Russell Crowe

By theplaylist@gmail.com (The Playlist) With the fall film festival season behind us, the Oscar season is now pretty much in full swing, so we thought we'd take a look at some relate Oscar players who have never won Oscars (males now, females later) It’s been five years since Esquire magazine had Bill Murray on the cover along with...

By theplaylist@gmail.com (The Playlist) Why He’s a Contender: No, it’s not an error. Paul Giamatti does only have one Oscar nomination under his belt, and it’s not for "Sideways" ('04) either. After turning audience’s heads with "American Splendor" ('03) and then getting them to stand and cheer with the aforementioned 'Sideway...

By noreply@blogger.com (Oli Lyttelton) With the looming threat of Russell Crowe taking on the part of legendary comedian Bill Hicks, it was only a matter of time before someone stepped in with a feature documentary. Hicks is a genuine great, his story has real drama to it, and the technique seems interesting - the film mixes inter...

By kevinjag@gmail.com (Kevin Jagernauth) Taking a look past "New Moon," 2010 will see the actor trying desperately to wrest the anvil that is "Twilight" from around his neck. First up is the Jenny Lumet ("Rachel Getting Married") scripted "Remember Me" which will hit theaters in February. The film is another look at family tragedi...

By noreply@blogger.com (Gabe Toro) Paul Haggis's upcoming "The Next Three Days" has added two more dubious cast members who, no doubt, will be given some typically laughable Haggis-ian dialogue. Olivia Wilde, a TV actress if there ever was one, will play a married friend of a man (Russell Crowe) determined to prove his wife...

By noreply@blogger.com (Oli Lyttelton) In a tweet that probably qualifies more as a warning than as news, Production Weekly has announced that the upcoming Ben Stiller sequel "Little Fockers" will start filming in Chicago on October 2. Illinois residents will already be aware of this, from the failing crops, dying livestock,...

By theplaylist@gmail.com (The Playlist) Apparently studios are desperate to cash-in on the unexpected windfall that was the super successful, "Mamma Mia," so now Ritchie's apparently been given the greenlight to remake the 1955 musical,"Guys & Dolls" that starred Marlon Brando, Frank Sinatra, Jean Simmons and Vivian...

By noreply@blogger.com (Gabe Toro) Unless... what if Lionsgate are cheeky bastards and want to benefit from the buzz from Crowe's next film? Crowe's had a rough go of it lately- "Body of Lies" and "State Of Play" were total box office nonstarters, and "A Good Year" was a flop. Execs were comforted enough by "American Gangster"'s...

By theplaylist@gmail.com (The Playlist) Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz and Robert Pattinson will star in actress Madeline Stowe's directorial debut/passion project — a period drama titled, "Unbound Captives," about a woman (Weisz) whose husband is killed and her two children and kidnapped by a Comanche war party in 1859. She is r...

By theplaylist@gmail.com (The Playlist) There's lots of little tidbits of info in the piece, teases to the fact that this picture will likely be the beginning of a franchise (the end teases a possible sequel, naturally), but it's interesting to hear the rumor that Russell Crowe was going to play Watson before Jude Law scored the r...

By theplaylist@gmail.com (The Playlist) Back to "Gladiator." Didn't Crowe's Maximus character die at the end of the film? (with apologies to those that haven't seen the 2000 Academy Award Best Picture winner, get with it already) At the end of the film, Crowe's Roman warrior character did wander into the afterlife to his family i...

By spencer.soward@gmail.com (Spencer Martin) While speaking with IESB.com,  Fox co-chairman, Tom Rothman, commented that they may be attempting to bait original "Alien" director Ridley Scott back into the director's chair for another 'Aliens' installment. "There's been some talk. Ridley Scott, Ridley is right now working on '...

By spencer.soward@gmail.com (Spencer Martin) As Russell Crowe's expanding waistline has dominated the headlines surrounding the release of his last two films, "Body of Lies," and "State of Play," entertainment industry writers have not failed to seize on the weight gain as Crowe's first step off the A-list (the New York Times even...

