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Taking a look at the world of film through gay eyes - news, reviews, trailers, gay film, queer cinema & more

James McAvoy Joins Daniel Radcliffe In New Frankenstein Movie

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james-mcavoy-wantedA couple of weeks ago it was revealed that Toby Kebbell and Jack Huston were testing for the role of Dr. Victor Frankenstein in Fox’s planned new take on Mary Shelley’s classic tale. However neither of them scored the role, as Deadline now reports that James McAvoy is in the middle of making a deal for the movie.

He’ll join Daniel Radcliffe, who’s long been attached to play the servant Igor in the movie (it’s still no clear if Igor has been made a more central role in this take, or whether Radcliffe just wants to be a hunchback).

Chronicle’s Max Landis wrote the script for this new take on Frankenstein, with Paul McGuigan (Push) set to direct. The film promises a new take on the story, putting a sci-fi spin on the tale a creature that is produced by a scientific experiment.

The studio is hoping to move forward as soon as possible, as there are various other Frankenstein movies in development all over Hollywood – and that’s not to mention the more modern I Frankenstein, starring Aaron Eckhart, which is out early next year.

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New Poster For Disney’s Frozen Emerges

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frozen-teaser-quadDisney is hoping that the audiences that flocked to Tangled will like their latest fairytale adventure, Frozen, when it opens this coming December. Now a new US quad poster has emerged, which is certainly a nice contrast to the balmy summer weather.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Walt Disney Animation Studios, the studio behind “Tangled” and “Wreck-It Ralph,” presents “Frozen,” a stunning big-screen comedy adventure. Fearless optimist Anna (voice of Kristen Bell) sets off on an epic journey—teaming up with rugged mountain man Kristoff (voice of Jonathan Groff) and his loyal reindeer Sven—to find her sister Elsa (voice of Idina Menzel), whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle in eternal winter. Encountering Everest-like conditions, mystical trolls and a hilarious snowman named Olaf, Anna and Kristoff battle the elements in a race to save the kingdom.

‘The film is directed by Chris Buck (“Tarzan,” “Surf’s Up”) and Jennifer Lee (screenwriter, “Wreck-It Ralph”), and produced by Peter Del Vecho (“Winnie the Pooh,” “The Princess and the Frog”). Featuring music from Tony® winner Robert Lopez (“The Book of Mormon,” “Avenue Q”) and Kristen Anderson-Lopez (“In Transit”), “Frozen” is in UK cinemas in 3D on December 6, 2013.’

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See The Pics Of Benedict Cumberbatch Officiating At A Gay Wedding

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Last week we reported that Benedict Cumberbatch wasn’t going to Comic-Con as he’d agreed to officiate at the same-sex wedding of a friend in Ibiza. Now some images from the event have emerged, showing Cumberbatch doing his marriage duties for Seth Cummings and Rob Rinder, as well as enjoying himself with his shirt off afterwards.

Before he headed to Ibiza, he told Vulture, “Of course, I’m going to make a joke after it, ‘I do weddings. Next will be children’s parties and bat mitzvahs,’ if it goes well. It’s a mainly Jewish and gay audience, so hopefully they will be lenient towards me.”

The pics below were shared by entrepreneur and Conservative grandee Ivan Massow, who was also at the wedding.

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New A Single Shot Trailer – Sam Rockwell is getting dramatic, and armed!

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Sam Rockwell is moving away from comedy with A Single Shot, a rather more dramatic role than we’re used to from him.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘A Single Shot brings together a wealth of indie stalwarts, including Sam Rockwell, William H. Macy, Melissa Leo and Jeffrey Wright, to paint a tense portrait of John Moon, a man attempting to win back his estranged family while desperately outrunning an accidental crime. Director David M. Rosenthal returns to the Festival with this ominously atmospheric and suspenseful backwoods tale of circumstance, based on Matthew F. Jones’s 1996 novel. After the loss of his family farm, John Moon is a desperate man. A master hunter, his ability to poach game in-season or out is the only thing that stands between him and the soup kitchen line. Until Moon trespasses on the wrong land, hears a rustle in the brush, and fires a single fateful shot.’

