Directed by John Hillcoat from a script by him and Proposition cohort Nick Cave, Lawless is based on Matt Bodurant’s book about the author’s grandfather and two great-uncles, who were part of a fierce criminal gang at the centre of the US’s moonshine trade during prohibition. The story also follows a writer named Sherwood Anderson, who is on the trail of the bootlegging gang. The film has a great cast, with Tom Hardy, Shia LaBeouf, Gary Oldman, Guy Pearce, Jessica Chastain, and Mia Wasikowska onboard. It’ll hit UK cinemas on August 31st.
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Brie Larson Set For Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s Don Jon’s Addiction
Joseph Gordon-Levitt is busy putting together his directorial debut, Don John’s Addiction. He’s already got Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore, Rob Brown and Tony Danza signed up, and now Variety reports that 21 Jump Street’s Brie Larson has joined the cast too.
Gordon-Levitt stars in the story and sees his sex/porn addicted character undergo a major life change after meeting a recently widowed woman, played by Julianne Moore. Larson is set to play Gordon-Levitt’s sister.
Larson will next be seen in The Spectacular Now alongside Shailene Woodley and Miles Teller, and also has Peter Bogdanovich’s Squirrel to the Nuts and the comedy Relanxious coming up.
Beautiful The Hobbit & Pacific Rim Comic-Con Poster Debuts
With Comic-Con due to kick off later this week, special posters for both The Hobbit and Pacific Rim have popped up online to prepare us for their panels. The Hobbit poster, as you can see above, is a beautiful affair, suggesting something that follows in the footsteps of Lord Of The Rings, but perhaps with a slightly more pastoral feel.
Pacific Rim meanwhile presents us with out first look at the giant robots promised in the movie, and it’s truly a whopper, with the human on its shoulder absolutely dwarfed by the massive mecha. The Guillermo Del Toro film seems human controlled massive bots going up against monsters that emerge around the Pacific.
Ernest Borgnine Dies Aged 95
Ernest Borgnine, one of the most dependable character actors from the 1950s onwards has died aged 95. Starting off in bit parts, he got his big break as Sgt ‘Fatso’ Judson in the Best Picture Oscar Winner From Here To Eternity. From them on he was a regular fixture on film and TV.
In 1955 he took on the title role in the boxing drama Marty, which won him a Best Actor Oscar (ahead of James Dean in East Of Eden, no less). In many ways he was lucky to get the role, as Marty started out as a TV movie with Rob Steiger, but when it was remade for the big screen, it was decided Steiger wasn’t a big enough name and so Borgnine got the job.
Ernest also starred in The Viking and McHale’s Navy, with the latter taking him to TV as well, with a successful run that ran from 1962-1966. To many he will be best remembered for The Dirty Dozen, The Wild Bunch or as Pogo on the Poseidon Adventure.
Although his fame waned after the 70s, 1980s audiences got to know him in Airwolf. He caused a minor controversy a few years ago, after saying he would neither watch nor vote for Brokeback Mountain at the Oscars, stating “If John Wayne were alive, he’d be rolling over in his grave.” However he does have one other minor role in gay history, as he was once married to gay icon Ethel Merman.
He’s actually kept working right up to 2012, although usually in small parts and despite his incredibly advanced age. Borgnine passed away from renal failure at the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, surrounded by his family.
Amazing Spider-man Swings To The Top Of The US Box Office
Although Sony might have been worried their reboot of Spider-man might not work, they can rest easy, as while they’d predicted it would do about $120 in its first six days, it actually took $140 million. That’s behind the opening haul of any of Sam Raimi’s Spider-man movies, but comes close to the first film’s take of $144 million. It’s no doubt a good start though, especially as around the world it added another $200 million, so its global box office now stands at a very healthy $341 million.
Savages, which opened on Friday, took $16.2 million to place fourth on the chart. That’s actually not too bad for a brutal, R-rated thriller, and is actually the third biggest opening of Oliver Stone’s career. However it’s believed that word of mouth isn’t very good, so it may struggle in the coming weeks.
The only other major opener was Kary Perry: Part Of Me, which has struggled despite some great reviews. It placed eighth with $7.1 million, well behind the likes of Miley Cyrus and Justin Bieber’s concert movie efforts. There’s little doubt it will be considered a flop, although Paramount will be pleased it only cost $12 million to make.
