Movie News Round-Up: July 16, 2010
Movie News
- Tron Legacy reshoots after consulting Pixar (Entertainment Weekly)
- Joe Kosinski to direct sci-fi epic Archangels (Heat Vision)
The script is set in the near future and is described as a “Bourne”-style thriller crossed with alien elements. The protagonist is part of an elite force that is tasked with tracking aliens who get past Earth’s defense system.
- Doug Liman to direct adaptation of the non-fiction book The Last of the Tribe: The Epic Quest to Save a Lone Man in the Amazon (Variety)
- Thor and Captain America will be 3D movies, first picture of “the gods” (Hero Complex)
- Joaquin Phoenix mockumentary set to see limited released on September 10th (Deadline)
- Will Smith developing biopic on Dr. S. Allen Counter (Variety)
- First look at Green Lantern (iFanboy)
- New pictures from Paul starring Nick Frost and Simon Pegg (Collider)
- Seth Grahame-Smith to pen Tim Burton’s Dark Shadows (Variety)
- Christopher McQuarrie to rewrite script for One Shot, may direct (Heat Vision)
- First look at Zach Snyder’s Sucker Punch (EW)
- Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor confirmed as directors for Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (ComingSoon)
- Pictures of Priest with Paul Bettany (/Film)
Casting News
- Gillian Anderson cast in Johnny English Reborn (Deadline)
- Laurence Fishburne joins the cast of thriller Contagion (Variety)
- Christopher Walken cast in crime drama Potsdamer Platz (The Playlist)
- Amanda Seyfried to star in sci-fi thriller I’m.mortal (Variety)
- Haley Joel Osment cast in coming-of-age movie Sex Ed (THR)
- Brian Cox joins cast of Rise of the Apes (The Wrap)
- Chris Kattan, Helena Mattson cast in Guns, Girls and Gambling (Heat Vision)
- Mark Ruffalo in talks to play the Hulk in The Avengers (Deadline)
Imagine the Hollywood actor whom you’d least expect to play The Incredible Hulk in The Avengers, and maybe, just maybe, you’d come up with the name of Mark Ruffalo. He’s always been an actor’s actor and is getting critical raves in Focus Features’ The Kids Are All Right which opened last weekend. But I’ve learned that he’s now in late-stage discussions between Marvel and his brand-new agency United Talent to play this key member of The Avengers ensemble [...]
- Chris Pratt, Kathryn Morris cast in Moneyball (Risky Biz 1, 2)
- John Hawkes cast in Contagion (Movieweb)
- Zac Effron to star in untitled workplace comedy (THR)
- Elizabeth Banks to star as Tinkerbell in Disney’s live-action romantic comedy Tink (Variety):
One of our favorite Hollywood ladies is finally getting her own star vehicle as Tink. Enchanted, which came out in 2007, was a smashing success and proved that the concept of live-action fairy tales work so keep an eye out for this one! And Lizzie Banks in one of those costumes… When is this movie coming out?!!
Andy Samberg, Richard Jenkins, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, Patricia Clarkson and Jenna Elfman join cast of Friends with Benefits (The Wrap)- New York Yankee Alex Rodriguez too (Variety)
- Jeremy Piven, Thomas Jane to star in thriller I Melt With You (Deadline)
- Julie Bowen cast in Horrible Bosses (Variety)
- Gad Elmaleh, Manu Payet cast in Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris (THR)
PARIS — Marion Cotillard and Carla Bruni-Sarkozy won’t be the only Frenchies spending “Midnight in Paris” with Woody Allen with Gallic comedians Gad Elmaleh and Manu Payet tapped for the prolific director’s France-based film currently shooting in Paris.
Both will have only small roles, with Elmaleh shooting for three days and Payet for just one. Elmaleh has recently starred in Francis Veber’s “The Valet,” opposite Audrey Tautou in “Priceless” and more recently Roselyne Bosch’s Holocaust drama “The Round-Up” opposite Jean Reno and “Inglourious Basterds” star Melanie Laurent.
Payet, a well-known funnyman on French small and big screens, recently starred in Elmaleh’s film “Coco.”
The Gallic cast will break bread and fromage with the already-announced all-star cast that includes Adrien Brody, Rachel McAdams, Owen Wilson, Kathy Bates, Elsa Pataky and Michael Sheen in the story about an American family who head to the French capital on business.
- Jennifer Lawrence cast in X-Men: First Class as Mystique (Heat Vision)
Trailers
- The Experiment with Adrien Brody (HeyUGuys)
- Horror movie The Loved Ones (/Film)
- Another trailer for Centurion (Apple)
- Scott Pilgrim vs. The World featurette (Apple)
- Devil by the Dowdle brothers (Apple)
- It’s Kind of a Funny Story (Yahoo)
- Horror flick The Shrine (STYD)
- Due Date with Robert Downey Jr, Zach Galifianakis (Yahoo)
- Thriller Exam (First Showing)
- First full trailer for The Social Network (Yahoo)
- Howl with James Franco (The Playlist)
- Biutiful with Javier Bardem (Empire)
- The Town directed by and starring Ben Affleck (Apple)
As he plans his next job, a longtime thief tries to balance his feelings for a bank manager connected to one of his earlier heists, as well as the FBI agent trying to bring his crew down. Based on Chuck Hogan’s book.
Links
- Reviews of the highly anticipated movie Inception by Ronan, Fitz, another one by Darren, and one last one from our friends at CyniCritics (Filmplicity and the m0vie blog)
- Smithsonian’s 40 predictions for the future (Smithsonian)
- Ruben is starting the Sexy Sexagenarian Grudge Match in which he pits two older actresses together and compares them (The Floating Red Couch)
- Daniel makes the case for watching The Last Airbender despite the growing backlash against it (Getafilm)
- Meredith analyze the face of Jewish vengeance in Inglourious Basterds (M. Carter @ the Movies)
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I ask you, do we really need more Holocaust dramas?
