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The Hobbit Casting Begins This Week
11 hours ago | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
When rumors hit the Net last week that the highly-anticipated adaptation of The Hobbit was being delayed a full year, it wasn’t good news for fans who are dying to see this film on the big-screen. However, we were right to treat it as a rumor, as soon afterward, producer Peter Jackson debunked the rumor, saying that as far as he’s concerned there’s been no delay and the film (Part 1) is still on course for a December 2011 release.
So, with that out of the way, one of the biggest questions hovering over The Hobbit is that of who will bring the characters of the classic fantasy tale to life, most importantly (I think you’ll agree) the role of Bilbo Baggins. Clearly, with the story taking place six decades before The Fellowship of the Ring, they can’t use Ian Holm again. Ian McKellen has said in »
- Ross Miller
The Last Station trailer: big beards, big names and big, bad gold letters
16 hours ago | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
The trailer for this starry drama about the last year of Leo Tolstoy's life does a good job of flogging the film. But then the credits start rolling. Anna Pickard cringes
Christopher Plummer appears to have moved into a new phase in his career: the wacky beard phase.
2009 saw him model the matted, rugged look in The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.
For 2010, he's outdone himself.
The Last Station is the story of a rich old man (Plummer's big-bearded Tolstoy, for that is who he's playing) who seems to be besieged by nefarious sycophants (the kind who drink a lot of black tea and hold polite intellectual debates for hours at a time in the garden).
The main focus of the story seems to be on the relationship with his wife, an emotionally-fraught Helen Mirren. Here she is, emoting, reliably.
And, of course, the whole thing shall be seen through the eyes of a naive, »
- Anna Pickard
Tales from ‘Star Wars’: Spunk, the stupid stormtrooper
21 hours ago | ReelLoop.com | See recent Reel Loop news »
Every movie has scenes removed from the final cut for many reasons: the film was running too long, the dialogue wasn’t flowing together or the scene just didn’t seem right. Editing happens and I not only understand that, I think it’s necessary. However, I discovered an entire character was removed from Star Wars, and I think it’s high time he was given his due. Can you imagine being cut out of the most popular film franchise in history? It had to sting. He probably cried himself to sleep every night and drowned his sorrows in Slurpees and corn nuts. So, no longer allowing this injustice, and despite what Lucas might think, let me introduce to you Spunk, the Stupid Stormtrooper…
(first Spunk scene cut)
Darth Vader: He is here.
Governor Tarkin: Obi-Wan Kenobi? What makes you think so?
Darth Vader: A tremor in the Force. The »
- Natasha Hurt
Got Freaky Ears? Kinda on the Midget Size? Peter Jackson is Casting for the Hobbit.
22 hours ago | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
Of course, having freaky ears and being a tad on the short side isn’t a priority, not with the kids and their newfangled computer doohickeys that they have to work with these days. The good news from Middle Earth is that auditions for “The Hobbit” have officially commenced, with producer Peter Jackson and director Guillermo Del Toro firmly in charged of choosing the actors for the role. As with the previous “Lord of the Rings” movies, the producer/director won’t be looking for big, famous names to fill any roles, the franchise being bigger than any movie star. But according to Jackson, one role is too big for just anyone: Gandalf, who will once again be played by Ian McKellen. Also according to Jackson, Internet rumors that “Wanted” star James McAvoy has been approached by the studio for a key role in the upcoming fantasy epic is untrue. »
- Nix
A Look at the Potential 2010 Oscar Category Straddlers
7 December 2009 3:14 PM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Nathaniel over at The Film Experience just published a post discussing the potential confusion over a few Oscar contenders whose performances may be confused for lead performances when they are actually supporting and vice versa. His list, however, doesn't include one I just watched yesterday, but first for his... Melanie Laurent, Christoph Waltz and Brad Pitt in Inglourious Basterds Anthony Mackie in The Hurt Locker Woody Harrelson in The Messenger Christian McKay in Me and Orson Welles Jake Gyllenhaal in Brothers I don't think he needs to worry much about Melanie Laurent or Brad Pitt, both of which are obviously supporting if you ask me. Or Jake Gyllenhaal, although I wouldn't mind seeing Gyllenhaal get a nod for Brothers considering I thought his was the best performance in it... but for what category? Lionsgate has placed him in the Best Supporting Actor category, but in reality all three (Tobey Maguire »
- Brad Brevet
Hobbit casting happens
7 December 2009 1:37 PM, PST | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »
While we probably won't hear official names for a while longer, Guillermo del Toro and Peter Jackson are now searching for humans to become small for their live-action adaptation(s) of Tolkien's The Hobbit. Wide auditions commence this week for every role in the film (except Gandalf, which Sir Ian McKellan incontrovertibly owns). Jackson dismissed earlier rumors that James McAvoy, Daniel Radcliffe or David Tennant (shame, that) had been approached to play diminutive adventurer Bilbo Baggins,... »
- Dave Davis
'The Hobbit' Auditioning 'Unknown Actors', Tom Waits Said Among the Candidates
6 December 2009 11:29 PM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »
Peter Jackson has given an update on his upcoming movie project, "The Hobbit". Being met by IGN at a cocktail reception for his new film "The Lovely Bones", the filmmaker informed that casting directors for the adventure movie have been auditioning "unknown actors" for the role of Bilbo Baggins.
