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Judi Dench Due To Film 'Bond 23' In Spring Of 2011
1 December 2009 11:00 AM, PST | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
We know a 23rd James Bond film is coming and we know Daniel Craig will return for his third go as the suave-yet-happy-skull-bashing British spy. But will "Bond 23" actually arrive in 2011, as previously announced? Daniel Craig recently declared filming would begin shooting late in 2010.
When MTV News had a chance to chat with Judi Dench (Bond's elegant overseer, M, in six previous films), the legendary British actress said she likely won't be on set for another two years.
"I think I'm going to be needed in spring of 2011," she said. "That's a message I got. It would mean I could do something at the end of next year, something else, maybe be in the theater."
The discrepancy in the two actors' timelines is surely explained by the fact that Dench usually only appears in a handful of scenes, whereas Craig carries the entire film. So all still seems on track for a 2011 opening. »
- Eric Ditzian
"The Hurt Locker" Shines at the Gotham Independent Film Awards! See Full List of Winners!
30 November 2009 8:01 PM, PST | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »
"The Hurt Locker" won big at the 19th Annual Gotham Independent Film Awards at a ceremony held at New York City.s Cipriani Wall Street. The film beat "Amreeka," "Big Fan," "The Maid," and "A Serious Man" for the Best Feature Trophy.
"The Hurt Locker" also won the Best Ensemble Performance Award beating "Adventureland," "Cold Souls," "A Serious Man," and "Sugar."
(For the complete list of nominees, click here)
Presented by Ifp (Independent Filmmaker Project), the Gotham Independent Film Awards. is one of the leading awards for independent film and the first major honors of the film awards season.
A total of 22 films received nominations in six competitive categories, including: Best Feature, Best Documentary, Breakthrough Director, Breakthrough Actor, Best Ensemble Performance and Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You.
For the second year, the recipient of the Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You award will »
- Manny
Birthday Suits, Well Directed
30 November 2009 6:05 AM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Lights. Cameras. Birthday Action (for this, the 30th of November). Only one month left to go and it's 2010. How crazy is that?
Ridley, Terrence (in the 70s) and Marc
1835 Mark Twain's books have been adapted into movies ever since the movies began. Most notably The Prince and the Pauper and any tale of Huck Finn or Tom Sawyer
1920 Virginia Mayo 40s and 50s star, frequent Danny Kaye foil
1926 Richard Crenna, character actor
1927 Robert Guillaume, "Benson"
1929 Dick Clark, seemingly immortal creature who may finally be destroyed by the rise of his spiritual offspring Ryan Seacrest. It's all very Cronos vs. Zeus, only without the thunderbolts
1937 Ridley Scott, manly director whose movies are usually way better when they're shot through with a strong female presence. Consider the three classics: Blade Runner, Thelma & Louise, Alien. The rest of the filmography surely has its moments but that's the trinity right there.
1943 Terence Malick, »
- NATHANIEL R
World War Z Movie Still Lumbering Along, Says Writer
30 November 2009 5:26 AM, PST | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
One project worth following is the adaptation of Max Brooks' fantastic novel World War Z, which has been underway at Paramount for quite some time. The book has long been heralded (by yours truly) as the zombie book to end all zombie books, and in my mind it would make quite possibly the coolest 12-part miniseries in the history of cable television. That said, Paramount is still trying to make the dang thing into a feature film. A mistake on many levels, yes. But still potentially chock full of awesome. Last week, Collider caught up with J. Michael Straczynski, the writer assigned to the project, as he was promoting his latest work, Ninja Assassin -- the final product of which does not give us any hope for the future of man, let along the future of Straczynski's work. During the interview, they talked briefly about where World War Z is -- about 5 drafts in -- and »
- Neil Miller
J. Michael Straczynski Talks World War Z
27 November 2009 12:50 PM, PST | HugAZombie | See recent HugAZombie news »
Comic book writer and Changling screenwriter J. Michael Straczynski recently spoke about many of his upcoming projects, including World War Z. After admitting that he'd written "five drafts" of the script, Straczynski mentioned when he thinks the movie might go into production.
One never knows. The director is attached to it and Paramount really wants to see it done because they have a lot of money invested in this thing. They think it could be a really big film for them.
While that's comforting, director Marc Forster has sent the script on to Matthew Michael Carnahan for a rewrite while Forster shoots The Net-esque thriller Disconnect. Not comforting.
Meanwhile, Straczynski explained how he adapted Max Brooks' book of first person accounts into a screenplay.
A series of interviews, so I basically said, "Well, who did those interviews?" And you tell the story of the guy who works for the »
J. Michael Straczynski Talks World War Z
26 November 2009 9:25 AM, PST | HugAZombie | See recent HugAZombie news »
Comic book writer and Changling screenwriter J. Michael Straczynski recently spoke about many of his upcoming projects, including World War Z. After admitting that he'd written "five drafts" of the script, Straczynski mentioned when he thinks the movie might go into production.
One never knows. The director is attached to it and Paramount really wants to see it done because they have a lot of money invested in this thing. They think it could be a really big film for them.
While that's comforting, director Marc Forster has sent the script on to Matthew Michael Carnahan for a rewrite while Forster shoots The Net-esque thriller Disconnect. Not comforting.
Meanwhile, Straczynski explained how he adapted Max Brooks' book of first person accounts into a screenplay.
A series of interviews, so I basically said, "Well, who did those interviews?" And you tell the story of the guy who works for the »
- (Fulci)
Director Marc Forster on the Importance of Failure in Filmmaking
12 November 2009 1:09 PM, PST | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
I've been waiting and waiting to feature a video interview from Making Of for a long time. If you haven't ever heard of Making Of, it's an incredible new website that focuses on the filmmaking process. They post new interviews daily with some of the most talented and brilliant filmmakers out there talking about their own process and some techniques and tips. I finally found a video today that I wanted to feature and it has Marc Forster in it talking about how important failure is in filmmaking. That may sound odd at first (how can failure help?), but if that title gets you to watch this video, then all the better. Anyway, check this out. Marc Forster previously directed Quantum of Solace as well as The Kite Runner, Stranger Than Fiction, Stay, Finding Neverland, Monster's Ball, and Everything Put Together. He's attached to a number of upcoming projects, including »
- Alex Billington
Director Marc Forster Discusses the Importance of Failure
12 November 2009 6:31 AM, PST | Makingof.com | See recent Makingof.com news »
Today MakingOf releases part three in a series of interviews with Marc Forster, the talented director of films including "Finding Neverland," "Quantum of Solace" and "The Kite Runner." Forster shares his insight on why failure is important -- "only through failure can you find new creativity." He also talks about how he is drawn to projects that challenge him, the importance of communication on-set, and the unpredictable nature of filmmaking.
click here to watch his exclusive interview on MakingOf. »
Stana Katic: The Hollywood Interview
4 November 2009 12:57 PM, PST | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
Actress Stana Katic looking tailored as Detective Kate Beckett in Castle.
Storms The Walls Of Castle
By
Actress Stana Katic is on a roll. After scoring supporting roles in two of last year’s highest-profile films, Quantum of Solace and The Spirit, the statuesque Canadian stunner landed the female lead in ABC’s new police drama/romantic comedy Castle, playing Detective Kate Beckett, a tough-as-nails NYPD officer who finds herself with the regrettable assignment of allowing cocky, best-selling crime novelist Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion) to shadow her for research on his next book. Not only does she find that Castle’s creative instincts for the criminal mind help her solve some of the city’s most challenging murders, she finds her tough exterior melting under Castle’s considerable charms. The show airs Monday nights on ABC.
