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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)

San Andreas: 3D Gets Lost Writer Carlton Cuse

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A couple of months ago it was announced that Journey 2 director Brad Peyton had signed on to a movie called San Andreas: 3D, that is set to give the earthquake a big-budget, three-dimensional outing. Now the film has a new writer, as New Line Cinema has brought on Lost writer/producer Carlton Cuse to handle the script.

The film is set in California after a massive earthquake, and follows a man who must navigate the state to rescue his daughter. The film was originally written by Andre Fabrizio and Jeremy Passmore, then re-written by Allan Loeb. It’s not clear if Cuse is merely fiddling with the previous script, or if he’s starting over.

Brad Peyton is directing the film for New Line with Beau Flynn producing. (Source: Variety)

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The Master Teaser Poster Debuts

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It’s been a long wait for a new Paul Thomas Anderson movie. We got There Will Be Blood in 2007, but it’s taken ages to get to the point where it’s only a few months until The Master arrives. Now a new poster for the movie has arrived, although quite what it’s got to do with the movie is anyone’s guess. It looks a bit like a wine label, but that doesn’t really seem to have much to do with a film about a drifter (Joaquin Phoenix) who ends up as the right hand man of a guy (Philip Seymour Hoffman) who’s set up his own religion/cult. Hopefully all will become clear before the film’s release on November 9th. (Image via Huffington Post)

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Amy Adams Joins Renner & Cooper In American Bullsh*t

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Following yesterday’s news that Jeremy Renner is in talks to join Bradley Cooper in David O. Russell’s upcoming movie, American Bullshit, comes info via THR that Amy Adams has joined the cast as well.

The movie is based on the true story of a con man (Bradley Cooper) who rather unwillingly helped the FBI unravel an enormous conspiracy spanning from Philadelphia to Washington D.C. Adams is set to play Maxine Gardner, the con man’s mistress, who also helps the FBI agent (Jeremy Renner) tackle the case.

David O. Russell, who directed Amy Adams in The Fighter, is working from a screenplay by Eric Singer (The International). Filming on the movie should begin next February.

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Kevin Kline Joins ‘Old Guys Hangover’ Last Vegas

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Kevin Kline is in the process of finalising a deal to round out the main cast of the ‘old guys Hangover’, Last Vegas, alongside Robert De Niro, Michael Douglas, and Morgan Freeman, according to Deadline.

The movie is about an aging womaniser (Michael Douglas), who is the last of his friends to finally settle down and get married. Kevin Kline, Robert De Niro, and Morgan Freeman play his old buddies who reunite in Las Vegas for the wedding. There’s not too much know about Kevin Kline’s role, although one of the main planks of the story is that Robert De Niro’s character also falls for the bride, who is half their age.

Jon Turteltaub will direct this Oscar-winning quartet from a screenplay by Dan Fogelman (Crazy Stupid Love). Production is scheduled to begin this autumn in Las Vegas.

 

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Robin Williams Joins The Butler As Dwight Eisenhower

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As The Butler is about a man who served eight US Presidents, there are plenty of roles to cast of former leaders of the free world. Now the movie has got another one, as Robin Williams has signed up for gay director Lee Daniels’ film, playing Dwight Eisenhower, according to Variety.

The movie is a biopic about longtime White House butler, Eugene Allen (Forest Whitaker), began his White House employment in 1952, under President Harry S. Truman, and retired in 1986, during President Ronald Reagan’s second term in office. In that time the African American rose through the ranks and was there as the Civil Rights struggle played out in the halls of power.

Other Presidential roles include John Cusack as Richard Nixon, Liam Neeson as Lyndon B. Johnson, and Alan Rickman as Ronald Reagan, with Jane Fonda playing Nancy Reagan. David Oyelowo will play the title role. Danny Strong co-wrote the screenplay with Lee Daniels, with production scheduled to start in the very near future.

