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  • Warner Bros revives ‘Shantaram’, Johnny Depp taps Joel Edgerton

    Warner Bros revives ‘Shantaram’, Johnny Depp taps Joel Edgerton

    MUMBAI: Warner Bros is in talks with Joel Edgerton to star in Shantaram, an adaptation of the Gregory David Roberts novel that is being produced by Inifinitum Nihil partners Johnny Depp and Christi Dembrowski, and GK Films’ Graham King. Following a couple of stalled attempts to get this feature adaptation up and running after the studio paid $2 million for the rights in 2004, Depp himself jump started the process by personally courting Edgerton to play a role Depp once intended to play before the film was derailed by the writer’s strike.

     

    Edgerton is being courted for the lead role of a remarkable protagonist who, at the time the book became a sensation in Hollywood, was said to have been modeled after the author in a thinly veiled memoir. He starts as an Australian heroin addict who escapes a maximum-security prison, reinvents himself as a doctor in the slums of India and eventually uses gun-running and counterfeiting skills to fight against the invading Russian troops in Afghanistan.

     

    Edgerton, who most recently starred in The Great Gatsby and Zero Dark Thirty, is Australian-born and fits the model of the protagonist very well. The script is by Eric Roth. Back when Depp was going to star.

  • Josh Brolin and Jake Gyllenhaal to come together for ‘Everest’

    Josh Brolin and Jake Gyllenhaal to come together for ‘Everest’

    MUMBAI: The movie about a tragic attempt to climb Mount Everest is in closing negotiations with Josh Borlin, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jason Clark and John Hawkes. Based on a true story, Universal is talking to Emmet/Furla to co-finance the film and distribute Everest in North America.

    Baltasar Kormakur will be directing the movie. The plot is about two expedition groups who are climbing Mount Everest but are hit by a massive storm, leaving eight people in the two groups dead. The movie is most likely to be shot in Iceland which is also Kormakur‘s homeland.

    Jason Clarke, from Zero Dark Thirty, and Jake Gyllenhaal, from End of Watch, will be playing the roles of the two group leaders.

  • PVR to celebrate 85th Academy Awards from 15-21 Feb

    PVR to celebrate 85th Academy Awards from 15-21 Feb

    MUMBAI: PVR, the leading entertainment company in India, will be celebrating the 85th Academy Awards by showcasing popularly celebrated movies at the Oscars at PVR multiplexes from 15-21 February in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune and Ahmedabad.

    The multiplex brand, PVR intends to keep the movie lovers hooked with an interesting showcase of movies like Silver Linings Lincoln, Zero Dark Thirty, Argo, Life of PI, Les Miserables and The Impossible.

    PVR JMD Sanjeev Bijli said, “We feel delighted to showcase the Oscar nominated movies known for its excellence in cinematic achievements at PVR cinemas. With the film fraternity looking up to the Academy Awards for its quality cinema and global outlook, it is a feeling of pride to celebrate the Oscars.

    “Over the years, PVR has offered to its movie aficionados an interesting mix of movies, satiating the appetite of entertainment of different classes. We at PVR cinemas intend to bring quality entertainment to our audience so that it does not have to wait to catch its favorite stars, action and drama for long.”

  • PVR releasing Zero Dark Thirty on 14 February

    PVR releasing Zero Dark Thirty on 14 February

    MUMBAI: Come 14 February, PVR Pictures is all set to end the greatest manhunt for the world‘s most dangerous man Osama Bin Laden when it releases Kathryn Bigelow‘s Zero Dark Thirty. The Oscar nominated film chronicles a decade-long hunt for the most dreaded terrorist.

    The film has a great connection with India. Not only were some key sequences shot in India, but also the actor who plays the role of Osama has an Indian descent.

    The bazaar of Manimajra near Chandigarh was turned into Pakistani market overnight. The town was also made to replicate Abbottabad in Pakistan. Jessica Chastain who plays the role of Maya in Zero Dark Thirty believes that Indians will definitely be able to relate to Zero Dark Thirty.

    PVR Pictures is currently running a contest which gives audiences a chance to watch this epic movie this Valentine. Audiences are enthusiastically participating in the contest on Twitter. The film has already generated much buzz in India and the audience is extremely keen to watch the movie.

  • ‘Lincoln’, ‘Life Of Pi’ top Oscar nominations

    ‘Lincoln’, ‘Life Of Pi’ top Oscar nominations

    MUMBAI: ‘Lincoln‘ continued to gain strong momentum in the Hollywood awards season. The Steven Spielberg biopic got 12 nominations. Just behind is Ang Lee‘s ‘Life of Pi‘ with 11 nominations.

