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Beyonce Drops Out Of A Star Is Born

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For several years a remake of A Star Is Born has been in the works, which has been delayed and put back as various directors and male stars have come and gone, but the one constant has been that Beyonce would play the female lead. Indeed, producers stuck with her when she herself caused one of the delays, after she got pregnant.

However Beyonce has now dropped out of the movie, due to scheduling conflicts, according to Variety. Insiders say that Beyoncé Knowles’ schedule is too packed as it stands, and since the studio has not issued a production start date yet, she was forced to step away.

However the movie isn’t dead, as Clint Eastwood is still attached to direct from a screenplay by Will Fetters. The director has recently shown interest in Bradley Cooper for the male lead, although no official offer has been issued yet. Actors such as Christian Bale, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Will Smith were previously approached to star, but no deals were ever made.

The itself, which has already been made three time by Hollywood, most famously with Judy Garland in 1954 and Barbra Streisand in 1976, is about a rising singer who falls for an aging, alcoholic artist.

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Ryan Reynolds May Hear Voices In An Unusual Thriller

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Ryan Reynolds is a very busy actor, but it appears he may have a gap in his schedule early next year, which he’s thinking about filling with the unusual movie, The Voices, which will be helmed by director Marjane Satrapi (Persepolis), according to Deadline.

The psychological thriller is about Jerry Hickfang (Ryan Reynolds), an odd man who works at a bathtub factory and is in love with a woman in the accounting department. When their relationship takes a violent turn for the worse, Jerry consults with his evil talking cat and his kind talking dog to get him out of this situation, which eventually leads to his salvation.

Michael R. Perry (Paranormal Activity 2) wrote the screenplay, which landed on the Black List of the best unproduced screenplays.

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RZA Teams With Grant Morrison For Happy! Comic Book Adaptation

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RZA may have made his name in music, but he’s spreading his wings into film directing, with his debut The Man With The Iron Fists set to hit theatres next month. Now THR reports he has signed on to direct an adaptation of Grant Morrison’s new comic book Happy!

The comic is about Nick Sax, an evil assassin who nearly dies after a hit goes bad. Inexplicably, the hitman begins to see Happy, a tiny blue horse whose sunny disposition never sours. Nick and his new friend team up to save the life of a troubled kid, while also trying to find redemption for the grouchy contract killer.

The comic book debuted last month through Image Comics and has been compared in tone to It’s a Wonderful Life, Sin City, and The Care Bears, which is quite an impressive mix. Grant Morrison will write the adapted screenplay, with RZA directing and Reginald Hudlin producing. The trio plan to develop the project themselves before seeking a studio or financier.

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Charlie Brown Getting An Animated Movie At Fox

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It’s been announced that Fox, Blue Sky (Ice Age, Rio) and Iconix Brand Group, Inc. are teaming up with Charles M. Schulz Creative Associates to create a Peanuts feature film, which already has a release date of November 25th, 2015.

That date will mark the 65th anniversary of the debut of the Peanuts comic strip and the 50th anniversary of the classic US television special, A Charlie Brown Christmas. The Peanuts screenplay has been written Craig Schulz, son of Snoopy and co,’s creator, Charles M. Schulz, along with his Craig’s son, Bryan Schulz and Cornelius Uliano. Steve Martino (Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who, Ice Age: Continental Drift) will direct. There’s no news on a specific plot, but we’d be willing to bet at some point Charlie Brown will say ‘Good grief’ and Lucy will take a football away he’s about to kick.

Charles M. Schulz’s Peanuts’ comic strip was read everyday by 355 million people in 75 countries. In addition to the famous strip, Peanuts holiday television specials such as It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown have won Emmy’s and continue to be among the highest rated primetime TV specials.

Craig Schulz commented, “We have been working on this project for years. We finally felt the time was right and the technology is where we need it to be to create this film. I am thrilled we will be partnering with Blue Sky/Fox to create a Peanuts movie that is true to the strip and will continue the legacy in honor of my father.”

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Ben Affleck May Get Into Focus For Glenn Ficarra and John Requa

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Ben Affleck may have been concentrating on his directing career recently, but he’s still up for starring on other people’s movie, as Deadline reports he is in early talks to star in the Warner Bros. drama Focus from the writer/director team Glenn Ficarra and John Requa (Crazy Stupid Love).

Back in April Crazy Stupid Love stars Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone were eyeing the project. However, they are no longer involved in the project, with the studio now focusing on finding a female lead to star alongside Affleck.

The moive is about a con man who becomes romantically involved with his new grifter protege before they part ways. They meet once again years later and once more begin to complicate each other’s lives.

Glenn Ficarra and John Requa are directing from their own original screenplay, with Denise Di Novi producing. It is said that Warner Bros. wants to find a female lead quickly so they can get this into production as soon as possible.

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Plan B’s Marco Berger Wants To Go To Hawaii With A New LGBT-themed Project

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Argentinian director Marco Berger has produced a couple of fascinating gay-themed movies with Absent and Plan B (we chatted to him about those films, and you can have a read of that here). Now he’s hoping to put together a new one called Hawaii, and has launched a Kickstarter campaign to try and help bring the movie to the screen.

