Many of us continue to bash the Star Wars prequel trilogy: it’s coarse and rough and irritating and – sorry, but that line and its delivery remain some of the worst in the entire saga. The hate for Jake Lloyd was one thing, but Hayden Christensen was a big boy and could handle it from the legion of Star Wars fans, no matter how dreadful the dialogue was. And to prove it, he reprised his role as Anakin Skywalker for Obi-Wan Kenobi and Ahsoka; and if given the chance, he would jump at even more opportunities to do so.
While Hayden Christensen expressed gratitude for being invited back into the Star Wars franchise for the Disney+ shows, he hopes it was just the beginning. “I would love to get to do more, and I’d love to get to continue with Star Wars and we’ll see. I don’t know what the future holds,...
While Hayden Christensen expressed gratitude for being invited back into the Star Wars franchise for the Disney+ shows, he hopes it was just the beginning. “I would love to get to do more, and I’d love to get to continue with Star Wars and we’ll see. I don’t know what the future holds,...
- 12/19/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Hayden Christensen, who has played Anakin Skywalker in various Star Wars movies and series, has signed with Independent Artist Group for representation.
The actor famously nabbed the coveted part of the heroic-yet-tragic young man who would become Darth Vader in George Lucas’ Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones and concluded his fall from grace with Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith.
Seventeen years later, he reprised his role for the Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi, a massive hit for the streamer, and the recently finished Ahsoka, which also proved to be a hit.
The signing with Iag is a full-circle moment as it sees the actor reteaming with the person who signed him as he was ascending with Star Wars back in the early 2000s. Iag CEO Jim Osborne signed the Canadian thespian with iconic agent Ed Limato when the two reps were at ICM...
The actor famously nabbed the coveted part of the heroic-yet-tragic young man who would become Darth Vader in George Lucas’ Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones and concluded his fall from grace with Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith.
Seventeen years later, he reprised his role for the Disney+ series Obi-Wan Kenobi, a massive hit for the streamer, and the recently finished Ahsoka, which also proved to be a hit.
The signing with Iag is a full-circle moment as it sees the actor reteaming with the person who signed him as he was ascending with Star Wars back in the early 2000s. Iag CEO Jim Osborne signed the Canadian thespian with iconic agent Ed Limato when the two reps were at ICM...
- 11/29/2023
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
SAG Awards nominee profile: Taron Egerton (‘Black Bird’) would be third youngest male TV winner ever
Just last year, Michael Keaton’s Screen Actors Guild Award victory for “Dopesick” made him the fifth man to win the organization’s Best TV Movie/Miniseries Actor prize after losing on his first lead film bid (for 2014’s “Birdman”). Now, since Taron Egerton has earned guild recognition for Apple TV+’s “Black Bird” after coming up short on his nomination for the 2019 film “Rocketman,” the group is already on the verge of gaining its sixth member. If he triumphs on this outing, the 33-year-old will also follow comedy champ Sean Hayes and limited series victor Darren Criss as the third youngest man to ever win an individual SAG Award for TV acting.
The four actors who preceded Keaton in eventually spinning their initial lead film losses into TV movie or miniseries wins were Paul Newman, Kevin Kline, Paul Giamatti and Bryan Cranston. Keaton and Giamatti stand apart from the...
The four actors who preceded Keaton in eventually spinning their initial lead film losses into TV movie or miniseries wins were Paul Newman, Kevin Kline, Paul Giamatti and Bryan Cranston. Keaton and Giamatti stand apart from the...
- 2/20/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Wtf Happened To This Celebrity? – The JoBlo series that examines the careers of stars and filmmakers who may have fallen out of the spotlight, and tells where they are now! After spending his youth in TV and smaller film appearances, Hayden Christensen made an impact as a rebellious teen in the acclaimed drama Life as a House. Everything changed when he won the prized role of Anakin Skywalker in George Lucas’ highly anticipated Star Wars prequels… but playing the man…...
- 7/2/2021
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Trailblazing director Betty Thomas will receive the DGA’s prestigious Robert B. Aldrich Award for her “extraordinary service to the guild and its members” at the 73rd Annual DGA Awards.
Veteran Upm Brian E. Frankish and longtime CBS operations’ associate director Joyce Thomas will receive special awards for their service to the guild and the industry. The awards show will be held on April 10, but the DGA isn’t saying yet whether it will be virtual or not.
All three recipients have long histories of service to the guild. Betty Thomas serves as the DGA’s secretary-treasurer – the guild’s second-highest elected officer.
“Betty means so much to our guild,” said DGA president Thomas Schlamme. “No matter how busy she’s been throughout her remarkable, ceiling-shattering directing career, she’s always placed service to her fellow members among her highest priorities, fighting for their creative and economic rights. And from the very beginning,...
Veteran Upm Brian E. Frankish and longtime CBS operations’ associate director Joyce Thomas will receive special awards for their service to the guild and the industry. The awards show will be held on April 10, but the DGA isn’t saying yet whether it will be virtual or not.
