Brian Eno Scoring Jackson’s ‘Lovely Bones’
Dec 30, 2008 Project News
Source: UGO Movie Blog
Brian Eno, the legendary music producer who’s worked with U2 countless times and most recently on Coldplay’s latest album, “Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends,” is on board to score Peter Jackson’s latest film, “The Lovely Bones,” says Collider.
Based on the critically acclaimed best-selling novel by Alice Sebold, and directed by Oscar winner Peter Jackson from a screenplay by Jackson & Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens, “The Lovely Bones” centers on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family—and her killer—from heaven. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal. Oscar nominee Mark Wahlberg and Oscar winners Rachel Weisz and Susan Sarandon star along with Stanley Tucci, Michael Imperioli and Oscar nominee Saoirse Ronan.
“The Lovely Bones” opens December 9, 2009.
Rachel Weisz, Another Actress Linked to Catwoman Role for ‘Batman 3′
Dec 16, 2008 Project News
Source: Aceshowbiz.com
Speculations around which actress will don the skin tight leather suit as Catwoman in “Batman 3″ keep on growing. E! Online’s columnist Ted Casablanca recently threw out Rachel Weisz’s name among those considered for the female villain part, writing, “Warners sources are leaking to us that Rachel Weisz is being considered for the Catwoman role, too fab.”
The gossip blogger then continued, explaining, “But Warners officially isn’t saying bubkes. But other insiders working on the next installment, to follow up where The Dark Knight left off, say it’s all so a go.” In addition, he mentioned that at the moment the casting of Catwoman is leaning more toward the “The Constant Gardener” actress, instead of Angelina Jolie.
Previously, it has been reported that Jolie has been making inquiries for the villainous role as reported by New York Daily News back in July. About a month following the breaking out of that rumor, another speculation came out on the feline fatale part. This time, it was said that singer/actress Cher has been considered to take on Catwoman by “The Dark Knight” director Christopher Nolan.
On other “Batman 3″ rumors, E! claimed that Nolan will indeed return as the director for “The Dark Knight” sequel, while the Batman himself, Christian Bale, will reprise his role. Adding more on Bale’s superhero part in “Batman 3″, Casablanca wrote, “we’re very pleased to report that he’ll be playing a ’sexier’ Bruce Wayne.”
Weisz is Blanche at Donmar Warehouse
Dec 6, 2008 Project News
Source: The Official London Theatre Guide
Rachel Weisz is to star as Blanche DuBois in a new production of Tennessee Williams’s A Streetcar Named Desire at the Donmar Warehouse next July.
The British actress is best known for her big screen work, with film credits including The Land Girls, The Mummy, The Mummy Returns, About A Boy, Definitely Maybe and The Constant Gardener, for which she won an Academy Award in 2006. On stage, Weisz was last seen in The Shape Of Things at the Almeida theatre in 2001, and before that Design For Living and Suddenly Last Summer in the West End.
This production of A Streetcar Named Desire, for which exact dates are yet to be confirmed, will be directed by Rob Ashford, who made his directorial debut with the Laurence Olivier Award-nominated production of Parade at the Donmar last year. Also a choreographer, Ashford previously choreographed Guys And Dolls at the Piccadilly theatre, Evita at the Adelphi and Thoroughly Modern Millie at the Shaftesbury.
Williams’s 1947 Pulitzer Prize-winning play centres on faded Southern belle Blanche DuBois, who visits her sister Stella and Stella’s brutish husband Stanley in New Orleans, with devastating consequences.
The play was last produced in London at the National Theatre in 2002, with Glenn Close as Blanche and Iain Glen as Stanley, directed by Trevor Nunn.
Further casting for this new production at the Donmar Warehouse is yet to be announced.
First Agora photos
Dec 1, 2008 Project News, RWP News & Updates
First photos of Rachel in Alejandro Amenába’s Agora have surfaced online and I have added them to the gallery. Just click on the images below for a bigger view.
Fred Claus DVD
Nov 26, 2008 Project News
The dvd for Fred Claus was finally released November 25th. Remember to get your own copy. I will be adding screencaptures to the gallery as soon as possible.
