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Director David Frankel & Meryl Streep Head to 'Great Hope Springs'

After making a rather enjoyable romantic comedy in the form of The Devil Wears Prada, director David Frankel and star Meryl Streep are set to collaborate again. Deadline reports the duo will work together on Great Hope Springs, a comedy from TV writer Vanessa Taylor that focuses on a couple who puts their future in the hands of a marriage counselor for one weekend when their relationship hits some serious bumps after 30 years together. We first heard about Streep's involvement with the project last June, and though Jeff Bridges was rumored to play her husband in the film, the actor is not actually attached to star.

⥤ Posted February 8 in Development, Movie News | 2 Comments

Blake Lively to Lead 'Sex and the City' Prequel 'The Carrie Diaries'?

By Ethan Anderton

There's no denying that plenty of people love Sex and the City. However, with the most recent film sequel, even the most die hard fans could be heard expressing their disappointment (and the lackluster box office numbers clearly mirrors their feelings). However, HBO Films is apparently still keen on keeping the legacy of Carrie Bradshaw alive in the form of a feature film prequel based on author Candace Bushnell's recent book, The Carrie Diaries which focuses on the series' character's teenage years in the early 80's. In addition, Blake Lively ("Gossip Girl") may be stepping into Bradshaw's high heels for the new project.

⥤ Posted February 8 in Casting, Opinions, Rumors | 13 Comments

Famke Janssen Joining the Cast of 'Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters'

By Ethan Anderton

Our titular characters have already been cast with Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton playing Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, now another actress is apparently joining Paramount's dark take on the classic fairytale siblings. The Playlist has learned Famke Janssen (X-Men, Taken) has landed an unknown role in a story that finds Hansel & Gretel about 15 years after surviving the encounter with a witch in the infamous gingerbread house. The two siblings are now full-time killers whose primary targets are witches like the one who terrorized them at a young age. This is probably the fairytale adaptation I'm most excited to see made.

⥤ Posted February 8 in Casting, Development, Movie News | 8 Comments

Dakota Fanning Gets Royal 'Girls' Night Out' with Michael Hoffman

By Ethan Anderton

Already slated to direct the remake of the 1966 British caper comedy Gambit with Colin Firth already set to lead the film with Cameron Diaz at his side, director Michael Hoffman (The Last Station, One Fine Day) is lining up yet another project. THR reports that the filmmaker will be at the helm of Girls' Night Out, a romantic fairytale of sorts that will have Dakota Fanning playing a teenage Princess Margaret around the time of V.E. Day in 1945. In the film, the younger sister of the current Queen Elizabeth II is allowed to leave Buckingham Palace for one night to join in the victory celebrations, alongside her older sister. Read on!

⥤ Posted February 8 in Casting, Movie News, Opinions | 1 Comment

First Look: Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher from 'The Iron Lady'

By Ethan Anderton

Back in 2009 she transformed herself into the gifted and charming cook Julia Child for the split story of Julie & Julia. Now the amazing Meryl Streep is back as another iconic woman in The Iron Lady, the story of Margaret Thatcher who rose to become the first woman to lead a major Western democracy. She won three successive General Elections and served as British Prime Minister for more than eleven years, a record unmatched in the 20th century. Fox has sent us the first look at Streep in full wardrobe and make-up, and it's clear that this will be yet another role she'll disappears into like a chameleon. See the photo below!

⥤ Posted February 8 in First Look, Opinions, Photos | 21 Comments

Must Watch: First Fantastic UK Trailer for Fest Favorite 'Submarine'

By Alex Billington

My name is Oliver Tate. We finally have our first wonderful look at an official trailer for Richard Ayoade's Submarine, the charming Wes Anderson+Noah Baumbach-esque British indie that we totally loved at the Toronto Film Festival. Submarine stars Craig Roberts as 15-year-old Oliver Tate, a quirky young boy who takes you on a self-narrated whimsical adventure through a fascinating time in his adolescence. We've been hyping this up quite a bit, so I hope you enjoy. The trailer is just a UK trailer from Facebook, as a US release date hasn't been set. Give it a shot and let us know what you think. They're really selling this, but it's good!

