By Glenn Dunks July 4, 2014 If Hollywood insists upon remaking movies left and right, then it makes more sense for them to do it to the likes of Endless Love. The original, a button-pushing romance best remembered for its famous theme song, has been remade by Shana Feste in the sun-drenched style of a clothing […]
Continue readingLee Daniels casts Alex Pettyfer as gay action hero
Lee Daniels has cast Alex Pettyfer (Magic Mike) in his upcoming action movie, which will center on a pair of gay action heroes. Speaking to Out, Daniels said to think of it as a gay Mr. and Mrs. Smith, “but the two good-looking guys [are] the action heroes… [and] we don’t find out they’re gay until […]
Continue readingBody work – Magic Mike review
Magic Mike – Starring Channing Tatum, Alex Pettyfer, and Matthew McConaughey. Directed by Steven Soderbergh. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. There was once a time when I referred to Channing Tatum as a “human hatstand,” so unimpressed I was with his lumbering screen presence and seeming lack of personality. There was also a time when […]
Continue readingMagic Mike headed to Broadway
Steve Soderbergh‘s male stripper flick Magic Mike might be headed to the Great White Way. Producer and screenwriter Reid Carolin has told USA Today of plans to turn it into a Broadway show. “[It] would be a different story, more of a romp, more of a fun night out at a club with a story. I’m almost more […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Magic Mike
The moment we’ve all been waiting for has arrived! The trailer for Steven Soderbergh‘s Magic Mike has slid down the stripper pole and into our laps. The film stars Channing Tatum as Mike, and is based on his own experiences as a male stripper prior to becoming a film star. Alex Pettyfer joins him as his protégé, […]
Continue readingOlivia Munn joins Steven Soderbergh’s stripper flick
So, it seems Steven Soderbergh‘s upcoming stripper flick Magic Mike won’t exclusively feature male beefcake. According to Deadline, Olivia Munn is negotiating a major role in the film. Munn would play Amber, the love interest of Channing Tatum‘s title character. The film is based on Tatum’s real experiences as a young dancer. Previously cast in […]
Continue readingMatthew McConaughey joins Steven Soderbergh’s stripper flick
Notorious shirt-hater Matthew McConaughey has joined the cast of Steven Soderbergh‘s stripper flick Magic Mike. According to Variety, McConaughey will play “Dallas, a former exotic dancer who now owns and operates Xquisite, the club where ‘Magic Mike’ works”. As has been previously reported, Channing Tatum – who brought the idea to Soderbergh based on his […]
Continue readingAlex Pettyfer to star in Tatum/Soderbergh stripper pic
Get your dollar bills ready ladies! Deadline reports Alex Pettyfer has signed on to Oscar-winning director Steven Soderbergh’s stripper film Magic Mike. Pettyfer, who was recently seen in I Am Number Four, will star in a role inspired by Channing Tatum’s real-life experience as a stripper before making it big in Hollywood. Tatum will play […]
Continue readingJennifer Lawrence cast as Katniss in The Hunger Games
Jennifer Lawrence has scored the coveted role of Katniss Everdeen in the highly anticipated, Gary Ross directed adaptation of The Hunger Games, The Wrap confirms. Lawrence was touted as the frontrunner with 14-year-old fellow Academy Award nominee Hailee Steinfeld at the start of March, but news overnight has confirmed Lawrence has signed on for the […]
Continue readingThe Jess Lomas Book Club: I Am Number Four
The Jess Lomas Book Club: I Am Number Four *Welcome to a brand new feature in which literary connoisseur Jess Lomas examines the upcoming book-to-film adaptations worth keeping an eye on!* Welcome back film and book lovers. This week we continue with another science-fiction film, but trust me, it’s not going to be a recurring […]
Continue readingI was a teenage alien – I Am Number Four review
I Am Number Four – Starring Alex Pettyfer, Dianna Agron and Timothy Olyphant. Directed by D.J. Caruso. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. I Am Number Four is either an incredibly courageous movie, or a painfully underwhelming one. And it is definitely not the former. The only interesting thing about it is the way in which […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: I Am Number Four
The trailer for D.J. Caruso‘s upcoming sci-fi thriller I Am Number Four has debuted online. The film seems to take its visual cues from Catherine Hardwicke‘s Twilight, which will be great news for its target audience, and horrifying news for the rest of the cinema-going public. I Am Number Four is based on James Frey […]
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