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

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)

T.J. Miller Up For Transformers 4, Plus Two New Autobots In Car Form Revealed

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tj-millerMichael Bay is busy filling out a new human cast for the next Transformers movie, with Mark Wahlberg, Nicola Peltz, Jack Reynor, Stanley Tucci, Sophia Miles, Fan Bingbing and Kelsey Grammer already signed up.

Now the director has added one more actor, TJ Miller, according to THR, while two new Autobots have been revealed, in their car forms.

Miller is a stand-up who’s popped up in movies such as Cloverfield, She’s Out Of My League and How To Train Your Dragon. He’ll play the best friend of Mark Wahlberg’s character in Transformers 4.

With production kicking off on location in Monument Valley near the border of Arizona and Utah, Yahoo! Movies also has our first look at two new Autobots, in their car form – a C7 Corvette Stingray and the Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse (the latter of which costs $2.4 million!).

There’s no info on which bots these are, although I’m sure fans will have a few guesses. A June 27th, 2014 release date has already been set.

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Will Sam Mendes Return To Bond After All? He’s Said To Be In Talks

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Sam-MendesAfter Sam Mendes said in March that he didn’t want to direct the next Bond movie, Eon started drawing up names for the follow-up to Skyfall, with a new report from Variety suggesting that Nicolas Winding Refn, Ang Lee, Shane Black, Tom Hooper, and David Yates have emerged as candidates to direct Bond 24.

However, Deadline suggests that perhaps Sam Mendes has been persuaded to return, as he’s now said to be in talks to direct the next 007 movie.

The main reason he previously turned down the offer from Eon Productions producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson is said to be his obligation to direct a Charlie and the Chocolate Factory stage musical in London’s West End. However, after the immense success of Skyfall, it is believed that the producers are willing to wait for Sam Mendes to complete his commitments to the stage play before moving forward with the next Bond movie.

Daniel Craig is set to reprise his role as James Bond, with Ralph Fiennes returning as M, Naomie Harris coming back as Eve Moneypenny, and Ben Whishaw returning as Q.

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Josh Brolin Joins Paul Thomas Anderson’s Inherent Vice

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josh-brolinWith shooting scheduled to kick off this summer, Paul Thomas Anderson is busy adding to the cast of Inherent Vice. Now he’s got another name, as Josh Brolin has signed up for the film, according to Deadline.

The movie is based on Thomas Pynchon’s 2009 novel of the same name, which follows Los Angeles private detective Doc Sportello in 1969. It’s described as being, ‘Part noir, part psychedelic romp, all Thomas Pynchon- private eye Doc Sportello surfaces, occasionally, out of a marijuana haze to watch the end of an era. In this lively yarn, Thomas Pynchon, working in an unaccustomed genre that is at once exciting and accessible, provides a classic illustration of the principle that if you can remember the sixties, you weren’t there.

‘It’s been a while since Doc Sportello has seen his ex- girlfriend. Suddenly she shows up with a story about a plot to kidnap a billionaire land developer whom she just happens to be in love with. It’s the tail end of the psychedelic sixties in L.A., and Doc knows that “love” is another of those words going around at the moment, like “trip” or “groovy,” except that this one usually leads to trouble.’

It isn’t know who Josh Brolin’s will play, but he joins a cast that includes Joaquin Phoenix, Reese Witherspoon, Owen Wilson, Martin Short, and Jena Malone.

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John C. Reilly Rumoured For Guardians Of The Galaxy

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john-c-reillyWhile it’s only rumour at the moment, it seems that John C. Reilly may be going into space soon, by joining the superhero movie Guardians Of The Galaxy. Hitfix says Marvel has made as offer to Reilly to play Rhomann Dey, although the actor is yet to commit, partly because, ‘if he comes aboard, it’s a big commitment’.

Rhomann Dey is described as Guardians’ version of Clark Gregg’s Agent Coulson from Iron Man 2, Thor and Avengers. In the movie he’ll also have a colleague, with the likes of Hugh Laurie, Alan Rickman and Ken Watanabe being looked at for the part. It appears these two characters will act as the bridge between Guardians and the rest of the Marvel Universe, as they’ll act as a liaison between the Guardians and SHIELD.

