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23 May 2013 12:20 PM, PDT | Us Weekly | See recent Us Weekly news »
One of the most memorable bits of advice Brad Pitt ever received came from none other than ex Gwyneth Paltrow's late father, director Bruce Paltrow. Though Gwyneth and Pitt broke up more than 15 years ago, back in 1997, the Moneyball actor tells the June/July issue of Esquire that Bruce's words still ring true even now. The Hollywood icon, for instance, makes it a point never to call himself an "actor," preferring to use the term "self-employed" instead to describe his line of work. "I learned that from [...] »
23 May 2013 9:21 AM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
And here we go... the acting categories you've all been very impatiently waiting for in Tfe's first wave of Oscar predictions for the year.
Will Previously Honored Movie Stars With Weird Character-Actor Hairdos Rule This Year?
As faithful readers know I like to keep my crystal ball risky with the bouncing and hope it doesn't shatter. In the first wave of predictions "what if" scenarios and "wild cards" are espectially compelling in the Supporting races. I mean why not? So little is yet known about future important matters like Amount of Screen Time, Nature of the Ensemble Roles, Best in Show Scene Stealing and even Post-Production "we'll fix it in post" Switcheroos where a film is rethought to better spotlight its MVPs. This early on there's no point in making boring predictions in which Oscar favorites hog all the categories though sometimes they do -- witness last year's All Previous Winner boredom in this category. »
- NATHANIEL R
22 May 2013 11:02 PM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »
Amanda Seyfried is in line to star in Noah Baumbach's new movie.
The Les Misérables actress is in final negotiations for While We're Young, according to The Wrap.
Seyfried will join Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts and Girls cast member Adam Driver in the picture if a deal is concluded.
She is tipped to play the love interest of Driver's character.
Scott Rudin (Moneyball) and Eli Bush (Moonrise Kingdom) are producing the latest project from The Squid and the Whale filmmaker Baumbach, having previously worked with him on Frances Ha.
Seyfried was recently cast alongside Star Trek Into Darkness's Chris Pine and Chiwetel Ejiofor (The Shadow Line, Twelve Years a Slave) in sci-fi thriller Z for Zachariah.
Watch Amanda Seyfried talking to Digital Spy about Les Misérables below: »
22 May 2013 7:15 AM, PDT | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
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Warner Bros. Pictures has announced that Her, the new modern-day love story from Oscar-nominated filmmaker Spike Jonze (“Being John Malkovich”) and Annapurna Pictures, will open in limited release on November 20, 2013.
The film will be released initially in New York, Los Angeles and Toronto, with future cities and dates to be announced.
Written, directed and produced by Jonze, Her stars Joaquin Phoenix (“The Master”), Amy Adams (“The Master”), Scarlett Johansson (“Hitchcock”), Rooney Mara (“The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”), Chris Pratt (“Moneyball”) and Olivia Wilde (“People Like Us”).
Joining Jonze as producers on the film are Vincent Landay and Megan Ellison. Daniel Lupi and Ted Schipper will serve as executive producers, with Natalie Farrey and Chelsea Barnard as co-producers.
The behind-the-scenes creative team includes director of photography Hoyte Van Hoytema (“Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy”), production designer Kk Barrett (“Where the Wild Things Are”), costume »
- Michelle McCue
19 May 2013 3:15 PM, PDT | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
They’re coming. How will you survive and will you be prepared?
Before the Zombie threat invades theaters worldwide on June 21st, Paramount Digital Entertainment and award-winning Phosphor Games Studio bring global apocalyptic panic to you in the newly announced World War Z game. Set to release on May 30, the game will launch on iOS and select Android devices.
Offering a fully immersive experience, players are dropped into the middle of the World War Z chaos. Casual and core gamers will both love the game’s action-packed first person experience and electrifying story. Featuring 28 visceral levels, intense combat, engaging puzzles, upgradable weapons and armor, an unlimited challenge mode, and a global scale, this game challenges you: play to survive.
