Rose Byrne adds to her comedic portfolio with indie romcom “Tumbledown”

April 19, 2013 | Posted by Rebecca Lewis in Casting Leave a comment

2013 is looking to be a great year for Australian actress Rose Byrne. Following a memorable turn in the 2011 comedy “Bridesmaids” Byrne is set to add to her resume with another romantic comedy, “Tumbledown“.

American actor and comedian Jason Sudekis also stars as a New York writer who charges into Byrne’s rural town in Maine when he decides to investigate the death of her husband, a folk-music hero. The Wrap reports that production will begin in October. Sean Mewshaw will direct from a script by Desi Van Til.

Olivia Munn and Joe Manganiello (who both co-starred in last year’s hit “Magic Mike”) will join Sudekis and Byrne in the indie pic.

Earlier last month Byrne joined negotiations to star in two long-awaited films, “Townies” which is currently in production and stars Seth Rogen as a family man who lives near a fraternity house and finds himself at odds with one of the frat brothers (Zac Efron), and the emsemble comedy “This Is Where I Leave You“. Most recently seen in the hit indie film “The Place Beyond The Pines“, Byrne will next be seen in Shawn Levy’s comedy “The Internship”, and a sequel to horror film “The Insidious”, “The Insidious 2“.

Ben Schwartz joins Jason Bateman, Adam Driver & Rose Bryne in ensemble comedy “This Is Where I Leave You”

April 3, 2013 | Posted by Rebecca Lewis in Casting Leave a comment

Looks like Ben Schwartz is one small screen star we should keep our eye on. The “House of Lies” actor has joined Shawn Levy‘s ensemble comedy “This Is Where I Leave You“.

Since Levy took over directorial duties casting for “This Is Where I Leave You” has picked up speed, keeping several high profile names such as Jason Bateman, Tina Fey and Jane Fonda but also taking on some rising actors such as Adam Driver, Corey Stoll and Rose Byrne.

An adaptation of a Jonathan Tropper novel, “This Is Where I Leave You” follows Bateman’s Judd, a man from a large family who has just discovered his wife (played by Kathryn Hahn) has been having an affair and that his distant father has just died. His father’s dying wish was for his surviving family to sit Shiva for the full seven days after his passing. This means that all four siblings (Bateman’s Judd, Fey’s Wendy, Stoll’s Paul and much younger brother Philip (Driver) plus their mother (Fonda), are trapped together for a week as secrets are spilled and shenanigans go down. Deadline reports that Schwartz is to play “the local rabbi who tries to act much cooler than his job title suggests”.

An alum of TV comedy hit “Parks and Recreations”, last year Schwartz made the move into high profile big screen productions, joining Justin Timberlake and Anthony Mackie in gambling-thriller “Runner Runner“.

Rose Byrne in talks to play Seth Rogen’s wife and Jason Bateman’s high school crush in two new films

March 14, 2013 | Posted by Rebecca Lewis in Casting 3 Comments

Rose Byrne, who broke out in 2011′s smash hit “Bridesmaids”, is in negotations to star in two new films – the raunchy “Townies“, and ensemble pic “This Is Where I Leave You“.

In “This Is Where I Leave You”, THR reports that Byrne will play the romantic lead, as Jason Bateman‘s old crush from high school. The film follows Bateman’s Judd, a man from a large family who has just discovered his wife’s infidelity and whose distant father has just died. His father’s dying wish was for the entire family to spend the full seven days after his death together, in the same house.

The pic has been in limbo since original director Adam Shankman left, but Shawn Levy has taken over and has since cast Corey Stoll and Adam Driver to join Bateman, Tina Fey and Jane Fonda. Byrne’s casting makes much more sense than some of the previous actresses who had made the shortlist – names of which included younger actresses Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Ari Graynor.

“Townies” is another film that has been sitting in pre-production for a long time. Zac Efron and Seth Rogen were cast in an untitled project together in 2010, and then in May last year the project got the go-ahead, with Nick Stoller joining them in the director’s chair.

The film has been scripted by Andrew Cohen and Brendan O’Brien, and it tells the story of a family man (Rogen) who lives near a fraternity house and finds himself at odds with one of the frat brothers (Efron), whose constant partying and raucous behavior is wreaking havoc on his neighbor’s life. Byrne will play Rogen’s wife.

“Townies” is looking to begin shooting soon, and “This Is Where I Leave You” will shoot in New York over the summer.

Australian actress Byrne has most recently been seen in the Ryan Gosling-Bradley Cooper drama “The Place Beyond The Pines” and British comedy “I Give It A Year“, which premiered in the US at last week’s South By South West. Byrne can next be seen in Shawn Levy’s comedy “The Internship” with Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn, and the sequel to horror film “The Insidious”, “The Insidious 2“.

Watch: Ryan Gosling vs Bradley Cooper in first trailer for “The Place Beyond the Pines”

December 21, 2012 | Posted by Linda Ge in Videos 1 Comment

Looking like a modern day “Les Miserables” starring two of the Sexiest Men Alive with questionable haircuts, Ryan Gosling and Bradley Cooper battle from opposite sides of the law in the first trailer for “The Place Beyond the Pines.” The Derek Cianfrance film sees Gosling as a reluctant bank robber and Cooper as the police officer hot on his trail. They’re both new dads and their altercation has lasting effects, ultimately bleeding down to their sons, with Dane DeHaan as Gosling Jr and Emory Cohen Cooper’s son.

The film premiered at the Toronto Film Festival to rave reviews and is certainly one of our most anticipated films of 2013. The beautiful, atmospheric trailer which only teases the plot can be viewed below, and “The Place Beyond the Pines” will be released on March 29th.

A “Bridesmaid” and a “House Bunny” team up in new romantic comedy “I Give It A Year”

March 9, 2012 | Posted by Rebecca Lewis in Casting Leave a comment

It’s looks like two of Hollywood’s funny girls are teaming up for a new romantic comedy!

Rose Byrne, of “Bridesmaids” fame, and Anna Faris (“What’s Your Number?”) have joined the cast of “I Give It A Year”, along with Rafe Spall and Simon Baker, reports Variety.

Byrne and Spall (“Prometheus”) will play the “mismatched couple [who] struggle to survive their first year of marriage”, as Faris and Baker (TV’s “The Mentalist”) play strong supporting characters in the film written, and to be directed, by Dan Mazer (“Bruno”). Shooting on the film is set to begin in London this spring.

Byrne remained in small supporting roles for years until breaking out last summer in the smash-hit “Bridesmaids”. She is a TV regular, but can next be seen on the big screen as Bradley Cooper’s wife in the Ryan Gosling vehicle, “The Place Beyond The Pines”.

Faris recently worked with Mazer on Sacha Baren Cohen‘s comedy “The Dictator“, after she beat the likes of Kristen Wiig and Gillian Jacobs to the female lead. She was also seen last year in “Take Me Home Tonight”, but is perhaps most famous for her work on the “Scary Movie” franchise and “The House Bunny“.

First look: Ryan Gosling in Derek Cianfrance’s “The Place Beyond The Pines”

October 30, 2011 | Posted by Rebecca Lewis in Images Leave a comment

When the news broke that Ryan Gosling was teaming back up with Derek Cianfrance for a new project, everyone at Up and Comers was pretty excited; their collaboration on one of 2010′s best films, “Blue Valentine”, was outstanding. But the premise of the new project was vastly different and intriguing, and now we have our first official still from the film, featuring Gosling astride his motorcycle.

“The Place Beyond the Pines” is a ‘multi-generational crime drama’, and will also star a host of exciting rising actors, including Rose Byrne (who replaced Greta Gerwig back in the summer), Emory Cohen and Dane DeHaan, as well stars such as Bradley Cooper, Eva Mendes and Ray Liotta.

Filming finished late in the summer and is currently in post-production. No word on a release date yet, but we expect to see both Gosling and Cianfrance on the festival circuit next year.

Luke (Gosling) is a professional motorcycle rider who turns to bank robberies to support his newborn son, but when he crosses paths with a rookie police officer (Cooper) their violent confrontation spirals into a tense generational fued. THE PLACE BEYOND THE PINES is a rich dramatic thriller that traces the intersecting lives of fathers and sons, cops and robbers, heroes and villain.

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Rose Byrne replaces Greta Gerwig in “The Place Beyond the Pines”

August 11, 2011 | Posted by Linda Ge in Casting 2 Comments

Filming is already well underway on Derek Cianfrance’s multi-generational crime drama “The Place Beyond the Pines” – check out a bleach blond Ryan Gosling on location – but some cast reshuffling is still going on. Vulture reports that Greta Gerwig, who was said to be playing Bradley Cooper’s wife in the film, had actually never finalized her contract and has now dropped out due to scheduling conflicts. She will be replaced by Rose Byrne, one of the many breakout stars from “Bridesmaids”.

“Pines” sees Gosling as a first time father who turns to robbing banks in order to support his new family and Cooper as the rookie cop whose quest to capture him turns the men into lifelong arch nemeses. Eva Mendes will be Gosling’s wife and Dane DeHaan their son, whose own story becomes entwined with the son of Cooper and Byrne when a drug deal goes bad.

Byrne, who first gained attention playing Brad Pitt’s love interest in 2004′s ancient Greek epic “Troy”, is a regular on hit FX series “Damages”. She had a bit of a comeback on the big screen when she played outrageous pop star Jackie Q opposite Russell Brand in last year’s “Get Him to the Greek” and recently appeared as Moira MacTaggert in “X-Men: First Class”.

First look at “X-Men: First Class” full cast in costume

January 18, 2011 | Posted by Linda Ge in Images 3 Comments

An image has been making its way around the internet (thanks to Bleeding Cool for our head’s up) that purports to be the very first look at all the major “X-Men: First Class” characters in full costume and make-up. Apparently the image first appeared on MSN but then was removed, though it is still accessible from other parts of the site. Perhaps they hit the “Publish” button too quickly, but since this is the internet, when something gets out there, it’s out there. As such, you can now see below for the full image, which reveals a rather campy and colorful cast of characters, in bright yellow uniforms that are a far cry from the black leather of the first “X-Men” films.

The film releases on June 3rd and reports indicate a teaser trailer will be released during the Superbowl.

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