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Focus Features Passes $1 Billion Mark, Announces 2010 Slate -- and it's Exciting!
12 November 2009 6:40 PM, PST | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »
Focus Features, the little engine that could, has passed $1 billion mark in domestic box-office!
Focus Features CEO James Schamus said, .Next year.s Focus slate follows one of the company.s best years ever . our eighth profitable year in a row since our inception, and the year in which we passed the $1 billion mark in cumulative domestic box office alone.
.Our 2010 lineup is as audacious as any in our history, ranging from American indies like Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck.s It.s Kind of a Funny Story to big international productions like Anton Corbijn.s The American..
I love Focus Features and its stance on quality filmmaking! This year, the studio delighted us with "Away We Go," "Coraline," "Taking Woodstock," "9," "A Serious Man," and "Pirate Radio."
Next year, the studio is set to delight us more! Check out their upcoming releases:
Opening in select cities on Friday, March 12th will be "Greenberg, »
- Manny
Focus Features Announces Their 2010 Release Slate
12 November 2009 4:50 PM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Focus Features CEO James Schamus today announced the company's domestic theatrical release slate for 2010, with six confirmed movies to date.
Schamus said, "Next year's Focus slate follows one of the company's best years ever - our eighth profitable year in a row since our inception, and the year in which we passed the $1 billion mark in cumulative domestic box office alone.
"Our 2010 lineup is as audacious as any in our history, ranging from American indies like Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck's It's Kind of a Funny Story to big international productions like Anton Corbijn's The American.
Focus president Andrew Karpen noted, "This month's tremendous showing at the American Film Market once again proves the resiliency and flexibility of Focus' global approach to the business. The breadth, depth, and nuance we bring to the international release of each film on our slate - and our ability domestically to manage every kind of release, »
Focus Features Sets 2010 Release Dates for Six Films
12 November 2009 4:04 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
The other day we premiered the first images and official synopses from Focus Features Greenberg, The Eagle of the Ninth, and Somewhere. Now, thanks to Focus sending out a press release, we have an idea when some of them are getting released.
On March 12th, director Noah Baumbach’s Greenberg will hit theaters for a limited release. The film stars Ben Stiller. After that we’re getting Thomas Balmes Babies on April 16th and director Anton Corbijn’s The American on September. 1st. That’s the George Clooney assassin film. Sometime in the third quarter will be Kevin Macdonald’s Roman adventure The Eagle of the Ninth, and in November It’s Kind of a Funny Story gets released. The big question mark is Sofia Coppola’s Somewhere, which still doesn’t have a release date.
The thing to remember is release dates change all the time, so before you »
- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
Denzel Washington Climbs Fences for Broadway
11 November 2009 12:32 AM, PST | www.canmag.com | See recent CanMag news »
Though he's still having a great run with film, Denzel Washington has agreed to return to Broadway for Fences, the Pulitzer Prize-winning August Wilson play.
Denzel Returns to Broadway for Fences
Washington will begin rehearsing this February as Troy Maxson, the role originated by James Earl Jones. If all goes to plan, the play will open in April with Kenny Leon pulling the strings (as director).
Scott Rudin and Carole Shorenstein Hays will produce. Hays produced Julius Caesar, in which Washington played Brutus in his last Broadway turn in 2005. »
Denzel Washington Heading to Broadway
10 November 2009 4:59 AM, PST | Hollyscoop.com | See recent HollyScoop news »
Denzel Washington is the latest A-lister heading to the stage. He’s reportedly planning a return to Broadway next spring for the revival of August Wilson’s “Fences.” This isn’t Denzel’s first run on the Great White Way; he starred in the revival of “Julius Caesar” in 2005, playing the character of Brutus. Producers Carole Shorenstein Hays and Scott Rudin say the play will open in April at a theater to be announced. The production will be directed by Kenny Leon, who directed Wilson's "Radio Golf" and "Gem of the Ocean" on Broadway. The original production... »
Jason Schwartzman Exclusive Interview Fantastic Mr. Fox
10 November 2009 12:10 AM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
I absolutely loved director Wes Anderson’s Fantastic Mr. Fox. The film is his first foray into stop-motion animation and it’s like he brought the genre to him rather than attempting to adapt to the genre. Trust me; if you’re a fan of his previous work like Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, you’re going to love this movie.
