Stephen Moyer

Topher Grace and Stephen Moyer Talk THE DOUBLE, On-Set Pranks, THE WEST WING and Spy Movies

by Heather Warburton    Posted: October 29th, 2011 at 9:00 am

There have been few spy movies in the past decade without a middle east centered plotline. The Double, starring Topher Grace, Richard Gere, and True Blood’s Stephen Moyer, is a throwback to the cold-war espionage films of the ’60s. When a US Senator’s murder bears the trademark of an infamous assassin, rookie FBI agent (Grace), must team up with a retired CIA operative (Gere) to find the killer’s whereabouts. But when true identities are called into question, each must decide who’s playing who.

At the film’s press day, I sat down with Grace and Moyer, who has a small but integral role as a Russian convict. After joking about their Internet habits, on-set pranks, and Moyer’s love of The West Wing (Martin Sheen plays a FBI honcho), we didn’t have time for much else. The two actors, who have a great banter,  also discuss their favorite spy films and getting into character. Hit the jump for the full interview.

Cam Gigandet Joins Anna Paquin in FREE RIDE

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: October 12th, 2011 at 1:24 pm

Cam Gigandet is joining the cast of the indie drama Free Ride. Written and directed by Shana Sosin, the indie drama tells the true story of an abused single mother in the 1970s who moves her two daughters to Florida to make a new life for herself. Anna Paquin stars as the mother, and also has a hand behind the scenes as Free Ride marks the first production for her production company SCAMP. Variety reports that Gigandet will play Paquin’s love interest. The film also stars Drea De Matteo (The Sopranos), Liana Liberato (Tresspass), Ava Acres (Five), Jeff Hephner (Hellcats) and Paquin’s fellow True Blood alum Brit Morgan. Paquin is producing alongside Cerise Hallam Larkin, Susan Dynner, and her husband/True Blood star Stephen Moyer. Production is set to begin later this month in Sarasota, Florida. Paquin will go straight into Free Ride after filming Straight A’s with Ryan Phillippe.

Isla Fisher Up for NOW YOU SEE ME Alongside Jesse Eisenberg; TRUE BLOOD’s Stephen Moyer to Topline Darren Lynn Bousman’s THE BARRENS

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: September 15th, 2011 at 7:32 pm

We’ve got a couple of casting stories to share with you tonight. First up, Isla Fischer is in talks to join the cast of Louis Leterrier’s magician heist pic Now You See Me. Fisher joins an impressive roster that includes Jesse Eisenberg, Mark Ruffalo, Morgan Freeman and Melanie Laurent. The story centers on a group of illusionists who pull off a series of bank heists during their performances, and the FBI agent tasked with bringing them in.

Variety reports that Fisher will play a “master technician” who’s responsible for building the contraptions that the magician troupe uses. Amanda Seyfried was originally in negotiations for the role, but her deal never came to fruition. Ruffalo stars as the FBI agent hunting the group down, and Eisenberg will play the leader of the illusionist group, known as the Four Horseman (no relation to the very strong shot of the same name, I presume). Hit the jump for the casting news of Stephen Moyer in Darren Lynn Bousman’s The Barrens.

Trailer for THE DOUBLE Saves You the Trouble of Seeing the Movie

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: August 31st, 2011 at 9:30 am

The Double looks like it could have been a solid spy flick.  You had Richard Gere and Topher Grace playing government agents trying to track down an assassin code-named Cassius.  Nothing genre-shattering but it could be well executed. Well you know those irritating trailers that give away the entire damn plot?  This trailer for The Double blows them all away.  It gives you a major plot twist that would have been somewhat interesting if not wholly believable within the context of the movie.  It takes you deep into the third act of the film.  It shows you pretty much everything it can in a desperate big to make you want to see this movie and now any desire I had to see the flick has been extinguished by this trailer.  Great job, whoever cut this.

Hit the jump to check out the trailer/condensed version of the entire movie along with the equally terrible poster.  The film also stars Stana Katic, Stephen Moyer, Martin Sheen, and Odette Annable.  The Double opens September 23rd.

