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Afm '09: First Three Images From 'The Experiment'
4 November 2009 10:47 PM, PST | bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news »
We've got your first ever look at Paul Scheuring's The Experiment, his remake of Oliver Hirschbiegels Das Experiment, which centered on a group of ordinary men recruited to take on the roles of guards and prisoners as part of a research study and examined how the effects of assigned roles, power and control affected the participants. Adrien Brody (Predators, King Kong), Forest Whitaker (Repo Men), Elijah Wood, Cam Gigandet (Priest, Twilight, The Unborn), Clifton Collins Jr and Maggie Grace (The Fog, "Lost", Taken) all star in the new version being sold at Afm. Check out the first ever images below! »
AFI's 100 Years ...100 Movie Quotes
4 November 2009 4:45 AM, PST | Extra | See recent Extra news »
"Extra" brings you AFI's 100 Best Movie Quotes of all time! From "The Wizard of Oz" to "Taxi Driver," see if your favorites made the list!
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movie QuotesGone with the Wind (1939)
“Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn.” —Said by Clark Gable as Rhett Butler to Vivien Leigh as Scarlett O’Hara.
The Godfather (1972)
“I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse.” —Marlon Brando as Don Corleone.
On the Waterfront (1954)
“You don’t understand! »
Three Years Ago Today, The Prestige...
16 October 2009 9:05 PM, PDT | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
...premiered in Hollywood. My how things have changed. Remember when we didn't know who Rebecca Hall (Vicky Cristina Barcelona) was or that Christopher Nolan would soon make one of the biggest hits of all time. Remember when people were still regularly talking about Andy Serkis (Lord of the Rings, King Kong) and everyone was still hugely fond of Christian Bale? Good times.
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Things change so quickly in Hollywood. But then there's Hugh Jackman. Some things remain the same. Some gold never loses its lustre.
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- NATHANIEL R
Lovely Bones: Cynical Awards Fodder Or Box Office Gold?
14 October 2009 10:04 AM, PDT | FilmShaft.com | See recent FilmShaft.com news »
The Lovely Bones has been a decade-long project: traversing continents; switching directors; growing in budget; Ryan Gosling fired; Mark Wahlberg hired; delayed for almost a year. Alarm bells start to ring. Despite all the rumours and gossip-mongering Peter Jackson’s latest feature has been, rather cynically, held back for “awards season”. In other words, the studio is unsure of how its product is going to play at the box office, so is hoping critical praise might help.
What started off as a Film Four production with Scottish filmmaker Lynne Ramsey has turned into an effects-laden, multi-million dollar behemoth. The trailer hit the internet in August and instantly recalled fellow Kiwi filmmaker Vincent Ward’s “beautiful disaster” What Dreams May Come. The similarities in tone and imagery are striking (dodgy wigs included).
The inexorable rise of Peter Jackson appears utterly incongruous given his origins in low budget splatter-horror. But is it? »
- Martyn Conterio
First “The Lovely Bones” Poster
8 October 2009 2:03 PM, PDT | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »
Paramount has debuted the first official poster for “The Lovely Bones” directed by Peter Jackson.
“The Lovely Bones” both directed and co-written by Academy Award winning filmmaker Jackson (the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Heavenly Creatures, The Frighteners, King Kong) from the script by Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens is an adaptation of best-selling novel by Alice Sebold.
The movie centers on a young girl Susie (Saoirse Ronan) who has been murdered and watches over her family – and her killer – from heaven. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal.
The movie which also stars Mark Wahlberg (Susie’s father), Rachel Weisz (her mother), Susan Sarandon (her grandmother) and Stanley Tucci is scheduled to be released on December 11, 2009.
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- Fiona
Are You Surprised Naomi Is the "Most Bankable" Actress in Hollywood?
8 October 2009 12:00 PM, PDT | Popsugar.com | See recent Popsugar news »
Naomi Watts and Liev Schreiber hopped onto their Vespa together in NYC yesterday. Their preferred mode of transportation may be economical, and it turns out Naomi herself is a wise money choice - she just topped a list of the most "Bankable Actresses in Hollywood." She is ahead of Jennifer Connelly and Rachel McAdams who are second and third respectively. Angelina Jolie, who is the highest paid actress, didn't even make the top 10 and Jennifer Aniston, who has the second biggest paycheck is number six. Naomi often chooses indie films, but there are still movies like King Kong to boost her box office numbers. So tell us - are you surprised that Naomi Watts is the "most bankable" actress in Hollywood? View 5 Photos › Are You Surprised Naomi Is the "Most Bankable" Actress in Hollywood? Yes - Naomi is great, but I figured it would be someone like Angelina or Jennifer. »
- Molly
Naomi Watts Named Most Bankable Actress
8 October 2009 12:15 AM, PDT | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »
And the best investment for your leading lady dollar is...Naomi Watts? Well, there's irony. Her best friend, Nicole Kidman, has been ranked by Forbes as the biggest loser in terms of box office returns, but Watts was recently crowned by the magazine as the actress who affords studios the greatest Roi.
For every dollar Watts is paid, her past three films have grossed $44. The rules are that the actresses must have starred in at least three movies in the past five years that opened in at least 500 theaters. Therefore, King Kong and Eastern Promises make up for The Painted Veil and The International, which weren't profitable at all.
Forbes says, not surprisingly, that Watts works cheap. Given her talent, I'd say that's true. She has one Oscar nomination already (21 Grams), and has been very good over the years, even when the movies are only so-so.
The full top ten has a few surprises, »
- Colin Boyd
Most Profitable Star: Naomi Watts
7 October 2009 5:15 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »
In this time of economic uncertainty and the potential evaporating of the old, reliable Hollywood star system, some math nerds may have saved the jobs of ten lucky actresses. Forbes Magazine has recently completed its annual list of female stars that provide the most bang for the buck. Their poll process is pretty complex. To qualify, actors must have appeared in at least three movies over the past five years that opened on 500 screens or more. Someone then adds up and averages the actors' salary on each film, each film's budget and each film's final gross. This year's winner: Naomi Watts, who earned $44 for each $1 she was paid. Despite starring in interesting movies like The Painted Veil, Funny Games and Eastern Promises, it looks as if Watts' place on the list was snagged mostly by King Kong, which earned $550 million worldwide.
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- Jeffrey M. Anderson
"Predators" Announces Its Cast
7 October 2009 3:17 PM, PDT | www.ohmygore.com/ | See recent OhMyGore news »
Adrien Brody, Topher Grace, Danny Trejo, Walton Goggins, Alice Braga, Oleg Taktarov, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali and Louiz Ozawa are set as the main cast of Fox's reboot of the "Predator" franchise reports the trades. The story of "Predators" follows a group of elite warrior-types who are being hunted by members of a race of merciless alien trackers. Brody ("The Pianist", "King Kong") inherits the mantle of leader and is a skilled tracker and hunter of men. Grace ("That 70's Show","Traffic") would play an unassuming accountant-type who's actually a dangerous serial killer. Braga ("I Am Legend", "Redbelt") is the tough female killer, while Trejo ("Con Air", "From Dusk Til Dawn") is a hardened warrior with twin uzis strapped to his back. Ali ("The 4400", "Curious Case Of Benjamin... »
Forbes' Top-Value Actress? Naomi Watts!
7 October 2009 1:12 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
By Lisa Horowitz
Producers, take note: To get the biggest box office bang for your production buck, hire Naomi Watts.
That's what Forbes magazine says, in its study of return-on-investment for Hollywood actresses.
Watts represents the perfect combination of an actress who earns relatively small paychecks, by Hollywood standards, and stars in some major hits, such as 2005's “King Kong,” which earned $550 million at the worldwide box office.
For every dollar Watts was paid o... »
- Lisa Horowitz
Brody Becomes an Action Hero in Predator Reboot
7 October 2009 9:00 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
Remember Adrien Brody? He’s the chap who played Wladyslaw Szpilman in the Pianist for which he won an Oscar. The Pianist is up there as one of my all-time favourite movies. He has also appeared in The Village and King Kong. This news today has surprised me a bit since it’s so different to the roles he normally plays.
