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- Surf's Up: 'Blue Crush' May Become an NBC TV Series
- Emma Watson Reveals Yet Another Gorgeous 'Beauty and the Beast' Poster
- 'Solace' Trailer: Anthony Hopkins Gets Into a Serial Killer's Mind
- Albus Dumbledore Will Be 'Troubled' in 'Fantastic Beasts' Sequel, Says J.K. Rowling
- Meet Sarah Gadon, Hollywood's Rising Star of Literary Adaptations
- New 'Rogue One' International Trailer Features More Darth Vader
- 'Fifty Shades Darker' Receives R Rating for Graphic Nudity
- More 'Good Wife' Alums Join Spinoff 'Good Fight'
- Kristen Wiig to Host 'Saturday Night Live' for Second Time
- Here's the First Look at the Massive Ape in 'Kong: Skull Island'
- 'South Park' Changes Post-Election Episode After Surprise Donald Trump Win
- Watch Eddie Redmayne Teach Jimmy Fallon the 'Fantastic Beasts' Mating Dance
- New 'Grey's Anatomy' Episode Is a Powerful 'One-Act Play' With Ghosts
- This Emotional Supercut of Movie Hugs Will Make It All Better, Promise
| Surf's Up: 'Blue Crush' May Become an NBC TV Series Posted:  The list of hit films being turned into TV series just keeps growing; the latest adaptation to be added is the 2002 surfer flick "Blue Crush."The series recently received a script commitment with penalty from NBC, according to Deadline. While we don't know yet how closely the adaptation will follow the movie, it's safe to say that there will be female surfers. The film centered on three friends (played by Kate Bosworth, Michelle Rodriguez, and Sanoe Lake) living together in Hawaii. Meanwhile, one of them, Anne Marie (Bosworth), was trying to stage a surfing comeback after a near-drowning incident, plus balance taking care of her sister and her love life. The adaptation will bring back one of the film's screenwriters, Lizzy Weiss, who co-wrote the "Blue Crush" screenplay with director John Stockwell. She's set to write the series and executive produce. Another vet, Brian Grazer, will return as executive producer. "Blue Crush" was a lot of fun as a movie, so if the series becomes a reality, we'll see if it can ride the same wave. [via: Deadline] This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Emma Watson Reveals Yet Another Gorgeous 'Beauty and the Beast' Poster Posted:
The latest poster puts Belle (Watson) and the Beast (Dan Stevens) front and center, and is very reminiscent of Disney's animated version of the film. The two are shown dancing together, with Belle's iconic yellow dress swirling behind her. There's a very dreamlike quality, given the darkness around them and light shining down.
Watson was "so happy" to share it, as she wrote in the tweet accompanying the poster -- probably about as happy as fans were to see it. "Beauty and the Beast" arrives in theaters on March 17, 2017. [via: Twitter] This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 'Solace' Trailer: Anthony Hopkins Gets Into a Serial Killer's Mind Posted:
In the upcoming film "Solace," retired physician Dr. John Clancy (Anthony Hopkins) agrees to use his psychic powers to help his former colleague FBI Special Agent Joe Merriwether (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) track down a serial killer. That should give them a huge leg-up on the murderer, but as we see in the new trailer, there's a huge complication: It turns out the dangerous man has even more powerful abilities than even Clancy. Needless to say, things get scary quickly. The trailer shows the team coming to the realization that the murderer not only knows that Clancy can get in his head, he is using that fact to manipulate them. It's some dark stuff, so there's no shame if the film's preview alone freaks you out.The film also stars Abbie Cornish and Colin Farrell. "Solace" hits theaters on Dec. 16. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Albus Dumbledore Will Be 'Troubled' in 'Fantastic Beasts' Sequel, Says J.K. Rowling Posted:
Although the powerful wizard won't appear in the first film in the five-part series, wizarding world creator J.K. Rowling has confirmed that a younger version of Dumbledore will appear in later installments, starting with the second. When the time comes, he'll be very different from the professor and paternal figure we're used to. At a press conference on Thursday afternoon, Rowling revealed that we'll see him as "a younger man and quite a troubled man," according to Variety. We'll also learn more about his sexuality, a topic not addressed in the Harry Potter books and films. In fact, it wasn't until a 2007 interview that Rowling outed him, as reported by The Leaky Cauldron. "I always thought of Dumbledore as gay," she said at the time, adding that he "fell in love" with his then-friend, Gellert Grindlewald. It seems likely that parts of their complicated relationship will play out onscreen in future "Fantastic Beasts" films given that Johnny Depp was recently cast as the man Dumbledore loved. That should add a bit more drama to an already tumultuous period. "Fantastic Beast and Where to Find Them" opens on Nov. 18. [via: Variety] This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Meet Sarah Gadon, Hollywood's Rising Star of Literary Adaptations Posted:  Sarah Gadon's not your average Hollywood "It Girl," but she's quickly emerging as one of the most interesting new faces in film and television.Maybe it's the fact that the well-read Canadian actress, who's been acting since childhood, already had more than passing familiarities with the novels from a diverse array of authors -- Phillip Roth, Stephen King, Margaret Atwood among them -- that formed the basis of several of her recent projects: she played the emotionally fragile but sexually confident co-ed of "Indignation," the critically acclaimed adaptation of Roth's novel (available on home video this week); James Franco's librarian love interest caught up in his time-traveling bid to prevent the Kennedy assassination in Hulu's miniseries "11.22.63," based on King's bestseller; and Netflix's upcoming miniseries "Alias Grace," taken from Atwood's novel inspired by the real-life 1843 murders allegedly committed by Canadian maid Grace Marks, who conviction sparked much controversy and debate over her guilt or innocence. As her star continues to rise, Gadon chatted with Moviefone about her increasingly high-profile career in front of the camera, as well as her aspirations behind the scenes. Moviefone: I'm sure that "Indignation" is a movie that you want to keep spreading the gospel about, and I know it was something important to you. Tell me what was the great pleasure for you in the making of it, and then in seeing the finished product. Sarah Gadon: I think the main thing that I was most attracted to when the project came my way was working with James Schamus, because he's such a legend in the indie film world, and especially in the American independent film world. To be able to be a part of his first feature film that he was ever going to direct would be something very special. And then, I think, when I arrived in New York and I got to meet the whole team, all the department heads and Logan [Lerman], I knew that James had really cultivated a group of very special, like-minded people who had a lot of passion for the project and just wanted to make a unique film, and that doesn't always happen. So it was just a really wonderful experience for me because the text is so rich, Logan is such an incredible actor and scene partner, and James is just a pleasure at every kind of step of the way, every step of the process, from rehearsal to the direction, to even the release of the film. Tell me what you appreciated about that very specific Philip Roth world. What about that appeals to you? I thought it was a really timely film to make. Even though it's set in the '50s, it's set at a very tense political time in a America, and I thought it really echoed kind of what was happening currently in the United States, in terms of politics. And it was essentially a book about what happens to the brightest minds of America when they can't fit in and they question power structures and figures of authority. What does society do to them? How are they punished and how are they treated? So even though it was a novel that is specific to that time, it's so relevant today, and I think that James is very aware of that when he's making the film. You've been exploring different corners of the 20th century in your last several projects, including Stephen King's "11.22.63" on Hulu. What's been interesting and intriguing to you to wrap your head around these specific eras that you've been playing in, and comparing and contrasting them to the life you lead yourself today? It's a good question. I think that I've been really lucky to work in all these different worlds, which is really what you hope for as an actor, is to be challenged. So I've been able to play people in different countries and in many different times in history. And that's always a really fun thing for me because it involves a lot of research and detail. It goes beyond just the emotional impulse that you might have as an actor, because you kind of have to qualify that impulse and how it fits into that time period and that ideological structure of that time period, and I find that really interesting. I feel also like I've been really lucky to play a number of different progressive women, or women who have been challenged by whatever the standards of normal are. So that's been really interesting for me as a woman to also kind of be able to play progressive women, or women who are challenging, the kind of power structures of their time, but at the same time also being a contemporary woman and realizing how far we've come. You've got another character in "Alias Grace" who seems very challenged by the world around her. Tell me what was the challenge for you that you saw in that project, and