Exclusive: Stephen Moyer Talks THE CALLER and TRUE BLOOD

by Christina Radish    Posted: August 25th, 2011 at 3:25 pm

The Caller is a chilling and creepy supernatural thriller about a young troubled divorcee that is being obsessively harassed via telephone by a mad woman who insists she is calling from the past. When Mary Kee (Rachelle Lefevre) begins to receive mysterious phone calls from a woman named Rose (Lorna Raver), she questions the woman’s honesty and motives. As the phone calls become more and more disturbing, Mary’s terror escalates and she cuts all contact with the voice on the other end of the line, leaving Rose enraged and threatening to exact revenge, not on Mary in the present, but on Mary as a child in the past. After learning some of Rose’s history from George (Luis Guzman), whose family has been at the apartment since her time there, and with the help of John (Stephen Moyer), who’s trying to make sense of what’s going on, Mary realizes that she has to kill Rose in order to save herself, but has no idea how to stop someone living 30 years in the past.

During an exclusive phone interview with Collider, actor Stephen Moyer talked about being struck by the old filmmaking traditions in The Caller, shooting his role in just nine days, what the location of Puerto Rico added to the mood of the already eerie story, and how astonishing and mesmerizing he found his co-star Rachelle Lefevre’s performance. He also talked about what his True Blood character, Bill Compton, has learned from everything he’s had to go through this season, how he’s really enjoyed developing the bond between Bill and Jessica (Deborah Ann Woll), how the show always keeps him guessing, and that he’s going to do a low-budget thriller with Radha Mitchell, called Evidence, before starting Season 5 of the HBO vampire series in December. Check out what he had to say after the jump:

First Images from THE DOUBLE Starring Richard Gere and Topher Grace

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: August 11th, 2011 at 9:07 am

Image Entertainment has released the first images from The Double.  The flick centers on a former CIA operative (Richard Gere) who’s called out of retirement and must team up with a rookie FBI agent (Topher Grace) when a US senator turns up dead and bearing the distinctive trademark of a Russian assassin known as “Cassius”.  I’m always up for a good spy thriller and I tend to think Grace is fantastic in everything.  The film also stars Martin Sheen, Stephen Moyer, Odette Yustman, and Stana Katic.

Hit the jump to check out the images along with the official synopsis.  The Double opens September 23rd.

Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer Interview TRUE BLOOD Season 4

by Christina Radish    Posted: August 1st, 2011 at 7:07 am

Six episodes into Season 4 of True Blood, things are definitely heating up in the small, sexy town of Bon Temps, where vampires, werewolves, witches and all things supernatural are becoming more commonplace than the humans. Although everyone with the show is always very tight-lipped, when it comes to plot reveals, during the HBO portion of the TCA Press Tour, co-stars and real-life husband and wife, Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer, talked about Sookie’s stubborn streak, how they enjoys the tension in the relationship between Bill and Sookie because it makes for interesting television, the ability to pitch possible storylines, how the cast is always trying to get tidbits about the story and their characters out of the writers, and how incredibly talented the entire cast is. Check out what they had to say after the jump.

Comic-Con 2011: TRUE BLOOD Panel Recap; Alan Ball Promises Ghosts in Season 4 and More Supernatural Creatures in Season 5 [Updated with Trailer]

by Dave Trumbore    Posted: July 22nd, 2011 at 8:41 pm

In a massively attended panel, the cast and creator of the ever-popular HBO series True Blood teased audience members with scenes from the current season and hints about upcoming seasons. Attended by Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer and Alan Ball, as well as Alexander Skarsgard (Eric Northman), Ryan Kwanten (Jason Stackhouse), Rutina Wesley (Tara Thornton), Nelsan Ellis (Lafayette), Deborah Ann Woll (Jessica Hamby), Kristin Bauer van Straten (Pam) and Kevin Alejandro (Jesus), the cast took fan questions as well as shedding some light on some interesting turns we can expect in the quaint town of Bon Temps. Hit the jump to check out the Q&A.

[Update: HBO has uploaded a new trailer.  Watch it after the break.]

TRUE BLOOD Season Four Premiere Review

by Ashley Landers    Posted: June 25th, 2011 at 10:10 am

Not unlike any other first episode of a new season, True Blood once again reminds us that if we think it didn’t happen, it probably did. Every premiere, we are thrown in the fantastical world of Bon Temps and wondering what else there is lurking behind the lush vegetation of this Louisiana town. This season, however, takes us out of our comfort zone and immediately throws us into what I can only describe as a science-fiction landscape. The fast rising climax of the opening scene without delay takes us from this reverie scene of realization and literally drops us back down to earth, where Sookie (Anna Paquin) is instantly bombarded with a slew of questions and a sudden catharsis like you’ve never imagined.  More after the jump.

