Keira Knightley or Lily Collins in "Rosaline"; Alejandro González Iñarritu's attached for the western "The Revenant"; "Coriolanus" kick-ass movie poster;;

According to Collider, "Author Rebecca Serle has a book coming out in May called Before You Were Mine. The novel is a spin on Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet by looking at the story from the perspective of Romeo’s prior love, Rosaline and then seeing her fall in love with Romeo’s cousin, Benvolio. Fox 2000 picked up the rights, Shawn Levy (Date Night) came on to produce, (500) Days of Summer screenwriters Scott Neustader and Michael H. Weber were brought on to adapt, and Michael Sucsy (HBO’s Grey Gardens) will direct the adaptation, now called Rosaline. Now that we’ve cleared that up, Vulture reports that Keira Knightley is Levy’s top choice to play Rosaline and that early discussions are happening with her reps (read: Shawn Levy has a list of actresses and there have been some phone calls). Vulture also hears that rising star Lily Collins (Priest) is also a contender for the lead". I don't know what are you thinking about, but I'm getting a bit tired of great classics' "recreations". First Pride & Prejudice & Zombies, then the Snow White movies (the two movies from two different studios) and now a new perspective from Romeo & Juliet? I'm not saying these projects are bad ones, I'm only saying that there's some freshness lacking in big studios... If Keira Knightley takes this role, I may consider paying a ticket for seeing the movie, it's all I have to say about Rosaline, which can have an interesting plot if you think twice.

Alejandro González Iñarritu, the director of Amores Perros, 21 Grams, Babel and Biutiful, seems ready to comeback to work with The Revenant, a big-screen adaptation of the novel of the same name. The plot in a 19th century fur trapper who is mauled by a bear and left with injuries so sever it appears he will die instantly whose ship captain serves on tries to carry him back to civilization, but when the hash terrain makes that impossible he hires two men to stay behind and bury him after his inevitable death. It's another story around the themes of death and survival in extreme conditions, so I think Iñarritu will do a great job as always. The movie seems to be a western and it's ready to become the first Iñarritu's studio production, but this doesn't mean it will be a big budget movie (specially when Iñarritu's movies don't give him box-office success guarantees). A nice project to look for... I would love to see the "wonder man of the moment" playing the title role - I'm talking about Hunger's Michael Fassbender, of course...

Coriolanus was already released in Berlin Film Festival, it got rave reviews, it is getting some Oscar buzz, it got a release date and a movie trailer and now it has a "kick-ass-poster"! I truly love the poster! Coriolanus is Ralph Fiennes' directorial debut in which he stars as the lead character. The movie also features Gerard Butler, Vanessa Redgrave, Brian Cox and Jessica Chastain (this wonderful actress seems to be in every Oscar contender this year). Here's the outstanding movie poster:

TOP 35 Actors and Actresses Under 35 Working Today - 2017

The almost annual TOP 35 Actors and Actresses Under 35 Working Today is out, with me considering the performers' performances of 2016 also. We have a few changes since last year's list, with Greta Gerwig toping the list thanks to her last 3 great performances in Mistress America , Maggie's Plan and the Oscar buzzy acting turn in 20th Century Women . Scarlett Johansson comes second with her latest distinguished performance being in 2014 ( Under the Skin ), but she managed to be at the spotligh this year thanks to her fine turns in critically acclaimed movies: Hail, Caesar! , Captain America: Civil War , The Jungle Book (voice) and Sing (voice). Emily Blunt adds another great performance to her resume in The Girl on the Train and she comes third, while Elle Fanning 's turning into one of the finest actresses and she's getting to play more adult and complex parts like The Neon Demon and 20th Century Women 's (her two best performances since Super 8 ). Finall...

TOP 10 Most Promising Movie Actors (under 30)

Today I discussed about how awful some "teen icons" are and then we talked about some exceptions. So, I decided to make a little list, a TOP 10, with the male actors that I think that will become music in an ocean of noise somewhere in the future (I did one list before, but it was a little bit pathetic and I didn't justify my choices). Let's start... 1 - Ryan Gosling He may not have a huge list of movies in his body of work, but the few times he makes something, all the time he almost carries the movie. In fact, Gosling is a proof that talent does exist and that you don't need excentrical characters to receive raves. He rose to fame after the big screen adaptation of The Notebook (2004) and then received lots of critical praise for his performances in movies like Half Nelson (that gave him an Oscar, a SAG Award and other major awards nominations), Lars and the Real Girl (that gave him a Golden Globe, a SAG Award and other major awards nominations) and Fractur...

TOP 35 Actors and Actresses with or under 35 years old: 2018

I think it was my TOP 35 under 35 list I've ever done since I remember: so many great performers emerged last year with distinguished performances that elevated their previous works (I'm talking about Elizabeth Olsen , Lucas Hedges , Robert Pattinson , Gaspard Ulliel , Tessa Thompson or Jamie Bell , for example). I'm kinda sad I felt "forced" at letting Jonah Hill ( Moneyball and The Wolf of Wall Street ) and Emma Watson ( The Perks of Being a Wallflower , The Bling Ring and 2017's Beauty and the Beast ) out of the list. Congratulations to Kirsten Dunst , who turned 35 last year so she can not be included in this year's list - such an amazing child actress turned movie star, who delivered memorable performances in Interview with the Vampire (1994), The Virgin Suicides (1999), The Cat's Meow (2002) or Melancholia (2011). This year, Saoirse Ronan tops the list thanks to two great performances: On Chesil Beach and an iconic acting turn in Lad...

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