While Clint Eastwood said he was retiring from acting following Gran Torino, he’s back with Trouble With The Curve, the directorial debut of his longtime producer Robert Lorenz. Eastwood plays an ailing baseball scout in his twilight years takes his daughter (Amy Adams) along for one last recruiting trip. Justin Timberlake also stars. It’s currently due for UK release on November 30th, 2012.
GENERAL MOVIE NEWS
General movie news courtesy of Movie Muser (www.moviemuser.co.uk)
Jonathan Rhys Meyers In Talks For Mortal Instruments
The cast of The Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones is certainly coming together, with Lily Collins up for the lead role, while Lena Headey, Kevin Zegers, Jamie Campbell Bowers, Kevin Durand, Robert Sheehan and many others also attached. Now THR reports that Jonathan Rhys Meyers is in talks for the movie.
The movie, based on Cassandra Clare’s young adult fantasy novel, is about Clary Fray (Collins), a young woman living in New York City who discovers she comes from a long line of demon hunters. Rhys Meyers is in talks to play the key role of Valentine Morgenstern, a “powerful but insane” Shadowhunter who’s known to have extremist views.
Shooting will start later this month, with Karate Kid’s Harald Zwart directing.
Christopher McQuarrie Rewriting Without Remorse
Christopher McQuarrie is well regarded as the writer of films such as The Usual Suspects and Valkyrie, and later this year will be filling out his directorial CV with Jack Reacher starring Tom Cruise. Now Deadline reports he’s working on a deal to rewrite the Tom Clancy adaptation Without Remorse for Paramount Pictures. The filmmaker may direct as well, although that has not been set in stone yet.
The project has been in development at the studio for years, with John Singleton attached to direct way back in October 2006. More recently in 2010, The Shield creator Shawn Ryan took a crack at the script. The novel, first published in 1993, is a spin-off of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan series, following John Kelly (aka John Clark). The story takes place six months after his pregnant wife died in a car accident. He picks up Pam, a prostitute seeking refuge from her dangerous employers, who used her as a drug mule. They join forces to take down the drug lords.
There’s speculation that Paramount is pushing forward with this now so they can crossover Without Remorse with their upcoming Untitled Jack Ryan Project, which has Chris Pine attached to star, perhaps introducing Clark in that movie before he goes off on his own adventure.
Reese Witherspoon Is Gonna Be A Gay Man’s Beard
Reese Witherspoon is planning on dating a gay person, at least on screen (and in many a gay man’s desperate wishes, that’s what she was doing with Jake Gyllenhaal too), as she’s signed on for a romantic comedy called The Beard, according to THR.
The title refers to someone who acts as a date for a gay person so that they appear to be straight. There’s not much more info about the movie than that, but we’d be willing to bet the plot will see Reese getting into all manner of confusion when she agrees to publicly be a gay guy’s date, but then meets the man of her dreams.
Witherspoon is currently shooting Devil’s Knot, Atom Egoyan’s take on the West Memphis Three murder case. She will also produce The Beard, although there’s no info on when it might shoot.
Joss Whedon Confirmed For The Avengers 2
Much of The Avengers success wasn’t just down to bringing a load of superheroes together, it was in the way Joss Whedon did it. Marvel Studios seems to have realised that, as they’ve signed Joss to a three-year deal, which will cover The Avengers 2, development of a TV series and possibly other projects too.
At Comic-Con Whedon said he was yet to decide whether he would write and direct Avengers 2, but now it seems as deal has been struck as Disney CEO Bob Iger has confirmed that Whedon is on-board for the highly-anticipated sequel. He’s also confirmed that Whedon is involved in the development of an ABC live-action television series that will be set inside the Marvel cinematic universe
Marvel’s The Avengers took the box office by storm this summer, raking in a massive $616.7 million at the domestic box office, and over $1.4 billion worldwide, making it the third highest grossing movie of all time. The sequel won’t hit theaters until at least 2015, since Marvel Studios currently has the sequels Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and an animated Guardians Of The Galaxy movie slated for release between now and 2014.
