Captain Corelli's Mandolin News

2001

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In keeping with Hollywood's time-honoured tradition of turning celebrated novels into cinematic spectacles, director John Madden brings Louis de Berniere's acclaimed 1994 work, CORELLI'S MANDOLIN, to life. Set on the Greek island of Cephalonia in 1940, the film tells the story of the beautiful Pelagia (Penelope Cruz), who lives .. Read more

Starring	Nicolas Cage, John Hurt, Christian Bale, Irene Papas
Director	John Madden
Genres	Drama, Romance

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Director appointed for Bobby Fischer biopic
- 31 Jan 2008
Universal has reportedly appointed Last King of Scotland director Kevin Macdonald to shoot Bobby Fischer Goes To War, the story of the troubled chess grandmaster's 1972 world championship match with Boris Spassky. Industry magazine Variety says the film's script has been adapted by Captain Corelli's Mandolin writer Shawn Slovo from the book by David Edmonds and John Eidinow. Bobby Fischer was a prodigious yet often erratic talent, who defeated Spassky in Reykjavik to become the only American to Read more
Paltrow misses Proof promotion in Venice
- 06 Sep 2005
Gwyneth Paltrow was due to attend the Venice Film Festival yesterday to promote her new film Proof, but a technical problem with her plane meant she was forced to stay in New York. She missed the film's press conference, which was attended by co-stars Sir Anthony Hopkins and Jake Gyllenhaal, and instead joined via a telephone link. Speaking about her future, Paltrow commented: "At this point in my life I'm only interested in doing a role that I feel I'm going to learn something from, that's Read more
Nolan and Bale to re-unite
- 04 Oct 2005
Director Christopher Nolan is in talks with two leading Hollywood stars to join him on his latest project, The Prestige. Nolan recently directed Batman Begins, starring Christian Bale, Liam Neeson, Katie Holmes and Gary Oldman. And he is hoping to work once again with Bale, who has starred in American Psycho and Captain Corelli's Mandolin, for The Prestige. He also hopes to sign up Hugh Jackman, who has appeared in Swordfish, Van Helsing and the X-Men movies. Nolan's previous credits include... Read more