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First Trailer and Poster for RETURN Starring Linda Cardellini and Michael Shannon

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: January 4th, 2012 at 4:45 pm

A trailer for the drama Return has gone online. The film stars Linda Cardellini (Freaks and Geeks) as a returned soldier struggling to fit back into the life she left behind. It’s a familiar story that’s been told quite a few times before, but Return tells it from a female’s point of view. It’s hard to judge the movie based on the trailer as its success will likely hinge on the performances, but Cardellini looks to be doing some solid work here. We don’t see much of co-stars Michael Shannon (Boardwalk Empire) and John Slattery (Mad Men), but the trailer’s more a mood piece than a full-on plot explanation.

Hit the jump to check out the trailer. Directed by Liza Johnson, Return opens in select theaters February 10th and will be available VOD on February 28th.

THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU Blu-ray Review

by Andre Dellamorte    Posted: June 22nd, 2011 at 6:09 am

Writer/director George Nolfi’s The Adjustment Bureau is neither fish nor fowl, but is engaging enough that it may find a second life on home video. Matt Damon stars as David Norris, a promising political figure who loses his shot at being in congress, but meets Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt), who he immediately falls in love with and leads him to the best speech of his life. Nolfi adapted the Phillip K. Dick story into a fantasy love story, where Norris comes to see that there are things/people (including Anthony Mackie, John Slattery and Terrence Stamp) that control his fate. Our review of the Blu-ray of The Adjustment Bureau follows after the jump.

7 Movie Clips from THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: February 11th, 2011 at 10:30 am

Universal has provided us with seven clips from Matt Damon’s upcoming romance/thriller The Adjustment Bureau.  Written and directed by George Nolfi (writer of The Bourne Ultimatum), the film is based on a short story by Philip K. Dick entitled Adjustment Team and centers on the apparently forbidden relationship between politician David Norris (Damon) and Elise Sellas (Emily Blunt).  As the story goes, the two are kept apart by a mysterious team of adjusters who claim it’s in everyone’s best interest if they go their separate ways.  Hit the jump to watch the clips.

The Adjustment Bureau opens on March 4th.  In addition to Damon and Blunt, the film also stars Terence Stamp, John Slattery (Mad Men), and Anthony Mackie (The Hurt Locker).

Two Posters for THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU Starring Matt Damon and Emily Blunt

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: November 30th, 2010 at 8:16 am

Universal has released a US and a UK poster for their upcoming thriller The Adjustment Bureau.  Based on a short story by Philip K. Dick, the plot centers on an ambitious politician (played by Matt Damon) who falls in love with a ballet dancer (Emily Blunt) but discovers that mysterious forces and a team of shadowy figures are trying to keep them apart.  The film also stars Anthony Mackie, John Slattery, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Michael Kelly, and Terence Stamp.

Hit the jump to check out the posters.  While the film was originally slated to open this past September, it is now set to open on March 4, 2011.

MAD MEN Character Roger Sterling’s Memoirs are for Real; Due to Hit Bookstores Next Month

by Talia Soghomonian    Posted: October 27th, 2010 at 5:16 pm

Remember when John Slattery’s character Roger Sterling published his memoirs in season 4 of Mad Men? Well, it turns out it wasn’t just a prop for the hit AMC TV series. Sterling’s Gold is actually going to be available at a bookstore near you in November. Published by Grove/Atlantic it was too good of an opportunity not to grab for both the show’s creator and publisher since Mad Men is one of the most popular TV shows with critics, winning Emmys and other accolades since its inception.

Subtitled “Wit and Wisdom of an Ad Man”, the memoir offers the golden rules that mad ad man Roger Sterling Jr. lives by. The show’s creator Matthew Weiner basically inhabited Sterling’s mind wrote the preface and as well as the text. John Slattery’s head shot will grace the cover, and that’s his only involvement in the book, as far as I know. More about Sterling’s Gold and a sneak peak at some of Roger’s pearls of wisdom after the jump.

John Slattery and Sam Elliott in Consideration to Play J. Jonah Jameson in Upcoming SPIDER-MAN Reboot

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: October 27th, 2010 at 2:35 pm

With big news regarding The Hobbit, the Avatar sequels, and Christopher Nolan’s now titled Batman film today, it’s only fair that there’s a bit of Spider-Man news as well.  Director Marc Webb is currently busy rounding out the cast for his 3D reboot of the Spider-Man franchise, set to start filming in December.  With Andrew Garfield (The Social Network) and Emma Stone (Easy A) set to play Peter Parker and Gwen Stacey, and the recent news that Rhys Ifans (Notting Hill) has been chosen for The Lizard, the producers are now turning towards casting Daily Bugle Editor-in-Chief J. Jonah Jameson.  Among the names being considered for the part (previously played by J.K. Simmons in the Sam Raimi films) are John Slattery (Mad Men) and Sam Elliott (The Big Lebowski).

What’s Playing reports that a dozen or so actors are under consideration, being brought into the studio under the guise that they’re reading for an “Untitled Teen Action Adventure Movie”.  The 3D film is set to hit theaters July 30, 2012.  Hit the jump for a bit more, including what we know so far about the secretive project.

Casting Call: Alice Eve in ATM; Ray Liotta Feels WANDERLUST; John Slattery Makes a RETURN; Martin Freeman Joins ANIMALS

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: October 8th, 2010 at 9:21 am

We have four brief casting stories for you this morning.  First up, the Winnipeg Free Press reports [via Bloody Disgusting] that Alice Eve (She’s Out of My League) has replaced Margarita Levieva in David Brooks’ ATM.  Described as “Hitchcockian”, the film (written by Buried screenwriter Chris Sparling), centers on three co-workers (Eve, Brian Geraghty, and Peck) who make a late-night visit to an ATM and end up in a desperate fight for their lives when they become trapped by an unknown man.

Hit the jump for casting news regarding Ray Liotta in Wanderlust, John Slattery in Return, and Martin Freeman in Animals.

Images From MAD MEN Season 4 Episode 1

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: July 7th, 2010 at 3:48 pm

While Mad Men creator Matthew Weiner likes to keep everything secret until the night the show airs, with season 4 set to begin July 25th, AMC has released a number of images from the first episode.  So if you need a Mad Men fix without spoilers, hit the jump.  And if you haven’t yet seen this brilliant show, you’re missing out on something special.

Dominic Cooper CONFIRMED to Play Howard Stark in CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: June 29th, 2010 at 2:39 pm

Yesterday, we received the official press release that Tommy Lee Jones will play General Chester Phillips in Captain America: The First Avenger.  Today, Marvel has sent us another press release confirmation announcing that Dominic Cooper (An Education) will play Howard Stark.  We reported back in May that Cooper had secured the part.  It was also rumored that he would play Fandral (one of the Warriors Three) in Thor so it looks like Cooper still found his way into the Marvel Universe.  As those who saw Iron Man 2 (or read comics) know, Howard Stark is the father of Tony Stark (aka Iron Man) and was played in that film by John Slattery (Mad Men). However, since Captain America takes place during World War II, a younger Howard Stark is required.  I assume that Stark’s engineering genius will factor into the creation of Captain America’s equipment.

The film stars Chris Evans as Captain America and co-stars Hayley Atwell, Sebastian Stan, Stanley Tucci, Toby Jones, Neal McDonough, and Hugo Weaving.  Hit the jump for the press release.  Captain America: The First Avenger is slated to open on July 22, 2011.

Will Dominic Cooper Play Howard Stark in CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER?

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: May 24th, 2010 at 2:03 pm

Iron Man 2 features a fair share of video footage of John Slattery as Howard Stark (aka Tony’s father) circa 1974.  The character will play some role in Marvel’s upcoming Captain America: The First Avenger, though its 1940s setting would preclude the silver fox Slattery from reprising his role decades earlier, save for a hideous digital de-aging process.

Though it wasn’t worth, you know, elaborating on, Salon recently chatted with Dominic Cooper (An Education) at Cannes regarding his recent turn in Stephen Frears’s Tamara Drew.  Off camera, they confirmed that the actor has secured the role of Howard Stark in the upcoming Captain America.  The superhero film stars Chris Evans in the title role alongside Hugo Weaving as Red Skull, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes, Hayley Atwell as Peggy Carter, Toby Jones as Arnim Zola, and (of course) Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury.  As directed by Joe Johnston (Wolfman) Captain America: The First Avenger will hit theaters on July 22, 2011.

