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First Look At Tom Hanks & Halle Berry In Cloud Atlas

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At was revealed last week that the Wachowskis’ and Tom Twyker’s Cloud Atlas will debut at the Toronto International Film Festival, now the first images of Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Ben Whishaw and Jim Broadbent in the movie have appeared via EW.

The story spans hundreds of years, showing how individual lives affect others in the past, present, and future through a series of stories. The actors play different people in each story, jumping between different races and genders.

Here’s what co-director Lana Wachowski had to say about this time-bending adaptation, “We thought about these individual characters as aspects of larger characters. Their lives are interwoven over one big story that takes place over a thousand years.”

You can see a few more pics over at EW.

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Alex Pettyfer Joins Kristen Stewart in Cali

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Following his success getting his kit off in Magic Mike, young British star Alex Pettyfer is now in final negotiations to appear in Cali alongside Kristen Stewart, which Nick Cassavetes is set to direct.

The movie is about a San Fernando Valley couple, Chris and Mya (Pettyfer and Stewart), who decide to fake Mya’s death by making a snuff film, before skipping town with loads of cash. Years later, Mya must return home to save her younger sister.

Nick Cassavetes (The Notebook, Alpha Dog) is directing from a screenplay by Michael Diliberti (30 Minutes or Less, Stop Loss). Kristen Stewart is also making her producing debut on the project. Production is scheduled to begin later this summer, by which time hopefully Stewart will be able to concentrate on the film rather than apologising for cheating on Robert Pattinson. (Source: Variety)

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Paul Giamatti & Jason Schwartzman Join Saving Mr. Banks

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Paul Giamatti, Jason Schwartzman, and Ruth Wilson have joined Disney’s Saving Mr. Banks for director John Lee Hancock (The Blind Side), bolstering a cast that already includes Emma Thompson and Tom Hanks.

The movie is about Mary Poppins author P.L. Travers (Emma Thompson), who was courted for 14 years by Walt Disney (Tom Hanks) for the screen rights to her beloved novel, before she reluctantly agreed. After she didn’t approve of the 1964 classic’s animated sequences, she refused to sell another book to the studio.

Paul Giamatti is playing Ralph, P.L. Travers’ chauffeur when she spends time in Los Angeles. Jason Schwartzman will be Richard Sherman, the songwriter who wrote a number of tunes for Disney classics such as Mary Poppins, The Jungle Book, and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Ruth Wilson is the author’s mother in flashback scenes, along with Colin Farrell as P.L. Travers’ father, who inspired the Poppins character of Mr, Banks. (Source: Variety)

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Vince Vaughn Finds The Risk Agent

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Vince Vaughn has snapped up the rights to Ridley Pearson’s new novel The Risk Agent for an adaptation which he plans to star in and produce. Michael Lerner has been hired to adapt the screenplay, according to Deadline.

The story is set in Shanghai, China and sees a Chinese National, working for an American construction company, get kidnapped in broad daylight. The plot follows Grace Chu, a forensic accountant, and John Knox, a combat operative, hired by Rutherford Risk to recover the hostage. It isn’t known what role Vince Vaughn will play at this time, but presumably he’ll play Knox.

The novel was published last month in the US, and will be the first in a series of books, so this could potentially be a franchise.

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Adam Sandler To Produce Bad Toys II

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Adam Sandler has signed on to develop and produce a feature-length adaptation of Bad Toys II, a popular short film that uses a combination of live-action and CGI animation. You can take a look at the six-minute short below, which is a little bit Robot Chicken and a little bit Adam & Joe Show.

French animators Daniel Brunet and Nicolas Douste directed the short as an homage to Michael Bay’s Bad Boys II. The story starts out with a car chase using toys on a living room floor that keeps escalating with explosions and car crashes. This big-screen version for Columbia Pictures will centree on a grown man whose childhood imagination comes to life again while playing with his son’s toys. The man’s play becomes an homage to big-budget action spectacles.

