Thursday 17 March 2011

Abbie Cornish enjoyed 'Sucker Punch' guns



Abbie Cornish has said that she enjoyed shooting a gun on the Sucker Punch set.

Cornish plays an armed institutionalised girl named Sweet Pea in the upcoming action film directed by Zack Snyder.

In an interview with GQ, Cornish admitted that she never wanted to shoot a gun before filming the movie, but her experience on the set changed her outlook.

"I'm a vegetarian - I'm not the type to want to go shoot a gun. Then I actually got to the range and totally fell in love with an M4. It was kind of amazing," said the 28-year-old, who split from ex-boyfriend Ryan Phillippe last year.

Sucker Punch opens on March 25 in US cinemas and on April 1 in the UK.

Cornish's next film is the Madonna-directed drama W.E..

'Superman' anthology coming to Blu-ray

All five live-action Superman movies are to be released as a Blu-ray anthology this summer.

According to a listing on Amazon, the five-disc collection will be region free and include all four Christopher Reeve films as well as 2006's Superman Returns.

It is unknown whether the compilation will feature both the cinematic edition of Superman II and the Richard Donner cut. Details of bonus content are yet to be revealed.

The anthology is available for pre-order now via the online retailer's UK site ahead of its release on July 13. A release date for North America is currently unknown.

The Complete Superman Collection bears a recommended retail price of £49.99. Amazon is currently offering it for £36.99

Jodie Foster: 'I will always love Mel Gibson'



Jodie Foster has said that she will love Mel Gibson for "the rest of [her] life".

The actress - who worked with Gibson in the forthcoming comedy-drama The Beaver - told The Hollywood Reporter that she was won over by his "loving and sensitive" ways after seeing him bring to life his character in the film.

"The performance he gave in this movie, I will always be grateful for," she explained.

"He brought a lifetime of pain to the character that we've been talking about for years, that I knew was part of his psyche and who he is. It's part of him that is beautiful and that I want people to know, too. I can't ever regret that."

Foster went on to praise Gibson further, insisting that while he may have many faults, he is still a genuinely good person.

"He's so incredibly loving and sensitive, he really is. He is the most loved actor I have ever worked with on a movie," she said.

"And he's not saintly, and he's got a big mouth, and he'll do gross things your nephew would do. But I knew the minute I met him that I would love him the rest of my life."

Foster previously claimed that Gibson is "loved" by everyone in Hollywood.

Wednesday 16 March 2011

Barrymore to direct Liz Tucillo novel



Drew Barrymore will produce and direct a film version of former Sex and the City script editor Liz Tucillo's debut novel.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the former child star will helm an adaptation of How To Be Single. Published in 2008, the novel charts the love lives of a group of women in New York over a decade.

Tucillo also wrote He's Just Not That Into You with Greg Behrendt in 2004. The new project reunites the creative team who worked with Barrymore on the big screen version of the self-help book.

Marc Silverstein and Abby Kohn adapted the novel, with Michele Weiss (The Time Traveller's Wife), Michael Disco (Rock Of Ages, Valentine's Day) and Barrymore's business partner Nancy Juvonen serving on the senior production team.

How To Be Single will be the 36-year-old's second film as director following the 2009 comedy Whip It.

Tuesday 15 March 2011

Mirren to receive career achievement award

Helen Mirren will be honoured at the forthcoming CinemaCon convention.

The Oscar winner will receive the 'CinemaCon Career Achievement Award' at the event later this month, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

CinemaCon managing director Mitch Neuhauser called Mirren "a consummate actress" who "has entertained audiences around the globe for over four decades with her stunning performances on the big screen".

Neuhauser added: "CinemaCon could not be more honoured to present such an amazing actress with the 'CinemaCon Career Achievement Award'."

The 65-year-old won the Academy Award for 'Best Actress' for 2006's The Queen.

She will next be seen in the Arthur remake starring Russell Brand, opening April 11.

Egerton: 'I'd love to do St Trinian's 3'



Tamsin Egerton has said that she is keen to make another St. Trinian's movie.

The actress, whose new film Chalet Girl opens in UK cinemas tomorrow, played Chelsea Parker in the 2007 Brit comedy and its follow-up St Trinian's 2: The Legend Of Fritton's Gold.

Asked if she had grown out of the comedy series, Egerton told Digital Spy: "No, I love St. Trinian's, I love it. Especially the second one, I had such an amazing time, one of the best summers of my life with those girls."

She continued: "I'd love to do another one. Why not? If it doesn't happen at least I've had some fantastic experiences, but I'll do number 10! I think they're great!"

'Yellow Submarine' remake dropped

Disney has reportedly dropped plans for a motion-capture remake of The Beatles' classic Yellow Submarine.

Back to the Future director Robert Zemeckis was to helm the project, which would have followed up his 2011 3D sci-fi film Mars Needs Moms.

Speaking to Deadline, studio insiders denied that the decision to pull the plug was based on takings for the comedy, which Zemeckis co-produced.

Yellow Submarine, under discussion since 2009, was intended to be made in time to open at the London 2012 Olympics.

