The Invention of Hugo Cabret

Producer Graham King Talks HUGO, the TOMB RAIDER Reboot, JERSEY BOYS, His Freddie Mercury Biopic, THE VAULT, More

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: November 28th, 2011 at 5:41 pm

Last week, director Martin Scorsese released his first 3D film, Hugo.  Based on Brian Selznick’s The Invention of Hugo Cabret and written by John Logan, the film stars Asa Butterfield as a young boy secretly living in a train station in 1931 Paris.  As he attempts to piece together a puzzle that he’d been working on with his father, the results transform not only Hugo, but everyone he comes in contact with.  The impressive cast also includes Chloe Moretz, Sacha Baron Cohen, Sir Ben Kingsley, Jude Law, Ray Winstone, Christopher Lee, Helen McCrory, Richard Griffiths, Frances de la Tour, Emily Mortimer, and Michael Stuhlbarg. You can watch a trailer here.

Anyway, last week I got to sit down with producer Graham King for an extended interview. During our wide ranging conversation, we talked about how Hugo came together, how he determines the budget for each production, and how much 3D added to the cost.  In addition, with King involved in so many other projects, I got updates on the Freddie Mercury biopic that he has in development with Sacha Baron Cohen playing Mercury, the Tomb Raider reboot, the Jersey Boys movie adaptation, The Battle of Britain, and The Vault which he’s developing with Johnny Depp‘s production company Infinitum Nihil.  Hit the jump for more.

First Trailer for Martin Scorsese’s HUGO

by Adam Chitwood    Posted: July 14th, 2011 at 4:27 pm

It’s apparently official trailer day, as the first trailer for Martin Scorsese’s Hugo has just been released. The film, previously titled Hugo Cabret, marks the master director’s first foray into 3D as well as his first family-geared outing. I love the magical tone and sense of wonder Scorsese’s conjured up here, and it looks cute, but I don’t necessarily get a grandiose feeling from this first trailer. While his hand is very evident in the camera movements and overall feel of the shots, the footage seems a tad bit underwhelming. It may be the incongruous rock music that plays over 2/3’s of it, or the director may simply not want to reveal too much too soon. Either way, it’s hard to deny that the prospect of Scorsese, one of the foremost authorities on the history of cinema, tooling around with native 3D is pretty damn exciting.

Hit the jump to watch the trailer. The film stars Chloe Moretz, Asa Butterfield, Jude Law, Ben Kingsley, Ray Winstone, Christopher Lee and Sacha Baron Cohen. Hugo opens December 9^th, 2011.

Chloe Moretz Exclusive Interview LET ME IN; Plus Updates on EMILY THE STRANGE, HUGO CABRET, HICK and THE RUT

by Christina Radish    Posted: October 4th, 2010 at 12:44 pm

When actress Chloe Grace Moretz says that she’s not just a normal 13-year-old girl, it’s very easy to believe her. Having begun her entertainment career at the age of five, as a model in New York City, she moved with her family to Los Angeles and has been booking acting jobs non-stop ever since.

After various television and film roles, she was brought to the attention of adult audiences with her role as Hit Girl, a ferocious, potty-mouthed 11-year-old in Kick-Ass, the action-packed adaptation of Mark Millar’s comic book of the same name. She then decided to follow up that memorable performance with her current feature, the haunting horror film Let Me In, in which she plays the eerie and mysterious 12-year-old Abby, who turns out to be a vicious vampire that needs blood to survive.

While doing promotion on that film’s opening weekend, Chloe Moretz spoke to Collider in this exclusive phone interview about relating to a character like Abby, doing her own physical stunts and being very proud of her work in the film. She also talked about her work in the psychological thriller The Fields, the experience of shooting in 3D with Martin Scorsese for Hugo Cabret, her first two leading roles in the upcoming features The Rut and Hick (she says Kirsten Dunst is in talks for this), bringing the popular goth character Emily the Strange to life in live-action form and the chance of a Kick-Ass 2 ever happening. Check out what she had to say after the jump.

Emily Mortimer and Michael Stuhlbarg Join Martin Scorsese’s 3D Family Flick THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: July 20th, 2010 at 10:35 pm

Emily Mortimer (Shutter Island) and Michael Stuhlbarg (A Serious Man) have joined the cast of Martin Scorsese’s 3D family film The Invention of Hugo Cabret.  Based on the best-selling book by Brian Zelznick, Cabret follows “Hugo (Asa Butterfield), an orphan boy living a secret life in the walls of a Paris train station. When he encounters a broken machine, an eccentric girl (Chloe Moretz) and a cold, reserved man (Ben Kingsley) who runs a toy shop, he is caught up in a magical, mysterious adventure that could put all of his secrets in jeopardy.”  The cast also includes Sacha Baron Cohen, Jude Law, Christopher Lee and Ray Winstone.

