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Matt Damon and George Clooney’s Hamdan V. Rumsfeld May Not Go to Court until 2011
9 November 2009 10:31 AM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
It seems a bit unfair for me to whine about how George Clooney’s next directing gig, Hamdan v. Rumsfeld starring Matt Damon will probably be pushed back until 2011. These two actors have done outstanding work throughout most of the decade and it’s selfish of me to demand this movie when they’ll each be so busy working on other projects throughout next year that they simply won’t have time to do it. But I will continue to selfishly whine because it’s such an exciting combination and potentially powerful story. Hit the jump to find out why you’re losing your right to a speedy trial (and a laywer and habeus corpus and protections afforded by the Geneva Convention).
Hamdan v. Rumsfeld is the true story of Osama Bin Laden’s chauffeur Salim Ahmed Hamdan capture in Afghanistan, his incarceration in Guantanamo Bay, and how the United »
- Matt Goldberg
Moviegoers Stingy with Scrooge
8 November 2009 5:22 PM, PST | Box Office Mojo | See recent BoxOfficeMojo.com news »
It was a miserly start to the Holiday movie season as the high profile movie positioned to bring the most cheer, A Christmas Carol, stumbled a bit out of the gate. Overall weekend business was off 14 percent from the same timeframe last year, when Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa landed, and was on the low end for early November.
Haunting approximately 6,500 screens at 3,683 sites, A Christmas Carol churned out an estimated $31 million, selling fewer tickets than Elf and The Santa Clause 2 and far fewer than star Jim Carrey's last Christmas movie, How the Grinch Stole Christmas. On the other hand, Carol's opening grossed more than The Polar Express, the previous performance-capture animated Christmas movie from director Robert Zemeckis that chugged strongly throughout the 2004 season despite its disappointing $23.3 million start, but that picture was muted by The Incredibles whereas Carol had no such direct competitor. According to distributor Walt Disney Pictures' exit polling, »
- Brandon Gray
Clooney's 'Men Who Stare at Goats' Fun But Forgettable
5 November 2009 9:25 PM, PST | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
At times, The Men Who Stare at Goats seems like it could be a minor entry in the Coen brothers’ filmography. Quirky dialogue and a few Coens alumni—George Clooney, Jeff Bridges, and Stephen Root—populate the film, and it certainly veers toward the surreal. Though the movie gets a few laughs with its absurdist humor and winks at the audience, it never reaches the inspired lunacy of the Coens’ previous work, or even approaches the heights of similar war satires such as Three Kings and Catch-22.
Despite elements that make it seem more science fiction than non-fiction, the debut from actor/writer Grant Heslov is based on Jon Ronson’s factual book. Ewan McGregor employs a slightly distracting American accent to play Bob Wilton, an Ann Arbor journalist. In investigating a routine story, he interviews Gus Lacey (Root). At first, Lacey's stories about life as a psychic spy seem crazy, »
Box office preview: 'A Christmas Carol' set to bring some cheer to the box office
5 November 2009 4:02 PM, PST | EW - Hollywood Insider.com | See recent EW.com - Hollywood Insider news »
Feeling merry? Disney and Robert Zemeckis sure hope so as they prepare to unload the technologically obsessed filmmaker's vision of Dickens' classic holiday tale, A Christmas Carol, in over 3,500 theaters (2,000 of which will be 3-D). Carol starring Jim Carrey may be Zemeckis' most successful debut using his beloved motion-capture technology -- which seems to have finally overcome the "hollowed eyes" criticism that befell his earlier attempts like Polar Express and Beowulf. Now it's really just going to come down to how many people are ready for some Christmas spirit this early in the fall season. (Some of us still haven't disposed of our jack-o'-lantern remains. »
- Nicole Sperling
Steve Carell Ready to Hit the 'Links'
27 October 2009 6:15 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
The lovable and hilarious Steve Carell is a bona-fide TV star, but his big screen career has never taken off quite the same way. There were plenty of successes along the way, and he hasn't had an honest to goodness flop (actually, Evan Almighty lost a whole lot of money), but he just hasn't had that movie role that makes you think "Uh-oh, I think Scranton is going to get a new branch manager," you know? I don't know if Carell's latest will be the role that makes him into a full-fledged movie star, but The Hollywood Reporter's Risky Business Blog is reporting that the comedian is in talks to star in the golf-comedy Missing Links.
Links is based on Sports Illustrated writer Rick Reilly's novel by the same name, and it centers on a group of working class friends who scheme to sneak into an elite country club »
- Jessica Barnes
Steve Carell to Star in Golf Comedy Missing Links
27 October 2009 3:48 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
The Hollywood Reporter writes that Steve Carell has signed on to star in Missing Links, a golf-themed comedy based on a novel by Espn journalist Rick Reilly. The story involves a group of golf buddies who regular play on the worst golf course in the country. They make a bet about which of them can successfully score a round of 18 at the upscale private club next door.
Jay Lavender, who wrote The Break-Up, will pen the script. Reilly previously wrote the screenplay for the George Clooney-directed comedy Leatherheads.
Other Carell projects include next year's comedy Date Night, starring Tina Fey, and Mark Wahlberg. He will also star in the Jay Roach-directed comedy Dinner for Schmucks and lend his voice talents to the animated movie Despicable Me.
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Steven Carell | Jay Lavender | Rick Reilly | Despicable Me | Dinner for Schmucks | Date Night »
- Rich Z Zwelling
Steve Carell Adapts Rick Reilly’s Missing Links
27 October 2009 3:10 AM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
I enjoy Rick Reilly. Everything gets a little funnier when you see sporting life through his perspective. A 1998 article about Ohio State linebacker Andy Katzenmoyer began, “How are you with condoms?” And in a seamless transition, he pivots right to their national championship hopes, as if the two ideas have any kind of connection together, when he continues to say, “Anything you might know about them could help No. 1-ranked Ohio State win college football’s national championship.” The idea being that Katzenmoyer couldn’t pass an AIDS awareness class. Reilly’s defection to Espn was like Benedict Arnold; it’s strange to see an eleven time sportswriter of the year switch boats in midstream. Unfortunately, he co-wrote Leatherheads, which not even George Clooney could save. But the good news is that now his comedic novel Missing Links is being adapted by screenwriter Jay Lavender (The Break-Up), according to Risky Business. »
- Jacob
George Clooney Makes the Case for Matt Damon in Hamdan Vs. Rumsfeld
21 September 2009 1:17 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Want to know why I trust George Clooney with a movie like “Hamdan vs. Rumsfeld” which is a courtroom drama about the U.S. case against Osama Bin Laden’s former chauffeur Salim Ahmed Hamdan? He made “Good Night, and Good Luck.” Because he’s not trying to make it a political film but clearly tells a good story first and lets the political aspect speak for itself. Now with the news that he’s casting his friend Matt Damon as the lead means they’re crafting a powerhouse of movie. Find out why this film will be one of my most-anticipated if it comes together.
/Film [via FemaleFirst] reports that Clooney has brought Matt Damon to star as Hamdan’s lawyer as the film tracks Hamdan’s capture to his incarceration in Guantanamo Bay as his case moves through the system and eventually reaches the Supreme Court.
Clooney and Damon previously »
- Matt Goldberg
Clooney Wants to Direct Damon in 'Hamdan v Rumsfeld'
21 September 2009 10:54 AM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
Just when George Clooney was having a good year in front of the screen, he wants to return back behind the camera to direct once again. He last directed Leatherheads, which didn't do too well at the box office, and according to a Bang Showbiz story, now wants to return to direct Hamdan v Rumsfeld. You probably haven't heard of Hamdan v Rumsfeld and that's because it was previously called The Challenge. Or rather, the book that Aaron Sorkin adapted is called The Challenge, but it's mainly about the Hamdan v Rumsfeld trial. "It's about the so called 'War On Terror', but set in a courtroom," Clooney explained to Bang Showbiz. The book is a non-fiction story about the lengthy campaign waged by Us Navy lawyer Charles Swift and Georgetown law professor Neal Katyal to ensure a fair trial for Salim Hamdan, the bodyguard and driver of Osama bin Laden. »
- Alex Billington
Highest Paid Actors
20 September 2009 11:40 PM, PDT | PopStar | See recent PopStar news »
As you scrape together enough coins to score an .89 cent taco, rest assured your favorite actor is dining on crystal and Kobe beef. In the unfair world we live in, we pay strangers to entertain us more than teachers who shape us, but that is a completely different story. It is always interesting to find out how much actors make on one film; sometimes this information is made public while other times is it kept tight lipped. For example, in 2008 Harrison Ford made $65 million for Indiana Jones, Adam Sandler made $55 million, and on the low end Johnny Depp only earned $27 million. We are about to explore the top grossing actors in 2008 so in the words of Cuba Gooding Jr., "show me the money!" 2008 was an interesting year for the film industry and we got to see a lot of box office blasts as well as some not so popular box office bombs. »
- cjoyce@corp.popstar.com (Colleen Joyce)
John Krasinski’s Brief Interviews with Hideous Men Trailer
4 September 2009 12:14 PM, PDT | FilmJunk | See recent FilmJunk news »
Whenever an actor or actress decides to try their hand at directing a feature film, you never know what you're going to get. You might see the promise of another multi-talented actor/director like Clint Eastwood or Mel Gibson, or you might just end up with Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (ha... that one was for Reed). John Krasinski of The Office has been making the best of his rise to fame, and in between starring in George Clooney's Leatherheads and Sam Mendes' Away We Go, he also managed to write and direct his first movie. Not just any movie either: an adaptation of Brief Interviews with Hideous Men by the late David Foster Wallace. Wallace committed suicide just last year, and this is the first adaptation of his work to hit the screen. Brief Interviews with Hideous Men is a collection of short stories about men, »
- Sean
George Clooney's hand in car accident
28 August 2009 2:04 AM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
George Clooney has broken his hand. The 'Leatherheads' actor smashed his digits after accidentally shutting his car door on his hand while at his home in Lake Como, Italy. Clooney's spokesman Stan Rosenfield said: "He was on his property in Italy and he shut the car door on his hand." The 49-year-old hunk received treatment at the private Ars Medica clinic in Gravesano, Switzerland - which is a 40-minute drive from his luxury lakeside property. Clooney, who suffered the injury earlier this month, is not expected to suffer any long-term damage and Rosenfield has played down the seriousness of the incident. Rosenfield jokingly added: "The doctor has given him 30 to 40 years more to live, and no live »
No Jack for Clooney
13 August 2009 1:09 AM, PDT | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »
Back in July, as people were trying to figure out the mess that cause the collapse of the Brad Pitt baseball drama Moneyball, rumors began to surface that George Clooney was interested in starring in a Jack Ryan reboot for Paramount. Back when we ran the news it was reported that Clooney was looking for some quality commercial material to help balance out the Burn After Reading and Leatherheads of the world. But before Clooney can get too excited, he's not in Paramount's plans for the film.... »
- Mike Sampson
Trailer in from "My One and Only" starring Renee Zellweger.
29 July 2009 10:54 PM, PDT | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »
Herrick Entertainment presents a Raygun Production, in association with Merv Griffin Entertainment and George Hamilton Productions "My One and Only." The film stars Renee Zellweger, Kevin Bacon, Logan Lerman and Chris Noth and opens on August 21st. Zellweger's career's been simmering lately since her role in the less-than-flattering "Leatherheads" which was followed by the bland "New in Town" romance. The tires of a baby-blue ’53 Cadillac Coupe de Ville convertible squeal down the New York street, and none of its occupants looks back. The beautiful but mercurial Ann Devereaux (Renée Zellweger) has just left her philandering husband Dan Devereaux (Kevin Bacon), a society bandleader, and taken to the road... »
IFC gets "Brief Interviews with Hideous Men"
14 July 2009 7:23 AM, PDT | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »
IFC Films has picked up rights to distribute "Brief Interviews with Hideous Men" which marks the directorial debut of actor John Krasinski ("Leatherheads," "Away We Go"). Krasinski adated "Hideous Men" based on the book by David Foster Wallace and stars in the film. Film, which made its premiere at this year's Sundance Film Festival, is set to be release on September 25th. "Hideous Men" stars Julianne Nicholson, Will Arnett, Dominic Cooper, Bobby Cannavale, Timothy Hutton, Christopher Meloni, Max Minghella and Ben Shenkmen. »
Jack Ryan, Meet the New You: George Clooney
8 July 2009 11:18 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
[Update: It now appears that Jack Ryan will get the reboot treatment see the end of the article for details.]
