I’m far from being the biggest Shakespeare scholar on the block, so having me review The Hollow Crown might not seem like the best idea at first blush. However, the beauty of this mini-series is how accessible it is to even those of us whose last brush with the playwright came during high school English. It helps that the cast is composed of up-and-coming faces of this generation of actors, alongside veterans of stage and screen who define the word gravitas and could probably do Shakespeare in their sleep. Much like the long-standing works of the English author himself, The Hollow Crown is equally enjoyable for neophytes making their introduction to Shakespeare or scholars looking for a new interpretation. Hit the jump for my review.
Richard II
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The first installment of the four-part series is adapted from Shakespeare’s “King Richard the Second”, centering on the English king who ruled between 1377–1399. Adapted and directed by Rupert Goold, Ben Whishaw (Cloud Atlas) stars in the title role, with notable names Rory Kinnear (Skyfall) playing Bolingbroke and David Morrissey (The Walking Dead) playing the Earl of Northumberland, just to name a few. Whishaw has the perfect sensibility to play the vain and eccentric ruler who sealed his fate after mishandling a feud between two nobles.
Two things immediately stand out when watching Richard II. The first is the outstanding production quality. Attention is paid to every detail, whether it’s the flowing robe and jeweled crown of Richard II or the various landscapes and settings the ...
THE HOLLOW CROWN DVD Review
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B.J. Novak Comments on His Character in THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2
In its first trailer, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was willing to give fans a peek at what might be in store for the third film, but it's still keeping a few secrets. We don't have official confirmation on who Felicity Jones is playing (although she may have let it slip) or on B.J. Novak's role. But in a recent interview, Novak told The Huffington Post:
I'm in a couple of scenes. Yeah, I was never told whether or not I could say. I can say that I work at Oscorp. And I am someone from the comic books, someone from the original. So, yeah, I'm somebody. I wouldn't say I'm pivotal, but I'm not an extra, either.
If that's the case and if the viral campaign lines up, I'd put my money on Alistair Smythe, son of Spider-Slayer creator Spencer Smythe, who also works at OsCorp. Whoever Novak is playing, we'll probably find out before the film opens on May 2, 2014.
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Thursday TV Ratings: BIG BANG THEORY Earns Season Low; SOUND OF MUSIC LIVE Marks NBC’s Best Thursday in 4 Years
Thursday evening’s TV ratings are in. Here’s a brief rundown:
NBC’s broadcast of The Sound of Music Live! scored a 4.6 rating in the 18-49 demo and 18.5 million viewers, marking the network’s best Thursday performance since the ER series finale in 2009.
Over on CBS, The Big Bang Theory earned a season low 4.6 rating and 15.26 million viewers, dropping a whopping seven tenths from its last original episode’s 5.3 rating.
Hit the jump for the full ratings report for Thursday, December 5th, including Glee, Scandal, Elementary, The Vampire Diaries, and more.
NBC
The much-maligned live broadcast of The Sound of Music Live! notched a 4.6 rating and 18.5 million viewers, which is NBC’s best Thursday performance since the ER series finale on April 2, 2009.
ABC
Once Upon a Time in Wonderland garnered a 1.0 rating and 3.61 million viewers, which is up one tenth from its last original’s series low 0.9 rating.
Grey’s Anatomy hit a series low 2.4 rating and 7.48 million viewers, which is down two tenths from its last original’s series low-tying 2.6 rating.
Scandal rose two tenths from its last original’s 2.9 rating, hitting a 3.1 rating and 8.6 million viewers.
CBS
The Big Bang Theory dropped seven tenths from its last original’s 5.3 rating to a 4.6 rating and 15.26 million viewers, marking a season low.
The Millers was down three tenths to a 2.5 rating and 9.38 million viewers.
The Crazy Ones earned a 2.1 rating and 7.66 million viewers, down a tenth from its last original’s 2.2 rating.
Two and a Half Men was ...
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F-Bombs Fly in New Red-Band Clip from AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY Featuring Julia Roberts and Meryl Streep
A new red-band clip from director John Wells’ adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Tracy Letts play August: Osage County has been released online, and it is very NSFW. The story follows the women of a family whose lives have splintered in many directions until a crisis bring them back to their childhood home and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them. This new clip is a nice showcase of the complicated and tense relationship between Meryl Streep’s pill-popping matriarch and Julia Roberts’ oldest daughter. As you can see, there’s not exactly a language filter in this family, and Roberts more than holds her own opposite Streep for the film’s runtime, turning in her best performance in years.
