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Little Fockers to explore death and divorce
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Universal, Sequels, Comedy, Upcoming Releases
Little Fockers will examine themes of death and divorce. The third movie in the comic franchise - starring Ben Stiller and Teri Polo - will focus on more serious topics, but writer John Hamburg promises to deal with them in a “really comic way”. He told IGN: “We’re catching up with these characters five years later and Pam and Greg have twins so they are dealing with that. And people are dealing with where they’re at in their lives, and themes of death and divorce and all these real things that as we get older, we start to think about, but in a really comic way.”
John also promised that Owen Wilson’s character Kevin Rawley will have an expanded role in the new film.
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B.J. Novak Gets Us Excited for Inglourious Basterds
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Universal, Weinstein Company, Action, Adventure, Drama, Period, Upcoming Releases
As if the names “Quentin Tarantino” and “Brad Pitt” weren’t already enough for us.
In a recent interview with MTV, B.J. Novak provided an insider’s perspective on Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds. (The 29-year-old plays Private First Class Utivich.) Although he admits the WWII-era film is a bit hard to describe, the Office star didn’t have any difficulty heaping praise on one of the “coolest movies” he’s “ever seen or been a part of.”
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Remake News: The Thing, The A-Team, East of Eden and More
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Columbia Pictures, Universal, Action, Adaptation, Drama, Horror, Musicals, Period, Science Fiction, Thrillers, Casting, Upcoming Releases
The Thing: Universal - apparently feeling the winter blast - has decided to redo the classic John Carpenter film. In the 1982 version, research teams in Antarctica are killed off by a shape-shifting alien. The reimaging, which will be directed by Matthijs Van Heijningen, will be based off the same source material as the Kurt Russell vehicle. Ron Moore, Battlestar Galactica‘s executive producer, is in charge of the script.
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Inglourious Basterds Gets 2009 Date
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Universal, Weinstein Company, Action, Adventure, Drama, Period, Upcoming Releases
Still getting used to the spelling of Quentin Tarantino‘s new film? (It was once spelled Inglorious Bastards.) Well, you’ll now have until this fall to get the title mastered.
The WWII drama about Jewish-American soldiers on a mission to kill to Nazis has just been scheduled for an August 21 release. The film, which will be be distributed by the Weinstein Company in the States (by Universal internationally), marks Tarantino’s attempt at a period film. Production began in Germany back in October.
Inglourious Basterds stars Brad Pitt, Mike Myers, BJ Novak, Eli Roth and Diane Kruger.
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First Look: Russell Crowe and Ben Affleck in State of Play
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Universal, Drama, Political, Thrillers, Trailers, Upcoming Releases
In State of Play, Russell Crowe stars as an investigative reporter (Cal McCaffrey) who is tasked with covering the murder of a congressman’s mistress. Ben Affleck plays Stephen Collins, the U.S. Congressman who also has old ties to McCaffrey. The movie which once had Brad Pitt and Edward Norton in the two lead roles was directed by Kevin Macdonald (The Last King of Scotland).
Matthew Michael Carnahan (Lions for Lambs), Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton), Billy Ray (Breach) and Paul Abbott (the writer of the original BBC series) all share writing credits on the big-screen adaptation.
State of Play - also starring Rachel McAdams, Helen Mirren and Jason Bateman - opens April 17, 2009.
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2009 Screen Actors Guild Award Nominations (Film)
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: FOCUS, Fox Searchlight, Miramax, Paramount, Sony, Universal, Weinstein Company, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Drama, Period, Political, Romance, Sequels, Comedy, Awards, Lists
Although last January’s Screen Actors Guild Awards were spared from the writers’ dispute, SAG is facing its own strike this year. Regardless, the awards season must go on. Next month’s event - scheduled to air on Sunday, January 25th on both TNT and TBS - will come just three days after the Oscar nominations are announced.
Here are some of the noteworthy mentions from this year’s list of film nominees:
- Doubt led this year’s crop with three nominations. Milk and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button came in second with two nods each.
- Richard Jenkin was honored for The Visitor while Clint Eastwood (Gran Torino) was left off.
- Heath Ledger added another nom to his belt. Meanwhile, Robert Downey Jr. was nominated for his turn in Tropic Thunder.
- Kate Winslet was named for both The Reader and Revolutionary Road. Leonardo DiCaprio was left empty-handed.
- The Dark Knight, Revolutionary Road and The Reader were all left out of the Best Ensemble categories.
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Mamma Mia! Surpasses Titanic’s UK Record
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Universal, Adaptation, Musicals, Romance, Comedy, Box Office
Even though The Dark Knight is still far from surpassing Titanic’s box office record, the 1997 blockbuster did just see one of its titles sink.
Just days after receiving several Golden Globe nominations, Mamma Mia! broke a 10-year old UK record. The musical - having now earned over £69.1 million ($105.8 million) - is officially the top grossing movie in the United Kingdom. By the time Titanic had completed its run in 1998, it had raked in £69 million.
The Universal Pictures entry means Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (a.k.a. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone) has now been pushed to third place. That film went on to gross £66,096,060 after it was released in 2001.
Read More | The Hollywood Reporter
Sequel News: Hulk, Wall Street, Evil Dead and More
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, New Line, Universal, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Musicals, Period, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Casting, Celeb News, Rumors, Scripts, Upcoming Releases
Here’s the latest scoop on the sequel buzz spreading across Hollywood:
Hairspray: Earlier this summer, New Line announced plans to produce a Hairspray follow. Unfortunately, the studio - which has already asked John Waters to write a treatment - may have a major casting issue to deal with. In a recent interview with Australia’s Sunday Herald Sun, John Travolta said he wasn’t looking forward to putting Edna Turnblad’s fat suit back on. “I think once is enough. I did it and I did it well but I’m not a big sequel guy,” the Look Who’s Talking Too star claimed. No other stars from the original cast have yet been confirmed for the new musical.
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Jolie, Eastwood and Ryan Talk About Changeling
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Universal, Drama, Mystery, Period
Last night at the New York Film Festival, Angelina Jolie hit the interview circuit for her first time in months. After speaking briefly about the twins, the actress spoke to Entertainment Tonight about why she got involved with Changeling.
In the movie, Angelina plays a woman in 1928 whose child goes missing. Although the LAPD claims to have found her son, she insists they have brought back the wrong person. Despite the drama’s difficult subject matter, the Oscar-nominee said the script (based on a true story) was simply something she couldn’t get out of her head. It also meant a lot that the role reminded Jolie of her mother. (Marcheline Bertrand died in early 2007.)
After the jump, you can see that interview along with discussions with director Clint Eastwood, co-star Amy Ryan and producer Brian Grazer.
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Vaughn and Favreau Reunite on Couples Retreat
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Universal, Comedy, Casting, Celeb News, Upcoming Releases
Real-life buds Jon Favreau and Vince Vaughn are scheduled to reunite this fall in a comedy for Universal. Since hitting it big with their 1996 hit, Swingers, the two have collaborated on several projects (Made, The Break-Up) together.
In the Favreau-penned Couples Retreat, four couples will go on a supposedly romantic vacation to a tropical resort. Although only one pair arrives with the intent of fixing their marriage, the other husbands and wives are forced to participate in the island’s therapy sessions. Jason Bateman and Faizon Love (Elf) are also lined up for the project.
Filming on Retreat begins this October. After production wraps, Jon will then being preparations for the next Iron Man installment.
Favreau and Vaughn can also be seen this November 26 in Four Christmases, a festive film co-starring Reese Witherspoon. A trailer for that comedy can be seen after the jump.
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