May 14, 2010
Oliver Stone Says Wall Street 3 Could Happen
Now that he's finally gotten around to a "Wall Street" sequel, Oliver Stone says he wouldn't mind making it a trilogy -- and the end of the second film is set up to allow for another chapter.
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March 5, 2010
Bunch of Savages in This Town
Oliver Stone is getting ready to produce and direct an adaptation of Don Winslow's "Savages," a novel about a pair of pot dealers who tangle with a Mexican drug cartel.
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April 28, 2009
Stone, Douglas on Board for Wall Street Sequel
That "Wall Street" sequel just got a lot more interesting: Oliver Stone will reunite with Michael Douglas for the follow-up, and Shia LaBeouf is in talks for the role of a "younger upstart looking to navigate the shark-tank world of today's Wall Street."
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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.
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November 7, 2008
Video Exclusive: Josh Brolin and Elizabeth Banks on W.
RT sits down with Josh Brolin and his on-screen First Lady Elizabeth Banks to learn more about W., find out what it's like to play a world leader and what Banks thinks of shifting between the directing styles of Stone and, in the upcoming Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Kevin Smith.
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October 16, 2008
Box Office Guru Preview: Moviegoers to Feel the Payne
A video game, a novel, and even the current commander-in-chief all get the big-screen treatment as Hollywood banks on known brands to make multiplex cash registers ring in hopes of a fourth consecutive up weekend compared to last year.
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August 7, 2008
Escobar Biopic Collapses, Sparks Lawsuit
A Pablo Escobar biopic planned by Justin Berfield's J2 Pictures has fallen through, and now the former Malcolm in the Middle star is being sued by his distributor for over $150,000 in out of pocket costs.
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July 14, 2008
W Stars Spend a Night in the Hoosegow
A night out for W co-stars Josh Brolin and Jeffrey Wright went awry over the weekend, with both actors -- along with members of the crew -- arrested for participating in a bar fight.
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April 7, 2008
Oliver Stone Takes On George W. Bush
An early draft of Oliver Stone's Bush, the life story of our 43rd president, has been leaked to ABC and is garnering attention from various news outlets. Not to be outdone, Slate has acquired a copy of the screenplay, dated October 15, 2007, and titled Bush, though IMDB now lists the working title as W. In Stone's words, the film asks: "How did Bush go from being an alcoholic bum to the most powerful figure in the world?"
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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.
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November 26, 2007
Today's Negotiations To End The WGA Strike?
For the first time in over three weeks, things are looking up for Writers Guild of America (WGA) negotiations. Just in time for the holidays, the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) and the WGA are meeting today to discuss negotiations.
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August 13, 2007
New Conan the Barbarian Film Finds a Home
If there are two things we've learned about Hollywood this year, they are: 1) No license is too old, or too strange, to adapt for the big screen; and 2) The studios never met a franchise they didn't like. The folks who manage the film rights for Conan the Barbarian are aware of this, and after trying for seven years to get a new Conan film made at Warner Bros., have taken their marbles and gone home. Or to Millennium Films, as the case may be.
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August 9, 2007
Box Office Guru Preview: Chan and Tucker Back in Action
Another wide assortment of summer offerings will hit the multiplexes across North America this weekend. The action-comedy sequel Rush Hour 3 leads the way as the main course and will be joined by side dishes like the fantasy adventure Stardust, the family comedy Daddy Day Camp, and the horror flick Skinwalkers.
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May 8, 2007
"Wall Street 2": Revenge of the Gekko!
No, that's not the title they'll be using, but it definitely looks like Michael Douglas and producer Edward R. Pressman are planning a sequel to Oliver Stone's "Wall Street."
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September 5, 2006
Box Office Wrapup: Invincible Scores Another Win at #1
Moviegoers had football on their minds for the second straight weekend as Disney's true-life NFL tale "Invincible" remained atop the North American box office over the long Labor Day holiday weekend finishing off another summer movie season. New releases "Crank" and "The Wicker Man" opened in second and third, respectively, while the critically acclaimed films "Little Miss Sunshine" and "The Illusionist" both scored strong per-theater averages in moderate release. The holiday frame marked the first weekend in six long months where no new film debuted with at least $15M. Hollywood was happy to close the books on a summer movie season that was slightly better than than last year's.
