Foxcatcher

Mark Ruffalo in Talks to Join Steve Carell and Channing Tatum in FOXCATCHER

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: April 16th, 2012 at 3:59 pm

Though he’ll next be seen playing a scientist with anger management issues in The Avengers, Mark Ruffalo is looking to next play a full-blown wrestler for an upcoming role.  Variety reports that Ruffalo is in talks to join Moneyball director Bennett Miller’s drama Foxcatcher.  The film tells the true story of John du Pont, a paranoid schizophrenic who built a wrestling training facility on his 800-acre Pennsylvania estate where he subsequently shot and killed Olympic gold medal-winning wrestler David Schultz in 1996. Heir to his family’s chemical fortune, du Pont locked himself in his mansion for two days after murdering his friend, and spent the time on the phone with negotiators.  Hit the jump for more.

Channing Tatum Talks HAYWIRE, Soderbergh, MAGIC MIKE, MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E., THE BITTER PILL, FOXCATCHER, and More

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: January 19th, 2012 at 9:38 pm

With director Steven Soderbergh’s spy-action pic Haywire opening tomorrow, I recently got to speak with most of the cast about making the movie.  Starring MMA fighter Gina Carano as a burned spy who takes revenge against her handlers, Haywire also stars Channing Tatum, Michael Fassbender, Ewan McGregor, Michael Angarano, Antonio Banderas, Michael Douglas, and Bill Paxton.  I’ve seen Haywire twice now and it’s fantastic.  On top of Carano’s star-making performance, the action scenes are some of the best I’ve seen in years.   It’s absolutely something you should see in a theater.

During the press junket I got to speak to Channing Tatum twice.  The first time we just talked about Haywire. However, the second time we covered a ton of other topics like what the last year has been like for him, his relationship with Soderbergh, how Magic Mike came together and it’s rating, what it was like working with Matthew McConaughey, and what happened to The Man from U.N.C.L.E.. In addition, Tatum revealed he has a small part in Soderbergh’s next picture, The Bitter Pill (which might now be called The Side Effects), and we ended talking about Bennett Miller’s Foxcatcher - which he might star in with Steve Carell. It’s a crazy sounding movie.  Hit the jump to watch.

Channing Tatum in Talks to Play Olympic Wrestler Dave Schultz in Bennett Miller’s FOXCATCHER

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: October 18th, 2011 at 8:41 pm

Director Bennett Miller is capitalizing on the success of Moneyball to make Foxcatcher happen after several years in development.  The dark, captivating premise—based on the life of John du Pont—suggests the project is worth the effort.  Steve Carell is attached to star as du Pont, “the heir to the du Pont chemical fortune who, in an apparent fit of paranoid schizophrenia, infamously shot and killed the Olympic wrestler Dave Schultz in 1996.”  In casting, Miller and producer Anthony Bregman (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) narrowed down the list of actors who could believably portray an Olympic wrestler—sources tell 24 Frames the filmmakers landed on Channing Tatum.

E. Max Frye (Band of Brothers) and Dan Futterman (Capote) wrote the script.  Hit the jump for background on du Pont’s story.

Steve Carell Set as Lead in Bennett Miller’s John du Pont Film FOXCATCHER

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: September 29th, 2011 at 7:13 pm

Steve Carell is going dark, folks. The actor has been set as the lead in Moneyball director Bennett Miller’s long-in-the-works true crime pic Foxcatcher, per Variety. The film tells the true story of John du Pont, a paranoid schizophrenic who built a wrestling training facility on his 800-acre Pennsylvania estate where he subsequently shot and killed Olmypic gold medal-winning wrestler David Schultz in 1996. Heir to his family’s chemical fortune, du Pont locked himself in his mansion for two days after murdering his friend, and spent the time on the phone with negotiators. The authorities were finally able to lure the man out of his house when they shut off his power and heat. E. Max Frye (Band of Brothers) and Dan Futterman, who penned Miller’s debut feature Capote, wrote the script.

Miller is no stranger to the true crime genre, as he expertly captured Truman Capote’s In Cold Blood research in 2005’s Capote. His latest effort, Moneyball, is one flat-out fantastic and I can’t wait to see what he brings to the decidedly strange du Pont story. As for Carell, his comedic talent is undeniable but he’s rarely gotten the chance to delve into drama. He showed promise in Dan in Real Life and Crazy, Stupid, Love., but Foxcatcher is a whole new league of dark. He’s an inspired choice, and I’m eager to see what he and Miller cook up. Production is set to begin in March.

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