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Cannes: Mundial Takes Diego Luna’s ‘Chavez’ (Exclusive)
10 May 2013 7:58 AM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Madrid — Mundial, the six-month-old Mexico-based sales-financing venture teaming Hollywood’s Im Global and Mexico’s Canana, has acquired international rights to “Chavez,” actor-turned-director Diego Luna’s portrait of Cesar E. Chavez, a legendary ‘60s U.S. civil rights leader.
Jeff Skoll’s Participant Media took U.S. distribution rights last June.
Since “Chavez” was lead-produced by Canana, the Mexico City-l.A. production shingle founded by Luna, Gael Garcia Bernal and Pablo Cruz, it was always in the cards that Mundial would end up selling “Chavez” internationally.
Following on Mundial’s acquisition earlier this week of “Libertador,” a biopic of 19th-century independence fighter Simon Bolivar, reportedly budgeted at north of $50 million, the Chavez pickup gives Mundial two of the biggest movies, both in post-production, from Latin American directors this year.
A second international rights pickup announced Friday, crime thriller “Mexico’s Most Wanted,” which is produced by top Mexico shingle Lemon Films, »
- John Hopewell
First Images of Sophie Okonedo and Zoe Kravitz in M. Night Shyamalan’s After Earth
7 May 2013 9:25 AM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
To this point, all of the marketing for After Earth have highlighted Will and Jaden Smith, which is understandable. They're the lead actors, and Will Smith is a movie star. But there are other actors in the movie, and we now have the first images of co-stars Sophie Okonedo (Hotel Rwanda) and Zoe Kravitz (X-Men: First Class). The film centers Kitai Raige (Jaden Smith) and his father Cypher (Will Smith), who crash land on a post-apocalyptic Earth, and it’s up to Kitai to fight for survival when Cypher is seriously injured. Okonedo plays Cypher's wife, and Kravitz plays their eldest daughter. I don't know the size of their roles, but I appreciate the film for having a primarily black cast since that never happens when it comes to blockbuster action films. Hit the jump to check out the images. After Earth opens May 31st. Via Blackfilm. Here’s the »
- Matt Goldberg
Ahead or Behind Harry Potter? IM3 Opening-Weekend Box Office
5 May 2013 2:05 AM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Iron Man 3 weekend box office: Second biggest domestic debut ever? Directed by Shane Black and starring Robert Downey Jr, Iron Man 3 will likely boast the second biggest opening weekend ever at the North American box office — not factoring in inflation. According to studio estimates found at Box Office Mojo, Iron Man 3 grossed $68.31m on Friday, including $15.6m from Thursday evening and midnight screenings. (Photo: Marvel / Disney’s Iron Man 3.) For comparison’s sake: Joss Whedon’s The Avengers, the previous Marvel movie featuring Robert Downey Jr’s Iron Man, took in $18.7m from midnight screenings alone in May 2012; The Avengers‘ first-day gross was $80.81m. Directed by Jon Favreau, Iron Man 2 earned $7.5m from midnight screenings in May 2010; its first-day take was $51.23. Note: Iron Man 2 didn’t have the Iron Man 3 (or The Avengers) advantage of 3D surcharges, which can boost movie-ticket prices by »
- Zac Gille
Don Cheadle Tells Us What He'd Do If He Could Be Iron Patriot for a Day
3 May 2013 10:56 AM, PDT | Fandango | See recent Fandango news »
Lt. Colonel James “Rhodey” Rhodes can't stay still. Between the first Iron Man and its sequel, he traded Terrence Howard for Don Cheadle and transformed from Tony Stark's best friend to his militarized, suit-wearing mimic War Machine. And now, between Iron Man 2 and its sequel, Rhodey's changed again in response to The Avengers. After aliens nearly destroyed New York, the government decided "War Machine" sounded a bit too hostile, so they repainted his black suit to flag-waving red, white and blue and re-dubbed him Iron Patriot. For Cheadle, the best change was that Iron Man 3 gave him a chance to do even more stunt work. You wouldn't expect it, but the Oscar-nominated star of Hotel Rwanda and Crash loves dangling from wires—as long as the...
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Questions and Answers With Don Cheadle
1 May 2013 7:00 AM, PDT | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
Marvel's Phase Two of movies rockets to new heights with "Iron Man Three," a surprisingly funny and explosive sequel with Robert Downey Jr. back as the man in the iron suit facing off against a mysterious new enemy known as the Mandarin. Also back is Don Cheadle for his second stint playing Col. James 'Rhodey' Rhodes, Tony's best friend and the man who suits up in the War Machine armor that has been painted in a red, silver and blue patriotic design re-named the Iron Patriot.
Cheadle, who took over the role of Rhodey from Terrence Howard in "Iron Man 2," is a versatile actor who is just as at home in the porn world of "Boogie Nights" as he is in a superhero's iron suit or in his Oscar-nominated role in "Hotel Rwanda."