A Single Shot is on iTunes and VOD on August 20th in the US, and in theaters September 20th. No UK dates is currently set. [Read more…]

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Another New Gravity Trailer Drops – The extremely long George Clooney & Sandra Bullock shots continue

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Yesterday, two new trailers for Gravity landed, showing off Alfoso Cuaron’s ambitious decision to make the film using exceedingly long shots. Now another one has arrived, which sees George Clooney and Sandra Bullock hurtling through space and desperately try to grab onto a space station.

The movie sees Clooney and Bullock getting into immense amounts of trouble when their shuttle is hit by debris from a satellite the Russians have been trying to decommission. Bullock is sent flying off into space, with seemingly no way to get back to Earth – especially as their as communication troubles.

It’s out in October. [Read more…]

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New Filth Trailer Debuts – James McAvoy turns corrupt cop

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Despite the success of Trainspotting, Irvine Welsh has generally been seen as a difficult author to adapt for the big screen. However, James McAvoy is having a go, playing the lead in a film version of Filth, which was written by Welsh and Jon S. Baird, who also directs. Now a new trailer has landed, which you can watch right here.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Scheming Bruce Robertson (James McAvoy), a bigoted and corrupt policeman, is in line for a promotion and will stop at nothing to get what he wants. Enlisted to solve a brutal murder and threatened by the aspirations of his colleagues, including Ray Lennox (Jamie Bell), Bruce sets about ensuring their ruin, right under the nose of unwitting Chief Inspector Toal. As he turns his colleagues against one another by stealing their wives and exposing their secrets, Bruce starts to lose himself in a web of deceit that he can no longer control. His past is slowly catching up with him, and a missing wife, a crippling drug habit and suspicious colleagues start to take their toll on his sanity. The question is: can he keep his grip on reality long enough to disentangle himself from the filth?

‘James McAvoy (X-Men: First Class) gives the performance of his career and he is joined by a fantastic cast, including Jamie Bell (The Adventures of Tintin), Imogen Poots (Fright Night), Oscar winning actor, Jim Broadbent (The Iron Lady), Joanne Froggatt (‘Downton Abbey’), Shirley Henderson (Trainspotting), Eddie Marsan (The Illusionist), Emun Elliott (Prometheus), Martin Compston (Sweet Sixteen), Shauna Macdonald (The Descent) and Gary Lewis (Gangs of New York).’

It reaches UK cinemas October 4th. [Read more…]

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Stephen Fung To Direct Remake Of Van Damme’s Kickboxer

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kickboxer-poster-01It seems everyone has suddenly remembered Jean-Claude Van Damme’s old movies, as just yesterday it was revealed James McTeigue has signed up to direct a reboot of his 1988 breakout hit Bloodsport. Now Deadline reports that Radar Pictures is developing a remake of JCVD’s 1989 flick, Kickboxer.

Hong Kong filmmaker Stephen Fung (Tai Chi Hero) has signed up to direct, working from a screenplay by Jim McGrath and Dimitri Logothetis. The original Kickboxer was about Kurt Sloane (Van Damme), a master in the art of Muay Thai kickboxing, who takes on the brutal opponent who severely injured his brother.

Casting is currently underway, with the current plan being to shoot either this autumn or in early 2014. Kickboxer spawned four straight-to-video sequels, none of which starred Jean-Claude Van Damme, so you can understand why they might want to relaunch the franchise..

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Zac Efron & Ryan Gosling Rumoured For Star Wars Episode VII

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We’d take this with a pinch of salt at the moment, as it’s merely one of many rumours swirling around the upcoming Star Wars: Episode VII. However, Latino Review is suggesting that Zac Efron and Ryan Gosling are being sought for the film. The site previously suggested Leonardo DiCaprio had come in for a meeting about Star Wars, but bailed to do the Robotech movie instead.

It is not known who they might play, but it’s being said that one of the actors has already taken a meeting with Lucasfilm and Disney. The current speculation is that Ryan Gosling is being sought to play Luke Skywalker’s kid, while Zac Efron will play Han Solo’s child.

Disney and Lucasfilm are said to be saving their big Star Wars: Episode VII casting announcements for the D23 Expo, which happens August 9th-11th in Anaheim, California, home of Disneyland. However even that’s speculation at the moment, but with an early 2014 shoot being eyed for a 2015 release, it’s certainly not impossible we’ll find out who’s set to star at the Expo.

