“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. Read the rest of this entry
Diane Kruger: ‘Troy’ kind of sucked
Diane Kruger has admitted that she doesn’t like her breakthrough movie Troy.
Kruger said: “You can’t tell whether or not I can act from Troy. It kind of sucked to be honest.”
Kruger played Helen of Troy in the 2004 Illiad epic opposite Brad Pitt, Orlando Bloom and Eric Bana and wasn’t happy with the type of roles offered to her after its release.
“I was just starting out and didn’t want to play all the parts I was subsequently offered in these big movies. I had to get out,” Kruger explained.
The 31-year-old star added that Hollywood isn’t interested in acting talent.
“What counts in Hollywood is box office,” Kruger explained.
“It doesn’t really matter what people think of you as an actor because, as long as you have been in a movie that has made money, you will always get another job.”
Jake Gyllenhaal in ‘Prince of Persia’?
Following the rebuttal to Orlando Bloom’s rumors, a new speculation regarding who will be tackling the top role in the action adventure film “Prince of Persia: Sands of Time” surfaces.
According to Latino Review, Jake Gyllenhaal has been offered with the role of Dastan in the Walt Disney Pictures’ movie project.
Review claimed that they got the scoop about Gyllenhaal from multiple Hollywood sources.
Still, there are no words coming from either Disney or Gyllenhaal’s camp regarding the new rumor.
“Prince of Persia: Sands of Time” is a feature film based on a popular video game of the same title. Set in medieval Persia, the film is said to be the first of three.
It will be directed by Mike Newell (”Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire”) and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer (”Pirates of the Caribbean”).
Orlando Bloom dropped out ‘Education’
Orlando Bloom has been reported to be pulling out from his involvement in new drama movie “An Education“.
Bloom has chosen to quit from the film produced by BBC Films because of the filming schedule clash.
He has been immediately replaced by Dominic Cooper, because the film directed by Lone Scherfig has started shooting on Monday.
Adapted from a script written by British novelist Nick Hornby, the film is claimed to be a coming of age drama about a teenage girl who falls in love with a thirty something playboy.
The film based on British journalist Lynn Barber’s memoir also features Peter Sarsgaard, Carey Mulligan, Alfred Molina, Rosamund Pike, Olivia Williams, Sally Hawkins and Emma Thompson.
It is scheduled to hit the theaters sometime in 2008.
‘Pirates of the Caribbean 4′ in 2011
Walt Disney have been planning to release the fourth installment of its most successful trilogy ‘Pirates of the Caribbean 4‘ in 2011.Though many reports are conflicting on how the studio get on the fourth film, many favors that the fourth film will focus solely on the renowned Captain Jack Sparrow.
Further, it was said that as the studio is trying to downsize the film’s budget, the fourth installment would probably have a lighter take on the special effects.
Although there has been no definitive word yet on if or when Walt Disney Pictures and producer Jerry Bruckheimer might set sail on a fourth Pirates of the Caribbean movie, indeed, both the cast and the filmmakers said while promoting last summer’s Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End that the franchise would be taking a well-deserved break, rumors have now surfaced about the plot to Pirates 4. So, The production might not begin until sometime between 2009-2011.
Johnny Depp is all but set to reprise his role as Captain Jack Sparrow. Also reportedly expected to return are co-star Geoffrey Rush.
It could be disappointment for fans that Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley are not expected to be back, but it’s not official yet.
”Pirates 4 “would toss the Elizabeth & Will characters [portrayed by Keira Knightley and Orlando Bloom, respectively] over the side in favor of doing a bawdy buddy picture which would star Jack Sparrow & Barbossa. Where both captains of the Black Pearl would initially be competing for the exact same prize.But eventually all the double crossing would have to stop as these two rivals were then forced to join forces in order to defeat some supernatural terror.”
The first three ‘Pirates’ films which features Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom and Keira Knightley have been extremely successful as it gained millions of dollars each.
The first film ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl’ has grossed $305.4 million domestically and $654.3 million worldwide.
Further, ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest’ got better reception by earning $423.3 in North America only and over one billion dollars around the world, while the third ‘Pirates of the Caribbean: At Worlds End’ reached $961 million in its worldwide sales.