Brothers Bloom Trailer
Jul 23, 2008 Project News
World premiere of the Brothers Bloom Trailer will be Wednesday 23rd on ET tonight! So keep your eyes open and if anyone is able to record it we would very much appreciate it.
The trailer will be available in few days at Yahoo! I’ll keep you informed.
Lovely Bones crew hits Queenstown
Jun 12, 2008 Project News
Source: Stuff.co.nz
The Peter Jackson juggernaut has rolled into Queenstown, with about 100 crew in the South Island resort to film the Wellington director’s latest Hollywood blockbuster, The Lovely Bones.
Production spokesman Matthew Dravitzki, of WingNut Films, confirmed the crew had a week-long shoot of visual-effects elements around the region.
The Lovely Bones, which is based on an Alice Sebold novel, stars Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz and Susan Sarandon.
The production company was tight-lipped about which, if any, of the stars were in Queenstown.
Dravitzki said because much of Jackson’s Oscar-winning The Lord of the Rings trilogy was shot around Queenstown, it was hard not to think about locations for The Hobbit, to be produced by Jackson.
“However, we’re concentrating on The Lovely Bones on this trip.”
The thriller is about a young girl who was raped and murdered, watching from heaven how her death affects her family.
It is expected to be released in the US in October next year.
Department of Conservation Wakatipu area spokesman John Roberts said WingNut Films had a permit to film in several locations but the details were part of a private commercial agreement.
Focus Features acquires epic ‘Agora’
May 21, 2008 Project News
Source: United Press International
Focus Features International announced at the Cannes Film Festival that it has acquired sales and distribution rights to “Agora,” a historical epic.
The movie is the latest from “The Sea Inside” filmmaker Alejandro Amenabar. It stars British actress Rachel Weisz, who won an Oscar for her work in Focus’ “The Constant Gardener.”
In the new film, she will play the real-life Hypatia of Alexandria, who was the Western world’s first female astronomer and philosopher, the studio said.
“Agora” will also star Max Minghella, Oscar Isaac, Ashraf Barhom, Michael Lonsdale, Rupert Evans and Homayoun Ershadi.
Focus said it will have rights to “Agora” worldwide except for Spain and North America.
Currently in production on location in Malta, “Agora” is set in fourth century Roman Egypt. It is Amenabar’s second English-language feature, following his hit supernatural thriller, “The Others.”
He co-wrote the screenplay for “Agora” with his frequent collaborator Mateo Gil and his longtime producer Fernando Bovaira is producing the film.
“‘Agora’ is going to thrill a worldwide audience,” Focus Features International President Alison Thompson said in a statement. “(We) are delighted to be reunited with Rachel, on this spectacular production from Alejandro and Fernando.”
Rachel Weisz Dust’s Off Ancient Romance
Feb 18, 2008 Project News, Rachel Weisz News
Source: Reuters/Hollywood Reporter
Rachel Weisz, a veteran of the first two “Mummy” movies, is returning to ancient Egypt in a new movie from Spanish director Alejandro Amenabar.
The untitled English-language project, which has been shrouded under a veil of secrecy, concerns a slave who falls in love with his mistress Hypatia (Weisz). Oscar Isaac, who played Joseph in “The Nativity Story,” is set as Orestes, who has an unrequited love for Hypatia.The 50 million euro ($73 million) film is set to begin production next month in Malta. Weisz, an Oscar winner for her supporting role in “The Constant Gardener,” returns to theaters Thursday with the romantic comedy “Definitely, Maybe.”
Videos & Project News
Dec 27, 2007 Project News, RWP News & Updates
Roque’s been very busy and has given us a heads up for a possible future project:
There are a lot of strong rumors about the possible Rachel Weisz participation in the new Alejandro Amenabar film. This project will be filmed in March 2008 in Malta with a budget that can be about a‚ 45,000,000€ (about $85,000,000). Spanish director (who worked with Nicole Kidman in “The Others”) has declared he wants Rachel Weisz as the lead female. He has said that “the British actress has read the script” and there will be negotiations. The plot is being kept secret, but it is rumored to be an epic film about religion. Actor Sacha Baron Cohen turned down a role in the film because he thinks the script is “prickly” and it will lift sores.
Also Roque pointed us to a direction of few Rachel commercials that I added to the video archive. You can view the here. Thank you, Roque!