All three recipients have long histories of service to the guild. Betty Thomas serves as the DGA’s secretary-treasurer – the guild’s second-highest elected officer.
“Betty means so much to our guild,” said DGA president Thomas Schlamme. “No matter how busy she’s been throughout her remarkable, ceiling-shattering directing career, she’s always placed service to her fellow members among her highest priorities, fighting for their creative and economic rights. And from the very beginning,...
- 2/25/2021
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
The nail-biting, action-packed thriller starring Golden Globe nominee Hayden Christensen (2002, Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture, Life as a House) and Golden Globe winner Bruce Willis (1987, Best Actor, Television – Musical/Comedy, “Moonlighting”), First Kill, arrives on Blu-ray™ (plus Digital HD), DVD and Digital HD September 5 from Lionsgate. The film is currently available On Demand. After witnessing the botched murder attempt of a bank robber by his crew during a father-son hunting trip, Will (Hayden Christensen) ends up entangled in a web that forces him to evade the police and recover the stolen heist money to save his son. Directed by Steven C. Miller (Marauders), written for the screen by Nick Gordon, and from the producers of Lone Survivor and 2 Guns, the First Kill Blu-ray and DVD will be available for the suggested retail price of $24.99 and $19.98, respectively.
Now you can own First Kill on Blu-ray. We Are Movie Geeks has four copies to give away.
Now you can own First Kill on Blu-ray. We Are Movie Geeks has four copies to give away.
- 9/5/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
I’ve been waiting a while to talk about this movie. Over a year after its debut at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival, Demetri Martin’s filmmaking debut Dean is finally hitting theaters this week. Already a successful comedian and actor, Martin shows off his writing and directing skills in a big way here. Dean is an assured first time behind the camera, to say the least. After winning a prize at Tribeca last year, the flick was picked up for release by CBS Films and has sat back for over a year, biding its time. Now, the film is coming out and I’m here to remind you that it was well worth the wait. Few releases this year have been better. It’s a special work. Here’s a bit on the movie itself. As previously mentioned, Martin writes, directs, and stars in this dramedy about grief. Martin’s...
- 6/1/2017
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
There's a lot to complain about regarding George Lucas' "Star Wars" prequel trilogy, and the actor who found himself the most frequently in the firing line was Canadian thesp Hayden Christensen who portrayed Anakin Skywalker.
Jumping from obscurity to overnight household name following his casting, the young actor struggled with the character and dialogue of the 'Wars' prequels more so than the rest of the more experienced talent around him. Though having proven himself as an actor in the likes of "Life as a House," "The Virgin Suicides" and "Shattered Glass," the actor has revealed to Yahoo that he never got over the sudden thrust to fame that being in "Star Wars" brought him:
"I felt like I had this great thing in Star Wars that provided all these opportunities and gave me a career, but it all kind of felt a little too handed to me. I didn't...
Jumping from obscurity to overnight household name following his casting, the young actor struggled with the character and dialogue of the 'Wars' prequels more so than the rest of the more experienced talent around him. Though having proven himself as an actor in the likes of "Life as a House," "The Virgin Suicides" and "Shattered Glass," the actor has revealed to Yahoo that he never got over the sudden thrust to fame that being in "Star Wars" brought him:
"I felt like I had this great thing in Star Wars that provided all these opportunities and gave me a career, but it all kind of felt a little too handed to me. I didn't...
- 12/30/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
There's a lot to complain about regarding George Lucas' "Star Wars" prequel trilogy, and the actor who found himself the most frequently in the firing line was Canadian thesp Hayden Christensen who portrayed Anakin Skywalker.
Jumping from obscurity to overnight household name following his casting, the young actor struggled with the character and dialogue of the 'Wars' prequels more so than the rest of the more experienced talent around him. Though having proven himself as an actor in the likes of "Life as a House," "The Virgin Suicides" and "Shattered Glass," the actor has revealed to Yahoo that he never got over the sudden thrust to fame that being in "Star Wars" brought him:
"I felt like I had this great thing in Star Wars that provided all these opportunities and gave me a career, but it all kind of felt a little too handed to me. I didn't...
Jumping from obscurity to overnight household name following his casting, the young actor struggled with the character and dialogue of the 'Wars' prequels more so than the rest of the more experienced talent around him. Though having proven himself as an actor in the likes of "Life as a House," "The Virgin Suicides" and "Shattered Glass," the actor has revealed to Yahoo that he never got over the sudden thrust to fame that being in "Star Wars" brought him:
"I felt like I had this great thing in Star Wars that provided all these opportunities and gave me a career, but it all kind of felt a little too handed to me. I didn't...
- 12/30/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Joke all you want about Hayden Christensen‘s performances in the Star Wars prequels, but the guy has some chops. Sure, those two films weren’t great, but around the same time he crushed Life as a House and Shattered Glass, two highly underrated films. Since then he hasn’t exactly stayed in the spotlight, choosing to only […]
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- 11/19/2014
- by Germain Lussier
- Slash Film
Family: You can't live with 'em, you can't live without 'em - so you might as well make a movie about them. That's exactly what Ron Howard did with Parenthood, which hit theaters on August 2, 1989. The story of four siblings working to raise their children right and keep their sanity at the same time, this movie was (and still is) relatable to moms and dads of all generations. Since its release, Parenthood has gone on to inspire two different TV shows, and it serves as an adorable archive of big stars in their early years. In fact, one of Bryce Dallas Howard...
- 8/2/2014
- by Kelli Bender
- PEOPLE.com
Kristin Scott Thomas, one of film's most acclaimed and prolific actresses, says that she's essentially retiring from screen acting after three decades and sixty five films.
In a lengthy interview with The Guardian, the 53-year-old actress says this decision came about suddenly in September: "I just suddenly thought, I cannot cope with another film. I realised I've done the things I know how to do so many times in different languages, and I just suddenly thought, I can't do it any more. I'm bored by it. So I'm stopping."
She goes on to say: "The kinds of films that I do are usually quite rapidly put together, and it always seems to be a little bit of a shambles. I like filming, but what I don't like is having to rearrange things and rewrite scenes. I just can't be bothered. I'm often asked to do something because I'm going to...
In a lengthy interview with The Guardian, the 53-year-old actress says this decision came about suddenly in September: "I just suddenly thought, I cannot cope with another film. I realised I've done the things I know how to do so many times in different languages, and I just suddenly thought, I can't do it any more. I'm bored by it. So I'm stopping."
She goes on to say: "The kinds of films that I do are usually quite rapidly put together, and it always seems to be a little bit of a shambles. I like filming, but what I don't like is having to rearrange things and rewrite scenes. I just can't be bothered. I'm often asked to do something because I'm going to...
- 2/4/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
His new movie, Last Vegas, is a geriatric take on the party town stag weekend. He talks about why he'll never return, Hollywood's obsession with youth, and playing Falstaff in a fat suit
Last year, Kevin Kline spent a fortnight in Las Vegas shooting his latest movie. It was his first trip to that infamous mecca of sex and excess. "And my last," proclaims the 66-year-old, voice rolling, theatrical. "Everyone looked so miserable. I would see these couples pushing babies in strollers through the casinos like zombies. It was horrible." He shakes his head, sorrowful.
"And I just couldn't bear the constant noise. I would step outside the hotel to get some fresh air and it would be 'boom, boom, boom'" – he does an impressive impression of pounding bassline – "disco music blaring on the kerb, by the pool, everywhere. That is not my idea of tranquillity."
This, I suspect, is more like it.
Last year, Kevin Kline spent a fortnight in Las Vegas shooting his latest movie. It was his first trip to that infamous mecca of sex and excess. "And my last," proclaims the 66-year-old, voice rolling, theatrical. "Everyone looked so miserable. I would see these couples pushing babies in strollers through the casinos like zombies. It was horrible." He shakes his head, sorrowful.
"And I just couldn't bear the constant noise. I would step outside the hotel to get some fresh air and it would be 'boom, boom, boom'" – he does an impressive impression of pounding bassline – "disco music blaring on the kerb, by the pool, everywhere. That is not my idea of tranquillity."
This, I suspect, is more like it.
- 1/3/2014
- by Jane Mulkerrins
- The Guardian - Film News
South By Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas is truly a unique festival and 2013 was my first full experience despite living here for the past few years. You’ll hear the horror stories of long lines, tough venue locations, overpriced concessions, and the traffic, oh the traffic. Fortunately there are more positives than negatives thanks to the amazing opportunities afforded by a film festival with such a vast range of genre, excellent weather and tacos.
We had the opportunity to see movies about magicians, horror remakes, Disney actresses snorting cocaine off naked bodies, documentaries about punk bands, a Big Ass Spider, and the new Shane Carruth flick which I am still processing. That’s just a taste of what this year’s lineup offered. It’d be a little difficult to only showcase seven films from an overall excellent year, so I’ve taken the Top 7 Most Memorable Moments of SXSW 2013 whether it be trends,...
We had the opportunity to see movies about magicians, horror remakes, Disney actresses snorting cocaine off naked bodies, documentaries about punk bands, a Big Ass Spider, and the new Shane Carruth flick which I am still processing. That’s just a taste of what this year’s lineup offered. It’d be a little difficult to only showcase seven films from an overall excellent year, so I’ve taken the Top 7 Most Memorable Moments of SXSW 2013 whether it be trends,...
- 3/26/2013
- by Tyler Mager
- The Scorecard Review
“There’s a large demographic and need for these kind of films as evidenced by box office successes such as 'The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel,' 'It’s Complicated' and 'Bucket List,' ” producer Mark Greisman said. And of course, where an underserved market requires easily digestible fare, said fare will be provided! Michael Douglas and Diane Keaton, who have somehow each gone their entire careers without working togther, are set to star in "And So It Goes..." which seems to be the general attitude of the enterprise overall. Penned by Mark Andrus ("As Good As It Gets," "Life As A House," "Georgia Rule") it is one of those "kids change your life" movies for the retiree set. Douglas will play a "self absorbed and eccentric realtor" (which seem to be bad traits to have if you're trying to sell property, but whatever) whose life gets thrown for a loop when the daughter of.
- 10/18/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Someone is making their Oscar grab! When we think of Amy Adams, our minds tend to picture cartoon birds, healthy teeth and apple pies, not unkempt hair, bell bottoms and unchecked drug use. According to Hollywood Reporter, however, director Lee Daniels is “in talks” to direct the Enchanted star in Get It While You Can, a film version of the Janis Joplin biopic. We’re not the only ones who think this sounds sort of insane, right? Of course if the film reaches theaters, Amy would join a semi-proud lineage of extremely random casting picks like…
Vince Vaughn, Psycho
When you picture the perfect actor to portray shy, creepy Norman Bates in Psycho, you don’t picture Vince Vaughn, right? That’s just one difference between you and Gus Van Sant, the director of the 1998 remake. [Photo: Universal Pictures]
Michael Keaton, Batman & Batman Returns
Look, we love Batman and Batman Returns more than most of our families,...
Vince Vaughn, Psycho
When you picture the perfect actor to portray shy, creepy Norman Bates in Psycho, you don’t picture Vince Vaughn, right? That’s just one difference between you and Gus Van Sant, the director of the 1998 remake. [Photo: Universal Pictures]
Michael Keaton, Batman & Batman Returns
Look, we love Batman and Batman Returns more than most of our families,...
- 10/17/2012
- by Halle Kiefer
- TheFabLife - Movies
Lionsgate has made it official: Jena Malone is Johanna Mason for "The Hunger Games" sequel "Catching Fire." Johanna is described by Lionsdate as "a female victor from a past Games still in her early twenties, and is one of the youngest, but also one of the most psychologically scarred Quarter Quell participants." Earlier: Malone needs a revival after Zack Snyder's misfire, "Sucker Punch." The 27-year old actress has an impressive but imperfect resume that includes "Stepmom," "Donnie Darko," "Life As A House," "Cold Mountain," "Saved!," "Pride and Prejudice," "Into the Wild" and "The Messenger." It's wise to choose an experienced actress to play in "Catching Fire" (and third installment, "Mockingjay") across from Jennifer Lawrence. Newcomer model-actress Zoe Aggeliki was rumored to be a frontrunner and could have had a tough time...
- 7/23/2012
- by Sophia Savage
- Thompson on Hollywood
A fine cast of aged actors has already stepped into the comedy Last Vegas, a new comedy from writer Dan Fogelman (Crazy Stupid Love) and director Jon Turteltaub (National Treasure, Cool Runnings). Michael Douglas is playing an old ladies man who calls three childhood friends together for a wild bachelor party in Vegas before he settles down with a girl half his age. Morgan Freeman and Robert De Niro already joined the cast as two of the friends, and now Deadline reports Kevin Kline (Life as a House, In & Out) has taken the role of the final friend for the film that sounds like it could be The Hangover for grandparents. Read on! Christopher Walken was long rumored to take that final role, but it sounds like that didn't work out. Turteltaub has ever really taken on a comedy like this, but since he's working with a script from Dan...
- 7/19/2012
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Brad Pitt and Charlize Theron grace the cover of two separate W covers this February. Brad got casual in an undone black tie look while Charlize went glamorous in a brightly colored gown and jewels. Both Brad and Charlize are being recognized for their roles in Moneyball and Young Adult, respectively, this award season and have best actor and actress nominations at Sunday's Golden Globe Awards - make sure to fill out your Golden Globes ballot before the big show. In the publication's Best Performances Issue, Brad talks about his experience watching movies while Charlize shares a funny quirk she brought to her big-screen character, Mavis. Here's more from Brad Pitt and Charlize Theron in W: Brad on crying at films: "I’m not much of a crier at films, but there was one . . . I was coming back from Cabo on my way to Montreal, and I got hit with Montezuma’s revenge.
- 1/14/2012
- by Lauren Turner
- Popsugar.com
International superstar Brad Pitt recently confessed to W Magazine that he's "not much of a crier at films, but I'll tear up every now and then."
Pitt, who was photographed eating crackers in a luxurious bed, told the magazine that "Life as a House" had him grabbing for the Kleenex while he was stuck in a hotel room with a stomach bug.
The "Moneyball" star said, "Kevin Kline is an architect and learns he has terminal cancer.
Pitt, who was photographed eating crackers in a luxurious bed, told the magazine that "Life as a House" had him grabbing for the Kleenex while he was stuck in a hotel room with a stomach bug.
The "Moneyball" star said, "Kevin Kline is an architect and learns he has terminal cancer.
