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Ethan Hawke Seeks Predestination

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While Ethan Hawke’s film output has ranged from the great to the abysmal, one of his stronger recent efforts was the futurisic vampire flick, Daybreakers. Now Variety reports that he’s reteaming with the directors of that movie, Michael and Peter Spierig, for the sci-fi movie, Predestination, based on Robert Heinlein’s 1958 short story, All You Zombies.

The Spierig’s say, “This is one of our favourite short stories. It’s truly original, and unlike anything you’ve ever read before. It’s the mother of all time paradox tales.” The plot follows a vaguely Minority Report style agency that travels through time to stop criminals committing murders and terrorists acts before they can go ahead with them. Hawke’s agent is sent on a series on intricate journeys in the hope he can continue his law enforcement career for eternity, with complicated results involving a particularly unexpected predestination paradox and a sex change operation!

The film will shoot in Australia at the beginning of next year.

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Alan Rickman Set To Play CBGB Founder Hilly Kristal

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Despite having gone down in legend as the birthplace of American punk, the New York club CBGB shut its door in 2006. However its memory lives on and now director Randall Miller is busy putting together a biopic of the club’s founder, Hilly Kristal, with THR reporting that Alan Rickman is now set for the main role.

Miller had been busy putting together a movie about the Beach Boys’ Dennis Wilson, called The Drummer, with Aaron Eckhart set to star. However production on that has had to move to the autumn, so Miller is trying to slot in CBGB first.

Rickman will play Hilly Kristal, who in the late 1970s sought to create a venue for county, bluegrass and blues music (the CBGB of the name) in New York. However, after acts playing that music were tough to find, Kristal allowed local performers to play. That decision was precipitous, as the club soon became ground zero for rock & roll as well as punk, launching the careers of performers such as The Ramones, Blondie and Patti Smith.

it’s not the first time Rickman has worked with Miller, as they teamed up for Bottle Shock in 2008.

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Harry Potter Screenwriter Steve Kloves May Be Defending Jacob

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After spending a decade writing all but one of the scripts for the Harry Potter movies, Steve Kloves is keen to take on a directing project. He helmed The Fabulous Baker Boys and Flesh & Bone back in the late 80s and early 90s, and is now using his Hogwarts clout to get another directing gig. A couple of weeks ago he signed on to make a new version of The Jungle Book, and now Variety reports he’s set to write and direct the legal thriller, Defending Jacob.

Based on William Landay’s novel, which has been compared to Presumed Innocent and Ordinary People, the story is set in an upperclass Boston suburb, and follows a district attorney who takes time away from his job in order to defend his son, who’s been charged with murder. However, while he’s prepared to help his kid, he’s less than certain over just how innocent his son is. That could certainly make for a potentially interesting film.

Defending Jacoc is very different to Harry Potter, but with those films Kloves showed he was very good at suspense, something that will certainly be needed here.

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Robert Downey Jr & Tom Cruise Eyed For El Presidente

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Austin Powers and Meet The Parents helmer Jay Roach is a man with a plan, as he’s currently putting together the action-comedy El Presidente, and wants Tom Cruise and Robert Downey Jr to play the leads, according to Vulture.

Cruise has already shown some interest as a couple of year ago he was attached to star in the movie, at which time Jack Nicholson was mooted to co-star. However we haven’t heard much about the film since, but now Cruise is still being name-dropped in connection to the movie, as is Robert Downey Jr. What isn’t clear it whether any offers have been made to the stars, or if it’s just hopeful speculation on the part of the director and producers.

The film ‘follows an overzealous Secret Service agent whose work-life boundary issues get him reassigned to the inglorious task of guarding America’s worst former president, who is a bumbling sleaze. The job suddenly becomes exciting when a threat is made on the ex-president’s life and they must go on the run.’ Downey Jr. would be the President and Cruise would be the Secret Service agent.

It’s still a long way off coming together yet, although at the moment Downey Jr. doesn’t have anything firmly booked in after Iron Man 3, and while Cruise has a couple of sci-fi films ready to shoot this year, he may be able to slot this in too. We’ll have to wait and see.

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Channing Tatum Circling White House Down

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Channing Tatum is getting ready to show off his action man skills, as he’s in talks to star in Sony’s action-thriller, White House Down, according to THR. Last month Roland Emmerich was in early talks to direct, and has now been confirmed to take the helm.

The story is described as Die Hard set in the White House, concentrating on a paramilitary takeover of the President’s official residence. Not too many other details about the script are known.

Sony is moving fast, as they only bought the script in March, but as it was the largest script sale this year, with James Vanderbilt (The Amazing Spider-Man) getting $3 million for it, you can see why they’d want to ensure a speedy return on their investment. No production schedule was revealed, but it shouldn’t be too long before it’s shooting.

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Taylor Lautner Going Parkour In Tracers

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Taylor Lautner certainly seems keen to sell himself as an action star – but then I suppose having to do all that working out for Twilight needs to be good for something! He’s now signed on for Tracers, which will be sold to distributors at Cannes this month, according to Deadline.

