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Bill Paxton In Talks To Join Cruise For All You Need Is Kill

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Tom Cruise has been attached to All You Need Is Kill for over a year, with Emily Blunt joining him a few months ago. However it’s only now things have moved close enough to production that they’re starting to fill out the cast, with THR reporting that Bill Paxton is in talks for the film.

The film is based on a graphic novel by Hiroshi Sakurazaka, and tells the story of a solider (Cruise) who is forced to keep reliving the last day of his life over and over again after he is killed in a war against an alien race. The solider uses these time loops to train and become a better soldier (it’s a little bit Groundhog Day and a little bit like a videogame). Should he accept the role, Paxton will play the “tough leader of Cruise’s platoon.”

Dante Harper (Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters) wrote the script with Joby Harold (who is in the midst of doing a rewrite). Doug Liman will direct, with production set to start later this year in London.

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James Gunn Confirmed For Guardians Of The Galaxy

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A few weeks ago info emerged that Marvel wanted Slither and Super helmer James Gunn to direct their planned sci-fi superhero movie, Guardians Of The Galaxy. A few days ago Joss Whedon seemed to confirm the news, talking about Gunn’s take on the film, but it’s only now the director himself has stepped forward and said he’s doing it.

On his Facebook page Gunn says, “As a lifelong lover of Marvel comics, space epics, AND raccoons, this is the movie I’ve been waiting to make since I was nine years old. Kevin, Joss, and all the folks at Marvel have been amazing collaborators so far, and we’re committed to bringing you something majestic, beautiful, and unique. I am incredibly excited. I am also incredibly grateful to the fans and the press for all their words of encouragement and support regarding my involvement with this project since the news first leaked. Thanks – you have, honestly, touched and overwhelmed me. And that’s it for now. Other than the occasional photos of my dog and cat here on Facebook, I’ll talk to you again in August 2014 when Guardians is released!”

The big-budget ensemble brings together characters such as Rocket Raccoon and Drax the Destroyer, although it’s still not 100% clear whether it’ll be animated or a live action mix.

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Homeboy Trailer – Being gay inside a Latino gang

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Some of the most interesting LGBT documentaries are about being queer in worlds that most of us know little about, whether that’s in a distant country with a very different culture, or still in the Western world, but in a subculture many people won’t have come into contact with. The latter certainly fits Dino Dinco’s Homeboy, a documentary about being gay and part of the LA gang world.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Homeboy examines the lives of several gay Latino men living in and around the Los Angeles area who are either former gang members or who are currently active in gangs. These men range in age from their early-20’s to their mid-40’s, most of whom entered gangs while in their early teenage years. This is a story of their individual journeys. Through a series of interviews, Homeboy aims to provide a voice for a unique intersection of cultures until now previously unheard: contemporary Latino culture, gay culture and the world of gangs. These personal accounts weave together, illuminating both parallels and differences amongst the subjects’ experiences. We explore the transformation that these men have undergone, from membership within a gang – a world that is hyper-masculine and outwardly heterosexual – to the acceptance of being gay and how their lives have evolved.’

It’s not clear when the movie might get a release, but the trailer certainly makes it look intriguing.

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See Daniel Radcliffe Talk About Teen Suicide For The Trevor Project

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On Friday we reported that Daniel Radcliffe was going to help host an online talk on behalf of The Trevor Project’s Talk To Me campaign. Now that chat has happened and it’s online, so we can see what Radcliffe and others have to say about the subject and the charity that Dan has been involved with for several years.

The Trevor Project is the leading US organisation providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth. The chat was timed to coincide with National Suicide Prevention Month, with Radcliffe using the chat to help look at ways of trying to prevent suicide and make life better for LGBT people, particularly young people in crisis. The Talk To Me campaign according to its website, ‘is The Trevor Project’s campaign for conversation. With 3 simple words – talk to me – you let a friend know that you CARE about them and are willing to listen without judgment. During National Suicide Prevention Month in September we encourage you to take the Talk to Me pledge and let the ones you love know you’re always available to talk.’

You can watch the chat above.

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Sam Neill & Rosamund Pike Go A Long Way Down As Filming Commences

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Principal photography is underway on the Nick Hornby adaptation, A Long Way Down, with Rosamund Pike and Sam Neill joining Pierce Brosnan, Toni Collette, Aaron Paul and Imogen Poots in the movie (and as you can see above, the first image has also been released).

The film is currently being shot on location in England and Spain from a script by Jack Thorne (How I Live Now, The Scouting Book for Boys), with Pascal Chaumeil (Heartbreaker, Fly Me to the Moon) directing.

