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Cast to gather for 'Thor' rehearsals
5 December 2009 7:10 AM, PST | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Kyle Xy star Jaimie Alexander has revealed that Thor cast members are to start rehearsals in a matter of days. The news indicates that the Kenneth Branagh-directed film is on track to begin shooting in early January. Posting on Twitter, Alexander, who will play Sif, said: "Excited to start rehearsals next week!" Thor's cast includes Chris Hemsworth (more) »
- By Ian Mason
'Thor' to Begin Rehearsals Next Week
4 December 2009 8:31 PM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »
The cast and crew for "Thor" will soon start preparing for the production of the film. On Thursday, December 3, actress Jaimie Alexander posted an update on her Twitter page, informing that she will begin rehearsals for the superhero film next week. "Is excited to start rehearsals next week! :) :)" the depicter of skilled Asgardian warrior Sif wrote.
The shooting of "Thor" itself is believed to be kicked off in the middle of January 2010. According to Production Weekly, the principal photography will first take place in Los Angeles. Then, in March, cast and crew will move to Santa Fe in New Mexico to continue filming until late April.
Meanwhile, the set of the action movie project has been built in November. Revealing the news was editor in chief of Marvel Comics Joe Quesada who tweeted, "Cast is in place, sets are being built and screenplay is brilliant." Additionally, comic book »
- AceShowbiz.com
Gone With The Wind 70th Anniversary Blu-ray Review
4 December 2009 12:19 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
There is nothing wrong with Gone with the Wind. Yes, it’s a bit racist. Heck, it’s a lot racist and you get to cringe listening to Clark Gable say things like “darkie.” The black characters are mostly shameful, and the film revels in the greatness and loss of the South. There are interesting ambiguities, though. Rhett Butler (Gable) recognizes that the civil war is stupid and bound for failure, but later on enlists. Okay, there’s a lot wrong with the film, but it’s also one of those films of such grand dramatic heft that it is also undeniable. My review of Gone with the Wind after the (Kris Kross will make you Jump) jump.
It’s hard not to wrestle with the history of the film, and Spike Lee has decidedly dismissed it. He’s not unfair for doing so; there are a lot of problems with the text. »
- Andre Dellamorte
'Thor' Not The First Godly Team-Up For Natalie Portman And Kat Dennings
4 December 2009 11:32 AM, PST | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »
Just last week we broke the news that actress Kat Dennings will join Natalie Portman in Marvel's upcoming "Thor" movie, and while that was cool news on its own, we've been notified that this isn't the first team-up for the two in a mythological world. In fact, their first team-up with fantastic gods was more surreal than anything found in Asgard.
As ComicMix points out, Portman and Dennings previously appeared in Devendra Banhart's video for "Carmensita" — which is so wild a trip that it defies description. However, while Portman's role in the video is pretty obvious, Dennings makes her blue-skinned cameo around the 2:13 mark (as Kali the Destroyer). Check it out:
Now, let's see if "Thor" director Kenneth Branagh can top that, True Believers! »
- Rick Marshall
Natalie Portman on Thor’s Secrecy, Marvel as Crazy Underground Dwellers
2 December 2009 9:58 PM, PST | Beyond Hollywood | See recent Beyond Hollywood news »
Here’s Natalie Portman, talking to Parade Magazine about what it’s like to work with comic book movie studio Marvel, as they gear up their expensive “Thor” movie under the direction of Kenneth Branagh for a 2011 date. Portman will be playing the film’s leading lady, a human nurse name Jane Foster who falls in love with fallen Asgard God Thor, to be played by Chris Hemsworth. Just in time, too, because all hell’s about to break loose, and a giant hammer would sure come in handy at a time like that. “I think everyone has gotten more secretive just because of the preponderance of technology that can scam just about anything. It’s like you don’t get a script anymore that doesn’t have watermarks that would identify you if you ever tried to leak anything. The Thor script is hard to read because it’s »
- Nix
Doctor Who: Dreamland - preview images plus David Warner talks role as evil alien
2 December 2009 1:18 PM, PST | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
Veteran actor David Warner has spoken about his role in the new Doctor Who animation Dreamland, which features the David Tennant incarnation of the Time Lord.
Warner played Ed Dillinger (aka Sark/Master Control Program) in 1982's cult sci-fi classic Tron and voiced the villainous Ra's Al Ghul in the Batman and Batman Beyond animated series.
He's also starred in films such as The Omen and Titanic and next year is set to reprise his role as Kenneth Branagh's father in BBC series Wallander.
In Dreamland - which is on the BBC website and airs on BBC2 this Saturday, December 5 - the 68-year-old voices the evil, cockroach-like alien Lord Azlok, as you can see in our exclusive sneak preview images below.
Warner (pictured right), a former Warwickshire actor, revealed it's not his first voyage into the world of Doctor Who, as he's previously done audio adventures playing the Time Lord. »
- David Bentley
Natalie Portman Discusses Brothers and the Secrecy Surrounding Thor
2 December 2009 1:13 AM, PST | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
Acclaimed director Jim Sheridan's (My Left Foot, In the Name of the Father) new movie opens this week. Brothers tells the story of a soldier who returns home from captivity in Afghanistan to discover that his wife turned to his brother for comfort while he was presumed dead. Tobey Maguire plays Sam Cahill, the solider who tries to reintegrate with his family while coping with the effects of post-traumatic stress disorder (Ptsd). Natalie Portman plays Sam's wife, Grace, a role that she told Parade she was eager to play.
It was such a fantastic opportunity because so many parts written for females my age are just, like, the cute, girlish love interest. To get to play a real woman who's really strong and a good mother was really a great opportunity.
To prepare for his role, Maguire met with soldiers who suffer from Ptsd. To play Grace, Portman said »
- BrentJS Sprecher
Thor Could "Redefine" the Super Hero Movie
2 December 2009 12:53 AM, PST | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada was brought to Los Angeles for Thor pre-production meetings with director Kenneth Branagh. In a recent interview with ComicBookResources, Quesada said that Marvel is "incredibly confident" with the outcome of the adaptation of Thor.
If you're a comics fan, you'll have a preconceived notion of what you're going to get. If you're a non-comics fan, you'll have another notion of what the movie is all about. And what's really amazing is that both groups will walk away going, "I've never seen anything like this before within the super hero genre." It's so cool, and I don't want to use the word unusual, but it is unusual in the sense that it redefines what a super hero movie can be.
The interview arrived on the heels of some leaked plot details, which suggest that Thor (Chris Hemsworth) will be sent to earth after his adopted brother »
- Ryan Gowland
Thor will “redefine what a super hero movie can be”
30 November 2009 5:03 PM, PST | Filmonic.com | See recent Filmonic news »
Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada has been praising Marvel’s upcoming slate a lot recently. Last month he said Captain America will “rock everyone’s socks off” and now he’s claiming that Kenneth Branagh’s Thor will “redefine what a super hero movie can be”. From ComicBookResources: We are incredibly confident. And there isn’t much I could say to convince [...] »
- Liam
"Nine" Dominates Satellite Award Nominations! See Complete List!
30 November 2009 10:52 AM, PST | Manny the Movie Guy | See recent Manny the Movie Guy news »
"Nine," the big-screen adaptation of the Broadway musical, led the Satellite Award scoring 11 nominations including Best Picture in the Comedy or Musical category.
Rob Marshall also received a Best Director nomination, and stars Penelope Cruz, Marion Cotillard, and Daniel Day-Lewis received Best Acting nods, and the cast got Best Ensemble.
John Woo's "Red Cliff" followed with seven nominations.
Roger Corman is the 2009 Recipient of the Auteur Award while master cinematographer and eight-time Oscar nominee, Roger Deakins, is the 2009 Recipient of the Nikola Tesla Award.
The 2009 14th Annual Satellite Awards are given by the International Press Academy. Winners will be announced on Sunday, December 20th, at the Grand Salon/Intercontinental Hotel in Los Angeles.
Visit the Satellite Awards official site right here.
And the nominees for the 2009 14th Annual Satellite Awards are:
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"Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire »
- Manny
Joe Quesada Says 'Thor' Movie Will Redefine The Superhero Genre
30 November 2009 10:29 AM, PST | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »
Not long ago, Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Joe Quesada and writer Brian Michael Bendis gushed about their excursion to the set of "Thor," the Kenneth Branagh-directed superhero movie filming in January.
Despite the creative duo's enthusiasm, however, it's difficult for some fans to imagine how the fantasy-based "Thor" will align with the more realistic universe established in Jon Favreau's "Iron Man" films. But according to Quesada, those worriers should cast aside any doubts in "Thor," as the film promises to overhaul the superhero genre entirely.
