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Casting Net: Cillian Murphy to go 'In the Heart of the Sea' with Ron Howard; Plus, Sandra Bullock will not join 'Annie', more
1 hour ago
• Cillian Murphy, best known for his work with Christopher Nolan in Inception and the Dark Knight movies, has joined the cast of Ron Howard’s In the Heart of the Sea. Based on the Nathaniel Philbrick novel about the whale ship Essex, Murphy will play the role of Matthew Joy, the second mate aboard the doomed ship. Chris Hemsworth (Thor) also stars. Murphy is currently filming Transcendence, and recently wrapped Cry/Fly with Jennifer Connelly and Mélanie Laurent. [Deadline]
• Jason Schwartzman is branching out from his usual directors and teaming up with Tim Burton. The Moonrise Kingdom actor has joined the cast of Big Eyes, »
- Lindsey Bahr
'Crystal Fairy and the Magical Cactus': Michael Cera heads south -- Video
7 hours ago
Things are about to get trippy for Michael Cera, judging by the trailer for his latest indie film.
“Crystal Fairy and the Magical Cactus” is the tale of a young American traveling through Chile with little else on his mind than drinking the juice of the San Pedro cactus. He meets a girl named Crystal Fairy (Gaby Hoffmann) who joins him and his friends on their quest.
Check out the video below for language barriers, a Manic Pixie Dream Girl and Michael Cera doing some calisthenics:
After a debut at the Sundance Film Festival, director Sebastian Silva was the recipient »
- Amanda Taylor
'Fifty Shades of Grey' finds its director: Sam Taylor-Johnson
7 hours ago
The Fifty Shades of Grey movie just took a big step closer to becoming a reality: Sam Taylor-Johnson has signed on to direct the much-talked-about adaptation of E L James’ best-selling book. Taylor-Johnson is best known for her directorial debut, 2009′s Nowhere Boy, which starred her husband, Kick-Ass and Savages actor Aaron Johnson.
“I am excited to be charged with the evolution of Fifty Shades of Grey from page to screen,” Taylor-Johnson said in a statement announcing her involvement. “For the legions of fans, I want to say that I will honor the power of Erika’s book and the characters of Christian and Anastasia. »
- Katie Atkinson
Shailene Woodley on getting cut from 'Spider-Man 2': 'Of course I'm bummed' -- and more on 'Divergent'
9 hours ago
As EW first reported in this week’s cover story, Shailene Woodley’s role as Mary Jane has been bumped from the second installment of The Amazing Spider-Man (due out in 2014) to the third (due out in 2016). “Of course I’m bummed,” she tells EW in an exclusive statement. “But I am a firm believer in everything happening for a specific reason. Mj only appeared in a few scenes and I wouldn’t trade the experience of working with Andrew and Emma for three days on set for the world. Based on the proposed plot, I completely understand the need »
- Sara Vilkomerson
'The Way, Way Back': Behind the scenes of the summertime coming-of-age comedy -- Exclusive
9 hours ago
Steve Carell has made you cringe before, but usually it’s in service of being awkwardly funny.
Not this time.
There’s a lot to laugh at in The Way, Way Back, about a teenage kid (Liam James, The Killing) on a long summer vacation with his mom (Toni Collette) and her combative, petty boyfriend, played by The Office actor. But Carell’s character is one of the few in this film who doesn’t aim for the funnybone. He hits only below the belt.
