Andrew Garfield interview
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VMan Magazine published an interesting article in which the former Spider-Man Tobey Maguire interviews the next Spider-Man - Andrew Garfield. Excerpts from their conversation, read below.
T. Maguire: So, "The New Spider-Man" ...
A. Garfield: Yeah! Do you know about this movie? (Laughs)
T. Maguire: Yes, I know! In fact, when the project is in its infancy, I was delighted by two things: first, because it director is Marc Webb. I think it's interesting and cool choice. And, secondly, naturally, I was very interested, who will play Peter Parker. When I heard that they'll be you, I just gave: "Perfect!
E. Garfield: Oh, God!
T. Maguire: I really wanted to get it cool, and I thought, "What a wonderful actor, Andrew, and I am glad that this film will be shot."
E. Garfield: Very sweet of you.
T. Maguire: What was the selection process? How did you get the role?
E. Garfield: The samples as samples, except for the fact that they were the most exhausting, difficult and dramatic of all, through which I have ever held.
T. Maguire: I understand what you mean. How did it affect on you?
E. Garfield: The main thing I think and worry - what happens after the film will be released. What was your experience when you're in people's eyes became Spider-Man? I'm curious to hear what you say about the changes that have occurred in your life, and what kind were these changes. I have a weight of fear, yet nothing has happened, but I'm sure everything will be much worse than I imagine. I admire you as a great actor, what you've always been and will be. Probably, it is very difficult to adhere to the simple fact that you want to play that you continue to tell stories and do not let your display image to be more yourself. Have you preserved the memory of some specific changes that occurred after the release of "Spider-Man" or everything has happened very smoothly?
T. Maguire: I think with our film the situation was slightly different, because at that time did not evaluate the success of the picture on the box office in its opening weekend, as now. The first "Harry Potter" was released 6 months prior to our film and demonstrated phenomenal results with the premiere. The success was so great because it was something completely new, I'm not saying that it happened the first time in the history of cinema, but at the time it was really a breakthrough. And then the same thing happened with our project. Nobody expected this. Before the premiere conducted public opinion research, and provided data on the demand for tickets, were based on forecasts of the premiere collections. For me personally, it was unexpected. The changes that have occurred in my life for the first weekend, shocked me.
E. Garfield: I feel a great responsibility before the history and to the fans because I know how much this means to be the hero for the audience and for myself. For those who care about Spider-Man and roads as well as me, I want to breathe life into it and make sure that the fans were satisfied to the extent possible.
T. Maguire: It's cool. Much of what you say, for example, the relationship between you, the fans and history demonstrates your respect for the hero.
E. Garfield: Absolutely. Peter Parker - an incredibly positive person - a pure dream come true, a true outsider. When I was a kid, I was not interested in comics as long as didn’t see the first film with your participation. I was then 19 years. I bought a pirate DVD-ROM, and we with my friend Terry McGuinness went to my dilapidated flat in north London, and watched it twice in a row.
T. Maguire: (laughs)
E. Garfield: Terry was so characteristic of the focus, and every time I utter thy words, he neighed and spoke with that accent: "No, dude, you'll never be that fucking Spider-Man. You will never become a fucking man -spider!" I was so embarrassed and upset. But I got it, you fucking Terry!
T. Maguire: (laughs)
Deadly cartoon from director of “Toy story”
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On passing in Las Vegas convention CinemaCon studio Disney has confirmed rumors about the upcoming sequel to last year's hit "Muppets", but company Pixar has announced information about the three upcoming animated projects, including a film about Lee Ankrich spooky fun holiday in Latin America.
"Muppets" has earned a worldwide box office of over 158 million dollars with a budget of 45 million. Unfortunately, Jason Segel from employment will not be able to take part in the sequel, but it will be removed by James Bobin, who worked on the first film. He's on a par with Nicholas Stoller will write the script.
Last summer, Pixar said about the two films that are afoot in the bowels of the famous studio. Both projects had no name. One of them - the story of Peter Docter, which develops in the mind of a girl, and the second - cartoon about people who live among the dinosaurs. This week, some details of these films became known.
The project director of "Monsters, Inc." and "Up" is called an incredibly ambitious. Its release is scheduled for June 19, 2015, whereas previously it was thought that the premiere will be held in 2013 or 2014. Worked on the script, Michael Arndt, received the "Oscar" for "Toy Story 3." The painting trip to suit the audience an incredible worlds - from the ocean depths to the highest mountains in South America, from the fictional town of Monstropolis to futuristic space. "The new film by Pete Docter will take you to the familiar world. Known to many, but nobody has ever seen. It's a world inside the human mind"- said in a news release.
