Alice in Wonderland Tim Burton Trailer
Here it is, straight from Comic-Con, the trailer for Disney’s Alice in Wonderland, directed by Tim Burton. The new adaption stars Mia Wasikowska, Johnny Depp and Anne Hathaway.
Latest Headline News From The Best Of The Web. Get The Buzz!
Browse: Home | ARTS | BUSINESS | CARS | COMICS | DVD | FOOD | GADGETS | GAMING | GOSSIP | HOUSE | HUMOR | LUXURY | MOVIES | MUSIC | POLITICS | SPORTS | STYLE | GREEN | TECHNOLOGY | TRAVEL | TV | TWITTER | VIDEO | WINE |
Marty Scorsese, Johnny Depp, doobie-doobie-do Frank Sinatra?
Martin Scorsese is bringing Ol’ Blue Eyes to the bigscreen. Universal Pictures and Mandalay Pictures are teaming on “Sinatra” and have brought on Scorsese — who has long flirted with a biopic on singer-actor Frank Sinatra — to direct and produce. Phil Alden Robinson is writing the screenplay.
Although no actor is attached to star in the film, Schulman said Leonardo DiCaprio is an obvious candidate because he has become Scorsese’s go-to actor over the past decade, having starred in the director’s past four features: “Gangs of New York,” “The Aviator,” “The Departed” and the upcoming “Shutter Island.” Because any music in the film will come from Sinatra’s recordings, it will not be necessary to cast an actor who is a proficient singer. – from Variety
Having built a career on films about tough guys, Las Vegas and venerated religious figures, Martin Scorsese is planning to direct a movie that has elements of all three: a biography of Frank Sinatra. Variety has reported that Mr. Scorsese will direct a film to be produced by Universal Pictures and Mandalay Pictures, which have secured the rights to both Sinatra’s life story and music from his estate. No release date or casting has been announced, but Leonardo DiCaprio, a veteran of Mr. Scorsese’s films “Gangs of New York,” “The Aviator” and “The Departed,” is believed to be the leading candidate to play Sinatra. – from NYTimes
Director Marty Scorsese may want Leonardo DiCaprio for the coming biopic about Frank Sinatra. (Just as Marty wanted Leo for Gangs of New York, The Aviator, The Departed, and soon Shutter Island.) But I hear Universal’s first choice to fill the role may be Johnny Depp. The studio is thrilled with his performance in this summer’s forthcoming Public Enemies and very much wants to stay in the Johnny Depp business. – from Deadline
Verbinski’s had enough ‘Pirates,’ to focus on ‘Bioshock’
It’s no longer a pirate’s life for Gore Verbinski.
After spending the better part of the last six years directing the “Pirates of the Caribbean” trilogy, which grossed $2.6 billion worldwide, Verbinski has informed Disney and producer Jerry Bruckheimer that he will not helm a fourth installment that’s expected to set sail in 2010 with Johnny Depp back as Captain Jack Sparrow.
Sequel is in development but not yet greenlit. It’s unknown how Verbinski’s ankling will affect the pic’s schedule.
Verbinski will instead focus on other projects that include “Bioshock,” a Universal Pictures adaptation of the bestselling vidgame that has a John Logan script and is likely to be Verbinski’s next film as a director.
“I had a fantastic time bringing ‘Pirates’ to life, and I am eternally grateful to Jerry, Johnny and the rest of the creative and production team,” Verbinski said. “I’m looking forward to all of us crossing paths again in the future.”
- from Variety
Disney Meeting Includes Surprise, Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter
There it was, buried in a video montage that kicked off the Walt Disney Company’s annual meeting Tuesday: the first true glimpse of Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter in Tim Burton’s upcoming “Alice in Wonderland.” Victorian top hat, crimped hair that sticks straight out, and swirl of brightly colored make-up on his eyes, cheeks and lips that resembled the blur of a pinwheel blowing in the breeze. It was a blink-and-you-missed-it moment but most shareholders seemed to catch it, with a chorus of oohs and ahhs rising from the packed theater. The image even seemed to impress Disney board members, who sat mostly stone-faced in the fifth row during the two-hour meeting. (Except for Steve Jobs and Fred H. Langhammer, who did not attend.) – from NYTimes
Public Enemies – Official HD Trailer with Johnny Depp, Christian Bale
Here’s the official trailer for Public Enemies, directed by Michael Mann.
