George Clooney Calls Out Hollywood for being a Bunch of Cowards

Has there been a story over the last couple of weeks that doesn't touch upon the Sony leaks in some way? If so it certainly doesn't feel like it, and with the studio's decision to yank The Interview out of theaters, giving in to threats from a hacker group linked to North Korea, the ripple effects are still being felt. There has been a vocal backlash against the move to not release the comedy in any form, and one of the loudest voices against it is George Clooney.

While speaking with Deadline, Clooney openly questioned why Hollywood didn't band together to help Sony while they were being publicly bullied day in and day out. He even attempted to circulate a petition rallying some support for the studio, but didn't get many takers because Sony had been so humiliated...

Clooney: "All that it is basically saying is, we’re not going to give in to a ransom. As we watched one group be completely vilified, nobody stood up. Nobody took that stand. Now, I say this is a situation we are going to have to come to terms with, a new paradigm and a new way of handling our business. Because this could happen to an electric company, a car company, a newsroom. It could happen to anybody."

He went on to add...

Clooney:  "This is just where we are right now, how scared this industry has been made. Quite honestly, this would happen in any industry. I don’t know what the answer is, but what happened here is part of a much larger deal. A huge deal. And people are still talking about dumb emails. Understand what is going on right now, because the world just changed on your watch, and you weren’t even paying attention."

And of course Clooney would be the guy to come out and say this. His career as a filmmaker has been about making movies that focus on hot button topics; the kinds of films that may offend some and make studios nervous. He recognizes those kinds of films could be harder to make if distributors are too afraid to release them...

Clooney:  "What’s going to happen is, you’re going to have trouble finding distribution. In general, when you’re doing films like that, the ones that are critical, those aren’t going to be studio films anyway. Most of the movies that got us in trouble, we started out by raising the money independently. But to distribute, you’ve got to go to a studio, because they’re the ones that distribute movies. The truth is, you’re going to have a much harder time finding distribution now. And that’s a chilling effect."

How to resolve this whole thing? Clooney says The Interview needs to be released. Now. And he says Sony's Amy Pascal feels the same way...

Clooney:  "We should be in the position right now of going on offense with this. I just talked to Amy an hour ago. She wants to put that movie out. What do I do? My partner Grant Heslov and I had the conversation with her this morning. Bryan and I had the conversation with her last night. Stick it online. Do whatever you can to get this movie out. Not because everybody has to see the movie, but because I’m not going to be told we can’t see the movie. That’s the most important part. We cannot be told we can’t see something by Kim Jong-un, of all f*cking people."

Clooney's got a bunch of points here that I think are valid and will certainly be discussed more over the coming months, possibly even years. The Interview has now become a historical fixture, whether it ever gets released or not.

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Prepae to 'Hail, Caesar!' with the Coen Brothers in February 2016

The Coen Brothers' next film Hail, Caesar! has been in the works for a few years, originally intended as part of their "Numbskull Trilogy" of George Clooney-led comedies. Now that it's finally gotten underway, Universal Pictures has given it an official release date, but you're going to have to wait awhile for it.  Hail, Caesar! will hit theaters on February 5th 2016, which should instantly mark it as the crown jewel of the typically weak early season. 

Starring Clooney, Josh Brolin, Jonah Hill, Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, Tilda Swinton, and Ralph Fiennes, the film is set in the 1950s and follows a Hollywood fixer. But why explain all of that when we've got a brand new synopsis that does a much better job?

About HAIL, CAESAR!
Four-time Oscar^®-winning filmmakers Joel and Ethan Coen (No Country for Old Men, True Grit,Fargo) write and direct HAIL, CAESAR!, an all-star comedy set during the latter years of Hollywood's Golden Age. Starring Josh Brolin, George Clooney, Ralph Fiennes, Tilda Swinton, Channing Tatum, Scarlett Johansson and Jonah Hill, HAIL, CAESAR! follows a single day in the life of a studio fixer who is presented with plenty of problems to fix. The comedy is produced by the Coen brothers under their Mike Zoss Productions banner, with Working Title Films and Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan.

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First Trailer and Poster for Disney's 'Tomorrowland' starring George Clooney

It may not have quite the sizzle or number of exclusive as San Diego, but the New York Comic-Con is taking place right now and with it are first looks at some major projects. One of those is Brad Bird's ultra-secret Tomorrowland, and after debuting footage earlier today Disney has now brought it online to tease the futuristic sci-fi film.