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August 20, 2006
Box Office Wrapup: Snakes Opens at #1, But Lacks Bite
Samuel L. Jackson's much-talked-about thriller Snakes on a Plane landed in first place at the North American box office this weekend, but lacked the kind of bite that was expected given all the media attention and internet buzz that surrounded the film.
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August 10, 2006
Box Office Preview: "World Trade Center" Arrives in Theaters
Another frame packed with four new national releases is led by Oliver Stone's 9/11 drama "World Trade Center" from Paramount. A trio of lower profile pics round out the weekend - Sony's family adventure "Zoom," Buena Vista's teen drama "Step Up," and The Weinstein Company's horror flick "Pulse." Despite all the new entries, Will Ferrell will try to win the box office title for the second consecutive time with his comedy "Talladega Nights" which has been racing well ahead of its competition since opening last weekend.
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August 9, 2006
Critical Consensus: A Brave New "World," A "Step" Down, And No Screenings for "Pulse" and "Zoom"
This week at the movies, we've got Oliver Stone paying tribute to the heroes of 9/11 ("World Trade Center," starring Nicolas Cage); two youngsters trying to start a dance dance revolution ("Step Up," starring Jenna Dewan and Channing Tatum); a school for young superheroes ("Zoom," starring Tim Allen and Courteney Cox); and an evil website ("Pulse," starring Kristen Bell). What do the critics have to say?
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July 19, 2006
Early Reactions to "World Trade Center"
Make a movie about 9/11 and you're bound to get people talking. Release two high-profile movies in the same year, and you're bound to get lots of comparisons. A handful of sites have seen the Oliver Stone's "World Trade Center" already, and here's a sampling of their thoughts...
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June 19, 2006
"World Trade Center" Test Screening "Review"
Anyone out there interested in a recap of a test screening of Oliver Stone's "World Trade Center," even though the flick isn't even finished yet? Personally I'm not a big fan of "test screening reviews," but if they're something you dig, check out the goods on AICN.
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May 17, 2006
Trailer Bulletin: World Trade Center
We just got done talking about "United 93" and now comes that 'other' 9/11 movie we've been anticipating and dreading in equal measure. It's Oliver Stone's "World Trade Center," and you can see the brand-new trailer right here.
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April 5, 2006
An Early Peek at the Other "World Trade Center" Movie
With everyone buzzing about Paul Greengrass' United 93, another 9/11-centric project has fallen into the background ... for now, anyway. But IGN FilmForce has a few tidbits reharding Oliver Stone's World Trade Center, including a plot recap, a cast list, and a pair of pics.
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August 2, 2005
Three New Actors Sign On for Stone's WTC Drama
ComingSoon.net shares a press release from Paramount Pictures, and the subject is this: A few new roles have been cast on Oliver Stone's as-yet-untitled 9/11 drama, and the actors joining Nicolas Cage will be Maria Bello, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Michael Pena.
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July 11, 2005
Oliver Stone to Direct Nic Cage in a 9/11 Movie
BBC.com's entertainment section contained a rather interesting piece of movie news this weekend. Seems that director Oliver Stone ("JFK") will be directing Nicolas Cage ("National Treasure") in a movie about the World Trade Center tragedy of 9/11/2001.
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May 31, 2005
In Other News...
Oscar winning director Oliver Stone had a Memorial Day weekend to remember as he was charged with a misdemeanor DUI and an unnamed drug charge late Friday night in Hollywood. Stone, who is known for his politically charged films, is developing a new crime drama, "The Night Watchman," ironically about police corruption.
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April 28, 2005
Oliver Stone to Introduce a New "Night Watchman"
The Hollywood Reporter brings news of filmmaker Oliver Stone's next project, which is the long-discussed, frequently delayed "Night Watchman." Based on an earlier screenplay by James Ellroy ("Dark Blue," "L.A. Confidential"), the story is about "a disgraced police officer who sets out to rid the police force of corruption."
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February 17, 2005
Roger Ebert Q&A
The longest Chicago Sun-Times film critic Roger Ebert went without watching a movie was one month, and that was during his honeymoon in 1992, he says in a Q&A with the New York Times. He was 6 years old when he knew what wanted to do. When his best friend's father, who was an editor for a local paper, set his name into type -- "By Roger Ebert" -- he knew he wanted to be a newspaper reporter.
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