Elizabeth Banks and Ben Falcone Talk WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU’RE EXPECTING, Karaoke, Script Changes and More

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: May 16th, 2012 at 12:06 pm

Opening next weekend is director Kirk Jones’ What to Expect When You’re Expecting. The star-studded ensemble comedy tells the intertwining story of five couples that are having very different experiences while expecting babies.  The cast also includes Anna Kendrick, Cameron Diaz, Dennis Quaid, Jennifer Lopez, Rodrigo Santoro, Joe Manganiello, Chace Crawford, Matthew Morrison, Brooklyn Decker, Thomas Lennon, and Wendy McLendon-Covey.  For more on the film, here’s the trailer and a TV spot.

At the recent Los Angeles press day I got to speak with most of the cast, and every day this week I’ve been posting a new interview.  If you missed them, here’s Chace Crawford with Anna Kendrick and Cameron Diaz with Matthew Morrison.   And up next I’ve got Elizabeth Banks and Ben Falcone.  During the interview they talked about making the film, karaoke songs, how much changed on set, if they added anything to their characters, and a lot more.  Hit the jump to watch.

John Woo to Direct English-language Remake DAY OF THE BEAST

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: May 16th, 2012 at 11:49 am

It’s been a while since John Woo has directed an English-language film—nine years to be exact.  Now the director has committed to directing an English-language remake of Seijun Suzuki’s 1963 film Youth of the Beast.  The film, titled Day of the Beast, centers on the dealings of Yakuza, the Japanese mafia.  Woo will direct and produce the pic from a script by Rob Frisbee.  The story takes place in Tokyo and “follows a western outsider with a grim past as he becomes embroiled in a global turf war between a vicious new breed of Yakuza and old school Cold War Russian mobsters.”

I’m not familiar with the original, but it should be interesting to see a new English-language pic from Woo.  The director was hailed for his action style in the 90s in films like Hard Boiled and Face/Off, but suffered box office failures with Windtalkers and his 2003 effort Paycheck, which marked his last English-language pic.  Hit the jump to read the press release.

James Badge Dale Joins IRON MAN 3 as Eric Savin

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: May 16th, 2012 at 11:07 am

With production only a few weeks away, the cast is firming up for director Shane Black’s Iron Man 3.  Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, and Don Cheadle are all set to return for the third installment of the Iron Man franchise, with Sir Ben Kingsley, Guy Pearce, and Rebecca Hall rounding out the newcomers of the cast.  Now one more Marvel newbie has been added in a particularly interesting role, as Variety reports that James Badge Dale (The Pacific) has joined the cast as Eric Savin aka Coldblood.  Hit the jump for more.

First Trailer for WON’T BACK DOWN Starring Viola Davis and Maggie Gyllenhaal

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: May 16th, 2012 at 10:49 am

The first trailer for the family drama Won’t Back Down (formerly Still I Rise) has gone online.  Maggie Gyllenhaal and Viola Davis star as two mothers from different backgrounds who join forces to take on the failing public school system.  It’s a nice idea for a film (apparently based on true events), and the trailer has its moments, but I fear the full feature will be trite examination of a complex issue with a “nice” ending that wraps things up with a smile.  The education system is in dire need of reform and taking a Blind Side approach to the issue is unworthy of the attention it deserves.  That said, Gyllenhaal and Davis are fantastic actresses and Gyllenhaal has certainly been outspoken about social issues in the past, so hopefully Won’t Back Down tackles the issue with intellect and candidness and provides/stirs some thoughtful discussion on the topic.

Hit the jump to watch the trailer.  Directed by Daniel Barnz (Beastly), the film also stars Holly Hunter and Oscar Isaac.  Won’t Back Down opens on September 28th.

Joel Edgerton to Write and Star in Thriller FELONY

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: May 16th, 2012 at 9:49 am

Coming off a strong performance in last year’s Warrior, star Joel Edgerton has committed to writing and starring in the thriller Felony.  Matthew Saville (Noise) is onboard to direct, and the logline is as follows:

Driving home after a celebration drink with his team after the long waited bust of a major gang, a decorated police officer (Edgerton) runs a young cyclist off the road.  As he gives CPR to the child, fellow officers arrive to take his statement.  In a split second decision he tells them a lie about the accident which will change all their lives in this edge of your seat thriller.

Edgerton is making a name for himself not only as an actor, but also as a burgeoning screenwriter.  He stars in Baz Luhrmann’s The Great Gatsby and Kathryn Bigelow’s Zero Dark Thirty later this year, and he recently sold his drama script One Night Stand.  Hit the jump for the press release concerning Felony.