Daniel Brunet and Nicolas Douste will executive produce this new adaptation. No screenwriter or director has been hired yet. (Source: THR)

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Life Of Pi Trailer – Take a look at Ang Lee’s gorgeous new film

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If you’ve been to see a 3D movie in the past few weeks, you may have caught some great flying fish footage from Ang Lee’s upcoming Life Of Pi. While that’s not online yet, the first proper trailer has arrived, suggesting that while this is going to be an unusual film, it’s going to look utterly amazing. 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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2012 Outfest LGBT Film Festival Awards Announced

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LA’s Outfest is perhaps the world’s pre-eminent lesbian and gay film festival. It’s been running for the past week or so and the Outfest 2012 film festival awards concluded the event a couple of days ago at a brunch held at the Directors Guild of America.

So what won? Here they are:

Special Programming Awards
Special Programming Award for Freedom, Sponsored by The Mondrian Los Angeles
I AM A WOMAN NOW, Directed by Michiel van Erp
For illuminating the stories of the first generation of transwomen who forged their paths with grace, courage, and fabulousness and the pioneering surgeon who changed history for transpeople everywhere, the Outfest Special Programming Award for Freedom goes to I AM A WOMAN NOW, directed by Michiel van Erp.

Special Programming Award for Artistic Achievement, Sponsored by Fandango
SHE MALE SNAILS, Directed by Ester Martin Bergsmark
For its bold imagination, provocative storytelling, striking imagery and unshakable emotional impact, the Outfest Special Programming Award for Artistic Achievement goes to Ester Martin Bergsmark, director of SHE MALE SNAILS.
Special Programming Award for Emerging Talent, Sponsored by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Marialy Rivas, Writer/Director
For crafting a stylistically fearless film to match the excitement, danger and chaos that can erupt with youthful sexual exploration, the Outfest Special Programming Award for Emerging Talent goes to Marialy Rivas, the writer/director of YOUNG & WILD.

Audience Awards
Outstanding Documentary Short Film, Sponsored by Ramada Plaza Hotel West Hollywood
A FORCE OF NATURE, Directed by Barbara Kopple

Outstanding Dramatic Short Film, Sponsored by Wolfe Video
THE FIRST DATE, Directed by Janella Lacson

Outstanding Documentary Feature Film, Sponsored by Greenhouse Studios
I STAND CORRECTED, Directed by Andrea Meyerson

Outstanding Dramatic Feature Film, Sponsored by Innovative Artists
ANY DAY NOW, Directed by Travis Fine

Outstanding First U.S. Dramatic Feature Film, Sponsored by HBO (cash prize of $5,000 from HBO)
MOSQUITA Y MARI, Directed by Aurora Guerrero

Jury Awards
Outstanding Documentary Short Film, Sponsored by Greenhouse Studios
THE DEVOTION PROJECT: MORE THAN EVER, Directed by Antony Osso
For its sensitive portrayal of enduring love that spans seven decades, the Outfest 2012 Grand Jury Award for Outstanding Documentary Short Film goes to THE DEVOTION PROJECT: MORE THAN EVER, directed by Antony Osso.
Outstanding Narrative Short Film, Sponsored by CRE Computer & Audiovisual Solutions
DOL (FIRST BIRTHDAY), Directed Andrew Ahn
For its honest exploration of the complexities of culture, family and relationships, the Outfest 2012 Grand Jury Award for Outstanding Dramatic Short Film goes to DOL (FIRST BIRTHDAY), directed by Andrew Ahn.

Outstanding Documentary Feature Film, Sponsored by Avalon
WILDNESS, Directed by Wu Tsang
With beautiful cinematography, a vibrant score and poetic storytelling, this year’s winning documentary succeeded in taking on the complexities of class, culture and difference in a most timely and brave fashion. The Outfest 2012 Grand Jury Award for Outstanding Documentary Feature Film goes to WILDNESS, directed by Wu Tsang.

Outstanding International Dramatic Feature Film, Sponsored by The Los Angeles Athletic Club
MY BROTHER THE DEVIL, Directed by Sally El Hosaini
For its taut narrative, sensitive interrogation of masculinity, excellent performances by an ensemble cast, and intense cinematic experience, the Outfest 2012 Grand Jury Award for Outstanding International Dramatic Feature Film goes to MY BROTHER THE DEVIL, directed by Sally El Hosaini.

Outstanding Actress in a US Dramatic Feature Film, Sponsored by The Avenue Hollywood
Fenessa Pineda, MOSQUITA Y MARI
This actress brought nuance and subtlety to a fresh coming of age story. For beautifully capturing the fleeting moments of transition from innocence to curiosity to self-discovery, the Outfest 2012 Grand Jury Award for Outstanding Actress in a Feature Film goes to Fenessa Pineda in MOSQUITA Y MARI.

