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'Lay the Favorite' Trailer is Vegas Action Baby
30 May 2012 2:12 PM, PDT | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »
I regretfully didn't know who Rebecca Hall was when reports came through that she was taking the vacated Jessica Chastain role in Iron Man 3. I remember her from Ben Affleck's masterpiece The Town, but haven't seen her in anything else. The new international trailer for the new Vegas themed Lay the Favorite will change all that and Hall will become America's sweetheart when this movie from the director of High Fidelity, Stephen Frears drops soon. »
- Get The Big Picture
Lay the Favourite Trailer Starring Bruce Willis and Rebecca Hall
30 May 2012 2:09 PM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
Bruce Willis' output has been somewhat hit and miss over the past few years (and, arguably, throughout his entire career), so at this point I'm never quite sure what to expect when he turns up in a new movie. The fact that Lay the Favourite is directed by Stephen Frears (The Grifters, High Fidelity) is a good sign, but something about this first trailer makes it feel uncomfortably close to a direct to DVD movie. Of course, Bruce Willis isn't even actually the lead in this movie; that would be Rebecca Hall, best known for her performances in Ben Affleck's The Town and Woody Allen's Vicky Cristina Barcelona. Based on the book by Beth Raymer, Lay the Favourite is about a woman who gets involved with a group of Vegas gamblers, landing a job as an assistant for a bookie named Dink. It feels like a heist comedy of sorts, »
- Sean
'Lay the Favorite' Trailer Bets Big On Bruce Willis
30 May 2012 7:57 AM, PDT | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
British director Stephen Frears is one of the most eclectic if not dependable filmmakers out there, whether he's exploring 18th-century French sexual mores in "Dangerous Liasons," Chicago record store nerds in "High Fidelity," or the Queen of England in…"The Queen."
Now he's turned his attentions to the high-stakes world of sports gambling as seen through the eyes of a bubbly young minx named Beth Raymer in the new trailer for "Lay the Favorite."
Raymer may seem almost cartoonishly free-spirited as played by Rebecca Hall, but the real-life Beth actually lived the hustler's life as bookie in Las Vegas under the thumb of a shifty operator named Dink (Bruce Willis), which she chronicled in her memoir of the same name with colorful candor.
So far reaction to the film out of Cannes has been mixed, especially in regards to Hall's seemingly out-of-whack portrayal, but if you watch footage of the »
- Max Evry
Baffling Trailer For Lay The Favourite With Bruce Willis And Rebecca Hall
30 May 2012 4:30 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Here’s the first trailer for Lay The Favourite, the new Stephen Frears comedy starring Bruce Willis, Rebecca Hall, Catherine Zeta Jones and Joshua Jackson.
Remember when your friends saw Transformers 2 and said it was hard to follow, and you thought ‘Nah, it can’t be That hard, it’s Transformers!’ Then you saw it and didn’t have a clue what was going on. That’s the kind of feeling this trailer induces. It took me a couple of goes and I now have a vague idea. Bruce Willis plays pro-gambler Dink who hires Beth (Hall) as his lucky charm. All is well until Dink’s wife Tulip (Zeta-Jones) turns up and becomes a jinx. Then Beth runs off with Joshua Jackson, a bail bonds man shows up and… I dunno. If you can sum up this film for me in a couple of sentences in the Comments section below, »
- John Sharp
First Trailer For Lay The Favorite, Starring Rebecca Hall And Bruce Willis
29 May 2012 11:10 PM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
High Fidelity is one of those rare, infinitely rewatchable films. While not really remarkable in any specific way - other than it's bliss-inducing soundtrack - the movie simply has a great pace, fun and interesting characters, and a compelling storyline that everyone alive can relate to. Now, twelve years later, writer D.V. DeVincentis and director Stephen Frears have reteamed for Lay The Favorite, a project based on the memoir by Beth Raymer. It premiered at the top of this year at the Sundance Film Festival and actually doesn't have a Us release date as of yet, but today the first trailer has arrived online. As the film will be debuting in the UK and Ireland on June 22nd, it's no real surprised the the first preview landed on the UK site Handbag.com (via HeyUGuys). Watch it below! The film stars Rebecca Hall as Beth, a former dancer who »
Monster Mash With Disney's "NIght Stalker"
29 May 2012 7:39 PM, PDT | SneakPeek | See recent SneakPeek news »
According to reports writer D.V. DeVincentis ("High Fidelity") will script Disney's upcoming adaptation of the TV series "The Night Stalker", to star actor Johnny Depp for director Edgar Wright.
