Tag: Sam Mendes
Rachel Weisz Rumored to Play Bond 23 Villain
Cinema Blend is reporting that Rachel Weisz is being considered to play the lead villain in James Bond 23.
Weisz (The Constant Gardener, Mummy, Constantine) – currently filming the thriller Dream House with 007 himself, Daniel Craig – admitted that she would love to be a Bond girl.
Freida Pinto Is The Next Bond Girl
Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire) has signed up to be Bond girl in the 23rd James Bond movie, according to UK’s Daily Mirror.
The 24-year-old actress will be seen alongside Daniel Craig in the upcoming 007 movie, which is to be directed by Sam Mendes and will be set in Afghanistan.
It will be a typically glamorous and raunchy role and Dev Patel (her offscreen lover) has been joking to friends he is cool with seeing Freida rolling around with 007.
Meanwhile, Olivia Wilde (Tron: Legacy, House) is reportedly in talks to star as the second Bond girl in the 23rd outing of the spy franchise.
Sam Mendes to Direct Next James Bond Film
MGM has announced (via The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision Blog) that Oscar winning director Sam Mendes is in negotiations to direct the upcoming 23rd James Bond movie.
The site reports production is being fast-tracked and could begin as early as June with an eye toward a 2011 release. Writers Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, and Peter Morgan, and producers Michael Wilson and Barbara Broccoli are still attached in their respective roles.
New AWAY WE GO Clips and Images
Focus Features has released a batch of new clips and images from Sam Mendes‘ upcoming comedy “Away We Go.”
This funny and heartfelt film, from an original screenplay by Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida, follows the journey of an expectant couple (John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph), as they travel the U.S. in search of the perfect place to put down roots and raise their family. Along the way, they have misadventures and find fresh connections with an assortment of relatives and old friends who just might help them discover “home” on their own terms for the first time.
Sam Mendes’ AWAY WE GO To Open Edinburgh Film Festival
It has been announced that Sam Mendes’ latest movie will open Edinburgh Film Festival which runs from June 17- 29, 2009.
Mendes’ (“Road to Perdition,”"Jarhead,”"Revolutionary Road” and Oscar-winning “American Beauty”) road-trip comedy “Away We Go” will be the Opening Gala at this year’s festival.
AWAY WE GO Movie Poster
The poster for the upcoming comedy “Away We Go” has been released.
Directed by Academy Award winner Sam Mendes (“American Beauty”) from an original screenplay by Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida, this funny and heartfelt film follows the journey of an expectant couple (John Krasinski ["The Office"] and Maya Rudolph ["Saturday Night Live"]), as they travel the U.S. in search of the perfect place to put down roots and raise their family. Along the way, they have misadventures and find fresh connections with an assortment of relatives and old friends who just might help them discover “home” on their own terms for the first time. The movie features the music of Alexi Murdoch.
Rounding out the cast are Jeff Daniels, Carmen Ejogo, Jim Gaffigan, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Josh Hamilton, Allison Janney, Melanie Lynskey, Chris Messina, Catherine O’Hara, and Paul Schneider.
Trailer for Sam Mendes’ AWAY WE GO
Focus Features has debuted the trailer for comedy Away We Go, starring John Krasinski (The Office) and Maya Rudolph (Saturday Night Live).
“Away We Go” follows the journey of an expectant couple (Krasinski and Rudolph), as they travel the U.S. in search of a place to put down roots and raise a family.
Revolutionary Road Clip
We’re giving you the chance to watch one more clip from the Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio-starring drama “Revolutionary Road”.
Based on the celebrated novel by Richard Yates, director Sam Mendes‘ “Revolutionary Road” is the story of a young couple (Oscar nominees DiCaprio and Winslet) trying to find fulfillment in an age of conformity (mid-1950s). Trapped in a world of encoded convention, they dream without faith, as lies and self-deceptions build to explosive consequences.
DiCaprio’s Revolutionary Road Photos
Adapted from Richard Yates‘ (1926-1992) first novel, “Revolutionary Road” is an incisive portrait of an American marriage seen through the eyes of Frank (three-time Academy Award nominee Leonardo DiCaprio) and April (five-time Academy Award nominee Kate Winslet) Wheeler. Yates’ story of 1950’s America poses a question that has been reverberating through modern relationships ever since: can two people break away from the ordinary without breaking apart?
