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Allen Hughes Directing A Bittersweet Life Remake

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Allen Hughes seems to be having more luck than his brother Albert. While Albert has had difficulty getting a movie off the ground since the siblings decided to direct separately, Allen’s Broken City will be out in a few months, and now he is set to direct a remake of the 2005 Korean crime thriller A Bittersweet Life, for 20th Century Fox and New Regency.

A Bittersweet Life follows the story of a mob enforcer and manager of a hotel who is tasked with following his boss’ mistress. The man is ordered to kill the mistress if its discovered she is having an affair. When a secret tryst comes to light, the enforcer beats up the mistress’ second lover and tells them to never speak of the incident, as he has fallen for the mistress himself and does not want to see her life ended.

Anthony Peckham, the man behind the scripts for Sherlock Holmes and Invictus, will write this remake. The film is being fast tracked by the studio, who want it for go into production early next year. (Source: Deadline)

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The Details Trailer – Tobey Maguire explores infidelity after a raccoon infestation

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The Details certainly has a good cast, with Tobey Maguire in the lead (who replaced the originally cast James McAvoy), joined by Ray Liotta, Elizabeth Banks, Laura Line, Kerry Washington, Sam Trammell and Dennis Haysbert. Maguire and Banks play a couple whose marriage starts disintegrating when raccoons start burrowing in their garden. Yes, that’s right, this is a movie about the trauma of raccoons. Apparently the animal pests set off a chain of events that ends up with infidelity and murder! The film arrives in the US on November 2nd, but no UK release is set yet.

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New Life Of Pi Trailer Hits – Fresh footage from Ang Lee’s movie

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Previous trailers for Life Of Pi have concentrated on the epic visual and lush feel on Ang Lee’s movie, but now one has arrived which actually gives us more of a look at the plot – although it still all looks pretty incredible. The film is based on Yan Martel’s Booker Prize winning book about Pi Patel (played by newcomer Suraj Sharma) who, after a shipwreck, shares a lifeboat with a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker, a hyena, an injured zebra, and an orangutan (although we’ve only seen a tiger in the footage seen so far). The potential Oscar-bait movie is currently due out December 21st.

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Promised Land Trailer – John Krasinski and Matt Damon face off

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Matt Damon reunites with Gus Van Sant for Promised Land, with Damon teaming up with John Krasinski to write the screenplay, along with a story credit for author Dave Eggers. Corporate salesman Steve Butler (Matt Damon) arrives in a rural town with his sales partner, Sue Thomason (Frances McDormand). With the town having been hit hard by the economic decline of recent years, the two outsiders see the local citizens as likely to accept their company’s offer, for drilling rights to their properties, as much-needed relief. What seems like an easy job for the duo becomes complicated by the objection of a respected schoolteacher (Hal Holbrook) with support from a grassroots campaign led by another man (John Krasinski) who counters Steve both personally and professionally. It’s due out in the US in early January, but no UK date is currently set.

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Matt Bomer & Lucy Griffiths Head For The Promised Land

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It feels like Akiva Goldman has been putting together his directorial outing, Winter’s Tale, forever. It’s been slowly coming together for several years, and now it’s moved forward once again, with Deadline reporting that Matt Bomer, Lucy Griffiths and the legendary Eva Marie Saint have signed up to appear in the movie.

They join Colin Farrell, Jessica Brown Findlay, William Hurt, Russell Crowe and Will Smith, with the last two taking very small roles as a favour to Goldsman, who’s worked with the previously on the likes of I Am Legend and A Beautiful Mind.

The romance, which will be producer/screenwriter Goldsman’s directorial debut, is based on Mark Helprin’s fantasy novel that splits it story of star-crossed lovers between 19th century and present-day Manhattan. Colin Farrell will play Peter Lake, an uneducated, middle-aged Irish burglar who meets the love of his life, sickly heiress Beverly Penn, while attempting to rob her palatial mansion in the Upper West Side. Jessica Brown Findlay of Downton Abbey will play his invalid lover.

Oddly though Bomer and Griffiths have been cast to play Peter’s parents, although quite how that will work, seeing as Farrell is older than both Bomer and Griffiths, isn’t clear. The producers haven’t revealed what role Saint will play, as apparently it would be a bit of a spoiler.

The movie will finally go in front of the cameras starting October 27th.

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Mister Ed Feature Film In Development

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Waterman Entertainment is developing a feature film concept based on the iconic family television series, Mister Ed, which was all about a talking horse. As is the way of the world at the moment, the film will be a live action/CGI mix.

Waterman is the same company that recently announced the acquisition of rights for The Brave Little Toaster, a project that Disney released as a fully animated feature in 1987. Like Mister Ed, the company is re-imagining as a CGI/live action property and give it a contemporary storyline, while preserving the original essence of the characters and moral lessons behind the story.

Mister Ed ran on US TV from 1958 to 1966, and starred Alan Young and Wilbur Post, who owned a horse called Mister Ed. The equine somehow had the ability to talk. but would only speak to Wilbur. Episodes normally featured Mister Ed causing some kind of mischief, leaving his klutzy owner to try and fix things.

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George Clooney Auctioning Off A Date For LGBT Youth Charity

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George Clooney has never been afraid to speak out and support causes he believes in, even if that hasn’t always made him popular with right wing fanatics, or indeed homophobes. He’s often spoken out for gay causes and has been a huge supporter of initiatives to get equal marriage recognised in the US.

