Bond 23 To Start Filming In Late 2010
According to MI6, Bond 23 will begin production in late 2010. Daniel Craig told fans outside the Broadway theatre for his play “A Steady Rain” that production will kick off at the “end of next year.
It will be the third 007 installment starring Craig. His previous two films, “Casino Royale” and “Quantum of Solace,” earned $594 million and $586 million, respectively, at the worldwide box office.
The next installment in the James Bond franchise is being written by returning scribes Neal Purvis and Robert Wade (The World Is Not Enough, Die Another Day, Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace), and “The Queen”, “The Last King of Scotland”, and “Frost/Nixon” scribe Peter Morgan. David Arnold will compose the score for his sixth 007 movie. Producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson have yet to confirm a director.
Matt Damon to Star in Clint Eastwood’s “Hereafter”
Matt Damon will star in supernatural thriller “Hereafter,” Clint Eastwood’s next producing-directing project for Warner Bros. Pictures, set to begin shooting this fall.
Peter Morgan, who got an Oscar nomination for “Frost/Nixon,” wrote the script. Steven Spielberg, Frank Marshall, Morgan and Tim Moore are executive producing. Spielberg previously worked as producer on Eastwood’s “Flags Of Our Fathers” and “Letters From Iwo Jima.”
Not much has been said about what Damon’s role will be in the film. All we know, is that he’ll star as the lead character.
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?
The Damned United Poster Unveiled
New posters for the upcoming British football comedy drama “The Damned United” has been released.
Set in 1960’s and 1970’s England, The Damned United tells the confrontational and darkly humorous story of Brian Clough’s doomed 44-day tenure as manager of the reigning champions of English football Leeds United. Previously managed by his bitter rival Don Revie (Colm Meaney), and on the back of their most successful period ever as a football club, Leeds had an aggressive and cynical style of football – an anathema to the principled yet flamboyant Brian Clough, who had achieved astonishing success as manager of Hartlepool and Derby County building teams in his own vision with trusty lieutenant Peter Taylor.
From the best-selling and critically acclaimed novel by David Peace, “The Damned United” is directed by Tom Hooper from the script written by Peter Morgan. Starring a talented Brit actor Michael Sheen (The Queen, Frost/Nixon), Jim Broadbent, Timothy Spall, Colm Meaney, Stephen Graham, Peter McDonald and Elizabeth Carling.
The Damned United Trailer Online!
We have added the first look trailer to the upcoming British football comedy drama “The Damned United“.
Set in 1960’s and 1970’s England, The Damned United tells the confrontational and darkly humorous story of Brian Clough’s doomed 44-day tenure as manager of the reigning champions of English football Leeds United. Previously managed by his bitter rival Don Revie (Colm Meaney), and on the back of their most successful period ever as a football club, Leeds had an aggressive and cynical style of football – an anathema to the principled yet flamboyant Brian Clough, who had achieved astonishing success as manager of Hartlepool and Derby County building teams in his own vision with trusty lieutenant Peter Taylor.
From the best-selling and critically acclaimed novel by David Peace, “The Damned United” is directed by Tom Hooper from the script written by Peter Morgan. Starring a talented Brit actor Michael Sheen (The Queen, Frost/Nixon), Jim Broadbent, Timothy Spall, Colm Meaney, Stephen Graham, Peter McDonald and Elizabeth Carling.
The film will be released in UK theaters on March 27th, 2009. No word yet if it’ll be released here in the U.S. but I wouldn’t be surprised if ends up going straight-to-DVD knowing that most Americans in general don’t really like football (soccer).
“Frost/Nixon” Premiered At London Film Festival
London Film Festival opening movie Ron Howard’s “Frost/Nixon” premiered last night in London’s Leicester Square.
Among those attending the red carpet event – Michael Sheen, Kevin Bacon, Frank Langella, Toby Jones, Matthew Macfadyen, Oliver Platt, Peter Morgan – was David Frost himself, who said he was “delighted” by the film.
“I am delighted. It really is good, it really is powerful,” Frost said.
The movie depicts the tense meetings between David Frost and disgraced US president Richard Nixon in 1977 and series of interviews culminating in Nixon’s seeming admission of guilt over the Watergate scandal.
Frank Langella, who plays the former commander-in-chief, said Nixon continued to figure in his thoughts long after the cameras were turned off.
“I do not think I will ever say goodbye to him. I think about him every day,” he said last night. “It is not a political film but a human film.”
“David Frost is not a character, he is more of a way of life, so I started to get worried when I found it more enjoyable being him than I did being me. So now I’m starting to kind of de-Frost, come out of character and let it go,” Michael Sheen said.
The film has already received attention as a potential award winner. Director Ron Howard said:
“It is a little early for me to talk about. A movie like this – it needs that kind of support and acknowledgement.”
London Film Festival runs Oct. 15-30.
Read more about 52nd London Film Festival HERE
Frost/Nixon Poster
Poster for the upcoming Ron Howard-directed “Frost/Nixon” film is unveiled.
The film is based on the popular Broadway production, by the same name, and focuses on interview Nixon gave, post-resignation, to English journalist David Frost. Nixon spoke about the Watergate scandal during the sessions, which aired in 1977.
Oscar-winning director Ron Howard brings to the screen writer Peter Morgan’s (”The Queen,” “The Last King of Scotland”) electrifying battle between Richard Nixon, the disgraced president with a legacy to save, and David Frost, a jet-setting television personality with a name to make, in the untold story of the historic encounter that changed both: “Frost/Nixon.” Reprising their roles from Morgan’s stageplay are Frank Langella, who won a Tony for his portrayal of Nixon, and Michael Sheen, who fully inhabited the part of Frost onstage in London and New York.
“Frost/Nixon” Movie Trailer and Photos
Universal has officially released the first trailer and new images for upcoming political drama “Frost/Nixon“.
Adaptation of the hit Peter Morgan (The Queen, The Other Boleyn Girl) play based on a series of televised interviews that David Frost secured with former President Nixon in 1977. The final interview ended with Nixon tacitly admitting his guilt regarding his role in the Watergate scandal. Frank Langella and Michael Sheen are reprising their Broadway roles as Nixon and Frost, respectively. Kevin Bacon will play Nixon’s chief of staff Jack Brennan.
Frost/Nixon is directed by actor and filmmaker Ron Howard (Backdraft, Apollo 13, Ransom, A Beautiful Mind, Cinderella Man, The Da Vinci Code). Continue Reading…
