Hugh Jackman

Filming on THE WOLVERINE to Being Shooting in Australia in August

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: May 21st, 2012 at 8:59 am

After numerous delays, shooting on The Wolverine will finally begin later this week.  When Steve spoke with 20th Century Fox CEO Tom Rothman at CinemaCon back in May, Rothman stated the that the production would be shooting the sound-stage work in Australia, and shooting on-location in Japan.  Rothman added there will be a lot of local Japanese talent in the movie, and that casting will begin next month.  Today, speaking to his fans on Twitter, star Hugh Jackman says shooting in Australia will begin in August.  Jackman is currently shooting Tom Hooper’s film adaptation of the stage musical Les Miserables.

The Wolverine, directed by James Mangold (Knight and Day), is due out in theaters on July 26, 2013.

Hugh Jackman Wishes You and Yours a Happy Mother’s Day from the Set of LES MISERABLES

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: May 12th, 2012 at 2:27 pm

By now you’ve probably given up the prospect of trying to get your mom to agree to see The Avengers for Mother’s Day, but if you’re still searching for that perfect last-minute gift, the multi-talented and uber charming Hugh Jackman has come to the rescue.  The actor is currently filming director Tom Hooper’s (The King’s Speech) big budget movie musical adaptation of Les Miserables, but he took some time out of his busy schedule to wish everyone a Happy Mother’s Day from the set in full Jean Valjean garb.  As if there wasn’t already reason enough to think that Jackman was the coolest/nicest guy in showbiz, he goes and makes a video as funny and sweet as this.

On top of the fact that this is a genuinely kind gesture from Jackman, we also get a brief look at Hooper’s Les Miserables soundstage sets in London.  Hit the jump to watch the video.  Les Mis also stars Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway and hits theaters on December 14th.

Fox CEO Tom Rothman Says THE WOLVERINE Will Shoot in Australia and Japan; Calls it the “True, Berserker, Bad Ass Wolverine”

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: April 29th, 2012 at 9:56 am

All throughout last week, we brought you updates on a number of 20th Century Fox projects gleaned from Steve’s wide-ranging interview at CinemaCon with the studio’s CEO, Tom Rothman.  The exec talked about a New Mutants movie, the rating of Prometheus, the Rise of the Planet of the Apes sequel, A Good Day to Die Hard, and gave updates on Fantastic Four, Daredevil, and Chronicle 2.  Today we have one last update to share, and it concerns a highly anticipated Fox property.

During the interview, Steve asked Rothman for a status update on the sequel The Wolverine.  James Mangold (3:10 to Yuma) is onboard to direct and after a number of delays, production is finally slated to get underway later this year once Hugh Jackman wraps Les Miserables.  Rothman revealed that filming will take place in Australia and Japan, and reassured fans that we’re in for a very hardened Wolverine.  Hit the jump to see what he had to say.

First Promo Poster for LES MISERABLES Starring Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway [Updated]

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: April 21st, 2012 at 4:18 pm

With CinemaCon kicking off on Monday, we’ll be bringing you lots of coverage from the event throughout next week including interviews, panel recaps, and more.  Steve is already in Las Vegas for the event, and while walking the floor he came across the very first promo poster for The King’s Speech director Tom Hooper’s big-budget movie musical Les Miserables.  For those unaware, CinemaCon is a convention put on for all the major theater owners in order to get a look at what the studios have to offer for the rest of the year; it’s basically Comic-Con for theater owners.  As such, this is just a very simple promo poster that’s pretty much just advertising the stellar cast and the fact that Les Mis is headed to the big screen this year.

Hit the jump to take a look at the promo poster, which is surely the first of many posters and standees we’ll be bringing you over the next few days.  If you missed it, be sure to check out the recent set photos and videos which feature Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway singing the finale song.  Les Miserables opens on December 14th.

Update: We’ve come across another version of the Les Miserable promo poster and added it after the jump

Three Videos from the Set of LES MISERABLES Starring Hugh Jackman and Anne Hathaway; Listen to the Finale

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: April 20th, 2012 at 10:51 am

Yesterday, new set photos from Tom Hooper‘s Les Miserables went online and now three set videos have followed.  A couple of the videos are pretty standard stuff.  One video has Javert (Russell Crowe) riding around on horseback, and another has Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman) charging out of a church and ripping up a piece of paper while singing the last note of a song, although I’m not sure which one (perhaps “What Have I Done?”).  But the most exciting video is the cast singing part of the show’s finale.

Hit the jump to check out the videos.  The film also stars Anne Hathaway, Eddie Redmayne, Amanda Seyfried, Sacha Baron Cohen, Aaron Tveit, Samantha Barks, and Helena Bonham Carter.  Les Miserables opens December 14th.

