The Filmmaker in Residence program, an annual initiative created by Jaeger-LeCoultre and Film Society of Lincoln Center, is designed to further support filmmakers at an earlier stage in the creative process and will launch this September in New York. The Advisory Board members participating in the i[...]
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Russell Crowe will direct The Water Diviner
– by ELI COLON – While he’s currently starring on screen in Zack Snyder’s “Man of Steel,” Russell Crowe will soon be going behind the camera for his directorial debut. Over the years, the Oscar-winning actor has considered a number of projects for his first time at the helm, incl[...]
Sin City 2 release delayed 10 months
– by ELI COLON – For Robert Rodriguez fans, it appears that the filmmaker won’t have two films opening within weeks from each other after all. The Weinstein Company announced Monday that Rodriguez’s long-awaited sequel, “Sin City: A Dame to Kill For,” has been pushed back nearly [...]
Morgan Freeman sought by Lucy
– by ELI COLON – Morgan Freeman is in final negotiations to join Luc Besson’s new action-thriller, “Lucy,” according to The Wrap. Scarlett Johansson is already attached to play the title character, a reluctant drug mule who transforms into an incredible fighter when one[...]
Jack Paglen to pen Prometheus 2
– by ELI COLON – 20th Century Fox seems to be gearing up for a sequel to last year’s “Prometheus.” While director Ridley Scott made no secret of the fact that he envisioned the Alien pseudo-sequel (or prequel) as the beginning of a new franchise, firm movement on the fo[...]
Spider-Man sequels get release dates
– by ELI COLON – Sony Pictures is currently in production on “The Amazing Spider-Man 2,” but the studio is already prepping for more Spidey films as they announced on Monday release dates for the third and fourth installments of the popular franchise. As you know already, “The Amaz[...]
Natalie Portman courted for Dare Me
– by ELI COLON – It’s been awhile since Natalie Portman has appeared on the big screen (since 2011′s “Thor”). However, she has a slate of projects on the way, including a couple of Terrence Malick projects and “Thor: The Dark World” later this year, plus she’s n[...]
Emma Watson joins Queen of the Tearling
– by ELI COLON – Ever since the “Harry Potter” movie series finished, Emma Watson has created quite an acting career by moving forward with supporting roles in films like “My Week with Marilyn,” “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” and “The Bling Ring.” She gets what is argu[...]
Open Road Films to distribute Chef
– by ELI COLON – Jon Favreau’s next film has secured a distributor for “Chef.” The “Iron Man” director’s upcoming comedy has been acquired by Open Road Films, which announced it will release the movie on May 9, 2014. Favreau wrote the script and will both star and direct the [...]
Eddie Redmayne may play Stephen Hawking
– by ELI COLON – Eddie Redmayne is close to landing the role of playing Stephen Hawking in the biopic “Theory of Everything,” according to Deadline. Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker James Marsh (“Man of Wire”) is set to direct from a script by Anthony McCarten (“Deat[...]
Will Man of Steel lead to more DC movies?
– by ELI COLON – Comic book fans know DC and Warner Bros. have attempted to move forward with their iconic superhero projects, but have stalled. Films featuring The Flash and Wonder Woman have been stuck in the development stage for quite a while now and the recent script for “Justice [...]
Terminator 5: 2014 Production Planned
– by CHERRY BELL – Following the report of “Terminator 5” moving to Paramount Pictures earlier this week, TheArnoldFans.com brings an update on the state of the project and a quote from Arnold Schwarzenegger during a presentation in Perth, Australia: “‘Terminator 5’ starts [...]