Tag: Roland Emmerich
First ANONYMOUS Movie TV Spot
First TV spot for “Anonymous” has been released. It is a period drama set the political snake-pit of Elizabethan England, and shows how the scandals of the court were exposed and satirised on the London stage. In support of the “Oxfordian theory”, academics have cited Oxford’s (Rhys Ifans) relationships with Queen Elizabeth I (Vanessa Redgrave) and the Earl of Southampton (Xavier Samuel), and his knowledge of events of Court life, which crop up in Shakespeare’s plays.
ANONYMOUS International Trailer
The international trailer for Roland Emmerich‘s Shakespeare drama Anonymous, starring Rhys Ifans, David Thewlis, Joely Richardson and Jamie Campbell Bower, has landed online. Hit the jump and watch the new trailer.
Second Anonymous Movie Trailer
The second full-length trailer for Roland Emmerich‘s “Anonymous,” a conspiracy thriller about the works of William Shakespeare, has been released.
Anonymous stars Rhys Ifans and Vanessa Redgrave in the two lead roles opposite an ensemble cast including David Thewlis, Joely Richardson, Derek Jacobi, Xavier Samuel, Sebastian Armesto, Rafe Spall, Edward Hogg and Jamie Campbell Bower.
Roland Emmerich’s Singularity Will Be Released May 2013
Just in case you were worried about Roland Emmerich‘s new science-fiction project titled Singularity – relax, everything is ok with that one!
We’ve just learned that the movie will hit the theaters on May 17th, 2013! How about that?
You have no idea what we’re talking about, right? I mean, of course you expect to hear something about Emmerich’s new film, Anonymous, which Sony will release on October 28th.
But no, we’re here today to inform you that Sony has picked up Emerich’s Singularity with plans to release it on May 17, 2013, which implies that this will be Emmerich’s next flick.
And as you see, when you have a director that busy, then you have “next flick” word all over the report!
Anonymous Poster
Today a new poster from the upcoming drama Anonymous has been released.
Set in the political snake-pit of Elizabethan England, Anonymous speculates on an issue that has for centuries intrigued academics and brilliant minds ranging from Mark Twain and Charles Dickens to Henry James and Sigmund Freud, namely: who was the author of the plays credited to William Shakespeare? Experts have debated, books have been written, and scholars have devoted their lives to protecting or debunking theories surrounding the authorship of the most renowned works in English literature.
Directors and Producers Write Open Letter Protesting Premium VOD
From time to time directors and producers from all over the world sit down and write an open letter. When was the last time that actually happened? I have no idea, but I do know that right now there’s an open letter all over the internet that comes straight from 23 leading directors and producers, and that list includes James Cameron, Kathryn Bigelow, Michael Bay, Guillermo del Toro, Peter Jackson, Michael Mann, Gore Verbinski and for the full list check out the rest of this report.
First of all let me tell you that all of them have signed an open letter opposing a pricy new premium VOD service that puts movies from Warner Bros., Sony, Universal and 20th Century Fox in homes only 60 days after a film’s theatrical release.
Here’s what they all had to say in a letter:
“We are the artists and business professionals who help make the movie business great. We produce and direct movies. We work on the business deals that help get movies made. At the end of the day, we are also simply big movie fans.
Lately, there’s been a lot of talk by leaders at some major studios and cable companies about early-to-the-home “premium video-on-demand.” In this proposed distribution model, new movies can be shown in homes while these same films are still in their theatrical run. In this scenario, those who own televisions with an HDMI input would be able to order a film through their cable system or an Internet provider as a digital rental. Terms and timing have yet to be made concrete, but there has been talk of windows of 60 days after theatrical release at a price of $30.
Anonymous Trailer
The first trailer has arrived for the upcoming dramatic thriller Anonymous, which stars Rhys Ifans and Vanessa Redgrave.
The film tries to answer the question: Who was the author of the plays credited to William Shakespeare? Experts have debated, books have been written, and scholars have devoted their lives to protecting or debunking theories. “Anonymous” poses one possible answer, focusing on a time when cloak-and-dagger political intrigue, illicit romances in the Royal Court, and the schemes of greedy nobles hungry for the power of the throne were exposed in the most unlikely of places: the London stage.
2012 Review
“2012” delivers everything you could possibly want from a blockbuster disaster movie, though you have to wonder how Roland Emmerich is going to top the end of the world.
It’s not so much that the Earth is destroyed, but that it’s done so thoroughly. “2012,” the mother of all disaster movies (and the father, and the extended family) spends half an hour on ominous set-up scenes (scientists warn, strange events occur, prophets rant and of course a family is introduced) and then unleashes two hours of cataclysmic special events hammering the Earth relentlessly.
This is fun. “2012″ delivers what it promises, and since no sentient being will buy a ticket expecting anything else, it will be, for its audiences, one of the most satisfactory films of the year. It even has real actors in it. Like all the best disaster movies, it’s funniest at its most hysterical. You think you’ve seen end-of-the-world movies? This one ends the world, stomps on it, grinds it up and spits it out…read more [Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times]
Three “2012″ TV Spots
Sony have released three TV spots for upcoming “2012″ disaster movie.
Never before has a date in history been so significant to so many cultures, so many religions, scientists, and governments. In “2012,” a large group of people must deal with natural disasters such as volcanic eruptions, typhoons and glaciers. The idea stems from the fact that the Mayan calendar ends in 2012, which could mean the end of the world.
“2012″ is directed and co-written by German filmmaker Roland Emmerich (“Godzilla,” “The Patriot,” “The Day After Tomorrow,” “Stargate,” “Independence Day,” “10,000 B.C.”). Harald Kloser (”The Day After Tomorrow,” “10,000 B.C.” “The Thirteenth Floor,” “Alien vs Predator”) worked with Emmerich on the script.
