The Last Song suggested Miley Cyrus might have a decent post-Hannah Montana movie career, and her next attempt to keep her career on a high arrives on June 1st with LOL. Here’s the synopsis: ‘In a world connected by YouTube, iTunes, and Facebook, Lola (Cyrus) and her friends navigate the peer pressures of high school romance and friendship while dodging their sometimes overbearing and confused parents. When Lola’s mom, Anne (Demi Moore), “accidentally” reads her teenage daughter’s racy journal, she realises just how wide their communication gap has grown. Through hilarious and heartfelt moments between mother and daughter, LOL is a fresh coming-of-age story for modern times.’ However this new trailer sells it more as a straightforward teen romance between Cyrus and the impossibly handsome Douglas Booth.
GENERAL MOVIE NEWS
General movie news courtesy of Movie Muser (www.moviemuser.co.uk)
Batman & Catwoman Makes The EW Cover
The Dark Knight Rises is three months away, and for many people it’s the only release of the summer they care about. The film is nearing completion as it was recently handed a PG-13 US rating by the MPAA, which should equate to a 12A certificate over here.
To drum up just a little more excitement, Batman & Catwoman have made the cover of Entertainment Weekly, which you can see above.
The film’s out July 20th.
Marilyn Director Simon Curtis Takes On Click To Connect
After the success of My Week With Marilyn, director Simon Curtis has been one of the more in demand directors around, but it’s taken him a while to decide exactly what he wants to make next. He’s now decided on Click To Direct, a romantic anthology film that’s set up at Fox 2000.
Liz Tuccillo’s script follows a group of character, ranging in ages from their early 20s to their late 60s, who are all involved in online dating, but whose attitude towards it is informed by the past experience of life and love.
Curtis hopes that the ensemble film can showcase his versatility and range as a director. It’s not clear yet when the movie will shot. (Source: Variety)
Mel Gibson’s Maccabees Movie Put On Hold
Last year it was announced that Mel Gibson was working on a movie about the Jewish story of The Maccabees. From the first announcement, many wondered whether it was a genuine interest in the story or an attempt at damage limitation following renewed claims of anti-Semitism, which led to Gibson’s interest.
Now though, the project has stalled, with Warner Bros. saying that the latest version of the script lacked “feeling” and “a sense of triumph,” according to TheWrap. The studio is now said to be “Analyzing what to do with the project,” but at the moment it’s been put on the shelf.
It’s been a hot potato from the beginning, with many Jewish groups furious at the very idea of Gibson’s involvement, especially if he were to also star as Judah Maccabee, who led his brothers in revolt against the Seleucid Empire, ruled by Antiochus Epiphanes who had forbidden Jewish practices, and whose victory is celebrated at Hanukkah.
However it’s not just Jewish groups who are angry now, as the movie’s screenwriter, Joe Eszterhas, has launched an angry tirade at Gibson, accusing him of numerous instances of anti-Semitism while working on the film, and saying the only reason Mel was interested in the film was because he thought he could use it to convert Jews to Christianity. You can read more about that here.
The Maccabees movie may still live on – it’s a great story – but it’s tough to imagine Gibson directing it.
Ferrell & Wahlberg’s 3 Mississippi Gets A Director
Will Ferrell could do with a hit, and having had success with sports comedies in the past, he’s hoping that 3 Mississippi will rack up some decent box office numbers. Now the project has found a director, who is also part of a writing team who’ll come in and take a new look at the script.
THR reports that Sean Anders and John Morris have been brought in to rework the screenplay, which has already gone through at least one draft. It’s Anders, who helmed Sex Drive, who will be taking on the directing reins.
3 Mississippi was previously known as Turkey Bowl, and is about guys from football-obsessed towns who lead rival teams in an annual tackle football game, in order to get bragging and trash-talking rights. Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg are set to reunite (following The Other Guys) as the team leaders, with the hope that shooting can begin this September.
