A few more photos from Rob Marshall‘s film adaptation of Nine have been released. They feature Academy Award winners Daniel Day-Lewis, Nicole Kidman, Marion Cotillard, Penelope Cruz, and Sophia Loren as well as Oscar nominee Kate Hudson. I’m convinced only critically acclaimed actors could audition for this film.
Check out the ladies and the man in action…
Whenever I read news about the upcoming Rob Marshall feature, Nine I feel like bursting into song. It’s weird how musicals have that type of effect on you. Over at Latino Review, they’ve posted six new gorgeous production stills from the movie. Everyone looks sharp, on point, and dressed to the nines!
Find out why Nine makes everyone want to be Italian…
A while back we told you about Woody Allen’s upcoming untitled project, which features a variety of talented actors including Antonio Banderas, Josh Brolin, Naomi Watts, Freida Pinto and Anthony Hopkins. As we reported earlier Nicole Kidman was also set to co-star in the film, but unfortunately had to drop out. According to THR the Oscar winning blond has been officially replaced by a lesser known British actress by the name of Lucy Punch.
Apparently, Nicole Kidman was serious about that whole “quitting acting” thing. According to Variety, although she was officially signed on to star alongside Antonio Banderas, Anthony Hopkins, Josh Brolin, Naomi Watts and Freida Pinto in Woody Allen‘s upcoming project, she has decided to leave the project.
She says she is stepping down due to “a scheduling conflict” with Kidman’s other project, Rabbit Hole, which she herself is producing with through her company Rabbit Hole Productions. Her movie stars Aaron Eckhart and is being directed by John Cameron-Mitchell and filming on the East Coast this summer, the exact same time that Allen will be shooting in London.
Nicole Kidman is a liar! She said she was doing one more film and then quitting the biz, but apparently she just couldn’t say no to joining Woody Allen‘s upcoming film alongside Antonio Banderas, Josh Brolin, Anthony Hopkins, Freida Pinto and Naomi Watts. You can’t really blame her. This is probably getting close to one of Allen’s last films and the cast is almost as good as it could possibly get.
Pick of the Week: Australia
Starring: Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman
Here’s the epic that everybody missed, featuring arguably Australia’s two biggest starts. Didn’t seem to matter, however, as middling reviews and general malaise led it to bargain theaters weeks after it hit the big houses. Why was this? Probably because romance is dead in Hollywood. Nobody likes big sweeping gestures of love, preferring intimate stories of “realism” or silly chick flicks where love is some sort of prize. Nobody seems to consider love that grand anymore and therefore stories where it’s as big as an entire country fall flat. If you still long for the sweeping romance of yore, you can buy this DVD.
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Baz Luhrmann knows how to tell a story. Through song, through Shakespeare, through any means possible, he knows how to make a film like no one else. Australia is beautiful in every way that it possibly can be. From the wide-shots of the rolling hills and the barren deserts to the galloping herd shots that will blow your mind. The story itself can be described as no less than an epic. It has drama, comedy, action, adventure, the whole lot. I think no matter who you are there is something to enjoy.
I got to sit down with Hugh Jackman the day after he was named “The Sexiest Man of the Year” by People Magazine to talk about his upcoming role in Baz Luhrmann‘s epic Australia, coming to theaters today (November 26th). It’s a hard job, but I was more than happy to do it.
Jackman seemed if anything a touch embarrassed about his “sexiest” man title, but was more than willing to joke around on a variety of different topics including his looks.
Hugh talked about how becoming a father has changed his outlook on his work and home life, fainting on a horse during the first day of filming Australia, kissing his good friend Nicole Kidman and working on his upcoming film, Wolverine.
Check out the interview below…
Seems like we’re losing a lot of the greats. All of them are at different stages in their careers, with different reasons behind their decisions, but they all agree on one thing, they want out of the biz. A few weeks ago Joaquin Phoenix announced that he would be leaving acting for a music career. Then Nicole Kidman said that after her next film she would be quitting the business in order to devote more time to her family. And now Clint Eastwood, a Hollywood Giant, decides it’s better to throw in the towel at the top of his game, than let the game beat him.
So what do you think?
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