Shawn Levy's 2011 sci-fi film "Real Steel" takes place in the near future of 2020 when boxing and Mma have been banned, having been replaced by high-octane robot fights. Robot "trainers" buy up powerful, tank-like fighting bots, program their unique fighting moves prior to a match, and then pit them against each other in outsize, heavily sponsored arenas. The robot to remain un-smashed is declared the victor. Hugh Jackman plays a former boxer turned robot trainer who aims to purchase a high-profile robot called Noisy Boy and relive his glory days, but his attempts fail. Instead, he begins seeing potential in a battered, unassuming, out-of-date sparring robot named Atom salvaged from a dump. The robots in "Real Steel" aren't alive, but Levy does throw in a handful of shots implying that Atom may be ... feeling something.
"Real Steel" wasn't talked about a lot upon its release, and only opened to $27 million domestically.
"Real Steel" wasn't talked about a lot upon its release, and only opened to $27 million domestically.
- 1/7/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Meg Ryan is “enchanting.” It’s hard to think of a better word to describe her than the one Nora Ephron used in the “You’ve Got Mail” script — a word repeated four times in the first 30 minutes of the 1998 film.
My ears perk up when Ryan uses it now, nearly 25 years later. We’re sitting across from each other in a suite at the Four Seasons hotel in Beverly Hills, meeting to speak about her new film — her first in eight years. She’s the co-writer, director, executive producer and co-star, alongside David Duchovny, of “What Happens Later,” an enchanting romantic comedy about ex-lovers who find themselves stranded by a snowstorm.
There’s no denying that Ryan, 61, is a movie star. Only, she doesn’t seem to know it: She pulls her overcoat tight around her body to cover up any ostentatiously fancy garments she may have underneath. Throughout our conversation,...
My ears perk up when Ryan uses it now, nearly 25 years later. We’re sitting across from each other in a suite at the Four Seasons hotel in Beverly Hills, meeting to speak about her new film — her first in eight years. She’s the co-writer, director, executive producer and co-star, alongside David Duchovny, of “What Happens Later,” an enchanting romantic comedy about ex-lovers who find themselves stranded by a snowstorm.
There’s no denying that Ryan, 61, is a movie star. Only, she doesn’t seem to know it: She pulls her overcoat tight around her body to cover up any ostentatiously fancy garments she may have underneath. Throughout our conversation,...
- 10/28/2023
- by Emily Longeretta
- Variety Film + TV
Fandoms everywhere can now rejoice, for in October Our Flag Means Death finally returns to our screens for its second season. Rhys Darby and Taika Waititi will be romancing the high seas once more thanks to an enormous outpouring of love and support from the show’s fans. The safety of the cult favorite is not yet known beyond season two, but if this one is as good as the first, it certainly won’t be for lack of trying.
Talking of little shows that could, Doom Patrol is back for its last ever block of episodes, having long outlasted the many of the other ill-fated DC streaming series. Season two of The Gilded Age is also streaming this month, with Bertha challenging both Mrs. Astor and the old system in this new run.
And if none of that is up your street, there’s always Jason Statham punching sharks in the face,...
Talking of little shows that could, Doom Patrol is back for its last ever block of episodes, having long outlasted the many of the other ill-fated DC streaming series. Season two of The Gilded Age is also streaming this month, with Bertha challenging both Mrs. Astor and the old system in this new run.
And if none of that is up your street, there’s always Jason Statham punching sharks in the face,...
- 10/1/2023
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
Rhys Darby in ‘Our Flag Means Death’ season 2 (Photograph by Nicola Dove/Max)
Max’s 2023 October lineup of series includes new seasons of Our Flag Means Death, The Gilded Age, and 30 Coins, as well as the second half of Doom Patrol season four (the final season). A documentary focusing on the notorious Bling Ring premieres on October 1st, along with all five Final Destination films.
In addition to a batch of horror films joining the network’s lineup, Max is celebrating Halloween with new seasons of Ghost Adventures and The Haunted Museum.
Series & Films Arriving On Max In October 2023:
October 1
3 Godfathers (1948)
The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)
All About the Benjamins (2002)
The Amazing Panda Adventure (1995)
Angels in the Outfield (1951)
The Answer Man (2009)
Anthropoid (2016)
Appaloosa (2008)
The Apparition (2012)
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Badlands (1973)
Be Cool (2005)
Bee Season (2005)
Beetlejuice (1988)
The Benchwarmers (2006)
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Blindspotting (2018)
Celeste and Jesse Forever (2012)
Cesar Chavez (2014)
Charlie Wilson’s War...
Max’s 2023 October lineup of series includes new seasons of Our Flag Means Death, The Gilded Age, and 30 Coins, as well as the second half of Doom Patrol season four (the final season). A documentary focusing on the notorious Bling Ring premieres on October 1st, along with all five Final Destination films.
In addition to a batch of horror films joining the network’s lineup, Max is celebrating Halloween with new seasons of Ghost Adventures and The Haunted Museum.
Series & Films Arriving On Max In October 2023:
October 1
3 Godfathers (1948)
The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996)
All About the Benjamins (2002)
The Amazing Panda Adventure (1995)
Angels in the Outfield (1951)
The Answer Man (2009)
Anthropoid (2016)
Appaloosa (2008)
The Apparition (2012)
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
Badlands (1973)
Be Cool (2005)
Bee Season (2005)
Beetlejuice (1988)
The Benchwarmers (2006)
Blade Runner 2049 (2017)
Blindspotting (2018)
Celeste and Jesse Forever (2012)
Cesar Chavez (2014)
Charlie Wilson’s War...
- 9/25/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Nothing lasts forever, not even in the movies. Heroes, one way or another, die. Sometimes they're put out to pasture because people stop buying tickets to thrill to their exploits. And sometimes, they have, as Spock sagely noted in "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country," outlived their usefulness.
When that latter moment arrives for a once-beloved protagonist, you could do worse than to call in writer-director James Mangold. Few Hollywood filmmakers move more deftly between crowd-pleasing movies and prestige pictures. He's directed Angelina Jolie and Reese Witherspoon to Oscar wins, made an upscale slasher flick ("Identity"), and knocked out a serviceable B Western with A-list actors ("3:10 to Yuma"). His highs can be pretty high, while his lows are, thus far, no lower than 2001's "Kate & Leopold."
But over the last six years, he's proven particularly adept at crafting melancholy blockbuster send-offs to franchise favorites. 2017's "Logan," which stars...
When that latter moment arrives for a once-beloved protagonist, you could do worse than to call in writer-director James Mangold. Few Hollywood filmmakers move more deftly between crowd-pleasing movies and prestige pictures. He's directed Angelina Jolie and Reese Witherspoon to Oscar wins, made an upscale slasher flick ("Identity"), and knocked out a serviceable B Western with A-list actors ("3:10 to Yuma"). His highs can be pretty high, while his lows are, thus far, no lower than 2001's "Kate & Leopold."
But over the last six years, he's proven particularly adept at crafting melancholy blockbuster send-offs to franchise favorites. 2017's "Logan," which stars...
- 9/2/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
HBO shows are streaming on Netflix, Disney movies are streaming on Max and with the rise of Fast channels and the mass shakeups in streaming over the last year, it’s never been more difficult to know where exactly you can watch your favorites. Not to worry, we’ve hand-picked the best new movies on Paramount+ this month so you can stop wondering what to watch and where to watch it and skip right to some good movies.
Paramount+ has a solid offering of truly great films at the moment, and for the sake of keeping things simple and making sure all subscribers have access, we’re not even including the titles available through Paramount+ with Showtime here. From cinematic classics to horror hits to a beloved early-aughts rom-com, there’s something for everyone on the list – but if you don’t find what you’re looking for here and...
Paramount+ has a solid offering of truly great films at the moment, and for the sake of keeping things simple and making sure all subscribers have access, we’re not even including the titles available through Paramount+ with Showtime here. From cinematic classics to horror hits to a beloved early-aughts rom-com, there’s something for everyone on the list – but if you don’t find what you’re looking for here and...
- 7/9/2023
- by Haleigh Foutch
- The Wrap
Paxton Whitehead, the distinguished English actor and theater mainstay known for playing stuffy types in films and TV shows including Back to School, Mad About You and Friends, has died. He was 85.
Whitehead died Friday at a hospital in Arlington, Virginia, his son, Charles Whitehead, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Whitehead earned a Tony nomination for his turn as Pellinore in a 1980 revival of Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot opposite Richard Burton and appeared 16 other times on Broadway from 1962-2018.
Notably, he starred as Sherlock Holmes in 1978-79’s The Crucifer of Blood, which ran for 236 performances at the Helen Hayes Theatre, co-starred Glenn Close and was nominated for four Tonys, winning one.
He also was in Broadway productions of My Fair Lady with Richard Chamberlain, Lettice and Lovage, Noises Off and The Importance of Being Earnest.
After years on the stage, Whitehead made his movie debut in Back to School (1986), in which he portrayed Dr.
Whitehead died Friday at a hospital in Arlington, Virginia, his son, Charles Whitehead, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Whitehead earned a Tony nomination for his turn as Pellinore in a 1980 revival of Lerner & Loewe’s Camelot opposite Richard Burton and appeared 16 other times on Broadway from 1962-2018.
Notably, he starred as Sherlock Holmes in 1978-79’s The Crucifer of Blood, which ran for 236 performances at the Helen Hayes Theatre, co-starred Glenn Close and was nominated for four Tonys, winning one.
He also was in Broadway productions of My Fair Lady with Richard Chamberlain, Lettice and Lovage, Noises Off and The Importance of Being Earnest.
After years on the stage, Whitehead made his movie debut in Back to School (1986), in which he portrayed Dr.
- 6/19/2023
- by Alex Ritman and Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Six TV costume designers will reveal secrets behind their projects when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with 2023 Emmy Awards contenders. They will participate in two video discussions to premiere on Tuesday, May 23, at 4:00 p.m. Pt; 7:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our senior editor Joyce Eng and a roundtable chat with all of the group together.
RSVP today to our entire ongoing contenders panel series by clicking here to book your free reservation. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.
This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following Emmy contenders:
The Boys (Amazon Prime)
Synopsis: A group of vigilantes set out to take down corrupt superheroes who abuse their superpowers.
Bio: Laura Jean Shannon’s career has included “Elf,” “Iron Man,” “Black Lightning,” “Titans” and “Doom Patrol.”
Daisy Jones and the Six...
RSVP today to our entire ongoing contenders panel series by clicking here to book your free reservation. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.
This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following Emmy contenders:
The Boys (Amazon Prime)
Synopsis: A group of vigilantes set out to take down corrupt superheroes who abuse their superpowers.
Bio: Laura Jean Shannon’s career has included “Elf,” “Iron Man,” “Black Lightning,” “Titans” and “Doom Patrol.”
Daisy Jones and the Six...
- 5/16/2023
- by Chris Beachum and Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
So, we’ve had the perennial discussion about which actor could or should be the next James Bond but what about the man behind the camera? Strangely, the conversation around which director should helm a Bond movie doesn’t seem to take off quite as much — but it certainly deserves to. With that in mind, here are 10 directors we’d love to see take charge of the next James Bond movie.
Christopher Nolan
The fans’ number one choice. Nolan’s movies are always events — from “The Dark Knight” all the way up to “Tenet” and the upcoming “Oppenheimer,” Nolan is one of the best technical directors around and he is an expert of melding exquisite action set-pieces into the most intriguing narrative stories. Several of his movies already evoke a sense of Bond, including his Batman trilogy, “Inception,” and “Tenet.” Nolan and Bond would be a marriage made in heaven.
Christopher Nolan
The fans’ number one choice. Nolan’s movies are always events — from “The Dark Knight” all the way up to “Tenet” and the upcoming “Oppenheimer,” Nolan is one of the best technical directors around and he is an expert of melding exquisite action set-pieces into the most intriguing narrative stories. Several of his movies already evoke a sense of Bond, including his Batman trilogy, “Inception,” and “Tenet.” Nolan and Bond would be a marriage made in heaven.
- 4/28/2023
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
After partnering with eOne on the BAFTA- and Golden Globe-nominated drama Stan & Ollie, director Jon S. Baird is reteaming with the studio on Everything’s Going to Be Great, a new film on which it’s partnered with Astute Films. Set to star in the pic, heading into production around the Toronto area tomorrow, are Bryan Cranston (Your Honor), Allison Janney (To Leslie), Benjamin Evan Ainsworth (The Haunting of Bly Manor) and Jack Champion (Avatar: The Way of Water).
The film penned by I, Tonya‘s Steven Rogers is billed as a valentine to big dreamers whose dreams won’t necessarily come true. It’s about individuality vs. conformity, fantasy vs. reality — but mostly, it’s about family. As the Smart family moves from one state to the next, they cope with loss and struggle with identity, all while performing in regional theater.
eOne is co-financing, with Jillian Share,...
The film penned by I, Tonya‘s Steven Rogers is billed as a valentine to big dreamers whose dreams won’t necessarily come true. It’s about individuality vs. conformity, fantasy vs. reality — but mostly, it’s about family. As the Smart family moves from one state to the next, they cope with loss and struggle with identity, all while performing in regional theater.
eOne is co-financing, with Jillian Share,...
- 4/20/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Two-time Emmy winner Nicole Kidman (The Undoing), nine-time Emmy nom Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan), The White Lotus standout Meghann Fahy, two-time Critics Choice Award winner Dakota Fanning (The Alienist), and the Flora and Son duo of Eve Hewson and Jack Reynor are in various stages of negotiations to star in Netflix’s The Perfect Couple, sources tell Deadline.
The limited series, to be directed and exec produced by Emmy winner Susanne Bier (The Undoing), comes from Gail Berman’s The Jackal Group and Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps.
Netflix declined to comment.
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The show was previously set up at Fox, which unveiled...
The limited series, to be directed and exec produced by Emmy winner Susanne Bier (The Undoing), comes from Gail Berman’s The Jackal Group and Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps.
Netflix declined to comment.
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The show was previously set up at Fox, which unveiled...
- 3/23/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Paramount+ is not just the home of the Taylor Sheridan universe, it has also quietly assembled one of the best film libraries of any of the streaming services. Look no further than the list of what’s new on Paramount+ in March, which includes prestige dramas like “12 Years a Slave” and “Last of the Mohicans,” iconic thrillers like “The Sixth Sense,” “The Rock” and “Crimson Tide,” delightful rom-coms like “Kate & Leopold” and “Bridget Jones’ Diary” and other classics like “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” “Sunset Boulevard” and “Galaxy Quest.”
