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Mar 21 2013 02:00 PM ET

Tribeca Film Festival: Clint Eastwood to headline Tribeca Talks series of chats

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Clint Eastwood, Darren Aronofsky, and Richard Linklater will headline the Tribeca Talks panel discussions at next month’s Tribeca Film Festival. Aronofsky will interview Eastwood as part of the festival’s Directors Series of chats, following the world premiere of Eastwood Directs: The Untold Story. Linklater will sit down with his Before Midnight collaborators, Ethan Hawke and Julie Delpy.

Tribeca also announced four new innovative movies that will screen during the festival, to be followed by conversations with the filmmakers. They include Paul Verhoeven’s Tricked, whose script was crowd-sourced, and Beyond: Two Souls, an interactive PlayStation3 videogame scheduled for release in October that stars Ellen Page.

Click here for more information about this year’s festival and the Tribeca Talks series:

The Tribeca Talks panel series is open to the public and will take place throughout the Festival, which runs from April 17-28 in New York City.

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Aug 10 2012 03:19 PM ET

First look at Russell Crowe as Darren Aronofsky's 'Noah'

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What does it take to build an ark big enough to hold two of every animal? A sharp mind, a sturdy set of hands… and, apparently, a rugged coat made of leather and burlap.

Paramount has just released the first photo of Russell Crowe as the titular character in Noah, Darren Aronofsky’s adaptation of the Old Testament’s soggiest story. (Missed it by that much, Jonah.) The Oscar winner and his worried squint seem like a natural fit for a tale of Biblical proportions — though his getup seems more appropriate for temperate Sherwood Forest than scorching Mesopotamia. Click through for a larger look at Crowe in costume.

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Jul 30 2012 07:44 PM ET

Emma Watson addresses 'Fifty Shades of Grey' casting rumors

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The Internet got all sorts of excited last week when rumors began to surface that Emma Watson was in talks for the role of Anastasia Steele in the film adaptation of  Fifty Shades of Grey. Not so fast, says Watson. “I haven’t read the book, I haven’t a read a script, nothing,” Watson tells EW. “There are so many movies you become attached to when I’ve literally never even received a phone call. It was the same way with The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo – I never even saw a script!”

Watson is plenty busy: she has The Perks of Being a Wallflower in theaters this fall; she recently wrapped Sofia Coppola’s  The Bling Ring and is currently working on Darren Aronofsky’s Noah. She adds that even some friends and family asked her about Grey since so many different items linking her to the film have popped up online. “I told them just because there are 60 articles on the Internet doesn’t mean it’s any less true than if there are three or four.”

And a word to the wise for those who believe everything that they read about the actress: “The thing is I’m not going to go out there every time someone attaches me to a film to say no or release a statement.”

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Jul 12 2012 09:49 AM ET

Darren Aronofsky tweets picture of Noah's ark

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If you’re building an ark of biblical proportions, it’s going to have to be huge.

And it certainly seems like Noah director Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan) is subscribing to the go big or go home philosophy. He tweeted a picture of the building of the ark, along with the message, “I dreamt about this since I was 13. And now it’s a reality. Genesis 6:14″”

Genesis 6:14 reads “Make thee an ark of gopher wood; rooms shalt thou make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without with pitch.” READ FULL STORY »

Jun 4 2012 10:31 PM ET

Casting Net: Louis C.K., Andrew Dice Clay join new Woody Allen film. Plus: Ashley Tisdale, Elijah Wood, Johnny Galecki

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• Here’s something you don’t see every day. Director Woody Allen announced today that he’s cast comedians Louis C.K. and Andrew Dice Clay in his latest, untitled film, which will be shot in New York and San Francisco. The stand-ups will join Alec Baldwin, Cate Blanchett, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Emerson, Sally Hawkins, and Peter Sarsgaard.

• Frankly, it’s surprising it took this long for a High School Musical alum to do a movie like this. Ashley Tisdale will play the lead in the horror flick parody Scary Movie 5. Malcolm D. Lee (Soul Men) will direct. [Deadline]

• A small town pawn shop in the American South will be the nexus for the impressive ensemble cast writer-director Wayne Kramer (The Cooler, Running Scared) has assembled for his black comedy Pawn Shop Chronicles. Joining actor-producer Paul Walker: Matt Dillon, Elijah Wood, Brendan Fraser, Vincent D’Onofrio, Thomas Jane, Norman Reedus, Ashlee Simpson, Lukas Haas, Chi McBride, DJ Qualls, Michael Cudlitz, Pell James, and Kevin Rankin. Phew! [Deadline]

• The Big Bang Theory star Johnny Galecki, Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, and actress Mickey Sumner (The Borgias) have all joined CBGB, about the renown New York punk rock club. Galecki will play band manager Terry Ork; Hawkins will play Iggy Pop; and Sumner will play Patti Smith. They join Alan Rickman (as club owner Hilly Crystal), Malin Akerman (as Debbie Harry), and Rupert Grint (as guitarist Cheetah Chrome). Randall Miller (Bottle Shock) will direct. [Deadline, THR, Variety]