First airing over ABC during the 1974-75 TV season, the original series, considered the inspiration for "The X-Files", followed 'Kolchak' (Darren McGavin), who investigated mysterious crimes with supernatural causes, particularly those crimes that law enforcement authorities and city officials won't pursue.
Often these crimes involved elements of the occult or science fiction, including 'fantastical' creatures.
The 'Kolchak' character originated in the novel, "The Kolchak Papers" by author Jeff Rice. In the novel, Las Vegas newspaper reporter Carl Kolchak tracks down and defeats a killer who turns out to be a vampire named 'Janos Skorzeny'.
During the series' run, "The Night Stalker" managed to tackle most of the major monster myths, including vampires, werewolves, mummies and zombies. It also included stories about a doppelganger, »
- Michael Stevens
‘Lay The Favorite’ Trailer Is Full of Gambling and Death Threats in the Las Vegas Sun
29 May 2012 7:00 PM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
Any film that gives Rebecca Hall a shot at a starring role seems like it would have to be a good idea, but unfortunately Lay the Favorite didn’t get very good reviews coming out of its debut at Sundance, and our own Allison Loring bemoaned that the film “never seems to quite know what it wants to be.” Still, Lay the Favorite is set to roll out in limited releases all across the world over the next few months, and a trailer has just been released to give us all a taste of what it has to offer, so we might as well give its sales pitch a gander. Director Stephen Frears’s (High Fidelity) latest tells the tale of a chipper ex-stripper (Hall) who falls into a promising new career working for a career gambler (Bruce Willis), but runs into complications when she buts heads with her new boss’ jealous wife (Catherine Zeta-Jones). Oh, and »
- Nathan Adams
'Fringe's' Joshua Jackson stars in 'Lay The Favorite': Watch the trailer now!
29 May 2012 6:11 PM, PDT | Pop2it | See recent Pop2it news »
Here's the thing: "Lay the Favorite," based on Beth Raymer's memoir about the sports betting world, didn't exactly get glowing reviews when it debuted at Sundance this January. Despite starring Bruce Willis and being directed by "High Fidelity's" Stephen Frears, most reviewers agreed that it was pretty dull.
We're going to see it anyway. Why?
Because of Josh Jackson, of course. Our "Fringe" hero (and forever Pacey Witter) plays a journalist who falls for the wrong girl -- Beth Raymer (Rebecca Hall). Her ties to Dink Heimowitz, who has been cooking the Vegas sports gambling books, put them all in danger.
But that's not important. Here's what is important: Joshua Jackson, sunning himself and talking about baby oil. Joshua Jackson, making out with a hot girl in a hallway and wanting to talk about it. Joshua Jackson, putting his journalism career on the line to run away with the woman he loves. »
- editorial@zap2it.com
Bruce Willis and Rebecca Hall place some bets in the trailer for Lay the Favorite
29 May 2012 4:26 PM, PDT | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »
One would think that with as much as Lay The Favorite has going for it, that it would be good. Apparently amongst the movie critics it's getting panned for mediocrity (Bumbray gave it a 3). Regardless, let's save the judgment for our own personal viewing. The first trailer for the film has made its way online this evening. The High Fidelity team of Stephen Frears and D.V. DeVincentis decided to get back together to attempt to make another awesome movie baby. This one is an adaptation of »
- Niki Stephens
First UK Trailer for Lay The Favorite Starring Rebecca Hall and Bruce Willis
29 May 2012 3:24 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
The first UK trailer for director Stephen Frears’ (High Fidelity) new film Lay the Favorite has gone online. My mind had blanked on the plot before I watched this trailer, and after it was over I was even more confused as to what the film is about. Moreover, the normally solid Rebecca Hall puts an incredibly grating American voice that I’m assuming doesn’t get less annoying during the film’s two-hour duration. The pic premiered at the Sundance Film Festival to wildly negative reviews (you can read Matt’s review here), which is surprising given the talent involved. Hall plays a woman who works for Dink, a high-stakes gambler (Bruce Willis), and takes to the job like a natural, but she begins to fall for Dink, much to the chagrin of Dink’s wife, Tulip (Catherine Zeta-Jones). I was shocked to see such negative reviews for the film out of Sundance, »
