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

New Insidious: Chapter 2 International Trailer – More torment for Rose Byrne and Patrick Wilson

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Director James Wan is a busy man. The Conjuring is currently riding high in the US box office charts, and in less than two months time his next creep-fest, Insidious: Chapter 2, is due to hit cinemas.

The cast of the sleeper hit first film return, with Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne and Barbara Hershey back for more creepy adventures from ‘The Further’, a strange place that first became part of their lives when young Dalton fell into a coma, as well as uncovering a childhood secret that that has left them dangerously connected to the spirit world.

The second film picks up just after the first ended, with the trailer suggesting there’ll be plenty more mysteries. The film hits cinemas September 13th. [Read more…]

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Rose Byrne In Talks To Join Jamie Foxx In Annie

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Rose-ByrneAfter a fairly long development process, the revamped movie version of the musical Annie is now coming together. Quvenzhané Wallis is already attached to star as the titular orphan, with Cameron Diaz as the horrible Miss Hannigan, and Jamie Foxx as Daddy Warbucks.

Now they may be joined by Rose Byrne, as Variety reports that she’s in early talks to play Grace, Warbucks’ assistant. Ann Reinking played the role in John Huston’s 1982 film version.

It’ll certainly be interesting to see what they do with the music in this version, as Will Smith and Jay-Z have been working behind the scene to update the score, although it’s not known yet quite how contemporary the tunes will become and whether we’ll get a hip-hop version of Tomorrow.

The plot remains the same though, with orphan Annie having a hard-luck life in the foul orphanage run by Miss Hannigan. She’s then taken in by the filthy rich Daddy Warbucks, who initially doesn’t really want her, but soon falls for the plucky youngster’s charms.

Will Gluck is directing from a screenplay he is currently rewriting, which was originally written by Aline Brosh McKenna and Emma Thompson. Annie is currently set for release December 25th, 2014

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Insidious Chapter 2 Trailer – Rose Byrne & Patrick Wilson get creepy once more

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Insidious was a surprise hit, grossing just under $100 million worldwide on a budget of just $1.5 million. Now a sequel is on the way, Insidious Chapter 2, and we’ve got the trailer.

Director James Wan and writer Leigh Whannell bring back the entire original cast, including Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne and Barbara Hershey, for more creepy adventures from ‘The Further’, a strange place that first became part of their lives when young Dalton fell into a coma.

The second film picks up just after the first ended, with the trailer suggesting there’ll be plenty more mysteries. The film hits cinemas September 13th.

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I Give It A Year (DVD)

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There’s a lot of criticism that most romantic comedies just go by-the-book, presenting exactly the same story over and over again. So if a rom-com tries to do something a little different, it should be applauded. It’s just a shame that with I Give It A Year, it doesn’t really work.

As the marketing has been keen to tell us, I Give It A Year starts where other rom-coms end. After a whirlwind romance, Josh (Rafe Spall) and Nat (Rose Byrne) get married, even though many of their friends aren’t sure it’s a good match. It’s not long before the cracks begin to show, with the little niggles of their relationship becoming more and more difficult to take. [Read more…]

Jason Sudeikis & Rose Byrne Join Romantic Comedy Tumbledown

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jason-sudeikisIt’s been revealed that Jason Sudeikis and Rose Byrne have signed up to star in Tumbledown, a romantic comedy that Sean Mewshaw will direct from an original screenplay by Desiree Van Til. according to Variety.

In the film, a young widow (Byrne) falls for a brash New York writer (Sudeikis) who barrels into her rural Maine town to investigate the death of her husband, a folk-music hero.

Mewshaw and Van Til are making their feature directing and screenwriting debuts with the movie, which will go before the cameras this October in Vancouver, B.C. Their previous collaboration, the short film, Last Night, based on a James Salter story, starred Frances McDormand and premiered at the Venice Film Festival.

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Rose Byrne Up For This Is Where I Leave You & Townies

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Rose-ByrneRose Byrne is one of those actresses who always pops up in things – Insidious, X-Men: First Class, Bridesmaids – without ever really hitting the big time. Now she’s got a couple more role she’ll hope will push her towards the a-list, with Townies and This Is Where I Leave You.

