According to E Online, production has halted on Transformers 3 after an extra was injured on set.
Hospitalised on Wednesday evening, the woman was not part of the stunt team but behind the wheel of a car when she was hit by an object, which caused her severe head injury. In the statement released, authorities report:
“Preliminary investigation revealed that shortly before 7 p.m, the movie crew was filming a stunt using numerous vehicles and drivers. During this stunt, an object struck a 2006 Toyota, hitting the vehicle, and then went through the windshield hitting the driver.”
On a less official note, fellow extra Blaine Baker told an ABC affiliate
“The vehicle was being towed by another vehicle. The cable between the two vehicles broke. It whipped around and sliced through the woman’s car and sliced through her skull, apparently.”
Production was suspended immediately as the extra, identified as 24-year-old Gabriela Cedillo, was airlifted to Loyola Medical Center where her condition was described as critical. With filming originally scheduled to continue today in Chicago’s Millennium Park, the shoot has since been cancelled while police investigate the situation.
It is unknown whether the incident will effect the planned 1 July, 2011 release date of Michael Bay’s latest pixel-fest.
Despite Warner Bros’ apparently increasingly desperate attempts to persuade Angelina Jolie to join their new sci-fi adventure “Gravity”, she has conclusively decided that she will not be joining the film, leaving WB with a bit of a headache.
Gravity (to be directed by Alfonso Cuaron) is a relatively high-budget film ($80m), set aboard a space station which is damaged by debris from an exploding satellite. The heroine must try against overwhelming odds to make it safely home. Deadline (who grabbed the news on this) describe it as similar to Castaway, in that it will rely upon the pull of the main star, who will be the only person on screen for much of the running time. Factor in as well the significant CGI outlay needed for a film set predominantly in zero-gravity and it is easy to understand WB’s unease at greenlighting the film without a bankable actress on board.
Deadline say that WB tested or approached all manner of actresses, including Sandra Bullock, Natalie Portman, Naomi Watts, Marion Cotillard, Carey Mulligan, Scarlett Johansson, Sienna Miller, Abbie Cornish, Rebecca Hall, Olivia Wilde and Blake Lively, after Jolie passed the first time around. Now she has passed a second time, it seems unlikely that she will have a change of heart.
Robert Downey Jr is on board Gravity as the team leader of the space-station, but presumably the script carries so much screen time for the female lead that RDJ’s considerable pull will not be enough on its own to allay WB’s concerns. RDJ will not be free until after he shoots Sherlock Holmes 2 next year and given the considerable slate that Jolie seems to have lined up, she may not be available for a long, long time, even if she were to decide to return to the project.
Nicolas Cage recently dropped out of then suddenly returned to “Trespass”, so never say never. Likewise, Moon showed that a single-hander sci-fi with a less well-known star can succeed on its own merits, however Gravity seems to be pitched as a very differently scaled project from that low-key Sam Rockwell-starrer. Given the wealth of talent that WB seem to have either unsuccessfully courted, or felt to be unsuitable for the project, perhaps they will decide that without Jolie the film will go into turnaround. We will see.
Paula Patton has landed the female lead role in the upcoming Mission: Impossible sequel (Mission: Impossible 4), Deadline have confirmed.
Patton, who’s appeared in such films as Mirrors and Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire, will play “a young operative who works with Ethan Hunt.”
Barry Levinson has been pretty quiet lately (at least as a director), although he has some genuine masterpieces in his back catalogue (no, not “Sphere”, we’re talking Rain Man, Good Morning Vietnam). Although they were both some time ago, any new project of his should still engage our attention, even if it is unusually (for him) genre-oriented.
The interesting element, at least in terms of style and scale, is that the story will be pieced together from camera-phone recordings, 911 calls and other video footage. Obviously this is far from the first time this style has been employed, but nonetheless it does sound intriguing, especially given the news that the producers of Paranormal Activity are on board as well.
How the original title of “Isopods” fits in with the plot and how those creatures might be incorporated into the story is just one of many things that Slashfilm speculates about. They also share the rumour that the film is already secretly shooting, making this a “below the radar” effort worthy of JJ Abrams. Certainly something of the quality and impact of Cloverfield would be thoroughly welcome.
At the moment this is all a bit rumour and speculation oriented, but we will bring you more concrete news just as soon as we can. Distribution rights are apparently due to go on sale at the Toronto Film Festival, so that should bring forth a bit more detail. In the meantime, here is a picture of an isopod. Make of it what you will.
Sean Penn is the latest celebrity to appear on Funny or Die‘s Between Two Ferns hosted by funny man, Zack Galifianakis. Or more accurately, this one is hosted by Zack’s brother, Seth as Zack is away on ‘adult fat camp!’
