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Matt Damon & Josh Brolin Joining the Coen Brothers' True Grit

Over a month ago we found out that Jeff Bridges was set to take on the lead role in Joel and Ethan Coen's remake of the classic John Wayne western True Grit. While there certainly seems to be some dissension amongst the hardcore western/John Wayne fans out there, the Coens are still moving full steam ahead as THR reports that additionally Matt Damon and Josh Brolin have also been approached to take on lead roles in this story of two men in uniform tracking the killer of a 14 year-old girl's father. Damon would play the lawman opposite the already cast Jeff Bridges while Brolin would be the murderous man they're chasing.

⥤ Posted October 26 in Casting, Movie News | 14 Comments

Ricky Gervais to Host the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards

By Ethan Anderton

British comedian Ricky Gervais is no stranger to laughter, making his way from the hit BBC series "The Office" all the way to leading roles in films like Ghost Town and more recently The Invention of Lying (you can check out Brandon's review here). Now Gervais will finally get a job that I've been hoping he'd get for a few years now, as he's been named the host of the 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards, which will be broadcast live on the evening of January 17th, 2010 on NBC. This marks the first time that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's yearly gala has had a real host since 1995! No pressure whatsoever, Mr. Gervais.

⥤ Posted October 26 in Awards News, Movie News | 5 Comments

Finally, An Official Theatrical Sherlock Holmes Poster Appears

By Alex Billington

Finally! I say that because Guy Ritchie's Sherlock Holmes hits theaters in two months and we haven't seen a real poster besides the character one-sheets released in June and the never-used one from ShoWest. I was hoping I'd be able to say they fixed the proportions of Robert Downey Jr's head on this new poster (via Cinematical), but I was wrong, as his head on this poster looks just as weird as it did before. Besides that though, I'm digging the style of this, especially with all the other "trinkets" along the sides. Although I'm not sure about that tagline either: "Holmes for the Holiday." Really? That's the best they could come up with?

⥤ Posted October 26 in Hype, Opinions, Posters | 27 Comments

The Film Feed: Episode 27 - Wild Things, Citizens, & Coens!

By Alex Billington

They're back! In this episode of The Film Feed, Will, Sean, and Clark return after a hiatus of more than two months and ramp things up with three in-depth and exciting reviews, starting with Spike Jonze's Where the Wild Things Are, followed by a moral discussion about F. Gary Gray's Law Abiding Citizen, ending with a long talk about the Coen Brothers' brilliant A Serious Man. Of course, you can expect the usual spirited discussion from these guys as they cover those three films and chat about the latest Netflix Instant Watch titles and the newest theatrical releases. Be sure to tune in next week for yet another new Film Feed episode!

⥤ Posted October 26 in Film Feed, Opinions | 5 Comments

Woody Allen's New Film Titled 'You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger'

By Alex Billington

It's not often that movie titles make headline news, it's something that only people like Woody Allen and Michael Bay can actually pull off. And here's an example - THR reports today that the title of Woody Allen's new London-set film is You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger. The film stars Antonio Banderas, Josh Brolin, Anthony Hopkins, Naomi Watts, and Slumdog Millionaire star Freida Pinto, seen above shooting a scene for this in the rain in London (via Zimbio). You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger revolves around different members of a family, their tangled love lives and their attempts to try to solve their problems.

⥤ Posted October 26 in Indies, Movie News | 6 Comments

Keira Knightley Reteaming with Joe Wright for My Fair Lady

By Alex Billington

Well it looks like Keira Knightley really has given up on contemporary films. The 24-year-old actress is reportedly going to star in My Fair Lady, the latest adaptation from English director Joe Wright, whose other project, Indian Summer, fell apart just last week. England's Daily Telegraph reported last Friday that they had gotten word from "a friend of the director" that Wright would be directing My Fair Lady next with Knightley starring in the read role as Eliza Doolittle. This remake has been around for a while, with Scarlett Johansson also rumored for the role, but apparently it's now in Knightley's hands with Wright on-board.

