Kelsey Grammer Joining The Expendables 3
The Expandables 3 has added yet another name to it’s ever growing cast in the somewhat unlikely form of Frasier star Kelsey Grammer. The TV sitcom and X-Men 3 star will reportedly be playing Bonaparte, an ex-mercenary who helps the Expandables on their mission.
The role was rumored to have been intended for Nicolas Cage but as the star recently confirmed to Red Carpet News at the London premiere of The Frozen Ground, he won’t be involved in the next aging action stars adventure.
The new film has already added Harrison Ford and Antonio Banderas alongside the usual musclebound macho majesty of Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger.
We spoke to Antonio Banderas recently about his experiences filming and providing comic relief as the Expendables latest ally Matador. Check out the interview below:
UK Jewish Film Festival 2013 Launch
The 17th annual UK Jewish Film Festival revealed its full programme yesterday at a press launch in Soho attended by guests including filmmaker/comedian Jes Benstock and comedian Arnold Brown.
Running from 30 October – 17 November 2013, the festival will feature screenings of over 80 films and other special events across five cities – London, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester. 53 of the films will be UK premieres, hailing from countries including Argentina, Israel, USA, UK, Germany, France and the Czech Republic.
Please see here for the exciting festival programme: ukjewishfilm.org/
UKJF also launches, in its 17th year, a new VOD channel, sponsored by Think Jam:www.ukjewishfilm.org/films/video-on-demand/
At the press launch, Festival Founder & Executive Director Judy Ironside MBE introduced some of the highlights of the festival including the UK premiere of the dazzling new comedy Blumenthal from New York writer/director Seth Fisher starring actor Brian Cox CBE. (Both will attend Festival screening for Q&A – 6 Nov, Phoenix Cinema, 20:45)
Other highlights include the UK premiere of the award-winning US documentary Joe Papp In Five Acts, a portrait of the legendary New York theatre producer Joe Papp. The screening will be followed by a discussion, with actor Zoe Wanamaker CBE & director Tracie Holder (14 Nov, Barbican, 18:15), on A New Democratic Theatre For The UK.
Comedian and filmmaker Jes Benstock was at the launch warming up the audience for his special Festival Comedy Event to be presented with Scottish Jewish comedian Arnold Brown, and a host of witty friends including Miriam Margolyes, Bill Paterson, David Schneider and Helen Lederer.
Other guests attending the festival will include the esteemed Lord Michael Grade who will speak after Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy (13 Nov, Barbican, 18:15); award-winning French director Ilan Duran Cohen who will be opening the festival with his gripping historical drama The Jewish Cardinal (30 Oct, BFI, 20:30); Czech writer/director David Ondricek presenting his debut feature In the Shadow (2 Nov, Tricycle, 19:00); and Israeli film director Eytan Fox who will close the festival on a high note with his heart-warming musical comedy Cupcakes (17 Nov, Tricycle 19:45).
Other festival highlights include the UK Premiere of thriller Wakolda (5 Nov, Tricycle, 21:00), the new film from award-winning Argentinean director Lucia Puenzo; the Tribeca award-winning Israeli drama Room 514 (3 Nov, Tricycle, 20:30); and an Exclusive Preview of The Congress (10 Nov, Odeon Swiss Cottage Imax Screen, 21:00), Ari Folman’s impressive follow-up to Waltz with Bashir.
Judy Ironside MBE, Festival Founder & Executive Director spoke exclusively to Red Carpet News about what’s in store for this year’s festival:
Tickets for the festival are now on sale on at www.ukjewishfilm.org/
Aaron Eckhart Joins Horror Incarnate
Insidious producer Jason Blum is set to revisit similar supernatural material with new film Incarnate. Based on a script by Dark Tide screenwriter Ronnie Christensen the film will follow an unconventional exorcist who is able to tap into the subconscious of the possessed.
Aaron Eckhart this time will take the lead in efforts to rescue a young boy from the clutches of evil supernatural forces that will again lurk just at the edge of frame. Brad Peyton will direct, having previously given us the impressively terrifying Journey 2 The Mysterious Island and Cats& Dogs The Revenge of Kitty Galore.
Speaking of unavoidable sequels, Producer Blum also recently confirmed plans for Insidious Chapter 3, inspired by the rampant box office success of Chapter 2 of the lucrative low budget horror ‘franchise.
Djimon Hounsou Joins Fast & Furious 7 Cast
The Fast & Furious franchise continues to add to the cast of its seventh instalment. Alongside Vin Diesel, Paul Walker and the returning crew of familiar faces, the new sequel has already added Jason Statham, Tony Jaa, Ronda Rousey, and most recently Kurt Russell to its ranks. Now actor Djimon Hounsou has reportedly also driven into a role in the high speed series.
There are no details of the potential ‘plot’ for the next film in the series yet, beyond the initial confirmation that the new sequel will finally see the action return to the streets of Los Angeles. It’s unclear whether there’s even a script yet or what state it may be in.
It may be that the studio hopes that if enough famous people simply drive cars, it might be possible to avoid the pesky formalities of a plot, finally replacing unconvincing dialogue entirely with implausible CGI car stunts.
Jack Black To Star In Goosebumps Movie
Sony have officially cast Jack Black as the lead in their forthcoming Goosebumps movie, based around the bestselling children’s book series by R.L. Stine. The casting is perhaps unsurprising given that Jack Black’s Gulliver’s Travels director Rob Letterman has already been confirmed as director on the new project.
Having already been adapted into a successful 1990’s television series, the new film will attempt to combine a number of the familiar creepy tales by having Jack Black effectively play author R.L. Stine, with the writer’s spooky creations literally leaping off the page to torment him.