- 1/13/2012
- Extra
In development at Universal for some time , an adaptation of Robert Ludlum's The Sigma Protocol is now moving forward with Irwin Winkler and Jose Ruisanchez adapting the screenplay, Deadline reports. Known for producing films like Rocky , Goodfellas and Raging Bull , Winkler directed Life as a House , De-Lovely , and Home of the Brave , among others. The novel, the last by Ludlum, revolves around a young investment banker who discovers a secret organization that has been manipulating the global economy. When the banker tries to expose the scheme, he's targeted for death. Like the successful Bourne series, Universal is hoping to spin The Sigma Protocol into a franchise.
- 1/12/2012
- Comingsoon.net
Over the past decade (2001-2010), only 15 performances were nominated by both the HFPA and SAG but not by the Academy (one or two a year, on average): 1. Hayden Christensen (Life as a House, 2001) for best supporting actor 2. Cameron Diaz (Vanilla Sky, 2001) for best supporting actress 3. Cate Blanchett (Bandits, 2002) for best actress or best supporting actress* 4. Richard Gere (Chicago, 2002) for best actor 5. Dennis Quaid (Far From Heaven, 2002) for best supporting actor 6. Evan Rachel Wood (Thirteen, 2003) for best actress 7. Maria Bello (The Cooler, 2003) for best supporting
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- 12/15/2011
- by Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
HollywoodNews.com: Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Allison Janney, Chris Lowell, Ahna O’Reilly, Octavia Spencer, Emma Stone, Sissy Spacek, Mary Steenburgen, Cicely Tyson and Mike Vogel to be honored at the Hollywood Film Awards Gala Ceremony.
The 15th Annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Film Awards, presented by Starz Entertainment, are pleased to announce that the cast of DreamWorks Pictures and Participant Media’s “The Help” – Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Allison Janney, Chris Lowell, Ahna O’Reilly, Octavia Spencer, Emma Stone, Sissy Spacek, Mary Steenburgen, Cicely Tyson and Mike Vogel – will be recognized at the Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony with the “Hollywood Ensemble Acting Award.”
The announcement was made today by Carlos de Abreu, Founder of the 15th Annual Hollywood Film Awards Gala Ceremony, which will take place on the evening of Monday, October 24, 2011, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
The Hollywood Film Awards Gala launches the awards season.
The 15th Annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Film Awards, presented by Starz Entertainment, are pleased to announce that the cast of DreamWorks Pictures and Participant Media’s “The Help” – Viola Davis, Bryce Dallas Howard, Allison Janney, Chris Lowell, Ahna O’Reilly, Octavia Spencer, Emma Stone, Sissy Spacek, Mary Steenburgen, Cicely Tyson and Mike Vogel – will be recognized at the Hollywood Awards Gala Ceremony with the “Hollywood Ensemble Acting Award.”
The announcement was made today by Carlos de Abreu, Founder of the 15th Annual Hollywood Film Awards Gala Ceremony, which will take place on the evening of Monday, October 24, 2011, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
The Hollywood Film Awards Gala launches the awards season.
- 10/6/2011
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
Mark Isham has recently recorded his score for the upcoming drama The Lucky One. The composer has taken over scoring duties from Hal Lindes who was originally attached to write the music for the film as reported earlier this year. The movie based on a novel by Nicholas Sparks (The Notebook, Dear John) follows a Marine who survives three tours in Iraq and attributes his good fortune to a photograph he carried of a woman he has never met. He sets out to meet his good-luck charm when he returns to North Carolina. The drama starring Zac Efron, Taylor Schilling and Blythe Danner is directed by Scott Hicks (Hearts in Atlantis, Tye Boys Are Back). While the project marks the first collaboration between Isham and Hicks, some of the composer’s score from Life as a House was used in the director’s romantic drama No Reservations. Warner Bros is...
- 7/19/2011
- by filmmusicreporter
- Film Music Reporter
Hello friends, ill-wishers and people that clicked over here by accident.Is the ad to the right of the page cutting off the last words of the line for you, or is my browser being crappy on weekly basis? Not that I'm particularly eloquent or a fan of complete sentences. I write like a constipated man feasting on Taco Bell: brief potent nuggets followed by the run(on-sentences)s.Anywho. Some videos to share, some Cheesy Double Decker tacos to pass. It's all good! [The Beaver] I’m not sure when, if ever, having seen The Beaver will result in any content from me. So I might as well say my piece now, as The Beaver is in limited release. The Beaver (insert vagina joke here, just in case you haven’t heard them all, which I have, so I won’t) was written by Kyle Killen and was a former Black List script,...
- 5/13/2011
- LRMonline.com
HollywoodNews.com: Scott Bakula, star of TNT’s hit drama “Men of a Certain Age,” will open the red carpet at the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center for the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® on Sunday, Jan. 30 with a Champagne Taittinger toast, executive producer and director Jeff Margolis announced today.