Take a look below for the US box office top 10 for the weekend of July 6th-8th.
| Rank | Title | Weekend Gross (millions) | Total Gross to date (millions) |
| 1 | The Amazing Spider-man | $65.0 | $140.0 |
| 2 | Ted | $32.5 | $120.2 |
| 3 | Brave | $20.1 | $174.5 |
| 4 | Savages | $16.1 | $16.1 |
| 5 | Magic Mike | $15.6 | $72.8 |
| 6 | Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Witness Protection | $10.2 | $45.8 |
| 7 | Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted | $7.7 | $196.0 |
| 8 | Katy Perry: Part Of Me | $7.1 | $10.2 |
| 9 | Moonrise Kingdom | $4.6 | $26.8 |
| 10 | To Rome With Love | $3.5 | $5.6 |
Second Season Of Gay Web Series Husbands Incoming
The web series Husbands gained a lot of fans in its first season online, including it seems Buffy creator Joss Whedon, who’s thrown his support behind the upcoming second season, saying “Husbands is full of the kind of whip-smart remarks you wish you’d written yourself.” Season 2 starts on August 15th, after a successful crowdfunding campaign allowed it to happen.
Whedondoes have a bit of a connection to the marriage equality series, as the show is headed up by Buffy the Vampire Slayer writer Jane Espenson, as well as Brad Bell. The series is set in a fictional America where gay marriage is legal everywhere, and two celebrities – one an openly gay actor and the other a newly out baseball player – drunkenly get hitched in Las Vegas. Despite the fact it’s all happened a bit quick, their worry about scandal and disgracing the hard won right of gays getting married means they decide to keep their secret and try to make the relationship work.
The series is directed by Jeff Greenstein, who produced episodes of Friends and Will & Grace, and stars Brad Bell as Cheeks and Sean Hemeon as Brady. The very first episode is above, and if you’d like to check out more before season 2 starts on August 15th, head over to husbandstheseries.com.
New Rise Of The Guardians Trailer – Jack Frost must save the world
Normally Dreamworks Animation films look like they’ll be fun but a bit lightweight and fluffy, however Rise Of The Guardian feels as if there’ll be a bit more too it than that, not least a more intricate and beautiful animation style. The film tells the story of Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, the Sandman, and Jack Frost – legendary characters with previously unknown extraordinary abilities. When an evil spirit known as Pitch lays down the gauntlet to take over the world, the immortal Guardians must join forces to protect the hopes, beliefs and imagination of children everywhere. Rise Of The Guardians is due out in November.
Cirque Du Soleil: World’s Away Trailer
Here’s a film that could be enchanting, bizarre, a little bit up its own ass, or as with most things Cirque Du Soleil, a mix of all three. Written and directed by Andrew Adamson (Shrek, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe), and executive produced by Academy Award winning filmmaker James Cameron, the 3D film event features artistic and acrobatic performances from some of the most elaborate Cirque du Soleil productions. From this trailer it’s still tough to tell exactly what this film will be, but it appears it’ll be filled with beautiful footage.
Kevin Durand & Robert Maillet Join The Mortal Instruments
Actors Kevin Durand and Robert Maillet have joined the cast of The Mortal Instruments, which Sony Pictures is hoping can soak up some of the Twilight dollars after that franchise ends later this year, according to Variety.
Harald Zwart (The Karate Kid) is set to direct the film, which is based on Cassandra Clare’s best-selling young adult novel series about Clary Fray (Lily Collins), a young woman living in New York City, who learns that she is a descendant of the Shadowhunters, a group of warriors who protect the earth from demons. Kevin Durand and Robert Maillet will play the villainous duo Pangborn and Blackwell. Jamie Campbell Bower and Jemima West are also set to star.
Production is expected to begin on August 15 in Toronto, with a release set for next year.
Gay Film I Am Banned From Public TV In India
I’ve mentioned before that one of the biggest public debates in the world over homosexuality is going on in India, where decriminalisation has finally allowed many to express their sexuality but also set off a backlash by more conservative elements.
Earlier this year the film I Am, directed by Onir, surprised many when it picked up Best Hindi Feature Film at the National Film Awards, India’s most prestigious film awards ceremony. I Am tells four separate stories, one about child abuse, one about gay rights, one about Kashmir and one about sperm donation, all of which are big issues in India today.
However the movie has now been banned from public TV channel Doordarshan by the Indian Censor Board, which deemed its themes too adult for the station. The film could be shown on satellite channels but not on the major channel with the biggest potential audience.
Director Onir told The Times Of India, !The Censor Board had asked us to make a few cuts in the film and despite having cut seven minutes of the film and all abuses we are refused whereas the same TV shows other much more adult stuff. I am dismayed at the double standards of the censor board… I’m angry at this because, when so many regressive films screen on DD, a national award film is denied the same! I am appalled when a gay relation is termed abnormal. Isn’t it a violation of the Delhi High Court’s judgment three years ago on IPC 377 legalising same sex relationships and despite that the Indian Censor board still does not respect the decision? I mean come on, kids learn about sperms in school and children need to learn to respect diversity from a young age to be able to respect everyone.”
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