A future project we can't wait to see is WWII epic
THE RAILWAY MAN with
Colin Firth as Eric Lomax, a second Lieutenant in the Royal Corp of Signals who was captured in 1942 by the Japanese army in Singapore. He was forced to work on the 'death railway' with hundreds of other prisoners of war. The true story will be based on his life as a POW and his mission to seek revenge years later on those who tortured him. The bad news is that
Rachel Weisz, who was supposed to play his wife, has just been replaced by
Nicole Kidman :( The cast will also include
Jeremy Irvine (WAR HORSE) as the younger Lomax. The film will be directed by
Jonathan Teplitzky who helmed the amazing film
BURNING MAN with
Matthew Goode.
HOLLYWOOD SPY HEADLINES
According to "Variety"
Emmy Rossum, whom I haven't seen in ages ever since PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, has joined
Emma Thompson and
Viola Davis in
BEAUTIFUL CREATURES, the movie adaptation of
Kami Garcia and
Margaret Stohl's saga
about two teens who must confront a curse that has haunted the girl's family for generations. As I've
reported earlier,
Emma Thompson will play a dual role of a small town religious zealot and a dark witch, while the two teens will be played by
Jack O'Connell and
Alice Englert. Emmy Rossum will play the girl's cousin who becomes a dark witch too.
Meanwhile, the news I reported last month has now been officially confirmed: THE KILLING star
Joel Kinnaman has been signed as the new
ROBOCOP, in the role of a cop who gets killed and is then turned into a cyborg cop supposed to clean the streets from criminals.
Another interesting project I've
written about before is the directorial debut of famous producer
Akiva Goldsman A WINTER'S TALE, a very complex period fantasy thriller based on a novel by
Mark Helprin which brings a sweeping drama about reincarnation, set in the early
20th century and focusing on a thief on the run who, when breaking into a wealthy man’s home, strikes up a relationship with the man’s terminally ill daughter. He later learns that he possesses the gift of reincarnation, and becomes determined to save her life. A flying horse and a time-shift 100 years are elements which also appear in this supernatural story.
Russel Crowe is set to play a ruthless criminal, while
Will Smith will play a judge, but the update is that we now have a whole slate of younger actors who are mentioned as possible cast members: from THOR's
Tom Hiddleston, to
Benjamin Walker from ABRAHAM LINCOLN THE VAMPIRE HUNTER and Snow White
Lily Collins. They will all do screen tests next week.
about two teens who must confront a curse that has haunted the girl's family for generations. As I've reported earlier, Emma Thompson will play a dual role of a small town religious zealot and a dark witch, while the two teens will be played by Jack O'Connell and Alice Englert. Emmy Rossum will play the girl's cousin who becomes a dark witch too. Meanwhile, the news I reported last month has now been officially confirmed: THE KILLING star Joel Kinnaman has been signed as the new ROBOCOP, in the role of a cop who gets killed and is then turned into a cyborg cop supposed to clean the streets from criminals.