Bourne and all affiliates bore me.
Speaking as an asexual lady person, Sucker Punch looks awesome.
I think it’s supposed to be a documentary, technically. That’s the story they’re sticking with, anyway.
Thanks for the link. I hope you enjoy Inception, it’s certainly every bit as challenging as it claims to be – I’m still wrapping my head around it.
No problem! Our reviews have been posted.
Yep, I like the double-take thing you got going. I can see where both of you are coming from, but I’m more with Red on this one.
Can’t wait for Pegg/Frost in “Paul”. “Sucker Punch” will be great, no doubt (despite Vanessa Hudgens), for Zack Snyder is one helluva director. Alos, i’m thrilled to see Neveldine/Taylor behind the new “Ghost Rider”. The first film was “meh” more or less, this must surely be better.
Cheers for the link Castor, much appreciated
-You hate to see a movie doing major re-shoots this late into the process, but bringin in a couple Pixar writers certainly won’t hurt.
-The picture of the Gods from Thor looks bloody awful.
-I like the idea of Ruffalo as The Hulk. It should work.
-Ditto Lawrence for Mystique.
- I can’t stop watching the trailer for The Town. Even though it probably gives away too much, I’m really anticiipating this movie. Gone Baby Gone was amazing, and this trailer was very well done.
I’ve been waiting for The Town trailer for a while, glad it finally arrived! Looks great, and yeah, Gone Baby Gone was awesome.
I waited to see the trailer for The Town in theater and was not disappointed. Looks like a good one.
Mark Ruffalo? He’s like the most charming, well adjusted guy ever – and I’m not sure he can sell “anger issues”. And I love the guy. (Apparently he’d play me if there was ever a biopic of my life.)
I think he might have the same problem as Eric Bana did in Hulk: he seems pretty cool, and seems like the kinda guy you’d have a beer with. Whereas Norton (and some of the other rumoured candidates to replace Norton) feel more “shifty” and “strange”.
Thanks for the link!!!
The Tron Legacy article from EW caught my eye. About time Disney started tapping the Pixar team for writing and creative consultation. Pixar is such a valuable resource to the company and it took them about two decades to figure that one out. I’m hoping Tron Legacy turns out great now!
Reshoots for a film with this many special effects are common and I can’t see Brad Bird and Michael Arndt hurting the film.
Yep. That was the ultimate good news, bad news situation.
Bad News: We’re going back and reshooting bits of Tron. Start worrying.
Good News: We’re doing it with the guys from Pixar. Stop worrying.
Oh and sorry that I didn’t thank you for the mention earlier. Thanks Castor!
Okay, and we need a Tinkerbell film? Are these people for real?
• Not a huge fan of Reynolds but that dude certainly had a physique of a superhero!
• Ooohhh those pics from PAUL looks great, been anticipating that flick for a while, looks funny even from those stills, and the cast is just awesome!
• Is Neveldine/Taylor looking for something to top the atrocity of Gamer or what with Ghost Rider sequel??? Really, they don’t have to go too far!
• Banks as Tinkerbell is inspired casting, she is so pretty and bubbly like a fairy tale princess!
I have zero anticipation for Green Lantern but you never know…
Me neither, Castor. Neither one of the ‘Green’ superheroes doesn’t appeal to me much.
…another guy playing Hulk! Blimey! But then again I suppose Batman has had a few actors don the suit.
Am I the only one that kinda digs the Green Lantern suit?
I like it too. It looks enough like the comic suit to satisfy fans, while still being slightly modernized.
I am also with the digging. The eyes are the only part I’m not really sure on.
I can’t wait to see Thor throw his hammer at me and Cap throw his shield at me in 3d. That’ll be good.
I hope the Captain America movie is good but I have no hope for it. Thor so far looks awful.
I’m not sold on 3D, but I suppose superhero movies are the way to do it. And if you have to have 3D, probably best to have it in a desaturated war-movie-style environment like Captain America, rather than in the brighter settings where it might dampen the colour. At least they’ll likely be in 2D on home media.
I’m with you…Thor just seems off to me and everything looks unimpressive. To be fair, it’s just that one photo of Hopkins that looks goofy, but who knows, it could turn out awesome…I’m just not holding my breath.
I don’t know. I sorta like those photos. It seems like Branagh is going for a “Superman” chic. Which is nice and I’d rather he try it than almost any other director, to be honest.
I think I’m in the minority that thinks Thor will be awesome. Odd casting choices and uninspiring pictures? Yes. But I have hope for this film and I will withhold my suckage meter until after the trailer is released
I don’t know if I’m for or against a Tinkerbell but I think Elizabeth Banks is spot on. I think she’ll be better than Juila Roberts in Hook:P
Also, for as much as the film Exam looks like The Killing Room, I am so in. Looks awesome!
Indeed, happy to see her getting a star vehicle at long last. Not sure about McG being behind this though…
Well, I’m sure that I don’t like McG behind anything. I didn’t think there was a way to make me care even less about the Tinkerbell movie, but they found a way.
I haven’t really HATED HATED anything McG has done yet but I do think it’s weird they have HIM attached to the film
Is it sad that the three things that caught my eye in that ENTIRE ROUND UP was Chris Walken (my favorite actor) being in a new movie, Mark Ruffalo going from amazing dramady to Hulk and Ryan Reynolds looking ridiculous as Green Lantern. Maybe it will grow on me but I couldn’t help but laugh the first time I saw it.
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