Christian Bale Based Psycho Character on Tom Cruise

Posted by Kathleen Kane Categories: Lionsgate, Adaptation, Horror, Comedy, Thrillers, Celeb News, Celebrity Gossip, Filmmaking, Rumors

It’s pretty bad when Hollywood royalty bashes you. To find out that one of the most infamous on screen serial killers was based on your persona has to hurt a little, too.

American Psycho director Mary Harron reveals that actor Christian Bale based the sinister Patrick Bateman on Mission Impossible star Tom Cruise.

“One day he [Bale] called me and he had been watching Tom Cruise on David Letterman, and he just had this very intense friendliness with nothing behind the eyes, and he was really taken with this energy.”

While I have not personally looked into Cruise’s eyes, I now look at images of the actor and get a bit creeped out because of that knowledge. At the same time, I feel that Cruise’s wife, Katie Holmes, holds more of this so-called emptiness behind her eyes—she’s the one leeching off the superstar’s wealth and career, after all. Just an observation!

Read More | Black Book via LA Times

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Ryan Reynolds Embraces His Inner Woman

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Romance, Comedy, Casting, Celeb News, Scripts, Upcoming Releases

In an effort to expand his acting range, Ryan Reynolds will dress as a woman in his next movie.

The X-Men Origins: Wolverine actor is set to take on the lead role in an as-yet untitled movie which will see his character disguise himself in drag in order to befriend his ex-girlfriend in a bid to win her back.

Ryan, who will next shoot superhero movie The Green Lantern, will also serve as executive producer on the project, which does not yet have a director.

The script is being penned by Wall Street 2 writer Allan Loeb. No further casting information has been given.

In addition to the cross-dressing caper, it was recently reported that Ryan is set to take over from Tom Cruise in Motorcade after the Mission Impossible star dropped out of the project to appear in Wichita. The action thriller sees the actor playing a disgraced Secret Service agent who happens to be in the wrong place at the right time when the US president is kidnapped in New York.

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Brad Pitt Never Dissed Tom Cruise’s Valkyrie

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Celebrity Gossip, Celebrity Controversy

Yes, Tom Cruise also had a WWII-era film…but is there any reason for Brad Pitt to feel competitive with him? Some out there might like you to think so.

The internet had been going wild today with a quote reportedly attributed to the Inglourious Basterds actor. Unfortunately, the comment about his Interview with the Vampire co-star simply isn’t true.

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Sequel News: Wolverine, True Lies and More

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Paramount, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Drama, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Casting, Rumors, Scripts, Upcoming Releases

Wolverine: Oscar award-winning screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie (The Usual Suspects) has been tapped to write the follow-up to Wolverine. The movie, which will be produced by Hugh Jackman, is not to be confused with the Deadpool spinoff focusing on Ryan Reynold’s character. This Japan-set film will follow Wolverine as he struggles between his killer instincts and the noble life of samurais. McQuarrie also did some work on the 2000 X-Men film.

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Move Over, Twilight: Counting Down the Five Best Vampire Movies

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Adaptation, Horror, Lists, Videos

Robert Pattinson is still hot; Kristen Stewart still has the sloe-eyed beauty thing down to a hilt. But is that enough to make us hold up Twilight as an icon in the vampire film genre? Let’s take a look at the five best vampire movies in Hollywood history…and see where this sequel-generating monster really falls in line.

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Sequel News: Mission Impossible, Haunting in Connecticut and More

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Columbia Pictures, Paramount, Sony, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Horror, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Upcoming Releases

Here’s the latest scoop on the sequel buzz spreading across Hollywood:

Mission Impossible: Even though he could do just about anything he wants these days, Star Trek‘s J.J. Abrams will be returning to familiar territory. Three years after the debut of MI:3, the director has agreed to reteam with Tom Cruise on a fourth installment. (Apparently the actor wasn’t listening when I said he should stay away from this project.) Although they are both only listed as producers at this point, things could change for the busy men once a script is finalized. Paramount is currently aiming for a 2011 release.

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Harrison Ford tops Highest Paid Actor List

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Paramount, Box Office, Celeb News, Lists

Harrison Ford is Hollywood’s highest paid actor after earning $60.37 million over the last 12 months. The 66-year-old star made the staggering sum after starring in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull - which took $701 million worldwide at the box office. Ford - who had only appeared in four movies since 2000 before agreeing to reprise the famous role for a fourth time - was paid the figure between June 2008 and June 2009 as part of a deal that saw studio Paramount give the veteran star, director Steven Spielberg and producer George Lucas a percentage of the film’s earnings.

Other stars to make the list, compiled by business bible Forbes magazine, include Adam Sandler, who came second after raking in $51.38 million, Will Smith, who finished third with $42 million, and fourth placed Eddie Murphy, who earned $37.3 million. Rounding off the top five was Nicolas Cage, who was paid $37 million in the last 12 months. Forbes compiled the list of top earning stars by speaking to agents, managers, producers and lawyers to find out what money stars received upfront for movies in development and earnings from released films.  Advertising and other earnings from the last 12 months were also taken into consideration.

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Tom Cruise-Cameron Diaz Reunion Ahead

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Action, Comedy, Casting, Upcoming Releases

Vanilla Sky co-stars Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz are planning to reunite for the first time since their 2001 venture.

The two are in final talks to star in an action comedy for 20th Century Fox. The film tells the story of a secret agent (Cruise) and the single woman whose life he keeps disappearing from.

Walk the Line‘s James Mangold is in line to direct the movie. The currently untitled film may find a place in theaters sometime next summer.

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Lindsay Lohan Replaces Katie Holmes

Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Comedy, Casting, Celeb News, Upcoming Releases

No, Linds isn’t hooking up with Tom Cruise…but she is stepping into the movie role recently vacated by his wife. Lohan will take on the female lead in The Other Side, a role which received heavy input from Katie Holmes, who was all set to take on the project.

David Michaels, who will direct the film, said he and Holmes shared many ideas and discussions while Cruise worked on Valkyrie. Funding for the flick fell off for a while, however, and finally Holmes had to bow out of the project. She went on to Broadway and All My Sons.

This left the door open for Lindsay Lohan, whom I guess got the role because of her very wide availability (it’s been a while since Linds had any film work). She’ll join a cast that includes Jason Lee, Alanis Morissette, Dave Matthews, Woody Harrelson and Giovanni Ribisi.

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This Week on DVD and Blu-ray: May 19, 2009

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Disney, Lionsgate, Paramount, Sony, Weinstein Company, Action, Animation, Classics, Drama, Horror, Period, Political, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Home Entertainment, Lists, New Releases

Here are some of the DVD and Blu-ray options available this Tuesday:

• 3 Days of the Condor: Blu-ray
• Batman: Blu-ray
• A Bug’s Life: Blu-ray
• Changing Lanes: Blu-ray
• Enemy at the Gates: Blu-ray
• Fanboys: DVD
• The Friends of Eddie Coyle: DVD
• Lion for Lambs: Blu-ray
• The Machinist: Blu-ray
• Man Hunt: DVD
• The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance: DVD
• My Bloody Valentine 3D: DVD, Blu-ray

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