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Matthew McConaughey Will Be Born to Run

January 29, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Matthew McConaughey is getting his running shoes on – or actually he’s taking them off – as he’s joined the adaptation of Christopher McDougall’s bestselling non-fiction book, Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Super Athletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen, according to Variety.

The book, ‘follows a journalist and often-injured runner who headed for Mexico’s Copper Canyons to find out how the Tarahumara Indians honed the ability to run hundreds of miles without rest or injury.’

McDougall begins to learn the secrets of the Indians barefoot running talents as he prepares to take part in a 50-mile race against the tribe and a number of American runners, including an ultra-marathoner, a young surfer and another barefoot running prodigy.

The book sold more than 2 million copies just in the US and helped spark a ‘barefoot’ running craze.

Matthew Michael Carnahan (World War Z) wrote the screenplay, although no director is involved at the moment.

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ACTORS: Matthew McConaughey

Brad Pitt Reteaming With Angelina Jolie For Africa

January 29, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

It appears the Pitt-Jolies and on a bit of a world tour, as having recently spent time in Europe with Angelina directing and co-starring alongside hubby Brad for the upcoming By The Sea, they’re now likely to head together to the Dark Continent as Pitt is in talks to star in Jolie’s Africa, according to TheWrap.

Brad would be a good fit for the lead role of real-life figure Richard Leakey, who’s perhaps best known internationally for his work as an paleoanthropologist, investigating and finding fossils from some of the earliest human ancestors. However the film is more interested in his work helping to rein in elephant and rhino poaching, which was threatening to ensure the animals’ extinction in only a few years. Eric Roth (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Forrest Gump, The Insider) has come up with the script.

Jolie previously commented, “I’ve felt a deep connection to Africa and its culture for much of my life, and was taken with Eric’s beautiful script about a man drawn into the violent conflict with elephant poachers who emerged with a deeper understanding of man’s footprint and a profound sense of responsibility for the world around him.”

Although nothing is set in stone, it appears they’re hoping to shoot Africa this summer.

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ACTORS: Brad Pitt DIRECTORS: Angelina Jolie FILMS: Africa

Gay-Themed Short Film Johnny Seeks Funding For Its Tale Of A Young Prostitute & A Lonely Man

January 28, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

We’re big fans of gay-themed short film here at BGPS and now a new one is seeking $10,000 in an IndieGogo crowdfunding drive to get the film made. The short is called Johnny, and it was written by and will star Brandon Crowder, who’s also set to star in another short that was recently looking for funding, Pick Up

Here’s the short’s synopsis: ‘A young male prostitute named Johnny (played by Brandon Crowder) is hired by Dave, a lonely and conflicted older man, to spend a night with him in a motel room and be his first sexual experience with another man.

‘Dave has spent his entire life trying to outrun his sexual attraction to other men. A devoted husband and father, Dave has carefully constructed a life he hoped would make him happy. But the harder Dave tries to force himself to be the man he believes he should be, the harder it is for him to resist becoming the man he’s secretly always been.

‘And as it turns out, Dave is not the only one with a secret, and the intimate night the two men share forces Johnny to come face-to-face with a haunting moment from his past that he thought he’d left behind.

‘JOHNNY is a story about finding the strength and courage that it takes to accept responsibility for the choices you have made and the person you have become.’ Micah Stuart will direct.

Crowder recently told Huffpo, “We live in an exciting time for LGBT stories being depicted on film, and great strides have been made in the prevalence of LGBT characters represented in mainstream media. Film in particular has an incredible ability to give an audience the opportunity to experience life from a perspective outside of their own reality. I want to share LGBTQ stories like JOHNNY in the hopes that I can contribute to a more nuanced and inclusive understanding of the complexity of the human experience.”

If you want to watch the trailer and maybe donate, head over to IndieGoGo. [Read more…]

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Cabaret Oscar Winner Joel Grey Comes Out As Gay At The Age Of 82

January 28, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Ever since he played the sexually ambiguous Master Of Ceremonies in Bob Fosse’s film version of Cabaret people have been assuming that actor Joel Grey was gay – despite the fact he was married and the father of Dirty Dancing actress Jennifer Grey.

However now, at the age of 82, he’s fully come to terms with his sexuality and outed himself in an interview with People, saying, “All the people close to me have known for years who I am. [Yet] it took time to embrace that other part of who I always was… I don’t like labels, but if you have to put a label on it, I’m a gay man.”

Grey says that from a young age, “I came to realize, along with being attracted to girls, I had similar feelings for boys.”

However he never really dealt with that side of himself until after being married for 24 years and having two children.

His daughter Jennifer added her support, saying, “I feel very happy for my dad that he has come to a point in his life where he feels safe and comfortable enough to declare himself in a public way as a gay man. Mostly because the more people are free to own their true nature and can hopefully come closer to love and accept themselves as they really are, no matter what age, no matter how long it takes, to finally be free of the lies or half truths, it is freedom.”

As well as his Oscar-winning role in Cabaret, Grey is very familiar for guest roles on endless TV shows, as well as appearing in Dancer In The Dark and having an extremely extensive theatre career.

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ACTORS: Joel Grey

Liam Hemsworth Wanted For Independence Day Sequel

January 28, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

After a very, very long time in development, the planned sequel to Independence Day is creeping towards production, and as proof they really intend to go ahead this time, The Wrap reports that Liam Hemsworth has been offered a major role in the movie.

The previously rumoured Michael B. Jordan is also still in the mix (while there’s been no confirmation, the speculation is that he’ll play the son of Will Smith’s character from the first film). Jeff Goldblum and Bill Pullman are due to return for the film, which will shoot this year for release June 24, 2016.