“We loved the rich world that the filmmakers created, and are thrilled to tell a story that runs parallel to its film counterpart,” said Amy Powell, President of Paramount Digital Entertainment. »
- Melissa Thompson
18 May 2013 6:31 AM, PDT | Bollyspice | See recent Bollyspice news »
Producer Prashita Chaudhary is making her presence felt in world cinema even as 100 years of Indian cinema gets celebrated at Cannes this year. She is one of the producers on Ari Folman’s film Congress which opened the Directors’ Fortnight section at the premier film festival on 16.05.2013. The film stars Harvey Keitel (Reservoir Dogs), Robin Wright (Moneyball) and Paul Giamatti (Sideways) among others. “It is my first working relationship with India in a manner. It is rare to find people who share the same passion on the film as the director” said Folman about his Indian producer.
Prashita’s production house Cinemorphic has been doing groundbreaking work, picking projects that celebrate cinema at its purest. Besides Congress, Prashita is behind films like Oscar winning director, Danis Tanovic’s next with Emraan Hashmi. “The selection of Congress in Cannes this year is a terrific and timely validation that Cinemorphic is on the right track, »
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16 May 2013 12:31 PM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Georgian-French helmer Gela Babluani, who made his English-language debut with Sam Riley starrer “13,” is to helm Detroit-set “Money Is Money”.
The $8.5 million thriller is co-produced by Rachael Horovitz (“Moneyball”) via her Specialty Films and produced by Paris-based Eletrick Films, newly-launched by Dominique Boutonnat, Hubert Caillard and Alain Attal. Attal is also founder and prexy of Les Productions du Tresor, which has Guillaume Canet’s “Blood Ties” at Cannes. Studio Orange is in advanced negotiations to co-finance the pic.
“Money” turns on three friends struggling to survive in Detroit, whose lives are changed when they break into a house to commit burglary and find a man about to hang himself.
Casting is under way with filming skedded for the third quarter in Detroit.
Babluani’s debut, “13 Tzameti,” won the World Cinema prize at Sundance. »
- Elsa Keslassy
14 May 2013 1:52 AM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »
Joe Wright will not direct Fifty Shades of Grey.
It was rumoured last week that the Atonement and Hanna director was in the running to direct Focus Features' adaptation of El James's bestselling erotic novel.
However, Deadline now confirms that Wright's schedule means that he is "completely out of the mix".
Bennett Miller (Moneyball) and Patty Jenkins (Monster) have also been named as contenders, while Gus Van Sant recently filmed a test scene with Alex Pettyfer in a bid for the directing job.
Fifty Shades of Grey will be produced by Michael De Luca and Dana Brunetti (The Social Network) for Universal and Focus. Kelly Marcel (Saving Mr Banks) has been hired to write the screenplay.
Gallery - Fifty Shades of Grey casting rumours: »
13 May 2013 1:01 AM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Brad Pitt has an entire room just to store jam. The 'Moneyball' actor is a huge fan of Christine Ferber's artisan fruit preserves - which cost £12 a jar - so he and eldest son Maddox, 11, recently flew to her base in Alsace, France, and stocked up on 100 pots to keep at the homes he shares with partner Angelina Jolie and their six kids in Los Angeles and the South of France. A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: 'Brad is very particular about what he eats but fell in lust with this jam. 'He turned detective and discovered Christine has a little shop in the Alsace region, where she makes the artisan jams. It is very well »
10 May 2013 9:28 AM, PDT | Moviefone | See recent Moviefone news »
Well this is interesting: Joe Wright, known for his prestigious, visually ravishing adaptations of “Pride & Prejudice” and “Anna Karenina” has become the frontrunner for Focus Features' adaptation of insanely popular mom-porn novel “Fifty Shades of Grey.” The novel (and eventual movie) revolves around the dom-sub relationship between a twenty-something millionaire and a young college student. The movie, which is being adapted by Kelly Marcel, has been in something of a holding pattern, with Universal and Focus putting up $5 million for the adaptation way back in early 2012. The lack of activity has created an anything-goes atmosphere, wherein “American Psycho” author Bret Easton Ellis volunteered to write the screenplay and “Good Will Hunting” director Gus Van Sant shot some unsolicited test footage with “Magic Mike” actor Alex Pettyfer playing sexually dominant millionaire Christian Grey. According to the same report that places Wright in the frontrunner role, other filmmakers being considered include »
- Drew Taylor
10 May 2013 6:06 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
The "Fifty Shades of Grey" movie just got a bit more legitimate. As first reported by THR and later confirmed by Variety, Joe Wright is the top choice to direct the upcoming adaptation of E L James' S&M love story.