And that’s not to mention the new originals premiering in March: Kiefer Sutherland plays a corporate espionage operative framed for murder in “Rabbit Hole,” while “School Spirits” follows a high school teen who suddenly discovers she’s dead and still haunting her school.
Check out the full list of what’s new on Paramount+ in March 2023 below.
Also Read:...
And that’s not to mention the new originals premiering in March: Kiefer Sutherland plays a corporate espionage operative framed for murder in “Rabbit Hole,” while “School Spirits” follows a high school teen who suddenly discovers she’s dead and still haunting her school.
Check out the full list of what’s new on Paramount+ in March 2023 below.
Also Read:...
- 3/4/2023
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
Weight of the world got you down? Feeling jaded about love?
Escape into a world of romance by rediscovering some classics and/or recent gems you may have missed. Here are just a few to get you going.
There's something for everyone on this list -- comedies, period pieces, musicals, fantasy, and more!
Somewhere In Time (1980)
If you love time travel romances (warning -- there will be quite a few here), the oft-forgotten Somewhere In Time is a must-watch.
Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour star as a playwright and an actress, respectively, who find each other on opposite ends of the century.
The cinematography has a dreamy, hazy quality, and the costumes and music fit the material perfectly.
The film has developed a dedicated following over the years, and if you're a sucker for sentimental romance, it's easy to see why.
Stream on Tubi, rent on Apple TV+, Prime Video,...
Escape into a world of romance by rediscovering some classics and/or recent gems you may have missed. Here are just a few to get you going.
There's something for everyone on this list -- comedies, period pieces, musicals, fantasy, and more!
Somewhere In Time (1980)
If you love time travel romances (warning -- there will be quite a few here), the oft-forgotten Somewhere In Time is a must-watch.
Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour star as a playwright and an actress, respectively, who find each other on opposite ends of the century.
The cinematography has a dreamy, hazy quality, and the costumes and music fit the material perfectly.
The film has developed a dedicated following over the years, and if you're a sucker for sentimental romance, it's easy to see why.
Stream on Tubi, rent on Apple TV+, Prime Video,...
- 9/10/2022
- by Mary Littlejohn
- TVfanatic
Six top TV costume designers will reveal secrets behind their projects when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with 2022 Emmy Awards nominees. They will participate in two video discussions to premiere on Tuesday, August 9, at 4:00 p.m. Pt; 7:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our senior editor Joyce Eng and a roundtable chat with all of the group together.
RSVP today to our entire ongoing Emmy contenders panel series by clicking here to book your free reservation. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.
This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following 2022 nominees:
Euphoria (HBO)
Synopsis: A look at life for a group of high school students as they grapple with issues of drugs, sex, and violence.
Bio: This year marks the third Emmy nomination for Heidi Bivens for “Euphoria.” Other projects have included “Inland Empire,...
RSVP today to our entire ongoing Emmy contenders panel series by clicking here to book your free reservation. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.
This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following 2022 nominees:
Euphoria (HBO)
Synopsis: A look at life for a group of high school students as they grapple with issues of drugs, sex, and violence.
Bio: This year marks the third Emmy nomination for Heidi Bivens for “Euphoria.” Other projects have included “Inland Empire,...
- 8/2/2022
- by Chris Beachum and Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
David Brenner, the Oscar-winning film editor who worked on a string of blockbusters as well as nine films for director Oliver Stone, died on Thursday. He was 59. The news was confirmed by Avatar producer Jon Landau, with whom Brenner had been working on the sequels.
Landau called Brenner’s editing skills “extraordinary,” but said what was most impressive about him was “his remarkable compassion for others and the love and commitment he had for his family.”
Over three decades in the film business, Brenner worked with top directors on a remarkable number of big-budget hits, including Independence Day, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Transformers: Age of Extinction, Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, Justice League (both versions) and the Avatar sequels.
He first worked with Stone on 1986’s Salvador as an assistant editor. That relationship grew through Platoon and Wall Street until Brenner moved up to co-editor — with Joe Hutshing — on Talk Radio.
Landau called Brenner’s editing skills “extraordinary,” but said what was most impressive about him was “his remarkable compassion for others and the love and commitment he had for his family.”
Over three decades in the film business, Brenner worked with top directors on a remarkable number of big-budget hits, including Independence Day, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Transformers: Age of Extinction, Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice, Justice League (both versions) and the Avatar sequels.
He first worked with Stone on 1986’s Salvador as an assistant editor. That relationship grew through Platoon and Wall Street until Brenner moved up to co-editor — with Joe Hutshing — on Talk Radio.
- 2/18/2022
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
David Brenner, an Oscar-winning film editor who worked on dozens of films including “Justice League,” “Independence Day” and “Born on the Fourth of July,” died on Thursday, Variety has confirmed. He was 59.
“He was an extraordinary editor and a loving, compassionate family man,” the American Cinema Editors, of which Brenner was a member, said in a statement. “In an effort to support David’s family during this terrible time, Lightstorm Entertainment has created this GoFundMe account. More important than any financial assistance this may provide, it’s an opportunity to let his wife Amber and his children Annie, Haider, and Sasha know how many other lives David touched.”
In 1990, Brenner won the Academy Award for film editing with director Oliver Stone’s “Born on the Fourth of July,” starring Tom Cruise. He shared the award with editor John Hutshing. Stone recruited Brenner to edit nine of his films, including “Platoon,...
“He was an extraordinary editor and a loving, compassionate family man,” the American Cinema Editors, of which Brenner was a member, said in a statement. “In an effort to support David’s family during this terrible time, Lightstorm Entertainment has created this GoFundMe account. More important than any financial assistance this may provide, it’s an opportunity to let his wife Amber and his children Annie, Haider, and Sasha know how many other lives David touched.”
In 1990, Brenner won the Academy Award for film editing with director Oliver Stone’s “Born on the Fourth of July,” starring Tom Cruise. He shared the award with editor John Hutshing. Stone recruited Brenner to edit nine of his films, including “Platoon,...
- 2/18/2022
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
While Netflix continues to add a lot of great content, including some new original series for the summer, the platform is also going to be losing parts of its library. In particular, July will see The Matrix trilogy depart the service for the newly launched HBO Max, with some other Warner Bros. movies also making their way over to the fledgling subscription rival. What titles, then, are no longer going to be available on Netflix come July?
Well, among the films that are leaving next month, notable pics include Cloverfield, The Curse of Benjamin Button and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, as well as the majority of the Tremors franchise. Another big Warner Bros. title, Christopher Nolan’s Inception, will also be removed, part of what’s becoming a mass transfer of content over to HBO Max as the rival looks to compete with Netflix on its back-catalogue of movies. Other high-profile losses include Ghost Rider,...
Well, among the films that are leaving next month, notable pics include Cloverfield, The Curse of Benjamin Button and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, as well as the majority of the Tremors franchise. Another big Warner Bros. title, Christopher Nolan’s Inception, will also be removed, part of what’s becoming a mass transfer of content over to HBO Max as the rival looks to compete with Netflix on its back-catalogue of movies. Other high-profile losses include Ghost Rider,...