     

    Both are among the nine pictures nominated for best film. The others are ‘Argo‘, ‘Silver Linings Playbook‘, ‘Amour‘, ‘Zero Dark Thirty‘, ‘Beasts Of The Southern Wild‘, ‘Django Unchained‘ and ‘Les Miserables‘. Missing from the list are ‘Skyfall‘, ‘The Master‘ and ‘Moonrise Kingdom‘.

     

    But the big surprise is in best director. Apart from Lee and Spielberg none of the other three directors who were nominated for the DGA have gotten in. This includes Kathryn Bigelow who helmed critics favourite ‘Zero Dark Thirty‘ and Ben Affleck for ‘Argo‘. That seriously hurts both these films‘ chances of winning the best picture Oscar. The last time a film won best picture without its director being nominated was ‘Driving Miss Daisy‘ way back in 1989.

     

    Apart from Lee and Spielberg, the directors competing for an Oscar are Michael Hanecke for ‘, Benh Zeitlin for ‘Beasts Of The southern Wild‘ and David O Russell for ‘Silver Linings Playbook‘.Amour

     

    Another big surprise is in foreign language film. The nominees do not include ‘The Intouchables‘. ‘Amour‘ is the favourite to win here. The other nominees are ‘Kon-Tiki‘, ‘No‘, ‘A Royal Affair‘ and ‘War Witch.

     

    The best actress category has the oldest ever nominee Emannuelle Riva for ‘Amour‘ and the youngest ever in Quvenzhané Wallis in “Beasts of the Southern Wild”. But the race is probably a shootout between Jessica Chastain for ‘Zero Dark Thirty‘ and Jennifer Lawrence for ‘Silver Linings Playbook‘. Naomi Watts in ‘The Impossible‘ has also made the cut.

     

    Lawrence has a bit of an edge in that ‘Silver Linings Playbook‘ did better than expected. It got eight nominations including one in supporting actress for Jackie Weaver. It is the only movie to have been nominated in all the acting categories. ‘Les Miserables‘ also got eight nominations, though more were expected. Its helmer Tom Hooper has been left out.

  • PVR to release Zero Dark Thirty and Midnight’s Children in Feb

    PVR to release Zero Dark Thirty and Midnight’s Children in Feb

    MUMBAI: PVR Pictures, the flagship film production and distribution arm of PVR Group, announced the release dates of two big films in February 2013.

    The first is Kathryn Bigelow‘s Zero Dark Thirty. The film is the story of history‘s greatest manhunt for the world‘s most dangerous man. It is slated to release in India on the 15 February.

    Zero Dark Thirty is a chronicle of the decade-long hunt for the al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden following the 11 September attacks of 2001, and his death at the hands of U.S. Navy SEALs in May 2011.

    The film has bagged four nominations at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards. These include Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama) – Jessica Chastain, Best Director (Motion Picture) – Kathryn Bigelow and Best Screenplay (Motion Picture) – Mark Boal.

    Directed by Oscar winning director Kathryn Bigelow; the film stars Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Joel Edgerton, Chriss Pratt, James Gandolfini, Edgar Ramirez and Mark Strong.

    Deepa Mehta‘s Midnight‘s Children based on the Booker Prize winning novel by Salman Rushdie is slated to release on 1 February.

    The film features Satya Bhabha, Shahana Goswami, Rajat Kapoor, Seema Biswas, Shriya Saran, Siddharth, Ronit Roy, Rahul Bose, Anupam Kher, Darsheel Safary, Soha Ali Khan, Shabana Azmi and Kulbhushan Kharbanda.

    Other films releasing under the PVR banner include The Impossible, Now You See Me and Broken City among others.

  • PVR Pictures to release Zero Dark Thirty in India on 1 February

    PVR Pictures to release Zero Dark Thirty in India on 1 February

    NEW DELHI: PVR Pictures is releasing Kathryn Bigelow‘s ‘Zero Dark Thirty‘ in India.

    The film, which is about the hunt by the C.I.A. for Osama Bin Laden, will hit the screens on 1 February.

    ‘Zero Dark Thirty‘ won best picture from the National Board of Review, the New York Film Critics Circle, the Boston Society of Film Critics and the New York Film Critics Online.

    The National Board of Review (NBR) named Bigelow "Best director" and Jessica Chastain, who plays the starring role of a young CIA officer pursuing Bin Laden, was named Best actor.

    The film stars Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Ehle, Mark Strong, Kyle Chandler, and Edgar Ramirez.