If you’ve not heard of the show then you need to check out the previous ones which you can see here. The basic premise is that Zack Galifianakis interviews a celebrity and completely ridicules them live on camera. It really is comedy genius, and this one with Sean Penn is no different.
You have to give it to the celebrities for being good sports to go onto this spoof TV programme and when they give some come-back, it’s awesome!
Some more images has appeared online (via ScreenCrave) of Darren Aronofsky’s new Black Swan
The film stars Natalie Portman on a New York ballerina competing for a place within Swan Lake, who meets a rival (Mila Kunis)
Another co-star Vincent Cassel is featured in a couple of images below (pictured with both with Portman and director Aronofsky). He plays the artistic director of the ballet who replaces his lead ballerina (Wynona Ryder) which leaves a potential opening for Portman’s character.
The Bad Robot may blow a fuse with all the projects its creator is heaping on it, with news that JJ Abrams is looking to pitch an Alcatraz project.
No stranger to islands, Abrams is reportedly interested in bringing a series based around the notorious San Francisco Bay prison to US TV, with a script written by long time Lost writer and executive producer Elizabeth Sarnoff.
As with his previous TV work there’s an assumption that Abrams will get behind the project, steer it into clear waters and then step back and watch it sail into the vast ocean of TV dramas, and unless the script deals with the unrelenting drama of the American tourism industry there’s a fair bet it’ll be a period piece.
A new international poster and still from Let Me In made their way online late last night, and both focus on Abby (Chloe Moretz).
Directed by Matt Reeves, Let Me In is an American adaptation of Let The Right One In, and will be released in October. The film stars Chloe Moretz, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Richard Jenkins and Elias Koteas.
Let Me In centers on Abby, a secretive 12-year old girl, who moves next door to Owen. Owen is a social outcast who is viciously bullied at school and in his loneliness, forms a profound bond with his new neighbor. Owen can’t help noticing that Abby is like no one he has ever met before. As a string of grisly murders occupy the town, Owen has to confront the reality that this seemingly innocent girl is really a savage vampire.
Check out the Russian poster and brand new still below:
InContention have posted the trailer and poster for Shawn Ku’s Beautiful Boy.
Beautiful Boy features performances from Michael Sheen, Maria Bello, Moon Bloodgood, Kyle Gallner, Austin Nichols, Meat Loaf and Alan Tudyk.
Co-written with Michael Armbruster, Shawn Ku’s Beautiful Boy will screen at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, which kicks off later this month.
A married couple (Sheen and Bello) on the verge of separation are leveled by the news their 18-year-old son committed a mass shooting at his college, then took his own life.
Check out the trailer, followed by the poster, below:
Basing an entire movie around a board-game could be a genius idea or it could be shooting yet here we have the first images of Rihanna filming the new movie, Battleship based around the Hasbro board-game about blowing up other ships on D4, A8 and C1. Exciting stuff! It’s being directed by Peter Berg and also stars Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgard, Brooklyn Decker, and Hamish Linklater. It’s currently scheduled for release May 2012 so a little while away yet.
These new images come from Rihanna Daily (no I don’t spend all day on there but thanks to ComingSoon for the heads up – who maybe they do spend all day on there!?).
I’ve placed a couple of images below but head over to Rihanna Daily if you want loads more!
According to E Online, production has halted on Transformers 3 after an extra was injured on set.
Despite Warner Bros’ apparently increasingly desperate attempts to persuade Angelina Jolie to join their new sci-fi adventure “Gravity”, she has conclusively decided that she will not be joining the film, leaving WB with a bit of a headache.
Paula Patton has landed the female lead role in the upcoming Mission: Impossible sequel (Mission: Impossible 4), 
Barry Levinson has been pretty quiet lately (at least as a director), although he has some genuine masterpieces in his back catalogue (no, not “Sphere”, we’re talking Rain Man, Good Morning Vietnam). Although they were both some time ago, any new project of his should still engage our attention, even if it is unusually (for him) genre-oriented.
Sean Penn is the latest celebrity to appear on 
Some more images has appeared online (via 
The Bad Robot may blow a fuse with all the projects its creator is heaping on it, with news that JJ Abrams is looking to pitch an Alcatraz project.
Basing an entire movie around a board-game could be a genius idea or it could be shooting yet here we have the first images of Rihanna filming the new movie, Battleship based around the Hasbro board-game about blowing up other ships on D4, A8 and C1. Exciting stuff! It’s being directed by Peter Berg and also stars Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgard, Brooklyn Decker, and Hamish Linklater. It’s currently scheduled for release May 2012 so a little while away yet.
