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cinemadaily | The Invisible Auteur
4 December 2009 7:52 AM, PST | IndieWIRE | See recent indieWIRE news »
The forgotten films of British director James Whale, remembered today for his groundbreaking Hollywood horror films, including “Frankenstein,” “The Invisible Man,” and “Bride of Frankenstein,” as well as Ian McKellen’s portrayal of him in “Gods and Monsters,” will be on display at New York City’s Film Forum during a one-week, 15-film retrospective starting today. In a New York Times piece titled “Voluptuary Stuck in a Box,” Terrence Rafferty describes the paradox … »
Tom Waits in 'The Hobbit'?
3 December 2009 9:10 PM, PST | CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news »
Hobbit film rumors haven’t exactly been in short supply, but here’s a new one that sounds interesting: Internationally-recognized singer, songwriter, and actor Tom Waits could be joining the cast.
The news comes from AICN-Downunder, which reports from what sounds like a trusted source that Waits is someone the production is seriously considering. AICN-Downunder previously claimed Brian Cox would be playing a dwarf in The Hobbit, a rumor that has yet to be confirmed. So far, only Ian McKellen, Hugo Weaving, and Andy Serkis are confirmed as being in the cast.
Waits has released a number of albums, and his music is known for incorporating blues, jazz, and vaudeville. In addition, his singing voice is distinctive: critic Daniel Durchholz once described it as sounding, "like it was soaked in a vat of bourbon, left hanging in the smokehouse for a few months, and then taken outside and run over with a car. »
Natalie Portman on Thor secrecy
2 December 2009 8:26 AM, PST | Filmonic.com | See recent Filmonic news »
It’s widely known that studios are highly protective of scripts, especially for films they are ploughing $150+ million into. Ian McKellen recently revealed that when he got his script for The Hobbit someone came round to his house and took it away to be shredded, and it seems Marvel has a similar paranoia regarding it’s [...] »
- Liam
AfterElton Briefs: "Glee" Boys Reveal "Man-crushes", Stephen Gately Gets Sold Out and more!
30 November 2009 4:37 PM, PST | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
Allan Hyde and his friend Hadleyk
Following this assortment of carefully-selected news items, interested readers can find a refreshing pic of a hot man in underwear. Yes, we're serious.
Because we all previously enjoyed seeing Allan Hyde (Godric in True Blood) in his wolf T-shirts, above we have a still from a short film he did with his buddy Hadleyk called Smile. Hadleyk seems to film a lot of silliness and post it on his website. While Smile is safe for work, some of the videos he tweets definitely are not. And I'm not paying your therapy bills if you watch them. The abs in the teaser photo belong to Taylor Lautner, the 17-year-old werewolf from Twilight. He's had a weird week. His movie made another $66 million, setting another record. And he was on the cover of Rolling Stone, but the interviewer kept asking him if he was gay. And apparently, »
- lostinmiami
Buzz Break: Teacher Say, Student Do
30 November 2009 1:00 PM, PST | Movieline | See recent Movieline news »
· People's got the first look at Jaden Smith and Jackie Chan in...well, they're calling it The Karate Kid. I thought it got a name change?
· John Hillcoat (The Road) wants to add Amy Adams to his next film, The Promised Land.
· Ian McKellen is not a fan of Little Britain's Daffyd, the self-described only gay in the village: "I have to confess that I am little disquieted at times by the way that gays are portrayed, particularly on television...I know Matt Lucas will say that he is gay and it is not offensive but I don't think it gets the right message across. If you are gay you don't have to be camp."
· The status of Reese and Jake, a celebrity couple without a cutesy nickname (Rake? Jeese?) is in flux.
· If the sadly underseen Fantastic Mr. Fox didn't quench your animation thirst, why not try a »
"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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Motion Picture (Drama)
"Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire »
- Manny
The Hobbit To Start Shooting In Summer 2010?
30 November 2009 8:46 AM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
One of the most eagerly anticipated and discussed upcoming movies is Guillermo del Toro and Peter Jackson’s upcoming adaptation of The Hobbit. Little snippets of sometimes true and sometimes false information keep rolling out almost like clockwork, with the last one reported on being just this past weekend when producer Peter Jackson talked about the fact that he’s been scouting shooting locations for The Hobbit, and confirmed the film would Not be coming to us in three-dimensions (thanks God, I say).