We sat down with the Iron Patriot himself as he talked about Rhodey's superhero potential, what »
- Robert DeSalvo
Ahead of The Avengers But Trailing Final Twilight Movie Internationally: Tony Stark Is Back
28 April 2013 3:59 PM, PDT | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Iron Man 3: Nearly $200m at the international box office Forget the North American box office — this weekend, all eyes have been on the international market, where Iron Man 3 opened to the tune of $195.3m according to studio estimates found at Box Office Mojo. If that figure is accurate, it almost matches the film’s gargantuan (reported) $200m budget (not including marketing and distribution expenses which could easily add another $100m or more). Directed by Shane Black, and starring Robert Downey Jr as Tony Stark aka Iron Man, Iron Man 3 opens in North America next weekend. (Photo: Robert Downey Jr., one assumes, in his Iron Man suit.) Iron Man 3‘s biggest international markets were the following: the U.K. with $21.5m, South Korea with $19.2m, Australia with $18.4m, Mexico with $16.1m, France with $14.7m, Brazil with $12.3m, and Italy with $11.2m. In the coming weeks, Iron Man 3 »
- Zac Gille
'Ideas Are Missing In Our Business Right Now'
25 April 2013 7:45 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Oscar-nominated actor Don Cheadle has admitted that the chances of him acting again in a film like multi-Award winning ‘Hotel Rwanda’ are slim.
“Hotel Rwanda would be very hard to make nowadays, almost impossible. Not in the American studio system,” he explains in London, where he’s promoting ‘Iron Man 3’, in cinemas this week. The gritty drama telling the story of one man’s battle in the middle of the Rwandan genocide would fail to make the cut now, he thinks.
Don Cheadle co-stars with Robert Downey Jr in 'Iron Man 3'
“I think it’s all hinges and swings, I don’t think it’s gone forever, but it’s more about the financing side of things, and the kinds of projects that studios will take risks on, or won’t any more. You have a movie that’s either $10million or under, or $80million or above, »
- Caroline Frost
Michael Peña Likely Oscar Bound As He Joins David O. Russell’s Latest Picture
5 April 2013 11:16 AM, PDT | LatinoReview | See recent LatinoReview news »
Michael Peña (Crash, Shooter, End of Watch) has joined the cast of David O. Russell’s next film (still untitled) which already stars: Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner and Jennifer Lawrence.
The film tells the story of the real-life FBI “Abscam” sting operation, conducted during the late 1970′s to early 1980′s, which uncovered a deep corruption scandal on Capitol Hill and led to several convictions. Read more about it here.
No word yet on who he will play, however Peña announced his involvement this past Easter Sunday with this Tweet:
Happy Easter my friends. Just landed in Boston for the new David ORussell movie!!!!
— Michael Pena (@realmichaelpena) April 1, 2013
Back to Peña’s Oscar talk.
David O. Russell’s last two films (The Fighter, Silver Linings Playbook) had a combined 7 Oscar nominations in the acting categories and three Oscar wins (Christian Bale, Melissa Leo for The Fighter and »
- Alex Corey
Stand Off Delivers an Inconsistent Tone: A Movie Review
13 March 2013 4:00 AM, PDT | 28 Days Later Analysis | See recent 28 Days Later Analysis news »
*full disclosure: a DVD screener of this film was provided by Ketchup Entertainment. Director: Terry George. Writers: Thomas Gallagher and Terry George. Cast: Brendan Fraser, Colm Meaney, Martin McCann, Yaya Alafia and David O'Hara. Stand Off is an Ireland shot comedy from Oscar Award winner Terry George (Hotel Rwanda). From the promotional material, the film looks like a heist thriller. However, Stand Off is a light-hearted film that deals with family issues. The United Kingdom actors provide some realistic Irish brogue and the film has some solid dramatic moments, but the film is missing a much needed edge. The film is set in the director's hometown, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Here, a desperate man, Jimbo (Martin McCann), owes a local gangster over 5K Ir£. He only has a short window to make the money back. Or the hood, Mad Dog Flynn (David O'Hara), will take Jimbo's child. Understandably, Jimbo is motivated »
- noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
Exclusive: Brendan Fraser Talks Belfast, Soul, and Surviving a Stand Off
22 February 2013 11:45 AM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Brendan Fraser Talks Stand Off, in theaters this weekend
Oscar-winning Irish director Terry George (The Shore, Hotel Rwanda, Reservation Road) returns this weekend with a new crime comedy shot in and around Belfast. Stand Off stars Brendan Fraser and Colm Meaney in the tale of a fish market robbery gone wrong. When a young dad attempts to pay back a local mobster by carrying out a dangerous hiest, he accidentally steals from mob boss instead, setting up a chain reaction of events that eventually find him locked in a local curio shop run by a man that could possibly be his illegitimate father.