The second picture is called "Good Dinosaur". It will be shot by Bob Peterson, who worked with Pete Docter on the film "Up" and wrote screenplays for "Finding Nemo" and "Ratatouille." "Good dinosaur" will show an alternative history of our planet. What would happen if an asteroid that destroyed the dinosaurs did not fly to the Earth? They do not die and still live together with people. The film promises to be very funny and sincere. The release is scheduled on May 20, 2014-th.
And finally, the third draft of Pixar, which, as the film of Docter, until he has no name, will be filmed under the direction of the director "Toy Story 3" Lee Ankrich. It will be a completely original cartoon, the effect of which will be developed during the celebration of the dead. Recall that it is a holiday dedicated to the memory of the dead and passes each year 1 and 2 November in Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador. These days, arranged a bright carnival, where you can see a lot of skeletons are prepared in the form of candy skulls, and the cemetery is decorated with ribbons and flowers. Despite the gloomy title, Day of the Dead, in fact, is a celebration of life. Release date of this project has not been announced.
Paramount will reshoot Tom Sawyer
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Studio has acquired a scenario application Andy Berg titled "Huck". It is based on the heroes of adventure novels by Mark Twain, but in light of the Hollywood fashion trends of Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn will be shown on the other side.
The plot of the history of Berg kept a secret, but it is known that "Huck" - conversion of adventure in the spirit of Twain's characters, "Snow White and the Hunter," and Sawyer and Finn - have grown up people. It also has a place in the script mysticism.
In "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer," published in 1876, the action develops in a small town in the American South before the Civil War. Tom Sawyer - energetic, witty and enterprising boy of twelve. In the first novel he has time to witness the murder and expose the murderer, engaged to a girl, a classmate, to run away from home and live on a desert island, to attend his own funeral, get lost in a cave and get out safely, and to find a precious treasure.
Sawyer became the hero of three novels of Mark Twain, and also appears in the pages of the book "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn." In it Finn, along with runaway slave Jim on a raft fused to the Mississippi River. Some time later they are joined by the Duke and the King of rogues, who eventually sell Jim to slavery. Huck joined Tom Sawyer organized the release of the prisoner.
Tom and Huck have repeatedly been the heroes of the film adaptations. The first appeared in 1907, followed by screening in 1917, but both were silent. The first sound picture of Twain published in 1930, has collected 11 million dollars and was highly regarded by critics until the film came out in 1938, which was shot in color and under the guidance of producer David O. Selznick, and that is a long hedge of the filmmakers attempt to film "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer ".
Note that the classic version of Twain's books Hollywood didn’t forget. Next year will be released film "Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn," where Tom played by Joel Courtney from the movie "Super 8", and Huck and Becky Thatcher - Jake T. Austin and Catherine McNamara of the melodrama "Old New Year".
Interview with Oscar nominees
(1 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) Loading ...Nominees for the Academy Award - Viola Davis, Glenn Close, Rooney Mara, Gary Oldman, Christopher Plummer, Martin Scorsese - tell us how to react to received news.
Viola Davis (Best Actress, "The Help")
"This second nomination for "Oscar" will affect my life more than the first one. Believe me, I can not wait to once again be able to do what I love: playing. February 27, when all will be left behind, I'll get back to my old life. I love the rewards that are earned, I am so proud of them, but I do not take them with me when I go to bed. What I'm staying and at the end of the day, it's an actress. I'm incredibly happy to be "prohibitively loud and terrible to close" was nominated in the category "Best Film". It was the last, which is announced, and I just shook with fear, I really was ... We salute movies often technically perfect, but not necessarily coming from the heart. I've always liked underdogs and dark horses that appear out of nowhere. It proves that you can not predict what will hurt people. "
Glenn Close (Best Actress in "Albert Nobbs")
"Rejoice, rejoice, and rejoice once again. My role was stunning and technically and emotionally. Image of Alberta is a contemplative nature, you need time to feel like this character come to life. And then comes the crucial moment when you are no longer you are. I am happy that Marshall Kornevil, Lynn Johnson and Matthew B. Mangla are nominated for best makeup and will compete for the award with their colleagues, working on the "Deathly Hallows: Part 2" and "Iron Lady." In their work they were minimalists. Their work - the very grace and beauty. Without them, my Albert would not have turned out. "
Rooney Mara (Best Actress, "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo")
"I was asleep, and suddenly my phone began to rip off the hooks. I know that I have a small chance, but, honestly, though it was unexpected. I do not know what the principles of the nomination of the nominees, but I think our film later came into the game, and that many films that have won awards, were released much earlier. I feel incredibly flattered and embarrassed, being on the list. I wouldn’t coupe without David Fincher and he should be aware of the contribution and responsibility for the nomination. "
Gary Oldman (Best Actor, "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy")
"I'm in Berlin, we've got premiere of the movie "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy". I gave an interview to German newspaper, when it became clear that I was nominated for an award. My manager came up to me with tears in his eyes. Personally, I did not expect anything. It was an ordinary working day, and a final interview to the press about the "Spy." The irony, is not it? "
Christopher Plummer (Best Supporting Actor, "Beginners")
"Our film is a charming, warm and touching. Story is so beautifully built and so beautifully designed. I am also very pleased that my colleague in the film" The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo "Rooney Mara was nominated in the category "Best Actress".
Martin Scorsese (Best Director, "Hugo")
"Hugo" received 11 nominations - for crying out loud, but we can not allow hopes to increase for this. I'm trying to control myself. "
FOX season schedule
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FOX TV channel announced their inter-seasonal schedule. There were no any major surprises. The two-hour premiere of the series "Alcatraz" will be held on January 16. Preliminary show "Touch" is already 4 January, after American Idol; "House MD" will be shown on March 19. Revived "Breaking In" with the premiere of the second season starts on March 6. "The Finder", as suggested earlier, will take the slot "Bones". Terra Nova is already in the schedule, because the season finale (but not necessarily the show) will be released on December 19.
Monday:
January 16
8:00-10:00 - Alcatraz (two-hour premiere)
January 23
8:00-9:00 - House MD (premiere in the new timeslot)
9:00-10:00 - Alcatraz (premiere in the new timeslot)
March 12
8:00-10:00 - Alcatraz (the two-hour episode)
March 19
8:00-9:00 - House MD
9:00-10:00 - Touch (premiere show)
Tuesday:
January 17
8:00-9:00 - Glee
9:00-9:30 - New Girl
9:30-10:00 - Raising Hope
March 6
8:00-8:30 - New Girl (Repeat)
8:30-9:00 - Breaking In (premiere second season)
9:00-9:30 - New Girl
9:30-10:00 - Raising Hope
Wednesday:
January 4
8:00-9:00 - Glee (Repeat)
January 18
8:00-10:00 - American Idol (season premiere of 11, part 1)
January 25
8:00-9:00 - American Idol
9:00-10:00 - Touch (preview)
Thursday:
January 12
8:00-9:00 - Bones (Repeat)
9:00-10:00 - The Finder (premiere show)
January 19
8:00-9:00 - American Idol (season premiere of 11, second part)
9:00-10:00 - The Finder
Friday:
January 13
9:00-10:00 - Fringe
Sunday:
January 7
7:00-7:30 - Bob's Burgers (Repeat)
7:30-8:00 - The Cleveland Show (Repeat)
8:00-8:30 - The Simpsons
8:30-9:00 - The Cleveland Show
9:00-9:30 - Family Guy
9:30-10:00 - American Dad
January 15
8:00-8:30 - The Simpsons
8:30-9:00 - Napoleon Dynamite (premiere)
9:00-9:30 - Family Guy
9:30-10:00 - Napoleon Dynamite (the slot)
January 29
7:00-7:30 - Bob's Burgers (Repeat)
7:30-8:00 - The Cleveland Show
8:00-8:30 - The Simpsons
8:30-9:00 - Napoleon Dynamite
9:00-9:30 - Family Guy
9:30-10:00 - American Dad
March 11
7:30-8:00 - The Cleveland Show
8:00-8:30 - The Simpsons
8:30-9:00 - Bob's Burgers (premiere)
9:00-9:30 - Family Guy
9:30-10:00 - American Dad
British version of Captain Nemo
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While Americans simply can’t run the new version of the adventures of Captain Nemo in theaters, British had hurried up and found $ 10 million on their own project "The Return of Captain Nemo." The project has joined Hugh Bonneville, David Morrissey and star of "The First Avenger" Hayley Atwell.
In November 2009, Disney stopped project of McGee "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Captain Nemo." The film was among the priority projects, while the studio was headed by Dick Cook, but with his departure, much has changed. Then in the spring of 2010, the project surfaced again as the ship "Nautilus", but with David Fincher at the helm. Fincher has promised his support to James Cameron, but to date project status is unknown.
Meanwhile, producer Amy Krell said about the launch of production of the film "The Return of Captain Nemo," with Hugh Bonneville in the title role. Krell has found funding from American, Asian and British investors, and from January 14, director Theo Pirrie begins shooting, which will take place in Romania.
Shooting of "The Return of Captain Nemo" will be in the pavilion on the green screen as a movie "300" and "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow." "If we worked in the U.S., it would have to double the budget", - says producer.
Hugh Bonneville, who won the role of Captain Nemo, now enjoys great popularity in Europe due to the TV series "Downton Abbey." The actor starred in "Notting Hill" and "Mansfield Park", as well as in the series' to animated book of Jane Austen.
David Morrissey is well known in the UK TV series "Red Riding". He will play the chief advisor of President Ulysses S. Grant, liberating Nemo from prison that he discovered the mysterious sea creatures that drowned ships near the Atlantic coast.
Hayley Atwell is known to viewers thanks to Woody Allen's drama "Cassandra's Dream" and the role of the beloved Captain America in "The First Avenger." The actress recently auditioned in "Horizons" by Joseph Kosinski, but it seems to no avail, once consented "The Return of Captain Nemo." Here she plays Sarah, the daughter of David Morrissey's character.
Milla Jovovich criticizes Summit studio
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Adventure thriller "The Musketeers" of Paul W. S. Anderson has started in the U.S. last week, having collected only 8.8 million dollars at the moment. Film star Milla Jovovich in her Twitter has accused studio Summit in lack of advertising. The studio has answered.
On the way to Tokyo, where the "Musketeers" opens film festival, the actress wrote: "Today, in the U.S. will start "The Musketeers"! Do you think the audience knows about the film? Ask your friends! Do they know that this is a family movie?" Milla continued: “Does Summit generally advertise the film as an adventure and family? Or do they repose on their laurels after the "Twilight" and do not put any effort? Tell me!”
At this Milla has not stopped. "I think, Summit is trying to merge the beautiful rolling adventure family film "The Musketeers" in the U.S. SHAME, SUMMIT”. Then followed the next tweet: "The Musketeers"-entertaining movie for the whole family, nothing to do with "Resident Evil". People do not even know that they can take children with them at the cinemas".
The whole Friday evening Hollywood noised about words of Milla, well, Saturday morning studio Summit replied to Jovovich via the website Deadline.
"As far as we know, the actress was in Canada, where removed in the next part of "Resident Evil", working 15 hours a day and will likely not see an ad campaign of "Musketeers" in the U.S. She has no idea what she is talking about and we are not entirely clear what’s going on with her".
Representatives of the studio are a little upset with behavior of the star: "Oh she would call and say what she thinks."
"The Musketeers" earned a worldwide box office total of just over 73 million dollars. The budget belt is about 90 million. Critics have branded the film and an American audience is also not interested in adaptation of Dumas' books.
Disney will attract viewers with old cartoons in 3D
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With the successful launch of the "Lion King" in 3D Studio Disney announced about coming release of its other classic cartoon with three-dimensional images. "Beauty and the Beast," "Finding Nemo," "Monsters Inc." and "The Little Mermaid" will receive a new life on the big screen.
"The Lion King" in 3D has earned in the U.S. box office for 80 million dollars. The reason for this success is called artful studio practice to limit DVD-releases of its films. "The Lion King" for some time now is not available on digital media, so parents were happy to take their children to the cinema on classic cartoon. In addition, in September U.S. release was short of pictures for family viewing than Disney and benefited.
The absence in January release of the new family film, prompting the studio to plan edition of "Beauty and the Beast" in 3D for January 13, 2012. “Finding Nemo” will begin in September 14, 2012-th, while “Monsters” will scare kids in January 18, 2013 on the eve of the premiere summer sequel. Finally, “The Little Mermaid 3D" will be in U.S. cinemas in September 13, 2013.
Conversion of "Beauty and the Beast" in 3D-format has already been completed. Originally scheduled for release before the cartoon "King Lion", but limited to a two-week show at the Hollywood cinema "El Capitan" followed by a wide release in January 2012.
