Screening Room: Cameron Diaz, Not Jolie, to Star with Pitt in 'The Counselor'
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The Australian film, which gained a cult critic following after the 2009 Toronto FIlm Festival, debuted a trailer this week in preparation for a limited run in select U.S. theaters. Based in the bountifully cinematic world of high school prom season, the film looks like a modern update of the themes found in the classic, Carrie. Slick and terrifying, the trailer is one of the best of the year so far, think Misery, Pretty in Pink, and Psycho, all rolled into one.
On Set Photo of the WeekStiller's strengthBen Stiller filmed The Secret Life of Walter Mitty this week and showed how you carry two dudes in the movies. This scene looks like a part of one of Mitty's fantasy sequences. The film is a remake of the 1939 classic about a man who yearns to escape his mundane life.
Ben Stiller carries two men on either shoulder with the aid of a wheeled metal contraption while filming a stunt scene for his upcoming movie, 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty'. (Bauer Griffin)more pics - Variety reports Rebecca Hall is close to landing the female lead in Iron Man III, Marvel's follow-up to this past week's blockbuster The Avengers. Set to begin production this month, the studio is aiming for a May 2013 release date to complete the Iron Man trilogy. The role for Hall would be that of a scientist who develops Extremis, a nanotechnological breakthrough.
- Cameron Diaz is reportedly replacing Angelina Jolie in The Counselor, written by Cormac McCarthy and directed by Ridley Scott. Not many details are available yet, but we can only assume this is the female lead if it was offered to Jolie. The production already boasts a formidable cast in Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt, Javier Bardem, and Penelope Cruz.
- Slashfilm has the details on Andre Benjamin's new Jimi Hendrix project, which is set to begin shooting very soon. The movie will follow Hendrix's rise to stardom upon his discovery in New York and arrival in London in 1966 and 1967. No title or cast information has been given for the film yet, but Benjamin seems a good pick to play the rock n' roll ! legend. We all know he can grow Jimi's trademark moustache from those ludicrous Gilette ads.
Tim Burton's Dark Shadows premiered in Hollywood this week and Johnny Depp got to show off his leading ladies: Chloe Moretz, Eva Green, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Bella Heathcote.
Argo - October 12Ben Affleck's latest, and third directorial effort, is a nuanced and ambitious project about true events involving a rescue mission of American diplomats trapped in Tehran during the Iranian Revolution of 1979. The trailer shows a polished professional movie in the same vein as Munich and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.
End of Watch - September 28Director David Ayers (Training Day, Harsh Times) returns to familiar territory here with a story about two best friends and LAPD officers who might be too good at their job. Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena play the cop buddies who catch significant heat from the cartel they're trying to bring down. Denzel Washington won Best Actor for a character Ayers wrote in 2001 (Training Day), can he do the same for Gyllenhaal perhaps?Beasts of the Southern Wild - July 5This year's Sundance darling is the story of a six year-old girl living in a Delta-area wasteland after her town's levee breaks. She sets off in search of her mother and discovers a world of incredible beauty and terror. Beasts will likely be one of the best reviewed films of the year, and could make a run at a Best Picture nomination.2013 Best Picture Nominee PredictionsRelated Articles:
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