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Taking a look at the world of film through gay eyes - news, reviews, trailers, gay film, queer cinema and more

Taking a look at the world of film through gay eyes - news, reviews, trailers, gay film, queer cinema & more

The Giver Trailer – Meryl Streep wants control over Brenton Thwaites & Alexander Skarsgard

June 4, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


Jeff Bridges must be a happy man. After trying to get an adaptation of Lois Lowry’s The Giver on the big screen for over two decades he’s finally managed it and it will be on the big screen in August (which will hopefully make him mind less that the other young adult movie he’s made, Seventh Son, has been pushed back to the graveyard of February).

The new trailer gives us a better look at Meryl Streep’s rather creepy character (not least because of her hair), as well as showing us that Brenton Thwaites will be learning secrets about his world  – and Alexander Skarsgard – that literally let him see things in colour.

The Giver centers on Jonas (Thwaites), who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory does he begin to understand the dark, complex secrets behind his fragile community. The film is based on Lois Lowry’s beloved young adult novel of the same name, which was the winner the 1994 Newbury Medal and has sold over 10 million copies worldwide.

Jonas’ new position sees him cut off from everyone he knows and he is mentored by the former Receiver of Memories, known as The Giver (Bridges). The great cast also includes Katie Holmes and Taylor Swift.

The Giver - Brenton Thwaites
The Giver – Brenton Thwaites
The Giver - Meryl Streep
The Giver – Meryl Streep
The Giver - Jeff Bridges
The Giver – Jeff Bridges
The Giver - Alexander Skarsgard
The Giver – Alexander Skarsgard
The Giver - Katie Holmes
The Giver – Katie Holmes
The Giver - Odeya Rush
The Giver – Odeya Rush
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ACTORS: Brenton Thwaites, Meryl Streep, Jeff Bridges, Alexander Skarsgard  DIRECTORS: Phillip Noyce  FILMS: The Giver  

The Giver Trailer – Jeff Bridges guides Brenton Thwaites in a dystopian future

March 19, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


Jeff Bridges has been trying to get an adaptation of The Giver off the ground for over around two decades, but it’s only now, with the popularity of other young adult movies, that it’s finally happened.

We can take our first proper look at the movie at The Weinstein Company has released the first trailer.

The Giver ‘centers on Jonas (Brenton Thwaites), who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory does he begin to understand the dark, complex secrets behind his fragile community. The film is based on Lois Lowry’s beloved young adult novel of the same name, which was the winner the 1994 Newbury Medal and has sold over 10 million copies worldwide.

Jonas’ new position sees him cut off from everyone he knows and he is mentored by the former Receiver of Memories, known as The Giver (Bridges). The great cast also includes Meryl Streep, Alexander Skarsgard, Katie Holmes and Taylor Swift. It’s due out in August.

And it certainly seems to be Brenton Thwaites day, as we only just posted the trailer for his film, The Signal. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Brenton Thwaites, Jeff Bridges, Meryl Streep, Alexander Skarsgard, Katie Holmes, Taylor Swift  DIRECTORS: Phillip Noyce  FILMS: The Giver  

Margot Robbie Set To Be Tarzan’s Jane

January 19, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

margot-robbieAfter delays and problems over the budget, David Yates’ Tarzan movie in moving forward once again. The likes of Alexander Skarsgard are already onboard, but the project has been searching around for a Jane. Numerous names have been mentioned, but now it appears they’ve found the woman they want, as TheWrap reports Wolf Of Wall Street’s Margot Robbie is in talks for the role.

There’s no official details on the exact direction the movie will take with Edgar Rice Burroughs’ famed character, although we do know Skarsgard will be Tarzan, with Christoph Waltz playing the main villain. Samuel L. Jackson is also onboard, although not a huge amount has been confirmed about his character.

The film is expected to shoot this summer for a 2015 release.

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ACTORS: Margot Robbie, Alexander Skarsgard  DIRECTORS: David Yates  FILMS: The Legend Of Tarzan  

Kristen Wiig & Alexander Skarsgard Up For Diary Of A Teenage Girl

January 13, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

alexander-skarsgard05Kristen Wiig has seemed slightly ambivalent to the potential success Bridesmaids brought her, as while he’s appeared in supporting roles in the likes of Walter Mitty and Anchorman 2, most of her other post Bridesmaids movies have been quirky movies that may have been interesting but were never going to become massive box office hits.

Now she’s signed up for a new movie, as THR reports that she’s signed on Marielle Heller’s coming-of-age tale, Diary Of A Teenage Girl, starring alongside Alexander Skarsgard and M.I. High’s Bel Powley. As Heller’s script came via Sundance Institute Directors and Screenwriters Labs, it may be another quirky project for Wiig.

The movie is ‘based on Phoebe Gloeckner’s graphic novel of the same name and follows a teen artist (Powley) living in San Francisco in the ’70s who attempts to navigate her way through an affair with her mother’s boyfriend.’

The film is has already started shooting in San Francisco.

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ACTORS: Kristen Wiig, Alexander Skarsgard  

Crush Of The Day: Alexander Skarsgard Gets Naked At The South Pole

January 8, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

On several occasions Alexander Skarsgard has talked about how nudity was just a normal part of his household growing up, and indeed his entire family hasn’t been shy about disrobing on screen. Alexander himself made many swoon in the season finale of the last season of True Blood where he went full frontal.

Now he’s showing there is no place he won’t strip off. He’s been part of the Walking With The Wounded challenge expedition to the South Pole, which also included the likes of Prince Harry and Dominic West. Now they’ve got to their destination so Skarsgard decided this was the perfect time to strip down, sit on the toilet, take a photo and post it on Instagram.

