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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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First World War Z Trailer – Brad Pitt faces zombies on an epic scale

November 9, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


World War Z may have had a troubled production, with massive reshoots that saw the entire end of te movie needing to be rejigged, but on the evidence of this trailer we may be in for a treat, with a zombie apocalypse told on a larger scale than we’ve ever seen before. And these are the fast moving, 28 Days Later style zombie, who in the trailer act like a mass force of inhumanity.

The story revolves around United Nations employee Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt), who traverses the world in a race against time to stop the Zombie pandemic that is toppling armies and governments and threatening to decimate humanity itself. Merielle Enos plays Gerry’s wife Karen Lane; Daniella Kertesz is his comrade in arms, Segen.

The movie is due out June 21st 2013 (the reshoots delayed it from a planned Christmas 2012 release), so expect plenty more footage and info before then.

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ACTORS: Brad Pitt  DIRECTORS: Marc Forster  FILMS: World War Z  

New UK Les Miserables Trailer – Can you hear Russell Crowe sing?

November 9, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


It seems the film version of Les Miserables will feature more dialogue than the almost completely sung stage version, as evidenced in this trailer – although there’s still plenty of singing going on, including our first chance to hear Russell Crowe flexing his pipes and Javert.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Les Misérables is the motion-picture adaptation of the beloved global stage sensation seen by more than 60 million people in 42 countries and in 21 languages around the globe and still breaking box-office records everywhere in its 27th year. Helmed by The King’s Speech’s Academy Award®-winning director, Tom Hooper, the Working Title/Cameron Mackintosh production stars Hugh Jackman, Oscar® winner Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Aaron Tveit, Samantha Barks, with Helena Bonham Carter and Sacha Baron Cohen.

‘Set against the backdrop of 19th-century France, Les Misérables tells an enthralling story of broken dreams and unrequited love, passion, sacrifice and redemption—a timeless testament to the survival of the human spirit. Jackman plays ex-prisoner Jean Valjean, hunted for decades by the ruthless policeman Javert (Crowe) after he breaks parole. When Valjean agrees to care for factory worker Fantine’s (Hathaway) young daughter, Cosette, their lives change forever.

‘In January 2012, the world’s longest-running musical brings its power to the big screen in Tom Hooper’s sweeping and spectacular interpretation of Victor Hugo’s epic tale. With international superstars and beloved songs—including “I Dreamed a Dream,” “Bring Him Home,” “One Day More” and “On My Own”—Les Misérables, the show of shows, is now reborn as the cinematic musical experience of a lifetime.’

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ACTORS: Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Russell Crowe  DIRECTORS: Tom Hooper  FILMS: Les Miserables  

Alan Arkin Has A Grudge Match With Sylvester Stallone & Robert De Niro

November 9, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Do you fancy watching a lot of older men punching each other? Well, Grudge Match is the movie for you, which will see Sylvester Stallone and Robert De Niro as aging boxers who head back into the ring against one another. Now they have some company, as Variety reports that Alan Arkin has signed up for the movie.

The film is said to want to evoke the spirit of Space Cowboys, although rather than seeing old guys go into space, this one has retired boxers Billy “The Kid” McGuigan and Henry “Razor” Sharp (De Niro and Stallone), who were bitter rivals during their pugilist careers, coaxed out of retirement for one last bout. However these aren’t guys who gave up fighting a couple of years ago, as their last match-up was 40 years ago. Alan Arkin will be channeling his best Burgess Meredith playing Stallone’s manager. Kim Basinger and Kevin Hart also star.

Tim Kelleher wrote the original draft of the screenplay, with Entourage creator Doug Ellin providing the most recent rewrite. Peter Segal (Get Smart) will direct, although it isn’t known when the film might shoot.

