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Getting into Character: Rooney Mara as Dragon Tattoo’s Salander
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Sony, Adaptation, Drama, Remakes, Thrillers, Casting, Upcoming Releases
If you've been wondering how Rooney Mara could go from playing a college student in The Social Network to playing a tattooed and pierced computer hacker in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, wonder no more.
You can see a transformed Mara as Lisbeth Salander -- a role many actresses in Hollywood wanted -- after the jump.
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Getting Into Character: Michelle Williams Channels Marilyn Monroe
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Weinstein Company, Drama, Period, Casting, Celeb News
We saw what Naomi Watts’ Marilyn Monroe looked like; now Michelle Williams has donned the short, (very) blonde hair, red lips, and overall sultry appearance the sex symbol was known for.
Williams will co-star with Emma Watson and Dominic Cooper in My Week With Marilyn, a film centered on the filming of The Prince and the Showgirl.
What do you think? Can the normally sweet-natured, angelic-looking Williams pull off Marilyn’s iconic personality?
Read More | Daily Mail
Getting Into Character: Rihanna in Battleship
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Universal, Action, Adaptation, Drama, Science Fiction, Casting, Upcoming Releases
What could possibly get Rihanna to wear so much clothing? Her acting debut, of course.
The hit singer is seen here on the set of Battleship, a big screen adaptation of the popular Hasbro game. The film, which is currently filming in Hawaii, will center on naval officers fighting against an alien invader known as The Regents.
Universal’s actioner, directed by Peter Berg, will also feature Taylor Kitsch (Friday Night Lights), Alexander Skarsgård (True Blood) and model Brooklyn Decker. It will set sail on May 18, 2012.
Read More | Just Jared
Getting Into Character: Sean Penn as Wild-Haired Rock Star
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Independent, Thrillers, Casting, Celeb News, Upcoming Releases
No, Sean Penn is not playing The Cure’s Robert Smith in a movie. And no, this is not a comedy a la Fast Times of Ridgemont High.
The two-time Oscar winner is seen here with caked-on makeup and teased-up hair for This Must Be the Place, a drama about an “aging rock star” (Penn) seeking to find the Nazi who “tormented his father in a concentration camp.”
The production – also starring Frances McDormand and Eve Hewson - will shoot in both Ireland and the United States.
Read More | Just Jared
Getting Into Character: Lindsay Lohan Acts Like a Porn Star
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Biopics, Independent, Period, Celeb News, Celebrity Gossip, Upcoming Releases
Despite her blatant lying about partying in Cannes, a few new photos (check out another one after the jump) from Lindsay Lohan’s photographer friend Tyler Shields says that the actress just may be serious about portraying 1970’s porn star Linda Lovelace of Deep Throat fame.
Shields posted a few photos that he, Lohan, and director Matthew Wilder collaborated on, in an effort to hype up Inferno.
Flashback to the seventies! Do you think that Lohan can kick the booze, hone her acting skills, and pull this off?
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Getting Into Character: Naomi Watts Poses Like Marilyn
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Believe it or not, this isn’t an archive photo of an anorexic Marilyn Monroe—it’s Naomi Watts.
As reported previously, Watts is set to play the iconic blonde in an upcoming biopic based on the “imagined memoir” titled Blonde, by Joyce Carol Oates.
She’s got the hair, lips, expression, pose, and wardrobe to a T, but can she pull off portraying Monroe’s complex, tortured character?
Read More | Daily Mail
Getting Into Character: Hank Azaria in The Smurfs
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Sony, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Family, Comedy, Casting, Celeb News, Upcoming Releases
If an animated princess and squirrel can land on the streets of New York in Enchanted, why can’t little blue guys with white hats and pants?
In the upcoming live-action/CG version of The Smurfs, the famous cartoon characters - along with Smurfette - find themselves in the big city after being pursued by Gargamel (Hank Azaria).
Neil Patrick Harris and Jayma Mays will play human characters in the 3D-film while Katy Perry (Smurfette), George Lopez (Grouchy Smurf), Alan Cumming (Gutsy Smurf), Fred Armisen (Brainy Smurf) and Jonathan Winters (Papa Smurf) will handle just a small portion of the Smurf voicing duties.
The Sony production will open on August 3, 2011.
Read More | ComingSoon.Net
Getting Into Character: Kristen Stewart Strips Down
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Drama, Independent, Casting, Celeb News, Celebrity Gossip, Upcoming Releases
While her
co-star Robert Pattinson is starring in another star-crossed love story called Remember Me, Kristen Stewart is stripping down opposite James Gandolfini in Welcome to the Rileys.
While the paparazzi managed to snap up some pictures of her on set a few months ago, images of a considerably less-clothed KStew have been released (more after the jump). Stewart plays the role of Mallory, a 16 year-old stripper who gets caught in the middle of one man’s (Gandolfini) personal journey to recovering from the death of his daughter.
The independent drama is scheduled to debut at the Sundance Film Festival this January. No word yet as to a theatrical release date.
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Getting Into Character: Jaden Smith in Karate Kid Remake
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Columbia Pictures, Action, Drama, Remakes, Casting, Celeb News, Upcoming Releases
That’s not Daniel-san and that ain’t Mr. Miyagi, but that’s definitely The Karate Kid—or at least the the 2010 version of it.
For the martial arts reboot, Jaden Smith (The Pursuit of Happyness) worked out daily to play Dre Parker, an American boy who moves to China. “I trained every day for four months with Master Wu [the film’s fight coordinator],” the 11-year-old told People.
Fortunately, Jaden had the real-life mentoring of Jackie Chan (Mr. Han) to get him through the overseas shoots. “Jackie taught me to ask, ‘My left or camera left?’” Smith recalled about filming.
The Karate Kid opens June 11, 2010, the same day as another remake: The A-Team.
Read More | People
Getting Into Character: Shia LaBeouf’s Suited Up for Wall Street
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Drama, Sequels, Casting, Celeb News, Upcoming Releases
When he’s not searching for crystal skulls, running from large robots or flipping his own vehicle, Shia LaBeouf can clean up quite nicely.
In Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps, Shia’s character (Jacob Moore) is a Wall Street trader engaged to Winnie Gekko (Carey Mulligan), the estranged daughter of Gordon Gekko (Michael Douglas). Jacob finds himself helping the recently-jailed Gekko repair his family situation in exchange for help with a hedge fund manager (Josh Brolin).
The film - also starring Frank Langella and Susan Sarandon - opens April 23.
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