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Dominic West And Idris Elba Reteam For Pixar’s Finding Dory

September 12, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Although few kids are fans of The Wire, Pixar has decided it would be a good plan to get two of the stars of that show to reunite for their Finding Nemo sequel, Finding Dory, according to Shortlist.

Idris Elba and Dominic West have joined the voice cast, alongside returning stars such as Ellen DeGeneres (Dory), Albert Brooks (Marlin) and Gill (Willem Dafoe), as well as newbies Diane Keaton and Eugene Levy as Dory’s parents, and Ty Burrell as a character called Bailey.

Dominic West talked about his role in a recent interview with ShortList, saying “I saw Idris recently. We’re both in the sequel to Finding Nemo, so we were recording that. I’m in pretty regular contact with a lot of guys from The Wire – a lot of them are godparents to my kids, so I love them dearly.”

What he didn’t say though is who they will be playing.

Andrew Stanton is directing, with a June 2016 release date set.

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ACTORS: Idris Elba, Dominic West DIRECTORS: Andrew Stanton FILMS: Finding Dory

Katie Holmes Turning Director For Single Mother Tale All We Had

September 12, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

While Katie Holmes didn’t manage to follow in Nicole Kidman’s footsteps and see her career take off massively after she divorced Tom Cruise, she’s still around and now she’s trying something new, as it’s been revealed she’s set to direct her first movie, All We Had, according to Variety.

The movie is based on Annie Weatherwax’s recently published book about a single mother and her 13-year-old daughter. They’re a family unit on the edge with no money and uncertainty over how they’re going to survive, but then they find an unlikely home in a quirky small town.

Fault In Our Stars director Josh Boone has signed up to write the script

Holmes comments, “I am very excited and honored to be collaborating with Jane [Rosenthal, producer] and Josh on this project and look forward to bringing Annie’s incredible characters to the screen.”

It’s not clear whether Holmes will also star, or when the movie will shoot.

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ACTORS: Katie Holmes

Elizabeth Olsen To Star Alongside Tom HIddleston In Hank Williams Biopic

September 12, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Back in June Tom Hiddleston signed up to show off his singing skills in the Hank Williams biopic, I Saw The Light, and he’s even been seen practicing at small gigs and festivals singing Williams’ songs.

Now the film’s cast has grown, as Elizabeth Olsen is now set to co-star, according to Variety.

The movie is based on the 1994 book Hank Williams: A Biography, by Colin Escott, George Merritt and William MacEwen, which charts Williams’ quick rise to fame, as well as the toll it took on his personal life. The musician is best known for hit songs such as Your Cheatin’ Heart, I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry and Hey Good Lookin. Williams tragically passed away at the age of 29 from heart failure after struggling with addictions to alcohol and the prescription medication he took to help with that fact he had spina biffida.

Elizabeth Olsen will play the country singer’s wife, Audrey Mae Williams.

Marc Abraham is directing from his own adapted screenplay, with filming set to kick off in October in Louisiana.

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ACTORS: Elizabeth Olsen, Tom Hiddleston

Batman V Superman Batmobile Gets Its Official Full Reveal

September 12, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Remember the days when the Batmobile actually looked like a car. Sure it was a souped up and rather impractical cars and when George Clooney drove it, it was essentially a giant black penis with a engine in it, but it was still a car damnit.

No longer, as since Batman Begins things have changed, and while the Batmobile has been redesigned for Batman V Superman, it’s still more tumbler than what Adam West used to drive around in.

Now we get out first proper official look, as Zack Snyder has released a pic, which came after various amateur set pics of it showed up on the web.

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is due out May 2016.

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DIRECTORS: Zack Snyder FILMS: Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

Zachary Quinto Heading Back To TV For The Slap

September 10, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

It was NBC that helped launch Zachary Quinto’s career into the stratosphere with Heroes, and now Deadline reports that he’s heading back to the network for their new mini-series, The Slap.

The show is based on the acclaimed 2011 Australian series of the same name (which was in turn inspired by Christos Tsiolkas’ 2008 novel), with Quinto’s playing the character who’s central to the titular event. He’ll be car dealer Henry, who’s living in Brooklyn with his wife and teenage son. However their lives and though of all those around them erupt into turmoil after the somewhat volatile Henry slaps a neighbour’s misbehaving son at a party. Soon all sorts of long hidden issues and problem are emerging out of the woodwork, while Harry gets a lawsuit slapped on him.

Brian Cox will also star as a character called Manolis, who’ve described as being the patriarch of the family.

Quinto and Cox join the previously cast Peter Sarsgaard and Mary Louise Parker, who will play Harry’s cousin Hector and his friend Anouk.

The show in expected to air sometime in the first half of next year.

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ACTORS: Zachary Quinto

New Annie Posters Mix The Old And The New

September 10, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Sony is hoping that this Christmas audiences will be in the mood for a classic musical with a modern twist when they unleash their new version of Annie. Now we get to take a fresh look with the international and domestic posters for the movie, which mix a classic look with the new cast.

