Roman Polanski’s “The Ghost” Teaser Trailer
15-second teaser is our first look at Roman Polanski’s new movie “The Ghost.”
The thriller directed by Oscar winning Polish-French filmmaker Roman Polanski (“The Pianist,” “When Angels Fall,” “Rosemary’s Baby,” “Repulsion,” “Chinatown,” “Frantic,” “The Ninth Gate”) is based on Robert Harris‘ novel of the same name. The script is co-written by Polanski and Harris.
Tilda Swinton joins Cage and Brosnan in ”The Ghost”
Based on the novel by Robert Harris, the film will focus on a ghost writer (Nicolas Cage) who uncovers a conspiracy while working with a former British Prime Minister (Pierce Brosnan) on a book.
Tilda Swinton joins Nicolas Cage and Pierce Brosnan in the adaptation of the Robert Harris political thriller.
Swinton will play the wife of the former prime minister (Brosnan). Her marriage is crumbling, and she falls for the writer.
Director Roman Polanski earlier said of the film:
“I have been looking for a political thriller to direct for some time, and The Ghost could not be more perfect. Robert has constructed a novel with such suspense. It is hard to put it down.”
Robert Benmussa and Alain Sarde are producing. Polanski and Harris teamed to write the script.
Lindsay Lohan Fired ‘Manson Girls’ Movie
Lindsay Lohan has reportedly been fired from a forthcoming film about Charles Manson.
The actress was due to star in independent movie ‘The Manson Girls‘ – playing Nancy Pitman, one of the cult followers of the notorious Manson who was convicted of seven counts of murder in 1971 – but was dropped after other actors refused to work alongside her.
The 21-year-old actress signed up for the movie in March and was due to start shooting in Los Angeles in July.
Manson masterminded a series of gruesome murders including that of pregnant actress Sharon Tate, the then-wife of director Roman Polanski. He is now 73 and serving a life sentence for first-degree murder in jail.
Nancy Pitman – who was known as Brenda when she was part of the ‘Manson Family’, the nickname given to his followers – ran away from her wealthy family home in Malibu, California, at the age of 16 to be with Manson.
While she didn’t participate in the murders, she is believed to have accompanied Manson to the scene of the crime afterwards to help remove evidence. Continue Reading…
‘Rosemary’s Baby’ Getting a Remake?
Platinum Dunes has remade the Texas Chainsaw Massacre series. They’re working on a restart of the Nightmare on Elm Street series and location shooting has already begun on a Friday the 13th revision. Now it looks as if they’re remaking Roman Polanski’s 1968 film Rosemary’s Baby, reports Shock Til You Drop. The site reports that they have a confirmation of Dunes negotiating with Paramount for an update of the horror classic, based on Ira Levin’s 1967 novel.