Variety are reporting that Brody wants to reinvent himself as an action hero and has signed up for the lead role in ‘Predators’, the prequel to the movie made famous by Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1987.
Variety: Brody and his Paradigm reps lobbied hard for the role. Fox has high hopes to spring a new franchise, and Brody has signed options to return for future installments, sources said.
I have no doubt he’ll do well in the role as every other film I’ve seen him in, he’s excelled in. »
- David Sztypuljak
Adrien Brody Joins Predators
7 October 2009 6:18 AM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »
The infamous space Rastafarian will soon be setting his three red dot sights not only upon Danny Trejo, but also upon Adrien Brody (King Kong) and Topher Grace (Spiderman 3).
That’s right, director Nimrod Antal’s Predators, scripted and produced by Robert Rodriguez for Troublemaker Studios, seems to have gone off the deep end as far as casting decisions go — alongside Trejo, Brody, and Grace, we’ll also have Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, I Am Legend’s Alice Braga and the Ufc’s Oleg Taktarov.
The film will deal with a group of manly warriors (of which Brody is inexplicably a part) as they fight off a group of Predators, while the plot is thickened by Grace’s role as “an accountant-type whose unassuming facade masks a dangerous serial killer.”
This is definitely shaping up to be a project more akin to Rodriguez’s catalog than anything we’re familiar with in the past Predator series. »
- John Cooper
Predators cast fills up!
7 October 2009 3:54 AM, PDT | Fangoria | See recent Fangoria news »
The cast of the Robert Rodriguez-produced Predators has filled out nicely.
Adrien Brody (King Kong) who recently starred in Dario Argento's Giallo has been tapped to topline the cast, with negotiations underway for Spider-man 3's Topher Grace (That 70's Show) to join him, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Brody will play "a heroic mercenary", while grace would play an accountant leading a dual life as a serial killer.
Other cast includes Alice Braga ("I Am Legend"), Mahershalalhashbaz Ali ("The 4400"), Walt Goggins ("The Shield"), Rodriguez mainstay Danny Trejo and Ufc fighter Oleg Taktarov.
Written by Rodriguez, Alex Litvak and Michael Finch, the script follows a group of elite warrior-types who are being hunted by members of a race of merciless alien trackers called Predators.
Brody is a man who ends up inheriting the mantle of leader and is known as a hunter of men. Grace would play »
- no-reply@fangoria.com (Staff)
Watts is 'world's most profitable actress'
7 October 2009 12:33 AM, PDT | Digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Naomi Watts has been named the world's most profitable actress in Forbes's latest list. The ranking, which is named the 'Best Actresses for the Buck', was created to show which movie stars make the most money in the box office. The 41-year-old Australian actress, who has starred in films such as The Ring and King Kong, apparently makes $$44 for every dollar she is paid for films. The runner-up (more) »
- By Rebecca Davies
Adrien Brody Joins Predators
7 October 2009 12:11 AM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
Well nobody saw this coming. The star of Nimrod Antal's Predators is not a Rock or a Vin or an undiscovered new Arnie. It's the willowy Adrien Brody. Who would've thunk it?We have, of course, seen Brody hacking through the jungle before, as Jack Driscoll in Peter Jackson's King Kong. But he's still best known for dramatic roles in films like Polanski's The Pianist, or quirky indie fare like Hollywoodland and The Darjeeling Ltd.He's clearly looking to add some more mainstream strings to his bow however, since Brody and his agents apparently lobbied hard to get the role of "a heroic mercenary who battles to keep his team alive when its members are hunted by the aliens". Is "heroic mercenary" an oxymoron? Discuss.That team also includes Danny Trejo, Alice Braga (I Am Legend), Walton Goggins (Detective Vendrell from The Shield), Ultimate Fighter Oleg Taktarov, and Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, »
Surprise: Adrien Brody, that Adrien Brody, to battle 'Predators'
6 October 2009 7:16 PM, PDT | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
After seeming unhappy working in the green screen and action filled world of Peter Jackson's "King Kong," many wouldn't have expected Oscar winner Adrien Brody to return to the realm of Sci-Fi, fantasy or gigantic monsters anytime soon. Well, in news that will raise many eyebrows across Hollywood, Brody has won the role of the main alien killer in the Robert Rodriguez produced reboot of "Predators."Variety reports Brody will play a heroic mercenary who takes on the alien hunters and that the actor and his agents lobbied hard for the role. Perhaps Brody sees a steady check in what Fox hopes... »
- HitFix Staff
Update #2: Major 'Predators' Casting Announcement Made!
