Posts tagged Paul Giamatti
New Image From ‘Rock of Ages’ – Starring Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin & Russell Brand
Dec 26th
This new image has found its way online from Adam Shankman’s (Hairspray) upcoming musical adaptation, ‘Rock of Ages.’ Featuring a stellar cast in Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Russell Brand, Paul Giamatti, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Malin Ackerman, Mary J. Blige, Bryan Cranston, Alec Baldwin and Tom Cruise, ‘Rock of Ages’ will be released in cinemas June 1st in the US, and June 8th in the UK. Based on the musical of the same name by Chris D’Arienzo, the screenplay is by Justin Theroux and Chris D’Arienzo and Allan Loeb. Check out a previously released image from the film below.
“Rock of Ages” tells the story of small town girl Sherrie and city boy Drew, who meet on the Sunset Strip while pursuing their Hollywood dreams. Their rock ‘n’ roll romance is told through the heart-pounding hits of Def Leppard, Joan Jett, Journey, Foreigner, Bon Jovi, Night Ranger, REO Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, Poison, Whitesnake, and more.
New Poster For David Cronenberg’s ‘Cosmopolis’ – Starring Robert Pattinson, Paul Giamatti & Samantha Morton
Dec 19th
This new poster has found its way online for David Cronenberg’s upcoming drama ‘Cosmopolis.’ As a HUGEMONGOUS (yes, I know it’s not a word) Cronenberg fan I’ve been keeping a keen eye on this film. ‘Cosmopolis,’ which stars Robert Pattinson, Jay Baruchel, Samantha Morton, Juliette Binoche, Paul Giamatti, Mathieu Amalric, Kevin Durand, and Sarah Gadon, is based on Don DeLillo’s novel of the same name.
The story follows Eric Packer (Robert Pattinson), a multi-millionaire, across Manhattan as he goes through his fortune in a 24-hour attempt to get a haircut. Expected for release late 2012, look out for a confirmed release date soon. Source: IMPAwards.
Debut Trailer & Poster For ‘Rock of Ages’ – Starring Tom Cruise, Julianne Hough & Russell Brand
Dec 13th
iTunes Movie Trailers has premiered this debut poster and trailer for Adam Shankman’s (Hairspray) upcoming musical adaptation, ‘Rock of Ages.’ Featuring a stellar cast in Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Russell Brand, Paul Giamatti, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Malin Ackerman, Mary J. Blige, Bryan Cranston, Alec Baldwin and Tom Cruise, ‘Rock of Ages’ will be released in cinemas June 1st in the US, and June 8th in the UK.
“Rock of Ages” tells the story of small town girl Sherrie and city boy Drew, who meet on the Sunset Strip while pursuing their Hollywood dreams. Their rock ‘n’ roll romance is told through the heart-pounding hits of Def Leppard, Joan Jett, Journey, Foreigner, Bon Jovi, Night Ranger, REO Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, Poison, Whitesnake, and more.
Three New Images From David Cronenberg’s ‘Cosmopolis’ – Starring Robert Pattinson, Sarah Gadon & Samantha Morton
Nov 8th
CosmopolisFilm (via BleedingCool) has released these three new images from David Cronenberg’s upcoming film ‘Cosmopolis.’ As a HUGEMONGOUS (yes, I know it’s not a word) Cronenberg fan I’ve been keeping a keen eye on this film. Besides ‘Cosmopolis,’ which is set for release next year, Cronenberg has a film ready for release late 2011, ‘A Dangerous Method,’ which chronicles the intense relationship between Sigmund Freud (Viggo Mortensen) and his student Carl Jung (Michael Fassbender), and how it gave birth to competing theories of psychoanalysis.
‘Cosmopolis,’ which stars Robert Pattinson, Jay Baruchel, Samantha Morton, Juliette Binoche, Paul Giamatti, Mathieu Amalric, Kevin Durand, and Sarah Gadon, is based on Don DeLillo’s novel of the same name. The story follows Eric Packer (Pattinson), a multi-millionaire, across Manhattan as he goes through his fortune in a 24-hour attempt to get a haircut. Look out for a confirmed release date soon.