Stana Katic sat down with us at a local »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
Audi Celebrates Clean Diesel with Celebrity Cocktail Party
2 November 2009 8:34 AM, PST | Hollyscoop.com | See recent HollyScoop news »
Audi celebrated the success of Tdi clean diesel technology at a cocktail party co-hosted by CAA’s Tracy Brennan and Director Marc Forster on Thursday night at the Sunset Tower Hotel. Celebrity guests arrived in Audi Q7 Tdi SUVs to the poolside soiree which mixed an old Hollywood feel with progressive design. Audi’s Tdi vehicles are up to 30% more fuel efficient than their gasoline counterparts. Highlights from the evening include: Jaime Pressly debuting a new edgy short hair cut, Allison Janney and Rachael Harris taking to the ones and twos with DJ Michelle Pesce, and MSNBC’s... »
World War Z Still on Track
31 October 2009 2:43 AM, PDT | HugAZombie | See recent HugAZombie news »
Last we checked, a new World War Z script was due from the recently hired Matthew Michael Carnahan "in a few weeks", according to author Max Brooks. Presumably, that would have been done by now, but apparently, Brooks and director Marc Forster are still waiting on his script. The Washington Post held an online chat with Brooks who had this to say about the project:
I can tell you that Marc Forster has signed on to direct the project. I just had lunch with him a few weeks ago and he is either the world's best liar or he really wants to make this movie. Right now we're waiting for a new draft of the script. That should determine the next step in the 'developement' process.
Considering Forster's reticence to make the original script by J. Michael Straczynski, it's easy to become fearful that Forster will bail out, putting Wwz into development hell. »
- (Fulci)
World War Z and My Fair Lady: Who’s On and Who’s Off?
30 October 2009 5:30 PM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
It's nothing like the merry-go-round of screenwriters but it does sometimes seem that pretty much all studio pictures go through a few directors on their way to the screen. Very often a director will board a project, wrestle with it for months, if not years, then depart. Other times, a whole list of directors will have passed pretty much as soon as they close the script and a project can find some time to find somebody willing to commit. The last we told you, Marc Forster was going to direct zombie epic World War Z from a script by Matthew Carnahan. Some rumours bubbled up in the summer that he was off the project, but died down pretty quickly, and now word is definitely that he's very much still in the driving seat. On the other hand, our last report on Joe Wright told you that he would be directing »
- Brendon Connelly
Bond director opens the files on Quantum of Solace
29 October 2009 3:01 PM, PDT | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
Bond star Daniel Craig recently revealed that filming on the next James Bond movie will start at the end of 2010.
In the meantime, director Marc Forster has been spilling the beans on Craig's previous 007 adventure, Quantum of Solace.
Forster who has already said he doesn't want to do the next Bond flick, had his breakthrough with Monster's Ball, for which Halle Berry won a best actress Oscar.
His next film, Finding Neverland, was nominated for five Golden Globe Awards and seven Academy Awards.
The filmmaker, who had left Switzerland for the USA at the age of 20 to pursue his dream, continued his directorial success with films including Stranger than Fiction, The Kite Runner, and then last year's Quantum of Solace.
In an interview with MakingOf, Forster explains that the Bond flick was, for him, "a very different experience."
He had a budget five times the amount he normally worked with plus, »
- David Bentley
'World War Z' Author Max Brooks Shares His Favorite Halloween Zombie Flicks
27 October 2009 12:00 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
For most of you, Max Brooks needs no introduction. He wrote the novel "World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War," which is currently on the road to getting a big screen adaptation with Marc Forster directing a script from Matthew Michael Carnahan.
Brooks was kind enough to take some time to chat with me a few weeks ago while he was promoting the Starz Inside documentary, "Zombiemania," which you can catch replays of this week (check your local listings for times). During the interview, I had to ask for a kickass zombie movies list to run with this week's special Halloween coverage. Brooks was more than happy to oblige, and he delivered quite a list. The last one in particular blew my mind, and I welcome anyone who's seen it to write in their reviews in the comments section below or @MTVMoviesBlog on Twitter.
- Adam Rosenberg
Bond 23 to Start Shooting 2010?
24 October 2009 4:05 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
So it would seem that Daniel Craig didn’t get the memo from MGM that details for Bond 23 were a secret! Variety have reported that when asked by a fan as he exited the stage door of his play ‘Steady Rain’ (currently playing with Hugh Jackman), on Broadway, he announced that 2010 is the year! I’ve embedded the video which Craig makes the revelation about 2 minutes in.
