Saturday, June 30, 2012

TRAILER FOR JAMES CAMERON'S "CIRQUE DU SOLEIL WORLDS AWAY"! NEW FILM ADAPTATIONS: "GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY", "TOM CORBETT SPACE CADET", "BIG HERO 6" & "INSANE JANE"

The only trailer I got for you today is a very unusual one: it is for magnificent and enchanting CIRQUE DU SOLEIL WORLDS AWAY 3D an extremely imaginative stage show which will hit cinemas this December in the form of the film. Produced by James Cameron and directed by Andrew Adamson (THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA) this 3D film event features artistic and acrobatic performances from some of the most elaborate Cirque du Soleil productions. Check out the breathtaking clip bellow.

COMIC BOOK HEADLINES
Yet another comic book we shall see adapted onto the big screen, according to "MovieWeb" is Bluewater's  TOM CORBETT: SPACE
CADET. The graphic novel follows young Tom who is juggling schoolwork, cadet training and saving the world while experiencing the adventure of his life every other day. But this is not the only of Bluewaters graphic novels to hit film, since INSANE JANE will get adapted too. Take youthful energy. Add in some over-active imagination. Mix in some powdered donuts. Sprinkle it with delusional disorder and you get ... Insane Jane! The kookiest action hero of the 21st century. Will Jane save the day? Will Jane destroy the world? Will she remember to take her medication? 

 SUPERHERO HEADLINES
When it comes to superhero news, those seem to arrive on a daily basis lately. First, it seems that the mysterious date of May 16th, 2014, which Marvel has reserved for a premiere of one of their future film
adaptations has been left forGUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY after all. According to "The Hollywood Reporter" the film could be connected to AVENGERS 2 in the way that the sequel to this years major blockbuster will be announced in the story of the GUARDIANS which follows a group of aliens who take refuge on Earth and have to defend the planet against another alien race known as the Badoom. Meanwhile, Disney is preparing another Marvel comic book film adaptation but this time in animated version: they will make BIG HERO 6 into an animated flick. The film will include a bunch of heroes including Silver Samurai, Sunfire, GoGo Tomago, Honey Lemon, Hiro Takachiho and Baymax, who were brought together by the Japanese government to do their bidding.

Friday, June 29, 2012

2ND "TOTAL RECALL" TRAILER WITH COLIN FARRELL & CATE BECKINSALE! INSPIRING TRAILER FOR BRADLEY COOPER'S "THE SILVER LINING PLAYBOOK"! RYAN REYNOLDS IS "HIGHLANDER"! "THE HUMAN FLY" FILM ADAPTATION

I've got two trailers for you today, people. First, there's the second clip for upcoming sf remake of TOTAL RECALL which looks rather
 dynamic. Directed by Len Wiseman and coming out this August, it is an action thriller about Rekall, the company that can turn your dreams into real memories. For a factory worker named Douglas Quaid (Colin Farrell), even though he's got a beautiful wife (Kate Beckinsale) who he loves, the mind-trip sounds like the perfect vacation from his frustrating life - real memories of life as a super-spy might be just what he needs. But when the procedure goes horribly wrong, Quaid becomes a hunted man. Finding himself on the run from the police - controlled by Chancellor Cohaagen (Bryan Cranston), the leader of the free world - Quaid 
teams up with a rebel fighter (Jessica Biel) to find the head of the underground resistance (Bill Nighy) and stop Cohaagen. The between fantasy and reality gets blurred and the fate of his world hangs in the balance as Quaid discovers his true identity, his true love, and his true fate. John Cho is also in the cast.
SUPERHERO FILM HEADLINES
In today's superhero movie news, "Deadline" has revealed that the work
on THE HUMAN FLY has moved forward. The 70's Marvel comic book has been sold for film adaptation. The story of the comic book revolved around a young man who was severely injured in a car crash after which he underwent several operations with his skeletal system being replaced by steel. He became The Human Fly to perform at charity benefits, where he would often tangle with criminals trying to rob the gala events. Meanwhile, Ryan Reynolds has been officially confirmed as the new HIGHLANDER and he will play the famous sword wielding immortal Connor McLeod.
THE SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK
Second trailer for today is the first clip for the film  adaptation of the best-selling novel by Matthew Quick THE SILVER LININGS
PLAYBOOK. Premiering this November, it follows Pat Peoples (Bradley Cooper)a man always trying to look on the bright side of life. Released from the hospital after losing his wife to another man, Pat believes this age-old adage is just the ticket to trying to win her back and get his life on track. Trying to remain resolutely undiscouraged, Pat moves back in with his parents and devotes himself entirely to becoming the man his wife always wanted him to be. But it's an uphill battle. Until Pat meets Tiffany (Jennifer Lawrence), a beautiful young woman whose life also has not turned out the way she wanted. Together, the couple will try
and navigate through their lives and stay true to who they are, always just one adventure away from a unique friendship, and possibly even love. The cast also includes Robert De Niro.

