Glenn Close Looks Like A Man In The First Poster For Albert Nobbs

This year, with her performance in The Iron Lady, Meryl Streep will likely be going for her third Oscar after being nominated 16 times. While that percentage may not seem that great, it's better than the record that Glenn Close has at the Academy Awards. Though she has been nominated five times, Close has never taken home the trophy, but this year she may break that streak. Ironically, it may happen with her playing a man.

The first poster for Albert Nobbs, the new movie from director Rodrigo Garcia based on the short story by George Moore, has premiered online.


This poster strangely reminds me of the first one that was released for The King's Speech last year, but fortunately this one isn't nearly as ugly. Instead, it elegantly shows off the main cast, which, in addition to Close, includes Mia Wasikowska and Aaron Johnson. It's not the most inventive poster we've seen this year, but it's also far from the worst.

Set in 19th century Ireland, the titular Albert Nobbs (Close) is a woman pushed down by society, so she pretends to be a man so that she can work in Dublin's nicest hotel. While there she meets a painter that she falls for, and must find a way to escape from beneath the lie that has consumed her entire life. The movie also stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Brendan Gleeson.

X-Men: First Class Sequel Hires Simon Kinberg To Write The Script

All signs are pointing to Thor, Captain America and Green Lantern getting sequels, but if there's any superhero movie from 2011 that actually truly deserves a sequel it's X-Men: First Class. Going a different direction than the other films in the franchise, the movie was a ridiculously cool period piece featuring awesome performances, particularly from Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy. Sadly, however, the movie didn't perform up to expectations and while it did manage to make more than $350 million worldwide, it's been unclear if 20th Century Fox would be moving forward with another movie. Fortunately, today came a sign that they might be.

According to sources at Superhero Hype, Simon Kinberg has been hired by the studio to pen a sequel to X-Men: First Class. The film would be Kinberg's first time writing within the universe, as he was a credited writer - along with Zak Penn - on X-Men: The Last Stand. The first film actually had a lot of cooks in the kitchen, as Ashley Miller, Zack Stentz, Jane Goldman , Matthew Vaughn, Sheldon Turner and Bryan Singer all had either screenplay or story credits. The site also assumes that Matthew Vaughn will return and, as was mentioned in my interview with producer Lauren Schuler-Donner, the actors are signed on for multiple films. Kinberg's other credits include Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Sherlock Holmes, Jumper and the upcoming This Means War and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.

As excited as I am about the prospect of an X-Men: First Class 2, I do have to wonder why they should choose Kinberg to write the script. Obviously he's a favorite over at Fox (both This Means War and Abraham Lincoln are being distributed by the studio) but why not just have Jane Goldman take care of it, as she, in addition to First Class, won credits with critics for her work on The Debt, Kick-Ass and Stardust. It doesn't make much sense.

X-Men: First Class Sequel Hires Simon Kinberg To Write The Script

All signs are pointing to Thor, Captain America and Green Lantern getting sequels, but if there's any superhero movie from 2011 that actually truly deserves a sequel it's X-Men: First Class. Going a different direction than the other films in the franchise, the movie was a ridiculously cool period piece featuring awesome performances, particularly from Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy. Sadly, however, the movie didn't perform up to expectations and while it did manage to make more than $350 million worldwide, it's been unclear if 20th Century Fox would be moving forward with another movie. Fortunately, today came a sign that they might be.

According to sources at Superhero Hype, Simon Kinberg has been hired by the studio to pen a sequel to X-Men: First Class. The film would be Kinberg's first time writing within the universe, as he was a credited writer - along with Zak Penn - on X-Men: The Last Stand. The first film actually had a lot of cooks in the kitchen, as Ashley Miller, Zack Stentz, Jane Goldman , Matthew Vaughn, Sheldon Turner and Bryan Singer all had either screenplay or story credits. The site also assumes that Matthew Vaughn will return and, as was mentioned in my interview with producer Lauren Schuler-Donner, the actors are signed on for multiple films. Kinberg's other credits include Mr. and Mrs. Smith, Sherlock Holmes, Jumper and the upcoming This Means War and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.

As excited as I am about the prospect of an X-Men: First Class 2, I do have to wonder why they should choose Kinberg to write the script. Obviously he's a favorite over at Fox (both This Means War and Abraham Lincoln are being distributed by the studio) but why not just have Jane Goldman take care of it, as she, in addition to First Class, won credits with critics for her work on The Debt, Kick-Ass and Stardust. It doesn't make much sense.

