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News Bites: 'Tetro' Rethinks Cannes & 'Company Men' Gets a 'Coach'
Filed under: Drama », Casting », Deals », Cannes », Exhibition »
You may have heard that Francis Ford Coppola had said no to screening Tetro out of competition and had decided to keep his latest film out of Cannes. Well, all that's changed now. Variety reports that Olivier Pere countered Coppola's refusal with a new offer, one that proved too irresistible. Now the Vincent Gallo film will open the 41st edition of Directors' Fortnight, which also boasts I Love You Phillip Morris amongst a number of international selections. For the unlucky Cannes-free people: Coppola will be distributing the film through his American Zoetrope, but no release date has been announced.Meanwhile, the cast of The Company Men, the drama that has Ben Affleck getting sacked, keeps growing. First Kevin Costner and Tommy Lee Jones signed on, and now Variety reports that Craig T. Nelson and Maria Bello are joining the film, which is currently kicking off in Boston. Company focuses on a man who suffers from a lay-off due to corporate downsizing, and has to work at his brother-in-law's (Costner) construction site to make ends meet. Bello will play the Vice President of human resources who cans Affleck, while Coach plays the global conglomerate's CEO. Get ready to see a lot more of Mr. T. Nelson. You might have noticed that he's also in The Proposal, and, he's rumored to be part of that Parenthood TV project.
'The Proposal' Gets More Cast
Filed under: Comedy », Romance », Casting »
As Jessica posted back in January, we're about to get more of the same, old, tired romcom fare with the upcoming Disney-distributed flick, The Proposal. The queen of romantic comedy herself, Sandra Bullock, and Ryan Reynolds had signed on to play a publishing exec who forces her assistant to marry her to avoid being deported back to Canada. Come on... Is it really a proposal if an older, desperate woman forces her subordinate to marry her? It's going to be directed by Anne Fletcher, who will tap into her Step Up roots and make use of the film's "great physical comedy."The Hollywood Reporter now posts that the two stars will be joined by Malin Akerman, Mary Steenburgen, Craig T. Nelson, and Aasif Mandvi (Jericho). There is, however, no word on who they'll play -- not that it really matters. We know the drill by now -- there will be hatred, crappy power plays, and ultimately, romantic reconciliation -- just like real life. You gotta wonder -- does Sandra Bullock ever get tired of these flicks? After Crash, I was hoping she'd get some more meaty work, but I guess not. And what about Malin? I can only hope that Watchmen wrenches her from her selection of questionable romcoms. Then again, it works for Ashton Kutcher's paycheck, so why should she stop?
Production begins this month.
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