When you think of the Great American Novel set in the roaring 1920s, you think of 3D films with an Auto-Tuned soundtrack, right? Well, if so, you’ll dig the trailer for Baz Luhrman’s over the top take on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. If not, well… you may wish to look away for the next two minutes and 30 seconds.
After being cast in Baz Luhrman’s adaptation of The Great Gatsby in 3D (sweet, sweet Jesus), it looks like Tobey Maguire is set to star in another cinematic adaptation of great literature—according to Deadline, the former Spider-Man has been cast in Ang Lee’s take on Life of Pi, the adaptation of Yann Martel’s bestselling novel.
We’ve known for a while that Universal is planning a prequel/spin-off to their highly successful Jason Bourne franchise, but they’ve yet to find an actor to play the lead. According to several sources, director and screenwriter Tony Gilroy has cast a very wide net on potential candidates for the primary role in The Bourne Legacy. They include everyone from 20 year old Alex Pettyfer to Australian actor Joel Edgerton. Check out the complete shortlist below…
Infidelity, charity, blackmail, raccoons, and a bow & arrow. These are a few of the details in Jacob Aaron Estes’ The Details, and the devil is in them. The film, which stars Tobey Maguire, Elizabeth Banks, and Ray Liotta, Laura Linney, and Dennis Haysbert, is a chaotic dark comedy, dripping with the offbeat indie sensibility which is characteristic of Sundance dramedys. To find out more about this runaway train of silly and tragic circumstances, check out the rest of the review after the jump…
Isn’t it convenient that once Tobey Maguire‘s connection to Spider-Man was severed, old casting rumors began to resurface? According to multiple sources, Maguire is once again in the running for the role of Bilbo Baggins in the Guillermo del Toro adaptation of The Hobbit. This isn’t the fist time this story has reared its head, months ago the actor was seen as a possible candidate but Spider-Man 4 kept getting in the way.
Are we surprised that the latest Spider-Man movie has been pushed back an entire year? Are we shocked that it will no longer be Spider-Man 4, but some reboot that includes new actors and a new premise? If this announcement throws you for a loop, you haven’t been following the play by play of drama that has surrounded the film since its inception. According to Comingsoon, Sony has decided to start from scratch with the Spider-Man franchise, which means no Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, or Sam Raimi.
While the future of Spider-Man 4 is up in the air, Tobey Maguire assures us that everything is going according to plan. Just yesterday, we received news that Paramount was shifting Thor‘s release date to May 6, 2011, the same day Spidey is set to hit theaters. The date could change, but the idea that Spider-Man 4 is going to be a complete and utter mess remains the same.
Hollywood has been running wild with board game adaptations, and now their jumping on the TV game show wagon. Over at Pajiba, they’ve posted some interesting news on a developing film that will center on the Alex Trebek series, Jeopardy. Oddly enough, the man attached to star in the project is none other than Spider-Man, Tobey Maguire.
Master story teller Jim Sheridan has brought us an English language adaptation of the 2004 Danish film Brødre. In Brothers, the director who’s known for his work on My Left Foot and In America, decides to tackle the effects of war on the relationships of a tight knit family. Tobey Maguire, Natalie Portman, and Jake Gyllenhaal lead the cast in this eye opening tale about death, love, and betrayal.
Check out our review below…
