Ken Watanabe News

May 5, 2009
Nolan's Inception Adds Two More
Ken Watanabe and Tom Hardy have joined the cast of Christopher Nolan's "Inception," a project now being described as "a contemporary sci-fi actioner set within the architecture of the mind." More...

January 25, 2008
The Weekly Ketchup: The Passing Of Heath Ledger
In this week's Ketchup, the unfortunate passing of Heath Ledger trumps all other news. Other occurences of lesser importance include the Oscar and Razzie nominations, and some new movie stills from the next Star Trek and X-Files films. More...

April 30, 2007
Has Casting Begun on "Wolverine"?
No, we don't have any names just yet, but the fact that there's presently a casting call for the "Wolverine" movie tells us that pre-production is officially underway on the "X-Men" spinoff. More...

December 13, 2006
RTIndie: With Critics Awards to Mirren and Whitaker, Will Golden Globes Go Small?
It's no secret that Helen Mirren and "The Queen" are primed to reap big time this awards season, but are the Hollywood Foreign Press and their Oscar-influencing Golden Globes headed towards indie-land and the art house? More...

October 13, 2006
Eastwood's "Letters of Iwo Jima" To Follow "Flags" in February
Clint Eastwood's WWII drama "Flags of Our Fathers" is due out this month, and Oscar-buzzers have been wondering when the film's Japanese-language companion piece, "Letters From Iwo Jima," might also get a release. Mark your calendars for February! More...

September 5, 2006
Solid Cast for John Woo's New "Battle"
John Woo is settling in on the early stages of his next moviie, "The Battle of Red Cliff," an epic story based on the beloved Chinese novel "Romance of the Three Kingdoms." And he's got a pretty solid cast so far! More...

September 1, 2006
Weekly Ketchup: "Spider-Man," "Batman," "The Terminator," and Anna Faris?!
In this week's Ketchup, "Spider-Man" teases us with an upcoming trailer of the third installment, and we've got news of several more "Spidey" flicks on the way. More...

August 16, 2006
Trailer Bulletin: Clint Eastwood's Iwo Jima Epics
It's been well-reported that Clint Eastwood has a pair of WWII movies on the way. The first will be "Flags of Our Fathers" and the second will be "Red Sun, Black Sand." And now you can check out a "combo trailer" for both films... More...

November 29, 2005
"Memoirs of a Geisha" Photo Gallery Update
Intrigued by the forthcoming adaptation of Arthur Golden's NY Times best-seller, "Memoirs of a Geisha?" Caught up in the controversy over the pan-Asian casting of Zhang Ziyi, Michelle Yeoh, and others? More...

September 16, 2005
Trailer Bulletin: Memoirs of a Geisha
Yahoo! Movies has the very first trailer for Rob Marshall's "Memoirs of a Geisha," which is one of the upcoming Oscar season's most hotly-anticipated titles. More...

June 13, 2005
Early Consensus: "Batman Begins" Seizes the Crown
There have been a number of attempts to bring the Dark Knight to the big screen. They have varied from the brooding to the campy, with varying degrees of success. With "Memento" director Christopher Nolan at the helm, it appears someone's finally cracked the code that has eluded so many others. More...

June 5, 2005
Ebert & Roeper: "Batman Begins" Best "Batman" Film Ever
On their weekly syndicated show "Ebert & Roeper," Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper gave early reviews of "Batman Begins." They gave the film two thumbs way up. More...

December 16, 2004
Memoirs of a Geisha Set Report
Dark Horizons has posted a set report for "Memoirs of a Geisha," the movie adaptation of Arthur Golden's novel of the same name. The movie stars Zhang Ziyi as a geisha-in-training who overcomes adversities to become Japan's most prominent geisha. More...