In this exclusive behind-the-scenes video from the making of The Way, Way Back, we get »
- Anthony Breznican
Drafthouse Films to rerelease deranged 1979 sci-fi movie 'The Visitor'
10 hours ago
Drafthouse Films, the distribution arm of the Alamo Drafthouse cinema chain, has announced plans to rerelease the infamously nuts, 1979 sci-fi/horror/action movie, The Visitor. The movie stars legendary film director John Huston (The Maltese Falcon) as — per the official synopsis — “an intergalactic warrior battling alongside a cosmic Christ figure against a demonic eight-year-old girl and her pet hawk, as the fate of the universe hangs in the balance.” (Now, that is something I might be tempted to pay $50 to see on the big screen, particularly as Huston’s costars include Shelley Winters, Lance Henriksen, Franco, Nero, and his fellow director, »
- Clark Collis
Zack Snyder and David Goyer talk about controversial 'Man of Steel' ending...that Christopher Nolan didn't want
11 hours ago
The smash-hit Superman reboot Man of Steel incited some controversy with its decidedly darker take on the Last Son of Krypton, mostly for a key decision that the superhero makes at the end of the movie. This is the part where we have to write Spoiler Alert: The movie ends with an extended sequence where Superman and Zod invent lots of new ways to punch each other, before Superman is ultimately forced to kill Zod in order to triumph over a ridiculously imbalanced highly unlikely situation contrived by the filmmakers save some people. The decision to have Superman kill someone »
- Darren Franich
Original General Zod Terence Stamp talks about why 'Man of Steel' made him 'sad' and discusses removal of Richard Donner and Marlon Brando on 'Superman II'
11 hours ago
Critics and fans have been divided about Man Of Steel. But one person in particular was not too happy when he heard about the new Superman reboot: the man who originally played General Zod in Superman and Superman II, Terence Stamp. Stamp stopped by the studio of Entertainment Weekly Radio (channel 105 on SiriusXM) to talk about his new movie Unfinished Song (which opens this weekend), and we asked him for his take on the new Superman film, which features Michael Shannon now playing intergalactic villain General Zod.
“When I heard they were remaking it, or they were doing a version of it, »
- Dalton Ross
'Jurassic Park 4' now expected in 2015
11 hours ago
Six weeks after Universal postponed Jurassic Park 4 from its prime summer-2014 release date — sparking fears that the sequel from Safety Not Guaranteed director Colin Trevorrow might be on shaky ground — the studio is poised to announce that the movie will arrive in 2015. ComingSoon.net snapped a photo of a Jurassic Park banner at Licensing Expo 2013 in Las Vegas yesterday that seemed to indicate that dinosaurs will roam the multiplex again — just one year later than originally planned. Universal confirmed the release date news, as well as the report that Jurassic Park 4 will be filmed in 3-D.
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- Jeff Labrecque
'The Spectacular Now' trailer: Shailene Woodley in a Ya adaptation! No, not that one...or that one
13 hours ago
The first rule of modern moviemaking: If you’re adapting a bestselling Ya book, you must — I repeat, must — cast Secret Life of the American Teenager refugee Shailene Woodley as your star.
The Fault in Our Stars did it. EW’s current cover star Divergent did it. And both are following in the celluloid footsteps of The Spectacular Now, a Sundance darling based on Tim Tharp’s eponymous 2008 novel. The story follows the romance between charming, popular, happy-go-lucky teenage alcoholic Sutter (Miles Teller) and shy, wise, pretty-but-doesn’t-know-it Aimee (Woodley, naturally), whom he meets after passing out on her lawn. »
- Hillary Busis
Naomi Watts and Robin Wright play two mothers who 'Adore' their sons -- Exclusive Poster
13 hours ago
With a title like Adore, this movie with Naomi Watts and Robin Wright might be about anything. But when it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, it was known by another, much more provocative title, Two Mothers, that boldly announced its raison d’être. Watts and Wright play lifelong best friends who grow up and raise children near each other on an Australian beachfront paradise. Their hunky sons (Xavier Samuel and James Frecheville) are best friends too, spending their idle summer days on surfboards and working on their tans. They’re not your typical momma’s boys… well, until they »
- Jeff Labrecque
Official 'Anchorman 2' trailer will put you in a glass case of emotion -- Video
14 hours ago
Sixty percent of the time, this trailer works every time.
It has many leather-bound books, and it smells of rich mahogany.
It ate the whole wheel of cheese. (Heck, you’re not even mad — that’s amazing!)
It would like to extend to you an invitation to the pants party.
In short: It’s kind of a big deal. And so, without further ado — little Ham ‘n Eggs comin’ at ya! Hold on, people, hope you got your griddles…
There’s so much to discuss here — the advent of the ’80s! Baxter drinking out of a straw! James Marsden as the prince of cable news! »
- Hillary Busis
Universal picks up 'Dumb and Dumber' sequel
18 June 2013 6:59 PM, PDT
Things are looking up for Lloyd and Harry. EW has confirmed that Universal Pictures picked up the North American distribution rights for Dumb and Dumber To, the in-development sequel to the hit 1994 Jim Carrey/Jeff Daniels comedy Dumb and Dumber. Deadline first reported the news.
