Movie Gossip and News

[sandypiper]

April Fool ???

[kevinknapman]

April Fool ???

Does a kung-fu fighting/comedy monkey owning Hercule Poirot film set in outer space not sound plausible then?

[superhero]

screenrush

Where's the source of this super rumour, superhero!

[andrews]

After the box-office success of True Grit, The Coen Brothers are rumoured to be planning a horror film. Let’s hope so because, if you remember the palatable sense of dread they created around Javier Bardem’s character in No Country For Old Men, they’re liable to come up with something truly terrifying. It is, however, hard to say for sure what’s up next from them as they are (as usual) working on several scripts at once.

They’ve finished Gambit, which was just a writing job and will be out next year. A remake of the Michael Caine con-man caper from 1966 its to feature Colin Firth and Cameron Diaz (together at last) and will be directed by The Last Station’s Michael Hoffman. The brothers are also said to be planning Old Fink, a sequel to Barton Fink, their Palm D’or winner from 1991, although that won’t see the light of day for some time as John Turturro’s not old enough yet.

There were also plans for them to write and direct an adaptation of Micheal Chambon’s novel The Yiddish Policemen’s Union. But as there’s been no news regarding that particular project of late, we can assume the fright-fest, which Ethan has referred to as ‘a full on horror movie,’ will happen first.

Source: Daniel Eagleton

[andrews]

Russell Brand and Diego Boneta Cast in 'Rock of Ages'.

It would appear that Hollywood can't get enough of Russell Brand.

Today's news has confirmed rumours that Diego Boneta and Russell Brand have officially signed onto the cast. Boneta will play the lead, a 22-year-old kid named Drew Boley who moves to LA in hopes of "making it".
Brand, on the other hand, will fit right into his type cast mould and play a British rock star.
To-be-directed by Adam Shankman, the film already stars pretty much everyone else: Tom Cruise, Mary J. Blige, Alec Baldwin. They're also courting Amy Adams.

[funthing29]

Michael Shannon Is Superman's Zod

Zack Snyder has his hero in Henry Cavill as Superman. Now he’s also found a villain and we couldn’t be happier with the choice: Michael Shannon will play General Zod.

The rumours about the Super-villain have been flying thick and fast, with claims and counter-claims about whether the character, so memorably portrayed by Terence “Kneel before Zod!” Stamp in the Richard Donner/Richard Lester Superman films, would even be appearing in the new movie. Then talk shifted to who might play him, with Viggo Mortensen in the frame as a likely villain.

Now, though, Shannon – who has more than proved himself in work as diverse as Revolutionary Road, The Runaways, Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead, Werner Herzog’s Bad Lieutenant and, on the small screen as the creepy driven Agent Van Alden in Boardwalk Empire – is Snyder’s man for the job.

"Zod is not only one of Superman's most formidable enemies, but one of the most significant because he has insights into Superman that others don't. Michael is a powerful actor who can project both the intelligence and the malice of the character, making him perfect for the role," Snyder said in a release picked up by the Heat Vision blog.

That insight, of course, stems from the fact that Zod is a fellow Kryptonian with similar powers to Supes, albeit with a twisted, bitter heart instead of an incessant need to do good.

Shannon’s Zod will be seen alongside Lois Lane (Amy Adams) and Ma and Pa Kent (Diane Lane and Kevin Costner). With a script from David S Goyer and producing assistance from Chris Nolan and Emma Thomas, Snyder gets started on the movie in August for a December 2012 release date.

http://www.empireonline.com/news/story.asp?NID=30674

[elski]

Twenty8K
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[elski]

Cineworld cuts online ticket prices
http://www.guardian.co.uk/film/2011/apr ... CMP=twt_fd

[Ms Thrifty]

This sounds promising; hope the trial in Scotland is successful and that the scheme is extended. They're right that people don't like p*ying a booking fee; it's also something that discriminates against singles as the fee is usually per booking, not per ticket.

[weirdfilms33]

A teaser trailer has arrived for this year's version of classic ghost story "The Woman in Black". While it doesn't show much, it certainly gives an idea of the feel of the film. After being scared out of my mind by the stage show, I'm very much looking forward to this.