Oct 07, 2008 -
Now that her relationship with director Robert Rodriguez is finito, actress Rose McGowan isn’t going to be playing the Jane Fonda role in his remake of Barbarella. In fact, she’s now being tapped to play famed porn star Linda Lovelace in a new biopic. The part has been passed around to some of the biggest names in Hollywood, including Angelina Jolie.
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Sep 29, 2008 -
Russell Crowe signed on to play the Sheriff of Nottingham in Ridley Scott’s upcoming interpretation of the legendary good-vs-bad tale of Robin Hood back in October of 2007, but now he’s playing Robin Hood… also.
Ridley Scott is well-known for his bigger than life movies (Blade Runner, Gladiator) and central characters (Hannibal, G.I. Jane).
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Jun 16, 2008 -
Robert Downey Jr. is in negotiations to star in ‘Cowboys and Aliens,’ a pulp like film about a traditional Wild West battle that gets interrupted by a spaceship from outer space, according to the Hollywood Reporter.
The DreamWorks/Universal Pictures collaboration, to be produced by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, has been in development at several studios over the past ten years.
The story derives from a graphic novel written by Fred Van Lente and Andrew Foley.
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May 23, 2008 -
It sounds like the next big male star to come to Chicago could be Robert Downey Jr., if he lands the role of Hugh Hefner in a big-screen biopic now in the works.
It’s not a 100 percent done deal, but sources say Hefner has signed off on Downey to play him in the movie, with the working title “Playboy.”
He took a liking to the actor after seeing “Iron Man” and admiring his humor and skill in showing his vulnerability.
Chicago is expected to be used for the shooting of scenes focusing on the early years of Playboy magazine.
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Dec 03, 2007 -
Power Lists are so over. Magazines, including EW, have done them for decades, but as way of digging deep into Hollywood's DNA, "power" has become sort of beside the point. "Power" just tells you who's in charge.
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