Hit the jump to watch the new red-band clip, and click here to read Matt’s review from the Toronto International Film Festival. The film also stars Julianne Nicholson, Ewan McGregor, Benedict Cumberbatch, Margo Martindale, Chris Cooper, Abigail Breslin, Juliette Lewis, Dermot Mulroney, and Sam Shepard. August: Osage County opens in limited release on December 25th and expands nationwide on January 10th.
Via Yahoo! Movies.
Here’s the official synopsis for August: Osage County:
AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY tells the dark, hilarious and deeply touching story of the stong-willed women of the Weston family, whose lives have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional women who raised them. Tracy Lettts’ Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name made its Broadway debut in December 2007 after premiering at Chicago’s legendary Steppenwolf ...
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Mondo Announces Ben Affleck Poster Series with ARGO, THE TOWN, and GONE BABY GONE
The fantastic folks at Mondo have a knack for putting together some really cool poster series relating to specific genres, film franchises, or holidays, but today they’ve unveiled a series of posters focusing on one filmmaker: Ben Affleck. Mondo has commissioned some excellent prints for Affleck’s three directorial efforts: Argo, The Town, and Gone Baby Gone, designed by Matthew Woodson, Daniel Danger, and Adam Simpson respectively. They’re all really great designs, and Affleck had this to say about the series:
"I've always loved Mondo and their passion for film, as well as their talented stable of artists. I was initially drawn by their ability to offer a unique perspective on so many beloved films and am thrilled to see my films become the newest additions to their work.”
Hit the jump to take a look at each design. The posters will be on sale at a random time on Monday, December 9th. As always, follow @MondoNews on Twitter for the on-sale announcements.
Argo
By Matthew Woodson
24 x 36
Edition: 290
Price: $45
The Town
By Daniel Danger
24 x 36
Edition: 390
Price: $45
The Town Variant
By Daniel Danger
24 x 36
Edition: 160
Price: $70
Gone Baby Gone
By Adam Simpson
24 x 36
Edition: 235
Price: $45
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New TERMINATOR TV Series in the Works; Will Tie into Feature Film Reboot
Prepare for plenty of Terminator goodness over the next few years. Annapurna Pictures and Paramount Pictures are currently developing a feature film reboot of the franchise to be directed by Thor: The Dark World’s Alan Taylor, but in addition to that film it appears that a new TV series is in the works as well. Megan Ellison and David Ellison, the producers of the new Terminator film, are producing this new TV show iteration with Thor and X-Men: First Class scribes Zack Stentz and Ashley Miller onboard to write and executive produce. Moreover, this new TV show will directly tie into the new Terminator movie, which is being planned as the first in a trilogy of films. Hit the jump for more.
Annapurna Pictures, the studio behind American Hustle and Zero Dark Thirty, landed the rights to the Terminator franchise back in 2011, but they only just started making serious movements on the feature film front. The rebooted film is due in theaters on July 1, 2015, but THR reports that a new TV series is being developed in tandem with the film. Here’s the logline for the show per THR’s report:
The TV series will follow a critical moment from the first Terminator film (1984) and, where the film's story goes one way, the upcoming series will take the same moment in a completely different direction. As the rebooted film trilogy and the new TV series progress, the two narratives will intersect with each other in some surprising and dramatic ways.
Interweaving the feature ...
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CRAVE Review
The world is crazy, and it can make you feel weak, but Charles de Lauzirika's Crave takes fear and frustration and turns it into a meandering bore. De Lauzirika is very aware of his film's influences, and there's no pretention about carving out new territory, but he doesn't show us anything we haven't really seen before. Just as his protagonist looks to find love and strength, Crave stumbles around trying to find a novel idea worth exploring. Further burdened by miscasting and an ill-fitting visual style, the film slogs around, occasionally bumping into a worthwhile performance or relationship, but is ultimately sucked into a void where the harder it tries to find meaning, the less it means anything.
