Watch The Full Teaser Trailer For DIVERGENT Starring Shailene Woodley and Kate Winslet
Last week, we saw what could only be described as 13 amazing seconds of Divergent, the dystopian sci-fi film based on Veronica Roth’s YA novel of the same name. Now, thanks to MTV which debuted this teaser trailer during the VMAs, we get a much longer and even more exciting look at what will likely be the first big blockbuster of 2014. Check it...
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Roman Polanski’s CARNAGE trailer
Last year, Roman Polanski delivered what was easily his best film since the 1970s with The Ghost Writer. (Well, at least it was the Polanski-est film he released since then.) Now comes the trailer for Polanski’s latest film Carnage, based on the play by Yasmina Reza. The film stars Jodi Foster, John C. Reilly, Kate Winslet and Christoph Waltz as two set of parents discussing a fight that their children had at school. Naturally their conversation veers into topics like homophobia, racism and misogyny. You know, like most parental summits. Carnage premieres at the New York Film Festival and opens on Dec....
Read MoreHBO hearts Kate Winslet as MILDRED PIERCE
HBO has officially picked up Todd Haynes’ Mildred Pierce, a five-hour miniseries based on the classic James M. Cain novel and starring Kate Winslet. THR reports that the premium channel distribute and co-produce the noir adaptation. Why should we care? This generation’s great Kate, of course. Winslet will play the role of Mildred Pierce Beragon, a single mother in Depression Era Los Angeles who attempts to maintain her social status and her relationship with her daughter. It’s the role that won Joan Crawford her first and only Oscar when the novel was adapted to film in 1945. More at THR. Check out Kate’s last appearance on HBO, her guest role on Extras, after the...
Read MoreSoderbergh’s CONTAGION adds Winslet, Damon, Law and Cotillard
Steven Soderbergh has assembled an A-list cast for his action-thriller Contagion. Variety reports that Kate Winslet, Matt Damon, Marion Cotillard and Jude Law (in order of importance) are all set to star. Told using a Traffic-style interweaving narrative, Contagion revolves around the threat of a deadly disease. (So, Outbreak, but really awesome, right?) The script is written by Scott Z. Burns and will likely follow Knockout, which is in production now, on Soderbergh’s schedule. Read more at...
Read MoreBryan Singer’s ‘Battlestar Galactica’ Confirmed – TFC Morning Report
Top Story: Yesterday, Hitfix broke the news that Universal is courting director Bryan Singer for a Battlestar Galactica motion picture. Now, Universal has confirmed Singer’s involvement. What is still up in the air is whether this movie will exist in the same universe as the epic television series that aired from 2004 until this year. Either way, Universal saw the success of Star Trek and wants its own franchise. The elephant in the room is, and will be through the production, Roger D. Moore’s TV series and how this movie will honor the series’ legacy. (Variety) In Other News: Kate Winslet is attached to the HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce. Todd Haynes will write and direct for the premium cable station. Joan Crawford won the Oscar for Best Actress when she starred in the 1945 film version of the James...
Read MoreTFC Morning Report – Monday, Feb. 9, 2009 – ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction
Top Story: Benderspink has tapped Dirk Blackman and Howard McCain to adapt the Red 5 comic ZMD: Zombies of Mass Destruction, according to HR. The comic follows a group of elite soldiers sent to the Middle East to clean up after the undead weapons that have gone out of control. In Other News:Slumdog Millionaire picked up seven awards at the BAFTAs yesterday, including Best Picture and Best Director. Winslet took home the Best Actress Orange for The Reader, while Mickey Rourke nabbed another Best Actor trophy for his work in The Wrestler. Complete list of BAFTA winners. Europa and Taken producer Luc Besson will team for an English-language remake of the hit French thriller Tell No One, reports Variety. He’s Just Not That Into You topped the weekend box office with $27.5 million. Coraline, the 3-D stop-motion animation, opened...
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