Getting Into Character: Michelle Williams Channels Marilyn Monroe
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Weinstein Company, Drama, Period, Casting, Celeb News,
We saw what Naomi Watts’ Marilyn Monroe looked like; now Michelle Williams has donned the short, (very) blonde hair, red lips, and overall sultry appearance the sex symbol was known for.
Williams will co-star with Emma Watson and Dominic Cooper in My Week With Marilyn, a film centered on the filming of The Prince and the Showgirl.
What do you think? Can the normally sweet-natured, angelic-looking Williams pull off Marilyn’s iconic personality?
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Anthony Hopkins Set for Arabian Nights
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Classics, Thrillers, Casting, Celeb News, Celebrity Gossip, Scripts, Upcoming Releases,
Sir Anthony Hopkins is set to play a villainous sorcerer in Chuck Russell’s Arabian Nights.
The screen legend is apparently in the final stages of negotiations to portray sorcerer Pharotu in the upcoming period epic, which follows a young commander who teams up with Sinbad, Ali Baba and a Genie when his king is murdered. Liam Hemsworth is due to play the young leader as the group battle to rescue his queen, Scheherazade.
However, the movie will see Anthony’s evil alter-ego kill Sinbad’s mermaid lover and search for more magic and power of his own. Shooting on the movie is expected to start at the end of the summer. Production will be overseen by Bill Johnson from Inferno and Mark Ciardi and Gordon Gray from Mayhem Pictures. The storyline has been penned by director Chuck and Barry P. Ambrose.
It will be the second action thriller for 72-year-old Anthony, who next year will be seen in Kenneth Branagh’s Thor - which is based on the Marvel comic book series.
Matt Damon Gets Tender With Keira Knightley
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: 20th Century Fox, Adaptation, Classics, Drama, Period, Romance, Casting, Celeb News, Celebrity Gossip, Rumors, Upcoming Releases,
Matt Damon is set to star in a new period drama alongside Keira Knightley.
The Invictus star - who already has three movies in the pipeline this year - has reportedly been offered a role in the movie adaptation of the F. Scott Fitzgerald classic Tender Is the Night, even though no director has been chosen yet by 20th Century Fox.
The 39-year-old actor would play a talented young doctor called Dick Diver who lives on the French Riviera in the 1920s with his wife Nicole. The movie, which so far has only a script written by David Nicchols, tells the tale of Dick as he goes through life, weighing up different issues in his mind such as his wife’s wealth.
The female lead has been offered to British actress Keira, who is said to be keen to star with the American star. Matt recently admitted he has such a busy schedule this year he doesn’t plan on taking any time off:
“I want to direct someday and I can’t really pass up the chance to work with the people I’m getting to work with. I’ve worked with Paul Greengrass three times now, and Clint Eastwood twice, and Steven Soderbergh five or six times, and the Cohen Brothers this month. As long as that keeps happening, I can’t see myself taking time off, unless the work dried up.”
Tender Is the Night does not yet have a release date.
Rene Russo Joins Cast of Thor
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Paramount, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Casting, Upcoming Releases,
Rene Russo is set to star in the comic book adaptation of Thor. The Thomas Crown Affair actress will play Frigga, the mother of the hammer-wielding Marvel superhero.
In the film, Frigga is queen of Asgard and the wife of Norse god Odin - played by Anthony Hopkins. The movie also features Chris Hemsworth as the title character, Tom Hiddleston as the villain Loki and Natalie Portman as Thor’s love interest.
Natalie, recently said that security around the movie is so tight, she struggles to read her script because it is on watermarked paper.
“I think everyone has gotten more secretive just because of the preponderance of technology that can scam just about anything,” Portman said. “It’s like you don’t get a script anymore that doesn’t have watermarks that would identify you if you ever tried to leak anything. The ‘Thor’ script is hard to read because it’s on some weird colored paper and they have your name in huge letters across every page. Marvel’s like some like crazy underground world.”
Thor is due to be released in 2011.
Fergie in Awe of Co-Stars
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Weinstein Company, Adaptation, Drama, Musicals, Period, Romance, Casting, Celeb News, Celebrity Gossip, Filmmaking, Upcoming Releases,
Newly-turned actress Fergie was in “awe” of her Nine co-star Sophia Loren.
The Black Eyed Peas singer - who portrayed Saraghina in the musical movie - has revealed she struggled to concentrate on her performance because she was surrounded by such esteemed co-stars, including the 75-year-old Italian actress.
