Paige and Leo (Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum) are a happy newlywed couple whose lives are changed by a car accident that puts Paige in a coma. Waking up with severe memory loss, Paige has no memory of Leo, a confusing relationship with her parents (Sam Neill and Jessica Lange), and an ex-fiancé (Scott Speedman) she may still have feelings for. Despite these complications, Leo endeavours to win her heart again and rebuild their marriage. ‘The Vow’ is released Febuary 10th.

What was it about this particular story that spoke to you?

Rachel McAdams I was excited to work with Channing, and I really liked Michael Sucsy’s (director) vision. He seemed to have a new take on the classic love story, and this was one I’d never seen before inspired by true events. It seemed like a really worth while story to tell. And I like the challenge of not making it so predictable and working against that. It seemed quite unique to me, and Paige was certainly a character I hadn’t played before. Also, unlike some so-called “chick flicks”, we’re seeing things through the guy’s eyes, which is a little different as well. The fact that it happened and this woman goes through this trauma and finds her way out of this darkness, I really loved that it was not straightforward, that they have major bumps along the way, that it takes time. And it seems like the odds are completely against them….I think that’s really inspiring.

What was the biggest challenge for you in playing Paige, this young wife who can’t remember her husband after a bad car accident? Did researching about brain trauma help?

Rachel McAdams: Because Paige becomes so disconnected from Leo, it was a challenge to keep things hopeful and not knowing what’s coming around the next corner. Also, being true to the experiences and emotions that she would be going through….which are quite erratic, as she’s frustrated and anxious. That was difficult. Researching about brain trauma presented a challenge of making her sympathetic. These reactions are totally understandable but you’re also rooting for them. You want them to get back together. We talked about how irritable she could be. How far away can they get from each other and still be able to come back and leave a shred of hope. It was a challenege, it was fascinating though.

How was it working with Channing? What do you think he added to Leo?

Rachel McAdams: He’s the perfect guy for this role because he so chivalrous, he’s such a man of his word. He’s a real renaissance man in that way, a real gentleman. He added some lovely touches to Leo, for example; he would always offer his hand out to me when I was getting out of the car, that he had such manners. I’d always heard lovely things about Channing but it’s one thing to hear that and another to experience it and he went above and beyond all expectations. He’s the most open-hearted, generous, open-spirited person I know and he doesn’t do anything halfway either. Even our meeting was unique. He came bounding into the room and almost knocked me down. He had three dogs following him. He shook my hand, tried on a dress, threw it down and ran out of the room (laughs). He was trying to help me. I was in a fitting (laughs).

Part of this movie is about a moment in life that changes everything. Was their a moment in your career or life that showed you what you wanted to do?

Rachel McAdams: I definitely thank my drama teacher, Linda Maskell-Pereira, every day of my life for intercepting me on my way to college. I was going to take cultural studies or something and our college applications were due and I hadn’t seen her all term. One day I was just walking around at lunch and I bumped into her and she said, “Oh, college applications are due today? What are you taking?” I said, “Cultural studies. Don’t ask me what that means.” She said, “I really thought that you would do theatre.” I was like, “I didn’t know that I could go to college and get a degree in theatre.“ She said, “Of course you can. Don’t be ridiculous.’“So I just marched right into my guidance office and I said, “Can I please have my application?” I didn’t even know anything about the theatre programmes at the schools I’d applied to. I just scratched out cultural studies, put in theatre and my whole life changed.

Paige and Leo (Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum) are a happy newlywed couple whose lives are changed by a car accident that puts Paige in a coma. Waking up with severe memory loss, Paige has no memory of Leo, a confusing relationship with her parents (Sam Neill and Jessica Lange), and an ex-fiancé (Scott Speedman) she may still have feelings for. Despite these complications, Leo endeavours to win her heart again and rebuild their marriage. ‘The Vow’ is set for release Febuary 10th.

What was it about this story that interested you?

Channing Tatum: I really just loved the idea of Leo in an extraordinary circumstance with his lover Paige, and it doesn’t take a stereotypical Nicolas Sparks way to get back around to love. There’s no “ah-ha” moment where everything falls into place. It’s a more realistic way to get back to love. Rachel McAdams did some interesting study on people who lose their memories. A certain percentage just fall back into who they were which I thought was very interesting.

What do you think is the attraction between Leo and Paige?

Channing Tatum: Not only do they make each other intensely happy, and they love everything about each other, but also I think they really push each other to grow – especially Paige. She was in a part of her life that when she met Leo she was kind of going through a re-birth, in a way, and Leo was looking for someone to start a life with, to start his adult life with. And I think they really helped take each other to the next level, by challenging each other to be a better person, to be better at whatever you’re doing.

Did you meet and talk to the real-life couple this story is based on?

Channing Tatum: Michael Sucsy (director) shied me away from reading their book or going to get any details on who they were because we took some different liberties with their story. I think they were stronger than our characters. They stayed together and I don’t know how you do that in reality. I don’t know if I’d be able to do that. She just woke up and didn’t know him. I think that had a lot to do with their faith, they’re very religious. They are so positive and have two beautiful kids running around. I was nervous to meet the guy.