Glenn Close Looks Like A Man In The First Poster For Albert Nobbs

This year, with her performance in The Iron Lady, Meryl Streep will likely be going for her third Oscar after being nominated 16 times. While that percentage may not seem that great, it's better than the record that Glenn Close has at the Academy Awards. Though she has been nominated five times, Close has never taken home the trophy, but this year she may break that streak. Ironically, it may happen with her playing a man.

The first poster for Albert Nobbs, the new movie from director Rodrigo Garcia based on the short story by George Moore, has premiered online.


This poster strangely reminds me of the first one that was released for The King's Speech last year, but fortunately this one isn't nearly as ugly. Instead, it elegantly shows off the main cast, which, in addition to Close, includes Mia Wasikowska and Aaron Johnson. It's not the most inventive poster we've seen this year, but it's also far from the worst.

Set in 19th century Ireland, the titular Albert Nobbs (Close) is a woman pushed down by society, so she pretends to be a man so that she can work in Dublin's nicest hotel. While there she meets a painter that she falls for, and must find a way to escape from beneath the lie that has consumed her entire life. The movie also stars Jonathan Rhys Meyers and Brendan Gleeson.

Channing Tatum Looks 40 In First Red Band Trailer For 21 Jump Street

While they may still be young, Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum don't really look like they can pass for high school students anymore. It was fine five years ago, when they were starring in movies like Superbad and She's The Man, but they are now 28 and 31, respectively. As a result, there were a few raised eyebrows when it was reported that the two actors would be starring in 21 Jump Street, a movie based on the 80s television series about young-looking cops who would infiltrate high schools to stop teenage crime. Fortunately, it looks like the folks behind the film are fully aware of how old Hill and Tatum look, as evidenced by the first red band trailer released today on Facebook.

Check out the first preview of the film below.

While there were a few moments that I laughed out loud watching this trailer (It's Ron Swanson!) , overall it left me feeling kind of "meh". The movie has a lot of great things going for it - from a Jonah Hill-written script to Phil Lord and Chris Miller behind the camera to the expected cameo by Johnny Depp - and I'm still looking forward to seeing what they can do with the concept, but hopefully the next trailer packs a little more punch.

21 Jump Street also stars Ice Cube, Ellie Kemper, Dave Franko, Brie Larson, Jake M. Johnson, Johnny Simmons and Rob Riggle. The film is set to hit theaters on March 16th.

Clash Of The Titans 3 Already Lands Writers To Pen The Script

When a studio hires writers to pen a sequel for a film that hasn't come out yet, it doesn't necessarily mean what you think it means. While your first thought may be, "Gee, I guess they have a lot of confidence that the first movie will be great," that could be very misleading. Unless the official greenlight is given on the project, the company may just be trying to instill confidence in you and raise expectations. Take Green Lantern for example. Not only did they start talking about a sequel over a year before the first movie came out, they even hired the same writers to script a movie for The Flash. What I'm trying to say is that just because they have already begun work on Clash of the Titans 3, it doesn't mean that Wrath of the Titans will be any good.

According to THR, Dan Mazeau and David Leslie Johnson have been hired by Warner Bros. to write a third Clash of the Titans movie even though the second film is still in post-production and not set to hit theaters until March of next year. If the names sound familiar, it's because both Johnson and Mazeau worked on the Wrath of the Titans script as well, with Steven Knight and Greg Berlanti (who, ironically, was one of the writers in the middle of the aforementioned Green Lantern 2 business). While not too many details are known at this point - for obvious reasons - the new script will continue to follow Perseus, who is played by Sam Worthington, and will reportedly have a bigger role for Agenor, the new character played by Tony Kebbell. Should the project move forward, it's expected that Wrath of the Titans director Jonathan Liebesman would stick around for another installment, as would producers Basil Iwanyk and Polly Johnsen.

What's kind of interesting about this development is that Johnson and Mazeau weren't writing partners prior to working on the Clash of the Titans franchise. In fact, Clash of the Titans 2 will be Mazeau's first writing credit while Johnson previous wrote the scripts for the horror movie Orphan and Catherine Hardwicke's Red Riding Hood. I guess Warner Bros. has confidence that they can work together (or do they?)

Clash Of The Titans 3 Already Lands Writers To Pen The Script

When a studio hires writers to pen a sequel for a film that hasn't come out yet, it doesn't necessarily mean what you think it means. While your first thought may be, "Gee, I guess they have a lot of confidence that the first movie will be great," that could be very misleading. Unless the official greenlight is given on the project, the company may just be trying to instill confidence in you and raise expectations. Take Green Lantern for example. Not only did they start talking about a sequel over a year before the first movie came out, they even hired the same writers to script a movie for The Flash. What I'm trying to say is that just because they have already begun work on Clash of the Titans 3, it doesn't mean that Wrath of the Titans will be any good.