We only get a brief glimpse of star George Clooney in this teaser, but his narration gives us a small hint at the wonder Bird and writer Damon Lindelof are trying to portray...

"What if there was a place, a secret place where nothing was impossible? A miraculous place where you could actually change the world. You wanna go?"

Mostly we get a look at Britt Robertson as Casey, a bright, intuitive girl who discovers a special pin that transports her across time and space to Tomorrowland. There she encounters Frank (Clooney), a former boy genius now jaded and disillusioned. Hugh Laurie, Judy Greer, Tim McGraw, Keegan-Michael Key, and Kathryn Hahn co-star.  Tomorrowland opens May 22nd 2015. Check out the trailer and Marvel's NYCC chat with Lindelof and Bird. 


Tomorrowland : bande annonce teaser VO HD by cloneweb


Damon Lindelof and Brad Bird of Tomorrowland Bring the Good Vibes and Talk the Movie at NYCC 2014. by NewTrailers BOS

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George Clooney Cameos in 'Downton Abbey', Morgan Freeman Joins 'Ben-Hur', Chris Cooper Boards 'Demolition'

Downton Abbey probably doesn't need the boost, but they've just secured a sure ratings win this Christmas when George Clooney makes a cameo appearance on the show. Clooney will play "an American character who is a guest at a wedding in the country estate". Clooney, who is reportedly a huge fan of the show, is doing all of this as part of a charity fundraiser Text Santa for ITV. Will this make me want to watch the period drama for the first time ever? No, but others probably will. [The Guardian]

Morgan Freeman has joined Timur Bekmambetov's upcoming Ben-Hur remake which has Tom Hiddleston eying the lead role. Unsurprisingly, Freeman is set to play Ben-Hur's mentor/trainer, Ildarin, who helps the wrongfully enslaved nobleman rise up against his captors and get revenge on his former best friend. Freeman can be seen in theaters now in Dolphin Tale 2, and recently signed on for Ted 2. Ben-Hur is set to open February 26th 2016.

Jean-Marc Vallee (Dallas Buyers Club, Wild) is putting together the pieces to his next film, Demolition, and has just added a terrific supporting actor in Chris Cooper. The August: Osage County star joins Jake Gyllenhaal and Naomi Watts in the story of  "a young investment banker struggling to understand his emotional unraveling after the tragic death of his wife, when, suddenly a woman he meets in a chance encounter changes his life forever."[Deadline]

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George Clooney to Direct 'Hack Attack' on British Royal Phone Hacking Scandal

Unless you're a Fox News viewer where they don't talk about it at all, the British phone hacking scandal that has engulfed Rupert Murdoch's media empire has been a big deal the world over. Beginning in 2005 but really blowing up around 2011, the controversy surrounds News Corporation's use of phone hacking to infiltrate the lives of celebrities, politicians, even the Royal Family. It's a story one could imagine Hollywood wanting to take its own shot at telling, and that's exactly what George Clooney intends to do with his next directorial project.

Clooney will direct Hack Attack, an adaptation of journalist Nick Davies' book about the phone hacking scandal which forced Murdoch's News of the World newspaper to shut down, sent some to prison, and continues to envelop a number of his other outlets.  This is just the latest in a long line of politically-themed films by Clooney and his producing partner Grant Heslov since they began collaborating with 2007's Good Night and Good Luck.  Together they've also produced Clooney's The Ides of March and Ben Affleck's Argo, amongst many others.

It's a story built for Hollywood with a lot of really big names involved from all corners of the entertainment spectrum, and it will be interesting to see if Clooney can lure some in to play themselves. Filming is set to begin next year.

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'Hail Caesar' is the Next Film by the Coen Brothers; New Plot Revealed

In the works for nearly ten years, the Coen Brothers are finally about to get rolling on Hail Caesar, a comedy they envisioned as the final leg of their "Numbskull Trilogy" with O'Brother Where Art Thou and Intolerable Cruelty, both starring George Clooney. Late last year they suggested it would be their next film, and now Deadline reports they are ready to roll on it, albeit with a few changes.

