Directing round-up: Joe Carnahan teams up with Patrick Wilson; Francis Lawrence to complete The Hunger Games saga

Posted 13 years ago

According to Collider, director Francis Lawrence (CONSTANTINE, I AM LEGEND) is taking on the rest of THE HUNGER GAMES saga.  The filmmaker is currently shooting THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson, and has committed to...

Lee Daniels’ The Butler finds distribution courtesy of The Weinstein Company

Posted 14 years ago

THE BUTLER will assuredly get a wide release now that The Weinstein Company has picked up the US rights to the Lee Daniels film. The movie has all the makings of a prestige film and Oscar contender. If there is...

Oprah tweets two new photos from The Butler featuring Alan Rickman, Jane Fonda, and Lenny Kravitz

Posted 14 years ago

Lee Daniels’ THE BUTLER has been slowly sharing images of it’s star-studded cast as they transform into a range of political figures from American history. We previously saw Forrest Whitaker in character (see above) and now we get a look...