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Projects Announced
“Summer In February” Finds A Cast In December Dominic Cooper, Dan Stevens and Ophelia Lovibond have signed up to star in Christopher Menaul’s “Summer in February.” Adapted from his own novel by Jonathan Smith for the big screen, “Summer in February” also stars Hattie Morahan and is produced by CrossDay’s Pippa Cross and Janette Day and Apart Films’ Jeremy Cowdrey. Billed as a true tale of love, liberty and scandal amongst the Edwardian artists’ colony in Cornwall, the movie is set at the Newlyn School of artists and focuses on the wild and bohemian Lamorna Group, which included Alfred Munnings and Laura and Harold Knight. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dominic-cooper-dan-stevens-ophelia-272328 Project Updates
Harrison Ford Is Ready For Some Baseball Harrison Ford has officially signed on for the upcoming Jackie Robinson biopic, Legendary Pictures announced. In addition, Legendary has signed newcomer Chadwick Boseman in the role of Robinson. Brian Helgeland will write and direct the project, for which Legendary consulted with Robinson’s widow, Rachel Robinson. http://www.thewrap.com/movies/article/harrison-ford-officially-jackie-robinson-biopic-newcomer-lands-lead-33498 Brad Garrett Is In A Magic Mood, Maybe Brad Garrett, the Emmy-winning actor best known for his work on “Everybody Loves Raymond,” is in negotiations to join the high-powered cast of “Burt Wonderstone,” New Line’s magician comedy. Steve Carell toplines the movie, set in the world of rival Las Vegas magicians. Carell plays a more traditional magic man who is dethroned by a hipper illusionist doing dangerous tricks. He breaks up with his partner and must find a way to rediscover his love for magic. Jim Carrey, James Gandolfini, Olivia Wilde and Steve Buscemi already are on board. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/brad-garrett-steve-carell-burt-wonderstone-272460 Acquisitions/Film Festivals
That Besson-Jolie Super Project? Yeah, It’s Found A Home Universal has picked up North American rights to the untitled Angelina Jolie-Luc Besson drama. Jolie will star in the project, which is described as a “dramatic thriller with action.”and is said to be a cross between Besson’s own much-admired movies “The Professional” and “The Fifth Element.” Besson wrote the screenplay for the new project and will produce and direct. The studio is touting this as Besson’s return to the genre in which he made his name. Universal picked up 80 percent of worldwide distribution rights to the project, which answers the question of what movie Jolie will do next. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/angelina-jolie-luc-besson-universal-272410 Business/Legal News
Looks Like Jennifer Beals Is Coming Back To TV Jennifer Beals is heading to “Castle.” Beals, who viewers last saw in the late, great “The Chicago Code,” will appear in two episodes of the ABC drama as Sophia Conrad, “a smart, commanding and sexy CIA operative.” Beals’ character has a past with Richard Castle and joins him and Beckett to search for a CIA agent who has gone rogue. The rogue agent is a key suspect in a murder case Beckett and Castle are trying to solve. Beals’ episodes will air as a two-parter in February. http://www.aoltv.com/2011/12/12/jennifer-beals-castle/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+weblogsinc%2Ftvsquad+%28TV+Squad%29 AMC Adds Mark Moses To "The Killing" Mark Moses is going from Wisteria Lane to searching for who killed Rosie Larsen. “The Desperate Housewives” star has booked a major arc for Season 2 of AMC’s “The Killing.” Moses will play Lt. Carlson, a new detective who joins the Seattle police department and the investigation into Rosie’s death. He will appear in at least eight episodes of the nuanced drama. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/killing-mark-moses-desperate-housewives-272432 The CW Develops “Vega V. Vega,” With Eva Longoria (Who Will Play Neither Vega Nor Vega) The CW is getting dramatic with “Desperate Housewives” Eva Longoria. The younger-skewing network is developing “Vega v. Vega,” a one-hour legal drama with Longoria situated on the other side of the camera. The project, from Warner Bros. Television, centers on a brilliant, young, successful lawyer who suddenly finds herself forced to go into a practice with her mother, a pioneering female attorney with whom she has a love/hate relationship. Vega will be written and executive produced by Yahlin Chang. Longoria and “Housewives” George W. Perkins and Sunta Izzicupo are on board as executive producers, with Elizabeth Bradley attached as a co-executive producer. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/eva-longoria-cw-legal-drama-desperate-housewives-272437 Industry Moves
Liddell’s New Operation Brings In A Top Guy Mickell Liddell’s Liddell Entertainment — which has been on a festival buying spree — is launching a new domestic distribution company that will be headed by veteran indie executive David Dinerstein. LD Distribution will both acquire films and provide distribution for Liddell Entertainment’s own expanding production slate, and intends to release four to six films in its first year. Dinerstein and Liddell are sure to be a visible presence at the upcoming Sundance Film Festival. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/david-dinerstein-mickey-liddell-ld-distribution-272388 Technology/Multi-Platform Content
Netlix And Eli Roth Near A Deal For Episodic Horror Show Netflix is going gory. In the streaming service’s continued and aggressive foray into the original content business, it is nearing a deal for Eli Roth to direct and executive produce hour-long horror series “Hemlock Grove.” The project, which will be granted a 13 episode order, is based on Brian McGreevy’s upcoming gothic horror novel by the same name. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/eli-roth-hemlock-grove-netflix-brian-mcgreevy-272421 Kalika — Off The Wall
Celeb Gazing At Soho House Our unique Tuesday columnist returns with a visit to that most impenetrable of LA locales, the Soho House. Click on the link to read her latest bit of off-kilter eassaying.
http://filmnewsbriefs.com/2011/12/kalika-%E2%80%94-off-the-wall-celeb-gazing-at-soho-house/ Website to Watch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=iv&src_vid=IOu0DuxFAT0&v=cIH4MJAC2Tg&annotation_id=annotation_546996
This is not something we normally do, but our attention was called to the amazing music video for singer/songwriter Kina Grannis' song, "In Your Arms," which is animated entirely with jellybeans. Yes, jellybeans. Well, after our socks were knocked right off by the video itself, we watched this Making Of featurette, and we were further blown away by the creativity of the project and the way director Greg Jardin put the whole thing together. Watch this short, then the video itself, and then thank us for giving you 10 incredibly entertaining minutes in your otherwise humdrum day.
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