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King Richard of 'Robin Hood' Found in 'Wolverine' Villain

13 July 2009 1:32 AM, PDT | From Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news

Moving on from his villainous role in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine", Danny Huston will tackle on a historical figure in "Robin Hood". According to The Hollywood Reporter, the 47-year-old actor will step into the shoes of King Richard who is more commonly known as Richard the Lionheart due to his exploits during the Third Crusade.

Landing the role means he will be sharing screen with Academy Award-winning actor Russell Crowe, who headlines the project as the titular character. He will also join other cast ensemble that include Cate Blanchett as Maid Marion and Mark Strong as Sir Godfrey. The actor who is also credited as director is expected to shoot for his part after wrapping up on "Clash of the Titans".

Eying a May 14, 2010 U.S. release, "Robin Hood" is the working title given for the action adventure film which was once named "Nottingham". A first look at Russell Crowe's

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Reuters: Catherine Hardwicke Talks Life After 'Twilight'

9 July 2009 12:13 PM, PDT | From twilightersanonymous.com | See recent TwilightersAnonymous news

Reuters gets to spend just a minute with Catherine Hardwicke and they get her take on life postTwilight and what she is currently working on.nbspLOS Angeles Reuters Life! With last years surprise box office smash hit Twilight Catherine Hardwicke had the biggest U.S. opening weekend ever 69.6 million for a female director of a Hollywood movie.Among her followup projects she has been picked to reteam with her Lords of Dogtown star Emile Hirsch on what has been called a supernatural version of Hamlet at a liberal arts college. It is being developed by Overture Films.Hardwicke whose other films includes teen coming of age tale Thirteen and biblical drama The Nativity Story spoke to Reuters about connecting with teenagers and life after Twilight.Q Twilight cost 37 million and made nearly 382 million worldwide. Do you feel pressure to top yourself?A I dont think thats possible and I dont

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Hey Hollywood, What About the Rest of My Childhood?

1 July 2009 12:08 PM, PDT | From newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news

Right now, as I type this Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is nearing one kagillion dollars at the worldwide box office, a total so large it has gone into made up numbers.  At this point it’s fairly well documented that I wasn’t a fan of the sequel, so I won’t reiterate how there was no story and most of the critics got it right.

But Transformers got me thinking about how I used to take Soundwave in the tub with me and, while surrounded by bubbles, dive bomb the rubber ducky.  Then, after I finished reminiscing about last weekend, I reflected further back to my childhood.  Those were the good times before I had responsibilities and other things I procrastinate.  However, now that 80’s adaptations are successful in theaters, Hollywood will milk that cash cow dry until we’re all sick of hearing about the toys we

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Jeff Leins

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Closer Look at Sapphire Blu-ray Braveheart and Gladiator Packaging

24 June 2009 10:32 AM, PDT | From TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news

Monday's Paramount announcement that will put Braveheart and Gladiator onto Blu-ray Disc September 1 has arguably been the most significant thus far for the second half of the year. To followup that announcement, I have added new cover art images for Sapphire Series Braveheart with Mel Gibson and Gladiator with Russell Crowe below. There are two images for each; the first with the slipcover on, and the second with it off. Already these two titles are proving to be hot sellers at online retailer Amazon.com. At the time of this article, Gladiator stood firmly in the top hourly bestseller slot while Braveheart holds the number three position. The third Sapphire Series title due on November 3, Forrest Gump with Tom Hanks, is also selling strong. It currently resides at number seven. Click here to pre-order Gladiator on Blu-ray for $27.99 at Amazon. Click here to pre-order Braveheart on Blu-ray for $27.99 at Amazon.

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Gladiator Gets a Blu-ray Upgrade on September 1st

22 June 2009 9:57 AM, PDT | From MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news

You can bring another Best Picture winner home in a new Blu-ray series this September. Gladiator will be released on Blu-ray on September 1, the second title to be released in the new Sapphire Series from Paramount Home Entertainment. We don't have pricing details yet, but take a look at the special features and cover art below. The film stars Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Oliver Reed, Connie Nielsen, Derek Jacobi and Djimon Hounsou.

In the final days of Marcus Aurelius' reign, the aging emperor arouses his son Commodus' anger when he makes known his wish that Maximus be his successor. Power-hungry Commodus kills his father and orders the death of Maximus. But the latter flees and hides his identity by becoming slave and a gladiator. Eventually, Maximus journeys back to Rome to confront his arch-rival.

Special Features:

- Audio Commentary-Two separate commentaries accompany the original theatrical version and extended version of the film.

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Crowe: 'Feud With Scott Brings Out Best In Us'

22 June 2009 9:25 AM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Hollywood actor Russell Crowe has opened up about rumours of a feud with director Ridley Scott - insisting they have always had a fiery relationship.

The star has worked with Scott on a string of movies, including 2000's Gladiator and 2008's Body of Lies, and the pair is now filming a new picture based on the story of legendary British outlaw Robin Hood.

But the new picture has been dogged by rumours of a longrunning feud between Crowe and Scott, which has reportedly thrown the production into turmoil.

New York Post gossip column PageSix recently reported the warring duo had incurred the wrath of movie bosses, who had flown in from America to make peace between the pair.

But Crowe reveals rumours of problems between himself and Scott have been greatly exaggerated.

The actor admits he often has passionate disagreements with the moviemaker - but their arguments are always beneficial for the film.

He says, "Ridley and I have never made a secret of the way we work, we agree to disagree because in the calculation of both our opinions we create the best idea. There's no yelling, no diva bulls**t, we are doing our jobs to the best of our abilities and try to do something special every day."

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Blu-ray Sapphire Series Announced with Braveheart, Gladiator and Forrest Gump

22 June 2009 8:12 AM, PDT | From TheHDRoom | See recent TheHDRoom news

Paramount Home Entertainment has confirmed longstanding rumors this morning for three of their most sought-after catalog titles by announcing Gladiator, Braveheart, and Forrest Gump are coming to Blu-ray Disc later this year. Each film will be presented in Paramount's new Sapphire Series which can best be described as their version of the Criterion Collection. In Paramount's words. Each film in the collection will have optimum audio and video and extensive extras in two-disc sets. Gladiator and Braveheart will be first out the gate on September 1 though their specs are not identical. Gladiator Paramount is treating Gladiator as fans have requested by including the theatrical and extended cuts on the same disc. Both films will be presented in 1080p video and 5.1 DTS-hd Master Audio, and bonus features will span more than four hours including, but not limited to, the following: Audio Commentary.Two separate commentaries accompany the original theatrical version and extended version of the film.

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Gladiator Comes to Bluray

21 June 2009 8:00 PM, PDT | From MoviesOnline.ca | See recent MoviesOnline news

Gladiator is coming to Bluray September 1st and from the studio we have the specs and the artwork. Director Ridley Scott’s triumphant Gladiator is an unparalleled combination of vivid action and extraordinary storytelling that earned five Oscars® including Best Picture and is also on Amazon.com’s top 10 list of most anticipated Blu-ray titles. The Blu-ray presentation will include both the original theatrical version of the film as well as the extended version in 1080p High Definition with English 5.1 DTS-hd Master Audio, French 5.1 Dolby Digital and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital...

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Robin Hood Behind the Scenes Photos

17 June 2009 12:00 AM, PDT | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news

Just Jared got their grubby little hands on a few brand new movie still Russell Crowe as Robin Hood from the upcoming film “Robin Hood” by director Ridley Scott (The Kind One, Body of Lies, Gladiator) and starring Russell Crowe (Body of Lies, 3:10 to Yuma), William Hurt (The Incredible Hulk, Mr. Brooks) Kevin Durand (Legion, X-Men Origins: Wolverine), Cate Blanchett (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button) and Mark Strong (Kick-Ass, Sherlock Holmes). Synopsis: The story of an archer in the army of Richard Coeur de Lion who fights against the Norman invaders and becomes the legendary hero known as Robin Hood. Stay tune to Shock Ya for the latest movie news [...]

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More Set Photos From Robin Hood

16 June 2009 11:24 PM, PDT | From FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news

Fancy seeing Russel Crowe on horseback? No?! Then move along please people. For everyone else, Inf Daily caught up with Russel Crowe, costar Kevin Durand and co on the set of Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood, and snapped the Gladiator-come-Outlaw riding his trustee steed.

The film also stars Cate Blanchett as Maid Marian and is Scott’s attempt to recreate the runaway success that he and Crowe had with 2000’s Gladiator, which dominated the Academy Awards, finally landing 5 Oscars including Best Picture.

Check out some of the pics, for the rest click on the link below:

Source: Inf Daily

Craig Sharp

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Ron Howard to Direct Stretch Armstrong

13 June 2009 11:00 AM, PDT | From WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news

Universal Pictures and Hasbro have recently announced that a feature film based on the "Stretch Armstrong" toy will be released in theaters on April 15th, 2011. Now, in a BusinessWeek article about Hasbro, it is revealed that Ron Howard (Angels and Demons) has already signed on to helm the film. "Stretch Armstrong" doesn't seem like a movie that Howard would direct, but what do I know, Hasbro was able to sign Ridley Scott (Gladiator) for their "Monopoly" film. Stretch Armstrong is an iconic toy that kids around the world enjoyed stretching up to four feet before returning to his original shape. Through the years, the product line stretched into a wide range of toys and supporting characters that built upon the Stretch Armstrong legacy.

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20th Century Fox Wants Ridley Scott Directing 'Alien' Prequel

10 June 2009 9:53 PM, PDT | From ESplatter.com | See recent ESplatter news

The "Alien" prequel may not be such a sure thing after all -- if Ridley Scott doesn't direct. The legendary helmer of the first "Alien" film (and megahits like "Gladiator") has announced his interest to produce but not direct. Now, Entertainment Weekly is reporting that Fox may not greenlight the film unless Scott directs: So last week-ish, an "Alien" prequel was greenlit, err announced, Ridley Scott apparently gave his blessing to the project and Tony Scott confirmed the initial report revealing the Rsa Films commercial director (Rsa is the Scott's company) Carl Erik Rinsch — known for his futuristic style and dino robot work in a Saturn advert among other things — would be at the helm. Nerds rejoiced and some marveled how the "Alien" franchise still had legs considering how sullied it became by the cheap, "Alien Vs. Predator" series. But the project seemed to be moving forward. Not so fast

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Russell Crowe And Director Scott Ridley's On-Set Fighting Causes "Robin Hood" Delays

10 June 2009 11:40 AM, PDT | From icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news

Actor Russell Crowe and director Scott Ridley are said to be causing their much-delayed "Robin Hood" film more delays. The frequent movie collaborators are reportedly refusing to speak to each other on set of the movie.

According to an insider of New York Post's Page Six, "producers had to fly to London because Russell and Ridley won't talk to each other. Every time they stop filming, it costs the production millions of dollars."

The film, which has a reported budget of 5 million, began development in 2007. After ironing out some issues in script and production, filming finally began on March 30 this year.

According to the Australian actor's rep, there is no friction between the actor and the director - who both worked on "Gladiator," "A Good Year," "American Gangster," and "Body of Lies" together.

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400 Screens, 400 Blows - As the Crowe Flies

7 June 2009 7:02 AM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

400 Screens, 400 Blows is a weekly column that takes an in-depth look at the films playing below the radar, beneath the top ten, and on 400 screens or less.

State of Play (240 screens) continues playing this week, and despite its lukewarm performance and reviews, something about it makes me happy. In mid-2003, I got myself into hot water with a Russell Crowe fan club. I reviewed a very minor film called The Hard Word, starring Guy Pearce, who of course had been Crowe's co-star in L.A. Confidential (1997). I took the opportunity to compare the two actors, praising Pearce for his work in interesting films like Ravenous and Memento, and questioning the much more fashionable Crowe. I did this mainly because I was irritated at the enduring popularity of two terrible films, the sludgy, brooding mess Gladiator (2000) and the manipulative Oscar bait A Beautiful Mind (2001). I felt that Crowe went through the

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

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Sam Worthington as Perseus in Clash Of The Titans

2 June 2009 1:47 PM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news

Is Sam Worthington  the new Russell Crowe? By the looks of this first official image from Louis Letrrier’s forthcoming Clash of the Titans, Worthington is channeling Crowe in Gladiator for his role as Perseus.

When news of a Clash of the Titans remake was first announced (my very first Screen Rant story!), I was highly skeptical of this new interpretation of Ray Harryhausen’s classic. Now, after seeing his image of Worthington, I’m pretty excited. However, I have only one qualm…

Worthington’s sword and shield aren’t half as cool as Harry Hamlin’s in the 1981 original!

 

Behold Sam Worthington (Terminator Salvation, Avatar) as the mighty Perseus (click for larger image):

Now check out how cool Harry Hamlin looked back in 1981(note the awesome sword and shield)!

