Friday, October 21, 2011

Justin Timberlake Talks Olivia Wilde Playing His Over Time Mother

First Released: October 21, 2011 3:16 PM EDT Credit: Getty Premium Caption Justin Timberlake / Olivia Wilde La, Calif. -- Justin Timberlake is 3 years over the age of his Over Time co-star Olivia Wilde, however in their new giant screen sci-fi project, the actress plays his mother. Access Hollywood swept up using the stars in the La premiere from the Andrew Niccol-directed movie, where they dished concerning the movie where time is really a precious commodity and peoples age range visit 25. Its most likely likely to be an issue for that audience, Justin, 30, stated of Olivia, 27, when requested about casting the actress as his onscreen mother. But, in a great way, he added. Olivia told Access she leaped at the opportunity to play Justins mother. Its fun to test out playing figures that you'd never normally be provided, she told Access. It requires a visionary like Andrew Niccol to think about an idea to date out which i would reach play Justins mother. Im more youthful than Justin! And making the film going to be out on October 28 made an appearance to become a thrill for Justin. Most likely probably the most fun Ive had yet, he described. I recieve to shoot guns, switch cars, kick a**, hug a hot girl Its like all boyhood fantasy Ive ever endured within the same movie! Copyright 2011 by NBC Universal, Corporation. All privileges reserved. These components might not be released, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

John Singleton Sues Vital for $20 Million Over 'Hustle and Flow' Deal

David Livingston/Getty Images Filmmaker John Singleton punished Vital on Wednesday proclaiming the studio reneged around the promise to back two films incorporated inside a 2005 deal for your breakout hit Hustle and Flow. Inside the suit, filed in La Superior Court and acquired with the Hollywood Reporter (make out the print here), Singleton, who produced the Craig Maker-directed drama, states he entertained multiple distribution offers for your film after it opened up to raves within the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. He signed a $9 million deal with Vital, he claims, because the studio certain to "put" two abilities as extended their budgets didn't exceed $3.5 million each and also the creating fee wasn't more than 7.five percent. (Singleton also granted the studio rights to Brewer's Black Lizard Moan.) PHOTOS: 'Abduction' Premiere Hustle and Flow made $22 million worldwide and won an Oscar for top song (Moan made about $ten million) but Singleton states Componen later added backed in the "put" agreement with the help of issues that handled to obtain not possible the flicks made. Singleton, whose last film was the Rachelle Lefervre actioner Abduction, and also the Crunk Pictures are searching for no less than $20 million from Vital which is MTV Films division. An Important representative states: "Vital was wanting that John Singleton would produce two more pictures before his agreement with this particular studio brought to 2010, but that did not happen. Rather, he ongoing to direct Abduction for Lionsgate. Vital satisfied its obligations and also the claims have virtually no merit." The suit, filed by Marty Singer and Michael Holtz at Lavely & Singer, alleges causes of action for fraud, rescission, illegal enrichment and breach of contract. Email: MatthewBelloni@thr.com Twitter: @THRMattBelloni Vital Pictures Abduction John Singleton

Sunday, October 9, 2011

MacLaine set as AFI Existence Achievement honoree

MacLaineShirley MacLaine remains set since the American Film Institute's 40th Existence Achievement honoree.The AFI will fete MacLaine's extended and multi-faceted career on-screen at its annual gala on June 7. The ceremony will probably be broadcast later in June on tv Land."From ingnue to screen legend, Shirley has entertained an international audience through song, dance, laughter and tears, and her career as author, director and producer is much more evidence of her desire for the talent and her apparently never-ending talents," mentioned Howard Stringer, The brand new the new sony Corp. chief and chair of AFI's board of trustees, in announcing MacLaine's selection.After beginning out just like a hoofer on Broadway, MacLaine made her film debut in 1955's "The Issue with Harry." Ever since then, screen resume has incorporated such standout photos as "The Apartment," "Irma La Douce," "Ocean's Eleven," "Being There," "The LevelInch and "Steel Magnolias." She's acquired six Oscar noms so far then one win, for 1983's "Regards to Endearment."MacLaine will probably be on-screen next inside the indie "Bernie," opposite Jack Black and Matthew McConaughey. She's also touring along with her one-lady demonstrate that blends work retrospective with ruminations on spirituality together with other metaphysical matters she's spoken about in their numerous books. Her latest memoir, "I'm Total That -- Together With Other Confessions," was released in April. Contact Cynthia Littleton at cynthia.littleton@variety.com

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Nic Cage Can get Concussion, 'Twilight' Star Busts On the job Number of 'Trespass'

