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

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Cole Hauser Up To Join Johnny Depp In Transcendence

April 25, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Cole-HauserDark Knight cinematographer Wally Pfister has certainly lined up an impressive cast for his directorial debut, Transcendence. He’s got Johnny Depp, Rebecca Hall, Paul Bettany, Cillian Murphy, Kate Mara, Clifton Collins Jr., and Morgan Freeman lined up to star, and now he’s added one more name, Cole Hauser, according to THR.

He’s already been seen this year in A Good Day To Die Hard and Olympus Has Fallen, and now he’ll be heading for the Transcendence set. Pfister has learned followed in Chris Nolan’s footstep’s by releasing little info on the film’s plot, but it is known it involves a group of scientists who are experimenting with a technological singularity, leading to a computer becoming intelligent and malevolent when Depp’s mind is transferred into it.

The film starts shooting soon with an April 2014 release already set.

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ACTORS: Cole Hauser, Johnny Depp  DIRECTORS: Wally Pfister  FILMS: Transcendence  

Clifton Collins Jr. Finds Transcendence Alongside Johnny Depp

April 18, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

clifton-collins-jrClifton Collins Jr. has joined the fast growing cast of Transcendence for director Wally Pfister, according to Variety. He’ll star alongside Johnny Depp, Paul Bettany, Rebecca Hall, Kate Mara, Morgan Freeman, and Cillian Murphy.

Johnny Depp is set to play a scientist named Will, who attempts to create his own form of artificial intelligence by uploading his brain into a super-computer. Unfortunately there aren’t too many other details about the movie, and we don’t know who Clifton Collins Jr.’s will play.

Wally Pfister, who has served as cinematographer on Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight trilogy, is making his directorial debut, working from a screenplay by Jack Paglen. The film is due to start shooting in the next couple of months.

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ACTORS: Clifton Collins Jr., Johnny Depp, Paul Bettany  DIRECTORS: Wally Pfister  FILMS: Transcendence  

Cillian Murphy Finds Transcendence For Director Wally Pfister

April 16, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

cillian-murphyWhile it’s not unusual for a director to cast the same actor in several movies, it’s easy to forget that there are a lot more people on a set who famous faces work with, and if those crew members turn director, they may also want to work with those actors again.

That’s certainly true of Wally Pfister, who’s been the cinematographer on the likes of The Dark Knight movies. He’s already cast Batman star Morgan Freeman in his directorial debut, Transcendence, and now Latino Review reports that he’s also signed up Batman Begins actor Cillian Murphy.

There aren’t too many details about the movie, although it’s about Will (Johnny Depp), a scientist who uploads his brain into a supercomputer to create artificial intelligence. Paul Bettany, Rebecca Hall and Kate Mara also star. There’s no news on who Murphy will play.

Jack Paglen wrote the script, with shooting due to kick off in the next couple of months.

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ACTORS: Cillian Murphy, Johnny Depp  DIRECTORS: Wally Pfister  FILMS: Transcendence  

Morgan Freeman Joins Johnny Depp In Transcendence

April 12, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

morgan-freemanChristopher Nolan likes to have wise old men in his movies. The Dark Knight films had two of them in the form of Michael Caine and Morgan Freeman. Now the cinematographer of Dark Knight, Wally Pfister has decided he needs a wide old man, so he’s reuniting with Morgan Freeman for Transcendence, according to Variety, joining Johnny Depp, Paul Bettany, Rebecca Hall and Kate Mara.

There aren’t too many details about the movie, although it’s about Will (Johnny Depp), a scientist who uploads his brain into a supercomputer to create artificial intelligence. We’re imaging Freeman will be offering advice and suggesting that perhaps Will’s plan isn’t a great idea.

Principal photography is set to begin in May in Los Angeles, with an April 25th, 2014 release set.

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ACTORS: Morgan Freeman, Johnny Depp  DIRECTORS: Wally Pfister  FILMS: Transcendence  

Kate Mara To Star Opposite Johnny Depp In Transcendence

March 28, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

kate-maraHollywood’s obsession with men getting much younger love interests continues unabated, with the news that 30-year-old House of Cards star Kate Mara has signed on to star opposite 49-year-old Johnny Depp in Transcendence, according to Deadline.

There aren’t too many details about the movie, although it;s about Will (Johnny Depp), a scientist who uploads his brain into a supercomputer to create artificial intelligence. Paul Bettany and Rebecca Hall also star. Ironically, Kate Mara’s sister Rooney Mara was initially considered for the role that was ultimately won by Hall. No details have been released regarding Kate’s character.

Wally Pfister, who served as cinematographer on The Dark Knight Rises, Moneyball, and several other films, is making his directorial debut, working from a screenplay by Jack Paglen. Filming will kick off next month.

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ACTORS: Kate Mara, Johnny Depp  DIRECTORS: Wally Pfister  FILMS: Transcendence  

Rebecca Hall Joins Johnny Depp & Paul Bettany In Transcendence

March 5, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

rebecca-hallLast week Johnny Depp confirmed his involvement in Dark Knight cinematographer Wally Pfister’s directorial debut, Transcendence, and an April shoot start was set. That means Pfister hasn’t got much time to get everything ready, so he’s now busy filling out the cast.

Paul Bettany signed up last week and now Collider reports that Rebecca Hall (The Town) is also set to star in the movie. It won’t be her first time working with Pfister, as he was the cinematographer on The Prestige, which Hall starred in.

The screenplay, written by Jack Paglen, is still wrapped in secrecy. However, it’s rumored that the film is about a group of scientists experimenting with the idea of the technological singularity – the moment where a computer becomes so advanced that it begins to learn on its own and no longer needs an operator. There’s no news on who any of the actors will play.

The film is currently set for release on April 25th, 2014.

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ACTORS: Rebecca Hall, Johnny Depp, Paul Bettany  DIRECTORS: Wally Pfister  FILMS: Transcendence  

Paul Bettany Finds Transcendence Opposite Johnny Depp

March 1, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

paul-bettanyWhile Johnny Depp has been attached to Transcendence for quite a while, he’s only now getting his first castmate – probably because it’s only in the last few days that Depp has confirmed that he will indeed star in the movie and plans to make it one of his next projects.

Now Deadline reports that Paul Bettany is in negotiations to star in the movie, which will be Oscar-winning cinematographer Wally Pfister’s directorial debut. As Wally is the man behind the camera on the likes of Inception and The Dark Knight movies, it’s sure to look great.

The screenplay, written by Jack Paglen, is still wrapped in secrecy (Pfister has obviously been taking a few tips from Chris Nolan about not telling anyone anything). However, it’s rumored that the film is about a group of scientists experimenting with the idea of the technological singularity – the moment where a computer becomes so advanced that it begins to learn on its own and no longer needs an operator. The secrecy also means we have no idea who Bettany might play.

The plan is to shoot the film this April.

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ACTORS: Paul Bettany, Johnny Depp  DIRECTORS: Wally Pfister  FILMS: Transcendence  

Rooney Mara, Emily Blunt & Rebecca Hall Eyed for Transcendence

December 13, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

rooney-maraA few weeks ago it was revealed that Johnny Depp had signed up to star in Transcendence, the directorial debut of Christopher Nolan’s longtime cinematographer, Wally Pfister. However as the time there was no info on the plot.

Now it’s been revealed that the movie will about the point of singularity, where humans build machines that are smarter than they are, and will see Depp playing a scientist whose brain is uploaded into a supercomputer. Now Deadline reports that Rooney Mara, Emily Blunt, and Rebecca Hall are the top candidates to play the female lead.

The movie is about Will (Depp) and his wife Evelyn – which is the role the trio of actresses are vying for. Along with another scientist, they are trying to create the world’s first sentient machine. When Will is murdered by extremists, Evelyn decides to upload Will’s brain into a supercomputer, which causes more problems than she initially thought.

Shooting on the movie is slated to begin on March 4th, although this could be problematic for Emily Blunt, as he schedule for All You Need Is Kill has still not been worked out yet, so it is possible that both shoots may overlap. Expect news on who’s landed the role soon.

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ACTORS: Rooney Mara, Emily Blunt, Rebecca Hall, Johnny Depp  DIRECTORS: Wally Pfister  FILMS: Transcendence  

Christian Bale May Find Transcendence Alongside Johnny Depp

October 29, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Last week it was revealed that Christopher Nolan’s longtime cinematographer, Wally Pfister, was planning his first movie as a director, and Johnny Depp is in talks to star. Now the LA Times reports that there are three main roles, and that while Depp will hopefully take one of them, Pfister is hoping Christian Bale will take another part in Transcendence.

Of course, that’s very different from saying Bale will indeed sign on, especially as he’s known for being incredibly picky about his projects. However as he’s worked with Pfister on the likes of the Dark Knight movies and The Prestige, and Chris Nolan will executive produce Transcendence, there’s at least a decent chance he can get Bale involved.

Other actors who’ve apparently been contacted about the film include Noomi Rapace, James McAvoy, Tobey Maguire and Christoph Waltz, although again it’s not known how serious those discussions have, and we’d be stunned if they all ended up in the movie.

As with Nolan’s movies, there’s huge secrecy surrounding the film, so not much is known about it. However it’s likely to shoot this winter in LA.

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ACTORS: Johnny Depp, Christian Bale  DIRECTORS: Wally Pfister  FILMS: Transcendence  

Johnny Depp Signs Up For Wally Pfister’s Transendence

October 25, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Wally Pfister has found much acclaim as the cinematographer on the likes of Moneyball and all of Christopher Nolan’s movies since Memento (winning an Oscar for Inception). Now he’s planning to turn director, and he’s already eyeing some heavyweight talent to head up the movie, as Johnny Depp is in negotiations to star in Transcendence.

The screenplay comes from newcomer Jack Paglen, although unfortunately the plot is being kept under wraps. Pfister is getting his friends to help though, as Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas are serving as executive producers on the movie, which will be financed and produced by Alcon Entertainment.

Wally Pfister commented, “I’m thrilled, and feel very fortunate to have the opportunity to work with Johnny. He is a creative and intelligent artist whom I feel will bring great depth to the character and the overall narrative.”

Principal photography is set to begin early next year. (Source: Variety)

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ACTORS: Johnny Depp  DIRECTORS: Wally Pfister  FILMS: Transcendence  
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