Tag: Remakes (61-70 of 95)

Apr 25 2011 08:16 PM ET

Farrelly brothers circling potential Moe for 'Three Stooges'

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One actor up in consideration for the role of Moe in the The Three Stooges doesn’t have a household name, but it sure stands out on a marquee: Chris Diamantopoulos.

The 35-year-old actor, who played the president’s chief of staff on Season 8 of 24, has also appeared on The Starter Wife, Nip/Tuck and The Sopranos. He is no stranger to playing iconic figures, though the bowl-cutted Moe would be a change of pace for any actor. Diamantopoulous appeared as Frank Sinatra in the mini-series The Kennedys, and he played Robin Williams in a 2005 behind-the-scenes TV movie about Mork & Mindy.  READ FULL STORY »

Apr 14 2011 03:37 PM ET

'Scream 4' star Neve Campbell on the film's difficult production: 'It wasn’t an easy shoot'

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Tomorrow is the day Scream fans have been waiting over ten years for: Scream 4 finally hits theaters. Neve Campbell once again reprises her role as Sidney Prescott, who now is a self-help author returning home to Woodsboro on the last stop of her book tour. Says Campbell, “She’s come to a place in her life where she’s overcome all of her issues and found a way to come out into the world again and be happy.” Being a Scream film, it takes mere minutes for the blood to begin spilling. EW talked to Campbell about Scream 4′s tumultuous production, whether she’d do a Scream 5, and her memories of shooting the original classic.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What do you remember about reading the original Scream script?
NEVE CAMPBELL: I thought it was amazing. I thought it was really great. I truthfully hadn’t read that many feature scripts but I definitely had the instinct that it was fantastic. When you don’t wanna put the thing down when you’re reading it, you know that it’s good.

What do you remember about filming the first movie? READ FULL STORY »

Apr 14 2011 11:29 AM ET

'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' trailer with James Franco: What do you think?

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When I first heard that James Franco would be starring in a new, big-budget prequel to The Planet of the Apes, my heart sank a little. Mainly because I wish the best for Franco and got a little queasy thinking about how he’d deliver the line: “Get your paws off me, you damned dirty ape!” But also because Tim Burton’s god-awful 2001 reboot, Planet of the Apes, was still a fresh wound that hadn’t completely healed yet. Well, I sure feel a lot better now that I’ve seen the first trailer for 20th Century Fox’s Rise of the Planet of the Apes (which hits theaters on August 5). It looks pretty friggin’ dope. READ FULL STORY »

Apr 13 2011 06:20 PM ET

The Making of 'Scream': Matthew Lillard looks back on filming the horror classic

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In honor of the release of Scream 4 this Friday, EW is looking back at the original 1996 film and talking to cast members about their best production memories. Matthew Lillard played Stu Macher, who was ultimately revealed to be one of the film’s two killers, along with best bud Billy Loomis (Skeet Ulrich). “It’s weird now that so much time has elapsed and we all know that it’s become iconic, like a piece of film history,” says the actor. EW talked to Lillard about reading the original script for the first time, filming the movie’s intense climax, and if he’s sad that his character didn’t make it to any of the sequels.  READ FULL STORY »

Apr 12 2011 02:29 PM ET

'Scream 4' star Courteney Cox on David Arquette: 'We're probably better now than we were during that movie'

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Courteney Cox reprises her role as tabloid reporter Gale Weathers in Scream 4, out this Friday, but it’s a very different Gale than we’ve seen in the other films. “Her life is pretty dull and she wants some excitement,” says the Cougar Town star. “She’s been married to Dewey for like 10 years. She’s been writing books. She’s completely tapped out and going through a major dry spell. Sidney comes into town to promote her book.” And that’s basically when all hell breaks lose and folks start dyin’. EW talked to Cox about the movie’s difficult production, her memories of the original film, and the status of her relationship with husband David Arquette.

ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Do you remember reading the original Scream script for the first time?
COURTENEY COX: Oh yeah. I went after it! I wanted to play that part. I loved it. I thought the script was funny and scary, and the opening with Drew Barrymore was insane. I was such a huge fan. READ FULL STORY »

Apr 8 2011 04:35 PM ET

Ben Stiller circling 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty'

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For years, the idea of remaking the 1947 Danny Kaye comedy The Secret Life of Walter Mitty has been kicking around Hollywood. Stars like Jim Carrey, Mike Myers, Owen Wilson, and Will Ferrell have circled the project — based on a 1939 short story by James Thurber about a perpetual daydreamer who escapes from his mundane existence into his vivid fantasy life — and directors like Ron Howard and Steven Spielberg have considered taking a crack at it, but it’s never been amounted to more than a Mitty-esque pipe dream. Now, though, it may be closer to reality than ever: EW has confirmed that, as first reported by Deadline, Ben Stiller is in talks to sign on to the project, drawn in by the latest pass at the script by Steven Conrad (The Pursuit of Happyness). If Stiller — who is about to star in the latest Broadway revival of the play The House of Blue Leaves — locks onto the film and a director climbs on board (maybe Stiller himself could even do the job), 20th Century Fox could conceivably get The Secret Life of Walter Mitty into production later this year.