First Trailer for THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU Starring Matt Damon and Emily Blunt

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: May 12th, 2010 at 11:17 am

Universal has released the first trailer for director George Nolfi’s thriller The Adjustment Bureau.  While this might be Nolfi’s first time in the director’s chair, he’s written Oceans Twelve, Timeline, and The Bourne Ultimatum, so he clearly knows his way around a movie set and how to tell a story.

Starring Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Anthony Mackie, John Slattery, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Michael Kelly and Terence Stamp, The Adjustment Bureau is based on the Short Story “The Adjustment Team” by Philip K. Dick (Total Recall, Minority Report, Blade Runner).  The film is about whether or not we control our destiny, or do unseen forces manipulate us.

If you’re a fan of sci-fi, Matt Damon, or Philip K. Dick, you’re going to like the look of this trailer.  Hit the jump to take a look:

Writer Dan Fogelman Wants Jack Nicholson to Suffer a HANGOVER while in LAST VEGAS

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: April 21st, 2010 at 9:20 pm

Today, we have yet another comedy screenplay floating around Hollywood whose pitch begins with “It’s The Hangover meets . . .”; this one has its eyes on Jack Nicholson to star.  According to Vulture, screenwriter Dan Fogelman (Cars, Bolt) has scripted the tale of four baby boomer childhood friends who reunite decades later to witness the marriage of Billy, the lifelong bachelor role earmarked for Nicholson–I’ma go ahead and end the pitch with ” . . . meets Space Cowboys.”  Fogelman has slapped the grammatically defiant title LASt VEGAS on the front page, though I’ll consider it a working title because neither I nor marquees are very fond of it.

After the jump, you’ll find a sneak peak at Fogelman’s script which gives a sense of why Nicholson was forwarded a draft.

AMC Sets Return Date for MAD MEN – Plus Matt Weiner Says Only 3 More Seasons?

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: April 20th, 2010 at 8:27 am

AMC has announced Mad Men will be returning with its fourth season on Sunday, July 25, at 10 p.m.  Since last year, fans have been wondering what the future holds for the workers of Sterling Cooper, as the third season finale really shook things up.  But while everyone is looking forward to the critically acclaimed show returning, the end of Mad Men might be in sight.  That’s because at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) convention in Las Vegas, Mad Men creator and writer, Matt Weiner announced he would not go past 6 seasons – should the series continue to be renewed.   More after the jump:

MAD MEN Season Three DVD Review

by Jennifer Smith    Posted: April 13th, 2010 at 8:03 am

Mad Men is all about veneer, the illusion of the perfect person and the perfect family in the early 1960′s. Our hero Don Draper works at an ad agency, Sterling Cooper, and creates the illusion of the perfect life in print. Though Don and his wife Betty Draper are wealthy and attractive with a large home and two kids, there is a dark underbelly to their seemingly model life. Drinking and smoking are the norm for everyone, whether in the office or outside of it. Shockingly to contemporary audiences, Betty smokes and drinks while pregnant, the custom in those times. Like many early 1960′s hard-nosed, keep your chin up type-people, Betty and Don Draper are appalling parents. Cold, uncommunicative and barely affectionate, they send their kids outside, upstairs or to watch television if the wind so much as blows. It’s amazing that the Draper’s little boy dosen’t grow up to be Showtime’s Dexter, the loveable sociopath serial killer.  More after the jump:

First Images of Matt Damon and Emily Blunt in Director George Nolfi’s THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: April 10th, 2010 at 3:50 pm

Universal has released the first images from writer/director George Nolfi’s The Adjustment Bureau.  The movie is based on the short story The Adjustment Team by Philip K. Dick and it stars Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Anthony Mackie, John Slattery, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Michael Kelly and Terence Stamp.  Here’s the short synopsis:

Do we control our destiny, or do unseen forces manipulate us? Matt Damon stars in the thriller The Adjustment Bureau as a man who glimpses the future Fate has planned for him and realizes he wants something else. To get it, he must pursue the only woman he’s ever loved across, under and through the streets of modern-day New York.

So what do you get when you mix Matt Damon and Philip K. Dick?  A lot of excited sci-fi fans…like me!  Hit the jump for a more detailed synopsis and two images in high resolution.  The Adjustment Bureau gets released July 30, 2010.

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