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‘The Wolverine’ Scheduled For Release July 26th 2013
Feb 7th
If a production update from Box Office Mojo is on the money, 20th Century Fox has finally given their much-anticipated sequel, ‘The Wolverine,’ an official release date of July 26th, 2013. The film is set to be directed by James Mangold (3:10 to Yuma, Walk the Line, Knight and Day), while the script is by ‘The Usual Suspects’ scribe Christopher McQuarrie and Mark Bomback. The story takes inspiration from the Chris Claremont/Frank Miller Marvel miniseries from the 1980s dealing with the character’s adventures in Japan.
Darren Aronofsky was originally tapped to helm the sequel, however he dropped out to spend more time with his family as the film would shoot overseas for an extended period of time. I truly hope this film brings the best out of one of the Comic world’s most fascinating and best loved characters. Even though 2009’s ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’ was a financial success by earning over $400 million at the box office, the film was met unfavorably from both fans and critics. Hugh Jackman is on board to return, expect casting news in the coming weeks.
Samantha Barks To Play Eponine In Tom Hooper’s ‘Les Misérables’
Feb 1st
Deadline are reporting that Samantha Barks has landed the much coveted role of Eponine in Tom Hooper’s (The King’s Speech) live-action adaptation of Victor Hugo’s 1862 novel and stage musical ‘Les Misérables.’ While Barks is a newcomer to the big screen, she starred as Eponine in the London production of Les Misérables in 2010 and reprised the role in the 25th anniversary concert held at the O2 Arena last year. The cast for the film is top-notch, it features Russell Crowe as Javert, Anne Hathaway as Fantine, Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean, Amanda Seyfried as Cosette, Aaron Tveit as Enjolras, and Eddie Redmayne as Marius. Both Sacha Baron Cohen and Helena Bonham Carter are rumoured to be joining the musical epic as Monsieur Thenardierto and Madame Thénardier respectively. ‘Les Misérables’ is scheduled for release December 7th in the US, and January 11th in the UK.
Les Misérables is the motion-picture adaptation of the beloved global stage sensation seen by more than 60 million people in 42 countries and in 21 languages around the globe and still breaking box-office records everywhere in its 27th year. Helmed by The King’s Speech‘s Academy Award®-winning director, Tom Hooper, the Working Title/Cameron Mackintosh production stars Hugh Jackman, Oscar® winner Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway and Eddie Redmayne, with further casting to be announced.
Aaron Tveit Joins The Cast Of Tom Hooper’s ‘Les Misérables’
Jan 18th
THR report that Aaron Tveit (Howl, Gossip Girl) has been cast as Enjolras in Tom Hooper’s (The King’s Speech) live-action adaptation of Victor Hugo’s 1862 novel and stage musical ‘Les Misérables.’ The cast for the film is top-notch, it already features Russell Crowe as Javert, Anne Hathaway as Fantine, Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean, Amanda Seyfried as Cosette, and Eddie Redmayne as Marius. Both Sacha Baron Cohen and Helena Bonham Carter are rumoured to be joining the musical epic as Monsieur Thenardierto and Madame Thénardier respectively. ‘Les Misérables’ is scheduled for release December 7th, joining a month stacked with anticipated films in Ang Lee’s ‘Life Of Pi,’ Quentin Tarantino‘s ‘Django Unchained,’ ‘World War Z,’ ‘The Great Gatsby’ and Peter Jackson’s ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.’
Les Misérables is the motion-picture adaptation of the beloved global stage sensation seen by more than 60 million people in 42 countries and in 21 languages around the globe and still breaking box-office records everywhere in its 27th year. Helmed by The King’s Speech‘s Academy Award®-winning director, Tom Hooper, the Working Title/Cameron Mackintosh production stars Hugh Jackman, Oscar® winner Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway and Eddie Redmayne, with further casting to be announced.
Official Synopsis For Tom Hooper’s ‘Les Misérables’ – Starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe & Anne Hathaway
Jan 8th
Universal Pictures has released this first official synopsis for Tom Hooper’s (The King’s Speech) live-action adaptation of Victor Hugo’s 1862 novel and stage musical ‘Les Misérables.’ The cast for the film is stellar, it already features Russell Crowe as Javert, Anne Hathaway as Fantine, Hugh Jackman as Jean Valjean, and Eddie Redmayne as Marius. Both Sacha Baron Cohen and Helena Bonham Carter are rumoured to be joining the musical epic as Monsieur Thenardierto and Madame Thénardier respectively. Amanda Seyfried is reportedly in final negotiations to play Cosette. ‘Les Misérables’ is scheduled for release December 7th, joining a month stacked with anticipated films in Ang Lee’s ‘Life Of Pi,’ Quentin Tarantino‘s ‘Django Unchained,’ ‘World War Z,’ ‘The Great Gatsby’ and Peter Jackson’s ‘The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.’ Sir Cameron Mackintosh will produce alongside Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner and Debra Hayward for Working Title.
