Robert Downey Jr. Succumbs to Cuarón’s Gravity
Alfonso Cuaron’s forthcoming sci-fi drama Gravity has been garnering a lot of attention recently, and now we’ve learned some great casting news that will surely increase this film’s momentum to the big screen.
Previously Angelina Jolie was attached to star in the Children of Men director’s tale of a team of a remote space station which [...]
Naomi Watts and Daniel Craig Set Up Dream House
Jim Sheridan’s career as a director has given us some great slices of life with a side order of grit. From In the Name of the Father and My Left Foot to the recent, and divisive, Brothers Sheridan’s filmography is arguably strong enough to overcome the bizarreness of Get Rich or Die Tryin’.
His next project, [...]
Kick-Ass Gets Worldwide Distribution
Good news for those of us outside the US. Screen are reporting that Focus Features International have obtained distribution rights for Kick-Ass in the UK, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Latin America, while sister company Universal Pictures International will be releasing the film in New Zealand.
Although there is no release date [...]
47 Ronin get a director
Variety is reporting today that Universal Pictures are close to naming Carl Erik Rinsch as director for the forthcoming 47 Ronin movie. It will be Rinsch’s first feature, he is best known for being a director of commercials. The movie is set to be a big budget action movie along the lines of 300, so [...]
NBC Universal Valued at $30 Billion – Shall we have Whip Round?
Variety are reporting that the sale of NBC Universal has taken a step closer as the $30 billion value has been agreed by General Electric (which holds an 80% share in the company) and Comcast.
They go on to say:
“Under the proposed deal, Comcast would take a 51% stake.”
“However, it is not a done deal as [...]
Competition: Win an iPod Nano with NBC Universal
NBC Universal have been kind enough to give us an iPod Nano that one lucky HeyUGuys reader will be able to watch their favourite horror movies on. This Halloween, a whole bunch of them are available at a special price on iTunes! You can watch Shaun of the Dead, Hitchcock’s masterpiece Psycho, Van Helsing and [...]
Universal Give Isla Fisher Two New Movies
It seems a long long time ago since ‘Shannon’, aka Isla Fisher graced our screens every afternoon on Australian soap, Home and Away. Now she’s hit the big time with movies like Wedding Crashers, Confessions of a Shopaholic and the latest news today is that Universal have two new projects in which she’ll get the [...]
