Carla Gugino Joins “Sucker Punch”
Carla Gugino has joined to the cast of Zack Snyder’s fantasy action movie “Sucker Punch.” Gugino last worked with Snyder on “Watchmen,” where she starred as the first Silk Spectre.
“SuckerPunch” which Snyder likes to call “Alice in Wonderland with machine guns” is set in the 1950s and follows Babydoll (Emily Browning) who is confined to a mental institution by her stepfather, who intends to have her lobotomized in five days.
While there, she imagines an alternative reality to hide her from the pain, and in that world, she begins planning her escape, needing to steal five objects to help get her out.
Gugino will play a nurse in the insane asylum who becomes a madam at a brothel in the film’s alternate reality.
Emily Browning, Vanessa Hudgens, Jamie Chung, Jena Malone and Abbie Cornish also stars the movie.
“SuckerPunch” begins shooting in early fall in Vancouver and is set to be released on March 25, 2011.
More movie info you can find at “Sucker Punch” FilmoFilia Movie Page
“Sucker Punch” Movie Art Revealed!
Check out the artwork form Zack Snyder’s upcoming film “Sucker Punch.” This is the first image that has been released anywhere regarding the film and featuring Babydoll (Emily Browning,) the lead characted from the film.
T-shirt with this Alex Pardee’s artwork was given out during the Watchmen DVD panel at Comic-Con 2009.
Synopsis: Set in the 1950s, “SuckerPunch” follows Babydoll (Browning) who is confined to a mental institution by her stepfather, who intends to have her lobotomized in five days. While there, she imagines an alternative reality to hide her from the pain, and in that world, she begins planning her escape, needing to steal five objects to help get her out before she is deflowered by a vile man.
Jamie Chung and Jena Malone Join Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch
Jamie Chung (Dragonball Evolution) and Jena Malone (Donnie Darko) have joined the all-female action cast in Zack Snyder’s “Sucker Punch.”
Jamie Chung
Vanessa Hudgens, Emily Browning and Abbie Cornish are also set to star in the film.
Synopsis: Set in the 1950s, “Sucker” centers on a girl confined to a mental institution by her evil stepfather, who intends to have her lobotomized in five days. While there, she imagines an alternate reality to hide from the pain and in that world begins planning her escape, needing to steal five objects to help get her out.
THR says Chung will play Amber, a country girl with a big heart, while Malone will play Cornish’s younger sister. Like everyone else in the film, the two girls will be inmates at a mental instituion.
Emily Browning Stars In Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch
Emily Browning has replaced Amanda Seyfried in Zack Snyder’s next movie “Sucker Punch.” Seyfried wasn’t able to take on the role due to a scheduling conflict.
Browning, the Australian actress who can next be seen in horror film “The Uninvited,” will take on the lead role of Baby Doll, an insane asylum inmate who loses herself in a fantasy world where she dreams about escaping with her fellow inmates. So, Snyder likes to call the project “Alice In Wonderland with machine guns“.
“Sucker Punch” is set in 1950’s and follows a girl who is confined to a mental institution by her evil stepfather, who intends to have her lobotomized in five days. While there, she imagines an alternative reality to hide her from the pain, and in that world, she begins planning her escape, needing to steal five objects to help get her out before she is deflowered by a vile man.
The action-fantasy film is the first project at Snyder’s new production company Cruel and Unusual Films. Snyder will co-write it with Steve Shibuya, from his own short story, and produce with his wife Deborah Snyder.
“Sucker Punch” which also stars Vanessa Hudgens, Abbie Cornish, Evan Rachel Wood, and Emma Stone is set to be released October 8, 2010.
Vanessa Hudgens in “New Moon”?
“Twilight” actress Ashley Greene revealed to MTV that “High School Musical 3: Senior Year” star Vanessa Hudgens has auditioned for the role of Leah Clearwater in the “Twilight” sequel “New Moon.”
Greene also added another tidbit on the status of “New Moon” as well.
“I hear they’re doing another rewrite,” the actress revealed of the in-flux script. “I’m with you guys – I’m so excited to read it.”
In other “Twilight” news, the author behind the series of books, Stephenie Meyer, was the biggest selling writer in the US in 2008 selling a massive 15 million books over the year, according to data from Nielsen BookScan US for the year ended 28th December 2008.
In total, Meyer had nine entries in the US top 50, with five different titles, racking up unit sales close to 15 million from the top 50 bestseller chart alone.
Her most recent novel, “Breaking Dawn,” was the bestselling book of the year, selling 3,310,000 copies, followed closely by her debut novel, “Twilight,” with 3,175,000 copies.
Update: 14. Jan 2009
Rumours that “High School Musical” star Vanessa Hudgens would be joining the ‘Twilight’ sequel, “New Moon”, are false.
Now EW says that sources inside film studio Summit Entertainment and close to Hudgens said that the makers of the film were not looking at her for a role in the ‘Twilight’ follow-up.
It says the only actors confirmed for the film are Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner.
“New Moon” is due to begin shooting shortly.
“High School Musical 3″ Four Character Posters
Disney has released four new character posters for “High School Musical 3“. The images are focused on four of the main characters, Gabriella Montez, Ryan Evans, Taylor McKessie and Chad Danforth, in their graduation robes and completed with the stars’ signatures.
“High School Musical 3: Senior Year” finds high school seniors Troy (Zac Efron) and Gabriella (Vanessa Hudgens) facing the prospect of separation as they head off to different colleges. Joined by the rest of the Wildcats, they stage an elaborate spring musical reflecting their experiences, hopes and fears about the future. With incredible new music and exciting dance numbers designed to take maximum advantage of the big screen, this motion picture extravaganza delivers plenty of high-energy entertainment from East High’s talented ensemble.
The film is the first installment to appear in theaters and will hit theaters on October 24th.
“HSM3″ New Photos
A new photos for the upcoming “High School Musical 3: Senior Year” has been released.
Amidst a basketball championship, prom and a big spring musical featuring all of the Wildcats, Troy and Gabriella vow to make every moment last as their lifelong college dreams put the future of their relationship in question. A crew of sophomore Wildcats joins in the fun as the film’s incredible new music and exciting dance numbers take maximum advantage of the big screen.
“HSM3″ is the first installment to appear in theaters. It is set to start principal photography on May 3rd in Salt Lake City, Utah and will hit theaters on October 24th.
“High School Musical 3: Senior Year” New Photos
Here are the never-before-seen images from the “High School Musical 3: Senior Year” movie which opens October 24th.
“High School Musical 3: Senior Year” finds high school seniors Troy (Zac Efron) and Gabriella (Vanessa Hudgens) facing the prospect of separation as they head off to different colleges. Joined by the rest of the Wildcats, they stage an elaborate spring musical reflecting their experiences, hopes and fears about the future. With incredible new music and exciting dance numbers designed to take maximum advantage of the big screen, this motion picture extravaganza delivers plenty of high-energy entertainment from East High’s talented ensemble.
Cast Set For ‘High School Musical 3′
Disney has finished its deals and will reunite all the key cast members for the feature film release “High School Musical 3: Senior Year” reports the trades.
Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Corbin Bleu and Monique Coleman are locked to return in the big screen incarnation.
Written by returning scribe Peter Barsocchini, “HSM3″ revolves around seniors Troy (Efron) and Gabriella (Hudgens) facing the prospect of being separated from one another as they head off in different directions to college.
Joined by the rest of the Wildcats, they stage an elaborate spring musical reflecting their experiences, hopes and fears about their future.
Kenny Ortega, who helmed the two previous telefilms, will helm the movie which is set to go before cameras in the spring. The project is slated for release on October 24th.
