THE
RUNAWAYS
LEGEND OF THE GUARDIANS
You'll be able to see the first trailer for the film with Alice in
Wonderland this weekend. The film's name was just recently changed
from Legend of the Guardians to Guardians of Ga’Hoole. Hmm ... the
latter is catchier. The film opens on September 24th.
Deborra-Lee Furness plays Barran, the queen of the great tree, a
source of knowledge for the noble owls of Ga'Hoole. "She's
powerful, but a diplomat as well," says Legend of the Guardians
director Zack Snyder. Snyder says he chose Furness as much for her
energy as her voice. "One of the things I looked for in casting
voices was enthusiasm, and she had plenty of it."
Noctus, who is father to main hero Soren, is voiced by Hugo
Weaving, whose hypnotic voice wafted through the Matrix and Lord of
the Rings trilogies. "I was just trying to find a voice of that
kind of dad you believe in, who won't lead you down the wrong road.
Hugo has the voice of a teacher, which is exactly what we needed."
Nyra is an evil queen of the St. Aegolius Academy for Orphaned
Owls, where the birds are actually brainwashed into becoming
soldiers. Helen Mirren, who played a conflicted monarch in The
Queen, gets to "become kind of a female Darth Vader" this time
around, Snyder says. Though she has a reputation for being regal,
Mirren plays a vicious leader "who pulls some of the strings and
has a need for power."
Emilie de Ravin plays Eglantine, left, a good friend of Soren,
center, and a member of the owls' search-and-rescue team. Jim
Sturgess plays Soren, while Ryan Kwanten provides the voice for
Kludd, right, Soren's jealous brother. "Soren is a classic hero,"
Snyder says. "He loves his sister, who is sweet, but smart beyond
her years. He's a dreamer. He loves myths and stories. Kludd sees
all that as weakness."
Richard Roxburgh plays Boron, center-left, the kindly King of
Ga'Hoole. He's fond of scatological humor and carousing with sea
gulls, which keeps things lively in the tree. "We're looking to
find a balance," Snyder says. "The books are very layered and
intense, which is why they're so popular. But we want to make a
movie the family can see, so you want to have humor and things for
kids, too."
TRON
LEGACY
Passion
Play- starring Megan Fox, Mickey Rourke, and Bill
Murray
No, this is not a live-action remake of Beauty and the Beast. It's
Mickey Rourke and Megan Fox in writer/director Mitch Glazer's
newest film Passion Play. It centers on a troubled trumpet player
and a winged beauty who rescue each other form dire circumstances.
Wall Street: Where Money Never Sleeps
USA Today has your first look at Wall Street:
Where Money Never Sleeps, a sequel to the 1987 film Wall Street.
Michael Douglas reprises his role of Gordon Gekko and is joined by
Shia Labeouf, Josh Brolin and Carey Mulligan. It's 2008, and
hedge-fund trader Jacob Moore (Shia LeBeouf) is watching as the
stock market and his future take a downward spiral on his computer
screen. "He's a very successful investment banker and his firm is
being threatened with bankruptcy," Stone explains.
Jacob first meets his future father-in-law on the subway after
hearing him lecture at Fordham business school. Gekko has been out
of jail for seven years after serving 14 years for insider trading
and has written a book, Is Greed Good?, that forecasts the coming
collapse of the market.
Gekko, trying to re-establish himself and eager to renew contact
with his daughter, Winnie, seizes the chance to make a deal with
the young trader. "Don't forget," Stone says, "Gekko might have the
charm of a Michael Douglas, but he is a reptile at heart."
Since Gekko's heyday, a new breed of ruthless investor has taken
over the financial world as represented by Josh Brolin's banking
kingpin Bretton James.
Winnie, standing outside her walkup brownstone in Soho, eventually
suspects Jacob is in cahoots with her father, which causes a rift
in their relationship. "Carey is a strong young actress who brings
class and quality to the film," says Stone, who hired the
24-year-old British breakout star after seeing her in An Education.
"I cast her blind without an audition. She was a perfect match for
Shia, and brought his game up."
