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8 October 2008 4:49 PM, PDT | From GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news

Prepare yourself for even more Shakespeare. With a terrific assemblage of talent for a 2010 remake of King Lear already making headlines, The Hollywood Reporter today announced that Across the Universe director Julie Taymor will direct a new version of The Tempest starring recent Oscar winner Helen Mirren as Prospero...er, Prospera, in this case.

Yes, Taymor has changed the gender of one of Shakespeare's more interesting characters, and she is surrounding Mirren with Djimon Housou, Alfred Molina, Jeremy Irons, Ben Whishaw, Felicity Jones...and Russell Brand from Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Uh-huh. Geoffrey Rush may also join the ensemble.

Taymor has done the Bard thing before, directing 1999's Titus.

Colin Boyd

8 October 2008 2:59 PM, PDT | From cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news

Pick a random bunch of names of actors out of a hat, and you might just come up with the cast of Julie Taymor's The Tempest, an adaptation of the Shakespeare play. Taymor, who set teen romance to Beatles songs last year with Across the Universe, is apparently set on breaking the rules from the first moment in this one; cast in the lead role of Prospero, the duke on the island, is Helen Mirren-- yes, Helen Mirren the lady. The character will apparently be renamed Prospera, and will be surrounded by a seriously motley crew-- Jeremy Irons, Russell Brand, Ben Whishaw, Djimon Hounsou and maybe even Geoffrey Rush. The Hollywood Reporter says the movie will start filming this November in Hawaii, which means this bunch will almost certainly have a run-in with the Lost crew. Oh to see Helen Mirren, playing royalty once again, face off against Ben!

6 October 2008 7:35 AM, PDT | From The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news

tMF recently reported (http://themovie-fanatic.com/the_buzz!/ben_whishaw/ben_whishaw_possibly_doing_upcoming_shakespeare_film_the_tempest/) the rumor that Ben Whishaw might be attached to the upcoming Shakespeare film, 'The Tempest'. It is now confirmed by Whishaw himself in a recent interview while promoting Brideshead Revisited. He says he is set to start shooting his scenes this coming January 2009. Whishaw is to play the character Ariel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_(Shakespeare)) in the Shakespeare comedy. The movie is to be directed by Julie Taymor. IMDb (http://www.imdb.com/news/ni0576818/)via WENN is also reporting more casting news for The Tempest, to also include Dame Helen Mirren - who is to take on the role of Prospero (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prospero). Geoffrey Rush is also rumored to be playing the role of Gonzalo (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonzalo_(Shakespeare

1 September 2008 6:47 AM, PDT | From The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news

IMDb reports that Ben Whishaw is rumored to be part of the cast in the upcoming 2009 film adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy The Tempest (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1274300/). The film adaptation is reported to be under the direction of Julie Taymor, who also directed 2007's Across the Universe. Julie Taymor will also act as producer and writer for the film. Ben Whishaw is rumored to be playing the character Wiki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Tempest)about William Shakespeare's play, 'The Tempest': The Tempest is a comedy written by William Shakespeare. It is generally dated to 1610-11 and accepted as the last play written solely by him, although some scholars have argued for an earlier dating. While listed as a comedy in its initial publication in the First Folio of 1623, many modern editors have relabelled the play a romance. It did not attract a significant

28 August 2008 11:12 AM, PDT | From The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news

What makes an amazing actor? What causes an ordinary moviegoer to become an ardent, hardcore fan? Are good looks enough in today's almost cutthroat competition to create the next big Hollywood star? Are talents really being recognized, and are fans mature enough to embrace the really talented actors? - - - - - - And the biggest question of all: who are the hottest, most talented young actors today? The Movie Fanatic asked industry insiders, ordinary movie fans, film critics and reviewers to give us some of their top choices. We also based our list on the latest announcements coming from British, German and French cinema industry reports. While we're still compiling the votes and drawing up the final list, here's an introduction into which factors we considered while drawing up the list and what goes into the actual rankings. Factor#1: Talent agents' favorites and those making waves in

17 August 2008 5:49 AM, PDT | From The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news

In the play ...some trace of her, Ben Whishaw plays Prince Myshkin in an adaptation of the 1868 novel The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoevsky (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Idiot_(novel)) at the National Theatre in London, which runs during the month of August through to October. You can also check out some rehearsal pics Here (http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/?lid=35474 dspl=moreimages) and production pics Here (http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/?lid=35474 dspl=images)of some of the actors. - - - - - - From the National Theatre (http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/sometrace) website for ...some trace of her: This multimedia performance develops the use of live video seen in the ground-breaking production of Waves at the National Theatre in 2006/7. In the ...some trace of her programme Director of Photography, Leo Warner, describes the unique process of bringing ...some trace of her to the stage; plus

15 August 2008 9:09 PM, PDT | From The Movie Fanatic | See recent The Movie Fanatic news

When I heard the news that The Twilight Lexicon had been hacked, my immediate reaction was anger. I don't have to know the details or why it was hacked, I just know that I have friends who must have spent sleepless nights trying to find solutions to keep their website online. I'm a movie fan and quite serious about it. If I happen to love a movie, then I'll probably watch it over and over, memorize lines from it and collect anything related to it - from its soundtrack to interviews published in magazines and on the web. If it's been adapted from a book, then I'll probably buy the book too. The same applies to actors. I have my list of all-time favorites: River Phoenix, Ethan Hawke, Jamie Bell, Romain Duris, Ben Whishaw. - - - A Few Personal Favorites: When I first saw Stand by Me (http://www.