- 6/1/2020
- by Jessica James
- We Got This Covered
Exclusive: We have learned that producer Meryl Poster has optioned the rights to the Broadway Books novel Time of My Life by Allison Winn Scotch under her new deal at Columbia Pictures which focuses on female-driven projects.
Time of My Life follows a discontented stay-at-home mom who wakes up seven years prior and gets a second chance to relive the choices she made and tries to discover if changing her past can changer her future.
More from DeadlineSony Taps 'Sorry for Your Loss' Creator Kit Steinkellner To Pen Adaptation of Japanese Book 'If Cats Disappeared From The World'; Masi Oka, Will Gluck Producing'Spider-Man: Far From Home' Reps Sony's Most Profitable Movie Of 2019: No. 8 In Deadline's Most Valuable Blockbuster Tournament'Bloodshot' Filmmaker David S.F. Wilson Inks With CAA
Scotch is the New York Times bestselling author of eight novels including the upcoming Cleo McDougal Regrets Nothing out on Aug.
Time of My Life follows a discontented stay-at-home mom who wakes up seven years prior and gets a second chance to relive the choices she made and tries to discover if changing her past can changer her future.
More from DeadlineSony Taps 'Sorry for Your Loss' Creator Kit Steinkellner To Pen Adaptation of Japanese Book 'If Cats Disappeared From The World'; Masi Oka, Will Gluck Producing'Spider-Man: Far From Home' Reps Sony's Most Profitable Movie Of 2019: No. 8 In Deadline's Most Valuable Blockbuster Tournament'Bloodshot' Filmmaker David S.F. Wilson Inks With CAA
Scotch is the New York Times bestselling author of eight novels including the upcoming Cleo McDougal Regrets Nothing out on Aug.
- 4/24/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
New year, and a host of new Netflix additions to match.
While subscribers are currently mourning the loss of Friends – after going dark today, January 1st, the beloved sitcom won’t be available until HBO Max arrives in May – Netflix has today rolled out a bevy of fresh TV shows and movies to keep us entertained, including some truly unmissable horror properties.
From Event Horizon to Cloverfield, The Amityville Horror to the Tremors franchise, Netflix’s horror category has officially been restocked. There’s plenty to choose from, too, including the 2002 rendition of The Ring, which only makes us long for a competent retelling of the Japanese horror legend to right the wrongs of Rings (2017). At least we have the upcoming Grudge reboot to look forward to on Friday (or January 24th if you happen to be located in the United Kingdom).
Per What’s on Netflix, here’s the comprehensive list of new additions,...
While subscribers are currently mourning the loss of Friends – after going dark today, January 1st, the beloved sitcom won’t be available until HBO Max arrives in May – Netflix has today rolled out a bevy of fresh TV shows and movies to keep us entertained, including some truly unmissable horror properties.
From Event Horizon to Cloverfield, The Amityville Horror to the Tremors franchise, Netflix’s horror category has officially been restocked. There’s plenty to choose from, too, including the 2002 rendition of The Ring, which only makes us long for a competent retelling of the Japanese horror legend to right the wrongs of Rings (2017). At least we have the upcoming Grudge reboot to look forward to on Friday (or January 24th if you happen to be located in the United Kingdom).
Per What’s on Netflix, here’s the comprehensive list of new additions,...
- 1/1/2020
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Meg Ryan is making a return to romantic comedies!
The 57-year-old actress spoke about her latest project in an interview with The New York Times on Friday in which she revealed she was “working on a romantic comedy.“
When asked if she was writing it, the Sleepless in Seattle actress said, “Yeah. It’s at Working Title Films. I’ll just leave it at that.”
She didn’t give any details about the film’s plot — but for a good reason.
“Getting the green light, David,” Ryan said, referring to the Times‘ interviewer David Marchese. “My God. You feel like...
The 57-year-old actress spoke about her latest project in an interview with The New York Times on Friday in which she revealed she was “working on a romantic comedy.“
When asked if she was writing it, the Sleepless in Seattle actress said, “Yeah. It’s at Working Title Films. I’ll just leave it at that.”
She didn’t give any details about the film’s plot — but for a good reason.
“Getting the green light, David,” Ryan said, referring to the Times‘ interviewer David Marchese. “My God. You feel like...
- 2/15/2019
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
This article marks Part 23 of the Gold Derby series analyzing 84 years of Best Original Song at the Oscars. Join us as we look back at the timeless tunes recognized in this category, the results of each race and the overall rankings of the winners.
The 2000 Oscar nominees in Best Original Song were:
“A Love Before Time” from “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”
“I’ve Seen It All” from “Dancer in the Dark”
“My Funny Friend and Me” from “The Emperor’s New Groove”
“A Fool in Love” from “Meet the Parents”
“Things Have Changed” from “Wonder Boys”
Won: “Things Have Changed” from “Wonder Boys”
Should’ve won: “I’ve Seen It All” from “Dancer in the Dark”
The dawn of a new millennium could have marked a remarkable turn of the page for the Oscars in Best Original Song, away from the ho-hum adult contemporary that so often dominated the category over the past three decades,...
The 2000 Oscar nominees in Best Original Song were:
“A Love Before Time” from “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”
“I’ve Seen It All” from “Dancer in the Dark”
“My Funny Friend and Me” from “The Emperor’s New Groove”
“A Fool in Love” from “Meet the Parents”
“Things Have Changed” from “Wonder Boys”
Won: “Things Have Changed” from “Wonder Boys”
Should’ve won: “I’ve Seen It All” from “Dancer in the Dark”
The dawn of a new millennium could have marked a remarkable turn of the page for the Oscars in Best Original Song, away from the ho-hum adult contemporary that so often dominated the category over the past three decades,...
- 12/31/2018
- by Andrew Carden
- Gold Derby
American actor Breckin Meyer became well-known for his role as Nick Schaffer in the movie “Rat Race” (2001) and from the Garfield film series. You may also remember his as Marco in “Josie and the Pussycats” and as Charlie McKay in “Kate and Leopold,” both in the same year, but we haven’t seen much of him in the recent past. This has some fans wondering what he’s up to. We can assure you that Meyer is keeping himself busy in show biz. Here is what he’s been up to since 2001. He’s still involved with film and television In 2009,
Whatever Happened to Breckin Meyer?...
Whatever Happened to Breckin Meyer?...
- 6/12/2017
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
“Logan” will open huge this weekend, but the well-reviewed R-rated “Wolverine” sequel starring Hugh Jackman will provide Hollywood with something it needs more than great box office: It means permission to challenge the status quo.
Studios are in trouble. Box office is down four percent for the year to date — and the main culprit is combining familiar franchise properties with tried-and-true formulas.
Of course, “Logan” is the 10th installment in the “X-Men” franchise, which 20th Century Fox launched 16 years ago with producer Lauren Shuler Donner. But “Wolverine” director James Mangold didn’t direct it like a sequel.
Here’s how Mangold threw out the studio rulebook — and why Fox let him.
1. Get the backing of a major star.
Immediately after finishing “Wolverine” in 2013, Jackman and Mangold had a chat: Did they want to do this movie again? “If there was one, it would be his last one,” Mangold told me in a telephone interview.