We’re sure it was very chilly, but it make for a great image. Take a look below. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Alexander Skarsgard  

Samuel L. Jackson in Talks To Join Alexander Skarsgard In Tarzan

December 11, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

samuel-l-jacksonAlexander Skarsgard and Christoph Waltz may have some company in Warner Bros.’ live action take on Tarzan, as Variety reports that Samuel L. Jackson is in talks for a role in the movie.

Harry Potter helmers David Yates is set to direct the movie. There’s no official details on the plot or the exact direction the movie will take the famed character, although we do know Skarsgard will be Tarzan, with Waltz playing the main villain.

It’s not 100% clear who Jackson will play, although it is known that an earlier incarnation of the character was called Williams and was described as “A Civil War veteran eager to redeem himself for his part in the massacre of Native Americans”. Jackson was flirting with the part some time ago, but backed out at the time due to scheduling issues. That allowed Jamie Foxx to step in. However the whole project was delayed for a rewrite and rejig, which has allowed Jackson to come back onboard.

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ACTORS: Samuel L. Jackson, Alexander Skarsgard  DIRECTORS: David Yates  FILMS: The Legend Of Tarzan  

Alexander Skarsgard & Jamie Dornan On The Fifty Shades Of Grey Shortlist

October 15, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

alexander-skarsgard06It’s only a few days since Charlie Hunnam dropped out of playing Christian Grey in the movie adaptation of the sexy best-seller Fifty Shades Of Grey. However, with an August 2014 release date, they need to find a replacement asap. THR suggests a shortlist has been drawn up, with Alexander Skarsgard (True Blood) and Jamie Dornan (The Fall) two of the top contenders for the coveted role.

Universal Pictures is also returning to its earlier list of frontrunners, such as Theo James (Divergent) and Christian Cooke (Magic City). Garrett Hedlund had been in contention, but he is currently shooting Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken, so he is no longer available.

The studio has also hired Patrick Marber to perform a polish of the screenplay, based on Kelly Marcel’s drafts. Marber previously wrote the likes of Closer and Notes on a Scandal.

With shooting due to kick off in a few weeks time, expect to hear who has the role very role.

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ACTORS: Alexander Skarsgard, Jamie Dornan  DIRECTORS: Sam Taylor-Johnson  FILMS: Fifty Shades Of Grey  

Christoph Waltz & Emma Stone Wanted For Tarzan, Opposite Alexander Skarsgard

September 26, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

christoph-waltzOften when a movie gets delayed, it’s a polite way of saying we’ll never hear anything about it again. It appeared that might happen to David Yates’ new live-action take on Tarzan, when in April Warner put the brakes on due to the high budget. Even the production office was shut down, which is usually a sign of impending doom.

However it now appears things are gearing up again, with Variety reporting Christoph Waltz has entered negotiations to join the film, while TheWrap adds that Emma Stone is the top choice to play Jane.

They’d join the previously cast Alexander Skarsgard, who’s still attached to the title role. However it appears that while Warner wants Stone, she may turn down the movie due to her crowded schedule. Margot Robbie is the other main actress being eyed, who may be more free to take the role. Jessica Chastain was previously said to in the running, but it appears she’s no longer involved.

If he does sign up, Waltz would play a military type, but there’s no more info than that.

Despite the problems, it’s believed Tarzan is close to a greenlight, with plans to shoot next summer.

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ACTORS: Alexander Skarsgard, Christoph Waltz, Emma Stone, Margot Robbie  DIRECTORS: David Yates  FILMS: The Legend Of Tarzan  

Alexander Skarsgard Goes Full Frontal In True Blood Finale (NSFW)

August 19, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

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In interviews Alexander Skarsgard often seems to feel he doesn’t get enough opportunities to get little Alex out, but they gave him the opportunity in the finale of this season’s True Blood, which has set the internet almost as ablaze as the actor’s character is.

Skarsgard’s vampire Eric is out enjoying the sun, having taken a potion that allows him out in the daylight. However when it wears off, it’s bad news for Eric but good news for fans of full frontal nudity.

Fans are being left in the dark about Eric’s face and whether his penis will be the last we see of him. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Alexander Skarsgard  

Meryl Streep, Alexander Skarsgard & Cameron Monaghan Join Jeff Bridges in The Giver

August 7, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Meryl-StreepJust yesterday it was revealed Meryl Streep had signed up to reunite with Robert De Niro for The Good House. Now Deadline and The Wrap report that she’s also circling The Giver, which perhaps surprisingly will mark the first time she’s star alongside Jeff Bridges. Alexander Skarsgard & Cameron Monaghan are also up for the movie.

Phillip Noyce is set to direct the sci-fi drama, which is based on a novel by author Lois Lowry. The story is set in the future where the entire range of human emotion has been forgotten. In the society, The Giver has been given the right to remember the past in case it is deemed necessary to make use of it. A young boy named Jonas (Brenton Thwaites) has been given the right to become the next Giver and his life is thrown into question when he begins his training with an elderly Giver.

Meryl Streep will be playing the Chief Elder in the movie, an antagonist and “authoritarian charged with keeping order in [the] society.” Jeff Bridges meanwhile will be the title character, who delivers the memories that uproot a rebellion in the young man. Skarsgard is set to play Jonas’ father, while Monaghan will portray Asher, Jonas’ best friend.

The Weinstein Company and Walden Media are backing the movie, although it isn’t clear when it will shoot.

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ACTORS: Meryl Streep, Alexander Skarsgard, Jeff Bridges, Brenton Thwaites  DIRECTORS: Phillip Noyce  FILMS: The Giver  
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