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Andrew Garfield Gets Into 99 Homes

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Andrew Garfield in The Amazing Spider-manAndrew Garfield is currently shooting The Amazing Spider-man 2 and Sony is already planning parts 3 & 4, but the young actor is hoping to slot in some other movies between those films. One of whose should be 99 Homes for writer-director Ramin Bahrani (Man Push Cart), according to THR.

The film is about a young father (Garfield) who loses his home due to a foreclosure. Desperate for work, he takes a job with the greedy real estate broker who took away his house, helping him evict other homeowners and embezzling money from the government. Although this helps with his difficult financial situation, the man becomes becomes increasingly morally conflicted about his new job.

Ramin Bahrani is directing from his own screenplay. The producers are now looking for someone to plat that broker. It’s not clear when it will shoot.

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Final US Poster For Lindsay Lohan’s The Canyons Arrives

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For a movie that cost virtually nothing to make and which has had a decidedly mixed reaction from those who’ve seen it, there’s certainly been a lot written about The Canyons. Whether its director Paul Schrader and writer Brett Easton Ellis’ determination to make it outside the usual studio system, the casting of Lindsay Lohan and reports of her difficult behaviour on set, or indeed the fact it sees hardcore porn star James Deen in his first ‘straight’ leading role, it’s certainly ignited interest.

Now US audiences will finally get to see the movie when it’s released on August 2nd, and to entice people the final poster for the film has been released, which isn’t amazing but is suitably noir.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Christian is a young LA trust-fund dude who’s financing a horror film simply to keep his dad off his back about doing something with his life. He has been dating Tara for about a year — she was an aspiring actress/model who settled down with him when the reality of the business became apparent to her. She’s now just Christian’s bored plaything. Christian’s assistant Gina is casting the film with assistance from Tara. Gina is pushing Ryan, her boyfriend and struggling actor, for the lead. Unbeknownst to either Christian or Gina, Ryan and Tara were a couple three years ago. When Ryan came back into Tara’s life during the auditions for the movie, they reignited their affair. But Christian, a dangerous control-freak, finds out about the affair and starts playing cruel mind games with both Tara and Ryan, which escalate into an act of bloody violence.’

You can take a look at the trailer here.

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Ewan McGregor & Gwyneth Paltrow In Talks To Join Johnny Depp In Mortdecai

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ewan-mcgregorA few weeks ago, Johnny Depp signed up to star in Mortdecai, filling the gap in his schedule left when he stepped away from the Whitey Bulger biopic he’d been involved with. Now he may have some company in the new movie, as Variety reports that Gwyneth Paltrow and Ewan McGregor are in talks to join Depp in David Koepp’s film.

Koepp is currently rewriting the original script by Eric Aronson, which in turn is based on Kyril Bonfiglioli’s 1970s book, The Great Mortdecai Moustache Mystery.

Depp will play Charles Mortdecai, a debonair art dealer and part-time rogue who travels the globe armed only with his good looks and special charm in a race to recover a stolen painting rumored to contain the code to a lost bank account filled with Nazi gold. He also has to juggle angry Russians, the British Mi5, his impossibly leggy wife and an international terrorist.

There’s no news on exactly who Paltrow or McGregor might play, although if we had to bet we’d say Paltrow will be the wife, while McGregor will be turning Mi5.

The film will shoot once Depp has completed Transcendence and his role as the big bad wolf in the musical Into The Woods.

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James McTeigue Takes On Bloodsport Reboot

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bloodsport-jean-claude-van-dammeBack in the 1980s, Bloodsport was one of the films that helped launch Jean-Claude Van Damme’s film career. It led to two sequels in the mid-90s, neither of which starred Van Damme. Now Relativity Media thinks it’s time for a reboot, and they’ve hired James McTeigue (V For Vendetta, The Raven) to direct it, according to Variety.

Back in 2011, Philip Noyce was hired to direct, but he’s no longer involved. The new Bloodsport will have a fresh story, although set in a similar world to the original 1988 movie). Robert Mark Kamen (Taken) came up with the script (which will now be rewritten by Craig Rosenberg, under McTeigue’s supervision), which follows a group of 21st Century mercenaries who clash with the underground world of Brazilian Vale Tudo fighting.

No cast members have been announced yet, and it seems at the moment that original Bloodsport star Jean-Claude Van Damme will not be back. There’s no news on when it might shoot.

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