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Gorgeous New Gangster Squad Banner Debuts

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There are high hopes for Gangster Squad, the upcoming Ruben Fleischer movie which takes on the real-life story of LAPD’s fight to keep East Coast Mafia types out of Los Angeles in the 1940s and 50s. The film has an amazing cast, including Sean Penn, Ryan Gosling, Josh Brolin, Emma Stone, Nick Nolte and Anthony Mackie. The new banner above is gorgeous, recalling the Golden Age of Hollywood.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Los Angeles, 1949. Ruthless, Brooklyn-born mob king Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn) runs the show in this town, reaping the ill-gotten gains from the drugs, the guns, the prostitutes and – if he has his way – every wire bet placed west of Chicago. And he does it all with the protection of not only his own paid goons, but also the police and the politicians who are under his control. It’s enough to intimidate even the bravest, street-hardened cop…except, perhaps, for the small, secret crew of LAPD outsiders led by Sgt. John O’Mara (Josh Brolin) and Jerry Wooters (Ryan Gosling), who come together to try to tear Cohen’s world apart. Gangster Squad is a colorful retelling of events surrounding the LAPD’s efforts to take back their nascent city from one of the most dangerous mafia bosses of all time.’

The film hits UK cinemas on November 9th.

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Sam Claflin & Emilia Clarke Go Into Overdrive

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It certainly seems to be Sam Claflin’s day, as we reported earlier that he’s landed the key role of Finnick Odair in The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and now there’s news that he and Emilia Clarke have signed up for the thriller Overdrive.

News of the project first surfaced back in October, when Karl Urban and Ben Barnes signed on as two car thief brothers, who move to the south of France to find more challenging work. Variety doesn’t say which character Sam Claflin will play, but the report doesn’t mention Ben Barnes, so it’s possible Claflin has taken over that role. Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke is playing the female lead.

Antonio Negret (Transit) is directing from a screenplay by Derek Haas and Michael Brandt, with Taken director Pierre Morel producing.

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Jeremy Renner In Talks To Replace Christian Bale In American Bullsh*t

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Jeremy Renner is now in negotiations to star in American Bullsh*t for Sony Pictures and director David O. Russell, replacing Christian Bale, who was in talks for the movie but was forced to drop out due to scheduling issues. Renner will join Bradley Cooper, who’s been attached for a while and is now officially in negotiations to star.

Eric Singer (The International) wrote the screenplay, based on the true story of a con artist and his mistress, who were forced to work with the FBI to take down other grifters, mobsters, and politicians involved in a vast conspiracy. Jeremy Renner will be Jimmy Boyle, the FBI agent who busts the con artist, Mel Weinberg (Bradley Cooper), and forces him to help solve the Abscam corruption case, which spans from Philadelphia to Washington D.C.

Shooting is scheduled to begin in February. Bradley Cooper also stars in David O. Russell’s latest, The Silver Linings Playbook, which hits cinemas latest this year. (Source: Variety)

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Gary Ross Set To Direct Peter & The Starcatchers

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Director Gary Ross stepped away from The Hunger Games: Catching Fire saying he had a more personal, better paying project he wanted to work on. That project seems to have been put on the backburner, as he’s now in talks to take on Disney’s Peter and the Starcatchers, according to THR.

The film is a prequel to J.M. Barrie’s classic Peter Pan, following Peter, who meets a young girl named Molly on a Neverland ship. Molly tells Peter about a trunk of magical ‘starstuff’ that must never be retrieved by ‘Black Stache’, the name Captain Hook went by before losing his hand. Peter and Molly set off on an adventure to keep this mystical substance out of the nefarious pirate’s hands.

The project was first set up at Disney way back in 2005, when Jay Wolpert was hired to adapt the book by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson. After years of languishing in development, in May Jesse Wigutow was hired to write the screenplay. The tale has already become a Broadway play, which took home five Tony Awards earlier this year.

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Andrew Stanton Signs Up For Finding Nemo 2

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A few years ago Pixar was very ambivalent about making sequels to its most popular movies, but following a third Toy Story, a second Cars and the upcoming Monster’s Inc. prequel, they certainly seem to have changed their mind. Now John Carter director Andrew Stanton has signed on to direct Finding Nemo 2. It’s not surprising Pixar would like to make a sequel, as when Finding Nemo was released it became the highest grossing animated movie ever.

It is believed that part of Stanton’s deal is the promise that he will get to direct another live-action feature, despite the box office failure of John Carter. No story details have been released for this animated follow-up, although Stanton has always said he wouldn’t sign up for a sequel unless their found the perfect story, and he now apparently has a concept the studio loves. Newcomer Victoria Strause is writing the screenplay, with Lindsey Collins on board as a producer.

The original Finding Nemo is slated for a 3D re-release September 14, although it isn’t known if this sequel will be released in 3D. (Source: Deadline)

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