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Viggo Mortensen Heads Beyond Civilization In Upcoming Drama

By Kevin Jagernauth
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November 14, 2012 10:20 AM
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After a two-year break between "The Road" and "A Dangerous Method," Viggo Mortensen is on something of a streak (if you can call it that). This year found the actor on the festival circuit with Walter Salles' "On The Road" and the Argentinian drama "Everybody Has A Plan," he's currently shooting "The Two Faces Of January" alongside Kirsten Dunst, and he's looking stay busy in the new year.

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New Images Of Garrett Hedlund, Sam Riley & More In 'On The Road'

By Kevin Jagernauth
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October 30, 2012 2:28 PM
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Did you know that Walter Salles and screenwriter Jose Rivera have three more unproduced screenplays? Or that Rivera isn't exactly thrilled that some of the lines in "On The Road" were adlibbed? Or that Salles was contractually obligated to bring in an edit of two hours? In case you missed it, those are some of the fascinating highlights from Rivera's presentation of the movie at BAM over the weekend and you can read our full recap right here. And after you've done that, take a look at the below...

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New Pics From 'On The Road' Featuring Kristen Stewart, Kirsten Dunst, Viggo Mortensen & More

By Kevin Jagernauth
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October 19, 2012 4:26 PM
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With most of the movies of the fall season buttoning up audiences with serious themes and stories, you may feel the need to let you hair down a bit. And Walter Salles' "On the Road" just may be the ticket you're looking for. The adapation of the famed Jack Kerouac book is on the last legs of the festival circuit before it lands in theaters, and a few more pics are here to get your inner beat poet excited.

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First Pic Of Viggo Mortensen & Kirsten Dunst In 'The Two Faces Of January'

By Kevin Jagernauth
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October 1, 2012 12:04 PM
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Jesus, that was fast. With production beginning today on "The Two Faces Of January," the filmmakers haven't wasted any time in getting the buzz going around the film, with the first pic of the two leads Kirsten Dunst and Viggo Mortensen arriving.

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New Photos: Joel Edgerton In 'Wish You Were Here,' Viggo Mortensen In 'Everybody Has A Plan,' 'The Sapphires' & More

By Edward Davis
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September 25, 2012 3:53 PM
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The 56th BFI London Film Festival kicks off October 10th and runs through October 21st. Like any good festival, this means a panoply of new marketing materials, in this case in the form of pictures. First up is a new pic from "Wish You Were Here" featuring Aussie stars Joel Edgerton and Teresa Palmer. Directed by Edgerton's fellow Blue Tongue Films cohort Kieran Darcy-Smith, the film, which debuted at Sundance earlier this year, also co-stars Felicity Price and Antony Starr.

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Watch: Viggo Mortensen In English-Subtitled Trailer For 'Everybody Has A Plan'

By Cain Rodriguez
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September 12, 2012 8:59 PM
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It’s been two years since since it was revealed that the notoriously picky Viggo Mortensen would lead Ana Piterbarg’s directorial debut, the Argentinian-made, Spanish-language “Everybody Has A Plan,” in dual roles as the identical twins Pedro and Agustin. After many stills and a non-subtitled Spanish language trailer, naturally, we finally have a North American trailer complete with English subtitles.

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Rumor Of The Day: Could Dr. Strange Really-For-Real Be In 'Thor 2?'

By Drew Taylor
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September 7, 2012 6:15 PM
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Earlier this summer, we at The Playlist launched our Playlist podcast series. In our second episode, we conversed about Warner Bros.' plans for the Justice League, and of course, discussed the second phase of the Marvel cinematic universe. During our conversation we dropped some fun Marvel rumors that had come across our desk this summer (Marvel never verifies, so it tends to be speculative at best) and one of the more fascinating grapevine dispatches we heard was that Dr. Strange, the Sorcerer Supreme of the Marvel universe, would be a big part of "Thor: The Dark World" (then simply called "Thor 2").

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Exclusive: Focus Features Pull The Plug On David Cronenberg's 'Eastern Promises 2'

By Oliver Lyttelton
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August 14, 2012 2:31 PM
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For a director as fearsomely original as David Cronenberg, he's hasn't necessarily shied away from sequels, they just haven't come to fruition. He penned a remake/reboot of "The Fly" for 20th Century Fox, although the studio scrapped it, and more recently, it looked like he was actually going to make the long-talked about "Eastern Promises 2," a sequel to his 2006 gangster picture, with original writer Steven Knight again penning a script, and Viggo Mortensen and Vincent Cassel both set to return.

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The Mad Ones: U.K. Trailer For 'On The Road' With Kristen Stewart, Garrett Hedlund, Viggo Mortensen & More

By Kevin Jagernauth
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August 6, 2012 10:44 AM
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Often put in the category of an unfilmable book, and in the works for decades, this fall will finally see Walter Salles' long-awaited, star studded adaptation of Jack Kerouac's "On The Road" hit theaters. And after plenty of posters, clips and promo material before the Cannes Film Festival where it premiered this spring, this brand new trailer offers the most extensive look at the film yet.

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New Photos From Ana Piterbarg's 'Everyone Has A Plan' Starring Viggo Mortensen As Twins

By Simon Dang
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July 23, 2012 1:14 PM
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These days, if not too often that we're treated to a Viggo Mortensen performance so consider us extremely excited for the upcoming double dose of the actor in Ana Piterbarg's directorial debut "Everybody Has A Plan" which sees Mortensen play twin brothers. We've had a decent look at the film already with a host of pics and a Spanish trailer without subtitles but we now have a whole new batch of photos to add to that as well.

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