Martin Scorsese and William Monahan remaking The Gambler

The Departed team of director Martin Scorsese and screenwriter William Monahan are turning their attention to another remake: 1974's The Gambler.Scorsese aficionados will be unsurprised to learn that the pair want their Departed leading man Leonardo DiCaprio to star.The Hollywood Reporter states that the pair are developing the remake, though taking Scorsese's growing to-do list into account (Silence, The Wolf Of Wall Street), it's not clear when we can actually expect this.The original Gambler starred James Caan as an English professor who's secretly caught in the grip of a gambling addiction, which kind of undercuts all those inspirational vibes he's been sending out to his students.Czech filmmaker Karel Reisz (Saturday Night And Sunday Morning, The French Lieutenant's Woman) directed the original.It sounds like it's the kind of role DiCaprio has made his own: a decent-at-heart bloke taken to breaking point by some demon or another.And he's hardly likely to say no to his old mucker Scorsese, having starred in four out of his five last features.We'll keep our ear to the ground on this one, which will no doubt gather pace if D-Cappz signs on. After all, the last time these guys got together for a remake, it didn't turn out too bad, eh?Martin Scorsese's next, Hugo, is set to open on 2 December 2011.

Ricky Gervais Says the Golden Globes - and the Oscars - Want Him Again

Ricky Gervais — the troublemaking Golden Globes host who made callous, hilariously truthful jokes about such esteemed statesmen as Hugh Hefner, Tim Allen, and Robert Downey Jr. during his last hosting gig — claims he’s been asked back to the ceremony for a third straight year. And the Oscars, too. That’s fantastic. But is Gervais willing to take up the offers? The giggling imp explains. While Gervais claims the HFPA has reached out to him in The Guardian, he doesn’t sound optimistic about returning to the dais. Asked by interviewer Richard Bacon if he was considering the [Golden Globes] offer, Gervais replied: “I am but I shouldn’t do it. It’s a second encore. Don’t do a second encore. I don’t think I should do it. What am I going back as?” A hysterical host, that’s who! Speaking of last year’s furor, he added: “Just because you are offended doesn’t mean you are right,” Gervais said of his critics. “People fall into this myth that I’m a shock comedian. I’ve never been that. People say I crossed the line but I didn’t draw the fucking line, you did.” Once again, genius. And finally, Gervais explains sound reasoning for turning down the Oscars. The star, who gave the first preview of his new sitcom, Life’s Too Short, a BBC and HBO co-production which will air in the UK on BBC2, also revealed he had been approached about hosting the Oscars, a gig he said he would never accept. “They said to my agent would he like to be on our list. I couldn’t do the Oscars. It’s a thankless task for a comedian. They don’t want to hear jokes, they want to hear if they have won the most important award of their career,” he said. I concur, but that’s hogwash. All of Melissa Leo’s antics, Oscar-related or not, should be tagged with zingers. · Ricky Gervais Invited Back to Host Golden Globes [Guardian]

New 'Woman In Black' Poster: Daniel Radcliffe Thinks In Ghosts

Companies ghosts? It is the question the new United kingdom quad for Daniel Radcliffe's "The Lady in Black" is appearing. And, in line with the afraid expression on Radcliffe's face within the poster, it appears like his character Arthur Kipps certainly does. This is actually the "Harry Potter" star's first film role publish-The Boy Who Resided, and it is a pleasant sight to determine only Radcliffe's title about the poster. While fans may be intrigued by the idea of the film, I'd be hard-pressed to reason that the draw for "The Lady in Black" is not seeing exactly what the 22-year-old actor is capable of doing. The lately-launched trailer for "The Lady in Black" also showed off how terrifying the film is probably likely to be. "The Lady in Black" follows Kipps, an attorney along with a father, because he visits a little British town to handle the estate from the deceased Alice Drablow. But, because the trailer shows us, there's a little a lot more than you would think happening within the sleepy little countryside town, also it rapidly becomes obvious that Kipps has bitten off a lot more than he is able to chew. In the creepy "blank-faced women in matching dresses" chanting a terrifying nursery rhyme -- "What she would like is unknown, but she always returns: the threat of darkness, The Lady in Black" -- towards the chill-inducing appearance from the titular spectre, this can be a movie this Movies Blog author is both anticipating and fearing simultaneously. Fortunately, I've until "The Lady in Black" is launched on Feb 3, 2012 to organize myself. Exactly what do you think about the brand new United kingdom quad for "The Lady in Black"? Inform us within the comments section below or on Twitter!

