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- Al Pacino will play King Lear in a new film adaptation of the Shakespeare play. — ComingSoon
- Steve Zahn is close to joining the cast of Treme, the New Orleans-set show from the creator of The Wire. — TV.com
- Columbia Pictures and producer Scott Rudin will make a film based on the life of Henry Molaison, whose brain became the most studied gray matter in medical history.
Movie News Roundup: Watts, Fox, Another 300 Movie and More
- According to The Guardian, Naomi Watts will play one of King Lear's daughters in the next film adaptation of Shakespeare's play. Gwyneth Paltrow and Keira Knightley will take on the roles of the other two daughters to Anthony Hopkins's King Lear.
- Matthew Fox is in talks to star in yet another one of Hollywood's comic book-turned-movies, Billy Smoke, about "an elite hit man who's nearly killed during a botched job and realizes that his only way to find redemption is to rid the world of all assassins."
- Hollywood Reporter writes that Helena Bonham Carter will have a "small but pivotal role" in the fourth Terminator movie.
- A follow-up to 300 is officially in the works, with Frank Miller currently writing the graphic novel on which it will be based. Though he's not committed yet, 300 director Zack Snyder is "definitely interested" to see what Miller comes up with.
King Lear Movie Gets Keira, Gwyneth and Sir Anthony
Get ready for another Shakespearean film adaptation
Recent news coming out of the Cannes Film Festival (courtesy of the UK's Telegraph): there will be a new big-screen adaptation of Shakespeare's King Lear, this time starring Sir Anthony Hopkins, Keira Knightley and Gwyneth Paltrow.
Daddy's Little Girls
Sir Anthony will naturally assume the role of King Lear, while Keira will portray his daughter Cordelia. According to the article, "Gwyneth Paltrow is tipped to take the role of Regan, Lear's treacherous middle daughter.
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Naomi Watts juggled her baby boy Alexander, her phone, bag and one of his toys yesterday as they packed up the family SUV for a drive. It's a good thing she can balance multiple things at once because on top of being pregnant with her second child, she has three films in the works. Naomi is set to star in a remake of The Birds, as well as an adaptation of Shakespeare's King Lear and Need, alongside her best pal Nicole Kidman.
Gwyneth Arrives in London While Landing Two More Jobs
Gwyneth Paltrow arrived at Heathrow Airport yesterday after her multiple red carpet appearances at Cannes and still managed to look fashionable and refreshed. Gwyneth has a lot to smile about, not only has she been cast in a new adaptation of King Lear, but she is the new face of Tod's Fall campaign. We already knew Gwyneth was shooting a film ad for Tod's, and now you can get a behind the scenes look at the shoot.
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