As most of you know, Fantastic Mr. Fox is based on the best-selling children’s book by Roald Dahl (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, James and the Giant Peach) and it features the voices of George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Wally Wolodarsky, Eric Anderson, Michael Gambon, Willem Dafoe, and Owen Wilson. But unlike some animated movies that cast famous actors to help sell tickets, everyone who provides a voice is perfect in this film. Again, this is a great movie »
- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
It's Complicated - Second trailer for the comedy starring Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin
5 November 2009 10:07 PM, PST | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »
See the second trailer for the Nancy Meyers-directed and written "It's Complicated," starring Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, Alec Baldwin, John Krasinski, Lake Bell, Daryl Sabara and Rita Wilson. The romantic comedy opens on Christmas Day and is produced by Meyers and Scott Rudin. "It’s Complicated," a comedy about love, divorce and everything in between. Jane (Streep) is the mother of three grown kids, owns a thriving Santa Barbara bakery/restaurant and has—after a decade of divorce—an amicable relationship with her ex-husband, attorney Jake (Baldwin). But when Jane and Jake find themselves out of town for their son’s college graduation, things start to get complicated. An innocent meal together turns into the unimaginable—an affair. With Jake... »
Matt Damon and Josh Brolin Join Coen Brothers’ True Grit
29 October 2009 10:02 AM, PDT | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »
Matt Damon and Josh Brolin are in discussions to join the next Coen brothers film – remake of the 1969 western classic “True Grit.”
Jeff Bridges is already a member of the cast as Marshall “Rooster” Cogburn, originally played by John Wayne who won an Oscar for this role.
The original “True Grit,” based on the Charles Portis novel, tells the story of U.S. marshal Rooster Cogburn and another man in uniform tracking the killer of a 14 year-old girl’s father.
The Coens are planning a more faithful adaptation of the novel so the story is told from the point-of-view of the young girl, and not of Rooster Cogburn (Bridges’ character).
Damon will play the Texas Ranger (originally played by Glen Campbell) that works with Cogburn and Brolin will fill the villain part – the murderous man they’re chasing.
Bridges already worked with the Coen Brothers and famously portrayed Jeffrey “The »
- Fiona
Fantastic Mr. Fox - New film clips as well as interview clips for the Wes Anderson film
28 October 2009 4:40 AM, PDT | Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news »
More new clips have been added for Fox Searchlight Pictures' "Fantastic Mr. Fox," featuring the voice talents of George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Owen Wilson, Jason Schwartzman, Bill Murray, Michael Gambon, Brian Cox, Anjelica Huston, Helen McCrory, Roman Coppola and Willem Dafoe. These include interviews with the stars and filmmakers and new clips from the movie. Scott Rudin produces alongside director Wes Anderson. Anderson adapted the screenplay with Noah Baumbach based on the book "Fantastic Mr. Fox" written by Roald Dahl. »
Damon, Brolin have 'Grit'
27 October 2009 2:00 PM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Matt Damon and Josh Brolin are in talks with Joel and Ethan Coen to join the cast of "True Grit," the remake of the 1969 Western. Paramount is set to begin production in March for release late next year.According to Variety, Jeff Bridges is set to star as U.S. marshal Rooster Cogburn. John Wayne won his only Oscar for his portrayal of Cogburn in the original. Damon would play the sheriff who teams with Cogburn and a 14-year-old girl to track her father's killer. Glen Campbell played the part in the original.Brolin is in talks to play the killer. The Coens are producing with Scott Rudin and Steven Spielberg. »
- Adnan Tezer
Matt Damon & Josh Brolin In Talks For ‘True Grit’ Remake
27 October 2009 7:02 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Variety is reporting that Matt Damon and Josh Brolin are in talks to join the previously announced Jeff Bridges in the Coen Bros.’ remake of the John Wayne classic, True Grit. On top of directing, the Coens have also written the script (as they do with virtually all their films) which is said to be more faithful to the original Charles Portis novel than the 1969 film.
