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How do you make the prospect of an Oliver Stone movie even more anticipated than just having the director on board? Give it an incredible cast. That’s exactly what’s happened with Stone’s upcoming film, Savages, which is due to be released in the autumn this year. Co-written by acclaimed best-selling crime novelist Don Winslow and [...]
The first trailer for Albert Nobbs, the upcoming film led by Glenn Close, landed last month, and though the feel of the trailer was a little different to what I was expecting, it nonetheless was an intriguing look at the film. Having played at some of this year’s film festivals, it’s been getting some mixed [...]
We got the first official look at Glenn Close dressed rather convincingly as a woman disguising herself as a man back in 19th Century Ireland. And along with showing us Close in her costume, it also gave us a nice look at two of her co-stars, Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland) and Aaron Johnson (Kick-Ass). [...]
Albert Nobbs is an interesting character thrown into a very average film. He is a shy and timid man that does his duties, counts his tips and goes to sleep. This is a perfect summary of what the movie does for it’s entire run time. It’s a film that could have been a compelling look [...]
More awesome images from the TIFF peeps! Here we have another great official look at Glenn Closes’ new movie, Albert Nobbs where as you’ll see, she looks like nothing you’ve seen before! Albert Nobbs stars Glenn Close, Mia Wasikowska, Janet Mcteer, Brendan Gleeson, Aaron Johnson and is directed by Rodrigo Garcia. Glenn Close co-wrote and [...]
Blake Lively, best known for her role as Serena van der Woodsen in The CW’s hit TV show Gossip Girl, has taken the lead female role of Ophelia in the upcoming Oliver Stone crime thriller, Savages, Variety reports. The ever impressive John Travolta has also signed on for the film, taking the role of a [...]
West End Films have released a promo poster for Albert Nobbs, a feature film adaptation George Moore’s short story. Directed by Rodrigo García (Mother and Child), Albert Nobbs stars Glenn Close, Mia Wasikowska, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Aaron Johnson, Brendan Gleeson, Janet McTeer and Pauline Collins. Albert Nobbs centers on a woman (Close) who poses as a man in order to find work [...]
Aaron Johnson (Nowhere Boy) and Jude Law (Sherlock Holmes) are reportedly in talks to join Working Titles’ Anna Karenina. Johnson and Law would star opposite Keira Knightley (Never Let Me Go) in the Joe Wright-directed adaptation. Anna Karenina, one of many adaptations of Leo Tolstoy’s acclaimed novel, will tell the story of a restless high-society wife (Knightley) [...]
Following on the heels of his soon to be co-stars Bill Nighy and Stanley Tucci, things are getting very interesting our own Nicholas Hoult who is working out a deal to sign in Bryan Singer’s Jack The Giant Killer. This confirms the story we ran in December last year putting Hoult fellow Brit Aaron Johnson [...]
Jennifer Lawrence (Winter’s Bone) has been added to the cast of Savages, an adaptation of the bestselling novel by Don Winslow. Oliver Stone will direct from a script by Winslow and Shane Salerno. In addition to Lawrence’s casting, Stone is also meeting with several top actors, including Leonardo DiCaprio (Shutter Island), Aaron Johnson (Kick-Ass), Tom [...]
Two distinguished names from the supporting actor world are on board for Bryan Singer’s long-awaited rejig of the Jack and the Beanstalk legend, Jack the Giant Killer. The Wrap are reporting that Stanley Tucci and our very own Bill Nighy will join the cast, which is still waiting on the announcement of a lead, although [...]
From the director of the original Ring (who was also behind both it’s sequel and the US remake’s second installment) comes a London-based cyberspace teen psychological shocker, Chatroom. Five different teens with varying social hang-ups meet online in a chatroom created by William (Aaron Johnson), an introverted teen (and previous self-harmer) who initially appears to [...]
The Daily Mail have revealed the first images of Glenn Close in her new movie, Albert Nobbs where the makeup and clothing department have done an amazing job turning her convincingly into a man. I watched the Salt Blu-ray extras today and spent 10 minutes watching how they supposedly made her look like a man [...]
Aaron Johnson (Chatroom, Kick-Ass) has signed on to star in a feature film adaptation of the Broadway hit The Singular Life of Albert Nobbs. Johnson will star opposite Glenn Close, Mia Wasikowska and Jonathan Rhys-Meyers. Orlando Bloom and Amanda Seyfried were previously attached, but both dropped out when filming was postponed earlier this year. Albert [...]
Chatroom, the latest exercise in hide-behind-the-sofa horror from Ringu’s own Hideo Nakata, has upped the promotional ante with a new featurette (via Bloody Disgusting). We have already had a trailer and a poster for Chatroom, with each new insight into the movie only adding to the anticipation. Promising the anti-Social Network, Chatroom will provide a [...]
Bryan Singer’s re-working of Jack and the Beanstalk (Jack the Giant Killer) is finally beginning to take shape and now two young British up-and-coming stars are amongst the number of actors vying for the lead role. The Hollywood Reporter have mentioned both Aaron Johnson (Kickass) and Nicholas Hoult (About A Boy, TV’s Skins) as a [...]
In light of the recent poster, Revolver Entertainment have released the official UK trailer for their forthcoming internet-thriller Chatroom. Directed by acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Hideo Nakata, Chatroom stars a host of up-and-coming UK actors, including Aaron Johnson, Imogen Poots, Hannah Murray, Matthew Beard and Daniel Kaluuya. Synopsis: When jaded teens Jim, Eva, Emily, and Mo meet [...]
Revolver Entertainment have unveiled the official UK poster for Chatroom. Directed by Japanese filmmaker Hideo Nakata (Ring), Chatroom stars Aaron Johnson (Kick-Ass), Imogen Poots (4.3.2.1), Matthew Beard (Hippie Hippie Shake), Hannah Murray (TV’s Skins) and Daniel Kaluuya (TV’s Skins). Synopsis: When jaded teens Jim, Eva, Emily, and Mo meet William online, they’re seduced by his [...]
Aaron Johnson assures us that Kick-Ass 2 is on the way, we have had an idea of the plot and comic book scribe Mark Millar says the sequel has been greenlit. Then Lyndsy Fonseca goes and throws a spanner in the works by saying it is a way off being made yet. In the words of the [...]
After chasing wild geese with X-Men: First Class, nobody is going to be jumping to conclusions regarding Aaron Johnson’s involvement in Jack The Giant Killer. With director Bryan Singer seeing the greenlight, however, it shouldn’t be long before we’re finally talking in definitives. Touted as the role that today’s crop of young actors are circling, [...]
