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Gemma Ward Joins Great Gatsby

Gemma Ward is the latest in a list of people to join the Great Gatsby.

Callan McAuliffe has also joined the cast of Baz Luhrmann’s film adaptation of the F Scoot Fitzgerald novel.

The film is to begin filming next month, but in the mean time Luhrmann has been filming the smaller parts of the movie, so all signs point to Ward and McAuliffe only having minor roles within the movie.

The feature film also features the likes of Leonardo DiCaprio, Isla Fisher, Tobey Maguire, Carey Mulligan, Jason Clarke and Joel Edgerton. The film boasts quite the cast but given Luhramann’s track record with films I’m sure they were dying to be a part of this project.

There’s no word at the moment on who Ward will play, but it is speculated she will be playing the role of Catherine, The sister of Fisher’s character, whilst McAuliffe will be playing the younger version of DiCaprio’s leading role.

The script has been written by Luhrmann and his regular co-writer Craig Pearce, and is expected to be hitting our screens next year, and in 3D.

First The Rock Now Goliath?

Former professional wrestler Dwayne Johnson, known to fans as The Rock is in talks about joining Goliath.

The cinematic version of the David and Goliath story is being planned by the writer and director of The Exorcism of Emily Rose Scott Derrickson, and producers are currently talking with Johnson about the possibility of him playing the film’s villain.

Johnson would definitely be a good signing to the movie, after all he spent many years in a wrestling ring so he has the body to match the huge Goliath and he certainly was considered a bit of a warrior in the wrestling world, and theres no doubt that he could bring quite a big audience to this considering his wrestling fan based.

However the film may have to wait a while yet as Derrickson is currently preparing to start his new film Sinister, while Johnson is currently staring in G.I. Joe 2: Retaliation.

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Brolin Signs On For Oldboy

Josh Brolin has signed on to play the lead role in Spike Lee’s Oldboy remake.

The film is a remake of the 2003 Korean thriller by Park Chan-Wook and will begin filming next year.

This will allow Brolin time to finish filming on his two latest projects, Gangster Squad and Labor Day.

As we mentioned last week Christian Bale was considering taking on the role of the film’s villain, but there has been no confirmation yet as to whether Bale will be joining the cast.

Brolin will be playing a character that is kidnapped and held hostage in solitary confinement, the reasons for this are unknown. 15 years later the character is released and in true thriller fashion he seeks revenge on the captors who held him there. Lets be honest after 15 years in solitary confinement he’s had a lot of time to think about his plans for revenge.

It looks like this film is shaping up to be quite the interesting one, lets just hope Bale signs on to bring it that extra bit of edge.

Hathaway Being Considered For Les Miserables

Anne Hathaway is being considered for the role of Fantine in the movie version of Les Miserables.

The film that is being made by Tom Hooper already has Hugh Jackman on board and apparently Jackman has been trying to get Hathaway to jump on board for quite a while.

Hathaway would no doubt bring huge star pulling power to the feature film adaptation of the musical, and we’ve already seen her demonstrate her singing abilities in the past, she even performed with Jackman at the 2009 Academy Awards ceremony.

Despite not being the biggest role in the musical, Fantine is a crucial character to the plot, as she is the mother of the musical’s heroine Cosette.

By the looks of things this film remake may shape up to be something amazing, even though there is no more news at the moment, the film is expected to land at the end of the year and with Wolverine currently on hold Jackman is most definitely available.

So lets hope there's more news soon, and fingers crossed Miss Hathaway will be joining.

We Remember: The Celluloid Closet

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Over the decades there have been numerous films that have openly centred on gay people and gay themes, then there are those that explored it more covertly with undertones of homosexuality.

One film took a look at a huge selection of these films, from early Hollywood cinema that enforced the production code that labelled homosexuality under the bracket of sex perversion preventing the display of gay themes, to more recently where a number of films have been able to explore homosexuality.

The Celluloid Closet began its life as a book back in 1981 and was written by Vito Russo. Then in 1996 it was turned into a documentary film narrated by the ever-talented Lily Tomlin.

The film takes a look at 100 hundred years of Hollywood cinema and explores the way in which they tackled homosexuality, from the beginning of cinema with the often present effeminate male character, that although was never openly stated as being homosexual, relied heavily on a stereotype that was developing in society. To the days of the production code that didn’t allow a man and woman to be shown in bed together, never mind two men. This is where homosexual themes in cinema went underground and became more covert, up until the 1960s when the gay rights movement began and the production code was finally disabled, allowing homosexual themes to be explored more openly.

The film is a great documentary for anybody who is interested in film and anyone who is interested in the representation of homosexual characters within film history. It gives you a great insight into how a number of negative representations began surrounding homosexuals and how these started in the medium of film, and helps you see how being gay in not only cinema but in society has come a long way since the early 1900’s.

I think it’s a great documentary, and is extremely important when discovering the history of LGBT cinema. The film should be seen by everyone in order to help them understand how the powerful movie companies repressed homosexuality and how this had a lasting effect. It also helps you see that although it was repressed it is still there in an enormous amount of films, and shows the viewer that gays in cinema have come a long way, even since the 1980’s never mind the 1930’s.

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O'Malley Joins R.I.P.D.

Comic book adaptation R.I.P.D. has added another cast member to its list in the form of Glee supporting actor Mike O’Malley.

Also joining the cast will be Victoria’s Secret model Marisa Miller. They will both have small supporting roles in the latest comic book film to hit screens.

Ryan Reynolds will be staring in the film’s lead role, as a police officer that is cut down in the line of duty. After his death his work is only just beginning as he is assigned to the titular force of deceased police officers whose job is to make sure that no spirits are causing mayhem. Reynolds character also has his own quest, as he attempts to seek down the man who killed him.

Also rumoured to be joining the cast is James Hong, who would be playing the part of Reynolds earthly avatar.

Looks like this film is shaping up to have quite the cast.

Shooting for the film is expected to kick off next week.

Olivia Wilde Replaces Jennifer Garner

Olivia Wilde has replaced Jennifer Garner in the cast of indie drama Better Living Through Chemistry.

Garner had had to pull out of the film due to the recent announcement that she is currently pregnant with her third child.

Wilde will be playing the role of a trophy wife who lures a small town chemist, played by Sam Rockwell, from a loveless marriage with crazy nights filled with passions and prescription drugs. But things all get a bit sinister when they begin to plan the murder of Wilde’s husband.

Michelle Monaghan has also been cast in the film, playing the part of Rockwell’s wife, and Judy Dench will be joining the cast as the narrator, she did do a fabulous job of narrating in Notes on a Scandal.

Geoff Moore and David Posamentier both wrote the script and will now be joining each other in their own director chairs.

The film has been pushed slightly back due to the casting change, but they plan to start work on the film this autumn in Maryland.

Review: Wreckage

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The name wreckage is pretty apt for this film considering that the vast majority of it was an absolute train wreck. The fact that the film was badly shot and looked as though it had been copied from an old VHS tape was only the tip of the iceberg when it came to flaws in this movie. The bad acting from the majority of the cast didn’t help it either.

The premise of this film sounds like any other slasher type film, four young adults end up in the middle of nowhere in an abandoned scrap yard, then something terrible happens and all the while there is an escaped killer from the local nut house on the run, its just all a bit convenient and obvious to say the least.

The film is only 85 minutes long therefore it is almost bearable; remember I said almost. The title sequence feels as though it takes up about half of this time as it just drags on showing the audience shots of a scrap yard, yes I get the idea that the film will take place on a scrap yard but I don’t need to be reminded of this constantly within the title sequence, a simple black background would have been much more effective.

Couple this with the fact that the film feels as though it begins three times, the first opening part I’m sure I’ve seen once before in a little horror film called Halloween, heard of it? Then on top of that there are three endings; the final one I worked out before the actual announcement on screen. This is because the film has followed the rules of the slasher film to a point where you can work out what will happen five minutes before, and that’s just not good now is it?

There are also a couple of things that don’t make sense, especially in regards to the escaped lunatic and the first person who gets killed, and lets not forget the nurse giving mouth to mouth to a dying man covered in blood who manages to keep her face completely clean, now that’s a skill.

To be fair to the film, if it had been shot better, with a better quality camera and maybe a different setting then it might have worked, because the couple of twists that the film throws in are good on a certain level, but just become predictable because of the way it is shot.

The one good thing I have to mention about this film is the angry police officer; he had a couple of funny one-liners that made the 85 minutes bearable.

I doubt this film is going to end up on any best lists at the end of the year or will ever be cited as a great piece of film work, to be honest I think it would be much more at home on the horror channel, and we all know what the films on that channel are like, don’t we?

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Bale May Join Oldboy

It looks as though Christian Bale is on the look out for his next big film project and has Oldboy in mind.

With filming on the next Batman film, The Dark Knight Rises coming to an end, Variety has reported that one of Bale’s potential next film roles is the villain in Spike Lee’s remake of Oldboy.

Based on the Korean original, the film would see Bale playing a fiend who locks the film’s hero in a hotel room for 15 years. Which is a definite change from his role as the caped crusader.

This isn’t the only option for Bale, as he has apparently taken a shine to Clint Eastwood’s remake of A Star is Born and Michael Mann’s Gold, a treasure hunt thriller.

Bale is seriously in demand at the moment, which probably has something to do with his Academy Award win earlier this year, as he’s also been linked to Out Of The Furnace and Noah.

However Bales has another project to complete before considering these, as he is apparently appearing in Terrence Malick’s currently unnamed next project.

Wolverine Pushed Back

X-sequel The Wolverine has hit problems, resulting in filming being pushed back from autumn 2011 to some time in early 2012.

One theory behind the filming delay is that it will allow the film’s star Hugh Jackman to begin work on Les Miserables, however there is still the big question of where the filming will take place.

The original plan was to shoot most of the movie in Japan, but with the recent earthquake disaster many of the planned locations have had to be compromised.

A compromise was made with filming to commence in Vancouver in November, but Jackman’s commitments have made these plans highly unlikely.

With Fox reportedly planning on pulling out of Japan all together (which would prove difficult for filming as the majority of the film is set there), this looks like another hurdle for the film after the planned director Darren Aronofsky pulled out.

But with James Mangold now at the helm, and with the success of the original Wolverine film and the recent success of X-Men I doubt Fox will be closing this project anytime soon.

Review: CSS - La Liberacion

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Brazilian rock band CSS return with their third studio album La Liberacion. The album is an eclectic mix of musical styles clearlyinfluenced by electronica and alternative rock and overall it's a good effort, but it appears they may have stumbled into that difficult third album territory which most musicians become a victim to. Much of the album can be considered background music, as a number of the songs tend to blend into one another.

The album does make up for this background music flaw by mixing it up and not having every track brimming to top with electronic beats. They've alternated the sounds, with the opening tracks being more influenced by the beats and thuds of a club before moving into more alternative rock orientated tracks as the album progresses, still throwing in the odd electronic beat in here and there for good measure.

Although the album does have a tendency to go on a bit and drone into the background there are a number of stand out tracks that should get fans excited. These come in the form of the first single from the album, 'Hits Me Like a Rock' which features vocals from Primal Scream's Bobby Gillespie and a good beat. The exchange of words between the band's lead singer Lovefoxxx and Gillespie almost sounds as though the song has a slight battle going on, which overall works and makes for a good first release from the album.

'City Girl', another fine track, might actually do quite well if released as a single, due to the Kesha-esque sound to it. Yes I know it's strange that I've just compared CSS to Kesha, but on this song it sounds as though there is a huge influence from the pop train-wreck, but I don't know how fans will respond to this. 'Echo of Love' features a chant-style chorus. True to the song it sounds like an echo and is one of the better alternative rock influenced tracks. Sounds pretty good so far but after the Portuguese sung 'La Liberacion' - probably one of my favourite tracks even though I can't speak the language - the album goes a bit down-hill as the remainder of the tracks all blend into one, and you get that background boring sound. Luckily the final two tracks, the XX sounding 'Red Alert' with its almost spoken-word vocal and 'Fuck Everything' with its rocky sound and aggressive vocals really come through to save the album. But will some of the fans stick around to hear this far?

Overall, the album is good in parts and has a few stand-out tracks, but with around five or six great tracks out of 11, it doesn't really bode well for the band. The best thing they can do now is to hit the road and try and gain some support for the album, because performed live with the interaction of a crowd it may actually sound better.

We Remember: Brokeback Mountain

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In the latest instalment of We Remember we are taking a look at probably the most pinnacle moment in movie history when it comes to gay characters on screen, Brokeback Mountain.

