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

Chevy Chase Back For Hot Tub Time Machine 2

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chevy-chaseWe knew that John Cusack was out of the lead role in Hot Tub Time Machine 2, but there’d been no word on whether Chevy Chase would be back for more. Craig Robinson, Rob Corddry and Clark Duke are all set to return, with Adam Scott signing on to replace Cusack in the lead, although he will play a completely new character.

Now it’s been revealed that Chevy Chase is set to reprise his role from Hot Tub Time Machine in the upcoming sequel, Hot Tub Time Machine 2, according to Deadline.

Chevy Chase is returning as the unnamed hot tub repairman, who is always quick to dole out advice. It isn’t known if he will have a larger role this time around.

There is a possibility Cusack will have a cameo, as he recently wrote on his Twitter, “Well see –if they ask -and ask nice -RT @JohnnyMerch Please at least do a Chevy-esque cameo in HTTM2!!!#GreatWhiteBuffalo”

Steve Pink is directing from a screenplay by Josh Heald. Shooting should kick off later this year.

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The Numbers Station (VoD)

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The Numbers Station is available on VoD in the UK now, and will reach DVD & Blu-ray on July 1st

The success of ‘Nordic Noir’ such as The Killing and Headhunters has caused Hollywood to look towards Scandinavia for a new crops of directors to mine. Denmark’s Karspar Barfoed is one of those who’s heard the call of American film, making his English-language debut with The Numbers Station. However he certainly hasn’t jumped into the big budget realm, as it’s a relatively small-scale, claustrophobic thriller, with limited locations and much of it taking place between just two people. [Read more…]

John Cusack & Julianne Moore Join Robert Pattinson In Maps to the Stars

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john-cusackWe already knew that David Cronenberg was set to reteam with Robert Pattinson on Maps To The Stars, but now the cast has grown, as it’s been revealed that Julianne Moore, John Cusack, Robert Pattinson and Sarah Gadon (A Dangerous Method) will also star in the movie, according to Deadline.

Production on the film will begin this July in Toronto and Los Angeles. Maps to the Stars is both a haunting ghost story and a scathing attack on the celebrity-obsessed society of LA. The plot is about two child actors ruined by Hollywood’s depravity, although we don’t know exactly who each of the actors will play.

Back when Cronenberg was trying to make the film a few years ago, he had this to say about the film, “You could say it’s a Hollywood film because the characters are agents, actors and managers, but it is not a satire like The Player … Hollywood is a world that is seductive and repellent at the same time, and it is the combination of the two that makes it so potent. I won’t fall back on some cliches or simplistic sloganeering, because the culture and what it reveals about Western culture and the rest of the world is very complex.”

Los Angeles author and screenwriter Bruce Wagner (Wild Palms) wrote the screenplay.

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The Numbers Station Trailer – John Cusack must protect Malin Akerman

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John Cusack is getting his thriller on with The Numbers Station, and now the first trailer for the movie has hit the web, and you can watch it below.

Cusack plays a disgraced black-ops CIA agent who gets sent to a dead-end assignment in the Nevada desert. He is told to protect a code breaker (Malin Akerman) working at an isolated CIA broadcast station. It’s supposed to be an easy job, but gets a lot more difficult when she’s targeted by unknown assailants.

The Candidate’s Kasper Barfoed directs. No UK release is currently set, but it hits US cinemas on April 26th. [Read more…]

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John Cusack Up For Stephen King’s Cell

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With a renewed interest in Stephen King adaptations, it was only a matter of time before the idea of making a movie out of Cell was resurrected, as it’s definitely one of the more cinematic of King’s more recent novels. Now it seems the movie is back on track with John Cusack attached to star, according to ScreenDaily. The film is being shopped to buyers at the American Film Market.

King’s novel follows the chaos that erupts after all cell phones begin emitting a strange pulse, which turns people into psychopathic killers. John Cusack will play a father trying to find his wife and son during this tragic event. Stephen King co-wrote the screenplay himself, alongside Adam Alleca (The Last House on the Left).

The project was initially set up at Dimension Films back in 2006, when Eli Roth was attached to direct. That fell through and the last we heard, there was talk that the book would be adapted into a four-part mini-series. That never got off the ground and so now we’re back to film and Cusack starring.

The producers are currently looking for a director.

