14 items from 2013
20 May 2013 9:59 AM, PDT | Thompson on Hollywood | See recent Thompson on Hollywood news »
Paul Haggis has been quiet since his last outing as writer-director, 2010’s “The Next Three Days,” with only a credit on the videogame "Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3" to fill in the gap between then and now. But he turned up in Cannes to beat the publicity drum for "Third Person," a multi-stranded relationship drama he shot last fall in Paris, Rome and Cinecitta Studios. The film focuses on three couples played by Liam Neeson and Olivia Wilde, James Franco and Mila Kunis, and Adrien Brody and Moran Atias. Neeson’s Michael is a writer struggling to live up to his early success, holed up in Paris working on his latest novel and embarking on an affair with Wilde. Franco portrays a famous artist locked in a bitter custody battle with his ex-wife (Kunis), a former soap actress reduced to working as a hotel maid to fund her court case. »
- Matt Mueller
17 May 2013 9:05 AM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
Though director Michael Mann was once slated to direct Gold, a film based on a true story about the 1993 Bre-x Mineral Corporation mining scandal, the project has now fallen into the hands of Spike Lee. The script from Patrick Massett and John Zinman was crafted as a writing sample, but Paul Haggis (the director Crash and The Next Three Days) developed it as a project before getting Mann involved. But since it never gained traction, he fell away from the film. Now there's a chance it could be Lee's next film, following his work on the remake of Oldboy now, with production beginning before the end of the year. The film has been described as having flares of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, but just with a contemporary setting. The Wrap says the story follows a rough-around-the-edges prospector who stumbles onto one of the largest gold mines in the world in the Indonesian jungle. »
- Ethan Anderton
16 May 2013 6:35 PM, PDT | kidspickflicks | See recent kidspickflicks news »
At 11 years old, Ty Simpkins already has quite a few credits on his resume. Simpkins has been in movies since he was barely 3 months old, and has roles in flicks such as Insidious, The Next Three Days, and Little Children. Maybe even more interesting is how many times he's been cast in films with his real life sister Ryan Simpkins - they play siblings in Revolutionary Road, Pride and Glory and Arcadia, among others.
But for Iron Man 3, Ty's first action movie, he goes it alone. Ty plays Harley Keener, an intelligent kid who has a run-in with Iron Man and actually helps him save the day.
Ty's favorite part of working on Iron Man 3 was being able to spend time with its star Robert Downey Jr. "Robert's really fun to work with. He's a really nice guy."
Like many kids his age, Ty is a huge Iron Man fan. »
- heyitstaramc@hotmail.com (Miranda R)
16 May 2013 12:00 PM, PDT | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
Ty Simpkins currently stars as the young boy who gives a helping hand - and a hard time - to Robert Downey Jr.'s Tony Stark in Iron Man 3, but there is much more to the New York City native, who has been acting since he was 3 months old. Simpkins, 11, has already starred on two different daytime soaps (One Life to Live and Guiding Light), worked with Oscar winner Kate Winslet on three movies (All the Kings Men, Little Children and Revolutionary Road) and become the face of a new horror franchise (Insidious and Insidious: Chapter 2, expected later this year). But at heart, »
- Patrick Gomez
15 May 2013 9:18 AM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Fox International Prods. is saying “Mea Culpa,” acquiring distribution rights for the Latin America, Germany and the United States on director Fred Cavaye’s thriller.
Fox announced the deal on the opening day at Cannes, where co-producer Gaumont is unveiling footage.
“Mea Culpa” stars French thesps Vincent Lindon and Gilles Lellouche and Lebanese director-actor Nadine Labaki (“Caramel,” “Where Do We Go Now”).
Jean-Baptiste Dupont and Cyril Colbeau-Justin at Lgm are producing the $20 million project. Gaumont is also handling international and French distribution.
Story centers on a pair of police officers and long-time partners, whose lives go into a tailspin when one of them causes a tragic car accident. “Mea Culpa” is set to open in France in the first quarter of next year.
