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Bradley Cooper probably won’t be taking over the Indiana Jones franchise

Reports of Indy’s recasting have been greatly exaggerated. The internet had a conniption yesterday when Latino Review suggested Bradley Cooper was being eyed for an Indiana Jones reboot, suggesting the saga would be taking a ‘James Bond’ route. Slash Film has since heard from a high-placing source that the rumour is not true. Producer Frank […]

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‘American Hustle’ takes top prize at SAG awards

American Hustle has taken the top prize at the Screen Actors Guild awards, proving it has the momentum to potentially take the Best Picture crown at the upcoming Oscars. Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, Jeremy Renner, Louis C.K., Paul Herman, Jack Huston, Alessandro Nivola, Michael Peña, Elisabeth Rohm, and Shea Whigham were […]

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Con hair – American Hustle review

By Simon Miraudo December 11, 2013 Lying is an ugly, grubby business, which is why hair maintenance amongst con artists is so important. David O. Russell’s well-coiffed, supremely enjoyable American Hustle opens with a rotund Christian Bale intricately applying a wig to his scalp, disguising it beneath the few strands of heavily lacquered hair he […]

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Bradley Cooper working on Limitless TV series

The surprise Bradley Cooper hit Limitless might become a TV show, Deadline reports. Relativity Television has joined forces with Georgeville Television and Cooper to work on a scripted series based on the 2011 movie. Cooper would executive produce the drama, but is unlikely to star. (We’re inferring that based on his hugely successful film career, obviously.) The […]

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Bradley Cooper to play the raccoon in Guardians of the Galaxy

Ever since Marvel announced a Guardians of the Galaxy movie, there has been only one question on our minds: who in the world is going to play that damn raccoon? The answer has finally been revealed, after more than a year of intense debate and protests: Bradley Cooper. Marvel confirmed the news on their website, […]

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Bradley Cooper in talks for Lance Armstrong flick Red Blooded American

Bradley Cooper is in talks to star in Warner Bros’ upcoming Lance Armstrong biopic, though it’s not yet known if he’ll play the disgraced, doping cyclist or Armstrong’s former team-mate and eventual whistle-blower, Tyler Hamilton. According to Deadline, Cooper is also considering producing the flick, now titled Red Blooded American. Jay Roach is set to direct from Scott. […]

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Teaser Debut: American Hustle

The teaser trailer for David O. Russell’s all-star bad-haircutathon, American Hustle, has arrived online. The picture – formerly titled American Bulls**t – tells of a true sting operation of Atlantic City gangsters and corrupt politicians conducted by the FBI. Christian Bale, Bradley Cooper, Amy Adams, Jeremy Renner, and Jennifer Lawrence all star in the flick. Though […]

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Rasputin flick being developed for Leonardo DiCaprio

Having recently appeared as the enigmatic charmer Jay Gatsby in The Great Gatsby, Leonardo DiCaprio is set to play an even more mysterious and hypnotically enticing figure. According to Deadline, Warner Bros has purchased Jason Hall’s pitch for Rasputin, which is being developed as a starring vehicle for DiCaprio. When the script is completed, we […]

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Tom Cruise abandons The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Seems like you could make a movie out of The Man from U.N.C.L.E.’s troubled production history. Tom Cruise is the latest actor to abandon the project, Deadline reports. Guy Ritchie is set to helm the adaptation of the classic TV series for Warner Bros, which would have starred Cruise and Armie Hammer. Though Hammer is […]

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Place off – The Place Beyond the Pines review

By Simon Miraudo May 23, 2013 John Mayer one cautioned the fathers of the world to be good to their daughters. But what of their wayward sons? What of them, John?! Writer-director Derek Cianfrance steps in to answer that question with The Place Beyond the Pines, his follow up the world’s worst date flick, Blue […]

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Into darkness – The Hangover Part III review

May 22, 2013 By Simon Miraudo Todd Phillips’ ongoing experiment to populate his comedies with increasingly unlikable lead characters – to see if his fratboy fans will follow him down the rabbit hole and continue to wrong-headedly emulate them while jacking energy drinks, listening to Pitbull, and high-fiving – continues with The Hangover Part III. […]

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Bradley Cooper exits cursed western Jane Got a Gun

Bradley Cooper is the latest actor to exit the seemingly cursed production of Jane Got a Gun. According to Deadline, Cooper bowed out of the feature on account of scheduling conflicts with David O. Russell’s American Hustle. In an official statement, he said “I am unable to join Natalie [Portman, producer and star], Joel [Edgerton], […]

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Tom Hiddleston could be The Crow

Tom Hiddleston is in early talks to star in Relativity’s reboot of The Crow, according to The Wrap. Hiddleston, best known as Loki from The Avengers and Thor, has broken bread with the pic’s producers, and even submitted to them a home-made make-up test (which we’re going to need copies of, okay producers?). Should he sign up for the flick, it will be […]

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Trailer Debut: The Hangover Part III

The mildly anti-climactic first trailer for The Hangover Part III has been released, promising more of the same but now with added John Goodman. Despite offering very little in way of plot, the trailer does point towards a shift in the formula for this third and possibly last Hangover. There is no wedding and no […]

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Rival Lance Armstrong movies race to the big screen

Jay Roach is set to helm a new movie based on the doping scandal that saw Lance Armstrong stripped of his seven Tour de France championships, Deadline reports. Warner Bros has acquired the untitled project, scripted by Side Effects‘s Scott Z. Burns. The package – put together by Charles Roven and Alex Gartner – contains the […]

