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

Burnt Trailer – Bradley Cooper is a chef in need of something new

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burnt-bradley-cooperOriginally titled Chef, Bradley Cooper’s new movie ended up changing its name to Adam Cooper to ensure no one confused it with Jon Favreau’s movie from last year, which had the same title. Now we’ve got a new trailer for the film, which is now called Burnt, to give us a taste of the movie.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Adam Jones (four-time Academy Award® nominee Bradley Cooper) was a Michelin starred chef riding high at the top of the Paris restaurant scene, until his dangerous lifestyle caught up with him and he lost it all. With most of his rivals thinking he’s dead, Adam heads to London with a plan to explode back onto the restaurant scene.

‘BURNT is written by Academy Award® nominee Steven Knight (Eastern Promises, Locke, ‘Peaky Blinders’) and directed by six-time Primetime Emmy winner John Wells (August: Osage County, ‘ER’).’ [Read more…]

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Matthew Rhys Up For Bradley Cooper’s Chef Movie

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Matthew-RhysFor quite a while there have been two films called Chef in the works, but now Jon Favreau’s movie by that name is out, the one set to star Bradley Cooper looks like it’s searching for a new name (the title Adam Jones has been suggested, but it seems they’ve decided against it).

A great cast has already been lined up and now they’ve been joined by Welsh actor Matthew Rhys, best known for Brothers & Sisters and The Americans.

Uma Thurman, Sienna Miller, Daniel Bruhl, Riccardo Scamarcio, Emma Thompson, Lily James, Omar Sy, Jamie Dornan, Sam Keeley, Sarah Greene and Alicia Vikander are also set to star.

Cooper will play Adam Jones, a Parisian chef who throws his career away because of his hard-partying lifestyle. After the talented chef sobers up, he assembles a crew to put together the best restaurant in the world, in the hope of gaining the rare and highly-coveted three-star Michelin rating.

Rhys is set to play a rival chef who stands in the way.

John Wells is set to direct from a screenplay by Steven Knight.

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Young Irish Actor Sam Keeley Joins Bradley Cooper’s Chef

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Sam-KeeleyLast year two movies called Chef were in development. While Job Favreau’s one is now in cinemas, the other Chef, which is due to star Bradley Cooper, is still in the works, although it’s cast has now grown as Irish actor Sam Keeley has signed on to star.

Omar Sy and Sienna Miller will also star in the film, which is about Adam Jones (Bradley Cooper), a Paris chef who throws his career away because of his hard-partying lifestyle. After the talented chef sobers up, he assembles a crew to put together the best restaurant in the world, in the hope of gaining the rare and highly-coveted three-star Michelin rating.

Keeley will play David, a chef recruited by Adam for his new restaurant, who ends up taking in his new boss when he needs a new place to live.

The up and coming Keeley was previously seen in This Must Be the Place and What Richard Did (which was also the launching pad for (Transformers 2 stars Jack Reynor), and will be in the upcoming Monsters: Dark Continent and Ron Howard’s Heart of the Sea.

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Julia Roberts Attacks Meryl Streep In A New August: Osage County Poster

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The trailers for August: Osage County have been okay – but this trailer offers something we never thought we’d see – a full-on fight between Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep! Now isn’t that something you’d pay to see?

Based on Terry Letts’ Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning play, the film is about the dysfunctional Weston family and the daughters who have gone their separate ways, until a crisis brings them back to their Midwestern home. The impressive cast also includes Ewan McGregor, Benedict Cumberbatch, Abigail Breslin, Chris Cooper, Juliette Lewis, Dermot Mulroney and Sam Shepard.

John Wells directs. The movie is due for an Oscar qualifying run in the US this Christmas, which a UK release set for mid January.

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New August: Osage County Trailer – Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts & Benedict Cumberbatch team up

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As this trailer shows, August: Osage County has certainly pulled together an impressive cast, including Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Ewan McGregor, Benedict Cumberbatch, Abigail Breslin, Chris Cooper, Juliette Lewis, Dermot Mulroney and Sam Shepard.

Based on Terry Letts’ Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning play, the film is about the dysfunctional Weston family and the daughters who have gone their separate ways, until a crisis brings them back to their Midwestern home. The film should be out later this year.

John Wells directs. The movie is due for an Oscar qualifying run in the US this Christmas, which a UK release set for mid January. [Read more…]

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August: Osage County Trailer – Meryl Streep launches her next Oscar campaign

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A very strange thing happened this year – Meryl Streep wasn’t nominated for an Oscar. However on the evidence of this trailer, she’s going for yet another nom with August: Osage County.

