Tom Hardy isn’t just going up against the Bat this summer, he’s also taking on the Federal Government as a bootlegger in Lawless, which until recently was known as The Wettest County. Now the first official shot from the film has appeared in the print edition of EW (via The Playlist)
Directed by John Hillcoat from a script by him and Proposition cohort Nick Cave, the movie 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’s out in the US in August and should hopefully arrive here around the same time.
James Cameron is not only a ridiculously successful director, he’s also an extremely accomplished deep sea submersible diver, having made over 33 trips to the wreck of the Titanic, as well as another 40 trips to the bottom of the ocean in other parts of the world.
Project X star Thomas Mann has joined the cast of King Dork, which is being put together by Will Ferrell’s production company, with Casa de Mi Padre director Matt Piedmont helming.
There was no doubt The Hunger Games was going to be big, the only question was how big. Many were surprised last week when tracking said the film could open as high as $130 million in the US, but in the end even that turned out to be too conservative, as it ended up taking $155 million in its first three days in North America.
Angela Robinson isn’t just the director of D.E.B.S. and Herbie Fully Loaded, as well co-executive producer of HBO’s True Blood and Hung, she’s also an out and proud Lesbian.
MGM is busy mining its back catalogue for properties to remake and one it’s keen on giving a do-over is Stephen King’s Carrie, with Boys Don’t Cry helmer Kimberly Peirce attached to direct. Now the director and studio are closing in on a young actress for the lead role, with 
It’s taken a long time for Joseph Kosinski to get his follow-up to Tron: Legacy ready to shoot, but things have finally come together and filming recently began in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. However it appears the cast isn’t quite complete, as 
While huge strides have been made for both gay rights and acceptance of homosexuality in a lot of European countries, things still remain difficult in many of the former Communist countries. However a film called The Parade is helping to break down barriers in the Balkans.