According to Heat Vision, Mortimer plays the station’s flower shop girl, Lisette, and Stuhlbarg plays Rene Tabard, a film restorer.  Mortimer is also set to co-star with Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks and Zooey Deschanel in the comedy My Idiot Brother while Stuhlbarg can next be seen as crime boss Arnold Rothstein in the upcoming HBO series Boardwalk Empire (Scorsese directed the show’s pilot).

Scorsese’s Next Now Called HUGO CABRET; Filming Commences and Full Cast Announced Which Includes Jude Law, Ray Winstone and Christopher Lee

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: June 29th, 2010 at 1:12 pm

Sony has just sent out a press release saying production has begun on Martin Scorsese’s first 3D movie Hugo Cabret and they’ve included the full cast.  What’s interesting about the press release is the title change.  The book is called The Invention of Hugo Cabret, but it looks like the studio is shortening it to just the final two words.

The other big news from the press release is the listing of the full cast.  While we already knew Ben Kingsley, Sacha Baron Cohen and Chloë Moretz were in the film, Scorsese has also landed Jude Law, Christopher Lee, Ray Winstone and Richard Griffiths.  Needless to say, this is a film we’ll be watching closely.  Hit the jump for more details and the full press release:

First Logo for MEN IN BLACK 3 (or “MIIIB in 3D”) and SPIDER-MAN in 3D

by Brendan Bettinger    Posted: June 5th, 2010 at 11:42 am

This post of early looks at film logos is dedicated to the upcoming slate of Sony.  The notable debuts include:

• Men in Black III (3D), which will bring back Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones back to the alien franchise, with Josh Brolin set to co-star as a young Agent K
• The Zookeeper, the Kevin James talking-animal comedy which features Sylvester Stallone, Adam Sandler, Jon Favreau, Judd Apatow, and Cher among others as the voices of the zoo critters
• The Smurfs, an adaptation of the comic strip/animated series which features Hank Azaria and Neil Patrick Harris among the live-action cast, while Anton Yelchin, Jonathan Winters, Katy Perry, Alan Cumming, Fred Armisen, George Lopez, and Paul Reubens will voice the Smurfs
• Spider-Man in 3D.  I think the logo speaks for itself. It’s clear they don’t know what it’ll be called yet, but it’s definitely going 3D.

One thing to note is the inclusion of the Ghostbusters logo.  It’s not a new image to the franchise, but the fact that Sony is putting it out there suggests they’re committing to making Ghostbusters 3 a reality.  It makes sense financially, but public appearances by Bill Murray have made it seem like less of a certainty.

Sir Ben Kingsley Interview PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME; Plus He Talks About THE WACKNESS and Scorsese’s THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: May 29th, 2010 at 7:11 pm

With Walt Disney’s Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time getting released this weekend, a few days ago I got to do a phone interview with one of the best actors in the world: Sir Ben Kingsley.  As most of you have seen the trailers and know what the film is about, I’m going to keep this intro brief.  But if you’re not familiar, here’s a bunch of clips from the movie and the synopsis.

Anyway, since every actor promoting their movie does a lot of interviews on the same day and most are right after the other, I decided to start off the interview by talking about The Wackness.  As some of you might remember, I spoke to Ben Kingsley at Sundance a few years ago about The Wackness as it was a film I truly loved and his work as Dr. Squires was completely out of character.  Thankfully, he seemed to remember me and we reminisced about the film.  Of course we also talked about Prince of Persia and he also told me how he’s currently preparing to work with Martin Scorsese again on his first 3D movie called The Invention of Hugo Cabret.  It’s a great interview so hit the jump to check it out:

Paramount Sets MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE IV for December 16, 2011

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: May 6th, 2010 at 1:52 pm

Paramount Pictures has set December 16, 2011 as the release date for Mission: Impossible IV.  No director has been announced, but when we last reported on the film, it appeared that the studio was hammering out the final details with Oscar-winner Brad Bird (The Incredibles).  There are no story details on the fourth film, but Tom Cruise will return as Agent Ethan Hunt.  J.J. Abrams, who directed the third film, will return as a producer.  Screenwriters Josh Applebaum and Andre Nemec are attached to write the script, from an original idea by Cruise and Abrams.

Hit the jump for a list of the other films that Mission: Impossible IV will be competing with around its new release date.

