Sophie Aubrey

Do Austin- Craig List, 14/06: http://austin.craigslist.org/tfr/171525809.html UNIVERSAL PICTURES SEEKING CELEBRITY LOOK-A-LIKES Universal Pictures’ AMERICAN GANGSTER will be filming in and around New York City this fall and is looking for individuals who very closely resemble: Woody Allen (age 36) Bill Cosby (age 34) Sammy Davis Jr. (age 46) Robert Goulet (age 38) Hugh Hefner (age 45) Dustin Hoffman (age 34) Hubert H. Humphrey (age 60) Burt Lancaster (age 58) Norman Mailer (age 48) LeRoy Neiman (age 44) Frank Sinatra (age 56) James Taylor (age 23) Wilt Chamberlain (age 35) Lloyd Price (age 38) Don King (age 39) Muhammed Ali (age 29) – ACTUAL BOXER Joe Frazier (age 27) – ACTUAL BOXER Angie Dickinson (age 40) Mia Farrow (age 26) Diane Keaton (age 35) Diana Ross (age 27) Barbra Streisand (age 29) -PLEASE NOTE WHICH CELEBRITY YOU BELIEVE YOU RESEMBLE and INCLUDE CONTACT INFORMATION -TO BE CONSIDERED EMAIL PICTURES TO: [email protected]

De acordo com o IMDB, Michael Kelly está também no elenco, irá interpretar Gary, namorado da Laura Dern no filme. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0446672/

Hugh Jackmann irá subistituir Russell! De acordo com o Hollywood Reporter de hoje: Link do artigo! Jackman joins roundup for Luhrmann pic By Tatiana Siegel Just weeks after Russell Crowe dropped out of writer-director Baz Luhrmann's untitled period epic, fellow Australian Hugh Jackman has signed on to replace the mercurial star. Jackman will star opposite Nicole Kidman in the 20th Century Fox romantic action-adventure set in northern Australia before World War II. The film centers on an English aristocrat (Kidman) who inherits a ranch the size of Maryland. When English cattle barons plot to take her land, she reluctantly joins forces with a rough-hewn cattle driver (Jackman) to drive 2,000 head of cattle across the country's most unforgiving landscape, only to face the bombing of Darwin, Australia, by Japanese forces. The Tony Award-winning actor ("The Boy From Oz") enjoys a solid relationship with Fox, coming off the boxoffice success of "X-Men: The Last Stand," in which he reprised his role as Wolverine. Jackman also is attached to star in the studio's thriller "The Tourist." "He just continues to astound in terms of his range, whether it's 'Boy From Oz' or Wolverine," Luhrmann said in an interview. "He's always been a leading man, but he is moving toward being an iconic leading man, which is perfect for the story we're doing." After news leaked that Crowe was dropping out because of differences with the studio, the project appeared to be in jeopardy. Several names, including Heath Ledger, surfaced as a replacement. Luhrmann said Ledger is still a possibility, but for the film's third lead. Luhrmann also said he expects to work again with his friend Crowe. "I know that Russell and I want to work together. The question is on what," he said. "Working with Russell in the future is something that I definitely look forward to doing." Jackman's upcoming films include Darren Aronofsky's "The Fountain," Woody Allen's "Scoop" and Christopher Nolan's "The Prestige." Luhrmann's film begins preproduction in October and shooting starts in Australia in February. Jackson is repped by Endeavor.

A última e mais absurda notícia, claro que só poderia ter vindo do The Sun (famoso tablóide londrino) de 05/06: http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,4-2006250701,00.html Russell romance finished RUSSELL CROWE has been ditched as NICOLE KIDMAN’s leading man in a Gone With The Wind-style movie — and now she wants to rope in her fiancé instead. Russell has blamed differences over the script for being axed. But sources say he made too many demands on the as-yet untitled movie’s small budget. HEATH LEDGER was lined up as a replacement but turned it down. So now Nicole has asked director BAZ LUHRMANN to consider her hubby-to-be, country singer KEITH URBAN. Nicole, who turns 40 this year, wants whoever plays her love interest to be of a similar age to her. The movie is due to start filming in the Australian outback next year. Nicole and Keith will marry in Sydney later this month, just 18 months after meeting. He was in a drama troupe as a teenager and a source said: “Nicole thinks he would be perfect for the role and that their real life magic would jump on to the screen. “Plus she’s dreading being away from him during a six-month shoot in the outback."

Texter dear No problems!

Do Dark Horizons, 04 de Junho: http://www.darkhorizons.com/news06/060605c.php "Tenderness" Set Photos & Details Posted: Monday June 5th, 2006 2:01am Source: Assorted Sources Author: Garth Franklin Last week when it was announced that Laura Dern had joined the cast of Russell Crowe's next flick "Tenderness" I speculated about how the film would fit into his schedule with "American Gangster". Turns out that's been rendered mute, shooting has been underway for a while. Here's 'Cindy' with a report: "Just wanted to let you know that the John Polson/Russell Crowe film, "Tenderness", has been filming in Westchester County, just north of NYC, for at least a couple of weeks. Russell's part is nearly done and filming will continue for a couple more weeks. "American Gangster" is due to start filming in July/August, also in and around NYC" Meanwhile photos from the set have emerged over at Murph's Place showing off Crowe's look as a veteran cop, complete with the proverbial moustache. Just click the shot below to check out more: http://www.darkhorizons.com/news06/tender.jpg

Caro Texter Há quase dois anos que tenho lido alguns artigos (mas infelizmente não tenho os links) de que o Philip Noyce gostaria muito de ter a Nicole em Dirt Music, e acho que ela deveria realmente estar muito à fim. Já li o livro, é um drama bem denso, com um triângulo amoroso dois personagens masculinos e um feminino. É pena que o livro ainda não tenha sido para o Português. Não há confusão entre os filmes, o problema é que parece que enfim os dois vão entrar em produção ao mesmo tempo e sendo filmados na mesma região.

Do jornal australiano The Sunday Telegraph, 04 de Junho: Artigo do jornal aqui! No big fuss for Baz or Russ THERE are no hard feelings between Russell Crowe and Baz Luhrmann after the Oscar-winning director dumped the Oscar-winning actor from his upcoming Australian war epic. And it had nothing to do with Crowe demanding script approval, as has been reported. "I love Baz; he's a boy wonder genius for sure," Crowe told me from New York where he is playing a cop in John Polson's latest movie, Tenderness. "And I'll tell you, as I told Fox, when I finally got the second draft it was brilliant. I got given the draft May 12, the day I flew out to New York; replied by May 17. Too late, apparently." The script was by Australian screenwriter Stuart Beattie, who wrote Collateral, and Ron Harwood who penned The Pianist for which Adrien Brody won a Best Actor Oscar. "There was nothing that wasn't usual in our deal process," Crowe continued. "My reps stand by their efforts in trying to make this work. We did not disengage, Baz and Fox did. "I was given the script with a demand from the studio that I waive script approval before I read it. Before I could tell them what I thought of the script, they'd moved on. That's their choice. I trust Baz will make the movie he wants to make; that's absolutely the way it should be." Meanwhile, Crowe is "impressed and quietly proud at how organised and effective" Polson is as a director. "He's getting great performances from the young actors in the cast."

Do jornal australiano The Sunday Telegraph, 04 de Junho: Artigo do jornal aqui! No big fuss for Baz or Russ THERE are no hard feelings between Russell Crowe and Baz Luhrmann after the Oscar-winning director dumped the Oscar-winning actor from his upcoming Australian war epic. And it had nothing to do with Crowe demanding script approval, as has been reported. "I love Baz; he's a boy wonder genius for sure," Crowe told me from New York where he is playing a cop in John Polson's latest movie, Tenderness. "And I'll tell you, as I told Fox, when I finally got the second draft it was brilliant. I got given the draft May 12, the day I flew out to New York; replied by May 17. Too late, apparently." The script was by Australian screenwriter Stuart Beattie, who wrote Collateral, and Ron Harwood who penned The Pianist for which Adrien Brody won a Best Actor Oscar. "There was nothing that wasn't usual in our deal process," Crowe continued. "My reps stand by their efforts in trying to make this work. We did not disengage, Baz and Fox did. "I was given the script with a demand from the studio that I waive script approval before I read it. Before I could tell them what I thought of the script, they'd moved on. That's their choice. I trust Baz will make the movie he wants to make; that's absolutely the way it should be." Meanwhile, Crowe is "impressed and quietly proud at how organised and effective" Polson is as a director. "He's getting great performances from the young actors in the cast."

Russell fala à respeito através de e-mail enviado ao jornal australiano The Sydney Morning Herald, 04 de Junho: SMH artigo! Dumped Crowe at a loss to explain the director's cut Christine Sams - Entertainment Reporter June 4, 2006 AdvertisementRussell Crowe has revealed director Baz Luhrmann dumped him from an Australian-based film project before the Oscar-winning star had a chance to comment on a draft script. The actor has confirmed rumours he will no longer be involved in Luhrmann's $150-million, Gone With The Wind-style Australian epic that was set to star Crowe and Nicole Kidman. But despite rumours he had tried to gain full script approval, the actor said he had no chance to make demands regarding the second draft. Instead, he said he barely had time to read it, before he was told by Luhrmann and producers from 20th Century Fox he was no longer needed for the film. "Before I could tell them what I thought of the script, they'd moved on," Crowe wrote in an exclusive email to The Sun-Herald last week. "That's their choice." Crowe expressed surprise at his removal from the project, saying "My reps stand by their efforts in trying to make this work . . . we did not disengage, Baz and Fox did". Crowe said he had five days to read the second draft script for the movie, during a period where he was also working on another film, Tenderness, directed by John Polson in New York. The actor said when he did read the script he thought it was "brilliant", but he never had a chance to discuss his thoughts with Luhrmann or Fox. "I was given the draft [on the] 12th [of] May, the day I flew out to New York, and replied by 17th of May. Too late apparently," he said. "There was nothing that wasn't usual in our deal process [before that]," he added. But Crowe's reputation as an outspoken perfectionist may have lead to early demands from US studio bosses, nervous about his pedantic involvement in the script. It is believed Crowe's dissatisfaction with the script for Eucalyptus, an Australian film also set to star Nicole Kidman, ultimately lead to the project's demise. Crowe admitted executives from 20th Century Fox made early demands regarding the script-reading process for Luhrmann's film. "I was given the script with a demand from the studio that I waive script approval before I read it," he said. "Before I could tell them what I thought of the script, they'd moved on." Despite being removed from the film - a project he had championed publicly for several months - Crowe said that he still admired Luhrmann enormously. "I love Baz, he's a boy wonder, genius for sure," he said. "And I'll tell you, as I told Fox, when I finally got the second draft it was brilliant. "I trust that Baz will make the movie he wants to make and that's absolutely the way it should be." Nicole Kidman is still believed to be involved in the film project, set to be made in the Kimberley region of Western Australia as well as the Northern Territory, but Luhrmann is searching for a leading man. The script for Luhrmann's movie centres on a love story set in Darwin in the 1930s and '40s. The Australian-based project is a vital one for Luhrmann, who has not made a film since Moulin Rouge, which also starred Kidman. Luhrmann had planned an epic version of the life of Alexander the Great, which included a request to Prime Minister John Howard to use members of the Australian Army as extras, but the lavish project never got off the ground. For Crowe, whose next cinematic release is A Good Year (which was filmed in France), his exit from Luhrmann's project opens up a hole in his professional schedule later this year. But the actor is expecting his second child with his wife Danielle Spencer, so it is likely he will concentrate on fatherhood while considering other offers. Nessas alturas do campeonato, eu espero que a Nicole ainda não tenha se arrependido de ainda estar ligada a este projeto, porque ela acabou de perder um dos papéis que ela tanto queria fazer em Dirt Music para a Rachel Weiz, conforme o ComingSoon anunciou esta semana: www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=14823 Ledger and Weisz Play Dirt Music Source: Variety June 2, 2006 Heath Ledger and Rachel Weisz are circling Dirt Music, an adaptation of the Tim Winton novel that will be directed in Australia by Phillip Noyce (Rabbit-Proof Fence), reports Variety. Set in the dramatic landscape of Western Australia, Dirt Music tells the story of Luther Fox, a broken man who makes his living as an illegal fisherman -- a shamateur. Before everyone in his family was killed in a freak rollover, Fox grew melons and counted stars and loved playing his guitar. Now, his life has become a "project of forgetting." Not until he meets Georgie Jutland, the wife of White Point's most prosperous fisherman, does Fox begin to dream again and hear the dirt music -- "anything you can play on a verandah or porch," he tells Georgie, "without electricity." Like the beat of a barren heart, nature is never silent. Noyce and his Rumbalara Films partner Miranda Culley are producing, and the script was originally adapted by Justin Monjo, who previously adapted Winton's novel "Cloudstreet" into a stage hit. Pip Karmel did the most recent draft

Primeiras fotos do set de filmagem de Tenderness esta semana em Nova York via Keystone: Keystone link! Aqui vemos o Russell já com o novo visual, somente de bigode, para seu personagem, Detetive Cristofuoro.

Russell parece realmente estar fora, mas Heath não está no filme também, agora com informações oficiais do Variety! Artigo do Cariety de 31/05/2006! Inside Move: Crowe flies coop on Oz epic Thesp leaves Luhrmann after studio spats By MICHAEL FLEMING What's going on with Baz Luhrmann's period Australian epic? Russell Crowe, who said yes long ago to starring with Nicole Kidman in the drama for 20th Century Fox, departed last week after disagreements with the studio. A report in the New York Post (both the tab and 20th are owned by Rupert Murdoch) said Heath Ledger had replaced Crowe, who was spurned when he tried to return to the pic. In fact, reps for the "Brokeback Mountain" star confirmed he had passed. Kidman and Luhrmann are still attached to the project, which 20th is going forward with. It's unlikely Crowe will return, as studios were buzzing about his sudden late-year vacancy, the same as they did after the implosion of the Fox comedy "Used Guys" over a budget that went north of $110 million. The development indicates the fragility of projects, no matter how hot the participants. Coming off "Moulin Rouge," Luhrmann was poised to direct an epic about Alexander the Great with producer Dino De Laurentiis. Unfortunately, he was beaten to the punch by director Oliver Stone and the project stopped in its tracks and robbed Luhrmann of several years' worth of momentum. Given the Crowe-Kidman epic was his comeback, the sudden leading-man loss can't be heartening to the filmmaker. Crowe himself is not immune to experiencing canceled projects. He and Kidman last year were set to star in another all-Aussie effort, the Jocelyn Moorhouse-directed Fox drama "Eucalyptus." That film fell apart over creative differences. Ironically, Crowe is preparing to star alongside Denzel Washington for director Ridley Scott in "American Gangster," a picture that was previously unplugged by Universal Pictures when Washington had a pay-or-play deal to star with Benicio Del ToroBenicio for director Antoine Fuqua. Date in print: Wed., May 31, 2006, Los Angeles

A fonte dessa notícia infelizmente não é confiável de todo, que é a coluna PageSix do jornal The New York Post. Não há ainda informação oficial de Baz Luhrmann, ou do Russell, ou algo publicado no Variety ou Hollywood Reporter. Talvez o PageSix esteje fazendo confusão com uma notícia publicada em 04/05: by Newstrack - UPI.com, 04 May 2006 LOS ANGELES, May 4 (UPI) -- Colin Farrell has reportedly been replaced by "Brokeback Mountain" star Heath Ledger in Bob Dylan biopic, "I'm Not There," it was reported Thursday. FoxNews.com reported director Todd Hayes was forced to make the last minute hire after Farrell dropped out of the project for undisclosed reasons. The film -- which actually has six different actors playing the folk-rock icon -- is to start shooting this summer. Joining Ledger in the cast are Cate Blanchett, Richard Gere, Christian Bale and Julianne Moore, sources told FoxNews.com columnist Roger Friedman. More than a dozen classic Dylan songs will performed by acts such as the White Stripes and Aimee Mann. © Copyright 2006 United Press International, Inc. All Rights Reserved Atualmente Russell está filmando Tenderness, Nicole também está filmando o filme sem títutlo de Noah Baumbach, e segundo o IMDB as filmagens da biografia de Bob Dylan estão programadas para o verão europeu na Romênia.

Ainda nada de novo no front, a única coisa que se sabe é que o filme será rodado ainda este ano, possivelmente a partir de agosto em Nova York. Russell está filmando neste momento Tenderness com John Polson e esta filmagem deverá se estender até o final de junho. Em julho ele retorna à Australia para aguardar a chegada do seu segundo filho. E o Ridley está trabalhando atualmente na versão final e estendida de Blade Runner ..... wwwwoooowwwwwww, de acordo com o site Movieweb, em 26/05: http://www.movieweb.com/news/75/12875.php Ridley Scott is Working on Blade Runner: Final Cut Source: Variety Friday, May 26th, 2006 Warner Home Video has worked out the complex rights for Blade Runner to pave the way for a September reissue of the re-mastered "Director's Cut" version, followed by a theatrical release of a version promised to be truly Ridley Scott's final cut. Variety reports that Warner Bros,' rights to Blade Runner lapsed a year ago, but the studio has since negotiated a long-term license. The film, now considered a sci-fi classic, has had a troubled history from the start: When Scott ran over-budget, completion bond guarantors took control of it and made substantial changes before its 1982 theatrical release, adding a voiceover and happy ending. That version was replaced by the much better-received director's cut in 1992, but Scott has long been unhappy with it, complaining that he was rushed and unable to give it proper attention. The director started working on the final cut version in 2000, but that project was shelved by Warner soon after, apparently because the studio couldn't come to terms with Jerry Perenchio over rights issues. Blade Runner: Final Cut will arrive in 2007 for a limited 25th anniversary theatrical run, followed by a special edition DVD with the three previous versions offered as alternate viewing: Besides the original theatrical version and director's cut, the expanded international theatrical cut will be included. The set will also contain additional bonus materials. Visite Russell Crowe Daily Planet, meu blog em Português sobre o Russell!

Atualizada página de datas de lançamento deste filme no IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401445/releaseinfo Country Date Finland 10 November 2006 UK 10 November 2006 USA 10 November 2006 Argentina 23 November 2006 Germany 30 November 2006 Russia 4 January 2007 E uma formiguinha me contou que a estréia aqui no Brasil será no dia 01 de Dezembro, com distribuição pela Fox! E como ainda temos tempo, que tal escrevermos para a Fox Brasil e pedir a eles que façam uma premiere aqui no Brasil com a presença do Russell? Não custa nada a tentar, a união faz a força. Escrevam para: [email protected] Visite Russell Crowe Daily Planet, meu blog em Português sobre o Russell!

Página de Tenderness no IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0494864/ Tenderness (2007) Directed by John Polson Writing credits Robert Cormier (novel) Emil Stern Genre: Drama Plot Outline: A policeman (Crowe) works to deconstruct the complex history of a violent teen who has intersected with a young runaway. Production Notes/Status: Status: Filming Comments: Status Updated: 18 May 2006 Note: Since this project is categorized as being in production, the data is subject to change; some data could be removed completely. Credited cast: Russell Crowe .... Detective Cristofuoro Laura Dern Jon Foster Sophie Traub .... Lori Tenderness´s page at Murphsplace! http://www.murphsplace.com/crowe/tenderness/main.html Mais sobre o livro que está originando o filme, aqui: http://www.geocities.com/purplecheeseuk/tendersch.htm Visite Russell Crowe Daily Planet, meu blog em Português sobre o Russell!

Laura Dern está também em Tenderness! Publicado no site Cinematical em 21/05 pela Martha Fisher com as últimas de Cannes: http://www.cinematical.com/2006/05/21/cannes-casting-news-te nderness-colossus-woman-of-no-importanc/ Dern has joined the cast of Tenderness, the Russell Crowe-starring indie flick we told you about last month. The movie takes on the unsettling subject of a teenage serial killer and his romantic entanglement with a damaged runaway girl. Crowe plays a cop who tries to figure the kid out; it's not clear what role Dern will play. The movie begins shooting this week in New York. Também do ComingSoon, 22/05: http://comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=14656 Laura Dern Joins Crowe in Tenderness Source: Production Weekly May 22, 2006 Laura Dern has joined Russell Crowe in director John Polson's thriller Tenderness, which is set to begin filming in New York on Monday, reports Production Weekly. The film follows a violent teenager, Eric, whose life intertwines with Lori, a 16-year-old runaway who can't resist his charm. Crowe will play Lieutenant Cristofuoro, a cop who sets out to unravel Eric's complex past. Tenderness was adapted by screenwriter Emil Stern from the novel by Robert Cormier.

Definidos finalmente os outros dois atores principais deste filme, de acordo com o site ComingSoon.com, de 18/05: http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=14596 GreeneStreet's Russell Crowe-starrer Tenderness has also tapped more cast: Jon Foster (The Door in the Floor) and Sophie Traub (Daltry Calhoun). The film by John Polson (Hide and Seek) starts shooting May 22 and follows Foster as a violent teen whose life intertwines with a 16-year old runaway (Traub). Crowe plays a cop who sets out to unravel Foster's complicated past. Sendo assim, Russell irá interpretar o Detetive Cristofuoro, Jon Foster será Eric e Sophie Traub será Lori. foto do Jon: foto da Sophie Traub, aqui com Johnny Knoxville: As filmagens começam agora em 22/05. Página do filme no IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0494864/

Do site MovieWeb.com, 01/05, Entrevista com Ridley Scott, American Gangster começa à ser filmado em 01/08: http://www.movieweb.com/news/95/12395.php EXCLUSIVE: Ridley Scott Talks American Gangster, The Assassination of Jesse James and Shadow Divers! In a recent interview that Ridley Scott did with us for the DVD release of Tristan + Isolde, the director also gave us updates on a bunch of projects. During the interview he discussed why he most likely wouldn't do Alien 5 as well as his other projects American Gangster, Shadow Divers and The Assassination of Jesse James. Off the subject a bit... would you have any interest in doing a fifth Alien film? Ridley Scott: I think the franchise has maybe now been disengaged with Alien vs. Predator. Did you have any idea when you did that first one that it would span three other films and still be with us today? Ridley Scott: No, but I knew... you get an idea when you're doing something that it's going to be fairly important. Don't forget those were the days when sequels were rare. I'm just trying to think what other sequels there were. There was the James Bond movies and not many. I think sequels have become a recent idea of franchising. Made with the idea to make this one movie and then make a few others... Ridley Scott: Oh yeah, absolutely. Now they're giant box office. Films like Harry Potter and Narnia, I'm sure they'll do another one. The biggest audience of course is the youngsters. Can you talk at all about American Gangster, Shadow Divers or The Assassination of Jesse James? Ridley Scott:The Assassination of Jesse James is with Brad Pitt and is directed by Andrew Dominik. He wrote and directed that film Chopper that introduced Eric Bana to us actually. It's finished shooting, they're editing now. It looks really great. It's Brad Pitt and Casey Affleck. I'm doing American Gangster with Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe, again. I start that in New York in Harlem on August 1st. How about Shadow Divers or is that still in the writing stages? Ridley Scott: No, that's going through it's evolutions, it's actually being written in it's second, third draft now. It's an interesting subject though. It's fascinating that people do this kind of... it's not even an occupation, it's a goddamn pastime. It's a passion and they do this diving which is really dangerous. It's very extreme. They don't really look for treasure, it's not treasure hunting and Shadow Divers was interesting because the evolution of changing, from just nosing around wrecks to establishing the idea that these are graves. These are graveyards and even worse it's a grave of Germans from back in World War... a German submarine. Should it not be left alone? It goes down a very powerful, emotional thread as well. The entire Ridley Scott Interview will be posted shortly! Stay tuned... Russell Crowe Daily Planet, um blog em Português sobre o Russell!

Novo filme do Russell Crowe, com John Polson: Do site sobre cinema ComingSoon, 18 de Abril! http://comingsoon.net/news/indietopnews.php?id=14138 Russell Crowe tem um pouco de "Ternura" Fonte: Variety Russell Crowe assinou para estrelar o filme independente "Ternura" (Tenderness) para a produtora Greene Street Films que fica localizada em Nova York. O ator filmará o projeto para Polson (Hide and Seek - ) em Maio antes de mergulhar dentro da produção da Universal "American Gangster" em Julho, e depois no filme épico ainda sem título de Baz Luhrmann, onde contracenará com Nicole Kidman, no início do ano que vem. "Ternura" foi adapado pelo roteirista Emil Stern, da novela de mesmo nome de Robert Cormier. O filme segue a trajetória de um adolescente violento, Eric, cuja vida se entrelaça com Lori, uma fugitiva de 16 anos que não consegue resistir ao seu charme. Crowe interpretará o Tenente Cristofuoro, um policial que parte para desvendar o complexo passado de Eric. "Ternura será produzido pelo presidente da GreeneStreet John Penotti, com Charles Randolph e Howard Meltzer. Fisher Stevens e Tim Williams, também da GreeneStreet são os produtores executivos. Russell Crowe Has a Little Tenderness Source: Variety Russell Crowe has signed to star in director John Polson's indie thriller Tenderness for New York-based GreeneStreet Films. The actor will shoot the project for Polson (Hide and Seek) in May before heading into production on Universal's American Gangster in July, and then Baz Luhrmann's untitled period epic, opposite Nicole Kidman, early next year. Tenderness was adapted by screenwriter Emil Stern from the novel by Robert Cormier. The film follows a violent teenager, Eric, whose life intertwines with Lori, a 16-year-old runaway who can't resist his charm. Crowe will play Lieutenant Cristofuoro, a cop who sets out to unravel Eric's complex past. Tenderness will be produced by GreeneStreet president John Penotti, with Charles Randolph and Howard Meltzer. GreeneStreet's Fisher Stevens and Tim Williams are executive producing. Visite o Russell Crowe Daily Planet, meu blog em Português sobre o Russell!Big One2006-09-29 10:59:34

E o épico do Baz talvez só no ano que vem. Dos jornais australianos The Daily Telegraph, 30/03: http://www.dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story/0,20281,18644858 -5001025,00.html Baz is poised for Aussie epic March 30, 2006 IT'S big, it's local and it stars Russell Crowe, so Baz Luhrmann's next "epic" is bound to be the subject of countless rumours. The latest, that it's going under, is just puff, says Luhrmann's camp. The only problem at this stage, it appears, is getting studio 20th Century Fox to sign off on the budget. Then it will be all systems go by August, an insider told Michael Bodey. Luhrmann has already consulted with Crowe and Nicole Kidman on the script for the romantic epic which begins in the mid-1930s and ends with its major set-piece, the 1942-43 Japanese bombing of Darwin. Luhrmann, who is also co-writing and producing, recently flew to Los Angeles to work with Crowe after the Academy Awards. He then darted to Nashville, hometown of Kidman's beau, Keith Urban, to collaborate with the actress on the script and costumes. Crowe, after watching his footy team the Rabbitohs on Sunday, flew to New Zealand. Confirmation of the film's budget and name is expected within the next fortnight, with a number of Australian locations, including the Kimberleys, Darwin, Bowen and Sydney's Fox Studios, waiting with anticipation to see if they'll get a piece of the lucrative action. Even Newcastle believes it may be a chance to double as the Darwin pier after the film's location manager called Film Hunter agents. "They were looking for a pier and there was something in the Newcastle area that I was able to show them," Film Hunter's Christine Armstrong said. e do jornal The Australian, 30/03: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,574 4,18650125%255E16947,00.html Baz's outback film epic on hold Sandy George March 30, 2006 FILMMAKER Baz Luhrmann has confirmed that some crew have been stood down from his upcoming film and evidence is gathering that shooting is unlikely to start this year. The combination of the towering talent of Luhrmann with the internationally famous homegrown stars, Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe, makes this one of the most significant Australian films of all time. But this very combination, the film's World War II setting and the difficulties of shooting in remote locations - it is an epic romance and the Kimberley and the Queensland town of Bowen have been mentioned as possible locations - means 20th Century Fox will not give production the green light until it is confident that the huge investment will pay off. "To say that it is a complex and large-scale undertaking is an understatement and I cannot formally announce the project until all of the crucial elements are secure," said the director of Moulin Rouge, Romeo+Juliet and Strictly Ballroom. "Currently, they are not, and so it is true we've had to disengage some of our very loyal team. As soon as we are able to bring those crucial elements together I will be able to make a formal announcement concerning the starting date of the production, at which time it will also be named." He added that the enthusiasm and support from the creative team and crew, local and state governments and members of the community to see the film made has been "unflinching". Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe's schedules and the need to wait for manageable weather conditions indicate shooting may not occur until next year. Luhrmann only last week was in the outback researching locations. Kidman is known to be shooting an untitled film by Noah Baumbach, who directed The Squid And The Whale, in New York for two months from next week. Crowe is widely reported to be doing American Gangster with director Ridley Scott and co-star Denzel Washington from July. Add to that Luhrmann's assertion to The Australian last month that filming had to start in August at the "absolute latest" because of the wet season. Luhrmann was deep in planning the film in the Northern Territory and Western Australia only last week. Only a couple of weeks before, he was working in Los Angeles with Crowe, and was in Nashville with Kidman working on the script and on costumes. If the film is delayed it will be a bitter disappointment to all concerned. But it ain't over until the fat lady sings. Russell Crowe Daily Planet, meu blog em Português sobre o Russell!Sophie Aubrey2006-3-30 4:33:53

O entra e sai de roteiristas, noticiados em sites daqui: No Omelete: http://www.omelete.com.br/cinema/news/base_para_news.asp?art igo=17211 No Cinema Com Rapadura: http://www.cinemacomrapadura.com.br/noticias/?id_noticias=17 30

Do jornal australiano Sydney Morning Herald, de 23/03: http://www.smh.com.au/news/film/acting-giants-to-costar/2006 /03/22/1142703405863.html Acting giants to co-star By Peter Mitchell March 23, 2006 HOLLYWOOD tough guys Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington will go head-to-head later this year in what could be one of the great acting showdowns. The Oscar winners, two of the most dominant leading men in Hollywood over the past decade, will co-star in the Ridley Scott-directed crime drama, American Gangster. The film is set in the 1970s and based on the true story of how Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas smuggled heroin into the US in the coffins of American soldiers killed during the Vietnam War. "It's about one of the biggest and most notorious drug dealers in the history of America, Frank Lucas, and a New York detective, Richie Roberts, who tracks him down," Washington said during an interview to promote another crime thriller, Inside Man. "Eventually the two of them become friends." He will play Lucas while Crowe takes the part of Roberts. Washington, 51, who won the best actor Oscar in 2002 for Training Day, beating fellow nominee Crowe ( A Beautiful Mind), says he relishes the challenge of working with Hollywood's best. Washington had another all-star cast to work with in Inside Man, led by Jodie Foster and Clive Owen. Spike Lee directed the thriller, which opens in Australian cinemas next week. Owen plays the mastermind of an elaborate heist of a Wall Street bank. Washington is a New York police negotiator. Foster is a mysterious, designer suit-wearing troubleshooter hired by the billionaire owner of the bank. The plot leads to many tense scenes between the three leads. "That's what it's all about," Washington said. "You want to work with the best. "I remember years back working with Gene Hackman. It was the same kind of thing. It's not a competition. We're working together, but you want to be on your toes and be prepared." Washington said he was not interested in being the dominant actor on the set, a trait that could lead to tension with co-stars like Crowe. "I don't have to dominate," Washington said. "I don't even use words like that. It's not my style." Washington and Crowe have worked together on a film before, the unmemorable Virtuosity, about a virtual reality serial killer. Washington said American Gangster was set to begin filming in the mid to late part of this year. Inside Man opens in Australia on March 30. Crowe is clearly going to be busy this year, because he is also starring in director Baz Luhrmann's next film, an Australian epic to be shot on location and at Fox Studios from August. Luhrmann announced yesterday he is holding cattle call auditions for the new film - literally. He and his film production team are scouting the Northern Territory and Western Australia to find prime examples of the shorthorn cattle which will appear in the film. Luhrmann said the breed was no longer common on the territory's cattle stations, but insisted the correct period cattle were essential to the project's success. As well as looking the part, they also need to be able to work together as a herd. Luhrmann, who is directing, co-writing and producing the film, has recently returned from Nashville where he worked with the film's co-star Nicole Kidman on script and costume. AAP Visite Russell Crowe Daily Planet, meu blog em Português sobre o Russell!

Do Coming Soon, 24/03: http://comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=13777 Zaillian is Back on American Gangster Source: Variety March 24, 2006 Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment have rehired Steve Zaillian, this time to rewrite American Gangster, reports Variety. The studio has also committed to a late July start date for the film to be directed by Ridley Scott and star Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe. Brian Grazer is producing. Zaillian had written the original script about a Harlem drug kingpin (Washington) who smuggled heroin in the body bags of U.S. soldiers slain in Vietnam. After the film halted last year, Universal conscripted Terry George to write a downsized version of the story, but Grazer and Imagine exec Jim Whitaker couldn't let go of Zaillian's vision of the crime story. The film will shoot mostly in New York, with a brief stopover in Thailand. Visite Russell Crowe Daily Planet, meu blog em Português sobre o Russell!

Algumas de datas de lançamento do filme lá fora já aparecem no IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0401445/releaseinfo Finland 10 November 2006 USA 10 November 2006 Germany 30 November 2006 Do jeito que nós somos sortudos com os filmes do Russell, não ficaria nada espantada se só vissemos o filme em 2007! De qualquer forma para quem não quiser esperar, vale a pena ler o livro em que o filme se baseou, eu recomendo, já temos a edição em Português e é baratinho, leitura deliciosa. Um Bom Ano, pela Editora Rocco, autor Peter Mayle, veja mais informações sobre o livro aqui no link do Submarino: Link para Sumarino! Peter Mayle prega os prazeres da carne, do peixe e da ave, sempre acompanhados do vinho adequado. Seu novo livro, Um Bom Ano (A Good Year, 2004), é mais um mergulho do autor inglês no universo de Provence, sul da França, um lugar de paladares, aromas e paisagens capazes de elevar o espírito e mudar a vida das pessoas. A vida no caso é a de Max Skinner, que se transforma radicalmente quando ele troca o estressante mercado financeiro londrino por um vinhedo francês. O personagem passa por uma crise profissional e tem como uma das poucas alegrias cotidianas as lembranças de infância de suas viagens à França para visitar a propriedade do tio Henry. E é justamente nessa fase complicada de sua carreira que Max descobre ter herdado do tio o chateau, construído no século XVIII em Provence, e o vinhedo de 40 acres. Max pega dinheiro emprestado de seu amigo Charlie e parte para a encantadora região da França com a cara e a coragem, só para descobrir que se tornou proprietário de um lindo edifício muito necessitado de reparos e de uma marca de vinho da pior qualidade. Visite Russell Crowe Daily Planet, meu blog em Português sobre o Russell!