– by ELI COLON – Back in September 2010, Sacha Baron Cohen signed on to play Freddie Mercury, the legendary Queen front man, in a biopic scripted by Peter Morgan (“Frost/Nixon”). However, since then, the project has been bouncing around in the development stages. Last summer, there w[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Tom Hooper’
The Oscar Snubs for 2013
– by ADAM POYNTER – The past year has been filled with many memorable performances and movies that just amazed. Awards season is upon us and the announcements for nominees to the 85th Annual Academy Awards were announced by Oscar host Seth MacFarlane and actress Emma Stone. There are so [...]
Les Miserables: The Bishop Clip and Featurette
– by ELI COLON – Tom Hooper’s “Les Miserables” is in 2D and select IMAX theaters today (you can read our review HERE) and we have another clip and featurette from the film. Both feature Colm Wilkinson and his character, The Bishop of Digne, as well as Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean. [...]
Les Miserables: New Featurette and Clip
– by ELI COLON – Tom Hooper’s “Les Miserables” has certainly grabbed the attention of moviegoers as Fandango and MovieTickets are reporting huge advance online sales. The film has already notched the record among all Christmas Day releases, surpassing the previous record-holder, 20[...]
Les Miserables: IMAX Screenings Announced
– by ELI COLON – We have known for some time that the powerful musical drama “Les Miserables” was going to be released in 2D theaters on Christmas Day, but now news has come out that some lucky moviegoers will get the opportunity to see the film in IMAX. It was announced by Universal[...]
Les Miserables: Four New Featurettes
– by ELI COLON – Universal has released four new featurettes for Tom Hooper’s “Les Miserables.” These featurettes takes a look at the film on the production side, including the costume design, hair and make-up and production design. The one featurette I want to talk about is them c[...]
Les Miserables: French Poster
– by ELI COLON – Tom Hooper’s “Les Miserables” had its first screening at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall in New York this past weekend and reports have it the film received a standing ovation from the audience. Obviously, journalists who attended the screening couldn’t offer[...]
Les Miserables: Cast Photos by Annie Leibovitz
– by ELI COLON – There’s no denying that Tom Hooper’s “Les Miserables” has been the talk of Hollywood in recent months due to its incredible ensemble cast, Hooper’s unusual method of having his cast sing the musical’s songs live without pre-recording them in a studio, and the[...]
Les Miserables: Two New TV Spots
– by ELI COLON – Two new TV spots have been released this week for Tom Hooper’s “Les Miserables.” In these TV spots (especially the 30-second TV spot), we get snippets of new footage, including new shots of Russell Crowe as Javert and they also show how incredibly enriching the vis[...]
Les Miserables: Character Posters
– by ELI COLON – Universal Pictures has unveiled online four new character posters for Tom Hooper’s “Les Miserables,” which arrives in theaters on Christmas Day (Dec. 25). The characters featured on these posters are Anne Hathaway’s Fantine, Russell Crowe’s Javert, Hugh Jackman[...]
Les Miserables: Extended TV Spot
– by ELI COLON – Universal has released an extended TV spot for Tom Hooper’s “Les Miserables.” As it was for the film’s first trailer, this extended TV spot also features Anne Hathaway as Fantine singing “I Dreamed I Dream,” but it does contain some new footage of the film, e[...]
Les Miserables: Behind-The-Scenes Featurette
– by ELI COLON – Last week, we informed you that Universal was pushing back the release date of Tom Hooper’s “Les Miserables” from Dec. 14 to Christmas Day (Dec. 25). Well, despite only pushing it back 11 days, Universal still wants to keep the movie audience interested in the film[...]
Les Miserables: Set Videos and Photos
– by ELI COLON – As filming continues for Tom Hooper’s “Les Miserables,” a pair of videos have emerged online from the film’s set. The videos, from Flynet Pictures, feature Russell Crowe as Inspector Javert and Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean. The first video shows Hugh Jackman [...]
Anne Hathaway Joins Les Miserables Cast
– by ELI COLON – Anne Hathaway has officially joined the star-studded cast of Universal Pictures and Working Title Films’ “Les Miserables.” It has been rumored for sometime that Hathaway was going to be part of the big screen musical, co-starring with Hugh Jackman[...]