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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)

Samuel L. Jackson Joins Japanese Anime Adaptation Kite

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samuel-l-jacksonAt the age of 63, Samuel L. Jackson is as busy as ever, and now he’s signed up for a new film, David R. Ellis’ live action adaptation of the Japanese anime Kite, according to Movies.com.

The original anime is a post-apocalyptic thriller that focuses on a young orphaned girl who embarks on a quest to seek revenge on her parents’ killer. She is initially ‘helped’ by the two corrupt cops on the case of the double homicide, Akai and Kanie, who take her in as guardians and end up turning her into an assassin. However soon she meets another assassin, and strikes out with his aid to find the murderers. It isn’t known which role Jackson is taking.

The actor commented, “After RoboCop, I’m going to do this live-action version of Kite, the Japanese anime. I’ll be doing a live-action version of that in Johannesburg.”

It’s not clear when the movie might shoot. This isn’t the first time Ellis and Jackson have worked together, as they made Snakes On A Plane back in 2006.

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New Oz The Great And Powerful Poster Goes Witchy

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Oz The Great And Powerful reaches cinemas on March 8th, and Disney is keen that we don’t forget that, releasing a new poster for the movie, featuring Rachel Weisz as a green-skinned evil witch called Evanora. Previous pics have shown that she’s got a more normal hue for at least parts of the film, so presumably the movie will show us how she goes green.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Disney’s fantastical adventure “Oz The Great and Powerful,” directed by Sam Raimi, imagines the origins of L. Frank Baum’s beloved character, the Wizard of Oz. When Oscar Diggs (James Franco), a small-time circus magician with dubious ethics, is hurled away from dusty Kansas to the vibrant Land of Oz, he thinks he’s hit the jackpot–fame and fortune are his for the taking–that is until he meets three witches, Theodora (Mila Kunis), Evanora (Rachel Weisz) and Glinda (Michelle Williams), who are not convinced he is the great wizard everyone’s been expecting. Reluctantly drawn into the epic problems facing the Land of Oz and its inhabitants, Oscar must find out who is good and who is evil before it is too late. Putting his magical arts to use through illusion, ingenuity–and even a bit of wizardry–Oscar transforms himself not only into the great and powerful Wizard of Oz but into a better man as well.’

James Franco, Mila Kunis, Rachel Weisz, Michelle Williams, Abigail Spencer, Zach Braff and Joey King star, with Sam Raimi starring. (Image via Cine1)

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New Smurfs 2 Teaser Trailer – Back in blue and coming to Europe

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A couple of weeks ago we had a brief teaser for Smurfs 2 (which has since been removed), but now we’re getting our first proper look at the movie in this new trailer, which sees the little blue ones coming to Europe. And as you can see above , we’ve also got the first official pic of the Gargamel created ‘Naughties’, Vexy and Hackus.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘In this sequel to the hybrid live action/animated family blockbuster comedy The Smurfs, the evil wizard Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties that he hopes will let him harness the all-powerful, magical Smurf-essence. But when he discovers that only a real Smurf can give him what he wants — and only a secret spell that Smurfette knows can turn the Naughties into real Smurfs — Gargamel kidnaps Smurfette and brings her to Paris, where he has been winning the adoration of millions as the world’s greatest sorcerer. It’s up to Papa, Clumsy, Grouchy, and Vanity to return to our world, reunite with their human friends Patrick and Grace Winslow, and rescue her! Will Smurfette, who has always felt different from the other Smurfs, find a new connection with the Naughties Vexy and Hackus – or will the Smurfs convince her that their love for her is True Blue?’

The film hits cinemas July 31st 2013. Take a look at the trailer below. [Read more…]

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Drift Trailer – Sam Worthington & Xavier Samuel go surfing

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Sam Worthington has gone back to Australia and gotten himself a wig (at least we hope it’s a wig) for the surf themes drama Drift. Myles Pollard and Xavier Samuel take the lead roles, with Worthington supporting.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Australia, 1970s. The Kelly brothers, Andy and Jimmy (Pollard and Samuel), have one great passion: riding big waves. As kids, their mother escaped from Sydney to Margaret River, a sleepy coastal town with some of the world’s most challenging and dangerous waves. For the next 12 years, the boys perfected their surfing skills, always searching for the perfect ride. Free-spirited Jimmy is a gifted surfer and innovator but he starts to slip toward a life of crime to help the family out of debt. Andy makes a big decision. Quitting a stable job, he bets on Jimmy’s surf inventions and his own business skills and launches a backyard surf gear business. They rethink board design, craft homemade wetsuits and sell their merchandise out of their van.

‘Encouraged by their new friends, travelling bohemian surf photographer and filmmaker JB (Sam Worthington) and his gorgeous Hawaiian surfer companion, Lani, who stirs the two brothers’ hearts, they start to seek ways to expand. After they get mixed up with a local drug dealer, it looks like everything they built up, will be ruined… Set in breathtaking locations and inspired by the true story of Australia’s legendary surfwear moguls, the film chronicles the rise of surf brands and the expansion of the laidback surf attitude as a global lifestyle. A story of passion and corruption, friendship and loyalty, deadly addictions and fractured relationships, DRIFT tells a tale of courage and the will to survive against all odds.’

It hits Aussie cinemas in 2013, but no UK release date has been set yet.

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Star Trek Into Darkness Teaser Trailer – Get a better look at Kirk and co.

