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On an ordinary day in 1986, executives from the Walt Disney Studio piled into a screening room to see what $100,000 had bought them. That’s what they had paid for a proof-of-concept screen test for an upcoming film. If they liked what they saw, the project could move forward. If they didn’t, the movie would likely get axed. What they saw, left them baffled. One confused executive asked producer Don Hahn “What is that? Is it a guy in a rabbit suit?” It wasn’t. But that was precisely the reaction Hahn and his team were looking for — because the test had blended an animated character with live-ac...
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Diane Kruger is set to receive the Golden Eye Award at this year’s Zurich Film Festival. Famed for working with directors including Quentin Tarantino, Wolfgang Peterson and Robert Zemeckis, the 47-year-old is renowned as one of Hollywood’s finest character actresses and is probably best known for her roles as Helen of Sparta in 2004’s ‘Troy’, Bridget von Hammersmark in Tarantino’s ‘Inglourious Basterds’ and Anna in 2009’s ‘Mr. Nobody’. She said: “Thank you Zurich Film Festival for this wonderful recognition. I’m honoured and proud to be part of the impressive list of past honourees. “I look fo...
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Michelle Dockery has joined Tom Hanks in 'Here'. The 'Downton Abbey' actress is to team up with Robert Zemeckis, who is adapting Richard McGuire’s graphic novel of the same name. Sony Pictures have acquired US rights for the movie, and Miramax have international rights, according to Deadline. The motion picture will see Hanks, Zemeckis and Eric Roth reunite for the first time since their talents came together on the classic 1994 movie 'Forrest Gump'. The drama won six Oscars, with Hanks (Best Actor), Zemeckis (Best Director) and Roth (Best Adapted Screenplay) all taking home gongs in addition ...
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Tom Hanks, Robert Zemeckis and Eric Roth are to reunite for the movie 'Here'. The new project will mark the first time the trio will collaborate since their talents came together on the classic 1994 movie 'Forrest Gump'. The drama won six Oscars, with Hanks (Best Actor), Zemeckis (Best Director) and Roth (Best Adapted Screenplay) all taking home gongs in addition to the movie's Best Picture triumph. 'Here' has Tom attached to star, with Robert directing and Eric writing the script. The trio are adapting the project from a graphic novel published in 2014 by Richard McGuire. The plot is centered...
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Luke Evans wants to play James Bond. The 42-year-old actor has revealed that he would "jump at the chance" to become the second Welsh 007 after Timothy Dalton but adds that the prospect of succeeding Daniel Craig, who is set to leave the franchise after the upcoming 'No Time To Die', would be "daunting". Asked about the possibility of playing the iconic spy, Luke told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "I think I've cut my teeth very well in movies I've done and I've enjoyed every second of it. "It's a phenomenal job, a phenomenal franchise, an incredible role. I have to say though, it's a daunting t...
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Cynthia Erivo have joined the cast of the Robert Zemeckis adaptation of 'Pinocchio'. The 40-year-old actor and 34-year-old actress have boarded the Disney+ live-action remake of the classic 1940 animation - which is inspired by Carlo Collodi's 1883 Italian children's novel 'The Adventures of Pinocchio' - as the voice of Jiminy Cricket and the Blue Fairy. The pair have joined a cast that includes Tom Hanks as Pinocchio's creator Geppetto and Luke Evans as the conniving Coachman. Benjamin Evan Ainsworth will voice the titular character with Keegan-Michael Key lending his...
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Luke Evans believes that the 'Pinocchio' remake will be unique. The 41-year-old actor has been cast in Disney's new take on the classic tale as the conniving villain The Coachman and feels that the upcoming movie, which is being directed by Robert Zemeckis, will take the story in a different direction. Asked why he had joined the Disney+ flick, Luke said: "It's a timeless story. It's a very old fairytale or fable, whatever you want to call it. It has very powerful messages woven into the storyline, many that I think relate to young kids and young people. "I don't think it will be anything like...
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Luke Evans has boarded the 'Pinocchio' remake. The 41-year-old actor has already played Gaston in the 2017 live-action remake of Disney classic ‘Beauty and the Beast’, and now he's set to play the conniving Coachman in the upcoming Disney+ flick, Deadline reports. Tom Hanks plays Pinocchio's creator Geppetto in the upcoming Robert Zemeckis movie. The pair have reunited after working together on 'Forrest Gump' and 'Cast Away'. It was previously reported that Hanks personally reached out to the filmmaker to inform him that he would take on the role. Zemeckis will both direct and co-write the scr...
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Oakes Fegley is being eyed for a role in the 'Pinocchio' remake. Disney reportedly want to cast the 16-year-old actor as Lampwick in Robert Zemeckis' new live-action version of the classic tale about a wooden puppet brought to life, according to The Illuminerdi. Lampwick is a supporting character and a rascal of a boy who teases and ridicules Pinocchio, with a fondness for leaving wreckage in his wake - and who embraces the activities on Pleasure Island until he learns the sinister truth about the supposed paradise for scoundrels. Oakes has previously appeared in movies such as 'Pete's Dragon'...
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Tom Hanks paid for part of the production costs for 'Forrest Gump' out of his own pocket.He's revealed he helped pay for his character's expensive trip across the country after the director of the flick, Robert Zemeckis, asked him to split the costs with him.The 'Toy Story' actor also helped out with cost of insurance, too.The 64-year-old Hollywood legend also revealed took a while to get into the character of Forrest, which has ended up being one of tom's most iconic roles for which he won the academy award for Best Actor in 1994.
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