The music has been given a bit of an update under the eye of Jay-Z and Will Smith, although Annie will still be wondering whether the sun will come out tomorrow and having a hard luck life.

The plot also remains the same, with orphan Annie (Quvenzhane Wallis) living in the foul orphanage run by Miss Hannigan (Cameron Diaz). She’s then taken in by the filthy rich Benjamin Stacks (Jamie Foxx). In this version he’s running for office and initially just wants Annie so the press will see him being nice to an orphan. However he soon falls for the plucky youngster’s charms. But then Annie’s real parents are found, or are they?

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ACTORS: Jamie Foxx, Quvenzhane Wallis, Rose Byrne, Cameron Diaz DIRECTORS: Will Gluck FILMS: Annie (2014)

Ted 2 Adds Morgan Freeman To The Mix

September 10, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

If you need to add an extra bit of class to your movie, casting Morgan Freeman is always a good idea. Seth MacFarlane obviously agrees as Variety reports the Family Guy creator has cast the actor in a pivotal role in Ted 2.

There’s no news on the exact plot, but Freeman is being brought in to play an iconic civil rights lawyer who helps talking soft toy Ted with his legal problems.

Mark Wahlberg is also set to return John Bennett, with Amanda Seyfried playing the new female lead. Mila Kunis will also be in the movie, but she’ll apparently have a much smaller role than she did in the first film.

Production is already underway in Boston, with MacFarlane directing from a screenplay he co-wrote with Alec Sulkin and Wellesley Wild. It’s due out summer 2015.

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ACTORS: Morgan Freeman, Mark Wahlberg, Amanda Seyfried DIRECTORS: Seth MacFarlane FILMS: Ted 2

Katniss Gets Her Final Hunger Games: Mockingjay Poster

September 10, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

The marketing for Hunger Games: Mockingjay has certainly been pretty cool, and it continues with the release of the final Katniss poster, where she gets to show off why she really is the Mockingjay.

The poster comes with the news that the full trailer will be here in five days time.

In Mockingjay Part 1, Revolution seems inevitable, but Katniss still isn’t sure if she wants to be the public face of it, even if the Districts do need someone to rally around.

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 is due out November 20th, 2014, with the final film (until an inevitable further sequel or spin-off is announced), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2, out the same time the following year.

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ACTORS: Jennifer Lawrence DIRECTORS: Francis Lawrence FILMS: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

First Look At A Super-Bearded (& Shirtless) Chris Pine, Patrick Wilson & More In Joe Carnahan’s Stretch

September 9, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Joe Carnahan may have dabbled in the world of blockbusters with The A-Team, but it looks like he’s going for something far more idiosyncratic with Stretch – at least that’s what that first pics released via the film’s Twitter account suggest.

It also gives Chris Pine the chance to find out what he would look like as a crazy-bearded man who spends all day at the gym, while Patrick Wilson gets a subtle hint about what people think of him (just see what we mean below), while Jessica Alba channels her inner nerd by following the movie rule that glasses and a ponytail = plain girl.

Wilson plays the central role of a downtrodden man who takes a job as a limo driver to pay off his gambling debts. His first client is an eccentric billionaire (Chris Pine), whose bizarre requests take a toll on the driver’s sanity throughout one crazy night.

Ed Helms, Brooklyn Decker, James Badge Dale, David Hasselhoff, Ray Liotta, and Shaun Toub are amongst the strong supporting cast.

It’s not clear when the low-budget film will hit cinemas. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Chris Pine, Patrick Wilson, jessica Alba, Brooklyn Decker DIRECTORS: Joe Carnahan FILMS: Stretch

Out Filmmaker Todd Haynes Takes On Reese Witherspoon’s Peggy Lee Biopic

September 9, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Back in 2010 Reese Witherspoon revealed she wanted to go back into the world of music biopics which had served her with Walk The Line, as she started developing a movie about Peggy Lee that your also planned to star in.

It’s taken a long time, but now the film has inched forward with the news that Todd Haynes (I’m Not There, Far From Heaven) is set to direct.

Nora Ephron was previously attached to write and direct, but her death in 2014 put the project into although the project stalled after she passed away in June 2012. Since then Doug Wright (Quills, Two Lovers) has been working on the screenplay though.

It’s not known exactly what direction the movie will take as Peggy Lee’s story doesn’t come with the usual trappings of a musical biopic, such as drug addiction and early death. However she was an incredible force in the incredibly male dominated music world, scoring no. 1s not just as a singer, but also by writing hits for other artists and becoming a mentor and inspiration to everyone from Frank Sinatra to Paul McCartney.

She also wasn’t afraid to change, starting off as a big band singer, moving through jazz, and doing covers of rock ‘n’ roll songs when they became popular. She also acted, including voicing several characters in Lady & The Tramp.

The openly gay Haynes first made his name as a leading light in the New Queer Cinema movement in the 1990s, thanks to films such as Poison, [Safe] and Velvet Goldmine. He also found huge acclaim for his 2011 mini-series version of Mildred Pierce, starring Kate Winslet.

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ACTORS: Reese Witherspoon DIRECTORS: Todd Haynes