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Casting Roundup: Ryder, Brolin and McBride Get the Gigs
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Winona Ryder gets on the hog, our new Oldboy goes "Crazy" and Kenny Powers gets serious in this past week's casting news.
Ryder will soon be trying on some leather accessories as she signs on to play a former biker chick in "Homefront," according to Heat Vision. The film makes for a rare action movie role for Ryder, who will be playing the companion to a sleazy meth dealer (James Franco) who interferes with the quiet life being sought after by an ex-DEA agent (Jason Statham). Sylvester Stallone wrote the script, with Gary Fleder set to direct. Get More »
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| Source: Heat Vision
Q&A: Joel Kinnaman Talks 'RoboCop,' 'Easy Money' and International Stardom
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Joel Kinnaman isn't exactly the first person you'd think of when naming international movie stars. Well, that's about to change.
The Swedish actor is best known in the United States for his lead role in AMC's "The Killing," as well as his upcoming gig as RoboCop in the film's upcoming remake. In Europe, he's earned raves for his performance in the Swedish crime thriller "Easy Money," which comes out in the U.S. this week.
In the film, which has earned Martin Scorsese's seal of approval, Kinnaman is a college student named J.W. who is desperate to convince a group of wealthy colleagues that he belongs among them. But, to blend in, he'll need a steady flow of cash and winds up mixed up in a world of assassins and drug kingpins.
Something tells us the 32-year-old actor won't have to work nearly as hard to fit in here in the U.S. Get More »
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A New 'Robocop' Viral Video? We'd Buy That For A Dollar!
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It's been 25 years since the original "Robocop" became a sci-fi smash hit and an instant cult classic. But this weekend the long wait for a new take on the "Robocop" franchise finally came to an end as the first viral teaser for next year's hotly anticipated remake hit the internet.
Now that's something we'd definitely buy for a dollar. Get More »
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| Source: Omnicorp
Joel Kinnaman Makes a Killing in New 'Easy Money' Trailer
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Being an actor is a funny way to make a living.
Take Joel Kinnaman, for instance. A couple of years ago he was basically a complete unknown in America, doing little indie films in Europe, waiting for his big break. Then his TV series on AMC, "The Killing," briefly becomes a big hit and the next thing you know, Martin Scorsese is pounding down his door.
No wonder the trailer for his new film boasts the title "Easy Money." Get More »
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| Source: The Film Stage
Colin Farrell Gets 'Arthur and Lancelot' Back on Track
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Colin Farrell may be bringing his bad boy charm to the Round Table as King Arthur's wife-bedding knight in Warner Brothers' long-shelved "Arthur and Lancelot."
Variety reports that Farrell is in talks to star in the movie, written and directed by "The Change-Up" helmer David Dobkin, despite early difficulties in securing a cast for the film.
"Game of Thrones" star Kit Harrington was originally cast as the British sovereign, with "The Killing" star Joel Kinnaman as Lancelot, although neither star is currently associated with the project. Some sources report that the casting change was due to conflicts in Harrington and Kinnaman's schedule, while others claim it was the actors' lack of name recognition that caused the roles to be recast. Get More »
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| Source: Variety
'The Killing' Star Becomes Killing Machine in 'RoboCop' Remake
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It looks like we better come quietly or there will be trouble when "The Killing" star Joel Kinnaman inks the deal for his latest flick.
The actor, who most recently starred opposite Ryan Reynolds and Denzel Washington in "Safe House," is being courted to play the iconic robot crime fighter in MGM's remake of sci-fi adventure "RoboCop."
Deadline reports that the star has been offered the title role in the film, helmed by Brazilian director Jose Padilha, the man behind 2007 action thriller "Elite Squad" and its 2010 sequel. Get More »
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| Source: Deadline
Joel Kinnaman Goes From 'Killing' to Loving in 'Lola Versus'
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If you're currently watching AMC's freshman crime drama "The Killing," then you know that co-star Joel Kinnaman is the most badass thing to happen to television since Jack Bauer electrocuted a terrorist using the inside of a lamp. As Detective Holder, Kinnman flaunts his Timothy Olyphant-esque looks while busting the baddest guys in Seattle, rarely playing by the rules.
Now, he's ready to show his sweeter side.
Kinnaman has been tapped to star alongside Greta Gerwig ("Arthur") in a new romantic comedy titled "Lola Versus." Get More »
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| Source: The Hollywood Reporter
'The Killing' Star Makes... a Killing... in 'World War Z'
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UPDATE: Mireille Enos confirms to TVLine that she'll be playing Brad Pitt's wife in "World War Z."
"It's official. We have closed the deal," she said.
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie: for the last several years, it seems as though the world's supply of gossip was dedicated entirely to the question of whether or not the two lovebirds would ever get married. Well, today there is shocking news out of Hollywood, as Brad Pitt is about to get married after all -- to a different woman.
Well, in a movie, anyway. Get More »
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| Source: TVLine