Les Misérables is the motion-picture adaptation of the beloved global stage sensation seen by more than 60 million people in 42 countries and in 21 languages around the globe and still breaking box-office records everywhere in its 27th year. Helmed by The King’s Speech‘s Academy Award®-winning director, Tom Hooper, the Working Title/Cameron Mackintosh production stars Hugh Jackman, Oscar® winner Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway and Eddie Redmayne, with further casting to be announced.
Hugh Jackman Interview For Shawn Levy’s ‘Real Steel’
Oct 6th
A gritty, white-knuckle, action ride set in the near-future, where the sport of boxing has gone hi-tech, ‘Real Steel’ stars Hugh Jackman as Charlie Kenton, a washed-up fighter who lost his chance at a title when 2000-pound, 8-foot-tall steel robots took over the ring. Now nothing but a small-time promoter, Charlie earns just enough money piecing together low-end bots from scrap metal to get from one underground boxing venue to the next. When Charlie hits rock bottom, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son Max (Dakota Goyo) to build and train a championship contender. As the stakes in the brutal, no-holds-barred arena are raised, Charlie and Max, against all odds, get one last shot at a comeback. The film is directed by Shawn Levy (‘Night at the Museum’ franchise and ‘Date Night’). ‘Real Steel’ co-stars the likes of Evangeline Lilly, Kevin Durand, Anthony Mackie, Hope Davis, James Rebhorn and Karl Yune. The film comes to cinemas October 7th in the US, and October 14th in the UK. Check out what Hugh Jackman had to say about ‘Real Steel’ below.
How important was it for this movie to have the action balancing out the emotional side of the story, with the son side of things?
Hugh Jackman: Oh completely, that’s what I call a movie – that’s a film. We all love action, not only is the action is fantastic, but on its own….I’m not going to see a movie if it’s just crazy action. I mean, I think my son probably would, he’s 11, but for me that’s not going to happen, so this is a movie that’s intended to play as it did when I first saw it with my mother-in-law, my wife, and my kids – and they all loved it. My mother-in-law is not going to see a boxing robot film if it’s just that, so it’s vital. And I think also, you’ve got robots, how do you feel for robots? How do you actually get emotionally invested in it? I think you do that through the people involved around them.
Hugh Jackman Interview For ‘Real Steel’
Sep 24th
A gritty, white-knuckle, action ride set in the near-future, where the sport of boxing has gone hi-tech, ‘Real Steel’ stars Hugh Jackman as Charlie Kenton, a washed-up fighter who lost his chance at a title when 2000-pound, 8-foot-tall steel robots took over the ring. Now nothing but a small-time promoter, Charlie earns just enough money piecing together low-end bots from scrap metal to get from one underground boxing venue to the next. When Charlie hits rock bottom, he reluctantly teams up with his estranged son Max (Dakota Goyo) to build and train a championship contender. As the stakes in the brutal, no-holds-barred arena are raised, Charlie and Max, against all odds, get one last shot at a comeback. The film is directed by Shawn Levy (‘Night at the Museum’ franchise and ‘Date Night’). ‘Real Steel’ co-stars the likes of Evangeline Lilly, Kevin Durand, Anthony Mackie, Hope Davis, James Rebhorn and Karl Yune. The film comes to cinemas October 7th in the US, and October 14th in the UK. Check out what Hugh Jackman had to say about ‘Real Steel’ below. Look out for a more in-depth interview with Hugh Jackman closer to the films release date.
Can you talk about this world of robot boxing and how Charlie links within that story?
Hugh Jackman: Robots have got to the sophistication where they can now fight in the ring, it is the biggest sport in the world, there’s money, there’s sponsorship, everyone all around the world is into this. Kids are into it, adults are into it, women, men, everybody. All these robots have different personas and different nicknames, you have your favourites – it’s huge (laughs). In this world is my character Charlie Kenton, who is an owner of robots, he’s in the fight game – the robot fighting game, and he’s not very successful at it. In fact he’s doing everything he can, because he’s pretty desperately trying to eek out a living and he’s not very successful at doing that. Most of the time he doesn’t spend his time in the big, sanctioned World Robot League tournaments, but in the underworld, illegal gambling, small time things – he’s on the run from people he owes money to, he’s pretty much at the bottom of his life, on the bottom rung in every way. But he gets a sort of second chance and he knows he’s not gonna make the same mistakes.