March 31, 2011
Five Favorite Films with Michelle Monaghan
In Duncan Jones' time-twisting sci-fi thriller Source Code, Jake Gyllenhaal plays a soldier sent into a space of eight minutes aboard a train bound for disaster; a temporal pocket he must inhabit over and over until he unravels either the identity of a bomber -- or his own. Fortunately he gets to relive those same eight minutes with his delightful co-star Michelle Monaghan, who plays a passenger on the train in possession of a possible key to Jake's future. Or past. No, wait, is it the future? Yep, it's one of those cyclical narratives that revels in its sometimes confounding paradoxes. For Monaghan, who Jones cast having liked her in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, it meant playing the same scene, and character, on endless loop; adjusting her performance ever so slightly in reaction to the changing trajectory of Gyllenhaal's time-tripper. We caught up with the actress and asked her to name her Five Favorite Films. "That's really hard," Monaghan laughs, "but I'm sure everybody tells you how hard it is." Indeed. Read on for the full list.
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February 23, 2010
Damon and Gyllenhaal Said No to Avatar
Did you enjoy Sam Worthington's performance in "Avatar"? The way James Cameron tells it, things could have turned out differently, if Matt Damon or Jake Gyllenhaal had said yes to the role.
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February 5, 2010
Carrey and Gyllenhaal are New Line's Damn Yankees
According to Deadline Hollywood, New Line is prepping an update on the classic musical "Damn Yankees," with Jim Carrey and Jake Gyllenhaal attached to star and "Bandslam" director Todd Graff set to helm. Sadly, Ted Nugent does not appear to be involved.
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November 9, 2009
Jake Gyllenhaal Cracks Duncan Jones' Source Code
Jason Gyllenhaal will star in "Source Code," director Duncan Jones' follow-up to "Moon." The sci-fi thriller will revolve around "a soldier who wakes up in the body of an unknown commuter and is forced to live and relive a harrowing train bombing until he can determine who is responsible for it."
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February 10, 2009
Carey Mulligan - Fresh Talent on RT
Coming out of Sundance this year, one name rang out as a talent to watch. Carey Mulligan made her big-screen debut in Joe Wright's 2005 Pride & Prejudice adaption, but as she premiered An Education and The Greatest in Park City, Utah, tongues started wagging about her obvious talent. Now RT profiles a name you're likely to hear a lot in 2009.
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February 4, 2009
Paramount Tinkers with Gyllenhaal Moon Pic
Paramount has hired Ken Nolan to "rework" the script for its Jake Gyllenhaal-led action project about lunar colonization, sending the former DreamWorks property into its third round of revisions.
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November 14, 2008
Behind the Scenes of Prince of Persia
It's rather brief, but Entertainment Tonight scored a visit to the set of "Prince of Persia," and came away with some behind-the-scenes footage of Mike Newell's adaptation.
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August 1, 2008
Prince of Persia Pushed Back a Year
Excited to see Jake Gyllenhaal as the Prince of Persia? You'll have to wait a little longer -- Disney has pushed its blockbuster-in-waiting back a year, to May 28, 2010.
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June 9, 2008
Gyllenhaal's Moon Movie Gets New Writer
Dan Mazeau, the writer of Warner Bros.' upcoming live-action Jonny Quest adaptation, has been hired by DreamWorks to rewrite its untitled "action film about lunar colonization," set to star Jake Gyllenhaal.
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June 5, 2008
Russell's Nailed Resumes Filming
Thanks to an emergency cash infusion from Comerica Bank, production on David O. Russell's on-again, off-again political comedy Nailed is back on. Again.
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October 18, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: 30 Days of Night Gets Halloween Started Early
Competition, or a lack of it, will be the deciding factor at the North American box office this weekend for the half-dozen new releases that studios are packing into already overcrowded multiplexes. With far too many films aiming for the same finite audience segment, some are sure to eat into the potential of others.
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September 19, 2007
Tobey Maguire and Jake Gyllenhaal are Brothers?