Studios are in trouble. Box office is down four percent for the year to date — and the main culprit is combining familiar franchise properties with tried-and-true formulas.
Of course, “Logan” is the 10th installment in the “X-Men” franchise, which 20th Century Fox launched 16 years ago with producer Lauren Shuler Donner. But “Wolverine” director James Mangold didn’t direct it like a sequel.
Here’s how Mangold threw out the studio rulebook — and why Fox let him.
1. Get the backing of a major star.
Immediately after finishing “Wolverine” in 2013, Jackman and Mangold had a chat: Did they want to do this movie again? “If there was one, it would be his last one,” Mangold told me in a telephone interview.
- 3/3/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
“Logan” will open huge this weekend, but the well-reviewed R-rated “Wolverine” sequel starring Hugh Jackman will provide Hollywood with something it needs more than great box office: It means permission to challenge the status quo.
Studios are in trouble. Box office is down four percent for the year to date — and the main culprit is combining familiar franchise properties with tried-and-true formulas.
Of course, “Logan” is the 10th installment in the “X-Men” franchise, which 20th Century Fox launched 16 years ago with producer Lauren Shuler Donner. But “Wolverine” director James Mangold didn’t direct it like a sequel.
Here’s how Mangold threw out the studio rulebook — and why Fox let him.
1. Get the backing of a major star.
Immediately after finishing “Wolverine” in 2013, Jackman and Mangold had a chat: Did they want to do this movie again? “If there was one, it would be his last one,” Mangold told me in a telephone interview.
Studios are in trouble. Box office is down four percent for the year to date — and the main culprit is combining familiar franchise properties with tried-and-true formulas.
Of course, “Logan” is the 10th installment in the “X-Men” franchise, which 20th Century Fox launched 16 years ago with producer Lauren Shuler Donner. But “Wolverine” director James Mangold didn’t direct it like a sequel.
Here’s how Mangold threw out the studio rulebook — and why Fox let him.
1. Get the backing of a major star.
Immediately after finishing “Wolverine” in 2013, Jackman and Mangold had a chat: Did they want to do this movie again? “If there was one, it would be his last one,” Mangold told me in a telephone interview.
- 3/3/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Here at the very end of the season, “Sleepy Hollow” finally gets its legs in ‘Tempus Fugit.” Whether or not it will enough to grant the floundering show a third year remains to be seen, but if the Scooby gang Should return in the Fall of 2015, it’ll be as a much trimmer team. The best part of the season happened in the last five minutes of the previous episode. While “Tempus Fugit” doesn’t fully commit the show to a time-traveling Abbie Mills, it does crams in as much fun and fear as it can in 40 minutes. Mills as a woman out of her time, — but never out of her element — could’ve been an entire season arc. If the “Sleepy Hollow” writers were feeling feisty, they could’ve pulled a “Kate and Leopold,” and just said time is obviously a Mobius strip and Abbie was Always meant to...
- 2/24/2015
- by Donna Dickens
- Hitfix
Where aren’t you Hugh? TNT has announced that its annual Christmas in Washington special will be hosted by Hugh Jackman. The holiday concert special will air on December 20th at 8:00 p.m. (Et/Pt), and will feature some very special performers, including: Anna Kendrick, Sheryl Crow, Backstreet Boys, and more.
This has long been one of my favorite holiday traditions, and has offered up some of the most entertaining performers, and all-around enjoyable evenings for years.
That tradition continues (well, quite frankly, I’m not a fan of Backstreet Boys) this year with not only some great performances, but you can’t go wrong with Hugh Jackman running your show, whatever it is. Right? I can’t wait for Sheryl Crow, Anna Kendrick is a surprisingly awesome singer, and you don’t want to miss Pat Monahan.
Catch all the info below, and let me know if you’ll be tuning in.
This has long been one of my favorite holiday traditions, and has offered up some of the most entertaining performers, and all-around enjoyable evenings for years.
That tradition continues (well, quite frankly, I’m not a fan of Backstreet Boys) this year with not only some great performances, but you can’t go wrong with Hugh Jackman running your show, whatever it is. Right? I can’t wait for Sheryl Crow, Anna Kendrick is a surprisingly awesome singer, and you don’t want to miss Pat Monahan.
Catch all the info below, and let me know if you’ll be tuning in.
- 11/21/2013
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Time to make another trip to movie “rom-com” land once more. Now let’s keep a stiff upper lip, since it’s set in jolly ole’ England, which as Roger Miller’s song says “swing like a pendulum do”! Okay, what are they offering across the pond? Seems they’ve tossed a big dollop of fantasy into the mix, namely time travel! Well that’s been used before in an effort to get couples together, from the McFly saga to Time After Time and Kate And Leopold. What if I tell you this new flick is from Richard Curtis the droll, witty writer behind Notting Hill and Four Weddings And A Funeral. Oh, and this is his third directorial effort after Pirate Radio and the cult classic Love Actually. Hopefully that will pique your interest. Enough background info, let’s talk about his latest. Hey, it’s About Time.
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- 11/8/2013
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
If you binge-watch the first two seasons of New Girl in three weeks like I did (causing all my sweaters to break out in polka dots), the series plays like an extended romantic comedy wherein Nick and Jess, two friends who drive each other crazy, realize they are (plot twist) crazy about each other. Here’s another unexpected twist: Despite my better judgment, I am as all-in on their relationship as they are. We have this romantic notion that the affection that transpires between two dissimilar people constitutes an especially meaningful attachment. Realistically, Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan’s characters in You’ve Got Mail are probably too different to coexist in a healthy romantic way. Not to mention the chasm separating Meg Ryan and Billy Crystal’s points of view in When Harry Met Sally. And are you shitting me with Meg Ryan and Hugh Jackman in Kate and Leopold?...
- 9/18/2013
- by Josh Gondelman
- Vulture
Expectations are a terrible thing to have, because they inevitably end up disappointing the person idealistic enough to imagine that anything might be good, ever. I'm being a little sardonic, but it's triply true for the foolish of us paying attention to comic book movies before they come out, when the primordial soup of possibility allows our inner fanboy to foresee wild, desperate highs of creative adaptation and post-Nolan brilliance.
Obviously, this never happens. Expect Terry Gilliam's "Watchmen," and end up with Zack Snyder scoring slo-mo sex with "Hallelujah"; expect Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool, and end up with a mute, fleshy surgery victim in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine." Expect Darren Aronofsky's take on Logan's lonely sojourn to Japan, and end up with the director of "Kate and Leopold."
But there's tangible proof for optimism to rear its head, rather than remaining a dreamy projection of what could be. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly,...
Obviously, this never happens. Expect Terry Gilliam's "Watchmen," and end up with Zack Snyder scoring slo-mo sex with "Hallelujah"; expect Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool, and end up with a mute, fleshy surgery victim in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine." Expect Darren Aronofsky's take on Logan's lonely sojourn to Japan, and end up with the director of "Kate and Leopold."
But there's tangible proof for optimism to rear its head, rather than remaining a dreamy projection of what could be. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly,...
- 1/10/2013
- by Jeremy Gordon
- MTV Splash Page
We continue to hold onto cautious optimism and enthusiasm when thinking about and anticipating the release of "The Wolverine," especially when we keep hearing about potential X-Men cameos and positive endorsements and such.