Set Photos Featuring Anne Hathaway and Hugh Jackman in LES MISERABLES

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: April 19th, 2012 at 4:39 pm

If you love Anne Hathaway for her long, flowing locks, you might want to look away.  Hathaway chopped off a good chunk of her hair to play factory worker Fantine in Tom Hooper’s adaptation of Les Miserables.  We’ve got set photos of her singing alongside Hugh Jackman, who stars as Jean Valjean.  Jackman has certainly cleaned himself up compared to prior photos; we also previously posted shots of Russell Crowe as Javert and Eddie Redmayne as Marius.  This appears to be the first look at a dramatically gaunt Hathaway and, for those who aren’t familiar with the story, is certainly an appropriate look for her character’s arc throughout the film.  Les Miserables also stars Amanda Seyfried, Sacha Baron Cohen, Aaron Tveit, Samantha Barks, Helena Bonham Carter, and opens December 14th.  Hit the jump to see the set photos.

THE WOLVERINE Will Be Shot in Australia

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: April 19th, 2012 at 1:28 pm

Hugh Jackman is going home.  It was announced today, per The Daily Telegraph, that Sydney, Australia has landed the rights to host the production of The Wolverine.  Though originally the film was set to shoot in Japan where much of the story takes place, a director change and the devastating tsunami/earthquake in Japan may be to blame for the location swap.  After plenty of setbacks, director James Mangold is now at the helm and filming is set to get underway later this year after Jackman wraps Les Miserables.

Jackman was born in Sydney, and The Wolverine is set to generate about $80 million in production costs, 720 cast and crew jobs, and 2000 extras jobs for the Sydney economy.  It’s worth noting that the previous film, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, was also shot in Australia.  Though plot details are scarce besides the Japan setting, Jackman previously revealed that he and Mangold were toying with the idea of shooting both PG-13 and R-rated versions of the film.  We haven’t heard anything on the rating since, but hopefully that’s still the case.  The Wolverine is slated to open on July 26th, 2013.

Fantastic First Trailer for DreamWorks Animation’s RISE OF THE GUARDIANS

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: March 28th, 2012 at 9:57 am

The first trailer for DreamWorks Animation’s Rise of the Guardians has gone online, and I’m kind of in love with it. Executive produced by Guillermo del Toro, the adventure story centers on a group of heroes who must join forces to protect “the hopes, beliefs and imagination of the children all over the world.” The twist is that the heroes are Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, the Sandman, etc. This trailer is kind of incredible, as it has the same sweeping tone and sense of wonderment that was prevalent in How to Train Your Dragon. The animation is gorgeous and DreamWorks thankfully eschews hokey jokes and gags in favor of awe and tone. The story comes from author William Joyce, who also created the very touching Oscar-winning short The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, and if the final film is anything like this trailer I’ll be over the moon.

Hit the jump to watch the trailer. Directed by Joyce and Peter Ramsey, the film features the voices of Chris Pine, Alec Baldwin, Hugh Jackman, Isla Fisher and Jude Law. Rise of the Guardians opens on November 21st.

First Official Image from LES MISERABLES Starring Hugh Jackman

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: March 27th, 2012 at 9:11 am

After set photos of Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe in Les Miserables leaked online, Jackman has tweeted the first official image.  The image shows Jackman as protagonist Jean Valjean before the character has turned his life around and become a respectable factory owner.  He looks fine and while I don’t mean to be greedy, but maybe we could have a bit of the Tony-award winning actor singing one of the songs, especially if they’re being sung on set.

Hit the jump to check out the image.  The film also stars Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Sacha Baron Cohen, Eddie Redmayne, Aaron Tveit, Samantha Barks, and Helena Bonham Carter.  Les Miserables opens December 14th.

Is This a Poster for THE WOLVERINE?

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: March 20th, 2012 at 3:57 pm

Earlier today we got a good look at Hugh Jackman on the set of Les Miserables doing his best hobo impression, but now a poster has surfaced that’s purported to be from his upcoming return to badassery. This poster for The Wolverine teases the Japan setting, and definitely looks like it could be official, but we’ve received no word from 20th Century Fox either way. It’s possible that this is simply production artwork that someone took a picture of, or it could be entirely fanmade. Whatever the case, it’s pretty cool and definitely worth a gander.