Originally the film was to be about a 1920s matinee idol who takes on an Ancient Rome epic with other theater actors. Now it centers on Eddie Mannix, "a fixer in Hollywood circa 1950s who works for the studios to protect the stars of the day." Pretty big switch, and considering the Coens only recently referred to it as "a sandal movie" there's a good chance the Rome aspects will factor in some how. Also sure to be a part of it Clooney, although no deal is in place yet.

No word on when filming will begin but whenever Hail Caesar is finished, look for it to be a pretty big deal.

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George Clooney is a 'Pioneer'; Olivia WIlde Goes to 'Meadowland'; January Jones Joins 'The Shuddering'

* Fresh off the $20M debut for The Monuments Men, which everybody over the age of 50 really loved, George Clooney is moving ahead with a new project. He and writing partner Grant Heslov are set to produce an English-language remake of 2013 Norwegian thriller, Pioneer. The original film was directed by Erik Skjoldbjaerg and was "set in the early 1980s during Norway’s oil boom and centered on a man who, along with his brother, is laying pipeline in the North Sea, diving deeper than anyone else had before. When a tragic accident strikes, he tries to get to the bottom of it (no pun intended), and realizes he’s in way over his head and that his life is in danger." At this point it doesn't appear Clooney has any plans to direct or star, and Heslov isn't writing the script. [THR]

* Olivia Wilde is branching out by producing and starring in Meadowland, a Chris Rossi-penned thriller about " a mom whose son disappears, a jolt that puts her on an unexpected and dangerous path toward acceptance as she seeks out a relationship with a neglected boy and watches it take an unexpected turn." Promisingly, the film will mark the directorial debut by Frozen River and Kill Your Darlings cinematographer, Reed Morano. [Deadline]

* There have been dark religious undertones in many of George Ratliff's directorial efforts (Joshua, Hell House, Salvation Boulevard), but it sounds like he's sticking to the basics with his new film, The Shuddering. January Jones has come aboard to lead the supernatural thriller about "a woman who returns to the town where she first began to experience strange visions. Determined to get to the bottom of it, she unravels a mystery that goes back farther than she could imagine." [THR]

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Review: George Clooney's 'The Monuments Men' Starring Matt Damon, Cate Blanchett, and Bill Murray

George Clooney's The Monuments Men is about as fun as sitting through a two-hour art history lecture. If that sounds enjoyable to you, then this is a film worth dropping some coin on, but everyone else will probably walk away feeling it's somewhat unexceptional. Clooney, who has always had a fondness for history, whether it's in the entertainment, sports, or political realm, shows his deep passion for priceless works of art and utmost respect for the real life WWII unit tasked with protecting them. But despite an incredible story and an Ocean's Eleven-inspired cast, The Monuments Men is cold and lifeless as a statue.

The problems don't lie with the story, which is adventurous and somewhat unbelievable in the way the best true stories are. It follows the Monuments Men, a unit of art curators and historians tasked by President Franklin Roosevelt to retrieve and protect some of the finest works of art stolen by that art-lovin' fiend, Adolf Hitler. Clooney gets the flattest role of all as Frank Stokes, the leader of the group who, after convincing the President to greenlight his little squad, is pretty much left to his own devices. So he assembles his unit full art geeks, sculptors, and curators, but certainly no combatants which could be a problem out on the battlefield. Bill Murray, John Goodman, Matt Damon, Bob Balaban, Hugh Bonneville, and Jean Dujardin make up this squad of misfits, which is put together so hastily that we learn practically nothing of who they are out of uniform.

It's a problem that stretches on as the story takes its odd shape. Almost as soon as the old guys clear basic training, they are immediately separated and sent to different corners of Europe, killing any momentum and the chance to build a believable camaraderie. These missions prove to be extremely random and uninvolved for the most part, and isn't helped by an unsure tone stuck between harsh reality and Clooney's natural flip sense of humor.  A look back at the film's somewhat troubled production shows that Clooney has always been concerned about hitting the right tonal balance, and apparently it's something he never quite mastered. The brutality of war too often bangs up against moments clearly meant to be played for laughs, so that when characters pay the ultimate price (it happens on a couple of occasions), it's tough to take seriously despite Alexandre Desplat's tear-jerking score telling us to.