However while Hitfix describes Dey as human, he isn’t in the comics, so things might be getting shaken up – although it could be that he’s like Thor, looking human but actually of alien origin.

James Gunn is directing, with shooting due to kick off in the UK later this year, with an August 1, 2014 release date set.

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Fast & Furious 6 Takes $120 Million To Top The Memorial Day Box Office

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fast-and-furious-6-poster3Heading into the Memorial Day weekend, many box office watchers thought it would be a close race between Hangover Part III and Fast & Furious 6 as to who would come out on top. In the end, it’s the latter that streaked away, with $120 million in its first four days in US cinemas.

That’s not just the biggest start ever for the franchise, but the biggest opening in the history of Universal Studios, overtaking the $97 million Jurassic Park: The Lost World made back in the 90s. It’s certainly an impressive haul, especially for a franchise that only became a powerhouse with the last few entries.

In the end Hangover Part III slightly faltered with $63 million since its opening last Thursday. While that’s not bad at all for an R-rated comedy, it’s far below expectations, as Part II opened above $100 million in 2011. The film will still make a profit, but it’ll struggle to get close to the $586 million worldwide total of the previous Hangover movie.

The final new entry is the Fox toon Epic, which took $42.6 million. While that was only enough for fourth place (behind a strong second weekend showing for Star Trek Into Darkness), it’s more than many had expected. And with the next few weekends clear of new animated releases, it could continue to do well.

Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the four-day Memorial Weekend.

Rank Title Weekend Gross (millions) Total Gross to date (millions)
1 Fast & Furious 6 $120.0 $120.0
2 The Hangover Part III $51.2 $63.0
3 Star Trek Into Darkness $47.0 $155.8
4 Epic $42.6 $42.6
5 Iron Man 3 $24.3 $372.4
6 The Great Gatsby $17.0 $117.7
7 Mud $2.4 $15.0
8 The Croods $1.6 $179.6
9 42 $1.6 $91.4
10 Oblivion $1.0 $87.5
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Ain’t Them Bodies Saints Trailer – Take a look at the Casey Affleck & Rooney Mara movie

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Ain’t Them Bodies Saints was one of the favourites at Sundance earlier this year and certainly got director David Lowery a lot of interest, who’s since shown interest in a Pete’s Dragon remake, as well the the Robert Redford flick The Old Man And The Gun, and Torso.

However most us haven’t has a chance to see Ain’t Them Bodies Saints yet, but now a trailer has arrived to give us a taster.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Bob Muldoon (Casey Affleck) and Ruth Guthrie (Rooney Mara), an impassioned young outlaw couple on an extended crime spree, are finally apprehended by lawmen after a shootout in the Texas hills. Although Ruth wounds a local officer, Bob takes the blame. But four years later, Bob escapes from prison and sets out to find Ruth and their daughter, born during his incarceration. Set against the backdrop of 1970′s Texas Hill Country, director David Lowery paints a poetic picture, evoking the mythology of westerns and saturating the dramatic space with an aching sense of loss. Featuring powerful performances by Affleck, Mara as well as Ben Foster and Keith Carradine, AIN’T THEM BODIES SAINTS is a story of love, motherhood and searching for peace while faced with an unrelenting past.’

It’s out in the US in August but there’s no UK date set yet. [Read more…]

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Lesbian Drama Blue Is the Warmest Colour Wins The Cannes Palm d’Or

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Blue-Is-the-Warmest-Colour-posterWhile some described the race for the Cannes Palm d’Or as one of the most open fields for years, there been no doubt that for the past few days, Blue Is The Warmest (aka La Vie d’Adele – Chaptire 1 & 2) had emerged as the favourite. The only question was whether the jury would shy away from giving the award to a movie with graphic, unsimulated lesbian sex.

It turns out the likes of Steven Spielberg, Lynn Ramsay, Nicole Kidman, Ang Lee and Christoph Waltz, who were among those choosing the winner, weren’t put off by that (and looking at how LGBT friendly those names have been, it’s not too much of a surprise).

