The Film Stage

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Taymor’s ‘The Tempest’ Rescued By Disney

When Miramax closed its doors earlier this year many unreleased films were left without a distributor. One of those films was Julie Taymor's adaptation of William Shakespeare's The Tempest starring Oscar winner Helen Mirren in the traditionally male lead role, Prospero....
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Greta Gerwig In Talks For ‘Arthur’

Arthur was a perfectly average movie from the 1980s. Perfectly average movie remakes are generally either amazing or really bad. With that being said, everything about this remake seems to make news, including the casting of its leading lady....
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Toby Jones Gets Evil In ‘Captain America’

British actor Toby Jones has been cast in Joe Johnston's upcoming Captain America film. /Film is reporting that the character actor will take on the role of evil scientist Arnim Zola in the comic book adaptation. ...
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Is The Rock ‘Fast and Furious’?

Reports are beginning to surface that The Fast and the Furious series is about the be injected with new blood in the form of Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson. ...
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Mickey Rourke On Tap For Two Tony Scott Films

With his Oscar nomination for The Wrestler and a starring role in Iron Man 2, Mickey Rourke's career is back in full swing. Adding to this momentum is the announcement by Deadline New York that the infamous bad boy has signed on for two films by the lesser of the two Scott brothers, Tony....