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GENERAL MOVIE NEWS

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Christian Bale Confirms The End Of His Batman Days

July 2, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

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While it seemed that The Dark Knight Rises marked the end of Christian Bale as Batman, many having been holding onto the slim hope that he’d have a change of heart and return for Justice League.

However Bale confirmed to EW that he is not returning to play Batman. When asked about his possible involvement in Justice League, the actor revealed that he hasn’t been approached to even consider joining Justice League.

He says, “We were incredibly fortunate to get to make three [Batman films]. That’s enough. Let’s not get greedy. Chris (Nolan) always said he wanted to make it one film at a time. And we ended up sitting there looking at each other, saying ‘We’re about to make the third.’ We never really knew if we were going to get to be there, but if that was how it was going to be, this was where it should end as well. I have no information, no knowledge about anything. I’ve literally not had a conversation with a living soul. I understand that they may be making a Justice League movie, that’s it. It’s a torch that should be handed from one actor to another. So I enjoy looking forward to what somebody else will come up with.”

Back in March, there was a speculative rumour that Christopher Nolan was developing Justice League with Christian Bale returning as Batman. That story turned out to be false, with Warner Bros. executive Jeffrey Robinov revealing in April that the director’s Batman trilogy stands on its own.

At the moment it seems Man of Steel director Zack Snyder is going to helm Justice League, but that has not been confirmed.

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ACTORS: Christian Bale  FILMS: Justice League  

Nicolas Cage Joins Bad Santa Director Terry Zwigoff’s Lost Melody

July 2, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Nicholas-CageNormally Nicolas Cage is signing up for film left, right and centre, but it’s been a few months since we last heard about a new film the actor was planning to make. However now Cage is in talks to star in Lost Melody for director Terry Zwigoff, according to TheWrap.

The film is about a man who’s stuck in a marriage with a shrewish woman. Then his life is upended when he falls in love with a prostitute. The man’s wife and the prostitute have not yet been cast.

Terry Zwigoff, who’s best known for Bad Santa and Ghost World, is directing from a screenplay he co-wrote with Melissa Axlerod.

Producer Edward R. Pressman commented, “When considering a project, I think it most important that the director and the film live in the same universe and Terry certainly achieves this with Lost Melody. I’ve always wanted to work with Terry and am excited to be teaming on a wonderful darkly-funny drama in the tradition of such classics as The Blue Angel and Sunset Boulevard.”

It isn’t known when the film might shoot.

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ACTORS: Nicolas Cage  DIRECTORS: Terry Zwigoff  

First Clip From Lars von Trier’s Nymphomaniac Released

July 1, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


There’s a lot of interest in Lars Von Trier’s Nymphomaniac, which he’s said will be full of sex and be released in both hardcore and softcore versions. While that in itself might not be that surprising, the fact he’s drawn together a fairly well known cast to help him is unusual (although it has been suggested that CG may be used so the bodies you see having sex may not really be attached to the well known heads).

The likes of Charlotte Gainsbourg, Stellan Skarsgard, Shia LaBeouf, Jamie Bell, Christian Slater, Willem Dafoe, Uma Thurman, Connie Neilsen and Stacy Martin are set to star.

Now the first clip from the film has been released, and you won’t be surprised to hear there’s no hardcore shagging in it.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘The film is a wild and poetic story of a woman’s erotic journey from birth to the age of 50 as told by the main character, the self-diagnosed nymphomaniac, Joe (Gainsbourg). On a cold winter’s evening the old, charming bachelor, Seligman (Skarsgard), finds Joe beaten up in an alley. He brings her home to his flat where he cares for her wounds while asking her about her life. He listens intently as Joe over the next 8 chapters recounts the lushly branched-out and multi-faceted story of her life, rich in associations and interjecting incidents.’

No release date is currently set, but expect it later this year.

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DIRECTORS: Lars Von Trier  FILMS: Nymphomaniac  

Guillermo Del Toro & Ron Perlman Float The Possibility Of Hellboy 3

July 1, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

hellboy-pic1Hellboy has been a bit of an unfortunate franchise, as while everyone who’s seen the two Guillermo Del Toro movies seems to have liked them, they didn’t make much money. Indeed, between the first and second movie it moved from Sony Pictures to Universal, as the former didn’t want to pay for a follow-up, having barely broken even on the first.

Since Hellboy II there’s been talk of a third film, but generally it’s been with more hope than with any sense it might actually happen. However now there’s a glimmer that it might actually happen, as Del Toro and star Ron Perlman have been talking about the possibility of Hellboy III.

