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Director Joseph "McG" McGinty Nichol (Terminator Salvation) has been in production on the action/romance/spy comedy This Means War since September, but he's still adding cast members. The movie concerns two CIA agents and best friends (Chris Pine and Tom Hardy) who fall in love with the same woman (Reese Witherspoon).
THR reports that Abigail Spencer (AMC's Mad Men, the upcoming Cowboys and Aliens) has joined the cast as Hardy's ex-wife. Spencer joins a cast that also includes David Koechner (Anchorman), Chelsea Handler (Chelsea Lately), Til Schweiger (Inglourious Basterds), and Angela Bassett, who recently joined as the CIA boss who has dedicated her life to the agency and has no life outside the spy business.
Tim Dowling will end up with credit for the script, which has undergone several rewrites in its 10 year production history. This means War is expected to open sometime in the summer of 2011 and, from the recent spy pics released by HeyUGuys, it looks like Witherspoon, Pine, and Hardy are having a good time on the set.
Posted 12.06.10 by Ryan -
After two hugely successful turns as Batman, Christian Bale will go for a third with The Dark Knight Rises, which starts shooting next May. In a recent interview with MTV, Bale revealed that the sequel to 2008's The Dark Knight could be Bale's last as the caped crusader.
I think so. That's up to [director ] Chris [Nolan]. That was always what the discussion was. But you know, if Chris says, "I see another story here," then we'll be up for it. But in my mind, I'm expecting this will be it.
The Dark Knight Rises will "up it" >> Posted 11.24.10 by Ryan -
As it is with a large majority of movies being produced today, Johnny Depp has been offered a role. The Wrap reports that Depp is being sought for the lead role in Universal's Snow White and the Huntsman, a revised version of the classic fairy tale. The project would reunite Depp with his Alice in Wonderland producer Joe Roth.
The script, written by newcomer Evan Daugherty was the subject of a studio bidding war, and has British commercials director Rupert Sanders attached to make his directorial debut. The story would clearly expand the role of the Huntsman from the original tale, instead making him an eventual mentor to Snow White after the two escape from bounty hunters.
Can Depp fit the movie into his schedule? >> Posted 10.30.10 by Ryan -
Director Len Wiseman's (Live Free or Die Hard) remake of Total Recall is close to filling its lead role. Actors Colin Farrell, Michael Fassbender, and Tom Hardy could reportedly land the lead role initially portrayed by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 1990 original.
Farrell is the frontrunner >> Posted 10.22.10 by Ryan -
After appearing in director Christopher Nolan's successful thriller Inception, Deadline reports that British actor Tom Hardy will reunite with Nolan on Batman 3 (working title) in an unspecified role. It could be a safe bet that Hardy will play a villain, since Morgan Freeman has hinted that Batman 3 will feature more than one big bad. The highly anticipated sequel is set to start production in April 2011.
Batman 3 will keep Hardy busy while he waits out yet another delay of the "relaunch and revisit" of the iconic character of "Mad" Max Rockatansky in Mad Max: Fury Road. Last week, The Australian reported that the movie "has been delayed for a second time and will not begin filming until 2012."
what delayed mad max: fury road? >> Posted 10.13.10 by Ryan -
British actor Tom Hardy spoke last year about the "staggering" year he's had after shooting Christopher Nolan's highly anticipated thriller Inception and being cast in George Miller's upcoming "relaunch and revisit" of the infamous character of "Mad" Max Rockatansky in Mad Max: Fury Road. With production yet to begin on Fury Road, Hardy has been doing the press rounds for Inception, explaining to ComingSoon that Nolan's mysterious movie isn't as complicated as many think.
more on what Hardy had to say >> Posted 07.08.10 by Ryan -
Despite having a pretty lengthy TV and movie resume stretching back to Black Hawk Down in 2001, British actor Tom Hardy is hardly a household name in America. That should quickly change with Hardy starring alongside Leonardo DiCaprio, Cillian Murphy and Ellen Page in writer-director Christopher Nolan's highly-anticipated new movie, Inception. It should change more so when Hardy steps into the lead role of "Mad" Max Rockatansky in director George Miller's Mad Max: Fury Road, a role that shot then-little-known Australian actor Mel Gibson to worldwide stardom.
In a recent interview in support of Inception, Hardy describes Fury Road as a "relaunch and revisit" to Mad Max's post-apocalyptic world, "using the same character…but bringing him up to date by 30 years." Hardy discusses his workout regime (or lack thereof) for the movie, but wouldn't go into much more detail about it because of his confidentiality agreement.
Tom Hardy talks diet and wet cats >> Posted 06.29.10 by BrentJS -
Much of the marketing for Inception, has focused on the reality-warping special effects and mind-bending "dream thief" concept at the heart of the plot of the movie. Apparently, Warner Bros. feels confident that potential moviegoers finally have the concept down, because the studio recently released a huge selection of new still images that are less about the action and effects and more about the main characters of the movie, as played by Leonardo DiCaprio, Ellen Page, Michael Caine, Tom Hardy, Marion Cotillard, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Cillian Murphy, and Ken Watanabe. Accompanying the stills are also several pictures from the set showing writer-director Christopher Nolan giving his actors some direction.
Posted 06.27.10 by BrentJS -
With Inception just under a month away, a deluge of promo material has been released. Writer/director Christopher Nolan's highly-anticipated thriller dropped 4 new posters and 5 new pictures. Revealed in the latest trailer, the "dream-theft" concept and an introduction of each of the major characters. All this using almost entirely new footage.
Watch the Trailer and Read More From Murphy and Watanabe >> Posted 06.23.10 by Ryan -
According to Moviehole, actor/director Mel Gibson's production company has announced that it will be producing Mad Max 4. Whether or not that means Gibson will be reprising his iconic role in what is rumored to be a prequel is unsure, but news that he's committed to the flick can only be a good sign.
Mad Max director George Miller says he wants Tom Hardy and Charlize Theron in the fourth movie. Hardy was previously reported as having won the lead as young Max, but now says that he is yet to get an official offer and that his audition had nothing to do with the lead character.
It's still too early to tell how all of this will shake out, but we can't imagine a Mad Max movie without Mel — even if he's only there to provide flashbacks.
Posted 12.31.09 by reelz