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Scarlett Johansson Gives Good Scream In Hitchcock

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Scarlett Johansson is channeling screen legend Janet Leigh in this depiction of the cult movie Psycho ‘s famous (or infamous) shower scene. Johansson is, of course, portraying Leigh’s character Marion Crane in the upcoming Oscar contender Hitchcock , which will have its world premiere as the opening night film at AFI Fest November 1st. Alfred Hitchcock (Anthony Hopkins) and his wife Alma Reville (Helen Mirren) are the focus in the Sacha Gervasi-directed feature, which is set against the backdrop of filming Hitchcock’s Psycho in 1959. Click for more images from Hitchcock Scarlett Johansson as Janet Leigh Johansson as well as Jessica Biel, Vera Miles, James D’Arcy, Danny Huston and Toni Collette also star in the film, which spans from the time of Wisconsin murderer Ed Gein, who was the inspiration for Psycho ‘s Norman Bates character, to the release of the acclaimed film in 1960. Hitchcock and Reville’s marriage comes under strain due to the filmmaker’s determination to complete the film. It is hard to completely tell if Johansson is wearing a bit of lipstick to show off her pillowy lips, given the color vs. black and white comparison with the original, but a little creative license will always be at play nevertheless. Psycho became a big success despite the fact that horror was often dismissed by the Hollywood elite of the time. Janet Leigh’s scream is easily one of the most recognizable images in Hollywood history. Leigh died in October 2004 at 77. Alfred Hitchcock passed away in 1980 at age 80. Fox Searchlight, which will release Hitchcock beginning November 23rd and it will likely be an Academy Award power-house this year. [ Source: The Sun ]

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WATCH: David Fincher’s Kickstarter Campaign For ‘The Goon’ Has A Trailer Just For You!

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

David Fincher  can’t help but direct. The Social Network  and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo  helmsman does what he does best and bosses around a couple of guys from Blur Studio in this Kickstarter campaign video for an animated adaptation of Eric Powell’s very cool comic-book series  The Goon .  Fincher, who’s teamed up with Powell, Goon publisher Dark Horse Entertainment  and Blur directors, Tim Miller and Jeff Fowler,  joins those last two men in the clip to attempt to raise $400,000 so that they can produce a finished first reel of the film.  And he’s not about to leave the driving to them. After Miller and Fowler begin their appeal, Fincher bigfoots the two guys and decides that a series of niche spots are the way to go. He then proceeds to sell Powell’s world of  zombies, vampires, fish-men and giant squid to Little Orphan Annie fans, liberals (“Put a caring man back in the White House”), conservatives (“Put the right man in the White House”) and arch conservatives (“Put a white man back in the White House”) as well as fans of hip hop, R-rated movies and movie trailers. Okay, so the humor is pretty lame, but the footage included in the Kickstarter clip (via FirstShowing.net )  is beautifully bad-ass and features voice work by Clancy Brown as the Goon and Paul Giamatti as Franky’s swashbuckling pupil-less friend Franky. (Now do you get the Little Orphan Annie reference? )  The airborne car scene with Franky spraying machine-gun fire from the hood of a sweet convertible muscle car is dreamy. [ FirstShowing.net ] There’s also this “proof of concept” video. Good stuff. Follow Frank DiGiacomo on Twitter. Follow Movieline on Twitter.

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Willow Smith Rumored to Reprise Annie

Posted on January 20, 2011 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Can you imagine Willow Smith in the role of little orphan Annie? You might not need to imagine it in the near future. This possibility is inching close to reality, as Variety reports that Will Smith is exploring a potential remake of the iconic musical, hoping to bring it to the big screen with his daughter in the title role. The elder Smith found success making a similar reboot with his son and The Karate Kid . A sequel starring Jaden Smith is likely on the way. Insiders say Jay-Z, who collaborated with Willow on ” Whip My Hair ,” is in talks to work on the movie’s soundtrack. But the real question is this: might Will Smith shave his head and take on the part of Daddy Warbucks?

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