The visionary, Oscar-winning director of The Abyss , Titanic and Avatar went to the planet’s deepest spot , and all we got were these lousy clips from the bottom of the sea. Don’t fret, however! There is much, much more where James Cameron’s preliminary submarine footage came from. For now, let the director/explorer fill you in on what he witnessed, right down to shrinking windows under 16,000 pounds of pressure per square inch. [via First Showing ]
So… much… beard! One of your best first non-set spy pic looks at Tom Hooper’s star-studded Les Miserables movie was Tweeted last night by star Hugh Jackman , who debuted his Jean Valjean “convict look” days into filming. After the jump, behold the dirty-faced, hirsute handsomeness on display as Jackman channels Victor Hugo’s noble convict. @RealHughJackman Hugh Jackman Very excited about how the first days of filming are going!! Check out my convict look…but its changing soon. http://t.co/SLFHBhfN Mar 26 via Twitter for iPhone Favorite Retweet Reply Les Miserables , slated for a December 2012 release, is currently filming with Russell Crowe as Inspector Javert playing foil to Jackman’s Valjean, Anne Hathaway as Fantine, Amanda Seyfried as Cosette, Samantha Barks as Eponine, Eddie Redmayne as Marius, Sacha Baron Cohen as Thénardier, Helena Bonham Carter as Madame Thénardier, and original Broadway Valjean Colm Wilkinson as the Bishop of Digne. [ @REALHUGHJACKMAN via THR ]
Maybe you can’t quite ask Woody Harrelson anything , but at least he has a forthcoming contemporary in Russell Crowe. The Oscar-winner recently leveled with fans on Twitter, acknowledging his and Liam Neeson’s interest in Darren Aronofsky’s biblical epic Noah while putting a swift, certain and severe end to speculation that he may participate in a RoboCop . Anyway, now you know. If only it could always be this easy. Tweets, not trades, Hollywood! [ @russellcrowe via The Playlist ] @russellcrowe Is there any truth to these rumors of you being involved in “Robocop”? Fri Feb 03 07:11:04 via web John Dotson DRockDot @DRockDot no Fri Feb 03 07:12:32 via web Russell Crowe russellcrowe Follow S.T. VanAirsdale on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .
The current Twitter trend ” RIP Eddie Murphy ” has gripped the unwashed microblogging masses with equal parts earnest apoplexy (“Idiots on twitter, why would anyone want to trend something like that”) and predictable cheap-shottery (“Hey Eddie: ‘RIP Eddie Murphy’ is God trying to tell you something about your career.”) — not that unlike the last time Murphy “died” on Twitter . The most we can take away from this experience? People are very eager to paint Twitter itself — what with its frequent death hoaxes and other misinformation — as the worst mass killer since… well, you name it: WTF Is RIP Eddie Murphy Trending,He didnt pass away, twitter is killing people more than Jason Voorhees — It’s Shadoe Bitch (@MeganFoxFanNYC) February 3, 2012 RIP Eddie Murphy, god twitter kills more people than Rebecca Black’s Friday! #JustSayin — Michael Booth (@M__Booth) February 3, 2012 RIP Eddie Murphy? WTF, Twitter killed more people than Hitler. — GrandadjFreeman (@GrandadJFreeman) February 3, 2012 RIP Eddie Murphy. He’s not even dead? Twitter kills more people than Bin Laden. — r.e.b.e.c.c.a. (@TW_Fever) February 3, 2012 RIP Eddie Murphy? God, Twitter kills more people than Voldemort — Dumble-fucking-dory(@Evil_Dumbledore) February 3, 2012 RIP Eddie Murphy? Is it me or do more people die on Twitter than Texas’ Death Row? — American Humor (@AmericanHumor) February 3, 2012 RIP Eddie Murphy? Twitter kills more people than fried chicken. — gurdeep singh virdi (@gurdeepsv) February 3, 2012 RIP Eddie Murphy? Man, Twitter kills more people each year than cars, airplanes and trucks combined! — Anonymous (@YourAnonNews) February 3, 2012 RIP Eddie Murphy twitter kills more people than midsummer murders — Courtney Carey(@NathanSykesXOXO) February 3, 2012 RIP Eddie Murphy twitter kills more people than Detroit city! — father of all stee (@JOYRDTONE) February 3, 2012 RIP Eddie Murphy is trending… Twitter has killed more people than the Titanic disaster. #smh — Dan Cooper (@mrmadchef) February 3, 2012 “RIP Eddie Murphy” – This is not true. Ignore it. Twitter kills more people than ______ (insert evil well known killer here) — Laurice Fattal (@LauriceF) February 3, 2012 Er, I have nothing. Go for it. Long live Eddie Murphy. Follow S.T. VanAirsdale on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .
Among the many stream of consciousness topics Kanye West brain-dumped in his epic Twitter session Wednesday night — his professional frustrations, his fashion aspirations, his new design company aimed at picking up where Steve Jobs left off — was a brief mention of one curious film project in particular. “I was just discussing becoming the creative director for the Jetson [sic] movie and…” Wait, WHAT? The Jetsons , as in the long-gestating live-action Jetsons movie? And Kanye would have a hand in making this happen? Mr. West, you’ve got my attention now. If Kanye’s Jetsons project is the one I think he’s talking about, it’s the live-action reboot that’s been kicking around for years, once scripted by Adam Goldberg ( Fanboys ) with Robert Rodriguez attached to direct. Rodriguez went on to make Spy Kids 4 instead and the project hasn’t surfaced much since, so West’s Tweet is the first indication in a while that the thing’s actually back on track. Unfortunately, details on what exactly this “creative director” position would be were lost in West’s Tweet-crazy haze of thoughts on the creative process and the limits celebrity have imposed on his artistic freedom, or whatever. “Being a celebrity has afforded me many opportunities but has also boxed me in creatively,” he wrote, also noting that he hasn’t bought new jewelry in two whole years. See? You don’t know Yeezy! But anyway, those Jetsons plans: I was just discussing becoming the creative director for the Jetson movie and someone on the call yelled out.. you should do a Jetsons tour! This just happened a few hours ago. I was very insulted of course becuase for anyone that’s seen the Watch the Throne Tour… Or Coachella or Glow in the Dark or Runaway.. you know I have real ideas… Not that West seems to be interested in anything but forward momentum, but a Jetsons movie along the aesthetic lines of his space-toony Takashi Murakami-designed Graduation album would be kind of awesome. In the least, it would make the very idea of a Jetsons reboot vaguely palatable. But while that idea would be cool and all, how can West possibly fit that in with the huge world-changing plans he Tweeted out last night, which include:
Maybe the apocalypse is nigh: News Corporation kingpin Rupert Murdoch rang in 2012 on Twitter, dashing off his appreciation for in-house treats (“Great oped inWSJ [sic] today on Ron Paul. Huge appeal of libertarian message”), urban atmospherics (“NY cold and empty, even central park. Nice!”) and, naturally, the movies of Fox and its subsidiaries. Good news: The Descendants scored some much-needed awards love! Bad news: Said love came from a man who extolled equivalent appreciation for We Bought a Zoo . Hoo boy, now what? Saw Fox film Descendants. Thank God, one to be proud of. Star Geo Clooney deserves Oscar, maybe film too. Sat Dec 31 23:48:34 via Twitter for iPad Rupert Murdoch rupertmurdoch “Maybe film too”? What an endorsement! Why couldn’t it be more like this: I LOVE the film “we bought a zoo”, a great family movie. Very proud of fox team who made this great film. Sun Jan 01 15:44:03 via Twitter for iPad Rupert Murdoch rupertmurdoch Whatever. Nothing a quick hack from inside the office can’t fix, though first I might focus on swapping out Murdoch’s accompanying photo with something that doesn’t look like a near-sighted scrotum with lips. [via Deadline ]
