Fans of Kate Aselton's moving indie The Freebie will be excited to hear that the director/actress is spearheading a new project: Black Rock, a thriller about three female friends who, while trapped on an island, discover that they are not alone. That's not all though.
Baz Luhrmann confirms that he cast newcomer Elizabeth Debicki in his 3D The Great Gatsby in the role of Jordan Baker, the golfer and love interest of Tobey Maguire's Nick Carraway. This helps fill out a cast that includes Carey Mulligan as Daisy Buchanan and Leonardo DiCaprio as the East Egg-cellent Gatsby. "Newcomer," by the way, is an understatement: Debicki is a recent Victorian College of the Arts student who has no IMDB page, Wikipedia entry, or even much in the way of Google results. (UPDATE: An interview!) Luhrmann insists she exhibits a "chemical connectivity to Tobey Maguire." Well, so does Movieline! [Deadline]
Helen Mirren's looking as fierce as -- hmmm -- Joan Didion in the new poster for The Debt, the time-skipping drama about catching Nazi criminals. Those sunglasses! That fixed, contemplative stare! Looks like 2011 will be the year of magical Nazi-thwacking.
In a press release sent to Movieline today, Content Film announced that it has acquired Dallas Buyer's Club for international sales, which means that the picture -- starring Matthew McConaughey and Hilary Swank -- from director Jean-Marc Vallee (The Young Victoria) can finally start production. About a Texas electrician who begins smuggling illegal medicine into the United States after he contracts AIDS, the international rights for Buyer's Club are set to be sold at Cannes this week.
Alert: Peter Sarsgaard's visage on the new poster forThe Green Lantern is nothing short of hair-raising, or worse, hair-curling. As the dastardly Hector Hammond, Sarsgaard sports a wavy mane, deathly glare, and the kind of outstretched fingers that start the grimmest tickle fights of all. What terrifying images does the poster bring to mind for you? Here's our list of horrors.
Hope you enjoyed that earlier look at Will Smith's mega-massive Men in Black III trailer. The New York City Mayor's Office of Film has asked that the 53-foot long trailer move off the SoHo street it has been calling home, and into a parking lot. What caused this request?
By now, you've probably noticed that Midnight in Paris star Owen Wilson is not an obvious supplant for Woody Allen. Unlike Allen's previous stand-ins, Owen Wilson is less of a New York City neurotic and more of a laid back dude with tousled hair and the ability to act opposite Snoop Dogg in a remake of Starsky & Hutch. Which is why Allen never really considered casting the blonde Wilson brother and why, when he finally did, he had to redraft his entire script.
Intriguing news on the indie front: Modern Family Emmy winner Eric Stonestreet -- who plays gay clown school alum Cameron on the ABC sitcom -- is in final talks to co-star in Loft, a thriller about married friends (including Patrick Wilson, James Marsden, and -- also just-cast -- Wentworth Miller) who bring their mistresses to the same loft and eventually discover an unknown woman dead in the space. It's a tale of suspicion and deceit, and the man we know as Fizbo is joining the grisly ranks. Are we excited for Stonestreet's darker turn?
Still having trouble believing that directors Andy and Lana Wachowski and Tom Tykwer are planning an adaptation of David Mitchell's seemingly un-adaptable Cloud Atlas with Tom Hanks set to star? Believe it. The three directors have staffed up their multi-layered adaptation with another Oscar winner, an up and coming heartthrob, and Agent Smith.
In news that seems somewhat inevitable, David Hasselhoff has joined the cast of Piranha 3DD. Per the press release, The Hoff will be "trading in the sandy beaches of Baywatch for terror at The Big Wet Water Park." Hopefully he remembers to pack extra pairs of his signature red swim trunks. The motley crew of Gary Busey, Christopher Lloyd, Paul Scheer and Ving Rhames co-star. [Press Release]
· Who better than an internationally renowned movie star to replace Charlie Sheen on Two and a Half Men. Deadline reports that Hugh Grant almost signed on for the hit CBS comedy -- a deal that would have paid him $1 million per episode for 25 episodes -- but decided against it at the last minute because of "creative differences." What might have been! Speculate on the next big name movie star CBS should look at ahead, then stick around for more Buzz Break.
Just a final heads-up for this week's annual 7×7 event in New York featuring seven speakers -- including yours truly -- will discuss seven ideas in seven minutes or less. Think of it like the TED Conference meets speed-dating. And be sure to drop in either way, because I'll be onstage with some really good company.
Let's all take a moment to remember the late Dolores Fuller, the B-movie actress whose soft angora sweaters brought out the best in filmmaker boyfriend Ed Wood. Portrayed by Sarah Jessica Parker in Tim Burton's Ed Wood, Fuller starred in Wood's early films Glen or Glenda, Jail Bait, and Bride of the Monster, and later enjoyed a successful career as a songwriter.
FEMA ain't got nothing on Will Smith. As you may have seen, Smith is shooting Men in Black III in New York this month, and in addition to hobnobbing with the ghost of Andy Warhol ('sup, Bill Hader), he's also kicking back in the biggest movie star trailer ever. Or at least it looks that way. This thing has a satellite dish! Click ahead to make your living quarters feel immediately inadequate.
Heads-up, NYC: Writer-director and comedy legend Elaine May will appear in person next week to discuss the never-before-seen director's cut of Ishtar, her infamous 1987 bomb starring Warren Beatty and Dustin Hoffman. Tickets are going fast, as well they should be.
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