Posts Tagged ‘Carey Mulligan’
Charlize Theron to play Princess Diana?
If you enjoyed The Iron Lady you will probably enjoy the upcoming £30 million biopic that is to be made about Princess Diana. And actresses are already being lined up to play the tragic princess. As casting gets under way the rumour mill is working hard. Charlize Theron (Hancock) is favourite to take the role, with Carey Mulligan...
Shame – A Review
It is easy to see why Shame is one of the most talked-about films of the moment. This is the second time that director Steve McQueen has teamed up with rising star Michael Fassbender to create something that is deeply affecting, controversial and should proudly hold up the title of “art”. The two previously worked together on McQueen's...
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:...
Carey Mulligan on Shame: “I’m very prudish” in comparison
She may have bared all in her new film, Shame, but Carey Mulligan insists she is not as confident as her character. Apparently she hasn't seen herself naked for years. The British actress who made her screen début as Keira Knightley's younger sister, Kitty Bennett in the 2005 adaptation of Pride & Prejudice, took on her most demanding...
Bryan Cranston to star in Argo AND The Gangster Squad?
Bryan Cranston may star in Ben Affleck's political film, Argo, AND upcoming crime thriller, The Gangster Squad. Bryan Cranston might be best known for his portrayal of the dad in the Fox comedy, Malcolm in the Middle, and his role in Breaking Bad, for which he has won three consecutive Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama...
Clint Eastwood to cast Leonardo DiCaprio opposite Beyoncé?
Leonardo DiCaprio may be set to star opposite Beyoncé in the upcoming remake of A Star is Born. Clint Eastwood is currently on board to direct the remake of A Star is Born, which follows the story of an ageing alcoholic actor, who becomes the mentor to a bright young starlet. Fredric March and Janet Gaynor starred as the original pairing...
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...
The young British acting elite – top ten
This Friday we see the release of Never Let Me Go, based on a novel of the same name by Kazuo Ishiguro. It tells the story of three individuals who as they become young adults have to learn to deal with the emotions that they feel towards each other and at the same time prepare themselves for the haunting reality that's ahead of them. The stars...
BAFTA announce exciting upcoming events
BAFTA have announced that some very exciting events will be taking place over the next few months! The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) have teamed up with the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) to present a impressive series of masterclasses, for those of you who are dying to know just what goes on behind the scenes of...
Mia Wasikowska to star in Park Chan-Wook’s Stoker?
Mia Wasikowska is in talks to play the lead in Park Chan-Wook's fantasy thriller, Stoker. Stoker is set to be the first English-language film from award-winning Oldboy director, Park Chan-Wook. Interestingly, the script, which was picked up by Ridley and Tony Scott’s Scott Free company, was penned by Prison Break star Wentworth Miller...
First pics of Rooney Mara as Dragon Tattoo’s Lisbeth Salander
The first shots of Rooney Mara as The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo's Lisbeth Salander have finally surfaced! There is loads of anticipation surrounding David Fincher's Hollywood adaptation of the first book in the hugely popular Millennium Trilogy series by Stieg Larsson. The Swedish version, starring Noomi Rapace in the role of Lisbeth,...
Carey Muligan and Colin Firth win big at BIFA
Last night was a celebration of all things in British film at the Moët British Independent Film Awards. The prestigious Best Actor award went to Colin Firth for his portrayal of George VI in The King's Speech. The Best Actress award went to Carey Mulligan for her role in Never Let Me Go. The King's Speech, which is a Tom Hopper film,...
Carey Mulligan and James Badge Dale join Steve McQueen’s Shame
Carey Mulligan and James Badge Dale will be joining Michael Fassbender in Shame, an upcoming film from Steve McQueen. The last time McQueen teamed up with Fassbender they produced the 2008 film Hunger, a poignant depiction of the 1981 Irish hunger strike, which went on to win the prestigious Caméra d'Or award at the Cannes Film...
Carey Mulligan to play The Great Gatsby’s Daisy?
Artistic Aussie director Baz Luhrmann is taking on the classic F. Scott Fitzgerald novel The Great Gatsby. The flamboyant director who gave us Moulin Rouge and Romeo and Juliet, has apparently already cast his two male leads - Leornado DiCaprio as Gatsby and Tobey Maguire as Carraway. The big question is who will play the lead...
LFF Review: Never Let Me Go
Britain's rising acting talent have clubbed together to open this year's London International Film Festival, writes Russell Webber starting his coverage of the festival for The Film Review, with a quietly affecting, but ultimately flawed, adaptation of the respected Kazuo Ishiguro romantic novel. Shortlisted for the prestigious Man...
Gekko never weeps – Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps
Sequels to iconic films are usually (Grease 2, anyone?) flops. However, what about Wall Street? Wall Street's Gordon Gekko was, for many of the 1980s financiers, something of a god, a statuesque figure of greed, wealth and cunning that a generation of money and power-hungry bankers, stockbrokers and everyday businesspeople modelled...
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps – is history repeating itself?
They say history repeats itself, and that certainly seems to be the case when it comes to Oliver Stone films. Another financial crisis is clearly a cue for another Wall Street film to Hollywood-ise the whole thing. As the sequel, Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, premieres around the world, we take the time to fill you in on what’s changed...
Shia LaBeouf and Carey Mulligan loved up at Cannes.
Shia LaBeouf and Carey Mulligan shared a romantic weekend in Cannes after the screening of their latest film Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps. The couple added a touch of glamour to the red carpet but were careful not to be side by side the whole time. They took time out from the celeb filled festival to spend some quality quiet time together on a...
Wall Street Comes to France
Of course, I don't mean they're going to ship the location over to our French neighbours, though knowing the budgets going into Cannes I wouldn't be surprised. I am talking about, of course, Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps, the continuing of a saga that, as of the sequel, now spans an impressive 23 years. Wall Street is often a scene of...
An Education
Lone Scherfig’s ‘An Education’ had one of the biggest buzzes surrounding it at this years’ Sundance Film Festival. Based on journalist Lynn Barber’s memoirs, with a script by Nick Hornby and plenty of media hype, expectations for this release were through the roof. ‘An Education’ is the coming-of-age story of Jenny (Carey...
