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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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It’ll Be A May To September Shoot For Star Wars: Episode VII

February 11, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

jj-abramsAfter Star War: Episode VII slipped from summer to Christmas 2015, it was clear that those who thought the movie would start shooting in February were probably wrong. However we now know when cameras will start rolling as Hitfix says sources close to the production say that it will shoot from May through to the end of September.

They also confirm that most of the principle casting on the J.J. Abrams sequel is now complete, although none of those who will be taking new roles have been announced yet (we do know Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, and Carrie Fisher will return). Announcements are expected to start any day.

J.J. Abrams said in late January that shooting he wanted to start shooting in May, and it now appears he’ll keep filming for five months. Once lensing is complete, Abrams and his crew will have over a year to work on post-production, preparing for a December 18th, 2015

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DIRECTORS: JJ Abrams  FILMS: Star Wars: The Force Awakens  

Seth Rogen & Joseph Gordon-Levitt Re-team 50/50 Director For Xmas Comedy

February 11, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

50-50-pic1It looks like there’s going to be a 50/50 reunion, as THR reports that Seth Rogen & Joseph Gordon-Levitt are re-teaming with director Jonathan Levine for a Christmassy comedy.

The film doesn’t have a title yet, but Levine (who also helmed Warm Bodies) came up with script himself. The movie follows ‘three childhood best friends who reunite in New York City for their annual tradition of going out on Christmas Eve.’ Rogen and Gordon-Levitt will be two of those friends, but the third one is yet to be cast.

Sony beat out Universal and Paramount to back the movie, which they’ve put on the fast-track for a summer 2014 release. It’s not known exactly when it will shoot.

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ACTORS: Seth Rogen, Joseph Gordon-Levitt  DIRECTORS: Jonathan Levine  

Jack Black & James Marsden Are Getting On The D-Train For A New Comedy

February 11, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

james-marsdenIt’s been revealed that Jack Black and James Marsden are teaming up for a new indie comedy, as THR reports that they’ve both signed up to star in fun sounding The D-Train.

The movie follows Jack Black’s character, who’s the chairman of a high school reunion committee chairman. He hopes that throwing a stellar bash will help with the acceptance he’s been craving and perhaps make those he went to school with think differently of him. He heads off to Los Angeles in order to try and convince his most popular classmate (Marsden), to attend their 20 year reunion. That popular guy is now a failed actor who’s working in commercials.

Mike White, who wrote the screenplay, is also set to star as the man who was Jack Black’s character’s only friend in high school. Nat Faxon is in negotiations to join the cast, but it isn’t known who he will play.

It’s a bit of a reunion for Jack Black and Mike White, as the actor has previously starred in the White written Orange County, School of Rock and Nacho Libre. Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogel are set to make their directorial debuts with The D-Train. It’s not clear when it will shoot.

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ACTORS: James Marsden, Jack Black, Nat Faxon  

Jai Courtney & Boyd Holbrook On Final List For Terminator: Genesis’ Kyle Reese

February 11, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

boyd-holbrook2For the past couple of months Paramount has been busy putting together the cast for Terminator: Genesis. Now Deadline reports that the role of Kyle Reese is down to two actors, Jai Courtney and Boyd Holbrook.

Both actors were on a shortlist revealed last month, alongside Sam Reid (The Railway Man), Wilson Bethel (Hart of Dixie) and newcomer Tom Cocquerel. However it now appears the decision is between Courtney and Holbrook.

Michael Biehn played Kyle Reese in the original 1984 The Terminator, who was a soldier sent back from the future to protect resistance leader John Connor’s mother Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton) from Arnie’s killer cyborg. He ends up becoming John’s father. Anton Yelchin played the role in Terminator Salvation.

For the new film, Jason Clarke will be John Connor, with Emilia Clarke as Sarah Connor. Arnold Schwarzenegger is also onboard in a currently unconfirmed role whose exact role has not been confirmed. Due to the ages of the actors, it seems like the movie will take place both in the future and some years earlier in the past, possibly before (or simultaneous to) the events of the first movie.

Alan Taylor is directing from a screenplay by Patrick Lussier and Laeta Kalogridis. it’s not clear when it will shoot.

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ACTORS: Boyd Holbrook, Jai Courtney  DIRECTORS: Alan Taylor  FILMS: Terminator Genisys  

Sam Worthington, Noomi Rapace & Idris Elba Up For Alive Alone

February 10, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Sam WorthingtonIt’s going to be Prometheus meets Avatar although with a decidedly non sci-fi tale, as Idris Elba and Noomie Rapace, who starred in the former, are teaming up with the latter’s Sam Worthington for Alive Alone, according to THR.

Khurram Longi’s script has already had plenty of praise as it was included on the Black List and the UK’s Brit list of the best unproduced screenplays. The film will also be Longi’s directorial debut.

Elba will play ex-Guantanamo Bay detainee Jamal, who is now working as a taxi driver in New York. Rapace meanwhile is Sarah, a prostitute on the run from feared crime boss Murphy (Sam Worthington). When Sarah and Jamal’s ‘worlds collide, they unexpectedly find salvation in each other’.

It’s not clear when it will shoot.

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ACTORS: Sam Worthington, Noomi Rapace, Idris Elba  

Ron Howard To Helm Drug Smuggling Drama Mena

February 10, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

ron-howardRon Howard is going drug smuggling, or at least he’s going to make a movie about it. Over the weekend Universal beat out Sony and spent $1 million on Gary Spinelli’s spec script Mena, which comes with Howard attached to helm, according to Deadline.

The film ‘is a fact-based tale about Barry Seal, a portly pilot who, in the 1980s, was a 300-pound gun runner, and drug trafficker who transported contraband for the CIA and the Medellin cartel. He was eventually shot to death by the latter in Baton Rouge. The title refers to Mena, Arkansas, where a lot of the illegal activity took place, under the noses of Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and then-Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton.’