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ACTORS: Alan Arkin, Sylvester Stallone, Robert De Niro  DIRECTORS: Peter Segal  FILMS: Grudge Match  

Packed Oz The Great & Powerful Poster Arrives

November 9, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

The moment the poster above hit the net, it came it for huge amounts of abuse due to the perception it’s overly packed, doesn’t feature any of the main characters and seems to have some shoddy Photoshop work. While we’d agree with the last of those, overall we don’t think it’s t0o bad, and what the naysayers don’t seem to appreciate is that this is the second part of a triptych, so when we get the middle piece, it may all make more sense (you can see the first part here).

It appears one of the characters in this image is called Finley, although we’re not entire sure if that’s the monkey who looks like a postman or the munchkin (Zach Braff plays the character and the muchkin does look a little like him, so we’d bet that’s who Finley is).

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.’

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DIRECTORS: Sam Raimi  FILMS: Oz The Great And Powerful  

McG Confirmed To Direct Magic Castle Movie

November 9, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Last week it was revealed that 20th Century Fox and Radar Pictures are set to team up to make a movie based on the famed Magic Castle in Hollywood. Now the film has moved forward with the news, via THR, that Terminator: Salvation and This Means War’s McG has signed on to direct.

Nothing is known about the story for this film, although it will likely have something to do with the establishment’s rich history. The LA venue is where some of the world’s top magicians gather to meet, perform for one another and trade secrets (some may remember the Magic Castle from Arrested Development, but not realised it was a real place). The mansion was built in 1909 and turned into a private night club back in 1963. Sadly though it’s closed to the public (the only way to get in is if you’ve been invited by a member), so few now what really goes on inside.

Andrew Barrer and Gabe Ferrari are writing the screenplay.

McG won’t get going on Magic Castle for a while yet as he will soon begin production on Three Days to Kill, starring Kevin Costner. After that project wraps in February, the director will turn his attention to the magical movie.

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DIRECTORS: McG  

Mark Wahlberg Confirmed For Transformers 4

November 9, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


Just yesterday we reported that it appeared Michael Bay had been listening to voices on the internet and was considering Mark Wahlberg for Transformers 4. Now it’s been confirmed that Wahlberg is indeed going to star in the movie, and we also get our first look at the logo for the movie.

In a press release on Michael Bay’s website, it’s revealed that, ‘After an exceptionally successful collaboration on the upcoming Pain and Gain, Michael Bay has cast Academy Award®-nominee Mark Wahlberg in the highly anticipated TRANSFORMERS 4. The film will hit theaters June 27th, 2014.’

“Mark is awesome. We had a blast working on Pain and Gain and I’m so fired up to be back working with him. An actor of his caliber is the perfect guy to re-invigorate the franchise and carry on the Transformers’ legacy,” said Bay.

There’s no news on the plot or the character Wahlberg will play, but shooting will star in the spring and we do know that this will be a continuation rather than a reboot, although it will have a completely new human cast.

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ACTORS: Mark Wahlberg  DIRECTORS: Michael Bay  FILMS: Transformers: Age Of Extinction  

Michael Arndt May Write Star Wars VII

November 9, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

It’s not surprising that with a new Star Wars movie announced, a lot of people have been jockeying for jobs. But what’s become clearer in the days since it was announced Disney was buying Lucasfilm, is that some people have actually been at work on the movie, in secret, for a while.

One of those is be Oscar-winning Little Mis Sunshine and Toy Story 3 scribe Michael Arndt, with Vulture reporting that he recently turned in a 40-to-50 page treatment outlining his take on the story, which he had been working on for months prior to the Disney/LucasFilm announcement (Deadline says he’s created treatments for three films, based on George Lucas’ ideas). He will likely be at least one of the writers who does work on the actual screenplay – although he has to finish The Hunger Games: Catching Fire first – before shooting begins in 2014.

Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, and Carrie Fisher have all said they’re open to returning as Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, and Princess Leia, which is good as Arndt treatments revolve around older versions of their characters.

