, which was a happy ending some scholars claim was »
- Ryan J Downey
Shifting Gears, ‘Fifty Shades Of Grey’ Scribe Kelly Marcel Tries ‘The Little Mermaid’
10 June 2013 4:50 PM, PDT | Deadline New York | See recent Deadline New York news »
Exclusive: Kelly Marcel, who got the job of adapting 50 Shades Of Grey off of the character work in her script Saving Mr. Banks, also is showing versatility. She is going from adapting that El James best-seller’s steamy S&M love story to a whole different kettle of fish. Marcel is making a deal to rewrite The Little Mermaid for director Joe Wright and Working Title partners Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner. Several scribes have worked on the adaptation of the Hans Christian Anderson fable, including Abi Morgan (Shame). There is some irony in Marcel being tapped for this gig. Recently it was widely reported that Wright had all but nailed down the job of directing 50 Shades Of Grey, but the studio denied it; for one thing, Wright has scheduling issues that will make it impossible. Now, the director gets to work with Fifty Shades scribe Marcel, only on a much less racy project. »
- MIKE FLEMING JR
'The Borgias' Star Holliday Grainger Joins Disney's 'Cinderella' (Exclusive)
10 June 2013 3:17 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
"The Borgias" star Holliday Grainger is joining the cast of Disney and director Kenneth Branagh's live-action adaptation of "Cinderella," TheWrap has learned. Lily James ("Downton Abbey") stars as the orphaned title character, while Richard Madden ("Game of Thrones") plays her handsome prince. Oscar winner Cate Blanchett co-stars as her wicked stepmother. Grainger is no stranger to well-known love stories, having previously appeared in Cary Fukunaga's "Jane Eyre," Joe Wright's "Anna Karenina" and Mike Newell's "Great Expectations," in which she played the female lead. The 25 year-old British actress is making a deal to »
- Jeff Sneider
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