Bakula joins a growing roster of actors who will honor their colleagues at the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards that already includes Alec Baldwin, Jeff Bridges, Rosario Dawson, Josh Duhamel, Angie Harmon, Eva Longoria, Cory Monteith, Amy Poehler, Hilary Swank, Betty White and SAG President Ken Howard.
The SAG Awards® ceremony will be simulcast live nationally on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 30, at 8 p.m. (Et), 7 p.m. (Ct), 6 p.m. (Mt) and 5 p.m. (Pt) from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center. An encore presentation will air immediately following on TNT at 10 p.m. (Et), 9 p.
Bakula joins a growing roster of actors who will honor their colleagues at the 17th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards that already includes Alec Baldwin, Jeff Bridges, Rosario Dawson, Josh Duhamel, Angie Harmon, Eva Longoria, Cory Monteith, Amy Poehler, Hilary Swank, Betty White and SAG President Ken Howard.
The SAG Awards® ceremony will be simulcast live nationally on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 30, at 8 p.m. (Et), 7 p.m. (Ct), 6 p.m. (Mt) and 5 p.m. (Pt) from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center. An encore presentation will air immediately following on TNT at 10 p.m. (Et), 9 p.
- 1/24/2011
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
Over the past decade, there have been 14 performances nominated by both HFPA and SAG but not nominated by the Academy (one or two a year, on average):
Hayden Christensen (“Life as a House,” 2001) for best supporting actor Cameron Diaz (“Vanilla Sky,” 2001) for best supporting actress Cate Blanchett (“Bandits,” 2002) for best actress or best supporting actress* Richard Gere (“Chicago,” 2002) for best actor Dennis Quaid (“Far From Heaven,” 2002) for best supporting actor Evan Rachel Wood (“Thirteen,” 2003) for best actress Maria Bello (“The Cooler,” 2003) for best supporting actress Paul Giamatti (“Sideways,” 2004) for best actor Russell Crowe (“Cinderella Man,” 2005) for best actor Ziyi Zhang (“Memoirs of a Geisha,” 2005) for best actress Leonardo DiCaprio (“The Departed,” 2006) for best actor or best supporting actor* Ryan Gosling (“Lars and the Real Girl,” 2007) for best actor Angelina Jolie (“A Mighty Heart,” 2007) for best actress Kate Winslet (“Revolutionary Road,” 2008) for best actress
*HFPA nominated for lead; SAG nominated...
Hayden Christensen (“Life as a House,” 2001) for best supporting actor Cameron Diaz (“Vanilla Sky,” 2001) for best supporting actress Cate Blanchett (“Bandits,” 2002) for best actress or best supporting actress* Richard Gere (“Chicago,” 2002) for best actor Dennis Quaid (“Far From Heaven,” 2002) for best supporting actor Evan Rachel Wood (“Thirteen,” 2003) for best actress Maria Bello (“The Cooler,” 2003) for best supporting actress Paul Giamatti (“Sideways,” 2004) for best actor Russell Crowe (“Cinderella Man,” 2005) for best actor Ziyi Zhang (“Memoirs of a Geisha,” 2005) for best actress Leonardo DiCaprio (“The Departed,” 2006) for best actor or best supporting actor* Ryan Gosling (“Lars and the Real Girl,” 2007) for best actor Angelina Jolie (“A Mighty Heart,” 2007) for best actress Kate Winslet (“Revolutionary Road,” 2008) for best actress
*HFPA nominated for lead; SAG nominated...
- 12/16/2010
- by Scott Feinberg
- Scott Feinberg
Friday Update: I've just heard from Paradigm's Jim Osbourne, who tells me Hayden Christensen moved to the agency's David Guillod 5 months ago and offers this explanation about the actor: "He wouldn't read for Clint Eastwood's Hereafter, he passed on Afterlife opposed Liam Neeson, he passed on Cheri opposite Michelle Pfeiffer. It's so competitive for young actors right now that sitting on a farm in Toronto is not going to get him a job." Thursday: The 29-year-old actor had been at Paradigm, and before that at Icm, with Jim Osborne. He just co-starred in Sony’s Takers and will next appear in film Vanishing On 7th Street. But his career never took off -- and it should have -- after his turn as Anakin Skywalker in the second and third Star Wars prequels or his breakout role in the 2001 film Life As A House. Christensen and his brother Tove...
- 12/3/2010
- by NIKKI FINKE
- Deadline Hollywood
"The Last Song," the new drama based on a novel by Nicholas Sparks, debuted at the top of the North American box office Wednesday with a decent one-day gross of $5.1 million in ticket sales from 2,673 locations. The Buena Vista/Touchstone release scored an average of $1,917 per theater.
Directed by Julie Anne Robinson, the movie stars Miley Cyrus as a rebellious teenager forced to spend the summer at her dad's beach home. I know it sounds like a "Life as a House" ripoff, and in my book, the movie is terrible. Still, it looks like it's going to perform well enough this weekend.
Also doing well Wednesday was DreamWorks' "How to Train Your Dragon," which bagged another $4.5 million for a total haul of $57.8 million. Following in third place with $1.9 million was "Alice in Wonderland," which generated $1.9 million for a domestic total of $299.4 million.
