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Entries in Red (4)

Sunday
15Nov2009

'Red' cast gets even more awesome!

DateSunday, November 15, 2009 at 8:51PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

Red cast updates

Julian McMahon, Ernest Borgnine, Richard Dreyfuss and Brian Cox are in talks to join Bruce Willis, Morgan Freeman, Helen Mirren, John C. Reilly and Mary Louise Parker in Summit's upcoming flick "Red."

Isn't that an awesome cast? Anyway, "Red' is based on the comic miniseries and follows a former black ops agent (Willis) who has to battle a bunch of young assassins who hunt him down to kill him.

Heat Vision reports McMahon would star as a VP with a dark agenda. Borgnine plays the guy who protects the CIA's darkest records. Dreyfuss plays a wealthy man, and Cox portrays one of Willis' enemies.

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Wednesday
04Nov2009

Hollywood casting update: Sigourney Weaver joins 'Cedar Rapids;' Butler considers 'Coriolanus'

DateWednesday, November 4, 2009 at 8:29AM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

Lots of casting news this week, and here is a short summary of who will star in what soon:

• Sigourney Weaver and Alia Shawkat are joining John C. Reilly, Ed Helms and Anne Heche in Miguel Arteta's comedy "Cedar Rapids," about man (Helms) sent to represent his company and save his colleagues' jobs at a regional insurance conference in Cedar Rapids. (Variety)

• Gerard Butler ("Law Abiding Citizen") is in talks to join Ralph Fiennes' directorial debut "Coriolanus," an adaptation of William Shakespeare's Roman tragedy. Butler would play Tullus Aufidius, commander of the Volscian army. Also on board: Fiennes, William Hurt, Vanessa Redgrave and Jessica Chastain. (THR)

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Wednesday
29Jul2009

This and that in film news: 'inFamous' head to big screen; Charlize Theron heads to 'Arabia'

DateWednesday, July 29, 2009 at 12:40AM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

Here are some cool film news you really shouldn't miss on this July 29, 2009:

• Sheldon Turner is set to write the big-screen adaptation of the popular video game "inFAMOUS" for Sony Pictures. The game follows Cole MacGrath, who discovers he's got electricity-derived super powers after an explosion rips through Empire City. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Oscar winner Charlize Theron is set to develop and maybe star in the big-screen adaptation of Christopher Buckley's novel "Florence of Arabia." Dean Craig is writing the script, about a State Department employee who fights for equal rights for women in a Middle Eastern country. (Variety)

• Robert Schwentke, whose credits include "Flightplan" and "Time Traveler's Wife," is in talks to direct Summit's thriller "Red." The film follows a retired black-ops CIA agent whose peaceful life takes a turn when an assassin shows up at his door to kill him. Bruce Willis and Morgan Freeman star. (THR)

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Monday
20Jul2009

This and that in film news: Morgan Freeman to star in Red; Sony's bid for Michael Jackson footage

DateMonday, July 20, 2009 at 6:42PM | By AuthorFranck Tabouring

Here are some brief film news you shouldn't miss on July 20, 2009:

• The great Morgan Freeman is in negotiations to join Bruce Willis in "Red," a thriller based on the WildStorm/DC Comic for Summit Entertainment. Erich Hoeber and Jon Hoeber are in charge of the script, which follows a retired black-ops CIA agent whose peaceful life takes a turn when an assassin shows up at his door to kill him. (Variety)

• Paco Ahlgren's sci-fi novel "Discipline" will be heading to the big screen, with David Permut and Steve Lee Jones producing the project. The story, according to Variety, follows "a man's psychological battle with an enemy he cannot see." Permut's producing credits include "Youth in Revolt." Jones is wrapping the documentary "Kevorkian."

• All things Michael Jackson are certainly in high demand these days, and the Hollywood Reporter says Sony is pursuing the distribution rights to a flick based on the late artist's recent rehearsal footage by bidding $50 million. Nothing's confirmed at this stage, but studios including Paramount, Universal, 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros. recently caught a glimpse at some of the footage.

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