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Has The Tourist finally sorted itself out?

Liam — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:46:14 +0000

Okay, so here’s the rundown. The Tourist was originally set up for Bharat Nalluri to direct and Tom Cruise to lead. Charlize Theron also joined as the female lead, however Tom Cruise then left to star in some action/comedy with Cameron Diaz. Sam Worthington was then brought on-board to replace him, however Charlize Theron then left and was replaced by Angelina Jolie. Director Bharat Nalluri also left the project, which prompted Spyglass Entertainment to hire Florian von Donnersmarck as director. Since leaving was the ‘in thing’ Sam Worthington bailed, and now according to THR Johnny Depp will be joining the project. Oh yeah, Alfonso Cuaron (Children of Men) is now directing.

So that’s Cruise + Nalluri + Theron – Cruise + Worthington – Theron + Jolie – Nalluri + Donnersmarck – Worthington + Depp + Cuaron = The Tourist

And what’s this casting merry-go-round movie about? An female Interpol agent uses an American tourist in an attempt to flush out an elusive criminal with whom she once had an affair.

In conclusion, it doesn’t matter who directs The Tourist, as long as they’ve got 2 A-listers in the lead roles. Although, i’m a fan of Alfonso Cuaron and Jolie and Depp together on-screen could work out quite well.

Will Smith and Charlize Theron back for Hancock 2

Liam — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 23:21:58 +0000

Last month Columbia hired two writers to start writing Hancock 2, and now director Peter Berg has confirmed that both Will Smith and Charlize Theron will be back for the sequel.

In a conversation before he heads to the Toronto film festival with a Wayne Gretzky documentary, Berg confirmed for MTV News that both Smith and Theron will certainly be returning for more “Hancock” hero-dom.
“Everybody’s going to come back for a sequel,” Berg said in response to a question about the two megastars.

If you didn’t see the first film and don’t want to be spoiled then stop reading now. At the end of the first film it turned out that both Smith and Theron’s characters are immortal gods who become vulnerable when near each other. Berg has said recently that he we can expect the appearance of at least one more all-powerful god in the sequel, and he already has his eye on who he wants to play him/her.

“We have [someone in mind],” Berg said. “I’m not gonna tell you who, but we have!”

It’ll still be a while before we see Hancock 2 but it’s cool that the main cast are returning (although we expected Smith to return anyway).

Sam Worthington replaces Tom Cruise in The Tourist

Liam — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:38:38 +0000

Sam Worthington is continuing his quest for worldwide domination and has replaced Tom Cruise in The Tourist, according to The Hollywood Reporter. He will be joining Charlize Theron who has been attached to the film for a while. Cruise left and instead decided to play an undercover agent in action-comedy Wichita with Cameron Diaz.

In The Tourist Theron will play a female Interpol agent who uses an American tourist (Worthington) in an attempt to flush out an elusive criminal with whom she once had an affair. Filming is scheduled to begin in January.

We were first introduced to Sam Worthington in Terminator Salvation and he is quickly becoming Hollywood’s new leading man. He will next be seen taking the lead in James Cameron’s Avatar and next year he’ll be battling mythological beasts in Clash of The Titans, chasing Nazi war criminals with Dame Helen Mirren in The Debt, and he’ll be playing around with Keira Knightley and Eva Mendes in Last Night. If he’s not careful he’ll become the envy (if he’s not already) of other lead actors for getting all the good roles, and for starring alongside all of these beauties.

The Road trailer

Liam — Sat, 16 May 2009 09:45:23 +0000

A great first trailer for The Road has appeared online. The Road is a post-apocalyptic tale of a journey taken by a father and his young son across a barren landscape that was blasted by an unnamed cataclysm that destroyed civilization and most life on earth. The cast includes Viggo Mortensen, Charlize Theron, Kodi Smit-McPhee and Guy Pearce.

The Road will be released in October in the US.

