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New And Hi-Res “Alice in Wonderland” Images
Some new promo photos from Tim Burton’s “Alice in Wonderland” has been revealed. Check out also already seen but now Hi-Res photos of Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter, Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen, Anne Hathaway as the White Queen, Mia Wasikowska as Alice and Tweedledee and Tweedledum. As always, click on any of the images to enlarge.
Tweedledee and Tweedledum are among the first characters to greet Alice. The twins are played by British comic Matt Lucas. They take her to meet the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp). Michael Sheen plays the White Rabbit, Alan Rickman - Caterpillar, Christopher Lee - Jabberwock, Stephen Fry - Cheshire Cat and Crispin Glover stars as The Knave of Hearts.
Burton’s Alice is almost like a sequel to the original Lewis Carroll’s story:
The traditional tale has been freshened with a blast of girl power, courtesy of writer Linda Woolverton (Beauty and the Beast). Alice, 17, attends a party at a Victorian estate only to find she is about to be proposed to in front of hundreds of snooty society types. Off she runs, following a white rabbit into a hole and ending up in Wonderland, a place she visited 10 years before yet doesn’t remember.
Jim Sheridan’s “Brothers” Trailer
The first trailer for Jim Sheridan’s new movie “Brothers” has finally showed up even though it’s already showing in theaters in front of “Public Enemies.”
Oscar nominated filmmaker Jim Sheridan (”In America,” “My Left Foot,” “In the Name of the Father,” “The Boxer,” “Get Rich or Die Tryin’”) directed the movie from the script written by David Benioff.
Actually “Brothers” is a U.S. remake of Susanne Bier’s 2004 Danish film, “Brodre” a film that won and was nominated for several international awards both for the film itself and performances from Connie Nielsen and Ulrich Thomsen.
A young man Tommy (Jake Gyllenhaal) comforts his older brother’s wife Grace (Natalie Portman) and children after her husband (Tobey Maguire) goes missing in Afghanistan. While the two are still dealing with the intricate situation, Sam (Tobey Maguire) returns home. Carrying the heavy weight of post traumatic stress disorder, he starts suspecting that something happened between his wife and brother when he was away.
“Brothers” stars Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal, Natalie Portman, Ray Prewitt and will be released on December 4th, 2009.
Eminem in “Funny People” First Look
Eminem will appear in Judd Apatow’s “Funny People.” It’s only a cameo, so that will be probably just the one scene. This was just the rumor but the first picture of his appearance is now online. We’ve got the very first look at Eminem’s tableside chat with Adam Sandler’s character, a comedian named George Simmons.
Marshall Mather - Eminem has only a small role in the film, but rounds out an extremely impressive cast that includes Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana, Jonah Hill, Jason Schwartzman, Sarah Silverman, Norm MacDonald, Aziz Ansari, RZA, Dave Attell among the others.
When seasoned comedian George Simmons (Sandler) learns of his terminal, inoperable health condition, his desire to form a genuine friendship causes him to take a relatively green performer (Rogen) under his wing as his opening act.
The movie both written and directed by Judd Apatow is inspired by his own real life experiences and will be released this summer on July 31st, 2009.
If you haven’t seen “Funny People” trailer, check it out now!
Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning In “The Runaways” Images
Kristen Stewart and Dakota Fanning who also costar in “New Moon” together, are currently shooting in Los Angeles Floria Sigismondi - directed upcoming music biopic “The Runaways.” Check out some images and as always, click on any of them to enlarge.
The film will revolve around Joan Jett (Stewart), the lead character in the movie and Cheri Currie (Fanning) and follow them from the formation of the Runaways in 1975 all the way to the end of their career as a group - from the band’s meteoric rise as teenagers to their dissolution and disillusionment
“The Runaways” were hugely influential as the first successful all-girl hard rock band - its members included guitarists Joan Jett and Lita Ford, drummer Sandy West, singer - keyboardist Cherie Currie and bassist Jackie Fox.
First Matt Damon’s “The Informant” Poster
Here’s the first poster for the upcoming Matt Damon’s “The Informant” directed by Oscar winning filmmaker Steven Soderbergh.
In the movie, the US government decides to go after an agri-business giant with a price-fixing accusation, based on the evidence submitted by their star witness, vice president turned informant Mark Whitacre (Matt Damon), who is the highest-level whistle-blower the FBI ever managed to flip.
“The Informant” is based on Kurt Eichenwald’s 2000 best-seller “The Informant: A True Story.” The screenplay was adapted by Scott Z. Burns.
Soderbergh’s new film, starring Matt Damon, Frank Welker, Melanie Lynskey, Scott Bakula, Patton Oswalt, Tony Hale, Thomas F. Wilson, Joel McHale and Eddie Jemison will hit theaters on October 9th, 2009.
If you haven’t seen “The Informant” trailer, check it out now!
Second The Surrogates Poster
The second official poster for the upcoming Bruce Willis sci-fi film “The Surrogates” which features a shot of Willis with multiple robotic clones of himself below has hit the web.
A science-fiction mystery is set in a future world where people stay at home all day and send out robotic versions of themselves (”the “surrogates” of the title) to do just about everything. Bruce Willis plays a detective tasked with investigating the bizarre serial killings of these synthetic stand-ins.
The adaptation of Rob Venditti and Brett Weldele’s graphic novel - “The Surrogates” - directed by Jonathan Mostow also stars Radha Mitchell, Rosamund Pike, James Francis Ginty, Boris Kodjoe and Ving Rhames and it is scheduled to hit theaters on September 25th.
More about the movie you can find at “The Surrogates” FF Movie Page
New “Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs” Trailer
In addition to the new trailer for “Planet 51,” Sony Pictures has debuted the second full trailer for 3D animated “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs,” follow-up to “Surf’s Up” from a few years ago, which is is co-directed by Phil Lord and Chris Miller.
The screenplay co-written by both Lord and Miller is inspired by the children’s book, written by author Judi Barrett and illustrated by Ron Barrett, of the same name.
“Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” is about Flint Lockwood, an inventor, who tries to solve the world hunger problem and invents the ability to turn water into food, causing it to rain food all day long.
“Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs,” voiced by Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Bruce Campbell, Andy Samberg, Mr T and Tracy Morgan is set for US release on September 18, 2009.