Joel Schumacher's approaching thriller 'Trespass' with Nicole Kidman and Nicolas Cage playing a couple attacked by some dubious home burglars may appear just like a tale, but shooting the film wasn't due to a barrage of set injuries. In line with the director, Kidman was "black and blue everywhere,Inch Cage experienced a little concussion, 'Animal Kingdom' star Ben Mendelsohn ripped his eye open after being hit with a little of glass and Cam Gigandet (most broadly noted for his role as James in 'Twilight') cut his hands after punching a refrigerator. Hopefully the discomfort was useful. [via E!] [Photo: Getty] Follow Moviefone on Twitter Like Moviefone on Facebook

Friday, September 30, 2011

CBS Films In Deal For Martin McDonaghs Seven Psychopaths With Colin Farrell, Mike Rockwell And Chris Walken

EXCLUSIVE: CBS Films is settling to co-finance Seven Psychopaths, the following film by In Bruges author/director Martin McDonagh. CBS Films will distribute the film within the U . s . States. The film reunites McDonagh together with his In Bruges star Colin Farrell, who plays a film writer who struggles to obtain the handle on his script, known as Seven Psychopaths. He will get attracted in to the dognapping escapes of his buddies (performed by Rockwell and Walken). When the beloved Shih Tzu possessed with a psychopathic gangster gets lost, the film writer finds themself fueled with the drama he needs for his script, if he is able to stay alive lengthy enough to create everything lower. The film’s created by Graham Broadbent and Peter Czernin, with Tessa Ross set as executive producer. CBS Films executive v . p . Scott Shooman will oversee it if this shoots in La this fall. CBS Films, whose leader/Boss Amy Baer just completed her exit to create for the organization beginning at the end of October, makes a powerful effort under COO Wolfgang Hammer to supplement its home-grown pictures with films which are acquired either finished or at script stage. CBS Films started its purchases uptick using the Auto technician, and lately made the large deal from the 2011 Toronto Film Festival obtaining Fish Fishing within the Yemen for north of $5 million. CBS Films also designed a script stage purchase of the Colin Firth-Cameron Diaz-starrer Gambit, which Michael Hoffman directed from the script by Joel and Ethan Coen.

Thursday, September 29, 2011

Suburgatory Turns out to be No Rankings Limbo The X Factor Lower

Suburgatory Suburgatory scared up 9.81 million souls, based on preliminary Nielsen info. The brand new ABC sitcom at 8:30/7:30c snapped up a 3.3 rating among 18-to-49-year-olds, marking a 27 percent improvement over last year's tenant of times slot, Better Along With You. The comedy, starring Jane Levy and Jeremy Sisto, follows The Center, that was lower to eight.55 million from last week's 9.35 million. Similarly, the majority of Wednesday's rankings were less than a week ago, though to different levels. Read our recap from the X Factor The X Factor, which opened up to some 12.14 million audiences along with a 4.2 demo rating the other day, cut back 11.51 million and three.9 - lower 11 percent - because it filled both hrs on Fox. But CBS eked out a victory for that evening, calculating 11.58 million audiences using its selection of Survivor: South Off-shore, (10.46 million), Criminal Minds (12.62 million) and CSI: Crime Scene Analysis (11.64 million) - the final two winning their particular time slots at 9/8c and 10/9c. Also at 8/7, NBC's Up Through The Night fell to five.34 million in the third week and Free Agents furthered its bid to become the very first show axed with only 3.11 million. The CW's H8R needed to love its uptick in audiences to at least one.43 million. Fall Preview: Get scoop in your favorite coming back shows Emmy-winning comedy Modern Family received probably the most audiences in prime time's middle hour (13.24 million audiences), and also the return of Happy Being that adopted on ABC published a set high with 7.38 million against Minds, and 2 implies that loved just a little development in audience -- NBC's Harry's Law (7.44 million) and America's Next Top Model around the CW (1.71 million). Within the final prime-time hour, ABC's Revenge fell to eight.55 million (versus. 10.15 million because of its premiere), and Law & Order: Special Sufferers Unit snared 7.14 million (in comparison with 7.60 million for last week's thirteenth season premiere).

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Quentin Tarantino Can Offer Dennis Christopher the Comeback He Warrants in 'Django Unchained'

As Travolta Qantas Video, Robert Forester, Pam Grier and Michael Parks can attest, Quentin Tarantino loves giving forgotten stars large comebacks. Which explains why this latest bit of casting news for Tarantino's approaching 'Django Unchained' should have nostalgists quite excited: Variety reviews that Dennis Christopher ('Breaking Away,' 'Chariots of Fire') is at discussions to co-star alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx, Samuel L. Jackson, Christophe Waltz and Gerald McRaney inside the new film. Christopher would play in the lawyer for DiCaprio's villainous slave owner, Calvin Candie. Unsure yet on other casting options, but fingers joined the guy who carried out D'Annunzio in 'Caddyshack' will receive a telephone call. [Variety]