Is Alexander Skarsgard Going To Be In “Fifty Shades of Grey”?
Is it true that Alexander Skarsgard is going to play Christian Grey in the Fifty Shades of Grey movie? Well, nobody knows yet.
Ben Affleck on His Directing Success: “I got to apply some of the lessons I learned from this business that I learned from my acting career”
Talk about being (unfortunately) timely: Ben Affleck’s latest film Argo, which he directed and also stars, focuses on a real-life story about the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis, and currently the U.S. is facing similar tensions in the Middle East. It is also perhaps Affleck’s most acclaimed film, which is a tremendous accomplishment considering his two prior films, Gone Baby Gone and The Town, were also well received.
Louise Fletcher Can’t Watch Her Performance in ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’: “I find it too painful”
Louise Fletcher is most famous for her role as the viciously icy Nurse Ratched in the film adaptation of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. But the actress says she actually can’t stand watching the movie.
Olivia Wilde: “I now have the luxury of being choosier and choosier”
Olivia Wilde took her preparation seriously for her role as a stripper in the new film Butter.
James Franco: “There’s this public persona that’s ‘James Franco’ that’s half my creation but half of it isn’t”
James Franco is known for mixing it up—for some time he was just as likely to appear in candid shots in a Columbia University classroom as he was to be shooting a part on General Hospital or appearing in a blockbuster like Rise of the Planet of the Apes.
Ashley Greene on Her Future, ‘Butter’ and Kissing Olivia WIlde
Ashley Greene easily could have been typecast after getting her start in the Twilight series. But that doesn’t mean she’s going to take just any role now.
Benedict Cumberbatch talks doing Motion-Capture for ‘The Hobbit’: “It’s very freeing, once you put the suit on and the sensors”
Benedict Cumberbatch will soon be known for playing two famous literary characters—Sherlock Holmes in the BBC television series, Sherlock, and Smaug the dragon in the new film, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.
Winona Ryder credits Tim Burton for her career
Winona Ryder is teaming up with Tim Burton for the new animated film, Frankenweenie, after first working with the director on Beetlejuice in 1988.
Rebel Wilson Recalls Her First Acting Class and Being Told She’d Never Get a Job as a “Beach Babe”
Rebel Wilson was sort of thrown into acting.
“It was so embarrassing,” she said of the time her mother dragged her to an acting class when she was 14.
Vincent D’Onofrio: “When I was younger, I used to carry my characters around with me 24/7”
Luckily Vincent D’Onofrio has learned to not take his work home with him—since he plays a psycho murderer in his new film, Chained.
Famke Janssen talks ‘Taken 2’, Life as a Bond Girl and Moving Forward as a Writer/Director
Famke Janssen is still well-known for appearing as a Bond girl in 1995’s Goldeneye. But looking back, the actress isn’t too fond of that role.
‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ Lead Actors Ineligible for SAG Awards
While the Oscars are generally considered the most prestigious awards in film, for actors the Screen Actors Guild Award also have special significance. Unfortunately for the actors in Fox Searchlight’s Beasts of the Southern Wild, because the low-budget film was not produced by the guidelines of SAG-AFTRA’s Low Budget Feature Agreement its actors will not be eligible for the SAG Awards.
Jack Black Isn’t a Fan of Oscar Host Seth MacFarlane
Jack Black is never one to hide how he truly feels. Just ask him what he thinks of the announcement that Seth MacFarlane will be hosting the Oscars next year.
Daniel Craig on Product Placement in the Bond Films and Why He Can’t Skinny-Dip or Drink at 11am
Daniel Craig may only be part of Her Majesty’s Secret Service when he appears in James Bond films, but in an interview with Vanity Fair he has some good advice about fame that Prince Harry and his sister-in-law Princess Kate should think about adhering to.
Anna Kendrick on Auditioning for ‘Pitch Perfect’
Anna Kendrick started out in the world of musical theater, so it made sense for the Oscar-nominated actress to return to her roots in Pitch Perfect.
The 85th Academy Awards will be hosted by…. Seth MacFarlane
It was just announced that Seth MacFarlane will host the 85th Academy Awards®.
Bruce Willis: “Why you go to the movies is the same reason that we like to make movies: It’s all about human emotion”
In Looper, Joseph Gordon-Levitt is only pretending to play the younger version of Bruce Willis, with Willis traveling back in time to confront his “younger self.” But if Willis could really go back in time, would he do anything differently?
Emma Watson on Bonding with ‘The Perks of Being a Wallflower’ Cast
Emma Watson has grown up and she’s ready to take on more challenging roles, like her recent project, The Perks of Being a Wallflower.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt on His ‘Looper’ Bruce Willis Makeup and Directing His First Film
Premium Rush aside, Joseph Gordon-Levitt appears in two of the best-rated action films of 2012, The Dark Knight Rises and Looper, and also stars in the likely Oscar-contending drama Lincoln due out in November. In an interview with New York magazine, Gordon-Levitt talks about the makeup he had to wear to portray a younger version of Bruce Willis in Looper and what inspired him to direct his first film, which is due out next year.
‘The Hobbit’ Star Billy Connolly Thinks J.R.R. Tolkien’s Books are ‘Unreadable’
Actor/comedian Billy Connolly doesn’t strike me as the type of person who parrot out generic answers to questions about his latest projects (as opposed to, say, Liam Neeson talking about the “character development” in Battleship). My notion appears to be correct, because in an interview with New York magazine he openly admits that he isn’t a fan of J.R.R. Tolkien’s writing even though he is appearing in The Hobbit movie series in the key role as the dwarf lord Dain Ironfoot.