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Jason Segel & Jesse Eisenberg Head For The End of the Tour

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Jason-SegelJason Segel and Jesse Eisenberg are on a collision course, as they have both signed up to star in James Ponsoldt’s upcoming true story adaptation The End of the Tour, according to TheWrap. They should certainly make an interesting if a little geeky pairing.

The film is based on David Lipsky’s verbosely titled, Although Of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself: A Road Trip with David Foster Wallace. It tells the story of a five-day road trip that took place at the tail end of novelist David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest tour. The author committed suicide on September 12, 2008, however many consider Infinity Jest to be one of the best books of the last 50 year.

Jason Segel will portray the late Wallace with Jesse Eisenberg taking on the role of the Rolling Stone reporter David Lipsky. James Ponsoldt is directing from a script by Donald Margulies. Filming should begin early next year.

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Logo Revealed For Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar, With A Trailer Coming Soon

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It’s just under a year until we can expect the next film from Christopher Nolan – Interstellar. Now Warner Bros. Pictures and Paramount Pictures have launched the official website for the film at Interstellarmovie.com, and along with that comes a first look at the logo. That’s ahead of a teaser trailer that’s expected to play alongside The Hobbit 2.

This being Nolan, everything’s still wrapped in secrecy, although the shoot has travelled the globe and as with his Batman film it has used a mix of 35mm and IMAX film photography. It’s based on a script by Jonathan Nolan, which Chris then rewrote. All that’s known is that it’s about a group of explorers who make use of a newly discovered wormhole to surpass the limitations on human space travel and conquer the vast distances involved in an interstellar voyage.

The film’s due out November 7th, 2014 and stars Matthew McConaughey, Anne Hathaway, Jessica Chastain, Michael Caine, Bill Irwin, Casey Affleck, Mackenzie Foy and John Lithgow.

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The Golden Globe Nominations Are Announced, With Behind The Candelabra Leading The TV Way

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12-years-a-slave-pic1The Awards Season truly kicked off today with Zoe Saldana, Olivia Wilde and Aziz Ansari heading for the Beverly Hilton Hotel to announce the nominations for The 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards.

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are set to return to host The 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards, which will be given out on Sunday, January 12th, 2014.

12 Years a Slave and American Hustle led the film nominations getting an impressive seven each. Nebraska did well with five nominations, while Captain Phillips and Gravity picked up four each. On the TV front, with House of Cards and Behind the Candelabra getting four apiece. Candelabra’s haul includes nominations for both Matt Damon and Michael Douglas.

Extra gay interest in the film categories was added by Philomena getting a Best Comedy Or Musical Film nomination. The lesbian-themed Palm d’Or winner Blue Is the Warmest Color is nominated for Best Foreign Language film.

There were a few surprises though, particularly The Butler not managing to score any nominations, despite many expecting it to make a decent Oscar run. Many also questioned why Pixar didn’t get a Best Animated Feature nom for Monsters University.

The 2014 Golden Globe Nominations are as follows:

BEST MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
12 Years a Slave – Plan B Entertainment, New Regency Productions and River Road Entertainment; Fox Searchlight Pictures
Captain Phillips – Columbia Pictures; Sony Pictures Releasing
Gravity – Warner Bros. Pictures / Esperanto Filmoj / Heyday Films; Warner Bros. Pictures
Philomena – Pathe, BBC Films, BFI, Canal+, Cine+, Baby Cow/Magnolia Mae; The Weinstein Company
Rush – Universal Pictures, Cross Creek Pictures, Exclusive Media, Imagine Entertainment, Working Title, Revolution Films; Universal Pictures

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
Cate Blanchett – Blue Jasmine
Sandra Bullock – Gravity
Judi Dench – Philomena
Emma Thompson – Saving Mr. Banks
Kate Winslet – Labor Day

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – DRAMA
Chiwetel Ejiofor – 12 Years a Slave
Idris Elba – Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Tom Hanks – Captain Phillips
Matthew McConaughey – Dallas Buyers Club
Robert Redford – All Is Lost

BEST MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
American Hustle – Columbia Pictures and Annapurna Pictures; Sony Pictures Releasing
Her – Warner Bros. Pictures / Annapurna Pictures; Warner Bros. Pictures
Inside Llewyn Davis – Mike Zoss Productions, Scott Rudin Productions, Studio Canal; CBS Films
Nebraska – Paramount Vantage; Paramount Pictures
The Wolf of Wall Street – Paramount Pictures and Red Granite Pictures; Paramount Pictures

