Dakota Fanning goes ‘70s
Rock biopic The Runaways has been busy filming in Los Angeles, and now pictures have emerged of Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart on set.
While we’ve seen Stewart in her Joan Jett getup before, there hasn’t been much coverage of Fanning, playing leader singer Cherie Currie.
And it’s Fanning who makes the biggest impact here - she’s almost unrecognisable these days from the little girl who appeared in the likes of War Of The Worlds. Sniff… she’s growing up fast.
With recent word that Arrested Development’s Alia Shawkat has joined the film as the band’s bass player – or at least a fictional conglomeration of the string-strummers who swung through the band during its heyday in the ‘70s and ‘80s, it’s shaping up to be something decent.
We’ll have to wait until next year to see for sure. Meanwhile, check out a few more pics in the gallery to the right.
[Source: Just Jared]
Do they look the part? And can the film do the band justice?
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District 9 wants you to shoot aliens
The viral website for sci-fi drama/thriller District 9 has launched an online game that lets you enter the movie’s alien/human-phobic world.
Yes, just in time for the 4th Of July holiday as Hollywood starts to shut down like a dying Transformer, we get a flash game (which, we’ll warn you, slows to a crawl after a while) to while away the weekend hours.
You can play as either a human – with the job of capturing or (more fun) shooting the naughty aliens attempting to revolt and escape, or as a non-human trying to make it out of the slum.
And according to the team at Collider, we’ll get to see a new trailer for the movie next week.
[Source: District 9]
Still anticipating the movie? What do you think of the viral campaign so far?
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Jessica Biel joining Thor?
It’s only just started to gear up properly, but the rumours about Thor casting are still rolling – with Jessica Biel reportedly in talks.
According to “sources” that talked to Nuke The Fridge (so hire a truck of salt to take it with), Biel is in discussions to play the lead’s love interest.
There’s no word on what that might mean, but the site does have suggestions, including a human nurse who becomes Thor’s lady when he’s stuck on Earth, The Enchantress or Sif, and Asgardian warrior who Thor falls for.
And we’ve no confirmation yet as to whether the story will even bring the hero to Earth.
You might remember that Natalie Portman has previously been linked to a possible role, but of course all we have right now is the rumours.
But let’s face it – we’d be happy to see Biel join the cast…
[Source: Nuke The Fridge]
Do you want to see Biel join Thor? Speak!
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New Avatar image released
As the Avatar release date creeps ever closer, we’re getting more and more looks at the movie.
The latest might not be as exciting as the footage screened in Amsterdam, but it’s probably more thrilling for what it represents than what it is.
The San Diego Comic Con is always sponsored by one big film, and this year it’s Avatar.
To celebrate, the banners that hang from the city’s street lamps feature one of the Na’vi (if we had to guess, we’d say Zoe Saldana’s Neytiri.
And while it’s hardly a clear shot of her, it signifies that Avatar will definitely have some sort of presence at the convention.
What that will be has not been announced, but with Warners showing 3D footage from Final Destination 3, it’s more than likely James Cameron will bring… something. Hopefully the Amsterdam Expo material at the very least.
If you were planning to go but haven’t got your pass yet – bad news, it’s long since been sold out. But fear not: totalfilm.com will be there for the whole thing and you can follow us on twitter.
After all, it’s about time Avatar started gearing up the publicity machine…
[Source: Coming Soon]
Like the image? Going to the Con and excited for what Cameron has in store?
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Nimrod Antal will direct Predators
Nimrod Antal – who made Vacancy, Control and the upcoming Armoured – has been picked to direct Predators.
Robert Rodriguez, who’s producing the film, spilled the goods to Ain’t It Cool, confirming Latino Review’s sources.
He also revealed some basic plot detail about the movie, while warning the script is still in flux: "a very intense group of people stranded on a Predator planet discovering unspeakable horrors - that are not always from outside their group.
“So like the original movie, the title does have a double meaning. ‘Aliens’ was a different take on the Alien idea, and an original movie in it’s own right, and that’s what we want to do with this."
He’s also clear that this will steer the famous monstoids well away from the AVP films. “A few months ago, when Alex Young at Fox contacted me about re-inventing the franchise using my original draft as a template for getting as far away as possible from the AVP movies, I jumped on it.
“I was already booked up as a director when this came back to me, but I still wanted to have a hand in making it. So I lobbied to have the movie done through my studios so I could oversee it in a stronger position than a producer usually takes on.”
It’s not a bad choice, and with the support of the likes of the KNB effects team, Predators has a shot at being something good.
But then, when your competition is AVP: Requiem, you’re not exactly stacked with reasons to worry…
[Source: Ain’t It Cool]
Is Antal the right choice? Sound off!
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