By noreply@blogger.com (Simon Dang) Here's the first glimpse at Russell Crowe as the Prince Of Thieves in Ridley Scott's Untitled Robin Hood Film. Looks like we can all sleep soundly now knowing that Crowe isn't carrying on any of the scruffiness and weight from his previous effort "Body Of Lies" and "State Of Play." [USA Today...

By noreply@blogger.com (Seth Valentine) Back to the weekend box office! As usual, there's seemingly not much to get excited about in wide release this weekend, but one political thriller with Russell Crowe and Ben Affleck that surprisingly really outdid all expectations.

By noreply@blogger.com (Simon Dang) William Hurt has joined Ridley Scott's "Untitled Robin Hood Project" as William Marshall, the Earl of Pembroke. [THR] Check out new clips from Kevin MacDonald's "State Of Play." The clips are interwoven with a host of interviews with the film's stars Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck and Rachel...

By noreply@blogger.com (Simon Dang) Further, it has been reported that the film will feature significant musical numbers. This claim is supported by the fact that two of the main cast members have musical backgrounds - Alan Doyle is the lead singer of Canadian folk-rock band Great Big Sea and Scott Grimes has previously rele...

By theplaylist@gmail.com (The Playlist) Russell Crowe is now only playing Robin and not also the Sheriff of Notthingham as once ridiculously planned. Shooting begins in April. The budget is... holy shit... $130 million. Apparently there's no recession in the U.K. [Variety] The Playlist - The sweet spot where movies and music meet.

By theplaylist@gmail.com (The Playlist) At one point the director had said that Russell Crowe would play both Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham, but he says he's since scrapped that idea. “[Crowe as both Robin and the Sheriff of Nottingham] was an idea so far back, way back when at the time I had this proposed to me," he said of t...

By noreply@blogger.com (Gabe Toro) They've been even more persistent with their longstanding hopes to make a "Three Stooges" movie, talking up pretty much every A-Lister under the sun. However, with a start date looming, and a fall release date set, they had better get moving. JustJared reports, however, that they haven't...

By theplaylist@gmail.com (The Playlist) The Oscar-snubbed/ Scorsese endorsed, "Gomorrah" hits theaters in limited release (NY/LA) on February 13 and the political thriller "State Of Play" starring bff's Ben Affleck, Russell Crowe and Rachel McAdams comes out April 14. [via Empire and Joblo]The Playlist - The sweet spot whe...

By theplaylist@gmail.com (The Playlist) Apparently Russell Crowe, who is supposed to be playing both Robin Hood and the Sheriff of Nottingham (see how that's supposed to works here) is being a tyrant on the project and firing people left, right and center and allegedly its because of the weight he put on for "Body Of Lies" that he c...

By theplaylist@gmail.com (The Playlist) Last we heard about "State Of Play," the Washington D.C., political thriller/journo expose, reports had surfaced that the two leads, Russell Crowe (the journalist) and Ben Affleck (the political figure) didn't really gel on the set. Since the characters were supposed to be best friends,...

By theplaylist@gmail.com (The Playlist) OK, great, but even juicier and something everyone seemed to miss was the Anne Thompson story about Affleck and Russell Crowe mixing like oil and vinegar on the set of "State Of Play," a political thriller set to come out in April 2009.

By theplaylist@gmail.com (The Playlist) For one, it's the British press and the tabloid-y UK Sun (cue grain of salt). For second, since when does Russell Crowe take supporting roles? The sad thing about Hollywood these days (or one of them we've been thinking about) is how now major stars will ever take anything less than a meaty, l...

By noreply@blogger.com (Spencer Martin) According to the Hollywood gossip machine Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe (known for risk taking roles outside his natural comfort zone and easy going demeanor) will be bathing together in mediocrity once again later this year as they collaborate on yet another adaptation on the Englis...

By noreply@blogger.com (The Playlist) Sienna Miller will star alongside Russell Crowe in yet another adaptation of the Robin Hood story. Miller will play Maid Marion and Crowe will naturally not play the good natured thief who robs from the rich and gives to the poor, but instead will play the Sheriff of Nottingham. This updated...