Based on Terry Letts’ Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning play, the star-packed film also stars Julia Roberts, Ewan McGregor, Benedict Cumberbatch, Abigail Breslin, Chris Cooper, Juliette Lewis, Dermot Mulroney and Sam Shepard.

John Wells directs the film, which is about the dysfunctional Weston family and the daughters who have gone their separate ways, until a crisis brings them back to their Midwestern home. The film should be out later this year. [Read more…]

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Bradley Cooper To Star In Chef & Steven Spielberg’s American Sniper

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bradley-cooper-bathtuban After the success of Lincoln, Steven Spielberg has chosen his next movie and decided that he’s going to team up with actor Bradley Cooper for American Sniper, according to THR.

The action movie is based on the autobiography of Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, a Texas native who racked up the most confirmed sniper kills of anyone in US military history. Tragically though, he was killed by a fellow veteran at a shooting range last February (it’s not clear if that will be included in the movie).

Jason Dean Hall (Spread, Paranoia), is writing the screenplay. Shooting is tentatively scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2014. Spielberg was previously going to make Robopocalypse as his next film, but that film was put on hold by DreamWorks in January.

That’s not the only movie Cooper has signed up for though, as Deadline says he’ll star in Chef, which John Wells (August: Osage County) is closing a deal to direct. Derek Cianfrance was previously attached to helm, but he is no longer involved.

Cooper will play Adam Jones, a chef in Paris who ruins his reputation because of an addiction to controlled substances. He sobers up and returns to the City of Lights, determined to create the greatest restaurant in the world, with the goal of receiving three Michelin stars. Omar Sy co-stars. The film will shoot next year.

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Ewan McGregor Added To August: Osage County

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August: Osage County, may not have the catchiest of names, but it’s certainly got a good cast, with the news that Ewan McGregor is joining Julia Roberts, Meryl Streep, Abigail Breslin, Chris Cooper, Juliette Lewis, Sam Shepard and Benedict Cumberbatch in the movie.

John Wells is directing the adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Tracy Letts (who’s also adapted the screenplay). It’s about the dysfunctional Weston family and the daughters who have gone their separate ways, until a crisis brings them back to their Midwestern home. Meryl Streep stars as the mother, Violet Weston, with Julia Roberts and Margo Martindale playing her daughters, Barbara and Mattie Fay.

McGregor will play Bill Fordham, who is Streep’s son-in-law. It’s a complicated part, as Fordham left his wife for one of his students – a college hottie – but still wants to be around to support his family. Indeed half the play is about unpacking the complicated lives of the characters.

The movie should hit cinemas next year. (Source: THR)

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Benedict Cumberbatch Joins Streep & Roberts In August: Osage County

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Although it’s still difficult to imagine someone by the name of Benedict Cumberbatch becoming a big star, he’s certainly on his way up the Hollywood ladder with roles as the villain in Star Trek 2 and now THR reports he’s joining the starry cast of August: Osage County.

John Wells is directing adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Tracy Letts (who’s adapted the screenplay). It’s about the dysfunctional Weston family and the daughters who have gone their separate ways, until a crisis brings them back to their Midwestern home. Meryl Streep stars as the mother, Violet Weston, with Julia Roberts and Margo Martindale playing her daughters, Barbara and Mattie Fay.

Cumberbatch is set to play Mattie Fay’s son, who is constantly belittled and tormented by his mother. He also believes that Charles Aiken (Chris Cooper) is his father, although he was actually conceived from an affair. Abigail Breslin, Dermot Mulroney, and Juliette Lewis will also star.

Shooting will begin in late September in Oklahoma.

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George Clooney Producing August: Osage County

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If a movie already has Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts attached, you wouldn’t think it would need any more star power, but it’s getting some behind-the-scenes, as George Clooney has just signed on to produce August: Osage County.

Based on the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play by Tracy Letts, August: Osage County tells the story of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose lives have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them. Streep has been cast as pill-popping matriarch Violet Weston, and Roberts will play her complicated adult daughter Barbara. John Wells will direct from Letts’ screen adaptation.

Clooney commented, “Grant and I are thrilled to work on this project. It’s already a great cast and great material and I can’t think of anyone better than Harvey [Weinstein] to put this all together. And we’re particularly excited to work with our dear friend John Wells [who gave Clooney his big break on ER]. It’s such a terrific group and we feel honored to help bring it to the screen.”

The filmmakers are still casting, with shooting set to begin this autumn. (Source: Variety)

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