Brendan Fraser stars as Joe Maguire, the absentee parent in question. To celebrate the movie's release in theaters starting today, Friday, February 22nd, we caught up with this icon of humorous high adventure for a chat about his experiences on set. Fraser arrived in Belfast as one »
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The Profound Goofiness of Brendan Fraser
21 February 2013 2:00 PM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
If there’s a single moment that can let us 90% know Brendan Fraser, it’s one where he’s in the middle of a poignant discourse on professionally becoming another person in order to help share a story with the world when the cartoon sproing-sproing ringtone of his phone cuts through. The fact that it’s his children needing to be picked up from school on the other end probably brings us close to the last ten percent. “Hey, I got kids, and don’t tell anyone, but I still feel like one,” Fraser tells me, pinning the tail on a question about the sideways decisions of his career, the latest of which to see theaters is Stand Off . In the film from Terry George, Fraser plays Joe Maguire, a man who escapes a bad home situation by going to Belfast and running an antique store that eventually becomes the epicenter of the action promised in the »
- Scott Beggs
SFotD: Oscar Winner ‘The Shore’ is Worth the Troubles
19 February 2013 12:00 PM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
Watch Part 2 Why Watch? Last year, The Shore won the Oscar for Best Live-Action Short Film, and after seeing Terry George‘s work, it’s easy to see why. The Hotel Rwanda director, here returning to his usual tilt toward the Troubles in Northern Ireland, creates a fragile layer of drama where an ocean of familial tension lies frozen and threatening underneath. It’s heady, tough work, but it’s also surprisingly easy to watch because of the clean character portraits being created. Cirian Hinds and Conleth Hill (who fans of Game of Thrones will be happy to see) shine in stony roles as two childhood friends now grown who are reunited after a falling out during the Troubles sent them on separate journeys. Fortunately, everyone involved is wise enough to add some smiles into the sweet pain of alienation to remind us all what doing the difficult task is really worth. By »
- Scott Beggs
David Tennant To Play Legal Eagle In New BBC Drama ‘The Escape Artist’
31 January 2013 4:11 AM, PST | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
Shooting kicked off today on BBC One‘s three-part legal thriller The Escape Artist with David Tennant in the lead. The drama was created and written by David Wolstencroft (Spooks, Mi-5) and also stars Extras‘ and Ugly Betty‘s Ashley Jensen, Hotel Rwanda Oscar nominee Sophie Okonedo and Toby Kebbell. Tennant plays Will Burton, a lawyer nicknamed “The Escape Artist” thanks to his ability to get people out of tight legal corners. But when his talents acquit the prime suspect in a horrific murder trial, his brilliance comes back to bite him. Hilary Bevan Jones (Restless, HBO’s Mary And Martha) and Paul Frift produce; Wolstencroft and Matthew Read exec produce. The erstwhile Doctor Who, Tennant, will next be seen Stateside in two-part drama Spies Of Warsaw which debuts on BBC America on April 3. BBC America also recently acquired eight-part ensemble drama series Broadchurch with Tennant starring and broadcast planned »
- NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor
'House of Lies' Season 2: Don Cheadle and Kristen Bell get it every which way
13 January 2013 10:00 AM, PST | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »
It's the truth: "House of Lies" is aiming to be just as ferocious and funny in its second round.
The edgy Showtime series returns Sunday, Jan. 13, on the strength of Golden Globe and NAACP Image Award nominations for star Don Cheadle as Marty Kaan, the slick management consultant always striving to keep himself, the equally sharp Jeannie (Kristen Bell) and the rest of his high-living "Pod" team (Ben Schwartz, Josh Lawson) a step ahead. That's crucial now that they've evaded an unwanted merger ... but there also are personal matters to attend to, sometimes mixing uncomfortably with professional ones.
"It took a second to try and find who he was again, to get back in the groove again," Cheadle tells Zap2it of stepping back into Marty's skin for Season 2. "I was coming right off of filming 'Iron Man 3.' I had about five days, then I started the show again, »
- editorial@zap2it.com
The 300 Greatest Films Ever Made (Part 3)
4 January 2013 8:15 AM, PST | Cinelinx | See recent Cinelinx news »
Continuing our daily countdown, here is part three out of 30 in our list of the 300 Greatest Films Ever Made. These are numbers 280-271.
280) A Christmas Carol (1951) Brian Desmond-Hurst British
279) The Prisoner Of Zenda (1937) John Cromwell USA
278) To Be Or Not To Be (1942) Ernst Lubitsch USA
277) The Hunchback Of Notre Dam (1939) William Dieterle USA
276) Ed Wood (1994) Tim Burton USA
275) Red River (1948) Howard Hawks USA
274) Hotel Rwanda (2004) Terry George USA
273) How Green Was My Valley (1941) John Ford USA
272) Lost In Translation (2003) Sofia Coppola USA
271) Kiki's Delivery Service (1989) Hayao Miyazaki Japan Animated
Numbers 270-261 coming next.
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- feeds@cinelinx.com (Rob Young)
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