Matt Damon’s “Sexy” Title Fears
Matt Damon is worried he has lost his title as the sexiest man alive - after piling on the pounds for his latest role in “The Informant“.
“The Bourne Ultimatum” star — who was given the honour last year by People magazine — joked the 20 to 30lbs he gained for Steven Soderbergh’s upcoming thriller “The Informant” may disqualify him from the position.
He said:
“I think I lost my (Sexiest Man Alive) title.”
The former heartthrob - who won an Oscar for co-writing ‘Good Will Hunting’ with close friend Ben Affleck - also revealed he really enjoyed piling on the pounds for the role.
He tells People.com:
“It wasn’t necessarily that I needed to be fat. It was that I needed to be doughy. I just stopped working out and basically just ate whatever I wanted. I ate a lot of In-N-Out, a lot of burgers, drank a lot of beer and basically had a great time. When you’re in your 20s you can do that kind of stuff. When you’re in your 30s, it’s a whole different ball game.”
Meanwhile, best friend Ben Affleck tells the website:
“Some things are just self-evident and don’t even require making fun of. I mean, the man buys two seats on an airplane!”
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Matt Damon On The Set Of “The Informant” In Hawaii
Some set photos popped up from Steven Soderbergh’s “The Informant“, in which Matt Damon stars as Mark Whitacre, the biggest whistleblower the FBI ever snagged, a central figure in the 90s lysine price-fixing scandal.
In the movie, the US government decides to go after an agri-business giant with a price-fixing accusation, based on the evidence submitted by their star witness, vice president turned informant Mark Whitacre (Damon), who is the highest-level whistle-blower the FBI ever managed to flip. The film is based on Kurt Eichenwald’s 2000 best-seller “The Informant: A True Story.”
“The Informant” hits theaters on March 27, 2009. [photos: TheBadAndUgly]
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Peter Hyams To Remake “Capricorn One”
Irish director John Moore (”The Omen“, “Flight of the Phoenix“, “Behind Enemy Lines“) is to remake the classic 1978 space conspiracy thriller “Capricorn One“. Peter Buchman, who wrote Steven Soderbergh’s two-part Che Guevara biopic, penned the screenplay.
The original film told the story of three astronauts who become embroiled in a Mars mission hoax. Elliot Gould and James Brolin starred in the original, which was written and directed by Peter Hyams. O.J. Simpson played a supporting role.
Variety says the new film is described as a reimagined and updated version of the original. Read the rest of this entry
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Fox Buys ‘Che’ for Spain as Two Separate Films
Steven Soderbergh’s competition title Che will be released by Fox in Spain as two separate films.
Pedro Uriol of Morena Films, Che’s Spanish producers says:
“The first film (The Argentine) will be released by Fox in September, and the second (Guerrilla) will follow after that, although the date is yet to be confirmed,”
There has been some consternation over releasing Che in Cannes as one four and a half hour film. But the producers have insisted that the film be split into two for its theatrical release in Spain.
The Argentine will follow Che Guevarra, played by Benicio Del Toro, and his involvement in the Cuban revolution and the second will chart his exploits in Bolivia before his death.
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Cannes: Arnaud Desplechin’s ‘A Christmas Tale’ is first competition sale to US
In the first US sale of a Competition title at Cannes, Wild Bunch has sold Arnaud Desplechin’s A Christmas Tale to IFC.
The family drama, which screens here on Friday, stars an ensemble cast including Catherine Deneuve, Mathieu Amalric, Chiara Mastroianni, Emmanuelle Devos, Anne Consigny and Melvil Poupaud.
Produced by Why Not, it will be released by Bac in France.
Furthermore, Wild Bunch has closed a Japan sale on Steven Soderbergh’s Che Guevara films to Nikkatsu - the double-feature is also running in Competition.
Deals on Ken Loach’s Eric Cantona-related project - reported yesterday - have closed with Icon in the UK, Diaphana in France and Bim in Italy.
Bim has also picked up Gaspar Noe’s Enter The Void and Radu Mihaileanu’s The Concert.
Also in Italy, Medusa has taken Woody Allen’s as-yet untitled new film starring Larry David and Evan Rachel Wood. Disney has picked up rights to Hayao Miyazaki’s Ponyo On The Cliff By The Sea in France and the US.
Separately, IFC announced it has taken US rights to Joshua Safdie’s Directors’ Fortnight comedy The Pleasure Of Being Robbed, which will get its international premiere here on May 23. IFC’s vice-president of acquisitions and production Arianna Bocco negotiated the deal with Josh Braun of Submarine Entertainment.
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