Bond Star Eva Green Shooting ‘Cracks’ in Dublin

“Casino Royale” star Eva Green begins work on her new film ‘Cracks‘ in Dublin today.Along with Green, the film will also star ‘Atonement’s Juno Temple and ‘28 Weeks Later’ actress Imogen Poots.

Set in a boarding school in 1930s England, the film tells the story of a girl’s unhealthy bond with her teacher which is threatened by the arrival of a new student.
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The film is an Irish-UK co-production, with the Irish company Element Pictures among the companies involved.

Speaking about the film Andrew Lowe of Element Pictures said:

“We are particularly pleased that Jordan [Scott, director] has cast two 13-year-old Dublin girls, with no previous drama experience, Adele McCann and Zoe Carroll, for two key roles.”

Scott is the daughter of legendary director Ridley Scott and is making her feature directing debut with ‘Cracks’.

Her father’s company, Scott Free, is also among the producers of the film.

‘Cracks’ will be shot in Ireland over the next seven weeks.

Ridley Scott And Leonardo DiCaprio Reteam For ‘The Low Dweller’

Ridley Scott and Leonardo DiCaprio are set to reteam for the dark thriller The Low Dweller - which Ryan Kavanaugh’s Relativity Media picked up after a bidding war.Scott and DiCaprio are lined up to produce the film - which also has DiCaprio attached to star and Scott in talks to direct, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The Low Dweller is said to be similar to The History of Violence and No Country for Old Men and is a spec from first-time author Brad Ingelsby - who has been working on the script in his spare time.
Ingelsby (who has yet to make a move towards Hollywood) also works as an insurance salesman in Pennsylvania. His script has sold for $650,000 against $1.1 million.
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What’s new in Blade Runner: The Final Cut?

After 25 years since its original release, a definitive version of Ridley Scott’s science fiction masterwork Blade Runner, Blade Runner: The Final Cut, has arrived.

So what exactly has changed? And is it worth all the fuss?

After attending a recent screening I can report that there are significant differences, mainly improvements, between this new version and Ridley’s first Director’s Cut released in 1992.