Jack Reacher Sequels Unlikely
Despite a mostly positive reaction to Tom Cruise recent turn as brooding vigilante Jack Reacher it appears that Paramount is unlikely to push forward with previous plans for sequels. Although the current film is still performing well at cinemas taking in over $150 million so far on a $60 million budget, the studio has reportedly decide that they don’t feel confident about trying to turn the bestselling book series into a franchise.
Allegedly the film’s failure to hit an optimistic projection of $250 million in cinemas, combined with the prospect of having to re-negotiate a new deal with Cruise, has left the studio unenthusiastic about adapting any more of the numerous Lee Child books featuring surly anti-hero Reacher. Luckily Cruise likely has many more Impossible Missions to keep him busy.
Interviews below from the Jack Reacher UK Red Carpet Premiere:
Golden Globes Full Winners List 2013
Here’s the full official list of winners at the Golden Globes Awards tonight as voted for by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
The 70th Annual awards ceremony saw Homeland emerge the clear winner on the small screen, picking up best drama while stars Damien Lewis and Claire Danes both took home awards for best actor/actress respectively. Sarah Palin political drama Game Change also picked up awards for best mini-series and acting nod for stars Julianne Moore and Ed Harris.
In the film awards, despite the widely predicted sweep for Spielberg’s historical biopic Lincoln, honors were shared in the key categories among other films. In fact Lincoln’s only win of the night was a predictable best actor success for Daniel Day Lewis.
Ben Affleck won the best director gong, despite missing out on an Academy Award nomination and Argo took hold of the coveted best film award.
Tarantino surprisingly scooped best Screenplay for slavery era western Django Unchained and Christoph Waltz took home best supporting actor for his role as a likeable bounty hunter. Best score went to Life Of Pi and Brave took home best animated feature.
Young stars Jennifer Lawrence (Silver Linings Playbook) and Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables) both picked up awards for best actress and best supporting actress in a comedy/musical. Hugh Jackman won for best actor and Les Miserables unsurprisingly took home the prize for best musical/comedy. Jessica Chastain won a best actress award for Zero Dark Thirty
One of the night’s most significant moments was when Jodie Foster receiving the Cecile B Demile lifetime achievement award, used the opportunity to publicly acknowledge her sexuality for the first time. Although something of an open secret in Hollywood for decades, it’s still a landmark moment for the gay and lesbian community to finally have the Oscar winner actress ‘come out’ on a global stage.
FILM AWARDS
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Argo
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Les Miserables
Best Director
Ben Affleck - Argo
Best Actor – Drama
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Best Actor – Musical or Comedy
Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables
Best Actress – Drama
Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Best Actress – Musical or Comedy
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Best Supporting Actor
Christophe Waltz, Django Unchained
Best Supporting Actress
Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
Best Screenplay
Django Unchained
Best Original Score
Life of Pi
Best Original Song
Skyfall, Skyfall
Best Foreign Language Film
Amour
Best Animated Feature
Brave
Cecil B DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award
Jodie Foster
TV AWARDS
Best TV Series – Drama
Homeland
Best TV Series – Comedy
Girls
Best Miniseries or Motion Picture made for TV
Game Change
Best Actor – Drama
Damian Lewis, Homeland
Best Actress – Drama
Claire Danes, Homeland
Best Actor – Comedy
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Best Actress – Comedy
Lena Dunham, Girls
Best Actor – Miniseries or Motion Picture made for TV
Kevin Costner, Hatfields & McCoys
Best Actress – Miniseries or Motion Picture made for TV
Julianne Moore, Game Change
Best Supporting Actor
Ed Harris, Game Change
Best Supporting Actress
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Golden Globes Nominations Full List 2013
As Hollywood gears up for the 70th Annual Golden Globes Awards tonight, here is the full list of Film and Television nominations, as voted for by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
FILM AWARDS
Best Motion Picture – Drama
Argo
Django Unchained
Life of Pi
Lincoln
Zero Dark Thirty
Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Les Miserables
Moonrise Kingdom
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Silver Linings Playbook
Best Director
Ben Affleck, Argo
Kathryn Bigelow, Zero Dark Thirty
Ang Lee, Life of Pi
Steven Spielberg, Lincoln
Quentin Tarantino, Django Unchained
Best Actor – Drama
Daniel Day-Lewis, Lincoln
Joaquin Phoenix, The Master
Richard Gere, Arbitrage
Denzel Washington, Flight
John Hawkes, The Sessions
Best Actor – Musical or Comedy