Set Photo Round-Up: First Look at Scarlett Johansson as Janet Leigh in HITCHCOCK; Ben Stiller and Adam Scott Face Off in WALTER MITTY

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: May 16th, 2012 at 9:29 am

We’ve got a couple of set photos to share this morning.  First up is Scarlett Johansson in Hitchcock. Last month we got our first look at Anthony Hopkins in his full, uncanny makeup as legendary filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock for the film.  Directed by Sacha Gervasi, the pic follows Hitchcock through the troubled production of Psycho, and we now have our first look at Johansson as the film’s “star” Janet Leigh.  It’s not the best image, but Johansson does certainly look the part.  This project is incredibly high on my most anticipated list, especially with a stacked cast that includes Helen Mirren, Jessica Biel, Toni Collette, Danny Huston and more.

Additionally, we’ve got our first images of Ben Stiller and a fake beareded-Adam Scott fighting over a Stretch Armstrong doll for some reason in the remake of The Secret Life of Walter Mitty.  Stiller is directing the project, which also stars Kristin Wiig, Shirley MacLaine, and Patton Oswalt.  Hit the jump to check out the images.

Robert Kirkman Plans THE WALKING DEAD Zombie Obstacle Course at Comic-Con 2012

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: May 16th, 2012 at 9:03 am

As if you need more reason to be excited about this year’s Comic-Con in San Diego, The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman and Skybound have announced that they will be hosting a zombie obstacle course to commemorate the 100th issue of The Walking Dead graphic novel series.  Here’s what Kirkman had to say about the event, hosted in Petco Park:

“Our fans have been reading about it, watching it and now they get to live it with The Walking Dead Escape. We are literally transforming Petco Park into the early days of society’s collapse and San Diego is just the first city to fall.”

Instead of a race, The Walking Dead Escape is set up as an experience with interactive displays and Walking Dead references throughout.  After you’ve completed the course, your decisions will determine if you’re infected or not.  Hit the jump.

HEMINGWAY & FUENTES Finally Moving Forward with Anthony Hopkins, Annette Bening, and Andy Garcia

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: May 16th, 2012 at 8:41 am

Andy Garcia’s directorial project about the relationship between author Ernest Hemingway and fishing boat captain Gregorio Fuentes has been in development since 2009, but financing has now finally been secured.  THR reports that Hemingway & Fuentes is a go with Anthony Hopkins, Annette Bening, and Garcia all set to star.  Hopkins plays Hemingway while Garcia is set as Fuentes, and the film follows the relationship that eventually inspired Hemingway’s literary classic The Old Man and the Sea.  Garcia wrote the script alongside Hemingway’s granddaughter, Hilary Hemingway

Production on Hemingway & Fuentes is scheduled to begin in January 2013, with Bening poised to play the author’s third wife, Mary Welsh Hemingway.  Actor Corey Stoll’s Hemingway in Midnight in Paris is gonna be a tough performance to beat, but if anyone can do it it’s Hopkins. The actor is currently playing the legendary filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock in Hitchcock, which centers on the director’s troubled production of Psycho.

Greg Mottola to Adapt THE MARRIAGE PLOT for Producer Scott Rudin

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: May 16th, 2012 at 8:18 am

Writer/director Greg Mottola has been tapped to adapt Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jeffrey Eugendies’ novel The Marriage Plot.  Mottola is probably best known for helming Superbad, but he also wrote and directed the excellent coming-of-age dramedy Adventureland and helmed Simon Pegg and Nick Frost in 2011’s Paul.  Variety reports that Mottola is in early talks to write the script for the project, and they speculate that Mottola could also direct given that his schedule is clear in the near future.  The story focuses on a love triangle involved three graduates of Brown in the 1980s.  Producer Scott Rudin (The Social Network) acquired the feature rights last November, and it appears he’s eager to get things going.

Mottola most recently directed the pilot and created the visual language for Aaron Sorkin’s highly anticipated new HBO series The Newsroom, also produced by Rudin.  I’m a huge, huge fan of Adventureland, and the kind of “coming-of-age” story that The Marriage Plot involves sounds like it’s right up Mottola’s alley.  Hit the jump for a synopsis of The Marriage Plot.

Noomi Rapace Contacts Peter Weyland in New Viral Video for PROMETHEUS

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: May 16th, 2012 at 7:53 am

The viral campaign for Prometheus continues to be absolutely spectacular, as a new video has surfaced online featuring Noomi Rapace’s character sending a video message to one Mr. Peter Weyland (played by Guy Pearce).  She expresses that she knows where answers can be found to some of life’s biggest questions, and she pleads for Weyland to fund an expedition.  All of this is augmented by a trippy computer program and some seriously eerie musical undertones.  The viral campaign kicked off with a wonderfully chilling TED talk by Pearce, followed by a fantastic video featuring Michael Fassbender’s character.  Scribe Damon Lindelof recently talked about how the idea of these viral videos came about and how they hint at the film’s relationship to Alien.