Some of this could be overlooked if there seemed to be any rhyme or reason to the Monument Men's investigations, but there doesn't seem to be. They luck into most of their biggest finds and do very little in the way of research, which is an issue if these are supposed to be the best art minds we can muster for the task. Most of the men don't have any clear goal or sense of direction, and Stokes basically plays centerfield vaguely watching over them all without any direct action. The only one who gets something to work with is Damon as James Granger. Sent to the newly-freed Paris, he meets up with suspicious French rebel Claire Simone, who has been undercover with the Nazis and knows where all the art has been taken. There's a hint of sexual tension as Granger tries to convince her to reveal what she knows, and it's about as close as we get to genuine emotional bonding.  She's pretty much the only female in the movie and one can't help but wish she and Damon had a bit more time together to take things further.

Clooney means well, and through soaring speeches he makes the case for the importance of culture, and how it should never be allowed to vanish in the face of war. As a central theme it's one of real value, now more than ever, but it's easy to overlook because the film is such a thudding bore. In his biggest film to date, Clooney presents an authentic version of the period, and really seems to hit on the loneliness of a soldier out on the frontline. His respect for the material and the real people involved sometimes comes off as overly earnest, but let's be honest in that all of Clooney's work has that tendency. It's to Clooney's credit that his passion runs so deep for this little-known piece of our history, but The Monuments Men is no work of art and perhaps would be better off as a documentary or TV series where it can be done proper justice.

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'The Monuments Men' Advance Screening + Happy Hour

George Clooney's first turn behind the camera since 2011's The Ides of March is the historical thriller, The Monuments Men! Based on the Robert M. Edsel book and co-staring Matt Damon, John Goodman, Bill Murray, Cate Blanchett, and Jean Dujardin, the film follows an unlikely WWII unit of art curators tasked by President Roosevelt to recover stolen art from Nazi thieves. We're offering you a chance to see this star-studded film early by attending a free advance screening.

The screening will be held on Wednesday, February 5th at Regal Gallery Place at 7:00pm. These are first come, first served passes, and will be gone fast. To get them, simply go to www.sonyscreenings.com and click on "Redeem". Once there, enter this passcode: Punchdrunk123.  It's that simple.

And for those who are looking for some Monuments Men swag, plus the chance to earn more free passes, there will be a Happy Hour for the film held tomorrow night (Tuesday February 4th) from 5-7pm at the Veritas Wine Bar in Dupont Circle.

The Monuments Men hits theaters February 7th.

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"Big Game" TV Spot and Clip for George Clooney's 'The Monuments Men'

Are you ready for some football....and more attempts to sell you worthless stuff than should be legally allowed? Whether the Super Bowl is any good or not, we can all be honest here and admit that a lot of people watch it for the commercials, and for movie geeks like us it's about the tons of TV spots for some of the year's biggest films. While most will be keeping an eye out for what should be a massive spot for The Amazing Spider-Man 2, George Clooney wants you to remember that The Monuments Men is right around the corner on February 7th.

The Super Bowl spot for the historical heist drama has been released early, and basically it's about showing off the great cast Clooney has put together. He's surrounded himself with Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon, John Goodman, Bill Murray, Jean Dujardin, Bob Balaban, and Hugh Bonneville in the story of a special WWII unit of art curators put together to recover priceless art from the Nazi thieves. Crazy, but it's true, and you can check out the ad plus a new clip below.


The Monuments Men (2014) - XLVIII Trailer [VO-HD] by Eklecty-City.fr


Monuments Men - Extrait "John Wayne" [VO|HD] by Team Lyricis

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The Coens May Direct George Clooney in 'Hail Caesar' Next

A look back at the Coen Brothers' career has shown them to be arguably the most unpredictable filmmakers in Hollywood. They've moved seamlessly between genres, tones, and styles without skipping a beat, to the point where no project seems far-fetched or out of their league. Whether it's a western like True Grit, a folk music drama like Inside Llewyn Davis, or a violent crime film No Country for Old Men, they can do pretty much anything they want. And it looks like what they want to do next is head to ancient Rome.

A couple of weeks ago the Coens referred to their next writing gig as "a sandal movie" set in Rome, and it turns out this isn't something new. Instead it looks to be the long-rumored Hail Caesar, which was first mentioned years ago as the third chapter of their "Numbskull Trilogy" along with O Brother Where Art Thou? and Intolerable Cruelty. The connection between those two films is George Clooney, and he's expected to be a part of this one, as well, rumored to play "a 1920s matinee idol who takes on Ancient Rome epic".  Joel Cohen revealed to Thompson on Hollywood...

