Evangeline Lilly Joins The Hobbit
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: MGM, Adaptation, Adventure, Casting, Celeb News,
Evangeline Lilly has joined the cast of The Hobbit movies.
The former Lost actress has signed on to play a new character, Tauriel, but director Sir Peter Jackson refused to give any further details about the woodland elf.
"Her name means 'daughter of Mirkwood' and, beyond that, we must leave you guessing! (No, there is no romantic connection to Legolas)," Jackson revealed on his Facebook page.
Also joining the cast for the start of the second block of shooting is Australian actor Barry Humphries, who will portray the Goblin King, with extensive use of motion capture technology.
"We're looking forward to seeing him invest the Goblin King with the delicate sensitivity and emotional depth this character deserves."
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and The Hobbit: There and Back Again will be released in 2012 and 2013 respectively. Both releases will star Martin Freeman as the titular character.
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Kristen Wiig Clueless About Screenwriting
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Universal, Comedy, Celeb News, Filmmaking, Scripts,
Kristen Wiig had to buy a screenwriting guide before penning Bridesmaids.
The Saturday Night Live star was thrilled when Judd Apatow offered to make a movie if she wrote a script - but "freaked out" when she realized she had no idea what she was doing.
"I said yes to Judd really quickly then hung up and completely freaked out. But he was cool about it, he just said, 'Pitch me some ideas and we'll figure it out.' So I flew out from New York to Annie [Mumolo] in Los Angeles and we wrote the script in six days. We didn't know what we were doing, we bought a screenwriting book, a guide to how to do it, like Screenwriting 101. We didn't know how to write stage directions or anything so we were, 'Oh put "Cut to" there.' We put 'Cut to' on everything actually."
Despite Kristen and her co-writer Annie's quick first attempt, they managed to impress Judd and several aspects from their first draft made it into the finished film: "Judd was like, 'What, you've finished?' It needed a lot of work but there were some things that made it in - all of the characters and the engagement party speeches and the wedding shower."
James McAvoy Slams 3D Movies
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Action, Thrillers, Celeb News, Celebrity Gossip, Filmmaking, Technology,
X-Men: First Class star James McAvoy thinks that 3D movies are a "waste of money."
The actor - who plays Professor X in the movie prequel - believes the technology is simply an excuse to get more money out of the cinema going public for a product that is not significantly better than normal films
"I think it's good thing X-Men is not 3D. In fact, thank God this movie is not in 3D. 3D is just an excuse to charge you an extra 10 bucks at the theater. And then in the end it's not 3D at all, it's just a waste of money. The idea of things coming out of the screen and making you jump out your seat are done very well but I think it's a waste of time and money and I wouldn't pay for a ticket to go to one of those films."
James cites the widely panned Clash of the Titans as an example of how not to do 3D movies, slamming the decision to add in the special effects in just a few weeks after production. "I maintain you can't do a good conversion of a two-hour movie with high quality in a few weeks like they tried to do with Clash of the Titans. I don't mean to throw that movie under the bus because my buddy Sam [Worthington] is in it, but I think everybody realized that this was a point at which people had gone too far."
VIDEO: Full-Length Muppet Trailer Unveiled
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Disney, Family, Musicals, Romance, Comedy, Trailers, Upcoming Releases,
After catching a sneak peek last month, the first full-length trailer for Disney's upcoming Muppet movie hit the web a day earlier than planned. Borrowing a little from some of the most memorable trailers from the past couple of years, The Muppets trailer promises lots of music, action, romance, comedy, and... an electrocuted muppet.
The film, which stars Amy Adams and Jason Segel, hits theaters on November 23.
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Breaking Dawn Wedding Dress Designer Announced
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Adaptation, Romance, Science Fiction, Sequels, Filmmaking, Upcoming Releases,
So it's been awhile since the folks behind the Twilight series fed us sneak peeks of Breaking Dawn. Just to make sure the craze doesn't die down anytime soon, the film's official Twitter divulged who designed the much-anticipated wedding dress Bella (Kristen Stewart) wears in the film.
