What was rumored earlier this summer is now confirmed:
Anne Hathaway has officially joined
Hugh Jackman and
Russell Crowe in
LES MISERABLES In the film adaptation of Victor Hugo's famous novel, she will play Fantine, next to Hugh's Jean Valjean, a man released after 19 years in prison, who must carry a yellow passport which indicates he was a prisoner, even after he has served his time.
Russell Crowe will play Inspector Valvert, the policeman who keeps pursuing Jean Valjean. The film is helmed by
Tom Hooper who amazed us with THE KING'S SPEECH and ELIZABETH I mini series with Helen Mirren.
HOLLYWOOD SPY DAILY HEADLINES
Since his idea of remaking famous
EXCALIBUR didn't go through
with the studios, X-MEN and USUAL SUSPECTS director
Bryan Singer, who is currently working on
JACK THE GIAN KILLER with
Nicholas Hoult and
Ewan McGregor, is moving ahead with
BATTLESTAR GALACTICA movie as his next project.
According to "Variety"
Shia LaBeouf has a very strange new project: he will star in
A GIANT, which centers on a girl, broke and running from a series of bad relationships, who moves back home to reconnect with her brother. Instead she forms a relationship with a 20-foot-tall man-child who lives next door. Shia will be this unusual man child!
Ah, that
Charlize Theron keeps getting strange unbecoming roles. As "MovieWeb" reports she will star in
ZWART WATER, American remake of a Dutch horror movie which will revolve
around a nine-year-old girl who discovers her new friend is actually her mother's dead twin.
Charlize Theron will portray the mother in the remake, who is said to be slightly unhinged.
According to latest rumors
Hasbro is negotiating with
Steven Spielberg and
Michael Bay about the production of
TRANSFORMERS 4 and 5 which could be shot back to back. Since
Shia LaBeouf isn't coming back in the lead role, some stories say that
Jason Statham could take over the franchise which is doing rather fine, since the last installment earned more than $1 billion around the world!
AND DON'T FORGET THAT THIS THURSDAY YOU WILL BE READING AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH
KYLE PRYOR
FROM "SPARTACUS" AND "LEGEND OF THE SEEKER"
with the studios, X-MEN and USUAL SUSPECTS director Bryan Singer, who is currently working on JACK THE GIAN KILLER with Nicholas Hoult and Ewan McGregor, is moving ahead with BATTLESTAR GALACTICA movie as his next project. According to "Variety" Shia LaBeouf has a very strange new project: he will star in A GIANT, which centers on a girl, broke and running from a series of bad relationships, who moves back home to reconnect with her brother. Instead she forms a relationship with a 20-foot-tall man-child who lives next door. Shia will be this unusual man child!
Will Shia LaBeouf ever take a break!
ReplyDeleteConversely, I haven't seen much of Theron lately.
Cool stuff. A lot of weird films. However, I was a super fan of Battlestar and so I can't wait until the film.
ReplyDelete@Dan
ReplyDeleteit's the opposite with me, I haven't seen Shia in like forever (I don't follow TRANSFORMERS) but I did see Charlize and I didn't like most of her films :(
@Clarissa
that film already has a strong fanbase I reckon :)
haha a man giant, truly running out of ideas. Transformers 4 could see coming, they won't let those robots die, as much as one should. Although sure there will be a nice pay check for Statham in it.
ReplyDeletenot just a man giant, but a manchild giant :) In the shape of Shia ... :)
ReplyDeleteStatham will probably bring TRANSFORMERS through the roof when it comes to box office success
Not sure what they could do with a Battlestar Galactica movie. At least they'd have to wrap it up in two hours. The series went on for too long with no forward progress being made.
ReplyDeleteAnd I hope they don't mean they are remaking the really awful 60's film Jack the Giant Killer?
Looking forward to the interview, Dezz. :))
ReplyDeleteI'm struggling with the idea of Shia LaBeouf as a 20 foot tall man child. lol.
ReplyDeleteThe interview sounds exciting :)
i hope a giant is intended to be funny. it sounds like it could be funny, and those are the roles labeouf shines in. an action hero he is not.
ReplyDeletei'm looking forward to les mis. i can see hathaway as fantine. but i'm still not convinced jackman or crowe are old enough for their roles. ohwell. hollywood can make-up them older i suppose. :)
Agree with the miss vic: I am also looking forward to les mis, but while I love Hugh Jackman I don't see him as Jean Valjean...but I suppose if they can make adamantium shoot out his knuckles they can give him the right Jean look. :-)
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to the new 'Les Mis'
ReplyDeleteJohnina
Definitely looking forward to the interview. I love Kyle!He is gorgeous and talented. And you are so right about Charlize's films of late. What happened to our girl?
ReplyDeleteyou were a big proponent of this les miserables adaptation, weren't you? still singing the same tune?
ReplyDeleteCan Russell Crowe sing????
ReplyDeleteLes Miz is shaping up nicely!
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to the interview. I'm curious about Les Miz~
ReplyDeleteransformers 4 could see coming,-
ReplyDeletegreat post
That's going to be quite a role for Hathaway. Fantine has quite a story
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to the interview! :)
ReplyDeleteCrossing my fingers that Les Miz works out well. LOVE the choice of Hugh. Feeling so-so about Crowe. Keeping an open mind about Hathaway.
I can't stand LaBeouf lately. He has lost all of his charm...is this the fault of Mihael Bay? Probably
ReplyDeleteStatham will be better in the role by far as I never was a big Shia fan myself.
ReplyDelete@L.Diane
ReplyDeleteI never understood the appeal of BATTLESTAR either, and I'm a huge fan of sf :) The new series were especially boring to me.
JACK THE GIANT KILLER will be after the famous fairy tale, not the film
@Luanne
I hope you will like it, he is a very charming fella, nice guy and is also deadly handsome (there will be pics) :)
@Lyndy
trust me, sister, I'm struggling with it too :))Hope you will like the interview :)
@Vics
ReplyDeletein the end we shall watch LES MISERABLES only to see and hear Hugh Jackman :) Hopefully he will sing in it too, but I don't think it will be a musical :(
@LC
everything is possible in Hollywood :)
@Johnina
glad to hear that :)
@Melsy
ReplyDeleteI think you will like the interview, Kyle is awfully cute :) We might even cast him in one of your movie adaptations :))
@Edmund
actually I was always pretty impartial towards LES MISERABLES, it's just not a book I like, a bit boring to me, but I do like Hugh Jackman.
@Jessie
I'm not sure I wanna find out :))
@Debra
ReplyDeleteglad you approve :)
@Ella
thanks, I will post the interview Thursday morning US time :) and early afternoon European time :)
@DAmon
glad you liked it :)
@Adam
yep, Anne can do it, although I did want someone else in the role, since there is too much of Anne in all recent films
@Sam
ReplyDeleteI hope you will enjoy the interview :) HAve you read the one I made with Melissa Bradley, six times published author last week?
I totally agree with you on LES MIS.
@Scott
yep, he's cute, but I've never understood his appeal. He's just nothing special. If they are going for geek I'd always vote for Topher Grace
@Lurk
I totally agree with you, Lurk!
SO excited about BG movie. Also, a movie where your best friend is your mother's dead twin? Definitely worth watching.
ReplyDelete@Libby
ReplyDeleteglad to seee you excited, Libby :0
On another note, I'm shocked none of my boys noticed those perky devils on Charlize Theron ... and I've put so much effort and love in choosing that pic for them :)))
Too bad Paul didn't get the role. Jackman and Crowe...none of them is my fav :(
ReplyDeleteAh...I still haven't watched Transforners 3
The world will always need more Transformer movies.
ReplyDeleteDez, what are your thoughts about THE DEVIL INSIDE trailer. Paramount Pictures will release it next January, meaning it'll have massive studio muscle backing it. It's set in Rome and was really creeped out by it. What do you say?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TKkfC_O2jc&feature=player_embedded
@Novia
ReplyDeletePaul would've been great in this one....
@Movies
I haven't heard of it before, and it sounds like a horror, which I don't watch ... I will check it out and tell you.
They need to let Transformers die already. Changing the lead actor won't improve it in any way.
ReplyDeleteAnd i might check out Les Miserable. Its the only thing here that really interests me.
And i'm actually slowly watching Battlestar on netflix. Good so far imo, although i don't see why it needs a movie adaption
I think Bryan was probably a huge fan of the show as a kid, and wants to fulfill his childhood dream :)
ReplyDeleteI didn't like the show, so I'm not overly excited, but I do love sf
Hugh Jackman as Valjean is growing on me. Russell Crowe can't be Javert. Just doesn't work. I would have pegged Anne Hathaway as more of an Eponine.
ReplyDeleteah, there's a bunch of young actresses fighting for the other two female roles, I think Hayden Pennetiere and some other girls are in the running.
ReplyDeleteTo those who doubt Crowe's singing abilities, he's actually an accomplished musician. He's got a deep, throaty voice which should make him suitable for a musical role. I'm down for this though I'd be much more thrilled if the female cast is someone like Cate Blanchett, but hey, I suppose Anne can sing.
ReplyDeleteI agree w/ you Dez, that role for Charlize Theron doesn't interest me either.