And today we have new excitement to pore over from director James Mangold, via a lengthy interview with EW's CapeTown in which he addresses following Chris Claremont and Frank Miller's original storyline and playing with Wolverine's vulnerability and emotional baggage.
"A lot of that story and a lot of beats from that saga are in there — and a lot of characters," Mangold said about including the Claremont/Miller source material. "Without being religious about it, I think it’s a very admiring adaptation. Obviously when you’re adapting anything you make some changes. But all the characters are there – Yukio, Viper, Mariko, Shingen, and Logan obviously. The whole cast of characters that exist in that world exists in our film.
And today we have new excitement to pore over from director James Mangold, via a lengthy interview with EW's CapeTown in which he addresses following Chris Claremont and Frank Miller's original storyline and playing with Wolverine's vulnerability and emotional baggage.
"A lot of that story and a lot of beats from that saga are in there — and a lot of characters," Mangold said about including the Claremont/Miller source material. "Without being religious about it, I think it’s a very admiring adaptation. Obviously when you’re adapting anything you make some changes. But all the characters are there – Yukio, Viper, Mariko, Shingen, and Logan obviously. The whole cast of characters that exist in that world exists in our film.
- 1/8/2013
- by Kara Warner
- MTV Splash Page
It’s frightening sometimes how accurate the math can be. Before this year, there were only a handful of movies that have opened on a Christmas day that happened to land on a Tuesday over the last decade (Ali and Kate and Leopold in 2001, Alien vs. Predator: Requim, The Great Debaters, and The Waterhorse). Ali, AvP2, and the Denzel Washington drama The Great Debaters were pretty front loaded ($10m/$34m and $9.5m/$26m, and $3.5m/$13m respectively) while the smaller films (Kate and Leopold and The Waterhorse: Legend of the Deep) had smaller opening Christmas days but longer legs over the six days ($2.5m/$17m and $2.3m/$16.7m). I use these prior examples because the three major wide releases this weekend pretty much matched up those patterns to a tee. So when I tell you that Les Miserables opened on Christmas Day to $18 million but did “just” $28 million for...
- 12/30/2012
- by smblog@hollywoodnews.com (Scott Mendelson)
- Hollywoodnews.com
Kate (Meg Ryan) is a career-driven market researcher in Manhattan who has given up on love. Her last boyfriend Stuart (Liev Schreiber) was a physicist who found the secret to time travel and traveled back to 1876. Unfortunately, he accidentally brought back Leopold (Hugh Jackman), the Duke of Albany and inventor of the elevator, with him, and now Leopold is falling in love with Kate. In almost every way, Kate and Leopold shouldn't be right for each other. Leopold is a man out of time, and Kate is an independent New York woman. Even if anything happened, Leopold would have to go back to 1876 at some point. Are they forced to go their separate ways forever parted by time, or do they find a way to be together?
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- 4/27/2012
- by Rachel Kolb
- JustPressPlay.net
Hugh Jackman stars in Real Steel, out on home video this week, and the native Australian is best known to ComicMix fans for his work as Wolverine in X-Men, X2 and X-Men: The Last Stand before spinning off into X-Men Origins: Wolverine and cameoing as the canucklehead in X-Men First Class.
In the fall of 2009, Jackman made a return to Broadway in the Keith Huff-penned A Steady Rain.
On February 22, 2009, Jackman took on the prestigious role of hosting the 81st Annual Academy Awards live from the Kodak Theater, he wowed those in attendance and helped ABC score a 13% increase in viewership from the previous year. Previously, Jackman served as host of the Tony Awards three years in a row, from 2003-2005, earning an Emmy Award for his 2004 duties at the 58th annual ceremony and a nomination for his 2005 appearance at the 59th annual ceremony.
In 2008, Jackman was seen in...
In the fall of 2009, Jackman made a return to Broadway in the Keith Huff-penned A Steady Rain.
On February 22, 2009, Jackman took on the prestigious role of hosting the 81st Annual Academy Awards live from the Kodak Theater, he wowed those in attendance and helped ABC score a 13% increase in viewership from the previous year. Previously, Jackman served as host of the Tony Awards three years in a row, from 2003-2005, earning an Emmy Award for his 2004 duties at the 58th annual ceremony and a nomination for his 2005 appearance at the 59th annual ceremony.
In 2008, Jackman was seen in...
- 1/27/2012
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
“Rock ‘em Sock ‘em Robots” get their day on the big screen in Real Steel, a movie that transcends the one-joke premise and is instead a heartwarming, fist-pumping mechanized fairy tale of a father and son coming together amid some of the baddest technology you’ll ever wish was really available. Not to bad for a few plastic robots from the 60s.
Okay, so Real Steel isn’t based on the old game you played with and trashed back when you were a kid, it’s actually based on the story “Steel” by the amazing and incredible Richard Matheson (I Am Legend, Hell House, Nightmare at 20,000 Feet). But the storyline sure quacks like a toy robot: it’s sometime in the not-too-distant future, a time where boxing has ditched humans and amped up the amazeballs factor by using robots. Big, powerful, amazing robots, that are controlled/worked by human handlers and treated like superstars.
Okay, so Real Steel isn’t based on the old game you played with and trashed back when you were a kid, it’s actually based on the story “Steel” by the amazing and incredible Richard Matheson (I Am Legend, Hell House, Nightmare at 20,000 Feet). But the storyline sure quacks like a toy robot: it’s sometime in the not-too-distant future, a time where boxing has ditched humans and amped up the amazeballs factor by using robots. Big, powerful, amazing robots, that are controlled/worked by human handlers and treated like superstars.
- 10/7/2011
- Atomic Popcorn
by Aubrey Sitterson
After three “X-Men” movies and a prequel, filmgoers are beginning to recognize what comic book fans have known for years: Wolverine is, and forever will be, the coolest member of the superhero team. Of course, it certainly doesn’t hurt that the character is played by none other than Hugh Jackman.
The breakout star of the first three movies (“X-Men,” “X2: X-Men United," and “X-Men: The Last Stand”), Wolverine is one of Marvel Comics’ most popular characters. Born a mutant with superhuman senses, an incredible healing factor and a set of three claws on each hand, the character underwent an experimental medical procedure that grafted an unbreakable metal to his skeleton, as seen in the prequel “X-Men Origins: Wolverine.”
Since the 2009 release of “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” there has been consistent talk about a follow-up film featuring the near-feral mutant. By the following year, Darren Aronofsky (“Black Swan...
After three “X-Men” movies and a prequel, filmgoers are beginning to recognize what comic book fans have known for years: Wolverine is, and forever will be, the coolest member of the superhero team. Of course, it certainly doesn’t hurt that the character is played by none other than Hugh Jackman.
The breakout star of the first three movies (“X-Men,” “X2: X-Men United," and “X-Men: The Last Stand”), Wolverine is one of Marvel Comics’ most popular characters. Born a mutant with superhuman senses, an incredible healing factor and a set of three claws on each hand, the character underwent an experimental medical procedure that grafted an unbreakable metal to his skeleton, as seen in the prequel “X-Men Origins: Wolverine.”
Since the 2009 release of “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” there has been consistent talk about a follow-up film featuring the near-feral mutant. By the following year, Darren Aronofsky (“Black Swan...