Hit the jump to take a look at the poster. Under the direction of James Mangold (3:10 to Yuma), filming on The Wolverine is set to get underway later this year once Jackman wraps Les Miserables. The Wolverine opens on July 26th, 2013

First Look at Hugh Jackman in LES MISERABLES [Updated with More Images]

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: March 20th, 2012 at 10:43 am

2012 is shaping up to be a killer year for movies. We were recently tantalized by a bevy of Prometheus goodness, we’ve got the one-two superhero punch of The Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises, and towards the end of the year we’ve got some promising stuff from Quentin Tarantino, Peter Jackson, Judd Apatow, Kathryn Bigelow and Baz Luhrmann. One of the more high profile projects coming later this year is director Tom Hooper’s The King’s Speech follow-up: a large-scale movie musical adaptation of Les Miserables. The all-star cast is lead by Hugh Jackman and Russell Crowe, and today the first image of Jackman as Jean Valjean has surfaced.

The actor is obviously filming the Valjean scenes that involve his imprisonment, as Jackman is looking incredibly dirty and scraggly. Gone are those perfectly coiffed locks of hair, replaced by a bad buzzcut and nasty beard. It’s a fun look at one of the more exciting productions of 2012, and I’m interested to get a look at Crowe as the nefarious Javert. Hit the jump to check out Jackman’s Valjean. The film also stars Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried and Helena Bonham Carter. Les Miserables opens on December 14th. [Update: We've added a couple more images to the article after the jump]

Hugh Jackman to Star in Vigilante Thriller PRISONERS for November 2013 Release

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: March 15th, 2012 at 2:42 pm

After years of development, the vigilante thriller Prisoners is finally headed towards production. We learned last April that Incendies director Denis Villeneuve had been set to helm the project, and today it was announced that Hugh Jackman will star. The story centers on a working-class Boston father who sets out to track down the man he believes is responsible for kidnapping his daughter and her friend. Along the way, he runs up against the big city detective assigned to the case. Jackman had been attached to the project a few years ago when Antoine Fuqua was lined up to direct, but he subsequently dropped out. Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale and Leonardo DiCaprio have all eyed the thriller at one time or another, but it looks like Jackman is the one who’ll be kicking ass on screen. Hit the jump for more.

Shawn Levy Talks Carlton Cuse/Hugh Jackman Project, HOW TO TALK TO GIRLS, DEADLIEST WARRIOR, HENCHMAN, INTERNS, and NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: February 22nd, 2012 at 1:30 pm

We’ve been bringing you a multitude of updates from director/producer Shawn Levy regarding his upcoming projects over the past few days, and today we’ve got some fascinating info on a couple more films in development.  Steve recently sat down for an extended interview with Levy in which he talked about a Real Steel sequel, Frankenstein, Fantastic Voyage and Interns, The Ten Best Days of My Life starring Amy Adams and Home Movies, the animated re-imagining Kong, The Devil You Know and Fancy Nancy, and yesterday we brought you what he had to say about Table 19, Kodachrome, and Mr. Men.

Today we’re sharing what Levy had to say regarding his untitled Hugh Jackman project that’s being written by Lost co-showrunner Carlton Cuse, an adaptation of How to Talk to Girls, Henchman starring Bill Hader, a Deadliest Warrior movie, Neighborhood Watch, and Levy reveals what’s likely to be his next directorial project and discusses the difficulty of getting Frankenstein and Fantastic Voyage into the production stage. Hit the jump to see what he had to say.

Oprah Winfrey May Join THE BUTLER; Mila Kunis and John Cusack Eyed to Play Jackie Kennedy and Richard Nixon

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: February 15th, 2012 at 7:24 pm

Although her last live-action role was in 1998’s Beloved, Oprah Winfrey is considering a return to the big screen. The project that caught her discerning eye was the story of Eugene Allen, a black man who served under eight U.S. Presidents from 1952 to 1986 as the White House butler. From Precious director, Lee Daniels, comes The Butler, the story of Allen’s service in the White House through such pivotal moments in history as the Vietnam War, the civil rights movement and the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr., John F. Kennedy and Robert Kennedy. Daniels is reportedly interested in David Oyelowo (Red Tails) to play Allen; Winfrey would play his wife. It’s also being reported that Mila Kunis (Black Swan) and John Cusack (High Fidelity) have been approached to play Jackie Kennedy and Richard Nixon, respectively. Hit the jump for more.

REAL STEEL Blu-ray Review

by Andre Dellamorte    Posted: January 30th, 2012 at 6:00 am

There’s nothing inherently wrong with a formula picture, the problem is with filmmakers not investing in the formula. There’s just too many big budget movies these days – like the Pirates or Transformers films – where the characters and what they do don’t make sense, and it’s near impossible to care about anything that happens to them. So it’s strange that director Shawn Levy managed to make a formula picture right. Best known for the sub-par Night at the Museum films, Levy came across as a hack. But Real Steel knows exactly what it’s doing and works you over. Hugh Jackman stars as a washed up boxer trying to make his living fighting with robots. Enter his abandoned son (Dakota Goyo) and a special robot that might be able to take them to the top. Our review of Real Steel on Blu-ray follows after the jump.

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