Blue Is The Warmest Colours is about, ‘At 15, Adele doesn’t question it: a girl goes out with boys. Her life is turned upside down the night she meets Emma, a young woman with blue hair, who will allow her to discover desire, to assert herself as a woman and as an adult. In front of others, Adele grows, seeks herself, loses herself, finds herself…’

Lea Seydoux and Adele Exarchopolis star in the movie. Jury Chairman Spielberg commented, “The film is a great love story… We were absolutely spellbound by the two brilliant young actresses, and the way the director observed his young players.”

France wasn’t just about Cannes this weekend, as hundreds of thousands took to the streets to march against gay marriage. However Spielberg added on the debate, “Many brave [US] states are resolving in way that those of us in favour of gay marriage are happy about.”

Lynn Ramsay, the British director of We Need to Talk About Kevin, said: “Everyone on the jury saw behind the gay relationship, it was just a love story, and it didn’t matter if it was gay or straight.”

Spielberg also had great praise for the leads, saying “It was an obvious conclusion that without Léa and Adèle, the synergy could not have happened. If the casting had been even slightly different, if anything had been a little left of centre, it wouldn’t have worked. It was the perfect choice from a sensitive film-maker.”

There have been some suggesting that despite its Cannes success, Blue Is the Warmest Colour may have difficulty finding distribution unless Abdellatif Kechiche agrees to cuts, due to the ‘shocking’ (a word that’s been used quite a lot, unfortunately) lesbian sexuality in the movie, including one particularly graphic, unsimulated scene (the fact it’s three hours long may also limit its commercial appeal).

Kechiche does appear to be amenable to cuts if it’s a deal-breaker, saying “We wouldn’t want the film not to be screened because of one scene. But of course that wouldn’t apply if it were the whole thing.”

What no one seems to be in doubt about is that it’s a very involving and emotional movie.

Other awards included the Coen brothers’ Inside Llewyn Davis getting the Grand Prix, while Berenice Bejo (The Artist) nabbed Best Actress for Asghar Farhadi’s The Past, and Bruce Dern picked up Best Actor for Alexander Payne’s Nebraska.

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Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters Character Poster Shows Off Logan Lerman & Alexandra Daddario

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percy-jackson-character-poster1Half Greek-god Percy Jackson returns in Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters, and now Logan Lerman and Alexandra Daddario get their own character banner, which you can take a look at above.

Thor Freudenthal directs this follow-up to 2010’s Percy Jackson & the Olympians: Lightning Thief, where Percy and Annabeth embark on a quest to find the Golden Fleece to save their mythical world. Sean Bean, Stanley Tucci, Nathan Fillion, Anthony Head, Jake Abel, and Brandon T. Jackson also star.

The film is out on August 7.

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Carrie Motion Poster Shows Off The Prom Carnage

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It’s still a few months until Carrie is due to debut in cinemas (it’s out in October in the US and November in the UK), but in order to try and get us excited, a motion poster has debuted, which you can take a look at above.

Based on Stephen King’s first novel, the film tells the story of a teenage girl with a tyrannical mother, who gets bullied at school. However she begins to develop telekinetic powers, which come to full fruition on the night of the prom.

Take a look at the carnage in the motion poster.

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Tom Cruise Bows Out Of The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

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Tom-cruiseIt finally felt like The Man From U.N.C.L.E. movie was a go. After years in development, Guy Ritchie was set to direct with Tom Cruise and Armie Hammer starring. However reports that just a few months after signing on in March, Tom Cruise has bowed out of the movie.

Cruise apparently want to concentrate on Mission: Impossible 5, which is due to shoot later this year.

Armie Hammer and Alicia Vikander are still locked in to star though, so the project hasn’t completely collapse, and Warner Bros. wants to find a replacement for Tom Cruise very soon, so production can begin this autumn.

The film is based on The Man from U.N.C.L.E. TV series, which followed two agents from United Network Command for Law Enforcement (U.N.C.L.E.), who try to stop the evil-doers from Technological Hierarchy for the Removal of Undesirables and the Subjugation of Humanity (T.H.R.U.S.H.).

While Tom Cruise could have likely shot The Man from U.N.C.L.E. before Mission: Impossible 5 starts at the end of this year, the actor is deeply involved in the production as both a star and producer, so he didn’t want to split his time.

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