MUMBAI: Anne Hathaway is set to team up with director Christopher Nolan once again for his new endeavour Interstellar. The 30-year-old Oscar-winning actor will star alongside Matthew McConaughey in the film.
Though the film‘s plot is being kept under wraps, but the film has been in development since 2006 when Steven Spielberg devised the project along with Nolan‘s brother, Jonah Nolan. The director reportedly hired Nolan to write a script for a film based on physicist Kip S Thorne‘s theory that wormholes exist and can be used for space travel.
However, Spielberg left the project, allowing the Nolan brothers, who have collaborated on numerous films, including the Dark Knight trilogy, The Prestige and Memento, to come together once again.
The new script is thought to be a combination of Spielberg‘s movie and an original idea from Christopher.
The sci-fi film, which is a joint production of Paramount and Warner Bros, is being produced by Nolan, Emma Thomas and Lynda Obst.
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Anne Hathaway to come together with Christopher Nolan in Interstellar
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Cameron to use performance capture in water for Avatar sequel
MUMBAI: The forthcoming sequel of James Cameron‘s Avatar will feature underwater motion capture, according to Jon Landau, co-producer of the record-breaking first film.
Speaking at the Technology Summit on Cinema in Las Vegas, Landau said Cameron will take advantage of the technologies brilliant people are putting out in the next two films, it has been reported. "James has proposed to make use of the process because we can simulate it visually but can‘t simulate it experientially for them," Landau has reportedly said. He described the process as performance capture in water.
Earlier, Cameron hinted at the possibility of exploring the oceans of Pandora, the forest moon setting for his 2009 3D box-office hit in the films to come in time to come. "We want to take advantage of the technologies brilliant people are putting out to make the next two movies even more emotionally engaging and visually tantalising, and to really wrap up the story arc of our two main characters," Landau added.
Cameron had also said that he would shoot part two and three back-to-back and release them in December 2014 and 2015 respectively. There is also talk of a fourth film that may manifest as a prequel. -
Tom Cruise confirms doing Mission Impossible 5
MUMBAI: Tom Cruise has confirmed his association with the fifth installment of the Mission Impossible series titled Mission: Impossible.
"I started Mission: Impossible hoping I could make many of them. It‘s a character that I can grow with. At that time it was the most expensive film in the history of Paramount Pictures and the first film I was producing. I am working on the story," he stated. However, he declined to give any more details. Cruise had said in October that he would be keen to make another Mission: Impossible film.
Earlier, Cruise had said, "It‘s been pretty exciting. Seeing an audience respond to have that experience is really wonderful. I‘ll make a bunch of those. I‘ll make as many as people want to see… because they‘re very challenging, and so much fun to make."
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Daniel Craig, Rachel Weisz to star in Broadway’s ‘Betrayal’
MUMBAI: Real-life husband and wife Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz are set to co-star in ‘Betrayal‘ to be produced by Harold Pinter‘s Broadway production.
The couple is set to play adulterous pair named Robert and Emma, it has been reported.
In the film directed by veteran Mike Nichols, Emma, who is married to Robert, is having an affair with Jerry, to be played by Life of Pi star Rafe Spall.
Betrayal that will start previewing from 1 October will open 3 November at New York‘s Barrymore Theatre.
The film which is inspired by Pinter‘s affair with broadcaster Joan Bakewell will mark a Broadway debut for Weisz.
Meanwhile, Craig has been quite familiar with the Broadway stage, when he first acted opposite Hugh Jackman in 2009‘s A Steady Rain.
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Sequel of Avenger to roll early next year
MUMBAI: Filming of the sequel of Avengers Assemble will begin later this year with the film set to roll early next year.
Though the film‘s plot and cast have not been revealed, but it will be written and directed by Joss Whedon, who had directed the first installment.
Stars of the original who might return include Chris Hemsworth as Thor, Robert Downey Jr as Iron Man, Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow, Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye, Samuel L Jackson as Nick Fury and Chris Evans as Captain America.
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Bruce Lee to be honoured at Asian Awards
MUMBAI: Martial arts legend Bruce Lee is set to be honoured with the Founders Award during this year‘s Asian Awards in London this summer for his iconic status and impact on western cinema.
The award would be taken posthumously by Lee‘s wife Linda Lee Cadwell at the third Asian Awards April 16. The honor comes with the 40th anniversary of Lee‘s death.
Previous recipients of the Founders Award include Freddie Mercury for his outstanding contribution to the music industry.
Earlier, the awards recognized the achievements of individuals of South Asian origin, but for the first time, nominees with origins from China, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and other East Asian countries have also been considered.
Asian Awards founder Paul Sagoo reportedly said, "Bruce Lee was the first person of Asian descent to successfully crossover into Hollywood and make such a dramatic impact on western cinema," Sagoo sad. "You can argue that if it wasn‘t for Lee, Asian culture and martial arts would never have really penetrated western culture and we wouldn‘t have Jackie Chan, Jet Li and now actors like Irrfan Khan, who starred in Life of Pi."
Lee, born in San Francisco in 1940, died of a cerebral oedema in 1973 when he was only 32..
Lee‘s film‘s include The Big Boss (1971), Fist of Fury (1972), Way of the Dragon (1972), Enter the Dragon (1973) and The Game of Death (1978).
Earlier, Asian award honorees from the world of entertainment included Asha Bhosle, Amitabh Bachchan, British rapper Jay Sean and composer A.R. Rahman. -
Harry Potter uncle Richard Griffith expires
MUMBAI: Richard Griffiths, who played the boy wizard‘s unsympathetic Uncle Vernon in the Harry Potter movies has expired. He died on Thursday of complications following heart surgery. He was 65.
Griffiths appeared in dozens of films and TV shows and was one of Britain‘s leading stage actors, creating roles including the charismatic teacher Hector in Alan Bennett‘s ‘The History Boys.‘
In 2007 he appeared onstage in ‘Equus‘ alongside his ‘Harry Potter‘ co-star Daniel Radcliffe.
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Sequel to Finding Nemo releasing in 2015
MUMBAI: After years of speculation whether it‘s sequel would actually be produced, the sequel of the Oscar-winning animated film Finding Nemo will be come out in theatres in 2015, it is understood.
The sequel Finding Dory will focus on the absent-minded and chatty blue tang fish voiced by comedienne Ellen DeGeneres. "I‘m excited that it‘s finally happening," DeGeneres has reportedly said. "I read the script and it‘s fantastic, it‘s hilarious, it‘s warm, it‘s everything that you want it to be," she added.
The film will center on Dory reuniting with her ‘loved ones,‘ much like the family-focused plot of Nemo. "There is no Dory without Ellen," Stanton said in a statement. "She won the hearts of moviegoers all over the world – not to mention our team here at Pixar."
Stanton said the film will be set in part along the California coast and take place about a year after Nemo.
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CinemaCon to honour Morgan Feeman with Cinema Icon award
MUMBAI: This year‘s CinemaCon will honour Morgan Freeman with the 2013 Cinema Icon Award.
The actor will be recognized during the convention‘s CinemaCon Big Screen Achievement Awards ceremony on 18 April in The Colosseum at Caesar‘s Palace.
"As one of the most esteemed actors of our time, Morgan Freeman has portrayed some of the most memorable characters ever to appear on film,"reportedly said CinemaCon managing director Mitch Neuhauser, citing the veteran‘s work in Driving Miss Daisy, Glory, The Shawshank Redemption, Unforgiven, Million Dollar Baby and The Dark Knight trilogy.
"Freeman‘s presence exudes a dignity, charm and soul unmatched by any other actor," he added.
The actor stars opposite Tom Cruise in Universal‘s Oblivion that is scheduled to open on 19 Apri.
For record‘s sake, Freeman received an Academy Award in 2005 for his supporting role in Million Dollar Baby and was nominated again for his role in Invictus. Last year he received the Cecil B. Demille Award at the Golden Globes and the year prior, was honored with the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award. -
Documentary on Frank Sinatra in offing
MUMBAI: Brett Ratner, Brian Grazer and Graydon Carter are reportedly in talks to film a documentary on Frank Sinatra.
The project, which is based on the book Mr S: My Life with Frank Sinatra by Sinatra‘s longtime valet George Jacobs, was once slated to be a feature directed by Ratner with Chris Tucker starring in the same. Only now it has been re-imagined as a TV documentary, it is understood.
The book by Jacobs and Hollywood biographer William Stadiem was published in 2003 as a behind-the-scenes look at the singer and the original Rat Pack of Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr and Peter Lawford.