The film sees Lautner as New York City bicycle messenger, Cam, who’s the hottest thing on two wheels, but is in debt to an organised crime gang. When he crashes his bike into a sexy stranger, Nikki, Cam is immediately seduced by her and the thrill of the world of parkour.

The film will be directed by Daniel Benmayor (Bruc, the Manhunt), and will reunite Lautner with Twilight producer Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey. There’s no news on when exactly it might shoot.

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Bruno & Earlene Go To Vegas Sizzle Reel – Plus your chance to help get the film made

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Crowdsourcing funding for indie movies is really shaking up the film world, giving flicks a chance that would find it tough to get their budget from traditional sources. One currently looking for funding is Bruno & Earlene Go To Vegas, a bosom-buddy film that inverts the typical characterisations and gender roles that we’ve come to expect from Westerns and road movies. It’s currently in the midst of a cash-raising drive on indiegogo in a bid to try and get the movie made.

To tempt potential backers a trailer has been released. You can take a look at that above and then head over to Bruno & Earlene Go To Vegas’s indiegogo page to pledge some cash – you can give anything from $15 upwards, with various inducements on offer depending on how much you give. If you’ve got more than $1,000, you could even be an associate producer!

Here’s the synopsis: ‘When old friend Earlene turns up on the doorstep of ’extremities model’ (hands and feet) Krista in Los Angeles, a spark is ignited that inspires them to take a trip to their dream destination of Paris. Problem is, they’re out of cash, and instead wind up in a gold-mining village in the Nevada desert, populated by a host of Las Vegas escapees – a pair of Chippendales, a drag queen, a sheriff and an ex-Showgirl. For a short while this eclectic community provide cover, but on the run from the cops, a plastic surgeon with a vengeance, and the queen of California’s underground ‘alternative’ gentlemen’s clubs, the two women must prepare for battle. But before doing so, Earlene must come to terms with a hidden truth about Krista’s past… as Bruno.’

So go give some money and let’s get the film made and finished!

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The Amazing Spider-man Featurette – Meet Rhys Ifans as Dr. Curt Connors

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It’s not too long until The Amazing Spider-man hits on July 4th, and now a new featurette has arrived that takes a look at Dr. Curt Connors, as played by Rhys Ifans, who becomes the villainous Lizard. Here’s the latest synopsis: ‘One of the world’s most popular characters is back on the big screen as a new chapter in the Spider-Man legacy is revealed in The Amazing Spider-Man™. Focusing on an untold story that tells a different side of the Peter Parker story, the new film stars Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Campbell Scott, Irrfan Khan, with Martin Sheen and Sally Field. The film is directed by Marc Webb from a screenplay written by James Vanderbilt, based on the Marvel Comic Book by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. Laura Ziskin, Avi Arad, and Matt Tolmach are producing the film in association with Marvel Entertainment for Columbia Pictures, which will open in theatres everywhere in 3D.

‘The Amazing Spider-Man is the story of Peter Parker (Garfield), an outcast high schooler who was abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben (Sheen) and Aunt May (Field). Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today. Peter is also finding his way with his first high school crush, Gwen Stacy (Stone), and together, they struggle with love, commitment, and secrets. As Peter discovers a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, he begins a quest to understand his parents’ disappearance – leading him directly to Oscorp and the lab of Dr. Curt Connors (Ifans), his father’s former partner. As Spider-Man is set on a collision course with Connors’ alter-ego, The Lizard, Peter will make life-altering choices to use his powers and shape his destiny to become a hero.’

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The Campaign Trailer – Will you vote for Will Ferrell or Zach Galifianakis?

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Last week some fun political ads arrived from The Campaign, and now a full trailer is here. In the film, when long-term congressman Cam Brady (Will Ferrell) commits a major public gaffe before an upcoming election, a pair of ultra-wealthy CEOs plot to put up a rival candidate and gain influence over their North Carolina district. Their man: naive Marty Huggins (Zach Galifianakis), director of the local Tourism Center. At first, Marty appears to be the unlikeliest possible choice but, with the help of his new benefactors’ support, a cutthroat campaign manager and his family’s political connections, he soon becomes a contender who gives the charismatic Cam plenty to worry about. The film is released this September.

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Michelle Monaghan Joins Owen Wilson In The Coup

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A couple of weeks ago Owen Wilson signed up for a movie that’s a bit different to his usual comedy fare, agreeing to star in the dramatic thriller, The Coup, with Pierce Brosnan coming onboard a few days later. Now Variety reports that Mission: Impossible III actress Michelle Monaghan will star in the film too, playing Wilson’s wife.

The Coup is a thriller about an American family, headed by Owen Wilson and Michelle Monaghan, who move to Southeast Asia and finds themselves embroiled in a violent coup where rebels mercilessly attack the city. Brosnan will play a government operative who tries to help them.

John Erick Dowdle (Devil, Quarantine) will direct from a script he co-wrote with his brother Drew. Filming will begin in October in Southeast Asia.

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