Posts Tagged ‘Andy Serkis’
The Hobbit: casting call shut down over safety.
Contrary to popular belief, open casting calls for film productions are rather dull. Well, unless you're hoping to be in The Hobbit it would seem. Then there are concerns for your safety to consider. Okay, so open auditions, whether you're hoping to be a character or just an extra, tend to go like this: you queue for hours, the casting...
Wild Bill hits cinemas in March
Wild Bill, the directorial debut of Dexter Fletcher, is almost in cinemas and this London-based film looks like something we're likely to find dark and engaging. Bill is, by most counts, not a very nice bloke. Just out of prison after almost a decade, he finds that his children - left when they were small children - are now eleven and fifteen,...
Rise of the Planet of the Apes new trailer released
The latest trailer has been revealed for Rupert Wyatt's Rise of the Planet of the Apes. The excitement surrounding this film continues to mount as the latest trailer for Rise of the Planet of the Apes is released. Unlike previous trailers, this one gives us much more insight into what we can expect to see from the lead ape, Caesar, played...
Barry Humphries and Evangeline Lily to star in The Hobbit
Yes, that's the same Evangeline Lily from Lost. However, who is Barry Humphries, you ask? Well, you may know him by another name - Dame Edna Everage. For those living in the UK, it's hard not to know who Dame Edna is. The crazy, pink/purple-haired woman with horn-rimmed glasses and a penchant for glitter and cheeky comments, she's a much loved...
The Hobbit titles and release date announced
Welcome to Hobbit monthly - sorry, TFR. We're pleased to announce that The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, and The Hobbit: There and Back Again will be gracing cinemas on December 14th, 2012, and December 13th, 2013, respectively. Yeah, I hear you, "why not tomorrow?" I'm thinking the exact same thing. But it's fantastic to see that the titles...
Andy Serkis named as The Hobbit’s Second Unit director
Andy Serkis, known in the Jackson-Middle Earth universe as the mo-cap (motion capture) actor behind Gollum, has been chosen by The Hobbit director, Sir Peter Jackson, to direct the second unit. This is a huge step up for Serkis, who has not only starred in The Lord of the Rings, but who also recently played the iconic role of Ian Drury in Sex...
Review: Sam Riley and Antonia Riseborough in Brighton Rock
When a character in a movie can't manage to put the phone back on the hook, you know they're in trouble. With an old mac dripping wet, a frightened man drops the phone and runs out of the old red phone box and back into the rain. He's being chased, in a brown pre-digital world of tea dances, vinyl records and the death penalty, and he doesn't make...
McKellen, Serkis and Wood all confirmed for The Hobbit
Not the easiest offer to turn down, and considering most of them are Lord of the Rings geeks anyway, it's a no-brainer, surely? Either way, Gandalf, Gollum and Frodo are in! Ignoring the rather odd announcement of Elijah Wood returning as Frodo, as Frodo's not technically in The Hobbit (TFR's guess - epilogue), knowing that Gollum and Gandalf...
First stills released from The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn
It may not be due out until next year, but Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson are already stirring up excitement for The Adventures of Tintin: Secret of the Unicorn by releasing the first stills from the film. The 3D adaptation of the iconic Belgian comic book series originally written by Georges "Hergé" Remi is the first Spielberg...
Burke and Hare: A Review
Fairly morbid comedy is something of a speciality for director John Landis, and in re-telling the true story of the Burke and Hare murders, he gets to indulge in exactly what he does best. It might be almost thirty years since Landis' iconic horror-comedy, An American Werewolf in London, but with Simon Pegg playing William Burke...
Burke and Hare UK première
Last night Burke and Hare had it's UK première just in time to give us the willies for Halloween. The film about two 19th Century grave robbers, stars Simon Pegg, Tim Curry and Andy Serkis and various other great British actors, all of whom attended the London screening. Wife of comedian Sacha Baron Cohen, Isla Fisher also stars in...
Brighton Rocks?
It seems the world of cinema has gone a bit remake-crazy of late, and next on the hit-list is the Brit film noir classic, Brighton Rock. This adaptation of a novel by Graham Greene was first made into a film back in 1947, starring Richard Attenborough as Pinkie, in what is undoubtedly one of his most critically acclaimed acting roles. Remaking...
Top Ten Music Movies: The Best of Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll
With the release of The Runaways biopic this Friday, we thought we'd take a quick look at some of the best music-inspired movies... 1. Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll Line-up? Andy Serkis stars as Ian Dury, alongside Naomie Harris, Ray Winstone, Noel Clarke and Mackenzie Crook Lyrical content? Serkis gives an uncanny portrayal of...
First film role for Daniel Radcliffe since Harry Potter
Daniel Radcliffe's first film role after Harry Potter has been confirmed, as he wraps up filming on the final two films. The 20-year-old actor is keen to put his child actor days behind him by staring in supernatural thriller The Woman In Black. Daniel will play Arthur Kipps, a young solicitor who travels to a deceased client's house to settle...
