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Sam Claflin Joins “Posh”

You can judge a book or movie by its title. For example, a movie named “Posh” probably will not involve a lot of slopping around in mud in cold, drizzly climates. I would think that would be an attraction for actors, and perhaps it was one of the things that persuaded Sam Claflin to sign...
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Li Bingbing Joins “Transformers 4″

The Hollywood Reporter announces that Li Bingbing has joined the cast of “Transformers 4.” The casting of the Chinese actress is part of Paramount’s efforts to qualify the film as a Chinese-American co-production, which will make it easier to release in the country which is one of the biggest sources of box office earnings in...
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Art House Box Office: “Frances Ha” Gets Last Laugh

Okay, I’m really misusing the phrase “gets the last laugh” in the title of this post. You use that when someone or something, in this case, that has been underestimated proves everyone wrong, and “Frances Ha,” the new movie from indie darlings Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig, has hardly been underestimated since its festival debut...
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Weekend Box Office: “Star Trek Into Darkness” Very Good, Not Awesome

Here’s what we have so far: 1. Star Trek Into Darkness (Skydance/Paramount) Week 1 [3,868 Theaters] Friday $22.0M, Weekend $66.2M, Cume $75.5M 2. Iron Man 3 (Marvel/Disney) Week 3 [Runs 4,237] Friday $9.6M, Weekend $35.0M, Cume $337.0M 3. The Great Gatsby (Warner Bros) Week 2 [Runs 3,550] Friday $7.6M, Weekend $24.4M (-51%), Cume $91.2M As...
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Antonio Banderas Joins Chilean Miner Story “The 33″

Cannes Casting! Deadline reports another deal from the South of France–Antonio Banderas has joined the cast of “The 33,” story of the 33 Chilean miners who were trapped underground for 69 days in 2010. Banderas will play Mario Sepulveda, who got the nickname Super Mario for his energetic response when emerging from the mine. Martin...
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More “Vampire Academy” Casting: Hyland, Byrne, others

The adaptation of Richelle Mead’s “Vampire Academy: Blood Sisters” is filling out its ranks. The latest additions, according to Deadline, are Sarah Hyland, of TV’s “Modern Family,” and Gabriel Byrne, of, well, decades of lots of things. “Vampire Academy,” as you may have guessed, involves a school with vampires and humans and their complicated relationships...
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Joss Whedon Confirms Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, And, Of Course, Iron Man

It’s been no secret that more Avengers will be added to “The Avengers 2,” and rumors have suggested that those additions will be Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch. Well, guess what? We have a rumor that has turned out to be true! The man himself, Joss Whedon, told IGN  that they will indeed be the...
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Carey Mulligan and Matthias Schoenaerts Will Try To Go “Far From the Madding Crowd”

Another Cannes project announcement. Deadline  brings word that Carey Mulligan and Matthias Schoenaerts will star in an adaptation of Thomas Hardy’s 1874 novel “Far From the Madding Crowd.” Thomas Vinterberg will direct; this will be the Danish director’s English language debut. The novel details the adventures and misadventures of Bathsheba Everdine, a willful beauty and...
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Rumor Alert! Christopher Nolan To Direct Bond 24?

Okay, first be warned this is really a rumor, with the source being the not so reliable The Daily Mail. Nevertheless, I’ll mention that the tabloid says that James Bond franchise producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson have “approached” Christopher Nolan about directing the next Bond movie. So why report a rumor from a...
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Emily Blunt and Christine Baranski Ready To Go “Into the Woods”

The “Into the Woods” cast keeps growing, or at least the number of people who are “in talks” to join the cast is growing. Today we hear from The Hollywood Reporter that Emily Blunt is the latest to talk about joining the cast. Meryl Streep and Johnny Depp are the only ones who seem to...
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Asa Butterfield and Chloe Moretz Join “The White Circus”

Screen Daily  brings us a bit of casting news, interesting mainly for one thing. They tell us that Asa Butterfield and Chloe Moretz have joined the cast of “The White Circus,” a project from writing-directing team Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski, who work under the name Clyde Henry. They’re known for their animated shorts, but...
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Dev Patel To Play Edwardian Math Genius

Cannes project announcement! Via The Hollywood Reporter, we have news that Dev Patel will star in an adaptation of Robert Kanigel’s book, “The Man Who Knew Infinity: A Life of the Genius Ramanujan.” Matthew Brown wrote the screenplay and will direct. As you no doubt guessed from the title of the book involved, this is...
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Scarlett Johansson To Make Directing Debut With Capote’s “Summer Crossing”

As you would expect, Scarlett Johansson has hit that “What I Really Want To Do Is Direct” phase in her career. Harder than the actual directing, of course, is finding the right material, the financing and the backing of some studio. Johansson seems to have cleared that hurdle, though–Deadline says that Aldamisa and CAA are...
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Reese Witherspoon Joins Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Inherent Vice”

Reese Witherspoon is keeping busy…with movies. We have news from Deadline that Witherspoon has joined the cast of Paul Thomas Anderson’s adaptation of Thomas Pynchon’s novel “Inherent Vice.”  Joaquin Phoenix, Owen Wilson and Benicio Del Toro are already set to star. Witherspoon and Phoenix have already worked together, of course, in “Walk the Line. “Inherent...
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Joel Edgerton Joins Johnny Depp in “Black Mass”

All you TV bloggers out there are being kept nice and busy this time of year with the upfronts, but luckily the movie side of Hollywood isn’t completely quiet–thanks to Cannes. In addition to all the premieres, competitions, partying and scene-making, there are also plenty of deals being announced. For example, Deadline  tells us that...
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