Cohen: “We’ve been working on that one. There’s a good chance that would be next.”

Tim Blake Nelson had been part of the casting initially and he may still be involved, although much of the fine details about the film have yet to be clarified. For one thing we don't know when this could get in front of cameras, but considering the three-year wait for the relatively small Inside Llewyn Davis it may be a little while. However it shakes out , the Coens taking on ancient Rome is a fascinating idea, and hopefully we'll learn more about it very soon.

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Sandra Bullock in Talks for George Clooney's 'Our Brand is Crisis'

After what must have been a harrowing shoot on Alfonso Cuaron's sci-fi thriller Gravity, George Clooney and Sandra Bullock may be venturing into the equally spaced-out world of politics. Before they took on Ben Affleck's political thriller Argo, Clooney and producing partner Grant Heslov were planning to make an adaptation of Rachel Boynton's documentary Our Brand is Crisis their next project. Obviously they've been pretty busy since then but now the film has been revived with Bullock circling one of the leads.

Bullock is in early talks for the film, which features a script by Peter Straughan, writer of the Clooney-produced The Men Who Stare at Goats. The original doc focused on Bill Clinton's political strategist James Carville and Stan Greenberg and the role their American campaign tactics played in the 2002 Bolivian presidential election. Sounds a little bit like the Chilean drama No, which dealt a presidential campaign based on American TV commercials.

Sounds perfectly in the Clooney wheelhouse although it's unknown if he'll co-star alongside Bullock. He's certainly not jumping into the director's chair as he's had enough problems putting the finishing touches on Monuments Men.

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New Trailer and Posters for George Clooney's 'The Monuments Men'

As many of the legit Oscar contenders are beginning to be shown off in a bid for some gold, one notable film won't be part of the action. George Clooney's The Monuments Men was bumped a couple of months into 2014, and it may not have mattered because the WWII heist film seemed like a crowd pleaser rather than a prestige effort. And further backing up that idea is a new trailer that plays up the Ocean's Eleven aspects more than anything else.

Clooney pulls double-duty in front of and behind the camera, joined by co-stars Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman, Jean Dujardin, Bob Balaban, Cate Blanchett, and Hugh Bonneville. Based on a true story chronicled in Robert M. Edsel's book, the Clooney plays the head of a special military unit charged with recovering stolen art pieces from the Nazis. Cool concept and based in history fact? Should be another winner for Clooney, and with a February 7th release date it'll definitely be the biggest movie of the month. Check out the trailer and a handful of new characters posters below....

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Review: 'Gravity', Starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney

If the measure of a film's true greatness is how deeply it immerses you into a world we're unlikely to experience in reality, then Gravity is purely, simply one of the best movies ever made. Technically brilliant and emotionally devastating, it stands as a crowning achievement in the realm of science-fiction and a master stroke by director Alfonso Cuaron seven years after his mesmerizing Children of Men.  Every breathtaking moment is the closest any of us are likely to ever come to being out in the murky, beautiful, and lonely expanse of deep space.

With a seamless ease of motion capturing the gut-wrenching weightlessness of zero gravity, Cuaron introduces the characters with whom we will embark on this incredible journey. Sandra Bullock is Dr. Ryan Stone, a nervous scientist working on the Hubble Telescope alongside George Clooney as chatty and instantly likable veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky. In-between sharing stories with the folks in Houston mission control we learn that that this is Kowalsky's final mission before retirement. "Houston, I have a bad feeling about this mission" he jokes, perhaps echoing our own thoughts based on hundreds of "one final mission" movies we've sat through over the years. It all feels so natural, moves so elegantly you barely notice that more than ten minutes have passed and Cuaron hasn't cut a single frame, taking the single-tracking technique he's known for to glorious new heights.

It's easy to get sucked into the beauty of the imagery, the floating calm and the relative silence, but that comfort comes with the realization that something terrible has to happen. And it does in epic fashion as the destruction of a satellite launches a wave of debris that destroys everything in its path. Their shuttle destroyed, the crew dead, and Mission Control hopelessly out of reach, Kowalsky and Stone are stranded in a sea of darkness with only minutes of air between them. The rest of the film is a simple battle for survival, although nothing about it proves to be simple at all. With only 90 minutes until the next and likely fatal debris wave, the film unfolds in real-time as the two make their way from one trashed space station to the next looking for whatever can get them back to Earth.

Cuaron understands the magnitude of what these two characters are facing. One false move will leave them drifting helplessly forever in nothingness, slowly dying miles away from everything and everybody you ever cared about. Could there be a worse fate? The threat of such a horrifying end is the engine that drives every decision, and makes every obstacle in their path all the more threatening. You'll never want a tether to hold its grip more, or for an oxygen tank to keep one more gulp of air. There are no invading extraterrestrials (although Marvin the Martian makes a funny "cameo"); the real danger comes from indecisiveness, inaction, and a lack of perseverance. 

It's Cuaron and his co-writer/son Jonas' emphasis on making this a story about human fears, strengths, and weaknesses that elevates it above just another action flick. While Dr. Stone begins as something of a side character to Kowalsky's heroic do-gooder in the beginning, her tragic past is revealed quietly and efficiently throughout until we completely understand what motivates her, and what scares her the most. Bullock has never been better, displaying a vulnerability, determination, and sense of humor while stuck inside of a bulky astronaut suit. Underneath all of the jokes and provocative teasing, Clooney shows a fatherly instinct as Kowalsky guides Stone through her justifiable panic.

Although he directed Children of Men and the best Harry Potter film, 'Prisoner of Azkaban', Cuaron has yet to achieve the notoriety he has long deserved. Don't expect that to last much longer.  There has never been a film that looked a technically perfect as Gravity, but more importantly there has never been a film that feels quite like this. The physics of spaceflight are rendered flawlessly, or as much as we can possibly imagine them to be, and it never falters as Cuaron and cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki artfully shift our perspective. Every scene, every angle, is presented with a very clear purpose; there are no wasted movements. Nor is there a single sound that doesn't carry some dramatic impact. In the heavy silence of space Steven Price's incredible score sets a mood that will leave you gasping for breath, but it's most effective during the "quiet" moments, while it can become overbearing during the biggest sequences, especially towards the finale. The conclusion as a whole is a touch melodramatic and threatens to break the carefully-constructed realism, but it never quite reaches that point and is wholly satisfying when all is said and done.

Perhaps the most impressive thing is all the troubles Cuaron had even getting Gravity made, spending the better part of a year trying to find a cast (Robert Downey Jr. and Natalie Portman were attached at one point, amongst many others) and suffering some major production delays that would have killed other films. To come out of all that to create a visceral experience that defies expectations and pushes cinema to a whole new level is truly extraordinary. Only an extraordinary director like Cuaron could hope to pull it off. There has never been a movie like Gravity before, and it may be a long time before we see its like again, so run out and see this instant classic as soon as possible.

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Final Trailer for Alfonso Cuaron's 'Gravity'

Let's just say that the response to Alfonso Cuaron's Gravity has been nothing short of phenomenal. Premiering at Venice recently, Cuaron's first film in seven years currently stands at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, generally a pretty good measure of what the critics are feeling. And while the rest of us have a few more weeks to wait, a tantalizing new trailer (in 2K HD) has been released.

Prior trailers have really sold the drama and the terror behind the destruction of the space station that strands two astronauts (Sandra Bullock and George Clooney) in deep space with barely a lifeline. This one puts more of the sizzling visuals on displays, but also gives us a hint of the interpersonal connection between the two, which is going to be essential since they are basically the only two characters we will be encountering.

Gravity takes off on October 4th, and I can't wait.

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New Poster for George Clooney's 'The Monuments Men'

If there's anything that will get people to go to the movies, it's George Clooney and Matt Damon together in a movie. I've always joked that George Clooney could go years without doing a movie and when he finally does one, will get nominated for some award or other. It's ridiculous the star power this guy has. 

So, George Clooney has a new movie coming out this December. He's not only starring in it, but directing and co-writing it as well. Matt Damon is helping his friend out and is joined by John Goodman, Cate Blanchett, Bill Murray, Jean Dujardin, Bob Balaban, and Hugh Bonneville.


Clooney's going the same route as Ben Affleck did with Argo and sticking with a film that's based on a true story. The Monuments Men is about a group of historians and museum curators who are brought together in order to preserve the many historical artifacts and works of art that are being destroyed by the Nazis. 

A new poster has been released for the film. You can check it out below! And if you haven't yet seen the trailer, you can check that out below too. 

The Monuments Men hits theaters December 18. 

