Willem Dafoe

Disney preparing exclusive looks at John Carter, The Avengers and more during D23 Expo

Exclusively at Disney’s D23 Expo from August 19-21, 2011, Disney film fans will go behind the scenes to explore the roster of projects on the horizon at Walt Disney Studios, with panel discussions, sneak peeks and exhibits. D23 takes place at the Anaheim Convention Center. On Saturday, August 20th, Rich Ross, chairman of Walt Disney ….

John Carter epic to be released theatrically in IMAX

IMAX and Walt Disney Studios today announced that the action-adventure film John Carter, from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Andrew Stanton, will be released to IMAX theatres simultaneously with the film’s worldwide release on March 9, 2012. John Carter is based on a classic novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs and stars Taylor Kitsch, Willem Dafoe and Lynn ….

First conceptual art and poster for Edgar Rice Burroughs’ John Carter film released, shows futuristic Mars landscape

From Academy Award–winning filmmaker Andrew Stanton comes John Carter—a sweeping action-adventure set on the mysterious and exotic planet of Barsoom (Mars). John Carter is based on a classic novel by Edgar Rice Burroughs, whose highly imaginative adventures served as inspiration for many filmmakers, both past and present. The film tells the story of war-weary, former military captain John Carter ….

Action film The Jesuit gets a producer and Paul Schrader to direct

Maya Entertainment and Open Window Films have teamed up to acquired The Jesuit, an action drama written and to be directed by Golden Globe nominee Paul Schrader, director of American Gigolo and Afliction & writer of Taxi Driver and Raging Bull. Production is scheduled to start in early March of 2011, with Michelle Rodriguez, Willem ….

Win one of three copies of David Lynch and Werner Herzog’s psychological thriller My Son, My Son What Have Ye Done on DVD

This week saw the release of the psychological thriller My Son, My Son What Have Ye Done, featuring the first-ever collaboration between legendary filmmakers David Lynch and Werner Herzog, and a top-notch cast, including Academy Award Nominees Michael Shannon, Chloë Sevigny and Willem Dafoe. In celebration of the release, FilmFetish is giving away three copies ….

Werner Herzog and David Lynch collaborate on a psychological thriller – and we have photos

Absurda, Industrial Entertainment and First Look Studios present My Son, My Son What Have Ye Done, the first collaboration between legendary filmmakers David Lynch and Werner Herzog. Academy Award Nominees Michael Shannon, Chloë Sevigny, and Willem Dafoe headline this psychological thriller, written and directed by Herzog, produced by Lynch, and featuring Grace Zabriskie, Udo Kier ….

New cast members for John Carter of Mars film adaptation

According to Sci-Fi Wire, the cast continues to grow for John Carter of Mars, Disney’s upcoming live-action adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs‘ fantasy adventure books, with Thomas Haden Church, James Purefoy and Mark Strong joining already cast Taylor Kitsch, Samantha Morton, Dominic West, Polly Walker, Willem Dafoe and Lynn Collins. According to the report, the ….

Boondock Saint Willem Dafoe to headline Big Apple Comic-Con guest list

Willem Dafoe (the Green Goblin from Spider-Man, Boondock Saints, Once Upon a Time in Mexico), who also starred in the erotic drama Body of Evidence with Madonna, then portrayed a Manhattan drug dealer in Light Sleeper, and a private investigator in American Psycho, will be making a rare convention appearance at October’s annual Big Apple ….

Willem Dafoe to play alien warlord in John Carter of Mars

According to Variety, Willem Dafoe will return to the fantasy realm, playing alien warlord Tars Tarkas in Andrew Stanton’s (director of Wall-E) first live-action movie, John Carter of Mars. Dafoe will star opposite X-Men Origins: Wolverine co-stars Taylor Kitsch and Lynn Collins in the adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs’ sci-fi fantasy series of books. Tarkas ….