Peter and Bobby Farrelly, who most recently directed The Three Stooges, will return to direct the sequel. The Farrelly brothers did a rewrite on the original script which was penned by Sean Anders and John Morris, who co-wrote Hot Tub Time Machine and She’s Out of My League. Stars Carrey and Daniels are also »
- Lindsey Bahr
Casting Net: Russell Crowe in talks to direct and star in post-wwi pic; Plus, Alison Brie's inter-dimensional romantic comedy, more
18 June 2013 6:22 PM, PDT
• Russell Crowe (Man of Steel) is in talks to direct and star in The Water Diviner, a 1919-set film about an Australian man searching for his sons in Turkey following the Battle of Gallipoli — the Allied attempt, and failure, to capture the Ottoman capital. The Oscar winner’s next projects include Akiva Goldsman’s Winter’s Tale, and Darren Aronofsky’s Noah. [Deadline]
• The Salma Hayek-produced animated feature, The Prophet, has lined up a pretty outstanding voice cast that includes Liam Neeson, John Krasinski, Quvenzhané Wallis, Frank Langella, and Alfred Molina. Roger Allers (The Lion King) wrote the script based on Khalil Girbran’s 1923 book, »
- Lindsey Bahr
'The Lego Movie' trailer: The fate of the world is in Chris Pratt's plastic, U-shaped hands
18 June 2013 6:17 PM, PDT
This trailer for The Lego Movie is much better than what you probably imagined when you heard the words Lego movie. Why?
Exhibit A: Chris Pratt basically plays Lego Andy Dwyer.
Exhibit B: Morgan Freeman voices Lego God.
Exhibit C: “198-something space guy”
Exhibit D-z: Watch and see for yourself.
The movie is set for release in 2014.
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‘Touchy Feely’ trailer: Rosemarie DeWitt just can’t deal »
- Sandra Gonzalez
'Fifty Shades of Grey': Armie Hammer responds to casting rumors
18 June 2013 3:07 PM, PDT
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
'Prometheus' sequel hires a new writer
18 June 2013 2:31 PM, PDT
It’s been almost exactly one year since the Alien pseudo-prequel Prometheus fascinated and infuriated audiences with its mixture of gorgeous visuals and confusing character decisions. Although the film set up a sequel, there hasn’t been much news, besides the revelation that screenwriter Damon Lindelof would not be returning — possibly because he’d like to spend just one summer not reading a nonstop parade of nerd-rage tweets.
But Fox is not letting the project die. EW has confirmed the news originally reported by Variety that screenwriter Jack Paglen has stepped onboard the project. Paglen wrote the upcoming sci-fi film Transcendence, »
- Darren Franich
'Anchorman 2' teaser poster: It's all about the mustache
18 June 2013 1:38 PM, PDT
Paramount just released a new teaser poster for Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, reminding fans of everyone’s favorite Facebook quote: “I’m kind of a big deal.” Check it out below!
While Christina Applegate hasn’t appeared in the teasers yet, Paramount’s official synopsis has the actress returning as Veronica Corningstone, Ron Burgundy’s co-anchor and wife! In the film, the gang is all back together again trying to stay classy “while taking New York’s first 24-hour news channel by storm. “
Here’s the teaser trailer again, if you want a quick laugh:
The mustache returns »
- Sarah Caldwell
'The Maze Runner': Patricia Clarkson joins cast of dystopian saga -- Exclusive
18 June 2013 9:00 AM, PDT
Who are these amnesiac boys, rising up each month from a rusting elevator into the middle of a grassy glade?
What is this massive stone maze surrounding them, and why does it change shape each day? How long will some unseen intelligence keep testing them as they try desperately to escape?
These are the core questions of The Maze Runner, and EW has learned Patricia Clarkson will play the character with the answers.
Clarkson, who was nominated for a supporting actor Oscar in 2003 for Pieces of April, is best known for Shutter Island, Lars and the Real Girl, and The Station Agent. »
- Anthony Breznican
Roger Ebert's 71st birthday: Jason Reitman on the critic directors loved
18 June 2013 8:48 AM, PDT
Roger Ebert died on April 4 after a long battle with cancer. To commemorate what would have been his 71st birthday today, EW is republishing this essay by filmmaker Jason Reitman, written in tribute shortly after the critic’s passing.
I spoke with Roger Ebert perhaps a dozen times, but only heard his voice once.
I first caught him at the Toronto Film Festival, where I had a short film in the program. I was 21 years old and I needed to shake his hand. I needed to thank him for being a part of my relationship with movies for as long as I could remember. »
- Jason Reitman
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