⥤ Posted October 26 in Movie News, Opinions | 24 Comments

First Look: Ray Winstone in Ian Sharp's New Zealand Film 'Tracker'

By Alex Billington

Earlier this year I featured a few trailers for the film Van Diemen's Land about convicts on the run in the Australian wilderness in the early 1800's. Empire has premiered a few new photos for a different film called Tracker that's set in the New Zealand wilderness around the turn of the 20th century. Not the same, but similar ideas. Tracker stars Ray Winstone and Temuera Morrison (who played Jango Fett in the Star Wars pequels). Winstone is chasing Morrison in a "cat and mouse pursuit through the varied landscape of New Zealand." These aren't action photos, only character shots, to give you an idea of what the two look like.

⥤ Posted October 26 in First Look, Indies, Photos | 5 Comments

Inevitable Talk of Paranormal Activity Sequel from Paramount

By Ethan Anderton

In its fifth weekend at the box office, surprise indie horror hit Paranormal Activity was able to knock down the reigning Halloween horror champion - the Saw franchise - off its throne to win the weekend before the holiday is officially upon us. Saw VI came in at #2, opening to an estimated $14.8 million while Paranormal Activity took in an estimated $22 million from only 1,945 theaters and pushed it's total gross up to $62.5 million. Not bad for a flick that only cost $11,000 to make. However, the risk of overkill is upon us as the LA Times says Paramount isn't past developing a sequel to the extremely low-budget smash hit.

⥤ Posted October 26 in Editorials, Movie News, Opinions | 53 Comments

Director Kenny Ortega Leaves Paramount's Footloose Remake

By Ethan Anderton

Director and choreographer Kenny Ortega has spent a lot of time in Disney's court, from the beloved 1992 musical Newsies starring a young, though not entirely vocally fresh, Christian Bale, to the overly-popular High School Musical movies. No matter your musical tastes, there's no denying that Ortega knows his way around fast-paced song and dance numbers. It was almost a year ago that Ortega was first attached to the non-Disney Footloose remake (then starring Zac Efron who has since been replaced by Chace Crawford) but now Variety reports today that he has now left the project due to "creative and budgetary differences."

⥤ Posted October 26 in Movie News, Opinions | 7 Comments

Casting Tidbits: Dinner for Schmucks & Unknown White Male

By Ethan Anderton

With all the random casting news that runs in the trades day after day and the sometimes uncertain nature of talent being attached to various projects, here at FirstShowing we've decided that rather than clogging the newswire with individual stories for every single casting announcement, we're rolling them up into succinct posts called Casting Tidbits. First up, Variety reports that Ron Livingston (Office Space, The Time Traveler's Wife) has joined Steve Carell and Paul Rudd in Jay Roach's comedy Dinner for Schmucks about a group of bourgeois friends who regularly invite the biggest schmucks to dinner and ridicule them.

⥤ Posted October 26 in Casting Tidbits, Movie News | 3 Comments

Indie Trailer Sunday: Hal Holbrook in That Evening Sun Trailer

By Alex Billington

Earlier this week I was introduced to a small genre of film that I didn't know existed - Southern Gothic. If you're unsure of what exactly that means, like I was at first, just check out this trailer and you'll completely understand. Russ from SlashFilm recently pointed out this trailer for That Evening Sun that stars Hal Holbrook, Ray McKinnon, and Mia Wasikowska (who plays Alice in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland). It looks like Hal Holbrook can still deliver an oustanding performance. I was moved by his work in Into the Wild and it looks like this will be great thanks to him as well. Anyway, I've said enough, just watch this.

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⥤ Posted October 25 in Indies, To Watch, Trailers | 26 Comments

Shane Black Writing a Doc Savage Script for Kurtzman/Orci

By Alex Billington

Anyone a big fan of the 1930's pulp comics character Doc Savage created by Henry W. Ralston? According to Ain't It Cool News, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang screenwriter Shane Black will be writing a Doc Savage script for Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman (Eagle Eye, Star Trek) to produce. Harry Knowles ran into Shane at a party recently in Austin and was told by Black that "he is preparing to write the script." Apparently a Doc Savage movie has been in development for a long time without much real progress, but with Black on-board working on a new screenplay, and with Kurtzman/Orci producing, it may actually get somewhere this time.

⥤ Posted October 25 in Movie News, Opinions | 11 Comments

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