The shooting of THIS MEANS WAR has started over in Canada. Starring Reese Witherspoon, Tom Hardy and Chris Pine, this comedy tells the story of two best friends who fall in love with the same woman. The two men's bond disintegrates and their ensuing battle escalates to mammoth proportions, with New York City demolished in their wake.
According to "Moviehole" while starring in the upcoming remake MAD MAX: FURY ROAD, Charlize Theron will portray a character who will have part of one arm missing. As I've already wrote before, the film will also star
Now here's something we've been waiting for a long time now - the first sensational trailer for THE TEMPEST, the new adaptation of Shakespeare's famous play in which Helen Mirren plays sorceress Prospera who's journey spirals through vengeance to forgiveness as she reigns over a magical island, cares for her young daughter, Miranda, and unleashes her powers against shipwrecked enemies. This exciting mix of romance, tragicomedy and the supernatural also stars Alfred Molina, Alan Cumming, Djimon Hounsou, Russell Brand, Ben Whishaw, David Strathairn...
Like I've said in my post, though there are some good-looking images in the trailer of "The Tempest", they just scream direct to DVD rather than signifying true big screen movie magical.
ReplyDeleteI realize that it's not regarded as one of Shakespeare's finest works, but I've always enjoyed The Tempest. I'm rather looking forward to this movie. The casting looks fantastic...
ReplyDeleteI absolutely can't wait for The Tempest... I've been reading about it for months and months, and I can't wait to see how Helen Mirren interprets her character as a woman. I saw The Tempest performed this summer with Christopher Plummer as Prospero, and it was spectacular... so I guess you could say I have a bit of 'Tempest' fever at the moment :)
ReplyDeleteMischievous fairies and eccentric warlocks...just my thing!
ReplyDeleteAlways glad to see Reese Witherspoon's movies.
I was excited about The Tempest, but after viewing the trailer, I am not so sure.
@Jaccsy
ReplyDeletethat's because the movie has an artsy vibe to it, Jaccsy, it wasn't meant to look like a blockbuster nor be one. My problem is with the director, I've always believed that she is a master of ruining amazing actors and amazing stories.
@JMNeeb
I also liked the play, one of my favourites from Willy :)
@Faith
oh, yes, and it's so wonderfully refreshing to see a woman as Prospero/a :)
@Avalon
ReplyDeletebut it's a teenager book, so don't get your hopes up to high :)
Damn I would give my right arm for Chris Pine and Tom Hardy to fight over me :(
ReplyDeleteI never thought Helen would play in a movie like that but she's such a versatile actress.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like Harry Potter paved the way for my fantasy flicks! These look great!!! I so want to go to the movies and come out cheering and clapping~
ReplyDeleteThe Reese Witherspoon movie looks cute!
ReplyDeleteAnd HElen Mirren will be great in The Tempest.
The Mortal Instruments sounds ridiculous and Mad Max sounds like it could be ridiculous if they botch one of my favorite franchises.
ReplyDeleteLee
Tossing It Out
Cool, Chris Cooper's in it!
ReplyDeleteyou said the tempest was only going to be released in a few places, right? i thought the filmography looked gorgeous. and the cast! i love helen mirren (of course!), but i love hounsou and cumming as well. i think they are severely underrated.
ReplyDeleteand the mortal instruments was a very entertaining trilogy. funny, romantic-ish, action packed, and rich with backstory. they were silly books, but still very good. the villain was excellent, and some of the plot twists actually caught me by surprise! i mean, they aren't life changing novels, but they are fun reads! :)
The Tempest has quite a cast.
ReplyDelete@Falen
ReplyDeleteI know, Falsy, Reese really knows how to pick her men :)
@Clarissa
the movie isn't done as a blockbuster, it's still artsy, so she fits in it :)
@Ellie
yes, it's the revival of fantasy and history
@Kelly
glad you like it
@Arlee
ReplyDeletebut you do like the ridiculous, no? :)
@Lisa
yes, he's in it too :)
@Vics
oh, so you read the book :) I hear it's quite a popular saga and has many readers.
@Alex
a/the big one ...
Hi DEZMOND - With the books, people either love them or hate them. No middle ground. There are many more character than Twilight, so it COULD be a fun film. The second and third books get twisted. I hope they rewrite for the films or it could get weird.
ReplyDeleteI liked Tempest. It's weird, but cool. Loved the fire dogs. Maybe I'm too easy to please today.
oh, the fire dogs were super cool, Shells :)
ReplyDeleteTh Tempest trailer looked amazing.
ReplyDeleteglad you like it, Lynda, don't forget to drop by tomorrow, I'll have some great new historical and fantasy updates and plus a trailer on an upcoming historical mega show :)))
ReplyDeleteA MAd Max remake???
ReplyDeleteCount me in!
And who's playing Max this time around?
You have me intrigued. New York city demolished over Reese Witherspoon? Who is she -- Helen of Troy? :)
ReplyDeleteI am very interested in The Tempest, but after the trailer, I am afraid it looks a bit overblown to me. I am leery of too many special effects as it seems to take away rather than add to the story, IMHO. If what you say about the director is true, it may add up to a disappointment. Oh well, it's better for me to see it with lowered expectations so that I may be pleased if it is better than I thought it would be! :)
@Andrew
ReplyDeleteas far as I've got it, Charlize will be the female Mad Max :) and Tom Hardy will take the lead male role
@Phylly
that's a good tactic for watching movies, sister :)))
I am soo excited about the cassandra clare movie option coming out! I think it will be great to see! RaShelle mentioned that you posted about Firelight coming out as a movie too, so excited about that as well! this means war looks really fun! I love still am totally falling in love with your site, everytime I come I love it even more! THanks for all the time you put into it, and thanks for reading about my charcaters sketches and thinking they sounded good, it really meant alot to me! =0)
ReplyDeleteyes, Debs, you have a post on FIRELIGHT somewhere bellow. Glad you like HOLLYWOOD SPY :)) and I'm glad to see your comments whenever you drop by ;)
ReplyDeleteThe Tempest looks really interesting, and I'm glad they went the same way as Romeo and Juliet and kept all of the original lines. I'm not familiar with the original play, but the Russel/Alfred duo might irritate me a little bit. Still, it looks suitably epic for a Shakespeare :)
ReplyDeleteJamie, I totally get your point on Russel :) He is only slightly less irritating then Sacha Baron Cohen. Mollina can also be irritating sometimes (like in SPIDERMAN)
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