Heath Ledger's role in the movie The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus,which is unfinished, might be completed by Johnny Depp and Colin Farrell and Jude Law.
A spokeswoman for Law said the actor is in talks to appear along with Farrell and Depp as the lead character Tony.
"Negotiations have not yet been finalised and his participation will depend on the whole thing falling into place," she said.
After Ledger's death, the production was suspended immediately. Ledger had just finished shooting a third of the movie in London and was to begin a 40-day shoot in Vancouver, Canada.
At first Gilliam was believed to have contemplated using computer-generated imagery to complete the project.
Now however, the $30 million fantasy film, thought to involve a supernatural mirror that takes people into different dimensions, will allow director Terry Gilliam to switch between actors.
It's thought that the film's director Terry Gilliam, who worked with Ledger on "The Brothers Grimm," wants to keep the footage shot of the late actor.
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Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Oscar best picuture is no sure thing
The Best Picture category for this years Academy Awards is wide open race there will more than likely come down to the wire on Feb. 24, the evening of the awards.
This could be the case because several reasons.
Hard-core marketing and lobbying for movies by their productions companies appears to be absent, the playing field is level when it comes to distribution of DVD for Oscar campaigns and the fact the quality of the nominees is so good that none them have consistently won in any of the previous awards shows.
Movie insiders think the "No Country For Old Men" and "There Will Be Blood" are favored but both film are very dark and violent which my divide the Academies voting demographic.
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This could be the case because several reasons.
Hard-core marketing and lobbying for movies by their productions companies appears to be absent, the playing field is level when it comes to distribution of DVD for Oscar campaigns and the fact the quality of the nominees is so good that none them have consistently won in any of the previous awards shows.
Movie insiders think the "No Country For Old Men" and "There Will Be Blood" are favored but both film are very dark and violent which my divide the Academies voting demographic.
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Nominations spread "Blood"
After receiving eight Oscar nominations, Director Paul Thomas Anderson says his film, "There Will Be Blood," is reaching a greater world audience than anticipated.
"The Oscars mean that we will be playing ... for about three months longer than we would have planned," Anderson said. "It means that we are playing in cities that we never got a chance to play."
"There Will Be Blood," starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Paul Dano, follows prospector Daniel Plainview, played by Day-Lewis, in his relentless and often ruthless search for oil and wealth in a tiny California town in the late 1800s, and his rivalry with a local preacher played by Dano.
The film has not only received the best-actor Oscar nomination for award favorite Day-Lewis but also was nominated for best picture and best director.
The 2008 Academy Awards will be awarded Feb. 24.
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"The Oscars mean that we will be playing ... for about three months longer than we would have planned," Anderson said. "It means that we are playing in cities that we never got a chance to play."
"There Will Be Blood," starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Paul Dano, follows prospector Daniel Plainview, played by Day-Lewis, in his relentless and often ruthless search for oil and wealth in a tiny California town in the late 1800s, and his rivalry with a local preacher played by Dano.
The film has not only received the best-actor Oscar nomination for award favorite Day-Lewis but also was nominated for best picture and best director.
The 2008 Academy Awards will be awarded Feb. 24.
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Actors want talks, not strike
Hollywood film and television studios aren't the only ones increasing pressure on the actors' union to begin contract talks to stop a possible strike. Actors have stepped up as well.
George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Robert De Niro and Tom Hanks have placed an advertisement in Daily Variety urging the Screen Actors' Guild to start negotiations with studios as quickly as possible.
The ad from the stars is part of a strategy to pressure SAG president Alan Rosenberg into beginning early negotiations, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The SAG had worried the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers by refusing to set a date for the start of talks, with studios who desperately want avoid more industrial action with the recent end of the three-month writers' strike. The AMPTP however, seems ready for negotiations, even ahead of the June 30th expiration of their current agreements.
"We welcome early discussions with the actors' unions, and we know from our Directors' Guild of America (DGA) negotiations that a contract can be reached early and without a strike," a statement said.
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George Clooney, Meryl Streep, Robert De Niro and Tom Hanks have placed an advertisement in Daily Variety urging the Screen Actors' Guild to start negotiations with studios as quickly as possible.
The ad from the stars is part of a strategy to pressure SAG president Alan Rosenberg into beginning early negotiations, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The SAG had worried the Alliance of Motion Picture & Television Producers by refusing to set a date for the start of talks, with studios who desperately want avoid more industrial action with the recent end of the three-month writers' strike. The AMPTP however, seems ready for negotiations, even ahead of the June 30th expiration of their current agreements.
