Tag: Ben Whishaw
Ben Whishaw and Hugo Weaving Taking on Major Roles in Cloud Atlas
Cloud Atlas‘s six novella structure has been described as nesting in a Matryoshka doll fashion, a description perhaps imprecise, as the plots, themes, and especially voice and setting vary greatly. Well, the Wachowskis are collaborating with writer Tom Tykwer (Run Lola Run helmer ) to adapt Warner Bros./DreamWorks’s Cloud Atlas to a movie.
Furthermore, the Wachowski siblings’ favorite Hugo Weaving, Nigerian born who last month was attached to the film, is now officially signed on. Moreover, Bright Star lead Ben Whishaw, who made his big-screen debut as the star of Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (another Twyker’s directing success) is also locked in to the project.
The Tempest Clip
Here’s an exlusive clip from Academy Award-nominated Julie Taymor‘s upcoming big-screen adaptation of Shakespeare’s mystical thriller The Tempest. [Via ComingSoon.net]
Helen Mirren in The Tempest
Taymor (Across the Universe, Frida, Titus) brings an original dynamic to the story by changing the gender of the sorcerer Prospero into the sorceress Prospera, portrayed by Oscar winner Helen Mirren.
Prospera’s journey spirals through vengeance to forgiveness as she reigns over a magical island, cares for her young daughter, Miranda, and unleashes her powers against shipwrecked enemies in this exciting, masterly mix of romance, tragicomedy and the supernatural.
The Tempest Featurette
Check out the new featurette for Julie Taymor‘s upcoming film The Tempest below.
Taymor, who last tackled Shakespeare with the cannibalism-fuelled Titus, first staged The Tempest in the 1980s on stage with her now trademark blend of puppetry and drama. The gender-switching film version is much bigger in scope and finds Hellen Mirren playing Prospera, a woman looking to exact revenge after she’s been unfairly usurped and exiled by her dead hubbie’s brother so he can steal her kingdom.
The Tempest Trailer
Here is the official trailer for The Tempest movie, based on William Shakespeare’s play and stars Russell Brand, Helen Mirren, Alfred Molina, Djimon Hounsou, Alan Cumming, Chris Cooper, Ben Whishaw and David Strathairn.
In her big-screen adaptation of Shakespeare’s mystical thriller “The Tempest,” Academy Award-nominated Julie Taymor (”Across the Universe,” “Frida,” “Titus”) brings an original dynamic to the story by changing the gender of the sorcerer Prospero into the sorceress Prospera, portrayed by Oscar winner Helen Mirren (”The Queen”). Prospera’s journey spirals through vengeance to forgiveness as she reigns over a magical island, cares for her young daughter, Miranda, and unleashes her powers against shipwrecked enemies in this exciting, masterly mix of romance, tragicomedy and the supernatural.
The Tempest Poster
Touchstone Pictures has debuted the first poster for the upcoming The Tempest movie, based on William Shakespeare’s play.
The film tells the tale of the Duchess Proaperas’ banishment to a “primitive” Island with her young daughter where she is forced to master the elements of nature and magic. Prospera plots to return her Daughter to her rightful place and wreak revenge on those responsible for her downfall. When the opportunity arises she calls forth a powerful storm (Tempest) to bring her betraying brother and all the key players in her usurping to the Island where she will have a decidedly “home court” advantage.
BRIGHT STAR Trailer
Yahoo has debuted the official trailer for Jane Campion‘s Cannes 2009 hit “Bright Star”
“Bright Star” is a period drama about the romance of 19th-century English poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne. The three-year romance between them was cut short by Keats’ untimely death at age 25.
Jane Campion’s BRIGHT STAR Poster
Jane Campion’s “Bright Star” competed for the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. Though Campion’s movie came away from Cannes with no awards, its premiere generated respectable reviews. The poster for the movie has finally appeared online. Check it out below.
Bright Star Scenes
Jane Campion’s “Bright Star” is a period drama about the romance of 19th-century English poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne. Today we have a clip with scenes from the movie. Take a look below.
Cannes 2009: Jane Campion’s BRIGHT STAR
Jane Campion‘s Australian-British co-production “Bright Star” will compete for the Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival against films by Quentin Tarantino, Lars von Trier, Ken Loach, Ang Lee, Michael Haneke, Johnnie To, Pedro Almodovar and Alain Resnais.
It is the first Australian film in Cannes competition since Baz Luhrmann‘s “Moulin Rouge” opened the festival in 2001.
