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• Captain America, Super 8 Trailers To Air During Super Bowl XLV
• Mike White Not Directing Pride and Prejudice and Zombies
• More X-Men First Class Photos: Kevin Bacon’s Got Sideburns!
• Hi-Res Photo: X-Men First Class
• Ricky Gervais Will Appear on NBC’s The Office
• Interview: Director Peter Weir Talks The Way Back
• John Carter of Mars, Frankenweenie Get New Release Dates
• International Trailer for Water for Elephants
• Paleyfest Line Up Announced, Freaks and Geeks, Undeclared Reunion!
• Nine Films Make the Foreign Language Oscar Shortlist
• Confirmed: Anne Hathaway is Catwoman, Tom Hardy is Bane in The Dark Knight Rises
• Kevin Bacon Talks First Class, Says His Look is ‘Very Different’ From the Comics

Captain America, Super 8 Trailers To Air During Super Bowl XLV Posted: 19 Jan 2011 05:08 PM PST Over on THR, they’ve snagged the list of films that will be promoted during the biggest television event of the year — The Super Bowl. It’s one of the only times people actually sit down and watch the commercials as attentively as the regular programming. According to the trade, we can expect to see some of the biggest films of 2011 debut new trailers during those highly coveted ad breaks. Check out the list… Super 8 Transformers: Dark of the Moon Thor Captain America: The First Avenger Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Cowboys & Aliens Limitless Just Go With It Battle: Los Angeles Priest The Eagle Rango Kung Fu Panda 2 Take Me Home Tonight Withe exception of Captain America, we’ve seen footage from all of these films. Even Super 8 had a homemade teaser that debuted last summer. The exciting thing is that these will be new trailers, that are longer and more in depth than what we’ve seen in the past. The game will air on February 6 on Fox, and will be followed by an all new episode of “Glee.” What do you think of the Super Bowl line up? What TV spot are you the most excited to see? Related Posts The Oscars Might Move to Monday in 2013 (1) Betty White Super Bowl Commercial (2) David Letterman, Jay Leno, Oprah Winfrey Super Bowl Ad (2) Hollywood Super Bowl Ads (0) Prince of Persia Super Bowl TV Spot (0) Alice in Wonderland Super Bowl TV Spot (0) The Last Airbender Super Bowl TV Spot (6)

Mike White Not Directing Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Posted: 19 Jan 2011 04:07 PM PST Back in November it was announced that writer, director, and actor Mike White would helm the highly anticipated adaptation of the campy novel, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. Unfortunately, another one has bit the dust and White is no longer attached to the project. Over at Deadline, they broke the news and revealed that the director is up and out because of a scheduling conflict. Sources close to the project claim that White had a previous commitment at HBO and they couldn’t reschedule it, therefore he had to drop out of directing Zombies. White released an official statement saying, “I loved the project and looked forward to working with Lionsgate. Unfortunately, the timing could not be worked out. I wish them the best with the movie.” Prior to his hiring, David O. Russell was attached but left to take on another movie. Natalie Portman was also attached to star, but dropped out as well. We’re beginning to thing this movie is cursed! The story for Pride and Prejudice and Zombies will expand on the Jane Austen classic by adding a few blood thirty zombies into the mix. It's based on the reinterpretation of author Seth Grahame-Smith, and tells the timeless story of a woman's quest for love and independence amid the outbreak of a deadly virus that turns the undead into vicious killers. Who do you think should direct next? Do you think the film will get made? Related Posts Mike White Confirmed for Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (1) Mike White in The Lead to Direct Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (1) Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Director Shortlist Revealed (0) Natalie Portman Drops Out of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (0) David O. Russell Directing Pride and Prejudice and Zombies? (0) Pride and Prejudice and Zombies With Natalie Portman (3) Gentlemen Broncos: Movie Review (1)

