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'Pirates Of The Caribbean' Attacks 'Snow White,' Penn Badgley Is Jeff Buckley

Posted 6/21/11 11:22 am EST by in Casting Call


Ian McShaneThe first of many (seven to be exact) dwarves has been cast in "Snow White and the Huntsman."

Ian McShane, late of "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides" and HBO's "Deadwood," has come on board Universal's "Snow White" adaptation as the film's lead dwarf, THR reports. He joins a cast that includes Kristen Stewart as Snow White, Chris Hemsworth as the titular huntsman, and Charlize Theron as the fairytale spin-offs evil stepmother.

"Snow White and the Huntsman" is set to start production in August with a June 2012 release date.

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'Law Abiding Citizen' Duels With 'Where The Wild Things Are' And 'The Stepfather' In This Week's Box Office Poll

Posted 10/12/09 1:30 pm EST by in Box Office Poll


After last Friday's "cheese stands alone" release of "Couples Retreat," we're back this Friday with a range of options for moviegoers of all shapes and sizes. The big one of course is director Spike Jonze' adaptation of "Where the Wild Things Are." I can't really say that it's a kids movie, but anyone who holds their childhood memories of the book close will feel some strong nostalgia for Jonze' interpretation. It's weird and beautiful and oddly aimless; this is as perfect a pairing of director and source as there's ever been.

Next up is director F. Gary Gray's thriller "Law Abiding Citizen," starring Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx. Butler plays a family man whose life is torn away from him after his wife and kids are murdered. Ten years after the tragic incident, the widow seeks revenge on the assistant district attorney (Foxx) who allowed the killers to go free. All from the confines of a jail cell. Did I mention that Butler's character is an inventor by trade? Read More...

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'Twilight' Star Cam Gigandet Earning 'A' For Effort In Currently-Filming Flick

Posted 6/19/09 3:24 pm EST by in News


Cam GigandetHe played a villainous vampire in “Twilight” and has won Best Fight at the MTV Movie Awards two years running -- so, it’s safe to say we all know that Cam Gigandet is a really good bad boy. Currently, the in-demand star is hard at work on “Easy A,” a comedic spin on “The Scarlet Letter” that has him setting aside the vampire attire and instead cloaking himself in mortality and school clothes.

“The whole idea is that people [develop] their personas in high school,” Gigandet explained about the film, which stars Emma Stone as a modern-day Hester Prynne, the “Scarlet” outcast forced to wear a red “A” to mark her shame. “Whether that’s true or not, you never know until afterwards. I’m one of those characters who you think is one person, where he turns out to not be.” Read More...

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Cam Gigandet, Lisa Kudrow And Penn Badgley Join Emma Stone In 'Easy A'

Posted 6/4/09 11:00 am EST by in News


Cam GigandetEarlier this year, Emma Stone decided to emulate Nathaniel Hawthorne's Hester Prynne (you know, "The Scarlet Letter") for an "Easy A." She was quickly joined by Amanda Bynes, but with the film set to begin shooting in a few days, she'll need additional people to help and shame her towards a bad reputation. Variety has the list of who those people will be: Cam Gigandet, Lisa Kudrow, Alyson Michalka, Thomas Haden Church, Patricia Clarkson, Stanley Tucci, Penn Badgley, Malcolm McDowell and Daniel Bird.

The plot has changed a little since it was last in the trades. Initially, Stone was going to play a student who faked being promiscuous in order to gain attention. Now she's a student who is ostracized thanks to a false rumor of her behaving badly with the guys, and she decides to use the rumor mill to her advantage. She pits puritanical students and teachers against their liberal, free-lovin' counterparts. Hilarity and life lessons ensue. Read More...

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