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Kenneth Branagh Takes a Hammer to 'Thor'
Zap2It.comKenneth Branagh is reportedly in negotiations to bring his trained Shakespearean touch to Marvel's "Thor." According to Variety, Branagh would directed the potential tentpole pic, which has a 2010 release date, but no distributor on board. Matthew...Tags: Bryan Singer, Movies, Kenneth Branagh, The Incredible Hulk (movie, 2008), Film Festivals
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Nicolas Cage Is Ready to 'Kick-Ass'
Zap2It.comAaron Johnson has landed the lead role in Matthew Vaughn's adaptation of the comic "Kick-Ass," with Nicolas Cage in a key supporting role. Also joining the big screen version of the Mark Millar comic are Lyndsy Fonseca and Chloe Moretz. According to The...Tags: Big Love (tv program), Bangkok Dangerous (movie), How I Met Your Mother (tv program), Nicolas Cage, Television
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'Stardust' Director to Hammer out 'Thor'
Zap2It.comMatthew Vaughn is bringing the thunder. The "Stardust" director has been tapepd by Marvel Studios to helm "Thor," based on the comic book character of the same name, reports Variety. In the comic books, Stan Lee created Thor -- loosely based on the...Tags: Daniel Craig, Michelle Pfeiffer, Claire Danes, Robert DeNiro, Stan Lee
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Witty script elevates fantasy 'Stardust'
Forum Publishing GroupAn adaptation of Neil Gaiman's 1998 fantasy novella, it's a given that "Stardust" would have sumptuous visuals. Indeed, the movie is delicious eye candy from start to finish, with British director Matthew Vaughn capturing the film's many monolithic sets,...Tags: Movies, Ann Coulter, Peter O'Toole, Claire Danes, Michelle Pfeiffer
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Michelle Pfeiffer: Remember her?
Michelle Pfeiffer had no intention of spending nearly five years away from the silver screen.
"You know," the 49-year-old actress says matter-of-factly, "it just happened."
A few years ago, Pfeiffer, her über-TV-producer husband David E. Kelley and...Tags: Movies, Amy Heckerling, Los Angeles, Claire Danes, Michelle Pfeiffer
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Not So Bright
Zap2It.com"Stardust" has its moments, most of them plot-unrelated. The highlight is a patter routine wherein Robert De Niro, as a cross-dressing pirate, haggles over the price of some fenced goods with a disreputable fellow played by Ricky Gervais. The way these...Tags: Daniel Craig, Movies, Rupert Everett, Peter O'Toole, Michelle Pfeiffer
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'Stardust'
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterFLOATING in on an airy breeze of dreams and true love, the lively adventure-romance "Stardust" offers that elusive quality summer movies are supposed to possess but rarely do -- total escape. The fantastical story of an ordinary shop boy's quest to prove...Tags: Movies, Rupert Everett, Fiction, Peter O'Toole, Michelle Pfeiffer
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Call it whatever, but Michelle Pfeiffer is back
Sentinel Movie CriticMichelle Pfeiffer has been bracing herself for it all summer, that moment when a reporter would use "the c-word" to describe her re-emergence in the movies. "I thought I'd be hearing that a lot more these past few weeks," she says. "But nobody's saying...Tags: Roger Moore, Movies, Queen Latifah, Batman, John Travolta
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Fast-Paised review: 'Stardust'
A young, considerably annoying dreamer (Charlie Cox) promises the hottest lass in the kingdom (Sienna Miller) that he can bring her back a falling star. That leads him to the star herself (Claire Danes, excruciating), the witch (Michelle Pfeiffer) and...Tags: Jon Harris, Movies, Paramount, Peter O'Toole, Michelle Pfeiffer
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McKellen Voices 'Stardust' Dreams
Zap2It.comSir Ian McKellen will lend his dulcet tones to the Paramount fantasy "Stardust." Production is already completed on the Matthew Vaughn-directed feature, but the McKellen will enter the soundbooth to provide the narration for the adaptation of the Nail...Tags: Movies, Paramount, Claire Danes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert DeNiro
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Police talk to Claudia Schiffer about her 'wild' dogs
Police have spoken with Claudia Schiffer about controlling her two large dogs near her mansion in the countryside, authorities said Wednesday. Police met with the 36-year-old supermodel to discuss complaints that the dogs were intimidating walkers near...Tags: Police, Claudia Schiffer
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'Hairspray' Takes Hold of Pfeiffer
Zap2It.comMichelle Pfeiffer is in talks to join the bulging ensemble of "Hairspray," New Line's big screen adaptation of the musical adaptation of John Waters' 1988 cult comedy. Adam Shankman is set to direct the film, which stars newcomer Nikki Blonsky as Tracy...Tags: Movies, Cinema Industry, Amy Heckerling, John Waters, Queen Latifah
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