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Movie Preview: Portman, Gyllenhaal and Maguire in Brothers

BuzzSugar — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:30:21 -0700

Based on Susanne Bier's 2004 film and directed by Jim Sheridan (My Left Foot, In the Name of the Father), Brothers tells the story of a young man (played by Jake Gyllenhaal) who "comforts his older brother's wife and children after he goes missing in Afghanistan." The older brother is played by Tobey Maguire and the wife is played by Natalie Portman, and from the looks of the trailer, the wife ends up getting very close with her brother-in-law, which causes some tension when her husband returns home from war.

For whatever reason, I have a hard time buying Portman as a mother of two but otherwise the movie looks intense and heart-wrenching. Brothers opens Dec. 4 and you can check out the trailer for it if you read more.

Buzz News Roundup, 3/30

BuzzSugar — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:30:31 -0700

Jackie Chan's Karate Kid remake will be titled Kung Fu Kid. - The Huffington Post
Columbia Pictures is acquiring screen rights to The Limit, with Tobey Maguire attached to star in the story of rival Grand Prix drivers. - ComingSoon
Kathleen Turner will join Californication as Charlie's boss. - Entertainment Weekly
No, ER will not be getting a spin-off. - TV.com
Sacha Baron Cohen's upcoming movie Bruno has reportedly received an NC-17 rating after its first review by the MPAA panel. - E! Online
ABC will only air six episodes of new comedy In the Motherhood this season. - Variety
Gemma Arterton will star opposite Sam Worthington in the Clash of the Titans movie. - ComingSoon
Israel is joining France, Russia, and Chile by making its own version of The Office. - The Guardian

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Tobey Maguire, Sam Raimi Ready For Two Spidey Sequels

BuzzSugar — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 06:30:38 -0700

Get ready for Spider-Man to weave his blockbuster web at least two more times. The talk of more Spidey sequels started right after Spider-Man 3's big opening weekend last Summer, and now there's news that Sam Raimi and Tobey Maguire are about to commit to two more films.

Though The Dark Knight broke Spider-Man's box office records this Summer, the Hollywood Reporter notes that Spider-Man is still the most profitable movie franchise for Sony, with the first three films combining for a total of $2.5 billion worldwide.

There were some rumors a while back that Maguire might not return for another sequel, though a Sony spokesman said, "Tobey was our only choice and the only person we've discussed the role with." He'll have some time off before getting back into the Spidey suit: The current plan is for the first sequel, written by James Vanderbilt of Zodiac, to start filming in the Fall of 2009. The movies might film back-to-back, Lord of the Rings-style, with Spider-Man 4 hitting theaters in May 2011.

Still up in the air:

Whether Kirsten Dunst will be back as Mary Jane.
Whether any other actors will reprise their roles.
What villains will appear in the next two films.

Most of you weren't exactly thrilled at the prospect of more Spidey, so I'm wondering: What, if anything, would get you back to the theater for a fourth (and fifth) Spider-Man?

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Tobey Maguire Set for Drama About Landmark Civil Rights Case

BuzzSugar — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:30:59 -0700

Spider-Man 3 is in the news this week as The Dark Knight surpasses its record-breaking opening weekend but that doesn't mean the star of the superhero franchise is slowing down. Tobey Maguire is set to star in a drama titled The Crusaders about the historic Brown v. Board of Education case. According to Variety:

Maguire would play Jack Greenberg, who, as an idealistic lawyer fresh out of law school, joined with NAACP Legal Defense Fund head and future Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall to win a Supreme Court case that ruled segregation in American schools illegal.

Besides Maguire, there's some interesting behind-the-scenes talent involved as well. Gary Ross, who's worked with Maguire before on Pleasantville and Seabiscuit will direct and the writer of the recent HBO film Recount, Jay Roach, is working on the movie's script. It's been a while since I've seen a powerful, well-done drama about the civil rights movement and I'll be curious to watch this project unfold.

Are you glad to see Maguire getting back to his dramatic pre-Spidey roots?

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Buzz News Roundup, 6/16

BuzzSugar — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 13:36:25 -0700

M.I.A. announced her retirement from live shows at Bonnaroo, NME reports - while the Associated Press details how Kanye West angered the crowd by delaying his show till 4:25 a.m.
Veteran screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan (Return of the Jedi, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Big Chill) will write the script for a film adaptation of the 1980s cartoon Robotech, with Tobey Maguire producing, writes Hollywood Reporter.
Speaking of The Big Chill, its star William Hurt will reunite with Glenn Close in season two of Damages, Variety reports.
According to ComingSoon the voice cast for a CG-animated movie version of Astro Boy has been announced, with Freddie Highmore in the main role and Bill Nighy, Donald Sutherland and Nathan Lane (among others) supporting.
West Wing star Janel Moloney is among four actors cast in an ABC fantasy pilot called Captain Cook's Extraordinary Atlas, reports Zap2it.
Variety reports that while The Incredible Hulk reigned supreme in U.S. theaters over the weekend, The Happening was No. 1 at the box office overseas.
Jason Bateman has scored a deal to develop series at Fox, writes the Hollywood Reporter. Meanwhile, in other Arrested Development alumni news, writers of Mitchell Hurwitz's show Sit Down, Shut Up are striking to get WGA benefits.
Coldplay's latest album Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends "raced" to the top spot on U.K. charts, writes Billboard.

