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Scott Eastwood Takes The Lead In Nicholas Sparks Adaptation The Longest Ride

May 1, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

In the last couple of years Scott Eastwood has being stepping out from his father, Clint’s, shadow. He started out working with his dad in small roles in movies such as Flags Of Our Fathers, and Clint also cast him in Gran Torino and Invictus.

More recently he’s popped up in An American Crime, Chasing Mavericks, The Perfect Wave (the last two films showing his love of surfing), Texas Chainsaw 3D and the recently shot Fury alongside Brad Pitt and Shia LaBeouf.

Now he’s scored one of his first major leading roles in Fox 2000’s adaptation of Nicholas Sparks’ recent novel The Longest Ride, according to THR.

The story follows an elderly man who gets stranded after a car crash. He ends up thinking about his past and the love of his life who he lost. In a parallel story, a cowboy (Eastwood) and a college senior fall for one another, with the relationship altering their lives forever. Eventually the two tales intertwine.

Sparks is of course the writer behind The Notebook, Dear John, The Last Song, The Lucky One and Safe Haven. George Tillman Jr. (Faster) is directing from a screenplay by Craig Bolotin.

Eastwood has also scored more than a few fans – not least amongst the gay community – for releasing a steady stream of shirtless pictures of himself. If you want to see what al the fuss is about, check out some sexy shots by clicking here and also here.

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ACTORS: Scott Eastwood

Tim Blake Nelson In Talks For Fantastic Four

May 1, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Tim Blake Nelson is joining the club of people who’ve played more than one character in superhero movies. After being Samuel Sterns (aka The Leader) in 2008’s The Incredible Hulk, now THR reports that he’s in final talks to star as Harvey Elder in the The Fantastic Four reboot.

He joins Miles Teller as Reed Richards (aka Mr. Fantastic), Kate Mara as his girlfriend Sue Storm (aka Invisible Woman), Jamie Bell as Ben Grimm (aka The Thing), and Michael B. Jordan as Sue’s brother Johnny (aka The Human Torch). Toby Kebbell is set to be Dr. Doom.

In the comics Harvey Elder becomes the villainous Mole Man, but that won’t happen in this movie. Instead the reboot will set up the transformation ready for planned sequels, where he will play a more prominent role. Elder starts out as an eccentric and socially awkward scientist who is later shunned by humanity and becomes the leader of a subterranean group of monsters known as Moloids.

Josh Trank is set to direct with filming due to kick off fairly soon, ready for a summer 2015 release.

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ACTORS: Tim Blake Nelson DIRECTORS: Josh Trank FILMS: Fantastic Four

LGBT Celeb Filled Documentary Do I Sound Gay? Seeks Completion Funding

April 30, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Does it matter if you ‘sound gay’? And what exactly does that mean anyway? These are questions the new documentary Do I Sound Gay? uses to explore issues such as internalised homophobia and whether we should embrace things such as the ‘gay voice’ in a world increasingly demands us to be straight-acting.

The film is now looking for $115,000 on Kickstarter to get the documentary completed and ready for distribution.

Director David Thorpe says, “In the tradition of funny-but-serious first-person movies like Supersize Me, Roger and Me and Good Hair, you’ll follow me as I encounter a colorful cast of linguists, historians, voice coaches, speech therapists, friends, family, and total strangers on the street, gay and non-gay, who share their wisdom and touching, funny stories about the “gay voice.” You’ll also hear intimate confessions and hilarious anecdotes from LGBT icons – Margaret Cho, Tim Gunn, Don Lemon, Dan Savage, David Sedaris and George Takei – as they open up about the “gay voice.” Thanks to all the incredible people I met, I was able to embrace my authentic voice.”

As the quotes below from the LGBT luminaries who feature in the documentary show, talking about the ‘gay voice’ certainly brings out a lot of prescient and interesting issues.

If you want to help out, head over the Kickstarter.

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New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Trailer – Now with added Shredder and amphibian action

April 30, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

The just was definitely out after the first trailer for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It gained both a lot of fans and a lot of naysayers – many of whom thought the turtles themselves looked wrong.

Now we get another look, and while much of the footage in this one is the same as in the first trailer, we do get a slightly better look at Shredder and a few new shots of the Turtles in action.

There’s not been much info on the plot up to this point, but now we have a synopsis, which reads, ‘The city needs heroes. Darkness has settled over New York City as Shredder and his evil Foot Clan have an iron grip on everything from the police to the politicians. The future is grim until four unlikely outcast brothers rise from the sewers and discover their destiny as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The Turtles must work with fearless reporter April (Megan Fox) and her wise-cracking cameraman Vern Fenwick to save the city and unravel Shredder’s diabolical plan.’

We’ve still got a while to ait for this one though, as the Jonathan Liebesman directed movie doesn’t hit US cinemas until August, while the UK currently has to wait until October (although if the buzz for this one grows, don’t be surprised if it moves up). [Read more…]

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DIRECTORS: Jonathan Liebesman FILMS: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Hailee Steinfeld Joins Anna Kendrick & Rebel Wilson In Pitch Perfect 2

April 30, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

A few days ago the ladies of Pitch Perfect 2 posed for a picture marking the first day of rehearsals. However at the time, casting-wise we’d only heard that nearly all the cast of the first film would be back for the follow-up.

However now Variety reports there’s a newbie, as Hailee Steinfeld (Rome & Juliet, True Grit) has signed up for the film. Universal confirmed that shortly afterwards with the picture featured to the right.

Plot details are still thin on the ground, but its believed the film will follow Rebel Wilson and Anna Kendrick’s Beca and Fat Amy through to their university graduation. If that’s true it would suggest they wouldn’t be around for a potential third movie, but Universal has reportedly brought in Steinfeld with an eye to her taking over the franchise if Pitch Perfect 2 does as well as the first film.

Filming kicks off soon with Elizabeth Banks directing. A May 2015 release date has already been set.

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ACTORS: Hailee Steinfeld, Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson DIRECTORS: Elizabeth Banks FILMS: Pitch Perfect 2

Great Gatsby’s Baz Luhrmann Eyes An Elvis Presley Biopic

April 30, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

A couple of weeks ago it was revealed that Moulin Rouge and Great Gatsby’s Baz Luhrmann is in talks to helm a movie version of the 70s TV show Kung Fu. However that’s now the only film he’s considering, as TheWrap reports he’s circling a biopic of Elvis Presley.

Kelly Marcel (Saving Mr. Banks) is writing the script for the film, which currently doesn’t have a title.

It’s not known if this will just cover part of his life or be a birth to death biopic. The latter seems likely as Warner Bros. has apparently secured the rights to ‘all musical components in Presley’s catalog for this project.’

That certainly helps set it about from the numerous Elvis based projects that are in the works.

It’s certainly a project that could fit Luhrman’s visual style, from Presley’s birth in Depression-era Mississippi, through the sequin jumpsuits of his Vegas era. Baz hasn’t signed on quite yet, but if he does a deal is expected to be completed soon.

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DIRECTORS: Baz Luhrmann

Colin Firth Looks To Drone Thriller An Eye In The Sky

April 30, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

There’s a lot of interest and controversy at the moment over the military’s use of drones (especially now that the machines are starting to sneak into civilian life). It’s not too surprising the film world is also interested in them, and that includes Ender’s Game director Gavin Hood.

He’s set to helm Eye In The Sky, which Deadline reports has Colin Firth attached to star.

The project has been around for a few year but got trapped in development hell. Now it’s found new life, with eOne coming onboard to back the film.

The film follow a London-based military intelligence officer called Colonel Michelle Madden who is tasked with overseeing a secret mission to capture a group of terrorists in Nairobi. However she realises the targets are about to embark on a suicide mission, which shifts the operation from trying to capture the bad guys to killing them.

American drone pilot Steve Watts is sent in to destroy the safe-house, but he realises that taking it out will also put the life of a nine-year-old-girl at risk. With the volatility of the situation and the possible fallout increasing, Madden passes the mission up the ‘kill chain’ to politicians and lawyers, including the British Foreign secretary. Guy Hibbert wrote the script.

Firth comments, “The use of unmanned aircraft in modern warfare and in the so-called ‘War on Terror’ poses critical questions for us all… I’m pleased to be a part of an exploration into such a crucial issue.”

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ACTORS: Colin Firth DIRECTORS: Gavin Hood

Armie Hammer Will Get Stuck In The Desert In Mine

April 30, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Armie Hammer

Armie Hammer has been having difficulty capitalising on his breakout role in The Social Network, with the likes of J. Edgar, Mirror Mirror and The Lone Ranger have had mixed success. Now he’s switch tacks slightly as Variety reports that he’s signed up for a psychological thriller called Mine.

Hammer will be ‘a soldier who, after a failed assassination mission, finds himself stranded in the desert. Exposed to the elements, he must survive the dangers of the desert while also battling the psychological toll of the treacherous situation’

The Conjuring’s Peter Safran is producing, while Hammer will exec produce.

The movie is set to shoot this autumn, presumably wrapping before Hammer has to go off and promote his next movie, a film version of The Man from U.N.C.L.E., where he’s playing Russian agent Illya Kuryakin.

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Step Up Hunk Ryan Guzman Joins Jem and the Holograms

April 30, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Ryan Guzman

A few days ago the main female cast for Jem and the Holograms was announced. Now one more name has been added with THR reporting that Ryan Guzman with play Holograms’ road manager and technical engineer Rio, who is also Jem’s love interest.

Based on the popular 80s toyline and cartoon series, Ryan Landels wrote the script which ‘centers on an orphaned teenage girl who becomes an online recording sensation. She and her a couple of other orphans embark on a music-driven scavenger hunt — one that sends them on an adventure across Los Angeles in an attempt to unlock a final message left by her father.’

Aubrey Peeples will be Jem/Jerrica, Stefanie Scott is Jem’s sister Kimber, Aurora Perrineau will be Shana, with Hayley Kiyoko as Aja. Nathan Moore has also been cast in the role of hired thug Zipper.

Guzman is best known for appearing in Step Up Revolution and a recurring role in Pretty Little Liars. He will next be seen in Step Up All In.

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ACTORS: Ryan Guzman DIRECTORS: Jon M. Chu FILMS: Jem And The Holograms

Rob Lowe Joins Lucas Till & Jane Levy In Monster Trucks

April 30, 2014 By Tim Isaac Leave a Comment

Rob Lowe is going back to the movies as he has signed up to star in the live-action/CGI comedy, Monster Trucks, according to Deadline.

Jane Levy, Lucas Till, Danny Glover, Amy Ryan, Holt McCallany, Thomas Lennon and Barry Pepper also set to star, with Chris Wedge (Ice Age: Continental Drift) is directing from a script by Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger (Kung Fu Panda).

There’s not too much word on the plot, although previous reports have suggested Lucas Till is playing a bad boy with a good heart, while Jane Levy’s character is described as a high school version of Tina Fey.

As May 29th, 2015 release date has already been set.

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ACTORS: Rob Lowe