Natalie Portman to produce and star in PRIDE AND PREJUDICE AND ZOMBIES
Zombies aren’t low-brow entertainment anymore, not with Jane Austen and a Harvard graduate on their side. Natalie Portman is set to produce and star in a film adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith’s zombie-fied Jane Austen novel, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, Variety reports. Portman will play Jane Austen’s timeless heroine Elizabeth Bennet as she seeks love amid a zombie outbreak. And you thought just dealing with the arrogant Mr. Darcy was...
Read MoreMalkovich to play Vulture, Hathaway the Vulturess, in SPIDER-MAN 4?
Movieline may have gotten the scoop of the… well.. of December, reporting that John Malkovich is up for the role of the Vulture in Spider-Man 4. There have been rumblings for months that anyone from Lizard to Mysterio would make an appearance in the fourth installment of Raimi’s Spider-Man franchise. The Vulture is a new one to me, but the casting of Malkovich is pretty spot on. As for Anne Hathaway, Movieline also says that the Black Cat rumor that started to shoot around the Internet tubes may not be exactly what it appeared to be. Anne Hathaway may be up for a new supervillian, or at least a new sidekick, named the Vulturess. Movieline says Hathaway would still play Felicia Hardy, but instead of turning into Black Cat… well you know. (Not that the name Felicia makes as...
Read MoreMcQueen to helm FELA
Steve McQueen, director of the acclaimed British indie Hunger, has been tapped by Focus Features to direct a biopic of African musician and activist Fela Anikulapo Kuti, according to Variety. The film will be based on the book Fela: The Life and Times of an African Musical Icon, which covers Fela’s life, his musical impact, and his fight against the Nigeria government. McQueen’s first film Hunger won dozens of international awards and earned a BAFTA award for Best Newcomer for McQueen. Trust me folks, this will be a project to...
Read MoreTHE BLIND SIDE takes the weekend box office
Sandra Bullock’s best year ever just got a little better. The Blind Side, a sleeper hit if there ever was one, topped the box office in its third weekend out, taking in $20.4 million and bringing its domestic total to $129 million. That was enough to dethrone New Moon, which won the two previous weekend and only brought in $15.7 million this time around. Last year, if you would have told me that Sandra Bullock would have a career resurgence, I probably would have laughed right in your face. In 2009, however, Bullock has seen the release of the two highest grossing films of her career. The Proposal, which also starred Ryan Reynolds, made $163.9 million. And it’s not crazy to say that The Blind Side could top that if it carries an audience throughout the holiday season. This...
Read MoreQuotables: PARKS AND RECREATION – Episode 211
“I’m a feminist, OK? I would never ever go to a strip club. I’ve gone on record that if I had to have a stripper’s name, it would be Equality. But I’m willing to sacrifice all that I’ve worked for just to put a smile on your perverted little face.” -Leslie Knope before taking newly-divorced Tom into the Glitter...
Read MoreBennett Miller on deck for MONEYBALL
Capote director Bennett Miller is in talks for his second feature film project, coming in to relieve Steven Soderbergh on Moneyball. Brad Pitt is still on board in the starring role. Moneyball is based on Michael Lewis’ nonfiction book about the Oakland A’s general manager Billy Beane, who put together a competitive franchise on a shoestring budget. The film made headlines earlier in the year when Columbia Pictures abruptly halted the project just days before the film was set to lens. About a month later, Aaron Sorkin was brought in to put a polish on Steven Zaillian’s...
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