Daniel Craig To Star In “Dream House”
It looks like Daniel Craig might be starring in the psychological thriller after his commercial success in his two turns in the iconic James Bond role, for “Casino Royale” and “Quantum of Solace.”
Craig is in early talks to star in “Dream House” for indie producer Morgan Creek. The film will be directed by Jim Sheridan (”In America,” “My Left Foot,” “In the Name of the Father,” “The Boxer,” “Get Rich or Die Tryin’”) from a screenplay by David Loucka (”The Dream Team,” “Eddie,” “Borderline“).
Daniel Craig would play a man who moves his family to an idyllic small town, only to find his house haunted by its former inhabitants, who were murdered there.
He recently appeared in “Flashbacks of a Fool,” his second Bond adventure “Quantum Of Solace” and World War II film “Defiance.” His next is Steven Spielberg’s animated “The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn.”
Craig just signed up for the Broadway drama “A Steady Rain.” His name also surfaced in connection with “The Eagle of the Ninth,” Kevin Macdonald’s period movie for Focus Features.
Peter Morgan, Neal Purvis, Robert Wade To Write James Bond 23
Finally, here’s the first official announcement for the 23rd James Bond movie.
Producers Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli of EON Productions and MGM have today announced that Oscar nominated Peter Morgan (”Frost/Nixon,” “The Other Boleyn Girl,” “The Last King of Scotland,” “The Queen“) will team up with Neal Purvis and Robert Wade - co-writers of “Casino Royale” and “Quantum of Solace” - to write the script for Bond 23.
“Peter, Neal and Robert are extraordinarily talented and we’re looking forward to working with the three of them,” commented Wilson and Broccoli.
Daniel Craig is already set to reprise his role as Ian Fleming’s James Bond 007 in the film, and Wilson and Broccoli are producing.
Both “Quantum of Solace” and “Casino Royale” were co-productions between MGM and Sony, with the latter distributing. The new film will be the first to return as a full MGM release. The first 20 pictures in the franchise were distributed by MGM.
A date for the start of production is yet to be confirmed.
A big and important question is - who will direct James Bond 23?
Tintin Hits Theaters On December 2011 And Will Be Released In 3D
Paramount Pictures and Sony Pictures Entertainment today announced their release plans for the long awaited 3-D motion capture feature film “The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn” directed by Steven Spielberg from a screenplay by Steven Moffat, Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish, produced by Spielberg, Peter Jackson, and Kathleen Kennedy.
Starring Jamie Bell (”Billy Elliot”) as Tintin, the intrepid young reporter whose relentless pursuit of a good story thrusts him into a world of high adventure, and Daniel Craig (”Quantum of Solace,”) as the nefarious Red Rackham, the international cast also includes Andy Serkis, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Gad Elmaleh, Toby Jones and Mackenzie Crook.
The film, which began production in late January 2009, is the first of a planned series of 3D motion capture films based on the iconic character created by Georges Remi, better known to the world by his pen name “Herge.”
The second feature in the series is scheduled to be directed by Jackson, with a potential for a third film as well.
Eighty years ago, Herge introduced the world to a unique cast of characters who have been embraced by readers of all ages. The Adventures of Tintin - a series of 24 books, the final unfinished adventure was published after Herge’s death, became Herge’s life’s work. The first adventure was published in 1929. Over 200 million copies have been sold worldwide. The popular series has been translated into 70 languages and still attracts thousands of new fans each year.
Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson will bring Herge’s stories to life employing state-of-the-art performance capture technology developed by Jackson’s Weta Digital.
“The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn” will be released by Paramount in the U.S. on December 23, 2011. The film will launch internationally in late October and early November, 2011 with Sony Pictures Releasing International handling Continental Europe, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and India, and Paramount distributing the film in Asia, Australia, UK and all other English speaking territories.
First Photo From The Set Of Tintin
Empire has published the first image from the set of “The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn,” complete with a first shot of actors Andy Serkis and Jamie Bell in their motion capture suits.
Based on the character created in 1929 by Herge a.k.a. Georges Remi, “The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn” is the first in the series of 3-D motion capture films. The movie will chronicle the adventures faced by junior reporter Tintin and his friends in following stories to the ends of the earth, even though he often finds his own life in jeopardy.
The film stars Jamie Bell as Tintin, the intrepid young reporter whose relentless pursuit of a good story thrusts him into a world of high adventure, and Daniel Craig as the nefarious Red Rackham. Bell and Craig are joined by an international cast that includes Serkis, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Gad Elmaleh, Toby Jones and Mackenzie Crook.
“Tintin” is expected to hit theaters in 2011.
Marc Forster Wants More Bond Girls For James Bond 23
Marc Forster the director of “Quantum Of Solace” turned down the chance to direct the next - 23rd James Bond movie.
There were some rumours that “Slumdog Millionaire” director Danny Boyle will helm new James Bond flick but Boyle said that he enjoys Bond movies but he has no plans to direct one.
Speaking to MTV, Marc Forster suggested that his ideas for the next movie aren’t in the franchise’s best interests.
“They asked me if I wanted to,” he said. “I’ll never say never again, but at this point I would say no…”
“It really depends on what direction they want to take it. For me, I wanted to take it to a harder and darker place, but now that that journey I’ve gone on has succeeded, I feel like the next one can take it to a bit more humorous place again.”
Forster added that the next Daniel Craig spy outing “should take it in a lighter and more humorous way, maybe add a few more girls and a bit more sex, all that kind of stuff. I think that would be interesting.”
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Daniel Craig And Jamie Bell Join Tintin
Daniel Craig and Jamie Bell (”Billy Elliot,” “Defiance”) have reportedly joined the cast of Steven Spielberg’s “The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn,” the first installment in the 3-D motion-capture trilogy that Paramount Pictures and Sony Pictures Entertainment are co-financing.
Bell and Craig are joined by an international cast that includes Andy Serkis, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Gad Elmaleh, Toby Jones and Mackenzie Crook.
“The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn,” from a screenplay by Steven Moffat, Edgar Wright and Joe Cornish, is produced by Spielberg, Peter Jackson and Kathleen Kennedy, is the first in the series of 3D motion capture films based on the iconic character created by Georges Remi, better known to the world by his pen name “Herge.”
Paramount Pictures will release domestically and in all English speaking territories and Asia, excluding India. Sony Pictures Releasing International will distribute the film in Continental Europe, Eastern Europe, Latin America, India and the remainder of the world.
The second feature in the series is scheduled to be directed by Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings), with a potential for a third film as well.
“The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn” is currently set for a 3-D release in 2011.
Quantum Of Solace Two Clips And New Quad Poster
New poster for Marc Foster’s “Quantum Of Solace” has been released. Check out also two new clips from James Bond 22nd movie starring Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko and Gemma Arterton.
