Posts Tagged ‘Brad Pitt’
World War Z and other films bring over £20m to Glasgow
Remember how the Scottish city of Glasgow is being used as a location for lots of films recently? Glaswegians were raving about how much money this would bring to the city, now it has been revealed that this has indeed happened. Last year we brought you the news that World War Z and Cloud Atlas were filming in Glasgow, which was expected...
Awards Season continues: BAFTA announce nominations
The awards season is in full swing and with the Golden Globes out of the way, the nominations for the Orange British Academy Film Awards 2012 have been announced. The Artist is in the lead ... of course. Leading the pack is the hot favourite for Best Film: The Artist. The French masterpiece received 12 nominations in total, which include:...
Golden Globe and SAG nominations announced
Awards season is here! Along with the promise of Christmas, breakable New Years resolutions and weight gain, we also have the nominations for both the Screen Actors Guild Awards (SAG) and the Golden Globes 2012. The winners won't be announced until both ceremonies are held in January, of course, but we finally know which films and...
Angelina Jolie Sued Over Upcoming Directorial Début
Angelina Jolie is being sued by a Croatian journalist over her upcoming film, In the Land of Blood and Honey, just two weeks before the film is due to reach cinemas. It seems to be one hurdle after another for the actress' first directorial attempt. In the Land of Blood and Honey first encountered major problems during filming last...
Roll out the white carpet: Happy Feet 2 is here
Forget the red carpet - it was all about the white carpet when Happy Feet 2 had its UK premiere on Sunday. Snow may not have arrived in the UK yet, but Londoners were treated to the next best thing on Sunday 20th November at the Happy Feet 2 premiere. The stars walked up the snow white carpet following the adorable penguins prints...
The lowdown on Brad Pitt’s best films
From playing brave warrior Achilles, in Troy, to Rusty Ryan, a smooth criminal in Ocean's 11, Brad Pitt has played some unforgettable characters. But now it seems his Hollywood hey-day is over and he would rather concentrate on fatherhood. This week, Brad Pitt formally announced he sees himself quitting the acting industry...
Baseball fans get ready for Moneyball out November 25th (UK)
Adapted from the best-selling book by Michael Lewis, Moneyball tells the story of the general manager of the Oakland A's attempting to put together a baseball club. Oh yeah, and it stars Brad Pitt. Pitt plays Billy Beane, the manager who does something unprecedented when he employs computer analysis to try and choose a winning...
Zombies and Philadelphia descend upon Scottish city
For the last couple of weeks, the Scottish city of Glasgow has been descended upon by hoards of the walking dead. No, this does not mean that the residents have been partying too much, it actually means zombies. Oh, and Brad Pitt has been there as well. [caption id="attachment_12097" align="alignnone" width="526" caption="Scottish city...
Ed Harris and Matthew Fox potentially for World War Z
World War Z, the pseudo-oral history novel about a zombie apocalypse, is coming to cinemas, and Lost's Matthew Fox and Apollo 13's Ed Harris might be getting involved. Told primarily by Brooks, a United Nations agent, World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War is a story of a ten-years-gone mass conflict between the living and the undead....
Stop press: Brad Pitt shaves of his goatee beard at last
Panic over everyone, Brad Pitt has finally shaven off his scraggly beard and has returned to his former glory. Attending the LA screening of his new movie The Tree of Life, which won the Palme D'Or at this year's Cannes, Pitt was seen sans beard, making him look years younger. Jolie also attended the screening instead of the New York...
The TFR Cannes ’11 Round-Up
Every year, a bunch of film legends, press, and those about to become legends head to France for one of the events of the film-industry year. Cannes 2011 is news-crazy, so here are our highlights. We couldn't talk about the events of this year's Cannes without mentioning Lars von Trier's shocking remark. I've heard a lot of crazy stuff come out...
Cannes 2011 – Awards round up
And so Cannes is over for another year. There's been the usual fashion highs and lows, a fabulous red carpet appearance from Brangelina, oh and also some very exciting looking films to look forward to. But who took away the prizes? The coveted Palme D'Or went to Terence Mallick's The Tree of Life, starring Brad Pitt, Jessica Chastain and...
Cannes Film Festival line-up announced
It seems like the awards season is only just over and we start gearing up for a new round. It all kicks off with the Cannes Film Festival running from 11 to 22 May. Organisers of the 64th festival have just announced the line up which will start with a screening of Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris, which has got people talking for having...