All those rumors about Jake Gyllenhaal replacing Tobey Maguire as Spider-Man don't seem to have caused a rift between the two actors -- in fact, Variety is reporting that they're negotiating to star in a remake of Susanne Bier's Brothers.
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September 7, 2007
Toronto Film Fest, Day 2: Reviews of Rendition and Alexandra
I mentioned yesterday I was expecting to post a Juno review, but I was also expecting for something at some point to go wrong. What went right: I saw Juno. What went wrong: I was rather underwhelmed. But don't take that as ill omen; I'm apparently a bad judge at these indie coming-of-age comedies.
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July 20, 2007
Wolverine Has a Director!
Fox has (finally) signed a director for their upcoming "Wolverine" spin-off, and the lucky helmer is ... Gavin Hood, whom you might know from the South African film "Tsotsi."
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March 14, 2007
And Your New "Shazam" Is...Jake Gyllenhaal?
Last week came news that arguably one of history's silliest comic book heroes was heading to the screen (and no, it's not a remake of that Shaquille O'Neal genie movie). Now it seems Jake Gyllenhaal is being tapped to play the red suited, cape-wearing boy-turned-superhero Shazam!
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March 5, 2007
Box Office Guru Wrapup: Audiences Ride with Wild Hogs at #1
Moviegoers rallied behind the star-driven comedy "Wild Hogs," which raced to number one at the North American box office, zooming past all expectations from Disney. Meanwhile, Viacom saw less-than-stellar debuts from its serial killer drama "Zodiac" from Paramount Pictures and the southern fried saga "Black Snake Moan" from arthouse unit Paramount Vantage. Overall, the box office remained healthy and surged well ahead of last year's performance.
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November 17, 2006
Trailer Bulletin: David Fincher's "Zodiac"
Doesn't it stink when one of your favorite directors makes only two or three flicks per decade? Sometimes the good ones move really slow, but hey, David Fincher's "Zodiac" is finally getting ready to be released ... I think. Either way, there's a brand-new trailer that's worth checking out.
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October 9, 2006
Who's Playing Two-Face in "Batman" Sequel?
Christopher Nolan has confirmed Two-Face will be one of the villains in "The Dark Knight," his follow-up to "Batman Begins," and IGN FilmForce is trying to determine who will play the role.
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June 13, 2006
Fincher's "Zodiac" Says "Delayed Till January"
I look forward to a new David Fincher movie like little children look forward to Christmas morning, so this recent report out of JoBlo's has me just a little disappointed. Seems that Fincher's "Zodiac," which stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Robert Downey Jr., and Mark Ruffalo, has been bumped back to early 2007.
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June 5, 2006
2006 MTV Movie Award Winners!
I was going to try to avoid the MTV Movie Awards winners until the broadcast on June 8th, but since we at RT like to bring you the movie news while it's still relevant ... OK, here they are!
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April 26, 2006
Get Your Goofy MTV Movie Awards Noms Right Here
You thought the awards season ended with the Oscars? Please. MTV's just gearing up for their movie awards, which will be broadcast worldwide on June 8th -- but we have all the nominations listed just a click away. (Interesting to note that not only were Paris Hilton & Rob Schneider nominated for awards, but also that "Hustle & Flow" earned three noms -- a movie produced by "MTV Films.")
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February 22, 2006
BAFTA Winners Announced!
The British Academy of Film & Television Arts (BAFTA) held their annual awards presentation on February 21st, and they managed to dole out some love for an interesting variety of films and filmmakers -- most of which have been on the receiving end of other awards already, but they're good choices anyway, if it's me you're asking.
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January 31, 2006
2005 Oscar Nominations Are In!
Like most pathetic movie geeks, I was up at the crack of dawn (ok, 8:30am eastern time) to see how my nomination prediction ballot would measure up. (I was perfect on all 20 acting nods and all 10 screenwriting nods, but I erroneously predicted that "Walk the Line" would get nominated over "Capote" for Best Picture, and I picked Croneberg for director over Benett Miller.) Anyhow, here are the nominations for us to rant and rave about for the next five weeks...