The Runaways- watch the trailer HERE
SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD
Meet charming and jobless Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera). A bass
guitarist for garage band Sex Bob-omb, the 22-year-old has just met
the girl of his dreams…literally. The only catch to winning Ramona
Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead)? Her seven evil exes are coming
to kill him. Genre-smashing filmmaker Edgar Wright (Hot Fuzz, Shaun
of the Dead) tells the amazing story of one romantic slacker's
quest to power up with love in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World.
Scott Pilgrim has never had a problem getting a girlfriend. It's
getting rid of them that proves difficult. From the girl who kicked
his heart's ass–and now is back in town–to the teenage distraction
he's trying to shake when Ramona rollerblades into his world, love
hasn't been easy. He soon discovers, however, his new crush has the
most unusual baggage of all: a nefarious league of exes controls
her love life and will do whatever it takes to eliminate him as a
suitor.
As Scott gets closer to Ramona, he must face an increasingly
vicious rogues' gallery from her past–from infamous skateboarders
to vegan rock stars and fearsomely identical twins. And if he hopes
to win his true love, he must vanquish them all before it really is
game over.
Starring: Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Kieran
Culkin, Chris Evans, Anna Kendrick, Alison Pill, Brandon Routh,
Jason Schwartzman
Director: Edgar Wright
Release Date: TBA 2010
YOUR HIGHNESS
Throughout history, tales of chivalry have burnished the legends of
brave, handsome knights who rescue fair damsels, slay dragons and
conquer evil. But behind many a hero is a good-for-nothing younger
brother trying just to stay out of the way of those dragons, evil
and trouble in general. Danny McBride and James Franco team up for
an epic comedy adventure set in a fantastical world--"Your
Highness." As two princes on a daring mission to save their land,
they must rescue the heir apparent's fiancée before their kingdom
is destroyed.
Thadeous (McBride) has spent his life watching his perfect older
brother Fabious (Franco) embark upon valiant journeys and win the
hearts of his people. Tired of being passed over for adventure,
adoration and the throne, he's settled for a life of wizard's weed,
hard booze and easy maidens. But when Fabious' bride-to-be,
Belladonna (Zooey Deschanel), gets kidnapped by the evil wizard
Leezar (Justin Theroux), the king gives his deadbeat son an
ultimatum: Man up and help rescue her or get cut off.
Half-assedly embarking upon his first quest, Thadeous joins Fabious
to trek across the perilous outlands and free the princess. Joined
by Isabel (Natalie Portman)-an elusive warrior with a dangerous
agenda of her own-the brothers must vanquish horrific creatures and
traitorous knights before they can reach Belladonna. If Thadeous
can find his inner hero, he can help his brother prevent the
destruction of his land. Stay a slacker, and not only does he die a
coward, he gets front row seats to the dawn of an all-new Dark
Ages.
Release Date: October 1, 2010
Director: David Gordon Green
Screenwriter: Danny McBride, Ben Best
Starring: Danny McBride, James Franco, Natalie Portman,
Zooey Deschanel, Justin Theroux, Toby Jones
MACGRUBER
Only one American hero has earned the rank of Green Beret, Navy
SEAL and Army Ranger. Just one operative has been awarded 16 purple
hearts, 3 Congressional Medals of Honor and 7 presidential medals
of bravery. And only one guy is man enough to still sport a mullet.
In 2010, Will Forte brings Saturday Night Live's clueless soldier
of fortune to the big screen in the action comedy MacGruber.
In the 10 years since his fiancée was killed, special op MacGruber
has sworn off a life of fighting crime with his bare hands. But
when he learns that his country needs him to find a nuclear warhead
that's been stolen by his sworn enemy, Dieter Von Cunth (Val
Kilmer), MacGruber figures he's the only one tough enough for the
job.
Assembling an elite team of experts–Lt. Dixon Piper (Ryan
Phillippe) and Vicki St. Elmo (Kristen Wiig)–MacGruber will
navigate an army of assassins to hunt down Cunth and bring him to
justice. His methods may be unorthodox. His crime scenes may get
messy. But if you want the world saved right, you call in
MacGruber.
Starring: Will Forte, Ryan Phillippe, Kristen Wiig, Val
Kilmer, Powers Boothe and Maya Rudolph
Director: Jorma Taccone
Release Date: April 23, 2010
