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15 movies in line for VFX Oscar

Liam Goodwin — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:24:00 +0000

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced the 15 films that have been selected for consideration for Achievement in Visual Effects for the 84th Academy Awards.

In early January members of the Academy’s Visual Effects Branch Executive Committee will narrow the list down to 10, and then on January 19th the 5 official nominations will be selected after members view 10-minute excerpts from each film.

Here’s the list of films in alphabetical order:

“Captain America: The First Avenger”
“Cowboys & Aliens”
“Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2″
“Hugo”
“Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol”
“Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides”
“Real Steel”
“Rise of the Planet of the Apes”
“Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows”
“Sucker Punch”
“Super 8″
“Thor”
“Transformers: Dark of the Moon”
“The Tree of Life”
“X-Men: First Class”

The 84th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Tuesday, January 24, 2012. Billy Crystal will host the actual ceremony on Sunday, February 26, 2012.

Which movies do you think should get a VFX nod?

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Second Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol trailer!

Liam Goodwin — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:48:52 +0000

Paramount have unveiled the second official trailer for Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol. No Eminem backing track this time, but we see plenty of well polished action scenes and special effects money-shots, along with some throwbacks to the previous films.

Watch below:

When a terrorist bombing destroys the Kremlin, the United States government activates “Ghost Protocol” and disavows the entire Impossible Mission Force. Ethan Hunt and his team are blamed for the attack, but are allowed to escape as part of a plan to enable them to operate outside their agency. Hunt is warned that if any member of his team is captured or compromised, they will be charged as terrorists planning a nuclear strike. He is forced to work with fellow IMF agent Brandt, who knows much more about Hunt and his past than Hunt himself.

The Incredibles helmer Brad Bird is making his live-action directorial debut with the fourth film and Tom Cruise is once again joined by Simon Pegg, along with newcomers Jeremy Renner, Paula Patton (Precious) and Josh Holloway (Lost). Michael Nyqvist (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Anil Kapoor (Slumdog Millionaire) and Lea Seydoux (Inglourious Basterds) will play villains.

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol will be released December 16th, 2011.

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol release date shifted

Liam Goodwin — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 11:19:55 +0000

According to Deadline Paramount Pictures will move Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol from its December 16, 2011 release date to December 21.

This means it will no longer be opening against Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows (smart move), but will now open against David Fincher’s The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, and be released two days before Spielberg’s The Adventures of Tintin. December 2011 is looking as crowded as the summer.

First Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol trailer!

Liam Goodwin — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 07:55:14 +0000

Paramount today released the first official trailer for Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, and it looks fantastic. Putting an Eminem song over a trailer filled with exploding buildings, dust storms and gun fights doesn’t work on paper, but strangely it works here.

Watch below:

When a terrorist bombing destroys the Kremlin, the United States government activates “Ghost Protocol” and disavows the entire Impossible Mission Force. Ethan Hunt and his team are blamed for the attack, but are allowed to escape as part of a plan to enable them to operate outside their agency. Hunt is warned that if any member of his team is captured or compromised, they will be charged as terrorists planning a nuclear strike. He is forced to work with fellow IMF agent Brandt, who knows much more about Hunt and his past than Hunt himself.

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol will be released December 16th, 2011.

First Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol trailer attached to Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Liam Goodwin — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 22:45:30 +0000

The Film Stage has received word that the first trailer for Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol will be attached to Transformers: Dark of the Moon when it is released next weekend.

The trailer will likely appear online sometime next week, but if you don’t want to wait you can read a brief trailer description over at The Film Stage.

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol will be released December 16th, 2011.

Jeremy Renner cast in The Bourne Legacy

Liam Goodwin — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 01:11:45 +0000

After considering actors such as Joel Edgerton, Tobey Maguire, Oscar Isaac, Garrett Hedlund, Michael Fassbender, Luke Evans, Taylor Kitsch, Benjamin Walker and Kellan Lutz Universal Pictures has formally offered Jeremy Renner the lead role in The Bourne Legacy.

Latino Review actually got word of Renner’s offer on April 1st (not a good day for getting scoops), and now Deadline has confirmed Renner is expected to sign on for the role.

Renner, who received two Oscar nominations in the last two years for The Hurt Locker and The Town, is already familiar with the spy genre having already completed filming Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, which is due for release in December. There was speculation that Paramount hired Renner so he could take over from Tom Cruise in future films, but it’s unlikely he’ll be able to lead two spy franchises at once.

Renner recently worked on Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters with Gemma Arterton and will play Hawkeye in The Avengers when cameras roll next month.

Last year director Tony Gilroy (Duplicity, Michael Clayton, writer of previous Bourne films) explained what The Bourne Legacy was actually about and insisted it won’t prevent Matt Damon from returning in the future.

“It’s a completely original screenplay.” Secondly, “This is not a reboot or a recast or a prequel. No one’s replacing Matt Damon. There will be a whole new hero, a whole new chapter…this is a stand-alone project.
“The easiest way to think of it is an expansion or a reveal,” Gilroy says. “Jason Bourne will not be in this film, but he’s very much alive. What happened in the first three films is the trigger for what happens. I’m building a legend and an environment and a wider conspiracy…the world we’re making enhances and advances and invites Jason Bourne’s return [down the road].