Alden Ehrenreich Takes On Beautiful Creatures
It’s one down for Blighty, as Eden Lake, This Is England and Harry Brown actor Jack O’Connell is no longer taking the lead male role in the young adult adaptation, Beautiful Creatures, as Variety reports he’s been replaced by Alden Ehrenreich. O’Connell apparently left due to scheduling conflicts.
A coming of age story set in the South, Beautiful Creatures – which is the first of a hugely popular series written by authors Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl – is about two star-crossed teenage lovers, Ethan (Alden Ehrenreich), a local boy, and a mysterious new girl, Lena (Alice Englert), who uncover dark secrets about their families, their history and their town. Jeremy Irons, Viola Davis, Emma Thompson, Emmy Rossum and Thomas Mann will also star.
Ehrenreich is best known for Francis Ford Copolla’s Tetro, and has been a finalist foor many major roles, including Spider-man and The Hunger Games. Richard LaGravenese (P.S. I Love You) will direct from his own screeplay, with shooting scheduled to begin later this month.
Loads Of New Skyfall Pics Emerge
One problem Jame Bond movies have when it comes to still images is that one 007 flick looks much the same as the next, except for the occasional change of head in the main role, different cars and a fresh supporting cast. However people still like to look at them. A new batch has arrived online from Skyfall, featuring Daniel Criag looking moody and firing some guns, as well as some of out first views of Ralph Fiennes, Naomie Harris, Judi Dench and more in the movie. The film is out in October, but take a look above and below for the new pics.
New Avengers Assemble Clip & Featurette
After what seems like years of waiting, it’s only two weeks until Avengers Assemble finally hits cinemas on April 26th! Just in case there are one or two people left who aren’t already excited about the Marvel team-up – and to get the fan boys frothing at the mouth – a new clip and a featurette have emerged online. The featurette is essentially a trailer with a commentary, while the clip sees Tony Stark telling Loki that perhaps he should just relax and not be so evil all the time.
Actually Loki being a bit less evil would be good, as I’m sure I’m not the only one who’d like to see Loki: The Movie, and not just because Tom Hiddleston is cute!
Here’s the synopsis: ‘Marvel Studios presents “Marvel Avengers Assemble”-the Super Hero team up of a lifetime, featuring iconic Marvel Super Heroes Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Captain America, Hawkeye and Black Widow. When an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster. Spanning the globe, a daring recruitment effort begins.’
Top Cat: The Movie Trailer – A new take on an animated classic
Will kids respond to a half-CG half-hand-drawn take on Top Cat, even if it is in 3D? The juries out on that, and it’ll be tested on June 1st when Vertigo Films releases this new take on the classic character to cinemas. The voices aren’t quite right, but the characters have been kept exactly as they were in the early 60s Hanna-Barbera cartoon. Take a look at the trailer to see what you think.
Here’s the synopsis: ‘Benny the Ball, Fancy Fancy, Choo Choo, Spook and Brains, and the indisputable leader of the gang TC, are back at war with the long arm of the law when the menacing Police Chief Strickland moves to town, ousting the bumbling Officer Dibble. Determined to put a stop to the feline antics in Hoagy’s Alley with the help of a bullying robot police force, the tech-savvy Strickland threatens to be the most dastardly enemy the gang has ever faced. With their wise-guy lifestyle hanging in the balance TC and friends are forced to cash in on another of their 9 lives to curtail Strickland’s reign of terror and claw their way back to the top!’
Emily Watson, Anna Friel & Lena Headey To Be The Poisoners
Emily Watson is going from World War I in War Horse to World War II with the dark comedy The Poisoners, and she’s taking Anna Friel and Lena Headey along with her. Variety reports the three actresses will headline the film, which comes from Entrapment director Jon Amiel.
The movie is about a group of women who get left behind when their husbands go off to war. However they’re not completely lacking in male company, as they start to bond with come German POWs who have been brought to their area. German actors Ken Duken, Hanno Kofler and Alexander Scheer will be amongst those prisoners. However, why it’s called The Poisoners isn’t clear, although it is described as a dark comedy.
Shooting will start at the end of the summer.
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