Lara Croft is back in Tomb Raider reboot
Any Lara Croft fans out there? Thought so, well you'll be pleased to hear then that Tomb Raider is the latest film to get a reboot. Producer Graham King, the man behind The Town and The Departed has confirmed he will be taking on the project. He has bought the rights from Square Enix, the games company who own the hugely popular...
Jolie and Depp attend world première of The Tourist
New York came alive last night with some of Hollywood's hottest for the world première of The Tourist. At centre stage was the star of the film Angelina Jolie, who smouldered in a white cashmere Versace gown and her trademark smokey eyes. Apart from all the adoring fans there was one man in particular, her partner Brad, who could...
Channing Tatum joins Jonah Hill in 21 Jump Street
It has been announced that Channing Tatum will be joining Jonah Hill the upcoming 21 Jump Street film. You might remember 21 Jump Street as a crime drama TV series which first aired back in 1987 and focused on a group of young undercover cops who investigated teen crime. It focused largely on prominent issues in the late eighties, such as...
Story of Chilean miners attracts Brad Pitt
Even while the miners were stuck down the pit, there was talk of a Hollywood production of the event. What we didn't guess was that it would be Mr Pitt vying for the rights of the story. Brad Pitt's entertainment company Plan B, which has worked on the likes of Kick Ass and The Departed, is bidding to get hold of the extraordinary tale of...
Will Ferrell and Justin Beiber are heroes at Megamind première
This weekend was the world première of Will Ferrell's latest movie Megamind, however a certain 16-year-old pop star stole the limelight just a little bit. Justin Bieber attended the première at Mann's Chinese Theatre in LA much to the delight of the teenage-girl contingent. While a lot of the other guests got into the spirit of...
I love you, man: top ten buddy-cop films
Two friends, two badges, an army of enemies and a big baddie, and a lot of fire-power - The Other Guys is out this month, to add to the buddy-cop film list. But which are the other ten worth a watch? Most of us are more than happy to settle down and take in a buddy-cop film. The themes of friendship, comedy (sometimes dark, sometimes absent),...
Angelina Jolie at the UK première of Salt
Angelina Jolie looked every inch the Hollywood star at the première of Salt last night. Jolie walked the 'black' carpet in Leicester Square last night without Brad Pitt, who remained in Los Angeles shooting his latest film Moneyball, and of course looking after the couple's large brood. Wearing a loose pink and silver Amanda Wakeley dress,...
Julia Roberts shines at Eat Pray Love première
Julia Roberts attended the premiere of her latest film, Eat Pray Love in New York yesterday. It has been reported that all reviews of the film have been banned before it's release in the US this weekend. This seems slightly a bizarre choice, considering that The Expendables, which stars some huge names, is also released that weekend. Why would...
Brad Pitt confirmed for World War Z
Zombie apocalypses and Brad Pitt? Well, if you asked most women he's probably on their lists of humans to survive! Just as well, as he's playing the lead in the novel-inspired zombie flick World War Z. Yep, don't worry - there are endless announcements of adaptations. But they contain of the best characters and narratives you're going to see,...
Brad and Angelina in love at Salt première
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt quash any rumours that their relationship is on the rocks as they walked the red carpet yesterday. The couple were attending the première of Angie's latest film Salt at the Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. This was Brad's first public appearance since he shaved off his beard, which seemed to cause mass...
Brad Pitt looses his beard!
Breaking news: Brad Pitt has shaved off that beard at last! Brad was spotted minus the beard in Los Angeles on the set of his latest movie Moneyball. It's hard to believe but the heart throb has been growing it for a whole year! The 46-year-old shaved off the controversial facial hair to play Oakland Athletics baseball manager Billy...
Jolie update: confirmed to play Cleopatra
Angelina Jolie is reportedly set to star in a new Cleopatra film, adapted from a biography that hasn't even been published yet. The rights to the book, Cleopatra: A Life, by Stacy Schiff, have already been secured by director Scott Rubin and Jolie has been pencilled in as the lead. It has even be hinted that her real-life partner Brad Pitt will...
Brad Pitt for mayor?
The people of New Orleans have spoken – and they want Brad Pitt to be their mayor. According to reports, Mr Angelina Jolie is being courted by residents of the city to run for public office after helping to rebuild the area hit by Hurricane Katrina through his Make It Right Foundation. We're not too sure they should hold their breath –...
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie up for a Mr & Mrs Smith sequel?
Considering this report comes from the oracle of truth that is the National Enquirer, it must be fact – Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are onboard for a follow up to the very film that brought them together in 2005, Mr & Mrs Smith. According to the magazine, Brangelina have spoken to Simon Kinberg, who wrote the original movie's script, about a...
