Jessica Chastain is looking a bit goth in Mama, but that’s the least of her problems, as she and hubbt Lucas are faced with the challenge of raising his young nieces who have been left alone in the forest for 5 years… but how alone were they? On the evidence of this trailer, they had plenty of creepy company from Mama, and she’s pissed! The Guillermo Del Toro produced film should hit cinemas early next year.
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Five Django Unchained Character Posters Debut
Sony has released five new character posters for Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming Django Unchaines, featuring Jamie Foxx’s Django, Christoph Waltz’s Dr. King Waltz, Sam Jackson’s Stephen, Kerry Washington’s Broomhilda and Leo DiCaprio’s Calvin Candie. You can take a look at them above and below.
Here’s the synopsis: ‘Set in the South two years before the Civil War, DJANGO UNCHAINED stars Academy Award®-winner Jamie Foxx as Django, a slave whose brutal history with his former owners lands him face-to-face with German-born bounty hunter Dr. King Schultz (Academy Award®-winner Christoph Waltz). Schultz is on the trail of the murderous Brittle brothers, and only Django can lead him to his bounty. The unorthodox Schultz acquires Django with a promise to free him upon the capture of the Brittles – dead or alive.
‘Success leads Schultz to free Django, though the two men choose not to go their separate ways. Instead, Schultz seeks out the South’s most wanted criminals with Django by his side. Honing vital hunting skills, Django remains focused on one goal: finding and rescuing Broomhilda (Kerry Washington), the wife he lost to the slave trade long ago.
‘Django and Schultz’s search ultimately leads them to Calvin Candie (Academy Award®-nominee Leonardo DiCaprio), the proprietor of “Candyland,” an infamous plantation where slaves are groomed by trainer Ace Woody (Kurt Russell) to battle each other for sport. Exploring the compound under false pretenses, Django and Schultz arouse the suspicion of Stephen (Academy Award®-nominee Samuel L. Jackson), Candie’s trusted house slave. Their moves are marked, and a treacherous organization closes in on them. If Django and Schultz are to escape with Broomhilda, they must choose between independence and solidarity, between sacrifice and survival…
‘Written and directed by Academy Award®-winner Quentin Tarantino, DJANGO UNCHAINED is produced by Stacey Sher, Pilar Savone and Reginald Hudlin. The executive producers are Harvey and Bob Weinstein, Michael Shamberg, Shannon McIntosh, and James Skotchdopole. DJANGO UNCHAINED will be released in the U.S. on December 25, 2012, and internationally by Sony Pictures Releasing International.’ It will reach the UK on January 28th, 2013.
Will Ghostbuster 3 Finally Shoot Summer 2013?
For years now there have been rumours, plans and speculation about a third Ghostbusters movie, but the film has been constantly held up, largely due to Bill Murray’s reluctance to return. However while he recently finally decided not to be part of the movie at all, he did give the necessary permission for things to move forward without him (Murray, Da Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and director Ivan Reitman all have veto power over sequels).
Now, buried in a Deadline report about Reitman’s Kevin Costner starring film Draft Day being put on hold is the news that Ghostbusters 3 may finally shoot summer 2013. Draft Day was delayed because Costner is too busy on Paramount projects (Jack Ryan, Without Remorse etc.), and there won’t be time to shoot the movie before Sony hopes to get the proton pack back on next summer.
Assuming it all works out (which is a big assumption where this film’s rocky road to the screen is concerned) Dan Aykroyd, Harold Ramis and Sigourney Weaver are all coming back to teach a new generation of Ghostbusters the ropes of the profession.
Mark Bomback To Rewrite Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
Dawn of the Planet of the Apes recently had a bit of a shake up when Rupert Wyatt drop out of the director’s chair, due to the fact he didn’t think there was enough time until the planned May 23rd, 2014 release of the movie, and was quickly replaced by Cloverfield’s Matt Reeves.
Now THR reports tha the film is getting a rewrite from Mark Bomback (Total Recall, Jack the Giant Slayer, Live Free Or Die Hard). The story will continue the evolution of the apes as they take over planet earth under the guidance of super-intelligent chimp Caesar (Andy Serkis).
Amanda Silver and Rick Jaffa, the scribes behind Rise of the Planet of the Apes, wrote the initial draft for this follow-up, but Mark Bomback is being brought in to tailor the script more towards Matt Reeves’ sensibilities. Mark Bomback also did touch ups on the first installment.
David Fincher Wants Brad Pitt For 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea
For a couple of years now David Fincher has been attached to a remake of Disney’s 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, however a mixture of changes at the top of the studio, and Disney being a bit gun-shy of massive budget films after John Carter means they’ve been reluctant to give it the greenlight.
It doesn’t help either that while Fincher is renowned as one of the best filmmakers around, his box office record has been patchy, with the likes the likes of Benjamin Button and Girl With The Dragon Tattoo not living up to expectations in terms of cash.
Variety reports that the film is currently on a three-month hold while the studio waits for Steven Zaillian’s latest version of the script. Fincher is also hoping some a-list talent might help get things moving, and he’s currently
tyring to get frequent collaborator Brad Pitt to agree to play the harpoonist Ned Lands in this Jules Verne adaptation. Kirk Douglas played the role in the 1954 film. It’s not clear how interested Pitt might be.
An older A-list actor is being sought for the title role of Captain Nemo, although there’s no news on who they’re looking at.
Ewan McGregor & Kate Hudson Up For Born to Be King
Ewan McGregor tends to have his best success with rom coms, and that where he’s headed back to as he has joined the cast of the upcoming film industry set romantic comedy Born to Be King, with Kate Hudson in talks to star as well, according to Variety.
Peter Capaldi, best known as an actor in the like of The Thick Of It but who’s also helmed the likes of Strictly Sinatra, will direct from his own original screenplay. The story follows a Hollywood extra (McGregor) who bares an uncanny resemblance to a big time star. Kate Hudson will play a starlet embroiled in a war with one of her co-stars.
The film is scheduled to shoot this January at Pinewood Studios.
First Iron Man 3 Official Synopsis Arrives
A few days ago we got the first synopsis for Thor: The Dark World, but even though Iron Man 3 will arrive in cinemas before that film, there hasn’t been a huge amount of info about what Tony Stark will be up to. Now Marvel has revealed a trailer and poster are set to debut next week, and they’re also released the first official synopsis. It seems they’re still trying to keep some mystery though, as it’s a tad vague.
Here is it: ‘Marvel Studios’ Iron Man 3 pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy’s hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle. With his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. As he fights his way back, Stark discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man?
‘Starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Guy Pearce, Rebecca Hall, Stephanie Szostak, James Badge Dale with Jon Favreau and Ben Kingsley, Iron Man 3 is directed by Shane Black from a screenplay by Drew Pearce and Shane Black and is based on Marvel’s iconic Super Hero Iron Man, who first appeared on the pages of Tales of Suspense (#39) in 1963 and had his solo comic book debut with The Invincible Iron Man (#1) in May of 1968.’
The movie hits cinemas April 26th 2013.
Shailene Woodley Circles Hunger Games-esque Divergent
Following her Golden Globe nominated performance in The Descendants, Shailene Woodley’s career has been flying. Just in the last week it’s been revealed she’s up for the highly coveted role of Mary Jane Watson in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, and now THR reports she’s the process of making a deal to play the female lead in Divergent.
The movie is based on the novel of the same name by Veronica Roth, which is drawing comparisons to The Hunger Games. The story is about a 16 year old girl named Beatrice Prior, who lives in a society divided into five factions, each based on a different virtue: honesty, selflessness, bravery, peacefulness, and intelligence. Neil Burger will direct this first installment of what is being set up as a trilogy. Snow White and the Huntsman’s Evan Daugherty is writing the screenplay.
The current plan is for shooting to begin in March of 2013, which hopefully won’t clash with Spiderman 2.
Justice League Movie Aims For Summer 2015
For the last few months Warner has stepped up development of a Justice League movie, but one big problem they faced is ongoing legal action from the estates of the creator of Superman, which would have seen certain rights to the character handed back to them. Man Of Steel was deliberately rushed into production to beat a deadline that would have seen them losing film rights to the character.
However, while it looked like everything about Superman in Action Comic No. 1 would go back to the creators’ heirs, Warner has now won a big battle that should allow them to keep the rights, based on a renegotiation of the rights in the 1990s, that the court says means the heirs can’t now claim the copyright back.
Quick on the heels of that, the LA Times reports that Warner Bros. and DC Comics are now planning to release Justice League of America in the summer of 2015. This is the same summer that will see The Avengers 2, so it’s certainly going to be a summer of suphero mash-ups.
This film should bring together Superman, Wonder Woman, Batman, Aquaman, and other iconic characters. A script is currently in the works, with a director and actors to be announced in the near future. There are also plans already underway for a Man of Steel sequel.
Michael Douglas & Diane Keaton Say And So It Goes
Hollywood slowly seems to be realising that those who are over 60 are people too, and has stepped up the amount of movies made about them, which is good news for Michael Douglas and Diane Keaton, who are teaming up with director PJ Hogan (Peter Pan) for the romantic comedy And So It Goes.
Based on Mark Andrus’ (Georgia Rule) script, the movie is about a self-centered realtor (Douglas) whose life spins out of control when his son unexpectedly drops off a granddaughter for him to look after, even though he’s never met the little girl before. The newly appointed guardian seeks out the help of his daffy neighbour (Keaton), and as you might expect, the two seniors soon fall in love.
Producer Mark Damon commented, “Michael Douglas and Diane Keaton are a perfect pairing as eccentrics who refuse the idea of love until they are hopelessly, inextricably mired in it. How they react to late in life love is hilarious, but moving, entertaining, yet tearfully touching – I must say, I absolutely love this script.”
Production is set to begin in the late spring of 2013. (Source: Deadline)
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