Archive: June 2009 (211-220 of 373)

Jun 12 2009 10:21 PM ET

Taylor Kitsch lands lead in 'John Carter of Mars'

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Friday Night Lights' TaylorKitsch — the breakout star of X-Men Origins: Wolverine — has landed the coveted lead role in Disney's John Carter of Mars,according to The Hollywood Reporter. Mars will be the firstlive-action effort from Andrew Stanton, the Oscar-winning director ofPixar favorites Wall-E and Finding Nemo. The film, a big-budgetadaptation of the series by Edgar Rice Burroughs, tells the story of acivil war veteran (Kitsch) who is transported to Mars to fight in anepic war between the planet's opposing races. Kitsch's X-Men co-star LynnCollins has also been cast. Disney is aiming for an early 2010 start date, with dreams of launching a blockbuster franchise on the same level asPirates of the Caribbean.

Jun 12 2009 08:50 PM ET

Morgan Freeman in legal brawl over Mississippi car crash

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Categories: Lawsuits

An attorney for Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman is claiming the star is not wholly responsible for a car crash that left himself and a female passenger seriously injured, reports the Associated Press.  The accident occurred last August in Mississippi not far from Freeman's residence. Earlier this year, the woman, Demaris Meyer, sued the star for medical expenses and other damages. According to the AP, court papers filed today on Freeman's behalf claim that even though the star was driving the vehicle, Meyer was partially to blame for the accident. 

Jun 12 2009 01:32 PM ET

Guillermo del Toro confirms Hugo Weaving in 'The Hobbit'

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Categories: Movie Biz

In an interview with BBC Radio 5 (skip to the 02:10:55 mark), director Guillermo del Toro confirmed that Hugo Weaving will reprise his Lord of the Rings role of Elrond in the upcoming Hobbit films. Weaving joins Andy Serkis (Gollum) and Ian McKellen (Gandalf), who will also reappear in the two highly anticipated films, scheduled for a 2011 and 2012 release.

Jun 12 2009 01:19 PM ET

David Mamet's 'Oleanna' Broadway-bound?

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Categories: Stage

Broadway is eyeing David Mamet's Oleanna, starring Bill Pullman and Julia Stiles, which recently opened to raves in Los Angeles. Variety reports that the production, scheduled to play in L.A. through July 12, will probably come to New York this fall, though no official timeline has been set. If Mamet's 17 year-old  Oleanna does hit Broadway, it would compete with his own new play, Race, premiering at the Barrymore Theater.

Jun 12 2009 12:50 PM ET

Brittany Murphy joins 'Something Wicked'

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Categories: Movie Biz

Brittany Murphy (8 Mile) has joined the cast of Something Wicked, director Darin Scott's thriller about a teen and his girlfriend, whose parents are killed. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Murphy will star opposite Shantel VanSanten and John Robinson (Transformers).

Jun 12 2009 12:35 PM ET

Marcus Nispel lands 'Conan' remake

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Categories: Movie Biz

Marcus Nispel (The Texas Chainsaw Massacre) will direct the long-awaited Conan the Barbarian remake. Variety reports that the filmmaker will begin Conan late this year in Bulgaria and South Africa, ending nine years of false starts. The script was written by Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer, whose credits include Sahara.

Jun 12 2009 11:04 AM ET

Madonna wins appeal for Malawi adoption

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Early this morning, Madonna was granted the legal right to adopt a child from Malawi after being denied by a lower court in April, People reports. The lower court initially ruled that the singer had not spent enough time in the African country. Preparations are now underway for Madonna to bring Chifundo "Mercy" James, 3, home from Malawi to join fellow adoptee David, also 3. Madonna is not expected to fly to Africa from New York, but the director of her Raising Malawi charity is arranging a private jet for the child.

Madonna's rep released a statement on the singer's behalf: "I am extremely grateful for the Supreme Court's ruling on my application to adopt Mercy James. I am ecstatic…My family and I look forward to sharing our lives with her."

More on Madonna's Malawi adoption:
Madonna's adoption bid rejected by Malawi judge
Madonna's Malawi adoption ruling pushed to Friday under storm of criticism
Madonna's new adoption: Malawian court to review her request
Madonna adopting second Malawian child, say officials

Jun 12 2009 10:11 AM ET

Amy Poehler starring in 'Lunch Lady'

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Amy Poehler is starring in Universal's movie adaptation of Jarrett Krosoczka's upcoming children's graphic novel series Lunch Lady, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The stories are centered on a mild-mannered school cafeteria server who secretly investigates wrongdoings. The books also feature three kids who try to figure out her double life. The series will launch this July with Lunch Lady and the League of Librarians and Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute, with Lunch Lady and the Author Visit Vendetta scheduled to be released in December and Lunch Lady and the Summer Camp Shakedown set for summer 2010.

Jun 12 2009 09:34 AM ET

'Gulliver's Travels' casts Chris O'Dowd as Jack Black's nemesis

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Chris O'Dowd (The Boat That Rocked, The IT Crowd) is joining Jack Black, Jason Segel, Amanda Peet, and Emily Blunt Fox's comedic movie adaptation of the classic Jonathan Swift story Gulliver's Travels, according to The Hollywood Reporter. O'Dowd will play Edward, Black's Lilliputian nemesis. Rob Letterman (Monsters vs. Aliens) is directing.

Jun 12 2009 09:19 AM ET

'United States of Tara' casts Viola Davis

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Viola Davis is joining Toni Collette's Showtime series United States of Tara for seven of the upcoming second season's 12 episodes, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Davis will play Lynda, an unconventional artist who plays a significant role in the lives of Tara and her daughter.

Davis was nominated for a supporting actress Oscar for Doubt. She recently appeared in Madea Goes to Jail and State of Play.

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