Wednesday, 19 January 2011
Harrison happily back in the saddle
Wednesday, 19 January 2011
enlarge Harrison Ford really enjoyed getting back in the saddle for futuristic Western Cowboys And Aliens.
The 68-year-old Star Wars actor was happy to ride horses around all day for Jon Favreau's new action adventure, co-starring Daniel Craig, in which he joked he plays another "grumpy old man".
Harrison said: "I haven't made a Western for I guess 30 years and it was a pleasure, I enjoy being outside on a horse most of the day.
"I enjoyed working with Jon Favreau and Daniel Craig, he's quite a funny, smart guy, and the other people involved in the film, it was nothing but good fun.
He added: "It seems to be the kind of movie people go to these days... I'm delighted to be involved in one of those. And I think everyone involved did a bang up job.
"I'm looking forward to the film, I think it's going to be quite good."
:: Harrison Ford is currently starring in Morning Glory, released in cinemas on Friday January 21.
Clooney enthusiastic over Ides
Wednesday, 19 January 2011
Ryan Gosling has been told to do some 'campaigning' to prepare for his role in The Ides Of March
George Clooney is "infectiously enthusiastic" about his latest film, The Ides Of March, Ryan Gosling has revealed.
The Golden Globes-nominated actor will star in the political drama alongside George, who is also directing and co-producing.
"George has so much enthusiasm, he's just so enthusiastic about this film, and there's nothing he hasn't thought of - it's very infectious," Ryan said.
He added: "I'm a huge fan of George and Grant Heslov, his partner, who did my favourite TV show Unscripted."
Ryan, who can currently be seen starring in Blue Valentine with Michelle Williams, plays "a press spokesman who falls prey to backroom politics" in the film, based on the Broadway play Farragut North.
"It's an ensemble piece, but my character is the one that takes the downward spiral. He's an idealist who soon discovers the dirty pull of politics," said Ryan.
Filming kicks off in mid-February, but George has already given Ryan some advice on preparing for his role.
"He basically told me to go and campaign because we're about to make a campaign movie. I have to 'campaign' Blue Valentine as much as I can so I'm taking all the press as research," he added.
Golden Globe winner Paul Giamatti, Marisa Tomei and Evan Rachel Wood also appear in The Ides Of March.
:: Blue Valentine is in cinemas now.
Garfield was 'confused' about movie
Wednesday, 19 January 2011
Andrew Garfield said any doubts he had about The Social Network disappeared when he read the script
Andrew Garfield initially had doubts about his award-winning film The Social Network, the star has revealed.
The British actor has landed a Bafta nomination for best supporting actor for his role in the film, about the beginnings of Facebook.
But Andrew, 27, told the Daily Telegraph he initially had reservations, saying: "When I first heard about it I was confused like most people. It doesn't conjure images of an exciting film when you hear the words 'Facebook movie'.
"But then as soon as I knew who had written the script (West Wing scribe Aaron Sorkin) I thought, well, there must be something in it, and I was of course proved right upon reading it."
The actor, who was born in Los Angeles but raised in Surrey, is about to take on the coveted role of Spider-Man.
He said: "I feel the pressure of my own inner four-year-old and that's the biggest pressure I could ever come up against.
"I don't need anyone else to tell me what a big deal it is because I'm Spider-Man's biggest fan."
Sedgwick to star in Dibbuk Box film
Wednesday, 19 January 2011
Kyra Sedgwick will appear in new horror-thriller Dibbuk Box, it has been reported.
The award-winning star of crime series The Closer is set to play a mum whose daughter becomes strangely connected to an antique wooden box which turns out to contain a vengeful spirit.
According to Deadline, Grey's Anatomy actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan has also joined the cast to play the ex-husband of Kyra's character.
Earlier this week the actress, who is married to actor Kevin Bacon, missed out on a Golden Globe for her role as Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson in The Closer.
She picked up a best actress Globe in 2006 for her performance in the show, which airs in the UK on More4.
Affleck 'mulls over' directing role
Wednesday, 19 January 2011
Ben Affleck is reportedly considering another directing role on a new film about a real-life undercover FBI sting.
The actor, who co-wrote, directed and stars in critically-acclaimed crime drama The Town, is mulling over the script for American Bulls**t, according to Deadline.
The tale, penned by The International scriptwriter Eric Warren Singer, is based on the true story of Abscam, the secret FBI-led operation in the 1980s to root out corruption in the US Congress.
Ben, who made his directorial debut in 2007 with Gone Baby Gone, is said to be looking into several other projects including The Trade, a film about a wife swap by New York Yankees pitchers, and Replay, an adaptation of the Ken Grimwood novel about a middle-aged radio journalist who dies and wakes up in his 18-year-old body.
The Good Will Hunting star recently picked up the chairman's award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival award for The Town, which also stars Rebecca Hall and Mad Men's Jon Hamm.
Sundance festival line-up unveiled
Wednesday, 19 January 2011
Katie Holmes' film The Son of No One will be shown at the Sundance Film Festival
A star-studded line-up of movies has been announced for this month's Sundance Film Festival.
Robert Redford's 11-day indie showcase kicks off on Thursday and offers film buffs around 120 feature films and 80 shorts, with casts including Katie Holmes, Demi Moore and Pierce Brosnan.
Among the feature-length line-up for the opening night are John Michael McDonagh's Irish crime romp The Guard, with Brendan Gleeson and Don Cheadle, and director Dee Rees' urban teen drama Pariah, whose executive producers include Spike Lee.
Sundance will also showcase the family drama Another Happy Day, with Demi, Ellen Barkin and Kate Bosworth, Salvation Boulevard, starring Pierce, Jennifer Connelly and Ed Harris, and crime thriller The Son of No One, starring Katie alongside Channing Tatum and Al Pacino.
Actress Elizabeth Banks appears in two Sundance films - Jacob Aaron Estes' black comedy The Details, and the family romp My Idiot Brother, featuring Paul Rudd, Zooey Deschanel and Emily Mortimer.
She insists the festival's main purpose is the same as when she first attended in 2001.
"I consider Sundance to be sort of the truest American film festival that we have, in that it is the place every young, start-up filmmaker wants to go. That is still true," Banks said.
"It's a community of people who care about movies. Yes, there are some Hollywood types there, but they're there to see interesting young filmmakers."
Morgan Spurlock, whose 2004 fast-food study Super Size Me won Sundance's documentary directing prize and earned him an Oscar nomination, is also back with The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, a documentary about product placement in movies that was paid for by product placement in his movie.
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