However, today we get some more information on The Hobbit, following and related to the news that the script for at least the first part is done and handed into the studio who seem to be happy with it (remember, the film is being split into two parts and released a year apart from one another). A quote from TheOneRing.net, which originated over at a German site called MovieReporter. »
- Ross Miller
Filming on The Hobbit delayed
30 November 2009 5:11 AM, PST | TotalFilm | See recent TotalFilm news »
Probably Hollywood’s most-anticipated post-Avatar blockbuster, The Hobbit looks like it is going to be slow off the starting blocks. According to Gandalf himself, Sir Ian McKellen, the shoot was originally expected to be underway in Spring 2010. Now Peter Jackson has given a more conservative estimate of starting in the middle of the year, quashing any hopes of getting our hands on any casting notes or on-set pics for a few more months. The writing dream team of Pj, Lord of the Rings cohorts Fran Walsh and Philippa...
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- Total Film
McKellen Slams Lucas Over Gay Portrayal
30 November 2009 4:06 AM, PST | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Gay actor Sir Ian McKellen has slammed British comedian Matt Lucas for his portrayal of homosexual characters - because he fears the camp comedy sketches fuel prejudices.
The openly gay comedian pokes fun at homosexuality in hit TV show Little Britain, playing a flamboyant Welshman who dresses in tight latex clothing and proudly proclaims himself "the only gay in the village."
But McKellen thinks such outrageous television skits only serve to publicise offensive stereotypes.
He says, "I have to confess that I am a little disquieted at times by the way that gays are portrayed, particularly on television. I know Matt Lucas will say that he is gay and it is not offensive but I don't think it gets the right message across. If you are gay you don't have to be camp."
And the veteran star wants the word "gay" to be dropped altogether in a bid to curb prejudices: "The word gay has become used as a derogatory term and this is something which education can help to resolve. Either that or we choose another word to describe ourselves. I rather like another G word - glorious.
"People come to know themselves at different times. I was 49 before I understood who I was. I think that if the world had been different when I was young, then I might have had the courage to come out sooner." »
'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
Boyzone Slam Sex Stories About Late Stephen Gately
29 November 2009 10:29 PM, PST | Celebrity Mania | See recent Celebrity Mania news »
Ronan Keating, Mikey Graham, Keith Duffy, and Shane Lynch have reacted to gay model Georgi Dochev's sex stories about the last hours of their band mate in Boyzone, Stephen Gately. "The lads are horrified," a source close to the band began blasting the Bulgarian model at a tribute concert for Stephen in London on Sunday, November 29.
"It was a day for celebrating Step's life - not dwelling on the night of his death," the source went on detailing. The source, moreover, told The Sun that Boyzone's manager Louis Walsh was angry upon knowing Georgi sold the stories about the 33-year-old singer. "Everyone is just sick that this man is profiting from Stephen's death," the source added.
On November 29, Georgi came up with news that he was in bed with Stephen's gay partner Andrew Cowles while the singer lay dead in another room. "At 12 I got up. I went into the »
- celebrity-mania.com
Filming on The Hobbit Delayed, But Still No Studio Greenlight
29 November 2009 10:14 PM, PST | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
Okay, okay, I know we're going overboard with this kind of news about The Hobbit, but as a huge Lord of the Rings fan, why wouldn't we want to share this news with all of you? Plus, it's a very popular project and everyone wants to know about this kind of stuff anyway, so bear with us. Its been known for a while that The Hobbit would start shooting sometime in 2010 for a late 2011 release. Last we heard, at least according to Sir Ian McKellen, it was supposed to start shooting in the spring of next year, March or April. Not anymore. Peter Jackson gave a new update and it looks like they're pushing filming back to a mid-summer start. Here's the quote from Jackson on TheOneRing.net translated from German as found on MovieReporter.net. "We're currently working on the second script which we hope to have completed by »
- Alex Billington
The Hobbit filming delayed
29 November 2009 5:38 PM, PST | Filmonic.com | See recent Filmonic news »
Just over a week ago Peter Jackson said that the script for the first Hobbit film was completed and they were now focusing on the script for the second movie. We heard from Ian McKellen that he would be heading out to New Zealand in March, so it was expected the second script would be [...] »
- Liam
Stars expected at Gately tribute concert
29 November 2009 1:57 AM, PST | digitalspy | See recent digitalspy news »
A tribute concert to Stephen Gately will reportedly take place in London later today. More than 1,000 friends and family members are expected to attend the Palace Theatre event, planned by the late Boyzone star's partner Andrew Cowles. Christopher Biggins will host the private memorial, which will include readings, songs and tributes from celebrities such as Sir Ian McKellen, Beverley Knight, Liz McClarnon, (more) »
- By Sarah Rollo
Roger Rees and Matthew Kelly Join West End's Waiting For Godot
28 November 2009 9:52 AM, PST | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »
Tony Award winner Roger Rees and Matthew Kelly will join the West End's production of 'Waiting for Godot' at the Royal Haymarket, January 21-April 3. The Theatre Royal, Haymarket's hit production of Beckett's Waiting for Godot that ended a sell-out run in August of this year will return for an encore run early next year. The show also stars Ian McKellen. »
Peter Jackson Updates The Hobbit & Tintin
27 November 2009 1:55 PM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
We recently learned that the script was done for at least the first part of Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro’s highly anticipated adaptation of The Hobbit. It’s now in the hands of the studio, who Jackson says, “seem to be happy with it.”