9 August 2008 11:20 AM, PDT | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news

The Inside Reel recorded a really nice interview with the late Heath Ledger on his role in the Bob Dylan biopic “I’m Not There” by director Todd Haynes and starring Christian Bale from “The Dark Knight” , Cate Blanchett, Marcus Carl Franklin, Richard Gere, Ben Whishaw, Kris Kristofferson and Heath Ledger as Robbie. Synopsis: Director Todd Haynes’s unconventional biopic of the legendary singer/songwriter Bob Dylan features different actors playing the part of the Minnesota native at various stages of his remarkable career. Among the actors playing the singer are Cate Blanchett, who portrays the man during his Don’t Look Back era incarnation; Heath Ledger, as an actor playing one of the fictional Dylan’s in a movie within the movie; Christian Bale, [...]

Brian Corder

24 July 2008 9:08 PM, PDT | From NYPost.com | See recent New York Post news

The problem with painting a masterpiece is that some one may come along and build a museum around it.

The big-screen adapta tion of Evelyn Waugh's great and (not but) sentimental novel "Brideshead Revisited" is honorable and respectful but sober, which is an odd trait for a story whose entire first half is about about being drunk on youth, wealth and champagne.

Matthew Goode, the rake in "Match Point," plays Charles Ryder, a middle-age officer in WWII Britain billeted at the fortress-size estate of the title.

By KYLE SMITH

24 July 2008 4:06 PM, PDT | From avclub.com | See recent The AV Club news

Although it will doubtless find detractors among fans of both Evelyn Waugh's novel and the 1981 PBS miniseries, Julian Jarrold's Brideshead Revisited succeeds handily on its own terms. It lacks the visual pyrotechnics of Joe Wright's Pride & Prejudice, but Jarrold's movie is otherwise a kindred spirit, stripped of voiceover and other markers of literary bona fides. It's a movie of its own, not merely an attempt to cram as much of its source as possible within the confines of a theatrical feature. Jarrold—who previously risked the wrath of the Jane Austen faithful with Becoming Jane—joins screenwriters Jeremy Brock and Andrew Davies in departing radically from Waugh's plot, boiling the dramatis personae down to three central characters: Julia Flyte (Hayley Atwell), the eldest daughter of a wealthy Catholic family; her brother Sebastian (Ben Whishaw), the family's bibulous black sheep; and Charles Ryder (Matthew Goode), a middle-class Londoner who becomes.

Sam Adams

24 July 2008 1:02 AM, PDT | From toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news

Miramax Films released a brand new theatrical movie trailer for the upcoming film “Brideshead Revisited” by director Julian Jarrold (Nineteen Seventy-Four) and starring Matthew Goode, Thomas Morrison, Anna Madeley and David Barrass. Synopsis: A provocative and suspenseful drama, “Brideshead Revisited” tells an evocative story of forbidden love and the loss of innocence set in the pre-wwii era. In the film, Charles Ryder (Matthew Goode, “Match Point,” “The Lookout”) becomes entranced with the noble Marchmain family, first through the charming and provocative Sebastian Flyte(Ben Whishaw, “Perfume: The Story of a Murderer”), and then his sophisticated sister, Julia (Hayley Atwell, “Cassandra’s Dream” and the upcoming “The Duchess”). The rise and fall of Charles’ infatuations reflect the decline of a decadent era in England [...]

Brian Corder

2 July 2008 12:28 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

The BBC channels enjoyed strong ratings on Monday, with coverage of Andy Murray's four-hour Wimbledon match peaking at 10.4m viewers. Schedules were rearranged to make way for the match, in which Murrary ultimately defeated Richard Gasquet and progressed to the quarter-finals. Coverage began on BBC One at 5.30pm and drew 3.8m (28%) until 6pm, when it moved to BBC Two and attracted 4.3m (23.5%) until 8.30pm. Back on the flagship channel, the closing stages drew an impressive 8.6m (37.2%) until 9.35pm and peaked with a 44% share between 9.15pm and 9.30pm. BBC One was forced to drop benefit fraud documentary On the Fiddle? and delay new drama Criminal Justice and The 10 O'Clock News. The crime drama, which stars Ben Whishaw and Pete Postlethwaite and is being stripped across this week, attracted 5.5m (26%) over an hour from (more)

By Dave West

22 May 2008 6:58 AM, PDT | From Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news

BBC One is making a new five-part crime thriller starring Ben Whishaw and Pete Postlethwaite to air this summer. Criminal Justice centres on Ben Coulter, who finds himself being prosecuted for murder after waking up in bed next to an attractive young woman who has been stabbed to death. Coulter, played by Whishaw (Perfume, I'm Not There), finds himself on a "rollercoaster ride" through the criminal justice system. Ending up in prison, he has to learn to survive alongside tough (more)

Dave West

13 May 2008 3:53 AM, PDT | From ifc.com | See recent IFC news

By Michael Atkinson

Todd Haynes' "I'm Not There" (2007) is such a risky, ambitious, passionate conceptual big-brain freak of a movie that, whether you find yourself loving it or hating it or not knowing what in hell to make of it, you can sympathize and even agree with anyone who ends up with the opposite takeaway. Ambivalence is an appropriate response, and one Haynes probably intended, given his subject: Bob Dylan, or, rather, the elusive, chameleonic, deliberately free-associative nature of Dylan's public personality, and the idealized and sometimes ridiculous ways we've conceived it for ourselves, and hence the absurdity of pop culture celebrity in general. A lot of abstracted meat and potatoes for one film to tackle, and Haynes, easily the most theoretical and analytical indie filmmaker at work today, goes for the gusto, crafting a weave-movie made of strands that only occasionally cross each other's dreamscapes and more often launch out into the ether.

Michael Atkinson

14 articles from 2008