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Last week we got an announcement teaser trailer for Star Trek Into Darkness, and now comes a longer version, which offers more footage and further hints towards links to Wrath Of Khan – including Benedict Cumberbatch’s dialogue and the hand touching at the end – although whether than means Cumberbatch’s ‘John Harrison’ is really Khan still isn’t known.

Eagle-eyed viewers also spotted links to a viral site, AreYouThe1701.com. At the moment if you click on the link it simply allows you to sign up with your e-mail address and birthdate, and promises to ‘tell you when the search begins’. Hopefully more will be revealed soon.

Here’s the film’s synopsis: ‘In Summer 2013, pioneering director J.J. Abrams will deliver an explosive action thriller that takes Star Trek Into Darkness. When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis.

‘With a personal score to settle, Captain Kirk leads a manhunt to a war-zone world to capture a one man weapon of mass destruction. As our heroes are propelled into an epic chess game of life and death, love will be challenged, friendships will be torn apart, and sacrifices must be made for the only family Kirk has left: his crew.’

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Josh Hutcherson Heads For Paradise Lost With Benicio Del Toro

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josh-hutchersonHe’s only 20, but for a couple of years it seemed Josh Hutcherson transition from child to adult actor had stalled. He was always in the running for roles in major movies, such as Spider-man, but only got roles in the likes of Cirque Du Freak, which weren’t exactly career-helpers. However thanks to The Kids Are All Right and Hunger Games, he’s now taken seriously as an actor and as a box office draw.

He’s also a major LGBT-ally through his organisation Straight But Not Narrow, which aims to end bully of gay teens in schools and help give them support networks.

He’s now scores a role opposite Benicio Del Toro in the drug-centred drama Paradise Lost (not to be confused with the stalled John Milton adaptation or the West Memphis 3 documentary of the same name). Hutcherson is set to play Nick, a water sports enthusiast who, whilst visiting his brother, falls head over heels for a young woman. However what he doesn’t initially know with that she’s the niece of Colombia’s largest exporter of cocaine, Pablo Escobar.

This based on a true story biopic will mark the directorial debut of Andrea Di Stefano, who recently wrote the screenplay for Life of Pi. Production begins next March in Panama. (Source: Deadline)

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Noomi Rapace Circling Animal Rescue, Opposite Tom Hardy

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Noomi-RapaceLast month it was revealed that Fox Searchlight was going after Tom Hardy for their adaptation of Dennis Lehane’s short story, Animal Rescue. Now Deadline reports that the actor is in final talks to star in the movie, and that the female lead has been offered Noomi Rapace – although it isn’t known how close she is to starring.

Lehane has also written the movie’s script, which is about a bartender who rescues a pit bull from a garbage can, and as a result gets caught up in a criminal conspiracy at the Mafia-controlled bar where he works. At the moment, it’s not clear who Rapace will play.

While the original story is set in Boston, the adaptation will take place in New York City, which is where director Michael R. Roskam (Bullhead) plans to start directing the movie next March.

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Eddie Redmayne Joins Channing Tatum In The Wachowskis’ Jupiter Ascending

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eddie-redmayneCloud Atlas may not have been the critical and commercial success the Wachowskis (and co-director Tom Twyker) had hoped, but they’re now planning a return to the sci-fi arena with Jupiter Ascending. They’ve already got Channing Tatum and Mila Kunis attached to star, and now Variety reports that Les Miserables star Eddie Redmayne is in talks to join him.

The movie is set in a future where humans are considered the lowest form of life in the galaxy. Tatum is set to star as an intergalactic bounty hunter who is sent by the Queen of the Universe to kill an human woman (Kunis) whose genetic detailss are identical to the Queen’s. And as this is the movies, the would-be assassin begins to fall in love with the person he’s supposed to kill.

It’s not been revealed how Eddie Redmayne fits into all this. Andy and Lana Wachowski will direct from their own screenplay, with production scheduled to begin early next year.

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Ricky Gervais In Talks For Lead Human Role In The Muppets 2

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ricky-gervaisIt’s news that will delight some and annoy others, THR has revealed that Ricky Gervais is in negotiations to take the lead human role in The Muppets 2. Not much is known about the specifics of the part, although it is being compared to Jason Segel’s role in The Muppets.

Assuming Gervais does sign up, he’ll join Modern Family star Ty Burrell, who has replaced Christoph Waltz as an Interpol policeman. There is another major human role, a Russian femme fatale, but that part has not been cast yet. As you may have guessed, the sequel takes Kermit and company to Europe, although specific plot details have not been revealed. It will be Gervais’ first lead role since 2009’s The Invention of Lying.

Muppets director James Bobin is back in the director’s chair, working for a screenplay he co-wrote with Nick Stoller. Shooting is scheduled to begin this winter in London.

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Vin Diesel On For Kojak Adaptation, From Bond Writers Neal Purvis & Robert Wade

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riddick-vin-diesel-shirtlessFor a while know Universal Pictures has been working on a big screen version of Kojak, and now it’s been confirmed they’ve cast The Fast and the Furious star Vin Diesel to play the title character, according to Deadline.

Bond writers Neal Purvis and Robert Wade have been hired to come up with the screenplay. The duo worked on The World Is Not Enough, Die Another Day, Casino Royale, and Quantum of Solace, but announced last month that Skyfall is the last James Bond movie they plan to work on.

Kojak ran on TV from 1973 to 1978, with Telly Savalas as the famously bald, lollipop-sucking New York City Police Department Detective Lieutenant Theo Kojak. This version will “re-imagine and con temporize” the series in a modern-day setting.

Vin Diesel will also produce alongside Samantha Vincent, but it isn’t known when the movie might go into production.

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