Apr 8 2011 04:21 PM ET

Dave Franco jumps into '21 Jump Street' but still no word on a Johnny Depp cameo

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Dave Franco is going back to school — but not to pursue a Ph.D in literature like his multi-tasking older brother, James. EW has confirmed that the younger Franco is joining the big-screen reboot of the 1980s TV series 21 Jump Street, playing a popular high school student who also happens to be a villainous drug dealer. Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum are set to co-star in the movie as narcotics officers who go undercover as teenagers in a high school. Rumors have circulated for a long time that Johnny Depp, who was vaulted to teen idoldom on the original 21 Jump Street, might make a cameo in the movie, which begins shooting later this month. Last year, Depp told EW he was open to the idea: ”I’m hoping they’ll let me do a cameo,” he said, adding with a laugh, “Someone will say, ‘Whatever happened to Tom Hanson?’ and they’ll find me somewhere hoarding jars of peanut butter and shaking in my underpants.” But while a source close to the production says they would love the rumors to be true — and, according to Deadline, a day has been set aside in the production schedule for a potential Depp cameo — there’s still no official word on whether it will actually happen, with or without the peanut butter.

Apr 6 2011 09:40 PM ET

Sofia Vergara in talks for 'The Three Stooges,' probably not to play Moe

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When you look at Sofia Vergara, do you ever think of two bald guys with their heads pressed up against each other?

Of course you do. She’s in consideration for a role in the new Three Stooges movie, and head-bonking Larry and Curly have already been cast. Duh. (What did you think we meant?)

The Modern Family actress doesn’t have a solid deal, according to sources close to the production, but she has attracted the interest of director-writers Peter and Bobby Farrelly. The brothers didn’t have any comment, but the role she’s in consideration for is a vixen who lures the knuckleheaded brothers into a potential murder-for-hire scheme. If anyone dies from severe slapping and eye-gouging, Moe, Larry and Curly have a lot of explaining to do.

Will & Grace‘s Sean Hayes has just been cast as Larry, with $#*! My Dad Says actor Will Sasso in the Curly role. Moe hasn’t yet been cast, but expect that news soon as the Farrelly’s aim to start shooting this month.

Read more:
Sean Hayes cast as Larry in ‘The Three Stooges’
‘Three Stooges’ has its Curly: Will Sasso cast in knucklehead update
‘Three Stooges’ exclusive: Director Peter Farrelly slaps down casting rumors, spills plot details

Mar 29 2011 06:54 PM ET

Colin Farrell accidentally disses his 'Fright Night' remake

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Colin Farrell caused a rumble when he seemed to diss his own movie in front of thousands of theater owners on Tuesday at the group’s annual CinemaCon convention.

But really, he was taking a knock at himself.

The wisecracking Irishman was there to show off the first footage of his upcoming horror remake Fright Night, as a vicious but bored-to-(un)death vampire who moves into the suburbs next to a suspicious teen (Anton Yelchin). The 34-year-old actor was a big fan of the 1985 cult-favorite, which starred Chris Sarandon in the bloodsucker role, and told the audience of theater owners: “I heard they were remaking Fright Night and went, ‘Ah, god, remake! Hollywood, so dull!’ And I read the script [by Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Mad Men alum Marti Noxon] and really hoped I didn’t like it, and I did. It was fun. But I was a fan of the original. I probably saw it when I was 12 years of age, and loved it.”

Okay, so far, so good. Farrell went on to talk about his friendship with director Craig Gillespie and praised his previous movie Lars and the Real Girl. But then he continued.

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Mar 26 2011 02:39 PM ET

Armie Hammer cast as prince in 'Snow White'

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Armie Hammer will be turning on the charm as the handsome prince in one of the dueling Snow White movies currently in production, according to Relativity Films. Hammer, currently shooting Clint Eastwood’s J. Edgar Hoover biopic with Leonardo DiCaprio, has joined the film starring Julia Roberts as the classic folktale’s Evil Queen. Best known for playing the Winklevoss twins in The Social Network, Hammer won’t play Prince Charming, but rather a character named Prince Albert Alcott.

At one point, Saoirse Ronan (The Lovely Bones, the upcoming Hanna) was in consideration for the lead role of Snow White, according to a source close to the production, but with the casting of 24-year-old Hammer, it is unlikely the 16-year-old Ronan will fit with the film. READ FULL STORY »

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