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The Hangover Part III Poster Suggests Vegas Might Not Survive The Wolfpack

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If this poster for The Hangover Part III is anything to go by, Las Vegas is going to have trouble surviving the return of the Wolfpack. That said, there’s a decent chance Sin City will be okay, as the poster actually parodies Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows Part 2.

Here’s the brief synopsis: ‘The Hangover Part III is the third and final film in director Todd Phillips’ record-shattering comedy franchise. This time, there’s no wedding. No bachelor party. What could go wrong, right? But when the Wolfpack hits the road, all bets are off.’

We’ve been promised a trailer within the next 24 hours, so look out for that. The film hits cinemas May 24th.

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Keri Russell Joins Dawn of the Planet of the Apes

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Keri-RussellBefore he directed Cloverfield and Let Me In, Matt Reeves was best known for creating the TV series Felicity, starring Keri Russell. Now he’s reuniting with the actress, as Variety reports she’s has signed on to play the female lead in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

No details on her character have been released, but she’ll co-star alongside Jason Clarke, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Gary Oldman and Andy Serkis, who’s returning to the motion capture role of super-intelligent ape Caesar. The movie opens 15 years after the events of Rise of the Planet of the Apes, when the world is fast becoming overrun with apes, while a group of San Francisco scientists try to survive in this brave new world. Things aren’t perfect amongst the simians, as Caesar is starting to lose control of the animal kingdom.

Matt Reeves (Let Me In) is directing from a screenplay by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver. The movie should start shooting in the next few months, ahead of release next summer.

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Will Jessica Chastain Be Jane To Alexander Skarsgard’s Tarzan?

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It’s been quite a while since we heard anything about Warner’s planned Tarzan reboot. Harry Potter director David Yates is attached to helm, and several month ago it was rumoured Alexander Skarsgard was the first choice for the main role (although it hasn’t been revealed if he’s officially signed on).

Now the New York Post suggests the movie may have found its Jane in the form of Jessica Chastain. It isn’t known if an offer has been issued to the actress as yet, but it appears there are talks between the two sides.

The film will follow Tarzan after he’s left the jungle and come to England, but he’s then sent back when Queen Victoria sends him on a mission to investigate a conflict in the Congo. Samuel L. Jackson is said to be in talks to play George Washington Williams, a Civil War veteran who joins forces with Tarzan to stop a nefarious warlord.

David Yates is directing from a screenplay by Stephen Sommers and Stuart Beattie.

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Edward Norton Joins Michael Keaton & Emma Stone In Birdman

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edward-nortonJust yesterday, we reported that Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts, and Zach Galifianakis had signed up for Alejandro González Iñárritu’s upcoming comedy Birdman. With filming due to start in April, he’s got plenty more parts to fill, and now he’s got another heavyweight hitter in his cast, as Deadline reports that Edward Norton has joined the movie.

The movie is about an actor (Michael Keaton) who is mainly associated in the public consciousness with playing an iconic superhero on the silver screen. Since then his career has been on the slide, so in an attempt to revive it, he stages a Broadway show based on a Raymond Carver short story. Edward Norton is playing the egotistical lead actor in the play, who jeopardizes the success of the show and will be the film’s main antagonist. Emma Stone is set to play Michael Keaton’s daughter, Naomi Watts is an actress starring in the play, while Zach Galifianakis plays the stage production’s producer.

Alejandro González Iñárritu is directing from a screenplay he co-wrote with Alexander Dinelaris.

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Poltergeist Remake Gets Monster House Director Gil Kenan

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poltergeist-dvd-coverEven before MGM’s bankruptcy there was talk of remaking Poltergeist, but it’s been moving very slowly through development. Now it’s got a little more inpetus, as Deadline reports that MGM has brought on director Gil Kenan (Monster House, City of Ember) to helm the movie.

Last November Sam Raimi signed up to producer, with David Lindsay-Abaire rewriting an earlier screenplay by Juliet Snowden and Stiles White. The original 1982 Poltergeist, which starred Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams and Dominique Dunne, centered on a family living in a lovely new house, who are haunted by an evil presence that eventually takes their daughter into another realm. It’s not known if the remake will deviate from the original story, although it will likely be set in present day.