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Amy Adams – American Hustle
Julie Delpy – Before Midnight
Greta Gerwig – Frances Ha
Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Enough Said
Meryl Streep – August: Osage County

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MOTION PICTURE – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Christian Bale – American Hustle
Bruce Dern – Nebraska
Leonardo DiCaprio – The Wolf of Wall Street
Oscar Isaac – Inside Llewyn Davis
Joaquin Phoenix – Her

BEST ANIMATED FEATURE FILM
The Croods – DreamWorks Animation LLC; Twentieth Century Fox
Despicable Me 2 – Universal Pictures, A Chris Meledandri Production; Universal Pictures
Frozen – Walt Disney Animation Studios; Walt Disney Pictures

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
Blue Is the Warmest Color (FRANCE) – (La vie d’Adele, chapitres 1 et 2) – Quat’sous Films; IFC Films
The Great Beauty (ITALY) (La Grande Bellezza) – Indigo Film, Medusa Film, BABE Films; Janus Films
The Hunt (DENMARK) (Jagten) – Zentropa Entertainment; Magnolia Pictures
The Past (IRAN) (Le passé) – Memento Films Production, France 3 Cinema, BIM Distribuzione; Sony Pictures Classics
The Wind Rises (JAPAN) (Kaze tachinu) – Studio Ghibli; Touchstone Pictures

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Sally Hawkins – Blue Jasmine
Jennifer Lawrence – American Hustle
Lupita Nyong’o – 12 Years a Slave
Julia Roberts – August: Osage County
June Squibb – Nebraska

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MOTION PICTURE
Barkhad Abdi – Captain Phillips
Daniel Brü – Rush
Bradley Cooper – American Hustle
Michael Fassbender – 12 Years a Slave
Jared Leto – Dallas Buyers Club

BEST DIRECTOR – MOTION PICTURE
Alfonso Cuaró – Gravity
Paul Greengrass – Captain Phillips
Steve McQueen – 12 Years a Slave
Alexander Payne – Nebraska
David O. Russell – American Hustle

BEST SCREENPLAY – MOTION PICTURE
Spike Jonze – Her
Bob Nelson – Nebraska
Jeff Pope, Steve Coogan – Philomena
John Ridley – 12 Years a Slave
Eric Singer, David O. Russell – American Hustle

BEST ORIGINAL SCORE – MOTION PICTURE
Alex Ebert – All Is Lost
Alex Heffes – Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Steven Price – Gravity
John Williams – The Book Thief
Hans Zimmer – 12 Years a Slave

BEST ORIGINAL SONG – MOTION PICTURE
“Atlas” – The Hunger Games: Catching Fire – Music by: Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion; Lyrics by: Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion
“Let It Go” – Frozen – Music by: Kristen Anderson Lopez, Robert Lopez; Lyrics by: Kristen Anderson Lopez, Robert Lopez
“Ordinary Love” – Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom – Music by: Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr., Brian Burton; Lyrics by: Bono
“Please Mr. Kennedy” – Inside Llewyn Davis – Music by: Ed Rush, George Cromarty, T-Bone Burnett, Justin Timberlake, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen; Lyrics by: Ed Rush, George Cromarty, T-Bone Burnett, Justin Timberlake, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
“Sweeter than Fiction” – One Chance – Music by: Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff; Lyrics by: Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
Breaking Bad – AMC – Sony Pictures Television
Downton Abbey – PBS – Carnival Films
The Good Wife – CBS – CBS Television Studios in Association with Scott Free Productions and King Size Productions
House of Cards – Netflix – Donen/Fincher/Roth and Trigger Street Productions, Inc. in association with Media Rights Capital for Netflix
Masters of Sex – SHOWTIME – Showtime, Sony Pictures Television, Round Two Productions, Timberman/Beverly Productions

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
Julianna Margulies – The Good Wife
Tatiana Maslany – Orphan Black
Taylor Schilling – Orange Is the New Black
Kerry Washington – Scandal
Robin Wright – House of Cards

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – DRAMA
Bryan Cranston – Breaking Bad
Liev Schreiber – Ray Donovan
Michael Sheen – Masters of Sex
Kevin Spacey – House of Cards
James Spader – The Blacklist

BEST TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
The Big Bang Theory – CBS – Chuck Lorre Productions, Inc. in association with Warner Bros. Television
Brooklyn Nine-Nine – FOX – Universal Television
Girls – HBO – HBO Entertainment in association with Apatow Productions and I am Jenni Konner Productions
Modern Family – ABC – Twentieth Century Fox Television
Parks and Recreation – NBC – Universal Television

