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Thor: The Dark World Clip – Meet Christopher Eccleston’s Malekith

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It’s only a couple of weeks until Thor: The Dark World hits cinemas. One thing every good superhero movie needs is a villain, and that’s where Christopher Eccleston’s Malekith comes in. You can take a look at the evil character in a new clip below.

Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World continues the big-screen adventures of Thor, the Mighty Avenger (Chris Hemsworth), as he battles to save Earth and all the Nine Realms from a shadowy enemy that predates the universe itself.  In the aftermath of Marvel’s Thor and Marvel’s The Avengers, Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos…but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith (Christopher Eccleston) returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. To defeat an enemy that even Odin (Anthony Hopkins) and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor sets upon his most dangerous and personal journey yet, forced into an alliance with the treacherous Loki (Tom Hiddleston) to save not only his people and those he loves…but our universe itself.

The movie arrives in UK cinemas on October 30th, and is out in the US on November 8th.

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Kings of Summer’s Nick Robinson Joins Jurassic World

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nick-robinsonNick Robinson impressed many with his role in this year’s indie flick Kings of Summer. Indeed, he seems to have impressed Universal as he’s signed on for a leading role in Jurassic World, according to Variety.

Just yesterday Iron Man 3 and Insidious Chapter 2 star Ty Simpkins joined the cast in another major role. Nick Robinson is slated to play Ty Simpkins’ older brother, although no further character details have been given.  Bryce Dallas Howard is also in talks to star.

While story details are being kept secret, the movie is believed to take place on Isla Nublar from the original Jurassic Park. Its now become a fully operational theme park, with millions coming from around the world to see real-life dinosaurs.

Colin Trevorrow is directing from a screenplay he co-wrote with Derek Connolly (Safety Not Guaranteed), based on an earlier draft provided by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver (Rise of the Planet of the Apes).It’s due in cinemas on June 12th, 2015.

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David Oyelowo & Kate Mara Up For Captive

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David-OyelowoIt’s been revealed that David Oyelowo and Kate Mara have signed up for the thriller Captive. Leonor Varela and Mimi Rogers will be rounding out this ensemble. The film is set to begin principal photography later this month with Jerry Jameson (Safe Harbor, Raise the Titanic) directing.

Captive is a thriller based on true events that occurred in Atlanta, Ga., on March 11, 2005. Brian Nichols (Oyelowo) breaks out of the courthouse jail and shoots dead the judge assigned to his case as well as a court reporter, sheriff’s deputy, and FBI officer. While eluding a statewide manhunt, Nichols takes Ashley Smith (Mara), a single mother struggling with meth addiction, hostage in her own apartment.

Over the course of her harrowing ordeal, Smith desperately uses a book she has been given, Rick Warren’s The Purpose Driven Life, to reason with her captor — with surprising and unforeseen results.

The film should be in cinemas later this year.

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First Look At Neil Patrick Harris As Hedwig (And The Angry Inch)

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Back in June it was revealed Neil Patrick Harris has signed up for the first proper Broadway staging of John Cameron Mitchell’s awesome Hedwig And The Angry Inch. Now we get our first look at him in the role with the glittery poster above.

Hedwig is about an East German immigrant to the US, whose botched sex change operation leaves her with the titular ‘angry inch’. After her relationship with a GI breaks down, she starts to date young hottie Tommy Gnosis, who leaves her behind when he takes her music and becomes a rock star.

The new production is set to premiere April 22nd, 2014. While the show started off-Broadway in 1998, this will be the first time it’s been staged in New York’s main theatre district.

Tickets go on sale soon – you can follow the show on Twitter @HedwigOnBway.

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That Awkward Moment Red Band Trailer – Zac Efron Gets Naked And Rocks A Strap On! (NSFW)

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I don’t think I’ve ever wanted to be a toilet more in my life! The red band trailer for That Awkward Moment has arrived, it it features Zac Efron butt naked lying on a toilet! Plus at the end he’s wearing a strap-on! (Once you’ve woken up from fainting as that idea, watch the trailer)

Previously title Are We Officially Dating?, the film is about a groups of Manhattan friends (Efron, Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan) who initially make a pact to remain single. The plot thickens when each friend falls in love shortly after the vow is made (wouldn’t you just know it!), and have to decide “So…where is this going?”.

The movie is due out at the end of January, and let’s hope this is only the the start of the Efron skin that’s on show! Take a look below for a still on Zac on that toilet. [Read more…]

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Julia Roberts Attacks Meryl Streep In A New August: Osage County Poster

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The trailers for August: Osage County have been okay – but this trailer offers something we never thought we’d see – a full-on fight between Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep! Now isn’t that something you’d pay to see?

