It’s official: the 23rd film in the James Bond franchise will again star Daniel Craig in Skyfall. Production begins Monday and it will hit North American theatres on Nov. 9, 2012.
Sidebar: this announcement was made in London 50 years to the day that Sean Connery was announced as the original Bond for Dr. No.
At Thursday’s press conference for the film, director Sam Mendes confirmed the cast will include Javier Bardem (as the cliche foreign-villian), Dame Judi Dench and the Bond girls will be …drumroll please… Naomie Harris and Berenice Marlohe! All were in attendance for the presser at London’s Corinthia Hotel in Whitehall Place.
Additional cast members who weren’t present due to work commitments include Albert Finney, Ralph “Lord Voldemort” Fiennes and Ben Whishaw.
The budget sits at a mere $230 million, despite MGM’s recent economic turmoil, which is the same budget as the previous Bond film, Quantum of Solace. This keeps Craig well-nourished and enables the crew to shoot in London, China, Turkey and Scotland.
As usual, the plot is kept fittingly secretive, though MGM released a statement that states “Bond’s loyalty to M. is tested as her past comes back to haunt her.”
One more detail was revealed, prepare yourselves because there will be: “a lot of action.”
In celebration of Eva Longoria’s 36th birthday on Tuesday, the recently-divorced actress went all out, throwing a 1920’s Flapper-themed birthday bash! Among attendees were Penelope Cruz and hubby Javier Bardem, Kim Kardashian, Heidi Klum, and Kanye West. Definitely sounds like a party!
Apprently Kardashian thought it was, because she took to her twitter, saying, “Me and my girl Heidi Klum getting [our] gangster on! I love this 20′s era!” How cute!
At the party, Longoria showed off new beau Eduardo Cruz!
“Eva and Eduardo were so cute. They were kissing and making out all night. He’s so genuine. It was such a low-key intimate party. Eva had an amazing night with her closest friends. It was maybe 40 people,” said a source, according to Perez Hilton.
But the actual day of her birth was spent at the “happiest place on earth:”
“Thank you everyone for the wonderful bday wishes! I’m celebrated with my family at the happiest place on earth! Disneyland,” Longoria posted on Facebook.
Well isn’t that cute! When I’m 36, I definitely want to celebrate with Mickey and Minnie! Truth is, it does sound kind of fun, though. Gotta love me some Disney!
“But,” Longoria added on Facebook, “the real celebration will be in Vegas this weekend at Eve and Beso at City Center Friday Night! See you there!” Now that sounds more like it – phew! Got a little nervous there for a second.
Hope you enjoy, Eva! We’ll all be there in spirit.
People.com has confirmed that sexy Spanish power couple, Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz welcomed a new baby boy into their household.
Cruz showed signs of pregnancy when she was dawning a baby bump on the set of her new film Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides. The actor and actress married quietly this past July but have known each other since 1992 where they met on set of Jamon. The duo began dating on the set of Woody Allen’s Vicky Cristina Barcelona.
The birth of their son directly coincides with the Oscar Nominations. Bardem is nominated for Best Male Lead for his staggering role in the Spanish language film, Biutiful, which is also nominated for Best Foreign Feature. Clearly the couple has a lot to celebrate this month. Congratulations!
The 83rd Oscar Nominations were announced on Tuesday with The Weinstein Company’s The King’s Speech leading with 12 nominations.
Though the nominations were very predictable (as my previous articles suggest), there were a few surprising snubs. Christopher Nolan is not nominated for Best Director, which is as perplexing as Inception and Ryan Gosling did not get nominated for Best Male Lead even though his performance in Blue Valentine was incredible heart-wrenching. However, this is the fun of the Oscars, the commotion and conflict the nominations stir up in Hollywood.