Michael Arndt’s treatment will start going out to top directors such as Steven Spielberg, Brad Bird, and J.J. Abrams. It is not known if any of these top-tier filmmakers have any interest in tackling this massive project (Zack Snyder has apparently already ruled himself out), but Disney wants to make sure all of the big-name directors have had a shot at it. Other filmmakers such as Matthew Vaughn and Colin Trevorrow have been mentioned as contenders.

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FILMS: Star Wars: The Force Awakens  

New The Last Stand Trailer – Arnie gets his guns out once more

November 8, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment


Arnie is back and it looks like while he’s not trying to hide he’s aging, he can still get the bigs guns out and bring the action. After leaving his LAPD narcotics post following a bungled operation that left him wracked with remorse and regret, Sheriff Ray Owens (Schwarzenegger) moved out of Los Angeles and settled into a life fighting what little crime takes place in sleepy border town Sommerton Junction. But that peaceful existence is shattered when Gabriel Cortez (Eduardo Noriega), the most notorious, wanted drug kingpin in the western hemisphere, makes a deadly yet spectacular escape from an FBI prisoner convoy. With the help of a fierce band of lawless mercenaries led by the icy Burrell (Peter Stormare), Cortez begins racing towards the US-Mexico border at 250 mph in a specially-outfitted Corvette ZR1 with a hostage in tow. Take a look at the new trailer. It hits cinemas January 25th.

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ACTORS: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Johnny Knoxville  DIRECTORS: Jee-woon Kim  FILMS: The Last Stand  

Kristen Wiig Gets Bill Hader As Her Gay Brother In Skeleton Twins

November 8, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

After Bridesmaids, the world was Kristen Wiig’s oyster, but rather than making endless sequels to her hit and signing up for every big payday she could find, she’s been very careful about which projects she’s attached herself to. Now she’s decided on a new one, with Variety reporting that she’s signed on for the indie comedy, Skeleton Twins.

She joins Bill Hader and Owen Wilson in the movie, which is about an estranged set of twins. Maggie (Wiig) and Milo (Hader) went their separate ways years ago, but when they coincidentally cheat death on the same day, the shock makes them reunite and figure out how their lives went wrong. Maggie starts to re-examine her marriage to “nature frat boy” Lance (Wilson), while the gay Milo goes to visit old flame Rich, an ex-teacher with a past he’d rather keep quiet. The begin to realise the the only way to fix their lives may lie in fixing their relationship with each other.

Hader and Wiig of course worked together for several year on Saturday Night Live, and have also appeared together in the likes of Adventureland and Paul.

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Phillip Noyce In Talks To Take On The Giver, With Jeff Bridges Still Set To Star

November 8, 2012 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Jeff Bridges has had a long relationship with the young adult novel The Giver. In the late 90s, he started trying to adapt Lois Lowry’s book for the big screen, but despite several years of effort, he had to admit defeat in 2007 when the rights were sold to Warner. However last year they became free again and so Bridges and producing partner Nikki Silver stepped in once more, and set Vadim Perelmen to handle the script.

Now the project is moving forward once more, with Phillip Noyce (Salt) is talks to helm the film. Variety says the negotiations “as there are a lot of moving parts to this,” most of which surround his other commitments, as he’s also attached to My Wild Life, the thriller The Arrangement, and the sci-fi romance Timeless.

The Giver is set in a utopian society where all memory of human history have been erased. A young boy is assigned to be The Giver of his community, a task which requires him to bear all of his community’s past experiences and emotions, in case a time comes when they will be of use. The 12-year-old boy is taken under the wing of the town’s current, elderly Giver, but he begins to question this new lifestyle.

Showing just how time can change a project, Bridges has previously said, “I originally thought of the role of The Giver as a vehicle for my father, the late Lloyd Bridges, however… I feel the time is right for me to do it.” There’s no news on when it might shoot.

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ACTORS: Jeff Bridges  DIRECTORS: Phillip Noyce  FILMS: The Giver  
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