"['Thor' is] so cool, and I don't want to use the word unusual, but it is unusual in the sense that it redefines what a super hero movie can be," Quesada told Comic Book Resources regarding the upcoming film. "It's not the expected story or settings. That part of it is incredibly exciting to me."
In addition to the "terrific" casting and the "breathtaking" costume and set design, »
- Josh Wigler
Is Jeremy Renner Playing Hawkeye In 'The Avengers' And 'Thor'?
30 November 2009 5:31 AM, PST | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »
As Marvel Studios ramps up plans for "The Avengers," many fans are wondering which characters outside of Captain America, Thor and Iron Man will wind up on the team's roster — and if one actor's comments are any indication, the superhero group will have a place for Hawkeye come 2012.
In an interview with Empire, actor Jeremy Renner revealed that he's discussed playing the comic book archer in Kenneth Branagh's "Thor" and, later, "The Avengers." The intriguing rumor surfaced when Renner was asked whether he'd be interested in playing Captain America, a potentially natural fit given the actor's role as an American soldier earlier this year in "The Hurt Locker."
"I don't know if I'd be right for Captain America," he said. "I met with the Marvel guys, actually, but we didn't talk about Captain America. But one of the writers, Zak Penn, we've become friends over time and he was »
- Josh Wigler
'Glee' Dominates 14th Satellite Awards TV Noms
29 November 2009 11:37 PM, PST | Aceshowbiz | See recent Aceshowbiz news »
"Glee" is shining in the nomination list released by Satellite Awards for its 14th year. The new musical by Fox makes the entry in every TV category possible through the show itself as well as the actors. The nominees were selected through voting by International Press Academy's members which included more than 100 entertainment journalists.
Jane Lynch, Chris Colfer, Lea Michele and Matthew Morrison represent the show for the categories of Supporting Actress, Supporting Actor, Lead Actress and Lead Actor in Comedy or Musical respectively. The show itself is being put under Television Series, Comedy or Musical.
In another genre, "Grey Gardens" is showing a domination by taking in nominations for Motion Picture Made for Television. The TV movie by HBO has the chance to win through its leading cast, Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange who in fact are pitted against each other in the best actress for miniseries or made for TV category. »
- AceShowbiz.com
Joe Quesada Raises Expectations for Thor Movie
29 November 2009 8:47 PM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
With Iron Man 2 only a few months away and the next big Marvel Production soon to get underway in Thor, there’s no shortage of exciting news coming our way for comic fans and moviegoers.
Just a few days ago Screen Rant posted some updates regarding Thor discussing another addition to the film’s stellar cast and some confusion of how the movie will follow the comics, or even which version of Marvel’s Thor it will follow. In addition to that, there’s been some recent online buzz about the possibility of actor Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker) playing Hawkeye in The Avengers, a character for which Renner thinks could be introduced in Thor.
Now comes a little more on Marvel’s Mighty God of Thunder from the Comic Publisher’s Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada who had his latest Cup O’ Joe installment with Comic Book Resources put up »
- Rob Keyes
Kenneth Branagh's vision for Thor is 'brilliant' with 'all the right ingredients'
29 November 2009 2:57 PM, PST | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
From its choice of director to its casting, Marvel Studios doesn't seem to have yet put a foot wrong with the Thor movie.
With Kenneth Branagh at the helm, the superhero adaptation arrives on the big screen in May, 2011.
The pressure is on to deliver an epic, and Marvel's editor-in-chief Joe Quesada says: "We are incredibly confident."
He believes people will have their own expectations of a Thor movie but that it will defy those ideas and go on to reshape not only the superhero movie genre but also the Thor comics on which it is based.
Quesada told Comic Book Resources: "If you're a comics fan, you'll have a preconceived notion of what you're going to get. If you're a non-comics fan, you'll have another notion of what the movie is all about.