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A TELEVISION SERIES -COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Zooey Deschanel – New Girl
Lena Dunham – Girls
Edie Falco – Nurse Jackie
Julia Louis-Dreyfus – Veep
Amy Poehler – Parks and Recreation

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A TELEVISION SERIES – COMEDY OR MUSICAL
Jason Bateman – Arrested Development
Don Cheadle – House of Lies
Michael J. Fox – The Michael J. Fox Show
Jim Parsons – The Big Bang Theory
Andy Samberg – Brooklyn Nine-Nine

BEST MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
American Horror Story: Coven – FX networks – Ryan Murphy Television and Brad Falchuk Teley-Vision in association with Twentieth Century Fox Television
Behind the Candelabra – HBO – HBO Films in association with Jerry Weintraub Productions
Dancing on the Edge – Starz – Starz Entertainment
Top of the Lake – Sundance Channel – See-Saw Films
The White Queen – Starz – Starz Entertainment

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Helena Bonham Carter – Burton and Taylor
Rebecca Ferguson – The White Queen
Jessica Lange – American Horror Story: Coven
Helen Mirren – Phil Spector
Elisabeth Moss – Top of the Lake

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Matt Damon – Behind the Candelabra
Michael Douglas – Behind the Candelabra
Chiwetel Ejiofor – Dancing on the Edge
Idris Elba – Luther
Al Pacino – Phil Spector

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Jacqueline Bisset – Dancing on the Edge
Janet McTeer – The White Queen
Hayden Panettiere – Nashville
Monica Potter – Parenthood
Sofí Vergara – Modern Family

BEST PERFORMANCE BY AN ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A SERIES, MINI-SERIES OR MOTION PICTURE MADE FOR TELEVISION
Josh Charles – The Good Wife
Rob Lowe – Behind the Candelabra
Aaron Paul – Breaking Bad
Corey Stoll – House of Cards
Jon Voight – Ray Donovan

Golden Globes will be handed out on January 12th, 2014.

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Hairspray & Rock Of Ages’ Gay Director Adam Shankman Heads For Rehab

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adam-shankmanAdam Shankman, the openly gay director of Hairspray, Rock Of Ages and Bedtime Stories, has surprised many in Hollywood by announcing that he’s headed off to rehab to deal with an unspecified substance abuse issue. It was particularly unexpected as last weekend he directed and executive produced the Trevor Project’s TrevorLive event in Los Angeles.

US Weekly published a statement from Shankman’s representatives, simply saying, ‘Adam Shankman is currently seeking treatment in a rehabilitation center. His friends and family support him and wish him well on his journey to recovery.’

We wish him very well in his recovery.

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Documentary About George Takei Heads For Sundance Premiere

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Everyone love George Takei, who manages the tricky feat of permanently having his tongue in his cheek but still managing to use his celebrity to challenge homophobia and make a difference. He’s now the subject of a documentary, To Be Takei, which George has announced on his Facebook page will be premièring at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival in January.

Here’s the film’s synopsis: ‘Over seven decades, actor and activist George Takei boldly journeyed from a WWII internment camp, to the helm of the starship Enterprise, to the daily news feeds of five million Facebook fans. Join George and his husband Brad on this star’s wacky and profound trek for life, liberty, and love.’

He’s certainly led an interesting life, and indeed he’s probably more famous and respected now than he has been at any time in his life – after all, even at the height of Star Trek, he had to stand at the back with Walter Koenig. Now he’s been embraced by a whole new generation, who adore his sense of humour, knack for social media and his heartfelt support of gay rights.

Indeed he’s so well loved there’s even a musical, called Takei: Allegiance, that plans to open in New York in 2014.

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Edge Of Tomorrow Trailer – Tom Cruise dies over and over again in the action sci-fi!

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Another of the big movies that’s bidding for massive audiences next summer has released a trailer – the Tom Cruise sci-fi Edge Of Tomorrow.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘The epic action of ‘Edge of Tomorrow’ unfolds in a near future in which an alien race has hit the Earth in an unrelenting assault, unbeatable by any military unit in the world. Major William Cage (Tom Cruise) is an officer who has never seen a day of combat when he is unceremoniously dropped into what amounts to a suicide mission. Killed within minutes, Cage now finds himself inexplicably thrown into a time loop—forcing him to live out the same brutal combat over and over, fighting and dying again…and again. But with each battle, Cage becomes able to engage the adversaries with increasing skill, alongside Special Forces warrior Rita Vrataski (Emily Blunt). And, as Cage and Rita take the fight to the aliens, each repeated encounter gets them one step closer to defeating the enemy.’