- Adam Chitwood
Watch: Bruce Willis & Rebecca Hall in First 'Lay the Favorite' Trailer
29 May 2012 3:07 PM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
Earlier this year, Stephen Frears, director of High Fidelity and The Queen took his new film, an adaptation of Lay the Favorite to Sundance, but the reviews were less than stellar, and almost every writer I talked to about the film had nothing good to say about it. Of course, the film is still on its way to theaters (hitting the United Kingdom first this summer), and now the first trailer from across the pond is here for the dramedy centered on a thirty-something woman (Rebecca Hall) who gets involved with a group of geeky older men (including Bruce Willis) who know how to work the bookie system in Las Vegas. Here's the first trailer for Stephen Frears adaptation of Lay the Favorite from HeyUGuys: Beth Raymer (Rebecca Hall) is a beautiful girl with a big heart who leaves a Florida strip club to become a Las Vegas cocktail waitress. »
- Ethan Anderton
Lay The Favourite Trailer Online
29 May 2012 2:00 PM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
Considering it’s a comedy starring Bruce Willis, Rebecca Hall and Catherine Zeta-Jones, things have been rather quiet on the promotional front for Stephen Frears’ latest, Lay The Favourite. The film opens next month and the first trailer has only just arrived, courtesy of Handbag. Take a look below.Lay The Favourite, adapted from Beth Raymer’s memoir by Frears’ High Fidelity collaborator D.V. DeVincentis, stars Hall as Raymer, a bubbly former exotic dancer who decides to quit the life and become a cocktail waitress in Vegas.But there she meets inveterate gambler Dink (Willis), who soon considers her his new good luck charm. Soon she’s making more money than she dreamed and falling for the affable and seemingly straightforward Jeremy (Joshua Jackson). But Dink’s world, including vengeful wife Tulip (Zeta-Jones) is not as simple as that. And luck doesn’t always last.The producers are clearly looking »
Buzz Lines: What's Your Favorite Quote From High Fidelity?
28 May 2012 5:30 AM, PDT | BuzzSugar | See recent BuzzSugar news »
No movie so encapsulates music snobbery quite as well as High Fidelity. The quippy dialogue owes most of its genius to Nick Hornby, the British writer responsible for the book version, but it's actors like John Cusack and Jack Black who make the delivery so memorable. Put on your Kathleen Turner Overdrive vinyl and let's get this party started with your favorite quotes. "A Cosssssssby sweater." - Barry "Did I listen to pop music because I was miserable? Or was I miserable because I listened to pop music?" - Rob "Is it better to burn out or fade away?" - Barry Photo courtesy of Buena Vista Pictures »
- Maggie Pehanick
Johnny Depp is a Stalker of 1970s Vampire TV
21 May 2012 8:49 AM, PDT | kidspickflicks | See recent kidspickflicks news »
Johnny Depp is definitely getting groovy with 1970s-era TV series about vampires. With his Dark Shadows only two weeks into its run, Disney is moving forward with The Night Stalker. Johnny Depp will star and his Infinitum Nihil production company (Hugo) will produce the film adaptation of the TV series about a Las Vegas reporter tracking down a series of murders committed by vampires. Edgar Wright (Scott Pilgrim vs. The World) will direct and D.V. DeVincentis (High Fidelity) will write the script.
Dark Shadows isn't a flop but it isn't exactly living up to expectations either. However, since Johnny Depp is currently the biggest worldwide star, he can get pretty much anything greenlit.
Source: Deadline »
- tara@kidspickflicks.com (Tara the Mom)
Johnny Depp, Edgar Wright and D.V. DeVincentis to adapt Kolchak The Night Stalker
21 May 2012 5:23 AM, PDT | Boomtron | See recent Boomtron news »
Edgar Wright is apparently a really busy guy. I mean, I love the guy. Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz are wonderful, endlessly watchable films, and I was blown away by his Scott Pilgrim adaptation, particularly because that seemed like it’d be impossible to adapt. I only say “apparently,” because for all the movement and announcement of projects, it’s always several years before we see his projects realised.
My excitement piqued earlier this year when it was revealed that Wright would begin working on the long-teased The World’s End, reteaming him with Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz co-writer/star Simon Pegg.