Here’s the synopsis (and remember it’s written by someone whose first language isn’t English): ‘Hawaii is a film about a helpless man that is reunited with a childhood friend who helps him, thus creating a bond that goes beyond friendship.

‘Martin seeks for an odd job at Eugenio’s house. When Eugenio recognizes Martin as a childhood friend, and realizes his current situation, he decides to give him work for the summer. Unintentionally, a power & desire game is generated and a strange relationship starts to grow, but it cannot flourish mostly because of the social differences that grew between them since childhood. This kind of barrier, typical in Jane Austen’s novels, is resignified in a contemporary story of social classes.

‘The film is about solidarity but also about the power game that is generated when one person is relying on another. The idea is to explore power, helplessness, social boundaries, brotherhood, desire and love.

‘Similar to Plan B, Hawaii is a small & simple story, easy to shoot independently. All the film takes place in summer, in a countryside house, and only two characters carry the story forward. Working with a small team, the film can be shot with $40,000. While reaching the goal would allow us to shoot the film, it would be great if the goal is exceeded and we can make things more comfortably. Maybe even recording the music in an actual professional studio! ;)’

Manuel Vignau & Mateo Chiriano are set to star. Take a look at the vid above to find out a bit more, and head over to Kickstarter to help get the movie made – Berger is a talent worth supporting, so it may well be worth giving a bit of cash.

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Two Weddings and a Funeral Trailer – LGBT movies go South Korean

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I’m kind of intrigued by the growing number of gay-themed films emerging from South Korean and other Asian countries, partly because while we in the west have become increasingly used to movies about gay people, over there they’re still something of a novelty. As a result, they tend to tell stories that deal with themes and stories that come from the beginning of the LGBT story, almost as if they’re introducing audiences to gay people.

That seems to be true of South Korea’s Two Weddings And A Funeral, which is about a gay man who starts a fake relationship with a lesbian, so that they both have beard cover. Hyo-Jin (Ryoo Hyoun-Kyoung) is an obstetrician who really wants to adopt a baby with her girlfriend. To help make that possible, she arranges a fake marriage with Min-Soo (Kim Dong-Yoon), who is gay but wants his parents to think he’s straight.

The movie is currently doing the festival circuit, but there’s no info on when it might get a release in the west.

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Matt Bomer Talks Growing Up Gay And Closeted

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One of the nice things about being gay and famous, is that shortly after you come out, you tend to get some awards. Magic Mike and White Collar star Matt Bomer picked one up over the weekend from GLSEN (Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network), where he and his partner, Simon Halls, were given the Inspiration Award.

Bomer, who came out publicly in February, used to opportunity to talk about the difficulties of growing up gay and in the closet, and his feelings about the problem of bullying that LGBT teens still face. He said, “When I was in high school, there was no safe haven, there was no outlet for you to speak your mind. So I did what any self-preserving 14-year-old would do – I signed up for the school play and also the football team to cover my tracks. When that happens, when you aren’t allowed to speak about who you are, one of the most authentic parts of who you are, which is who you love or who you’re attracted to, feels invisible.”

He added, “Unfortunately, in some parts of the country, some kids are taught at an early age that being different is somehow bad or wrong or worthy of ridicule…Kids aren’t born to be bullies, they’re taught to be bullies.”

Bomer was handed the gong by Magic Mike co-star Joe Manganiello, who commented, “You are the example that the rest of our country needs to wake up and see in terms of equality and putting an end to the bullying epidemic and making sure that every family is respected in our schools and our society.” (Source: E! Online)

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Sally Field Talks About Her Gay Son’s Coming Out

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You gotta love Sally Field, and now you gotta love her even more, as she has a gay son who she spoke movingly about a few days ago while accepting the Human Rights Campaign’s Ally for Equality Award in Washington, D.C..

We saw her dealing with a gay son on-screen in Brothers & Sisters, and she had that same experience in real-life as well (although hopefully with less TV style drama), as her son Sam came out when he was 20, something she supported him in. Take a look at Sally’s heartfelt speech above.

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The Canyons Teaser Trailer – James Deen & Lindsay Lohan go grindhouse

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While a few porn stars have had minor success in legit movie (Traci Lords probably being the most famous), James Deen (born Bryan Matthew Sevilla) is making his bid with the Canyons, which also stars Lindsay Lohan and Gus Van Sant. Bret Easton Ellis is behind the script, with Paul Schrader directing. Now a teaser trailer has emerged, suggesting this is a tale that will have a very grindhouse, sexploitation feel. Here’s the synopsis: ‘The Canyons is a contemporary L.A. noir from director Paul Schrader, writer Bret Easton Ellis, and producer Braxton Pope about the dangers of sexual obsession and ambition, both personally and professionally, among a group of young people in their 20′s and how one chance meeting connected to the past unravels all of their lives, resulting in deceit, paranoia, cruel mind games and ultimately violence.’ No release date is currently set.

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