At Mountains of Madness is a film based on a novel by HP Lovecraft. It’s about a geologist who goes on an expedition in Antartica where he discovers ruins and big secrets. The film is going to be produced by James Cameron, who is considering James McAvoy to play the role of William Dyer, the professor. Only, the rest of the filmmakers, led by its director, Guillermo del Torro, also wants Tom Cruise to play the role.
It’s going to be hard to pick as both actors fit the character. The director plans to start shooting by spring of next year, and from the way things are going, James McAvoy appears to have a rather busy schedule already and personally, I don’t trust Tom Cruise’s box office pull.
Who would you pick?
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Because of scheduling conflicts, Brendan Fraser, who starred in the movie, “Journey To The Center of The Earth”, will no longer be part of the sequel. Instead, Dwayne Johnson has been hired to lead the movie, which will have a 3D treatment. The deal should be expected to close this week.
THe actor will play boyfriend to the mother of one of the returning characters, Sean Anderson, who still be played by Josh Hutcherson. The sequel’s story takes place on a trip to a mystical island to find Johnson’s character’s grandfather.
Three other new characters are going to be introduced in the movie as well, with production expecting to start in October in Hawaii.
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September 2, 2010 - 2:22 am
Appearing on Dave Letterman’s talk show the other night to promote his latest movie, “Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps”, Michael Douglas confessed that he has throat cancer. He learned of the diagnosis only three weeks ago, and the doctors say the cancer is Stage 4. Those who aren’t familiar with this should know that Stage 4 is the worst kind, with the cancer already spreading to other parts of the body. Fortunately for Michael, the cancer is still just above the neck and the prognosis is apparently positive. He says he has 80% of healing from this disease.
Douglas, who is turning 66 this month, says that his throat was bothering him all summer and despite his doctors not finding anything, another doctor took his biopsy where it was revealed that his condition was cancer. His biggest worry right now, he says, is the cancer spreading.
The actor confessed that his lifestyle of drinking booze has caused his disease to accelerate. He has gone to his first round of radiation and therapy where he admits to Dave: “It hurts, it comes and goes in waves. It knocks you out really hard.”
We wish the actor a quick recovery!
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September 2, 2010 - 1:23 am
Natalie Portman’s latest movie, Black Swan, a ballet thriller directed by Darren Arronofsky, is getting good raves from critiques. The film was recently screened at the Venice Film Festival.
In the movie, Portman plays Nina, who is so passionate about her craft that it lead to a mental breakdown. The film brings out a depth to her acting skills, particularly since this movie has plenty of scary parts and a girl on girl love scene between Portman and Mila Kunis, who plays her rival.
Critics are saying that Portman is locked in for the Oscar race next year. To note, her role as this deranged ballerina has never been portrayed in a film before.
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August 30, 2010 - 6:09 am
Modern Family and Mad Men emerges as top winners in this year’s Emmy Awards, an annual event on television.
Modern Family, a new series, also won awards for Best Supporting Actor for Eric Stonestreet and Best Writing in Comedy. While Mad Men wins it for the third year in a row.
There were plenty of surprise wins this year, which many television enthusiast believe were great choices and were well-deserved.
The complete list of winners follow after the cut….
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