Now I myself have a little bit of an issue when it comes to this film, fair enough it is a good film and the lead actors are brilliant in it and it was a huge moment for the gay community to see two very successful actors play gay for a big movie production. But my issue is that I don’t think it deserves the huge amount of praise it gets, yes it is good but I didn’t really think it was Oscar worthy?

Now there are probably a number of people who would like to sit me down now and tell me why this film was Oscar worthy and I would welcome them, but for the time being let’s just discuss the film.

For gay cinema goers this film was a definite stand out as the gay community finally had a huge blockbuster movie that centred around two closeted homosexual characters who were completely in love but because of the times they couldn’t be together, and that is extremely sad and this is heightened by the fact that this sort of thing would have happened to a huge amount of gay men back then, who would have got married, had children and repressed their homosexuality.

The best thing about this film has to be the fact that after a while you stop thinking about the fact that these two men are gay, and just watch it as an up to date love story for the 21^st century, and this is probably why it did get the praise it got and the awards it received.

I mean who would have thought that twenty or thirty years previous to this, that there would be a film with two hugely respected and well known Hollywood actors playing gay characters in a huge film that centred around them? And who would have thought that it would have grossed over $100 million at the box office? Not many that’s for sure, but it was about time it did happen.

All in all this film is a land mark in gay cinema, and I think it may be a long time before another film like this comes along, and the acting from both Jake and the late great Heath Ledger was absolutely brilliant.

So it is a definite watch for anyone who is gay or just enjoys cinema with a gay twist. I think after writing this I must go back and watch it again and see if I still stand by the opinion that it didn’t deserve Oscar glory.

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New Thriller in Affleck's Line of Sight

Ben Affleck is looking to direct, produce and star in new thriller film Line of Sight.

Affleck who is currently shooting his latest film Argo, a drama film based on a real life hostage situation, is currently in talks with film studio Warner Bros. about the film.

The film’s plot follows an elite commando squad who, whilst transporting cargo have to deal with a huge global threat. The film is currently being back by Joel Silver and was originally written by F Scott Frazier.

So far the film sounds like your traditional type of thriller movie, but the film’s unique selling point and a major hook for this film is that the story will mainly be told from the point of view of one of the main characters, almost in the first person. Which I’m assuming may not being Affleck considering he’s in talks to produce and direct the feature film.

There has been no confirmation yet about when the film will be shooting, but considering Affleck is only in talks at the moment then it could be some time, and it may not even be Affleck in the movie when all comes to fruition.

Hill Joins Neighbourhood Watch

Sci-fi comedy Neighbourhood Watch just entered a whole new realm of funny, as Jonah Hill has been confirmed as the latest cast signing.

Already on board for the comedy feature are Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn and Rosemarie DeWitt.

The comedy will see Stiller moving form the city to the quiet suburbs hoping to find some peace and quiet, and hoping hat everything will now become more dull. But things soon change when he joins a group of bored married men to form a neighbourhood watch group. Thing turn slightly weird and Stiller gets much more than he bargained for when the newly formed group discover an alien invasion plot. Expect some laugh out loud moments there then!

The new film is being overseen by the director of Hot Rod Akiva Schaffer and the script has been written by Seth Rogan and Evan Goldberg.

From the sound of the cast and the writing team behind the film, this is a sure fire comedy hit, that I expect will be packed to the brim with laugh out loud moments.

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Knoxville To Star in Scout Comedy

Johnny Knoxville has been signed up to star in a comedy about scouts.

Todd Rohal, the writer and director of the currently untitled film project has cast Knoxville to star opposite Patton Oswalt, where they will play a pair of warring siblings.

The Jackass star and Oswalt, who will soon be staring in The Informant, will be playing two brothers who are constantly vying for their fathers attention.  When their father falls ill the competition between the two intensifies, as they compete against each other to find out who is the best leader after taking a group of boys of a camping trip. Of course the end results will more than liking end in side splitting comedy.

Also on board to star in the film are, Maura Tierney, Rob Riggle and Patrice O’Neil. The film that was originally called Scout Master begins shooting next week.

There is currently no word on what the film will eventually be called, but I doubt it will be long before we find out.

Skarsgard in Talks for Eco Thriller

Alexander Skarsgard is in talks to join new eco thriller movie, The East.

