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Baz Luhrmann Says He's Not Making 'The Great Gatsby' "Right Now," Is Still Doing Extensive Research

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 11, 2011 9:34 AM
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OK, this caginess was cute, but now it's getting sort of irritating. In development for a long time now, everything seemed hunky dory when it was revealed last month that Baz Luhrmann was going to make "The Great Gatsby," and filming was going to start in August in Australia. Well, you can put a big MAYBE stamp on it for now.
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More: Films, Baz Luhrmann, The Great Gatsby

Steven Soderbergh Reveals He Dropped A Leni Riefenstahl Biopic To Do 'Contagion' Instead

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 11, 2011 9:10 AM
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Throughout his film career -- which he is looking to step away from after he completes "Liberace" and "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." -- Steven Soderbergh has easily moved from digestible Hollywood blockbusters like the "Ocean's Eleven" trilogy to studio dramas like "Traffic" or "Erin Brokovich," to stylish genre exercises like "Kakfa" or "Out of Sight" to micro-indies like "Bubble" or "The Girlfriend Experience." But as the years have gone on, and Soderbergh's output continues at a brisk pace, the director has become savvy to the machinations of the Hollywood machine and shepherding a project that will likely be difficult to finance or even find an audience is no longer something the helmer is willing to do.
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More: Films, Contagion, Scott Z. Burns

Derek Luke Plays Gabe Jones In 'Captain America: The First Avenger'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 11, 2011 8:09 AM
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Yeah, the internet has been pretty quiet the past couple of days as the movie world flocks to Austin for SXSW which kicks off today, so forgive us for this pretty minor update. But we figure it'll be of interest to some of you out there.
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More: Actors, Films, Super Hero Films, Derek Luke, Captain America: The First Avenger

Exclusive: Danny Huston Joins Nicolas Cage In 'Medallion'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 11, 2011 7:29 AM
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It looks like Nicolas Cage is getting some more company to join him as he dashes around New York City in his latest thriller.
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More: Films, Actors, Simon West, Medallion, Danny Huston

The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Is Going To Be A Movie Somehow

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 11, 2011 6:32 AM
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With holidays now becoming movies like "Valentine's Day" and "New Year's Eve," and with board games now being turned into expensive blockbusters, it looks like the next Hollywood gold rush is going to center around things people watch on TV when they are stuffed with food and/or jet-lagged from traveling to see relatives they don't really like anyway.
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In Theaters: 'Battle: Los Angeles,' 'Red Riding Hood,' 'Mars Needs Moms'

  • By Katie Walsh
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  • March 11, 2011 5:52 AM
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Hollywood 2011 really has their release schedule down to a science thus far, spreading the love around for each tasty, tasty demographic. Those all-important 18-24 males? Why we have some aliens, musclebound dudes and subsequent explosions for you with "Battle: Los Angeles." That delicious teenage disposable income? How about Amanda Seyfried and an RPatz doppelganger sporting anachronistic hair product in a fairy tale setting? "Red Riding Hood" steamy enough for ya? And of course, the animated vehicle that sucks in not only the kids' tickets but mom, dad and nannies as well, in "Mars Needs Moms." Fun for everyone! But, but don't fret my pet! There is some serious quality art cinema out there, like a new flick from a stone-cold, legendary-filmmaker, you have to see this lest you be ridiculed by your cool film friends. So go seek it out! Take a road trip!
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More: Films, Foreign Films, Animated Films, Battle: Los Angeles, Red Riding Hood, Jane Eyre, Elektra Luxx, Black Death, Kill The Irishman, Certified Copy, Mars Needs Moms, Monogamy

Gina Carano Beats Up Ewan McGregor In Set Pics From Steven Soderbergh's 'Haywire'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 11, 2011 5:07 AM
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  • 12 Comments
Cliff Martinez Scoring 'Contagion'While we've lately been going off about the lack of quality female-led comedies with last year's "Easy A" and "Bridesmaids," "Bad Teacher" and "Friends With Benefits" on the way, it seems at least that gap will be filled for now. But another genre that has been largely void of strong female roles has been action films, but Steven Soderbergh is about to make a distinct impression in that field with his upcoming "Haywire."
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Haywire, Contagion, Ewan McGregor, Gina Carano

Duncan Jones To Turn 'Mute' Into A Graphic Novel; Says City Based Sci-Fi Film Will Be Next Project

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 11, 2011 4:12 AM
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Back in January, the seeds of doubt surrounding Duncan Jones' ambitious sci-fi flick "Mute" began to sprout into something more. In an interview he noted that reception to his movie was pretty cool and it was proving hard to get off the ground.
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More: Films, Duncan Jones, Mute

Trent Reznor Won't Be Scoring Or Appearing In 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter' After All

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 11, 2011 3:14 AM
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After some mini-drama in which Oscar winner Trent Reznor (we never get tired of writing that) confirmed that he was scoring and appearing in "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" and chastised the internet for ruining the surprise early by that info leaking, the Nine Inch Nails frontman has now bowed out of the project. Or to hear him to tell it, he was never really involved in the first place. Something like that.
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More: Musicians, Films, Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, Trent Reznor

Darren Aronofsky NOT Producing Drug World Drama 'Intricate' For Brad Furman To Direct

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 11, 2011 3:11 AM
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Update: Oops! Looks like the LA Times made an error. Reps for Darren Aronofsky tell us neither he nor Protozoa Pictures have anything to do with this project. As you were.
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More: Films, Brad Furman, Intricate

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