The Headlines from this week’s Between The Aisles – The best Hollywood news in one post!
> Anne Hathway to take on Judy Garland
>Ponyo gets an American release date
> Robert Pattinson to take on Memoirs role?
> Michael Sheen to play Prime Minister Tony Blair… again
> Jon Hamm joins the cast of Howl
> Pinto to team up with Schnabel for Miral
> New Juno-esque poster for Away We Go
> 6 new Harry Potter posters for your consumption
>Sean Penn is Stooge Larry
>The long awaited Where The Wild Things Are Trailer
Return to Oz
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Anne Hathaway has officially been cast in the upcoming biopic, Get Happy, based on the Gerald Clarke biography of the same name. To many this casting choice comes as no surprise. Given Hathaway’s current popularity boost after her successful turn starring in Rachel Getting Married, and her striking resemblance to Garland, it seems this movie was fated. So now the question is, will this be her Oscar winner? Of course it’s too early to say, but never too early to speculate. Without a screenwriter or director on board yet, people are free to let their imaginations run wild with possibilities. One thing is for certain, Garland’s real life will give Hathaway plenty of drama to work with.
Ponyo Swims to America
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So Edward Cullen aka Robert Pattinson (or Spunk Ransom as he prefers) is sticking it out with Summit and reportedly signing on for Memoirs, a tale of two young “lovers” (I hate that word) who can’t get it together in view of family tragedies. I was kind of hoping for his next trick, Pattinson would do an 180 and play, oh I don’t know, something other than a brooding tragic romantic lead, but whatev’s… it’s what the fans want. And of course, we don’t actually know what kind of character he’ll be playing yet, but I think it’s safe to assume that Summit is doing their best to use his ever increasing audience of rabid female fans to their advantage. I think the bigger question is, who will he be playing opposite?
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Maybe you couldn’t believe it, but it’s true… Michael Sheen is set to played famed British Prime Minister Tony Blair now for the third time. Despite no American nominations for this role, Sheen has still gained incredible notoriety for taking on the role of Blair, first in the TV film, The Deal, and then in The Queen, playing opposite Helen Mirren. Now the man must feel that twice is simply not enough to play this character that frankly, he does play to perfection. He joins Dennis Quaid and Julianne Moore (who teamed up for the amazing Far From Heaven), who’ll play infamous husband and wife, Bill and Hillary Clinton, in the film The Special Relationship. Recently, Quaid played a president in the film, American Dreamz, and it was all too obvious that he sought inspiration for his character from former President Bush. I have no doubt that he and Moore will take on this public couple perfectly. Seems like it could be the perfect cast, but I guess we’ll see….
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Jon Hamm is reportedly set to take on the role of lawyer Jake Ehrlich, Ginsberg’s defense attorney in the obscenity trial regarding Ginsberg’s poem, Howl, in the film also titled Howl. See my earlier post for pics of Franco all dressed to impress as Ginsberg. People, myself included, just can’t seem to get enough of Hamm, from Mad Men to his SNL ep to 30 Rock… the man is scuttling through Hollywood. But can he play a court room lawyer from the ’50′s?
Do you even need to ask?
Awhile back, I mentioned that Pinto would be joining up with Woody Allen on his next picture, and now she has also signed up with Diving Bell director, Julian Schnabel for his film Miral. The film will chronicle real-life woman Hind Husseini’s effort to establish an orphanage in Jerusalem after the partition of Palestine in 1948 and the creation of the state of Israel. Schnabel’s screenplay is based on Rula Jebreal’s original book.
Looks like Pinto, who is now known worldwide has decided to use her fame for good and not evil, like playing the hot girl in American Pie 14… it could have happened! But she’s too smart for that.
And of course, both women are with child…
New Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince posters have arrived, and aren’t they just dapper? Go here for the full gallery. Malfoy looks like he’s gotten increasingly… metrosexual. Hermione looks like she might be hiding a “delicate” condition. Harry looks like he smells something funny… maybe it’s that old milk underneath the invisibility cloak. Ron looks kind of proud and badass (for once). Dumbledore looks seductive. And Snape just looks like Alan Rickman.
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Does it live up to the hype? (I don’t think you need to ask what I think) (I LOOOOVED IT!)
People are having a field day with this thing. For the best summary of people’s reactions Check Out SpoutBlog’s Post Today In Film Bloggery.