Showing posts with label Cosmopolis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cosmopolis. Show all posts

Saturday, April 16, 2011

Cosmopolis with Robert Pattinson: The whole script online

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It is a very difficult problem that we have to handle and David Conenberg Paulo Branco, director and producer of Cosmopolis , the new film with Robert Pattinson : The whole script is already on the Web when it clearly should not be.


He unveiled his Paulo Branco at the European Cinema Festival of Lecce, explaining how many actors have called for the production act as candidates for the film, doing a lot of compliments for the wonderful script. But if a script is obviously set aside until the debut of any film in theaters, how could they know?

David Cronenberg did not know about, but he immediately searched for something online on the Internet and found the whole script. Now we'll see how to proceed. During an ' interview , Branco said the film and how did the collaboration with De Lillo , author eponymous book that inspired Cosmopolis: "I discovered four years ago, the book De Lillo and I really enjoyed it, found it modern and very cinematic and I immediately thought of David Cronenberg. Did I proposed and she said that it was the story he was looking for the person wrote in a fortnight. Cosmopolis is my most ambitious project. "

Cosmopolis will have a good cast, with Robert Pattinson as the main character, alongside Samantha Morton, Juliette Binoche , Paul Giamatti, Mathieu Amalric and Kevin Durant. The filming will begin May 24 in Toronto, Canada, and should last about a month and a half. The film will recount the story of a young multi-millionaire (Robert Pattinson), who risks all its assets in a single day.

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Kevin Durand joins Rob in "Cosmopolis"

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Kevin Durand is in final talks to join "Cosmopolis� with Robert Pattinson. Based on the Don DeLillo book, the story follows a multimillionaire (Pattinson) who risks his entire fortune to bet against the Japanese Yen on a cataclysmic day. Durand would play Pattinson�s chief security officer. David Cronenberg will write and direct the pic with Samantha Morton, Juliette Binoche, Paul Giamatti and Sarah Gadon also starring.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Jay Baruchel Joins Robert Pattinson in Cosmopolis'

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Jay Baruchel has joined Robert Pattinson in the David Cronenberg-directedCosmopolis. Pattinson plays a a financial wiz kid who puts his life in danger by betting his entire fortune against the yen on a tumultous day in the adaptation of the Don DeLillo novel. Baruchel plays the shy guy who founded the company, and who acts as the trader's conscience. Samantha Morton, Juliette Binoche, Paul Giamatti, Mathieu Amalric and Sarah Gadon also star. Baruchel just wrapped Goon, which he cowrote with Evan Goldberg, and starred in and produced. He's repped by CAA and Thruline...

Monday, March 28, 2011

Sarah Gadon Will Portray Elise in Robert Pattinson's 'Cosmopolis'

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With production set to being shooting this summer in Toronto, casting on David Cronenberg�s �Cosmopolis� starring Robert Pattinson, Juliette Binoche, Paul Giamatti, and Mathieu Amalric is wrapping up. Samantha Morton joined the cast last week�via a Robert Pattinson interview�now she�s been confirmed and according to Entertainment One, who is handling the picture�s distribution in Canada, one more has joined the cast: Canadian actress Sarah Gadon.

Known in Canada for the television series �Are You Afraid of the Dark?,� Gadon currently stars on the CBC drama, �The Border.� More importantly she has already worked with Cronenberg landing a smaller role in the filmmaker�s already-shot �A Dangerous Method� where she plays Emma Jung, Carl Jung�s wife. That picture stars Michael Fassbender, Viggo Mortensen, Keira Knightley and Vincent Cassel.

Gadon will be playing the role of Pattinson�s estranged wife Elise Shifrin.

Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Production Update on COSMOPOLIS via @Larry411



Feature Film
TORONTO ANTENNA LTD.
STATUS: May 24
LOCATION: Toronto - New York
PRODUCER: Paulo Branco - Martin Katz - Renee Tab WRITER/DIRECTOR: David Cronenberg
PM: Joseph Boccia - Robin Reelis
CAST: Robert Pattinson - Paul Giamatti - Juliette Binoche - Mathieu Amalric
ALFAMA FILMS
KINOLOGY

It is an April day in the year 2000 and an era is about to end. The booming times of market optimism -- when the culture boiled with money and
corporations seemed more vital and influential than governments -- are poised to crash. Eric Packer (Pattinson), a billionaire asset manager at age
twenty-eight, emerges from his penthouse triplex and settles into his lavishly customized white stretch limousine. Today he is a man with two
missions: to pursue a cataclysmic bet against the yen and to get a haircut across town. Stalled in traffic by a presidential motorcade, a music idol's
funeral, and a violent political demonstration, Eric receives a string of visitors -- experts on security, technology, currency, finance, and a few sexual partners -- as the limo sputters toward an increasingly uncertain future. Based on the novel by Don DeLillo. (Giamatti plays the dual role of Benno
Levin/Richard Steers. / Production office opens Mid-March.)

thanks Larry!

