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21 May 2013 1:45 PM, PDT | Indiewire Television | See recent Indiewire Television news »
As far as two people to create a TV series together, it'd be hard to do much better than J.J. Abrams and Alfonso Cuaron. The former is, obviously, the man behind hits like "Alias," "Lost" and "Revolution," while the latter is the acclaimed filmmaker behind "Children Of Men," who'll make his long-awaited return this October with "Gravity." The delayed post-production on the latter gave Cuaron the time to cook up "Believe" with Abrams, and direct a pilot, NBC picked up the show, and now a trailer has arrived, via /Film. The show seems to be a sort of blend of "The Fugitive," "Paper Moon" and Abrams' vaguely sci-fi conspiracy millieu (the show looks a lot like "Fringe" at this point -- good news for us, probably not good news when it comes to the ratings.) It follows an ex-con (Jake McLaughlin of "Warrior" and "Safe House,") who has to protect »
- Jason McDonald
21 May 2013 1:45 PM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
As far as two people to create a TV series together, it'd be hard to do much better than J.J. Abrams and Alfonso Cuaron. The former is, obviously, the man behind hits like "Alias," "Lost" and "Revolution," while the latter is the acclaimed filmmaker behind "Children Of Men," who'll make his long-awaited return this October with "Gravity." The delayed post-production on the latter gave Cuaron the time to cook up "Believe" with Abrams, and direct a pilot, NBC picked up the show, and now a trailer has arrived, via /Film. The show seems to be a sort of blend of "The Fugitive," "Paper Moon" and Abrams' vaguely sci-fi conspiracy millieu (the show looks a lot like "Fringe" at this point -- good news for us, probably not good news when it comes to the ratings.) It follows an ex-con (Jake McLaughlin of "Warrior" and "Safe House,") who has to protect »
- Jason McDonald
16 May 2013 11:02 AM, PDT | We Got This Covered | See recent We Got This Covered news »
Johnny Depp now has a co-star in the form of Joel Edgerton of the upcoming Whitey Bulger biopic, Black Mass. Detailing the life story of the Boston crime boss, the film will have Depp starring as Bulger while Edgerton will play John Connolly, “an FBI agent and childhood pal of Bulger tasked with bringing down the Italian mob, but instead helped out his pal and eventually paid the price.”
This is another huge score for Edgerton, who has seen his profile rise considerably ever since 2010′s Animal Kingdom. In recent years, he’s had solid roles in films like Warrior, Zero Dark Thirty, Wish You Were Here and The Great Gatsby. He’s quickly turning into one of Hollywood’s most sought after leading men and his role in Black Mass will no doubt add another impressive credit to his resume.
I’m not too familiar with Whitey Bulger or his story, »
- Matt Joseph
16 May 2013 10:37 AM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
Since he broke through in 2010 with the Australian crime drama Animal Kingdom, Aussie Joel Edgerton has been steadily forging a reputation as a captivating actor. From Academy Award-nominated follow-ups like Warrior and Zero Dark Thirty to more mainstream fare like Baz Luhrmann's flashy adaptation The Great Gatsby, Edgerton is gaining momentum. (I'd argue he's the best part of Gatsby, bringing a surprising depth and sex appeal to the mostly loathsome character Tom Buchanan.) Deadline reports he'll soon be stepping up to play a romantic lead opposite Michelle Williams in The Double Hour. A remake of an Italian psychological thriller starring Kseniya Rappoport and Filippo Timi, The Double Hour centers on a pair of lovers (Williams and Edgerton) who meet during a speed dating event. She's a maid; he's a former cop, and soon they are on their way to a romantic weekend in a country cottage. However, once they »
16 May 2013 9:52 AM, PDT | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
Australian actor Joel Edgerton ("The Great Gatsby," "Warrior") is keeping busy and is up for two more projects.
First up, he'll team with Michelle Williams on Joshua Marston's remake of Italian thriller "The Double Hour".
The story follows two lovers who find themselves victims in the midst of a well-executed robbery.
He's also scored a major role in Barry Levinson's Whitey Bulger biopic "Black Mass".