why were you excited to take on Grace Marks? I think because she was a real person, and because the incredible tragic series of events that happened to her that made her extremely famous and well-known, almost notorious, and then also iconic. There are so many different versions of her story and versions of her personality, and to be able to unlock that, and humanize her, and explore the different sides to her was a really interesting thing and a big reason why I wanted to do the project. There's so much great female talent involved in that project. Tell me what that meant to you to be able to collaborate together, beginning with Margaret Atwood's book, to writer-producer Sarah Polley to director Mary Harron behind the camera. Why was that especially meaningful to you? "Alias Grace" was definitely my favorite Margaret Atwood novel, so I was really excited to be a part of such a beloved book. Then Sarah Polley: I've known Sarah Polley since I was very young -- I was watching her for years. She's a huge talent. She's very, very smart, and her career is kind of amazing. So to be able to be a part of something that's so special to her and something that she is really helming, it's an honor. Then Mary Harron and I have worked together, and she's this incredibly smart director, also very unique, also very eccentric. I just feel like Sarah has cultivated this team of really incredible, smart women. I just feel really lucky to be a part of it. This past year has been kind of an amazingly high watermark for you professionally. Tell me what it's like to kind of get into the gear you've been in for the last year or so. I feel really lucky to just kind of be working with the level of talent that I've been able to work with in the past year or two. I also feel extremely stimulated and very challenged, more so than I ever have at any point in my career. So it's exciting, and overwhelming, and gratifying, and challenging, and tough, and I'm really happy that I'm at this point right now. You and I spoke earlier this year for "11.22.63," and you mentioned then that you were interested in other creative outlets in film and television. Have you found anything that you're working on to get behind the camera, either as a producer, director or writer? Yeah. I'm producing a short film at the end of this year. It's with bravoFACT, which is a Canadian grant system. So I'm producing that at the end of the year. I'm starting small and just kind of exploring different sides of the business. It's nice that I'm able to do both right now. I'm really happy about that, too. One of the other projects I see you've got coming up that seems really interesting just on the cast alone, "The Death and Life of John F. Donovan." Tell me where you fit in that little pantheon of great actors -- Thandie Newton, Jessica Chastain, Natalie Portman, Kit Harington, Susan Sarandon ... Yeah. I shot that before I started "Alias Grace." The film is kind of about an actor and his unraveling. I play another actor who works with him in this show that he's in that he's very famous for. So it was a pleasure to work with Kit Harington. He's fantastic. I think he's going to be fantastic in the film. It was the experience of a lifetime working with Xavier [Dolan, the writer-director]. So special. He's so important to filmmaking right now. He's so important to Canadian filmmaking right now. He really is just one of the most neat people I've ever worked with. It was like working with like Robert Altman and Bob Fosse at the same time. I'm really happy that I was able to be a part of his kind of circus. What are the goals that you've got immediately in front of you? Are there certain types of roles or genres that you're dying to take a swing at? Do you have an idea of what the next things you want to accomplish are? Yeah. I have a week and a half left of "Alias Grace," and it's been a very intense, big project so I'm looking forward to finishing it. But before I took on the role with James Schamus, he was like, "I know you studied film. I know you're always chasing your directors, but you really need to chase roles." I really feel like that was a big reason why I wanted to do "Alias Grace," this massive character exploration. I think I'm going to maybe keep following that impulse for a while and just try and find really unique characters that I can kind of play. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| New 'Rogue One' International Trailer Features More Darth Vader Posted:
The new teaser features a lot of the same footage as the first full-length trailer, but there are some key differences. It reveals a little more of Jyn Erso's (Felicity Jones) background, a little more of Darth Vader, and the origin of the film's title — "Rogue One" is the call sign that Jyn's team of rebels uses on their mission to steal the plans for the Death Star.So, let's analyze! The trailer shows us a woman who seems to be Jyn's mother. We already knew her father is played by Mads Mikkelsen and that he has ties to the Death Star project. But Jyn's mother gives her a crystal, which the adult Jyn continues to wear. Fans have already speculated that kyber crystals, used to make lightsabers, are a component of the Death Star. That Jyn is given one as a child suggests that her father was doing something with the crystals and that he was taken by the Empire to use them to build the Death Star. Not much can be gleaned from the additional shots of Vader -- but they're just cool. "Rogue One" opens in theaters December 16. Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 'Fifty Shades Darker' Receives R Rating for Graphic Nudity Posted:
The sequel to the erotic drama "Fifty Shades of Grey" received an R rating from the MPAA for "strong erotic sexual content, some graphic nudity and language." The movie managed to avoid an NC-17 rating, however. The rating falls in line with the first movie, which the MPAA warned contained "strong sexual content including dialogue, some unusual behavior and graphic nudity, and for language." The sequel looks to be just as erotic as the original, judging by the first trailer, which provides a glimpse at a steamy shower sex scene. There's been some speculation that "Fifty Shades Darker" might feature a full-frontal nude shot of Jamie Dornan's Christian Grey (co-star Dakota Johnson has already bared all as Anastasia Steele). However, as Jezebel pointed out, male nudity usually gets called out specifically by the MPAA in their ratings. "Fifty Shades Darker" opens in theaters Feb. 10, 2017. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| More 'Good Wife' Alums Join Spinoff 'Good Fight' Posted:
The CBS All Access spinoff series stars Christine Baranski and Cush Jumbo as their "Good Wife" characters Diane Lockhart and Lucca Quinn, respectively. Last week, the show announced Gary Cole is set to reprise his role as Diane's husband, Kurt McVeigh, on a recurring basis. Now comes the news that two more alums will appear in the spinoff: Zach Grenier as David Lee and Jerry Adler as Howard Lyman. They are set to guest star in the premiere episode. "The Good Fight" picks up a year from where the original series left off. Diane and her goddaughter (Rose Leslie) are caught up in a huge financial scam that wipes out Diane's savings. She's forced to leave Lockhart and Lee and joins Lucca at another of Chicago's top firms. The spinoff also stars original series actress Sarah Steele as Marissa Gold. New faces include Bernadette Peters, Delroy Lindo, and Paul Guilfoyle. "The Good Fight" will stream in February 2017 on CBS All Access. Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Kristen Wiig to Host 'Saturday Night Live' for Second Time Posted:
The "Ghostbusters" star is returning to her "Saturday Night Live" stomping grounds to host the Nov. 19 episode, with musical guest the xx. This marks her second time hosting since leaving the show in May 2012 after seven seasons as a cast member. The last time she hosted, Wiig brought back many of her famous characters and sketches, including the Target Lady, Garth and Kat, Laurence Welk, and Gilly. But that was just a year after her departure from "SNL," so it's very possible she won't draw from that well again. That's totally fine, though because her best sketches in her first hosting gig were all original bits, like this sketch about a Disney Channel series where the mom is a "Korean Water Ghost" like from the "Ring" movies: "Saturday Night Live" airs Saturdays at 11:30 p.m. on NBC. Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Here's the First Look at the Massive Ape in 'Kong: Skull Island' Posted:
Entertainment Weekly unveiled the first image of the humongous titular ape in "Kong: Skull Island," a reboot/origin story set in the '70s starring Tom Hiddleston. He plays a British special forces vet who, along with Brie Larson's war photographer, discover the fearsome Kong while exploring Skull Island. Here's your first look: "A big part of our Kong was I wanted to make something that gave the impression that he was a lonely God, he was a morose figure, lumbering around this island," he said. "We sort of went back to the 1933 version in the sense that he's a bipedal creature that walks in an upright position, as opposed to the anthropomorphic, anatomically correct silverback gorilla that walks on all fours. Our Kong was intended to say, like, this isn't just a big gorilla or a big monkey. This is something that is its own species. It has its own set of rules, so we can do what we want and we really wanted to pay homage to what came before ... and yet do something completely different." "Kong: Skull Island" opens March 10. Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| 'South Park' Changes Post-Election Episode After Surprise Donald Trump Win Posted:
The November 9 episode, "Oh, Jeez," was pretty somber, with the town reacting in shock to the 2016 election results:
"South Park" has used Mr. Garrison, aka "Giant Douche," as a stand in for Donald Trump (with Caitlyn Jenner as his VP) with Hillary Clinton as herself, aka "Turd Sandwich." So Mr. Garrison is now the reluctant new president. The episode showed Stan's father, Randy Marsh, reacting to the election news with a "Planet of the Apes" scream to viewers: "What have you done? You MANIACS!" He added in disbelief, "This isn't how it was supposed to happen," as a man in the background shot himself in the head. Here's a "Morning After" preview, posted before the episode aired:
According to Entertainment Weekly, the previous tease for "The Very First Gentleman" showed PC Principal holding a rally at South Park Elementary after a Hillary Clinton victory. The principal was set to welcome Bill Clinton to speak to the grade-schoolers. Check out the full episode:
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| Watch Eddie Redmayne Teach Jimmy Fallon the 'Fantastic Beasts' Mating Dance Posted:
Redmayne demonstrated his mating dance last night on "The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon," using the word "humiliating" multiple times along the way. Harry Potter queen J.K. Rowling wrote the "Fantastic Beasts" script, and when Redmayne came to the part reading, "Newt performs mating dance," he had to do a double take. "Two words have never filled me with so much sweat." Fallon said you don't want to Google something like that, to which Redmayne replied, "But I did, of course. I went and looked [up] 'weird random bird mating calls.' And I made a few videos that I would send to the director, they were the most humiliating things you've ever seen in your life." He said he'd then wait several "painful" hours until director David Yates responded with something like, "Not sure it's quite seductive enough..." It was humiliating, Redmayne repeated, but then he offered to each Fallon the mating dance, which includes a loud bird call. ("Quick question: How tight are your pants?" ) Of course, the audience needed to see that happen, so watch it play out:That is so adorkably hilarious. If we were rhino/elephants in heat, we'd totally go for it. "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" opens Friday, November 18. Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| New 'Grey's Anatomy' Episode Is a Powerful 'One-Act Play' With Ghosts Posted:
"The Room Where It Happens" (Thursday, November 10) is a "bottle episode" set in the operating room, solely featuring these four characters in the present, and their memories from the past: Meredith (Ellen Pompeo), Owen (Kevin McKidd), Stephanie (Jerrika Hinton), and Webber (James Pickens Jr.). Jerrika Hinton told TV Guide, "The episode is basically a one-act play, and that's awesome. It's the structure of the episode itself that requires more from you. Because you're shooting it in order and because it is theater essentially, you must be alive in every moment, and you must constantly be listening and constantly be focused. It's a fantastic challenge that I would love to have more often." "Everybody in that place has ghosts. Every surgeon there has ghosts that inform the way that they practice," Hinton said. The memory scenes will play out in flashbacks, TV Guide added, with the doctors interacting with ghosts from their pasts. Hinton said, "The way that this is set up with all of the magical realism in there, all of the spectacle ... standing in the room and seeing the special sets they built specifically for this and the little shadowboxes built into the set, it was all super theatrical on the day. I'm excited to see how that plays out." It sounds like a creative episode, delving deeper into the character's emotional backstories but also focusing on their present tension as they face scrutiny under the direction of Eliza Minnick (who is also Arizona's new love interest). Watch the promo and sneak peek videos for more on "The Room Where It Happens." "Grey's Anatomy" Season 13, Episode 8 airs Thursday, November 10 at 8 p.m. on ABC. Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| This Emotional Supercut of Movie Hugs Will Make It All Better, Promise Posted:
A Vimeo user named Jose Rico edited the video, using dozens of mostly 21st Century movie clips, set to the music "In The World" by Stephen Rennicks (which is from the "Room" soundtrack). Here's part of his intro:
Some of those hugs are uplifting, others heart-rending (Snape, we'll never forget you!) and the gentle music accentuates each emotion. It's lovely. Watch the video:Here's the list of films included in the supercut:
Next time you feel like fighting with someone on the Internet over the election, or anything else, just send them these Cinematic Hugs instead. Want more stuff like this? Like us on Facebook. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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