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John Krasinski, Michael Rosenbaum & More Up For Guardians Of The Galaxy

January 4, 2013 By Tim Isaac 1 Comment

isaiah-mustafa Over the past few weeks, various names have come up in connection with the role of Star Lord (aka Peter Quill) in Guardians Of The Galaxy. Now a couple more actors are said to be in contention with Michael Rosenbaum and John Krasinki up for the part, joining Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zachary Levi and Jim Sturgess on the frontrunners list.

Now it appears they’re also looking for another member of the Guardians team, as Comic Book Movie reports that Isaiah Mustafa (best known for his Old Spice ads), Dave Bautista (a WWE wrestler), and Brian Patrick Wade (Generation Kill) are contenders to play the evil Drax The Destroyer.

In the comic books, Drax began life as a normal human called Arthur Douglas, whose entire family is killed by Thanos. Super-being Kronos then tranfers Arthur’s soul into a new body so he can take on Thanos. That arc is likely to be slightly changed for the film.

Comic Book Movie is also behind the news about John Krasinki. Marvel is said to be looking at him for Peter Gunn, although it’s not clear if he’s actually going to test for the role. Smallville actor Michael Rosenbaum himself tweeted that he’s up for the movie, saying ‘Read for my pal @jamesgunn GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY for PETER QUILL. What a treat! Thanks Jimmy. @marvel’.

Peter Quill is a NASA astronaut who learns that his true father is actually an alien, which leads him on a journey into outer space. With a sentient space ship, he becomes the Star-Lord, an intergalactic cop who serves as the leader of the Guardians of the Galaxy.

James Gunn is directing from his own screenplay, a release date of August 1st, 2014 is already set.

Promised Land Trailer – John Krasinski and Matt Damon face off

September 24, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Matt Damon reunites with Gus Van Sant for Promised Land, with Damon teaming up with John Krasinski to write the screenplay, along with a story credit for author Dave Eggers. Corporate salesman Steve Butler (Matt Damon) arrives in a rural town with his sales partner, Sue Thomason (Frances McDormand). With the town having been hit hard by the economic decline of recent years, the two outsiders see the local citizens as likely to accept their company’s offer, for drilling rights to their properties, as much-needed relief. What seems like an easy job for the duo becomes complicated by the objection of a respected schoolteacher (Hal Holbrook) with support from a grassroots campaign led by another man (John Krasinski) who counters Steve both personally and professionally. It’s due out in the US in early January, but no UK date is currently set.

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ACTORS: Frances McDormand, Matt Damon, John Krasinski DIRECTORS: Gus Van Sant FILMS: Promised Land

Nobody Walks Trailer – John Krasinski has relationship issues

August 7, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Nobody Walks premiered at Sundance, but it’s only now the first trailer has arrived, ahead of a US release on October 12th. The film follows Martine (Olivia Thirlby), a 23-year-old artist from New York, who arrives in Los Angeles to stay in the pool house of a family living in the hip and hilly community of Silver Lake. Peter (John Krasinski), the father, has agreed to help Martine complete sound design on her art film as a favour to his wife. Martine innocently enters the seemingly idyllic life of this open-minded family with two kids and a relaxed Southern California vibe. Like a bolt of lightning, her arrival sparks a surge of energy that awakens suppressed impulses in everyone and forces them to confront their own fears and desires.

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Big Miracle (DVD)

June 3, 2012 By Tim Isaac 1 Comment

Starring: Drew Barrymore, Ted Danson, Kristen Bell, John Pingayak, John Krasinski
Director: Ken Kwapis
Running Time: 102 mins
Certificate: PG
Release Date: June 4th, 2012

Everybody love whales, right? Indeed they’re so adored that the original name of this film was Everybody Loves Whales, before being changed to the more generic and slightly meaningless Big Miracle. Indeed it’s a change that seems indicative of the slightly ballsed-up marketing this movie’s had, as it deserved to get a big audience and is just the sort of film many families will love. Instead of selling it properly though, it was merely slipped out and made just $20 million at the US box office. Hopefully it’ll find a bit more of an audience on DVD.

John Krasinski plays Adam Carlson, a news reporter for a small TV station who’s been sent to Barrow, Alaska to talk about what it’s like to live in the Arctic circle, in one of the most northerly towns in the world. Just as he’s about to leave, he happens upon three Gray Whales trapped in a small breathing hole in the ice. It’s too far for them to swim to the open ocean without drowning and their outlook seems bleak. [Read more…]

Gus Van Sant Takes Over Matt Damon’s Directorial Debut

January 9, 2012 By Movie Muser Leave a Comment

Last week we reported that Matt Damon was stepping away from helming what was set to be his directorial debut. At the time is seemed rather odd, as it appeared he liked it enough to star in the movie but for some reason didn’t want to direct anymore.

There were rumours it was something to do with the script, but now it appears Damon may have stepped aside as someone more experienced has come along (and because starring is a film is easier to fit into a hectic schedule than directing one), as The Playlist reports Damon is likely to reteam with his Good Will Hunting cohort, Gus Van Sant, for the film.

Not too much is known about the movie, although Damon co-wrote the script with The Office’s John Krasinski, based on an idea Krasinski cooked up with writer Dave Eggers. What we do known is that it’s been described as a Capra-esque story, with Damon playing a sales executive (Damon) who arrives in a small town only to have his whole life called into question. Krasinski will also star as a rival businessman.

The plan is to start shooting in April, with Van Sant at the helm.

General movie news courtesy of Movie Muser

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Matt Damon Backs Out Of Directorial Debut

January 6, 2012 By Movie Muser Leave a Comment

For almost a year now Matt Damon has been keen to become a director. After flirting with a couple projects, in October he set up his directorial debut at Warner, with an untitled drama he co-wrote with The Office’s John Krasinski, based on a concept he developed with Dave Eggers.

However, now Vulture reports that Damon is stepping away from this project as a director, but perhaps oddly, it appears he’s still set to star in the film. Story details have been slim, but the screenplay revolves around a salesman who moves to a small town, only to be met with disdain from the locals.

It’s not known exactly why Matt left the director’s seat, although there are rumours that he has issues with the script (although if that’s true, it seem odd he’s still willing to star in the movie). It’s not certain though whether Warner will go ahead with the $12 million movie is Matt drops out entirely.

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Matt Damon Plans His Directorial Debut

October 22, 2011 By Movie Muser Leave a Comment

About a year ago, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck set up a new production company that seemed designed to help both of them get directorial projects off the ground easier. For a while it appeared Damon wanted to make his helming debut with Father Daughter Time: A Tale Of Armed Robbery And Eskimo Kisses, but we haven’t heard much about that for a while, and now Variety reports he may kick off his directing career with a different film, based on a script Damon co-wrote with The Office star John Krasinski and author Dave Eggers (the latter two also came up with the idea).

While this sort of thing would normally seem like a vanity project for a bunch of well-connected people, you’ve got to think the conjunction of Damon, Krasinski and Eggers has to be a good thing. The film is a salesman (Damon) who arrives in a small town and has his entire life called into question. That’s not much of a plot description admittedly, but presumably there’s more to it than that – indeed Krasinski’s going to star as well, so his character has to be involved, but we just don’t know how at the moment.

Damon and Krasinksi have now taken the script to Warner Bros. and while the studio hasn’t given it the thumbs up yet, with a relatively small budget and the names attached, it shouldn’t have much trouble getting funded. Now we’ll just have to wait and see whether Damon can have as much directing success and Ben Affleck.

General movie news courtesy of Movie Muser

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ACTORS: Matt Damon, John Krasinski