OK, NOT a trilogy. But an aging quintet are summoned back to their old haunts for a recreation of an epic pub crawl only to discover the town’s been taken over by aliens. Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman, Eddie Marsan and Paddy Considine are the lads, Rosamund Pike is there for feminine common sense. Looks epic. Due out in August.
Sam Worthington and Hailee Steinfeld (“True Grit”) will co-star in a new action piece from director Philip Noyce, “For the Dogs.”
It’s about a young woman touring Italy with her beau, unaware her family’s been murdered, with Worthingon as the agent keeping an eye on her as one last favor to her dead father.
It’s based on an Oren Moverman script of a Kevin Wignall novel, with echoes of “The Ring” cycle (Wagner, not J-horror) and Jane Austen’s “Persuasion.”
This trailer, co-starring Franco, Danny McBride and Tim Blake Nelson, feels period perfect, like a gritty by-the-book adaptation of William Faulkner’s “As I Lay Dying.” Not a lot of money on the screen, here. And it being a literary period piece, the audience for it won’t be large. But this is ambitious. It’s showing at Cannes.
His “comeback” vehicle failed to come back. And even though Arnold Schwarzenegger has work lined up, his headlining days appear to be pretty much over.
Could a remake of a junk-film “classic” from Troma Films be just the ticket, a safe risk that could pay dividends? “The Toxic Avenger” seems more current in its anti-pollution ethos than ever. Kid falls into a vat of radioactive waste, emerges as a hulking crime fighter. And Steve “Hot Tub Time Machine” Pink would love to remake it. With Arnold.
Al Pacino has signed on to a film project that , on the surface, sounds awfully generic. But considering that David Gordon Green is directing “Manglehorn,” (titled “Mangel” on IMDb) there’s hope that it won’t be. It’s about a retired small town eccentric with a criminal past he’s going to have to come to grips with.
Green has had his “Pineapple Express/The Sitter/Your Highness” run. But with the two-hander “Prince Avalanche” earning buzz, “Joe” (with Nicolas Cage) have similar promise and now this, it may be that he’s back in the business of making indie films — at least until the money runs out.
She’s made a name for herself playing quirky, independent, sexy but naive young women wrestling with life and love and getting started in the world of work.
Greta Gerwig co-wrote “Frances Ha” with Noah Baumbach, and it the quintessential Greta Gerwig role — slow to commit, stumbling, delusional about her career choice (dancer) but unsinkable.
Questions for the star of “Nights and Weekends” and “Lola Versus” and “Greenberg?” Post’em as comments. Thanks.
Yes, even the misogynist’s misogyny basher Neil LaBute has to seek out a younger target audience with this Adam Brody dramedy about a guy who sets out to see all his old girlfriend’s to ensure a “No harm, no foul” conclusion from each. And doesn’t really achieve that. Zoe Kazan, Kristen Bell, Emily Mortimer, Jennifer Morrison…yeah, they’re still mad.
We first noticed the Canadian Sarah Polley as an actress in indie films such “The Secret Life of Words” and “My Life Without Me.” Yeah, she was in “Dawn of the Dead” and “Splice,” but indie films have been where she’s made her mark.
Now, we’re noticing her more for her writing and directing. “Away From Her” had Oscar nominations, “Take This Waltz” lured Seth Rogen into co-starring. And now, “Stories We Tell” is an inventive, surprising documentary about her research into the mother she never really knew.
She’s a much bigger deal north of the border, where her every move and movie is scrutinized. But she’s worth taking note of down here, as well. Questions for Sarah? Post them as comments, and thanks for the help.
“Big Game” is the title of a new action film that reliable action star Samuel L. Jackson has signed onto. He’ll have the Morgan Freeman role, this time. Yeah, he’s getting up there. He’ll play the president.
It’s to be directed by that fabulous Finn who did the Santa as monster myth tale “Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale.”
Here’s Deadline’s plot description — It’s about “a shy 13-year old boy who undergoes a test of manhood by spending a day and night alone in the wilderness. On the same night, Air Force One is shot down by terrorists and the boy discovers the president in an escape pod in the forest where the pair team up in a struggle for survival.”
I would say “family friendly,” with a question mark. But having seen “Rare Exports” and knowing Samuel L…