"We welcome early discussions with the actors' unions, and we know from our Directors' Guild of America (DGA) negotiations that a contract can be reached early and without a strike," a statement said.
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Sunday, February 10, 2008
Monday could be the end of the writer's strike
Hollywood could be back to work Monday.
The Writer's Guild of America and studios are finishing up details on a deal that could bring an end to the walkout.
This walkout has been costly for TV programs as well as Film.
Movies that felt the full force of the writer's strike include high-profile projects such as Columbia Pictures' "Da Vinci Code" prequel "Angels & Demons" and Warner Bros.' "Shantaram," starring Johnny Depp.
However the film industry to precautions against the strike. Last summer studio executives sped up development and production schedules. Therefore, the movie industry was not as hard hit by the Nov. 5 work stoppage as broadcast TV.
Studio executives and TV producers hope to salvage the rest of the television season by accelerating production to bring back some popular TV shows that have been airing repeats or were taken off the air.
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The Writer's Guild of America and studios are finishing up details on a deal that could bring an end to the walkout.
This walkout has been costly for TV programs as well as Film.
Movies that felt the full force of the writer's strike include high-profile projects such as Columbia Pictures' "Da Vinci Code" prequel "Angels & Demons" and Warner Bros.' "Shantaram," starring Johnny Depp.
However the film industry to precautions against the strike. Last summer studio executives sped up development and production schedules. Therefore, the movie industry was not as hard hit by the Nov. 5 work stoppage as broadcast TV.
Studio executives and TV producers hope to salvage the rest of the television season by accelerating production to bring back some popular TV shows that have been airing repeats or were taken off the air.
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Saturday, February 9, 2008
End to writer's strike may be in time for Oscars
The three-month old writer's strike may be over in time for the Oscars but studios and the union are still arguing over the exact language, two people close to the talks said.
A formal deal may be possibly by the end of week said one of the sources.
Significant increases in the residuals that writers get for online use of movies and TV shows are believed to be in the proposed agreement.
News blackout are said to be the cause for the guild and the studios to continue to decline comment on the negotiations.
However actors attending an Academy Awards luncheon on Monday appeared optimisic that a deal would be reached in time for the Academy Awards on Feb. 24.
"I'm a positive individual. I think the sun will come up tomorrow," said Viggo Mortensen, a best-actor contender for the crime tale "Eastern Promises."
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A formal deal may be possibly by the end of week said one of the sources.
Significant increases in the residuals that writers get for online use of movies and TV shows are believed to be in the proposed agreement.
News blackout are said to be the cause for the guild and the studios to continue to decline comment on the negotiations.
However actors attending an Academy Awards luncheon on Monday appeared optimisic that a deal would be reached in time for the Academy Awards on Feb. 24.
"I'm a positive individual. I think the sun will come up tomorrow," said Viggo Mortensen, a best-actor contender for the crime tale "Eastern Promises."
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Pill overdose to blame for Ledger's Death
Heath Ledger's death was the cause of an accidental overdose, said New York City medical examiners said Wednesday.
In a statement, spokeswoman Ellen Borakove said, Ledger's death was due to "acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam and doxylamine."
"What you're looking at here is the cumulative effects of these medications together," she said.
The names of the drugs found are generic for the painkiller OxyContin, the anti-anxiety drugs Valium and Xanax, and the sleep aids Restoril and Unisom. Hydrocodone is a prescription painkiller.
Ledger said, in a November interview, that his roles in the Batman sequel, "The Dark Knight," and the Bob Dylan biopic, "I'm Not There," had taken a toll.
What concentrations of each drug found in Ledger's blood, or whether one drug played a greater part than another in causing his death was not disclosed by Borakove.
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In a statement, spokeswoman Ellen Borakove said, Ledger's death was due to "acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam and doxylamine."
"What you're looking at here is the cumulative effects of these medications together," she said.
The names of the drugs found are generic for the painkiller OxyContin, the anti-anxiety drugs Valium and Xanax, and the sleep aids Restoril and Unisom. Hydrocodone is a prescription painkiller.
Ledger said, in a November interview, that his roles in the Batman sequel, "The Dark Knight," and the Bob Dylan biopic, "I'm Not There," had taken a toll.
What concentrations of each drug found in Ledger's blood, or whether one drug played a greater part than another in causing his death was not disclosed by Borakove.
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