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Taylor Hackford’s Film Receives some ‘Love’ from E1 Entertainment
Beginning this coming June, the Helen Mirren appreciation society will have their first of many "theatrical" dates with the actress in 2010. The big surprise is that our first Mirren pick isn't The Debt, The Tempest nor Brighton Rock, but the ill-fated Taylor Hackford comedy that was part of the Capitol Films slate before the division financially collapsed. THR reports that Love Ranch will receive a limited U.S. release in June via a deal that would see E1 Entertainment partnering on domestic marketing costs with Aramid Entertainment Fund.
Peter Hedges’ The Heights Moving to the Big Screen via Focus Features
Focus Features has grabbed the whole kit and kaboodle; Peter Hedges will adapt, direct and produce the film adaptation from his third novel and for those who may have forgotten his roots, Hedges' first claim to fame as the author of What's Eating Gilbert Grape which he adapted for Lasse Hallström. Published last month, The Heights sounds like a grass is greener on the other side type of neighborly drama...
Vincent Cassel Toplines Dominik Moll’s ‘The Monk’
The filmmaker behind 2005's Lemming is finally getting back into the director's chair. Dominik Moll announced his intentions midway last year, but the good news is he'll begin lensing this month in Spain up until July on The Monk or Le Moine. Judging by the cast, this should be a Franco-Spanish film with Vincent Cassel toplining alongside Déborah François, Géraldine Chaplin and Sergi López who'll be re-teaming with the director again...
Gibney and Magnolia Association Continues with ‘Freakonomics’
Something tells me today's Magnolia Pictures pick-up was already a done deal type of announcement - I say this because with the exception of his Oscar-winning doc that THINKFilm ceremoniously short-changed Alex Gibney, the distributor and the doc filmmaker have had a great working relationship.
Cannes Wish List 2010: 20 New Films to Hope For
I've decided to come up with not a "revised" list of predictions per se, but instead, an updated list of 20 films that I both expect to announced in two weeks from now and that I'm especially looking forward in covering for this site.
