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Baron Cohen signs up for Holmes (July 03, 2008)

Borat creator Sacha Baron Cohen is to be the latest star to don deer stalker and pipe in a new movie about Sherlock Holmes. Guy Ritchie recently announced he is to helm a separate Holmes movie that will focus on the legendary detective's boxing and swordsman skills, but the Cohen's film is to have a comedic slant. As-yet-untitled, Cohen will be joined by Will Ferrell as Dr Watson – the pair having last worked together two years ago on Talladega Nights. Talking to Variety, studio...

Kilmer and Xzibit for Bad Lieutenant (July 03, 2008)

Val Kilmer and rap star Xzibit have accepted roles in the forthcoming remake of Bad Lieutenant. Nicholas Cage is to play the corrupt cop in Werner Herzog's update of the Abel Ferrara cult classic. In Ferrara's 1992 movie, Harvey Keitel played the cop whose existence revolved around hard drug use, deviant sex and bribery while investigating the rape of a nun. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Herzog is reportedly keen to retain the tone of the original, which shocked audiences at the...

Bond trailer makes online debut (July 02, 2008)

An official teaser trailer for the new James Bond movie Quantum Of Solace has made its debut on the internet. Clocking at around one minute and 50 seconds, the clip features a montage of dramatic action and stunts. However, the trailer was moved forward after material from it appeared on the video sharing website You Tube, which has since been taken down. Action sequences involving cars, boats and planes are all on display - as well as the now obligatory shot of Bond stripped to the waist. ...

Friends to reunite for movie (July 02, 2008)

Fans of the massively popular US TV series Friends will be pleased to learn that a movie adaptation looks likely to go ahead. According to the Daily Mail, it is thought that the cast have been encouraged to reunite for the much-anticipated venture after the recent success of the Sex and the City film. Matthew Perry, David Schwimmer, Matt LeBlanc, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow will all reprise their roles for the film "within the next 18 months", according to an...

WALL-E trashes competition in US (July 01, 2008)

New animated adventure WALL-E about a waste-compacting robot has reached the top of the US box office after its first week of release. The latest feature from Academy Award-winning studio Pixar took $62.5 million (£31.3 million) in its opening weekend. It has given Pixar its ninth number one movie and has matched the takings of one of the studio's biggest hits Monsters Inc. The new action thriller Wanted starring Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy entered the chart at second place, with...

Eddie Murphy: I may quit movies (July 01, 2008)

Eddie Murphy has suggested that the new Beverley Hills Cop movie could be his last role on screen. The 47-year-old said he feels he has made his quota of films and would be keen to return to his comedy roots. Murphy was an acclaimed stand-up comedian breaking into films, often being compared to legendary stand-up Richard Pryor. "Thirty years and I have close to 50 movies and it is like, 'Why am I in the movies? I've done that part now.'", he said. "I'll go back to the stage...

Shane Meadows wins at Edinburgh (June 30, 2008)

Shane Meadows has been given a major award at this year's Edinburgh International Festival. The Dead Man's Shoes director scooped the Michael Powell Award for best new British feature for his new film Somers Town, which focuses on the adventures of a Polish teenager in London. The jury voted for Meadows unanimously, saying: "It is a great pleasure to recognise Somers Town as the freshest, most imaginative, maverick work deserving of the Michael Powell Award." Scots actor Robert...

Brosnan 'enjoyed making Abba movie' (June 30, 2008)

Pierce Brosnan has said he enjoyed starring in the new Abba film musical Mamma Mia as it was such a departure from what he is known for. The 55-year-old stars alongside Colin Firth and Meryl Streep in the movie, which sees them take part in performances of Abba Classics such as Waterloo and SOS. "All of us put our neck out on the line for this," he told BBC Breakfast. "That was what was so much fun about it." Having made his name in four of the James bond film, the actor

Frost/Nixon to premiere at London Film Festival (June 27, 2008)

New movie Frost/Nixon has been selected to open this year's London Film Festival, it has been confirmed The movie is centres on a series of infamous interviews from 1977 in which British journalist David Frost quizzed former US president Richard Nixon about his departure from the White House. Directed by Oscar winner Ron Howard, the film allows Michael Sheen and Frank Langhella to reprise the roles they played in the stage version. The controversial interviews saw the disgraced president...

Heath Ledger 'could win an Oscar for Joker' (June 27, 2008)

Heath Ledger could win a posthumous Oscar for his portrayal of The Joker in Batman sequel The Dark Knight. The Australian actor was found dead after overdosing on prescription drugs on January 22nd at just 28 years of age. However, his role at Batman's nemesis has won praise from many critics, several of whom think it is deserving of an Academy Award. Rolling Stone critic Peter Travers said: "I can only speak superlatives of Heath, who is mad-crazy-blazing brilliant as the Joker. "

Cohen to join Oscar panel (June 26, 2008)

Sacha Baron Cohen has been invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Academy president Sid Ganis said the artists on the panel are "incredibly talented" and a "credit to the world of filmmaking". Cohen, star of the massively successful Borat, will join Ray Winstone, Jet Li and French actress Marion Cotillard on the prestigious panel. Other actors who have received an invite include No Country for Old Men star Josh Brolin, and Alison Janney of the...

Hopkins confirmed for King Lear (June 26, 2008)

Anthony Hopkins will play King Lear in a new adaptation of the Shakespeare tragedy, it has been confirmed. The Oscar-winning actor is said to be "thrilled" at the prospect of reprising the role, having already tread the boards as Lear in David Hare's production at the National Theatre 21 years ago Gwyneth Paltrow, Naomi Watts and Keira Knightley will play Lear's three daughters, with director Joshua Michael Stern saying more high-profile names are yet to be added. "The one...

Spielberg buys right to 39 Clues (June 25, 2008)

Steven Spielberg has bought the rights to forthcoming adventure series The 39 Clues amid speculation he may direct a movie attached to the project. There are ten books planned for the series, which is being described as a multi-media adventure, with kids around the world able to win a prize of $10,000 if they solve the mystery. It focuses on the mega-rich Cahill family, whose ancestors include people such as Napoleon and Houdini. The family's matriarch, Grace, offers her descendants clues to

Angelina: I missed action movies (June 25, 2008)

Angelina Jolie has said she was keen to star in the new film Wanted because she missed being in action movies. The 33-year-old actress stars alongside Scottish actor James McAvoy as Fox - a cold blooded assassin. "I get to be foxy finally!" said the actress, laughing. "I've been doing some serious films and I love them, and I'll continue to do them, but every once in a while, I miss the action movie." The Tomb Raider star, who is expecting twins with partner Brad Pitt,...

I'm not difficult, says De Niro (June 24, 2008)

Robert De Niro has refuted suggestions that he is difficult to work with, claiming that the process of filmmaking is tricky enough without adding to it with such behaviour. The legendary star of classics such as Taxi Driver, The Deer Hunter, Godfather II and Goodfellas, says he is easy to work with compared to some working inside the industry. "Difficult? Me? I don't think I am difficult compared to other people. It is hard to make a movie at the best of times, so you don't want to give...