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Olivia Thirlby in Talks to Join Ivan Reitman Comedy

Olivia Thirlby is in talks to join Paramount's untitled Ivan Reitman comedy, formerly known as "Friends With Benefits," the studio told TheWrap.

Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman star in the raunchy comedy, which is described as "an inverse 'When Harry Met Sally' about two people whose no-strings-attached relationship is threatened when they begin to develop true romantic feelings for one another."

Thirlby would play Portman's sister in the film.

The indie darling ("Snow Angels," "The Wackness") recently landed her first lead role in a studio movie, joining Emile Hirsch in Chris Gorak's Moscow-set alien invasion film "The Darkest Hour." She is perhaps best known for her turn as Ellen Page's best friend in "Juno," directed by Ivan's son, Jason Reitman.

Liz Meriwether's screenplay placed highly on the 2008 Black List under the title "F---buddies" (TheWrap had to censor), and the project ditched the "Friends With Benefits" title to avoid confusion with two other projects -- Screen Gems' romantic comedy "Friends With Benefits," which has Will Gluck directing Justin Timberlake, and an NBC sitcom of the same name from "500 Days of Summer" writers Michael Weber and Scott Neustadter.

Variety reported last week that "Greenberg" star Greta Gerwig, Kevin Kline, Ophelia Lovibond (William Monahan's upcoming "London Boulevard") and Ben Lawson (Aussie soap "Neighbours") have also joined the cast.

Gerwig will play a brainy friend of Portman's who is the first to recognize signs that Kutcher has become smitten with her friend. The Playlist surmises that Kline will play Kutcher's father, a successful actor, while Lovibond and Lawson are believed to play rivals for the hearts of the two main characters.

Reitman will produce with his Montecito Picture Co. partners Jeffrey Clifford and Joe Medjuck. Montecito's Tom Pollock will exec produce with Portman and Spyglass Entertainment's Roger Birnbaum, Gary Barber and Jon Glickman. Spyglass is co-financing the project with Cold Spring Pictures and Paramount, which has set a Jan. 7 release for the film.

Source: thewrap.com

Posted by: Leo | Date: Apr 28 2010 | C9mments | Visit the news archive

Natalie to attend The AFI Life Achievement Award Honoring Mike Nichols' Gala 2010

The American Film Institute and TV Land Announce AFI Benefit Committee for 'TV Land Presents: The AFI Life Achievement Award Honoring Mike Nichols' Gala

Event Will Be Taped On The Sony Lot In Culver City On June 10, 2010

Show Premieres On TV Land On Sunday, June 27, 2010 At 9:00 p.m. ET/PT

LOS ANGELES, April 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Top artists from the entertainment community will come together on June 10, 2010 as AFI presents the 38th AFI Life Achievement Award -- the highest honor for a career in film -- to acclaimed director Mike Nichols.  The 25 artists from film, television and the stage who have confirmed their participation on the AFI Benefit Committee in support of the event are: Amy Adams, Warren Beatty, Annette Bening, Candice Bergen, Cher, Nora Ephron, Harrison Ford, Whoopi Goldberg, Tom Hanks, Dustin Hoffman, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Shirley MacLaine, Steve Martin, Elaine May, Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino, Mary-Louise Parker, Natalie Portman, Robert Redford, Julia Roberts, Meryl Streep, Elizabeth Taylor, Emma Thompson, Sigourney Weaver and Robin Williams. "TV Land Presents: The AFI Life Achievement Award Honoring Mike Nichols" will air on TV Land on Sunday, June 27, 2010 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT.

Source: prnewswire.com

Posted by: Leo | Date: Apr 28 2010 | C15mments | Visit the news archive

"Thor" Details: Trailer Info, Cameos & Other Characters

In this Thor news update, we talk about the Thor trailer premiere, character changes, cameos and the villainous Loki, played by Tom Hiddleston.

Earlier in the week we reported on a pile of new details regarding the production, timeline information, characters and costumes for Thor, the highly anticipated origin film of the next Marvel Avenger to hit the big screen.

We also discussed the major question of how Thor will join The Avengers. This information came from the first of a three-part series of scoops from our friends at Latino Review and since then, parts two and three have gone up.

In this Thor news update, we go through the latest information revealed about the movie including which characters will or will not make an appearance, some significant character/actor changes and when we’ll see the first Thor trailer.

The Thor Teaser Trailer
I think many, including myself, are more excited about the first full trailer for Thor than we are about many full-length films coming out this year. While we haven’t yet seen a single still, set photo or behind-the-scenes clip from the production of Thor, we now know to be true what we’ve expected about the first trailer for the film in that it will likely premiere at this year’s San Diego Comic-Con in July.

Just like last year with the epic premiere of the Iron Man 2 trailer (albeit unfinished) last summer, we can expect a full panel presentation for the movie with director Kenneth Branagh and some key cast members. What a moment it will be when they unveil footage for Thor – Don’t worry, Screen Rant will be there hours and hours in line to make sure we can report on this event for you.

Thor Cameos
We’ve known for a while that Marvel Comics legend Stan Lee will continue his tradition of having small special appearances in many Marvel films and we know he does so again with Thor, but what about the major players from the other Marvel Studios character movies?

It’s confirmed that Agent Coulson from S.H.I.E.L.D. who appeared in Iron Man, will have a part in Thor to recruit the Asgardian Avenger, but what about Nick Fury, Tony Stark and others?

According to Latino Review’s insider, neither characters played by Samuel L. Jackson or Robert Downey Jr. were written into the original script. However, as we know with these projects and as we saw with The Incredible Hulk, that can very much change and we can certainly expect to see at least some kind of special cameo appearance.

