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Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit Trailer – Chris Pine takes on Tom Clancy’s hero

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Paramount must like Chris Pine, as they’ve already got him as the lead in Star Trek and now they’re relaunching another major franchise based around him with Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit. We got a poster a couple of days ago, and now comes the trailer.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘In a story taking place prior to the original Jack Ryan stories, Ryan is a young stock broker working for a billionaire in Moscow before joining the CIA. When the billionaire he is advising frames him for a terrorist plot and kidnaps his wife, Ryan must race against time to clear his name, stop the plot, and save his wife.’

Chris Pine, Kenneth Branagh, Kevin Costner, Keira Knightley and Colm Feore star, with Branagh also directing. The film is out at Christmas. [Read more…]

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Last Vegas Trailer – Robert De Niro, Michael Douglas & Morgan Freeman have a ball

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Last Vegas has been described as the ‘old boys Hangover’ with the likes of Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, Michael Douglas and Kevin Kline (who are all, incidentally, Oscar winners) heading to Vegas and inevitably getting into trouble. Now the new trailer for the movie has arrived.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Billy (Michael Douglas), Paddy (Robert De Niro), Archie (Morgan Freeman) and Sam (Kevin Kline) have been best friends since childhood. So when Billy, the group’s sworn bachelor, finally proposes to his thirty-something (of course) girlfriend, the four head to Las Vegas with a plan to stop acting their age and relive their glory days. However, upon arriving, the four quickly realize that the decades have transformed Sin City and tested their friendship in ways they never imagined. The Rat Pack may have once played the Sands and Cirque du Soleil may now rule the Strip, but it’s these four who are taking over Vegas.’

It should hit cinemas in November. [Read more…]

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Reese Witherspoon Hopes For Happily Ever After As A Disney Princess

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reese-witherspoonReese Witherspoon wants to be a Disney princess, although of a slightly different type than usual, as THR reports that the House Of Mouse has bought a fairy tale inspired pitch from screenwriter Nahnatchka Khan, (best known for creating the series Don’t Trust the B—- in Apartment 23), with Witherspoon attached to star.

The film, called Happily Ever After, will be a bit of a spin on the usual fairy tale film, as rather than concentrating on the heroine finding her prince, it picks up 10 years later, when the characters realise that just because the traditional tale has ended, it doesn’t necessarily mean trouble-free life and an always perfect relationship. There’s no news on the exact storyline though.

It could be fun if done well, in the same way Enchanted gave fairy tales a bit of a different spin. There’s no info though on whether it’s being planned as a family film or aimed at people who are slightly older.

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Harry Potter Helmer David Yates To Direct Who Is Jake Ellis?

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David-YatesHarry Potter helmer David Yates is busy putting his live-action version of Tarzan together, but he’s already thinking about what he wants to do after that, as THR reports that 20th Century Fox has picked up the rights to the comic series Who Is Jake Ellis?, with Yates attached to helm.

The trade says, ‘Described as having elements of Bourne, Memento and Fight Club, the story follows Jon Moore, a former CIA analyst and mercenary spy on the run, protected only by the mysterious title character “Jake Ellis,” a man seemingly invisible to everyone except Jon, but who has a unique knowledge of tradecraft that Jon desperately needs.’

Written by Nathan Edmonson and drawn by Tonci Zonjic, the comic was followed by sequel, Where Is Jake Ellis?. It’s early days for the adaptation though, as no writer are currently attached.

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Dominic Cooper The Latest Actor Linked To Freddie Mercury Role

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Dominic-CooperIs Dominic Cooper in line to play Freddie Mercury in the planned biopic of the Queen frontman? He’s the latest to be linked to the role, according to Latino Review, is Dominic Cooper.

Sacha Baron Cohen was attached to play Mercury, but dropped out in August citing disagreements with the surviving members of Queen over the tone of the film. Cohen wanted a gritty tell-all, while the band members wanted a softer, PG-rated tale.

A couple of weeks ago Daniel Radcliffe was linked to the role, but he quickly stepped forward to deny the rumour.

Now it’s Cooper’s turn and as with Radcliffe, it’s difficult to know if there’s substance to this, or is it’s a rumour based purely on the fact Dominic is British and has dark hair. He does look a little more like Mercury than Radcliffe at least. Plus he can sing!

Peter Morgan wrote the script, but there’s no director attached at this time.