Hit the jump to watch the video.  Director Ridley Scott’s Prometheus is set to open on June 8th in 3D.

CBS’s Fall 2012 Schedule: TWO AND A HALF MEN Moves to Thursday, THE MENTALIST Shifted to Sunday; Sherlock Holmes Series ELEMENTARY Set for Thursday

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: May 16th, 2012 at 7:24 am

The upfronts are nearing an end, and we’ve already seen the new schedules from NBC, Fox, and ABC.  Now it’s CBS’s turn.  The readers of this site may not exactly be CBS’s target demo—though I’m still watching and enjoying How I Met Your Mother—but The Eye is hoping to change that with a few promising new series slated for this fall.  Shifts for returning series include moving the Ashton Kutcher-enhanced Two and a Half Men to Thursdays, while The Mentalist (which is probably your parents’ favorite show) will now air on Sunday.  Also, the young-skewing comedy 2 Broke Girls has been pushed back to the prime 9pm slot on Mondays after doing well at 8:30.  Moreover, I’m now aware that a show unironically called Crimetime Saturday exists.

As far as new series go, I’m really only keeping my eye on Elementary at this point.  I didn’t really find the need for a new Sherlock Holmes series given that we already have the beyond excellent Sherlock (and, to a lesser extent, House), but I’m willing to check out this new drama (starring Jonny Lee Miller as Holmes and Lucy Liu as Watson) to see what they’ve come up with.  Hit the jump to check out CBS’s schedule.

Elijah Wood Talks TRON: UPRISING, Returning to Middle Earth for THE HOBBIT, and Season 2 of WILFRED

by Christina Radish    Posted: May 16th, 2012 at 1:11 am

The animated series TRON: Uprising, debuting with a special preview on the Disney Channel on May 18^th before premiering on its regular night on Disney XD on June 7^th, takes place after the 1982 feature film and before the events in TRON: Legacy. Produced in CG animation with a 2D aesthetic, the series follows the heroic journey of a new character named Beck (voiced by Elijah Wood), a young program who becomes the unlikely leader of a revolution inside the computer world of The Grid.  You can watch the first episode here.

At the press day for this highly anticipated new show, actor Elijah Wood talked about how excited he was to be a part of this show, what he thinks of his animated self, how much fun he has doing voice-over work, determining the voice for the character, and what Charlie Bean was like, as a director.  He also talked about the strange fan encounters he’s had, his experience at Comic-Con, collecting action figures, what he looks for in a role these days, what attracted him to Grand Piano, returning to New Zealand for The Hobbit, and what fans can expect from Season 2 of his FX comedy series, Wilfred.  Check out what he had to say after the jump:

Collider Giveaway: Win a COMMUNITY Chang Propaganda Poster

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: May 16th, 2012 at 12:36 am

In celebration of the glorious news that NBC has picked up Community for a fourth season, and in anticipation of the three-episode finale this Thursday, May 17th, we’ve been provided with 20 posters to giveaway to some lucky readers.  The posters are essentially propaganda for Ken Jeong’s character of Chang, but they make a fine wall decoration for fans of the series.  Hit the jump to get a look at the poster and to find out how you can win.

First Poster for ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND CONTINUES!

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: May 16th, 2012 at 12:24 am

If you’re a fan of Adam McKay‘s Anchorman, the last few months have been amazing.  Not only did Paramount suddenly greenlight the sequel after everyone involved thought it was dead, but the studio got McKay and the entire Channel 4 news team (sans Christina Applegate) to shoot a teaser trailer that will be attached to prints of The Dictator!

But it gets better.

In addition to the teaser trailer that should be online soon, Paramount has just released the first poster and it looks like the official title is Anchorman: The Legend Continues.  Hit the jump for more.

Trailers for New ABC Comedy Series THE NEIGHBORS, MALIBU COUNTRY, HOW TO LIVE WITH YOUR PARENTS, and THE FAMILY TOOLS

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: May 15th, 2012 at 10:23 pm

ABC announced their Fall 2012 schedule this afternoon, and followed up with trailers for the 10 new series.  The drama trailers are here.  Now for the comedies:

• The Neighbors – Jami Gertz and Lenny Venito star as the Weavers, who just bought a house in a gated New Jersey community.  The twist: everyone else in the neighborhood is an alien from the planet Zabvron.
• Malibu Country – Reba McEntire plays a divorcee who moves her family to Malibu with dreams of becoming a country star.
• How to Live With Your Parents (for the Rest of Your Life) – Sarah Chalke plays another divorcee who moves back in with her parents, played by Elizabeth Perkins and Brad Garrett
• The Family Tools – Kyle Bornheimer stars as a son eager to take over the family handyman business when his father (J.K. Simmons) has a heart attack

Hit the jump for the trailers and series synopses.

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