International “Amelia” Movie Trailer
An international trailer for the upcoming Amelia Earhart biopic, “Amelia” has appeared online.
Amelia, Dorothy Binney and Richard Gere
After becoming the first woman to fly across the Atlantic, Amelia (Hilary Swank) was thrust into a new role as America’s sweetheart – the legendary “goddess of light,” known for her bold, larger-than-life charisma. Yet, even with her global fame solidified, her belief in flirting with danger and standing up as her own, outspoken woman never changed. She was an inspiration to people everywhere, from First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (Cherry Jones) to the men closest to her heart: her husband, promoter and publishing magnate George P. Putnam (Richard Gere), and her long time friend and lover, pilot Gene Vidal (Ewan McGregor).
In the summer of 1937, Amelia set off on her most daunting mission yet: a solo flight around the world that she and George both anxiously foresaw as destined, whatever the outcome, to become one of the most talked-about journeys in history.
Amelia Posters
A new posters for the upcoming Amelia Earhart biopic, legendary American pilot, have hit the web.
After becoming the first woman to fly across the Atlantic, Amelia (Hilary Swank) was thrust into a new role as America’s sweetheart – the legendary “goddess of light,” known for her bold, larger-than-life charisma. Yet, even with her global fame solidified, her belief in flirting with danger and standing up as her own, outspoken woman never changed. She was an inspiration to people everywhere, from First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt (Cherry Jones) to the men closest to her heart: her husband, promoter and publishing magnate George P. Putnam (Richard Gere), and her long time friend and lover, pilot Gene Vidal (Ewan McGregor).
Astro Boy Release Date Announced: October 23, 2009
Summit Entertainment will release “Astro Boy” in North America on Friday, October 23, 2009, it was announced by Rob Friedman, Co-Chairman and CEO of Summit Entertainment, and Erin Corbett, President of Imagi Studios U.S.
Summit and Imagi are putting together the final details on a marketing plan designed to reach both the family movie-going audience and adult fans of Astro Boy alike. Plan includes a commitment from a major fast food restaurant partner as well as alliances in the areas of toys, games, books and others, soon to be announced.
The film will hit theaters the same day as Mira Nair’s Amelia Earhart biopic Amelia and the Phillip Noyce-directed adaptation of Dirt Music.
An adaptation of Osamu Tezuka’s classic manga, “Astro Boy” follows a young robot invented to replace the late son of a brilliant scientist. Despite having incredible powers, he is unable to console the scientist’s mourning heart and thus he embarks in a journey to find the place where he truly belongs.
Astro Boy’s all-star cast features the voices of Academy Award®-winning actor Nicolas Cage, Donald Sutherland, Nathan Lane, Bill Nighy and Eugene Levy with Freddie Highmore in the title role. David Bowers (Flushed Away) is directing “Astro Boy” from a screenplay written by Timothy Harris (Trading Places, Kindergarten Cop), with Maryann Garger producing. Continue Reading…
“New York, I Love You” Promo Trailer
Take a look at the promo trailer for “New York, I Love You” from the producer of “Paris, je t’aime” that opened the 2006 ‘Un Certain Regard’ section of the Cannes Film Festival.
“New York, I Love You” is a collection of 12 short films that will be a cinematic love letter to the Big Apple.
Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson are making their directorial debuts and helming their own segments. Portman also plays a Jewish bride.
Shia LeBeouf with Julie Christie and John Hurt is in a segment scripted by the late Anthony Minghella, which he was also set to direct until his death. He is replaced by Shekhar Kapur.
Hayden Christensen, Rachel Bilson, Chris Cooper, Anton Yelchin, Ethan Hawke and Kevin Bacon will take acting roles, whilst X-Men 3 helmer Brett Ratner will direct a segment. Continue Reading…
Richard Gere joins ‘Amelia’ and ‘Brooklyn’s Finest’
Richard Gere has agreed to star in the biopic ‘Amelia‘ and cop drama ‘Brooklyn’s Finest‘.
‘Amelia’ focuses on the life of aviator Amelia Earhart and her husband George Putnam. Earhart vanished over the Pacific Ocean while trying to circumnavigate the globe in 1937.
Hilary Swank has already signed to play the lead role and act as executive producer.
Mira Nair will direct Amelia from Ron Bass’s screenplay.
‘Brooklyn’s Finest’ revolves around three unconnected New York cops who find themselves drawn to the same dangerous location.
Ethan Hawke and Don Cheadle co-star in the film, which will be directed by Antoine Fuqua.
Johnny Depp in ’Shantanaram’ 2009
‘Shantaram’
is a novel of epic proportions written by Gregory David Roberts and upcoming film based on this bestselling novel. It tells the story of his break from a Melbourne prison in Australia and escape to New Zealand followed by India where much of the novel is set.
Gregory David Roberts nicknamed ‘Lin’ (as an abbreviation of a name that was on the passport he was using when he arrived in India) lives in Mumbai (Bombay). He meets a girl Karla, who introduces him to a popular nightspot called Leopold’s, and he becomes a regular there.
Risking his anonymity, he sets up a free clinic in a slum and helps out people who otherwise wouldn’t have any health care. He visits the native village of Prabaker and falls in love with rural India.
Eventually Bombay mafia chief takes Lin under his wing. Their association leads Lin from love to wretched prison life, from freedom to finally gunrunning in Afghanistan.
Warner Bros. Pictures bought the movie rights for the novel. The deal to bring the book to the screen is considered to be one of the biggest film rights deals in 2007.
Bidding on the project heated up after Russell Crowe expressed an interest in the story. Warner Bros and Initial secured the deal at the prompting of Johnny Depp (who loves the book and wants to star in the movie) in the lead and Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan in a supporting role.
Too much loud and rumours, of course, followed up ‘Shantanaram’.