Here is the full list of nominations:
Best picture “Black Swan” (Fox Searchlight), A Protozoa and Phoenix Pictures Production, Mike Medavoy, Brian Oliver and Scott Franklin, Producers?“The Fighter” (Paramount), A Relativity Media Production, David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman and Mark Wahlberg, Producers?“Inception” (Warner Bros.), A Warner Bros. UK Services Production, Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan, Producers?“The Kids Are All Right” (Focus Features), An Antidote Films, Mandalay Vision and Gilbert Films Production, Gary Gilbert, Jeffrey Levy-Hinte and Celine Rattray, Producers?“The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company), A See-Saw Films and Bedlam Production, Iain Canning, Emile Sherman and Gareth Unwin, Producers?“127 Hours” (Fox Searchlight), An Hours Production, Christian Colson, Danny Boyle and John Smithson, Producers?“The Social Network” (Sony Pictures Releasing), A Columbia Pictures Production, Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca and Ceán Chaffin, Producers?“Toy Story 3” (Walt Disney), A Pixar Production, Darla K. Anderson, Producer?“True Grit” (Paramount), A Paramount Pictures Production, Scott Rudin, Ethan Coen and Joel Coen, Producers?“Winter’s Bone” (Roadside Attractions), A Winter’s Bone Production, Anne Rosellini and Alix Madigan-Yorkin, Producers
Performance by an actor in a leading role Javier Bardem in “Biutiful” (Roadside Attractions)?Jeff Bridges in “True Grit” (Paramount)?Jesse Eisenberg in “The Social Network” (Sony Pictures Releasing)?Colin Firth in “The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company)?James Franco in “127 Hours” (Fox Searchlight)
Performance by an actor in a supporting role Christian Bale in “The Fighter” (Paramount)?John Hawkes in “Winter’s Bone” (Roadside Attractions)?Jeremy Renner in “The Town” (Warner Bros.)?Mark Ruffalo in “The Kids Are All Right” (Focus Features)?Geoffrey Rush in “The King’s Speech” (The Weinstein Company)
NY Daily News is reporting Penelope Cruz is engaged to Oscar-winner Javier Bardem of No Country for Old Men. The pair has not publicly admitted they are dating, but pregnancy rumours have been circulating.
“They’re telling friends they will get married,” said a source close to the couple.
Publicists for the two actors, who met on the set of Vicky Cristina Barcelona, have not commented.
The results of Sunday’s BAFTA awards may have changed the Oscar race for Best Actress.
Marion Cotillard took home the prestigious award for Lead Actress. Until now, Julie Christie has been sweeping up that award for her performance in “Away From Her.”
Cotillard’s performance as Edith Piaf in “La Vie En Rose” has earned her quite a lot of admirers, if not many statuettes. Canadian Ryan Gosling gushed to Variety in December that, “Not only did she craft a flawless impersonation of a famous personality, but Marion’s humanity elevated her performance to a devastatingly honest and yet seemingly effortless personification of integrity and grace.
“To me, this is more than just a great performance; it’s a document of this actress’s overwhelming ability to love.”
The BAFTAs had some predictable results, however, with Daniel Day-Lewis and Javier Bardem now almost guaranteed some Oscar gold.
The award show also honoured Shia LeBeouf as a Rising Star.
Here’s a complete list of winners.
? Best Film ? Atonement
? Best British Film ? This Is England
? The Carl Foreman Award ? Matt Greenhalgh (Control)
? Director – Joel and Ethan Coen (No Country For Old Men)
? Best Original Screenplay ? Juno
? Best Adapted Screenplay ? The Diving Bell And The Butterfly
? Film Not in the English Language ? The Lives of Others
? Best Animated Film ? Ratatouille
? Leading Actor ? Daniel Day-Lewis (There Will Be Blood)
? Leading Actress ? Marion Cotillard (La Vie En Rose)
? Supporting Actor ? Javier Bardem (No Country For Old Men)
? Supporting Actress ? Tilda Swinton (Michael Clayton)
? Music ? La Vie En Rose
? Cinematography ? No Country For Old Men
? Orange Rising Star Award ? Shia LeBeouf
Picket lines and pissed off writers were nowhere to be seen at last night’s 75th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. It was all glitz and glam as the biggest stars in Hollywood hit the red carpet for the first time this award season to honour 2007′s best in film and television.
