Unstoppable trailer

I wish the Tony Scott/Denzel Washington collaboration was Unstoppable ( I kid, I kid ) But hasn't this premise been done already, like Speed, Runaway Train and The Train ? Denzel Washington leads the cast that also stars Chris Pine, Rosario Dawson and Ethan Suplee. In theaters on November 12.

Richard Gere: still very much in the acting game

At age 61, Richard Gere shows no signs of slowing down. In fact, he has 2 films already in the can in post, and two in pre-production. He almost seems busier than when he was forty. Here are some of the projects he's done and will also be working on.

Henry and Me- An animated film about a boy battling an illness and taken on a magical journey by a stranger named Henry ( Gere ) and on this journey he will meet many New York Yankees, past and present, that give him advise and life lessons. The Yankees will be voiced by real Yankees and not actors except the late players obviously, including Derek Jeter, Yogie Bera, Reggie Jackson, Goose Gossage, Bernie Willams to name just several.

Untiteld Comedy- There are rumors that the title may be changed to Movie 43, but at any rate, it's a comedy with an all star cast, seperated by different sections of sketches. The film is being directed by several directors including Steve Brill, Griffin Dunne, Peter Farrelly, James Gum, Bob Odenkirk, Brett Ratner and Elizabeth Banks. This shall be interesting with so many directors and cast members involved. It's almost overwhelming how many names were on the cast list.

The Double- A crime drama about a CIA operative who gets called out of retirement to assist a young agent to unravel the mystery of a Senetor's death. Co-starring Topher Grace and Martin Sheen.


The Emperor's Children- That will be directed by Noah Baumbach ( The Squid and The Whale, Greenberg ) and hasn't started filming as of yet. Gere will be starring along side Keira Knightley, Eric Bana and Michelle Williams.

Burlesque trailer

Directed by Steve Antin ( the kid from The Last American Virgin-writer for the script Gloria ) Starring Cher, Christina ( or is it still X-Tina ? ) Aguilara and Stanley Tucci ( who seems totally miscast ).

If just by going on this trailer, I have some doubts. But obviously you'll have to see the film for yourself. It's just getting a certain other type a movie goer in the seats. Not just one group or " type " of people. Some people have mentioned that they like that it might be campy and goofy. Some are hoping for it, but also in it's worst it can be ripped to shreds and headed for Razzie.

Emilio Estevez next directorial project: The Way

Speaking of Martin Sheen he next can be seen in the film The Way, which is directed by his son Emilio Estevez. Co-starring along Sheen will be Deborah Kara Unger, James Nesbitt and York van Wagenigen. The movie will get a screening at this years Toronto Film Festival. Here is a brief synopsis about the film.

A father ( Sheen ) travels to France to recover the body of his estranged son, who has died while traveling the Route Napolean. The son dies on the 1st or 2nd day of his pilgrimage. The father goes to the country to pick the body and personal effects up. He refuses to have his son's body cremated at first, but one night he makes the decision to have the body cremated and in order to honor his son's life he decides to make the pilgrimage for him (or better yet with him because he carries his son throughout the entire journey). He begins his journey alone, but as he travels he meets people and creates bonds with them that will last a lifetime. They drive each other crazy at some points, but they realize that they need each other.

Happy Birthday to Martin Sheen

Martin Sheen, who recently had a impressive run playing the President Of The United States on The West Wing, turns 70 today.
Sheen has had some impressive performances in some good films during his career spanning the last 4 decades, most recently in The Departed, the Oscar winner for Best Picture where he played a strong role as Captain Queenan.
He also had nice performaces in Wall Street as Bud's father, The Believer's, The Dead Zone, his iconic turn as Captain Willard in Apocalypse Now, a performance that's still talked about to this day by movie buffs and the many stories behind the making of that film. And then who can forget him as the deranged Kit in Badlands ? That is the role that put his face on the map in Hollywood.
Most recently he will be starring in The Way, a family based drama that sees him being directed for the third time by his son Emilio Estevez. That film will have the opportunity to showcase itself at the Toronto Film Festival next month.
Good to see his usual solid self still in the acting game these days.

Jane Fonda's next role possible Oscar bait ?

Filming is underway with the Bruce Beresford ( Driving Miss Daisy, Tender Mercies ) film, Peace Love and Misunderstanding in Woodstock, New York that is starring Jane Fonda, Catherine Keener, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Kyle MacLachlan, Chase Crawford, Nat Moore and Elizabeth Olsen.

The premise is a comedy/drama about a conservative laywer ( Keener ), who takes her two teenaged children to meet their estranged hippy grandmother ( Fonda ) in Woodstock.

More from the set on Rise Of The Apes

Rise Of The Apes, a adventure/sci-fi film, is directed by Rupert Wyatt ( The Escapist ) and is starring James Franco, Freida Pinto, Brian Cox, Tom Felton, Andy Serkis and John Lithgow.

Premise of the film ( and no it's not connected to The Planet Of The Apes franchise ) takes place in modern day San Francisco, where Franco will play a scientist who's working on a cure for Alzheimer's, by testing it on a ape. When the test subject Caesar suddenly begins to to rapidly evolve, the scientist takes Caesar home to be safe from the other cruel lab doctors. This genetic engineering leads to the intelligence in the apes and to bring on a onset of an ape revolt against humans.
Filming is being done in Vancouver B.C. with Oscar winning cinematographer Andrew Lesnie ( LOTR trilogy ) handling the lensing. The film is expected to see a June 24 2011 release date.