Warner Bros. Continues with 85th Anniversary Releases
Thu May 29, 10:01 PM GMT
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros.’s Home Entertainment division continues to release titles from the studio’s back catalog in celebration of its 85th Anniversary.
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Cast of 44 Inch Chest Fills Out
Wed May 28, 9:33 PM GMT
Variety reports that Tom Wilkinson, Joanne Whalley (The Man Who Knew Too Little), and Melvil Poupaud (Speed Racer) have joined the cast of the British gangster drama 44 Inch Chest, which recently began shooting in London.
According to Variety, the film is about a British gangster, played by Ray Winstone (Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull), who seeks revenge on his wife and young lover.
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The Highlander Returns
Wed May 28, 7:17 PM GMT
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Summit Entertainment has acquired the rights to the cult sci-fi franchise Highlander and has enlisted Iron Man co-writers Art Marcum and Matt Holloway to write the script.
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Surfs Up with McConaughey and Harrelson
Wed May 14, 4:17 PM GMT
Variety reports that Matthew McConaughey will star in the comedy Surfer Dude, another film that will no doubt give him an excuse to take his shirt off.
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Nicholas Cage is a Bad Lieutenant
Wed May 14, 3:20 PM GMT
Variety reports that Nicolas Cage will star as the eponymous character of Bad Lieutenant, a remake of the1992 film of the same name starring Harvey Keitel.
The film, which will be directed by Werner Herzog (Grizzly Man), follows a crooked New York police officer who is heavily involved in drugs, gambling, sex, and theft. The original film received an NC-17 rating.
Edward R. Pressman is producing the film, which will begin shooting this summer.
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Michael Moore Makes Another 9/11
Wed May 14, 3:19 PM GMT
According to Variety, Michael Moore is making a sequel to his scathing documentary Fahrenheit 9/11, which critiqued George W. Bush’s war on terrorism.
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Spielberg’s Civil War
Mon May 12, 5:15 PM GMT
Variety reports that Steven Spielberg will begin to focus his attention on a new DreamWorks feature about Abraham Lincoln and the Civil War.
Liam Neeson reportedly agreed to play Lincoln over three years ago and has been waiting for the still-pending production start date. Playwright Tony Kushner wrote the script, which is largely derived from biographical work by Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin. Kushner last wrote the screenplay for Spielberg’s Munich.
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Samuel L. Jackson Does Unthinkable
Mon May 12, 4:12 PM GMT
Variety reports that Samuel L. Jackson will star in the upcoming thriller Unthinkable directed by Gregor Jordan (The Informers).
The story revolves around an imminent threat to the United States caused by a terrorist who has hidden nuclear devices in three different locations. A black-ops interrogator and an FBI agent must figure out how far they are willing to go in order to neutralize the attack.
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Hurt, Ejiofor to Star in Endgame
Thu May 8, 6:57 PM GMT
Variety reports that William Hurt, Chiwetel Ejiofor (American Gangster), and Jonny Lee Miller (The Flying Scotsman) will star in the political thriller Endgame.
The film is about the end of South African apartheid, detailing the talks between Afrikaner members of South Africa’s white rule government and African National Congress exiles that helped lead to Nelson Mandela’s release from prison in 1990.
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500 Days with Deschanel and Gordon-Levitt
Thu May 8, 3:49 PM GMT
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Stop-Loss) and Zooey Deschanel (Elf) will star in 500 Days of Summer, an upcoming “anti-romantic comedy” from Fox Searchlight.
According to the Hollywood Reporter article, the film is “an examination of a relationship between a woman (Deschanel) who doesn't believe in love and the man (Gordon-Levitt) who falls hopelessly in love with her.”
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