Source: Box Office Mojo (www.boxofficemojo.com)...
Directed by Julie Anne Robinson, the movie stars Miley Cyrus as a rebellious teenager forced to spend the summer at her dad's beach home. I know it sounds like a "Life as a House" ripoff, and in my book, the movie is terrible. Still, it looks like it's going to perform well enough this weekend.
Also doing well Wednesday was DreamWorks' "How to Train Your Dragon," which bagged another $4.5 million for a total haul of $57.8 million. Following in third place with $1.9 million was "Alice in Wonderland," which generated $1.9 million for a domestic total of $299.4 million.
Source: Box Office Mojo (www.boxofficemojo.com)...
- 4/2/2010
- by Franck Tabouring
- screeninglog.com
Kevin Bacon, 'Taking Chance'In this powerful, fact-based film, skillfully crafted as a visually moving journey, Kevin Bacon stars as Lt. Col. Mike Strobl, an officer making his way across America, who unintentionally touches the lives of the people he meets while escorting the body of Pfc. Chance Phelps back to his hometown of Dubois, Wyo. A dedicated Marine, Strobl is conflicted by not being on the front lines, instead relegated to life behind a desk in a cubicle. Hoping for inner resolution, he volunteers for escort duty.In an online interview with HBO, when asked what about the role surprised him the most, Bacon responded, "Actually, the whole process of making the film. It felt in some ways similar to what I imagined the original journey to be." Bacon is no stranger to difficult or diverse roles, collecting kudos, nominations, and awards for his broad range of characters...
- 1/7/2010
- backstage.com
Nominees for the 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG Awards) for both film and television categories were announced this morning. Michelle Monaghan and Chris O'Donnell announced the nominees at the Pacific Design Center's Silver Screen Theater in West Hollywood.
The 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be simulcast live nationally on TNT and TBS on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt, 7 p.m. Ct, and 6 p.m. Mt from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center. Recipients of the stunt ensemble honors will be announced from the SAG Awards red carpet during the TNT.TV and TBS.Com live pre-show webcasts.
If you want to predict the acting categories for the Oscars, look no further than the results of the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Voted by actors' peers, the SAG award has closely resembled the winners of the Oscars in the past few years.
For example, the SAG...
The 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be simulcast live nationally on TNT and TBS on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt, 7 p.m. Ct, and 6 p.m. Mt from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center. Recipients of the stunt ensemble honors will be announced from the SAG Awards red carpet during the TNT.TV and TBS.Com live pre-show webcasts.
If you want to predict the acting categories for the Oscars, look no further than the results of the Screen Actors Guild Awards. Voted by actors' peers, the SAG award has closely resembled the winners of the Oscars in the past few years.
For example, the SAG...
- 12/17/2009
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Okay, brace yourselves. We’ve got a little treat for all you members of Team Edward out there. The trailer for Remember Me, the new drama starring Robert Pattinson, was released today. Despite the presence of Pierce Brosnan and Chris Cooper, the movie looks hokey as hell. With Pattinson front and center, it really feels like an actor trying his hardest not to get pigeon-holed. In that, it feels a lot like Life As A House, December Boys, or Cherrybomb, a film I’m convinced is never going to see the light of day.
But, it stars Pattinson, who’s got some kind of fan-based from this whole Twilight thing, so here you go. Enjoy:
Remember Me in HD
Trailer Park | MySpace Video
Remember Me hits theaters on March 12th, 2010.
But, it stars Pattinson, who’s got some kind of fan-based from this whole Twilight thing, so here you go. Enjoy:
Remember Me in HD
Trailer Park | MySpace Video
Remember Me hits theaters on March 12th, 2010.
- 11/20/2009
- by Kirk
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
We've listed down our top 50 hottest young actors and would be coming up with the latest updates very soon. Yesterday, we discussed about actors we believed to be quite underrated. How about the young actors we consider overrated? That's what this article is for...
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Who qualifies as overrated? Guys who seem to be getting lots of buzz, but has no real talent at all, or perhaps just a small amount of it. I have no issue if an actor gets the cover of GQ or Details or L'Uomo Vogue every month. They can even strut their stuff on the catwalks of Milan and Paris and gain additional media mileage. But to be considered the hottest actor on the planet with nothing to show yet? That is something totally absurd.
Anyway, here's our list of ten just after the jump!
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Who qualifies as overrated? Guys who seem to be getting lots of buzz, but has no real talent at all, or perhaps just a small amount of it. I have no issue if an actor gets the cover of GQ or Details or L'Uomo Vogue every month. They can even strut their stuff on the catwalks of Milan and Paris and gain additional media mileage. But to be considered the hottest actor on the planet with nothing to show yet? That is something totally absurd.
Anyway, here's our list of ten just after the jump!
