Dominic Sherwood to Play Christian in “Vampire Academy: Blood Sisters”; “Modern Family”‘s Sarah Hyland Also In

May 18, 2013 | Posted by Linda Ge in Casting Leave a comment

dominic-sherwood sarah-hyland The ever-growing cast of young adult supernatural romance adaptation “Vampire Academy: Blood Sisters” has added British actor Dominic Sherwood in the pivotal role of Christian, according to Deadline, who also adds “Modern Family” star Sarah Hyland, Gabriel Byrne and Joely Richardson round out the new cast additions.

Zoey Deutch, Lucy Fry and Danila Kozlovsky play the lead trio, with Olga Kurylenko, Cameron Monaghan, Sami Gayle, Claire Foy and Ashley Charles in supporting roles. Mark Waters is directing the film adapted from the Richelle Mead series by his brother Dan Waters. The plot revolves around two best friends (Deutch’s Rose and Fry’s Lissa) who attend a school for vampires and half-vampires to rain and learn their place in the world. Sherwood will play Lissa’s love interest, Byrne will be Victor, the head of the Academy, while Hyland will play his daughter and a friend to Rose and Lissa. Filming in London begins next week.

Sherwood starred in British series “The Cut” and most recently appeared alongside John Magaro and Bella Heathcote in rock n roll coming of age drama “Not Fade Away.” Hyland has played Haley on hit ABC sitcom “Modern Family” throughout its five seasons and recently appeared in horror spoof “Scary MoVie.”

Cannes 2013 Blog: Days One, Two and Three; The Rain-Soaked Journey Thus Far

May 18, 2013 | Posted by Rebecca Lewis in General News Leave a comment

Three days in to the 66th Cannes Film Festival and I’m feeling much more relaxed than I did last year. There is a comfort to knowing the press badge caste system, where you have to queue for the different strands, and that it isn’t the end of the world if you don’t get your review up in less than an hour after a screening.

“The Great Gatsby” opened the festival on Wednesday but was released in the US last Friday. I was hugely disappointed with Baz Luhrmann’s film, describing it on Twitter as “if Baz Luhrmann watched a Baz Luhrmann film and then decided to imitate Baz Luhrmann.” It was the wrong side of gaudy and garish – and the 3D did nothing to help the pic, instead detracting from what could have been a gorgeous film.

British Actor Tom Hughes and “Shameless” Star Emma Greenwell Go “Wild” In Uplifting Dramedy

May 17, 2013 | Posted by Linda Ge in Casting Leave a comment

wild “Shameless” star Emma Greenwell and British actor Tom Hughes are set to star in indie dramedy “Wild”, according to The Wrap. Vivienne DeCourcy wrote and will make her feature directorial debut on the project, which is described as being in the vein of underdog tales like “Billy Elliot.”

Greenwell plays a young visionary garden designer whose dream it is to compete in and win the Chelsea Flower show, considered to be “the Olympics of gardening.” Hughes will play a young environmentalist who is enlisted to help her. Filming on location in Ireland and Ethiopia will take place over the next few months.

Greenwell plays the slightly unhinged Mandy on Showtime family drama “Shameless”, the young cast of which has been landing roles left and right in recent days. Her onscreen love interest Jeremy Allen White landed the lead in found footage thriller “Glimmer” while Cameron Monaghan, who plays younger Gallagher brother Ian, is enrolling at “Vampire Academy: Blood Sisters.” Hughes starred in British comedy “Cemetary Junction” opposite Ricky Gervais and was part of BAFTA’s inaugaral class of Brits to Watch in 2011. He most recently wrapped “I Am Soldier” with Noel Clarke.

Rhys Wakefield and Emma Rigby Join Alex Pettyfer – Gabriella Wilde “Endless Love” Remake

May 17, 2013 | Posted by Linda Ge in Casting Leave a comment

endlesslove British actress Emma Rigby and Aussie actor Rhys Wakefield have joined the cast of romantic drama remake “Endless Love”, according to The Wrap. Alex Pettyfer and Gabriella Wilde play the leads originated by Martin Hewitt and Brooke Shields in the 1981 original film, and “The Hunger Games”‘ Dayo Okeniyi, Bruce Greenwood and Robert Patrick also have supporting roles. Shana Feste is directing.

Wilde and Pettyfer play a pair of high school students who fall deeply in love and whose intense relationship puts her parents on edge. When they are forced to break up until the end of high school, Pettyfer’s character sets an ill-fated plan into motion to appear as a hero in front of them to win back their favor, leading to tragic consequences. Okeniyi plays the role of Pettyfer’s daredevil best friend, while Wakefield will play Wilde’s older brother, who struggles to live up to the legacy of their older brother, who passed away. No word on who Rigby plays.

Wakefield starred on famed Aussie soap “Home and Away” and James Cameron’s “Sanctum.” He’ll soon be seen in home invasion thriller “The Purge.” Ribgy starred on British soap “Hollyoaks” and plays the Red Queen in ABC series “Once Upon a Time in Wonderland”, which was just picked up to series.

CANNES REVIEW: Marine Vacth is a Breakout in Francois Ozon’s Coming of Age Tale “Jeune et Jolie”

May 17, 2013 | Posted by Rebecca Lewis in Reviews 1 Comment

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“Jeune et Jolie” (“Young and Beautiful”) was the first In Competition film I saw at this year’s Cannes Film Festival and it couldn’t have been a better film to start with. A contemplative tale on female sexuality and the burgeoning discovery teenagers go through, its star Marine Vacth is a joy to watch and someone we all need to keep our eye on over the next few years.

Director Francois Ozon‘s tale is set over four seasons and four Francois Hardy songs, following Vacht’s Isabelle, a seventeen year old girl who turns to prostitution as she explores the power of her femininity and what her body can do for others. This is not a moral tale, nor a story on right and wrong but an honest portrayal of a complicated time.