"And what's really amazing is that both groups will walk away going, 'I've never seen anything »
- David Bentley
Thor “Redefines What a Super Hero Movie Can Be” Says Marvel’s Joe Quesada
29 November 2009 8:00 AM, PST | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
I don't even vaguely trust Marvel editor in chief Joe Quesada to be objective about a Marvel Studios project. So when he goes all ebullient about how game-changing Kenneth Branagh's Thor is going to be, I don't take it very seriously. But I do wonder to what extent this will be different from the glut of superhero films we've seen to date. There's a specific tone and structure to superhero films from which we rarely see movies diverge, especially when they're introducing a character. I can imagine a lot of ways in which Branagh might break these informal rules, based on both his own background and the rich mythological legacy of Thor as a character, and I hope to see him engage them all. But for now, all we've got is Quesada's statement, which is after the break. Here's a big chunk 'o text from Quesada's conversation with Comic »
- Russ Fischer
Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye in Thor?
29 November 2009 5:47 AM, PST | Filmofilia | See recent Filmofilia news »
Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker) has hinted he may be playing the comic-book character, archer hero Clint Barton, a.k.a. Hawkeye, in Kenneth Branagh’s “Thor“
“Hawkeye could be interesting,” Renner said. “I’d love for that to happen. It’d be fun… I’m just happy to get considered for big franchise roles like that.”
He added:
“I’m not exactly sure why he’s shutting down the idea of playing the Cap’n in favor of the much less prestigious Hawkeye, but I’m intrigued. Let’s hear more.
“If I was a betting man, I would bet that Hawkeye would probably show up in Thor, and then be in The Avengers,” he said. “But do I know for sure? I can’t say. But I’d love for that to happen. It’d be fun.”
Clint Barton, Hawkeye info:
While Hawkeye has no superhuman powers, he »
- Allan Ford
'Thor' and 'Avengers' plot details leaked?
28 November 2009 9:08 AM, PST | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
Details about the plots for Marvel’s Thor and The Avengers movies have been leaked online, according to reports. It is unclear how accurate both plot breakdowns are, but it appears that the information was first published on Ain’t It Cool, then later taken down. Those that read the original article are claiming that, in Kenneth Branagh’s Thor, the God of Thunder is cast out to Earth by his evil brother Loki after the villain kills their father Odin, played by Anthony Hopkins. (more) »
- By Ian Mason
Birthday Suits, Asia Major
27 November 2009 7:30 AM, PST | FilmExperience | See recent FilmExperience news »
Do you ever celebrate the birthdays of your favorite movie folk? You should. Here are your options for 11/27
1940 Bruce Lee Chinese American trailblazer, 70s icon, legend. Without him, whose to say how long it would have taken martial arts films to gain as much international popularity? Without him, no Uma Thurman in a yellow track suit.
1951 Kathryn Bigelow director, action fan. An Oscar nominee in about 2 months and a week.
1956 William Fichtner actor
1957 Callie Khouri, screenwriter. She'll always have Thelma & Louise
1957 Kevin O'Connell, the most nominated never-winning Oscar anything. He's been nominated 20 times (!) for his sound work. He has only his Emmy and lucrative blockbuster heavy career to comfort him. His next project is the Gyllenhaal action flick Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. [editor's note: You may recall that the second podcast ever here at Tfe was an interview with his then working partner Greg P Russell whose own Oscar tally totals 12 nominations without a win.]
1963 Fisher Stevens, Michelle Pfeiffer's boyfriend during her Catwoman years
1968 Michael Vartan, French-American actor (Alias)
1978 Unax Ugalde, Spanish hottie... seduced Julianne Moore »
- NATHANIEL R
Thor updates: Hawkeye and Nick Fury in, Donald Blake out, Kat Dennings clarified
27 November 2009 3:10 AM, PST | The Geek Files | See recent The Geek Files news »
By The Gods, the news is coming thick and fast. Thor's trusty hammer Mjolnir has been whirling up a storm of new information on the Kenneth Branagh movie.
Firstly, in the latest Empire magazine, actor Jeremy Renner reveals he has had talks with Marvel Studios over playing Clint Barton - aka the super-skilled archer Hawkeye (pictured) - in a cameo that sets up a full appearance in The Avengers movie.
Renner, 38, whose roles include Iraq war drama The Hurt Locker, said: "Hawkeye could be interesting. They're going to send me some stuff on it, see what it is.
"But I think they're pretty awesome, trying to make superhero movies almost plausible and not just some fantasy thing."
Meanwhile, Marvel's website page for the Thor movie confirms that Samuel L Jackson will reprise his role as agent Nick Fury - as seen briefly in last year's Iron Man. Jackson will »
- David Bentley
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