Based on Terry Letts’ Pulitzer Prize- and Tony Award-winning play, the film is about the dysfunctional Weston family and the daughters who have gone their separate ways, until a crisis brings them back to their Midwestern home. The impressive cast also includes Ewan McGregor, Benedict Cumberbatch, Abigail Breslin, Chris Cooper, Juliette Lewis, Dermot Mulroney and Sam Shepard.

John Wells directs. The movie is due for an Oscar qualifying run in the US this Christmas, which a UK release set for mid January.

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Alexander Skarsgard & Jamie Dornan On The Fifty Shades Of Grey Shortlist

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alexander-skarsgard06It’s only a few days since Charlie Hunnam dropped out of playing Christian Grey in the movie adaptation of the sexy best-seller Fifty Shades Of Grey. However, with an August 2014 release date, they need to find a replacement asap. THR suggests a shortlist has been drawn up, with Alexander Skarsgard (True Blood) and Jamie Dornan (The Fall) two of the top contenders for the coveted role.

Universal Pictures is also returning to its earlier list of frontrunners, such as Theo James (Divergent) and Christian Cooke (Magic City). Garrett Hedlund had been in contention, but he is currently shooting Angelina Jolie’s Unbroken, so he is no longer available.

The studio has also hired Patrick Marber to perform a polish of the screenplay, based on Kelly Marcel’s drafts. Marber previously wrote the likes of Closer and Notes on a Scandal.

With shooting due to kick off in a few weeks time, expect to hear who has the role very role.

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Kate Beckinsale Will Have The Face of an Angel In A Film About Amanda Knox

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Kate-BeckinsaleKate Beckinsale has signed up for The Face of an Angel, Michael Winterbottom’s upcoming drama about the trial of Amanda Knox. She joins the already cast Daniel Brühl and Cara Delevingne, according to Deadline.

The film revolves around the events surrounding Amanda Knox, a young an American woman living in Italy. She became involved in the November 2007 murder of her British roommate, Meredith Kercher. The victim was sexually assaulted, brutalised and then killed. Knox ended up charged with her killing. It appears Beckinsale will be a journalist who follows the case (based on Daily Beast senior writer Barbie Latza Nadeau, on whose book the film is based), and discovers how the Knox family’s heavy-handed efforts to control media coverage distorted the facts.

Interestingly, a while ago Colin Firth was attached to play the journalist – although at the point, the character was of course going to be a man. Delevingne is playing Knox (at one point Winterbottom wasn’t going to include Knox as a character in the movie at all, instead concentrating on the hoopla surrounding the case, so it may not be that be a role) with Daniel Brühl as a documentary filmmaker.

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Ant-Man May Well Be Joseph Gordon-Levitt Or Paul Rudd

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paul-ruddIt seems that with Guardians Of The Galaxy recently wrapped and Thor: The Dark World in cinemas in a couple of weeks, Marvel is now concentrating on who will play the title role in Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man. Now Variety is saying the insiders claim that Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Paul Rudd are currently the top two candidates and one is likely to land the part.

No offers have been made yet, and there’s still a chance another actor could swoop in and take the coveted role. That said, both Rudd and Gordon-Levitt are expected to meet with Marvel executives and director Edgar Wright again before a final decision is made, and current indications suggest it’s a toss-up between them.

Ant-Man follows Dr. Hank Pym, who invents a substance that allows him to be shrunk down to an ant’s size. Edgar Wright is directing from a screenplay he co-wrote with Joe Cornish (Attack the Block), based on the Marvel Comics character created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The film’s due out summer 2015.

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Russell Crowe Will Take On Mental Illness In Fathers and Daughters

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Russell-CroweRussell Crowe one an Oscar for playing a mentally ill man in A Beautiful Mind, so he may be hoping for more gongs with a new film he’s just signed up for. Variety reports he’ll take the lead in the drama Fathers and Daughters, for director Gabriele Muccino (The Pursuit of Happyness).

The movie is about the relationship a famous author and widow (Crowe), who struggles to raise his daughter while coping with a mental illness. The plot alternates between the daughter’s childhood and her life as a 30-year-old adult in New York, dealing with issues that stem from her unconventional upbringing. The studio is apparently eyeing a “major actress” to play the daughter, although there’s no news on who that might be.

Gabriele Muccino commented, “This is a performance-driven movie, and therefore I couldn’t ask for a better actor than Russell to deliver this intensely emotional drama. It’s edgy, heart-wrenching, and uplifting at the same time. To me, it feels like a classic American movie that recalls the great character dramas of the 70s like Kramer vs. Kramer and One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.”

Shooting is scheduled to begin in December.

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