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- 10/14/2009
- by modelwatcher@gmail.com (Jed Medina)
- The Movie Fanatic
If you didn't already know, the guy who wrote Phone Booth, also wrote the 2004 thriller Cellular. It looks like screenwriter Larry Cohen has one final movie to file in his unofficial telephone-focused trilogy, a C-rate thriller titled Messages Deleted starring Matthew Lillard and Deborah Kara Unger. Deleted is the feature debut of Rob Cowan, the producer of such films like The Net, Life as a House, Righteous Kill and the upcoming horror remake The Crazies. We have the trailer embedded after the jump. Please leave your snarky responses in the comments below. The official plot synopsis follows: A quivering voice begs screenwriter, Joel Brandt, to pick up the phone on a message from his answering machine. Thinking its a prank, Joel deletes the message. The caller is found dead. Another caller leaves Joel a message; there is another murder...then another...then another. The killer has Joel's attention, and Joel...
- 9/20/2009
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
COLOGNE, Germany -- 20th Century Fox has hooked up with German tax fund IMF to co-finance at least two of its upcoming film slates, fund initiator Deutsche Capita Management said Wednesday. IMF said it plans to raise 150 million ($184.9 million) to back two Fox slates of two features each, with budgets ranging from $10 million-$100 million. Fox will submit potential projects to the fund by Dec. 10, and fund shareholders will decide which features to back at a Dec. 18 meeting in Munich. Fox is no stranger to the German fund market, having previously secured backing from Ideenkapital's Medieastream for features including I, Robot, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story and Welcome to Mooseport, and from Hannover Leasing for such films as Shallow Hal and Life as a House.
- 9/30/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Veteran production executive Lynn Harris has joined Warner Bros. Pictures as executive vp production, effective today. Harris is producing Blade: Trinity through her Sirius Pictures shingle, which she formed early last year. Before that, she spent 10 years at New Line Cinema, joining the company as a vp production in 1993 and rising to executive vp production. At New Line, she served as executive producer on several films, including Seven, Boogie Nights, Magnolia, Life as a House and the first two Blade movies. She also executive produced About a Boy and is producing the upcoming New Line release The Notebook. "We're incredibly lucky to have brought Lynn to Warner Bros. Pictures," Warners president of production Jeff Robinov said. "She has wonderful taste and great relationships throughout the industry. Added to that, her hands-on experience as an independent producer will bring additional perspective to her new role, and we're sure it will have tremendous benefit for us." Before joining New Line, Harris ran Lynda Obst Prods., developing such films as Crisis in the Hot Zone, Contact and The Buccaneers.
- 4/25/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Producer-director Irwin Winkler, who is putting the finishing touches on his Cole Porter musical De-lovely, will turn to a study of sibling rivalry for his next film. He is in final negotiations to direct Man on Third for MGM. Based on Columbus Slaughters Braves, the debut novel from writer Mark Friedman, Man focuses on the relationship between two brothers. One is a successful Major League Baseball player, the other a scientist who lives in his shadow. Friedman has adapted the screenplay. Winkler, David Ladd, Rob Cowan and Charles Winkler will produce with Elizabeth Ingold and Erik Baiers overseeing for the studio. MGM is looking to shoot early next year for an end-of-year release date. Helmer Shawn Levy, a college friend of Friedman's, was previously attached to the long-gestating project. Man will mark Winkler's seventh directorial outing. His latest effort, De-lovely, is set to be unveiled as the closing-night film at the upcoming Festival de Cannes. Winkler's other directing credits include At First Sight and Life as a House. Winkler is repped by CAA, while Friedman is repped by UTA.
- 4/14/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Hollywood newcomers Naomi Watts and Hayden Christensen were honored with Movieline's inaugural Breakthrough of the Year award Wednesday. Christensen - who plays Anakin Skywalker in the upcoming movie Star Wars, Episode II: Attack Of The Clones - is receiving the accolade for his role in Life As A House, while Watts received the attention for her performance in David Lynch's bizarre Mulholland Drive. And it's not the first time the 20-year-old actor has come to the notice of Movieline - in April, he was awarded their One to Watch gong at the Young Hollywood Awards.
- 11/22/2001
- WENN
Kevin Kline has intervened with the makers of his latest film Life As A House to elevate the status of his co-star - a dog. Kline, who stars opposite Kristin Scott Thomas in the upcoming movie, became so attached to J.J., the pooch that appears in one of the scenes, that he mounted a vigorous campaign to keep him in as many scenes as possible for the rest of the film. Hollywood's top animal trainer Boone Narr, who has provided screen pets and co-stars for the likes of Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt and Jim Carrey, says Kline just fell in love with J.J., a golden labrador, and pleaded with film bosses to keep him on set. Narr says, "J.J. was only supposed to have a minor role in the movie, but Kevin liked him so much they wrote him in to the rest of the movie. Instead of working a month on it, he ended up working for four months on it. You hear about actors getting attached to each other when they do movies and it's exactly the same with the animals, they do get attached to them."...
- 2/26/2001
- WENN
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