With Martin Scorsese’s psychological thriller, Shutter Island less than two weeks away from its release, the next thing everybody wants to know from the Scorsese camp is, what’s next? Read the full story

Mexican actor Diego Luna will be making his feature directorial debut this month, with his film Abel set to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.

After his mother brings little Abel home from the psychiatric ward, his family worries about how he will handle his father’s absence and whether or not he will suffer an emotion breakdown. He surprises them by deciding that he will become the father of the house, taking over the responsibilities of a family man. All is going well until a stranger shows up claiming to be his father. The film is told from the young boy’s perspective, as he blurs reality and fantasy. Read the full story

Here is another trailer to add to the bunch. Jim Jarmusch‘s (Broken Flowers, Dead Man) The Limits of Control stars Bill Murray, Tilda Swinton, John Hurt, Gael Garcia Bernal and Isaach De Bankolé. Check it out below:

Read the rest of this entry >>

Variety reports Martin Scorsese is in talks with Benicio Del Toro (Che) and Daniel Day-Lewis (There Will Be Blood) to star in his next movie, Silence. The drama is set in the 17th century as two Jesuit priests face violence and persecution when they travel to Japan to locate their mentor and to spread the gospel of Christianity. Gael Garcia Bernal (Babel, Y Tu Mama Tambien) may also star. The film, based on the Shusaku Endo novel, which was adapted by Jay Cocks (Gangs of New York), has been on Scorsese’s radar for over 10 years.

This film sounds spectacular. Three of my favorite actors with my favorite director. Couldn’t ask for more.

Scorsese’s next film starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Shutter Island, comes out this October. Silence is expected for a late 2010 release.

Do you like the casting for Silence?