Earlier this year, we reported that Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle director David O. Russell was eying a potential reunion with Jennifer Lawrence, his star on those acclaimed films, for a biopic about Miracle Mop inventor Joy Mangano then called Mother of Invention. Now, we've learned that the film, retitled Joy, has come together and has been slotted for a December 2015 release date.
Dysfunctional families have been extremely fertile ground for Hollywood for a long time, as has been made clear by the abundance of dramas like August: Osage Country and Nebraska, and comedies like Little Miss Sunshine and the upcoming This Is Where I Leave You. Now, audiences can look forward to another film that explores broken family dynamics - Are You Here, which stars Owen Wilson and Zach Galifianakis.
Justin Chadwick has shown a love of delving into history to tell riveting true tales in his past films, The Other Boleyn Girl, The First Grader and Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom. All three of those efforts were excellent, which makes us excited that he's going back in time to the 17th century for his next movie, titled Tulip Fever. Now, we have even more reason to be excited about the project, with news that Skyfall actress Judi Dench and Glee star Matthew Morrison have signed on for supporting roles, along with model Cara Delevingne and Cressida Bonas.
Yesterday, we brought you a thrilling new TV spot for this summer's Guardians of the Galaxy, and now more news has emerged about the highly anticipated Marvel blockbuster. Director James Gunn (Slither), always a vocal presence on social media, has been busily working away on the IMAX 3D cut of the film, and his recent comments on Facebook should get both comic-book aficionados and general film buffs excited about Guardians of the Galaxy.
A fair number of Whovians - aka devoted watchers of the long-enduring sci-fi series Doctor Who - were surprised when it was revealed that the actor replacing the beloved Matt Smith in the title role would not be another young heartthrob but veteran British actor Peter Capaldi. That's quite a transition for fans to get used to - and when the series returns to air its eighth season in August, showrunner Steven Moffat warns that Capaldi's introduction isn't the only change viewers will have to accept.
With five-hankie romance The Fault in Our Stars set to crush Tom Cruise's sci-fi vehicle Edge of Tomorrow at the box office this weekend, YA adaptations have perhaps never packed more force in Hollywood than they do right now. And though Fault, starring Shailene Woodley and Ansel Elgort, was undoubtedly the most anticipated adaptation that is hitting screens this summer, another beloved teen-targeted novel is making the trip to the big screen in August: Gayle Forman's If I Stay.
How do you follow up the arthouse one-two punch of modern classic Drive and divisive Only God Forgives? If you're auteur Nicolas Winding Refn, by taking on "a movie with lots of sex," that's how. We've known that Refn has been planning to make I Walk With The Dead since 2011, but now official confirmation has emerged from the director that the horror thriller will be his next project.
We've really missed seeing living legend Alan Alda (M*A*S*H) at the movies. Outside of playing the antagonist in the forgettable Ben Stiller/Eddie Murphy caper Tower Heist and taking a small supporting role in the also dreary Wanderlust, Alda has been largely absent from the big screen. Luckily, that's changing now that he has booked the lead role in Nicholas Sparks adaptation The Longest Ride.
Though it may not have been met with the critical acclaim or sales numbers of her juggernaut Harry Potter series, British author J.K. Rowling's The Casual Vacancy certainly did not go unnoticed by BBC One and HBO when it hit shelves in 2012. The television networks announced in April that they would be collaborating on a miniseries adaptation of the adult-oriented drama. Now, the impressive cast that the networks have pulled together for The Casual Vacancy, which will run for three one-hour episodes, has been revealed.
Though he cut his teeth on Disney's High School Musical franchise and spent a handful of years starring in teen-targeted trash like 17 Again, Zac Efron is quickly becoming respected as an A-list actor. He drew praise for his lead roles in thriller The Paperboy and JFK assassination drama Parkland, then earned the best reviews of his career last month for toplining the raunchy comedy Neighbors. Now, according to multiple insiders on the project, Efron is in negotiations for another lead role, this time in a movie about an aspiring DJ.