Del Toro told ShockTilYouDrop, “I hate giving pieces away about it, but last night, we were at dinner and Ron said, ‘I would be happy to do Hellboy again, when are we doing Hellboy 3?’ Thomas [Tull, Legendary Pictures’ Founder and CEO] said, ‘I would love to see Hellboy 3.’ He didn’t say he would love to do it; he just said he’d like to see it, but today, I’ll ask him.”

It’s certainly more hopeful that when Del Toro last talked about the possibility of a franchise, when he said the idea was pretty much dead, partly because Ron Perlman had suggested he didn’t want to do it because of the heavy and uncomfortable prosthetics work involved.

However Perlman seems to have had a change of heart, saying, “I loved working for Legendary, and I know for Guillermo, working on Pacific Rim was one of his greatest experiences. The reason I loved working for them is because Guillermo was so happy. I came in six months into the shoot and he seemed as fresh as a daisy, simply because he was working for someone who appreciated and supported his outlandish visions of what he wanted to put on the screen. My immediate, silent wish was, wouldn’t it be great if these guys came in and helped resolve the Hellboy series.”

However can Legendary, the company behind the likes of Pacific Rim, Man Of Steel and the Dark Knight movies, actually get it off the ground? Legendary’s Tull later responded by saying, “There are rights issues that would need to be sorted out for Legendary to get involved.” It certainly sounds like he’s interested, even if he doesn’t want to say anything that sounds like a commitment.

Don’t get too excited yet, but it does appear the idea of Hellboy III is more likely than it has been for several years.

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ACTORS: Ron Perlman  DIRECTORS: Guillermo Del Toro  

Rosemarie DeWitt Joins Jeremy Renner In Kill the Messenger

July 1, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

rosemarie-dewittRosemarie DeWitt has floated around the edges of stardom with the likes of Cinderella Man and The Watch. Now she may be stepping up a notch, as Deadline reports that she’s in talks to play the female lead in Kill the Messenger, alongside Jeremy Renner.

The movie is based on the true story of Gary Webb, a San Jose Mercury News reporter who helped expose the CIA’s involvement in a drug smuggling operation with Nicarauguan rebels in the 1980s. In an effort to discredit the writer, the agency launched a smear campaign before the journalist tragically his own life. Paz Vega is playing the girlfriend of a drug dealer, who seeks Gary’s help in getting him out of jail.

Unfortunately no details have been released about who DeWitt will play.

Michael Cuesta is directing from a screenplay by Peter Landesman, which is adapted from Gary Webb’s book Dark Alliance: The CIA, the Contras, and the Crack Cocaine Explosion, as well as Nick Schou’s Kill the Messenger: How the CIA’s Crack-Cocaine Controversy Destroyed Journalist Gary Webb. Filming will kick off in August.

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ACTORS: Rosemarie DeWitt, Jeremy Renner  FILMS: Kill The Messenger  

Terence Stamp Up For Tim Burton’s Big Eyes

July 1, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

terrence-stampTim Burton is leaving the fantastical behind for his next movie, and doing something slightly different but potentially just as interesting. He’s already added Christoph Waltz, Amy Adams, Danny Huston, Krysten Ritter and Jason Schwartzman to the cast of Big Eyes, and now Terence Stamp has signed up too, according to THR.

Adams is set to play artist Margaret Keane, whose paintings of large-eyed children were massively popular in the 1950s and 1960s. Christoph Waltz is playing her husband Walter, who initially claimed he was behind the paintings. However, Margaret later claimed she was the true artist behind all the big-eyed paintings, and that the rather pompous and self-obsessed Walter (who spoke about himself in the third person and compared himself to Rembrandt and El Greco) stole all the credit for her work.

It set off a long running dispute between the two which ended in court battles, and a rather dramatic moment in court where the judge asked both to do some painting. Walter refused to do so because of a pain in his arm, but Margaret quickly crafted one of her trademark paintings.

Terence Stamp will portray New York Times art critic John Canaday, who despises Walter and his rise to prominence. Tim Burton is directing from a screenplay by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, who previously wrote Ed Wood for the director, along with notable biopics such as The People vs. Larry Flynt and Man on the Moon.

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ACTORS: Terence Stamp, Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz  DIRECTORS: Tim Burton  FILMS: Big Eyes  

Monsters University Beats The Heat To The Top Of The US Box Office, With White House Down Flopping

July 1, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Monsters-University-Poster4As most had expected, Monsters University stayed atop the US box office, taking another $46 million for a very healthy total so far of $171 million. Now all eyes will be seeing whether the film can stay strong once Despicable Me 2 is released on Friday.