Edgerton will play FBI Agent John Connolly who was tasked with bringing down the Italian mob with the help of Bulger (Johnny Depp). He was eventually convicted of racketeering and obstruction of justice.
Sources: Variety and Deadline »
- Garth Franklin
16 May 2013 2:44 AM, PDT | Digital Spy | See recent Digital Spy - Movie News news »
Joel Edgerton has joined the cast of Black Mass.
Barry Levinson's crime drama will star Johnny Depp as notorious Boston gangster Whitey Bulger.
Deadline reports that The Great Gatsby star Edgerton will play FBI agent John Connolly, a childhood friend of Bulger who is tasked with bringing him down but instead assists him.
Levinson produced 1997 mob drama Donnie Brasco, which starred Depp as an undercover FBI agent opposite Al Pacino's gangster.
Filming on Black Mass is due to begin in early summer, once Depp has finished filming Wally Pfister's Transcendence.
Watch Joel Edgerton discussing his role in Warrior with Digital Spy below: »
15 May 2013 6:04 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Here's your latest casting news out of the 2013 Cannes Film Festival: Joel Edgerton (Warrior) will join Johnny Depp in the Barry Levinson crime thriller Black Mass about Boston kingpin Whitey Bulger. Chris Pine (Star Trek), Amanda Seyfried (Les Miserables) and Chiwetel Ejiofor (Children of Men) have joined the Tobey Maguire production Z for Zacharia, directed by Craig Zobel (Compliance). Hit the jump for more on each casting announcement. Deadline reports that Edgerton has joined the cast of Black Mass as FBI agent and childhood pal of Bulger, John Connolly. Connolly was tasked with taking down the Italian mob and cooperated with Bulger, who acted as an FBI informant with the dual intention of getting the Feds to eliminate his own underworld competition. Connolly himself was eventually convicted of racketeering and obstruction of justice for aiding Bulger, along with second-degree murder charges stemming from leaked information to the mobsters. Deadline also reports that Pine, »
- Dave Trumbore
15 May 2013 12:14 PM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Joel Edgerton (Zero Dark Thirty, Warrior) and Michelle Williams (My Week with Marilyn, Shutter Island) are going to star in a remake of The Double Hour, an Italian film from 2009 directed by Giuseppe Capotondi.
Joshua Marston (Maria Full Of Grace) will write and direct the psychological thriller. It focuses on two lovers who find themselves victims in the midst of a dangerous and well-planned robbery.
Indigo Films' Nicola Giuliano, Vertigo Entertainment's Roy Lee and Journeyman Pictures' Paul Mezey are producing. Silver Reel Entertainment and Lotus Entertainment have partnered to finance and sell the film in Cannes.
Edgerton can next be seen in Baz Luhrmann's The Great Gatsby with Leonardo DiCaprio and Carey Mulligan, which is due out in the UK on May 16th. He has also completed the thriller Felony with Jai Courtney and Melissa George, and is currently filming Jane Got a Gun with Natalie Portman and Ewan McGregor. »
- Emma
8 May 2013 4:09 AM, PDT | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Patrick Fugit has boarded Harris Goldberg and Kristen D'Alessio's The List romantic comedy/drama. Goldberg, who wrote with D'Alessio, is directing the film which tells of a man who takes on a list of self improvements in order to win the affection of his dream girl. Also in the cast of the indie are Karen Gillan of Doctor Who and Jennifer Morrison (House, Warrior). D'Alessia produces via Goose's List while Mason and Elizabeth Phelps serve as executive producers. Fugit was last seen in Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson starrer We Bought a Zoo, under Jerry Maguire director Cameron Crowe »
7 May 2013 10:12 PM, PDT | Pop2it | See recent Pop2it news »
The movie with the revolving cast and crew just secured a new villain. Days after Bradley Cooper announced he had to depart "Jane Got a Gun" due to timing issues with his current project, David O. Russell's "American Hustle," Ewan McGregor is negotiating to take over the role, Deadline reports
Cooper was a replacement himself, who agreed to take over for Jude Law, after he left. Law's departure came after the film's director, Lynne Ramsay, abruptly quit the project on the first day of filming. The reasoning for Ramsay's departure has yet to be revealed.