MGM have refused to comment on Craig’s answer which may imply that the news he broke wasn’t supposed to be shared with us minions! Currently, no director has been announced for the 23rd installment of the billion dollar franchise which may have to soon change if the 2010 news is true. Martin Campbell directed “Casino Royale” and Marc Forster directed “Solace,” but neither is expected to return to the franchise anytime soon. “Quantum of Solace” grossed $586 million worldwide and “Casino Royale” grossed $594 million. »
- David Sztypuljak
James Bond Will Have to Wait a Little Longer
23 October 2009 11:38 AM, PDT | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
Casino Royale got a lot of notoriety for the “reboot” angle, but Quantum of Solace felt like a different take altogether: Marc Forster favored characterization and quick-cutting action scenes, which gave Bond a different flavor (stirred, not shaken). A lot of fans didn’t like it (although quite a few still warmed up to it), leaving the future of the franchise an open question mark. Some work has been done in the interim year, but most of the delay has been attributed to the fact that Producer Michael Wilson decided to take time away from a series that had left him exhausted. Now, a franchise that has traditionally seen a one or two year turn around when it’s rolling, will probably have to wait three years; in contrast, Quantum of Solace began filming only a year after Casino Royale and was released a year after that. Commander Bond points »
- Jacob
Major Tribute To Albert R. Broccoli And James Bond At USC November 6-8
22 October 2009 5:54 AM, PDT | Cinemaretro.com | See recent CinemaRetro news »
Family and colleagues of the legendary James Bond producer Albert R. Broccoli will participate in panel discussions as part of the University of Southern California's tribute to the man known by one and all as "Cubby". The events run from November 6-8 in Los Angeles and will feature appearances by Barbara Broccoli, Michael G. Wilson, Richard Kiel, Maud Adams, Marc Forster, Robert Wade, Neal Purvis, Tom Mankiewicz and others. Additionally, there will be screenings of classic Bond movies and a display of Bond memorabilia from Broccoli's personal archives. Click here for more »
- nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
Halle and Marc, Stop Reading Now
21 October 2009 6:00 PM, PDT | Movieline | See recent Movieline news »
· The Nyt just put up its amaaaazing new profile of Precious director Lee Daniels, and while writer Lynn Hirschberg provides a couple weirdo passages (I particularly enjoyed her random reference to "a white actor named Wes Bentley"), this is the Lee Daniels show, and it's glorious. Go read it, but enjoy this little preview: "After producing two films, Daniels quickly became frustrated with not having complete control of his movies. 'I kind of co-directed Monster's Ball,' Daniels told me as he ordered another drink (the actual director was Marc Forster). 'I gave Halle her line readings. I knew how to do that: you tap into people's souls.'" »
Monster's Ball
8 October 2009 5:45 PM, PDT | Anh Khoi Do and Movies | See recent Anh Khoi Do and Movies news »
Are you looking to forget Quantum of Solace's (which was directed by Marc Forster) lack of lustre? Then this film must be your choice. On the surface, Monster's Ball might look like a film you'd like to throw in the garbage. However, it's an interesting and, above all, subtle film about love and redemption.
Set in Georgia, the story follows Hank Grotowski (Billy Bob Thornton), a racist correction officer of a penitentiary. He works with his son Sonny (Heath Ledger) and together, they guard Lawrence Musgrove (Sean Combs) in the Death Row. Leticia (Halle Berry), Lawrence's wife (and eventually widow), is gradually losing her house and has to take care of her son. When Hank and Leticia both lose their own son on their own side, their life will collide, which will lead to a love affair. After all, Leticia works as a waitress at the restaurant where Hank likes to take a bite. »
- anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
New World War Z Script on Its Way
7 October 2009 9:59 AM, PDT | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
Quantum of Solace director Marc Forster surprised everyone when he turned down another Bond flick to direct the adaptation of Max Brooks' best-selling novel World War Z. A script from J. Michael Staczynski was already in place and had been hailed as "a horror epic, a serious, sober-minded adult picture waiting to be made" and "a genre-defining piece of work" by an AICN script review. Straczynski himself described it as a "thriller" along the lines of Bourne Identity. You know, but with zombies.
Forster disagreed, however, claiming the script was "far from realization" and decided to make the thriller Disconnect before starting work on World War Z. Screenwriter Matthew Michael Carnahan (The Kingdom) was brought in to work on another draft in the meantime.
All of this was confusing to Brooks, who recently told MTV that he doesn't understand why Carnahan was brought in to work on a script he already thought was "brilliant. »
- Ryan Gowland
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