More X-Men First Class Photos: Kevin Bacon’s Got Sideburns! Posted: 19 Jan 2011 03:46 PM PST We literally just posted a new high resolution photo from 20th Century Fox’s X-Men First Class, now several more images have surfaced on the net. In the first photo Kevin Bacon was missing in action, but the studio has corrected that wrong. He makes his grand debut in an image alongside January Jones‘ body-suit wearing Emma Frost. Check out Beast, Banshee, and Mystique below… When it was initially announced that Bacon would play the role of Sebastian Shaw, we were confused. He’s not a bad actor but he doesn’t physically fit the part of the character. But after looking at this photo we have to admit that he does embody some of the charm that Shaw is known for. As for the rest of the characters, Banshee (Caleb Landry Jones) and Havok (Lucas Till) look perfect for their parts, while Nicholas Hoult’s Hank “Beast” McCoy will have to grow on us. As for Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence), we don’t really know why she’s a part of this group, and are we the only ones who think that Michael Fassbender is wearing the same jacket Joseph Gordon-Levitt sported in Inception? X-Men First Class will open in theaters nationwide on June 3, 2011. What do you think of the photos? How do you like the characters outside of their costumes? Source: LA Times Related Posts X-Men First Class Photos: James McAvoy, Rose Byrne, Jennifer Lawrence (1) Kevin Bacon Talks First Class, Says His Look is ‘Very Different’ From the Comics (0) First Look: X-Men First Class Cast Photo (1) January Jones Talks Emma Frost (0) First Photos: January Jones as Emma Frost in X-Men First Class (1) X-Men First Class: Kevin Bacon Confirmed, Jennifer Lawrence is Mystique (0) Hi-Res Photo: X-Men First Class (3)

Hi-Res Photo: X-Men First Class Posted: 19 Jan 2011 03:01 PM PST Tuesday afternoon, we got our first look at the world of Matthew Vaughn’s X-Men: First Class. The prequel to the X-Men movie trilogy will be led by James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, and Kevin Bacon. Two of those three dynamos appear in the first cast photo, which features the characters on opposite ends of the spectrum. Check out the high quality close ups below… Even though the photo quality is better, we’re still not interested in what this movie has to offer. The character choices are all over the place. Half of them don’t even appear in the First Class comic, yet they make it into the movie. And don’t get us started on how Havok (the blond teenage boy), is in this film, but his older brother Cyclops isn’t. Official Plot Synopsis: X-Men: First Class charts the epic beginning of the X-Men saga, and reveals a secret history of famous global events. Before mutants had revealed themselves to the world, and before Charles Xavier and Erik Lensherr took the names Professor X and Magneto, they were two young men discovering their powers for the first time. Not archenemies, they were instead at first the closest of friends, working together with other Mutants (some familiar, some new), to stop Armageddon. In the process, a grave rift between them opened, which began the eternal war between Magneto's Brotherhood and Professor X's X-Men. X-Men First Class will open in theaters nationwide on June 3, 2011. What do you think of the upgraded photo? Source: Coming Soon Related Posts More X-Men First Class Photos: Kevin Bacon’s Got Sideburns! (0) Kevin Bacon Talks First Class, Says His Look is ‘Very Different’ From the Comics (0) First Look: X-Men First Class Cast Photo (1) X-Men First Class Trailer Description (0) January Jones Talks Emma Frost (0) X-Men First Class Shoot NOT Confirmed (1) X-Men First Class Shooting in 2010 (1)

Ricky Gervais Will Appear on NBC’s The Office Posted: 19 Jan 2011 02:05 PM PST He’s baaack! Ricky Gervais, the executive producer of NBC’s “The Office” will make a guest appearance on the show according to EW. Gervais will bring his alter ego David Brent to the States to mix it up with the cast, and we’re sure hilarity will ensue. Brent was the original boss on the BBC version of “The Office.” We wonder how he and Michael will get along? Gervais’ appearance was shot months ago, and is expected to air on January 27. It’s described as a “small cameo” that will feature Brent running into Michael Scott. Since they’re pretty much the same character, will they be repelled by one another? Or will this be some creepy love fest between the two? Gervais co-created “The Office” on The BBC where it ran for two seasons, and spawned an awesome Christmas special. With all the mixed reviews, and negative news that’s been surrounding the comedian since last Sunday’s Golden Globes, this is great to hear! Brent’s appearance will certainly add a highlight to a daunting season, which will feature the exit of Steve Carell’s character. Are you excited about Gervais appearing on The Office? What do you think will happen? Related Posts Steve Carell Leaving The Office Earlier Than Expected? (6) Heroes Alum Jack Coleman to Appear on The Office (0) Harvey Keitel to Replace Steve Carell on The Office? (0) Actors Who Will Replace Steve Carell on The Office? (4) Steve Carell On Leaving The Office After Season 7 (4) The Office: Season 6 Episode 25: The Chump – TV Review (2) Tina Fey to Appear on NBC’s The Office? (0)