"Jane Got A Gun" began filming in March, starring Natalie Portman, Joel Edgerton and Noah Emmerich. Gavin O'Connor, best known for 2011's "Warrior," is directing. No release date has been announced for the movie. »
- editorial@zap2it.com
7 May 2013 7:16 PM, PDT | EW - Inside Movies | See recent EW.com - Inside Movies news »
• Martin Scorsese has found a new leading man in Andrew Garfield (The Amazing Spider-Man) for his feature Silence, based on Shusaku Endo’s 1966 Japanese-language novel. The fictional story follows a 17th century Portuguese Jesuit missionary to Japan. Ken Watanabe (Inception) also stars in the film, which will be largely shot in Japanese. At one point, Daniel Day-Lewis and Benicio del Toro were going to star in the film. [Variety]
• James Franco is set to join Paris, Texas director Wim Wenders’ upcoming drama Everything Will Be Fine, about a writer who kills a child accidentally. The story will follow Thomas (Franco) for »
- Lindsey Bahr
7 May 2013 11:31 AM, PDT | Twitch | See recent Twitch news »
Ewan McGregor has just wrapped filming on Australian crime action-thriller Son of a Gun, and rather than get back home and chill out, he's opted to jump straight onto another project already in production. And it's not just any production but troubled western Jane Got a Gun, with McGregor taking over the villain role. Bradley Cooper and - before him - Jude Law had previously been cast to play the bad guy, so it seems the main idea behind casting this role was to cast against type. The film also stars Natalie Portman and Joel Edgerton and is being directed by Gavin O'Connor, who directed Edgerton in Warrior.If you've missed the saga surrounding this film, see the links below for comprehensive round-up of what's been...
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7 May 2013 8:00 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
The stories surrounding the production of Jane Got a Gun will not be soon forgotten, but thankfully it looks like things are finally falling into place for the anticipated film.
Details remain unknown as to why director Lynne Ramsey exited the project as production was starting, and since then, there has been a spiral of knock-on effects that have threatened to bring the film to its knees. But producers Scott Steindorff and Natalie Portman have remained resilient, and have been working incredibly hard to pull off the herculean feat of seeing the film through to production.
Following Ramsey’s exit, the filmmakers brought in Gavin O’Connor (Warrior) to replace her in the director’s chair.
But then the production lost its main villain in the form of Jude Law, who had initially signed on because of his interest with working with Ramsey. In his place came Bradley Cooper, who »
- Kenji Lloyd
7 May 2013 7:00 AM, PDT | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
It's amazing to see the drama unfolding in Natalie Portman's indie western film Jane Got A Gun. Bradley Cooper was the last actor to drop out of the film not long ago, and today he's been replaced with Ewan McGregor. Even though this production has been plagued with problems, the replacements for the actors that have dropped out have been really good. I actually like this new cast even more than the original one. McGregor is always a solid actor, and this will be a great role for him to take on.
Gavin O’Connor (Warrior) is directing the western that also stars Joel Edgarton and Noah Emmerich. McGregor plays a character named Bishop, a man whose gang has shot up the estranged outlaw husband (Emmerich) of a woman (Portman) who knows they are coming to destroy her farm and kill her husband, because he has come home to heal. »
- Joey Paur
7 May 2013 6:59 AM, PDT | Moviefone | See recent Moviefone news »
Ewan McGregor might be the latest (and hopefully last) actor to join his "Star Wars" co-star Natalie Portman in "Jane Got a Gun." McGregor, who appeared as Obi-Wan Kenobi in the three "Star Wars" prequels, is poised to take over the role of the lead villain in the Western, after Jude Law left and Bradley Cooper's schedule didn't work out. As reported last week, the short list of actors that were being considered for the lead baddie were "Thor" star Tom Hiddleston, Jake Gyllenhaal, Tobey Maguire, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt -- McGregor's name was nowhere to be found. Perhaps that leak was a psych-out; there's no doubt that McGregor is leading man (or villain) material. So far, "Jane Got a Gun" has been more like a game of musical chairs than the straightforward production that its star and producer Natalie Portman had probably hoped for. Director Lynne Ramsay left the »
- Jenni Miller
7 May 2013 6:31 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
The game of musical chairs on the set of "Jane Got A Gun" has stopped and it looks like Ewan McGregor has found a seat. According to Deadline.com, McGregor has been cast as the villain in the Natalie Portman Western, replacing the recently departed Bradley Cooper, who himself replaced Jude Law, who himself only joined the cast after Michael Fassbender left. (Fassbender, it should be noted, was initially playing the hero in "Jane Got A Gun," not the villain; Joel Edgerton, who was originally set as the film's heavy, slid over to the hero role when Law was cast.)
