Sean Penn Reviews, Interviews & More
Watch out guys, director Doug Liman is once again on a mission to "find the facts." The Bourne Identity helmer has a new film entitled Fair Game with Naomi Watts and Sean Penn and it has conspiracy written all over it. This is a film where the words "top secret," "cover up," and "exposed" will be used more than once. After watching this...
Sean Penn is an extremely talented actor, and despite his personal affiliations you can't knock the guy's work. With two Oscars under his belt he's still on the look out for hard hitting material like his latest gig, Genius. According to Reuters, Penn is in talks to play a famous literary editor in the film who oversaw the release of works by F. Scott Fitzgerald and...
Sean Penn won't be appearing at this year's Cannes Film Festival because he's got some legal issues to attend to (no surprise there). The two-time Academy Award winning actor was supposed to be on hand to debut his new film from director Doug Liman entitled, Fair Game but he won't be able to make it because he's due in court.
/Film is reporting that Curtis Hanson, director of L.A. Confidential, Wonder Boys and 8 Mile, is slated to direct a biopic based on deceased surfer Jay Moriarty. Sean Penn, actor and burgeoning arch-nemesis of María Conchita Alonso, is rumored to be featured in a...
It’s a war of words between the Oscar winning star of Dead Man Walking, Mystic River and Milk, and the lady from Predator 2: Sean Penn is taking heat from actress María Conchita Alonso over his comments concerning Hugo Chavez during a recent appearance on...
Do an introduction at the Academy Awards and give Sandra Bullock a kiss on the cheek on Sunday, have Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez thank in the midst of a rally on Wednesday. All a part of a typical week for politically active, Oscar winning actor Sean Penn who has recently been standing up against U.S. media critics for their portrayal of Chavez saying that he's a socialist, not a...
Over at Variety, they're reporting that Twilight star Robert Pattinson is nearing a deal for a new gig. The actor might find himself up against Oscar winners Sean Penn and Reese Witherspoon with the film Water for Elephants. The title may sound funny but the plot is no joking matter. This sounds like another melodrama that Pattinson can add...
Two-time Oscar winner Sean Penn was on a professional roller coaster last year thanks to his award winning performance in Milk. He had movie projects being thrown at him left and right, but somewhere down the line he decided to take a break. This self-imposed retirement put the actor's future projects in jeopardy including the highly anticipated Three...
A while back we reported on actor Sean Penn's decision to take a break from acting, which involved him dropping out of two high profile movies. One of the films in question was Cartel, a remake of the 1993 Italian film La scorta, which revolves around a clash between mob bosses and four cops as they attempt to protect a prosecutor. With Penn...
Last week we told you about actor Sean Penn's sudden departure from acting, when he pulled out of two projects simultaneously. Penn has decided not to star in the crime drama Cartel, or the high profile Farrelly Brother's comedy, The Three Stooges. He was set to star opposite Jim Carrey and...
What's eating Sean Penn? He's not known as the most gentle soul in Hollywood, but he is known for having some serious acting chops. Unfortunately we won't be seeing him doing what he does best for a while. According to Variety, the two-time Oscar winner has dropped out of two major film projects he was signed on to star in for Universal and MGM. The projects in question are...
With the release of Gus Van Sant's film Milk coinciding with the current issues of Prop 8, gay cinema was finally pushed into the forefront of everyones attention both on screen and off. Although this genre may be a touchy subject, more and more directors and actors are choosing to discuss the issues behind the repression of homosexuality both in politics...
There have been more rumors about this film than about Bigfoot. It seems like almost every A-list actor has been considered for the part. A while ago it was rumored that Sean Penn and Johnny Depp would be signing up for Larry and Moe in The Three Stooges update. Apparently, half of that rumor is true. The studio has just signed on...
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With a nice shiny Oscar to add to his trophy case and several movies including a Three Stooges flick in the works, Sean Penn is really milking his recent success (okay- that was bad). But Penn is in talks for several more big screeners, including Cartel, a new drama scripted by Peter Craig from...
As we all know the U.S. government, specifically California has been under fire for their refusal to recognize gay, bi-sexual, and transgender marriages. Once Proposition 8 was passed in the state last November, several organizations immediately went to work to appeal the decision. Since then it's been an uphill battle, but many celebrities and other's of influence have tried to do what they...
Milk, the independent film about the life of slain gay politician/activist Harvey Milk was one of the most talked about films of 2008. It earned Sean Penn his second Academy Award for Best Lead Actor, and writer Dustin Lance Black his first little gold man for the film's powerful screenplay. During Black's acceptance speech he spoke...
Fresh off of the ensemble win for Best Picture, Slumdog Millinaire star Frieda Pinto is taking advantage of her new found success. The Indian born model-turned actress has just signed on to co-star in the latest project from famed director, Woody Allen. According to Variety, Pinto has been cast in the "ingenue" role of the yet to be titled film. In typical Woody...
Two-time Academy Award winner Sean Penn is already circling a new project and guess what? It's a drama. According to Variety, the thespian is nearing a deal to star in Fair Game. Penn is being courted to play Ambassador Joseph Wilson, the husband of a C.I.A. agent who inadvertently compromises his wife's career. The wife in question is Valerie Plame Wilson...
It's been quite an award show. We twittered the Oscars live from inside the Kodak theater. We posted all the best moments on the red carpet and the big winners of the night. Just in case you were looking for a full list of all the nominees and all the winners, here it is!
