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Taylor Kitsch To Command ‘Battleship’

Jeremy Renner has decided to turn down the lead role in Peter Berg's Battleship movie and now it appears that future John Carter of Mars, Taylor Kitsch, will be taking the mantle. ...
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Warner Brothers Shell Out For Japanese Adaptation

Generally, the big studios deal in pitches; before writers and producers go through the process of scripting an adaptation, they will offer an idea, hoping the studios will bite. Pitches, because they are only ideas, are relatively cheap. ...
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‘I Am Love’ Trailer Starring Tilda Swinton

The trailer for the upcoming Tilda Swinton vehicle, I Am Love, debuted in the Quicktime format on Apple's website. The film, which drew rave reviews at both the Toronto and Venice film festivals, is being distributed domestically by Magnolia Pictures. ...
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[Review] Micmacs

As with any film directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet, Micmacs is a visual feast of color and spectacle that entertains and stuns the audience in fantastical style. The narrative and its eccentric characters are enthralling with each stellar performance delivered to stand out and impress....
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Gaspar Noé To Direct ‘Garfield’ Reboot

French extremity auteur Gaspar Noé, whom is responsible for I Stand Alone, Irreversible and the upcoming Enter the Void has signed on to direct the Garfield reboot for 20th Century Fox. The franchise unfortunately died off after the poor box-office showing of Garfield : A Tale of Two Kitties in 2006 but Noé apparently blew away Fox executives with his pitch for a reboot and they instantly agreed to start over....