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Zachary Levi & Ray Stevenson Get Thor: The Dark World Character Posters

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Over the last few weeks a slew of Thor: The Dark World posters have emerged, showing off various characters. Now we’ve got two more, featuring Zachary Levi’s Fandral and Ray Stevenson’s Folstagg. They’re certainly looking pretty cool.

Here’s the film’s synopsis: ‘Marvel’s “Thor: The Dark World” continues the big-screen adventures of Thor, the Mighty Avenger, 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 returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all.

‘Starring Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, Idris Elba, Christopher Eccleston, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Kat Dennings, Ray Stevenson, Zachary Levi, Tadanobu Asano, and Jaimie Alexander with Rene Russo and Anthony Hopkins as Odin, Marvel’s “Thor: The Dark World” is directed by Alan Taylor, produced by Kevin Feige, from a story by Don Payne (credit not final) and screenplay by Christopher Yost and Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely (credit not final) and is based on Marvel’s classic Super Hero Thor, who first appeared in the comic book “Journey into Mystery “ #83 in August, 1962.’

The film’s out in the UK on October 30th and the US a week later.

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Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper & Co. Give Off The 70s Vibe In American Hustle Posters

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American Hustle has certainly got a great cast, and these five character posters are here to show it. And also how the likes of Christian Bale, Jeremy Renner, Amy Adams, Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper are really going for the 70s vibe in the movie.

They’re certainly looking cool.

The movie is based on a true story and follows Irving Rosenfeld (Christian Bale), a con artist who, along with his lover and accomplice Sydney (Amy Adams), are forced by an FBI agent (Bradley Cooper) to help with his ABSCAM conspiracy case in the 1970s. That ended with a US Senator and five Congressmen were convicted on corruption charges. David O. Russell directs.

The film is out at Christmas.

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Vincent D’Onofrio & Rodrigo Santoro Up For Pele Biopic

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vincent-donofrioVincent D’Onofrio, Rodrigo Santoro, Diego Boneta, Colm Meaney and Seu Jorge are all set to join the cast of Pele, a biopic of the legendary Brazilian soccer player, which will be written and directed by Michael Zimbalist and Jeff Zimbalist.

The film is already shooting in Brazil, telling the miraculous story of Pele’s rise to glory from a young boy to the 17-year-old player who scored the winning goal in Brazil’s first ever World Cup victory in 1958. From a life full of disadvantages and an impoverishment, Pele used his unorthodox yet authentic style of play and his unbeatable spirit to overcome all odds, find greatness and inspire a country that he changed forever.

D’Onofrio will play the Brazilian team’s World Cup coach, Feola, while Diego Boneta will play Jose, Pele’s arch rival and responsible for giving him the nickname when they were children (he was born Edson Arantes do Nascimento). Seu Jorge will be Pele’s father, Dondinho, while newcomer Kevin de Paula will be Pelé from age 13-17, with Leonardo Lima Carvalho will play him at age 10. Meaney is Coach Raynor, the Swedish World Cup coach.

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Marc Forster Won’t Direct World War Z Sequel

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world-war-z-teaser-pic7Going into the summer season, if you’d asked many pundits what they thought would be the biggest box office failure, a lot of people would have gone for World War Z ahead of actual disasters such as Lone Ranger. That was due to massive budget overruns and a disastrous shoot, which went so badly that the entire third act needed to be reshot.

In the end it was a pretty big hit, taking $530 million worldwide, but apparently that doesn’t mean director Marc Forster is gonna be back for the planned sequel, as THR reports he’s out. That’s perhaps not surprising considering reports that Forster was overwhelmed by the scale of the production and many of the film’s issues were down to him focussing so much on the art that the business side became chaos. There have also been suggestions that he and Brad Pitt ended up being barely able to communicate.

As for the sequel, which Pitt also produced, he says “We are talking about it. We are going to investigate a script. We have a lot of ideas we will cull from. Nobody is writing just yet, but we are compiling our ideas.”

It’s just that they’re compiling them with Forster.

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Jon Hurwitz & Hayden Schlossberg To Direct Virginity Sex Comedy

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Jon-Hurwitz-and-Hayden-SchlossbergJon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg are best known for writing Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, as well as writing and directing the sequel Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo, as well as last year’s American Reunion.

Now they’ve got their next project, as they’ve signed on to direct an Untitled Sex Comedy for Good Universe and producers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg.

The film is about three suburban fathers who try to stop their daughters from fulfilling a pact they all made to lose their virginity at the prom. The directors will do a pass on the original script by Brian Kehoe and Jim Kehoe. It isn’t known when it might shoot.

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