Amy Adams can do no wrong in my book, but if you were afraid all she was destined for was bubbly fare such as "Leap Year" or "The Ten Best Days of My Life" then you'll be glad to know she's taking a detour through the rough part of town. Adams is set to join Christian Bale and Mark Wahlberg in the true life tragedy of "The Fighter."
"The Fighter" is the story of lightweight championship boxer "Irish" Mickey Ward (Wahlberg), and his trainer and brother, Dick Eklund (Bale). The film will portray their early days on the streets of Lowell, Massachusetts, Eklund's bout with drugs and violence and Ward winning the world championship in London. If you're wondering where a lovely girl fits into all this, The Hollywood Reporter reveals that Adams will play Charlene, a "tough, gritty bartender and former college high-jumper from Massachusetts" who ends up involved with the tough-as-nails Mickey. She won't be the only woman on set, as Melissa Leo ("Frozen River") has also joined as the boys' mother. Read more...
FROM MTV.COM: The nation's capital may have the White House, Congress and the Supreme Court, but yesterday the hottest ticket in town was the world premiere of "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian."
Held at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, the red carpet was star-studded, with a guest list that included Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson, Robin Williams, Ricky Gervais, Hank Azaria and more.
A follow-up to 2006's wildly successful "Night at the Museum," "Battle of the Smithsonian" finds Ben Stiller's character — now a successful business owner — racing to the Washington landmark to assist his magical friends, who are locked in storage in the museum's vast underground vault at the mercy of an ancient Egyptian tyrant played by Azaria.
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It was on the set of a historical drama about the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan that Emily Blunt and Amy Adams struck up a friendship that would result in a dark-humored movie about two sisters who clean up after blood-soaked corpses for a living.
Welcome to the bizarre world of Hollywood, in which alliances are forged in the most peculiar of circumstances and give birth to projects that at first make you go, “Say what?” In the case of Blunt and Adams, their first encounter took place during the filming of “Charlie Wilson’s War”—Blunt played Tom Hanks’ lover, Adams his Congressional aide—and the outcome, several years later, is the oddball gem, “Sunshine Cleaning.”
“We have a weird inner dialogue that we sort of know what the other one’s thinking,” Blunt recently told MTV News. “It was like I’d known her forever. She still very much feels like my sister.” Read more...
"Sunshine Cleaning" came out of Sundance last year with a lot of buzz, and now the film is seeing limited release on March 13. The pic stars Emily Blunt and Amy Adams as sisters who -- in order to raise some cash -- start a business cleaning up crime scenes.
You can check out the "Sunshine Cleaning" trailer here, and watch our exclusive clip below. In the scene, Blunt relates a spooky story to her young son.
Why so blue, Hollywood?
Yesterday we brought you photos from the People's Choice Awards red carpet, and in my report I mentioned this amazing blue color that both Jordin Sparks and Dakota Fanning wore to the show. Last night was the Critics' Choice Awards, and blue was the new black on the red rug.
Amy Adams, who may have forgotten to do her hair for this event, let the color of her dress do the talking: it was a very plain, form-fitting dress with a surprise bit of sparkle at her hip. Simple, yet gorgeous. (Check out Amy and more blue-wearing fashion insiders after the jump.) Read more...
Who would kill off the darling Amy Adams for a movie? 20th Century Fox and director Shawn Levy, that's who. According to Variety, Adams is set to star in "The Ten Best Days of My Life," which reunites her with Levy, who directed her in "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian."
Based on the book by Adena Halpern, "Life" is the story of Alex and her dog, Peaches, who find themselves in Heaven after a fatal car accident. However, things don't seem too bad -- Alex discovers the delights of Seventh Heaven, a level of the afterlife where all one's dreams can come true. In her case, that's designer clothes, a handsome soulmate, eating without gaining weight, and eternity with Peaches. But to stay there, she must pass its entrance exam, otherwise she'll be demoted to the fourth level where things just aren't as posh. Worst than that, she'll lose Peaches, as dogs are automatically given a pass into Seventh Heaven. Read more...
Before it was announced which character Amy Adams would play in "Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian," we guessed Amelia Earhart, to which she replied, "I'm not going to tell," with a smile on her face.
Of course, a few days later, our guess was confirmed. And Amy Adams was besides herself with grief and remorse, for not having given us the scoop first. Or not. "I know, I know," she apologized when we reconvened for a night at the Museum of the Moving Image, for a tribute to Ben Stiller. "I just wanted to be respectful of the production."
So what happens to Amelia Earhart at the Smithsonian, given that the plane she flew on her non-stop solo flight across the Atlantic is part of the exhibit? This time, Adams didn't mind dishing a bit: "She gets to fly again." Read more...
Everyone's favorite redhead Amy Adams (and I don't mean that sarcastically -- who doesn't love her?) is looking to charm us senseless in a new romantic comedy. According to The Hollywood Reporter, she's in talks to star in Spyglass Entertainment's "Leap Year."
Adams will play an uptight woman who travels to Dublin, Ireland to propose to her boyfriend on the leap day of February 29th. She's aiming to take advantage of an Irish tradition in which the women propose to the men on that day -- and the men have to say yes. (Is this true? If so, I'm going to plan my own trip to Dublin.) Unfortunately, bad weather (this is Ireland, after all) derails her plans, and she must rely on the help of a surly Irish innkeeper to make a last-minute, cross-country trek in order to make it to her proposal.
The script was penned by Harry Elfont and Deb Kaplan, the writing duo behind "Made of Honor" which not only boasted Adams' "Enchanted" costar, Patrick Dempsey, but a similar Celtic theme. It's as if they suspect women have a weakness for Irish and Scottish men. Whatever gave them that idea?
No director has been attached yet, but they're aiming to shoot this by February. Let's hope they also land a Adams a male costar with a real Irish brogue -- nothing ruins a movie set on the Emerald Isle faster than a fake accent.
It's your turn, readers -- looking forward to seeing Adams in another lighthearted role? Which Irish hunk would you like to see win her heart? And who's planning to travel to Dublin on the next leap year?
- As good as a second breakfast! “Hobbit” scripting has begun. (OneRing)
- Rev your engines. Again. Vin Diesel directing a 20-minute prequel to "4 Fast, 4 Furious," or whatever they are calling this fourth lap around the same track. (ComingSoon)
- Has the key grip been hired for this yet? We seriously don’t have enough casting news for “Inglorious Bastards,” which just added Michael Fassbender. (Variety)
- James McAvoy and Emily Blunt to lend voices to animated “Gnomeo and Juliet.” Anybody says anything bad about Emily Blunt, I will cut you. (THR)
- First look at Amy Adams as Amelia Earhart in “Night at the Museum 2.” (Bad and Ugly)