Aiden Pogue (Josh Lawson) is a crime scene photographer who, when not looking at the mangled carcasses of murder victims, can only see his inadequacies. He envisions himself as a violent vigilante whose brave deeds will be rewarded with sex from beautiful women. When Aiden somehow manages to start sleeping with his cute neighbor Virginia (Emma Lung)—a development that has Aiden breaking the fourth wall to tell us that this isn't one of his fantasies—he becomes infatuated with her, but his insecurities continue to overwhelm his life.
De Lauzirika is acutely aware of his film's primary influences, Taxi Driver and Falling Down. At one point, Aiden has a "You talkin' to me?"-esque scene where he envisions blackmailing a sleazy guy. At another point, Aiden vents his frustrations to his detective friend Pete (Ron Perlman), ...
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INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS Review
[This is a re-post of my review from the 2013 New York Film Festival. Inside Llewyn Davis opens today in limited release.]
It’s a terrible thing to feel like you’re not the protagonist of your own story—to simply exist with nowhere to go. Llewyn Davis (Oscar Isaac) is a man who doesn’t fit into his own life, and in the Coen Brothers’ most melancholy film to date, Inside Llewyn Davis, we’re taken on the moving journey of a folk singer trying to succeed in the right place at the wrong time. He can’t create a future from the songs of the past, and he lives ambivalently in the present. Toning down the stylized hyperrealism of their previous movies, Joel and Ethan Coen have created a work that still bears their signature, yet takes them and us to a restrained, yet tonally and emotionally frustrating place. Anchored by a subtle, touching performance from Isaac, as well as beautiful renditions of folk songs, Inside Llewyn Davis is a somber look at a wandering musician.
Set among the Greenwich Village folk scene in 1961, Llewyn Davis trudges through a meager existence trying to make it as a solo folk artist. The story follows a week in his life, opening with his sorrowful rendition of “Hang Me, Oh Hang Me.” He then goes out to the venue’s back alley, where he’s attacked by a shadowy figure. Llewyn’s fortunes don’t improve. He’s stuck carrying around his friends’ cat after he accidentally lets it out and the door ...
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Holiday Deals: DOWNTON ABBEY, 59% Off Box Sets, WORLD WAR Z, STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS, 40% Off Video Games, and More
Amazon always has a crazy amount of deals during the holiday season and this year is no different. While I usually focus on DVDs and Blu-rays, since they also have some fantastic deals on video games and electronics, I’ve also linked those. Like all Amazon deals, prices constantly change, so don’t take too long to decide.
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Drew Goddard Confirmed to Write, Direct, and Run Marvel’s DAREDEVIL Netflix Series
Marvel has confirmed some exciting news relating to its upcoming string of Netflix shows. We learned last month that Cabin in the Woods co-writer/director Drew Goddard was in talks to spearhead Marvel’s Daredevil series, and now the studio has confirmed that Goddard will indeed be running the show. The Cloverfield scribe will write and direct the first episode and will act as showrunner and executive producer on the show’s entire 13-episode run. Daredevil is one of four one-season Netflix series that Marvel is producing, which also includes Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, and Luke Cage. All of the one-season shows will lead up to a The Defenders miniseries.
Daredevil will be first out of the gate, with Marvel confirming that it will premiere on Netflix in 2015. With a guy as passionate and talented as Goddard at the helm, Daredevil looks to be in very good hands.
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Exclusive Clip from THE LAST DAYS ON MARS
Now available on demand is director Ruairi Robinson's The Last Days on Mars, a sci-fi horror thriller that centers on a group of space explorers collecting specimens on Mars. As our exclusive clip from the film shows, things go terribly wrong during the expedition as each of the astronauts fall victim to a mysterious force. The clip also reminds viewers to make sure you know who's in the spacesuit before you open the airlock hatch.
Starring Liev Schreiber, Elias Koteas, Olivia Williams, Romola Garai, Johnny Harris, Goran Kostic, and Tom Cullen, The Last Days on Mars opens in a limited theatrical release Friday, December 6th. Hit the jump to watch our exclusive clip from the film.