Julianne Hough Has Diablo Cody’s Time And A Half
Julianne Hough may not have broken out with either Footloose of Rock Of Ages, however Hollywood hasn’t given up on her, as Variety reports that she’s in talks for screenwriter Diablo Cody’s latest project, Time and a Half, directed by Ol Parker.
The story is about a college graduate (Hough) who is forced to take a temporary job at a trophy store to make ends meet. She soon runs into her sister’s high school boyfriend at the shop, with whom she had a one-night stand with ages ago.
This will be Julianne Hough’s second turn at teaming up with Diablo Cody, as she recently wrapped production on the Untitled Diablo Cody Project, which serves as the writer’s directorial debut. The producers are currently looking for the right actress to portray the sister. The project won’t move forward until their ideal actress is found, with producers hoping to start production next year.
First Pic Of Daniel Day Lewis In Lincoln
Nope that’s not a colour photo of Abraham Lincoln himself, it’s Daniel Day-Lewis as the famed president in Steven Spielberg’s upcoming biopic. The movie is going to ignore Lincoln’s vampire fighting exploits and simply concentrate on the non-supernatural, focussing on the time around the Civil War. As well as premiering the image, EW has a quote from Spielberg saying, “Our movie is really about a working leader who must make tough decisions and get things done in the face of overwhelming opposition… [The film begins with] Lincoln’s realization that the Emancipation Proclamation, the thing he is most known for, was simply a war powers act that would easily be struck down by any number of lawyers after the cessation of hostilities after the Civil War. He needed to abolish slavery by constitutional measure — and that’s where we start.”
Lincoln is due to hit the UK on January 25th, 2013.
Sky Movies Launching An All 007 Channel
Sky Movies has good news for Bond fans, as on October 5th, they’re launching Sky Movies 007 HD, an entire channel dedicated to the full James Bond film catalogue. For the first time in history all 22 Bond films, as well as two non-EON titles, 1967’s Casino Royale and Never Say Never Again, will be available to enjoy in one place and in HD.
Bond fans will have also the films at their fingertips via Sky Movies’ TV on-demand service Sky Anytime+, with all of the films also available on demand and on the move via Sky Go. In addition, customers who subscribe to Sky Movies via NOW TV, the brand new internet TV service from Sky, will also be able to enjoy entire the Bond catalogue.
The launch comes just a couple of weeks before the 23rf film in the franchise, Skyfall, hits UK cinemas on October 26th. The movie will also be available to rent through Sky Store and on Sky Movies sometime in 2013. The launch date also coincides with the 50th anniversary of the franchise, a the first film, Dr No, was released on October 5th, 1962.
Nobody Walks Trailer – John Krasinski has relationship issues
Nobody Walks premiered at Sundance, but it’s only now the first trailer has arrived, ahead of a US release on October 12th. The film follows Martine (Olivia Thirlby), a 23-year-old artist from New York, who arrives in Los Angeles to stay in the pool house of a family living in the hip and hilly community of Silver Lake. Peter (John Krasinski), the father, has agreed to help Martine complete sound design on her art film as a favour to his wife. Martine innocently enters the seemingly idyllic life of this open-minded family with two kids and a relaxed Southern California vibe. Like a bolt of lightning, her arrival sparks a surge of energy that awakens suppressed impulses in everyone and forces them to confront their own fears and desires.
On The Road International Trailer – Fresh look at the Kerouac adaptation
There’s been a lot of talk about Walter Salles’ adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s classic On The Road, with many suggesting it shouldn’t be made into a film, others being wary about the cast, while many have been avidly looking forward to it. Now a new look at Walter Salles’ adaptation has arrived, so we can get another hint at the tone of the film and it’s rather sepia colour palette. The film follows Sal Paradise (Sam Riley), an aspiring New York writer who meets Dean Moriarty (Garrett Hedlund), a devastatingly charming ex-con, who’s married to the very liberated and seductive Marylou (Kristen Stewart). Sal and Dean bond instantly. Determined not to get locked in to a constricted life, the two friends cut their ties and take to the road with Marylou. Thirsting for liberty, the three young people head off in search of the world, of other encounters, and of themselves. It’s currently due out on the UK on October 12th.
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