Thursday, June 28, 2012

COMEDY TRAILERS: "ROBOT AND FRANK" WITH FRANK LANGELLA, JAMES MARSDEN, "WRECK IT RALPH", "HERE COMES THE BOOM" WITH SALMA HAYEK & KEVIN JAMES, "HIT AND RUN" WITH BRADLEY COOPER, KRISTEN BELL, DAX SHEPARD!

We're having a trailer day today at HOLLYWOOD SPY since I have a bunch of new clips to show you. The first one is for a futuristic comedy drama ROBOT AND FRANK which will hit cinemas later this August. Set in the near
  future, the film followsFrank, a retired cat burglar, has two grown kids who are concerned he can no longer live alone. They are tempted to place him in a nursing home until Frank's son chooses a different option: against the old man's wishes, he buys Frank a walking, talking humanoid robot programmed to improve his physical and mental health. What follows is an often hilarious and somewhat heartbreaking story about finding friends and family in the most unexpected places. The cast is lead by Frank Langella, James Marsden, Susan Sarandon and Liv Tyler.
WRECK-IT RALPH 
The second trailer is for Disney's animated movie WRECK-IT RALPH. Hitting cinemas this November it follows Wreck-It Ralph who longs to be as beloved as his game's perfect Good Guy, Fix-It Felix.
 Problem is, nobody loves a Bad Guy. But they do love heroes... so when a modern, first-person shooter game arrives featuring tough-as-nails Sergeant Calhoun, Ralph sees it as his ticket to heroism and happiness.
He sneaks into the game with a simple plan—win a medal—but soon wrecks everything, and accidently unleashes a deadly enemy that threatens every game in the arcade. Ralph's only hope? Vanellope von Schweetz, a young troublemaking "glitch" from a candy-coated cart
racing game who might just be the one to teach Ralph what it means to be a Good Guy. But will he realize he is good enough to become a hero before it's "Game Over" for the entire arcade?

HERE COMES THE BOOM 

The third trailer today is for comedy film HERE COMES THE BOOM which will premier this October. The warm comedy stars TV actor , Kevin James who portrays a high school biology teacher who


moonlights as a mixed-martial arts fighter in an effort to raise money to save the school’s music program. James is joined by Salma Hayek in the cast.

HIT AND RUN 
And the last trailer for today is the one for action comedy HIT AND RUN. Uniting Kristen Bell and Dax Shepard again after WHEN IN 
ROME, the film follows Charlie Bronson, a getaway driver who joins the Witness Protection Program and sets off for Los Angeles with his girlfriend (Kristen Bell). The road trip doesn't go as smoothly as planned, as they're chased by a federal officer (Tom Arnold) and the leader of Charlie's old criminal gang (Bradley Cooper). The trailer is age restricted since it features some really shocking, and I'd say unnecessary, scenes, you will see it yourself :) This one hits cinemas this August. Michael Rosenbaum and Bo Bridges are also in the cast.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012

RUFUS SEWELL, HAYLEY ATWELL IN BBC'S "RESTLESS" SAGA! CHRISTOPHER MELONI, PAUL RUDD, COBIE SMULDERS IN "THEY CAME TOGETHER"! MAGNIFICENT TRAILER FOR "EPIC" ANIMATED FILM!

