THE ONE-MAN WOLFPACK IS BACK!!!!!!
The end is near for Harry Potter....
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Cleopatra: Liz's Eyes, Angelina's Lips....
Well, here we have it. Angelina Jolie's officially signed on to play Cleopatra in the upcoming film, as well as the awesome David Fincher, Best Oscar nominee and awesome all around director of Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Social Network, Fight Club, and the upcoming Girl With a Dragon Tattoo, Se7en....and so on and so forth and we just have to admit this director's FANTASTIC.
From what I hear, though, the film's producer, Scott Rudin, wants to focus less on the love affair between Cleo and Marc, still uncasted, and really portray her as the business and politically-savvy Queen of Egypt. Which I think will go well--Angelina's too much of her own woman to be a romantic character. You never see her in these films where she falls in love, then gets into all kinds of shenanigans during the film and gets married to her Charming in the end. She's not that kind of woman.
She is, however, the leading woman in Alexander, Salt, Changeling, Beowulf, Wanted, A Mighty Heart, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow--every single one of these films, and all of her other not-above mentioned films has she ever played a damsel in distress, and I think I have to respect that of her. She's her own woman. She is on scene as a powerful woman who doesn't really need a man, but has one anyway because she just so happens to enjoy the company. Even in Mr. and Mrs. Smith, she kicked serious butt, and not because she had to, but because it was who she was.
But back to the question at hand, and even People Magazine have actually mentioned it first: who will be her Marc? I mean, the focus will be on her awesomeness power to rule, right? Well, Marc Antony can't be wimpy either, or else the whole film loses momentum and we're back to Alexander, where we couldn't help but wonder if Alexander the Great really was a mama's boy (though I really don't think Colin Farrell's performance was horrendous. I give him major props for battling this strenuous role head on). They're considering Brad Pitt, which I really wouldn't mind--chemistry will be sizzling between the two. Daniel Craig would just make me melt--I do love that man. The two people I really don't see, and I hope people would agree with me, would be George Clooney, since he doesn't do period pieces well, and Colin Firth, who I just can't see it. I'm not denying Colin's incredible acting chops. He's got them to spare and feed an entire small 3rd world country. What I'm saying is if Angelina's who they picked to be Cleo, then whoever they pick for Marc's gotta have action film experience, and Colin just doesn't have it. So basically it's someone who's good at period pieces like Colin, and someone who's good at action films like George. And good looking like both. Hm.....any thoughts on who should it be?
From what I hear, though, the film's producer, Scott Rudin, wants to focus less on the love affair between Cleo and Marc, still uncasted, and really portray her as the business and politically-savvy Queen of Egypt. Which I think will go well--Angelina's too much of her own woman to be a romantic character. You never see her in these films where she falls in love, then gets into all kinds of shenanigans during the film and gets married to her Charming in the end. She's not that kind of woman.
She is, however, the leading woman in Alexander, Salt, Changeling, Beowulf, Wanted, A Mighty Heart, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow--every single one of these films, and all of her other not-above mentioned films has she ever played a damsel in distress, and I think I have to respect that of her. She's her own woman. She is on scene as a powerful woman who doesn't really need a man, but has one anyway because she just so happens to enjoy the company. Even in Mr. and Mrs. Smith, she kicked serious butt, and not because she had to, but because it was who she was.
But back to the question at hand, and even People Magazine have actually mentioned it first: who will be her Marc? I mean, the focus will be on her awesomeness power to rule, right? Well, Marc Antony can't be wimpy either, or else the whole film loses momentum and we're back to Alexander, where we couldn't help but wonder if Alexander the Great really was a mama's boy (though I really don't think Colin Farrell's performance was horrendous. I give him major props for battling this strenuous role head on). They're considering Brad Pitt, which I really wouldn't mind--chemistry will be sizzling between the two. Daniel Craig would just make me melt--I do love that man. The two people I really don't see, and I hope people would agree with me, would be George Clooney, since he doesn't do period pieces well, and Colin Firth, who I just can't see it. I'm not denying Colin's incredible acting chops. He's got them to spare and feed an entire small 3rd world country. What I'm saying is if Angelina's who they picked to be Cleo, then whoever they pick for Marc's gotta have action film experience, and Colin just doesn't have it. So basically it's someone who's good at period pieces like Colin, and someone who's good at action films like George. And good looking like both. Hm.....any thoughts on who should it be?
Monday, March 28, 2011
Beautiful Boy
I love Michael Sheen. I do. I think he's one of the most versatile actors around today. He's been a vampire, a werewolf, a Prime Minister, a Nixon interviewer, a white rabbit, and a blood diamond monster mogul. He's been everything and everywhere and does it with such convincing grace that I don't know half the time whether to hate him or to love him. His brilliantness (yes, yes, made up word) is just vivacious on screen that it's hard to really tear away from him.
