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John Hillcoat’s ‘The Wettest County in the World’ Shooting In February

November 19, 2009 7:06 pm

Nice. Exciting news. Is John Hillcoat's film adaptation of "The Wettest County In The World" shooting soon? Yes, according to the director, in an ComingSoon interview, the film will start shooting in February.T...

How Is The ‘Wettest County’ Casting Going To Work? Either Way: Greenlight This Project

Rodrigo Perez

November 11, 2009 8:37 pm

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Considering the potential cast — Shia LaBeouf, Ryan Gosling, Scarlett Johansson, Paul Dano and Michael Shannon are all names reportedly circling the picture— if John Hillcoat's "The Wettest County In The World"...

Nick Cave Writing The Script; John Hillcoat Confirms Shia LaBeouf & Ryan Gosling Circling ‘The Wettest County’

Rodrigo Perez

November 4, 2009 2:54 am

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Reiterating what's already been reported in the trades at the beginning of October — and not just random rumors — director John Hillcoat ("The Road," "The Proposition") has his eye on his next project which is ...

Trailer: ‘New York, I Love You’ (But You’re Bringing Me Down)

Spencer Martin

August 25, 2008 12:42 pm

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"This is what I have always liked about New York. These little moments on the sidewalks, you can watch the buildings, you can feel the air, look at the people, and sometimes meet someone you feel like you can ...

Short Cuts: Bay Not Letting Star’s Alcoholism Interfere With Film, ‘Dark Knight’ Sequel Casting Rumors Fly, ‘Twilight’ Fans Will Kill Us All; More..

Spencer Martin

August 3, 2008 9:27 pm

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"Transformers 2" director Michael Bay is keeping his head up after his star's drunk driving accident has delayed the shooting schedule of his follow up to the controversial, hard hitting prestige pic, "Transfor...

Frank Darabont’s Shia-Free ‘Indiana Jones 4’ Script Leaks Like You Knew It Would

Rodrigo Perez

June 12, 2008 3:26 pm

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Man, Frank Darabont is kicking back, feeling smug and thinking, "I told you fuckers." Now that "Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Ridiculous Space Aliens" has been released and the world has seen how sub-par...

American Graffiti-Style Film Confirms ‘Freaks & Geeks’ Star Sam Weir Not Dead; Just Not Playing In Apatow Sandbox

Rodrigo Perez

May 22, 2008 6:00 pm

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We at the at the Playlist are big fans of "Freaks & Geeks," the little one-hour sitcom produced by Judd Apatow in the late '90s that paved the way for him to be the big cheese that he is today.And we still ...

‘Indiana Jones 4’ Shows Signs Of Age & Fatigue – Isn’t Crystal Or Gold, But Just More Like Meh

Rodrigo Perez

May 18, 2008 6:39 pm

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It's probably not a huge surprise to hear that "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" wasn't very good. It's hard enough to strike lighting twice, let alone four times, and let's fact it the third...

Short Cuts: Jonah Hill For Transformers 2, Blindness Opens Cannes 2008, Viral Marketing Is Too Much, Gandalf Says Yes To Hobbits

Rodrigo Perez

April 30, 2008 1:43 pm

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Is Jonah Hill going to be in "Transformers 2" as Shia LeBouf's bff? Maybe he can cockpunch him for us while on set. Of course Michael Bay is claiming all the new casting information is blatant misinformation, ...

Geriatric Indiana Jones Battles Aliens And Nazis For Last Sexagenarian ‘Crystal Skulls’ Hurrah?

Rodrigo Perez

February 14, 2008 5:28 pm

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We have to admit when the swelling John Williams "Indiana Jones" score began we got kind of excited and then the trailer progressed and we became more and more disinterested to the point of just shrugging and t...

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