Jake, Tobey, Leo, Emile and Elvis

"Tobey Maguire may star in The Limit for Columbia Pictures.

Columbia is currently in talks to acquire Michael Cannell’s upcoming novel with Maguire playing Grand Prix drive Phil Hill, who went against his good friend and Ferrari teammate Wolfgang von Trips in the 1961 Drivers Championship. Tony Peckham will adapt the novel for the screen. Maguire will also produce.
Maguire hasn’t been in a big screen movie since the release of Spider-Man 3 in 2007. He returns to theaters later this year in Brothers with Jake Gyllenhaal and Natalie Portman". Source: www.empiremovies.com

Now that Jake and Tobey soon will appear together on screen, we could compare them once again (an old tradition in Weirdland!), some of their poses and their similar looks when both started their careers:

"Tetro, written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola, is the story of two estranged siblings, played by Vincent Gallo and newcomer Alden Ehrenreich, trying to come to terms with the legacy of their famous father. It's not screening in the main competition and unfortunately even the return of Coppola, and the resemblance of Ehrenreich to Leonardo DiCaprio, couldn't save the movie from mixed word-of-mouth, with one person leaving the screening mumbling “disaster” and another saying, “I liked it. I know it's strange, but it reminded me of Guy Maddin.” This may mark the first occurrence of that comparison". Source: www.festival-cannes.com

Ehrenreich is like a blurred version of Leonardo DiCaprio, but if nowadays Dicaprio resembles another Hollywood hottie, that's Emile Hirsch,  the shape of their faces and eyes, their voices and mostly their shared childish charm:

Leonardo DiCaprio and Emile Hirsch, both have german/italian genes.

Emile Hirsch played Speed Racer, whose cartoon animated version was inspired in Elvis Presley:


"To his credit, Speed Racer himself seems unfazed by all the flash and bother. He's played by Emile Hirsch, who has previously looked uncannily like Leonardo DiCaprio but who here looks uncannily like Ray Liotta". Source: www.npr.org

"Speed Racer is based on the classic 1960s cartoon series created by anime pioneer Tatsuo Yoshida. Interestingly, Tatsuo modeled the hero in the original series, named Speed Racer in the English version of the series, after Elvis Presley and James Bond". Source: kidstvmovies.about.com

"Speed Racer was the translation of the Japanese anime, or cartoon series, Mach GoGoGo. The cartoons were in turn based on a manga, or Japanese comic strip, developed in the 1960s by artist Tatsuo Yoshida, who was obsessed with American popular culture. They were among the first Japanese cartoons to be shown in the United States.The Mach 5 car was influenced by two popular movies from 1964: Viva Las Vegas,starring Elvis Presley as a race car driver — Speed Racer sports a neckerchief and black Elvis-like pompadour" Source: www.projo.com

Emile Hirsch as an Elvis Presley look-alike in this photoshoot for Vanity Fair magazine:

Ang Lee directing without cynicism

“I knew there were some hippie things going on,” Lee said. “To me it was the innocence of the generation: how you live peacefully with nature. But you have to give those half a million kids credit. They had three days of peace and music. Nothing violent happened. I think that’s something. I don’t know if we can pull that off today.”Ang Lee, Emile Hirsch and Brianna Domont.

Both Emile Hirsch — who plays Elliot’s friend Billy, a Vietnam War veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder — and Demetri Martin weren’t even born when the legendary music festival happened. “For me, Woodstock was about hearing stories about not showering,” Hirsch said. “When my mom talked about skinny-dipping, I was like, ‘Stop, Mom. Enough. I don’t want to hear any more.’ I didn’t know people were that trusting back then.” Martin fielded the same question, replying, “Music was my first impression of Woodstock. I got a chance to research it in the context of the Vietnam War, which was rewarding.”

When the subject of the 1960s culture of drugs came up and how the actors handled shooting those scenes, Hirsch, without missing a beat, said, “We smoked a whole bunch of banana peels.” Martin chimed in, “We’re high right now.”For Lee, Taking Woodstock was a much-needed change of pace. “I made six tragedies in a row,” he said, “I was yearning to do a comedy-slash-drama again without cynicism. I thought after 13 years, I kind of earned the right to do it, just to be relaxed, to be happy and at peace with myself.” But Lee is aware that making a comedy might not be an easy sell to his fans. “With a comedy, if people aren’t laughing, you’ve failed,” he said before adding tongue-in-cheek, “[With a] serious movie, you can blame the audience; they didn’t understand it.” Source: www.movieline.com

Michelle Williams with Heath Ledger and Ang Lee.

Q: You are best known for your role in Brokeback Mountain where you worked with director Ang Lee. What was he like to work with?

MW: "With me he was very compassionate. He was almost like a woman he was just so gentle. He would just literally hold my hand and rub my back and say ‘I know, I know, I know'. He was just so dear to me. I think it's because that's what I needed, I think that's what he saw. I've noticed personally, I'm shy and I work best when I feel like somebody trusts me. When I worked with Todd Haynes and I was trying to do something that I'd never really done before and play this character that was very outward and edicentric creation I was nervous and it was all new to me, every time he would say ‘Great, do it again'. And I just got the sense that even if it wasn't great I blossomed because I felt so free and confident. I could make mistakes and I couldn't see him panic ever and he trusted me enough to make mistakes and not get nervous. And I think Ang probably saw something similar but with the boys [Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal] he was very tough. He would give more notes to the boys. They would do some big meaty scene and ask ‘How was that? How was that?' and all he would say was ‘Light was good.' And they had just poured their hearts out, so I guess that's what makes a good director too. Knowing what each actor needs."
Source: www.movies.ie

Watching Reese practice Softball

Jake watching Reese Practice Softball in Los Angeles, on 20th May, 2009. Pictures courtesy of Iheartjakemedia.com

Ryan Gosling and Michelle Wiliams in "Blue Valentine"

"Costars Ryan Gosling and Michelle Williams shoot scenes for their upcoming movie, Blue Valentine, in New York City on Wednesday (May 20).Ryan and Michelle (both 28) play a couple whose marriage is failing. As their relationship hits the rocks, they recall better days. So far, we’ve seen Ryan’s character get a black eye and carry furniture as a mover. Michelle’s character has been seen in a wheelchair".

Source: Justjared.buzznet.com

Dining with Brad & Angelina

"Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie enjoyed a dinner dateTuesday night in France along with some special guests!Brad and Angelina dined at Michelangelo in Antibes, France for a private dinner held for the cast of Quentin Tarantino's 'Inglourious Basterds'.

Tarantino, cast member Diane Kruger, and her boyfriend Joshua Jackson joined the gorgeous couple at dinner. Hunky actors Robert Pattinson and Emile Hirsch were also spotted at the restaurant".
Source: www.theinsider.com

Joseph Gordon-Levitt shirtless

"Joseph Gordon-Levitt walks around shirtless on the set of his new film Hesher with costar Natalie Portman in Los Angeles on Tuesday (May 19).

The 28-year-old Third Rock From the Sun actor is also preparing for the big August release of G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra. Joseph will be playing the head villain Cobra Commander in the summer blockbuster.

In a recent interview with Esquire, Joseph hinted at where movies are going now. “Today’s a great time to be any creative type of person, I think, and in just about every aspect of creativity, this generation is going to blow away every generation ever. Because we’re the first ones with the Internet. I can get together with some friends, shoot a movie, cut it on my laptop at home, and then put it online. We don’t have to listen to anyone.” Source: justjared.buzznet.com

Brothers, awards possibility?

"Lionsgate has set a December 9 release date for their film Brothers, which is directed by Jim Sheridan and stars Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal and Natalie Portman."

This is that remake of the film of the same name by Danish auteur Susanne Bier. Which I still haven't managed to see. Hmm. Anyway, tossing this into December could maybe show they've got some hopes for awards-type possibilities, no? Jake for Best Picture! And I mean Jake himself, obviously".
Source: mynewplaidpants.blogspot.com

Good looks: a burden for Jessica Biel

Can be stereotypical good looks a burden for being taken seriously in a movie career? Or beauty and hotness are just the prerequisites to make it big in Hollywood?

"It's not easy being Jake Gyllenhaal, what with everyone falling in love with you all over the place. Blue-eyed and muscular, with perfect brown hair, thick eyebrows, and consistently heavy stubble, the 24-year-old combines an unforced masculinity with a boyish openness and curiosity". Source: men.style.com


"That beauty comes with a cost," says the filmmaker, who directed her in the comic "Easy Virtue" opening Friday in New York. So -- don't hate her because she's beautiful.
Or because her boyfriend is Justin Timberlake.

Her movie debut, at 15, was opposite Peter Fonda in the gritty indie "Ulee's Gold"; she was good in "The Illusionist," excellent as a handicapped veteran in "Home of the Brave" and took big risks in the dark comedy "Nailed" and the arty drama "Powder Blue."