Among the stars making their way down the SAG red carpet was the cast of ‘No Country For Old Men’ who took home the last and most coveted award of the night for Best Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture.
Javier Bardem was named Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film and used his acceptance speech to candidly thank ‘No Country’ directors Joel and Ethan Coen.
“Thank you, guys, for hiring me, and thank you for taking the hard work of choosing the good takes instead of the ones where I really sucked,” he said.
The odds of winning Oscar gold are looking good for the Coen brothers as they just took home the top honour at Saturday’s Directors Guild Awards.
Another could-be shoe-in for Academy glory, Daniel Day-Lewis, was named Best Actor for There Will Be Blood. The veteran actor gave the most moving moment of the night as he dedicated his win to the late Heath Ledger, who was found dead last week.
“In Brokeback Mountain, he was unique…He was perfect,” Day-Lewis said according to E! Online. “That scene in the trailer at the end of the film is as moving as anything I think I’ve ever seen.”
Other big winners were Julie Christie, named Best Actress for ‘Away from Her’, and Ruby Dee, who took home the Best Supporting Actress for ‘American Gangster’.
The Guild also recognized the best on the small screen as The Sopranos cast earned the Best Ensemble, Drama Series honor and James Gandolfini and Edie Falco won lead actor awards.
30 Rock’s Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin also got nods for best actors in a Comedy series, while the cast of The Office was honored as Best Ensemble.
It’s official: Ellen Page and her pregnant alter-ego “Juno” are Oscar worthy.
The film received nods in several category where it will be the only comedy competing against some huge, heavy-hitter dramas. 20-year-old Page is up against the likes of Cate Blanchett (Elizabeth: The Golden Age), Julie Christie (Away From Her), Marion Cotillard (La Vie en Rose) and Laura Linney (The Savages) for Best Actress.
“Juno” is nominated for Best Picture against the critical favourites “Atonement,” “Michael Clayton,” “No Country for Old Men” and “There Will Be Blood.”
Screenwriter Diablo Cody and Canadian director Jason Reitman also scored a nomination for “Juno.”
Sarah Polley will also be representing Canada at the awards. She was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay for her film, “Away From Her.”
With so many fantastic performances, it will be especially hard to guess the winners this year. The Best Actor category is an exciting list: George Clooney (Michael Clayton), Daniel Day-Lewis (There Will Be Blood), Johnny Depp (Sweeney Todd), Viggo Mortensen (Eastern Promises) and Tommy Lee Jones (In The Valley of Elah).
Other notable nominations are 13-year-old Saoirse Ronan (Atonement), Javier Bardem (No Country For Old Men) and Casey Affleck (The Assassination of Jesse James?).
James McAvoy and Keira Knightley were noticably snubbed for their lead performances in “Atonement.”
