Carey Mulligan has come from seemingly nowhere to star in a slew of movies, each of which seems to be more critically acclimed than the next. It seems that she’s planning to keep with the quality as Variety reports she has lined up starring roles with Inside Llewyn Davis and the Spike Jonze’s upcoming movie (which is currently untitled).
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen are writing and directing Inside Llewyn Davis, which recently signed Oscar Isaac for the lead role. The story is based on the life of folk musician Dave van Ronk, and centers on a folk artist struggling to make it in the 1960s music scene. It isn’t known what role Carey Mulligan will play – indeed not much is known about the movie in general.
The Spike Jonze movie meanwhile will reunite the director with Being John Malkovish and Adaptation writer Charlie Kaufman. As witht eh Coens’ movie, everything it still slightly wrapped in mystery, but it’ll centre on a group of world leaders who meet to shape the face of global events. Joaquin Phoenix will also star.
Carey Mulligan will start shooting Inside Llewyn Davis in February, and then jump to the Untitled Spike Jonze Project sometime next spring.
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Catherine Zeta-Jones could certainly do with a hit movie. She’s been rather hit by the curse of winning an actress Oscar, where picking up the gong sees what should be a big career boost turn into the high spot before a steep slide into mediocrity (if you don’t believe me, just look at a list of Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress winners and see how most saw their career diminish almost from the moment they won).
Sony Pictures is in final discussions to produce an adaptation of the Assassin’s Creed video game, according to 
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About a year ago, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck set up a new production company that seemed designed to help both of them get directorial projects off the ground easier. For a while it appeared Damon wanted to make his helming debut with Father Daughter Time: A Tale Of Armed Robbery And Eskimo Kisses, but we haven’t heard much about that for a while, and now 
If everything had gone to plan, we’d have been watching Akira in cinemas last summer. However while Warner bought the rights in 2008 and put a remake of the manga/anime on the fast track, various problems – from ever-changing directors to difficulty finding actors for the lead roles – has meant that it’s only now that it’s getting the greenlight. Indeed, there have been a couple time where it appeared the whole thing had been cancelled, so it’s almost surprising Warner has given it the thumbs up.
Better late than never, I suppose. 
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Fancy seeing six minutes of The Dark Knight Rises this December, rather than having to wait until its July 20th, 2012 release? Well, while Warner isn’t saying anything, it appeared a large chunk of Batman 3 footage will be attached to IMAX prints of Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol.