Dark Shadows may not have been huge financially, but it’s certainly helped people remember Michelle Pfeiffer after she’s spent a few years in the wilderness, Now Variety reports she’s in talk for another motherly role in Luc Besson’s Malavita.
The story, adapted from Tonino Benacquista’s novel Badfellas, is about the Manzoni clan, a mafia family who are relocated to France under the witness protection program. Despite their efforts to adapt to their new surroundings, they find themselves reverting back to their gangster tactics. Robert De Niro is playing the head of this family, while Michelle Pfeiffer as his wife.
Luc Besson will direct from his own screenplay, with production scheduled to begin this August. Pfeiffer and De Niro previously appeared together in Matthew Vaughn’s Stardust and Garry Marshall’s New Year’s Eve.
The Avengers has finally been toppled from the top of the US box office, with Men In Black 3 taking $70 million over the Memorial Day weekend. It’s not quite the $75-$80 million that Sony was hoping for it’s not a bad start, and the studio certainly can’t be upset that worldwide the movie took just over $200 million, suggesting it’ll make back its hefty investment in the movie even if it doesn’t end up as profitable as the earlier films in the series.
While the ‘Nazis on the moon’ flick Iron Sky has met mixed reviews, it’s journey to find funding through crowdsourcing and the way it’s managed to maintain a groundswell of interest during the years between the idea and the finished film is impressive.
Sucker Punch should have been a star-making turn for Emily Browning, but the film’s failure meant her performance got pretty much ignored. However she’s still around and will be seen this summer in Magic Mike. Now she’s in talks for a new role according to