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Poster Debut: The Hangover Part 3

The poster for The Hangover Part 3 recalls the one-sheet for Warner Bros’ last big franchise ender, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. In it, Zach Galifianakis’ Alan faces off against Ken Jeong’s Mr. Chow. Nowhere to be seen: Ed Helms’ Stu, Bradley Cooper’s Phil, or Justin Bartha’s Doug (though the latter is frequently missing […]

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Jennifer Lawrence follows David O. Russell to The Ends of the Earth

David O. Russell is hitching his wagon to Jennifer Lawrence’s star, casting her in a third motion picture following their hit collaboration Silver Linings Playbook.  It was announced earlier this week that Lawrence would appear alongside her Playbook co-star Bradley Cooper in an as-yet untitled Russell drama about corruption in New York City. According to The Hollywood […]

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Jennifer Lawrence to reteam with Silver Linings Playbook’s David O. Russell and Bradley Cooper

Jennifer Lawrence will reunite with her Silver Linings Playbook director David O. Russell for the film formerly known as American Bulls**t. The announcement comes from Deadline, who suggest she will play Christian Bale’s wife in the ensemble flick. Written by Eric Singer, the untitled pic tells of a true sting operation of Atlantic City gangsters and corrupt politicians […]

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Manic depressive dream girl – Silver Linings Playbook review

Silver Linings Playbook – Starring Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, and Robert De Niro. Directed by David O. Russell. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. The most pleasant surprise in David O. Russell‘s Silver Linings Playbook is that Bradley Cooper is the best thing in it, despite it also featuring such venerable actors as Robert De Niro, […]

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Louis C.K. in talks for David O. Russell flick

Louis C.K. is enjoying a dream run at the moment, earning Emmy awards for his acclaimed show Louie – over which he has complete creative control – and finally breaking into movies in a big way. Though he lost out the lead role in The Descendants to George Clooney, he is set to star in Woody Allen’s upcoming […]

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Writer’s block – The Words review

The Words – Starring Bradley Cooper, Zoe Saldana, and Jeremy Irons. Directed by Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Literary soapie The Words is mutton dressed as bespectacled lamb. Just because it looks like smarthouse fare doesn’t mean it is, and the proof is entirely in the plodding pudding. It’s the […]

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Race war – Hit and Run review

Hit and Run – Starring Dax Shepard, Kristen Bell, and Bradley Cooper. Directed by David Palmer and Dax Shepard. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. Hit and Run is a self-made star vehicle, unquestionably crafted with love by writer, director, producer, stuntman, prop-wrangler, likely caterer, and lead actor Dax Shepard. That being said, he’ll have to […]

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Bradley Cooper might star opposite Beyonce in A Star is Born

Bradley Cooper is the latest actor supposedly considering starring in Clint Eastwood‘s remake of A Star is Born. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Cooper is mulling over the opportunity to appear opposite Beyoncé Knowles in the flick. Tom Cruise, Will Smith, Leonardo DiCaprio, Christian Bale, Eminem, Russell Crowe and even Beyoncé’s husband Jay-Z have all been rumoured at one time or another to be in consideration […]

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John Goodman in talks for Hangover III villain

While much of the cast for The Hangover Part III has been set, the role of villain is yet to be filled. Or is it? According to Variety, John Goodman is in talks to take on a small, antagonistic part in the Todd Phillips‘ directed flick. If he signs up, he’ll be causing trouble for Bradley Cooper, Zach […]

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Heather Graham back for Hangover III

Though her stripper didn’t make an appearance in The Hangover Part 2, Heather Graham will reprise the role of Jade from the original in the third instalment of the saga. According to Variety, the plot is tightly under wraps, but we can assume the new wife (Jamie Chung) of Stu (Ed Helms) will have a run in […]

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Ken Jeong set for bigger role in The Hangover Part III

Ken Jeong has been confirmed to return for The Hangover Part III with Mr Chow given a meatier role, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Arguably one of the few redeeming performances from the last Hangover film, the Community star has so far only played a supporting role in the franchise. This is all set to […]

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Trailer Debut: Silver Linings Playbook

The trailer for Silver Linings Playbook, director David O. Russell‘s follow-up to Oscar winner The Fighter, has arrived online. Bradley Cooper stars as a former teacher released (prematurely?) from a mental institution and into the care of his parents (Robert De Niro, Jacki Weaver). He sparks up a relationship with a similarly troubled neighbour (Jennifer Lawrence). Russell adapted […]

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Trailer Debut: The Words

Bradley Cooper rips off Jeremy Irons in the new trailer for The Words.  Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal’s new film stars Cooper as a struggling author (again!), who steals a story from a mysterious older gentleman (Irons), and pays a great price for his unearned success. The trailer is fairly compelling, until the thrilling elements disappear and make […]

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Woody Allen wants Blanchett and Cooper

Woody Allen is eyeing Cate Blanchett and Bradley Cooper for an upcoming project, Deadline reports. There are no further details available, except that it might shoot in Copenhagen. Note that Allen has already completed his follow-up to his Oscar-winning hit Midnight in Paris; the recently retitled To Rome With Love. Discuss: Are Blanchett and Cooper a good […]

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Warner Bros officially announce The Hangover Part III

File this under, “Well, duh.” Warner Bros. Pictures has issued a press release officially announcing the production of The Hangover Part III. They’ve also set a release for the pic: May 24, 2013. Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, and Zach Galifianakis will all return as “the Wolfpack” lacking the ability of recollection. Todd Phillips will once again direct, […]

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