- 7/26/2011
- by Splash Page Team
- MTV Splash Page
James Mangold ("3:10 to Yuma," "Walk the Line," "Cop Land," "Identity") has emerged as the top choice of both 20th Century Fox and Hugh Jackman to direct "The Wolverine" says the trades, effectively ending one of the more drawn out searches we've ever reported on regarding a director.
Negotiations are about to get underway with Mangold to take the job which "Black Swan" director Darren Aronofsky departed from in March. Mangold ultimately beat out Gavin O'Connor ("Warrior") and Antoine Fuqua ("Brooklyn's Finest") for the gig. Shooting aims to kick off this Fall.
Christopher McQuarrie penned the script which is set predominantly in Japan. Jackman previously worked with Mangold on "Kate and Leopold" while the helmer directed last year's Fox summer tentpole "Knight and Day".
Negotiations are about to get underway with Mangold to take the job which "Black Swan" director Darren Aronofsky departed from in March. Mangold ultimately beat out Gavin O'Connor ("Warrior") and Antoine Fuqua ("Brooklyn's Finest") for the gig. Shooting aims to kick off this Fall.
Christopher McQuarrie penned the script which is set predominantly in Japan. Jackman previously worked with Mangold on "Kate and Leopold" while the helmer directed last year's Fox summer tentpole "Knight and Day".
- 6/16/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
I’ve always been extremely impressed with James Mangold’s career. Go ahead, try to pigeonhole him. Bet you can’t. Here’s why: he started his career with a small indie drama in “Heavy”, turned that into a gritty crime film in “Copland”, spent time in romantic fantasyland with “Kate and Leopold”, went Western in “3:10 to Yuma”, musical biopic with “Walk the Line”, then pure action-adventure in “Knight and Day”. Basically, the guy Has no genre. James Mangold directs what he wants to direct, and he’s proven that he can pretty much direct anything as long as he has the interest. Now it appears James Mangold has an interest in taking on a big-time comic book movie, because Deadline is reporting that Mangold has been chosen by 20th Century Fox and star Hugh Jackman to replace Darren Aronofsky on “The Wolverine”, the sequel to the studio’s...
- 6/16/2011
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
James Mangold has quietly worked his way up the Hollywood A-list in recent years. He started out strong, with Cop Land and Girl, Interrupted, hit a couple of snags (Kate and Leopold, Identity, a great movie until the disastrous ending), and then picked up steam again with Walk the Line and 3:10 to Yuma, the latter of which may be the pinnacle of the man's career. It if is, he'll have nothing to be ashamed of. Mangold is back in theaters this summer, helming the Tom Cruise/Cameron Diaz action-comedy Knight and Day (which I've got a summer movie boner for), and the list of projects on his plate, which already includes a feature based on the documentary Murderball and a Dusty Springfield biopic, is growing.
You can add Namath to that growing plate, so says The Hollywood Cog. We haven't heard much about Namath in a couple of years...
You can add Namath to that growing plate, so says The Hollywood Cog. We haven't heard much about Namath in a couple of years...
- 4/13/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
Tom Cruise and Cameron Diaz, last seen on screen together in 2001's Vanilla Sky, are reunited in the action comedy Knight and Day.
A new poster for the film has been sent to The Geek Files, and I've included it above.
Cruise plays a secret agent called Roy Miller who goes on a blind date with June Havens (Diaz); she ends up drawn into a quest to protect a battery that holds the key to an infinite power source.
During their glamorous and sometimes deadly adventure, says the official synopsis, nothing and no one - even the now fugitive couple - are what they seem.
Amid shifting alliances and unexpected betrayals, they race across the globe, with their survival ultimately hinging on the battle of truth vs trust.
The Fox movie also features Maggie Grace and Peter Sarsgaard, who is in talks to play villainous Hector Hammond in Green Lantern.
A new poster for the film has been sent to The Geek Files, and I've included it above.
Cruise plays a secret agent called Roy Miller who goes on a blind date with June Havens (Diaz); she ends up drawn into a quest to protect a battery that holds the key to an infinite power source.
During their glamorous and sometimes deadly adventure, says the official synopsis, nothing and no one - even the now fugitive couple - are what they seem.
Amid shifting alliances and unexpected betrayals, they race across the globe, with their survival ultimately hinging on the battle of truth vs trust.
The Fox movie also features Maggie Grace and Peter Sarsgaard, who is in talks to play villainous Hector Hammond in Green Lantern.
- 1/16/2010
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
James Mangold has signed with CAA. Mangold, who co-wrote and directed the Johnny Cash biopic Walk the Line, most recently directed 3:10 to Yuma, the Western drama starring Russell Crowe now in theaters. His writing-directing credits include the films Kate & Leopold, Girl, Interrupted and Cop Land. On the TV side, his credits include executive producing and directing ABC series Men in Trees. Mangold had been repped by WMA.
- 10/11/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Richard LaGravenese is returning to the director's seat with PS, I Love You for Warner Bros. Pictures. Wendy Finerman is producing. Based on the novel PS, I Love You by Cecilia Ahern, the story centers on a grieving young widow who discovers that her late husband has left her a list of tasks revealed in 10 messages, delivered anonymously, intended to ease her out of grief and transition her to a new life. The book was a best seller in the United Kingdom and was published in the United States by Hyperion this year. Ahern is the daughter of the Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern. Steven Rogers is adapting the novel. Polly Cohen is the creative executive for Warner Bros. LaGravenese directed Living Out Loud. His extensive writing credits include The Horse Whisperer, The Mirror Has Two Faces, Monster-in-Law and In Search of Ted Demme. He is completing the screenplay for The Secret Life of Walter Mitty for producers Samuel Goldwyn Jr. and John Goldwyn. Finerman produced Forrest Gump, Stepmom and Drumline. Rogers has worked with Finerman on Stepmom. He also wrote Kate & Leopold and Hope Floats. LaGravenese is repped by CAA. Rogers is repped by UTA.
- 10/25/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The body of Spalding Gray was found this weekend in the East River, confirming suspicions that the actor, writer and monologuist had died two months ago, when he left his Manhattan apartment and never returned; he was 62. While the official cause of death had not yet been determined, it was widely reported that Gray had battled severe depression and had previously attempted suicide, including a 2002 attempt in which he tried to jump from a Long Island bridge. Last seen on January 10, Gray's family had kept up a search for him despite pressing evidence that he may have taken his own life. A superb live performer, Gray began his acting career in the 70s, but came to prominence with Swimming to Cambodia, a staged monologue that recounted his adventures while making the 1984 film The Killing Fields; Jonathan Demme filmed Cambodia in 1987. The resulting acclaim helped garner Gray roles in such films as True Stories, Beaches, King of the Hill, The Paper, and Kate & Leopold, among others, and his recounting of his travails with an eye condition was turned into Gray's Anatomy (1996), directed by Steven Soderbergh. Despite his film career, Gray continued to work onstage, playing the Stage Manager in a Tony Award-winning revival of Our Town, and turning his midlife crises into another acclaimed monologue, It's a Slippery Slope. Gray's life was marred by tragedy in recent years, as he suffered a horrible car accident in Ireland in 2001, which jeopardized his health, derailed his most recent monologue, Blind Spot, and seemed to accelerate his depression. Gray is survived by his wife, Kathleen Russo, and their two children. --Prepared by IMDb staff...