'Prometheus' casts Rapace love interest



Logan Marshall-Green has been cast in the Alien prequel Prometheus.

Marshall-Green, who starred on the TV series The O.C., will play a love interest for Noomi Rapace's character, according to Shock Till You Drop.

Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Sean Harris and Kate Dickie also star in the film.

Marshall-Green most recently starred in the M. Night Shyamalan-produced movie Devil.

Prometheus is scheduled to open in theatres on June 8, 2012.

Monday 14 March 2011

'Battle: Los Angeles' scores UK BO No.1

Battle: Los Angeles has debuted in first place at the UK box office.

The Aaron Eckhart-led sci-fi blockbuster pulls in £1.7 million to narrowly edge past Johnny Depp's Rango and secure the chart top spot.

Thriller Unknown holds its position at number three, while The Adjustment Bureau falls to number four. New release Hall Pass, the latest comedy from the Farrelly brothers, completes the top five.

Elsewhere political thriller Fair Game is the only other new release to chart in the top ten, landing at number nine.

The UK box office top ten in full:

1. (-)
Battle: Los Angeles
- £1,792,913
2. (1)
Rango
- £1,539,809
3. (3)
Unknown
- £1,038,522
4. (2)
The Adjustment Bureau
- £911,863
5. (-)
Hall Pass
- £900,936
6. (5)
The King's Speech
- £689,809
7. (4)
Paul
- £559,856
8. (6)
Gnomeo & Juliet
- £553,485
9. (-)
Fair Game
- £304,297
10. (9)
West Is West - £248,432

'Animal Kingdom' dominates Aus awards



Animal Kingdom has dominated at the Film Critics Circle of Australia Awards.

Various cast members of the Aussie crime movie, which saw 63-year-old actress Jacki Weaver
nominated for an Academy Award earlier this year, won gongs at the Sydney event.

Weaver was named 'Best Actress', while co-stars Ben Mendelsohn and Joel Edgerton won the 'Best Actor' and 'Best Supporting Actor' titles. Director David Michôd won 'Best Director' and the movie also was named 'Best Film'.

Essie Davis won 'Best Supporting Actress' for South Solitary and other films to receive recognition were Bran Nue Day and Beneath Hill 60.

Seyfried: 'Hood is not like Twilight'



Amanda Seyfried has revealed that she is saddened by the comparisons between Red Riding Hood and Twilight.

Seyfried, who plays Valerie in Red Riding Hood, spoke to MTV News about the film, which is helmed by Catherine Hardwicke. Hardwicke also directed Twilight, inviting comparisons between the two movies.

"It's a bummer that that's what's happening," Seyfried said. "Yeah, I mean Red Riding Hood does surround a girl coming of age in a love triangle [like Twilight], but that's a lot of movies."

Seyfried confessed that she hopes that audiences will give Red Riding Hood a chance before writing it off as a clone of Twilight.

"The truth is, it's an entirely different story," she added. "I think audiences are going to be really surprised when they end up seeing this movie because... there's so many elements and there's so much going on."

Red Riding Hood is currently playing in US cinemas, and will be released in the UK on April 15.

Bartha: 'There's more Doug in Hangover 2'



Justin Bartha has confirmed that his character Doug will be appearing in the upcoming sequel to The Hangover, despite being absent from the film's recent teaser trailer.

Bartha also claimed that, contrary to what people might have expected, Doug will be playing a much larger role in the follow-up than he did in the first film.

"Doug isn't lost in this one," Bartha explained to Empire . "There are similar circumstances, but he's a little bit more involved,"

The actor also warned fans of the original not to dismiss the sequel as a simple cash-in, and promised that it would stand up to the high quality of the first film.

"Well your first instinct is to think, 'Sequel - s**tty version of the first film out to make money'," Bartha added. "But as soon as that thought entered my head I remembered; this is a movie written and directed by Todd Phillips with the cast and crew of The Hangover."

The Hangover: Part II is due to be released in US cinemas on May 26, and in the UK on May 27

Rodriguez hints at 'Avatar', 'Fast' returns



Michelle Rodriguez has teased that she may make an unexpected return to both the Avatar and Fast & Furious franchises.

The Battle: Los Angeles star, whose characters seemingly died in the latest instalments of both film series, explained how her appearance in 2014's Avatar 2 and the upcoming Fast & Furious: Rio Heist could be made possible.

When questioned by Indiewire on whether James Cameron could resurrect her character Trudy Chacon for his planned sci-fi sequel, Rodriguez bemoaned: "He's so cryptic and I hate it!

"He says, nobody in a sci-fi movie ever dies. He always used to say while we were shooting, 'Let's immortalise this'. So, is he talking about anyone who's in a sci-fi movie doesn't die, because people will watch it forever? Or does he mean, we can always bring you back, because of the tree of souls or whatever?"

On her character Letty Ortiz's apparent murder in 2009 sequel Fast & Furious, she added: "You know, it's interesting, you never saw a body..."

Rodriguez previously stated that she would like to be somehow involved in Avatar 2, even if that only means visiting the set.

Fast & Furious: Rio Heist is released in the UK on April 21 and the US on April 29.