James McAvoy and Robin Wright Penn In “The Conspirator”
James McAvoy and Robin Wright Penn will pair up for Oscar Award winner Robert Redford-directed historical drama “The Conspirator“.
The period drama is based on true events following the assassination of US President Abraham Lincoln. The script for the movie is written by James Solomon.
Wright Penn is due to play Mary Surratt, the only woman who was charged with conspiring to kill the president in April 1865 and McAvoy will take on the role of young way hero Frederick Aiken, an idealistic young war hero who reluctantly defends the woman.
James McAvoy And Elizabeth Banks Join The Details
James McAvoy, Elizabeth Banks, Laura Linney and Anna Friel will star in “The Details.”
The movie is a black comedy written and directed by Jacob Estes.
The film is the first for Estes since his 2004 thriller “Mean Creek.”
The story follows a couple played by McAvoy and Banks, who find that raccoons have taken over their back yard. Things get complicated when they try and figure out how to deal with these animals.
“The Details” will shoot this summer in Seattle.
Mark Millar Talks About “Wanted 2″
With “Wanted” being a huge success this summer, it’s no surprise that creator of the graphic novel, Mark Millar is already talking plans for more sequels to the film.
Plans were put into motion to make another movie as soon as the movie broke the $50 million mark, and Millar was of course happy to oblige:
“What I will be doing is providing them with a very small amount of stuff for a story, and that will be used as a basic story that they can build from. It will be a small outline that can possibly be picked apart and not used – but it will be something exclusively for the second film, and no one will ever really see it…. It will be some of the stuff that we didn’t utilize from the first book for the movie – like chapters three and four – there will be some stuff from that, so in the loosest sense it will be based on the book, but only very little,”
Timur Bekmambetov directed the flick, but there’s still no word if he, or star James McAvoy, will return for the sequel.
Brand New “Wanted” Poster
If you Wanted a new poster from Angelina Jolie’s new flick, then you’ve got it. Click on the picture above to see the full poster.
The story revolves around Wes (James McAvoy), a disaffected office drone with a boss who hates him and a girlfriend who ignores him. That is until he meets Fox, an assassin played by Angelina Jolie.
Following the murder of Wes’s father, Fox recruits him to join the Fraternity, a secret society that teaches Wes to unlock powers of lightning reflexes and enormous speed. But, as with any mysterious sect, the Fraternity is not all it seems.
“Wanted” is directed by Russian helmer Timur Bekmambetov, the man behind the popular “Night Watch” and “Day Watch” films. It is scheduled to hit theaters on June 27th.
”Wanted” – New Featurette
In this new featurette for ”Wanted”, James McAvoy and Angelina Jolie described film’s characters.
”Wanted” opens on Friday, June 27, 2008
watch the clip after the jump
”Wanted” New Red Band Clip
Great new restricted ”Wanted” clip is on line and features Wesley (James McAvoy) in an intense battle on a train splitting bullets and the Fox (Angelina Jolie) jumps her car right into the moving train.
”Wanted” will hit the theaters on June 27th, 2008.
watch the clip after the jump
James McAvoy not to be in “The Hobbit”
Scottish actor James McAvoy has denied rumors that he will play Bilbo Baggins in the movie adaptation of JRR Tolkien’s “The Hobbit“.Speaking at a press conference for new film Wanted, he said:
“It’s not true. It’s all internet rumouring and nothing else I’m afraid. Sorry.”
Guillermo del Toro was confirmed in April as director of “The Hobbit” and a second film, which takes place in the 60 years between “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings“.
Peter Jackson, who directed the hugely successful Rings trilogy, will be the executive producer of the two films. Sir Ian Holm played Bilbo Baggins in The Lord of the Rings.
Sir Ian McKellen, who played Gandalf in the movie trilogy, is the only actor that has confirmed he would reprise his role in “The Hobbit” and the bridge film.
“The Hobbit” and its sequel will be shot back to back in New Zealand from next year and scheduled to be released in 2011 and 2012.
”Wanted” – 7 Minutes Clip
A full 7 minutes from ”Wanted” is now online.
The clip comes from Film1.nl and shows the opening supermarket brawl and the chase that follows.
”Wanted” will hit theaters on June 27th, 2008.
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New Extended “Wanted” Clip (#3) and International posters
A new extended clip and posters has come online for the adaptation of Mark Millar’s graphic novel “Wanted“.
The fantasy-thriller stars James McAvoy, Angelina Jolie, Morgan Freeman, Terence Stamp, Thomas Kretschmann and Common. Timur Bekmambetov (Night Watch series) directed the project for Universal Pictures, based on a screenplay by Michael Brandt, Derek Haas and Chris Morgan.
“Wanted” revolves around Wes (McAvoy), a disaffected office drone with a boss who hates him and a girlfriend who ignores him. That is until he meets Fox, an assassin played by Jolie. Following the murder of Wes’s father, Fox recruits him to join the Fraternity, a secret society that teaches Wes to unlock powers of lightning reflexes and enormous speed. But, as with any mysterious sect, the Fraternity is not all it seems.
“Wanted” will hit theaters June 27, 2008.
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L.A. Film Fest Mixes Indies and Studio Fare
This just may be the best time of year in L.A. As the Los Angeles Dodgers hit the field and the jacaranda trees bloom, Film Independent will take over Westwood Village for the Los Angeles Film Festival, June 19-29. With more than 275 screenings and events, and with attendance expected to top 100,000, the 2008 LAFF will once again be one of the biggest film events of the year in a town obsessed with movies.
“There are so many film festivals around the world and even in this city. What we try to do is create something that is very unique, that’s very L.A.,” said LAFF director Rich Raddon. The festival, which last year opened with Transformers, continues the trend of screening studio and independent films by opening June 19 with Timur Bekmambetov’s Wanted, starring Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy. Another action flick based on a comic book, Guillermo del Toro’s Hellboy II: The Golden Army, will close the festival June 28.Raddon came under fire in the press last year for featuring a blockbuster in a festival known as a platform for low-budget indies. He said it might seem LAFF is sending a mixed message by screening Wanted and Hellboy II alongside films such as The Choir, Michael Davie’s documentary about life in South Africa’s largest penitentiary (June 22 and 26). However, the festival has always made a point of offering something for everyone. Continue Reading…
