Gus Van Sant News

January 6, 2012
Gus Van Sant Steps in to Direct Matt Damon's Untitled Drama
It's being described as "Capraesque." More...

November 2, 2011
Taylor Lautner to Star in Gus Van Sant's Next
It's "a low-budget film based on a non-fiction article that Lautner optioned from the New Yorker." More...

March 17, 2010
Summit Wants a Top Director for Breaking Dawn
Summit is already drawing up a wish list of potential directors for the "Breaking Dawn" chapter(s) of its "Twilight" franchise -- and some of the names might surprise you. More...

November 13, 2009
Van Sant Assembles Cast for Untitled Drama
Gus Van Sant's next project doesn't have a title yet, but it is building an interesting cast -- including Mia Wasikowska, Schuyler Fisk, and Henry Hopper. More...

August 24, 2009
Gus van Sant Gets Restless
Gus van Sant is in talks with Columbia to direct "Restless," a "contemporary and distinctive take on young love" written by first-timer Jason Lew that's being set up at Imagine. More...

January 22, 2009
RT Interview: Gus van Sant and Dustin Lance Black on Milk
Gus Van Sant and Dustin Lance Black look rather exhausted at this stage in their publicity whirlwind for Milk. The day RT sits down with them, the film has just received four BAFTA nominations, including one for Lance's original script. The jetlag seems to be getting to them, but they perk up when they start talking about Harvey Milk and their very different journeys into this project. More...

January 21, 2009
Five Favourite Films with James Franco
Having established his name in the Spider-Man movies, these days James Franco is clearly making some more personal career choices. He was in three films in 2008, notable for their vastly different styles. His extended cameo as Richard Gere's son in the weepy Nights in Rodanthe, based on the Nicholas Sparks novel, was followed by two far less forgettable roles; opposite Seth Rogan in Pineapple Express (for which he received a Golden Globe nomination) and as Sean Penn's boyfriend in Milk (for which he has been nominated with the cast for the SAG ensemble award). He's been studying film at New York University, and chooses five favourites that are all firmly rooted in authenticity... More...

January 8, 2009
DGA Announces '08 Nominees
The Directors Guild has finalized its nominees for this year's awards, placing Ron Howard, Danny Boyle, Gus Van Sant, David Fincher, and -- you guessed it -- Christopher Nolan on the short list. More...

January 8, 2009
Broadcast Film Critics Name Critics' Choice Winners
The 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards were given on January 8, 2009, to honor the finest achievements in 2008 filmmaking. A list of nominees follows below, with winners in bold: More...

December 9, 2008
Producers Guild Gives Milk '08 Kramer Award
Gus Van Sant's "Milk" has received the Producers Guild of America's Stanley Kramer Award, which recognizes films that address important and/or challenging social issues. More...

November 21, 2008
Gus Van Sant Talks Milk
With his highly anticipated Harvey Milk biopic just around the corner, now seems like a great time to have a chat with Gus Van Sant -- and that's exactly what ComingSoon recently did. More...

October 30, 2008
Milk Premiere Attracts Crowds, Debate
Gus Van Sant's "Milk" premiered in San Francisco Tuesday night, drawing a crowd of more than 1,400 -- with both supporters and protesters among them. More...

October 30, 2008
Van Sant, Black Taking Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
Gus Van Sant and Dustin Lance Black collaborated on the upcoming "Milk," and they must have enjoyed it, because as Black tells Collider, they're teaming up again -- this time, on an adaptation of Tom Wolfe's "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test." More...

September 4, 2008
Trailer Bulletin: Milk
The full-length trailer for Gus Van Sant's Harvey Milk biopic, "Milk," has been released, and Apple's got it! More...

May 7, 2008
First Look At Sean Penn in Milk
Dying for a glimpse of Sean Penn as Harvey Milk? Entertainment Weekly's got you covered, with a still from Gus Van Sant's Milk! More...

January 22, 2008
Oliver Stone, Josh Brolin Prepare to Film Bush
His Pinkville may have been spiked by United Artists, but Oliver Stone isn't wasting time moving on to his next project -- one that his detractors will be happy to learn has the potential to be every bit as polarizing has they'd expect. More...

December 7, 2007
The Weekly Ketchup: Dark Knight Pics And First Poster, X-Files 2 Plot Leaked?
In this week's Ketchup, the Dark Knight engine continues to churn out bits and pieces, as some new stills and the first official poster hit the web, and some possible X-Files 2 plot spoilers mysteriously appear. More...

November 28, 2007
Spirit Award Nominees Announced
The nominations for this year's Spirit Awards are in -- and Todd Haynes might want to clear some room on his mantle. More...

November 19, 2007
Sean Penn's Got Milk
Nearly three decades after his assassination, a feature film about the life and death of Harvey Milk appears to finally be headed to the big screen. More...

August 26, 2007
RT-UK's What to Watch at the Edinburgh Film Festival
Rotten Tomatoes UK heads up north to take in the sights and sounds of the Edinburgh Film Festival. And as the celebration of cinema draws to a close we present what's hot and what's not from the event. More...

May 28, 2007
Van Sant, Romanian Drama, Joy Division Pic Nab Cannes Honors
Gus Van Sant, a Romanian abortion drama, and a biopic about the late Joy Division singer Ian Curtis led awardees in the South of France as the 60th Cannes Film Festival came to a close last weekend. More...

May 21, 2007
Cannes Wrap-Up: "Death Proof" Stands On Its Own; "Paranoid Park" Is Powerful
Quentin Tarantino's expanded version of "Death Proof" premieres at Cannes; does it top the "Grindhouse" version? Plus, Gus Van Sant's powerful "Paranoid Park" and the Guillermo del Toro-produced stunner, "The Orphanage." More...

May 20, 2007
Cannes Wrap-Up: Michael Moore's Latest And Leo's Global Warming Doc
Michael Moore's latest doc, "Sicko," has stirred up more controversy for the Michigan muckraker. Is he onto something with his evisceration of the US healthcare system? Plus, "The 11th Hour," a climate change doc featuring Leonardo DiCaprio, and "Boarding Gate," an unconvincing, sleazy thriller starring Asia Argento and Michael Madsen -- all here at Cannes! More...

April 13, 2007
The Weekly Ketchup: Two-Face Not in Next "Batman," Lucas On "Indy 4," "Grindhouse" May Get Chopped, And More!
In this week's Ketchup, the villainous Two-Face will most likely be saved for a future "Batman" sequel, George Lucas gave some insight into the upcoming "Indiana Jones 4" project, and the lackluster opening of "Grindhouse" has the studio scrambling to repackage it. More...

March 29, 2006
Hanks & Van Sant to Hit "Starbucks"
Universal has tapped mega-star Tom Hanks and semi-indie director Gus Van Sant to bring "How Starbucks Saved My Life" to the big screen, based on a proposal by former executive who, at 60 years old, found himself out of a job and reliant on the coffee house to pay his bills. More...

November 11, 2005
Sean Connery Earns AFI's Highest Honor
Thanks to ComingSoon.net for sharing a press release from the American Film Institute: Sir Sean Connery has been selected by the American Film Institute's (AFI) Board of Trustees to receive the 34th AFI Life Achievement Award, the highest honor for a career in film, it was announced today by Sir Howard Stringer, chair of the AFI Board of Trustees. More...

April 26, 2005
Bay Thinks Remakes Are for the "Birds"
After remaking "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and "The Amityville Horror," as well as staking out "The Hitcher" for the same treatment, Michael Bay and his Platinum Dunes partners have yet another classic they want to revisit: "The Birds." More...