Previously, there were some actors who have been linked to the lead role, like Daniel Radcliffe, Martin Freeman, James McAvoy, and David Tennant. When asked if he could clarify who, among those names, does not have the possibility to play Bilbo, Jackson said some of them were not under consideration. However, he refused to say who had been ruled out because he didn't want anyone to figure anything out via process of elimination.
Additionally, Ain't It Cool News has added another name among the candidates to play Bilbo. According to the site, a trusted source has told them that Tom Waits »
- AceShowbiz.com
Monthly Movie Preview – December 2009
3 December 2009 1:53 PM, PST | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »
This is going to be a great month. No matter whether these big and small movies fall flat on their faces or not there’s going to be plenty to choose from – especially for those who want to keep up with important films.
First up is Avatar, one of the biggest gambles of this decade. Will the same kind of crowd that saw The Dark Knight or Transformers multiple times venture to movie theatres to see a 150-minute-long 3-D film that features tall blue creatures? It’s up in the air.
Which reminds me of a few more titles that should be worth checking out, one of them being Jason Reitman’s new film with George Clooney. The drama-comedy about a man who fires people for a living has been getting great buzz from its successful festival runs, with Oscar talk flying around as smoothly as paper airplanes.
But, Up In the Air »
- Nick Allen
Film Stars Recreate Their Iconic Roles for Empire
2 December 2009 8:39 PM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
Mel Gibson recreating his role from Braveheart
Photo: Empire Magazine Empire has debuted a 30 image gallery featuring the likes of Christian Bale, Tom Cruise, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mel Gibson, Gerard Butler, Keira Knightley, James McAvoy, Matt Damon, Clint Eastwood, Jack Nicholson, Laurence Fishburne and so on and so on, recreating some of their iconic film roles.
I have included a select few in this post, but to check all of them out click here. Too bad they didn't get Ewan McGregor in there to recreate his Trainspotting toilet scene.
Arnold Schwarzenegger recreating his role from The Terminator
Photo: Empire Magazine Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster recreating their roles from The Silence of he Lambs
Photo: Empire Magazine Tom Cruise recreating his role from Minority Report
Photo: Empire Magazine Christian Bale, Gerard Butler and Laurence Fishburne recreating their roles from American Psycho, 300 and The Matrix
Photo: Empire Magazine »
- Brad Brevet
Oscar MythBusting: One Day They'll Be Nominated!
2 December 2009 9:00 AM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Most fans of established actors believe that one day their favorite will be nominated for an Oscar. In 2009 campaigns hopes are particularly high for Sandra Bullock, Alfred Molina, Colin Firth and Christopher Plummer. Fans of James McAvoy and Sam Rockwell still hold out longshot hope. But guess what? The odds are, generally speaking, against them on February 2nd (two months hence!) when the lucky 20 are called.
Most actors aren't ever nominated for the big prize. People seemed surprise to read in an old Oscar Mythbusting column I wrote years ago that the majority of nominated actors (approximately 67%) never receive a second nomination. But I did the research and it's true. Even less likely than a second nomination: a first one. Consider this...
The following (living) legends have still never been nominated despite rich bodies of work and several classic films or exuberantly praised performances: Mia Farrow, Isabelle Huppert, Christopher Plummer and Donald Sutherland. »
- NATHANIEL R
Spirit Awards 2010: Nominations
1 December 2009 2:50 PM, PST | Alternative Film Guide | See recent Alternative Film Guide news »
Michael Stuhlbarg in A Serious Man (top); James McAvoy, Christopher Plummer, Helen Mirren in The Last Station (middle); Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel in (500) Days of Summer (bottom) The nominees for the 25th annual Spirit Awards have been announced. Two of the best picture nominees also happen to be this year’s most nominated films: Lee Daniels‘ Precious and Michael Hoffman’s The Last Station, with five nods each. There were quite a few surprises this year — mostly those who were left out. First of all, where’s The Hurt Locker, winner of two Gotham Awards — best picture and best ensemble — and a likely Oscar contender? Well, don’t panic. The Hurt Locker was nominated last year in (a mere) two categories, best [...] »
- Anna Robinson
Helen Mirren to be honored with Career Achievment Award at Psiff
1 December 2009 1:22 PM, PST | Pretty/Scary | See recent pretty-scary news »
The 21st Annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (Psiff) will present Helen Mirren with the Career Achievement Award! The Festival runs January 5-18, 2010.
Helen Mirren starred as Morgana le Fay in the dark fantay film Excalibur, appeared in an episode of the 1970's TV series Thriller and the 1980's Twilight Zone, as Caesonia in the cult film Caligula, as Tanya Kirbuk in the sci-fi sequel 2010, and as the star of the Prime Suspect thriller/crime film and its 6 sequels...
She directed a short segment in the comedy/sci-fi anthology On The Edge called "Happy Birthday" in 2001.
She will appear in the 2010 Shakespearean adaptation of The Tempest as Prospera. The film is directed by Julie Taymor (also director of the futuristic 1999 film Titus.) In Taymor's version, the gender of Prospero has been switched to the female Prospera. You'll also see her in the upcoming thriller Brighton Rock.
Festival chairman Harold Matzner commented, »
- Superheidi
Noel Clarke Joins the 2010 Orange Rising Star Award Jury
1 December 2009 8:32 AM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
We’ve just received a press release to let us know that Noel Clarke has joined the 2010 jury for the 2010 Orange Rising Star Award at the BAFTAs. Clarke won the award in 2009 and joins the likes of David Parfitt, Jason Isaacs and Pippa Harris to select the nominees for the 2010 award.
Once selected the public are able to vote for the winner at the BAFTA Awards which take place in London on 21st February. Voting opens when nominees are announced on 12 January 2010 via www.orange.co.uk/bafta.
Press Release: 1 December 2009: Now in its fifth year, the award has set a standard for identifying talent destined for super stardom. Previous winners include James McAvoy in 2006, Eva Green in 2007, Shia Labeouf in 2008 and Noel Clarke in 2009. Potential Rising Stars were proposed by BAFTA members and film industry insiders to create an initial long list of names. The jury, consisting of actors, »
- David Sztypuljak
Gerard Butler promotes Glasgow as filming location
1 December 2009 4:04 AM, PST | Boxwish.com | See recent BoxWish news »
Wales has been boosted by Harry Potter, Rome by Angels and Demons and hell, even Brüno’s done his bit for tourism in Austria, so who has the Glasgow Film Office turned to in their hour of need, when they require help in attracting movies to shoot on their turf? Ewan McGregor? James McAvoy? Or even the cinematic king of the Schscots, Sean Connery? Nope, none other than Gerard Butler, who, as the recently named favourite Hollywood Brit (see Related Content, right) is preparing to wave his Scottish flag in a bid to attract top talent to the north. »
"Nine" Dominates Satellite Award Nominations! See Complete List!
30 November 2009 10:52 AM, PST | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »
"Nine," the big-screen adaptation of the Broadway musical, led the Satellite Award scoring 11 nominations including Best Picture in the Comedy or Musical category.
Rob Marshall also received a Best Director nomination, and stars Penelope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, and Daniel Day-Lewis received Best Acting nods, and the cast got Best Ensemble.
John Woo's "Red Cliff" followed with seven nominations.
Roger Corman is the 2009 Recipient of the Auteur Award while master cinematographer and eight-time Oscar nominee, Roger Deakins, is the 2009 Recipient of the Nikola Tesla Award.
The 2009 14th Annual Satellite Awards are given by the International Press Academy. Winners will be announced on Sunday, December 20th, at the Grand Salon/Intercontinental Hotel in Los Angeles.
Visit the Satellite Awards official site right here.
And the nominees for the 2009 14th Annual Satellite Awards are:
Film
Motion Picture (Drama)
"Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire »
- Manny
The Satellites Have Launched. What Are They Orbiting?
30 November 2009 6:10 AM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
The Satellites (formerly Golden) have announced their 2009 nominations for what it's worth. And you might be screaming "not very much".
