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

Into The Woods Teaser Trailer – Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, Chris Pine & Anna Kendrick go fairytale

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James Corden & Emily Blunt in Into The Woods

James Corden & Emily Blunt in Into The Woods

It’s a bit of an odd choice for Disney’s first teaser for Into The Woods not to really acknowledge that it’s a full-on musical, but that’s presumably to intrigue people who don’t know much about Stephen Sondheim’s classic stage show and who may be a little uncertain about lots of singing.

This may be because Disney knows they’ve already got a tough sell with Sondheim aficionados, who’ve been grumbling that some of the darker edges will be removed for the film version to make it more firmly family friendly. As a result they know they need to draw in an audience far beyond the hardcore musical crowd.

And as with the images released a couple of days ago, they’re also still keeping us guessing by not fully revealing Johnny Depp as the big bad wolf.

It looks very pretty though and will hopefully keep to the spirit of Sondheim’s show.

The movie is about a baker (James Corden) and his wife (Emily Blunt) who head into the woods to confront an evil witch (Meryl Streep), whose curse prevents the couple from ever having children.
Along their way they encounter various fairytale characters such as Anna Kendrick’s Cinderella and the Big Bad Wolf (Johnny Depp). Tracey Ullman is set to be the mother of Jack the Giant Killer, while Christine Baranski is Cinderella’s mean stepmother. Anna Kendrick meanwhile is Cinderella, with Chris Pine as her Prince Charming.

Rob Marshall is directing from a screenplay by James Lapine. [Read more…]

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Take Your First Look At Chris Pine, James Corden, Anna Kendrick & More In Into The Woods

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Into-The-Woods-pic12Shortly after it started shooting we got our first look at Disney’s movie version of Stephen Sondheim’s fairytale musical Into The Woods, with an image of Meryl Streep as a wicked witch. However it’s only now we’ve got some new shots, we include our first looks at the likes of James Corden, Emily Blunt, Chris Pine, Anna Kendrick, and Tracey Ullman.

But whose arm is it in the image above? Well, that’s Johnny Depp who’s taking the role of the Big Bad Wolf.

The movie is about a baker (James Corden) and his wife (Emily Blunt) who head into the woods to confront an evil witch (Meryl Streep), whose curse prevents the couple from ever having children.
Along their way they encounter various fairytale characters such as Anna Kendrick’s Cinderella and the Big Bad Wolf (Johnny Depp). Tracey Ullman is set to be the mother of Jack the Giant Killer, while Christine Baranski is Cinderella’s mean stepmother. Anna Kendrick meanwhile is Cinderella, with Chris Pine as her Prince Charming.

Rob Marshall is directing from a screenplay by James Lapine. With these images now released, expect a trailer soon. Click on the pics below for larger versions. [Read more…]

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Begin Again Trailer – Mark Ruffalo and Keira Knightley look for music & emotional success

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Previously titled Can a Song Save Your Life?, Begin Again has now released its first trailer, so we can get a feel for this music infused upcoming movie, which stars Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Adam Levine, Hailee Steinfeld, Catherine Keener, CeeLo Green and James Corden.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Written and directed by John Carney, Begin Again is a soul-stirring comedy about what happens when lost souls meet and make beautiful music together. Gretta (Keira Knightley) and her long-time boyfriend Dave (Adam Levine) are college sweethearts and songwriting partners who come to New York when he lands a deal with a major label.

‘His new-found fame soon tempts Dave to stray, leaving a reeling, lovelorn Gretta on her own. Her world takes a turn for the better when Dan (Mark Ruffalo), a disgraced record-label exec, stumbles upon her performance in the East Village and is immediately captivated by her raw talent. From this chance encounter emerges a mutually transformative collaboration set to a summer in New York City soundtrack.’

The movie is due out this summer. [Read more…]

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James Corden & Tom Riley Will Kill Your Friends

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tom-riley-da-vincis-demonLast week it was revealed that Nicholas Hoult and Jim Piddock had signed up to star in Kill Your Friends. Now production has started and it’s been revealed they have plenty of company, as Craig Roberts (Submarine), Tom Riley (‘Da Vinci’s Demons’), Georgia King (‘The New Normal’), Joseph Mawle (Half of a Yellow Sun), James Corden (‘Gavin & Stacey’) and Edward Hogg (The Comedian) will all co-star.

