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Colin Firth To Play Noel Coward In 'Mad Dogs And Englishmen,' & Co-Star In Rupert Everett's Oscar Wilde Biopic

  • By Cain Rodriguez
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  • May 22, 2012 3:50 PM
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News
Colin Firth is set to play famed English playwright Noel Coward, in the Willy Holtzman-penned project, “Mad Dogs And Englishmen,” about Coward’s eventful two week-stay at The Desert Inn in Las Vegas in 1995. Although there’s still no director attached, this seems like a great role for the actor to sink his teeth in, as Coward was famous for what Time called “a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise.” So we’ll be definitely be looking forward to this project in the future.
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More: Colin Firth, Rupert Everett, Lone Scherfig, Pernilla August, Beauty And The Beast, Gerard Depardieu, Emily Watson, Tom Wilkinson

Paul Feig & Colin Firth Teaming For 'Untouchable,' A Remake Of The French Hit 'The Intouchables'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 29, 2012 2:51 PM
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  • 5 Comments
News
Well, that was fast. Just this morning as it was announced that Paul Feig was returning to the small screen, backing "Ronna & Beverly" for Brit TV, it was said he was still eyeball his next feature project. Well, looks like it got packaged up faster than we thought.
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More: Paul Feig, Colin Firth, Untouchable

Exclusive: Gary Oldman, Colin Firth & Tom Hardy Talk 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' In 3 Clips From The BluRay

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 19, 2012 3:19 PM
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News
While "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy" didn't bring home any Oscar gold in February, Tomas Alfredson's expertly calibrated spy thriller proved that the genre can deliver just as much thrills with dialogue, obversation and a deeply intelligent approach, than movies packed with gadgets, martinis, babes and tuxedos. The picture finally earned Gary Oldman his long overdue first Oscar nomination, and brought together an ensemble of Britain's finest acting talents the likes of which we may not ever see again.
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More: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth

Nicole Kidman Replaces Rachel Weisz As Colin Firth's Wife In 'The Railway Man'

  • By Simon Dang
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  • March 2, 2012 8:59 AM
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News
Just a day after she was noted to be lining up Rowan Joffe's psychological thriller "Before I Go To Sleep," Nicole Kidman has now replaced Rachel Weisz in Jonathan Teplitzky ("Burning Man") adaptation of Eric Lomax's Prisoner Of War tale "The Railway Man."
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More: Nicole Kidman, The Railway Man, Jonathan Teplitzky, Colin Firth

'Bridget Jones' Baby' In Trouble? Working Title Says Script Still Being Worked On, But Hugh Grant Will Star

  • By Gabe Toro
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  • February 3, 2012 8:56 AM
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You're probably asking yourself, "Who asked for a third "Bridget Jones" movie? I don't know anyone who saw the second!" Well, you're probably a filthy, dirty American. "Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason" overcame it's clunky title to gross $222 million outside of America, a whopping 85% of its global total. It's taken awhile for the wheels to begin turning on a third film, but "Bridget Jones' Baby" overcame scheduling setbacks and the defection of director Paul Feig ("Bridesmaids") to set a coming start date under Peter Cattaneo ("The Full Monty"). However, several people behind the scenes were whispering that the film would be shutdown entirely in the face of script problems.
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More: Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Bridget Jones 3

Colin Firth Reteams With Atom Egoyan For His West Memphis 3 Film ‘Devil’s Knot’ Starring Reese Witherspoon

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • February 1, 2012 3:45 PM
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News
With Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky's "Paradise Lost" trilogy, the Peter Jackson-produced "West of Memphis" and a plethora of books and other material about the West Memphis Three, you might think the subject was all done. Far from it. Last year "The Devil's Knot" started heading into production from Canadian director Atom Egoyan ("Exotica," "Chloe," "The Sweet Hereafter") with Reese Witherspoon to star. Now another Academy Award winner is coming on board.
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More: Colin Firth, The Devil's Knot

Colin Firth Turns Down Lead Villain Role In Spike Lee's 'Oldboy' Remake Starring Josh Brolin

  • By Simon Dang
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  • December 10, 2011 10:10 AM
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News
Despite recently confirming an offer to play the lead antagonist in Spike Lee's upcoming remake of Park Chan-wook's "Oldboy," it looks like things just haven't worked out for Colin Firth as he has now reportedly turned down the chance to star opposite Josh Brolin in the project.
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More: Colin Firth, Spike Lee, Josh Brolin, Oldboy (Remake)

Colin Firth Says That The Filmmakers Struggled To Cut 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' Down From Three-And-A-Half Hours

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • December 6, 2011 1:59 PM
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More: Colin Firth, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Peter Straughan, Tomas Alfredson, Interviews, Interview

'Melancholia' Wins Best Film At European Film Awards; Ties 'The King's Speech' For Most Awards

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • December 3, 2011 8:03 PM
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Awards
While it has pretty much zero influence on the awards season stateside, the European Film Awards, which are essentially the Euro version of the Oscars, presented their winners tonight and it looks like Lars Von Trier's brief moment as a pariah is over.
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More: Melancholia, The Amazing Race, Susanne Bier, Colin Firth, Tilda Swinton, The Wholly Family, Pina, Stephen Frears, Mads Mikkelsen, Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardenne, In A Better World, The King's Speech, The Artist, We Need To Talk About Kevin, The Kid With The Bike

Rachel Weisz Joins Colin Firth In POW Drama 'The Railway Man'

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • November 25, 2011 9:22 AM
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News
After a year of fairly tough work, dealing with infidelity and depression in "The Deep Blue Sea", U.N. corruption in "The Whistleblower," and forgetting to turn down roles in "360" and "Dream House," the next year or so sees Rachel Weisz heading to tentpole territory for the first time since 2005's "Constantine." She's got a key role alongside Jeremy Renner, Edward Norton and co. in Tony Gilroy's "The Bourne Legacy" arriving in the summer, while early 2013 sees her join Mila Kunis and Michelle Williams as one of a triumvirate of witches in Sam Raimi's "Oz The Great and Powerful."
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More: The Railway Man, Colin Firth, Rachel Weisz, Jeremy Irvine

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