 BBC has announced a stellar cast for their mini series adaptation of William Boyd's RESTLESS. Hayley Atwell (Pillars of the Earth, Captain America), Rufus Sewell (Pillars Of The Earth, Zen),
Michelle Dockery (Downton Abbey, Anna Karenina), Michael Gambon (Page Eight, Luck) and Charlotte Rampling (Melancholia, The Eye Of The Storm) will all star in the story of Ruth Gilmartin (Michelle Dockery) whose mother (Charlotte Rampling), one day in 1976, suddenly tells her she has been living a double life. She is not respectable Sally Gilmartin but in fact Eva Delectorskaya, a spy for the British Secret Service who has been on the run for 30 years. Eva’s story begins in Paris in 1939. Eva (Hayley Attwell), a beautiful Russian émigrée, is recruited for the British Secret Service by Lucas Romer (Rufus
Sewell), a mysteriously alluring Englishman. As  Romer trains Eva to become the perfect spy their love affair begins. When a crucial mission collapses in the USA and Eva finds herself in terrible, fatal jeopardy she
knows she has no option but to run and hide - forever. Once a spy always a spy. No-one can be trusted. But now Sally Gilmartin yearns to end her years of restless watching and waiting. Thirty years on, the only man who can bring this about is her former lover and spymaster, Lucas Romer, now Baron Mansfield of Hampton Cleeve (Michael Gambon), and the only person she can call on for help is her daughter, Ruth. The final chapter of this epic story of love, duplicity and betrayal is about to end – and who will pay the greatest price remains to be discovered.

HOLLYWOOD SPY HEADLINES
Yet another star to join upcoming romantic comedy THEY CAME TOGETHER, is Christopher Meloni from TRUE BLOOD, although I bet most of you love to remember him most from legendary prison show OZ in which he loved to present his utterly full naked self all the time :) As I've reported before, the film will see Paul Rudd as corporate businessman whose company threatens to shut down a small shop owned by a girl whom he will get in love. Meloni will play Rudd's boss. Cobie Smulders from HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER, who also appeared recently in record breaking AVENGERS, will play Rudd's girlfriend. Smulders will also join Josh Duhamel and Julianne Hough in another romantic flick - SAFE HAVEN, a film adaptation of a Nicholas Sparks novel.

"EPIC" TRAILER
And here's a beautiful clip for you today: the first trailer for 20th Century Fox new animated film EPIC which comes to cinemas May 2013. This 3D CGI adventure will tell the story of a teenage girl who
finds herself magically transported into a secret world, where she must band together with a rag-tag team of characters to save their world - and the real world. Coming from Chris Wedge the amazing author of ICE AGE and RIO, the film will feature a rather stunning voice cast which
will be filled with music stars including Beyoncé Knowles as Queen Tara, Colin Farrell as Ronin, Josh Hutcherson as Nod, Amanda 
Seyfried as Mary Katherine,  Johnny Knoxville as Mandrake, Aziz Ansari as Mub, rap star Pitbull as Bufo, Jason Sudeikis as Bomba and Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler as Nim Galuu.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012

CALEB LANDRY JONES IN JOHN BOORMAN'S SF ROMANCE "BROKEN DREAM"! "PADDINGTON" BEAR MOVIE! "TEMPLE OF HEAVEN" EPIC ADVENTURE! TRAILER FOR CHINESE EPIC "SACRIFICE"

One of the young actors we find very interesting due to his radiant charisma is young Caleb Landry Jones whom you mostly know by his
role of Banshee in X-MEN FIRST CLASS. According to "Deadline" he will now take the lead role in sf film BROKEN DREAM which is described as a love story set in a futuristic world. It is interesting that famous director John Boorman (EXCALIBUR, BEYOND RANGOON) has been planning to do this project for decades and he apparently spent 20 years looking for the right male lead, after River Phoenix, whom the role was dedicated in the first place, died. John Hurt will play the father of Caleb's character.  Caleb seems to be choosing very unusual projects, since other two of his future projects  ANTIVIRAL and BYZANTIUM also have interestingly weird plots. Bellow you have a very strange clip from ANTIVIRAL.


HOLLYWOOD SPY HEADLINES
Well, here's something that sounds cute: the first poster for PADDINGTON film which should come out in 2014. The mix of CGI and life action will be based on Michael Bond's popular British
 children's book series from the late 1950s that centered on an immigrant bear from Peru who gets adopted by the English Brown family and is given the name Paddington Brown. As you can see on the poster, one of the producers of the film had worked on HARRY PLOPPER saga as well. Meanwhile Warner Bros. has acquired TEMPLE OF HEAVEN an action adventure project which will have elements of ancient Chinese culture and mythology weaved into it. And good news is that Pixar's amazing animated epic BRAVE has conquered the world this weekend earning amazing $150 million worldwide!