Bridges was previously announced as being in talks to play U.S. Marshal Rooster Cogburn (played originally by Wayne) and that appears to still be the case. If cast, Damon would play the lawman (called La Boeuf in the original, played by Glen Campbell) who teams up with Cogburn, while Brolin would play the man who kills a 14-year old girl’s father. The girl has yet to be cast.
Adding to writing and directing duties, the Coens will also produce True Grit alongside Steven Spielberg and Scott Rudin. »
- Ross Miller
Damon, Brolin Join Coen Brothers’ True Grit
26 October 2009 8:15 PM, PDT | newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news »
Matt Damon and Josh Brolin are in discussions to join the next Coen brothers film, a “re-imagining” of the 1969 western classic True Grit. Jeff Bridges is already a member of the cast as Marshall “Rooster” Cogburn, a role that won John Wayne his Oscar.
Damon will play the Texas Ranger that works with Cogburn (originally played by Glen Campbell) and Brolin will fill the villain part.
This will be the second time both Bridges and Brolin have worked with the Coen brothers. Brolin previously teamed with them for No Country for Old Men, which should make for an interesting twist when Brolin shows up in this as the baddie outlaw. Damon has never worked with the director duo.
The Coens are planning a more faithful adaptation of the Charles Portis novel about a 14-year-old who tags along with two men of the law to track down her father’s killer. »
- Jeff Leins
Damon, Brolin to Show Their Grit?
26 October 2009 4:28 PM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »
Paramount Pictures and the Oscar-winning duo of the Coen brothers have teamed up to remake the 1969 John Wayne film True Grit.
The movie, based on Charles Portis’s novel of the same name, focuses on a young girl traveling with two lawmen to find her father’s murderer.
Jeff Bridges was the first actor approached by the Coen brothers to be involved with True Grit, and now Matt Damon and Josh Brolin are in talks to take on major roles in the film. Damon would play the part of a Texas Ranger tracking a murderer, the role that would be filled by Brolin.
Of the three actors in negotiations for True Grit, only Damon hasn’t worked with the Coen brothers before. Brolin had a role in 2007’s No Country for Old Men, while Bridges played the now-iconic role of “The Dude” in 1998’s The Big Lebowski. True Grit’s producer, »
- Carly
Damon, Brolin in talks for "True Grit" roles
26 October 2009 2:00 PM, PDT | Filmicafe | See recent Filmicafe news »
Matt Damon is in discussions to star in Ethan and Joel Coen's remake of the John Wayne Western "True Grit." Josh Brolin, who starred in the brothers' "No Country for Old Men," is also in talks for a major role.Paramount Pictures and the Oscar-winning writer-director team are moving fast on their re-adaptation of the Charles Portis novel, first reaching out to Jeff Bridges, and now Damon and Brolin. Damon would take on the Glen Campbell role of a Texas Ranger tracking an outlaw with a gruff U.S. marshal, originally played by Wayne, who won an Oscar for his role in the 1969 film.All three actors are in discussions with the studio, which hopes to move into production in the spring. The story concerns a 14-year-old girl traveling into dangerous territory with the two lawmen in search of the man who murdered her father, »
The Coen Bros Have True Grit
26 October 2009 9:32 AM, PDT | HollywoodNorthReport.com | See recent HollywoodNorthReport.com news »
Actors Matt "The Departed" Damon and Josh "Jonah Hex" Brolin are in talks to join actor Jeff "Wild Bill" Bridges in the upcoming re-imagining of Paramount Pictures' True Grit, prepping for a March 2010 start, directed by the Coen Brothers. Producers are Scott Rudin and Steven Spielberg. The Coens' screenplay is reportedly more faithful to author Charles Portis' 1968 novel than the 1978 feature starring Oscar-winning John Wayne as 'Reuben J. "Rooster" Cogburn'. "True Grit" by Portis, first appeared as a 1968 serial in The Saturday Evening Post magazine, subsequently re-issued in book form, narrated in the first person by 'Mattie Ross', a churchgoing spinster distinguished by her rare independence and 'strength of mind'. As an elderly woman in 1928, Mattie tells the story of her adventures from 1873, when, at the age of fourteen, she undertook a quest to avenge her father.s death at the hands of a drifter named 'Tom Chaney'. »