Typically, the process of converting an ordinary film into 3D format takes five to eight weeks - this is depending on the length and complexity of the film. Given that the film "Beauty and the Beast" is ready, the studio can work quietly on "Finding Nemo."
In the future, the viewer expects an influx of old movies in the new format. In April we will be able to see "Titanic" of James Cameron, spending much more time to convert than other companies.
But before Cameron, his new version of the old movie will show George Lucas. What will be the first episode of "Star Wars", an American viewer will learn in February 2012. If these films do good box office in a few months of new releases will have to push in a rolling schedule with proven hits in 3D.
Biopic movie about pioneer of UFO movement
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Universal Studio is developing the film "Charles Fort" of the compilers of handbooks on sensationalism and pioneer of UFO movement. Speaking the language of Hollywood, it would be "Ghostbusters" of early XX century. Robert Zemeckis took over producing the picture and Evan Spiliotopulos writes a script.
In the early twentieth century American Charles Fort has inherited his uncle's business, dismantled it and got enough money to indulge his hobby - watching all the filings of the scientific and popular publications in English in search of facts, inexplicable in terms of the Science. For 30 years, Fort was filing a data of unexplained cases and has written several novels. In one of his books, he suggested that all events on Earth are made by aliens, but in a fit of depression, the author has burnt his works. The main work in the life of Charles Fort was the "Book of the Damned," published in 1919.
Charles Fort was one of the first authors who tried to explore all sorts of anomalies - from levitation and teleportation to abduction by aliens. After Charles death his novel has filed 60 000 notes. About his work has been written many books and in 2002 the publisher Dark Horse Comics released a series called "Fort Prophet inexplicable. " In it Charles acts as an adventurer, who faced with various aliens and paranormal phenomena. The action takes place in late XIX - early XX century.
Along with Zemeckis to produce "Charles Fort" will be also Mike Richardson from Dark Horse. The script writes Evan Spiliotopulos who worked on the fairy tale "Snow White and the Hunter" and "Ouija". It is safe to assume that "Charles Fort" will be far from dull biopic.
Robert Zemeckis himself is preparing to shoot his first in a long time feature film "Flight" with Denzel Washington. Will he direct "Charles Fort" we shall see soon.
Spy Kids 4: All the Time in the World
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While some directors lured viewers with a long and painstaking work, giving birth to high-quality projects, as well as aggressive advertising, while others, especially without straining the budget being cut a big budget and cram into their own, so to speak, "movie", promoted lovely fragrances that are not pretty and not incense.
I understand that the creators of the popular trilogy, wanted to continue the feast of money, but this picture - the clearest example of the fact that to the process of creating sequels or remakes one should approach seriously and carefully, or doesn’t start work at all. The fourth part of the adventures of the most advanced kids reminded me strongly tetralogy of "Home Alone". It is also the first three parts (the first two admittedly) were funny and interesting, while the fourth has disgraced the entire series. It is sad, but some people just do not know when to stop.
Overcoming yourself, briefly describe all the same eyeballs "of the film." Once upon there were a father and mother, and had their family, complete them and the two children of different sexes. Then the mother suddenly, and it is not clear from what has died (closer to the end of the film I was genuinely sorry that she did) and stayed in the family only father and children. And then the father has a new girlfriend, played by Jessica Alba. And then she became stepmother to his children, and then she became a mother, and all the time she hid from everyone, that she is a spy. So, after the birth of a baby, she resigned, after the imprisonment of a "Guardian of Time". Life has become adjusted, but the villain, quite brazenly, escaped, and newly-mama will have again to take up her old job. Something like that.
What can we say about the actors? Nothing, except that they were not half as charming as the heroes of the first three films. However, there is to say that alleged in the trailer of Alex Vega and Daryl Sabara (the same pair of the very first three films) in the movie were delayed for a longer time than might be expected. They, in fact play full minor characters. But do not rejoice too soon, at least from them, and should, quite reasonably, expect more, they do not put on the full.
Moral of dissolves and sinks in the scenario 95% of screen time to the remaining 5% to splash out on children's heads. In general, the message of the movie is good, I have already described in the title, I would add only that the particular focus on family and family values, say "stay together, appreciate one another, appreciate the time spent with family." Noble, but after a powerful denouement of the third part is rather sluggish and inexpressive.