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Summit Set For 'The Bitter Pill'; Steven Soderbergh Explains Why We'll Never See His Aussie Flick 'Michael Gregg'

  • By Simon Dang
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  • December 7, 2011 9:23 AM
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After battling it out with Paramount and then later becoming the frontrunner, it looks like Summit Entertainment are now in final negotiations to board the latest collaboration between Steven Soderbergh and Scott Z. Burns with "The Bitter Pill."
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More: Steven Soderbergh, Scott Z. Burns, The Bitter Pill, The Last Time I Saw Michael Gregg, Cate Blanchett

Terrence Malick To Shoot 'Lawless' & 'Knight Of Cups' Back-To-Back In 2012, Both With Christian Bale

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • November 1, 2011 8:20 AM
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  • 36 Comments
Cate Blanchett Stars In Both Pics Too; 'Lawless' Co-Stars Ryan Gosling, Haley Bennett & Rooney Mara; 'Knight Of Cups' Co-Stars Isabel LucasHere's today's big breaking news: Terrence Malick is prepping to shoot two films in 2012, "Lawless" and "Knight Of Cups," with both pictures starring Christian Bale and Cate Blanchett.
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Terrence Malick, Ryan Gosling, Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara

Review: 'Hanna' A Study In Merciless Violence, Strong Performances And Block Rockin' Beats

  • By Gabe Toro
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  • April 6, 2011 11:25 AM
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In "Hanna," Academy Award nominee Saoirse Ronan graduates to the next stage of her career, the one that all "respected actors" reach -- the action stage, where her piercing looks and astute natural intelligence are replaced by kicks, punches and improbable stunts. The anomaly, of course, is that Ms. Ronan has become a remarkably accomplished, borderline preternatural performer at a young age, and so the action phase of her career -- admittedly, a brief tour as opposed to the extended sojourn other actresses might enjoy -- has arrived fairly early. Such is the natural gimmick at the heart of "Hanna," one that audiences should find familiar by now: the little girl with wolf's teeth and bear's claws.
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Review, Joe Wright, Hanna, Eric Bana, Saoirse Ronan, Cate Blanchett

Noah Baumbach's 'While We're Young' Loses James Franco & Cate Blanchett; Ben Stiller Still In

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 6, 2011 5:37 AM
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  • 9 Comments
With filming set to kick off in June, Noah Baumbach just lost two huge names from his gestating relationship dramedy "While We're Young."
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Noah Baumbach, While We're Young, Ben Stiller, James Franco, Cate Blanchett

Watch: Trying To Kiss A Teenage Assassin Is Dangerous In New U.K. Trailer For 'Hanna'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • February 3, 2011 11:04 AM
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  • 2 Comments
We have to admit, the first trailer for Joe Wright's "Hanna" didn't do much for us, not really delivering on the 'Bourne'-esque vibe we were expecting, but the new UK trailer plays much better and points to something perhaps slightly different than the Matt Damon franchise.
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Joe Wright, Hanna, Eric Bana, Saoirse Ronan, Cate Blanchett

New Poster For 'Hanna' Tells You To "Adapt Or Die"

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • January 25, 2011 8:36 AM
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  • 1 Comment
Opinion has been mixed thus far on Joe Wright's forthcoming teenage assassin flick "Hanna." And early look at footage at New York Comic Con was met with a muted response and the first trailer for the film seemed to be a bit all over the place. But there's still a few months to go to sway opinion and a new poster has arrived that hopes to change the tide.
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Joe Wright, Hanna, Eric Bana, Saoirse Ronan, Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett In, Greta Gerwig Out For Noah Baumbach's 'While We're Young'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • December 23, 2010 7:54 AM
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  • 7 Comments
Filming Begins Next SummerWhile we'll always long for the never-made version of "Greenberg" with Mark Ruffalo and Amy Adams, the fact that Ben Stillerand Noah Baumbach are now total besties means that financing probably comes much, much easier for the indie auteur, and if that means he gets more films greenlit, then who are we to complain? It was with much excitement that reports broke earlier in the month that Baumbach was quickly gearing up another film, "While We're Young," a relationship film (shock!) with Ben Stiller and James Franco set to star, and with offers out to both Cate Blanchett and Greta Gerwig. And while we love both actresses, it looks like only one of them will make it to the set.
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Noah Baumbach, While We're Young, Ben Stiller, James Franco, Greta Gerwig, Cate Blanchett

Watch: Trailer For Teenage Assassin Flick 'Hanna' Starring Saoirse Ronan, Eric Bana & Cate Blanchett

  • By Edward Davis
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  • December 20, 2010 11:04 AM
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  • 8 Comments
The trailer for Joe Wright's teenage assassin picture "Hanna" just dropped. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Eric Bana and Cate Blanchett, the film centers on a 14-year-old (Ronan) who was raised by her father (Bana) to be a coldhearted killing machine and then connects with a French family who look to help ease her into a more conventional life. Blanchett plays the CIA spy agent trying to track her down.
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More: Actors, Actresses, Joe Wright, Eric Bana, Saoirse Ronan, Cate Blanchett

Cate Blanchett & Ken Stott Join 'The Hobbit,' Sylvester McCoy & Mikael Persbrandt Confirmed

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • December 7, 2010 9:05 AM
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  • 6 Comments
More players have joined the growing cast of Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit" with two recent names confirmed, one new name we haven't heard had and one famous, familiar face returning.
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Genre Films, Mikael Persbrandt, Sylvester McCoy, Ken Stott, Cate Blanchett, The Hobbit

Noah Baumbach Readies 'While We're Young' With Ben Stiller & James Franco

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • December 2, 2010 3:35 AM
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Offers Out To Greta Gerwig & Cate BlanchettIt seems Noah Baumbach and Ben Stiller are new BFFs. Of course, they teamed on "Greenberg" which hit theaters this spring and for a while, they were both tentatively attached to the family film "Mr. Popper's Penguins" until they both dropped off (the project is now moving ahead with Jim Carrey and Mark Waters). Not only that, Baumbach was tapped to do a quick punch up on Stiller's character in the script for the currently shooting comedy "Tower Heist," so it was pretty inevitable the two would find a film to work on again as director and actor.
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Noah Baumbach, While We're Young, Ben Stiller, James Franco, Greta Gerwig, Cate Blanchett

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