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Magnet Place Gareth Edward’s ‘Monsters’ in Quarantine
Here's hoping that the first purchase out of SXSW receives at least 1/20th of the overwhelming support that Paranormal Activity got in its box office take. After the film's premiere screening at the Austin-based film festival, Magnet didn't waste much time securing the rights to Monsters - the company know for its Six Shooter series have grabbed Gareth Edward's indie film debut which is part road movie, part sci-fi.
2011 Oscar Predictions: Best Actor
There's definitely an air of familiarity with the best actor predictions you'll find below - I get buzzing on future film performances based on the already established filmography, but if I use this year's Oscar winner for Best Actor, then I should expect the unexpected.
Dystopia Once Moore: Freundlich Teams with Wife and Kristen Stewart on ‘Backwoods’
You can now refer to Julianne Moore as cinema's Queen of Dystopia. After taking some pretty rough turns in Children of Men and Blindness, she'll now pair with Kirsten Stewart on hubby Bart Freundlich's Backwoods, which should not be confused as a U.S remake of Koldo Serra's The Backwoods starring Gary Oldman.
Weinstein Co. Melts for Jason Micallef’s ‘Butter’
The trades report that the Weinstein Co. have melted for the small-town America war of the butter sculptures comedy starring Jennifer Garner and the newly added Kate Hudson.
Kate Hudson Looking to Carve into ‘Butter’
Jennifer Garner might have found her friendly competition in Kate Hudson for the upcoming shoot of Butter - the top tier Black List script from first time scribe Jason Micallef that would see Jim Field Smith (She's Out of My League) begin lensing on April 17th in Shreveport. Conflicting reports have Jim Carrey playing "former" butter carving champ Bob Pickler, husband to Garner's Laura Pickler, but Movieline is reporting that he has passed on the project.
