Jack Reacher Sequels Unlikely

Despite a mostly positive reaction to Tom Cruise recent turn as brooding vigilante Jack Reacher it appears that Paramount is unlikely to push forward with previous plans for sequels. Although the current film is still performing well at cinemas taking in over $150 million so far on a $60 million budget, the studio has reportedly decide that they don’t feel confident about trying to turn the bestselling book series into a franchise.

Allegedly the film’s failure to hit an optimistic projection of $250 million in cinemas, combined with the prospect of having to re-negotiate a new deal with Cruise, has left the studio unenthusiastic about adapting any more of the numerous Lee Child books featuring surly anti-hero Reacher. Luckily Cruise likely has many more Impossible Missions to keep him busy.

Interviews below from the Jack Reacher UK Red Carpet Premiere:

Golden Globes Full Winners List 2013

Here’s the full official list of winners at the Golden Globes Awards tonight as voted for by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

The 70th Annual awards ceremony saw Homeland emerge the clear winner on the small screen, picking up best drama while stars Damien Lewis and Claire Danes both took home awards for best actor/actress respectively. Sarah Palin political drama Game Change also picked up awards for best mini-series and acting nod for stars Julianne Moore and Ed Harris.

In the film awards, despite the widely predicted sweep for Spielberg’s historical biopic Lincoln, honors were shared in the key categories among other films. In fact Lincoln’s only win of the night was a predictable best actor success for Daniel Day Lewis.

Ben Affleck won the best director gong, despite missing out on an Academy Award nomination and Argo took hold of the coveted best film award.

Tarantino surprisingly scooped best Screenplay for slavery era western Django Unchained and Christoph Waltz took home best supporting actor for his role as a likeable bounty hunter  Best score went to Life Of Pi and Brave took home best animated feature.

Young stars Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook) and Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables) both picked up awards for best actress and best supporting actress in a comedy/musical. Hugh Jackman won for best actor and Les Miserables unsurprisingly took home the prize for best musical/comedy. Jessica Chastain won a best actress award for Zero Dark Thirty 

One of the night’s most significant moments was when Jodie Foster receiving the Cecile B Demile lifetime achievement award, used the opportunity to publicly acknowledge her sexuality for the first time. Although something of an open secret in Hollywood for decades, it’s still  a landmark moment for the gay and lesbian community to finally have the Oscar winner actress ‘come out’ on a global stage.

FILM AWARDS

Best Motion Picture – Drama

Argo

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Les Miserables

Best Director

Ben Affleck  - Argo

Best Actor – Drama

Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln

Best Actor – Musical or Comedy

Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables

Best Actress – Drama

Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty

Best Actress – Musical or Comedy

Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook

Best Supporting Actor

Christophe Waltz, Django Unchained

Best Supporting Actress

Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables

Best Screenplay

Django Unchained

Best Original Score

Life of Pi

Best Original Song

Skyfall, Skyfall

Best Foreign Language Film

Amour

Best Animated Feature

Brave

Cecil B DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award

Jodie Foster

 

TV AWARDS

Best TV Series – Drama

Homeland

Best TV Series – Comedy

Girls

Best Miniseries or Motion Picture made for TV

Game Change

Best Actor – Drama

Damian Lewis, Homeland

Best Actress – Drama

Claire Danes, Homeland

Best Actor – Comedy

Don Cheadle, House of Lies

Best Actress – Comedy

Lena Dunham, Girls

Best Actor – Miniseries or Motion Picture made for TV

Kevin Costner, Hatfields & McCoys

Best Actress – Miniseries or Motion Picture made for TV

Julianne Moore, Game Change

Best Supporting Actor

Ed Harris, Game Change

Best Supporting Actress

Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey

Golden Globes Nominations Full List 2013

As Hollywood gears up for the 70th Annual Golden Globes Awards tonight, here is the full list of Film and Television nominations, as voted for by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.

FILM AWARDS

Best Motion Picture – Drama

Argo

Django Unchained

Life of Pi

Lincoln

Zero Dark Thirty

 

Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Les Miserables

Moonrise Kingdom

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Silver Linings Playbook

 

Best Director

Ben Affleck, Argo

Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty

Ang Lee, Life of Pi

Steven Spielberg, Lincoln

Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained

 

Best Actor – Drama

Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln

Joaquin Phoenix, The Master

Richard Gere, Arbitrage

Denzel Washington, Flight

John Hawkes, The Sessions

 

Best Actor – Musical or Comedy

Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook

Ewan McGregor, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Bill Murray, Hyde Park on the Hudson

Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables

Jack Black, Bernie

 

Best Actress – Drama

Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty

Marion Cotillard, Rust and Bone

Helen Mirren, Hitchcock

Naomi Watts, The Impossible

Rachel Weisz, The Deep Blue Sea

 