The race for the new released was for the second spot, with The Heat taking the runners up position with a surprisingly strong $40 million opening weekend. That’s the top opening ever for Sandra Bullock and Paul Feig, and the highest for Melissa McCarthy in a starring role. Although it’s unlikely to top Feig’s Bridemaids in the long run, it undoubtedly got off to a good start.

Many had expected it to be a close race to the number two position between The Heat and White House Down, but in the end the former ran away with it. Roland Emmerich’s action movie ended up flopping with $25 million, with many suggesting the fact it came so close to the similarly themed Olympus Has Fallen and with a glut of male-oriented action movies in cinemas, there simply wasn’t room for the film.

It’s the second flop in a row for Sony Pictures following After Earth, which is causing a lot of unrest with the company’s shareholders. Indeed many are asking for the very variable film unit to be spun off into a separate company to it has less effect on the overall corporation.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of June 28th-30th.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Monsters University $46.1 $171.0
2 The Heat $40.0 $40.0
3 World War Z $29.8 $123.7
4 White House Down $25.7 $25.7
5 Man Of Steel $20.8 $248.6
6 This Is The End $8.7 $74.6
7 Now You See Me $5.5 $104.6
8 Fast & Furious 6 $2.4 $233.3
9 Star Trek Into Darkness $2.0 $220.5
10 The Internship $1.4 $41.7
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FILMS: Monsters University, The Heat, World War Z, White House Down, Man Of Steel, This Is The End, Now You See Me, Fast & Furious 6, Star Trek Into Darkness, The Internship  

Michael Pena, Djimon Hounsou & Dougray Scott Join The Vatican Tapes

June 29, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Michael-PenaThe Vatican Tapes has been in the works for years, but now it’s actually going forward with the announcement that shooting will start next month. They’ve also announced a great cast, including Michael Peña, Djimon Hounsou, Dougray Scott, Kathleen Robertson, Peter Andersson, Olivia Dudley, John Patrick Amedori and Alex Sparrow, according to Variety.

The Vatican Tapes is about 27-year-old Angela Holmes (Dudley), an ordinary girl who begins to have a devastating effect on anyone close to her, causing serious injury and death. The local priest, Father Lozano (Peña) examines Holmes and believes she is possessed, but when Vicar Imani (Hounsou) and Cardinal Bruun, (Andersson) are called from the Vatican to exorcise the demon, it proves to be an ancient satanic force more powerful than they imagined.

Mark Neveldine (Ghost Rider Spirit of Vengeance, Crank) will helm, without his usual directing partner, Brian Taylor.

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Remake Of Tim Robbins Horror Jacob’s Ladder Planned

June 29, 2013 By Tim Isaac 1 Comment

jacobs-ladder-posterJacob’s Ladder is one of those movies that didn’t see a huge amount of success when it was first released in 1990, but over the years its reputation has grown enormously – and there are quite a few people who would class it as their favourite film ever.

LD Entertainment obviously thinks it’s worth revisiting, as they’re moving forward with a remake, and have hired Jeff Buhler (Midnight Meat Train) to write the script, according to THR.

The original film, directed by Adrian Lyne, is about a Vietnam veteran (Tim Robbins) who begins to experience horrifying hallucinations and becomes determined to find out why he is experiencing these visions. Elizabeth Peña, Danny Aiello, and Matt Craven co-starred.

The remake will be set in modern day, crafted as an homage to the original with new characters and situations, while retaining the clever, creepy existential themes.

Mickey Liddell and Jennifer Monroe are producing for LD Entertainment, and are currently seeking a director for the project.

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Escape Plan Trailer – Arnold Schwarzenegger & Sylvester Stallone team up

June 28, 2013 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone have had a bit of time together in The Expendables movies, but now they’re properly teaming up for Escape Plan. The trailer has arrived to give us a taste of the film.

Directed by Mikael Hafstrom, Escape Plan is about Ray Breslin (Sylvester Stallone), a security expert who is framed for a crime and sent to the ultra maximum security prison that he designed. With the help of longtime inmate Swan Rottmayer (Arnold Schwarzenegger), Ray hatches a plan to break out of this one-of-a-kind floating prison at sea, and clear his name.

A UK release date is set for September 27th, with a US release set for October 18th. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger  DIRECTORS: Mikael Hafstrom  FILMS: Escape Plan  
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