Olga Kurylenko and Luke Bracey Join Spy Thriller “November Man”

May 17, 2013 | Posted by Linda Ge in Casting Leave a comment

novemberman Olga Kurylenko and Luke Bracey have joined Pierce Brosnan in spy thriller “November Man”, according to Screen Daily. Roger Donaldson is directing the film which also stars Bill Smitrovich. Brosnan plays an ex-CIA agent who “races against a former protégé to protect a woman with a secret.” Filming begins on May 20th.

Kurylenko is one of our Faces to Watch in 2013 thanks to her dueling roles in Tom Cruise’s sci-fi epic “Oblivion” and Terrence Malick’s latest, “To the Wonder.” It’s clear the “Quantum of Solace” Bond Girl is not resting on those laurels and continuing to pick diverse and interesting roles, including her latest as the headmistress of YA adaptation “Vampire Academy: Blood Sisters.”

Australian actor Bracey is a name we often hear being shortlisted for high profile roles – from “Singularity” (scrapped) to “Need for Speed” (which went to Aaron Paul) to “Divergent” (which went to Theo James) – with small roles in rom com “Monte Carlo” opposite Leighton Meester and “G.I. Joe: Retaliation.”

Emily Blunt to Play the Baker’s Wife in “Into the Woods”

May 16, 2013 | Posted by Linda Ge in Casting Leave a comment

emilyblunt Emily Blunt is the latest to head “Into the Woods” for director Rob Marshall. Variety reports Blunt is finalizing her deal to join James Corden, Johnny Depp, Meryl Streep, Chris Pine and Jake Gyllenhaal in Marshall’s big screen adaptation of Stephen Sondhein’s twisted fairy tale musical. She would take the female lead role of the Baker’s Wife opposite Corden as her husband.

The dark and twisted take on fairy tales sees a childless baker and his wife trek into some magical woods to find the witch who put the spell on them. Also heading into the woods are Little Red Riding Hood on her way to grandma’s house, Jack off to sell a cow (only to get some magic beans in return), Cinderella to sneak her way into a ball and more iconic characters. Streep is taking on the role of the Witch, Depp will have a bit role as a sexy version of the Wolf who preys upon Little Red and Pine and Gyllenhaal will play Cinderella’s and Rapunzel’s vain and self-absorbed Princes. The film has no official greenlight or start date yet, but is expected to shoot in the fall.

Blunt broke out in “The Devil Wears Prada” opposite Streep, then had a streak of duds like “Gulliver’s Travels” and “The Wolfman.” But 2012 was a major comeback year for the talented British star thanks to a star-making turn in Rian Johnson’s sci-fi thriller “Looper” opposite Joseph Gordon-Levitt. She’s been landing one high profile role after another since, with “Woods” following on the heels of futuristic wartime thriller “All You Need is Kill” and Emma Forrest’s memoir adaptation “Your Voice in My Head.”

Josh Duhamel and Rosamund Pike Team for Psychological Thriller “French Window”

May 16, 2013 | Posted by Linda Ge in Casting Leave a comment

frenchwindow Josh Duhamel and Rosamund Pike will star in “French Window”, described as an erotic psychological thriller, according to Screen Daily.

The two will play a young couple who embark on a home exchange with a couple in Paris but miss their flight, leading them to spy on their French houseguests, with “fascination and attraction [escalating] into a deadly game of cat and mouse.” Joe Ahearne will direct the film that is said to be in the vein of “Match Point” and “Closer.”

Former soap opera star Duhamel recently became the latest Nicholas Sparks leading man when he starred opposite Julianne Hough in “Safe Haven.” Pike, who’s known for “Pride and Prejudice”, “An Education” and more, recently wrapped Nick Hornby adaptation “A Long Way Down” as well as Edgar Wright’s Cornetto Trilogy conclusion “The World’s End.”

Watch: Rooney Mara and Casey Affleck Fight and Make Up in First Clip from “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints”

May 16, 2013 | Posted by Linda Ge in Videos Leave a comment

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Casey Affleck and Rooney Mara walk and talk and fight and make up against a gorgeously shot backdrop of trees and sunshine in the first clip from Sundance hit “Ain’t Them Bodies Saints”, released today by Entertainment Weekly.

David Lowery directed the film about Mara and Affleck as an outlaw couple whose crime spree comes to an end with him going to jail and her going free to give birth to their daughter. It picks up four years later when he breaks free and she’s not sure if she still wants him back in her new little family’s life. The film won a Special Jury Prize for Cinematography for Bradford Young at Sundance, it’s easy to see why in this first glimpse of the slow-moving Texas-set film that’s drawn comparisons to Terrence Malick.

Watch the first clip of Mara and Affleck below. We’re hoping to catch the film at the Cannes Film Festival this week, and everyone can watch it when it’s released in theaters on August 16th.

CANNES REVIEW: “Fruitvale Station” Rises and Rises With Michael B. Jordan

May 16, 2013 | Posted by Rebecca Lewis in Reviews Leave a comment

The based-on-a-true story “Fruitvale Station” is very much 2013′s “Beasts of the Southern Wild” – a first time director, Ryan Coogler, taking Cannes Film Festival by storm following a world premiere at Sundance Film Festival, with an impressive awards-worthy performance from a rising star. And please Academy, award Michael B. Jordan with that Oscar nomination like you did for Quvenzhane Wallis.

An intimate film like “Fruitvale Station” rises and falls with its lead, and Jordan is hugely successful in holding us captive as we follow a day in the life of Oscar Grant (Jordan), a young man who was subjected to police brutality in the early hours of New Year’s Day in 2009.

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