Universal’s Townies already has Seth Rogen and Zac Efron attached to star. Rogen will play a man who lives close to a fraternity house, which is led by the raucous Efron, and reaches a breaking point with their wild antics. Byrne is set to play the man’s wife, who’s the sensible adult in the relationship. The film will reunite Byrne with her Get Him To The Greek director Nick Stoller. Shooting is scheduled to begin sometime this spring.

This Is Where I Leave You is based on the novel by Jonathan Tropper, who also wrote the screenplay. Jason Bateman stars as one of four siblings who reunite when their father passes away. They learn that dad had one final wish, for the four of them to spend one whole week in their childhood home together, which they haven’t done in 10 years. Rose Byrne will play an old crush of Jason Bateman’s character. Tina Fey, Kathryn Hahn, Jane Fonda, and Corey Stoll also star. Shawn Levy directs with shooting due to start this June.

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The Place Beyond The Pines Trailer – Ryan Gosling turns to crime to raise his kid

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The Place Beyond The Pine reunites Ryan Gosling with Blue Valentine director Derek Cianfrance, to tell the tale of Luke (Gosling), a professional motorcycle rider who turns to bank robberies to support his newborn son. However, when he crosses paths with a rookie police officer (Bradley Cooper), their violent confrontation spirals into a tense generational feud. Rose Byrne, Eva Mendes, Ray Liotta and Dane DeHaan also star.

Now the trailer for the movie has arrived, which to be honest make the film look more like Drive than Blue Valentine, taking a genre pic in an unusual direction. The movie premiered recently at the Toronto International Film Festival to good although not rapturous reviews.

It arrives in the UK on April 12th. Take a look at the trailer below [Read more…]

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I Give It A Year Trailer – Stephen Merchant turns best man

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The first trailer for the British comedy I Give It A Year has arrived, which teams up the likes of Anna Faris, Olivia Colman, Rose Byrne, Simon Baker, Rafe Spall, Minnie Driver and Stephen Merchant, for a movie that looks at the realities, trials and tribulations of the first year of marriage. Merchant gets the plum role in this promo, giving a truly cringe-inducing best man speech, in a way only he can.

Dan Mazer makes his feature-directorial debut, having spent years writing and producing with Sasha Baron Cohen on everything from Ali G to The Dictator. The film is due to hit UK cinemas on 8th February 2013, just in time for Valentine’s Day.

And while we’re hit, why is it nearly every British comedy in the past few years seems to have been about weddings? It’s not even like they’re inherently successful, as everything from The Knot to The Wedding Video have proved. Maybe looking at the first year of marriage can broaden things out a bit.

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Patrick Wilson & Rose Byrne Up For Insidious 2

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Insidious cost only $1.5 million to make but grossed around $100 million at the worldwide box office, so it’s not too surprising a sequel has been in the works. Now a US release date of August 30th, 2013 has been set and THR has revealed that both Patrick Wilson and Rose Byrne have signed up to reprise their roles in this follow-up.

No story details have been revealed about the film, although with the first film following Wilson & Byrne as they try to save their son who’s trapped in a dark dimension by dark spirits, I think we can assume a lot more creepy things will be going on and the family hasn’t escaped the supernatural.

Lin Shaye and Ty Simpkins will also return, with the same behind-the-screen team of director James Wan, screenwriter Leigh Whannell and producer Jason Blum back as well. Shooting will start January 15th in LA.

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Anna Faris & Rose Byrne Will Give It a Year

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Just yesterday we reported that Mentalist star Simon Baker had signed on to star opposite Rafe Spall in the romantic comedy I Give It A Year, and now they’ve got some company in the form of Anna Faris and Rose Byrne, according to Variety.

The Working Title film follows a mismatched couple (Rose Byrne and Rafe Spall) who struggle with various issues through their first year of marriage. Anna Faris and Simon Baker play strong supporting characters. although it isn’t 100% clear exactly what those roles will be.

The film is based on an original script by Dan Mazer, who will also direct, and should start shooting in the spring.

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