ARROW Sets Sights On SPARTACUS Actress For Amanda Waller
Well, they didn’t go for Angela Bassett. It looks like Arrow instead found its Amanda Waller in Cynthia Addai-Robinson, who was most recently featured in the television series Spartacus and Vampire Diaries. And according to TV Guide, this leaner, meaner Waller will also work for a renamed A.R.G.U.S – Advanced Research Group United Support, which swaps Super-humans for Support. My continued hopes of Arrow crossing over into the greater DC Cinematic Universe appear to have been dashed here, but hey, at least Zack Snyder and David Goyer won’t be able to mess around with the only working live-action DC property. Instead this expanded Arrow-verse continues to set its own tone and its own rules. With Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg and David Nutter in charge, I’ll keep my hopes high for this show and it’s inevitable Flash spinoff. Who knows, there may be more heroes to...
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STAR WARS What? Benedict Cumberbatch Set To Star In James Gray’s CITY OF THE LOST Z
If Benedict Cumberbatch really isn’t in Star Wars, then what else could he possibly be doing. Well, on the heels of those potentially false Star Wars villain rumors, Deadline is reporting that Mr. Cumberbatch is in final negotiations to star in James Gray’s adaptation of David Grann’s best-selling book The City of the Lost Z. Cumberbatch would play Amazon adventurer Percy Fawcett who set out to map the rain forest in 1925 only to discover the City of the Lost Z. When his peers sneered at his discovery, calling it a fraud, he trekked back into the forest and was never heard from again. Cumberbatch, who is having a Jessica Chastain-like year, will next star in The Fifth Estate, 12 Years a Slave and August: Osage County, all of which will play at the upcoming Toronto International Film...
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New Stills From Bennett Miller’s FOXCATCHER Starring Mark Ruffalo, Channing Tatum and Steve Carell
Director Bennett Miller is two for two when it comes to making feature films with his Oscar nominated dramas Capote and Moneyball. In December, his third true life story Foxcatcher, starring Steve Carrell, Channing Tatum and Mark Ruffalo hits screens just in time for Oscar consideration. Foxcatcher tells the story of two Olympic wrestlers and brothers and their relationship with friend and one brother’s murderer John duPont. Carell plays duPont while the wrestling brothers are played by Tatum and Ruffalo. This movie’s premise alone promises one hell of a picture when you consider it’s coming from the director of Capote. Now here are the latest images from what is sure to be a must-see...
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Today Only! Amazon Offers 56% Off Select Criterion Blu-rays
Never go in against a movie lover when Criterion discs are on the line. It’s a simple warning to anyone who would dare to come between film aficionados a Criterion 50 percent off sale. So get out of the way because Amazon’s Gold Box Deal of the Day is up to 56% off on select Blu-ray Criterion discs. So what’s on sale? These amazing classics: The Thin Red Line Badlands The Darjeerling Limited The Blob On the Waterfront The Qasti Trilogy Richard III The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp When Horror Came to Shochiku Three Colors: Blue, White, Red The Rules of the Game The Last Emperor Get ’em while you...
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Watch John Lasseter Accept Steve Jobs’ Disney Legends Award
Without Steve Jobs, there would be no Pixar. Tis the stuff of legends indeed. So it’s no surprise that at this year’s D23 expo, Mr. Jobs was awarded the Disney Legends award posthumously. Video of John Lasseter’s emotional tribute to Jobs as he accepted the award on Jobs’ behalf has been floating around the internet for about a month. But you probably haven’t seen it yet and you really should. So here’s the inspiring acceptance speech in full....
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What Does James Cameron Think Of Alfonso Cuarón’s GRAVITY?
James Cameron is no stranger to either space pictures or 3D. But even this technical movie-making master couldn’t contain himself when it comes to Alfonso Cuarón’s space thriller Gravity, starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. Cameron, a friend of Cuarón’s, saw the film about a month ago at a private screening. Variety caught up with Cameron and asked him what he thought about the picture. Here’s what the king of the world had to say: “I was stunned, absolutely floored,” he says. “I think it’s the best space photography ever done, I think it’s the best space film ever done, and it’s the movie I’ve been hungry to see for an awful long time.” Now there’s a quote you really want to have on your posters. Cameron has taken us to space more than once. He’s the man who made 3D...
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