Interview: Director Peter Weir Talks The Way Back Posted: 19 Jan 2011 01:30 PM PST This week in theaters Peter Weir’s latest epic, The Way Back, tells the real life story of the seven men who escaped a concentration camp and walked over 4,000 miles from Siberia to Tibet in order to find freedom. Of course, the only way for Weir to truly capture their journey was to take his film crew and actors on location to battle the elements themselvses. Reuniting with Weir is Ed Harris (their previous work was on The Truman Show) alongside Saoirse Ronan, Jim Sturgess, Colin Farrell and more. Find out what made Weir decide to tackle such an emotionally and physically strenuous film below… Taking on an Epic: With such a physically and emotionally demanding shoot, how is it that all your actors seem to have had such a positive experience? How did you make that happen? Peter Weir: Let me tell you this, I like a happy atmosphere on the set and a feeling of positive energy. It seems like a good day is the day when you have a lot of work to do. Any disagreements, I always say let’s have them off the set and so no one ever hears and all of that. But therefore if you ever do say something with that attitude, very critical, in front of a crew, it can be devastating. I didn’t realize it. One day, someone had messed up some replay of some music of a film I was doing. I was doing live music on the set, and three time we had to stop and it was all messed up. And I said something like, “your whole approach to this has been very disappointing.” It would seem to be clearly gentle kind of thing to say, but the whole set went silent. I had to be careful because they don’t expect that. How do you keep such a positive environment on a film like this with so many challenges? PW: Actually it’s not the ideal way for the director to go. One there’s the risk of illness; two there’s the danger of the experience you’re having is not photographed. In a way we are in the fakery business. If you could possibly do it under the most controlled circumstances that’s the way to go, but in this particular film I think it helped the actors a great deal because they were all on screen all the time. Therefore if they had two or three days where they didn’t have much to do, they filled a part of this recreation almost rather than just feeling like an extra. And I think it helped them get through those days when they were really just walking. How do did you come to Jim as your leading man? PW: Unquestionably, Across the Universe. Then seeing his audition tape for Across the Universe which circulated somewhere in the internet. It’s about 20-minutes of a number of callbacks he did. And you’ve seen him chatting and talking and laughing. That plus the movie gave me a very interesting picture of him – such a kind of gentle soul. Then I thought it was just quality I’m looking for in this. The more conventional casting would be a more heroic type. A person walks in and you think he’s going to sort this out, and I didn’t want him to be a hero nor a leader just have a knowledge of how to survive and he would grow into this role of leader. Jim had those qualities to meet, as I’m sure you’ve seen. How did you know that Saoirse Ronan was the girl for the job? PW: She has such an old soul, I’d say. She was my only choice. There’s an early instinct to cast nationalities literally to explore that to some extent. But that’s not what filmmaking is about. I knew from the screen and she did a reading for me, again I held my breath that I’d get her. She just had head qualities totally suitable for this part. The character could not in any sense have a sexual kind of aura yet at the same time she had to be on the verge of a life as a woman which she was going to forfeit, so that you would sense her potential. Particularly with the men, that she would change them and she could contribute to their survival in a way. It softened them. It opened them up. Within doing to, I think opened up those qualities of the human spirit that needed to survive. Bringing the Past Back and Making it Relevant: When was the idea born? The first time you thought that you should come to this? PW: It was a usual process for me. Most things I’ll read and put aside. When I do like something, I take about a week to ten days just to live with it and go about my ordinary life you know driving around, visiting friends, whatever, and see if it comes back, if it has gone deep inside somehow. So it was the case with this. I’d be cleaning my teeth and I’d get a flash from the book of that character of that situation. I began reading, reading, reading, then traveling. Then interviews with survivors. Why did you want to do this movie now, what is it about now that makes the story relevant again? PW: I can’t say because I didn’t approach it that way. For me, it’s just I’m a story teller. I don’t know if it has found its time until it opens. After the 21st if this month, and when I get some more reports, England is very promising, then I’ll be able to say it found its time. If it fails it did not. We should have a chance. Did you feel you had to start the movie with as much information as you did, and with such a specific dedication? PW: I made everything of any significance in dialogue or the way the characters are something that I could source back. I call it “providence,” was my word. It was some sort of antique dealer. I needed to say “that’s from this book Slavomir Rawicz, I mentioned before, or Gustav Halling who was Polish, and this is from my interview in Moscow, and details in the camp and the clothing were from mostly sketches that prisoners made and that was a very dangerous thing to do.” Details like that and the mosquitos where the man had made the walk so everything I wanted to be true, and I think I was affected by this whole thing what is true about the author or did he do it. I think deciding to fictionalize, inspired by the book, I then became obsessed with making everything truthful as much as I could. How many survivors are alive? PW: I have not seen any numbers. I met twelve. Did they survive? Did you talk to them? PW: There’s one man in England who claims to be one of them. He’s in his 80s, he’s Polish. He’s done some interviews. Unfortunately when he was asked why it had taken this long before he spoke out, the answer wasn’t really very satisfactory. Why didn’t he tell the story earlier. We don’t know. They may be dead now. No one has come forward now. There’s all sorts of amazing coincidences. There’s almost nothing you can invent in the style of film that I’ve done that didn’t happen I found. I had a young Polish girl, she came to check some dialogue, make sure we had it right. She saw the film or was told about it and she said,” so at the end the man comes back and he’s changed he’s older?” She said, “that happened to my grandmother.” She said “her husband had been imprisoned and was gone for many years and released or got out. She lived in the country and there were still people around in the country side that were bad and robbers so she kept a shotgun in case they came, and one day there was such a man at the window looking in and got the gun, pushed the door open and she said she was that close to shooting and it was her husband, unrecognizable.” Almost everything you can find in this vast millions of people who were into resettlement areas like in the East, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan. Such suffering. The Suffering On and Off Set: There’s a lot of directors who would just make it gory or harsh, what was your decision process to not make it that way? PW: There’s a saying, I believe it came from Ingmar Bergman of all people, he didn’t do many interviews. In terms of suspending disbelief on the part of the audience, “you can do most things. One thing you cannot do is to kill someone. The audience knows it didn’t happen, that it was an act, which is not unreasonable.” It fascinated me, ever since I read it. At the start of the film, if I have too many that are kind of movie-like, a cruel wicked commander in the camp, a sadistic guard, cliffhanging moments with a chase — if I don’t make it real and just deal with things like mosquitoes and running out of food and water, then when I reach those destinations, they’ll have less impact. So that’s what I aimed for. Then as they do pass, I love the term “to pass,” these people and in this era they had seen a lot of death and it wasn’t necessarily the way it is for us right here today. If anyone of use us, god-forbid, got hit by a car. There’s one reaction you have, “my god, what happened.” Sad to say, in the 20th century, so much death that people were more used to it. It didn’t mean they had less pain. So I wanted to see this film pass film not in a conventional way, but those around you could help you as you died. You intentionally worked in some of the most difficult locations in the world, what was the worst for you? PW: I think in some ways it was Siberia. I could say the desert because of the heat. Heat was the problem and food. There was quite a bit of illness on the set. No matter how much the production team, production manages waited in the kitchens of the hotels and said we want to see where you’re storing things, people got stomach ailments. So there was worry and therefore weren’t eating much. Just dried food and then the heat. But in Bulgaria that’s where I was doing the most moving around once I broke out of the camp. We’d be in one part of the country side then in another. The city traffic was difficult to get through. I found that really tense because I had to complete each day because that date was (15:16) when we had to get on the flight and go to Morocco. And the same in India. So you had to make those days. Why do you think the perseverance of the human spirit, why do to think? PW: I don’t know, but I wonder about it too. I think it partly, one aspect might be that we’ve got so much information. One time we didn’t know about a bus accident in Chile, but we could’ve all seen about it or read about it this morning. A group of 27 children died in a bus accident. Earthquakes, floods in Pakistan, volcanic eruptions in Indonesia. We know about them, we see the images. Then over there we have this sort of climate change about which, in its early days, was far too hysterical in my view. Yes, there’s a problem. How do we deal with it. There was certain people, as far as I saw, getting on television and radio and sort of more or less saying in our lifetime this planet is going to be ruined, which was absurd. The floods will occur. The water will rise. This and that. It’s all bubbling around to the point where you sort of think tomorrow brings something for me. Somewhere we sense an impermanence and instability. The Past in the Present: The Truman Show, how did you know? PW: Firstly, Andrew Niccol must credit as the writer, he wrote this script. It was his prophecy that I filmed. I think I recall a review. It was a stinging review because it was from some reasonably hardly regarded paper in New York saying that the trouble with this movie is that the premise is just so absurd. To think that people would sit around watching ordinary life goes against the whole idea of what television is all about. I wish I saved it and I would send him a letter with my television program. What do you think is the most influential media? PW: Books. I’ve just been reading a book about “The Looming Tower”, the full story about Osama Bin Laden, a non-fiction book. Highly regarded, Pulitzer-prize winning book and they don’t watch films in Saudi Arabia, but a written word could get through. Also, I think films belong more in the tradition of art. More and more people now quote movies more than books nowadays… PW: But is that more a part about the vernacular a part of our way seeing the world, therefore having an influence. I suppose I was looking on a more profoundness aspect of that which is what could change you profoundly and therefore I’d say the written word. Check out The Way Back in theaters! 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John Carter of Mars, Frankenweenie Get New Release Dates Posted: 19 Jan 2011 01:07 PM PST There’s been a release date shift regarding a couple tentpole projects expected to debut in 2012. Walt Disney Pitcures has just announced that they’ve pushed back Tim Burton’s revamped horror film Frankenweenie, and moved up Pixar’s 3D, live action adaptation John Carter of Mars. What does this mean for the competing studios? First and foremost, Frankenweenie seems to be in the clear. The film was originally slated to open on March 9, 2012 but it’s now been pushed back to October 5, 2012. At the moment, no other films are scheduled to debut that week. John Carter isn’t so lucky when it comes to its new date. The film was previously set to premiere on June 8, 2012, and now it will hit theaters on March 9, 2012. Do you know what else opens on March 9? Ridley Scott’s Prometheus! Now that Disney has vacated the June 8 slot, we’re not sure who will occupy it. As for Carter and Prometheus, that’s going to be a hard weekend to sell to audiences. Perhaps, the film’s respective fans will cancel each other out? Who are you the most excited to see between the two? What do you think of the new release schedule? Who do you think will win between Prometheus and John Carter? Source: Coming Soon Related Posts Release Dates: John Carter of Mars, Frankenweenie (0) D23: Disney Movie Updates and Surprises (0) John Carter Adds Dominic West, Polly Walker, and Samantha Morton (1) Taylor Kitsch and Lynn Collins Reunite for John Carter (0) Terry Rossio to Write Pirates of the Caribbean 5 (0) Disney Announces 3D Blu-ray Releases Including The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Tangled, and Tron Legacy (1) Disney May Shoot Pirates 5 and 6 Back to Back (0)

International Trailer for Water for Elephants Posted: 19 Jan 2011 12:21 PM PST A new trailer has been released for the period drama, Water for Elephants that stars Reese Witherspoon and Robert Pattinson. It’s an international version that showcases the sultry duo as they maneuver a love triangle that includes Oscar winner Christoph Waltz. Will he play the villain in everything? Check out the international trailer below… Unlike most people, we don’t want to pigeon-hold Pattinson in his Edward Cullen role. He’s obviously trying to branch out and do more serious films that don’t leech off his teen heartthrob persona, unfortunately his acting in this trailer doesn’t help him. All the sulking, all the stares, all the sighs, it’s so — emo. Official Synopsis: Based on the acclaimed bestseller, WATER FOR ELEPHANTS presents an