According to THR, Dan Mazeau and David Leslie Johnson have been hired by Warner Bros. to write a third Clash of the Titans movie even though the second film is still in post-production and not set to hit theaters until March of next year. If the names sound familiar, it's because both Johnson and Mazeau worked on the Wrath of the Titans script as well, with Steven Knight and Greg Berlanti (who, ironically, was one of the writers in the middle of the aforementioned Green Lantern 2 business). While not too many details are known at this point - for obvious reasons - the new script will continue to follow Perseus, who is played by Sam Worthington, and will reportedly have a bigger role for Agenor, the new character played by Tony Kebbell. Should the project move forward, it's expected that Wrath of the Titans director Jonathan Liebesman would stick around for another installment, as would producers Basil Iwanyk and Polly Johnsen.

What's kind of interesting about this development is that Johnson and Mazeau weren't writing partners prior to working on the Clash of the Titans franchise. In fact, Clash of the Titans 2 will be Mazeau's first writing credit while Johnson previous wrote the scripts for the horror movie Orphan and Catherine Hardwicke's Red Riding Hood. I guess Warner Bros. has confidence that they can work together (or do they?)

Channing Tatum Looks 40 In First Red Band Trailer For 21 Jump Street

While they may still be young, Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum don't really look like they can pass for high school students anymore. It was fine five years ago, when they were starring in movies like Superbad and She's The Man, but they are now 28 and 31, respectively. As a result, there were a few raised eyebrows when it was reported that the two actors would be starring in 21 Jump Street, a movie based on the 80s television series about young-looking cops who would infiltrate high schools to stop teenage crime. Fortunately, it looks like the folks behind the film are fully aware of how old Hill and Tatum look, as evidenced by the first red band trailer released today on Facebook.

Check out the first preview of the film below.

While there were a few moments that I laughed out loud watching this trailer (It's Ron Swanson!) , overall it left me feeling kind of "meh". The movie has a lot of great things going for it - from a Jonah Hill-written script to Phil Lord and Chris Miller behind the camera to the expected cameo by Johnny Depp - and I'm still looking forward to seeing what they can do with the concept, but hopefully the next trailer packs a little more punch.

21 Jump Street also stars Ice Cube, Ellie Kemper, Dave Franko, Brie Larson, Jake M. Johnson, Johnny Simmons and Rob Riggle. The film is set to hit theaters on March 16th.

Colin Farrell Joins Noomi Rapace And Niels Arden Oplev For Dead Man Down

It would seem that director Niels Arden Oplev knows that when you find the gold in the mine, you stop digging. In 2009 the Danish filmmaker blew up after directing the Swedish-language version of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. But while the story was solid, the pace was great and the visuals were beautiful, the best part of the movie was the performance by Noomi Rapace, who played anti-social hacker Lisbeth Salander and became a star in her own right (she'll next be seen this December in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows). Now the two are set to work together again, and they are bringing in another high-profile actor for the ride.

According to THR, Oplev and Rapace will be teaming with Colin Farrell for the recently announced project Dead Man Down. Unveiled at the American Film Market, the project is described as a mob drama about a hitman (Farrell) who falls in love with a "disfigured former beauty" (Rapace) and goes on a killing spree. The script was written by J.H. Wyman, who is best known for his work on the Fox series Fringe. Wyman is also producing the project along with Neal Moritz and Ori Marmur.

While Oplev has been attached to American titles before, such as Marcus Sakey's Good People and The Last Photograph (which he is no longer doing), none of them have made it into production yet. In fact, the director hasn't made a movie since The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo. The plan is to start shooting Dead Man Down in early 2012.

Steve Carell Signs On For Action-Comedy Conviction

So far, The Office has managed to get by and still be funny even without Steve Carell’s Michael Scott serving as the bumbling boss at Dunder Mifflin. And judging by Carell’s growing list of upcoming projects, it appears as though he’s getting by just fine without the popular NBC series. Among the actor’s upcoming roles is a starring part in Silver Pictures’ Conviction.

According to Deadline, Carell is set to star and produce in heist film Conviction. The film, which was written by Jonathan Herman, “follows a mastermind bank robber who serves five years in prison following a botched heist who is forced by an FBI agent to entrap his protege as the upstart pulls off a multimillion-dollar job.”

Deadline states that the script originally had a “Heat tone,” but the project stalled from there. Since then, it was reworked into an action comedy similar in tone to films like 48 Hours and Ocean’s Eleven. Joel Silver is set to produce the film alongside Carell and Andrew Rona of Silver Pictures.

Steve Carell sounds like a great fit for a movie like this. The role is stacked on top of a growing list of film credits, including the Despicable Me sequel (2013), and the title role in Burt Wonderstone.