Damon and Brolin in Talks for True Grit
26 October 2009 | Comingsoon.net | See recent Comingsoon.net news »
Variety reports that Matt Damon and Josh Brolin are in talks with Joel and Ethan Coen to join Jeff Bridges in True Grit , the re-imagining of the iconic 1969 Western that Paramount Pictures will put into production next March for a late 2010 release. The Coens, who previously attached their Big Lebowski star Bridges to play U.S. marshal Rooster Cogburn, are in talks with Damon to play the lawman who teams with Cogburn and a 14-year old girl to track her father's killer into hostile Indian territory. Brolin (who starred in the Coens' No Country for Old Men ) is in talks to play the killer. The Coens are producing with Scott Rudin and Steven Spielberg. The Coens previously talked to us about their adaptation of the Charles Portis novel, an interview you can read here . »
Billy Ray going pirate
23 October 2009 4:10 PM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Billy Ray will direct Columbia Pictures' untitled Somali pirate film.The film is based on true events that unfolded earlier this year and will focus on Captain Richard Phillips, who was held hostage by four Somali pirates and was eventually rescued by a group of Navy SEALs.Columbia picked up Phillips. life rights in May and also optioned the film rights to Phillips' upcoming memoir, "A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs and Five Dangerous Days," which will be published in April by Hyperion.According to Variety, Michael De Luca, Kevin Spacey, Dana Brunetti and Scott Rudin are producing.Ray's recent writing credits include "State of Play" and "Flightplan." He also directed and co-wrote "Breach." »
- Adnan Tezer
Billy Ray to Draft Modern Day Pirate Film
23 October 2009 6:32 AM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »
I have trained myself to roll my eyes every time I read the words “pirate film” in the headline of an article, but this is different: we’re not dealing with swashbuckling Jack Sparrow or a gaunt Kiera Knightley, but instead real life Somali pirates that have peppered the news for over a year.
Columbia Pictures is gearing up for a film that will center on “captain Richard Phillips, who was held hostage by four Somali pirates and was subsequently rescued by a group of Navy SEALs.” The film will be based on Phillips currently unpublished autobiographical tale “A Captain’s Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs and Five Dangerous Days.”
Here’s how swift and uncompassionate the world of film is: Columbia picked up the rights to Phillips’ story mere weeks after his rescue, which seems slightly absurd.
The film will be produced by Michael De Luca, Kevin Spacey, Dana Brunetti and Scott Rudin, »
- John Cooper
Billy Ray Penning Somali Pirate Film
23 October 2009 | Comingsoon.net | See recent Comingsoon.net news »
Columbia Pictures has hired Billy Ray (upcoming Gears of War and Motorcade ) to write the script for its Somali pirate film based on true events. The untitled project centers on captain Richard Phillips, who was held hostage by four Somali pirates and was subsequently rescued by a group of Navy SEALs. The studio picked up the captain's life rights in May as well as optioned the film rights to his upcoming memoir, "A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs and Five Dangerous Days." Michael De Luca, Kevin Spacey, Dana Brunetti and Scott Rudin are producing. »
Billy Ray to Write Columbia Pictures' Somali Pirate Film
22 October 2009 5:54 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Billy Ray has signed on to write Columbia Pictures' Somali pirate film, that is based on a real events that happened earlier this year.
According to Variety, the untitled film centers on captain Richard Phillips, who was held hostage by four Somali pirates and was subsequently rescued by a group of Navy SEALs.
Columbia Pictures picked up the cargo ship captain's life rights in May, weeks after his dramatic capture by armed Somali pirates, his attempted escape and eventual rescue. At the time, the studio also optioned the film rights to Phillips' upcoming memoir, "A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy SEALs and Five Dangerous Days," which will be published in April by Hyperion.
Michael De Luca, Kevin Spacey, Dana Brunetti and Scott Rudin are producing.
No production date has been announced.
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