Hollywood Buzz: Penn and Depp as 3 Stooges, Pacino as Lear, Astro Boy photos
Wacky Rumor of the Day: Sean Penn and Johnny Depp as the Three Stooges (well, we’ll assume two of three). The Farrelly Brothers are behind the project.
The cast for Steven Spielberg’s “The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn” is set, with Jamie Bell, from “Billy Elliot” taking the title role. Daniel Craig will co-star as the Red Rackham.
Al Pacino is teaming with director Michael Radford to film one of the bard’s most famous plays – King Lear. The two did the Merchant of Venice in 2004, with Pacino as Shylock.
A couple of new Astro Boy shots popped up online today. Enjoy.
The Donnie Darko sequel is going straight to video. Wait, there was a sequel to Donnie Darko? When the frak did that happen? Apparently someone lured back Donnie’s sister for ‘S. Darko’. Lame. Here’s the trailer.
Terry Gilliam revisits ‘Don Quixote’
Filmmaker Terry Gilliam is revisiting the film he abandoned 10 years ago. He is currently re-writing the script of the Miguel Cervantes’ novel “Don Quixote” with screenwriter Tony Grisoni. – from AllHeadlines
Much legal wrangling with the insurers ensued, before rights to the script were eventually ceded back to Gilliam and writing partner Tony Grisoni (Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas). “Tony and I have started rewriting Don Quixote just this last week. [We] finally got the script back. I re-read the greatest script ever written and realize we gotta get rewriting! I really wanna knock that one out in the next month or so.” – from Empire
If you need a refresher, here it is in a nutshell: In the year 2000, Gilliam was making a film; Johnny Depp and Jean Rochefort were the leads; everything went wrong; a few more things went wrong; the last few things went wrong and the film had to be cancelled after just days. It has all been documented a hundred times over, not least in the wonderful documentary Lost in La Mancha, but now, finally, Gilliam has retrieved the script he wrote with Tony Grisoni and, for the last week, the two of them have been doing a new draft. And, if we believe what the man says, it’s not going to be just a simple polish. – from /Film
Flashing Girls Prompt Disneyland to Can Jack Sparrow
Disneyland management has fired the four actors who played pirate Jack Sparrow because officials were worried about young female park-goers flashing the swashbuckling actors late at night, according to one former cast member. “They lost control when they saw Jack Sparrow,” said former pirate Brandon Pinto, who left the role after a dispute with management a year ago. “This is a sexy, rock-star pirate.” The pirate actors said they were told they were no longer needed at about the same time that additional fairies were added to the park’s cast, presumably to promote Disney’s new movie “Tinkerbell.” – from KTLA
Former pirate Brandon Pinto said the young women would lose control when they saw Jack Sparrow. Disney told the actors they were no longer needed for the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. – from Thrillnetwork
Disneyland officials confirmed that the pirate was indeed fired (due to declining relevance and diminishing visitor requests), but flatly denied published reports that the dismissal had anything to do with female fans flashing their breasts at the swashbuckling actors who portray Jack Sparrow at the Anaheim theme park. – from LAtimes
Disneyland denies that the apparently too-sexy Sparrows were fired to make way for young ladies dressed as fairies, but one Captain Jack is pretty sure he knows what makes the ladies swoon in an un-Disney way: “They lost control when they saw Jack Sparrow,” said the Sparrow lookalike. “This is a sexy, rock-star pirate.” So sorry ladies, if you’ve been saving up your bucks to get a cheap thrill by acting like a “Yo, ho! Yo, ho!” down at the Pirates ride, you’re out of luck. Of course, fellas, if you’d like to snag a Tinker Bell, there should be plenty down in Pixie Hollow… – from LAist