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Steve Carell Has The Priority List In A New Cancer Drama

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steve-carellSteve Carell wants to get a little bit dramatic, as he’s got Warner Bros. to pick up the rights to David Menasche’s memoir, The Priority List: A Teacher’s Final Quest to Discover Life’s Greatest Lessons, which The Office star is set to produce and star in, according to Variety.

Menasche’s book chronicles his life as a Miami high school teacher, who was given a few months to live after being diagnosed with a deadly form of brain cancer. After several surgeries and chemo he managed to overcome the disease, but a seizure ended his teaching career in 2012.

He then took part in a cross-country journey to reconnect with former students from his teaching career, which resulted in him coming to terms with his illness and the effect it had on his life, while also learning to live fully in the present.

There’s no news on when it might shoot.

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Wolverine 3 Coming After X-Men: Apocalypse, But Will Hugh Jackman Return?

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The-Wolverine-preview-pic6Fox sure loves the X-Men. They’ve spent more on the upcoming Days Of Future Past than on any film in the studio’s history other than Avatar, and even though that film hasn’t been release yet, they’re already deep in development on X-Men: Apocalypse.

And it seems that’s not the end of the plans, as The Wolverine director James Mangold has tweeted that after that movie comes Apocalypse comes Wolverine 3.

He says, ‘@R__E__D_R__U__M @20centuryfox @ShuDonner We are figuring it all out. At the moment, I’m shooting The next #Wolverine after #XmenApocalypse.— Mangold (@mang0ld)’

That leaves some big questions though, the biggest of which being whether Hugh Jackman will star in it. He’s suggested that after Days Of Future Past he wants to take a break from the character. He’s been playing Wolverine now for 14 years in seven different movies, which is longer than anyone has stuck with a single superhero character. He may well be enticed back, but it’s likely Fox will move forward with the character whether Jackman is on board on not.

As Mangold point out on Twitter, ‘With cost of 117M and WW gross of 415M (#2 of all X’s), of course there’ll be another Wolverine solo. Manufactured internet drama is boring!’

However with two other mutant movies to hit cinemas before Wolverine 3, don’t expect it until 2017 at the earliest.

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Angelina Jolie’s Maleficent Gets Her Wings In A New Banner & Teaser

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Angelina Jolie can do many things, but up until now she couldn’t fly. Maleficent is going to change all that, as shown by the new banner above, which unfurls the title characters wings, while the teaser below allows her to take flight.

Let’s just hope the movie itself is a cool as all the imagery.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘From Disney comes “Maleficent”—the untold story of Disney’s most iconic villain from the 1959 classic “Sleeping Beauty.” A beautiful, pure-hearted young woman, Maleficent has an idyllic life growing up in a peaceable forest kingdom, until one day when an invading army threatens the harmony of the land. Maleficent rises to be the land’s fiercest protector, but she ultimately suffers a ruthless betrayal—an act that begins to turn her pure heart to stone. Bent on revenge, Maleficent faces an epic battle with the invading king’s successor and, as a result, places a curse upon his newborn infant Aurora. As the child grows, Maleficent realizes that Aurora holds the key to peace in the kingdom—and perhaps to Maleficent’s true happiness as well.’

It’s due in cinemas this May.

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Love or Whatever Trailer – A gay guy has to start over when his boyfriend dumps him for a woman in the new comedy

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There are an awful lot of gay-themed movies about men in relationships with women who end up going off with a guy, but what about the other way around? After all, it’s not unheard of. That’s the premise for Love Or Whatever, which you can watch the trailer for above.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Corey had it all – a successful career, bags of charm and, most of all, a bright future with his boyfriend. But, when his other half commits the ultimate betrayal and dumps him for a woman, he embarks upon a wild journey of self-discovery. Soon, he meets a potentially perfect new guy but first he needs to make some life-changing choices. Sexy and genuinely funny (including a hilarious star turn from “The Brady Bunch Movie’s” Jennifer Elise Cox), “Love or Whatever” is the freshest, funniest gay comedy around.’

It’s due out in the UK on May 12th. [Read more…]

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I’m a Porn Star Trailer – Why do guys decide to do the gay nasty on screen? (NSFW)

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A quick look at the internet will tell you there isn’t a shortage of guys prepared to strip down and show everything they’ve got in the world of porn. But who are these people and why do they decide to do it? If is fun? Are they nympho perverts? Are they desperate for cash and will do anything to get it?

While there’s been a fair amount of attention paid to female porn stars – with opinions ranging from it being empowering to the exploitation of desperate and damaged women (it all depends on what the people looking wanted to find, funnily enough) – there have been fewer looks at the men of gay porn.

The documentary I’m A Porn Star attempts to redress the balance, and on the evidence of this trailer, wants to do so in a sexy way! It also suggests that with so much porn on the internet, those involved in the industry may not be as far away as you might have thought. It also includes interviews with the likes gay porn luminaries Brent Everett, Colby Jansen and Johnny Rapid.