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First Pic Of Elijah Wood In Grand Piano

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Speed at a piano? Sounds a bit odd, but that’s basically the sell for Grand Piano. The first pictures from the movie has now debuted over at Twitch, and you can see it above. Here’s the synopsis: ‘Forced into early retirement because of crippling stage fright, Wood is a piano virtuoso who returns to the stage where the recital turns deadly and he is forced to literally play for his life in the tense and twisted psychological thriller.’ Apparently if he doesn’t give the performance of a lifetime, someone will kill him and his wife. Agora’s Eugenio Mira directs, with a release likely to come next year.

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Crispin Glover Checks In To Motel Alongside Cusack & De Niro

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Crispin Glover has joined the cast of the thriller Motel for director David Grovic, according to THR. Martin Klebba (Project X) has also signed on to the project, which already has the likes of Robert De Niro and John Cusack set to star.

Motel is about a hitman (John Cusack) who is hired by a famous mob boss (Robert De Niro). The assassin realises he has to fight his way through a cadre of other dangerous people who were also hired by the mobster to convene at a shady motel, and then teams up with a woman to plan his escape. Dominic Purcell, Sticky Fingaz, Rebecca Da Costa, and David Shumbris also star. It isn’t known exactly who Crispin Glover or Martin Klebba’s roles, but it’s easy to imagine Glover as a crazed killer.

Grovic is directing from a screenplay by James Russo, which was rewritten by the director and Paul Conway. Production is already underway, although no plans for release were announced.

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John Cusack In Talks To Join Elijah Wood In Grand Piano

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A couple of weeks ago, we reported that Elijah Wood was set to star in Grand Piano, and now he may have some company, as Variety reports that John Cusack is in talks to co-star in the film, which Eugenio Mira (Agnosia) is set to direct.

The plot centres on a concert pianist (Wood) who returns from a severe bout of stagefright after a five-year break from performing. However, when he sits down at the piano, he sees a menacing note on his sheet music. He must give the performance of a lifetime or else a mysterious madman will kill him and his wife! The project is described as Speed at a piano. There’s no news on exactly who Cusack might play, although presumably he’ll be the bad guy.

The movie is currently looking for buyers at Cannes, ahead of a July shoot in Spain.

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First The Paperboy Clip – Lee Daniels’ follow-up to Precious

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It’s been an uphill struggle for gay director Lee Daniels to make a follow-up to Previous, but now he’s got The Paperboy, which will debut in competition at Cannes later this month. The first clip has now been released, with Matthew McConaughey’s reporter talking to John Cusack about a murder. The film is about a directionless young man (Zac Efron) who helps his reporter brother (McConaughey) investigate the possible wrongful conviction of a man on death row (Cusack), and in the process, falls for the woman whom the convict has been romancing through prison correspondence. It shoulld be out later this year.

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Oprah May Return To Acting For Lee Daniels’ The Butler

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Oprah Winfrey was nominated for an Oscar for her movie acting debut in The Color Purple, but she’s rarely returned to the silver screen, preferring instead to get paid ludicrous amounts of money to host a chat show and then setting up her own TV station. However it appears she’s thinking about returning to acting, as THR reports that she’s considering taking a role in Lee Daniel’s The Butler.

The movie has slowly been working its way to the big screen, but like several other films Daniels (who is, incidentally, openly gay) has tried to get made since Precious, it’s been a tough slog. His civil rights drama, Selma, fell to bits despite having an incredibly starry cast, but Daniels is hoping that a bit of star power will help The Butler, as alongside Winfrey, he’s busy lining up Hugh Jackman, John Cusack, Mila Kunis and David Oyelowo.

The movie will be about Eugene Allen, an African American who worked in the White House through eight presidencies, from 1952 to 1986, going from the lowly position of pantry man to being the highest ranked butler in the house. The film is based on a series of articles about Allen and his life, written by Will Haygood.

No deals are in place for the actors, but Daniels is hoping that if he can attach their names to the movie it’ll help The Butler actually get in front of the cameras. To be honest, it’s slightly worrying that even after the success of Precious, Daniel’s is still having such incredible difficulty getting films about African Americans made. It’s not even as if he’s asking for hundreds of millions of dollars, but it appears that as soon as the subject is black people and the issues they face, the coffers dry up (unless you’ve already got a hit book like The Help to base it on).

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