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Catherine Hardwicke’s Hamlet to be a Horror Film?

Krystal Clark — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 18:40:37 +0000

Why Catherine Hardwicke? What’s the point of this madness? According to Collider, Hardwicke’s vision for her upcoming Hamlet adaptation will be something like we’ve never seen before. It will feature her Lords of Dogtown star Emile Hirsch as the title character, and he recently spoke about the vision the director has for her take on the Shakespearean tale. More on the film below.

According to Hirsch we can expect for this Hamlet to have some serious horror influence.

“I’m working on a modern-day younger adaptation of Hamlet, in verse, molded to be almost like this supernatural horror movie. Where it’s not a horror-slasher movie, it’s like a suspense-horror… All the cast will be much younger and it’s geared towards a younger audience.

Do I smell Twilight rearing its ugly head? Please leave that with Stephenie Meyers, we don’t want it touching the classics. What’s so sad about this situation is that I’m not even against her trying to create a fresh take on the story. We’ve all seen Hamlet done so many times, that it’s become redundant. There is a Gothic element to the book that can be taken into the horror genre, I just don’t trust her with it.

I do like Emile Hirsch and I think he is one of the most talented actors in his age group right now. Seeing a younger Hamlet for a change wouldn’t be a bad thing, especially if the actor can handle the material. It’s the director I’m having issues with.

What do you think of Catherine Hardwicke’s horror take on Hamlet? Do you think she can pull it off?

Taking Woodstock Photos

Mali Elfman — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 00:21:33 +0000

A bunch of new amazing photos of the cast and crew on set of Ang Lee’s upcoming film Taking Woodstock have just been posted by FilmSchoolRejects. The film stars comedian, turned serious actor (at least for this film) Demetri Martin, Paul Dano, Liev Schreiber, Emile Hirsch, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.

Check out the photos below…

Check out the Taking Woodstock trailer now.

Catherine Hardwicke and Emile Hirsch Reunite for Hamlet

Krystal Clark — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:50:43 +0000

As we reported earlier Catherine Hardwicke may have been ousted from the Twilight franchise, but she’s got plenty of work to keep her busy. First we mentioned her adaptation of the comic book Maximum Ride, and now she’s prepping for a Shakespearean turn. Not only is she going “old English,” but she’s going for the epitome of the author’s work, Hamlet. According to Variety, Emile Hirsch will star as the lead in a Hardwicke directed adaptation of the literary masterpiece.

Hardwicke will direct a modern take on the classic play that will focus on a young man’s struggle between revenge and assimilation into modern society. The story is being adapted by Ron Nyswaner, and will be produced by Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen. This will be a reunion for Hirsch in many ways. The actor worked with Hardwicke on the 2005 film Lords of Dogtown, and with Jinks and Cohen on Milk.

Hamlet will also be produced by Overture Films and it’s CEO Chris McGurk explained why he felt comfortable backing another Hamlet adaptation.

“With its universal themes of death, revenge, love and even teen angst – the story of ‘Hamlet’ is perhaps as timely and influential today as it was when it was written over 400 years ago.”

He also feels that it’s been a long time since we’ve seen an actor who is “appropriately-aged “ to play the character. The company is looking for the film’s screenplay to be completed within the upcoming months, in which production will begin shortly after.

I’m personally partial to the 1990 Mel Gibson version myself. I can get down with Laurence Olivier’s 1948 adaptation, but I have to really be in the mood for it. Catherine Hardwicke’s taking on Shakespeare, who would have thought?

What do you think about Emile Hirsch and Catherine Hardwicke reuniting for Hamlet?

LIFE AND FILM: MILK Mimicks Reality

Krystal Clark — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:49:50 +0000

Just one week after one of the most historical elections in American history, rally’s and protests have been taking place all over the state of California, and it has nothing to do with the new president. By a close 52%, Proposition 8, a law which forbids same-sex marriage in the state, was passed.

The law has been heavily condemned by Hollywood celebrities, and many have lended their support to fight it. Actress Drew Barrymore attended a rally last week in Los Angeles, where she spoke openly about her position on the passing of Prop 8.

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These events have arose during an interesting time, November 27, 2008 will mark the 30th anniversary of LGBT activist Harvey Milk’s untimely death. Milk was the first openly gay official elected into a political office, coincidentally in the state of California. A biopic entitled Milk, has been in the works for the past year and it will finally be released November 26 (Limited), and December 5 (Wide). The film stars Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Emile Hirsch, James Franco, and Diego Luna.

The Milk trailer gives insight into the activists fight for the rights of gays and lesbians in mainstream society. It sends a message of a hope; hope for a better future, hope for equality, and most importantly hope for change. To see people picketing on the same streets he picketed, and fighting the same fight 3 decades later is truly a testament to the times.

Check out the trailer:

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