Martin Scorsese’s THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET to Be Filmed in 3D; Set for a December 2011 Release

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: April 13th, 2010 at 10:14 pm

Martin Scorsese will make his first 3D picture with his adaptation of the children’s book The Invention of Hugo Cabret.  During a panel this past January at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Scorsese voiced his interest and support of 3D filmmaking.  Variety now confirms that Scorsese has personally embraced the technology and will shoot his latest film in 3D.  While I’m not a 3D devotee, I’m heartened that A) the film will be shot in 3D rather than upconverted from 2D to 3D in post-production; and B) Scorsese is once again defying expectations and showing us that he’s always trying to do something new (Hugo Cabret will also be his first film based off a children’s novel).

Hit the jump for the official synopsis of the book by Brian Selznick.  Adapted by John Logan (The Aviator), the film stars Asa Butterfield (The Boy in the Striped Pajamas), Chloe Moretz (Kick-Ass), Ben Kingsley, and Sacha Baron Cohen.  The Invention of Hugo Cabret has set a release date of December 9, 2011.

Chloe Moretz and Asa Butterfield Cast in THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET; Dakota Goyo to Co-Star with Hugh Jackman in REAL STEEL

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: March 15th, 2010 at 9:14 pm

We have two pieces of child actor casting to report tonight.  First, Deadline says that Chloe Moretz (Kick-Ass) and Asa Butterfield (The Boy in the Striped Pajamas) have been cast in Martin Scorsese’s The Invention of Hugo Cabret.  Butterfield will play the title character who is an orphan/clock keeper/thief who lives in a train station.  Moretz will play opposite Butterfield as Isabelle, “an eccentric girl and the owner of a small toy booth in the train station.”  Moretz and Butterfield will star alongside Sacha Baron Cohen and Ben Kingsley, whose casting we reported on earlier today.

Meanwhile, THR reports that 11-year-old Dakota Goyo (Resurrecting the Champ) will star with Hugh Jackman in Shawn Levy’s Real Steel.  The film is set in the future where robots have replaced humans as boxers.  Goyo’s character is described as “a street-smart, tough, charming kid with a hard, untrusting outer shell which hides a warm enthusiastic spirit beneath.”  Don’t worry.  The activation of your gag-reflex at this description is completely normal.

Ben Kingsley and Sacha Baron Cohen in Talks to Join Martin Scorsese’s THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: March 15th, 2010 at 11:23 am

Ben Kingsley and Sacha Baron Cohen are in negotiations to star in The Invention of Hugo Cabret, the next film from Martin Scorsese.  Set in a Paris train station in 1930, the film is based off Brian Selznick’s children’s book about a 12-year-old orphan, clock keeper, and thief Hugo Cabret.

According to Deadline, Baron Cohen would play the role of the station inspector while Kinsley, who appears in Scorsese’s latest film, Shutter Island, would play the pivitol role of famous silent film director and cinematic pioneer Georges Méliès (A Trip to the Moon).

Hit the jump to check out the official book description.

Martin Scorsese Eyes Children’s Book HUGO CABRET for Next Film

by Bill Graham    Posted: January 21st, 2010 at 5:37 pm

Martin Scorsese is in talks to direct the adaptation of Brian Selznick’s children’s book The Invention of Hugo Cabret. The project would not only reunite him with The Departed producer Graham King, but also with The Aviator writer John Logan, according to Variety (although a couple of European publications first reported this story; they naturally received no credit from Variety). With production targeted for May, this would be a fast-tracked movie for GK Films and Scorsese.

Story centers on Hugo, a young orphan living in a Paris train station during the 1930s, who must solve the mystery of a discarded automata (wind-up robot) left by his dead father. Selznick based the story on Georges Méliès, a real-life magician-turned-filmmaker in the early 1900s who collected automata that was donated to a museum and later thrown away. For why the book is so unique and impressions, hit the jump.

Martin Scorsese to film THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET Next?

by Keith Demko    Posted: January 5th, 2010 at 10:33 am

After paying a hopefully thoroughly terrifying visit to Shutter Island, director Martin Scorsese may next turn his sights to Paris and London to make The Invention of Hugo Cabret, with filming starting in May, according to several European newspapers.

So, what in the world is that about? Well, the historical fiction book by Brian Selznick is about a 12-year-old boy who lives within the walls of a Paris train station in 1931 and maintains the station’s clocks – a job which is supposed to be performed by his uncle, a hopeless drunk. A whole new adventure begins when he discovers an automaton, one of the wind-up, mechanical figures created by film-maker Georges Méliès, and works to bring it to life. Though this is a book designed for children, having read and loved it, I can confirm it’s a wildly entertaining tale for anyone with an active imagination.

But what are the odds this will really happen? Hit the jump to find out what else Scorsese has – or is rumored to have – in the works.

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