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January 10, 2006
Online Film Critics Offer Their Annual Nominations
The OFCS, which is hosted right here at Rotten Tomatoes and (full disclosure) includes yours truly as a member, announced their year-end nominations yesterday ... and we hope you'll find a few solid surprises among the more familiar (yet obviously deserving) nominees. The winners will be announced on Monday the 16th.
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January 6, 2006
DGA & SAG Chime in with Their Nominations
Yesterday we got the year-end nominations from the Writers Guild and the Producers Guild, so simple logic dictates that today should bring news from the directors (DGA) and the actors (SAG). As always we thank Movie City News for divulging every single nomination on the planet.
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January 3, 2006
Chicago Critics Announce Their Nominations
Thanks to Movie City News for sharing the scoop on the Windy City critics and their favorite flicks of 2005.The Chicago film journalists will announce their year-end winners on January, 2006.
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December 22, 2005
Phoenix & Toronto Critics Offer Their Year-End Favorites
It's tough to keep up with all the critics' awards being tossed out this time of year, but Movie City News sure helps out a whole lot. This time we have the year-end picks from critic's groups in Phoenix, Arizona, and Toronto, Ontario.
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December 20, 2005
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics 2005 Awards
December 19, 2005 -- DALLAS-FORT WORTH FILM CRITICS NAME ?BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN? BEST OF 2005. The Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association voted the frontier romance BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN as the best film of 2005, according to the results of its 12th annual critics? poll.
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December 14, 2005
San Fran Crix Make Their Year-End Picks
SAN FRANCISCO -- The love story "Brokeback Mountain" won three major awards, including Best Picture and Best Director, from the San Francisco Film Critics Circle, the group announced Monday.
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December 12, 2005
BFCA Nominees Announced; "Brokeback" Leads Pack
The Broadcast Film Critics Association announced its Critics Choice Awards, and "Brokeback Mountain," Ang Lee's revisionist western, leads the pack with eight nominations including Best Picture, Best Actor (Heath Ledger), Best Supporting Actor (Jake Gyllenhaal), and Best Supporting Actress (Michelle Williams).
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September 13, 2005
Trailer Bulletin: Brokeback Mountain
It's currently playing at the Toronto Film Festival, but Ang Lee's "Brokeback Mountain" doesn't open theatrically until December 9th, which means this theatrical trailer is all you're getting for the next few months.
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August 16, 2005
Trailer Bulletin: Jarhead
Yahoo! Movies brings us the first trailer for Sam Mendes' "Jarhead," which looks like a rather unconventional-looking war movie / comedy / action mixture in the "Three Kings" mold.
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July 5, 2005
Fincher Signs on for Double Duty at Paramount & WB
Movie fan favorite David Fincher ("Fight Club," "Seven") has signed with Paramount to (finally) direct a pair of oft-discussed projects, says Variety. First up for the celebrated filmmaker is "Zodiac," which is based on a pair of true crime books about a serial killer who stalked San Francisco in the late 1960's.
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June 29, 2005
High-End Titles to Premiere at Toronto
Not at all surprisingly, the Toronto Film Festival announced a few of its more esteemed selections -- and there's some pretty exciting titles in there! The Steve Martin-penned "Shopgirl" (starring Claire Danes, Jason Schwartzman, and Mr. Martin himself) will debut at Toronto, as will Ang Lee's "Brokeback Mountain" (Jake Gyllenhaal & Heath Ledger), David Cronenberg's "A History of Violence" (Viggo Mortensen & Maria Bello), Atom Egoyan's "Where the Truth Lies" (Kevin Bacon & Colin Firth), and "Water," which is the third chapter in Deepa Mehta's controversial "Elemental Trilogy."
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April 19, 2005
Fincher Looks to the "Zodiac"
Variety brings news of filmmaker David Fincher ("Fight Club," "Se7en") and his next movie project. The well-admired director will helm "Zodiac," which is a Paramount / WB co-production based on the non-fiction novels by Robert Graysmith. The movie is based on an actual killer who "terrorized the San Francisco area from 1966-78, committing at least 37 murders and documenting his exploits in taunting letters sent to the (San Francisco) Chronicle."
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