Cavaye’s credits include “Anything For Her,” which was remade by Paul Haggis as “The Next Three Days, and “Point Blank,” which is being developed as an »
- Dave McNary
7 May 2013 7:54 AM, PDT | Sky Movies | See recent Sky Movies news »
Russell Crowe is back with his best movie in years. And we've got an exclusive clip from The Next Three Days to prove it. Paul Haggis' modern remake of 2007 French thriller Pour Elle teams Crowe with Elizabeth Banks in a story that finds Crowe's loving husband John Brennan becoming obsessed with attempting to break his wife (Banks) out of prison for a crime she says she never committed. »
25 April 2013 9:55 AM, PDT | Disc Dish | See recent Disc Dish news »
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: June 18, 2013
Price: DVD $29.98, Blu-ray/DVD Combo $39.99
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Movie 43 might have the distinction of featuring the most movie stars in a film that’s not a documentary about Hollywood.
The comedy stars Hugh Jackman (Real Steel), Justin Long (Going the Distance), Dennis Quaid (The Words), Greg Kinnear (The Kennedys), Emma Stone (Gangster Squad), Kate Winslet (Contagion), Liev Schreiber (Salt), Naomi Watts (Fair Game), Anna Faris (What’s Your Number?), Gerard Butler (Playing For Keeps), Halle Berry (Cloud Atlas), Terrence Howard (The Ledge), Elizabeth Banks (The Next Three Days), Richard Gere (Arbitrage), Kate Bosworth (Straw Dogs), Kristen Bell (Big Miracle), Jason Sudeikis (Horrible Bosses), Josh Duhamel (Life As We Know It), Uma Thurman (Pulp Fiction) … Phew!
Rated R, Movie 43 tells a series of interconnected stories about a washed-up producer pitching insane story ideas all over Hollywood. Bob Odenkirk (TV’s Breaking Bad) took overall directing duties, »
- Sam
2 April 2013 3:36 PM, PDT | Disc Dish | See recent Disc Dish news »
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: April 30, 2013
Price: DVD $29.98, Blu-ray/DVD Combo $39.99
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Russell Crowe (l.) and Mark Wahlberg talk it over in Broken City.
Mark Wahlberg (Ted), Russell Crowe (The Next Three Days) and Catherine Zeta-Jones (Rock of Ages) star in the 2013 crime drama-thriller film Broken City.
Seven years after he was forced to retire from the NYPD in disgrace, ex-cop Billy Taggart (Wahlberg) works as a private detective and finds himself in over his head when he agrees to help out the mayor of New York City (Crowe). Hizzoner enlists Taggart to trail his wife Cathleen (Zeta-Jones) to see if she’s cheating. Along the way, Taggart, realizes that the mayor’s motives run deeper than expected and he needs to take the fight to his opponents and navigate his way through a web of lies and deception that puts his freedom–and life–on the line. »
- Laurence
19 February 2013 9:45 AM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
When Sinister was released in October 2012, we had the pleasure of chatting with co-writer C. Robert Cargill and co-writer/director Scott Derrickson about their gut-punch thriller. With the film's home video release this week, we thought it the perfect time to catch up with the duo.
Derrickson and Cargill (read our previous interview with them here) spoke more about the mythology they created for Sinister as well as what's been the most surprising aspect of their collaboration since they began writing the project together not all that long ago. We also heard from the pair about a potential Sinister sequel and what sort of pitfalls they want to avoid when creating a follow-up to what was by far one of the more intense horror flicks to grace the big screen in 2012.
Be warned, though; the following interview with Derrickson and Cargill does contain some spoilers so if you haven't seen Sinister yet, »
- thehorrorchick
12 February 2013 2:55 PM, PST | Disc Dish | See recent Disc Dish news »
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: March 22, 2013
Price: DVD $29.99, Blu-ray/DVD Combo $34.98
Studio: Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Nominated for eight Academy Awards, director Tom Hooper’s (The King’s Speech) 2012 Les Miserables is the latest adaptation of the timeless stage musical, which is based on Victor Hugo‘s classic novel.