Pretty cool. While I really do love the original Clash of the Titans, I am willing to admit that

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Niall Browne

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Check Out Sam Worthington as a 'Titan'

2 June 2009 8:03 AM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

Sam Worthington was just about everyone's favorite thing in Terminator: Salvation, and he's gone from "That guy we don't really know who keeps getting cast in big movies" to "Sam Worthington might really be the next big thing." The part that might make or break him is his upcoming turn as Perseus in Louis Leterrier's remake of Clash of the Titans. Luck is on his side, because going Greco-Roman with a sword did do wonders for Russell Crowe, Gerard Butler, Ray Stevenson and Kevin McKidd. (Some of them may not exactly be A-List, but they're doing all right.)

With that, here's your first look at Worthington as Perseus, courtesy of Slashfilm (and probably hailing from the pages of Empire). Not surprisingly, it looks a lot like Gladiator and 300 because it has to. It's a little known fact that the classical world was grainy, blood-splattered, and seen through the shaky cam lens.

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Elisabeth Rappe

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Gore Verbinski Might Not Direct Bioshock

1 June 2009 9:38 PM, PDT | From TheMovingPicture.net | See recent TheMovingPicture news

Extremely popular video game franchises are having a tough time making it to the big screen. First it was Halo, and now Bioshock, which was put on hold last month in order to scale down the escalating budget, may be losing its director, Gore Verbinski. The filmmaker, whose credits include The Ring, The Weather Man and The Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, recently spoke with The L.A. Times about the project: The bottom line is it has to shoot out of the States for budget reasons and my schedule may be prohibitive. There's a great script and a really interesting cast. It really comes down to the financial model now. Big movies are just not being shot in the States. I'm weighing whether I can physically go the U.K. or Australia or one of those other places with a tax rebate for a year-and-a-half. Bioshock takes place in the underwater city Rapture,

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Crowe's Dangerous Weight Gain

26 May 2009 12:10 PM, PDT | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Russell Crowe was scared into shape after piling on the pounds for 2008 movie Body Of Lies - because he gained so much weight, he struggled to even climb out of his car.

The Gladiator star's weight has fluctuated over the last 10 years due to yo-yo dieting for different movie roles.

Crowe bulked up to play an overweight spy in Body of Lies - and admits he got so fat he got stuck in his own car.

The embarrassing accident forced the star to undergo a health check and he discovered his cholesterol levels were dangerously high.

Crowe says, "At one point I worried about it from a health point of view because I had my cholesterol checked. It had reached dangerous territory.

"I was surprised that my body was taking all of it so seriously. I was enjoying myself, because I was eating and drinking what I liked, but my body was objecting.

"The most frightening thing was having to rock back and forwards to get out of a car. Instead of stepping out, I had to tip myself out."

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Vanessa Redgrave replaced by Eileen Atkins in Robin Hood

25 May 2009 1:46 PM, PDT | From The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news

Vanessa Redgrave has pulled out of Ridley Scott's new Robin Hood movie following the death of her daughter Natasha Richardson in a skiing accident in March.

The 72-year-old actress has been replaced by Dama Eileen Atkins, according to the Daily Mail, which has published some new pictures from the filming of the movie in Bourne Woods, Surrey.

The images - two of which are included here - show actors in 12th century clothing riding at speed on horses. It's part of a scene in which the Sheriff of Nottingham (played by Matthew MacFadyen) and his men storm a village.

Dame Eileen (pictured below right) said: "They keep rewriting the script and changing my lines quite dramatically, so I'm terrified of forgetting them."

She will star as Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine alongside Russell Crowe, who plays the Sherwood Forest hero: "He was brilliant in Gladiator", she said, "and he can

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Pictures and Updates from Ridley Scott's Robin Hood

24 May 2009 12:37 AM, PDT | From Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news

It's the 12th century all over again as armor-clad knights ride into battle in the English countryside. Or so it appears from some new photos of the filming of Ridley Scott's Robin Hood in the Daily Mail.

The movie, originally titled Nottingham, has been undergoing extensive script revisions, and has had another significant cast change. Vanessa Redgrave, who had been slated to play Eleanor of Aquitaine, bowed out due to the tragic death of her daughter Natasha Richardson in March.

She has been replaced by Eileen Atkins, who told the Mail that she's had some adjusting to do because of dramatic changes in her lines, and difficulties overcoming a serious bird phobia. This is a bit of a problem because her role requires her to hold, and perhaps feed dead mice to, a large owl.

As for Russell Crowe, who stars as Robin Hood, a producer says:

He doesn't

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Bill Stouffer

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