The Swedish actor, famous for playing Eric Northman in HBO’s True Blood, is certainly in demand at the moment; he’s already attached to Warner Bros’ The Vanguard.

The East, which has been co-written by rising star Brit Marling, will see a female agent (played by Marling) who infiltrates and eco terrorist group. Skarsgard is in talks to play the leader of the terrorist group, who target unethical corporations.

Skarsgard who can currently be seen on television screens around the world at the moment playing Viking sheriff Eric Northman in True Blood, is really carving a name for himself in the movies. He will be seen next in Melancholia and then a remake of Straw Dogs, before finally being seen next year in Battleship.

Zat Batmanglij, will also be joining the team, where he will be stepping behind the camera for The East.

Filming for the project is expected to kick of in Nashville through October and Novemeber.

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Two New Movies From Pixar

This weekend the Walt Disney Company’s D23 convention saw the announcement that there are two films currently in development at Pixar.

It announced that the first will be focused on Dinosaurs, and will be directed by the studio veteran Bob Peterson.

Peterson and John Walker both arrived on stage to announce the project, which currently has the working title of, The Untitled Pixar Movie About Dinosaurs. The Pixar duo kept pretty hush hush when it came to the announcement of the plot, reiterating what Disney had already announced, ““What if that life-changing asteroid missed Earth? The hilarious tale depicts a world where dinosaurs never went extinct."

The film is said to be arriving on November 27^th 2013.

Unfortunately it looks as though we are going to have to wait a while for this one, and even longer for the second.

The second picture announced currently goes by the name of The Untitled Pixar Movie That Takes You Inside The Mind, which was described as a comic look at how ideas come together and the inner workings of the mind.

The Film is due around May 2014.

It looks as though we have a little wait on our hand for these two, but luckily Pixar has a new film Brave and Monster University a prequel to Monster Inc. for us to look forward to.

Those will be released on August 17^th 2012 and July 19^th 2013 respectively. 

Tim Burton's Frankenweenie Footage Screened

This weekends Disney D23 Expo showcased the first look at Tim Burtons latest film Frankenweenie.

The film has been adapted from Burton’s 1984 live-action short of the same name. The movie version expands on the original plot about the life of outcast Victor Frankenstein and his beloved dog Sparky. After the unexpected death of his beloved dog the young boy bring his dog back to life through the power of science. After attempting to hide the modified pet, Sparky soon gets out demonstrating to the entire town that a newly revived pet can have monstrous effects.

Although Burton was absent from the screen, as he is currently working on his latest project Dark Shadows, he was represented by producers Don Hahn and Allison Abbate, who showcased behind the scenes footage that showed the likes of Wynona Ryder, Martin Short and Martin Landau voicing their roles.

The film has been shot in 3D and black and white demonstrating Burton’s trademark style. Danny Elfman is also on board to act as the film’s composer.

The film will be released in October 5^th next year.

Icons: Elizabeth Taylor

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Last week we looked Judy Garland, often considered a great gay icon because of her troubled personal life. This week I’m looking at Elizabeth Taylor, but not for her highly publicised personal life.

Miss Taylor is definitely an icon of the golden age of Hollywood, that is undisputable, but it’s because of her extensive charity work and campaigning for funding for HIV and AIDS related charities and projects that give her a place as a gay icon.

Yes, she was a huge film star, starting as child actress she went on to become the highest paid actress in Hollywood in the early 1960’s when she received and unprecedented $1 million fee for her role in Cleopatra, she was also a two time Academy Award winning actress and received numerous other awards and success throughout her 60 year career. Her personal life was highly documented due to her love of wedding rings, she was married eight times and two of those were to Richard Burton.

Yes, Liz Taylor lived an exceptional life, but it was during the AIDS epidemic of the 1980’s where she gained her prominence as an advocate for the gay community and truly became a gay icon.

Spurred on by the death of her good friend and fellow actor Rock Hudson who eventually died of the disease, Taylor became one of the first notable celebrities to help raise money to help fight the disease, back in a time when a number of people still refused to acknowledge it at all. During her time as an advocate for helping to fight the illness Taylor helped raise over $270 million for HIV and AIDS related charities and projects, and set up and organised the first AIDS fundraiser back in 1984, a brave thing for someone to do back then.