George Clooney Interview For His Engaging Thriller ‘The Ides of March’
Oct 20th
Directed and starring George Clooney, ‘The Ides of March’ takes place during the frantic last days before a heavily contested Ohio presidential primary, where an up-and-coming campaign press secretary finds himself involved in a political scandal that threatens to upend his candidate’s shot at the presidency.
In the film, George Clooney plays Governor Morris, a candidate running in the presidential primary race for the Democratic Party ticket. Ryan Gosling plays his press spokesman, Philip Seymour Hoffman plays his campaign manager, Paul Giamatti plays a rival campaign manager, Marisa Tomei plays a reporter for the New York Times, Evan Rachel Wood plays an intern for the Morris campaign, Jeffrey Wright plays a key senator, and Max Minghella plays Ben Harper, a campaign worker for Morris. ‘The Ides Of March’ is out now in the US, it hits UK cinemas October 28th. The movie will be Clooney’s fourth film as director after ‘Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,’ ‘Good Night and Good Luck’ and ‘Leatherheads.’
Beau Williamson’s play ‘Farragut North’ was the basis for ‘The Ides of March,’ what was it about the play that interested you in telling this story?
George Clooney: We read the play itself, Grant Heslov and I, who’s my writing and producing partner, we had been working on a morality tale, more on the lines of Wall Street – strangely, funnily enough (laughs). We thought there was a way to tie those two together, I liked the idea of the questions the play was raising. My character isn’t in the play at all, he’s spoken about but he’s not actually in it. I thought it would be a fun world to talk about morality and ask questions.
This story of morality, you can pretty much put it in any situation, placing it in a political scenario must heighten the stakes though?
George Clooney: Oh yeah, I don’t really think of this as a political film, you could put this story in Wall Street, you could pretty much put it anywhere. It’s all the same issues, issues of morality, issues of whether or not your willing to trade your soul for an outcome. I never thought of it as a political film, I liked some of the things that these characters had to do, and politics certainly raises the stakes. These power games, I don’t think they’re anything new, they’ve been going on since Julius Caesar. I just think the fact that we continue to repeat them is our own definition of insanity.
Jeffrey Wright & Paul Giamatti Interview For ‘The Ides of March’
Sep 23rd
Directed and starring George Clooney, ‘The Ides of March’ takes place during the frantic last days before a heavily contested Ohio presidential primary, where an up-and-coming campaign press secretary (Ryan Gosling) finds himself involved in a political scandal that threatens to upend his candidate’s shot at the presidency. Alongside Ryan Gosling and George Clooney the film stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Marisa Tomei, Max Minghella, Jeffrey Wright and Evan Rachel Wood. ‘The Ides Of March’ opens in cinemas October 7th in the US and October 28th in the UK. The movie will be Clooney’s fourth film as director after ‘Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,’ ‘Good Night and Good Luck’ and ‘Leatherheads.’ Check out what Jeffrey Wright and Paul Giamatti had to say about the film below.
Can you talk a little bit about your characters, they both hold a lot of sway and power in the film?
Jeffrey Wright: My character Senator Thompson, he’s a guy you could describe as a King-maker. He’s got some sway over the outcome of the nomination, so he plays that to his advantage. I don’t think he’s necessarily serving the interests of the greater good, or his constituency. But he’s certainly serving the interests of his own ego pretty well (laughs). I think we see that too often in contemporary American politics, but that’s who he is.
Paul Giamatti: With my character, I think he represents the most Darwinian strand of it, the guy who‘s the most willing, or as we see him, the guy who’s most willing to do whatever it takes. He’s straight forward, and in a way I think I’m instructing Ryan Gosling’s character more in the realities of it than even Philip Seymour Hoffman’s character. He’s actually got a sort of decency to him that’s a liability. I’m showing this guy the real path, potentially at the end of the movie he’ll be more like my character than Philip Seymour Hoffman’s character- which is not a good thing, he’ll be worse than me. I dunno, I think there’s all these pressures, everybody is applying pressure to him, I’m just one of the most….sharkish (laughs).