“I was in awe of Sophia Loren - I couldn’t believe I was in the same room as her! Nicole Kidman I’d thought of as a very statuesque figure, but she’s very down to earth.”
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Madonna Wants Blanchett for Musical
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Drama, Musicals, Political, Romance, Casting, Celeb News, Celebrity Gossip, Rumors, Upcoming Releases,
Madonna wants Cate Blanchett to star in her new musical—when the Queen of Pop wants you, is there even a chance of declining?
The “4 Minutes” singer is set to direct and produce Wallis, which follows the life of American socialite Wallis Simpson, who Britain’s King Edward VIII gave up the throne to marry, and wants the Notes On A Scandal actress to take on the lead role opposite Doctor Who actor David Tennant after opting against casting Keira Knightley.
A source told Britain’s The Sun newspaper, “The final script is now written and the locations have been scouted. Madonna is now trying to assemble the cast and put the finances in place. The first scene of the film is an old woman in her 90s living on her own in a Parisian flat. She starts to tell her life story to her housekeeper. It turns out the old woman is Wallis Simpson. There will be a song for each decade of her life.”
Madonna, whose last acting role in a movie was in 2002 flop Swept Away, had been planning to start work on the film last year, but it was put on hold while she finalized her divorce from Guy Ritchie.
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Casting Corner: Daniel Craig, Stephen Moyer and More
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Disney, Lionsgate, Touchstone, Universal, Adaptation, Drama, Remakes, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Casting, Celeb News, Celebrity Gossip, Upcoming Releases,
Here’s a quick look at some of the casting announcements made recently:
Daniel Craig: If you found out your Dream House was once the scene of a murder - what would you do? What would James Bond do? Next year, Daniel Craig will take on the Morgan Creek thriller set in a New England town. The film will be directed by Oscar nominee Jim Sheridan (In America).
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Cast Members for Fame Remake Announced
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: MGM, Drama, Music, Musicals, Casting, Upcoming Releases,
Although it’s about time for Hollywood to start making over projects from the 90’s, MGM has decided it will be retooling a classic from 1980.
Realizing musicals are not dead to theatergoers, the studio is planning to bring a new version of Fame to today’s audiences. The update - like the Academy-Award winning original - will take place at the New York High School of Performing Arts and feature a wide range of talented artists including dancers, pianists and filmmakers.
Instead of waiting to release the movie on the original’s 30th anniversary, MGM has scheduled the premiere for September 25, 2009.
Actors already selected for the remake include Kristy Flores, Paul Iacono, Paul McGill, Naturi Naughton, Kay Panabaker, Kherington Payne, Collins Pennie, Walter Perez and Anna Maria Perez de Tagle. (Followers of So You Think You Can Dance might remember Kherington’s name from Season 4 of the competition.)
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Pitt, Novak, and Roth Line Up For Bastards
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Universal, Action, Adventure, Drama, Horror, Period, Political, Casting, Celeb News, Filmmaking, Rumors, Upcoming Releases,
UPDATE: Funnyman Mike Myers has also been recruited! You can find the details here.
As promised, Quentin Tarantino has definitely not stopped working on his epic WWII film, Inglorious Bastards, ever since he completed the script. After years of speculation concerning casting, a few of the roles have recently been confirmed (finally).
What came as quite a shock to most (considering Tarantino’s usual taste in actors), Hollywood heavyweight Brad Pitt was cast as the lead role of Jewish soldier Aldo Raine. Then again, it is only appropriate that Pitt play a part in a real Tarantino film, considering he had a minor role in Oliver Stone’s Natural Born Killers.
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Tim Burton’s Alice Is Off to England
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Disney, Adventure, Animation, Classics, Family, Mystery, Books, Casting, Celebrity Gossip, Filmmaking, Rumors, Upcoming Releases,
Disney’s favorite eccentric director Tim Burton is at it again, and this time he’s digging a bit older and traveling a bit further for his latest classic remake: Alice in Wonderland.
Burton is taking the cast and crew across the pond to Plymouth, where they will be holding auditions this week for the film’s extras. Casting director Ilenka Jelowicki explains why the locale is perfect for production:
“It’s a period movie, set in Victorian England, so we’re very specific about the look we need. In an ideal world, out of the 125 women we need, they would all have long, naturally coloured hair. We’d love men with beards or facial hair – lamb chops or big sideburns, that sort of thing.”
The only confirmed cast member is HBO‘s Australian actress Mia Wasikowska (In Treatment), who is set to play Alice. Take a wild guess who might be casted as one of the crazy Wonderland characters—I dare you!
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