There are no details on the plot, but it’s safe to say mankind will once more be threatened by aliens intent on humanity’s destruction. Emmerich has previously said, “The humans knew that one day the aliens would come back. And they know that the only way you can really travel in space is through wormholes. So for the aliens, it could take two or three weeks, but for us that’s 20 or 25 years….It’s a changed world. It’s like parallel history. [Humans] have harnessed all this alien technology. We don’t know how to duplicate it because it’s organically-grown technology, but we know how to take an antigravity device and put it in a human airplane.”

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ACTORS: Liam Hemsworth, Michael B. Jordan, Bill Pullman, Jeff Goldblum DIRECTORS: Roland Emmerich FILMS: Independence Day: Resurgence

ABC Plots Comedy Based On The Life Of Gay Activist & Author Dan Savage

January 27, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Dan Savage is an interesting guy. He’s become one of the most vocal and prominent voices in the gay rights fight – and is often the guy called on when the media wants a comment from ‘the gays’, but he’s also a bit divisive, with his sometimes bulldog attitude managing to anger social conservatives (as you’d expect) as well as some within the LGBTQ community – particularly due to his penchant for personally attacking those who disagree with him.

That said he also has many gay fans, not least those who admire how he and his partner co-founded the It Gets Better project.

However the ABC TV network seems to think his life would make a good TV show as they’ve ordered a pilot for a currently untitled comedy show based on him. THR says the show will be ‘a single-camera semi-autobiographical entry based on the LGBT activist/boundary-pushing columnist’s life. It centers on a picture-perfect family that is turned upside down when the youngest son comes out of the closet. What seems like the end of their idyllic life turns out to be the beginning of a bright new chapter when everyone stops pretending to be perfect and actually starts being real.’

David Windsor and Casey Johnson will write the script for the pilot.

Of course, it’s still a long way from actually appearing on our TV screens, but it’s done well to make it to the pilot order stage.

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Kid Cudi Really Wishes His Gay Kiss Wasn’t Cut From New Film, James White

January 27, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Musician and actor Kid Cudi is pissed. Someone filmed him making out with another guy. However he’s not annoyed that they’re going to release it, he’s annoyed that they won’t.

He’s in Sundance to promote the premiere of the movie, called James White, and what he’s wants the world to know if that he wishes they hadn’t cut a scene on him kissing another guy from the film.

AllHipHop spoke to Kid Cudi, who said “I’m mad [Josh Mond, the director] cut out my kissing scenes with David [Call]…We made out so many times — and it was so good! That’s my only gripe [with the film].”

The movie, which also stars Cynthia Nixon and Christopher Abbott, is described as being ‘a frenetic coming of age story about a young New Yorker struggling to take control of his reckless, self destructive behavior in the face of momentous family challenges.’

Cudi has previously appeared in the likes of Need For Speed and Two Night Stand.

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All-Female Ghostbuster Reboot Cast Announced, Including Melissa McCarthy & Kristen Wiig

January 27, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

A couple of weeks ago it was rumoured that Melissa McCarthy was in talks to be one fourth of the long-gestating all-female Ghostbuster crew in Sony’s planned reboot of the 1980s franchise. Now the four women who will be battling the spooks have been announced and it does indeed include McCarthy, alongside Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones and Kate McKinnon.

It appears none of them have signed on the dotted line, but THR suggests it’s just a matter of ironing out the details.

There’s still no news on the exact plot, but the women will certainly be going up against some supernatural foes. Dan Aykroyd and Ernie Hudson are expected to appear, and if they can convince him, there’s still an outside shot Bill Murray will show up too.

Paul Feig will direct with a summer shoot planned.

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ACTORS: Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon DIRECTORS: Paul Feig FILMS: Ghostbusters 3

Child 44 Trailer – Tom Hardy investigates a string of child murders

January 27, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Tom Hardy is getting dramatic for Child 44, and he’s also going a bit Russian, alongside an excellent cast including Noomi Rapace, Gary Oldman, Vincent Cassel, Joel Kinnaman, Jason Clarke and Paddy Considine.

Now the first trailer has arrived, but to watch it you’ll have to click over to Apple.

Based on Tom Rob Smith’s novel, with Safe House helmer Daniel Espinosa directing, the Soviet Union set thriller is about a military police officer named Leo Demidov (Tom Hardy) who has to investigate a string of brutal child murders that took place during the Stalin era. As he begins to dig further and further into the case, he realises that his government is keeping a sharp eye on every move he makes, and refuses to admit that the killings are actually happening.

Oldman is the head of police, who has problems with what Hardy is doing, while Rapace, who’s in the image below, is Tom’s wife.

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ACTORS: Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, Gary Oldman, Vincent Cassel, Joel Kinnaman, Jason Clarke, Paddy Considine DIRECTORS: Daniel Espinosa FILMS: Child 44

Fantastic Four Trailer – First look Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara and Jamie Bell in the superhero reboot

January 27, 2015 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

The lack of a trailer or other marketing for Fox’s reboot of Fantastic Four has resulted in a lot of rumours, from reports that the movie is a disaster that needs massive reshoots to issues with the special effects meaning there was no footage to show.

However now the first trailer is here, and it seems very keen to show that this film will have a very different feel to the ones starring Jessica Alba and Chris Evans. It’s certainly darker and bigger in scale, even if the promo is still keen to keep a bit of mystery around exactly what the characters will look like in their hero guise.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘FANTASTIC FOUR, a contemporary re-imagining of Marvel’s original and longest-running superhero team, centers on four young outsiders who teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe, which alters their physical form in shocking ways. Their lives irrevocably upended, the team must learn to harness their new abilities and work together to save Earth from a former friend turned enemy.’

The film is due out in August. [Read more…]

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ACTORS: Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara, Jamie Bell DIRECTORS: Josh Trank FILMS: Fantastic Four