Hooper loaded up the movie with a bunch of big stars. Hugh Jackman (Real Steel) as Jean Valjean, the 19th century man who’s being hunted by the ruthless policeman Javert (Russell Crowe, The Next Three Days). Valjean’s decision to care for Cosette (Amanda Seyfried, Letters to Juliet), daughter of factory worker Fantine (Anne Hathaway, Love and Other Drugs), changes their lives.
The film also stars Sacha Baron Cohen (The Dictator), Helena Bonham Carter (Alice in Wonderland) and Eddie Redmayne (My Week With Marilyn).
Both Jackman and Hathaway were nominated for Oscars for their performances, Jackman as a leading role and Hathaway as supporting. »
- Sam
11 February 2013 4:31 PM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Next week Sinister comes home on Blu-ray and DVD, and to get you primed for the flick, we've landed an exclusive soundbite with star Ethan Hawke discussing horror. Since that's one of our favorite topics, we figured you'd dig it!
From the Press Release
From the producer of Paranormal Activity and Insidious, comes the gripping new horror film, Sinister, starring Ethan Hawke (Daybreakers), arriving on Blu-ray Disc (plus Digital Copy and Uv), DVD (plus Digital Copy and Uv), Digital Download, Video On Demand and Pay-Per-View February 19 from Summit Entertainment, a Lionsgate company. Directed and co-written by Scott Derrickson (The Exorcism of Emily Rose) and co-starring Juliet Rylance (Animal), Fred Dalton Thompson (TV's "Law & Order"), James Ransone (The Next Three Days), Clare Foley (Win Win) and Michael Hall D'Addario (People Like Us), Sinister is a terrifying and intelligent new take on the found footage genre.
The Sinister Blu-ray and DVD both include audio commentaries, »
- Uncle Creepy
1 February 2013 11:17 AM, PST | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
The flick Sinister (review here) had the DC staff divided. Some liked it and some hated it, but either way it did great box office so a sequel could always be looming. In fact the first chatter has begun. Read on for the latest on the continuing adventures of Mr. Boogie.
SciFiNow caught up with director Scott Derrickson and co-writer C. Robert Cargill, who had this to say of the potential sequel...
“I certainly want to write the script and be involved with it as the producer – I would possibly direct the next one, we’ll see,” says Derrickson. “But I don’t see myself just handing the franchise over to just anybody and letting it go. If it goes on – then maybe – but I want to see it start its process on the right foot at least, and always have some say and have some involvement in it.”
Cargill added, »
- Uncle Creepy
9 January 2013 12:36 PM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Drive has earned Nicolas Winding Refn more attention from the general cinephile community but, in reality, the Danish filmmaker has been crafting artistic genre meditations – infused with strokes of brutal violence and style – beginning with the first installment in his grisly Pusher trilogy back in 1996.
Refn reunited with Drive lead Ryan Gosling for the Bangkok-set crime-thriller Only God Forgives, which releases later this year. We learned last month he was lining up to direct The Equalizer featuring Denzel Washington. However, an official deal was never inked and Sony is now on the prowl for Refn’s replacement.
The Equalizer‘s been languishing in development limbo for a while, following reports back in 2010 that The Next Three Days actor-director pair Russell Crowe and Paul Haggis were re-teaming on the TV show adaptation (obviously, that ...
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- Sandy Schaefer
8 January 2013 5:24 PM, PST | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
ICM Partners talent agent Cameron Mitchell has departed the Century City-based company. At the agency, he represented several clients who have crossed over from music to acting careers. Among his ICM clients were Rza, the Wu-Tang Clan rapper, and Romeo Miller, the rapper and son of hip-hop mogul Master P. Photos: 20 Best and Worst Music to Movie Crossovers Rza has appeared in such films as Due Date, The Next Three Days and The Man with the Iron Fists. Miller, who signed with ICM Partners in November, has appeared in such films as Madea's Witness Protection and Jumping the
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14 items from 2013
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