ABC's TV Series 'Missing' to Screen at MIPCOM Conference

MIPCOM 2011 attendees will find ABC Studios' TV series Missing at this year's market when the thriller premieres on Oct. 3rd in Cannes with its stars Ashley Judd, Cliff Curtis and Adriano Giannini on hand, organizers Reed MIDEM said on Thursday. The screening in the Palais des Festivals' Grand Auditorium will be followed by a Q&A with the show's stars and production team before they head to the red carpet for MIPCOM's Opening Night Party.our editor recommendsABC Picks Up Drama 'Missing' for Summer Missing is produced by Stillking Films and shot on location all across Europe including Prague, Istanbul and Dubrovnik. The show is a collaboration between creator/executive producer Gregory Poirier and executive producers Gina Matthews, Grant Scharbo, Steve Shill and James Parriott. Missing stars Judd as a woman who learns that her son disappeared while studying abroad in Rome then decides to take matters into her own hands and travels to Europe to track him down. "We're very proud of this edge of your seat thriller and the great storytelling that spans continent. We hope that Missing is the first of what will be many truly global productions to come out of ABC Studios," President of ABC Entertainment Group Paul Lee said. Director of Reed MIDEM's Television Division Laurine Garaude added: "The MIPCOM World Premiere TV Screenings offer the ideal platform to preview, launch and raise awareness for the shows that audiences will be watching in the year to come." Related Topics ABC Ashley Judd

Is Apple's iPad Replicated From '2001: An Area Odyssey'? (Video)

Everett Collection Who's much more of a visionary -- outgoing Apple Boss Jobs or legendary film director Stanley Kubrick? Now you ask , a lot more than academic. Now, Samsung challenged Apple's patent claims over tablet products by pointing to some scene in Kubrick's 1968 classic film, 2001: An Area Journey. Samsung is protecting itself against a suit introduced by Apple that alleges that it is competitor's type of various Android mobile phones and mobile pills infringe the look patents for apple iphones and iPads. Apple has asserted that Samsung's items will confuse customers included in a push to prevent the purchase of Samsung's allegedly infringing mobile products. Already, Apple has obtained some court victories, most particularly in Europe where earlier this year,adistrict court in Düsseldorf, Germany granted Apple's preliminary injunctionagainst the EU purchase of Samsung's Universe Tab 10.1. Now, Samsung has struck back by asking a California District Court to think about the question of whether an item in2001: An Area Journey that appears just like a tablet pc could be classified as "prior art." Based on Samsung's opposition papers: "Attached hereto as Exhibit D is really a true and proper copy of the still image obtained from Stanley Kubrick's 1968 film "2001: An Area Journey." Inside a clip from that film lasting about about a minute, two astronauts are eating and simultaneously using personal tablet computer systems. The clip obtainable online athttp://world wide web.youtube.com/watch?v=JQ8pQVDyaLo. Just like the look stated by theD'889 Patent, named revealed within the clip comes with an overall rectangular shape having a dominant screen, narrow edges, a mainly flat front surface, a set back surface (that is apparent since the pills are laying flat up for grabs's surface), along with a thin form factor." Below may be the clip under consideration. (Hat tip: Foss Patents) It's to the of course laymen eyes as "non-enabling prior art" that wouldn't allow anybody skilled within the art to construct this type of device, however again, if your patent holder can sue a sci-fi film for violation, as was the situation last year for makers from the film, Knowable, possibly the sci-fi world can return the favor and safeguard its turf. Are movie galleries passing up on a potentially lucrative new revenue stream by neglecting to tips to negotiate in the USPTO? OK, most likely not. E-mail: eriqgardner@yahoo.com Twitter: @eriqgardner Jobs Apple 2001: An Area Journey

Open Letter to Hollywood: Less Speaking Creatures, Please, along with other Suggestions