There’s no news on when it might shoot. The Mena deal already has some suggesting 2014 might be a good year for those hawking spec scripts, after several very lean years.

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DIRECTORS: Ron Howard  

Johnny Depp Gets All Wired Up In A New Transcendence Poster

February 10, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

transcendence-poster1
A new poster has arrived for Transcendence, as movie that’s definitely one of the most intriguing films of the first part of 2014, although could turn out to be more generic sci-fi than it initially looks. We’ll just have to hope some of Christopher Nolan’s storytelling acumen has rubbed off on his regular cinematographer, Wally Pfister, as this marks his directorial debut.

Here the synopsis: ‘Dr. Will Caster (Johnny Depp) is the foremost researcher in the field of Artificial Intelligence, working to create a sentient machine that combines the collective intelligence of everything ever known with the full range of human emotions. His highly controversial experiments have made him famous, but they have also made him the prime target of anti-technology extremists who will do whatever it takes to stop him. However, in their attempt to destroy Will, they inadvertently become the catalyst for him to succeed—to be a participant in his own transcendence. For his wife Evelyn (Rebecca Hall) and best friend Max Waters (Paul Bettany), both fellow researchers, the question is not if they can…but if they should. Their worst fears are realized as Will’s thirst for knowledge evolves into a seemingly omnipresent quest for power, to what end is unknown. The only thing that is becoming terrifyingly clear is there may be no way to stop him.’

Transcendence co-stars Morgan Freeman, Cillian Murphy and Kate Mara. The film is due out in April.

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ACTORS: Johnny Depp  DIRECTORS: Wally Pfister  FILMS: Transcendence  

Two Faces Of January Trailer – Plus a poster for the Viggo Mortensen movie

February 10, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


The first trailer and poster for Two Faces Of January has arrived, which you can take a look at here.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘1962. A glamorous American couple, the charismatic CHESTER MACFARLAND (Viggo Mortensen) and his alluring younger wife COLETTE (Kirsten Dunst), are in Athens during a European vacation. While sightseeing at the Acropolis they encounter RYDAL (Oscar Isaac), a young, Greek-speaking American who is working as a tour guide, scamming female tourists on the side. Drawn to Colette’s beauty and impressed by Chester’s wealth and sophistication, Rydal gladly accepts their invitation to dinner.

‘All is not as it seems with the MacFarlands, Chester’s affable exterior hides darker secrets. When Rydal visits the couple at their exclusive hotel, Chester presses him to help move the body of a seemingly unconscious man who he claims attacked him. In the heat of the moment, Rydal agrees but as events take a more sinister turn he finds himself compromised and unable to pull himself free. His increasing infatuation with the vulnerable and responsive Colette gives rise to Chester’s jealousy and paranoia, leading to a tense and dangerous battle of wits between the two men. Their journey takes them from Greece to Turkey, and to a dramatic finale played out in the back alleys of Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar.’

The movie is out in UK cinemas on May 16th. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Viggo Mortensen, Kirsten Dunst, Oscar Isaac  DIRECTORS: Hossein Amini  FILMS: Two Faces Of January  

Saoirse Ronan & Cynthia Nixon Join Kidnapping Drama Stockholm, Pennsylvania

February 10, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

saoirse-ronanSaoirse Ronan and Cynthia Nixon have signed up for Stockholm, Pennsylvania for first time writer/director Nikole Beckwith, according to Deadline. As the title may suggest to some of you, it’s all about a kidnapping.

Nixon will be a grief stricken mother whose girl (Saoirse Ronan) was kidnapped and then freed. However the child struggles to acclimate herself to society after being raised by her abductor. The mother goes to great lengths to get closer to her daughter, but she finds it difficult to gain the young woman’s love and acceptance. Jason Isaacs will be the kidnapper, with David Warshofsky portraying the girl’s father.

In psychology, Stockholm Syndrome is the phenomenon when kidnap victims begin to sympathise with those holding them captive.

The film is an adaptation of Beckwith’s play, and the script landed on the 2012 Black List. It also won the 2012 Nicholl Fellowship after coming through the Sundance Screenwriting Lab. Shooting is scheduled to begin next month in Los Angeles.

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ACTORS: Saoirse Ronan, Cynthia Nixon  

James Franco To Helm Film About Cult Classic ‘Bad’ Movie The Room

February 10, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

james-francoAlthough it’s reputation is slightly unfair, Tommy Wiseau’s 2003 cult classic The Room has become a bit of a legend as the worst film ever made (it is bad, but there are worse out there).

Now James Franco and his Rabbit Bandini Productions have picked up the rights to the book The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside the Room, which is all about the making of Wiseau’s movie. The Room star Greg Sestero wrote the book alongside journalist Tom Bissell.

Wiseau directed, produced, and self financed the project, which was only released in Southern California during the early 2000s, before word spread that it was something that needed to be seen to be believed. It’s achieves cult status, especially amongst young actors in Hollywood, who realise it’s bad but having a sneaking respect for the fact it got made at all.

James Franco has been a longtime fan and supporter of the movie, and recently reviewed Sestero’s book for Vice Magazine. Franco commented of Tommy Wiseau.”[He is] part vampire, part Hollywood dreamer, part gangster, part Edward D. Wood Jr., and super lonely.” He also described The Disaster Artist as a mix of Paul Thomas Anderson’s Boogie Night and The Master

Now Franco will direct and co-produce a film version of the book, with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s Point Grey Productions. Ryan Moody is writing the screenplay. James Franco might also star alongside his brother Dave Franco, but that hasn’t bee firmly decided yet. (Source: Deadline)

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DIRECTORS: James Franco  
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