Armando Iannucci -- the Oscar-nominated co-writer/director of In the Loop and innovator of all things hilariously, scabrously profane -- has just the thing to replace Hollywood's waning 3-D monolith. And I don't know about you, but I would totally go see Hello Dolly Now F*ck Off. [@AIannucci]
Also in this Friday (Friday!) edition of The Broadsheet: Tom Hooper closes in on his next film... a bunch of youngster have tested for the next Bourne... Elizabeth Taylor was intentionally late to her own funeral... and more ahead.
More casting rumors confirmed! Variety reports that Juno Temple will indeed join the cast of The Dark Knight Rises, though officially, her role is still unknown. But since the original rumor hinted that she'd play a street smart Gotham girl, let the internet speculation continue! After all, the rumor does gel with at least one of the possible Catwoman storylines from Batman comics. [Variety via Collider]
So Zack Snyder's unhinged, geek fantasy Sucker Punch hits theaters today, and to be fair, the often polarizing director has found a few supporters. Andrew O'Hehir's gleeful musings on the "stupid brilliance" of the film are almost enough to make you curious, and Marshall Fine somehow manages to compare Snyder to Brian DePalma and the film to Brazil. But most critics' opinions of the film (Currently at 26 percent on Rotten Tomatoes) fell more in line with Elvis Mitchell's pan. And those who hated it really let the vitriol flow. For proof, just check out the nine most scathing responses to the film.
Even if you despise the films of Lars von Trier, the fact that he's made a new film is still noteworthy, if only for the fact that it means we'll be seeing more ridiculous quotes in the press from the self-proclaimed best film director in the world. Apologies to James Franco, but von Trier is still the king of turning press releases and interviews into deadpan performance art pieces. In his most recent interview, he teases a potential new project and imparts sage wisdom from his producer about how to keep films commercial.
It's almost Friiiidayyy! You know what that means: Another browse through the all of the week's scintillating new releases in Movieline's Weekend Forecast. And they are scintillating!* Let's have a browse and make some predictions.
Sorry, Latino Review. Just hours after the publication floated Edgar Ramirez as the villain in Zack Snyder's upcoming Superman reboot, Deadline has singled out Oscar-nominated Revolutionary Road actor Michael Shannon as the forerunner for the Man of Steel bad guy. This project just got seven times weirder. [Deadline]
Barely two months have past since Sony unveiled the first glimpse of Andrew Garfield wearing his ribcage-flattering Amazing Spider-Man leotard, and already Columbia has given the thumbs up to the sequel's screenwriter. Who is the mystery scribe? Is it Michael Arndt, fresh off of Toy Story 3? Jane Campion? Paddy Chayefsky? Click through for the fresh scandal.
On Wednesday, Movieline HQ was simply flabbergasted by the 52 pickup-like cast of The Big Bang, which stars a random assortment of actors from Snoop Dogg to Antonio Banderas to Sam Elliott. Well, the first poster for the 2012 animated film Dorothy of Oz has arrived, and it shows The Big Bang what randomness truly means. Isn't that right, Jim Belushi?
In Sucker Punch, Jon Hamm plays the dual role of a doctor at a mental institution and a "high roller" at a burlesque club. (Seriously, just go with it; it would take 1000 words to explain.) How did Hamm transform himself from bit television performer with a pretty face into a critically acclaimed television actor on the verge of movie stardom?
Thanks to recent comments from Robert Pattinson regarding the fantastically violent birth scene in The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (mmm, placenta!), the internet thought/hoped for a hot second that the teen franchise might actually earn itself an R-rating. To which Movieline says, come on people. Because, guess what? The film's gory bits will remain tastefully PG-13.
You've read the thumbs-up from Toronto. You've heard about imminent Tribeca premiere and theatrical/VOD release. You've seen the trailer. Now have the first look at the poster for Last Night -- the upcoming infidelity drama co-starring Keira Knightley and Sam Worthington as a couple in the throes of extramarital temptation during one night apart. That the ones doing the tempting are Guillaume Canet and Eva Mendes doesn't make it any easier for them.
Good news, bad news on the Rock of Ages front. According to Deadline, Amy Adams is currently in discussions to take the role of a rock journalist sent to cover the flamboyant Stacee Jaxx in the film -- a part that was originally earmarked for Anne Hathaway. The bad news? Jaxx is still played by Tom Cruise, which is all sorts of wrong. If Adams does wind up in the Adam Shankman-directed Ages, she'll perform Foreigner's "I Want to Know What Love Is" with Cruise. UPDATE: Paul Giamatti is apparently in talks as well! He'd play a record executive. [Deadline, THR]
· The College Humor web series Troopers has returned again, and so too has Aubrey Plaza. In the latest episode, her space princess stares and frowns at a flirty Storm Trooper ("Your eyes are like sapphires?" he stammers) while wearing the biggest beehive this side of Amy Winehouse. Click ahead to watch, then stick around for more Buzz Break.
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