Jackson talked, during a press conference for his drama The Lovely Bones, about the fact that he thought it’d be difficult to get back into the groove of writing “Lord of the Rings style” since it’s been about 8 years since they wrote the script for that trilogy. However, once they got started it was “easy,” said Jackson.
On top of that info about the first script being finished and handed in, Jackson spilled some more beans to the BBC, again during a press conference for The Lovely Bones. He talked about the fact that he’s been scouting locations in New Zealand »
- Ross Miller
McKellen, Pickup, Rees & Kelly Will Be 'Waiting For Godot' at the Theatre Royal Haymarket 21 January - 3 April 2010
27 November 2009 11:15 AM, PST | BroadwayWorld.com | See recent BroadwayWorld.com news »
Ian McKellen (Estragon) and Ronald Pickup (Lucky) will be joined by Roger Rees (Vladimir) and Matthew Kelly (Pozzo) in Sean Mathias' production of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot which will have a further run at the Theatre Royal Haymarket from 21 January - 3 April 2010. Mathias' sell-out production opened in May this year following a national tour and played to packed houses through its run, breaking all previous Theatre Royal Haymarket Box Office records. »
Peter Jackson Discusses 'Tintin' and 'The Hobbit'
25 November 2009 12:37 PM, PST | GetTheBigPicture.net | See recent Get The Big Picture news »
In a new interview with the BBC, Peter Jackson expresses no concern about handing over the reins of The Hobbit to Guillermo del Toro, and talks about his own next step as a director, the 3-D animated Tintin. "Tintin is great. It's made," Jackson says of his co-production with fellow celluloid hero Steven Spielberg. "The movie is cut together and now [we] are turning it into a fully-rendered film".
The process of taking the edited footage and transforming it into the Tintin we'll see in theaters should take a little less than two years, meaning Jackson will be inordinately busy in the fall of 2011, talking both that film and The Hobbit, still scheduled for a December release that year. There's a chance it might be delayed - I'm speculating here - because of the thin ice under MGM's feet right now.
But Jackson doesn't think bringing in a new director, even »
- Colin Boyd
Peter Jackson Updates The Hobbit and Tintin
25 November 2009 5:38 AM, PST | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
With his Lovely Bones opening next month, writer-director Peter Jackson spent some time talking with the British press about a few of his upcoming producing projects. One of the most-anticipated is The Hobbit, the sequel to Jackson's Lord of the Rings Trilogy. Jackson told In The News that an initial script has been delivered to the studio.
The Hobbit will be two movies and we've written the first script and delivered it to the studio who seem to be happy with it. We're now halfway through the second script and Philippa [Boyens], Fran [Walsh], Guillermo [Del Toro] and myself are doing the scripts and having great fun. It was an interesting experience because eight or nine years have passed since we wrote the Lord of the Rings screenplays and I was worried it'd be weird or hard or uncomfortable to go back there, but as soon as we started writing the scripts it was fun, »
- Ryan Gowland
First Script For The Hobbit Completed!
24 November 2009 7:28 PM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
For most movies, this wouldn’t be major news, but for Peter Jackson and Guillermo del Toro’s highly anticipated The Hobbit, I make an exception.
Following in the footsteps of the successful, awesome and critically acclaimed Lord of the Rings trilogy, we wait in patience as the mastermind behind bringing the J.R.R. Tolkien lore to life works with another wonderfully talented man to bring the prequel novel to the big screen with a pair of films based on The Hobbit.
While we’re eagerly awaiting to find out which lucky actor will get the chance to portray the title character amidst other casting rumors, we do have an update on the status of the scripts.
Peter Jackson was present to promote his new film, The Lovely Bones, at a press conference and during the talk, he confirmed that the first of the two scripts for The Hobbit has been »
- Rob Keyes
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