Fassbender, Law and Cooper, of course, aren't the only names who have left "Jane Got A Gun" in the last two months: Just before the film was set to start shooting, director Lynne Ramsay quit the project. She was replaced at the last minute by Gavin O'Connor ("Warrior"), which saved »
- The Huffington Post
7 May 2013 4:05 AM, PDT | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
More changes for the Natalie Portman vehicle hit by multiple walk-outs, with McGregor the fourth actor to be cast in the bad-guy role
Ewan McGregor is set to replace Bradley Cooper as the main villain in the troubled indie western Jane Got a Gun, according to Deadline. Cooper had himself replaced Jude Law in the role, who had earlier replaced Joel Edgerton.
The film, which stars Natalie Portman in the title role of a farmer forced to desperate measures to protect her life and home, has been struggling to hold down a confirmed cast since original director Lynne Ramsay walked away following a dispute with producers in March. Edgerton was originally due to play the villain, but switched to a heroic role after Michael Fassbender stepped out. Law was swiftly recruited to play the bad guy, but dropped out after Ramsay was replaced with Warrior's Gavin O'Connor. The British actor's own replacement, »
- Ben Child
6 May 2013 10:49 PM, PDT | LatinoReview | See recent LatinoReview news »
Deadline reports that Ewan McGregor is in talks to play the villain in Jane Got A Gun.
The movie is about a woman (Natalie Portman) who reaches out to an ex-lover (Joel Edgerton) for help in defending her wounded husband (Noah Emmerich) at their farm from a villainous gang leader (McGregor) come to finish the husband off.
The villain role was most recently supposed to be played by Bradley Cooper, but he dropped out due to scheduling conflicts.
The film is directed by Gavin O’Connor (Miracle, Warrior).
McGregor stars in the upcoming August: Osage County alongside Julia Roberts, Meryl Streep, Benedict Cumberbatch and others.
Source: Deadline »
- Alex Corey
6 May 2013 8:21 PM, PDT | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
Definitively cursed indie Western Jane Got a Gun has cast and lost an array of antagonists, burning through Michael Fassbender, Jude Law, and Bradley Cooper in a short span. Now Ewan McGregor is in talks for the role, meaning he and Natalie Portman might enact the Star Wars prequel reunion you never wished for. Regardless of whether McGregor takes the part, co-star Joel Edgerton insists that the movie's situation is not as dire as it sounds. Last week he told Vulture the film is almost halfway through shooting and, "We're winning out there. We're having a great time. It's been wonderful." Gavin O'Connor (Warrior, Miracle) signed on as director after Lynne Ramsay abruptly quit. »
- Zach Dionne
6 May 2013 8:06 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
The forced theme of tonight's casting report is One Word In The Title Causes Destruction: Ewan McGregor is in negotiations to play the villain in Jane Got a Gun, directed by Gavin O'Connor (Warrior). Natalie Portman, Joel Edgerton, and Noah Emmerich co-star. Benicio del Toro is in talks to join Joaquin Phoenix in Paul Thomas Anderson's adaptation of the Thomas Pynchon novel Inherent Vice. Michael Bay cast Sophia Myles (Tristan + Isolde) in Transformers 4. Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz, Jack Reynor, and Kelsey Grammer co-star. Hit the jump for more on each project. Jane Got a Gun defines troubled production. Michael Fassbender, Jude Law, Bradley Cooper, and director Lynne Ramsey have all departed the project over the last two months for one reason or another. But it is impressive that the project lured such talent in the first place, and replaced every disappointing loss with another great actor---McGregor continues the streak, »
- Brendan Bettinger
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