Tag Archives: Jeremy Renner
Casting Roundup: Theron, Chastain and Farrell Get the Gigs
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All of the week's hot casting news in one fell swoop ...
• Seth MacFarlane has scored quite the cowgirl! The "Ted" funnyman has rounded up the gorgeous (and quite funny herself) Charlize Theron to star in his new film, "A Million Ways to Die in the West," a self-described "Blazing Saddles"-type comedy about a sheepish farmer who chickens out of a gunfight and sees his girlfriend leave him. [Heat Vision]
• Colin Farrell and Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain are going classical with "Miss Julie," director Liv Ullmann's take on August Strindberg's 19th-century stage play about the sexually-charged battle of wills between a wealthy socialite and one of her head servants, with the servant's fiancee popping up every now and then to make things even more interesting. Samantha Morton is also set to star. [The Hollywood Reporter] Get More »
Filed Under: Movie News
Trail of Money Leads 'Hansel and Gretel' to Box Office Win
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"Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters" became the fifth Jeremy Renner film in a row to hit the top spot at the box office, as according to Film.com the poorly reviewed action flick earned $19 million over its debut weekend.
That was enough to hold off returning champ "Mama," which finished in second place, as well as dead on arrival duds "Parker" and "Movie 43," which debuted in fifth and seventh place respectively.
For a full run down of the weekend's box office figures, including numbers for award season favorites "Silver Linings Playbook" and "Zero Dark Thirty," head to Film.com.
Filed Under: Movie News
| Source: Film.com
New on DVD and Blu-ray: 'Ted,' 'The Bourne Legacy' and More
Universal
This week: A teddy bear comes to life and becomes Mark Wahlberg's lifelong buddy/ arrested development enabler in "Ted," the first big-screen comedy directed by Seth MacFarlane of "Family Guy" fame.
Also new this week is Jeremy Renner taking over secret-agent duties in "The Bourne Legacy," the animated sequel "Ice Age: Continental Drift" and the Blu-ray debut of Warren Beatty's "Dick Tracy." Get More »
Filed Under: DVD & Blu-ray Queue It Up
The Top 10 Avengers of 2012
Marvel Films
The new year is fast approaching and, on the Internet, that means just one thing: Time to put together some top 10 lists. And since "The Avengers" was undoubtedly the film event of the year — $1.5 billion worldwide doesn't lie — we thought it would only be fitting to ring out the old by taking a look at the Top 10 Avengers of 2012.
Just how awesome are the Avengers? They're so awesome that they get a Top 10 list even though there were only six of them in the movie. Get More »
Filed Under: Best of 2012 Features
Jeremy Renner Hits the Target with 'Avengers' Spoof
Marvel/Disney
As over one and a half billion dollars at the box office proves, just about everybody on Earth loved "The Avengers." And just about everyone on Earth also loves superstar Jeremy Renner. But not everybody loved how small Jeremy Renner's role as Hawkeye was in "The Avengers."
And that's something Renner himself decided to address last night in a brand new "Saturday Night Live" skit. Get More »
Casting Roundup: Depp, Cooper and Rossum Get the Gigs
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All of the week's hot casting news in one fell swoop ...
• Well, he's not going to be in Wes Anderson's "The Grand Budapest Hotel," but maybe Johnny Depp will be in Wally Pfister's "Transcendence." Deadline reports that the "Pirates of the Caribbean" star is in talks to join the feature directorial debut of Christopher Nolan's go-to cinematographer ... the plot of which is, of course, being kept under wraps.
• You know, Bradley Cooper is just about as perfect for a Cameron Crowe movie as, oh, Emma Stone. The "Hangover" star is set to make his already ultra-busy schedule even busier as he's in talks to join the "Amazing Spider-Man" beauty in Crowe's untitled romantic comedy, which is said to be in the vein of "Jerry Maguire" and "Almost Famous." Get More »
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Batman and Hawkeye Team Up In New David O. Russell Film
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All summer long, the debate raged across the internet: Which was better, "The Avengers" or "The Dark Knight Rises?" Fans on both sides of the aisle spent months passionately defending their position. Brother fought brother in one of the bloodiest twitter battles ever waged. Chaos reigned.
Now, though, that vicious chapter appears to be coming to a close, as according to Vulture, "The Dark Knight Rises" star Christian Bale has agreed to co-star alongside "The Avengers" star Jeremy Renner in an upcoming film from acclaimed director David O. Russell.
Batman and Hawkeye working together? Looks like someone just saved the internet. Get More »
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| Source: Vulture
'The Avengers:' 8 Things You May Have Missed the First Time Around
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"The Avengers" arrives on Blu-ray this week and, as you might expect, it's chock full of bonus clips, special features and even a brand new 10-minute short film. It's pretty epic.
But before you start diving into the special features, there's something else you're going to want to watch first: The movie itself. That's because director Joss Whedon and the folks at Marvel crammed the film with so many Easter eggs, cameos and moments that make you go "hmm" that even the most dedicated fan couldn't catch all of them.
With that in mind, then, and with a great big spoiler warning, here are eight things in "The Avengers" you may have missed the first time around. Get More »
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New on DVD and Blu-ray: 'The Avengers' and More
Marvel Studios
This week: The biggest blockbuster of the year, "The Avengers," is likely to become the best-selling home video of the year as fans can't seem to get enough of Marvel's Iron Man, Hulk, Thor and Captain America teaming up to battle Loki and an army of hostile aliens.
Also new this week is the hilariously twisted Danish comedy "Klown," the thriller "Barricade" starring Eric McCormack and a collection of all 22 James Bond films called, simply, "Bond 50."
Filed Under: DVD & Blu-ray Queue It Up
Jeremy Renner Kills Witches and His Appetite in 'Hansel and Gretel' Trailer
Paramount
Forget breadcrumbs, because this time around, Hansel and Gretel are leaving a trail of bodies in their wake — and there isn't enough gingerbread in the world to wash away the taste of blood once Jeremy Renner is on the case.
Move over, Abraham Lincoln, because there's a new anachronistic mashup in town and we've got the trailer for "Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters" right here to prove it. Get More »
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| Source: indieWire
