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‘Wish You Were Here’ Trailer – Joel Edgerton Stars In Sundance Opener From ‘The Square’ Star Kieran Darcy-Smith By Angie Han/Dec. 5, 2011 6:00 am EST Australian filmmaking collective Blue-Tongue Films has been around for years, but it wasn’t until last year’s acclaimed Animal Kingdom that the group really captured worldwide attention. Directed by member David Michôd, the crime drama turned out to be a career booster for just about everyone involved....

Announcement Trailer For Wong Kar Wai’s ‘The Grandmasters’ By Russ Fischer/Dec. 30, 2010 11:00 am EST If, like me, you got excited at the very idea of seeing footage from a new Wong Kar Wai film, then dial it down a bit. Because while, yes, this is a brief teaser for the great director’s new film The Grandmasters — his own take on the same story told in the film Ip Man — there isn’t actually any film footage here....

Casting Bits: Kevin Durand In ‘Cosmopolis;’ Nico Tortorella In ‘Odd Thomas;’ Laetitia Casta In ‘Arbitrage;’ Jamie Kennedy In ‘Good Deeds’ By Russ Fischer/April 13, 2011 3:00 pm EST He began his career in comedy, but Kevin Durand is becoming a good, reliable tough guy character actor. He did well as The Blob in Wolverine, and made a good impression as Martin Keamy in Lost and as Little John in Robin Hood....

Casting Notes: Kate Beckinsale In ‘Contraband’; Bryan Cranston And Three More For Soderbergh’s ‘Contagion’ By Russ Fischer/Sept. 17, 2010 6:00 pm EST Almost a year ago there was word that Mark Wahlberg would be producing and perhaps starring in an English-language remake of Reykjavik-Rotterdam, the Icelandic film about “a security guard and former alcohol smuggler on the Iceland-Netherlands route [who] is tempted back into illicit business by a dubious friend after encountering financial problems....

Chris Hemsworth Talks The New Asgard Of ‘Thor 2’ By Germain Lussier/April 13, 2012 2:30 pm EST Thursday, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Chris Hemsworth to talk about his upcoming film, of which he actually has two. He’s got The Cabin in the Woods which opens Friday, as well as The Avengers, which opens May 4. In the interview, we actually did talk about both films, and the odd, circular, Joss Whedon link between them, but the conversation predictably turned to his upcoming projects including Thor 2, directed by Game of Thrones helmer Alan Taylor....

Dan Scanlon Will Direct ‘Monsters University’ By Russ Fischer/March 31, 2011 11:30 am EST Briefly: Just two days ago the title of the Monsters, Inc. sequel (or prequel, as it really is) was revealed to be Monsters University. As far as we know, Billy Crystal and John Goodman will return to voice Mike and Sully, but this time we’ll see them as they train to scare kids. Now ComingSoon has confirmed that Dan Scanlon, director of Cars short Mater and the Ghostlight and story artist on Cars and Toy Story 3, will direct the film....

Ellen DeGeneres Likely To Return For ‘Finding Nemo 2’… Could The Movie Be ‘Finding Dory’? By Peter Sciretta/Aug. 21, 2012 11:30 pm EST When it was announced last month that Pixar was developing a sequel to Finding Nemo, we pretty much assumed that all the creatives would be back for the follow-up. Writer/director Andrew Stanton had never been excited about doing a sequel but it was revealed he was on board and that the braintrust “has a concept the studio loves....

Facebook Is Displeased With Its Portrayal In ‘The Social Network’ And Lobbied For Changes To Script That Weren’t Made By David Chen/Aug. 20, 2010 10:39 pm EST David Fincher’s The Social Network is one of /Film’s most anticipated films of the year, and it will soon be upon us. The New York Film Festival is premiering the film next month, but the buzz from those who have seen it already is overwhelmingly positive....

First Look: The ‘Footloose’ Remake By Russ Fischer/Oct. 26, 2010 12:30 pm EST I know: you’re dying to see images of the Footloose remake, which is shooting now with a cast that includes Kenny Wormald and Julianne Hough in the roles originated by Kevin Bacon and Lori Singer. That’s the first look at the two actors in costume, above, which is pretty obviously sourced from the days on which the film’s big prom / dance scene was shot....

IFC Buys James Gunn’s Super By Adam Quigley/Sept. 12, 2010 3:23 pm EST Super, which played like gangbusters at its Midnight Madness premiere during the Toronto International Film Festival (though Peter wasn’t quite so enthusiastic about it), has found a home at IFC Films. The film is the first to walk away with a major studio deal since the festival kicked off, and it will likely be one of the few that does....