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⥤ Posted February 8 in Hype, Indies, To Watch, Trailers | 24 Comments

Sundance Video Interview: 'Cedar Rapids' Actor/Comedian Ed Helms

By Alex Billington

We're a bit behind on some Sundance coverage, but we're catching up now, and the first thing I wanted to bring you guys was our interview with actor & comedian Ed Helms, who stars as Tim "Timbo" Lippe in Fox Searchlight's Cedar Rapids (watch the trailer) that is coincidentally arriving in theaters this very weekend! Ethan and I sat down with Helms for a 15-minute discussion about all things from his work on Cedar Rapids (watch our video review from Sundance) to staying sharp with jokes to his other comedian friends appearing the film and much more. It's a fun and funny interview, we hope you check it out! Video is embedded below.

⥤ Posted February 8 in Interviews, Sundance 11, To Watch | No Comments Yet

Check This Out: Great 'Animated History of the Oscars' Infographic

By Alex Billington

We forget to mention that last week, on February 3rd to be specific, it was Pixar's 25th Anniversary, believe it or not (see Upcoming Pixar). We all know that Pixar's Toy Story 3 is nominated for a Best Picture this year, but did you know that's the third time in Oscar history that an animated film has been nominated for Best Picture? The others were Beauty and the Beast in '92 and Up last year. Border Stylo has whipped up an awesome web graphic called The Animated History of the Oscars: An Infographic that was originally found by our friends at SlashFilm. I thought this was too nifty/informative to pass up, so check it out below!

⥤ Posted February 8 in Awards News, Cool Stuff, Discussion | 13 Comments

Stephen Sommers Casts Anton Yelchin in 'Odd Thomas' Adaptation

By Alex Billington

His name is Odd Thomas. We already know that Stephen Sommers (Deep Rising, Van Helsing, Mummy & Mummy Returns, G.I. Joe) decided to drop out of the G.I. Joe sequel, and now we know exactly for what instead. ShockTillYouDrop reports that Sommers is currently in pre-production on an adaptation of Dean Koontz's Odd Thomas series of novels. On top of that, they report that Anton Yelchin has booked the lead role as Odd Thomas. Able to communicate with the dead, Odd must use their silent clues, mostly from the odd Fungus Man, in an attempt to prevent a mass catastrophe which threatens everything he holds dear.

⥤ Posted February 8 in Casting, Development, Movie News | 10 Comments

Watch: Powerful New Trailer for Aussie Film 'Oranges and Sunshine'

By Alex Billington

Another powerful semi-political story about fighting for what's right. Our friends at RopeofSilicon recently found an official UK trailer at The Guardian for a film by director Ken Loach's son Jim titled Oranges and Sunshine, that's set mostly in Australia. From Variety's review, it's a "deeply moving study of emotionally scarred adults who were illegally deported as children to Australia from Britain in the 1940s and '50s." The cast includes: Emily Watson as the British social worker who brought that shameful secret to the world's attention in the late '80s, as well as Hugo Weaving, David Wenham and Tara Morice. Watch it below.

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⥤ Posted February 8 in Indies, To Watch, Trailers | 13 Comments

Check This Out: Oscar Nominees Lunch Class of 2011 Photograph!

By Alex Billington

If you didn't know, every year the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences gathers up all 152 Oscar nominees at a lunch a few weeks before the big ceremony. And just like you did in elementary school, they snap a Class Photo - essentially a big "everyone line up" shot of all the nominees. The Academy posted on Twitter the full class photo and you've got to see it for yourself. From Annette Bening sitting on Jeff Bridges' lap, to Hans Zimmer and Hailee Steinfeld really hitting it off, to Michelle Williams sneaking in onto the side but looking adorable as always, to a mysterious lack of David Fincher. It's like a huge Oscar Where's Waldo!

⥤ Posted February 8 in Awards News, Cool Stuff, Photos | 21 Comments

Review: James Cameron's 'Sanctum' is Flawed, But Still an Adventure

By Jeremy Kirk

Claustrophobia is not an easy sensation to convey on film. Certain directors in the past, the Hitchcocks and the Carpenters of the industry, have been able to pull it off almost effortlessly. More recently, Rodrigo Cortes did an amazing job pulling off the grasping for air one goes through when they find themselves in a closed in area with Buried. So it shouldn't be held too much against director Alister Grierson that his job of transferring Claustrophobia is a little hit and a little miss with Sanctum. After all, this is a Hollywood film with backing from James Cameron, a man not exactly known for the nuance of his execution. There's

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⥤ Posted February 7 in Discussion, Opinions, Reviews | 7 Comments

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