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Comic-Con '11: Ridley Scott Is Shooting For Both An R-Rated & PG-13 Cut Of 'Prometheus'

  • By Jeff Otto
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  • July 22, 2011 2:31 AM
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  • 12 Comments
And Five More Things We Learned At Comic-Con Ridley Scott’s “Prometheus” has been shrouded in secrecy and confusing rhetoric almost since we first heard of the project. First it was an “Alien” prequel and then it wasn’t. Now it is again. But not really. Whatever. At least they are now discussing the project and promising some footage and/or trailers surfacing by fall. And they’re at least sure enough about it to start shedding at least a little light (which will most likely give us even more questions).
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Genre Films, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Damon Lindelof, Prometheus

Comic-Con '11: Charlize Theron Says She Runs Weyland-Yutani (aka The Company) In 'Prometheus'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • July 21, 2011 10:25 AM
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  • 3 Comments
Damon Lindelof Admits The Title Might Be PretentiousThe puzzle of Ridley Scott's "Prometheus" is slowly, but surely beginning to take a hazy shape. Earlier today, we got our first official look at the film, and the surprises keep coming. The press conference brought out one of the film's stars, Charlize Theron and together with writer Damon Lindelof, they fielded questions about the upcoming "Alien" universe film and while we're still no closer to a full picture of what's to come, we did get a few more scraps.
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More: Films, Actresses, Genre Films, Charlize Theron, Damon Lindelof, Prometheus

But Of Course: 'Snow White And The Huntsman' Is The First Of A Planned Trilogy

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • July 1, 2011 11:12 AM
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  • 45 Comments
There are many arguments to be made that "Star Wars" ruined the movies, but one of the more persuasive is the way that it popularized the idea of the trilogy. George Lucas didn't invent the concept (that would have been the Ancient Greeks, thank you), but by making both the original films and the prequels, he popularized the concept, ensuring that almost any hit film would be intended as only the first part of three films, each one bigger than the last. And to a degree, it makes sense: it mirrors the three act structure that virtually every screenplay uses as a template, enabling a complete story with ups and downs to be told over a longer running time.
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Rupert Sanders, Snow White And The Huntsman, Chris Hemsworth, Sam Claflin, Charlize Theron

Chris Hemsworth Confirmed For Male Lead In 'Snow White and the Huntsman'

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • May 10, 2011 1:17 AM
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  • 21 Comments
We Hear He Used A Felt-Tip Pen Sign His Contract Update: "Thor" has grossed a whopping $283 million worldwide. Chris Hemsworth was smart enough to wait and see if the picture was a hit before he signed on for "Snow White and the Huntsman" because he had already been in talks before the movie opened. Now, as you suspected, he's got the gig.
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Rupert Sanders, Snow White And The Huntsman, Chris Hemsworth, Sam Claflin, Charlize Theron

Viggo Mortensen Looks To Have Dropped Out Of 'Snow White And The Huntsman'

  • By Edward Davis
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  • March 25, 2011 11:27 AM
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  • 10 Comments
We're kind of loving Viggo Mortensen at the moment. Despite coming to career ascension with "The Lord Of The Rings" films, the 52-year-old actor always seemed uncomfortable in tentpoles and super-budgeted films, instead choosing to use his post-'LOTR' fame to carefully attach himself to more interesting and thoughtful work like his trio of David Croneberg films ("A History of Violence," "Eastern Promises" and the upcoming "A Dangerous Method"), John Hillcoat's "The Road" and forthcoming Walter Salles adaptation of "On The Road."
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Rupert Sanders, Snow White And The Huntsman, Charlize Theron

The Playlist Foolishly, and Prematurely, Tries To Predict Best Actor & Actress At The 2012 Oscars

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • March 2, 2011 8:14 AM
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  • 16 Comments
Yesterday, we took a look at the 10 films we think will be battling it out at the Kodak Theatre for the Oscar roughly 11 months and 3 weeks from now. Today, we've made our picks for the acting categories. In this piece: Best Actor and Actress, and coming up tomorrow, Supporting Actor and Supporting Actress.
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More: Actors, Actresses, Feature, Gary Oldman, Michael Fassbender, Peter Mullan, Charlize Theron, Michelle Williams, Tilda Swinton, Rooney Mara

Charlize Theron Confirmed For Ridley Scott's 'Prometheus'

  • By Edward Davis
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  • February 11, 2011 10:40 AM
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  • 5 Comments
Michael Fassbender Says There's A "Connecting Vein" Between 'Alien' & 'Prometheus'After a few weeks of will she or won't she back and forth and negotiations, Charlize Theron has signed on to star in Ridley Scott's "Prometheus" alongside Michael Fassbender and Noomi Rapace.
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More: Actresses, Actors, Films, Genre Films, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Prometheus

Updated: Kristen Stewart Sought & Viggo Mortensen In Talks For 'Snow White And The Huntsman'

  • By Edward Davis
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  • January 27, 2011 2:02 AM
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  • 16 Comments
Emily Browning Has Also Tested For Snow White RoleUpdate: Deadline reports that Kristen Stewart "looms large as a potential lead" in the role of Snow White in "Snow White And The Huntsman." But nothing is quite certain as Emily Browning -- set to appear in Zack Snyder's forthcoming "Sucker Punch" -- tested for the role last week, according to THR.
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Rupert Sanders, Snow White And The Huntsman, Charlize Theron

Michael Fassbender Joins Ridley Scott's 'Prometheus' With Noomi Rapace

  • By Edward Davis
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  • January 26, 2011 11:58 AM
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  • 4 Comments
Breaking. Michael Fassbender has joined Noomi Rapace as the second official star of Ridley Scott's "Prometheus." Fassbender's devastating turn in the 2008 drama "Hunger" still keeps paying dividends for the 34-year-old of German/Irish descent. After smaller 2009 turns in "Inglourious Basterds," and "Jonah Hex," plus the lead in "Centurion," Fassbender's career has finally hit top speed in the last six months landing the lead in "X-Men: First Class," a coveted part in Steven Soderbergh's "Haywire," and now a major spot in Ridley Scott's sci-film that was once set to be a prequel to his 1979 classic "Alien," but now seems to have morphed into something entirely different though seemingly still within that universe (it is said to have "Alien DNA" within it, but loglines are being kept under wraps).
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More: Films, Actors, Actresses, Genre Films, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Prometheus

'Alien' Prequel Now Titled 'Prometheus,' Set For March 9, 2012, Noomi Rapace To Star

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • January 14, 2011 11:14 AM
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  • 10 Comments
Angelina Jolie & Charlize Theron Circling Supporting Roles, Picture Morphs From Prequel To Something "More Original"How's this for a MLK holiday weekend bit of news? Ridley Scott's "Alien" prequel is now titled "Prometheus." Noomi Rapace is starring. It's comes out March 9, 2012. Whoa. More than that, it's not even a prequel anymore and apparently it's transformed into something "more original."
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More: Films, Actresses, Genre Films, Charlize Theron, Damon Lindelof, Alien Prequel, Prometheus

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