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"Marry Him" Article Could Become a Movie - But What Kind?

BuzzSugar — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 06:30:00 -0700

Have you read "Marry Him" yet?
If not, get reading! The controversial Atlantic Monthly cover story, subtitled "The Case for Settling for Mr. Good Enough," has just been optioned by Tobey Maguire's production company and could become a movie.

What's the gist?
In the story - which will also be expanded into a forthcoming book - author Lori Gottlieb writes that her experiences as a 40-year-old single woman (and single mother by choice) have led her to believe that rather than continue the seemingly endless search for Mr. Right, women should consider settling for the next decent guy who comes along. She writes:

Don’t worry about passion or intense connection. Don’t nix a guy based on his annoying habit of yelling “Bravo!” in movie theaters. Overlook his halitosis or abysmal sense of aesthetics. Because if you want to have the infrastructure in place to have a family, settling is the way to go.

So, a movie, eh?
Yup, a movie - and I'm quite curious to see what Hollywood will do with this one. On the one hand, I could see it as an extremely conventional romantic comedy: Single woman resolves herself to marry the next OK-enough guy she meets, still has to go through a slew of schlubs, finally meets a good one, marries him - and ends up falling hopelessly in love after the fact, living happily ever after [insert eyeroll here]. It could also become a comedy in the Baby Mama mold, with the single mom searching for a guy who will just be a good father to her son - and, of course, discovering that they were always meant to be together. But the article is more complicated than that, and I'm curious to see if there's some kind of movie - heck, even a documentary - that would more accurately convey its points.

What do you think? Of all the possibilities, what do you think would be the best-case scenario for a movie version of "Marry Him"?

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Buzz News Roundup, 4/7

BuzzSugar — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:26:35 -0700

Newsday talks to Nicollette Sheridan about her future on Wisteria Lane (caution: spoilery).
The full Lollapalooza lineup has been announced and the headliners that leaked Friday (Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, Nine Inch Nails) are confirmed, Billboard reports.
Tobey Maguire will star in the dramatic thriller Hungry Rabbit Jumps, writes Variety.
Zap2it reports that cast members from Scrubs, Cheers, and The Office will serve as "talent scouts" for this summer's Last Comic Standing.
The French comedy Bienvenue chez les Ch'tis (Welcome to the home of the Ch'tis) has surpassed Titanic to become the most successful movie in France ever, Reuters reports.
According to Billboard, Duran Duran is looking to collaborate with the Arctic Monkeys and Mark Ronson on a music project.

Buzz News Roundup, 3/28

BuzzSugar — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:32:50 -0700

Mariah Carey is on track for her 18th No. 1 single with "Touch My Body," Billboard reports.
Tobey Maguire is gearing up to produce and star in an adaptation of the comic book Afterburn, ComingSoon reports.
It's a busy day for pilot casting, including the news that Sara Rue will play the female lead in the adaptation of Spaced for Fox, writes HollywoodReporter.
The finale of America's Best Dance Crew on MTV got 38 million votes to decide the winner, Zap2it reports.
HBO will launch a Friday night comedy lineup in June, including an animated series called The Life and Times of Tim and the Australian series Summer Heights High, writes TV Week.

Variety confirms that Ratatouille is the "kids' pick" of last year's movies, while The Golden Compass received the "Ick" award.
According to ComingSoon, Will Arnett will join Kristen Bell in the Disney rom-com When in Rome.
Netflix is issuing credits to members whose shipments were delayed by Monday's site outage, writes the Hollywood Reporter.
Variety reports that Ice Cube will star alongside an as-yet-undetermined "big name rapper" in the movie Janky Promoters.

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Three's a Crowd for Natalie, Jake and Tobey

BuzzSugar — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 10:28:33 -0700

This is a good-looking love triangle.
Natalie Portman has signed on to star alongside Jake Gyllenhaal and Tobey Maguire in a remake of Susanne Bier's Danish-language film Brothers. Writer/Director Jim Sheridan (My Left Foot, In the Name of the Father, In America) will direct.

It's like "Army Wives" meets "Band of Brothers."
Okay, not really. The story "centers on a man (Maguire) who is sent to fight in Afghanistan while his black-sheep brother (Gyllenhaal) cares for his wife (Portman) and child."

That's a lot of youth, beauty and talent right there.
These three in a movie together sounds promising. I hope there are some plot twists, though, since that description sounds a little tired and predictable. Still, at least there will be some eye candy to attract both men and women to see the film.

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Buzz News Roundup, 9/7

BuzzSugar — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:30:15 -0700

Madeleine L'Engle, author of A Wrinkle in Time and other books, died Thursday at age 88, the New York Times reports.
Death Cab for Cutie is heading back to the recording studio mid-September, says Billboard.
Hollywood Reporter has news that Ralph Fiennes will join Keira Knightley in The Duchess.
Zap2It states that there will be an animated film version of Robotech, with Tobey Maguire producing and lending his voice.
Time Magazine has named its 100 best TV shows ever.
Billboard reports that Ozzie Osbourne and Rob Zombie will team up for a tour.
Will Smith will star in Seven Pounds, a drama about a man who accidentally falls in love while attempting suicide, Variety reports.
MTV is planning a bisexual dating competition show starring MySpace's Tila Tequila.
Variety has the news that Joaquin Phoenix and director James Gray will team up for the third time on the drama Two Lovers.

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