Jamie Foxx Is Serious In New Image From ‘Django Unchained’ By Germain Lussier/Aug. 30, 2012 5:46 pm EST Summer is just about over and Fall is on the horizon. And once Fall is over, we’re right into Winter. This is my way of trivializing the excruating four months we all have until Quentin Tarantino’s latest film, Django Unchained, hits screens. Opening Christmas day, Jamie Foxx stars as Django, a slave freed by, and trained as, a bounty hunter (Christoph Waltz) to hunt down some brothers and free his wife (Kerry Washington)....

Javier Bardem And Ralph Fiennes Confirmed For ‘Bond 23,’ Naomie Harris Added By Russ Fischer/July 8, 2011 9:54 am EST We haven’t had a lot of real news about the Sam Mendes-directed Bond 23 since the release dates were confirmed, but here’s a nice batch of confirmations and one new bit of info. Javier Bardem and Ralph Fiennes, the former heavily tipped for a role (going so far as to reveal that he would be the villain if cast) and the latter rumored for some time, both seem to be confirmed for the film....

Jaws Was Released 35 Years Ago Today By Peter Sciretta/June 20, 2010 1:48 am EST Steven Spielberg’s JAWS was released in movie theaters thirty five years ago today, on June 20th 1975. At the time, movies were released slowly, in a few theaters in major cities. As word of mouth spread, distributors would expand the release to more and more markets. Jaws was the first film to have a “wide release”, opening at the same time across the country, which at the time ment a whopping 464 theaters on opening night, with a national marketing campaign....

Kenneth Branagh In Talks To Play Sir Laurence Olivier In ‘My Week With Marilyn’ By Russ Fischer/July 20, 2010 10:24 pm EST There are two Marilyn Monroe biopics brewing. One is Blonde, which stars Naomi Watts as Monroe in a pretty broad telling of the actress’s story. The other is My Week With Marilyn, which stars Michelle Williams and is based on a diary by Colin Clark, who worked for Laurence Olivier when the actor shepherded Monroe around London while she shot The Prince and the Showgirl....

Kiefer Sutherland Could Return To TV On Tim Kring’s ‘Touch’ By Germain Lussier/Feb. 18, 2011 7:00 pm EST Deadline broke the news of the talks which could be complicated by Sutherland’s commitment to That Championship Season, currently scheduled to run on Broadway through the end of May. Unless Sutherland works around the show (in which he co-stars with Jason Patric, Brian Cox, Jim Gaffigan and Chris Noth) production on Touch would have to be bumped back....

Lindsay Lohan May Play Sharon Tate; Tenuously Rumored For ‘Superman’ Role By Russ Fischer/April 6, 2011 9:00 am EST It’s a shame that Lindsay Lohan’s name is only linked of late to stunt casting in roles based on the lives of abused or damaged women. She was set to play Linda Lovelace for some time, and is now in talks to play the murdered actress Sharon Tate, who was one of the victims of the Manson Family....

Listen To Some Of Howard Shore And Metric’s Score For ‘Cosmopolis’ By Russ Fischer/May 8, 2012 9:00 am EST One of the pleasures of any new David Cronenberg film is the new work from Howard Shore that traditionally accompanies it. Cronenberg and Shore have worked together on almost every one of the director’s features since The Brood in 1979. (Michael Kamen did the score for The Dead Zone in 1983.) And while not every Cronenberg/Shore collaboration has been gold, they have produced some excellent work together....

Michelle Williams Is The Good Witch In Sam Raimi’s ‘Oz, The Great And Powerful’ By Germain Lussier/May 17, 2011 3:19 pm EST Director Sam Raimi is assembling quite the cast for his Wizard of Oz prequel Oz The Great and Powerful. First he locked up James Franco to play a traveling salesman who finds himself in the magical land, then he cast Franco’s Date Night co-star Mila Kunis as the impressionable young witch Theadora, followed by Oscar-winner Rachel Weisz as her evil sister Evanora and now Variety reports that he’s cast Oscar nominee Michelle Williams as Glinda, the good sister who, along with Franco, battles for control of Oz against the brunette beauties....

Next ‘Breaking Bad’ Poster Is Finger Lickin’ Good By Germain Lussier/June 13, 2012 9:00 am EST If I asked what single location represents Breaking Bad more than any other, you might say “meth lab.” But the real answer is Los Pollos Hermanos, the chain chicken restaurant run by Gus Fring. It has not only succulent meats, but also illegal treats in the form of meth created by Walt and Jesse. Plus its suburban, happy exterior is the perfect juxtaposition to the horror that happens behind closed doors....

Paramount Options Young Adult Sci-Fi Novel ‘Earthseed’ By Germain Lussier/March 30, 2011 9:00 am EST We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. It sort of sounds like Battlestar Galactica combined with Ender’s Game and 2001: A Space Odyssey. Here’s what Rosenberg said about the opportunity to adapt and produce the material. Rosenberg has the two Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn films scheduled for release and is currently writing Highlander as well as developing a show for ABC called AKA Jessica Jones....