John Niven wrote the script, based on his cult novel of the same name. Here’s the synopsis: ‘London, 1997; the British music industry is on a winning streak. Britpop bands Blur, Oasis, The Verve rule the airwaves and Cool Britannia is in full swing. 27 year old A&R man Steven Stelfox (Hoult) is slashing and burning his way through the music business, a world where ‘no one knows anything’ and where careers are made and broken by chance and the fickle tastes of the general public. Fuelled by greed, ambition and inhuman quantities of drugs, Stelfox lives the dream, as he searches for his next hit record. But as the hits dry up and the industry begins to change, Stelfox takes the concept of “killer tunes” to a murderous new level in a desperate attempt to salvage his career.’

Owen Harris is directing, with shooting taking place in London for the next five weeks.

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One Chance (Blu-ray)

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Paul Potts took the world by storm after he swept to victory in the very first series of Britain’s Got Talent. One Chance takes a look at the story of the mobile phone salesman turned opera singer.

James Corden plays Potts, who grew up being bullied but dreams of singing opera. He thinks he might have his chance when he saves up money to attend a singing school in Italy. However when that doesn’t work out, he’s back in South Wales, stuck in a dead-end job with his unsupportive father telling he needs to give up on his dreams and accept his lot in life. [Read more…]

One Chance Trailer – James Corden takes on Britain’s Got Talent winner Paul Potts

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It’s Paul Potts: The Movie! James Corden plays the man who went from Welsh mobile phone salesman to Britain’s Got Talent winner thanks to his incredible voice. And if this trailer is anything to go by, it’s not going to let up on any sentimentality it can wring from the tale.

David Frankel (The Devil Wears Prada, Marley & Me) directs, with Corden joined by the likes of Julie Walters, Colm Meaney and Mackenzie Crook. Simon Cowell is also going to appear as himself (he’s got his producer hat on for the movie too.

Expect it in cinemas this October. [Read more…]

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James Corden Going To School For Santas

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I’ve never quite understood the charms of James Corden, but a lot of people love him and he’s also got a lot of respect as an actor, and he even won a Tony for the Broadway run of One Man, Two Guvnors. Now he’s signed up for a new movie, as Working Title has announced he’ll star in their upcoming School for Santas.

The film follows a down-on-his luck dad who needs to find his inner Father Christmas to win back his kids. The film is set to start shooting in New York and London in 2013.

The script comes from Richard Bean, who also wrote One Man, Two Guvnors, so it’s a bit of a reunion for the duo. Bean has also written such well received plays as The Heretic, Up On Roof and Harvest.

Corden commented, “All my life I’ve wanted to make a big family Christmas movie. To be making one with a company like Working Title Films is a dream come true. Re-teaming with Richard Bean and producer Kris Thykier is like all my Christmas’s have come at once. I can’t wait to start.”

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James Corden Up For Can A Song Save Your Life & One Chance

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James Corden has popped up in the likes of The History Boys, Starter For 10, Lesbian Vampire Killers and The Three Musketeers, but he hasn’t made a huge impact on film as yet. However following his Tony win last week, Corden’s US profile is on the rise, and he’s now booked two movie roles, according to Deadline.

Corden is up for the new film from Once director John Carney, Can A Song Save Your Life, which already has Keira Knightley, Mark Ruffalo, Hailee Steinfeld and Adam Levine onbaord. Corden will play the best friend of Knightley’s character, who plays a singer who moves with her boyfriend to New York to pursue music careers, but she gets dumped as soon as he makes it.

He’s also set to star as Britain’s Got Talent winner Paul Potts in the long-gestating, One Chance. Potts is the British cell phone salesman who showed up onstage to sing opera on BGT in 2007. Although he didn’t really look the part, he left the audience with their jaws on the floor. David Frankel (The Devil Wears Prada) is directing that film.

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