The Jackie Robinson biopic, “42″ hit a homerun at the box office this weekend. The film took first place this weekend, earning $27.5 million.
“Scary Movie 5″ also opened this weekend with $15.15 million. The fifth film of the franchise stars Lindsay Lohan, Ashley Tisdale, and Charlie Sheen.
“The Croods” held on to the number three spot, making it the third consecutive weekend that the film has made the top three. The animated movie took in $13.3 at the box office this weekend.
Bradley Cooper’s wish might actually be coming true. The actor recently told BBC News that he would be honored to play Lance Armstrong in the upcoming biopic.
Director JJ Abrams has confirmed that Cooper is a serious candidate for the role.
Cooper confessed to BBC News, “I would be interested in playing Armstrong.I think he’s fascinating. What a fascinating character.”
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will be hitting the silver screen pretty soon. Her upcoming biopic is entitled “Rodham,” and it tells the story of the former first lady’s ability to balance her personal and professional life.
The film is currently on Hollywood’s Black List, a list of unproduced scripts that was once home to ‘Django Unchained.’
Screenwriter Young Il Kim revealed to Politico,” The film is about a journey of a woman who was torn between her personal desires and her professional ambition — both literally pulled her thousands of miles apart, because Bill did not want to leave Arkansas, and she did not want to leave Washington, D.C.”
Moviegoers are looking forward to seeing a softer side of Clinton, with a scene that will feature her singing “You’re So Vain” while getting ready in the morning.
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The Lance Armstrong biopic has been on quite a journey over the past few years, and so has the legend himself. The bumpy ride to the big screen has been a lengthy process for the film and it’s not over yet.
Now that Matt Damon is no longer taking the ride, the movie has been faced with the obstacle of finding a new lead role. When asked if he would conider the role, Damon told MTV, ”No, that ship sailed a while ago because of how old I was. I still think that story is remarkable and I’m sorry for what’s happened, but I have to say he’s done incredible things and he’s given a lot of people a lot of hope, he’s made a hell of an impact on a lot of lives and he raised a ton of money for cancer research. I love the guy.”
The search will continue to find the actor who will play Lance Armstrong. Who do you think fits the role?
Everyone remembers the “Britain’s Got Talent” star that became famous overnight from her rendition of Les Miserables. Susan Boyle and her unforgettable voice will be hitting the silver screen pretty soon thanks to Fox Searchlight.
The singer reached the top of the charts in Britain back in 2009 with her best-selling album. In addition to her singing career, Boyle has an autobiography on the shelves titled,”The Woman I Was Born To Be.”
The biopic will combine pieces from the novel with bits from her jukebox musical that has been floating around called, “I Dreamed a Dream.” Boyle’s fans cannot wait to see her transformation from an unknown Scottish girl into a singing sensation on the big screen soon.
Here’s a First Look at the international trailer for Steven Spielberg’s biopic ‘Lincoln’ due out November 9th, 2012… And it’s loaded with tons of new footage!
Steven Spielberg directs two-time Academy Award® winner Daniel Day-Lewis in “Lincoln,” a revealing drama that focuses on the 16th President’s tumultuous final months in office. In a nation divided by war and the strong winds of change, Lincoln pursues a course of action designed to end the war, unite the country and abolish slavery. With the moral courage and fierce determination to succeed, his choices during this critical moment will change the fate of generations to come.
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The life of Jackie Kennedy is the next big biopic on tap and Natalie Portman is in the running for the lead role. The movie will focus on Jackie’s life after her husband’s assassination.
Noah Oppenheim, producer of the “Today Show,” has written the screenplay for the upcoming film. The project was passed through the hands of Aronofsky and Spielberg prior to ending up in Oppenheim’s lap. The two all-star directors abandoned the film during its made-for-cable stages.
According to Examiner.com, Natalie’s acceptance of the role is dependent upon the chosen director.
Daniel Day-Lewis stars as the 16th President of the United States in Steven Spielberg’s upcoming biopic ‘Lincoln’, also starring Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones. Check out the first trailer just released above.
And if you’re in the mood for more Lincoln flicks, be sure to check out ‘Lost River, Lincoln’s Secret Weapon’. We’re betting you didn’t know this true story about Anna Ella Carroll, an unrecognized heroine who helped Lincoln win the American Civil War…
(Click the image below to stream ‘Lost River’ instantly)
Anna Ella Carroll was raised to know law and politics even though there were no women lawyers or women politicians at the time. She became a lobbyist, a reporter, and helped start the American Party. When the Civil War began, Anna helped keep Maryland in the Union by presenting Abraham Lincoln with a legal brief setting forth his presidential powers. Impressed, Lincoln soon allowed her to be an unofficial member of his cabinet. When in St. Louis, Anna discovered the Tennessee River had limited Confederate fortifications. She devised the Tennessee River Plan and notified Lincoln of her idea, advocating U.S. Grant as the General to execute it. President Lincoln used the plan to help win the war. It was his intention to honor Anna after the war, but fate decided otherwise. There were hearings to make her a major general, but she never received the recognition for her accomplishments.
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According to Deadline, Al Pacino has been cast to play the role of Joe Paterno in an upcoming biopic about the Jerry Sandusky scandal at Penn State.
The film will be based on Joe Posnanski’s biography about the late coach, which is a New York Times best-seller. It will focus on Paterno’s life prior to the scandal and how he built the Penn State football program.
Is it too soon? Joe Paterno was one of the most famous figures in college sports. The filmmakers for the movie have not been determined yet.
For the ladies: Channing Tatum.
And for the gentlemen: Evel Knievel.
According to THR, Channing Tatum is showing no signs of a slowing career as he is in talks to produce and play the lead role as Evel Knievel in a new biopic on the famed stuntman. The film will be based on Life of Evel, Stuart Baker’s 2008 book on Knievel.
Tatum is having an outstanding rise to the top of Hollywood in 2012 with ’21 Jump Street’, ‘Magic Mike’, and ‘The Vow’. It doesn’t end there as he’s set to be in a list of blockbuster movies this year and next, including ‘G.I. Joe: Retaliation’, ‘The Bitter Pill’, ‘White House Down’, ‘Foxcatcher’, and ‘Jupiter Ascending’.
For those of you who have been living in a box your entire life, Evel Knievel was a daredevil during the mid-60s and 70s. The real deal. Knievel attempted over 75 ramp-to-ramp jumps, including jumping 19 cars with his trusty Harley Davidson. Knievel also holds the Guinness World Book record for most bones broken at a painful 433. Robert Craig Knievel passed away in 2007 at 69 years young due to declining health.
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