Focus Features, the studio producing the film along with its parent company Universal, did not confirm Wright's involvement, but the connection makes sense: Wright has made four films with Focus, including 2007 Best Picture nominee "Atonement" and last year's "Anna Karenina." Both of those films -- along with "Pride and Prejudice," another Wright-Focus collaboration -- starred Keira Knightley in lead roles. There is no connection, though, between "Fifty Shades of Grey" protagonist Anastasia Steele and the 28-year-old British actress.
According to Variety, Wright wasn't the only big name on the "Fifty Shades of Grey" director wish list. Bill Condon ("Twilight: Breaking Dawn"), Patty Jenkins ("Monster") and Bennett Miller ("Moneyball »
- The Huffington Post
10 May 2013 4:17 AM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »
It was recently reported that director Gus Van Sant (Good Will Hunting) and actor Alex Pettyfer (Magic Mike) shot a scene from the "Fifty Shades of Grey" book in order to convince Universal Pictures that Van Sant is the right man to direct the "Fifty Shades of Grey" film. The studio is definitely considering Van Sant, but it has also been in talks with Bennett Miller (Moneyball) and Patty Jenkins (Monster). And now comes word that Joe Wright (Atonement, Pride and Prejudice, Hanna, Anna Karenina) is also in talks and has become the favorite to get the job. Universal likes Wright because so many of his movies focus on young female characters. "Fifty Shades of Grey" chronicles a sexual relationship between college student Anastasia Steele and billionaire Christian Grey. »
10 May 2013 3:02 AM, PDT | We Got This Covered | See recent We Got This Covered news »
Universal’s Fifty Shades Of Grey adaptation has gone through the rumour mill quite a bit. Practically everyone who’s ever worked in the industry has at some point been attached. Now, The Wrap reports that Anna Karenina director Joe Wright is the frontrunner in Universal and Focus Pictures’ shortlist of suitable candidates. Also on the list are Gus Van Sant (Elephant, Last Days), Patty Jenkins (Monster) and Bennett Miller (Moneyball).
Apparently, two of the film’s producers, Michael De Luca and Dana Brunetti, are keen for Wright to take the gig. Focus have previously assumed distribution duties on four of Wright’s films, so having an established relationship with the director might sway things his way.
Wright’s name has been bandied about a whole host of projects recently too, including a remake of My Fair Lady. He’s brought out strong performances from leading ladies in recent years. »
- Gem Seddon
9 May 2013 11:41 PM, PDT | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
It is being reported Joe Wright (Atonement, Pride & Prejudice) is the front runner to direct the feature film adaptation of E.L. James' erotic romance novel Fifty Shades of Grey at Focus Features. Wright tops a list, which apparently included Bennett Miller (Moneyball), Patty Jenkins (Monster) and Gus Van Sant (Milk), the latter of which shot a sex scene featuring Alex Pettyfer in a bid to direct the erotic thriller. "Fifty Shades of Grey" began as coveted "Twilight" fan fiction and follows the relationship of 27-year-old billionaire Christian Grey and college student Anastasia Steele. It was reported the scene Van Sant shot was the moment Anastasia loses her virginity to Grey. As for Wright, four of his five feature films have been distributed by Focus and three of those four have also featured Keira Knightley, which is sure to spark immediate speculation as to whether or not the actress will »
- Brad Brevet
9 May 2013 11:23 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Joe Wright is the most likely filmmaker to direct the erotic drama "Fifty Shades of Grey" for Universal Pictures and Focus Features, individuals familiar with the project have told TheWrap. Other directors in the running for the high-profile project, based on the bestselling series of books, include Gus Van Sant ("Milk"), Bennett Miller ("Moneyball") and Patty Jenkins ("Monster"). TheWrap reported last month that Van Sant had filmed a sex scene from the book with Alex Pettyfer in a bid to win the assignment. Also read: Gus Van Sant Shot Sex Scene Starring »
- Jeff Sneider
9 May 2013 10:47 PM, PDT | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
News Simon Brew 10 May 2013 - 06:46
Could the director of Hanna and Atonement be directing Fifty Shades Of Grey?