Yet to many fans, she's still remembered as "that girl from the TV show," or the officer in the tight flight suit in "Stealth" or -- worse -- simply as the pretty woman on JT's arm for the last few years. She's still a beauty waiting for her breakthrough -- like Charlize Theron the year before "Monster" -- and while she's too smart to ask for sympathy, a little understanding would be nice.
"There is that old thing, 'Oh she's a beautiful woman, she has no brains', Biel says, stealing a half-hour to chat in a hotel room after a rushed afternoon of group interviews. "There's that sense sometimes of, 'Just give me a second to talk to you, please? You know, I actually have something to say!'"
Biel grew up in Boulder, Colo., the daughter of an entrepreneur and a stay-at-home mom, with a quintessentially American, essentially diverse heritage -- German, English, Irish, French and Choctaw -- that blessed her with the looks that would soon translate into modeling contracts and TV commercials.
"Now, acting's a cathartic experience, releasing emotions that you're feeling or stuff that you're dealing with, just letting it all out and going -- bleeeeeeeeeagh! -- all over the place" she says. "But at first, it was just fun to make believe you were somebody else, and then make them believe it, too. Make them believe that you were this sad, messed-up Goth girl. And then get them to hire you."

"London" opened and closed. "Home" opened, closed, opened again -- and then closed again. "Powder Blue" played for barely a week this month before heading straight to video. "Nailed" was eventually shut down, after endless money problems, and sits, unfinished, on a shelf.

"All you can ever do is cross your fingers and say, 'Okay, I've done my job, now please do yours and get this finished and edited well and out there', she says. 
When she is sitting at home, watching those movies, it's often with Timberlake. Inseparable but not insufferable, they show up at each other's events -- Biel was a happy, laughing witness to the dress rehearsals for his latest "Saturday Night Live" appearance -- but largely keep out of the gossip columns.

"That's because we don't do anything interesting," she says with a laugh. "We just hang out at home. ... Really, my job is wonderful, and I'm grateful for it and I love it. But it's my job, not my lifestyle. When I'm on a set, it can be working working working like crazy, up all hours, doing nutso things. But after that, I'm just mellowing out, seeing my friends and family, keeping on a good workout schedule. ... When I'm not working, I live a really normal life." Source: www.nj.com

Today the Easy Virtue soundtrack is available for purchase in the US.

Kristen talks about Taylor and Rob

"New Moon" poster.

She was also concerned about a change of actor playing Jacob and is relieved that Taylor is staying on.

"I'm so glad they didn't have to find somebody else; we already had him! I didn't understand all the deliberation on [whether to bring him back]. But now that it's set, we can all rest.

"He's really buff!" she exclaimed of Lautner. "He definitely is. It took him a lot of time."

Kristen's Bella will be hanging with Jacob for much of "New Moon." But don’t worry about Edward, er, Robert Pattinson. She says he's doing fine. Even with that controversial haircut!

"I think he's OK," Kristen told MTV about her fanged love interest. "He's back in London now, which makes it easier for him. It's funny. It only affects you when you come to something like [Sundance]. And then, other than that, he's totally the same guy he always was." Source: latimesblogs.latimes.com

Sherlock Holmes Trailer

The official trailer for the upcoming "Sherlock Holmes," staring Robert Downey Jr as Sherlock, Jude Law as Dr Watson, Rachel McAdams as Irene Adler and Mark Strong as Lord Blackwood, has been released. 

Plot: In a dynamic new portrayal of Arthur Conan Doyle's most famous characters, "Sherlock Holmes" sends Holmes and his stalwart partner Watson on their latest challenge. Revealing fighting skills as lethal as his legendary intellect, Holmes will battle as never before to bring down a new nemesis and unravel a deadly plot that could destroy the country. Based on Lionel Wigram's yet-to-be-published comic.

The new movie is directed by Guy Ritchie (Snatch, RocknRolla) and is scheduled to hit theaters on December 25th.
Source: www.worstpreviews.com

Taking Woodstock videoclips

"Helmer Ang Lee has gone back in time a few years to capture the party that led to the hangover. Taking Woodstock, Lee's Cannes Film Festival entry, presents a loving glimpse of the behind-the-scenes hijinks that resulted in the gloriously sloppy music fest.

Set in 1973, 1997's The Ice Storm was a portrait of suburban families unraveling amid adultery, casual drug use and the backdrop of the Watergate scandal. Taking Woodstock shows the summer-long buildup to the 1969 rock 'n' roll gathering that lured half a million free spirits to a rainy, muddy patch of farmland".
Source: desmontandohollywood.blogspot.com