Bradley Cooper, Silver Linings Playbook
Ewan McGregor, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Bill Murray, Hyde Park on the Hudson
Hugh Jackman, Les Miserables
Jack Black, Bernie
Best Actress – Drama
Jessica Chastain, Zero Dark Thirty
Marion Cotillard, Rust and Bone
Helen Mirren, Hitchcock
Naomi Watts, The Impossible
Rachel Weisz, The Deep Blue Sea
Best Actress – Musical or Comedy
Emily Blunt, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Judi Dench, Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook
Maggie Smith, Quartet
Meryl Steep, Hope Springs
Best Supporting Actor
Alan Arkin, Argo
Leonardo Di Caprio, Django Unchained
Philip Seymour Hoffman, The Master
Tommy Lee Jones, Hope Springs
Christophe Waltz, Django Unchained
Best Supporting Actress
Amy Adams, The Master
Sally Field, Lincoln
Anne Hathaway, Les Miserables
Nicole Kidman, The Paperboy
Helen Hunt, The Sessions
Best Screenplay
Zero Dark Thirty
Django Unchained
Argo
Silver Linings Playbook
Lincoln
Best Original Score
Life of Pi
Anna Karenina
Argo
Cloud Atlas
Lincoln
Best Original Song
Safe and Sound, The Hunger Games,
Skyfall, Skyfall
Suddenly, Les Miserables
Not Running Anymore, Stand Up Guys
For You, Act of Valor
Best Foreign Language Film
Amour
Rust and Bone
The Untouchables
A Royal Affair
Kon-Tiki
Best Animated Feature
Brave
Frankenweenie
Rise of the Guardians
Wreck It Ralph
Hotel Transylvania
Cecil B DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award
Jodie Foster
TV AWARDS
Best TV Series – Drama
Breaking Bad
Downton Abbey
The Newsroom
Homeland
Boardwalk Empire
Best TV Series – Comedy
The Big Bang Theory
Episodes
Girls
Modern Family
Smash
Best Miniseries or Motion Picture made for TV
Game Change
The Girl
The Hour
Hatfields & McCoys
Political Animals
Best Actor – Drama
Steve Buscemi, Boardwalk Empire
Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad
Jeff Daniels, The Newsroom
Jon Hamm, Mad Men
Damian Lewis, Homeland
Best Actress – Drama
Connie Britton, Nashville
Glenn Close, Damages
Claire Danes, Homeland
Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife
Michelle Dockery, Downton Abbey
Best Actor – Comedy
Alec Baldwin, 30 Rock
Don Cheadle, House of Lies
Louis CK, Louie
Matt LeBlanc, Episodes
Jim Parsons, The Big Bang Theory
Best Actress – Comedy
Zoey Deschanel, New Girl
Tina Fey, 30 Rock
Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation
Lena Dunham, Girls
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Best Actor – Miniseries or Motion Picture made for TV
Kevin Costner, Hatfields & McCoys
Benedict Cumberbatch, Sherlock
Toby Jones, The Girl
Woody Harrelson, Game Change
Clive Owen, Hemingway & Gelhorn
Best Actress – Miniseries or Motion Picture made for TV
Nicole Kidman, Hemingway & Gelhorn
Sienna Miller, The Girl
Julianne Moore, Game Change
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story
Sigourney Weaver, Political Animals
Best Supporting Actor
Ed Harris, Game Change
Max Greenfield, New Girl
Danny Huston, Magic City
Mandy Patinkin, Homeland
Eric Stonestreet, Modern Family
Best Supporting Actress
Maggie Smith, Downton Abbey
Sofia Vergara, Modern Family
Sarah Paulson, Game Change
Archie Panjabi, The Good Wife
Hayden Panettiere, Nashville
Jurassic Park 4 Gets Release Date
Universal Pictures have announced the official release date for Jurassic Park 4, the fourth installment in the blockbuster dinosaur saga will be out in cinemas 13th June 2014. Universal made the announcement on Twitter but have yet to confirm a director for the project or any casting details.
Steven Spielberg will return to at least produce the sequel project, having recently postponed his planned science fiction film Robopocalypse indefinitely. The timing of that news has triggered speculation that Spielberg may intend to now direct Jurassic Park 4 himself.
The third Jurassic Park film was released in 2001 and was directed by Joe Johnston. Last year producer Kathleen Kennedy spoke of plans for the new film, explaining that
“We’re trying to come up with a story that makes sense and isn’t going to disappoint people and is, hopefully, going to get people excited and reinvigorate the franchise.”
The Jurassic Park trilogy has grossed over a billion dollars worldwide and Universal is re-releasing the original film in 3D in April this year. Reportedly the studio intends to use the next Jurassic Park film to launch a new trilogy of films; capitalizing on the enduring popularity of the franchise and the obvious box office potential of more 3D dinosaurs.
Spielberg Postpones Robopocalypse
Steven Spielberg has ‘indefinitely’ postponed his adaptation of Robopocalypse due to concerns over Drew Goddard’s script and a prohibitively expensive budget. Chris Hemsworth and Anne Hathaway were already attached to star but Spielberg has put a sudden halt to the project, insisting that the script ‘is not ready’ and the project is ‘too important’ to rush into production.
As Spielberg prepares to collect an array of awards for his magnificent historical biopic Lincoln the future of Robopocalypse looks unclear at best. For the time being the genius director says it’s ‘back to the drawing board to see what’s possible’.