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Another Harrowing Clip from 'Gravity'

Is Warner Bros. showing too much of Alfonso Cuaron's Gravity, months before it's due to hit theaters? It does seem as if the studio is anxious to capitalize on the extraordinary Comic-Con buzz, and the last couple of days they've been releasing one harrowing clip after another, showing how Cuaron is effectively using a continuous tracking shots to drum up tension. Now as we're receiving even more pulse-pounding footage, we see that Cuaron has more than one trick up his sleeve.

In this scene, which seems to take place sometime between the previous two, we see the tethered astronauts played by George Clooney and Sandra Bullock as they struggle to reconnect with their space station after a disaster in deep space. Visually, the film is absolutely stunning, and should be breathtaking in IMAX 3D, but the dramatically building score is just as impressive.

Gravity hits theaters on October 4th, but will play the Toronto and Venice film festivals first.


Gravity - I've Got You Trailer [VO|HD] by addictomovie.com

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Intense Continuous Shot Trailer for Alfonso Cuaron's 'Gravity'

Outside of some of the most obvious blockbusters, the film that earned the biggest reaction from the Comic-Con crowd was Alfonso Cuaron's deep space thriller, Gravity. Besides the presence of Sandra Bullock on stage, talking about just how dangerous the extensive shoot really was, those in attendance were also treated to an incredible few minutes of footage, all done in one continuous take, just like the memorable scene in Cuaron's Children of Men.

Now some of what was shown in Hall H is available in an intense new trailer. Thrusting us right in the middle of a NASA disaster as a space shuttle collides with a space station during a routine procedure, we see George Clooney as astronaut Matt Kowalsky and Bullock as Ryan Stone as they try to keep a handle on the situation as silent chaos (there's no sound in space) breaks out around them. Cuaron seems to be at the top of his game here, and it'll be something to see how this looks in IMAX 3D.

Gravity opens on October 4th, and if you're interested in checking out the Comic-Con panel, it's also below.

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First trailer for Alfonso Cuaron's 'Gravity' starring George Clooney and Sandra Bullock

When Alfonso Cuaron first began putting the pieces together for his ambitious new sci-fi film, Gravity, it looked a lot different than it does now. Initially Robert Downey Jr. and Angelina Jolie were set to star, but that fell through and a virtual who's who of Hollywood actresses passed through the female lead, among those were Natalie Portman, Naomi Watts, Marion Cotillard, and Scarlett Johansson. Ultimately, Sandra Bullock won the role, and George Clooney slid in to be her co-star, making for a powerful pair.

After we were treated to a sneak peek of the teaser a couple of days ago, the first full trailer for Gravity has been released, and it certainly looks like the sort of ambitious project one would expect from the director of the classic Children of Men. Reportedly opening with an incredible, 17-minute tracking shot,  you don't see any hint of that here, but the spectacle of it all is certainly well on display. The film follows two astronauts who must make the dangerous journey back to Earth when their crew is killed and their shuttle destroyed during a space walk.

So what do you think? Are you impressed? Should we start looking at Gravity as a potential Oscar threat? Look for it to hit theaters on October 4th.

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Brief teaser footage from Alfonso Cuaron's 'Gravity' with George Clooney and Sandra Bullock

After years of development, some casting hurdles, and a lot of visual effects tinkering, Alfonso Cuaron's anticipated sci-fi epic Gravity is finally heading to theaters this fall. The trailer is expected to hit in full tomorrow, but for now we have one of those really obnoxious Entertainment Tonight teases, which offer up a few seconds of footage featuring stars George Clooney and Sandra Bullock. Check out the plot and the clip below...

Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) is a brilliant medical engineer on her first shuttle mission, with veteran astronaut Matt Kowalsky (George Clooney). But on a seemingly routine spacewalk, disaster strikes. The shuttle is destroyed, leaving Stone and Kowalsky completely alone—tethered to nothing but each other and spiraling out into the blackness. The deafening silence tells them they have lost any link to Earth...and any chance for rescue. As fear turns to panic, every gulp of air eats away at what little oxygen is left. But the only way home may be to go further out into the terrifying expanse of space.



Based on everything we've heard, this is going to be a quieter affair, probably along the lines of something like Solaris. The special effects budget is huge, though, and has been compared to Avatar in terms of scope. We'll see if that turns out to be true when Gravity opens in 3D and IMAX on October 4th.

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