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Rehearsal footage for Nine

Liam — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:17:58 +0000

Yahoo! have a new video which shows the cast of Nine rehearsing their musical numbers for the film. It’s not one of those a behind the scenes shaky cams, it’s a bit more professional and shows footage for the film alongside the rehearsal footage.

Who would have guessed Penelope Cruz was that flexible? Even though it’s a musical I will probably see as there’s quite a lot of talent in the film. And Kate Hudson.

Nine trailer

Liam — Thu, 14 May 2009 15:42:46 +0000

Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz, Nicole Kidman, Kate Hudson, Judi Dench, Sophia Loren and…Fergie from the Black Eyed Peas are all in an upcoming musical called Nine (not to be confused with the upcoming animated movie 9). The trailer can be seen below. I’m not a musical type of person but they have put together a heck of a cast and anything with Daniel Day-Lewis in deserves to be seen whether it has musical numbers or not.

Nine is directed by Rob Marshall (Chicago) and tells the story of world famous film director Guido Contini as he prepares his latest picture and balances the numerous women in his life

Judi Dench wants to bring back Q and Moneypenny

Liam — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 18:45:54 +0000

Daniel Craig previously said that he would like Q and Moneypenny to return in the next Bond film, after they were ditched when Craig came aboard for Casino Royale. Now it appears Judi Dench has also joined the campaign to bring them back.

From Thisislincolnshire:

The 74-year-old actress – who plays MI5 chief M in the movies said she would love John Cleese and Samantha Bond to reprise their roles and bring some humour back to Bond.
Dame Judi said: “That would be good if it was thought right to bring back those characters. Wouldn’t it be Samantha Bond as Miss Moneypenny and John Cleese as Q. Who else?”
Asked if she’ll be returning as M in the next 007 film she replied: “You bet. As M you get to treat this powerful man very, very badly.”

First of all…Judi Dench is 74?! I thought she was only in her 60s! Secondly, I would be up for the characters returning. They will probably have to be written differently as the whole Bond tone has changed since they were last in, however it could work pretty well if done right.

First Look at ‘Nine’

Liam — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:48:37 +0000

The Weinstein Company have released an image of Rob Marshall’s musical Nine, which started filming recently.

From left to right: Judi Dench smoking, Penelope Cruz with a weird leg position, this years Best Actress Oscar winner Marion Cotillard, Sophia Loren, Fergie with her legs open as usual, Nicole Kidman and Kate Hudson. Oh, and Daniel Day-Lewis is the dude with his back to us.

Nine tells the story of world famous film director Guido Contini, who faces a personal and professional crisis as he struggles to prepare his latest picture, while balancing the numerous women in his life — his wife, his mistress, his movie star muse, his costume designer, a fashion journalist, a whore from his childhood, and his mother.

Quantum Of Solace Reviews

Liam — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 15:53:06 +0000

The reviews are pouring in for Quantum of Solace, and here is a run-down of what most of them are saying:

BBC

It’s a film that feels like the second part of a trilogy, with this being the bleaker second act.
For a lot of the movie Bond is a particularly unsympathetic character, and often it’s only Craig’s performance along with the shifting morality of Bond’s legion of enemies that forces the audience to root for him.

Empire 4/5 Stars

A pacy, visually imaginative follow-up. If it doesn’t even try to be bigger than Casino Royale, that’s perhaps a smart move in that there’s still a sense at the end that Bond’s mission has barely begun and he’ll need a few more movies to work his way up to destroying the apparently undefeatable Quantum organisation. The only real caveat is that while it’s exciting, it’s not exactly anyone’s idea of fun. To keep in the game, perhaps the next movie could let the hero enjoy himself a bit more.

Totalfilm 3/5 stars

The action is loud and proud, but the story feels disjointed and muddled, with some uneven flecks of comedy. Still, Craig’s presence keeps the edges from fraying too far and Forster just about nails the extra levels or artsiness and melancholy.

Times Online 4/5 Stars

The director, Marc Forster, has absorbed the lucrative lessons discovered in Martin Campbell’s Casino Royale. He has also managed to pace his sequel much better. Royale felt slightly wheel-clamped by one too many longeurs. If anything, the crunching chase sequences in Quantum of Solace are even more magnificently dangerous. And the daredevil leaps and tumbles through glass roofs are just as sensational as the splintering high-speed pyrotechnics.
But it’s the amount of heartache and punishment that Craig’s new Bond absorbs that makes him look so right for our times.
Bond is no longer a work in progress. He is now the cruel, finished article.

The Independent 3/5 stars

Quantum Of Solace doesn’t seem like a major entry in the Bond canon. Well under two hours long, it’s shorter and more frenetic than most of its predecessors, and an often-jolting experience to watch. Loose ends about. What it does have, though, above all, is vigour. The franchise hasn’t run out of juice quite yet.

The Guardian 3/5 stars

Quantum of Solace isn’t as good as Casino Royale: the smart elegance of Craig’s Bond debut has been toned down in favour of conventional action. But the man himself powers this movie; he carries the film: it’s an indefinably difficult task for an actor. Craig measures up.

And while were all ‘Bonded up’ here is an 1 minute long TV spot that is currently being shown on UK TV.

Fergie To Get Her Lovely Lady Lumps Out For Daniel Day Lewis

Liam — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:46:07 +0000

According to Variety, song woman Fergie is in negotiations to join the musical Nine, which will be directed by Rob Marshall. The casting decision came after Marshell decided he needed a women who looks like she could take a big one as well as sing. If these negotiations go well she will play Saraghina, a lusty woman who introduces Daniel Day-Lewis’s character to the world of sexuality.

As well as two time Oscar winner Lewis, the film will also star Oscar nominees Penelope Cruz and Kate Hudson, and Oscar winners Nicole Kidman, Sophia Loren, Judi Dench and Marion Cotillard.

Rehearsals will begin in August with filming scheduled to begin in October. It will be interesting to see Daniel Day-Lewis in a musical, as we haven’t seen him in express his vocal cords to a beat before.

Quantum Of Solace Teaser Coming Monday

Liam — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:02:34 +0000

Empire say that a teaser trailer will appear online this Monday at 5pm GMT, most likely on their site. So check back on Monday and get your first look at Daniel Craig, Olga Kurylenko, Gemma Arterton and Judi Dench in Quantum Of Solace!

Tons Of New Quantum Of Solace Images!

Liam — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:59:39 +0000

IGN have got a truckload of new images from Quantum of Solace. The film has been giving off some negative vibes recently, after there were 3 accidents within 5 days last week, resulting in filming being suspended. One accident involved an Aston Martin being wrecked and another involved a stuntman ending up in a coma. I think the producers have released these images so that we focus our attention on these lovely Bond girls, and not stuntmen on life support machines and mangled cars.

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