Now he’s stepped forward once again, auctioning off a date (well, a lunch, anyway) to raise funds for the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN). That’s right, you can take you and a friend for a meal at LA’s Soho House restaurant, with Clooney and entertainment journalist Dave Karger, and support and excellent LGBT cause at the same time. However you’ll need plenty of cash, as the lunch is valued at $20,000, and already has bids up to $6,500. However if you have massive wads of cash burning holes in your pockets, the CharityBuzz auction remains open until October 11th, so there’s plenty of time to bid.

There are plenty of other lots to bid on, such as an audition for a role on the TV show American Horror Story, tickets to movie premieres (along with meet and greets with the stars), visits to the sets of Modern Family or NCIS: LA, and a walk-on role in True Blood.

If you’d like to know more about GLSEN, here’s their mission statement: ‘The Gay, Lesbian & Straight Education Network strives to assure that each member of every school community is valued and respected regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity/expression.

‘We believe that such an atmosphere engenders a positive sense of self, which is the basis of educational achievement and personal growth. Since homophobia and heterosexism undermine a healthy school climate, we work to educate teachers, students and the public at large about the damaging effects these forces have on youth and adults alike. We recognize that forces such as racism and sexism have similarly adverse impacts on communities and we support schools in seeking to redress all such inequities.

‘GLSEN seeks to develop school climates where difference is valued for the positive contribution it makes in creating a more vibrant and diverse community. We welcome any and all individuals as members, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity/expression or occupation, who are committed to seeing this philosophy realized in K-12 schools.’

The auction is open until October 11th, so get bidding.

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Bilbo Gets His Sword Out In A New Hobbit Poster

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The week of celebrations marking the 75th Anniversary of the publishing of The Hobbit has come to an end. We had a some new character images from the upcoming film, a great trailer and now they’ve released a poster via the movie’s Facebook page.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘The adventure of “The Hobbit” follows the journey of title character Bilbo Baggins, who is swept into an epic quest to reclaim the lost Dwarf Kingdom of Erebor from the fearsome dragon Smaug.

‘Ian McKellen returns as Gandalf the Grey, the character he played in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy, and Martin Freeman, who won a BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the BBC series “Sherlock,” takes on the central role of Bilbo Baggins. Also reprising their roles from “The Lord of the Rings” movies are: Cate Blanchett as Galadriel; Orlando Bloom as Legolas; Ian Holm as the elder Bilbo; Christopher Lee as Saruman; Hugo Weaving as Elrond; Elijah Wood as Frodo; and Andy Serkis as Gollum. The ensemble cast also includes (in alphabetical order) Richard Armitage, Jed Brophy, Adam Brown, John Callen, Stephen Fry, Ryan Gage, Mark Hadlow, Peter Hambleton, Stephen Hunter, William Kircher, Sylvester McCoy, Bret McKenzie, Graham McTavish, Mike Mizrahi, James Nesbitt, Dean O’Gorman, Lee Pace, Mikael Persbrandt, Conan Stevens, Ken Stott, Jeffrey Thomas, and Aidan Turner.

‘The screenplays for “The Hobbit” films are by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Guillermo del Toro and Peter Jackson. Jackson is also producing the films, together with Fran Walsh and Carolynne Cunningham. The executive producers are Ken Kamins and Zane Weiner, with Philippa Boyens serving as co-producer.’

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey will be released on December 14th, 2012, followed a year later by The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug, with The Hobbit: There And Back Again coming summer 2014.

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LGBT Film Distributor Breaking Glass Pictures Launches UK Division

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Since its launch in 2009, Breaking Glass Pictures has become one of the biggest and best LGBT-specialist film distribution companies in the US through the QC Cinema imprint (they also have a good sideline in horror). They’ve now announced they’re coming to the UK, with plans to release one movie a month to the British market, starting this October.

Stemming from their  International Sales Division, Breaking Glass Pictures’ venture into the United Kingdom will be their first expansion into International Distribution. Named after David Bowie’s 1995 hit Breaking Glass, CEO Rich Wolff and Co-President Richard Ross began Breaking Glass Pictures with expansion in mind.  “It’s what we’ve always been aiming for. We want to bring our success from the U.S. to the U.K.,” Ross commented. “After celebrating our third anniversary in North America, Breaking Glass Pictures is proud to announce our launch in the UK through Lace Digital Media Group. We promise an exciting, diverse mix of product that will include LGBT, horror, documentary and star-driven independent fare.”

Breaking Glass UK will debut with the October 8th release of the gay-thriller Into the Lion’s Den, starring  Jesse Archer and Ronnie Kroell. This will be followed by The Seminarian on October 22nd and Walk A Mile In My Pradas on December 3rd. Take a look at the trailers below.

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The First LGBT-Themed 3D Film Gets A Festival Screening

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While 3D has taken over the world of blockbusters, animation and horror movies, LGBT-themed film has yet to take advantage of the third dimension, largely because of a lack of distribution outlets to take advantage of it and the cost. However, the short film Leviticus 20:13 has decided to go 3D anyway, and The Advocate reports it will screen this Saturday as part of the inaugural Out in 3D film program, part of the 3D Film Festival, at LA’s Regal Cinemas.

We can’t find too much info on what the short, by Christopher Cresitelli, is about, but according to the 3DFF website,’The film carries a powerful message about tolerance and deals with extremely sensitive subject matter’. The title refers to the infamous biblical passage, ‘If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.’

The festival is now running, and so if you’re in LA, it may well be worth heading over to the Regal Cinemas for the 7pm Out In 3D program this Saturday.

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