I love Maria Bello. I do. She happens to be one of my favorite actresses, ever since Coyote Ugly. She's also done everything and been everywhere, and one of my favorite films of hers is A History of Violence. She was just fantastic, as well as The Cooler with William H. Macy. Also brilliant.
Now, in this movie, I get to love them together. A story about what happens to the family after their only son is the gunman in a shootout at his college, how his repercussions fall upon them and how they cope and deal with the fact that they're either incredibly hated, incredibly pitied, and just thrust into a negative windstorm. How do they rebuild and move on from such a tragedy? Director Shawn Ku really has the actors open up to us as if they really were the ones to lose a child in such an atrocious way. It's hard not to cry with Bello, it's hard not to feel the pain Sheen feels. Congratulations to both for participating in an incredible Indie film.
I love Maria Bello. I do. She happens to be one of my favorite actresses, ever since Coyote Ugly. She's also done everything and been everywhere, and one of my favorite films of hers is A History of Violence. She was just fantastic, as well as The Cooler with William H. Macy. Also brilliant.
Now, in this movie, I get to love them together. A story about what happens to the family after their only son is the gunman in a shootout at his college, how his repercussions fall upon them and how they cope and deal with the fact that they're either incredibly hated, incredibly pitied, and just thrust into a negative windstorm. How do they rebuild and move on from such a tragedy? Director Shawn Ku really has the actors open up to us as if they really were the ones to lose a child in such an atrocious way. It's hard not to cry with Bello, it's hard not to feel the pain Sheen feels. Congratulations to both for participating in an incredible Indie film.
Sunday, March 27, 2011
This Just In.....Amy Adams is Lois Lane!
Well, I couldn't be happier with the decision. I think Amy Adams is an awesome actress, and really expanded her excellent and diverse abilities in The Fighter, so I was pleasantly surprised when this announcement came through. Good for you, Amy! I think you'll do just fine opposite...rawr.....Henry Cavill. Forgive me, but every time I think of Henry it reminds me of his role as the Duke of Suffolk in The Tudors, which I remember very fondly going in being excited in watching Irish hottie Jonathan Rhys-Meyers. But I got more than I bargained for when Mr. Cavill made his debut.....and boy, did I. But I digress. Yay, Amy!
Saturday, March 26, 2011
The Three Musketeers....and Alice.
Let me be the first to say, I have a feeling this movie's going to suck. Although Milla Jovovich will be playing Lady DeWinter, the role previously played by Rebecca DeMornay in the Disney version with Chris O'Donnell, Charlie Sheen, Oliver Platt and Keifer Sutherland, she seems to be channeling Alice from her Resident Evil films. Just pointing that out ahead of time so no one will be surprised she's not killing flesh eating zombies with machine guns.
Thursday, March 24, 2011
NEWS!!!
They're making a new Narnia film! Yay! Not too thrilled about it, but instead of the new film being The Silver Chair, which was next in the novels by Lewis, the powers that be decided to skip ahead a few books and do the prequel story, The Magician's Nephew, which I think happens to be the best one out of all of the books. I LOVE it. Nothing else has really been announced on it, but I'm looking forward to it.
Now I'm all for second chances, so if they screw up the new Clash film, I will be VERY angry. Confirmed returning cast members include Sam Worthington as Perseus, Ralph Fiennes as Hades, Liam Neeson as Zeus, Danny Huston as Poseidon. Also confirmed newcomers for this outing are Bill Nighy as fallen god Hephaestus, Toby Kebbell as Poseidon’s demigod son Argenor, Edgar Ramírez as Ares, and Rosamund Pike who will replace Alexandra Davalos as Andromeda, which kind of blows because I always thought that Alex Davalos was kind of paying homage to her culture by playing a greek. Just pointing it out there. RUMORS have it that:
"A decade after his heroic defeat of the monstrous Kraken, Perseus—the demigod son of Zeus—is attempting to live a quieter life as a village fisherman and the sole parent to his 10-year old son, Helius. Meanwhile, a struggle for supremacy rages between the gods and the Titans. Dangerously weakened by humanity’s lack of devotion, the gods are losing control of the imprisoned Titans and their ferocious leader, Kronos, father of the long-ruling brothers Zeus, Hades and Poseidon. The triumvirate had overthrown their powerful father long ago, leaving him to rot in the gloomy abyss of Tartarus, a dungeon that lies deep within the cavernous underworld. Perseus cannot ignore his true calling when Hades, along with Zeus’ godly son, Ares (Edgar Ramírez), switch loyalty and make a deal with Kronos to capture Zeus. The Titans’ strength grows stronger as Zeus’ remaining godly powers are siphoned, and hell is unleashed on earth.Enlisting the help of the warrior Queen Andromeda (Rosamund Pike), Poseidon’s demigod son, Argenor (Toby Kebbell), and fallen god Hephaestus (Bill Nighy), Perseus bravely embarks on a treacherous quest into the underworld to rescue Zeus, overthrow the Titans and save mankind."
Shooting on the film hasn't started yet, but there's a big maybe on if it will be released this time next year. But it sounds fairly promising. Again, I thought they couldn't possibly screw the first Clash since they had a STELLAR cast, but they managed to. Here's me on my knees praying that the powers that be on this movie have more common sense than the last one.
Posters for the new Pixar film sequel Cars 2 from the US, Russia and Japan. STOKED!!!!! Disney can never really make sequels, unless they're from Pixar, the company that's basically bankrolling Disney films.
Benicio Del Toro is playinga deadly drug cartel enforcer in Oliver Stone's Savages. I LOVE OLIVER STONE. Brilliant BRILLIANT man. Just listen to this plot:
The story follows two best friend pot growers in Laguna who share a trippy girl named 'O'. The duo are so good at their job that an enforcer (that's Del Toro, people) demands they work for his boss, a Mexican drug cartel matriarch (I LOVE that Salma Hayek is being considered for this role. It's just BRILLIANT. FREAKING BRILLIANT, OLIVER STONE!!!).
When they refuse, 'O' is kidnapped and they're forced to come up with a fortune in ransom. They set out to hijack the cartel's drug supply, right under the nose of Del Toro's highly suspicious character. HOW INSANE DOES THIS SOUND!?!?
That's basically it for now, peoples. Deuces!!
Now I'm all for second chances, so if they screw up the new Clash film, I will be VERY angry. Confirmed returning cast members include Sam Worthington as Perseus, Ralph Fiennes as Hades, Liam Neeson as Zeus, Danny Huston as Poseidon. Also confirmed newcomers for this outing are Bill Nighy as fallen god Hephaestus, Toby Kebbell as Poseidon’s demigod son Argenor, Edgar Ramírez as Ares, and Rosamund Pike who will replace Alexandra Davalos as Andromeda, which kind of blows because I always thought that Alex Davalos was kind of paying homage to her culture by playing a greek. Just pointing it out there. RUMORS have it that:
"A decade after his heroic defeat of the monstrous Kraken, Perseus—the demigod son of Zeus—is attempting to live a quieter life as a village fisherman and the sole parent to his 10-year old son, Helius. Meanwhile, a struggle for supremacy rages between the gods and the Titans. Dangerously weakened by humanity’s lack of devotion, the gods are losing control of the imprisoned Titans and their ferocious leader, Kronos, father of the long-ruling brothers Zeus, Hades and Poseidon. The triumvirate had overthrown their powerful father long ago, leaving him to rot in the gloomy abyss of Tartarus, a dungeon that lies deep within the cavernous underworld. Perseus cannot ignore his true calling when Hades, along with Zeus’ godly son, Ares (Edgar Ramírez), switch loyalty and make a deal with Kronos to capture Zeus. The Titans’ strength grows stronger as Zeus’ remaining godly powers are siphoned, and hell is unleashed on earth.Enlisting the help of the warrior Queen Andromeda (Rosamund Pike), Poseidon’s demigod son, Argenor (Toby Kebbell), and fallen god Hephaestus (Bill Nighy), Perseus bravely embarks on a treacherous quest into the underworld to rescue Zeus, overthrow the Titans and save mankind."
Shooting on the film hasn't started yet, but there's a big maybe on if it will be released this time next year. But it sounds fairly promising. Again, I thought they couldn't possibly screw the first Clash since they had a STELLAR cast, but they managed to. Here's me on my knees praying that the powers that be on this movie have more common sense than the last one.
Posters for the new Pixar film sequel Cars 2 from the US, Russia and Japan. STOKED!!!!! Disney can never really make sequels, unless they're from Pixar, the company that's basically bankrolling Disney films.
Benicio Del Toro is playinga deadly drug cartel enforcer in Oliver Stone's Savages. I LOVE OLIVER STONE. Brilliant BRILLIANT man. Just listen to this plot:
The story follows two best friend pot growers in Laguna who share a trippy girl named 'O'. The duo are so good at their job that an enforcer (that's Del Toro, people) demands they work for his boss, a Mexican drug cartel matriarch (I LOVE that Salma Hayek is being considered for this role. It's just BRILLIANT. FREAKING BRILLIANT, OLIVER STONE!!!).
When they refuse, 'O' is kidnapped and they're forced to come up with a fortune in ransom. They set out to hijack the cartel's drug supply, right under the nose of Del Toro's highly suspicious character. HOW INSANE DOES THIS SOUND!?!?
That's basically it for now, peoples. Deuces!!
New Captain America Trailer!!!
I'm a fan of Chris Evans. Even when he's scrawny, he's still sexy. The fact that he's so patriotic by saying, "Just give me a chance" when he was about to be rejected just....I LOVE patriotic men.
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