- 3/8/2004
- WENN
Family and friends of actor and writer Spalding Gray are anxiously awaiting news from New York police, after the depressed Kate & Leopold star went missing on Sunday. Cops in Manhattan and the Southampton area of New York, where Gray lives, have confirmed they're searching for the star who tried to commit suicide in 2001 following a long battle with depression. His brother, Rockwell Gray, admits Gray was in a troubled state when he saw him over Christmas. He says, "I wouldn't say he was in a happy state. (But) it wasn't unusual. He's been in a fairly depressed condition for some time." Gray's wife Kathleen Russo is refusing to discuss his disappearance. The 62-year-old - who co-founded the experimental Wooster Group Theater in New York in 1977 - is best known for writing and appearing in the autobiographical 1987 film Swimming To Cambodia, for which he received two Independent Spirit Award nominations. He has featured in such films as 1984's The Killing Fields, 1988's Beaches and 1994's The Paper.
- 1/14/2004
- WENN
Columbia Pictures is remaking its 1957 Western 3:10 to Yuma, with James Mangold directing and Cathy Konrad producing through their studio-based Konrad Pictures. The husband-and-wife directing-producing duo most recently teamed with the studio on the thriller Identity. The original Yuma, based on a short story by Elmore Leonard, starred Glenn Ford and Van Heflin. It told the story of a small-time rancher who, in need of money, agrees to hold a captured outlaw leader awaiting a train to go to court in Yuma. A battle of wills ensues as the outlaw tries to psych the rancher out. Michael Brandt and Derek Haas (2 Fast 2 Furious) will write the script. Columbia's Doug Belgrad and Jonathan Kadin are overseeing. Mangold, Konrad, Brandt and Haas are repped by WMA. Mangold and Konrad collaborated on Kate & Leopold, Girl, Interrupted and Cop Land. Brandt and Haas recently wrote Mission Without Permission (aka Catch That Girl), which wrapped shooting at Fox 2000 with Bart Freundlich directing.
- 6/19/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
With a summer heat wave scheduled to hit the multiplexes next weekend, Hollywood is mounting what amounts to a spring clearance today. Four wide releases debut in hopes of generating some business before the first of the wannabe summer blockbusters hits. At least that appears to be the strategy behind the debuts of the films bowing this weekend, in advance of 20th Century Fox's X2: X-Men United, which arrives next weekend. Till then, horror and gratuitous sex should dominate the theaters for this upcoming frame. And that could allow Sony Pictures' PG-13 comedy Anger Management to hold onto the boxoffice crown for the third week in a row. Sony's primary Anger competition comes from one of the distributor's own -- its release of the Columbia Pictures thriller Identity, starring John Cusack and others, which is setting down in 2,733 theaters. The R-rated feature, which has been tracking solidly, is directed by James Mangold, whose credits include the recent romance Kate & Leopold as well as the psycho-drama Girl, Interrupted. At 87 minutes long, Identity could give Anger a run for its money with frequent show times and a solid ensemble cast that includes Rebecca DeMornay, Amanda Peet and Ray Liotta.
- 4/25/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jon Arbuckle, the perpetually single owner of Garfield the cat in the long-running comic strip, is about to get a live-action face in Breckin Meyer. The actor is in negotiations to star as Arbuckle in 20th Century Fox's big-screen live-action/CGI adaptation of Garfield, with Jennifer Love Hewitt finalizing a deal to play his love interest. Peter Hewitt is directing the project, which John Davis is producing through his Davis Entertainment. A March start date is being planned. The comic strip centers on a rotund orange- and black-striped cat named Garfield, his dull-witted canine cohort Odie and owner Arbuckle. The 27-pound feline, first published in 1978, is known for his laziness, wry remarks and love of lasagna. The script, written by Toy Story scribes Joel Cohen and Alec Sokolow, focuses on the rivalry between Garfield and Odie. The feature is live-action, with a computer-generated Garfield. Meyer, repped by the Gersh Agency, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment and attorney David Webber, has numerous film and television credits to his name, including the features Kate & Leopold, Rat Race, Road Trip and Go. Jennifer Love Hewitt, repped by CAA, recently wrapped shooting Intermedia Films' If Only.
- 2/28/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jon Arbuckle, the perpetually single owner of Garfield the cat in the long-running comic strip, is about to get a live-action face in Breckin Meyer. The actor is in negotiations to star as Arbuckle in 20th Century Fox's big-screen live-action/CGI adaptation of Garfield, with Jennifer Love Hewitt finalizing a deal to play his love interest. Peter Hewitt is directing the project, which John Davis is producing through his Davis Entertainment. A March start date is being planned. The comic strip centers on a rotund orange- and black-striped cat named Garfield, his dull-witted canine cohort Odie and owner Arbuckle. The 27-pound feline, first published in 1978, is known for his laziness, wry remarks and love of lasagna. The script, written by Toy Story scribes Joel Cohen and Alec Sokolow, focuses on the rivalry between Garfield and Odie. The feature is live-action, with a computer-generated Garfield. Meyer, repped by the Gersh Agency, Brillstein-Grey Entertainment and attorney David Webber, has numerous film and television credits to his name, including the features Kate & Leopold, Rat Race, Road Trip and Go. Jennifer Love Hewitt, repped by CAA, recently wrapped shooting Intermedia Films' If Only.
- 2/28/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Blonde star Meg Ryan proved she's still a big hitter in terms of bad behavior by screaming at a beleaguered shop assistant in the New York store Barney's recently. The Kate And Leopold star was shopping for hats in the world-famous department store when she lost her temper in great style. A source says, "Meg was yelling at this poor girl that she had kept her waiting. I was really shocked because she always plays such sweet characters in movies." The turbulent scene became so intense that the store manager intervened, whereupon hot-headed Ryan, 41, threw him $100 for a $35 bill. She then retorted, "Keep the change - I'm outta here."...
- 1/6/2003
- WENN
Maybe if he's good, he'll become a real movie star . er, boy! Variety reports that Breckin Meyer (Kate & Leopold) will dub the voice of Roberto Benigni in the Italian star's Pinocchio, which is being released in a dubbed version in the U.S. Benigni had originally planned to do the voice-over himself, but after two weeks of working on the dubbing, failed to come up with a version that he and distributor Miramax found satisfactory. Other actors on board to provide voices for the comedy are Glenn Close (as the Blue Fairy, played by Benigni's wife Nicoletta Braschi), Cheech Marin, Kevin James, Queen Latifah, and Eddie Griffin. Pinocchio is scheduled for a Christmas release.
- 12/4/2002
- IMDbPro News
Despite being Australian, Hugh Jackman knows just how to play the perfect English gentleman. Kate & Leopold co-star Meg Ryan says the hunky actor was perfect in the role of a Victorian nobleman in the time-travelling flick. She says, "It all seemed to come so naturally to Hugh. It never felt like he had to stretch to be a gentleman. But it happens so rarely to women that you're considered in that way and seen in that way. It's extremely romantic, and it's a very, very simple adjustment. I also think that Americans think of a chivalrous action as being somewhat wimpy. But Hugh made behaving like a gentleman look very strong and feel very masculine."...
- 3/29/2002
- WENN
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