Rachel McAdam’s character is hard to play honestly, and I didn’t know who could play it and keep the audience’s sympathy. She was an entirely different person before the accident. Waking up was a world-changing thing for her. Not just waking up and not remembering one person.

Since you hadn’t worked with Rachel before, what surprised you about her?

Channing: To be totally honest, I think that so much of Rachel comes out in her films. There are different things in each character that are so her. Some people are totally different, you would expect, “Oh my God, you’re nothing like I thought you were going to be!” She’s lovely and I think you can tell that. She’s a sweetie and she has that in most of her characters. We joked that she has a curse of making any line work….it’s a Hollywood film, we’ve got some serious big lines in it (laughs), which are hard to pull off sometimes. But she can pull it off, she has this uncanny ability of being able to make anything sound real and amazing. I’m in awe by her, she’s an amazing, shining little thing (laughs).

This is a big year for you, you’ve got five films out in 2012.…

Channing Tatum: I had no intention of five movies coming out (laughs). Two of them were supposed to come out last year so it was not supposed to happen like this, but, it’s a very high class problem. I’m very proud of all the films. They’re all very different. If they were all the same, I’d be freaking out!

You have ‘21 Jump Street‘ coming out with Jonah Hill?

Channing Tatum: Yeah, that was kind of like this film. When I heard Rachel came on I was like, “I’m in!” Then on ‘21 Jump Street,’ when Jonah Hill called I was like, “Okay man. I don’t do this comedy so you’re gonna have to take care of me on this”. He’s like, “I got you!” “Okay, I’m in”. (Laughs) I put my faith in people that I admire, love and want to learn from. When I tell you it’s one of the most fun things I’ve ever done – I mean it! It’s a completely different style of acting. Even the first week I didn’t know if I could do it. It’s so weird and strange. Jonah will stop in the middle of a take and take one line a whole lot of different ways and they’re funny every time. I’ve never done that.

Yahoo Movies have got their mitts on the debut trailer for the bespectacled genius, Woody Allen’s upcoming romance ‘Midnight In Paris.’ The film features an all-star cast in Owen Wilson, Marion Cotillard, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates, Michael Sheen, Adrien Brody, Nina Arianda, Corey Stoll, Mimi Kennedy, Kurt Fullerby, Carla Bruni, and Léa Seydoux. I really like the look of this, I havn’t been digging Woody Allen’s films of late, hopefully this is a return to form!

A romantic comedy about a family traveling to the French capital for business. The party includes a young engaged couple forced to confront the illusion that a life different from their own is better

With the welcomed news that Terrence Malick’s The Tree Of Life is set for a May 27th, 2011 release date. The Hollywood Reporter have released the first official image from Malick’s next film, an untitled romantic drama starring Ben Affleck, Olga Kurylenko, Javier Bardem, Barry Pepper, Rachel McAdams, and Rachel Weisz.

When it was announced that Malick was shooting a new film this year I was hugely surprised, he has made just 5 magnificent movies in 37 years – including a 20 year break between Days Of Heaven and The Thin Red Line – his fifth being 2011′s The Tree Of Life (which stars Brad Pitt and Sean Penn).

Romance movies generally don’t prick my ears up, yet if anyone could make a romance film that I personally would enjoy, it would be Malick. His movies are always visually stunning, poetically philosophical, and touching.

Warner Bros have confirmed to Entertainment Weekly that Rachel McAdams will return for a cameo role in Guy Ritchie’s sequel to Sherlock Holmes. For those who’ve seen the French video that leaked from the films set earlier this week this piece of news is probably a no sh*t Sherlock moment (sorry I couldn’t resist).

Very little details about the film have been released at this point in time. We do know for sure though that along for ride include Noomi Rapace as a gypsie, Stephen Fry as Sherlock’s older brother Mycroft, and Jared Harris as the iconic villain Professor Moriarty. Sherlock Holmes 2 is set for release December 16th, 2011. Expect more Sherlock Holmes 2 updates coming soon!

According to Latinoreview Olivia Wilde’s name has been thrown into the hat of potential actresses  in the running to portray Lois Lane in Zack Snyder’s upcoming Superman movie opposite Henry Cavill. Other names previously mentioned include Kristen Stewart (Cinemablend have caught wind that she’s not in the running), Malin Akerman, Dianna Agron, Jessica Biel and Rachel McAdams:

”NOW I got word from a close reliable source WHO I CAN NOT MENTION, SO STOP WITH THE “WHO IS YOUR SOURCE” as if I am actually going to tell you and have that person get fired or in trouble.

What I was told today was that Olivia Wilde (TRON: Legacy, Cowboys & Aliens) has tested for Lois Lane in “Superman.” The source knows this because they’ve been hired to work on “KIN” and the dates may be pushed back to accommodate the “Superman” schedule should she get the gig. They also mentioned to me that the Rachel McAdams story is true.”

I’ve never been a fan of the awkward stranger from the planet Krypton, he’s always had too much power and too little personality for my liking. However even I am stoked as a goat to see this flick! I’m a big fan of Zack Snyder, and having Christopher Nolan on board can only help the film. Look out for ‘Superman: Man of Steel’ swooping into cinemas Summer 2012.

