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Viking Adaptation Next Big Film From Sweden
The Vikings are coming! No, not the History Channel original series, but a feature film from the producers of In A Better World (2011 Oscar winner for best foreign language film), Kon-Tiki (a nominee this past year in the same category), and the...
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Joss Whedon’s Much Ado About Nothing Breaks Records at SIFF
Joss Whedon’s latest release, Much Ado About Nothing, is a far cry from the director/writer/producer’s past work. Best known for his contributions to films like The Avengers and Cabin in the Woods, as well as the cult-classic television...
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With Help of the Weinstein Co., Whitaker, Elba, and Jordan Could Make Oscar History
Forrest Whitaker following his Oscar win for 2006's 'The Last King of Scotland' Sidney Poitier, Denzel Washington, Jamie Foxx, and Forest Whitaker stand as the only African American men to have ever won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Only...
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Who Will Host the 2014 Oscars? Not Seth MacFarlane.
Despite an increase in ratings (34% in the 18-34-year-old male demographic), and a welcome back invitation by 2013 producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, Seth MacFarlane tweeted fans yesterday that he is too busy to host the Oscars...
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David O. Russell to Write, Direct DiCaprio Passion Project 'Legacy of Secrecy'
Director David O. Russell (Silver Linings Playbook) has agreed to adapt Legacy of Secrecy, with the intent of directing as well. Russell is in the final stages of his latest project, American Hustle, which premiers December 25,...
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Academy Announces Animated Feature Film Rule Change
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences approved rules for the 86th Oscars. The most significant change affects the Animated Feature Film category. In this category, the new rule...
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Thriller 'Last Days on Mars' Debuts at Cannes
Director Ruairi Robinson sat down with The Hollywood Reporter alongside actress Olivia Williams (Anna Karenina, The Sixth Sense) to discuss their sci-fi thriller Last Days on Mars, which premiered at Cannes Film Festival yesterday: The...
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David Lowery Like Terrence Malick? Not So Much, Says Rooney Mara
In an interview with Indiewire on the heels of the Cannes showing of Ain't Them Bodies Saints, Rooney Mara was asked about similarities between director David Lowery and Terrence Malick, with whom the actress worked on an as-yet untitled Malick...
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