Is Heath Ledger Really The Next Joker?
Latino Review broke news yesterday that Heath Ledger would be the next Joker in the upcoming Untitled Batman Sequel, to be directed by Christopher Nolan. I know that Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman and Gary Oldman are definitely on board for the film. In any case, look for the sequel in Summer 2008.
Weinstein Company and Village Roadshow Strike Distribution Deal
The Weinstein Company announced today a multi-year deal with Roadshow Films to distribute upcoming motion pictures released by The Weinstein Company throughout Australia and New Zealand. The announcement was made jointly by Glen Basner, president, international for The Weinstein Company and by Joel Pearlman, Managing Director of Roadshow Films. The Weinstein Company recently closed a deal with TFI to ….
Freeman and the Feast of Love
According to Variety, Morgan Freeman is in talks to star in the drama The Feast of Love for Lakeshore Entertainment. The Feast of Love will be based on a Charles Baxter novel about a community of friends in Oregon and the sometimes painful incarnations of love. Freeman would play a philosophy professor named Harry Scott. Director Robert Benton (who won an Oscar for Kramer vs. Kramer) recently ….
See the Lucky Number Slevin Trailer Here
The folks over at the Weinstein Company were good enough to forward us a link to Lucky Number Slevin, the new thriller from director Paul McGuigan (who also helmed Wicker Park). I caught this trailer in theater a few weeks ago, and all I remember is the entire audience really getting into it, and started rooting for the main character…Good ….