Best Actress – Musical or Comedy

Emily Blunt, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Judi Dench, Best Exotic Marigold Hotel

Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook

Maggie Smith, Quartet

Meryl Steep, Hope Springs

 

Best Supporting Actor

Alan Arkin, Argo

Leonardo Di Caprio, Django Unchained

Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master

Tommy Lee Jones, Hope Springs

Christophe Waltz, Django Unchained

 

Best Supporting Actress

Amy Adams, The Master

Sally Field, Lincoln

Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables

Nicole Kidman, The Paperboy

Helen Hunt, The Sessions

 

Best Screenplay

Zero Dark Thirty

Django Unchained

Argo

Silver Linings Playbook

Lincoln

 

Best Original Score

Life of Pi

Anna Karenina

Argo

Cloud Atlas

Lincoln

 

Best Original Song

Safe and Sound, The Hunger Games,

Skyfall, Skyfall

Suddenly, Les Miserables

Not Running Anymore, Stand Up Guys

For You, Act of Valor

 

Best Foreign Language Film

Amour

Rust and Bone

The Untouchables

A Royal Affair

Kon-Tiki

 

Best Animated Feature

Brave

Frankenweenie

Rise of the Guardians

Wreck It Ralph

Hotel Transylvania

 

Cecil B DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award

Jodie Foster

 

TV AWARDS

Best TV Series – Drama

Breaking Bad

Downton Abbey

The Newsroom

Homeland

Boardwalk Empire

 

Best TV Series – Comedy

The Big Bang Theory

Episodes

Girls

Modern Family

Smash

 

Best Miniseries or Motion Picture made for TV

Game Change

The Girl

The Hour

Hatfields & McCoys

Political Animals

 

Best Actor – Drama

Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire

Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad

Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom

Jon Hamm, Mad Men

Damian Lewis, Homeland

 

Best Actress – Drama

Connie Britton, Nashville

Glenn Close, Damages

Claire Danes, Homeland

Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife

Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey

 

Best Actor – Comedy

Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock

Don Cheadle, House of Lies

Louis CK, Louie

Matt LeBlanc, Episodes

Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory

 

Best Actress – Comedy

Zoey Deschanel, New Girl

Tina Fey, 30 Rock

Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation

Lena Dunham, Girls

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep

 

Best Actor – Miniseries or Motion Picture made for TV

Kevin Costner, Hatfields & McCoys

Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock

Toby Jones, The Girl

Woody Harrelson, Game Change

Clive Owen, Hemingway & Gelhorn

 

Best Actress – Miniseries or Motion Picture made for TV

Nicole Kidman, Hemingway & Gelhorn

Sienna Miller, The Girl

Julianne Moore, Game Change

Jessica Lange, American Horror Story

Sigourney Weaver, Political Animals

 

Best Supporting Actor

Ed Harris, Game Change

Max Greenfield, New Girl

Danny Huston, Magic City

Mandy Patinkin, Homeland

Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family

 

Best Supporting Actress

Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey

Sofia Vergara, Modern Family

Sarah Paulson, Game Change

Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife

Hayden Panettiere, Nashville

Jurassic Park 4 Gets Release Date

Universal Pictures have announced the official release date for Jurassic Park 4, the fourth installment in the blockbuster dinosaur saga will be out in cinemas 13th June 2014. Universal made the announcement on Twitter but have yet to confirm a director for the project or any casting details.

Steven Spielberg will return to at least produce the sequel project, having recently postponed his planned science fiction film Robopocalypse indefinitely. The timing of that news has triggered speculation that Spielberg may intend to now direct Jurassic Park 4 himself.

The third Jurassic Park film was released in 2001 and was directed by Joe Johnston. Last year producer Kathleen Kennedy spoke of plans for the new film, explaining that

“We’re trying to come up with a story that makes sense and isn’t going to disappoint people and is, hopefully, going to get people excited and reinvigorate the franchise.”

The Jurassic Park trilogy has grossed over a billion dollars worldwide and Universal is re-releasing the original film in 3D in April this year. Reportedly the studio intends to use the next Jurassic Park film to launch a new trilogy of films; capitalizing on the enduring popularity of the franchise and the obvious box office potential of more 3D dinosaurs.

Spielberg Postpones Robopocalypse

Steven Spielberg has ‘indefinitely’ postponed his adaptation of Robopocalypse due to concerns over Drew Goddard’s script and a prohibitively expensive budget. Chris Hemsworth and Anne Hathaway were already attached to star but Spielberg has put a sudden halt to the project, insisting that the script ‘is not ready’ and the project is ‘too important’ to rush into production.

As Spielberg prepares to collect an array of awards for his magnificent historical biopic Lincoln the future of Robopocalypse looks unclear at best. For the time being the genius director says it’s ‘back to the drawing board to see what’s possible’.