It's hard to know what to make of this Golden Globe splinter group. There is never much of a narrative thread in their nominations. You can't sense from year to year a type of film they like or whatnot. Which makes them feel a bit suspect. They also do very strange things which you're about to see if you read their nominations. They never get much attention and yet they keep plugging away. This year they were especially kind to 2012 (who knew?), Nine and The Stoning of Soraya M. But they were downright rude to the sci-fi drama Moon which received zero nominations despite their lack of aversion to sci-fi films. I mention this because the moon is a natural satellite and the Satellites are artificial. Maybe they're jealous. What they're orbiting we know not. »
- NATHANIEL R
Sony Pictures Classics Makes First and 'Last' Post Telluride Pick-Up
30 November 2009 1:32 AM, PST | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
Sony Pictures Classics have picked up North America and Latin American rights to Michael Hoffman’s The Last Station starring Helen Mirren, Christopher Plummer, James McAvoy and Paul Giamatti. - With potential actress noms in An Education and Broken Embraces, and Best Foreign Picture nods for The White Ribbon and A Prophet, if I were Spc, I'd pick one or two ponies for Oscar contention and not try to clog the ballot box. Sony Pictures Classics have picked up North America and Latin American rights to Michael Hoffman’s The Last Station starring Helen Mirren, Christopher Plummer, James McAvoy and Paul Giamatti. That news was mentioned a couple of days back on the blogsphere. The pic, a Telluride selection, will be released this December - probably pushing some of the film's perfs. Based on Jay Parini's novel, this is set in the »
- Ioncinema.com Staff
Tracking Shot October 2009: The Social Network, The No Game, Cedar Rapids
30 November 2009 1:32 AM, PST | ioncinema | See recent ioncinema news »
At the beginning of every month, Ioncinema.com's "Tracking Shot" features a half of a dozen or so projects that are moments away from lensing and that we feel are worth signaling out. This October (2009), we are keeping tabs on.... - At the beginning of every month, Ioncinema.com's "Tracking Shot" features a half of a dozen or so projects that are moments away from lensing and that we feel are worth signaling out. This October (2009), we are keeping tabs on.... Arteta's Youth in Revolt got pushed back to 2010, by then he'll be in post-production with Cedar Rapids. Backed by Ad Hominem and Alexander Payne, hot off The Hangover, Ed Helms will play a sad-sack insurance agent who goes to an industry. convention to try to save the jobs of his colleagues. I imagine the comedy will film in a tax incentive friendly city with a convention center for rent. »
- Ioncinema.com Staff
Emily Blunt and Penelope Cruz Nab Double Satellite Awards Nominations
29 November 2009 11:49 PM, PST | Celebrity Mania | See recent Celebrity Mania news »
Emily Blunt and Penelope Cruz will be competing against each other for 2009 Satellite Awards. On Sunday, November 29, the International Press Academy announced the nominees for its 14th annual awards, unraveling that the two Hollywood big names are nominated in two same categories.
Blunt and Cruz are up for Best Actress in Drama and Best Supporting Actress. Blunt received the Best Actress nod for her performance as Queen Victoria in "The Young Victoria", and Cruz got the nom for "Broken Embraces". As for the supporting actress category, Blunt nailed it through her "Sunshine Cleaning" performance, and Cruz nabbed it due to her role in "Nine".
Cruz's upcoming musical "Nine", in the meantime, lands 11 nominations. It is on the run for Best Picture in Comedy or Musical, Best Director and Best Cinematography among others. Already winning the award for Best Ensemble from the Academy, the Rob Marshall-directed movie also includes two of its leading actors, »
- celebrity-mania.com
'Nine' Dominates 14th Satellite Awards Movie Nominations
29 November 2009 11:37 PM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »
The nominations for 2009 Satellite Awards have been announced by International Press Academy on Sunday, November 29. Based on the list, "Nine" has the possibility to become a big winner as it grabbed 11 nods, including Best Motion Picture in Comedy or Musical.
The movie also aided Marion Cotillard, Daniel Day-Lewis, and Penelope Cruz to be among the nominees for Best Comedy or Musical Actress, Best Comedy or Musical Actor, and Best Supporting Actress respectively. Moreover, the star-studded film has won the award for Best Ensemble.
Following the drama musical film with seven nominations was "Red Cliff", a John Woo-directed film starring Tony Leung and Takeshi Kaneshiro. The action drama movie received nods for Best Visual Effects, Best Sound (Mixing and Editing), and Foreign Language Film among many others.
Meanwhile, Johnny Depp through his performance in "Public Enemies" was among the contenders to receive Best Drama Actor award. He was going up »
- AceShowbiz.com
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