A few designers offered sketches perhaps in hope to score the coveted gig, but the designing duties ended up with...
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Kim Cattrall Unsure About Sex and the City 3
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Weinstein Company, Romance, Sequels, Comedy, Celebrity Gossip, Rumors,
Sex and the City star Kim Cattrall is unsure if the series has a future.
While the 54-year-old actress - who played man-eating PR executive Samantha Jones in six TV seasons and two movies of the romantic comedy alongside Sarah Jessica Parker, Cynthia Nixon and Kristin Davis - would "love" to return for a third film, she is unsure if there is a possibility it could continue any further.
"I don't know if it will happen. I really, really have no idea. I love playing Samantha Jones. I would love playing Samantha Jones again, but I don't know if I will."
Although she would jump at the chance to step into Samantha's shoes again, Kim recently revealed she wants people to remember that she had a career before the character of Samantha: "I loved working on Sex and The City. It's a dream job and a great character to play. But before Sex and The City I was a working actress and hopefully I will be until I can't talk or move."
Blake Lively Expects to Be in Future Green Lantern Films
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Science Fiction, Casting, Celeb News, Celebrity Gossip, Upcoming Releases,
Gossip Girl Blake Lively is "confident" she will appear in more Green Lantern movies.
The 23-year-old actress portrays Carol Ferris in the forthcoming comic book film and is hopeful to get the chance to play the character, and her villainous alter ego Star Sapphire again in the future.
"Carol is a very strong woman. I really appreciated not being the damsel in distress. She has this relationship with Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds), they're each other's first love. "If we did a few more films, I'm pretty confident Star Sapphire would show up."
Blake was asked to audition for the movie after impressing studio bosses with her performance in The Town and she was pleased to be recognized for her acting abilities rather than her appearance. "I made The Town with Warner Bros. and they said to me, 'We want you to look at Green Lantern.' It was really nice that this was a studio that wasn't looking for some girl to have her legs greased up and her boobs out and that's all that mattered."
VIDEO: Watch Fincher’s Girl With the Dragon Tattoo Trailer
Posted by Robin Paulson Categories: Columbia Pictures, Action, Adaptation, Mystery, Remakes, Thrillers, Trailers, Upcoming Releases,
Remaking an already highly-acclaimed Swedish version of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, David Fincher had a lot to live up to. Columbia Pictures finally released the official trailer for the film, and -- as if you'd expect anything less from the guy who put out the amazing trailer for The Social Network -- it looks terrifyingly good.
Of course, hiring Daniel Craig as his lead actor didn't hurt.
Set to a Karen O and Trent Reznor cover of Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song," the trailer (seen after the jump) promises to be the "feel-bad movie of Christmas." Upon the trailer's release, some were quick to point out the many clues, revelations, and integral scenes interspersed among the quick cuts. I, for one, can't feel bad for anyone who hasn't seen the original trilogy. Furthermore, who's going to remember all the shots from a one minute and thirty-nine second trailer when the film hits theaters on December 21?
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Hangover 3: Not a Done Deal, But a Safe Bet
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Warner Bros, Sequels, Comedy, Scripts,
Despite harsh cricital reviews, The Hangover, Part II is making truckloads of money. And what does Warner Bros. like more than truckloads of money? MORE truckloads of money. This is our way of saying they’re already planning the make a third Hangover flick.
The sequel to the unexpected hit has earned $200 million (in just five days, no less), and writer Craig Mazin is planning a third script.
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Disney Re-Releasing Lion King in 3D
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Disney, Animation, Family, Upcoming Releases,
Will baby animated lions look even more precious in 3D? Disney thinks so. The mega-corporation announced at the beginning of the year that new 3D Blu-rays of their biggest hits (Beauty and the Beast, The Nightmare Before Christmas and The Lion King) would be released. Now, they’ve upped the ante: they’re brining at least one animated favorite back to the theaters, too.
First up, The Lion King (so dig out your old “hakuna matata” T-shirt). It’ll come back to theaters, in full 3D, in September. If it makes any money at all, you can expect that Disney will trot out the entire vault.
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