SACRIFICE EPIC TRAILER
And your trailer for today is for a lovely Asian visual treat - new dramatic epic SACRIFICE out this July in USA: A story of epic revenge, SACRIFICE, written and directed by Chen Kaige, focuses
on a power hungry general who wipes out his rival along with his entire family, save for one newborn. The infant is protected by the doctor who delivered him and raises him as his own, hoping to mold him into
 his own instrument of retribution. SACRIFICE stars Ge You (from legendary FAREWELL MY CONCUMBINE) and Wang Xue Qi (FOREVER ENTHRALLED). It is based on "Orphan of Zhao" by Ji
Jun-Xiang and is set during the Yuan Dynasty. It is the first Chinese play known in Europe between the 8th and 5th Century B.C., also known as the Spring and Autumn period in China's history.

Monday, June 25, 2012

AARON ECKHART JOINS GERARD BUTLER IN "OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN"! TONI COLLETTE, STEVE CARELL, SAM ROCKWELL IN "THE WAY, WAY BACK"! "GAME OF THRONES" JOSEPH MAWLE IN STUNNING "THE PROTOTYPE" SF TRAILER

Now, I'm not even remotely interested in watching a White House set movie, but this one at least has a very interesting cast: according to "Variety" Aaron Eckhart has signed on to play in OLYMPUS HAS
FALLEN, an action film which has been described as DIE HARD in the White House.  The story revolves around a former Secret Service agent (played by superstar Gerard Butler) who tries to save the White House after terrorists attack the presidential residence. Aaron will have the "honour" to play the president of the United States of America. It is interesting that this Antoine Fuqua (KING ARTHUR) project has a rival film in WHITE HOUSE DOWN which will see Channing Tatum do pretty much the same thing of saving Mr. President who is in this case a black one - played by Jamie Fox. 

HOLLYWOOD SPY HEADLINES
According to "Deadline" a bunch of actors have joined dramatic comedy THE WAY, WAY BACK: Rob Corddry, Amanda Peet and Maya Rudolp have joined Toni Collette, Steve Carell, Sam Rockwell in this comedy in which the story follows a teenage boy (Liam James), who forms a friendship with a local water-park manager (Sam Rockwell). In one summer's time, this new friend helps him come face to face with his abusive stepfather (Steve Carell) and repair his relationship with his mother (Toni Collette).

THE PROTOTYPE TRAILER
Now, here's one of the weirdest trailers I've seen in recent times - the first clip for a very chilling and suspenseful sf thriller THE PROTOTYPE coming from writer/director Andrew Will and THE BANDITO BROTHERS company who made ACT OF VALOUR film . Not much can be found on the film (it isn't even listed at IMDB) but judging from the trailer brilliant Joseph Mawle (great in GAME OF THRONES as Benjen Stark, but he left me speechless in his deeply touching and magnetic role in BBC's BIRDSONG next to Eddie Redmayne who gave one of the most haunting performances ever seen on TV in that mini series) plays
some kind of human robot whom government is chasing and trying to catch after he runs away from a shut down experiment project.  Neal McDonough (CAPTAIN AMERICA) can also be seen in the cast.

Sunday, June 24, 2012

SPOTLIGHT ON THIS JULY PERIOD FILMS: "FAREWELL MY QUEEN" WITH DIANE KRUGER! "AGE OF THE DRAGONS" WITH COREY SEVIER, VINNIE JONES, DANNY GLOVER

Summer is usually not the time for period movies, but this July we have two films with period settings and luxurious costumes:

 FARE WELL, MY QUEEN
The first one is  FAREWELL, MY QUEEN, a French film which premiered this February at famous Berlin Film Festival and will hit US theatres July 13th. Directed by Benoit Jacquot the story of the film is set in Versailles in July 1789. Unrest is growing in the court of King Louis the XVI. The people are rebelling - a revolution is imminent. Behind the facades of the royal palaces, everyone is thinking of fleeing, including Queen Marie Antoinette (Diane Kruger) and her entourage. Among her ladies-in-waiting is Sidonie Laborde (Lea Seydoux) who as the Queen's reader has become
quite intimate with her. With great amazement, Sidonie experiences the first hours of the French Revolution. Her status as courtier makes her the best kind of narrator in the film - both an insider and an observer of the royals. She describes the final days before revolution engulfs the palace with insight and surprising slices of humor.