• Logan Lerman (Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief) and Douglas Booth (The Pillars of the Earth) have been cast in director Darren Aronofsky‘s Biblical epic Noah as Noah’s sons Ham and Shem, respectively. Russell Crowe will play the famed ark builder. [Deadline]

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Apr 22 2012 11:38 PM ET

Russell Crowe to star in Darren Aronofsky's biblical epic 'Noah'

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He already played one famed seafarer in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, and now Russell Crowe is set to play the best known sailor of them all. The Oscar-winning actor has signed on for the title role in Noah, director Darren Aronofsky’s film of the Biblical story of Noah’s Ark, Paramount and New Regency announced today.

The announcement also included a telling detail, noting that Aronofsky’s film — penned by the Black Swan director and Ari Handel (The Fountain), with a polish by John Logan (Gladiator) — will be a “close adaptation” of the well-known tale from the Book of Genesis. (No word yet on how the animals saved by Noah will be organized, but hopefully not alphabetically.)

Paramount will release the film on March 28, 2014.

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Oct 5 2011 01:48 PM ET

'Harry Potter' special farewell tribute planned for Spike's Scream Awards

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The beloved Harry Potter movie franchise is receiving an “ultimate farewell tribute” at Spike TV’s 2011 Scream Awards on Oct. 15, EW has learned exclusively, featuring what we are told will be a very special guest! (The show airs on Tues., Oct. 18 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2 has 14 nominations for this year’s awards (tied with X Men: First Class).

Celebrating sci-fi, fantasy, horror, and comic books — i.e. all things geek — the sixth annual Scream Awards will also honor Robert Downey Jr. with the Hero award (for his roles as Tony Stark/Iron Man and Sherlock Holmes) and Nicolas Cage with the Maverick award. Both stars will also debut exclusive footage from their respective upcoming films, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows and Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (the event will also feature sneak peeks for Total Recall, The Woman in Black, and Paranormal Activity 3).

J.J. Abrams, Darren Aronofsky, Chloe Moretz, Harold and Kumar‘s John Cho and Kal Penn, True Blood‘s Joe Manganiello, American Horror Story‘s Dylan McDermott, Fringe‘s Anna Torv, and Dr. Who‘s Matt Smith are among the announced attendees.

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Oct 3 2011 09:34 PM ET

Paramount and New Regency team up for director Darren Aronofsky's Noah's Ark epic

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For the past few years, Darren Aronofsky has been hoping to make an ambitious big-screen version of the Biblical story of Noah’s Ark, and now the Black Swan director has found the backing to set his big-budget project afloat.

Paramount and New Regency jointly announced today that the two companies will team up to produce Aronofsky’s Noah, and have brought John Logan (Gladiator) on board to rewrite the script Aronofsky co-wrote with Ari Handel. “Since I was a kid, I have been moved and inspired by the story of Noah and his family’s journey,” Aronofsky said in a statement. “The imaginations of countless generations have sparked to this epic story of faith. It’s my hope that I can present a window into Noah’s passion and perseverance for the silver screen.”

No casting has been announced yet, but Aronofsky — who dropped out of directing the Wolverine sequel this past March, citing family reasons — was reported earlier this year to be in talks with Christian Bale about playing Noah. Filming is slated to begin next spring.

Jun 16 2011 11:51 AM ET

James Mangold is Fox's first choice to direct 'The Wolverine'

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After Darren Aronofsky dropped out of The Wolverine in March, 20th Century Fox was left in the lurch. Immediately following the announcement, there was no short list of directors who might be able to replace the man who made Black Swan. Now, though, the studio seems to have found someone to helm the sequel to X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Deadline reports that Fox is about to start negotiations with James Mangold, whose credits include Knight and Day, 3:10 to Yuma, and Walk the Line.

Star Hugh Jackman is reportedly on board with Mangold. When EW spoke to the actor in late March, he said that the Wolverine team was looking for a prestige filmmaker on par with Aronofsky. “We’re not going to settle. We’re going to find a director as good as Darren, if not better. Well, as good,” Jackman declared.

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Apr 27 2011 04:39 PM ET

Darren Aronofsky will head Venice Film Festival jury

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Oscar-nominated Black Swan director Darren Aronofsky is set to head the jury at the Venice Film Festival. The director has a history with the festival: Not only did his 2008 film, The Wrestler, win the Golden Lion (the festival’s top prize), but his Black Swan premiered at Venice last year. (His 2006 film, The Fountain, also played at the festival.) Quentin Tarantino served as the head of the jury last year, when Sofia Coppola’s “Somewhere” was awarded the top prize.

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