At the moment it hasn’t been revealed when it will shoot.

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What Maisie Knew Trailer – Julianne Moore, Steve Coogan & Alexander Skarsgard have custody issues

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The issues surrounding children getting caught up in the relationship dramas of divorced parents it something film has conspicuously steered clear of (with notable exception such as Kramer Vs. Kramer), largely because it’s such a difficult and emotive issue. However What Maisie Knew – a modern adaptation of a Henry James story – tackles this head on.

It looks at a seven-year-old, caught up in the drama between her aging rock star mother (Julianne Moore) and art dealer dad (Steven Coogan) after their divorce. However the film doesn’t just delve into children and their parents, but also what happens when new people (Alexander Skargard, Joanna Vanderham) come into those parents’ lives and the difficulty of working out what their role is.

It looks like it could be a really good movie, which may well be going for Oscars, as it’s due for release this coming autumn. [Read more…]

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Frances Ha Trailer – Greta Gerwig reteams with Noah Baumbach

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Greta Gerwig is keeping to her indie roots, reteaming with her Greenberg director Noah Baumbach for what looks like an unusual, quirky, black & white comedy drama. It’s difficult to tell exactly what the film is about from the trailer, but it does look like it could be an interesting one (and Baumbach is nearly always an worthwhile voice).

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Frances (Greta Gerwig) lives in New York, but she doesn’t really have an apartment. Frances is an apprentice for a dance company, but she’s not really a dancer. Frances has a best friend named Sophie, but they aren’t really speaking anymore. Frances throws herself headlong into her dreams, even as their possible reality dwindles. Frances wants so much more than she has, but lives her life with unaccountable joy and lightness. FRANCES HA is a modern comic fable in which Noah Baumbach explores New York, friendship, class, ambition, failure, and redemption.’

The film is due out May 17th in the US, although no UK date is set yet. [Read more…]

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Rapturepalooza Red Band Trailer – Anna Kendrick has to deal with the Anti-Christ

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Those who take the idea of the biblical Rapture seriously – a rather extreme take on the end of the world – probably won’t like Rapturepalooza, but for everyone else it looks a lot of fun.

In the movie, The Rapture has happened, taking the righteous to heaven and leaving everyone else to deal with the end of time, when the Anti-Christ emerges, plagues descend and everything goes to hell in a handbasket. However as this film shows, life goes on (at least as much as it can).

Anna Kendrick, John Francis Daley and Rob Corddry play those left behind, who have to deal with a very strange world and the son of Satan, in the form of Craig Robinson.

Paul Middlemitch’s film is due out later this year.

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More Hunger Games: Catching Fire Fashion Portraits Featuring Katniss, Cinna & Haymitch

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Yesterday we posted two Hunger Games: Catching Fire fashion portraits featuring Caesar Flickman and Effie Trinket. Now three more have debuted, giving us a look at Cinna (Lenny Kravitz), Haymitch Abernathy (Woody Harrelson) and Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence).

You can take a look at them above and below.

Here’s the synopsis for the film: Catching Fire begins as Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a “Victor’s Tour” of the districts. Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games (The Quarter Quell) – a competition that could change Panem forever.

The film’s due out November 22nd.

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Christina Hendricks Up For A Book Of Common Prayer Adaptation

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Christina-HendricksChristina Hendricks has gained a lot of fans thanks to Mad Men, but she’s yet to make much of a dent in the movie world, even though she has popped up in Drive and Struck By Lightning. Now she’s got a new movie role, as Variety reports that she’s signed on for director Campbell Scott’s adaptation of Joan Didion’s 1977 novel A Book of Common Prayer.

Joyce McKee and Rachel LeMin wrote the screenplay, which is about Charlotte Douglas (Hendricks), an American woman whose life is torn apart when her daughter runs away with a group of terrorist radicals. She heads for a Central American country that’s on the brink of revolution, as she believes that this is the place where she and her daughter will reunite. In the novel, the narrative is told from the point of view of an American expatriate anthropologist, who attempts to apply her analytical point of view into understanding Charlotte’s journey.

This isn’t Hendrick’s only upcoming film role, as she’s due to reunite with Drive co-star Ryan Gosling on his directorial debut, How to Catch a Monster.

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