The film starts on New Year’s Eve on the top of a London skyscraper. Martin (Brosnan) is literally on the edge. A once-beloved TV personality, he’s now desperate to jump. But he’s not alone. Single mother Maureen, (Collette), sassy teen Jess (Poots), and failed musician turned pizza-delivery boy JJ (Paul), have all turned up on the same roof with the same plan. Instead of jumping, these four strangers make a pact to stay alive and stay together until Valentine’s Day at least. The movie then follows this group of unlikely friends as they try to pull back from the brink.

The movie is going to have a quick turnarouns, as the plan is to have it in in cinemas in January 2013.

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Take A Look At The New Skyfall UK Poster

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Last week a US poster for Skyfall that had Daniel Craig flat on his back, and now the UK version is here which sees him fiddling with his gun – that James Bond can’t help but be a little bit suggestive.

It’s not long now until Skyfall hits UK cinemas on October 26th (and November 9th in America), with Bond having to come to M’s aid, after her past comes back to haunt her.

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Poster For Ben Affleck’s Argo Debuts

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You’d have thought a poster featuring Ben Affleck’s giant face would scare as many people off as it attracted, but at least they’ve made it a bluey-grey so it’s more difficult to see who it is. However the movie itself seems well worth a look. Argo ‘chronicles the life-or-death covert operation to rescue six Americans, which unfolded behind the scenes of the Iran hostage crisis – the truth of which was unknown by the public for decades. On November 4, 1979, as the Iranian revolution reaches its boiling point, militants storm the US embassy in Tehran, taking 52 Americans hostage. But, in the midst of the chaos, six Americans manage to slip away and find refuge in the home of the Canadian ambassador. Knowing it is only a matter of time before the six are found out and likely killed, a CIA “exfiltration” specialist named Tony Mendez (Affleck) comes up with a risky plan to get them safely out of the country. A plan so incredible, it could only happen in the movies.’

Affleck also directs, and as he’s a better helmer than actor, Argo should be worth checking out – and it’s already had a few successful festival screenings. The movie hits US cinemas in October, with a UK release set for November 7th.

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Philip Seymour Hoffman To Direct Ezekiel Moss

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Philip Seymour Hoffman’s first outing as director, Jack Goes Boating, was rather underwhelming, but he’s had great success directing for the stage and the movie did at least suggest it would be worth looking out for anything he helmed in the future.

Now it appears he’s chosen a follow-up, as Variety reports he’s now attached to direct the black listed script Ezekiel Moss, which will take Hoffman into the world of the supernatural. The slightly Whistle Down The Wind premise is set during the Great Depression Era follows a curious and imaginative young boy who starts an unlikely friendship with a drifter in his small town who claims that he has the power to talk with the dead.

Cathy Schulman of the pictures’ backers, Mandalay Pictures, commented, “Hoffman is one of the great talents of our generation. We are thrilled to be in his capable hands directing this captivating and gothic exploration of faith and the supernatural.”

There’s no news on exactly when it might shoot.

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Rupert Wyatt May Be Out Of Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes Sequel

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Rise of the Planet of the Apes surprised many by just how good it was and became a significant hit, grossing $481 million globally on a modest $93 million budget. Unsurprisingly 20th Century Fox immediately wanted a sequel, with Rupert Wyatt, who helmed the first movie, putting it together, which now has the working title Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.

However now Deadline says that Wyatt may be leaving the sequel behind. As with Gary Ross leaving The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, it seems the director is bowing out because he is uncomfortable with the timeline that the studio has given him to get the movie made. Fox has been aiming to release the film on May 23, 2014, but it seems Wyatt doesn’t believe that he will have enough time between now and then to make a quality product (although interestingly, that’s still gives the movie more time than the first film head, which was made on a pretty tight schedule).

However, with a bigger bugdet, more spectacle and greater special effects, it’s not a vast amount of time (especially as we don’t know when Fox want to actually shoot it) so it’s easy to see how a rushed schedule could potentially harm the final product.

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Failed 80s Show Manimal Heads For The Movies

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Manimal is probably one of the best known failed TV series of the 80s, partly because of the silly title and partly because of Youtube vids that have floated around, making people wonder how on earth it got made in the first place. However it’s now gotten a new lease of life as THR reports Sony Pictures Animation has purchased the movie rights to the show with plans to turn it into a live action/CG hybrid movie.

So perhaps Sony doesn’t think it’s as bizarre as the rest of the world does.

The TV show was about Professor Jonathan Chase, played by Simon MacCorkindale, who had the ability to morph into different animals and would use his special gift to help the police fight crime. The show was trashed by critics and was destroyed in the ratings by Dallas. Only eight episodes made it to air.

Glen A. Larson the show’s creator, will serve as a producer on the feature film adaptation. This isn’t the first 80s show Sony Pictures Animation has picked up, as they put a movie based on the alien series ALF into development a few months ago.

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