Well, crikey. Universal is still pressing ahead with its plans to make a movie based on the book of respectable hardcore pornography, Fifty Shades Of Grey. And while the spurious casting guessing game appears to have ground to a halt for the time being, Variety has linked some surprising names with the director's chair.
Kelly Marcell is working on a script for the movie now, but Universal's top choice to direct the film is apparently Joe Wright. The same Joe Wright who made Atonement, Hanna and, more recently, Anna Karenina.
Other names linked with the job? Patty Jenkins (Monster), Bill Condon (the last two Twilight films), Bennett Miller (Capote, Moneyball) and Gus Van Sant (lots of things). Variety also reports that at one stage, Steven Soderbergh was a consideration.
Truthfully, there »
- simonbrew
9 May 2013 8:36 PM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »
Joe Wright has been linked with the director's chair on Fifty Shades of Grey.
Sources have claimed to The Hollywood Reporter that Wright is one of the frontrunners to direct the big-screen adaptation of El James's erotic novel trilogy. However, they have cautioned that no deal is in place despite the director's strong relationship with Focus Features.
Wright has made four movies for Focus including Atonement and Anna Karenina. The director's representatives and Universal have declined to comment on the speculation.
Fifty Shades of Grey will be produced by Michael De Luca and Dana Brunetti (The Social Network, Moneyball) for Universal and Focus. Kelly Marcel (Saving Mr Banks, Terra Nova) has been hired to write the screenplay.
'Fifty Shades of Grey' casting rumours - photo gallery:Despite repeated speculation about the cast - particularly who will play Anastasia Steele and Christian Grey - Fifty Shades author El James said »
8 May 2013 9:33 PM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »
Dominic Cooper is eyeing a role in Dracula.
The Mamma Mia! star is in negotiations to star alongside The Hobbit's Luke Evans in the Universal Pictures movie, reports Variety.
Sarah Gadon - who appeared in David Cronenberg's most recent movies A Dangerous Method and Cosmopolis - is also reported to be in talks for the female lead.
Formerly titled Dracula Year Zero, the origins movie will mix mythology and history by telling the story of nobleman Prince Vlad - the inspiration for Bram Stoker's horror novel.
Michael De Luca (The Social Network, Moneyball) is producing the movie, which will be commercials director Gary Shore's first feature film.
Principal photography on Dracula is due to start later this year with a target release date of August 8, 2014. »
7 May 2013 7:38 AM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
London — Maggie Smith, Kevin Kline, Jane Birkin and Dominique Pinon are set to topline “My Old Lady,” a Paris-based dramedy marking the film directorial debut of playwright and screenwriter Israel Horovitz, who adapted his play for the screen.
Principal photography begins in Paris on Sept. 9.
Protagonist Pictures will introduce the project to international buyers at Cannes; Cinetic Media is handling the North American sale.
Kline plays Mathias, a down-and-out New Yorker, who travels to Paris to liquidate a huge, valuable apartment he inherits from his estranged father. Mathias discovers a refined old lady, Mathilde, played by Smith, living in the apartment with her daughter Chloe (Birkin). Mathias discovers that Mathilde and his father were lovers for more than 50 years.
Rachael Horovitz (“Moneyball,” “About Schmidt”) is producing with Raphael Benoliel (“Midnight in Paris,” “Les Miserables”), Nitsa Benchetrit (“The Black Waters of Echo’s Pond”) and David Barrot (“Eyes Wide Open,” “Battu”). French stage-producer Marie-Cecile Renauld co-produces. »
- Leo Barraclough
25 April 2013 5:05 PM, PDT | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
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As a rule, I don’t normally do the whole Zombie thing, but for those who worship at the altar of all things undead, watch the new international featurette for Marc Forster’s World War Z from Paramount Pictures.
For a better look at the movie, check out the second trailer Here.
Starring Academy Award-nominee Brad Pitt, with Marc Forster (Quantum of Solace) directing, the story revolves around United Nations employee Gerry Lane (Pitt), who traverses the world in a race against time to stop a pandemic that is toppling armies and governments and threatening to decimate humanity itself.
Produced by Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Colin Wilson, the screenplay is written by Matthew Michael Carnahan (State of Play) . Starring Pitt (Moneyball), Mireille Enos (AMC’s “The Killing”), Daniella Kertesz in her feature film debut, James Badge Dale (The Departed) and Matthew Fox »
- Melissa Thompson
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