In 1985 during the year that Rock Hudson lost his life to the disease, Taylor helped co-found the American Foundation for AIDS Research (amfAR) and also founded the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation (ETAF) in 1993.

Taylor was a great in woman, and by standing up for something she truly believed in back when it was still a hugely taboo subject shows that she truly embodies every notion of the word icon.

Sadly Taylor passed away in March of this year leaving behind a huge gap, as there will never be another like here.

As former president Bill Clinton said following her death, “Elizabeth’s legacy will live on in many people around the world whose lives will be longer and better because of her work and the ongoing efforts of those she inspired.”

They don't make films like they used to!

So recently I’ve been thinking about films, and I’ve come to the conclusion that films today just aren’t as good as they used to be.

Sure films today are amazing, we have the ability to produce loads of special effects and we can even watch films in 3D now, allowing the films to almost come to life right in front of us, but they are just lacking that certain something.

Sure films made 50 years ago don’t have the amazing technical special effects that we have and the majority of them are made in black and white but they just had that something special, they had a certain magic about them if you will.

Maybe films today just don’t seem as magical because Hollywood and all the other picture houses around the world churn out about a million films a week these days (a slight exaggeration but you get what I mean), or maybe its because of the high rate of illegal downloading that stops people from going and experiencing the magic of the cinema, as you can now watch any film at anytime from the comfort of your own front room.

But does it really compare to the excitement of seeing something on the big screen? The answer to that I believe is no. It doesn’t because; you have other distractions at home to prevent you from getting totally engrossed in the amazement of the film.

I also think the magic of film has been lost due to us expecting more from films. Just think about it 70 years ago when the Wizard of Oz went from black and white to colour, that would have been absolutely amazing but now we expect bigger productions, more special effects and high action chase scenes. Our thirst for technology and advancement has taken away the brilliance of cinema.

The celebrity culture we now have has also taken away the cinematic magic that once was. Before you had these huge Hollywood stars like Marlon Brando, Bette Davis, James Dean and Marilyn Monroe who you could only access through the cinema system and they remained what they were because of this, elusive and unattainable film stars.

Now we have the likes Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt who my have hugely successful film careers, but are now more famous for being famous, we seem to care more about their relationship and how many children they have adopted rather than their film roles. I mean I have never actually seen Colin Farrell in a film, yet I seem to know everything about his personal life through magazines and TV shows.

The point I’m getting to is, I think the public have so much access to the media and those who are at the centre of it that we seem to view their lives as the movie narrative and not the film anymore. We have also become more dependent on big explosions and animated monsters that the movies actual message and plot.

It looks as though that Hollywood magic that once was has been replaced by a media saturated public that don’t really care much for the film anymore but more about the hustle and bustle surrounding the production of it.

No wonder they called it the Golden Age of Hollywood.

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Breslin signs on to indie drama

Abigail Breslin has signed on to new indie drama film, The Class Project.

It looks as though the star is finally stepping away from the sweet and innocent child roles that brought her fame such as Little Miss Sunshine, and is stepping into a much more sinister role for the new project.

The film tells the story of two sisters who become sick of her their mother’s drinking problems and abusive relationships with her equally as drunk boyfriends that they decide to murder her. Not so innocent now is she?

The film’s script has been written by Fabrizio Fillippo and Adam till. The film will be directed by Stan Brooks.

It should be interesting to see the sweet child star take on a role as gritty as this, will she be able to pull it off? We will have to wait and see.

The film will begin shooting later this month.

Still hope for The Lone Ranger and The Dark Tower

Although time has been called on both The Lone Ranger and The Dark Tower film projects, it looks as though there may be hope after all.

At this very moment the director and producer of The Dark Tower Ron Howard and Brian Grazer, are currently trying to gain funding in Hollywood after Universal dropped the project recently.

However due to Howard’s work commitments to Rush and Spy Vs. Spy, it looks as though it could be some time before the project could be picked up again. Grazer told the New York post, “the soonest we could do it would be June next year.”

The Lone Ranger on the other hand could be back on very soon, as director Gore Verbinski plans to drastically reduce the film’s budget of $250m.

CGI werewolves have already been cut from the film’s script in an attempt to save money on the project, and it looks as though Disney may go back to the start with the film and hand the project over to someone else, which would obviously delay the film further.