Here’s some video from last night’s Scream Awards on SpikeTV. In it, Anne Hathaway and other “TDKR” cast members pick up a gong for “2012’s Most Anticipated Movie.” />
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Before he plays The Man of Steel …
… English actor Henry Cavil will take on another mythic figure, the Greek hero Theseus, in Tarsem Singh’s “The Immortals.” The movie is out next month. Here’s a sneak peak.
Burt Reynolds and Dom DeLuise in the original "Cannonball Run."
This is unspeakably lame:
“The government-owned General Motors may soon be partnering with Hollywood to encourage speeding, drunk driving, and general mayhem. Insiders tell Vulture that the world’s second-largest carmaker is in discussions about backing an update of The Cannonball Run in a deal that would be much larger than your average product placement. With this deal, a new Run could double as a big, two-hour demonstration of GM’s new cars.”
Part of the fun of the original movies, which starred Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., and other Hollywood golden greats is that they felt like big, drunken parties that audiences were lucky enough to score an invite to attend. They were big, fun messes. It’s hard to imagine recapturing that vibe in anything but an ironic, post-modern way.
Read the rest here.
So This Is Pretty Cool …
… Anne Hathaway has signed on to play Fantine in a new filmed version of Victor Hugo’s novel about post-Revolution era France.
Slashfilm has the skinny:
“We’ve been hearing rumors for a while, but now it’s official: Anne Hathaway has closed a deal to star opposite Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe in Les Misérables, King’s Speech director Tom Hooper‘s adaptation of the hit Broadway show and Victor Hugo novel. Read more after the jump.
Set in 19th-century France, Les Misérables follows kindhearted Valjean (Jackman), who gets sentenced to prison for stealing a loaf of bread to feed his family. Nineteen years later, he finally goes free and gets wrapped up in a revolution as he seeks to redeem himself. Meanwhile, police inspector Javert (Crowe) is determined to put Valjean back in jail.
As has long been suspected, Hathaway has landed the part of Fantine, the unwed mother of Valjean’s eventual charge Cosette. The character sacrifices everything to provide for her daughter, eventually turning to prostitution. Her signature number is “I Dreamed a Dream,” which has been covered in recent years by Susan Boyle and Glee‘s Lea Michele and Idina Menzel — which sets a pretty high bar for Hathaway’s singing.”
Les Miserables opens in December 2012, putting it into Oscar contention for next year.
Seriously? This man was once fat? Never!
“Man of Steel” actor Henry Cavil dishes to Men’s Health on wearing the cape, not being James Bond and once being a chubby kid.
Here’s the greatest hits:
On Being Fat:
The superhero began life a chubby little boy. As a child in England, Henry Cavill was known as “Fat Cavill.” “It’s definitely a shitty nickname,” Cavill says, seated in a Chicago sidewalk cafe. “But kids are kids. Kids are cruel. Whatever. I was fat.”
On Playing The Man of Steel:
Technically, Man of Steel isn’t Cavill’s first time wearing Superman’s cape. About 7 years ago he was cast as Clark Kent (and alter ego) in the last update of the franchise, Superman Returns. But when the original director, McG, abruptly quit, Cavill was gone with him. As it turned out, that flaccid sequel to the Christopher Reeve series proved to be kryptonite for the career of its replacement star, Brandon Routh.
“He’s definitely more Superman now than he was 7 years ago, I think,” says Man of Steel director Zack Snyder. “He has been the rock that we can build this movie around.” That rock didn’t spend the past few years sitting around. “I want to be chosen, not wish I was part of something,” Cavill says. “I didn’t pine over the fact that I didn’t get the last one. It was ‘move on, carry on,’ whatever!”
On Not Being James Bond.
<textbox>His other high-profile letdown: losing the role of James Bond to Daniel Craig just a year after losing Superman Returns. “I obviously wasn’t right for Bond,” Cavill admits now, secure that he gave it his all. “I did, and I wasn’t right. That’s all.”
A Trip To The Moon (1902)
As is their custom, the good folks at Brit film-mag Empire …
… offer you a short course in how to become a silent films expert in just 10 moves.
“From the opening frame of the Lumière brothers’ earliest film to Al Jolson’s first words in The Jazz Singer 32 years later, filmmakers had to tell their stories without recourse to recorded sound. Bummer, no? Thankfully, from Buñuel to Buster Keaton and Arbuckle to Abel Gance, there were enough great talents about to make light work of these limitations. If you think the silent era was all about silly pratfalls, flapper dresses and incessant saloon bar scores – with the odd eyeball slicing thrown in for good measure – think again. With a new silent film, The Artist, paying homage to the era before ‘talkies’, it’s high time to look at a glorious era in movie history. Here, in chronological order, are ten to get you started…”
Read the full piece here.
Putting Aside …
… the first and very obvious question of “WHY a remake?”, NerdRepository has this news:
“It looks like Relativity Media’s reboot of The Crow has come up against another obstacle, as Twitch and Deadline both report that director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo has left the project. Fresnadillo came aboard the project earlier this year, and while no official reason has been given for his departure, it likely has something to do with him taking the reins on another reboot, Summit’s new version of Highlander.”
Here’s a rumor so silly that it can’t be ignored:
“Under its code name “Magnus Rex,” the Warner Bros./Legendary Pictures production will arrive in the nation’s biggest city for 14 days starting Oct. 29, according to a casting notice recently issued by producers. And, according to a person briefed on actors’ schedules who requested anonymity because production details were being kept confidential, cast members have been told the shoot could include scenes shot at the Occupy Wall Street protests.
.. While the person who’d been told of the plans said the protests could figure into the production, they said that doesn’t mean they will be included in the storyline.”
(L.A. Times via ComicBookMovie)
A pair of videos from the big weekend at the Javits Center.
During the panel, producer Kevin Feige hinted at a sequel and fans got to see an interaction between Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow) and Mark Ruffalo (Bruce Banner).
… Or Not.
““Maybe, I can’t say anything, but a little bit of news is coming. Just something, Something we got up our sleeves.”
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