Cannes Fest program 2012
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Jubilee, the 65th Cannes Film Festival starts on May 16 and will open a picture of Wes Anderson's "Moonrise Kingdom". The film is participated in the competition along with the new creations of David Cronenberg, Thomas Vinterberg, Christian Mungiu, Sergei Loznitsa, John Hillcoat, Michael Haneke and Lee Daniels.
On the Cote d'Azur this May will be especially hot: the competition involved two films, which starred star of "Twilight." Robert Pattinson plays a major role in Cronenberg's thriller "Cosmopolis," and Kristen Stewart engaged in the adaptation of Jack Kerouac's "On the Road." It is terrible to imagine what will happen to the premieres of these films, as well as press conferences.
Winners of the main prize of the festival - "Golden Palm" - Cristian Mungiu, Michael Haneke, Ken Loach and Abbas Kiyarostami bring their new films in the Cannes competition. Outside of the competition shows a new picture Apitchatpona Virasetakuna "Hotel"Mekong" with Tilda Swinton. Recall that Virasetakun has gotten gold at Cannes in 2010 for his film "Uncle Bunmi, who remembers his past life," when the jury was headed by Tim Burton.
It is not known who will judge this year's main competition, but the actors and directors have to work under the direction of the Italian Nanni Moretti, winner of the "Palme d'Or" for "La stanza del figlio." Moretti admitted that he expects to see movies that will surprise him.
By the way, the star of the movie Moretti "We have a pope!" Michel Piccoli starred in the drama of Leos Carax Holy Motors, and the picture of French cinema veteran Alain Resnais “You have not seen anything yet" is also included in the program of Cannes. The film's protagonist travels Carax lives of others, including the killer, deadbeat, the chief administrator, a monstrous creature and the father of the family. In the film, Rene playwright dies, leaving after the death of the request - to collect all the actors who played his Orpheus and Eurydice in the play, and put a new version by following his advice.
A new picture of New Zealander Andrew Dominik "Casino Robbery" again unites director of westerns "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" with Brad Pitt. The actor plays a professional killer, who supervised the Mafia investigating a robbery that occurred while playing poker.
The competition program of the 65th Cannes Film Festival is as follows:
"In another country," directed by Hong Sang Suu
"In the fog," directed by Sergei Loznitsa
"Taste of Money", directed by Him San Suu
"You have not seen nothing yet," directed by Alain Resnais
"Paperboy", directed by Lee Daniels
"The proportion of Angels", directed by Ken Loach
"Over the hills," directed by Cristian Mungiu
"Like Someone in Love" directed by Abbas Kiyarostami
"Moonrise Kingdom" directed by Wes Anderson
"Cosmopolis", directed by David Cronenberg
"Love", directed by Michael Haneke
"Mud", directed by Jeff Nichols
"On the Road," directed by Walter Salles
"Casino robbery" directed by Andrew Dominik
"Jagten", directed by Thomas Vinterberg
"After the battle," directed by Yusri Nasrallah
"Post Tenebras Lux," directed by Carlos Reygadas
"Paradise", directed by Ulrich Seidl
"Reality", directed by Matteo Garrone
"Rust and Bone," directed by Jacques Audiard
"Lawless", directed by John Hillcoat
While the competition there are 22 films, but there is a chance that this list will be expanded. In particular, last year at the last moment in the competition program was added film "Artist", which brought Jean Dyuzhardenu Award for Best Actor.
Among the stars of films submitted in competition, appear Brad Pitt, Marion Cotillard, Isabelle Huppert, Mathieu Amalric, Lambert Wilson, Tilda Swinton, Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Harvey Keitel, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Tom Hardy, Guy Pearce, Gary Oldman, Jessica Chastain, Shia LaBeouf, Michael Shannon, Reese Witherspoon, Matthew McConaughey, Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron, Paul Giamatti, Juliette Binoche, Mads Mikkelsen and Eva Mendes.
Outside of the competition will be shown a new drama by Bernardo Bertolucci, "You and I", which is a living classic was going to shoot in 3D, but changed his mind. Picture of Nicole Kidman and Clive Owen, "Hemingway and Gellhorn," the novel of famous writer and journalist, and "Madagascar 3".
In the section "Night show" - Takashi Miike new picture and "Dracula 3D" Dario Argento.
Recall that the 65th Cannes Film Festival will be held this year from 16 to 27 May.
Unbelievable budged of the “Lone Ranger”
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Last week, the Disney studio has shocked cinema world by its decision to stop work on the project "Lone Ranger" of Gore Verbinski, Johnny Depp and Armie Hammer. However, Western could still come back to life, if the director finds a way to reduce the bloated budget. But why the film budged is 250 million dollars? The answer to this question is finally known.
In the original script of Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio were present supernatural wolves, coyotes and legion-eating Wendigo spirit. Then the script has changed Justin Hayes, and the great number of these expensive computer creatures vanished from the pages of "Lone Ranger".
However, according to insiders, the film has only three scenes, which are very expensive. One of them involves a train wreck, and the staff was so enormous, that would be a record for similar scenes in the movie. These scenes have to be revised in order to save the project. But on the other hand, what's the point in producing a blockbuster without vivid scenes?
Gore Verbinski has a reputation, piercing big budgets for his projects. While working on the third "Pirates" Gore regularly clashed with Bruce Hendricks, who headed the production department of Disney. As a result, budget of the film exceeds 300 million, so take the fourth part called Rob Marshall.
In the case of the "Lone Rider" Verbinski also be able to fly from the director's chair, if it curbs his appetite. According to The Hollywood Reporter, now only depend on it will the "Ranger" jump on a lighter budget. They say that the director has already reduced the figure to 242 million but he need to get about 215, and even lesser amounts. As a result, Verbinski and producer Jerry Bruckheimer refused from the part of the fee, which totaled $ 10 million.
But it seems the filmmakers are not inclined to cut the budged for further. For the studio it is a problem: in order to properly promote movie with $ 250 million in production, you need to spend at least 150-200 million on its advertising. So, to pay off, the film will need to earn at least 800 million. For original paintings, whose subject is not known abroad, and even for a Western, "The Lone Ranger" is a very risky undertaking. And even the name of Johnny Depp cannot give anything.
It is necessary to recall the recent words of Representative of Walt Disney Animation Studios Andy Hendrickson: "Well, "Alice in Wonderland" had a bad story, but there were stunning special effects, which attracted the audience." Many were shocked by these words, but not should be considered studio bosses idiots - they know what they produce and for what purpose. The viewer expects blockbuster visual feast, and the studios are spending huge money on a visual component to the detriment of the scenario.
Will Depp stay in "Ranger" if the studio dismisses Verbinski? We may recall that the actor has worked fine with Marshall in the next series of adventures of Captain Jack Sparrow. Yes, and to the "Lone Ranger" Johnny was attached much sooner than Gore.
In the meantime, we can "thank" not only an appetite of Gore, but "Cowboys and Aliens." According to rumors, the project has been cost 300 million (budget plus advertising), but it is now clear that the picture of Jon Favreau does not discourage the box office. Western - a very delicate matter. Unless it is in the hands of Coen brothers and John Hillcoat. But they do without hundreds of millions!
Disney has closed the “Lone Ranger”
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The project on adaptation of the legendary and familiar to many Americans history of the Ranger and his friend, the Indian Tonto is closed. Nor Johnny Depp, neither director Gore Verbinski couldn’t help to realize "Lone Ranger". Insiders call the two main reasons why the studio decided to take this step.
The first and most trivial reason - money. According to Deadline, recently, creators fought hard to reduce the bloated budget of the "Lone Ranger." The film cost is $ 250 million. At the cost of enormous effort it managed to bring up to 232 million, but it was still far from the planned 200 million.
For Disney bosses the decision to close "Ranger" was not easy, but we can understand them. In front of several big-budget productions, including "John Carter" which cost, according to some estimates, 300 million. The reason for this - multiple remakes. By the way, Disney insiders claimed that "Carter" was worth less. Budget of fairy tale "Oz: Great and powerful" with James Franco already reaches 200 million. Filming of the "Lone Ranger" was scheduled for October.
The lead role has been approved by Army Humvee, now Verbinski was doing casting. Under the contract, Johnny Depp gets his fee in any case. And despite this, as well as costs associated with pre-production, it was cheaper for the studio to close the production. But there is another reason. Even the name of Johnny Depp does not guarantee the high fees of the film, if it is not film about pirates and Depp plays Captain Jack Sparrow. And the main problem of the "Ranger" that it is essentially a western. Disney, looking at the failure of another multimillion-dollar western "Cowboys and Aliens" fears to spend a large amount of money into the dubious picture of unknown genre.
The question that arises in connection with the decision of the studio to close the project is: how will this affect the relationship of Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer? Producer already managed to move from scheduled castes in the box office poison: his films up to fourth "Pirates" has shown themselves too bad in the U.S. box office.
Johnny Depp, according to knowledgeable people, was very happy to shoot in "Ranger."
"There is still a chance that the movie will start," - timidly say insiders. But time is running out, and the release is scheduled for December, 2012, move beyond surveys will be difficult, if only because of Depp's schedule.
In this way, "Lone Ranger" is yet another private redevelopment with the western component. Universal has recently rejected the idea of shooting the "Dark Tower". But if the "Tower" still has a chance to settle in another studio, the "Ranger" will sadly ride into the sunset in solitude.
Interview with Cowboys
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About "Cowboys vs Aliens" in an interview with ComingSoon resource spoke Jon Favreau, Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford and Olivia Wilde.
- About genre.
Jon Favreau: "We really set ourselves a difficult task to combine two genres - western and science fiction. If only one genre was embodied well, the whole idea of the project would have been discredited."
- About 3D.
Harrison Ford: "At some point the conversation turned to 3D, but the idea was rejected. Personally, I am glad that it happened because the feeling of the place really does matter. It takes time to explain why people have to rely only on themselves and not trust each other, because they want to find out which of them have more opportunities to influence the situation in which they find themselves. It's a rough world, a desert place, and you can only count on yourself and those around you. It is important that the film is a genre of western iconography. Vast expanses around you, but you can look in the face of people around you. Country is beautiful, and you feel exactly what should and feel in such an isolated place. "
- About enigmatic hero of Daniel Craig.
Daniel Craig: "Jake felt a kind of instinctive cruelty, and I like it. In all good Westerns goodie is always ambiguous, because it has the right to decide the moral justice. It developed intuition is that the question of survival: kill or be killed ... and it all somehow connected with a vengeance. He wakes up in the first time, after all experienced the horror ... I like it in my hero, as if there are new levels in my impression."
- About Olivia Wilde heroine
Olivia Wilde: "I think every super hero has a big secret and this secret depends on how steep will the hero in the film. I've always tried to have my characters have at least one secret. I think it makes the character more interesting and implies that what you say not always what you think ... In this movie, all unusual, and if so, and loving relationship should not be trivial. When Ella first met Jake at the bar, it seems that is a scene of seduction. However, Ella did not want to seduce Jake to lure him into bed, she expects to extract from him some information. "
- About tricks.
Daniel Craig: "Long ago I wanted to play cowboy. The best moments of the day associated with riding on horseback. I mean seriously. It hurts if you have a head start in working hours or simply you are not in the spirit, as soon as you climb into the saddle, the bad thoughts fly away. "
Olivia Wilde: "In one episode, I'm riding on horseback, and then the aliens with the help of lasso pulled me out of the saddle. This moment is just insane, and we did it 12 times ... my back was attached to a special cable, at some point it pulled, and I soared up to 40 feet, I like to lasso aliens. In fact, it was planned participation stunt-doubles, but I suddenly thought: "It looks pretty funny. Maybe I should try more?" I always made friends among the stunt and had always considered them the coolest guys on the court.
- About the hat.
Daniel Craig: "You can not drop a hat (laughs). I dropped it couple of times and bear the beer. So I stuck the damn hat to my head ... Of course, the ace of aces in this case - the person sitting over there (pointing to Ford). For God's sake, Han Solo, is the real cowboy. "
- About popcorn.
Jon Favreau: "Our first objective - to sell popcorn. Therefore we must always remember that we need to return money to those who bring them to you. So says my boss, Steven Spielberg ... I think he believes that the hardest thing - to observe the integrity and honesty is what you do, if it is something commercial. This is the advantage of finding your set on such an experienced filmmaker like Steven Spielberg.
Shia LaBeouf in the role of journalist
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It seems, star of "Transformers" keeps his word and really will not be acting in blockbusters. Shia LaBeouf is now finished filming in western of John Hillcoat "The most drunken county in the world" and goes to Robert Redford. Films veteran is going to put a political thriller by novel from Neil Gordon “The Company You Keep”.
Lem Dobbs wrote a script. On his account are also scripts to "Dark City", "Englishman," "Kafka" and "Knockout" by Steven Soderbergh.
"The Company You Keep" tells the story of a former member of the radical leftist group "Underground meteorologists," who for 30 years looking for the FBI. In the sixties he left his little daughter, but now again forced to embark on the run because he may be showing up. Young and ambitious journalist, was attacked on his trail and will stop at nothing to make a name for the hero's story.
Robert Redford plays a former radical, whereas the role of a reporter has performed Shia LaBeouf. The producers describe the project, "The Company" as a gripping thriller about real Americans, accustomed to defend their beliefs, believing themselves to be patriots.
Redford directing projects rarely enjoyed success at the box office. "Legend Bagher Vance" has failed, the picture "Lions for Lambs" has been criticized for being too politicized, but really someone who, as Robert Redford in his youth took a very active citizenship.
"Conspirator" with a budget of 25 million collected in the United States with 11 million dollars.
It is hoped that the new movie of director will have more luck.
You may recall how 10 years ago Tony Scott thriller "Spy Game" where Redford played in tandem with other young but already well-known Hollywood actors. After the project, Robert is no longer taking in patronage over the youngsters on the screen. So that LaBeouf will be typed experience one of the few survivors of Hollywood classics.
Work on the painting is already underway, and filming will begin in September and will be held in Vancouver.
Ben Affleck will reshoot French thriller
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Last summer it became known that the director of westerns, "The assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" Andrew Dominik wrote the English version of the script adaptation of Harlan Kobena "Do not tell anyone." The film based on the book already exists. It has been filmed by Guillaume Canet in 2006. In the director's chair invited the American version of Ben Affleck.
It is interesting, that Harlan Coben - American writer. Initially, his novel "Do not tell anyone," has expressed interest in Sony. The studio not only acquired the rights in 2002, but stuck to the project writers from "Star Trek" Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. However, to translate the book of Coben language cinema did not happen, and Sony refused to film adaptation.
Then the book became interested in Guillaume Canet. Actor and director managed to find a way to detective of Coben and to provide financing was going company of Luc Besson's EuropaCorp.
The protagonist, Alexander Beck can’t recover from the death of his wife - eight years ago, Margot died at the hands of a serial killer. However, after catching a maniac admitted for only eight murders – he denies his attitude to death of Margo. But some evidence found on the victim's body, allowed to accuse him a murder of Margo. Alexander tries to leave with his head in work. But when close to the place where the body was found, he found two more corpses, and new evidence, police resumes investigation.
The rights to the English version of the novel of Coben are now on Warner and Universal. In this scenario Dominica in the news does not appear. Studios hired Chris Terry, author of the thriller "Argo", which now takes Affleck. Once the director finishes on the history of the release of Americans from Iran, began to shoot, "Do not tell anyone."
FOX is looking for director for “Wolverine”
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Two months ago, Darren Aronofsky refused to shoot sequel to "Wolverine" with Hugh Jackman. Since then the studio Fox continues to search a candidate for the director's chair of the project. Number of applicants down to eight people. Among them Doug Liman and Justin Lin.
Fully eight looks like this: Doug Liman, James Mangold, Justin Lin, Antoine Fuqua, Mark Romanek, Jose Padilla, Gavin O'Connor and Gary Shore.
The loudest name is Doug Liman. He shot the first part of the trilogy of Jason Bourne, in his account thriller "Mr. and Mrs. Smith," a fantasy "Jumper" and the political thriller "Fair Game" Lyman flirts simultaneously with several projects - from the film adaptation of "The Three Musketeers" to the filming manga "All You Need Is Kill".
James Mangold, proved his worth as a versatile director, took the romantic comedy "Kate & Leo" the drama "Girl, Interrupted", a mystical horror "Identification", biopic "Walk the Line" and western "Train to Hume." His action comedy "Knight and Day" deserved a better reception - the film has collected only 260 million in worldwide box office.
Justin Lin is famous by the franchise, "Fast and the Furious." Fifth film series has already collected in world box office more than 500 million dollars. It was assumed that Lin will stage the next "Terminator", but due to the freezing career of Arnold Schwarzenegger future continuation is uncertain.
Antoine Fuqua is known as the director of "Training day", which brought Oscar to Denzel Washington. Director made an upgraded version of the adventures of King Arthur's thriller "Shooter", but "Brooklyn police" did not become a hit. For a long time, Fuqua was trying to film the story of drug kingpin Pablo Escobar.
Mark Romanek is not the best candidate for a major studio project. The director refused to remove "Wolverine", despite the fact that the project was already in full swing. Former clip maker Romanek is known for his drama "One Hour Photo", as well as atmospheric adaptation of the novel "Do not let me go". "Wolverine" can become a producer breakdown in a genre of thriller.
Jose Padilla made a name for the action movie "Elite Squad", which won the Golden Bear at Berlin Film Festival. If director will be approved to "Wolverine", then this will be the second project that Padilla will take from Darren Aronofsky - previously offered to withdraw Jose remake "Robocop", which has long been attached to Aronofsky.
Gavin O'Connor shot a police thriller "Pride and Glory", and this year he filmed the picture "Warrior", where on the ring will face two increasingly popular actors - Tom Hardy and Joel Edgerton.