Dear Hollywood Professionals, Producers, Company directors and Screenwriters, I really like movies -- a lot to ensure that I make my living watching and covering them. I am additionally a mother of three kids younger than 10. Therefore it is with considerable personal and professional expertise which i request you to definitely please, for that passion for previews and popcorn, make smarter family films. Why? Because numerous movies launched within the genre are, as my 6-year-old daughter loves to say, stinkalicious. They appear a lot more like gimmicky ploys than well-thought-out projects. Last December, it had been very easy to develop the worst movies of the season it grew to become absurdly apparent that some family film tropes ought to be prevented (unless of course, possibly, the film is handled through the prodigies at Pixar). Here are a few ideas that needs to be given an instantaneous red-colored light throughout a pitch meeting: Speaking Creatures: With very couple of exceptions, speaking-animal movies are awful. I do not mean animated movies with speaking creatures, because individuals would be the Mouse-Eared standard (from Mickey to Bambi to Nemo). I am speaking about creatures that appear to be "real" but talk. Best-of-the-worst good examples include 'Marmaduke,' 'Garfield,' 'Alvin and also the Chipmunks,' 'G-Force' and so on as well as on. Live-Action/Animation Hybrid cars: As memorably enchanting as 'Enchanted' was, most family movies that regularly feature the mixture of live-action and animation are simply as unwatchable as speaking-animal movies. Additionally to a few of the good examples in the earlier point, additionally, there are 'The Pink Panther,' 'Hop' and 'Fat Albert.' Cartoon Remakes: Again, this is not nearly 'The Smurfs,' but it is among why Hollywood should veer from adapting beloved Saturday-morning cartoons as well as comic-strips. The funnies survive very best in our collective reminiscences and DVD shelves, not repurposed, restarted and spit out for any "new" generation. Seriously, we are able to just watch these shows on Hulu or Netflix -- you don't need to using them as movies. Toilet Humor: The periodic scatological joke isn't surprising -- as well as welcomed in the event like middle-school comedy 'Diary of the Wimpy Kid.' But a lot of poop, pee and fart jokes (even just in movies particularly targeted at kids and tweens) begin to metaphorically stink up a flick, so please, continue but be careful. Just a little goes a lengthy way. Unnecessary Sequels: Sometimes you do not know when you should quit. Every good family movie doesn't need endless subsequent payments (unless of course, obviously, it's a number of titles like 'Harry Potter' or 'The Hunger Games'). Yes, a number of them are excellent ('Toy Story 3'), but generally, the final a couple of are stale when in comparison towards the originals. For instance, 'Shrek,' 'Spy Kids,' 'Ice Age' as well as 'Cars' all have to be finished, period. Move ahead, Hollywood, move ahead. What exactly will i like, you are wondering? Lots! Beautiful Animation: Galleries that take animation seriously, and not simply like a vehicle to obtain adults and children within the theater: Pixar, Studio Ghibli and Blue Sky Galleries all make animated films that everybody can also enjoy. New Literary Adaptations: Rather than remaking tv shows and older movies, concentrate on fabulous children's books, youthful-adult fiction and graphic books that haven't yet transfer towards the giant screen. 'Bridge to Terabithia,' 'How to coach Your Dragon' and, obviously, the 'Harry Potter' films prove that after done correctly, children's book adaptations can rank among a year's best movies. Coming-of-Age Tales: We want more tender comedies about becoming an adult that may attract tweens (think the center-school humor and adorable first-romance theme of 'Little Manhattan'). Kids deserve not only over-the-top fart jokes and "I am a geek" plot lines. Have it together, Hollywood. Families want superbly made, well-behaved, memorable movies nearly as much as child-free grown ups. Stop feeding us stale leftovers and pretending it's gourmet cuisine. Eventually, using the growing price of movie tickets and credits, we are likely to spit it and turn into inside with this personalized Netflix queues. Sincerely, The Moviefone Mama Give me an idea to inform the Hollywood forces about warm and friendly movies? You've got a say! It is your money that keeps galleries running a business, in the end. Images thanks to Vital, the Weinstein Company and Warner Bros.

Agency Legal Fight: Diverse Talent States Function Group Reps Stole Files, Clients

Diverse Talent Group today searched for an injunction against three former employees, alleging that Iham Durzi, Ehab Durzi and Wendy Morrison used its confidentialfiles and informationto steal clients. The filing states thatwhile these were employed at Different and planning to maneuver to new, rival agency Function Talent Group,the trio misconstrued the financial status of Different and toldclients it had been going to shut its doorways.Since Function opened up in August, theDiverse filing alleges, the trio compromised into its computer systems, transformed contactinformation andhave used Diverse’s private background financial information and trade tips for lure its clients. The filing in L.A. Superior Courtasks the trio cease those activities alleged and undergo arbitration with regards to assessing award for damages according to lost profits. In their employment agreement with Diverse, which started in August 2010, the trio decided to resolve any disputes through arbitration, the filing claims. Diverse Talent Group is definitely an L.A.-based boutique agency representing stars, company directors, authors, and producers in film, TV, advertisements and digital.