Adding to his already busy schedule, The Hollywood Reporter has announced that Wright will be directing an adaptation of Kolchak The Night Stalker, written by D.V. DeVincentis, of the fantastic Gross Pointe Blank and High Fidelity. Johnny Depp is set to star as the lead character, »
- Liam Jose
Edgar Wright Finds A Night Stalker Scribe
20 May 2012 4:12 PM, PDT | We Got This Covered | See recent We Got This Covered news »
With all the recent rumblings of Edgar Wright's Ant-Man, many have forgotten that he also has another film on the horizon. Night Stalker, which Johnny Depp is currently attached to, is a project that Wright has been working on for a while and today, THR is reporting that the film has found a writer in D.V. DeVincentis (High Fidelity, Grosse Point Blank).
Read more at We Got This Covered »
- Matt Joseph
D.V. DeVincentis Writing Night Stalker
20 May 2012 9:29 AM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
Interest in Johnny Depp’s attempt to bring cult supernatural TV series / movies The Night Stalker to the big screen surged in February, when it was announced that one Edgar Wright would be lending his directorial vision to the project. We wondered when things would get moving on the development front, and now comes word that High Fidelity co-writer D.V. DeVincentis has been hired to work on the script.While the original Darren McGavin-starring TV movies spawned a show that only ran for one season, the compelling concept quickly gained a fevered following when the series hit syndication across the pond.Stalker follows Carl Kolchak, a Chicago-based reporter who investigates weird crimes and usually ends up tangling with otherworldly creatures. Depp would be stepping into Kolchak’s shoes, though we don’t know what threat he’ll yet be facing. Perhaps the more supernatural elements shed from The Lone Ranger »
The Night Stalker Gets Writer D.V. DeVincentis
19 May 2012 1:42 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
D.V. DeVincentis, known for his screenplays Grosse Pointe Blank and High Fidelity, has been hired to write The Night Stalker for director Edgar Wright and star Johnny Depp.
From Walt Disney Pictures, the movie is based on the cult ABC TV series of the same name that ran from 1974 to 1975. Johnny Depp will assume the role of Carl Kolchak, a character originally played by A Christmas Story's Old Man Darren McGavin. Kolchak works as a reporter for the Chicago-based independent News Service Stories, and deals mostly with supernatural subjects.
Johnny Depp will produce alongside Christi Dembrowski through their joint production banner. The film is slated to be Edgar Wright's next after The World's End, but there are rumors, perpetuated by the director himself, that his Marvel adventure Ant-Man might squeeze in front of The Night Stalker.
The Night Stalker comes to theaters in 2014 and stars Johnny Depp. The »
- MovieWeb
Edgar Wright Finds ‘Night Stalker’ Scribe
19 May 2012 9:43 AM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
The Edgar Wright-related news has been so frequent that even I, a huge devotee, can forget he has a Johnny Depp movie waiting to go. You, however, may remember that, after The World’s End and Ant-Man make their way to theaters, our favorite Englishman will tackle what’s probably his most prolific effort yet: The Night Stalker, Disney’s Depp-led reboot of the classic, supernatural ’70s series — itself the chronicles of Kolchak, a detective who battled every evil creature under the full midnight moon.
And, yes, the two other projects put this one in the distance — I can’t imagine it coming earlier than 2015, frankly — but Disney wants to work things out in the meantime. Thus, in the spirit of things, THR informs us that D.V. DeVincentis (High Fidelity, Grosse Point Blank) has been handed scripting duties on The Night Stalker; we still haven’t been told what »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
'Grosse Point Blank' Writer D.V. DeVincentis To Pen 'The Night Stalker' For Edgar Wright & Johnny Depp
19 May 2012 7:55 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
One of the more intriguing announcements of the year has been the potential team-up between megastar Johnny Depp and Edgar Wright, the director behind "Shaun of the Dead," "Hot Fuzz" and "Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World," on "The Night Stalker." The film would be a remake of the 1970s Darren McGavin-starring TV movie and subsequent show about Carl Kolchak, a reporter investigating supernatural and science-fiction based cases. Depp's output has been disappointing of late, but if anyone can reinvigorate the actor, it's Wright, in his first brush with a major A-list star.
The film certainly isn't coming in the immediate future: Wright has both "The World's End" and "Ant-Man" brewing before the end of the year. But it's something that they're serious about, as the duo, and studio Disney, have just hired a writer for the project. According to Heat Vision, D.V. DeVincentis, who co-wrote the scripts for John Cusack »
- Oliver Lyttelton
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