After Steven Soderbergh dropped out of directing The Man From U.N.C.L.E., he decided very quickly that he wanted to reunite with his The Informant! and Contagion writer Scott Z. Burns for The Side Effects.
James Franco's new film, Francophrenia, is set to have its premiere at The Rotterdam International Film Festival, which starts on January 25th and goes until February 5th.
EW has the first look at Amanda Seyfried and Peter Sarsgaard in Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman’s Lovelace, which is currently filming in Los Angeles. Seyfried and Sarsgaard play the infamous porn couple, Linda Lovelace and Chuck Traynor, and from this first photo, which can be seen above, the two certainly look the part.
Movie Web is reporting that Bradley Cooper is rumoured to be making a cameo in Zack Snyder's Man Of Steel, as none other than the infamous Lex Luthor. Now that his schedule is free, due to the shelving of Paradise Lost, the actor has apparently agreed to take the cameo role.
Twitch has learnt that Amander Seyfried and Taylor Swift have been offered the roles of Cosette and Eponine, respectively, in Tom Hooper's Les Miserables. For those unfamiliar with the story, Cosette is actually the daughter of Anne Hathaway‘s character, Fantine.
Variety has reported that Demi Moore, Adam Brody and Eric Roberts have all joined the cast of Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman's Lovelace. The film, which is currently filming in L.A., will see Moore make a cameo in the film as feminist Gloria Steinem.
2011 has been a pretty good year for film and so far, out of the films that I have seen, quite a few that I didn't have overly large expectations for really blew me away. Unfortunately, living outside the US means that there are quite a few key films that will be big fixtures in this year's awards season that I haven't seen yet. What this means is that this list probably won't be my final top 10 of the year, rather, it's more a top ten of what I've seen thus far.
Every year it seems more and more films are being released, which of course means that more and more fantastic fresh faces are being discovered, who may start off as completely unknown actors but can grow to become household names in just one short year. 2011 has been a huge year for movies and a huge array of new stars have now taken the world by storm. From films like The Tree Of Life, The Artist, Drive, and many, many more, we have been introduced to a number of fantastic actors who will be sure to shape the world of cinema in the future.
Only a few days ago Focus Features announced a release date of January 10th for James Franco's Hart Crane biopic The Broken Tower. Today, we have a trailer, poster and synopsis for the film.
