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Veronica Santiago and Neil Estep review Hairspray, Chuck & Larry, and Premonition in this episode of FilmCrunch.Play Video
Cinema Scene: Newsies Heading to Broadway, August: Osage County Heading to Theaters
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Disney, Weinstein Company, Adaptation, Animation, Drama, Family, Musicals, Casting, Filmmaking, Scripts, Upcoming Releases
-Oscar winners Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep may team up for August: Osage County, a big screen version of a Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Playwright Tracy Letts would adapt his own story for the Weinsten production.
-Meanwhile, a Broadway version of Newsies, a 1992 Disney musical starring Christian Bale, is being written by Oscar-winning composer Alan Menken (Beauty and the Beast), Harvey Fierstein and Jack Feldman.
-Speaking of musicals, the cast of The Sound of Music will reunite later this month for the first time in 45 years. Christopher Plummer, Julie Andrews and the kids will all appear October 29 on Oprah.
-Brenda Chapman has just been named the first female director in Pixar history. Brave, a movie she will also write, will be released in June 2012. Reese Witherspoon, Emma Thompson, and Julie Walters will all voice characters in the project.
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Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds Together in New Movie
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Universal, Action, Comedy, Casting, Celeb News, Celebrity Gossip, Scripts, Upcoming Releases, Videos
Universal Pictures recently purchased a $1 million action comedy script (working title: Most Wanted) which will star The Proposal‘s leading couple Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds.
In the flick, Bullock will play a criminal who is being held in custody by U.S. Marshall Reynolds.
Sounds kinda cheesy, but with two great actors in the lead roles the flick just might work.
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| Entertainment Weekly
Arrested Development Stars Talk About Planned Movie
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Adaptation, Comedy, Celebrity Gossip, Upcoming Releases
Michael Cera can’t wait to work with his Arrested Development “family” again.
The actor, who was unhappy when the sitcom was canceled in 2006, is looking forward to reteaming with Jason Bateman, Portia de Rossi, Will Arnett, and David Cross for a movie version next year.
“I’m really excited to get to be around everyone again. It was so weird when the show was cancelled. You’re doing a TV show, and it feels like family, and then you’re not doing it anymore,” he said. “It was a really strange thing to leave. I’m excited to be around them all again. I think sometime next year, hopefully, we’ll be shooting. I think that’s realistic.”
Jason recently admitted he was concerned about fan interest in a big screen production. “Perhaps that ship has sailed,” Bateman stated.
First Look: Sandler, Spade, and Rock are Grown Ups
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Columbia Pictures, Comedy, Celeb News, Trailers, Upcoming Releases
Adam Sandler’s latest film, Grown Ups, marks yet another reunion (nearly paralleling the story itself) with SNL veterans David Spade, Chris Rock, Maya Rudolph, and Rob Schneider. Oh, and for some reason, Salma Hayek signed up for this gig, too.
In the movie, Sandler meets up with his high school friends (Spade, Rock, Schneider, and Kevin James) during a July 4th weekend, where they discover some interesting things about their families (Schneider is married to an extreme cougar, James’s four year-old kid is still breast-fed). The comedy opens in theaters on July 25, 2010.
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Remake News: Predator, Highlander and More
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Columbia Pictures, Paramount, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Classics, Drama, Foreign, Independent, Music, Remakes, Science Fiction, Thrillers, Casting, Celeb News, Rumors, Upcoming Releases, Videos
Predator: Who better to play the new Arnold Schwarzenegger…than Adrien Brody? The Oscar winner (The Pianist) was recently announced as the star of Predators, a reboot of the 1987 sci-fi thriller. The movie, which is being produced and co-written by Robert Rodriguez, will have Brody leading the group being hunted down by alien trackers. Others cast in the Nimrod Antal film include Topher Grace, Alice Braga, Walt Goggins and Danny Trejo. The production will debut on July 9, 2010.
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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.
Read More | Variety
Kate Winslet Talks About Reuniting with DiCaprio
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: DreamWorks, Adaptation, Drama, Celebrity Gossip, Upcoming Releases
Eleven years after starring in the #1 movie of all time (I’m still crossing my fingers for The Dark Knight), Titanic‘s Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio are reuniting for a new movie together.
In Revolutionary Road, the former star-crossed lovers play a seemingly happy couple struggling to conform in the 1950’s.
And while it’s not surprising to hear that the chemistry between Winslet and DiCaprio remains strong, it’s interesting to hear that the intimacy was quite awkward the second time around. For those who don’t know, the Richard Yates adaptation was directed by Sam Mendes, Kate Winslet’s husband.
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Read More | Entertainment Weekly via People
Titanic Lovebirds Reunite
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Paramount, Adaptation, Drama, Period
For those who had always hoped to see Jack and Rose finally happy, you will now get your chance. Well—okay, maybe not happy...but at least they’ll be married. Ten years after their heart-breaking voyage on the doomed Titanic, Kate Winslet and Leo DiCaprio are slated to begin filming together again this summer.
The movie, titled Revolutionary Road, is about a seemingly happy couple’s struggle to conform in the 1950’s. The film is an adaptation of the book by Richard Yates.
Kate’s husband, director Sam Mendes (American Beauty), will be taking the helm. This will be the first time Winslet (or DiCaprio) has paired with him.
Read More | Variety
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