Check out our exclusive clip from The Last Days on Mars below, followed by the synopsis and poster:
Official synopsis:
On the last day of the first manned mission to Mars, a crew member of Tantalus Base believes he has made an astounding discovery – fossilized evidence of bacterial life. Unwilling to let the relief crew claim all the glory, he disobeys orders to pack up and goes out on an unauthorized expedition to collect further samples. But a routine excavation turns to disaster when the porous ground collapses, and he falls into a deep crevice and near certain death. His devastated colleagues attempt to recover his body. However, when another vanishes they start to suspect that the life-form they have discovered is not yet dead. As the group begins to fall apart it seems their only hope is the imminent arrival of the relief ship Aurora.
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Budd Friedman Talks THE IMPROV: 50 YEARS BEHIND THE BRICK WALL, How the EPIX Documentary Came about, & The Improv’s Impact on the Comedy Business
EPIX is celebrating 50 years of the famous comedy club in the original documentary, The Improv: 50 Years behind the Brick Wall. The one-hour special, narrated by Adam Sandler, the biggest names in stand-up comedy reveal the role the club played on their road to stardom, through funny personal stories, home movies, photographs and archival footage. The special features Judd Apatow, Lewis Black, Larry David, Jimmy Fallon, Kathy Griffin, Jay Leno, Richard Lewis, Bill Maher, Ray Romano, Jerry Seinfeld, Sarah Silverman and the Wayans brothers.
During this recent exclusive phone interview with Collider, The Improv’s founder Budd Friedman talked about how this EPIX documentary came about, how proud he is of the impact The Improv had on the comedy business, how he never could have envisioned what The Improv would become, how it evolved from a place for singers to a place for comedians, the memories that he has from the 50 years they’ve been in business, the performances that most stand out for him, and how he would like The Improv to be remembered in 50 more years. Check out what he had to say after the jump.
Collider: How did this documentary come about? Had you been looking to do something for the 50th anniversary?
BUDD FRIEDMAN: Yeah, absolutely! It’s our 50th anniversary and certainly we’d have to commemorate it, in some way. Our producer, Judy Pastore, had worked for EPIX before, and she came up with the idea for doing this for the 50th anniversary. They jumped on board, and ...
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Willem Dafoe Talks OUT OF THE FURNACE, Playing Conflicted Characters, Bringing an Eastern European Flair to His Character, and Future Projects
Willem Dafoe delivers a finely drawn performance as a small town bookie in Out of the Furnace, Scott Cooper’s dark and gritty drama set in a struggling blue-collar Pennsylvania steel town. A local lowlife with connections, John Petty (Dafoe) is part of the community and friends with steelworker Russell Baze (Christian Bale) and his brother, Rodney (Casey Affleck), an Iraq vet struggling to transition back to civilian life. Petty knows the brothers have fallen on hard times, but Rodney is into him for quite a sum of money, and business comes first. Opening December 6th, the film also stars Woody Harrelson, Zoe Saldana and Forest Whitaker.
In an exclusive interview, Dafoe talked about how his sense of trust in Cooper combined with the strong script and an impressive cast was a big draw, why he enjoys playing characters that are conflicted and full of contradictions, what inspired him to bring an Eastern European flavor to his character, how he found Cooper to be a positive, confident director who values actors, his collaborative approach with the other actors, what shooting on location in Braddock lent to the film, and his upcoming projects including The Grand Budapest Hotel, Nymphomaniac and A Most Wanted Man. Hit the jump to read the interview.
QUESTION: Can you talk a little about how this project came together for you?
WILLEM DAFOE: I talked to Scott Cooper after he made Crazy Heart, and we talked about working together, and then he called me about a year later when this project ...
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Jerry Bruckheimer Closes Paramount Deal to Produce BEVERLY HILLS COP 4; Brett Ratner to Direct
Jerry Bruckheimer’s move from Disney to Paramount is now official. The prolific producer and Disney decided to part ways after the box office bust of this summer’s The Lone Ranger, on which Bruckheimer and director Gore Verbinski argued successfully for a budget north of $200 million. Paramount officially announced today that Bruckheimer has finalized a three-year first-look deal with the studio set to begin next April, returning him to the home where he got his start as the producer of films like Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop, and Days of Thunder.
Per Deadline, Bruckheimer’s first film back at Paramount will be the long-developing Beverly Hills Cop 4, which Brett Ratner will direct after he finishes up Hercules. Eddie Murphy is reprising his role and Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol scribes Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec are penning the screenplay. Additionally, the Top Gun sequel is another priority for the studio, with Tom Cruise also attached to return.