With the announcement that Henry Cavill has been cast as Clark Kent/Superman in ‘Superman: Man Of Steel,’ the rumour mill has continued to churn for Zack Snyder’s reboot of the iconic hero. Today it looks like whatsplaying have been lead to believe that Kristen Stewart (Twilight), Malin Akerman (Watchmen), Dianna Agron (Glee), Jessica Biel (The A-Team) and Rachel McAdams (The Notebook) are front runners to portray Lois Lane. They’re also hearing that Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Kristen Bell are in the mix, but from third and fourth-hand sources (someone’s uncles, postman’s, window cleaner).

According to the article Anne Hathaway had been first choice until she signed up for The Dark Knight Rises: Anne Hathaway had been the pick for the feisty reporter from day one but she wasn’t going to be able to do Dark Knight Rises as well – for numerous reasons – as Superman, so was forced to make a decision. I think she made the right one.

If I could pick anyone out of the names mentioned above I’d like to see Rachel McAdams take the role, she’s got beauty, feistiness and that hint of charm Lois Lane requires. Look out for ‘Superman: Man of Steel’ swooping into cinemas Summer 2012. Concrete casting news coming soon!

Paramount Pictures have let loose this brand new UK poster for their upcoming rom-com ‘Morning Glory’ *insert juvenile joke here*. The cast is first rate in Harrison Ford (looking appropriately grumpy in the poster), Rachel McAdams, Patrick Wilson, Jeff Goldblum and Diane Keaton. Look out for ‘Morning Glory’ in UK cinemas January 21st.

When hard–working TV producer Becky Fuller (McAdams) is fired from a local news program, her career begins to look as bleak as her hapless love life. Stumbling into a job at “Daybreak” (the last–place national morning news show), Becky decides to revitalize the show by bringing on legendary TV anchor Mike Pomeroy (Ford). Unfortunately, Pomeroy refuses to cover morning show staples like celebrity gossip, weather, fashion and crafts – let alone work with his new co–host, Colleen Peck (Keaton), a former beauty queen and longtime morning show personality who is more than happy covering morning “news.” As Mike and Colleen clash, first behind the scenes and then on the air, Becky’s blossoming love affair with fellow producer, Adam Bennett (Wilson) begins to unravel – and soon Becky is struggling to save her relationship, her reputation, her job and ultimately, the show itself.

Paramount Pictures have let loose this brand new poster for their upcoming rom-com Morning Glory *insert juvenile joke here* via the good people over at Empire. To be honest I’m not sure what to think of this film, on one hand it’s being produced by J.J. Abrams and the cast is pretty decent – Harrison Ford, Rachel McAdams, Patrick Wilson, Jeff Goldblum and Diane Keaton. However the trailer was pretty average, and worse of all during the trailer the line ‘from the screenwriter of The Devil Wears Prada’ flashed up – this switched on a gigantic red light in my mind and engaged my anti chick flick mechanism! Morning Glory is out in UK cinemas January 21st.

When hard–working TV producer Becky Fuller (McAdams) is fired from a local news program, her career begins to look as bleak as her hapless love life. Stumbling into a job at “Daybreak” (the last–place national morning news show), Becky decides to revitalize the show by bringing on legendary TV anchor Mike Pomeroy (Ford). Unfortunately, Pomeroy refuses to cover morning show staples like celebrity gossip, weather, fashion and crafts – let alone work with his new co–host, Colleen Peck (Keaton), a former beauty queen and longtime morning show personality who is more than happy covering morning “news.” As Mike and Colleen clash, first behind the scenes and then on the air, Becky’s blossoming love affair with fellow producer, Adam Bennett (Wilson) begins to unravel – and soon Becky is struggling to save her relationship, her reputation, her job and ultimately, the show itself.

Paramount Pictures have liberated these three sharp character posters for their new rom-com Morning Glory. To be honest I’m not sure what to think of this film, on one hand it’s being produced by J.J. Abrams and the cast is pretty decent – Harrison Ford, Rachel McAdams, Patrick Wilson, Jeff Goldblum and Diane Keaton. Yet on the other hand the trailer was pretty meh worthy, and worse of all during the trailer the line ‘from the screenwriter of The Devil Wears Prada’ flashed up – this switched on a gigantic red light in my mind and engaged my anti chick flick mechanism!

When hard–working TV producer Becky Fuller (McAdams) is fired from a local news program, her career begins to look as bleak as her hapless love life. Stumbling into a job at “Daybreak” (the last–place national morning news show), Becky decides to revitalize the show by bringing on legendary TV anchor Mike Pomeroy (Ford). Unfortunately, Pomeroy refuses to cover morning show staples like celebrity gossip, weather, fashion and crafts – let alone work with his new co–host, Colleen Peck (Keaton), a former beauty queen and longtime morning show personality who is more than happy covering morning “news.” As Mike and Colleen clash, first behind the scenes and then on the air, Becky’s blossoming love affair with fellow producer, Adam Bennett (Wilson) begins to unravel – and soon Becky is struggling to save her relationship, her reputation, her job and ultimately, the show itself.