unexpected romance in a uniquely compelling setting. Veterinary school student Jacob meets and falls in love with Marlena, a star performer in a circus of a bygone era. They discover beauty amidst the world of the Big Top, and come together through their compassion for a special elephant. Against all odds — including the wrath of Marlena's charismatic but dangerous husband, August — Jacob and Marlena find lifelong love. Water for Elephants opens in theaters on April 22, 2011. What do you think of the latest trailer for Water for Elephants? Related Posts Robert Pattinson, Reese Witherspoon in Water for Elephants Trailer (1) Robert Pattinson Eyes Water for Elephants (3) How Do You Know Trailer Released (1) Paul Rudd, Reese Witherspoon Reunite in How Do You Know Trailer (0) Explosive Green Hornet Trailer Plus Two New Photos (9) Sneak Peek Video: Green Hornet Trailer (2) Christoph Waltz is Robert Pattinson’s New Nemesis (3)

Paleyfest Line Up Announced, Freaks and Geeks, Undeclared Reunion! Posted: 19 Jan 2011 11:45 AM PST The 28th annual William S. Paley Television Festival is coming up and it will celebrate the brightest and the best that TV has to offer. One of the major highlights to look out for this year is the special cast reunion featuring the actors from Judd Apatow’s cult comedies “Freaks & Geeks” and “Undeclared.” We can also expect some appearances from “The Walking Dead,” late night host Jimmy Fallon, and “True Blood.” Check out the full line up… Here’s the PaleyFest Schedule: Friday, March 4  — The Walking Dead Saturday, March 5 — True Blood Monday, March 7 — White Collar Tuesday, March 8 — Hot in Cleveland Wednesday, March 9 — Parks and Recreation Thursday, March 10 — Eastbound & Down Friday, March 11 — An Evening with Jimmy Fallon Saturday, March 12 — PaleyFest Reunion: Freaks & Geeks and Undeclared Sunday, March 13 — Supernatural Monday, March 14 — American Idol: Celebrating Ten Seasons Tuesday, March 15 — Community Wednesday, March 16 — DARK Thursday, March 17 — Raising Hope We’re not sure if the entire cast of “Freaks & Geeks” and “Undeclared” will make the reunion considering one of them is an Oscar nominee, the other is The Green Hornet, and another one likes to play with Muppets. We hope everyone shows up because both shows were an important part of our adolescence. The PaleyFest runs from March 4 – 17. What panel are you looking forward to this year? Source: EW Related Posts Ricky Gervais Will Appear on NBC’s The Office (0) Spartacus Creator Opens Up About Liam McIntyre, Andy Whitfield, Blood and Sand Season 2 (5) Kathy Bates and Harry’s Law Get Off to A Fine Start (1) Regis Philbin Leaving TV, Retiring From Regis and Kelly (0) SyFy Channel’s Being Human – Did You Watch? (4) Liam McIntyre Replacing Andy Whitfield in Spartacus: Blood and Sand (4) New Trailer for HBO’s Game of Thrones (0)

Nine Films Make the Foreign Language Oscar Shortlist Posted: 19 Jan 2011 10:51 AM PST The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences has revealed their shortlist for the Best Foreign Language Film. One of the features to make the cut is Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s drama Biuitiful, which has earned great praise for its star Javier Bardem. The international roster includes films from Greece, Denmark, Algeria, and South Africa. Check out the full list… Algeria, Hors la Loi (“Outside the Law”), Rachid Bouchareb, director Canada, Incendies, Denis Villeneuve, director Denmark, In a Better World, Susanne Bier, director Greece, Dogtooth Yorgos Lanthimos, director Japan, Confessions, Tetsuya Nakashima, director Mexico, Biutiful, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, director South Africa, Life, above All, Oliver Schmitz, director Spain, Tambien la Lluvia (“Even the Rain”), Iciar Bollain, director Sweden, Simple Simon, Andreas Ohman, director The majority of these films haven’t seen the light of day in the States, which is sad and telling. The Foreign Film category usually gets glossed over by the general public because they don’t have a desire to watch movies that require them to read. This year, some really hardcore features are in the running, and they deserve a little attention. Let’s give it to them. The 83rd Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Tuesday, January 25, 2011, at 5:30 a.m. PT in the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater. What do you think of the Foreign Language Shortlist? Who should make the final cut? Source: Coming Soon Related Posts True Grit, Black Swan, The Fighter, Kids Are All Right Scores Ineligible For Oscar (0) 41 Songs Up for Best Original Song Oscar (2) 15 Films Qualify for Visual Effects Oscar Category (2) The Social Network Tops 2010 National Board of Review Award Winners (0) Oscar Power Rankings 2010: Pre-Awards Edition (4) Justin Timberlake Campaigning Hard for an Oscar Nomination (0) James Franco, Anne Hathaway to Host the 2011 Oscars (0)

