Glenn Close is set to bring one of her most famous stage roles to the big screen in the film adaptation of “Albert Nobbs.” The film “is a ‘Gosford Park’-style ‘below stairs’ drama featuring Close as a woman in Nineteenth Century Ireland who disguises herself as a man in order to survive.” Orlando Bloom, Michael Gambon and Janet McTeer have all signed on to co-star in the film that will be directed by Rodrigo Garcia (“Mother & Child,” “Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her”).
Emilio Estevez has a new film in the can, and his first behind the camera since 2006’s “Bobby.” His new one, “The Way,” stars his father Martin Sheen, and “tells the story of an American who travels to France to reclaim the body of his estranged son, who has died in a storm on his way to the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route. Once in France, the father cremates his son’s remains and decides to complete the pilgrimage.” The film is a feel good drama that Estevez hopes will tap into the same audience that made “The Blind Side” a hit. The film is currently seeking distributors at the European Film Market.
Do you want to see a movie about movie bloggers made by movie bloggers? We don’t, but someone thinks its a good idea as Jamie King has attached herself to “Journies,” a romantic comedy ” that “takes place in the world of online entertainment news, where an aspiring online journalist gets the scoop of a lifetime when a one-on-one interview turns into a date with Hollywood’s hottest young ingenue.” It’s directed by her husband Kyle Newman, who directed, “Fanboys.” Nuff said.
The “Watchmen” actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan has signed on to the low budget thriller “The Unblinking Eye” by director Michael Bassett. Morgan will play a homicide detective who retires after nearly being murdered by a serial killer. He is sought out by a journalist leading to dark secrets being revealed.
Finally, here’s the trailer for the Katherine Heigl and Ashton Kutcher film, “Killers.” Words fail us: