· Anticipation for the next Paul Thomas Anderson film is so high that even a blurry first look at some promotional art that was unveiled at the Cannes Film Festival marketplace will probably be enough to make your heart skip a beat. Click ahead for a brief look at the untitled film (previously called The Master), then stick around for more Buzz Break.
The last time Jason Reitman and Diablo Cody teamed for a film, the result was the Oscar-winning Juno, one of the rare recent comedies that has actually aged well (likely because it contains so much heartfelt drama). As such, anticipation for their new pairing, Young Adult, is already on high. What's the story these two will tell audiences this time around?
Not that you needed further proof Cars 2 will be a humongous moneymaker, but the merchandising from the film should easily keep Disney atop the list of worldwide sellers for 2011. License! Global reports that consumers have spent $8 billion on Cars-related items since 2006, and the release of Cars 2 has a chance to become "the largest licensed merchandise program of the year." More good news: Christmas shopping for your 10-year-old nephew just got a whole lot easier. [Deadline]
Also in this Wednesday edition of The Broadsheet: Peter Berg and Taylor Kitsch plan their own Navy SEALs film... Armie Hammer is officially the Lone Ranger... the final week of Oprah will be a star-studded event... and more ahead.
After narrowing the competition for the role of Tom Buchanan down to Joel Edgerton and Luke Evans, Deadline reports that Baz Luhrmann has cast Edgerton in The Great Gatsby. The Australian actor -- also rumored to have been cast as the lead in Kathryn Bigelow's upcoming bin Laden project -- replaces Ben Affleck, whom Luhrmann originally offered the key role. What made the director decide on Edgerton?
If you've worn out your copy of the Twilight soundtrack (and you know who you are), you know that there's a soulful, sensitive musician within soulful, sensitive actor Robert Pattinson; his soft warblings pop up in the background of a scene in the first film and everything! So, Twi-hards, sit back and delight in the expressive vocal stylings of RPattz as he serenades a roomful of onlookers whilst strumming his guitar.
Movie actors think they can escape to television and avoid the scrutiny of film critics, but never fear: Movieline found five border-hoppers planning to debut on the small screen this fall (or during midseason), and we're evaluating their work.
Disney's fantasy prequel pic Oz, the Great and Powerful has set its final witch, Glinda: Michelle Williams, who will team up with James Franco's snake oil salesman/"Wizard" to vie against evil sisters Rachel Weisz (the Wicked Witch of the East) and Mila Kunis (The Wicked Witch of the West) for control of Oz. Word on the street has Franco's salesman as a ladykiller who breezes into Oz and finds himself in the middle of a magical power struggle with romantic plot threads. In other words: Ding-Dong, the Wizard is a pimp. [Variety]
Exciting news for fans of The Other Guys: Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg will follow up their $120 million-grossing box office hit with Turkey Bowl, a Warner Bros. comedy featuring the pair as "two guys from football-obsessed towns who lead rival teams in an annual tackle football game." Produced by Ferrell and Adam McKay's Gary Sanchez Productions, Deadline reports that Turkey Bowl will potentially include a slew of cameos, Anchorman gang fight-style. Let's remember that wonderful bit of hilarity ahead.
It's hard to believe that Scream 4 only came out last month. Just 32 days after its release, the Wes Craven-directed horror sequel is but a foggy memory; at the box office last weekend Scream 4 finished in 27th place with a per screen average of $650. Dollars. Overall the film has grossed just $37 million stateside, which can only mean one thing: another sequel!
After exploring the uncomfortable intimacy of a stale marriage in last year's Blue Valentine, Michelle Williams does more of the same in Sarah Polley's latest project, Take This Waltz. Named for the Leonard Cohen song, the film follows a Canadian married couple (Williams and Seth Rogen) whose lives are disrupted when Margot (Williams) falls for another man (newcomer Luke Kirby). While the film is being shopped in Cannes, take a look at the first few stills ahead.
Not that you needed any more proof Green Lantern isn't your typical comic book film -- what with Peter Sarsgaard's giant head and all that space-flying -- but here comes the latest bit of marketing from Warner Bros.: a character poster for Abin Sur, the purple alien that gives Hal Jordan his decoder ring. Click ahead for a look at the OG Lantern.
Earlier in the day at the Cannes Film Festival without her infamous co-star and friend Mel Gibson on hand, Jodie Foster put on a brave face for press, anticipating that their dark comedy The Beaver might be better received in Europe than it was stateside where it's grossed only $311, 588 in limited release since May 6. Open minds in Cannes might also be why Gibson did in fact make a rare public appearance Tuesday night at the film's premiere.
· Office supplies: they're not just for hoarding as a way to get back at your bosses anymore! Courtesy of the website Instructables comes a detailed look at how to use most of the stuff sitting around your desk right now to create an X-Wing fighter. From Star Wars. Consider your productivity for Tuesday officially over. Click through for a look at the finished product, then stick around for more Buzz Break.
You've already seen Shia LaBeouf get his Prohibition on from the set of the highly anticipated film The Wettest County in the World. And now, just a day after The Weinstein Company acquired the rights to the adaptation of Matt Bondurant's novel from Cannes, an official image from the film has surfaced.
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