6 October 2009 6:54 PM, PDT | bloody-disgusting.com | See recent Bloody-Disgusting.com news »
Update: Bloody Disgusting also exclusively confirmed that Derek Mears will also be taking on a role. Are you ready for a whopper, the controversy of the week? In a surprise development, Oscar winner Adrien Brody (King Kong, The Pianist, The Village, Splice) has been cast by 20th Century Fox to play the heroic mercenary who battles alien hunters in Predators, their a reboot/sequel of the Predator franchise that is being creatively spearheaded by Robert Rodriguez and his Troublemaker Studios. Who else is cast? Read on to find out then talk about all of the names below. How do you feel about Brody taking on the lead role? In addition, Brody will star alongside Alice Braga, Danny Trejo, Walt Goggins, Oleg Taktarov, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali, and Louiz Ozawa. Nimrod Antal is directing a film that is about to get underway on location in Hawaii and at Rodriguezs Troublemaker Studios in Austin, »
Brody vs. Predators!
6 October 2009 2:31 PM, PDT | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »
The far-out skull-collectors officially have some humans to hunt in Predators... one of them with a rather notable profile. Oscar-winner Adrien Brody will find himself in the wild jungle (again), taking the lead role in the Fox sci-fi action flick from director Nimrod Antal (Vacancy) and producer Robert Rodriguez. While winning accolades for his more serious work, Brody is no stranger to genre material (King Kong, The Jacket, Splice, Giallo). Brody reportedly fought hard for the Predators... »
- Dave Davis
Update: Entire Predators Cast Revealed!
6 October 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »
We told you it was coming and sure enough, Variety has announced the entire cast for Robert Rodriguez's Predators , which will be headlined by Oscar-winning actor Adrien Brody ( King Kong , The Pianist ) as the mercenary Royce. At the same time, The Hollywood Reporter 's "Heat Vision Blog" is reporting that actor Topher Grace ( Spider-Man 3 , "That '70s Show") is in negotiations to join Brody as Edwin, an accountant who is in fact a dangerous serial killer. The rest of the multinational cast includes the aforementioned Danny Trejo and Walton Goggins from "The Shield" as well as Alice Braga ( I Am Legend ), Oleg Taktarov, Mahershalalhashbaz Ali ("The 4400"), and Louiz Ozawa. The Variety story doesn't reveal which character all of... »
Lowboy vs. Lost Boy: The Novel and Daniel Johnston
23 September 2009 1:00 PM, PDT | Vanity Fair | See recent Vanity Fair news »
John Wray’s latest novel, Lowboy (Farrar, Straus & Giroux), released in March of this year, concerns a 16-year-old schizophrenic named Will Heller, just out of Bellavista psychiatric hospital (read Bellevue), off his meds and with a history of violence, who rides the subways beneath Manhattan trying to save the world from imminent global apocalypse by eluding capture and successfully losing his virginity. This thriller engine— Doa meets Shock Corridor —Wray says he took from an Australian news clipping. But knowing that he traveled to Austin, Texas in the mid-’90s, where he met the schizophrenic singer-songwriter and artist Daniel Johnston— whom he calls “the single most creative individual I’ve met”— it’s tempting to imagine the two connected, at least within the Cuisinart of the creative process. As detailed in Jeff Feuerzeig’s acclaimed 2006 documentary The Devil and Daniel Johnston, Johnston even had his own lost week in New »
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