  • Zero Dark Thirty bags four Oscar nominations

    Zero Dark Thirty bags four Oscar nominations

    MUMBAI: Kathryn Bigelow‘s ambitious film Zero Dark Thirty has bagged four prestigious nominations at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards. The film is the story of history‘s greatest manhunt for the world‘s most dangerous man.
    These include Best Motion Picture – Drama, best performance by an actress in a motion picture (Drama) – Jessica Chastain, best director (Motion Picture) – Kathryn Bigelow and best screenplay (Motion Picture) – Mark Boal.
    The film explores a relentless, decade-long pursuit that leads to the daring midnight raid of Osama bin Laden‘s compound, even as she unzips the body bag to verify that the bloody corpse inside is indeed that of the slain Al-Qaida leader, Jessica Chastain‘s CIA officer character is defined primarily by her femininity in this male-dominated world.
    The film has bagged four prestigious nominations at the 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards. These include Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture (Drama) – Jessica Chastain, Best Director (Motion Picture) – Kathryn Bigelow and Best Screenplay (Motion Picture) – Mark Boal.
    Besides, the film has received many accolades and awards at prestigious award ceremonies including Washington D.C. Arena Film Critics Association, National Board of Review, New York Film Critics Circle and Boston Society Film Critics.
    Directed by Oscar winning director Kathryn Bigelow; the film stars Jessica Chastain, Jason Clarke, Joel Edgerton, Chriss Pratt, James Gandolfini, Edgar Ramirez and Mark Strong.
    PVR Pictures is gearing itself torelease Zero Dark Thirty in India on 1 February next year.

  • Two films shot in India nominated for Golden Globe Awards

    Two films shot in India nominated for Golden Globe Awards

    MUMBAI: Two films that were shot in India have been nominated for Best Picture at the Golden Globe Awards.

    The show is organised by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) and takes place next month at the Beverly Hilton.

    ‘Life of Pi‘ directed by Ang Lee and shot in Pondicherry was nominated for best picture drama among other nods. Its competition includes ‘Lincoln‘ which got the most number of nominations – seven.

    Lee said, “I am deeply honored and grateful to the HFPA for these very generous nominations. Making ‘Life of Pi‘ was one of the most challenging yet rewarding experiences of my life. I am proud of the film we all made and it is wonderful to get this recognition.”

    In the same category getting a much needed boost was Quentin Tarantino‘s ‘Django Unchained‘ which got five nominations along with Ben Afflecks Argo. ‘Zero dark Thirty‘ also features in the best picture list. Missing from the list, however, is ‘Beasts Of the Southern Wild‘ which was completely ignored.

    ‘The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel‘, which was filmed in Rajasthan, got a nomination for best picture comedy or musical. Competing in hat category is ‘Silver Lining‘s Playbook‘ and the musical ‘Les Miserables‘. What is a surprise though is that neither of those two films‘ directors David O Russell and Tom Hooper were nominated.

    A surprise nomination for best picture comedy is ‘Salmon Fishing In The Yemen‘. Its two stars, Emily Blunt and Ewan McGregor, have also been nominated. ‘Moonrise Kingdom has also been nominated for best picture comedy or musical. Paul Thomas AAnderson‘s The Master got a boost with its three stars getting nominated.

    But it is Lincoln that is faring the best in terms of nominations in different awards so far. Earlier it got 13 nominations from the broadcast film critics Association, an all time record. Oscar ballots have to be submitted in a few days time and it will be interesting to see how the nominations at these different awards influence voters.

  • ‘Argo’, ‘Lincoln’, ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ among AFI’s top 10

    ‘Argo’, ‘Lincoln’, ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ among AFI’s top 10

    MUMBAI: The American Film Institute (AFI) Awards 2012 Official Selections have just been announced.
    AFI Award Honorees are selected based on works which best advance the art of the moving image, enhance the rich cultural heritage of America‘s art form, inspire audiences and artists alike, make a mark on American society and represent the year‘s most outstanding achievements in film and television. AFI is the only national organization that honors the creative ensembles as a whole, acknowledging the collaborative nature of the art form.
    AFI president, CEO Bob Gazzale said, "AFI Awards celebrates America‘s storytellers as collaborators. We are honored to bring together artists as a community, without competition, to acknowledge the gifts they have given the world in 2012."
    AFI Movies Of The Year
    Argo
    Beasts Of The Southern Wild
    The Dark Knight Rises
    Django Unchained
    Les Miserables
    Life Of Pi
    Lincoln
    Moonrise Kingdom
    Silver Linings Playbook
    Zero Dark Thirty
    AFI TV Programmes Of The Year
    American Horror Story: Asylum
    Breaking Bad
    Game Of Thrones
    Girls
    Homeland
    Louie
    Mad Men
    Modern Family
    The Walking Dead
    ‘Mad Men‘ now tops the list as the most recognized AFI Awards TV honoree, with 2012 marking its fifth appearance in the AFI almanac, followed closely by ‘Breaking Bad‘, ‘Everybody Loves Raymond‘, ‘Modern Family‘, ‘The Sopranos‘ and ;‘The Wire‘ each with four AFI Awards honours since 2001.