Gary Shore - the unknown name in the list. For him can speak a trailer for the film, the work of a young filmmaker. Its action is developing in Japan, as the action of "Wolverine." As far as we know, the project remained on trailer stage.
Whether Will Smith will be a slave
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Just few days ago, Quentin Tarantino ahs announced the launch of his spaghetti western "Django" but the casting already in full progress. Christoph Waltz will play a German headhunter, Samuel L. Jackson may also have an important role, but in the role of Jango Tarantino sees Will Smith.
In parallel, the director is looking for a studio that would release his film abroad - in America this will do The Weinstein Company. Sources say that last Friday Quentin met with bosses from Universal, who has released "Inglourious Basterds" in the world.
The same sources say, that Tarantino wants to see, starring Will Smith. The actor has not yet received any formal proposals. If the director turns to Smith, it is likely that the film's budget will automatically increase. Will is one of the highest-grossing actors of America, despite the fact that the last time he was seen on the big screen in 2008.
However, the issue of fee can be settled, as in the case of Brad Pitt, who agreed on the percentage of fees from "bastards" instead of the usual fee - so do many actors out of desire to work with the director of "Kill Bill".
According to the Quentin Tarantino plot, Django is a slave, which was free and wanted to find his wife-slave. German mercenary Dr. King Schultz, whom will play Christophe Waltz, tires to help him. Tarantino wrote this role specifically for Christophe, and the hero of the drum at this time is not a negative character. Racism and slavery irritate him, so he frees Django and teaches him his trade.
Samuel L. Jackson will play the role of the slave-owner Monsieur Calvin Candy, who has a spouse of Django - Hilda. Steven Jackson - the best slave of Candy and yet shrewd manipulator. He had already reached a certain level of influence on his master and can even insult him in the face.
Will Smith's representatives have already received the script, but not yet say whether they had read Tarantino’s work. Given that many words in the text of the letter "N", and in a tolerant America, even from "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" has been removed the word "nigger", then Smith may refuse – actor tries to preserve the image of exemplary American. On the other hand, in the film of Tarantino can be an excellent application for an Oscar, and Christoph Waltz is a great proof to this.
FOX will send Zorro to the future
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Since the last appearance of the knight of cloak, sword and mask on the big screen has passes already 6 years old - Antonio Banderas last played Zorro in the film by Martin Campbell in 2005. For some time in the studio Fox is brewing a new project about a famous hero, this action will only grow in the future.
Restarting of the story is called "Zorro Reborn". Former Don Diego de la Vega, instead of the usual 19-th century will be in a post-apocalyptic world. Unlike his predecessor, the new Zorro will not so much advocate unjustly, as a masked avenger, work for himself. History promises to become a kind of westerns movie in the style of Sergio Leone and the "No Country for Old Men".
Director is Rpin Syuvannat born in Thailand, who worked on pre-visualization of several well-known paintings, including "X-Men," "Van Helsing", "Superman Returns" and "The Chronicles of Narnia." In recent years, Hollywood is paying close attention to this profession. In particular, on the comics’ film Deadpool will work Tim Miller, who is also working on pre-visualization.
The script for "Zorro Reborn" has been written by Lee Shipman and Brian McGreevey. The duo has already pointed out at the studio Warner with scenario project "Harker" to revise the history of Earl Dracula.
It is expected that the role of updated Zorro will play a young actor, for which the project will be a starting point for Hollywood stars.
Novels about Zorro from writer Johnston McCulley served as the basis for dozens of films, ranging from the paintings of 20 of the last century, which starred Douglas Fairbanks. The last successful emergence of the hero on the screen was the picture of "The Mask of Zorro" in 1998 with Anthony Hopkins and Antonio Banderas. Its sequel, shot after 7 years, failed at the box office.
“Cowboys and Aliens” trailer
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In the meantime, we can observe the second full trailer for the sci-fi western (a marvelous combination) "Cowboys & Aliens, where starring Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford and Olivia Wilde. The plot is easy - a poor cowboy (Craig) wakes up in the middle of the Wild West and don’t remember anything. With questions like "Who am I?" Where am I? What is the year now?" he begins to wander around the neighborhood and harass passers-by. And of course, passers-by will not be tolerated such impudence.
But when the dusty little town has been attacked by a whole horde of aliens from outer space, Cowboy will join forces with the gloomy colonel Dollarhide (Harrison) in order to show alien scum who is the boss on the Earth. But at the same time he learns about the trump device, which had fastened on his hand…
Director, of this movie is Jon Favreau and after "Iron Man" he inspires serious expectations. Well, we shall see. The movie will be release soon on July 29.