Del Toro Writes Pacific Rim Sequel
Guillermo Del Toro has confirmed that he has secretly been co-writing a sequel to Pacific Rim with Avengers writer Zek Penn, though the director admits that Legendary Pictures haven’t yet given the project a green light.
“I’m working very, very hard with Zak Penn. We’ve been working for a few months now in secret. We found a way to twist it around. [Pacific Rim co-writer] Travis Beacham was involved in the storyline and now I’m writing with Zak because Travis has become a TV mogul. I don’t have the money, but I’m proceeding like it is happening.”
Though Pacific Rim performed only adequately at the US box office, it managed to haul in over $400 million worldwide, mostly due to massive success in the Asian markets where watching Giant Robots fight Monsters is already a more firmly established national hobby.
Time will tell whether or not the studio will gamble on a second film and a possible franchise, swayed by the lure of merchandise profits and box office Yuan.
Tony Awards 2014 Winners & Pictures
Here’s the full list of winners and a gallery of fantastic photos from the 68th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 8, 2014 in New York City.
Best Play -“All the Way”
Best Musical - “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder”
Best Revival of a Play - “A Raisin in the Sun”
Best Revival of a Musical - “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”
Best Book of a Musical - “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder”
Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre – “The Bridges of Madison County”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play - Bryan Cranston, “All the Way”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play - Audra McDonald, “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical - Neil Patrick Harris, “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical - Jessie Mueller, “Beautiful — The Carole King Musical”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Play - Mark Rylance, “Twelfth Night”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play - Sophie Okonedo, “A Raisin in the Sun”
Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical - James Monroe Iglehart, “Aladdin”
Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical - Lena Hall, “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”
Best Scenic Design of a Play - Beowulf Boritt, “Act One”
Best Scenic Design of a Musical - Christopher Barreca, “Rocky”
Best Costume Design of a Play - Jenny Tiramani, “Twelfth Night”
Best Costume Design of a Musical - Linda Cho, “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder”
Best Lighting Design of a Play - Natasha Katz, “The Glass Menagerie”
Best Lighting Design of a Musical - Kevin Adams, “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”
Best Sound Design of a Play - Steve Canyon Kennedy, “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill”
Best Sound Design of a Musical - Brian Ronan, “Beautiful — The Carole King Musical”
Best Direction of a Play - Kenny Leon, “A Raisin in the Sun”
Best Direction of a Musical - Darko Tresnjak, “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder”
Best Choreography - Warren Carlyle, “After Midnight”
Best Orchestrations - Jason Robert Brown, “The Bridges of Madison County”
Marvel Finds New Ant-Man Director
Marvel has said yes to Yes Man & Bring It On director Peyton Reed replacing the recently departed Edgar Wright for Ant-Man. The news comes as the studio looks to meet next year’s rapidly approaching summer release date.
Paul Rudd remains attached to star as the shrinking superhero, with Anchorman writer Adam McKay joining the project to re-draft the existing script. McKay was recently linked to directing duties on the long delayed superhero adaptation but reportedly turned down the role.
While it remains unclear why Edgar Wright quit/was pushed from the project after so many years of protracted pre-production it’s likely that his distinctive brand of comedy horror and quirky trademarks just couldn’t be married with the unified tone of the ever expanding Marvel universe. McKay likely has the task of lightening the tone a bit before persuading Will Ferrell & Steve Carell to do voices for talking CGI Ants.
Double Exposure Portraits Exhibition Launch
On Thursday 5 June, Zebra One Gallery in Hampstead famous for its rare photography including rock icons Rolling Stones and The Beatles played host to YOUYOU Mentoring latest exhibition Double Exposure Portraits.
VIP’s who turned-out to support the special occasion were singer-songwriter Nina Nesbitt, Games of Thrones Laura Pradelska, Bafta award-winning photographer Dr Gotts, pop artist Pandemonia, Nicole Appleton and Melanie Blatt of All Saints.
The exhibition feature British stars of film, television, music, the arts and sport, shot at the iconic Holborn Studios by four young, promising photographers. Portraits include public figures as diverse as Maisie Williams, Miles Kane, Pandemonia, Dan Gillespie Sells, Martin Kemp, Nina Nesbitt, Laura Pradelska, Tyler James, Francis Boulle, Pete Reed and artist duo JAMESPLUMB.
YOUYOU Mentoring is a unique youth scheme founded to help aspiring teenagers and young adults gain invaluable mentoring experience from experienced professionals – and crucially to provide them with a platform to showcase their work and abilities. Find out more here.
The four photographers were mentored by celebrity photographers Harleymoon Kemp, Adam Lawrence and Richard Bailey. Photographer work on display 18-year-old Mohamed Abdi, 20-year-old Marina Tilahun, 20-year-old Susannah Alltimes and Chloe Thacker aged 21.
Double Exposure Portraits opens at Zebra One Gallery this summer 7-22nd June. Zebra One Gallery, 1 Perrin’s Court, Hampstead, London NW3 1QX. Free Admission. Opening times: Tuesday – Sunday 11am-4pm. Signature framed and limited edition prints will be available to buy with proceeds benefiting YOUYOU Mentoring. Prices range from £120 to £200 pounds. For more information or to make purchases contact info@zebraonegallery.com or visit the YOUYOU Mentoring official site here.
Video Interviews below with VIP guests and supporters on the night:
Nina Nesbitt New Album Interview
Rapidly rising music star Nina Nesbitt spoke exclusively to Red Carpet News at the Double Exposure Portraits Exhibition launch event for YOUYOU Mentoring at the Zebra One Gallery in London last night.
The beautiful Scottish singer gave us an update on her second album, a swift follow up to promising debut album Peroxide. Revealing cinematic inspirations Nina told us that she’s ben inspired by all the movies she’s been watching on long haul flights. In particular she’s written a track about Ryan Gosling cult favorite Drive.
Admitting that she wants to do something ‘different’ with her next album Nina expresses her enthusiasm for cross-genre collaborations such as Coldplay teaming up with Avicii.
Nina also talks about her lack of grace in photoshoots and her love of summer festival gigs, before thanking fans for supporting her so far.
Full Interview below: