Peter Morgan Talks Bond And A New Heist-Film Script

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Peter Morgan has an impressive CV as a writer. The Deal, The Queen, Frost/Nixon, Hereafter, The Other Boleyn Girl, Longford, The Last King of Scotland, very strong work all round. It turns out he put in some of the ground work on the next Bond film, having worked on a treatment which, due to the [...]

Olivia Wilde Joins Ron Howard’s Rush And Russell Crowe Is A Wanted Man

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When you have two-time Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind) behind the camera, and twice-nominated writer Peter Morgan (Frost/Nixon) penning the script, you know that the project they’re working on together, Rush, is going to be brilliant. The film will follow the real-life rivalry that existed between F1 drivers James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) [...]

Anthony Hopkins Breathes Regret In Promising First Clip From BFI London Film Festival Opener 360

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Oscar-nominated Fernando Meirelles (City of God, The Constant Gardener) has surrounded himself with an absolutely stellar group of people to help him make his latest film, 360. With a script from two-time Oscar nominee, Peter Morgan (The Queen, Frost/Nixon), and a cast headed up by Anthony Hopkins, Rachel Weisz, Jude Law, and Ben Foster, there’s [...]

Anthony Hopkins To Be On The Right Side Of The Law In Serial Killer Drama Solace

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The legendary Anthony Hopkins is of course no stranger whatsoever to the serial killer genre, making a name for himself the world over for his role as Dr. Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal, and Red Dragon, the first of which won him a Best Actor Oscar. He’s now in final negotiations [...]

Alexandra Maria Lara Joins Ron Howard’s Rush

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Alexandra Maria Lara (Downfall) has landed the lead female role in Rush, The Playlist have confirmed. The rising actress will star opposite Chris Hemsworth (Thor) and Daniel Brühl (Inglourious Basterds) in the racing film. Written by acclaimed screenwriter Peter Morgan (The Last King of Scotland), Rush centers on Austrian Niki Lauda’s (Brühl) rivalry with English racer James Hunt [...]

New Pic of Gary Oldman in Tinker, Tailor, Solider, Spy – Promises Car Chases in the Mind

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It’s only a small image of Gary Oldman in Tomas Alfredson’s much anticipated adaptation of John Le Carre’s Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, but it’s Gary Oldman so of course it’s worth taking a look at. Oldman is joined by Colin Firth, Toby Jones, Ciaran Hindes and the wonderful Kathy Burke, as well as man of [...]

Hereafter Blu-ray Review

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Clint Eastwood’s thirty-fourth outing as director sees him reunited with his Invictus star Matt Damon for Oscar nominated screenwriter Peter Morgan’s tale of near-death experience and the curse of psychic abilities. Damon is the retired ‘reader’ who is able, through touch, to speak to people who have died, conveying messages of comfort or instruction to [...]

Tom Hardy and Colin Firth Appear in New Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Pics

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A couple of new images for you today from Tomas Alfredson’s Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy including a first look at Colin Firth. Tom Hardy and Gary Oldman join Firth in the new adaptation of John LeCarre’s celebrated episonage novel which made its mark on the small screen in the 1970s with Alec Guinness in the [...]

Hereafter Video Interviews – Clint Eastwood & Peter Morgan

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Here’s the second part of our Hereafter video interview. Yesterday we had interviews with the stars of the movie, Matt Damon, Cécile De France & Bryce Dallas Howard and today we get the legendary actor / director himself, Clint Eastwood and the writer of Hereafter, Peter Morgan. In the interview, Eastwood talks about what how [...]

Hereafter Video Interviews – Matt Damon, Cécile De France & Bryce Dallas Howard

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We’ve got a little treat for you in the form of three interviews with the stars of Clint Eastwood’s new movie, Hereafter which hits UK cinemas tomorrow, 28th January. We’ve also got interviews with Mr. Eastwood and Hereafter Writer, Peter Morgan but I thought I’d break them up and save them for tomorrow. Today, we [...]

Win Merchandise from Matt Damon’s Hereafter

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To celebrate the release of Clint Eastwood and Matt Damon’s new film HEREAFTER, in cinemas 28th January, Warner Bros. Pictures and HeyUGuys are offering two lucky winners the chance to get their hands on a Clint Eastwood definitive DVD collection box-set. Oscar® winner Matt Damon (“Good Will Hunting,” “Invictus”) stars in “HEREAFTER,” directed by Academy [...]

Ben Foster Joins Fernando Meirelles’ 360

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Ben Foster (The Mechanic) has signed on to star in 360, Deadline are reporting. Foster will star opposite Rachel Weisz (The Fountain) and Anthony Hopkins (The Rite) in the drama written by screenwriter Peter Morgan (The Queen). 360 is a series of intersecting storylines that deal with love and infidelity, and will be directed by [...]

Tom Hardy Set Pics from Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy

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Tomas Alfredson’s forthcoming adaptation of John LeCarre’s Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy has some amazing talent in front of and behind the camera, with Alfredson on a high from his 2008 film Let the Right One In joining with Peter Morgan to adapt the spy classic, made famous in the late Seventies with an iconic performance [...]

New UK Poster for Matt Damon’s Hereafter

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Warner Bros. have just sent us the new UK poster for Matt Damon’s new movie, Hereafter which sees him back together with director, Clint Eastwood. They most recently worked together on Invictus which didnt do that well in the US but I really enjoyed. Hereafter also stars Cécile de France (“A Secret”) as Marie, and [...]

James Bond Back on our Screens by 2012?

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Now that MGM have bitten the bullet and filed for bankruptcy, their attention is shifting to what they wish to crack on with, once they emerge out of the other side of that process. Obviously the Bond franchise constitutes one of their most important and valuable properties and not only will they wish to capitalise [...]

A Big New Batch of Images for Clint Eastwood’s Hereafter

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We had the first image a little while ago for Clint Eastwood’s new intriguing movie, Hereafter, then a poster, then a trailer. But to keep the movie firm in our memories, Warner Bros. have released a massive batch of new images from the movie which stars Matt Damon, Cecile De France, Frankie McLaren, George McLaren, [...]

Anthony Hopkins Joins 360; Eminem & Frances McDormand In Talks

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Anthony Hopkins has officially signed on to appear in Fernando Meirelles’ sex drama 360. Hopkins will star opposite Rachel Weisz (The Constant Gardener), whose involvement was confirmed last week. In addition, ThePlaylist are reporting both Eminem (8 Mile) and Frances McDormand (Burn After Reading) are in talks to feature in some capacity. 360 was penned by the [...]

New Poster for Matt Damon’s Hereafter

I was away the last 10 days and didn’t get to see the new trailer for Matt Damon’s new movie, Hereafter when it was released. I watched it yesterday and it looks brilliant; so different from anything we’ve seen Damon, or it’s director, Clint Eastwood do before. IMPA have released the new poster for the [...]

Rachel Weisz to Re-Team With Fernando Meirelles for 360

Rachel Weisz (The Whistleblower, The Lovely Bones) has been cast in Fernando Meirelles’ new film, tentatively titled 360, The Press Association have reported. Weisz previously worked with Merielles on The Constant Gardener, for which she won an Academy Award for her portrayal of an outspoken humanitarian, who falls a shy low-rung British diplomat. 360 was [...]

The Special Relationship DVD Review

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I first saw Michael Sheen on screen playing Tony Blair in the first of Peter Morgan’s Blairology, The Deal, opposite David Morrisey’s morose Gordon Brown and loved the sparky mouse-like chirp he used to embody the then Prime Minister of Britain, and I was hooked. After making The Deal and stopping on the way to [...]