Let’s throw another pancake on the Jack Ryan flapjack stack, shall we? First we had a Baldwin (The Hunt for Red October), then we had Indiana Jones (Patriot Games, Clear And Present Danger), then we had Ben Affleck (The Sum of All Fears), and after that one, the trail ended, and rightfully so.
But recently, the Jack Ryan Rumor Mill has been stirring again, producing some interesting pulp about a certain man-hunk taking over the role for the rumored next Jack Ryan film.
Last year, Screen Rant reported that Ryan Gosling was being considered for the role of Jack Ryan, a rumor confirmed by the director of two Jack Ryan films, Philip Noyce. What’s more, Noyce pointed out that not only will he not be involved with the next Jack Ryan film, the character’s creator, Tom Clancy, won’t be either.
It seems Paramount owns the rights »
- Jacob Waldman
News: Clooney Leaving Warner Brothers / Soderbergh Abandons Moneyball / Details Emerge on American Remake of Let the Right One In / Adams to Star in The Fighter? / Jones to Follow Up Moon with Mute
6 July 2009 8:45 AM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
George Clooney and Grant Heslov’s production company Smokehouse Entertainment have left their longtime friends at Warner Brothers and have signed a two year contract with Sony. It kind of feels like strange timing after Sony just screwed over longtime collaborator Steven Soderbergh and his baseball docu-drama Moneyball. It kind of feels like the end of an era with this announcement. This was one of the great actor studio partnerships of the past 20 years. It began with the Clooney / Soderbergh company Section Eight. It included such intelligent adult fare as Good Night and Good Luck, Michael Clayton, Syriana, Far From Heaven, Insomnia, Criminal, and A Scanner Darkly. They would recoup their losses through The Ocean’s Eleven Trilogy. Whatever you thought about these films they took risks and tried to inject some originality and intellect into Hollywood. Their critical successes did outweigh the honorable failures (The Good German, Leatherheads). Section »
- Anthony Nicholas
Clooney’s Smoke House Heads to Sony
30 June 2009 2:17 PM, PDT | TheMovingPicture.net | See recent TheMovingPicture news »
George Clooney is moving his production company Smoke House from Warner Bros. to Sony Pictures, report the trades. The shingle, which Clooney runs with Grant Heslov, is in final negotiations for a two-year first-look deal with Sony to develop and produce movie projects. Clooney has called Warners his home for almost a decade, first under the banner of Section Eight, the company started by him and Steven Soderbergh, then more recently with Grant Heslov under Smoke House. Smoke House signed its three year first-look deal in July 2006. Warner Bros. and Section Eight’s relationship was a strong one, with Clooney producing the Ocean's trilogy, Michael Clayton, Good Night, and Good Luck, Syriana and Confessions of a Dangerous Mind for the studio. However, his Smoke House days with Warners hasn’t been as active. Despite several high-profile projects in development, including adaptations of the stage play Farragut North and the John Grisham novel The Innocent Man, »
- James Cook
George Clooney hires swine psychic
18 June 2009 11:41 PM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
George Clooney has hired to psychic to help him contact his dead pig. The 'Leatherheads' star is still mourning the loss of his beloved potbellied pet Max, who died in 2006, and asked a medium to get in touch with the swine. George reportedly told a friend: "The psychic told me Max had a great life with me. He is very happy in spirit and still hangs out with me sometimes. "I am not sure she was telling the truth but I do want to believe her." The handsome actor was left devastated after 300lb Max passed away at home while the actor was promoting his movie 'The Good German'. Max, who had suffered from partial blindness and arthritis, had »
George Clooney Hires A Psychic To Talk To His Dead Pig
18 June 2009 11:28 PM, PDT | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »
George Clooney has hired to psychic to help him contact his dead pig. The "Leatherheads" star is still mourning the loss of his beloved potbellied pet Max, who died in 2006, and asked a medium to get in touch with the swine.
George reportedly told a friend: "The psychic told me Max had a great life with me. He is very happy in spirit and still hangs out with me sometimes."
"I am not sure she was telling the truth but I do want to believe her."
The handsome actor was left devastated after 300lb Max passed away at home while the actor was promoting his movie 'The Good German'.
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