American Film Market 2009
The 30th American Film Market (AFM) to be held in Santa Monica between Nov. 4-11 will screen 445 films in 27 languages, including 73 world premieres and 311 market premieres, to an expected 8,000-plus film buyers and industry professionals from more than 70 countries.
Films making their world and/or market premieres include Get Low (above, top photo), starring Bill Murray, Sissy Spacek and Robert Duvall (K5 International); Unthinkable, starring Samuel L. Jackson (Sierra Pictures); Harry Brown, starring Michael Caine and Emily Mortimer (HanWay Films); Within The Whirlwind, directed by Marleen Gorris and starring Emily Watson (Telepool GmbH); Coach, starring Hugh Dancy, Liane Balaban and Mamie Gummer (Lightning Entertainment); [...]
by Anna Robinson | October 14, 2009
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Tags: American Film Market, Annette Bening, Ben Barnes, Bill Murray, Chloe, Colin Firth, Dorian Gray, Get Low, Julianne Moore, Liam Neeson, Los Angeles Screenings, Max Thieriot, Mother and Child, Robert Duvall
Liam Neeson to Star in CLASH OF THE TITANS
Liam Neeson, 56, whose wife Natasha Richardson died last March 18, is set to begin work on a remake of Clash of the Titans.
Neeson will play Zeus, the ancient Greeks’ top god (Zeus is akin to the Latin Deus, God), a role played by Laurence Olivier in the 1981 film.
Louis Leterrier, of The Incredible Hulk, is set to direct the new version, which is scheduled to begin production in the United Kingdom later this month.
Also in the new Clash of the Titans are Ralph Fiennes playing Hades, ruler of the underworld, Luke Treadaway (of Brothers of the Head), Mads Mikkelsen, Sam Worthington, Gemma Arterton, and Alexa Davalos. This will mark Neeson’s and Fiennes’ first film reunion [...]
by Anna Robinson | April 9, 2009
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Tags: Ancient Greece, Atom Egoyan, Chloe, Claire Bloom, Clash of the Titans, Desmond Davis, Fantasy Movies, Flora Robson, Harry Hamlin, Historical Movies, Judi Bowker, Liam Neeson, Louis Leterrier, Luke Treadaway, Maggie Smith, Natasha Richardson, Ralph Fiennes, Remakes, Sam Worthington, Sian Phillips, Ursula Andress, Visual Effects
