2011 Movies

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Saoirse Ronan to Star in Disney’s ORDER OF THE SEVEN

By Nick Martin | Feb 11, 2012 | Movie News (0) Comment

Saoirse Ronan

The Order of the Seven, formerly known as Snow and the Seven, which originated under the title Snow White and the Seven Samuri, once had Natalie Portman slated to play the lead and now, the lead role has been given to Saoirse Ronan.

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Diane Kruger to Play in Stephenie Meyer’s THE HOST

By Nick Martin | Jan 21, 2012 | Movie News (0) Comment

Diane Kruger

Inglorious Basterds star Diane Kruger joins a cast of writer/director Andrew Niccol‘s The Host that was already pretty impressive and includes Saoirse Ronan, William Hurt, Max Irons and Jake Abel.

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Saoirse Ronan to Star in HOW I LIVE NOW

By Nick Martin | Dec 14, 2011 | Movie News (0) Comment

Saoirse Ronan

The young actress Saoirse Ronan with the name difficult to pronounce for English speakers, but a strongly patriotic name full of recent Irish history, well, she is in talks to lead Kevin Macdonald‘s indie drama How I Live Now, which sees her having to make her way to safety through the English countryside.

So, Macdonald, who directed State of Play and The Last King of Scotland, is set to helm How I Live Now, which is based on the Meg Rosoff young adult book of the same name and adapted by Jeremy Brock (Macdonald’s The Last King of Scotland) and Tony Grisoni who wrote the script.

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BYZANTIUM Set Photos Featuring Gemma Arterton

By Fiona | Dec 7, 2011 | Movie Photos (0) Comment

Gemma Arterton - Byzantium

Vampires again. Only, this time, we could call them gorgeous, busty, sexy vampires. Unfortunately (or, fortunately), I’m here today to show you just one of them but I’m sure you’re going to love her new look!

After all she’s your favorite Gemma Arterton who’s currently busy filming Neil Jordan‘s new horror movie titled Byzantium.

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William Hurt to Be Latest Name Attached to THE HOST

By Nick Martin | Dec 6, 2011 | Movie News (0) Comment

William Hurt-The Host

Hard to believe it has been almost a month since we last heard anything from the big screen adaptation of Twilight series author Stephenie Meyer‘s best-selling novel The Host.

Now, after playing a diversity of character roles, fourth-time nominee and one time winner William Hurt has been reportedly in talks to join Andrew Niccol’s film.

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Max Irons and Jake Abel Signing Up for Stephenie Meyer’s THE HOST

By Nick Martin | Nov 11, 2011 | Movie News (0) Comment

Max Irons-Jake Abel

Max Irons, son of Oscar-winning actor Jeremy Irons has been cast in the role of Jared, in Andrew Niccol‘s adaptation of Twilight author Stephenie Meyer‘s The Host.

Earlier, the Olympians star Jake Abel signed on for one of two lead male roles in the supernatural love story that follows an alien race called Souls who inhabit human bodies and erasing the former human’s mind.

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Liam Hemsworth and Dane DeHaan In THE HOST?

By Fiona | Oct 31, 2011 | Movie News (0) Comment

Liam Hemsworth and Dane DeHaan

I like this Hollywood competition! Especially when you have two male leads in one movie. Like we have in the upcoming Andrew Niccol‘s adaptation of Stephanie Meyer’s sci-fi novel The Host.

So, no wonder we already have some big names involved in the whole thing. As you probably remember, Saoirse Ronan is on board to play the female lead and now we hear that producers will begin testing actors for the two male leads.

So, check this out. Ronan plays Melanie, a woman whose body is invaded by an alien named Wanderer.

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X-Men’s Caleb Landry Jones Lands Male Lead in BYZANTIUM

By Nick Martin | Aug 22, 2011 | Movie News (1) Comment

Caleb Landry Jones- Bysantium

X-Men: First Class star Caleb Landry Jones has landed a role opposite Saoirse Ronan and Gemma Arterton in their upcoming vampire movie, Byzantium. Oscar winning filmmaker Neil Jordan (The Crying Game) is reteaming with producer Stephen Woolley to make this flick.

Jones will reportedly play ‘a teenager dying of leukemia which in turns forces him to struggle with his mortality, causing Saorsie Ronan’s character to struggle with her own immortality.’ Gemma Arterton will be Ronan’s vampire mom who previously arrived in a small British town with her daughter.

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Saoirse Ronan and Gemma Arterton in Vampire Movie Byzantium

By Fiona | May 16, 2011 | Movie News (1) Comment

Saoirse Ronan and Gemma Arterton

Another vampire movie is coming, and this time we’re here to start a little chat about project titled Byzantium that comes from director Neil Jordan.

Jordan will once again reunite with producer Stephen Woolley, and that’s not all, because we also learned that this movie will have two beautiful ladies on board as the leading bloodsuckers – Saoirse Ronan and Gemma Arterton!

According to THR, Byzantium will tell the story of a mother vampire who turns her own daughter into a vampire and the pair form a lethal partnership, sometimes posing as sisters.

The original script is penned by Moira Buffini, based on her own play A Vampire Story.

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