The Doug Liman directed movie is out June 6th, 2014. There’s also a selection of new images which you can see below. [Read more…]

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Prison Break’s Robert Knepper Up For Hunger Games: Mockingjay

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robert-knepperWhen he was young, Robert Knepper was allowed to played good guys, however in recent years – particularly since his villainous role in Prison Break – he’s only been allowed to be a baddie. That’s not changing here.

The official Hunger Games Twitter has revealed that he’s signed up to appear in two-part The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, where he’ll be playing Antonius, who’s a minister to Donald Sutherland’s evil President Snow.

He joins a cast that already include Jennifer Lawrence (Katniss Everdeen), Josh Hutcherson (Peeta Mellark), Liam Hemsworth (Gale Hawthorne), Philip Seymour Hoffman (Plutarch Heavensbee), Julianne Moore (Alma Coin), Natalie Dormer (Cressida), Stef Dawson (Annie Cresta), Lily Rabe (Commander Lyme) and Evan Ross (Messalla).

Directed by Francis Lawrence and based on the novel Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 & The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 complete Katniss Everdeen’s (Jennifer Lawrence) journey as she leads the districts of Panem in a rebellion against the tyrannical and corrupt Capitol. As the war that will determine the fate of Panem escalates, Katniss must decipher for herself who she can trust and what needs to be done, with everything she cares for in the balance.

Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 will be released worldwide on November 21, 2014 and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 opens November 20, 2015.

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Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche & Tim Roth Up For Brady Corbet’s Childhood of a Leader

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robert-pattinson-diorBrady Corbet is best known for appearing in the likes of Mysterious Skin, Melancholia, Funny Games and Martha Marcy May Marlene. For a 25-year-old he’s had a lot of indie movie experience and he’s going to be putting that into practice as he’s now turning feature director with The Childhood of a Leader.

He’s lined up a great cast for the movie, as Variety reports that Juliette Binoche and Tim Roth will topline the film, with Robert Pattinson also set to star.

Corbet also co-wrote the script with Mona Fastvold. Unfortunately though there’s not much info on the plot, other than that it ‘focuses on the childhood of a post-World War I leader’. The movie is tentatively set to shoot next May in Europe.

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Samuel L. Jackson in Talks To Join Alexander Skarsgard In Tarzan

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samuel-l-jacksonAlexander Skarsgard and Christoph Waltz may have some company in Warner Bros.’ live action take on Tarzan, as Variety reports that Samuel L. Jackson is in talks for a role in the movie.

Harry Potter helmers David Yates is set to direct the movie. There’s no official details on the plot or the exact direction the movie will take the famed character, although we do know Skarsgard will be Tarzan, with Waltz playing the main villain.

It’s not 100% clear who Jackson will play, although it is known that an earlier incarnation of the character was called Williams and was described as “A Civil War veteran eager to redeem himself for his part in the massacre of Native Americans”. Jackson was flirting with the part some time ago, but backed out at the time due to scheduling issues. That allowed Jamie Foxx to step in. However the whole project was delayed for a rewrite and rejig, which has allowed Jackson to come back onboard.

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Jason Clarke In Talks To Play John Connor In Terminator 5

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Jason-ClarkeA couple of days ago it was revealed that the planned new instalment of the Terminator franchise is currently going by the title Terminator: Genesis. Now it’s moving forward again, as Deadline reports that Jason Clarke is in early talks to play as John Connor in the movie.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is still attached to star. It was also recently reported that that Game of Thrones star Emilia Clarke and Brie Larson are the front runners to play Sarah Connor.

The ages of the actresses suggest the movie is going to involve some interesting time travel going on, as Clarke is 44, but will be playing the son of an actress in her mid-20s. Genesis also hints that this film will at least partially take place before the other movies. Of course Arnold Schwarzenegger is significantly older than he was in 1984, so it’ll be interesting to see if he’ll be playing another robotic clone, or if they’re going to deal with his aging.

The movie is also seeking an actor to play Kyle Reese, the father of John Connor who was played by Michael Biehn in The Terminator. Alan Taylor (Thor: The Dark World) is directing from a screenplay by Laeta Kalogridis and Patrick Lussier. A July 1st, 2015 release date has already been set.

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