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Carey Mulligan Passes on ‘Rodham’(0)
Recently, it has been reported that Carey Mulligan has been in the top position to take on the role of Hillary Rodham Clinton in the biopic Rodham to be directed by James Ponsoldt. It has now been confirmed that Mulligan has turned down the role as the former first lady, Presidential Nominee and Secretary of ...
Teaser Trailer for ‘Diana’ Starring Naomi Watts as the People’s Princess
It’s a wonder that after Stephen Frears’ The Queen was as much of a success as it was, there wasn’t a push sooner to make a film about Princess Diana. That film is now on its way, starring Naomi Watts as the beloved public figure. However, the film might fall flat before it’s even hit ...
First Trailer for ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’
The first trailer for the next Hobbit film has been released, check it out: The trailer arrives hot on the heels of the poster that was released a couple of days ago. I personally didn’t realise that Legolas would have such a big part as the trailer suggests, although how he relates to the overall story ...
New poster for ‘The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug’
The first poster for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug has been released: The poster shows Bilbo (Martin Freeman) by himself outside the entrance to the Lonely Mountain where Smaug (Benedict Cumberbatch) is waiting inside. The first teaser trailer has been confirmed to be unveiled on Tuesday (June 11) at 6pm BST (10am PT). Earlier in the ...
J.J. Abrams on ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’
J.J. Abrams has been chatting about Star Wars: Episode VII at the ‘Produced By’ conference last Saturday. He revealed that he and his family are to move to London at the end of the year so that production for the sequel can begin in 2014. When talking about his approach to directing the film he said: “It is ...
Forest Whitaker in talks to play MLK in ‘Memphis’
Paul Greengrass’ next project about the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. finally has footing after more than a year of development and having to search for new financiers after Universal dropped the project. Now, with new funding through Veritas and Wild Bunch late last year, Memphis has possibly found its leading man in Oscar-winning ...
Johnny Depp leaves Whitey Bulger biopic ‘Black Mass’
Even the arrival of Joel Edgerton onto the cast of director Barry Levinson’s biopic of notorious Bostonian criminal Whitey Bulger couldn’t keep Johnny Depp attached to play the lead. Depp became attached to the project in February to play Bulger, the violent criminal turned FBI informant, but recently there had been reports of contractual troubles ...
Close and Reilly on board for ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’?
Glenn Close has signed on for a role in Guardians of the Galaxy according to Deadline. According to the article, Close “is playing a leadership role in Nova Corp, the intergalactic space patrol. … Close’s role would be the closest thing to the one that Samuel L. Jackson plays in Marvel’s Avengers movie.” Other news recently has ...
The National Association of Theatre Owners wants shorter trailers and shorter marketing windows
In a report from /Film, the National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO) is in a push for studios to cut down the length of the trailers released as well as the amount of time allowed to market their films ahead of the release date. The basis for this move by the association is based on ...
JGL’s directorial debut Don Jon has a trailer
Joseph Gordon-Levitt has written and directed his first feature film Don Jon. The film follows Jon Martello (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) who has a few obsessions in life, primarily girls and porn. However when he meets Barbara Sugarman (Scarlett Johansson) he decides to change his life and be less selfish after learning about the realities of love from her. ...