Nicole Kidman To Play A Transsexual Married To Charlize Theron

Liam — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:52:09 +0000

Yep, you read that right. According to THR Nicole Kidman will be playing the world’s first post-op transsexual alongside Charlize Theron in The Danish Girl.

Kidman will star in and produce “The Danish Girl,” based on the true story of Danish artists Einar and Greta Wegener. Their marriage took a sharp left turn after Einar (Kidman) stood in for an female model that Greta (Theron) was set to paint.
When their portraits become wildly popular in 1920s Copenhagen, Greta encouraged her husband to adopt the female guise. What began as a harmless game led Einer to a metamorphosis and landmark 1931 operation that shocked the world and threatened their love.

Kidman and Charlize Theron are quite familiar with lesbian love, having won Oscars for their roles as lesbians in The Hours and Monster. No doubt this film will cause quite a stir and I wouldn’t be surprised if it was being treated as Oscar bait.

First Look At The Road

Liam — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:15:50 +0000

USA Today got our first look at The Road, which stars Viggo Mortensen, Robert Duvall, Charlize Theron, Guy Pearce and Kodi Smit McPhee (who would have played a young Wolverine in X-Men Origins: Wolverine if filming didn’t get pushed back)

A father and his son walk alone through burned America. Nothing moves in the ravaged landscape save the ash on the wind. It is cold enough to crack stones, and when the snow falls it is gray. The sky is dark. Their destination is the coast, although they don’t know what, if anything, awaits them there. They have nothing; just a pistol to defend themselves against the lawless bands that stalk the road, the clothes they are wearing, a cart of scavenged food–and each other.

Halle Berry vs Charlize Theron

Liam — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:06:38 +0000

Having watched the recently released Hancock I came to a random conclusion that Halle Berry and Charlize Theron have a lot in common. Some are rather big things such as movie roles and their personal lives, however some are rather small. For example, they are both born in August.

(Contains Hancock spoilers)

Careers

1. Both actresses have won an Oscar for Best Actress. Halle won hers in 2001 for her role in Monsters Ball, and Charlize Theron won hers in 2004 for her role in Monster. If the bold didn’t make it clear enough, both actresses won their Oscars for staring in movies with ‘Monster’ in the title.

2. After their Oscar wins both actresses stared in female lead action films. Halle Berry stared in Catwoman that currently has 10% on Rotten Tomatoes and Charlize Theron stared in Aeon Flux which is on 11%. Both films were bashed by critics. Coincidently, both movies were the actresses 4th project after their Oscar winning film.

Both actresses also ended up in hospital during accidents on the sets of their rubbish films. Halle collided with a piece of stage equipment during a chase scene and Charlize suffering a fall while filming a series of back handsprings which required her to wear a neck collar for a month.

3. (Hancock spoilers) Both actresses play superheroes with the power to manipulate weather, but more specifically tornadoes. Halle Berry played Storm in the X-Men trilogy, and in X-Men 2 created tornadoes to escape fighter jets.

In Hancock Charlize Theron’s character creates tornadoes and lightning for a big special effects battle with Hancock.

Personal Lives

1. Both actresses had abusive fathers. Halle’s left when she was four years old, then returned some years later but not for long. When Charlize was 15 her father attacked her mother, and her mother shot and killed him in self-defence.

As a result, both actresses have campaigned against domestic violence. In South Africa, Charlize filmed TV commercials urging no tolerance for rape or domestic violence and Halle recently held a celebrity golf tournament with all money raised going to a domestic violence charity.

2. Both actresses are determined not to get married. After two divorces Halle has gone off the idea, dispite just having a baby with her new partner. Charlize said she refuses to get married to Stuart Townsend until same-sex couples are able to have their marriages recognized.

Conclusion
They have a lot in common and should team up for a film. I suggest Brokeback Mountain 2 so they can get more Oscars and redeem themselves for Catwoman and Aeon Flux. Alternatively, they could do a Hancock/X-Men spin off involving their characters. Two good looking ladies firing lightning bolts at each other will surely be a box office smash as well as highly arousing.