 AGE OF THE DRAGONS
 And to finish in the epic style, here's an epic film which hits cinemas  July 24th! AGE OF THE DRAGONS is a re-imagining of Herman
Melville's classic novel "Moby Dick". Set in a mythical realm where Captain Ahab and crew hunt dragons for the vitriol that powers their world, Ishmael, a charismatic harpooner joins their quest. Ahab's adopted daughter Rachel, beautiful and tough, runs the hunting vessel. Ahab's obsession is to seek revenge on a great "White Dragon" that slaughtered his family when he was young and left his body scarred and mauled, drives the crew deeper into the heart of darkness. In the White Dragon's lair Ahab's secrets are revealed and Rachel must choose
between following him on his dark quest or escaping to a new life with Ishmael. The cast includes Corey Sevier, Danny Glover, Vinnie Jones...

Saturday, June 23, 2012

REESE WITHERSPOON IN "MEN ARE FROM MARS, WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS" FILM! DC COMICS' "THE METAL MEN" MOVIE! TRAILER FOR RASHIDA JONES' & ANDY SAMBERG'S "CELESTE AND JESSE FOREVER"

 Ah, it seems that after choosing a number of very serious roles (some even about serial murders and tragic accidents), Reese Witherspoon has found a project in her trademark genre - a romantic comedy. Following the success of their self-help book movie adaptation in WHAT TO EXPECT WHEN YOU'RE EXPECTING, Lionsgate is now
 preparing a film version of MEN ARE FROM MARS, WOMEN ARE FROM VENUS. Reese will take one of the roles in the story that loosely follows the guide to relationships from John Gray's self-help book about the differences between genders. To be based on one of the best-selling non-fiction hardcover books of all times the film should start shooting next January.
HOLLYWOOD SPY HEADLINES
According to "MovieWeb", Barry Sonnenfeld from MEN IN BLACK is attached to direct DC Comic's movie adaptation of THE METAL
MEN. The story of the project which is still in very early stages of preproduction, centers on William Magnus, an artificial intelligence expert who creates six different cyborgs, each made of a different metal on the periodic table. Gold is the leader and can stretch his form in an infinite number of ways. Iron is the muscle of the group, and Lead protects the group from radiation. Mercury can melt and slide into the tiniest of spaces, Platinum, the only female, could stretch or flatten her form, and Tin is the insecure cyborg. 

 CELESTE AND JESSE FOREVER
 And your trailer for today is the first clip for romantic dramedy CELESTE AND JESSE FOREVER which should hit theatres later this year starring Rashida Jones (PARKS AND RECREATION), Andy Samberg, Emma Roberts, Elijah Wood... The romantic film, written by Rashida Jones herself, revolves around a young couple in the midst of a divorce who attempt to maintain their friendship while pursuing new relationships and they try to separate in the most amicable way possible.

Friday, June 22, 2012

STUNNING "DREDD" TRAILER WITH KARL URBAN! HILARIOUS NEW TRAILER FOR "HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA"! DREAMWORKS' "HAPPY SMEKDAY"!

Your main treat for today is the long awaited trailer for sf action DREDD, the remake of famous sf hit from the 90's with Sylvester Stallone. Ready to hit cinemas this September DREDD takes us to the wild streets of Mega City One, the lone oasis of quasi-civilization on Cursed Earth. Judge Dredd (amazing Kiwi star Karl Urban) is the most feared of elite Street Judges, with the power to enforce the law, sentence offenders and execute them on the spot - if necessary. The endlessly inventive mind of writer Alex Garland and the frenetic vision of director Peter Travis bring DREDD to life as a futuristic neo-noir action film that returns the celebrated character to the dark, visceral
 incarnation from the revered comic strip. GAME OF THRONES Lena Headey takes the main villain role of a woman which rules the underground.
 HOLLYWOOD SPY HEADLINES
I've mentioned some animated films yesterday, and here are some more: DreamWorks is working on HAPPY SMEKDAY! a new animated movie in which an alien race invades Earth and uses it as a hideout from their mortal enemy. When one lowly alien accidentally notifies the enemies of his whereabouts, he is forced to go on the run with a teenage girl. The two become unlikely buddies and embark on a comical globe-trotting adventure to right his wrongs, in which our alien hero learns what it really means to be human. Jim Parsons (BIG BANG THEORY) and that horrid pop tart Rihanna will take the lead voice roles. 

HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA
And yet another film to open up in cinemas this September will be animated movie HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA for which I have the
 third trailer. The Hotel Transylvania is Dracula's (Adam Sandler) lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up, free from meddling from the human world. But here's a little known fact about Dracula: he is not only the Prince of Darkness; he is also a dad. Over-protective of his teenage daughter, Mavis (Selena Gomez), Dracula fabricates tales of elaborate dangers to dissuade her adventurous spirit. As a haven for Mavis, he opens the Hotel Transylvania, where his daughter and some of the world's most famous monsters – Frankenstein and his bride, the Mummy, the Invisible Man, a family of werewolves, and more – can kick back in safety and peace. For Drac, catering to all of these legendary
monsters is no problem – but his world could come crashing down when one ordinary guy stumbles on the hotel and takes a shine to Mavis. The cast also includes Fran Drescher, David Spade, Kevin James, Steve Buscemi....

Thursday, June 21, 2012

TRAILER FOR "ANNA KARENINA" WITH JUDE LAW, AARON JOHNSON, MATTHEW MCFADYEN! TEASER FOR "MONSTER UNIVERSITY"! AMBER HEARD, LIAM HEMSWORTH, HARRISON FORD, GARY OLDMAN IN "PARANOIA"!

 Although the film is coming only in about a year in summer 2013, Pixar has released a teaser trailer for their animated comedy MONSTERS UNIVERSITY. This is actually a prequel to Disney's hit film MONSTERS INC. from 2001. and both Billy Crystal and John Goodman are back to voice a younger Mike and Sulley, along with Steve Buscemi as Randall and plenty others. The story gives a look at the relationship between monsters Mike and Sulley  during their days at the University of Fear - when they weren't necessarily the best of friends. Check out the teaser below!

HOLLYWOOD SPY HEADLINES
Variety reports today that gorgeous blond Amber Heard could join young Liam Hemsworth in PARANOIA thriller in which he plays
 an ambitious young man trying to get ahead in his entry-level job at a telecommunications firm. After he makes a costly mistake, the company CEO agrees not to turn him in if he spies on a rival company. Amber would play his love interest who works in the rival firm, while the cast already includes some big names such as Gary Oldman, Harrison Ford, Julian McMahon and young Lucas Till. Meanwhile, young GAME OF THRONES star Kit Harrington has got himself a gig in HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON II in which he will lend his voice to a villainous warrior. Gerard Butler and Jay Baruchel are returning to the film which scored huge success a few years ago.

ANNA KARENINA TRAILER
Now, you know I ain't watching the movie since I can't stand Keira Knightley's artificial facial expressions and acting, but some of you might like the trailer for ANNA KARENINA. Directed by Joe Wright (whose another film, ATONEMENT, Keira ruined before), the film,
looking rather like something Baz Luhrmann would make, is ready to premier this November in US and September in Europe. Adapted from Leo Tolstoy's classic novel the story unfolds in its original late-19th-century Russia high-society setting and powerfully explores the capacity for love that surges through the human heart, from the passion between adulterers to the bond between a mother and her children. As Anna questions her happiness, change comes to her family, friends, and community. The cast also includes Jude Law as Karenin, Aaron Johnson as strangely looking Vronski, Matthew McFadyen as Oblonsky, Emily Watson...