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Andy Serkis Says Motion-Capture ANIMAL FARM Will Begin Filming Next Year
While Andy Serkis first rose to prominence as the actor who brought The Lord of the Rings’ Gollum to life by way of motion-capture, he’s been dabbling a bit more behind-the-scenes as of late. Serkis acted as the second-unit director on a good deal of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit trilogy, and he’s poised to make his feature directorial debut on a motion-capture adaptation of George Orwell’s classic novel Animal Farm. The project was first announced over a year ago, but now Serkis has provided an update on the film, revealing that filming is slated to get underway in 2014. Hit the jump for more.
Speaking with ScreenDaily (via Twitch), Serkis revealed that “principal photography will take place in the middle to third quarter of next year.” The film is being produced by Serkis’ performance capture studio Imaginarium, marking their first feature film. The multi-talented performer went on to talk a bit about his approach to Animal Farm:
“What we’re trying to do is fairly unique. It’s going to be entirely performance captured, so rather than photographing real animals and showing them with talking mouths, it will all be generated by the interaction between the actors playing those roles…the physicality and facial expressions of all the animals will come directly from actors’ performances.”
He added that he has “a great cast” finalized but he couldn’t reveal it just yet. As for his studio’s other film, The Bone Season, Serkis said they’re currently in the process of looking for writers and directors. The actor will ...
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First Trailer for NURSE 3D Fetish Porn … Wait, It’s Not a Porn?
If you've got a fetish for nurses than boy is today your day! The first trailer for co-writer and director Douglas Aarniokoski's Nurse 3D is now online. The picture stars Paz de la Huerta (Enter the Void) as Abby, an unassuming nurse by day and a murderous man-eater by night. When rookie nurse Danni (Katrina Bowden of 30 Rock) begins to suspect Abby of flaying the philanderers, she lands herself square in the crosshairs of the killer nurse.
Also starring Corbin Bleu, Boris Kodjoe and Judd Nelson, Nurse 3D opens in theaters and will be available on demand starting February 7th. Hit the jump to check out the trailer.
Check out the first surprisingly SFW (more or less) trailer for Nurse 3D:
Here’s the official synopsis for Nurse 3D:
Nurse 3D is a thriller/horror film directed by Doug Aarniokoski and written by David Loughery starring Paz de la Huerta, Katrina Bowden, Corbin Bleu. By day Abby Russell is a dedicated nurse, someone you wouldn’t hesitate to trust your life with. But by night, her real work begins…using her smoldering sexuality she lures cheating men to their brutal deaths and exposes them for who they really are. When a younger nurse starts to suspect Abby’s actions and compromises her master plan, Abby must find a way to outsmart her long enough to bring the cheater you’d least expect to justice.
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Jon Favreau to Direct SHANNARA Series for MTV
Jon Favreau (Iron Man) will get a throne of his own as director of Shannara, a fantasy series based on the Terry Brooks novels. In a surprise move, MTV gave a script-to-series commitment on the property, which will be adapted for the small screen by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar of Smallville fame. If the network likes what they see, they'll greenlight it straight to series. Set in our world but occurring thousands of years after our civilization has been all but wiped out, Shannara follows the title family, who are gifted with ancient magic. Hit the jump for more.
Deadline reports that Shannara is headed to MTV with Favreau directing. Network president Susanne Daniels previously developed and aired Smallville while she was Entertainment President at WB. This project will reunite her with the juvenile superhero show's writers. As Daniels said:
“I am thrilled to be working with the Smallville creators Al and Miles again along with the amazingly talented Jon Favreau. We feel that the Shannara novels are a perfect fit for MTV as this type of fantasy genre has continuously proved to resonate with our audience.”
Here's the synopsis for the second book in Brooks' series, The Elfstones of Shannara, which the TV show is reportedly based on (via Amazon):
Ancient Evil threatens the Elves: The ancient tree created by long-lost Elven magic, is dying. When Wil Ohmsford is summoned to guard the Amberle on a perilous quest to gather a new seed for a new tree, he is faced with the Reaper, the most fearsome of all Demons. And Wil ...