Outstanding Actor in a US Dramatic Feature Film, Sponsored by Oxygen
Alan Cumming, ANY DAY NOW
For bringing depth, humor, fierce wit, and emotional integrity to a moving portrait of a man who unexpectedly finds a family and the strength to fight for it, the Outfest 2012 Grand Jury Award for Outstanding Actor in a Feature Film goes to Alan Cumming in ANY DAY NOW.

Outstanding Screenwriting in a US Dramatic Feature Film, Sponsored by Yellow Cab
Ira Sachs & Mauricio Zacharias, KEEP THE LIGHTS ON
For masterfully constructing an emotionally honest portrait of a relationship that spans the better part of a decade and artfully weaving the mundane and the momentous, the Outfest 2012 Grand Jury Award for Outstanding Screenwriting goes to Ira Sachs and Mauricio Zacharias for KEEP THE LIGHTS ON.

Outstanding U.S. Dramatic Feature Film, Sponsored by Saks Fifth Avenue
KEEP THE LIGHTS ON, Directed by Ira Sachs
This film resonated with us for its confidence, complexity, and emotional intelligence. For taking us on a challenging but poetic journey through the landscape of a long-term relationship, the Outfest 2012 Grand Jury Award for Outstanding U.S. Dramatic Feature Film goes to KEEP THE LIGHTS ON, directed by Ira Sachs.

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Did Marilyn Monroe Swing Both Ways? A New Bio Says Yes

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If you want your biography to stand out from the pack, one of the popular things to do is say that the subject was gay, whether there’s much evidence for that or not. The latest to get a posthumous bisexual title is Marilyn Monroe, in Lois W. Banner’s new book, Marilyn: The Passion and the Paradox.

An extract published by The Guardian says, “She had affairs with many eminent men – baseball great Joe DiMaggio, playwright Arthur Miller, director Elia Kazan, actor Marlon Brando, singer Frank Sinatra, the Kennedy brothers – and she married DiMaggio and Miller. Yet she desired women, had affairs with them, and worried that she might be lesbian by nature. How could she be the world’s heterosexual sex goddess and desire women?”

Banner postulates Monroe as a proto-feminist, far smarter than she’s sometimes given credit for, although tormented by her demons – which the extract suggests included what we’d now call sex addiction. It’s not the first time Monroe’s sexuality has been questioned, although there’s not really all that much credible evidence she was genuinely bisexual. It’s a good way to sell books though.

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Bridegroom Documentary Becomes Highest Funded Kickstarter Film Project Ever

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A few days ago we reported that the documentary Bridegroom was seeking funding on Kickstarter. Well, now only has it already broken through it $300,000 funding target, but it become the highest funded film in the history of Kickstarter. While more than 7,000 films have sought funding through Kickstarter, no other project has reached the $384,375 pledged to Bridegroom.

It’s perhaps unsurprising it found so many backers, as the project stems from a tragic video posted online a few month’s ago, which went viral and touched millions of people around the world.

The video, It Could Happen To You charted Shane Bitney Crone’s experience after the death of his boyfriend, Tim. The dead man’s family had never accepted Tim’s sexuality and froze Shane out, taking him body back to Tim’s home state for burial and supposedly threatened him with violence if he attended the funeral. The Youtube video was viewed 2.7 million times.

The ambitious plan is to have the feature-length documentary ready to premiere in October. Designing Women creator Linda Bloodworth-Thomason is set to direct.

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Kellan Lutz To Play One Of The Few Straights In A Gay World

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Poor straight people. They’re always being oppressed by the gay masses. Or at least they will be in Love Is All You Need, a new movie that THR reports has just signed Twilight hottie Kellan Lutz and Open Road’s Camilla Belle to star.

The movie follows several storylines set in a world where being gay is considered the norm. The rather slight Belle will play a star American football quarterback who is adored by a large fan base while Lutz will be an aspiring journalist. The two of them fall in love, keeping their relationship secret due to public dislike of straight couple, but when the romance becomes public, the two find themselves being bullied. It hasn’t been revealed what other storylines the film might explore.

The film is based on a short by Kim Rocco Shields (you can watch a trailer for that short below), who will direct the movie, and co-wrote the feature script with David Tillman.

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