Monsters Vs. Aliens Teaser Poster
The first teaser posters for the upcoming DreamWorks animation’ flick (’50s monster movie remake) “Monsters vs. Aliens” has been released and features one of their few funny characters, big gooey blue Blob, voiced by Seth Rogen.
When California girl Susan Murphy is unexpectedly clobbered by a meteor full of outer space gunk, she mysteriously grows to 49-feet-11-inches tall and is instantly labeled a “monster” named Ginormica. The military jumps into action, and she is captured and held in a secret government compound. The world learns that the military has been quietly rounding up other monsters over the years. This ragtag group consists of the brilliant but insect-headed Dr. Cockroach, Ph.D.; the macho half-ape, half-fish The Missing Link; the gelatinous and indestructible B.O.B.; and the 350-foot grub called Insectosaurus. Their confinement time is cut short however, when a mysterious alien robot lands on Earth and begins storming the country.
“Monsters vs. Aliens” is directed by Rob Letterman (who directed “Shark Tale“) and Conrad Vernon (who directed “Shrek 2“), two very experienced DreamWorks team members. Read the rest of this entry
Rachel Weisz In “Agora” First Photos
First images from the set of Alejandro Amenbar’s “Agora” are online. Fotogramas.es has a pair of images of Rachel Weisz as Hypatia, an Alexandrian astrologer-philosopher struggling to save the collected wisdom of the ancient world.
Alejandro Amenbar and Rachel Weisz on the set of "Agora"
“Agora” is set in the fourth century A.D. in Roman Egypt is an adventure drama movie. It also stars Max Minghella as Hypatia’s slave, Davus.
The film also stars Oscar Isaac, Ashraf Barhom, Homayoun Ershadi, Jordan Kiziuk, Michael Lonsdale, Rupert Evans and Richard Durden.
More great aerial shots of the set can be found over at AirPhoto.
Amenabar’s ancient Egyptian epic marks his second English-language film after “The Others” (Nicole Kidman). He previously directed “The Sea Inside,” which won the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar in 2005.
“Agora” is currently in post-production and slated to come out on December 18th 2009.
British Independent Film Awards Winners
The winners of the 11th British Independent Film Awards have been announced on Sunday, November 30, 2008 which were handed in London.
“Nominations and award winners prove that filmmaking in Britain is alive and well”, says Elliot Grove, the founder of Raindance and the British Independent Film Awards.
“Slumdog Millionaire” directed by Danny Boyle (“Trainspotting”) and Steve McQueen’s “Hunger” both won three honors at the BIFA.
“Slumdog Millionaire” won the top two awards - Best British Independent Film and Best Director.
Steve McQueen with his movie “Hunger” was nominated for both Best Debut Director and Best Screenplay and won Douglas Hickox award for debut director. Michael Fassbender who plays Bobby Sands in “Hunger” won prize for Best Actor. The third prize for this movie is for Best Technical Achievement for Cinematography - Sean Bobbitt.
“In Bruges” written and directed by Martin McDonagh won one but great, screenplay award, of six nominations: Best Actor - Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, Best British Independent Film, Best Screenplay - Martin McDonagh, Best Supporting Actor - Ralph Fiennes and Best Technical Achievement - Jon Gregory (for editing).
Israeli animated “Waltz With Bashir” written and directed by Ari Folman is the winner in Best Foreign Film category at the British Independent Film Awards.
It wasn’t a great night for director Eran Creevy’s low-budget “Shifty,” about 24 hours in the life of a crack dealer, with five nominations but without award.
Take a look at the list of the winners:
George Miller Officially Off “Justice League”
Australian filmmaker George Miller (Happy Feet, Mad Max franchise) has finally confirmed that he is no longer involved in the “Justice League” live-action feature.
Miller appeared on Australian morning TV show “Sunrise” and confirmed that he’s no longer involved, adding that if it ever gets greenlit again, it’ll be recast, because “the studios seem to want bigger stars in their superhero movies now.
Miller added that he’d like to work with Mel Gibson again and while the actor doesn’t want to do the “Mad Max” script he wrote, he hasn’t given up on that possibility just yet. [source: Dark Horizons]
Little Ashes First Clip
The first clip from Salvador Dalí’s biopic “Little Ashes” directed by Paul Morrison from a script by Philippa Goslett. The film first premiered at the Raindance Film Festival in the UK has debuted.
Robert Pattinson, after role of vampire plays an 18-year-old Dalí who moves to Madrid where he begins experimenting with the cubist style that launched his young career. Set in 1920s Spain, the film focuses on poet Federico García Lorca (Javier Beltrán) and the intense bond he forms with Dalí (Robert Pattinson) while attending art school in Madrid. Dali swore that Lorca’s lust for him never became physical, but screenwriter Philippa Goslett’s take on the relationship is much steamier.
Nine New Wolverine Images
A brand new photos from upcoming “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” spin-off has popped up online.
Here’s new Hugh Jackman as Wolverine promo image and your first look at Taylor Kitsch as Gambit in Wolverine from the latest issue of Empire Magazine.
Clip from the article:
“There’s a scene in the first X-Men movie,” said Hugh Jackman, “where Wolverine’s introduced in a bar, fighting in a cage, and you felt that he did this every night of his life. If this movie is successful, you should feel that this guy can walk straight off the end of this film and into that bar. “
Leading up to the events of “X-Men,” the new spin-off movie tells the story of Wolverine’s epically violent and romantic past, his complex relationship with Victor Creed, and the ominous Weapon X program. Along the way, Wolverine encounters many mutants, both familiar and new, including surprise appearances by several legends of the X-Men universe. Read the rest of this entry
Oscar Buzz - Gran Torino And Two TV Spots
Warner Brothers recently debuted two short TV spots for “Gran Torino” and here they are. You can also see some images from the movie.
Movie critics were not so thrilled by Clint Eastwood’s “Changeling,” but numerous early reviews of “Gran Torino” put Eastwood’s second movie in 2008 into Oscar consideration.
In “Gran Torino” Eastwood plays Walt Kowalski, an iron-willed veteran living in a changing world, who is forced by his immigrant neighbors to confront his own long-held prejudices.