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Mathieu Amalric and Eclipse's composer Howard Shore joins 'Cosmopolis'

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C7nema is also reporting Mathieu Amalric has joined the cast and Howard Shore (from Eclipse) will collaborate on the film...the Score possibly? Filming will commence on May 24 in Toronto, Canada, and will last for nine weeks. They also hint "soon new names involved with this project will be revealed"

Here's a link to Mathieu's IMDb page


Juliette Binoche Joins Cosmopolis!

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Confirmed by veteran producer and Alfama boss Paulo Branco

"He also said that there was now a confirmed shooting date for David Cronenberg�s Cosmopolis (sold by Kinology but produced by Branco) of May 24. Paul Giamatti and Juliette Binoche have also joined the cast."

Friday, January 21, 2011

Who Should Play Rob's Leading Lady in Cosmopolis?

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Robert Pattinson is still looking for a wife. First it was Marion Cotillard, then Keira Knightley attached to play the young, mysterious wife to his Eric Packer in David Cronenberg�s �Cosmopolis�. Now Knightley�s involvement is back in question as Alfama Films website has removed her name from the film�s page, after an internet firestorm was set off proclaiming she was on board based solely on their inclusion of her name in the first place. Truthfully, though Pattinson would be lucky to work with such great talents as Cotillard and Knightley � and who knows, Knightley might still sign on after all � they always seemed a little out of the league of �Cosmopolis�, which would cast them in the supporting role of a mysterious wife. Cotillard, 35, had been attached since the days when Colin Farrell was set to play the lead role of Eric Packer, which would have been a much more age-appropriate coupling.

In Knightley�s favor is that she has worked with Cronenberg before, on �A Dangerous Method�, is a much more fitting 25, and certainly looks more like the character Elise Shifrin as described in the book, an heiress to a bank fortune and poet, �in her mid-twenties, with an etched delicacy of feature and large and artless eyes�, who seems to disappear into thin air and who Eric often has a hard time recognizing at their various run-ins. However, should her involvement with the film fall through, here are a few young actresses we think could jump into the role, and truthfully, who would have a lot more to gain from doing this film than the much more established Knightley would.


Read who at up and comers!

Cosmopolis Cast & Unbound Captives!! Update


According to IMDBPRO
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Keira is still there

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Unbound Captives Updated! (Finally!!)

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Saturday, January 15, 2011

Another Good Response Rob Cast In #COSMOPOLIS



Talk about a boost in projects.

Apparently director David Cronenberg (Videodrome, Naked Lunch, Dead Ringers) has taken a liking to the performances of one Robert Pattinson, as the actor has joined the cast of his upcoming film, Cosmopolis.

The film is an adaptation of the Don DeLillo novel, and follows a �financial wunderkind who risks his entire fortune to bet against the yen on a tumultuous day,� which in turn �puts him in the crosshairs for assassination.� Originally a role slated for Colin Farrell, it appears as though Pattinson has taken over the film�s lead role.

There is no mention of one Marion Cotillard within the Deadline report, which doesn�t bode well, as Farrell being jettisoned from the film doesn�t get mentioned here either. Personally, I do think that Pattinson may have a bit more talent than a role like Edward in the Twilight series may suggest, and there is no other filmmaker more suited to getting that type of performance out of a young actor than Cronenberg. Toss in a �slightly futuristic metropolis� setting, and you could have quite an intriguing film.

What do you think?

Monday, January 10, 2011

SpinOff: "Robert Pattinson Choice to Be Part of �Cosmopolis� is Smart"

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Robert Pattinson, the dreamy-eyed, debatably talented star of the �tween sensation Twilight series has nailed down his first post-vampire role, and it�s a bit of a coup. The actor will star in acclaimed director David Cronenberg�s adaptation of the Don DeLillo novel Cosmopolis, Deadline reports. The work of near-future fiction follows a young moneymaker (Pattinson) as he ends up being the target of an assassination after making a risky business decision.

I say �debatably talented� because, frankly, the jury�s still out on Pattinson from where I�m sitting. While I respect what the Twilight movies represent in terms of widening the reach and appeal of geek culture� they�re really not very good. I�m not familiar enough with Stephenie Meyer�s books to place the blame squarely in that direction, but it certainly feels like a failure on the ensemble level. The scripts, performances, cinematography, visual effects� it all feels like pop filmmaking in its lowest form, a series of low-budget spectacle-driven blockbusters. I understand the appeal, but I�m not willing to pass judgment on any of the cast based on their involvement in the series.

Pattinson has already stepped outside the Twilight fold a couple of times, notably playing artist Salvador Dali in Little Ashes and the lead role of Jacob Jankowski in director Francis Lawrence�s upcoming adaptation of the Sara Gruen novel, Water For Elephants. Cosmopolis will be his first role after the two-part telling of Breaking Dawn, Twilight�s final chapter, wraps.

All negativity aside, this is a cool bit of casting and a smart move for the actor. Whether or not he can bring what is needed to the role remains to be seen, but working with a filmmaker as talented as Cronenberg on a high-profile adaptation will certainly put Pattinson�s skills to the test. And honestly, no matter how the movie turns out, there�s something to be said for the fact that this casting news will certainly inspire Pattinson�s more ardent supporters to go out and buy a Don DeLillo book. Anything that gets the kids of the world reading quality fiction is okay by me.


criterioncast.com Gives Rob a Chance to Shine in �Cosmopolis�

Personally, I do think that Pattinson may have a bit more talent than a role like Edward in the Twilight series may suggest, and there is no other filmmaker more suited to getting that type of performance out of a young actor than Cronenberg. Toss in a �slightly futuristic metropolis� setting, and you could have quite an intriguing film.

Sunday, January 9, 2011

Friday, January 7, 2011

Robert Pattinson's new role in "Cosmopolis" profiled on Hollywood Dailies



via RPLife

Colin Farrell Well-Wishes to Robert Pattinson for 'Cosmopolis'



Earlier this week, Robert Pattinson fans rejoiced at the news that their "Twilight" hunk will continue to appear on the big screen after "Breaking Dawn - Part 2" is released in 2012.


Pattinson's first post-"Twilight" movie will be "Cosmopolis," an adaptation of the novel by Don DeLillo, to be directed by David Cronenberg.

Pattinson will play "financial wunderkind" Eric Packer, who risks his entire fortune to bet against Japan's yen on a tumultuous day. The character's chancy move puts him in mortal danger. The flick is said to be "a drama that is a study of capitalism in a slightly futuristic metropolis."

While fans are happy about Pattinson's new project, the role initially went out to Colin Farrell. MTV News caught up with Farrell recently while he promoted his upcoming drama "The Way Back," a film set during World War II about a group of prisoners who escape the Siberian Gulag and must walk over 4,000 miles to freedom. Farrell said he didn't end up doing "Cosmopolis" due to timing and scheduling issues "for everyone involved."

"Myself and David [Cronenberg], we had good conversations between he and I," Farrell said. "I would love to work with him at some stage, I really would. I really wanted to do that [film]."

And what does he think of Pattinson replacing him?

"It's a wonderful script. I wish him all the luck in the world with it," he said.

Businessinsider.com Talks About Rob's New Movie

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After years of play�ing a vam�pire, it�s fit�ting that Robert Pattinson�s next role should be a trader. (It was either that or a squid.)

Accord�ing to the Wrap, Robert Pat�tin�son just stole the lead role in the movie, an adap�ta�tion of 74-year old post�mod�ern author Don Delillo�s book, Cos�mopo�lis, from Colin Farrell.

The details:

Described as a study of cap�i�tal�ism in a slightly futur�is�tic metrop�o�lis, the drama will find Pat�tin�son play�ing Eric Packer, a finan�cial wun�derkind who risks his entire for�tune to bet against the yen on a tumul�tuous trad�ing day. The young man�s deci�sion back�fires and he becomes a pos�si�ble assas�si�na�tion tar�get dur�ing a 24-hour odyssey across Manhattan.

If the movie is any�thing like the book the movie�s based on, it should be awe�some. First of all, the lead is a 28-year old bil�lion�aire who enter�tains �highly sexed women� while his wife is merely an extra he sees out�side the limo he�s rid�ing around in all day (one thing we hope they change � please don�t let this be another Phonebooth).

His bet against the rise in the yen appar�ently �par�al�lels his own fall,� as he loses his clients mil�lions of dol�lars, and inter�est�ingly, he enjoys it; �rel�ish�ing being unbur�dened by the loss of so much money.�

This brings us to another rea�son why we like the idea of this movie. The book is writ�ten as a mod�ern re-interpretation of Ulysses, so it could be smart. Also, John Updike wrote a scathing review of the book in the New Yorker, and Wal�ter Kirn (who wrotethe book, Up in the Air) had an equally crit�i�cal take in his New York Times review.

Their crit�i�cism is pri�mar�ily that:

  • �barely cor�po�real cere�bral enti�ties occupy the pages� (Kirn)
  • �the sounds they pro�duce are so monot�o�nous� that it�s a mys�tery why they�re even both�er�ing� (Kim)
  • �DeLillo�s sym�pa�thies are so much with the poor that his rich man seems a mad�man� (Updike)
Good books almost never turn into good movies, so this bodes well. They bet�ter change that last bit though. Oth�er�wise, this�ll just be another Wall Street 2.

Thursday, January 6, 2011

�Cosmopolis� Filming, Perhaps?

From @OLTV
Well it looks like Rpattz will be in Canada longer than expected. From Breaking Dawn, he heads to Toronto for his next project. Yay!