Here is a complete list of the nominations:
BEST PICTURE
“Atonement”
“Juno”
“Michael Clayton”
“No Country for Old Men”
“There Will Be Blood”
BEST ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett, “Elizabeth: The Golden Age”
Julie Christie, “Away From Her”
Marion Cotillard, “La Vie en Rose”
Laura Linney, “The Savages”
Ellen Page, “Juno”
BEST ACTOR
George Clooney, “Michael Clayton”
Daniel Day-Lewis, “There Will Be Blood”
Johnny Depp, “Sweeney Todd”
Viggo Mortensen, “Eastern Promises”
Tommy Lee Jones, “In the Valley of Elah”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS
Cate Blanchett, “I’m Not There”
Ruby Dee, “American Gangster”
Saoirse Ronan, “Atonement”
Amy Ryan, “Gone Baby Gone”
Tilda Swinton, “Michael Clayton”
BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
Casey Affleck, “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford”
Javier Bardem, “No Country for Old Men”
Hal Holbrook, “Into The Wild”
Tommy Lee Jones, “No Country For Old Men”
Philip Seymour Hoffman, “Charlie Wilson’s War”
Tom Wilkinson, “Michael Clayton”
BEST DIRECTOR
Paul Thomas Anderson, “There Will Be Blood”
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, “No Country for Old Men”
Julian Schnabel, “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
Tony Gilroy, “Michael Clayton”
Jason Reitman, “Juno”
BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY
Diablo Cody, “Juno”
Nancy Oliver, “Lars and the Real Girl”
Tony Gilroy, “Michael Clayton”
Brad Bird, Story by Jan Pinkava, Jim Capobianco, Brad Bird, “Ratatouille”
Tamara Jenkins, “The Savages”
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
Paul Thomas Anderson, “There Will Be Blood”
Christopher Hampton, “Atonement”
Ronald Harwood, “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly”
Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, “No Country for Old Men”
Sarah Polley, “Away From Her”
BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM
“Beaufort” (Israel)
“The Counterfeiters” (Austria)
“Katyn” (Poland)
“Mongol” (Kazakhstan)
“12″ (Russia)
BEST ANIMATED FILM
“Persepolis”
“Ratatouille”
“Surf’s Up”
BEST ART DIRECTION
“American Gangster”
“Atonement”
“The Golden Compass”
“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street”
“There Will Be Blood”
BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY
“The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” Roger Deakins
“Atonement,” Seamus Mcgarvey
“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly,” Janusz Kaminski
“No Country For Old Men,” Roger Deakins
“There Will Be Blood,” Robert Elswit
BEST COSTUME DESIGN
“Across the Universe,” Albert Wolsky
“Atonement,” Jacqueline Durran
“Elizabeth: The Golden Age,” Alexandra Byrne
“La Vie En Rose,” Marit Allen
“Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street,” Colleen Atwood
BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE
“No End in Sight”
“Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience”
“Sicko”
“Taxi to the Dark Side”
“War/Dance”
BEST DOCUMENTARY SHORT SUBJECT
“Freeheld”
“La Corona” (“The Crown”)
“Salim Baba”
“Sari’s Mother”
BEST FILM EDITING
“The Bourne Ultimatum,” Christopher Rouse
“The Diving Bell and the Butterfly,” Juliette Welfling
“Into the Wild,” Jay Cassidy
“No Country for Old Men,” Roderick Jaynes
“There Will Be Blood,” Dylan Tichenor
BEST MAKEUP
“La Vie en Rose”
“Norbit”
“Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End”
BEST ORIGINAL SCORE
“Atonement”, Dario Marianelli
“The Kite Runner”, Alberto Iglesias
“Michael Clayton”, James Newton Howard
“Ratatouille”, Michael Giacchino
“3:10 to Yuma”, Marco Beltrami
BEST ORIGINAL SONG
“Falling Slowly” from “Once”
“Happy Working Song” from “Enchanted”
“Raise It Up” from “August Rush”
“So Close” from “Enchanted”
“That’s How You Know” from “Enchanted”
BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM
“I Met the Walrus”
“Madame Tutli-Putli”
“Même Les Pigeons Vont au Paradis (Even Pigeons Go to Heaven)”
“My Love (Moya Lyubov)”
“Peter & the Wolf”
BEST LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM
“At Night”
“Il Supplente (The Substitute)”
“Le Mozart des Pickpockets (The Mozart of Pickpockets)”
“Tanghi Argentini”
“The Tonto Woman”
BEST SOUND EDITING
“The Bourne Ultimatum”
“No Country For Old Men”
“Ratatouille”
“There Will Be Blood”
“Transformers”
BEST SOUND MIXING
“The Bourne Ultimatum”
“No Country For Old Men”
“Ratatouille”
“3:10 to Yuma”
“Transformers”
BEST VISUAL EFFECTS
“The Golden Compass”
“Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End”
“Transformers”