An August US release has been set, and as you might have hoped there’s a warning that ‘This documentary is meant for adults and contains some scenes of graphic sexuality. Viewer discretion is advised.’ But I’m sure you’d only be interested in the more philosophical aspects of the doc, of course.

Take a look at the NSFW trailer below. [Read more…]

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My Straight Son (Azul no tan rosa) Trailer – A gay man has to adapt to raising a straight son

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The Venezuelan movie Azul no tan rosa found success in that country when it was released there back at the very end of 2012. Now it’s preparing for release in other countries, and going under the title My Straight Son is playing at film festivals around the world.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘The story of Diego, a young and successful photographer that lives in the glamorous world of fashion, shallowness and excess. A tragic accident turns his world around; his partner is now in a coma. Unexpectedly, and right at this terrible time, Diego must take care of his son, Armando. Now, both of them have to adapt to each other; Armando to the unknown, homosexual world of his father, and Diego to the closed attitude of his teenage son.’

Take a look at the trailer above. [Read more…]

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Man At Bath (Homme Au Bain) Trailer – Francois Sagat goes legit actor in the gay-themed drama

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Francois Sagat made a major splash in gay porn, but anyone who’s seen the recent documentary about him, Sagat, will know he’s a man who sees himself as a bit of an artist with his sex scenes being an extension of that. Now he’s branching out into legit acting with a lead role in Man At Bath, and we can get our first look at him in the movie with a trailer.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Emmanuel (François Sagat) is a gay hustler living with his lover, the filmmaker Omar (played by Omar Ben Sellem) outside Paris. After a quarrel between the two, Emmanuel is left brokenhearted to fend for himself as Omar makes his way to Manhattan. The film separately follows the two men, discovering how their heartbreak gives way to fresh outlooks and doleful acceptance.

‘From director Christophe Honoré (Ma mere, Love Songs).’

The movie will be out this summer. [Read more…]

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The Last Match (La Partida) Trailer – Two soccer mates find love in the gay-themed movie

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The trailer has arrived for the drama The Last Match (La Partida) has arrived, giving us a look at at the gay-themed flick.

In this romantic and sexually-charged drama from writer/director Antonio Hens (Clandestinos), Reiner and Yosvani are best friends and soccer mates. In order to support his mother, wife and baby, Reiner prostitutes himself to older male foreigners while the shy Yosvani is reluctantly engaged to a girl and lives with her bombastic loan shark father. After a furtive kiss at a nightclub, the two young men, barely containing their pent-up desire, follow-up with a lusty roof top encounter, where they quickly fall hard for one another. And as their love intensifies, the challenge is not with them but with the unforgiving outside world… a world they so desperately want to escape from.

It should be out this summer. [Read more…]

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Dwayne Johnson Gets Harnessed For First Look At Earthquake Disaster Flick San Andreas

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Ever since 3D started to take off, various people in Hollywood have put disaster movies about earthquakes into development. However most either disappeared or were cancelled due to budget worries. One is going ahead and to prove it, Dwayne Johnson has posted the first pic from San Andreas on his Instagram.

He accompanied the pic with the message, “Puttin’ in a lot of hard ass work and proud to play my next role… Los Angeles Fire Department Air Squadron Rescue. Shooting starts in 4 weeks. Biggest earthquake of all time hits… SAN ANDREAS. #FirstInLastOut”

Johnson will play a helicopter pilot who travels across California to rescue his estranged daughter after a massive earthquake strikes.

The film reunites Dwayne with Journey 2: The Mysterious Island director Brad Peyton. Alexandra Daddario, Carla Gugino and Art Parkinson also star, with a June 2015 release planned.

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Is Lupita Nyong’o Close To Signing Up For Star Wars VII?

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Lupita-NyongoThe Best Supporting Actress Oscar is often said to be a bit of a curse for actresses, as rather than opening up opportunities, many who’ve won have actually seen their career dip afterwards. However it’s tough to see that being true of Lupita Nyong’o, who’s not only astonishingly talented but a bit of a stunner to look at.

Now it’s possibly she may be heading to a galaxy far, far away, as THR reports the 12 Years A Slave actress is close to getting a role, which is said to be a major female character who is not tied into the Skywalker family bloodline. No other details have been released, and the actress’s reps are not talking.

There’s a suggestion she could be playing a descendant of Obi Wan Kenobi. And while she’s not exactly a dead ringer for Alec Guinness or Ewan McGregor, who’s to say how racial genetics work on planets in other galaxies!

The other possibility is that Nyong’o is up for an important Sith role opposite main villain Adam Driver.

Abrams is doing a good job of keeping things secret, as you’d have thought we’d have known a lot more about the film and the casting by now, as it’s only a few months until it’s due to shoot. However it is seemingly we’re getting close to finding out who will be joining the likes of Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill.

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