INCEPTION Wins Big at the 2011 Saturn Awards

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: June 24th, 2011 at 9:00 am

The 37^th Annual Saturn Awards were held last night. The Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films honored the best in film, television, special effects and more. Inception was the big winner of the night, taking home five awards including Best Science Fiction Film. Other winners in the top categories include Fringe for Best Network Series, Breaking Bad for best Cable Series, Let Me In for Best Horror Film, Alice in Wonderland for Best Fantasy Film and Salt for Best Action/Adventure Film.

Hit the jump to see the full list of winners, and don’t forget to check out Collider’s interviews from the red carpet at the event. We spoke with Brandon Routh, Fringe’s Lance Reddick, and producer Dean Devlin.

TRUE BLOOD Season Three DVD Review

by Rob Vaux    Posted: June 19th, 2011 at 8:00 am

True Blood hasn’t become a breakout hit by resting on its laurels. Each season seemingly reinvents the wheel: taking another in the series of Sookie Stackhouse novels and interpreting it in a way that places its characters in an entirely new light. Season 3 has its ups and downs, but – as the new DVD set shows – when it hits its stride, it can’t be beat. Hit the jump for my full review.

Comic-Con 2011: GAME OF THRONES and TRUE BLOOD

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: June 17th, 2011 at 12:08 pm

HBO has announced two extremely exciting panels that will appear at this year’s Comic-Con: Game of Thrones and True Blood. The cable channel’s new hit series Game of Thrones is making its first appearance at the convention. George R.R. Martin, who wrote the books off of which Thrones is based and serves as a producer/writer on the show, will be moderating the panel. Showrunners David Benioff and D.B Weiss will be joined by stars Emilia Clarke, Peter Dinklage, Kit Harington, Jason Momoa and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau will appear at the panel which is scheduled for Thursday, July 21^st, just days before season two begins production.

Additionally, Alan Ball’s True Blood is making its fourth consecutive appearance at the Con, with Ball and stars Anna Paquin, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Ryan Kwanten, Rutina Wesley, Kevin Alejandro, Kristin Bauer van Straten, Nelsan Ellis, Joe Manganiello and Deborah Ann Woll scheduled to appear at the panel on Friday, July 22^nd. Hit the jump to read HBO’s full press release.

New Trailer and Poster for Season Four of TRUE BLOOD

by Ethan Anderton    Posted: May 25th, 2011 at 8:47 am

Summer is almost here which means it’s almost time for some steamy and bloody (though hopefully not at the same time) vampire encounters with the fourth season of True Blood on HBO. And to keep getting you excited we have an all-new trailer and poster for the season premiere coming on June 26th at 9/8c on HBO. This season seems to be getting really political with the vampire species attempting to win over certain sects of the human population and obviously witches are coming into play now too. This season should really mix things up a bit, and I know fans are foaming at the mouth for as much True Blood as they can get, so without further adieu, checkout the new trailer and poster after the jump.

New Trailer for Season Four of TRUE BLOOD

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: May 12th, 2011 at 6:06 pm

HBO has released a new trailer for the upcoming season of True Blood, giving us our first look at quite a bit of footage from the fourth season. When we left off at the end of last season, Sookie was all up in her fairy business, Bill was fly-fighting with fellow vampire Sophie-Anne, and we were teased with the existence of witches. If we’ve learned anything from past seasons of the Alan Ball series, we can expect some batshit-craziness from pretty much every episode.

Hit the jump to check out the trailer. Season four of True Blood begins June 26^th.

4 Clips from PRIEST

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: May 1st, 2011 at 9:58 am

With Screen Gems Priest opening May 13, the studio has sent over four clips from director Scott Stewart’s film that stars Paul Bettany, Karl Urban, Cam Gigandet, Maggie Q, Lily Collins, Brad Dourif, Stephen Moyer, and Christopher Plummer.  Here’s the synopsis:

Priest is a post-apocalyptic sci-fi ride, set in an alternate world – one ravaged by centuries of war between man and vampires. The story revolves around a legendary Warrior Priest from the last Vampire War who now lives in obscurity among the other downtrodden human inhabitants in walled-in dystopian cities ruled by the Church. When his niece is abducted by a murderous pack of vampires, Priest breaks his sacred vows to venture out on a quest to find her before they turn her into one of them. He is joined on his crusade by his niece’s boyfriend, a trigger-fingered young wasteland sheriff, and a former Warrior Priestess who possesses otherworldly fighting skills.

Hit the jump to watch the clips.

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