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  • How an extreme movie makeover saved 'Fast & Furious' from going direct to DVD
    By Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "Fast & Furious 6" has become a road race to riches without a finish line in sight. Roaring into theaters Friday, the movie is expected to generate $80 million or more over the Memorial Day weekend - astounding numbers for a franchise that is more than a decade old, and isn't "Star Wars" or "Indiana Jones." Even more astonishing, Universal's "Fast" films are the rare series that seem to pick up steam with each new sequel. ...
  • Paddy Considine and Fares Fares join Tom Hardy thriller 'Child 44'
    By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Paddy Considine and Fares Fares ("Zero Dark Thirty") are in negotiations to join the international ensemble of Summit Entertainment's Soviet-era thriller "Child 44," TheWrap has learned. The duo will be joining Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace and Gary Oldman in the movie, which Daniel Espinosa ("Safe House") is directing from a script by Richard Price, who adapted the bestselling novel by Tom Rob Smith. "The Killing" star Joel Kinnaman was previously reported to be in negotiations as well. ...
  • 'Before Midnight's' director, stars Julie Delpy, Ethan Hawke celebrate 'the lowest-grossing trilogy ever'
    By Steve Pond LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - "The Hangover Part III" may be the biggest three-quel to hit movie screens this Memorial Day weekend, but in indie circles that tale of Vegas debauchery will have to take a decided back seat to a man and a woman who'll spend an hour and a half having conversations. "Before Midnight" is the third installment in an unlikely trilogy that began with "Before Sunrise" in 1995 and continued with "Before Sunset" in 2004. ...
  • Jon Stewart casts Gael Garcia Bernal as lead in his directorial debut 'Rosewater'
    By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Jon Stewart has tapped Gael Garcia Bernal to star in his feature directorial debut "Rosewater," TheWrap has learned. Scott Rudin is producing with Stewart and Gigi Pritzker of OddLot Entertainment, which is financing the film. Stewart is taking a 12-week hiatus from hosting Comedy Central's "The Daily Show" in order to make the movie. "Daily Show" correspondent John Oliver will take over hosting duties for eight weeks during Stewart's absence. ...
  • 'Before Midnight' review: Joy and pain, long after happily ever after
    By Alonso Duralde LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - As a rule, we like our love stories to end with a big kiss between the boy and the girl (or other combinations thereof) who have overcome obstacles and issues before setting off together on a life of perfect, eternal romance, unsullied by imperfection or boredom or change or unhappiness. ...
  • eOne picks up Princess Diana biopic starring Naomi Watts
    By Lucas Shaw NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - Entertainment One has secured domestic distribution rights to "Diana," a biopic of the late princess starring Naomi Watts, the company announced on Thursday. Oscar-nominated filmmaker Oliver Hirschbiegel ("Downfall") directed the film from a script by Stephen Jeffreys. The film depicts the last two years of Diana's life, in particular her relationship with Dr. Hasnat Khan. ...
  • Graphic sex in applauded lesbian love story gets Cannes buzzing
    By Alexandria Sage CANNES (Reuters) - An intimate love story between two young women received rave reviews from critics at the Cannes film festival despite explicit lesbian sex scenes that could limit the film's distribution. "La Vie d'Adele - Chapitre 1 & 2" ("Blue is the Warmest Color") is a poignant tale of love and sexuality centered on 15-year-old Adele, in a breakout performance by Adele Exarchopoulos, and her lover Emma (Lea Seydoux), set to premiere on Thursday evening. ...
  • Amanda Seyfried to star in Noah Baumbach's 'While We're Young'
    By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Fresh off a SAG nomination for her turn as Cosette in "Les Miserables," Amanda Seyfried is in final negotiations to join Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts and Adam Driver in Noah Baumbach's indie movie "While We're Young," TheWrap has learned. Seyfried emerged as a potential candidate for the role of Driver's love interest several weeks ago and she has now cleared room in her fall schedule for the movie, which is being produced by Scott Rudin and Eli Bush. ...
  • WikiLeaks doc director on Julian Assange: 'The balls of this guy - I thought, 'wow.'
    By Sharon Waxman LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange seemed like an intriguing topic for prolific documentarian Alex Gibney, but little did he know the rabbit hole of secrets, lies and hypocrisy he would find as he dug into his subject. Gibney's latest work, "We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks," about Assange and his "radical transparency," is a fascinating look at one of our era's most fascinating information rebels. WaxWord caught up with Gibney ahead of the movie's May 24 release. ...
  • Viggo Mortensen to receive Dennis Hopper Award at AMFM Fest
    By Steve Pond LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Viggo Mortensen will receive the fourth annual Dennis Lee Hopper Award at this year's inaugural AMFM Fest in California's Coachella Valley, Film 4 Change announced on Thursday. Mortensen, an actor, writer, poet and visual artist, will receive the award at a ceremony in the desert town of Cathedral City on June 16, on the final day of the four-day festival that draws its name from the phrase "Art, Music, Film and More. ...

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