Angelina Jolie Directs Coen Brothers Unbroken
The Coen Brothers Ethan and Joel will reportedly write a new draft of Unbroken for Universal, a film set to be directed by Angelina Jolie and based on a book by Laura Hillenbrand.
The book documents the extraordinary true story of American World War II hero Louis Zamperini. The former Olympic distance runner survived 47 days adrift in the Pacific Ocean after his plane crash landed in 1943. He survived shark attacks and dehydration, only to be captured by the Japanese and tortured as a prisoner of war for two years by a notorious war criminal.
The film will be Angelina Jolie’s follow up to promising debut In the Land of Blood and Honey and already sounds like being Oscar worthy material, particular in the hands of the Coen brothers who have been Oscar nominated five times already for their screenwriting.
New Game Of Thrones Series 3 Trailer
Check out the latest trailer below for the much anticipated third series in HBO’s fantasy adventure series Game Of Thrones based on the incredible novels of George R. R. Martin. After a few tantalising teaser trailers this is first legitimate glimpse at some of the action, death and dramatic carnage that will grip the mythical land of Westeros this season.
As an added bonus our recent chat with Mackenzie Crook below who’s joining the new series in a significant role alongside series regulars Kit Harrington and Rose Leslie.
James McAvoy Wanted For The Crow Remake
Relativity Media are continuing their search for a possible lead in their reboot of The Crow franchise. Bradley Cooper had long been attached to the project but since he dropped out last summer the studio has been considering a range of actors like Mark Wahlberg and Channing Tatum. Now according to recent reports they’re turning their attention to X-Men First Class star James McAvoy.
For those unfamiliar with the long running series, ‘The Crow’ is actually Eric Draven, a Goth rocker who returns from the dead to avenge his girlfriend’s murder and his own death.
The series sadly remains best known for the tragic death of star Brandon Lee after being accidentally shot with a prop gun during the filming of the original 1994 cult classic.
Director F. Javier Gutierrez remains attached to direct the latest version and will be hoping to rescue the franchise from a series of increasingly lacklustre straight to DVD instalments. It remains to be seen whether or not the studio will succeed in persuading McAvoy to take on yet another comicbook inspired hero and slap on some Goth makeup and leather.
In the meantime James McAvoy is currently playing Macbeth in the West End and will next be back on screen in the next few months with Welcome To the Punch and Danny Boyle’s Trance.
Oscars 2013 Full Winners List
The 85th Academy Awards took place last night at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood hosted by Seth MacFarlene.
Argo won best picture despite the fact Ben Affleck was snubbed for the Best Director nomination. It’s the first time that has happened since Driving Miss Daisy in 1989. The film also won for Best Editing and Best Adapted Screenplay.
Surprising nobody, British Actor Daniel Day-Lewis made Oscars history by becoming the first actor to win three Best Actor awards, taking home this year’s honour for his outstanding transformation into Abraham Lincoln.
Anne Hathaway was another seemingly inevitable winner as she added a Best Supporting Actress statue to her existing collection of Golden Globe and BAFTA awards.
Ang Lee won a second Oscar for best directing adding to his Brokeback Mountain award for this year’s Life Of Pi. While Christoph Waltz also collected his second Best Supporting Actor award for his scene stealing turn as a charming Bounty Hunter in Django Unchained. Rounding off a night of double victors, Quentin Tarantino took home Best Original Screeplay for his Django Unchained as well.
Adele performed and then won best original song for Skyfall, interestingly marking the first time a Bond theme song has ever won.
One of the night’s most popular winners is surely Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence. The beautiful Best Actress winner was so moved she actually stumbled on her way to collect the award, before recovering gracefully to joke about it and collect her well-deserved statue.
Full List of winners below from this year’s 2013 Oscars below:
Best Picture: Argo
Actor: Daniel Day-Lewis – Lincoln
Actress: Jennifer Lawrence – Silver Linings Playbook
Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz – Django Unchained
Supporting Actress: Anne Hathaway – Les Miserables
Directing: Ang Lee – Life of Pi
Foreign Language Film: Amour – Austria
Adapted Screenplay: Chris Terrio – Argo
Original Screenplay: Quentin Tarantino – Django Unchained
Animated Feature Film: Brave
Production Design: Lincoln
Cinematography: Life of Pi
Sound Mixing: Les Miserables
Sound Editing: Skyfall/Zero Dark Thirty
Original Score: Life of Pi – Mychael Danna
Original Song: “Skyfall” from “Skyfall”
Costume: Anna Karenina
Documentary Feature: Searching for Sugar Man
Documentary (short subject): Inocente
Film Editing: Argo
Makeup and Hairstyling: Les Miserables
Animated Short Film: Paperman
Live Action Short Film: Curfew
Visual Effects: Life of Pi
Independent Spirit Awards 2013 Pictures
Check out a gallery of red carpet arrival pictures form this years Independent Spirit Awards 2013. The glamorous pre-Oscars ceremony was attended by a host of stars including Jennifer Lawrence,Bradley Cooper, Bruce Willis, Jack Black and Daniel Radcliffe. Pictures below for your viewing pleasure:
