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Exclusive: First Look At ‘James McAvoy In The Conspirator, Plus Evan Rachel Wood & Toby Kebbell Join Cast

October 15, 2009 5:04 pm

Robert Redford's "The Conspirator" is currently shooting in Savannah, Georgia and faithful readers of The Playlist who live in the area have sent us some exclusive images that lead us to a few scoops.As previou...

Don’t Worry: Spielberg Hasn’t Given Up On ‘Lincoln’

Rodrigo Perez

September 14, 2009 11:42 pm

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Worried that Robert Redford's "The Conspirator" — an Abraham Lincoln's assassin John Wilkes Booth film starring James McAvoy and Robin Wright Penn — has killed Steven Spielberg's long-gestating "Lincoln" proj...

Ian McKellen Says ‘The Hobbit’ Has Cast Its Bilbo Baggins

Rodrigo Perez

August 24, 2009 1:24 pm

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Ian McKellen reportedly discussed the progress of Guillermo Del Toro's "The Hobbit" to audiences at a 'LOTR' marathon in London over the weekend. According to the actor, a Bilbo Baggins has been cast, a script ...

Robert Redford To Helm ‘The Conspirator,’ Tale Of Lincoln Assassination Accomplice Mary Surratt

Simon Dang

August 18, 2009 3:27 pm

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Robert Redford is set to helm "The Conspirator," the story of Mary Surratt, an alleged accomplice and conspirator of Abraham Lincoln's assassin John Wilkes Booth.Centering in a volatile time when the country wa...

James McEvoy Joins Seth Rogen In Nicole Holofcener’s Cancer Comedy

Simon Dang

August 18, 2009 1:45 pm

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James McAvoy has joined the cast as the lead of the disease comedy -- formerly titled, I'm With Cancer" -- which already has Seth Rogen attached in a supporting role (he's also a producer on the project as well...

Marc Forster To Direct Kurt Cobain Biopic?

Rodrigo Perez

February 17, 2009 3:30 am

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Once upon a time, someone thought a Kurt Cobain biopic about the deceased grunge star would be a good idea.- In October 2007, script writer, David Benioff ("The 25 Hour," "Troy,") is hired to write the screenpl...

“Wanted” Rakes In $50 Million Its First Weekend, No One Notices

Spencer Martin

June 30, 2008 11:00 am

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"Wall-E" opened this weekend to an impressive sum of $62 million, and has generated enough hype to have people blathering about it for Best Picture. But what was that other movie that came out? The one where t...

Danny Elfman Sings For Angelina Jolie’s ‘Wanted’

Rodrigo Perez

June 17, 2008 12:19 pm

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What is "Wanted"? Some slick, big-budget action film based on some graphic novel that we have little interest in. Wait, it does have James McAvoy and he's decent, right?Angelina Jolie told Entertainment Weekly ...

James McAvoy Squashes ‘The Hobbit’/ Bilbo Baggins Rumors

Rodrigo Perez

June 12, 2008 7:35 pm

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Hey guess what interweb? Despite the rumors, James McAvoy, the male lead of "Atonement," is not going to be playing Ian Holm's role of Bilbo Baggins in the "The Hobbit," LOTR prequel according to Collider."It's...

James McAvoy To Play Bilbo Baggins In ‘The Hobbit’?

Rodrigo Perez

May 29, 2008 6:44 pm

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As you've probably read by now soon-to-be 'Hobbit' director Guillermo del Toro and "Lord Of The Rings" mastermind Peter Jackson, recently held a web Q&A session / online chat where fans and geeks got to as...

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