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

GENERAL MOVIE NEWS

General movie news courtesy of Movie Muser (www.moviemuser.co.uk)

First Look At Brad Pitt, Logan Lerman and Shia LaBeouf In Fury

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Fury has been shooting for a few weeks, and now we get our first look with a studio shot of Brad Pitt, Shia LaBeouf, Logan Lerman, Jon Bernthal and Michael Pena draped over a tank in their best World War II uniforms.

They a five-man Sherman Tank crew who are stuck behind enemy lines during the tail end of the war after being tasked with a deadly mission. They desperately fight for survival against the odds.

David Ayer is directing from his own screenplay, and it was him who released the image on Twitter. Fury is due out towards the end of next year.

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Noah Baumbach Takes On Flawed Dogs For Dreamworks Animation

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noah-baumbachNoah Baumbach made his name as a director with the indie likes of The Squid And The Whale, Margot At The Wedding, Greenberg and the recent Frances Ha. However now he’s planning something a little different, as Bleeding Cool reports that Baumbach has been secretly working on an adaptation of cartoonist and author Berkley Breathed’s Flawed Dogs book, The Shocking Raid on Westminster for DreamWorks Animation.

While it’s loosely based on that specific novel, the title will simply be Flawed Dogs. It won’t be a straightforward adaptation though, as Baumbach is apparently working in a few twists.

Here’s a description of the book: ‘Sam the Lion is actually a priceless dachshund, bred to be a show dog. More important, he is Heidy’s best friend—and she needs one like never before. Living with her reclusive uncle is hard, but Sam has a way of making her feel soft and whole. Until the day Sam is framed by the jealous poodle Cassius, and is cast out by Heidy’s uncle, alone on the wild streets, where he is roughed up by a world he was not bred for. Sporting a soup ladle for a leg, Sam befriends other abandoned dogs and journeys all the way to the Westminster Dog Show, where his plan for revenge on Cassius takes an unexpected turn when he and Heidy spot each other after years of being apart.’

Baumbach actually has some animation experience, as while he’s mainly directed in the indie realm, he co-wrote both Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted and Fantastic Mr. Fox. There’s no news on when Flawed Dogs might arrive in cinemas.

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Ghost Recon Gets Y: The Last Man Writers Matthew Federman & Stephen Scaia

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ghost-recon-future-soldierFor quite a long time, Matthew Federman and Stephen Scaia were working on the screenplay for the long-gestating adaptation of Y: The Last Man. While that movie is still in limbo, they’ve now been hired to pen Michael Bay’s upcoming adaptation Ubisoft’s video game Ghost Recon, according to Variety.

Ghost Recon debuted in 2001, following an elite U.S. Army Special Forces unit who eliminate terrorist threats around the world, while cleaning up any traces that they officially exist. More than 24 million copies of the game have been sold since its debut.

Michael Bay is producing the project and may weel direct after he finishes production on Transformers: Age of Extinction.

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Natalie Portman & Jaimie Alexander Get New Thor: The Dark World Posters Arrive

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Pretty much all the promotion for Thor: The Dark World has concentrated on the guys, from Chris Hemsworth and Tom Hiddleston to Anthony Hopkins and Christopher Eccleston. Now the ladies are getting a chance to shine, with new character posters featuring Natalie Portman’s Jane Foster and Jaimie Alexander’s Sif.

Hopefully Portman’s going to get something worthwhile to do in the film, as all the promos, including this one, has presented her as a bit of a damsel in distress. Take a look at the new posters above and below.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Marvel’s “Thor: The Dark World” continues the big-screen adventures of Thor, the Mighty Avenger, as he battles to save Earth and all the Nine Realms from a shadowy enemy that predates the universe itself.  In the aftermath of Marvel’s “Thor” and “Marvel’s The Avengers,” Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos…but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all.

‘Starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, Idris Elba, Christopher Eccleston, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Kat Dennings, Ray Stevenson, Zachary Levi, Tadanobu Asano, and Jaimie Alexander with Rene Russo and Anthony Hopkins as Odin, Marvel’s “Thor: The Dark World” is directed by Alan Taylor, produced by Kevin Feige, from a story by Don Payne (credit not final) and screenplay by Christopher Yost and Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely (credit not final) and is based on Marvel’s classic Super Hero Thor, who first appeared in the comic book “Journey into Mystery “ #83 in August, 1962.’

The film’s out in the UK on October 30th and the US a week later.

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Bryan Cranston Signs Up For Biopic Of Blacklisted Screenwriter Dalton Trumbo

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Bryan-CranstonWith Breaking Bad coming to an end, Bryan Cranston is looking for new projects. Now he’s landed his first major feature film starring role, as he’s to play blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo in a biopic, simply called Trumbo, according to Variety.

Dalton was the highest-paid screenwriter of his era, earning an Oscar nomination for his screenplay Kitty Foyle. However, his career came crashing to a halt when he was called before House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), but refused to answer any questions about his political affiliations.

He was sent to prison and then became one of the infamous ‘Hollywood 10’, who were completely blacklisted from the studio system. Trumbo refused to give in and ended up winning two Academy Awards in the 1950s, for the classics Roman Holiday and The Brave One, which he wrote under pen names. He eventually launched a campaign to end the blacklist once and for all, going on to write other classics such as Spartacus, Exodus and Papillon. He died of lung cancer in 1976.

Jay Roach is set to direct from a screenplay by John McNamara, with filming planned for sometime next year.

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Evil Dead’s Fede Alvarez To Direct Dante’s Inferno

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fede-alvarezFede Alvarez made a successful jump to feature-length movies this summer with Evil Dead, and while he’s already got a sequel to that film in the works, he’s now adding another film, as Deadline reports that he is in talks to direct Dante’s Inferno, an adaptation of the Electronic Arts video game.

The project has been in development for a long time, as Universal secured the rights to the game in 2008, two years before its release. It is unsurprisingly based on the Dante Aligheri’s famous literary work, following Dante, who in the game is a knight, who teams up with the poet Virgil to rescue Dante’s lover Beatrice from the nine rings of hell. He eventually becomes a pawn in a war between heaven and hell.

Jay Basu (The Dinosaur Project) wrote the most current draft of the screenplay, with Bruce C. McKenna writing an earlier draft. There’s no news on when it might shoot.

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Kelsey Grammer Signs Up For Expendables 3, Replacing Nicolas Cage

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kelsey-grammerThe Expendables 3 is already shooting in Belgrade, Sofia, Bulgaria. Until shortly before filming was going to get underway, Nicolas Cage was rumoured to be in talks about a role. However after it became clear he wasn’t going to be part of the movie, we never heard who would replace him.

Now we know, as Deadline reports that Kelsey Grammer is close to a deal to take over Cage’s role.

Assuming he signs on the dotted line, Grammer will playan ex-mercenary named Bonaparte, who teams up with Barney Ross (Sylvester Stallone) and his highly-trained crew on their latest mission. He joins returning stars Jason Statham, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Dolph Lundgren, Randy Couture, Jet Li and Terry Crews, along with newcomers Jackie Chan, Wesley Snipes, Milla Jovovich, Kellan Lutz, Ronda Rousey, Harrison Ford and Mel Gibson.

Patrick Hughes is directing from a screenplay by Sylvester Stallone and Richard Wenk.

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Tropic Thunder Writer Etan Cohen To Direct Will Ferrell & Kevin Hart InGet Hard

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Etan-CohenEtan Cohen, who’s probably best known for co-writing Tropic Thunder, has signed up to direct Warner Bros’ comedy Get Hard, according to Variety. Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart have been attached to star in since December.

The film is about an affluent investment banker (Ferrell) who is sent to prison for a crime he didn’t commit (nobody in films goes to prison for crimes they did commit – except for maybe the bad guy at the end). Before he is locked up, he ‘trains’ for prison life with the man who washes his car (Kevin Hart).

Warner Bros. wants to start shooting as soon as possible, as they want to get it in the can before the actors commit to any other movies. Etan Cohen’s feature directorial debut was supposed to Daddy’s Home, which also has Will Ferrell attached to star, but now Get Hard is likely to come first.

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Aaron Eckhart Will Be Incarnate For Insidious Producer Jason Blum

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aaron-eckhartProducer Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Productions is the king on horror at the moment, backing the likes of Paranormal Activity, Sinister, and Insidious. Now they’re teaming up with Aaron Eckhart on what they hope will be their next franchise, Incarnate, according to Deadline.

The movie is about an unorthodox exorcist (Eckhart) who has the ability to peer inside the subconscious of a possessed person. He is faced with his most difficult challenge yet when he learns that a nine-year-old boy is possessed by a malevolent demon from his past.

Brad Peyton (Journey 2: The Mysterious Island) is set to direct from a screenplay by Ronnie Christensen (Dark Tide). There’s no news when it might shoot.

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Garrett Hedlund On For Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken

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After he apparently refused to take no for an answer (which is what he himself says) Garrett Hedlund has finalised a deal to star in director Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken. Initially it looked like scheduling conflicts were going to prevent Hedlund signing on, but he was really keen and so after spending a month shuffling things around, he’s signed up.

Jack O’Connell is set to star as Louis Zamperini in Unbroken, a former Olympic track star whose Air Force plane went down in the Pacific Ocean. He managed to survive for 47 days on a life raft in the midst of shark attacks and enemy fire, before he washed up on a Japanese island where he was taken prisoner for more than two years. Hedlund is portraying fellow P.O.W. Commander John Fitzgerald.

Angelina Jolie is directing, with film scheduled to begin in October. (Source: Variety)

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