I’m still hoping to see Marvel take advantage of the cross-marketing potential of their shared Marvel movie universe to include a scene with other important characters and I’m still holding hope to see the introduction of a character like Hawkeye in one of these films.
Character Changes

The day before Thor was scheduled to being production, Stuart Townsend was replaced by actor Joshua Dallas. Townsend was set to play Fandral the Dashing, one of The Warriors Three who are allies and friends of Thor but due to the cliched “creative differences” Dallas now has the role. Strangely enough (or I suppose not so strange now) this same thing occurred with Townsend when he was to play Aragorn in the the Lord of the Rings trilogy – how things could have been oh so different.

Full report: screenrant.com

Posted by: Leo | Date: Apr 28 2010 | C6mments | Visit the news archive

Greta Gerwig making 'Friends'

Greta Gerwig, in her first role since starring with Ben Stiller in "Greenberg," has been cast in the untitled Ivan Reitman comedy opposite Natalie Portman and Ashton Kutcher. Kevin Kline, Ophelia Lovibond and Ben Lawson have also been added to the cast.

Project, previously known as "Friends With Benefits," centers of the question of whether two long-term friends can have a purely sexual relationship without falling in love.

Gerwig will play a brainy friend of Portman's character who is the first to recognize signs that Kutcher's character has become smitten with her friend. Reitman is directing from Elizabeth Meriwether's script.

Paramount, which has set a Jan. 7 release, has set the pic up with Reitman's Montecito Picture Co., in association with Portman's shingle handsomecharliefilms and Kutcher's Katalyst. Cold Spring Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment are co-financing with Par.

Posted by: Leo | Date: Apr 28 2010 | C5mments | Visit the news archive

EXCLUSIVE SCANS: 2010 Magazines

Where are you, Natalie?

Last Monday (April 12), actor Natalie Portman stopped by the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum. She and a friend then visited the Andrew Smith photography gallery. She's in town to film Thor, playing Jane Foster, the superhero's first true love.

Source: santafenewmexican.com

Posted by: Leo | Date: Apr 23 2010 | C5mments | Visit the news archive

What Is This, Lords Of Ultima, Or Star Wars?

EA released some screenshots of browser-based Lords Of Ultima overnight. We were quite surprised to find Natalie Portman reprising her role from the Star Wars prequels.

Right: a screenshot from Lords Of Ultima showing your advisor at the very outset of the game.
Left: Portman in her Padmé Amidala costume from Attack of the Clones.

Hmm… I don't think we're stretching, do you?

We're guessing all the advice you'll be hearing in Lords Of Ultima will be along the lines of: "My place is with my people" or "The Federation has gone too far this time."

Posted by: Leo | Date: Apr 23 2010 | C5mments | Visit the news archive

Nat's all

We've found Natalie Portman’s NYC digs. The “Star Wars” and “Garden State” hottie is staying at a Union Square rental building with her dog, Whiz.

Portman is getting stares from fellow residents/fans and protection from chivalrous doormen at the Fourth Avenue building.

Portman’s spokesperson tells us she is renting an apartment for her cousin, but our spies have seen the actress alone. (What, no boyfriend?) Her father has also been spotted visiting her.

We hear Portman has settled into one of the larger units, in a building where two-bedrooms start at about $5,000. She also has a home in Los Angeles and is currently filming “Thor” in New Mexico.

Posted by: Leo | Date: Apr 22 2010 | C5mments | Visit the news archive

NEW "Black Swan" On Set Photo

Greg Mottola to Write/Direct Brad Pitt and Natalie Portman in Important Artifacts

Paramount Pictures has signed Superbad/Adventureland director Greg Mottola to direct a big screen adaptation of Leanne Shapton’s book Important Artifacts and Personal Property From the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris, Including Books, Street Fashion and Jewelry, which the studio acquired last year. That’s not all — Risky Business reports that Brad Pitt  and Natalie Portman are attached to the project, which Mottola hopes to spin into a romantic comedy.

So what is it about? Here is the description from the book cover:

“Auction catalogs can tell you a lot about a person—their passions and vanities, peccadilloes and aesthetics; their flush years and lean. Think of the collections of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Truman Capote, the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. In Leanne Shapton’s marvelously inventive and invented auction catalog, the 325 lots up for auction are what remain from the relationship between Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris (who aren’t real people, but might as well be). Through photographs of the couple’s personal effects—the usual auction items (jewelry, fine art, and rare furniture) and the seemingly worthless (pajamas, Post-it notes, worn paperbacks)—the story of a failed love affair vividly (and cleverly) emerges. From first meeting to final separation, the progress and rituals of intimacy are revealed through the couple’s accumulated relics and memorabilia. And a love story, in all its tenderness and struggle, emerges from the evidence that has been left behind, laid out for us to appraise and appreciate. In an earlier work, Was She Pretty?, Shapton, a talented artist and illustrator, subtly explored the seemingly simple yet powerfully complicated nature of sexual jealousy. In Important Artifacts and Personal Property from the Collection of Lenore Doolan and Harold Morris—a very different yet equally original book—she invites us to contemplate what is truly valuable, and to consider the art we make of our private lives.”
Toronto-born Leanne Shapton is an illustrator, writer, and publisher who is an art director of the New York Times op-ed page and cofounder of J&L Books. The 144-page book was published in February 2009, and is now available on Amazon for around $12-$13.

You can definitely see how they will use the items as a framing device to tell the story of this couple and their failed love affair. I would assume that if this is like any other Hollywood romantic comedy, Harold Morris will show up at the last minute of the auction to bid on a photo or artifact that meant a lot to him and the relationship, and once again win over Lenore Doolan. Lets hope not — I think I like it better as an auction catalog (or a 500 Days of Summer-style chronicle of a love story).

Source: slashfilm.com

Posted by: Leo | Date: Apr 21 2010 | C0mments | Visit the news archive