Wednesday, June 20, 2012

ALEX PETTYFER JOINS STAR STUDDED "THE BUTLER"! IS JOSH HARTNETT NEW "DAREDEVIL"? TOM HIDDLESTON IS "KING OF SOHO"! CAM GIGANDET IN "PLUSH"

According to "Deadline" the latest name to join the already star filled cast of THE BUTLER is handsome blond Alex Pettyfer. He will play
Thomas Westphall next to Forest Whitaker who plays the title role of a butler who served in the White House under many presidents, Alan Rickman as Ronald Regan, Jane Fonda as Nancy Regan, Oprah Winfrey as the butler's wife, John Cusack as Nixon, Minka Kelly as Jackie Kennedy and Matthew McConaughey as president Kennedy, with Cuba Gooding Jr, Terrance Howard, and Lenny Kravitz also in the game. Vanessa Redgrave is also in the run for one of the roles. Westphall appears early in the life of Forest Whitaker’s character and has a pivotal influence on the rest of that character’s life. And you can see Pettyfer soon in MAGIC MIKE where he will be stripping his clothes off on the stage next to Channing Tatum and other hunks.

 HOLLYWOOD SPY HEADLINES
I've recently told you that 2003. superhero film DAREDEVIL with Ben Affleck is getting a reboot to be directed by David Slade and 
now, according to latest rumours, he apparently wants almost forgotten Josh Hartnett in the lead role of the blind super hero by night and a powerful lawyer by day. The script for the reboot is currently in the works. Digital Spy reports that one of our fave Brits Tom Hiddleston might play Paul Raymond, famous porn magnate in KING OF SOHO. It is interesting that the story of the porn publisher who owned half of Soho, is also dealt with in Michael Winterbottom's rival project with Steve Coogan in the lead role. Raymond's son is currently trying to legally stop Winterbottom's project. 

Meanwhile, "Variety" reports that handsome hunk
Cam Gigandet, whom we liked a lot as the brave sheriff in sf action PRIEST, will star in PLUSH. He will play a psychologist who can see the inner memories of his patients. He delves deep inside the minds of his patients to help them deal with their own demons. The story intensifies when he meets a young woman (Emily Browning) who has the same gift he does. The bad news is that the director is that horrid Catherine Hardwicke (TWILIGHT, RED RIDING HOOD)

Tuesday, June 19, 2012

JOHN CHO JOINS MATTHEW PERRY IN "GO ON"! NEW FAIRY TALE CHARACTERS IN "ONCE UPON A TIME" 2ND SEASON! AARON PAUL IN HBO'S "THE MISSIONARY"! DELIGHTFUL "LOVE BIRDS" TRAILER

So, tell me who is your favourite Asian actor in Hollywood. I kinda like John Cho a lot. Beside filming the sequel to mega successful STAR TREK film in which he plays Sulu, the adorable South Korean actor has now also added a new TV project: according to "Digital Spy" he has become a regular cast member of Matthew Perry's new sitcom GO ON in which the FRIENDS' star plays a sports radio host who loses his wife in a tragic accident and later bonds with the members of his therapy group. Cho starred in the show's pilot as Perry's boss who assigns him to therapy and will continue to appear on a regular basis. Cho has had guest roles in UGLY BETTY, HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER and FLASH FORWARD.
HOLLYWOOD SPY HEADLINES
And for those of you who are huge fans of ABC's worldwide hit show ONCE UPON A TIME which is set in two parallel worlds one inhabited by fairy tale characters and the other by their counterparts
 from reality, have you been wondering which fairy tale heroes might appear in the second show after Show White, Cinderella, Pinocchio, Red Riding Hood... have all made their appearance in the first season? Well, show's producer Jane Espenson has recently mentioned Ariel from "The Little Mermaid", Goldilocks, princess Aurora from "Sleeping Beauty" and "Aladdin"'s Princess Jasmine as some of the characters that may appear in season two. She has also revealed that the second season will be quite different from the first one. Meanwhile BREAKING BAD's star Aaron Paul is in talks to take the lead role in HBO's new Cold War show THE MISSIONARY about a young American missionary who finds himself getting involved with the CIA in 1960s Berlin.

LOVE BIRDS TRAILER
 I'm sure you will agree with me that those Ozzies and Kiwis always have the most delightful films and here's one of those: New Zealand
film LOVE BIRDS has been picked up for US distribution and will debut in cinemas this week. The film starring Rhys Darby (Flight of the Conchords) and Sally Hawkins (Happy-Go-Lucky, Jane Eyre), is a delightful romantic comedy featuring the music of Queen, about a recently single man who finds an injured duck and reluctantly decides to nurse it back to health. This propels him on a new journey of self-discovery that leads him into the arms of a veterinarian who, as a single mother, shows him a new way to look at life.