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Disney and Paramount Strike Deal for INDIANA JONES Franchise
The legal entanglement that was the Indiana Jones franchise has now been untangled. When Disney purchased Lucasfilm, there was a question of how future Indiana Jones films would proceed since Paramount released the first four movies. Today, Disney announced that it has reached an arrangement with Paramount regarding the franchise. Under the new deal, Disney has acquired distribution and marketing rights to all future Indiana Jones films along with its current ownership of the rights that it secured when it purchased Lucasfilm. Hit the jump for more, including where Paramount fits into this new deal.
Though Disney now owns the Indiana Jones series and can produce future films at its leisure, Variety notes that under the new deal, Paramount will still be responsible for the distribution of the previous four Indiana Jones films and will enjoy financial participation on any future Indiana Jones films that are released. A fifth Indiana Jones film has yet to be officially announced, but a property that lucrative likely won’t stay dormant for too long in today’s franchise-happy box office climate.
Though George Lucas and Steven Spielberg have been more apprehensive about moving forward with a follow-up to Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Harrison Ford is very much game to don the whip and hat once again. The 72-year-old actor recently said that he would do Indiana Jones 5 “in a New York Minute,” and with all legal entanglements out of the way, I wouldn’t be surprised to hear word about some sort ...
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Dustin Hoffman Joins Stephen Frears’ Untitled Cycling Project; Juliette Binoche, James Brolin, and Oscar Nuñez Join Chilean Miners Picture, THE 33
Here's a look at today's casting news:
Dustin Hoffman (Luck) will join director Stephen Frears' untitled cycling project that stars Ben Foster as Lance Armstrong.
Juliette Binoche (Words and Pictures), Josh Brolin (Oldboy) and Oscar Nuñez (The Office) join Antonio Banderas and Martin Sheen in The 33, director Patricia Riggen's film about the Chilean workers trapped in a mining disaster.
Hit the jump for more on both pictures.
First up is The 33, with word of Binoche, Brolin and Nuñez's addition coming via Deadline. The movie recaptures the story of the 2010 Copiapo copper mine collapse and the 33 miners who becamed trapped more than 2,000 feet underground. Binoche replaces Jennifer Lopez in a strong female role. Kate Del Castillo, Lou Diamond Phillips, Mario Casas, Juan Pablo Raba, Tenoch Huerta, Jacob Vargas, Marco Trevino and Alejandro Goic fill out the cast. The 33 will shoot on location in Bogotá, Colombia.
Here's the official studio note for Hoffman:
DUSTIN HOFFMAN LIMBERS UP FOR STEPHEN FREARS’ UNTITLED CYCLING PROJECT
London, 6 December 2013... Stephen Frears’ untitled CYCLING PROJECT goes up a gear as tour de force Dustin Hoffman joins the cast. Hoffman will join when the production moves to the US for the final stages of the shoot.
This marks the second collaboration between Hoffman and Frears since 1992’s THE ACCIDENTAL HERO.
Lee Pace (THE HOBBIT) has also joined the cast which includes Ben Foster, Chris O’Dowd, Guillaume Canet and Jesse Plemons.
The film is currently shooting on location in Europe and the US.
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12 New Images from LONE SURVIVOR Starring Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, and Emile Hirsch
Universal Pictures has released some new images from director Peter Berg’s (The Kingdom) adaptation of the non-fiction book Lone Survivor. The film tells the story of four Navy SEALs on an ill-fated covert mission who try to neutralize a high-level Taliban operative, but are ambushed by enemy forces in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan. The film has drawn positive responses from early screenings, and Berg has more than proven himself to be a skilled action director. Hopefully the dramatic character interplay is on point here as well.
Hit the jump to check out the new images. The film stars Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch, Ben Foster, Eric Bana, Alexander Ludwig, Ali Suliman, and Rohan Chand. Lone Survivor opens in limited release on December 27th before going wide on January 10th.
Click on any image to enlarge.
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Here’s the official synopsis for Lone Survivor:
Based on The New York Times bestselling true story of heroism, courage and survival, Lone Survivor tells the incredible tale of four Navy SEALs on a covert mission to neutralize a high-level al-Qaeda operative who are ambushed by the enemy in the mountains of Afghanistan. Faced with an impossible moral decision, the small band is isolated from help and surrounded by a much larger force of Taliban ready for war. As they confront unthinkable odds together, the four men find reserves of strength and resilience as they stay in the fight to the finish.
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