Universal is targeting an August 2012 release for The Bourne Legacy with filming expected to begin in September. What do you think of Renner being the new face of the Bourne franchise?

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Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol

Liam Goodwin — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:10:32 +0000

We’ve been hearing that Mission: Impossible 4 wouldn’t be given that title upon its release, and now according to Vulture the official title was revealed today by Tom Cruise at a press conference in Dubai.

Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol.

On the title Cruise said:

“One of the things I always wanted for the franchise was for it not to have a number afterwards,” said Cruise. “I’ve never done sequels to films and I never thought of these films as sequels. Paramount has done a great job in coming up with a title, so it’s not going to be MI2, 3, 4: It’s going to be Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol.”

The Ghost Protocol part will probably become clearer as we get more details on the films plot. Other than Cruise, the cast includes Jeremy Renner who will play a fellow agent. Paula Patton will play an operative who works with them, as do Ving Rhames and Simon Pegg who are back in their roles. Michael Nyqvist (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo), Anil Kapoor (Slumdog Millionaire) and Lea Seydoux (Inglourious Basterds) will play villains.

Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol is currently filming under the direction of Brad Bird, and will be released December 2011.

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Mission: Impossible 4 adds two more to cast

Ben Pearson — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 02:12:28 +0000

Paramount has secured two more actors for the fourth installment in the Mission: Impossible franchise: Slumdog Millionaire game show host Anil Kapoor and Inglourious Basterds actress Lea Seydoux. More after the jump.

Deadline initially reported Kapoor would play a villain, but Paramount contacted them to correct the story; apparently, he’s playing “an integral supporting role” but it won’t be as a villain. As for Seydoux (whom you might also recognize from her turn in Ridley Scott’s Robin Hood), The Hollywood Reporter confirms she will play the lead female villain taking on Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt and Jeremy Renner’s unnamed up-and-comer in the IMF.

Seydoux joins The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo star Michael Nyqvist on the villainous side in the movie, while franchise newcomers Renner and Paula Patton join veterans Simon Pegg and Ving Rhames.

Brad Bird (The Incredibles) is making his live-action debut with this movie, which STILL doesn’t have an official title – pick one already! – and is currently filming in Europe under the working title Aries. [This happens fairly regularly for larger films: Inception shot under the working title Oliver's Arrow.]

What do you think about the newest cast additions to MI: 4? Do you have high hopes for this movie?

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Josh Holloway joins the still-untitled Mission: Impossible 4

Ben Pearson — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 21:05:17 +0000

“LOST” fans rejoice. Josh Holloway, who played rouge con man Sawyer for all six seasons of the highly celebrated ABC television show, is in final negotiations to join Paramount’s upcoming installment of the Mission: Impossible series. More after the jump.

Holloway’s specific role in the film is being kept under wraps, but he’ll be another addition to the already-impressive Impossible Mission Force, the secret agency spearheaded by Tom Cruise’s Ethan Hunt. Other members of the team include returning players Ving Rhames and Simon Pegg and newcomers Jeremy Renner, Paula Patton, and Vladimir Mashkov. (The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo star Michael Nyqvist recently joined the cast as a villain.)

The Holloway connection is a natural one, since J.J. Abrams (who directed MI: 3) is executive producing the fourth film alongside Tom Cruise and Paula Wagner, and also exec produced “LOST.” Abrams directed the pilot episode of the series, which still holds the record as the most expensive television pilot ever filmed. Abrams also helped craft the story for the as-yet-untitled MI: 4, working with writers Josh Applebaum and Andre Nemec.

The film will be directed by The Incredibles helmer Brad Bird, making his live-action directorial debut. I’m really getting excited about this project based on the casting; I’m certain Holloway’s smart-aleck remarks will balance out the comedic relief section of the film alongside Simon Pegg, and both actors are also capable of pulling off physical performances when necessary.

Paramount has set a December 16th, 2011 release date for the film, which will be filming all over the world very soon.

What do you think of Holloway joining the IMF team? Are you excited about a fourth Mission: Impossible film?

Michael Nyqvist to play the villain in Mission Impossible 4

Liam Goodwin — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 22:40:38 +0000

Michael Nyqvist, the Swedish actor who played Mikael Blomkvist (Daniel Craig’s future role) in the Swedish version of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo trilogy, has been cast as one of the lead villains in Mission Impossible 4 according to THR. No further information has been revealed, but this will be the actors second big Hollywood movie after filming Abduction with Taylor Lautner.

The confirmed cast so far includes Tom Cruise who will once again play agent Ethan Hunt, but this time he is joined by another agent in the form of Jeremy Renner. Paula Patton will play an operative who works with them, as do Ving Rhames and Simon Pegg who are back in their roles.

Filming will take place in Vancouver, Prague, Dubai and the U.S. under the direction of Brad Bird (Ratatouille). Paramount has set a December 2011 release date, which means it is the first time a Mission Impossible film has been released outside of the summer movie season.