Movie News Weekly Round-Up: January 17
Movie News
- Peter Yates passes away at age 82 (Deadline)
“Deadline has learned that English film director and producer and 4-time Oscar nominee Peter Yates — who helmed such celebrated and dissimilar films as Bullitt, The Friends Of Eddie Coyle, Breaking Away, Suspect, and The Dresser — has passed away in London after a long illness. He was 82.”
- James Bond 23 back on track with a release scheduled for November 2012 (First Showing)
- First look at Rooney Mara in David Fincher’s The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (W Magazine)
“In all the angry, attractive darkness, Mara, who is 25, lithe, and petite, radiated an intriguing mix of menace and vulnerability. Fincher’s Lisbeth Salander, as channeled by Mara, is unique—a brilliant but childlike avenging angel with an understanding and an appreciation of violence. In essence, she’s a lot like her creator, David Fincher.”
- Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston talk about fighting in Marvel’s Thor (SFX Magazine)
Paul Greengrass wants to make a movie about the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. (Vulture)- First look at Mr. Popper’s Penguins with Jim Carrey (USA Today)
- Shane Black to direct a live-action adaptation of the manga Death Note (Deadline)
- New theatrical poster for Sucker Punch (Yahoo Movies)
- First look at Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man (Deadline)
- New picture of The Hangover II (EW)
- Ridley Scott’s Alien prequel’s official title is Prometheus, will hit theaters in March 2012 (Deadline)
- Picture of Chris Evans as Captain America (ComicBookMovie)
Jennifer Love Hewitt to direct ghost story Wait till Helen Comes (Variety)- Rise of the Apes postponed until November 23rd; Mr. Popper’s Penguin moved up to June 17 (THR)
- The Social Network wins the Golden Globe for Best Picture – Drama (HFPA)
- Second picture of Twilight: Breaking Dawn has Bella and Edward doing dirty things (The Playlist)
Casting News
- Colin Farrell confirmed for starring role in Total Recall remake (Collider)
- David Duchovny, Vera Farmiga, Keri Russell, Will Arnett cast in indie comedy Goats (Variety)
- Andy Serkis, Ian McKellen confirmed for The Hobbit (Deadline)
John Michael Higgins cast in Cameron Crowe’s We Bought a Zoo (THR)- Tina Fey will star in Admission (The Wrap)
- Brendan Fraser, Kristen Scott Thomas to star in drama Seconds of Pleasure (Deadline)
- Michelle Pfeiffer cast in Alex Kurtzman’s Welcome to People (EW)
- John Hawkes, Molly Parker to star in indie drama The Playroom (Variety)
- Lena Headey joins the cast of Judge Dredd as villain Ma-Ma (Bleeding Cool)
- Ed Westwick cast as Agent Smith in J. Edgar biopic (Deadline)
- Frances McDormand cast in Madagascar 3 (Heat Vision)
- Jeffrey Dean Morgan to star in ghost house thriller Dibbuk Box (Variety)
- Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg to star in comedy I Hate You, Dad (THR)
“The story centers on a father who moves in on the eve of his son’s wedding and promptly begins feuding with the bride-to-be. Sandler would play the dad, with Samberg as the son, even though less than 12 years separate the two in real life.”
- Ben Foster in talks to joins Rachel Weisz in Fernando Meirelles 360 (Deadline)
- Byung-hun Lee will come back in GI Joe sequel as Storm Shadow (THR)
- James Franco to direct and star in adaptation of Philip Carlo’s The Night Stalker (The NY Post)
- Robert Downey Jr will voice Mr. Peabody in adaptation of Mr. Peabody and Sherman (EW)
Trailers
- Tokyopop Priest with Paul Bettany (Yahoo)
- Ensemble comedy HappyThankYouMorePlease (Apple)
- Indie sci-fi movie Love (Apple)
- Indie hostage drama/thriller Low (Official Site)
“A lonely city girl finds herself taken hostage by disturbed outsider. Miles from home she must not only escape her captor, but also protect a dark and dangerous secret.”
The film stars Amy Comper & David Keyes. It was shot on a shoe-string budget of just a few hundred pounds, over a period of 10 days in the summer of 2010. The film has already sparked interest amongst distributors.
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9 Comments
First let me say, that 3rd Battle: LA trailer gives me goosebumps!
Great collection of news Castor! Last week was definitely fun for a bunch of fanboys/girls with the release of Capt. America & Spidey pics. On the casting front, hmmm Brendan Fraser and Kristen Scott Thomas in a British drama? Well I guess his career isn’t over yet after Furry Vengeance? Colin Firth is in talks as well? Wow, sign me up!
God, am I the only one who wants to punch happythankyoumoreplease in the smug indie face?
A film directed by Jennifer Love Hewitt. Oh boy, that’s going to be bad since she hardly has any talent. Wait, she has no talent.
And no, you’re not the only one who isn’t fond of “Happythankyoumoreplease”. I wanted to throw up after watching the trailer.
Jennifer Love Hewitt’s movie has a porno title. Just saying.
Happythankyoumoreplease looks like a huge pile of sickeningly overwrought hippie claptrap. The only comedy talent in it who’s worth getting excited over is Tony Hale (not to minimize how awesome Tony Hale is), and it’s written, directed, and lead by the protagonist of How I Met Your Mother. Pass.
Seeing Garfield as Spidey is exciting stuff, and the design of the costume and the mood of the photo have me interested. My excitement in Captain America has spiked less but only because I was never not totally interested in that movie in the first place.
Battle of Los Angeles is going to be a wild card– either a shameless Independence Day/District 9 wannabe or its own entry in the genre. I’m hoping for the latter. Like RTM that trailer really worked for me.
Wow! Rooney Mara looks like a great edition of Lisbeth! Quite the change from her appearance opposite Jesse Eisenberg in The Social Network! I am curious as to how Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is going to come out. I think it has been way overrated lately.
Thanks for the mention of the RED WEB AWARDS! And thanks for your participation as a judge on the nomination panel!
Be sure everyone to visit and vote for the winners of my own special version of the Golden Globe Awards! Thanks!
I had read somewhere on EW that Ridley Scott’s “Prometheus” is actually a spinoff script based on an idea developed for the Alien prequel (?!?!?). And that the official Alien prequel is now dead…or at least stalled
You are right. The Alien prequel just been canceled. From what I hear, Prometheus will still use most if not all of the ideas that they worked for the Alien prequel. It simply won’t be part of the franchise.
I still can’t work out if that makes me more or less excited about the project.
Oh well, as long as Ridley doesn’t cast Russell Crowe in it…
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