Confirmed: Anne Hathaway is Catwoman, Tom Hardy is Bane in The Dark Knight Rises Posted: 19 Jan 2011 10:03 AM PST After months of speculation we’ve finally got some solid answers regarding the sequel, The Dark Knight Rises! According to Warner Bros, Anne Hathaway has officially been cast in the film and she’ll play none other than Selina Kyle aka Catwoman! But the good news doesn’t stop there. The studio also revealed that British actor Tom Hardy is set to play Bane. In regards to Hathaway as Kyle, director Christopher Nolan said, “I am thrilled to have the opportunity to work with Anne Hathaway, who will be a fantastic addition to our ensemble as we complete our story.” He’s equally excited about reuniting with his Inception co-star Hardy, who will go under a major transformation to play the beefed up Bane. “I am delighted to be working with Tom again and excited to watch him bring to life our new interpretation of one of Batman's most formidable enemies.” These are two choices that we can definitely get behind. If TDKR is Nolan’s final installment in the Batman franchise, he needs to go out with a bang. What better way to do that than to have Batman go toe to toe with one of his greatest adversaries, who happens to be the love of his life? That’s the type of drama we can’t wait to see Nolan tackle. Christian Bale and Hathaway are going to rock this! The Dark Knight Rises will open in theaters on July 20, 2012. What do you think of the newest villains for The Dark Knight Rises? Is Hathaway a good choice? Source: Coming Soon Related Posts Rumor: Tom Hardy to Play Dr. Hugo Strange in The Dark Knight Rises? (2) The Dark Knight Rises Shortlist of Actresses Revealed (5) Interview: Anne Hathaway for Alice in Wonderland (12) Alice in Wonderland: Movie Review (3) Interview: Director Peter Weir Talks The Way Back (0) Spartacus Creator Opens Up About Liam McIntyre, Andy Whitfield, Blood and Sand Season 2 (5) Anne Hathaway to Play Lesbian Aunt on Glee? (0)

Kevin Bacon Talks First Class, Says His Look is ‘Very Different’ From the Comics Posted: 19 Jan 2011 09:36 AM PST Just yesterday we got our first look at the cast of Matthew Vaughn’s X-Men First Class. All the primary characters were featured including Professor Xavier, Magneto, and even Emma Frost, but one person was missing from the party — Sebastian Shaw. The character is the main villain in the film and he’ll be played by Kevin Bacon. Over at Moviefone, they got the opportunity to speak to the actor, and he revealed that his version of Shaw will look a lot different from what we’ve seen in the comics. Bacon on Shaw’s physical appearance in First Class: My look is very different from the guy in the comic books. We decided pretty early on that that was not going to translate to film. But there’s a certain kind of style to the suits that I wear, but I don’t have anything extreme in the makeup department. When you first meet me — I don’t want to spoil it — but when you first meet me, I look a little different. On how Shaw figures into the plot: You don’t see much [of his backstory] in the movie, but he’s kind of a self-made man. He lost his father as a young man, made his first million by the time he was 30 and first billion by time he was 40. He’s a very powerful billionaire and also, as it turns out, a mutant. He’s the leader of the Hellfire Club, which is a nightclub for the rich and extremely powerful. And he has a plot to take over the world, so that’s really fun. He’s incredibly good at manipulating people and at taking whatever kind of energy or ability they have and using it to his advantage, like if he’s talking to a German, he’s fluent in German. He’s very charming and able to get whatever he wants. In the comics, The Hellfire Club consists of an elite group of mutants who dress in Victorian garb. Since it’s been turned into a night club, which is more relatable, we wonder if they’ll have a costume night where everyone has to dress in clothes from the past? That would be a great way to incorporate the original vibe of the characters without going too over the top. As for the appearance of Shaw himself, Bacon looks nothing like the guy. He’s supposed to be tall, dark, and muscular. It seems as if they’re going to play up his charm and personality as opposed to his physical prowess. X-Men First Class opens on June 3, 2011. What do you think of the new Sebastian Shaw? Related Posts More X-Men First Class Photos: Kevin Bacon’s Got Sideburns! (0) Hi-Res Photo: X-Men First Class (3) First Look: X-Men First Class Cast Photo (1) X-Men First Class Trailer Description (0) January Jones Talks Emma Frost (0) X-Men First Class Will Feature The Hellfire Club (1) X-Men First Class: Kevin Bacon Confirmed, Jennifer Lawrence is Mystique (0)

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