• 'August: Osage County' Trailer #2: Is This The Year's Most Star-Studded Cast?

    Fall brings no shortage of star-studded prestige pics, but even in that crowd August: Osage County stands out. The John Wells-directed film stars Meryl Streep and Julia Roberts and Benedict Cumberbatch and Ewan McGregor and Chris Cooper and Abigail Breslin (plus half a dozen others) which means we're all but guaranteed to see it making waves…

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  • Bradley Cooper To Star In 'Chef' (But Not Jon Favreau's 'Chef')

    There's a showdown brewing in the kitchen. Years ago, David Fincher was attached to direct a film called Chef. His version never happened, but John Wells, whose film adaptation of Osage: Orange County just debuted a trailer, is going to make the movie from the script by Steven Knight. The Weinstein Company is behind the…

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  • 'August: Osage County' Trailer And Poster: Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, And Benedict Cumberbatch In Deep Family Drama

    August: Osage County, a Pulitzer Prize and multiple Tony award winning play, is hoping to become a multiple Oscar-winning film. Directed by John Wells (The Company Men), the film has one of the most impressive dramatic casts in recent memory: Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Ewan McGregor, Benedict Cumberbatch,Margot Martindale, Chris Cooper, Dermot Mulroney, Juliette Lewis, Abigail Breslin, and Sam Shepard. They'll bring to life…

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  • One-Hour Discussion With Oscar Writing Contenders Aaron Sorkin, Simon Beaufoy, Michael Arndt, And More

    The Hollywood Reporter has posted their one hour long discussion between 2010 Oscar contenders Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network), Simon Beaufoy (127 Hours), Michael Arndt (Toy Story 3), John Wells (The Company Men), Todd Phillips (Due Date) and David Lindsay-Abaire (Rabbit Hole). Wait a second, is Due Date really an Awards contender? I guess maybe…

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  • TV Trailers: William H. Macy In 'Shameless'; US Adaptation Of 'Skins'

    Two new TV trailers were released today, and coincidentally, both are for US adaptations of British TV series. The first is Shameless, Showtime's remake of the ongoing UK show (now in its eighth season) about an alcoholic single-father and his many children that he barely takes care of. Whereas the original series dealt with British…

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  • Movie Trailer: The Company Men

    The Wenstein Co has released the first full length movie trailer for The Company Men , John Wells' feature directorial debut. Wells is best known for writing and producing hundreds of episodes of both ER and The West Wing. The movie tells the story of "three men trying to survive a round of corporate downsizing…

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  • Sundance Interview: John Wells, Director Of The Company Men

    When I hear the name John Wells, I think of paramedics hurriedly rushing onto the scene of an accident, arriving just in time to barely save someone's life. I fondly recall verbose walk-and-talks in the halls of the Bartlett White House. And I remember following the romantic lives of skilled doctors in a Chicago E.R.…

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  • Sundance Video Review: The Company Men

    I was a huge fan of John Wells’ work in E.R. and The West Wing, so when I heard that he would making his film directorial debut at Sundance with The Company Men, I was pretty excited. Add to that an all-star cast featuring Tommy Lee Jones, Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper, and Rosemary DeWitt and…

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  • Transformers Writer John Rogers Scripting Comic Book Adaptation The Forgotten

    Evan Young and Jareth Grealish are the co-writers of the comic book series the forgotten, officially all in lower case like that. It's a murder mystery series featuring a lead character with one very unusal power , "the ability to reach out with his own mind to anyone he sees, anyone he meets, anyone on…

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  • Sundance Photo Preview: John Wells' The Company Men

    John Wells' The Company Men will screen at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival as part of the Premieres category. The film tells the story of three men trying to survive a round of corporate downsizing at a major company, and how that affects them, their families and communities over the course of one year. The…

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  • Animated Series From Jonah Hill Greenlit By Fox. William H. Macy Drama, Shameless, Set For Showtime.

    Last week, we discussed the surprising, albeit less surreal in 2009, news that Fox had picked up an animated TV pilot based on the characters of subversive comic book legend Peter Bagge. Today, the network has greenlit another new animated series, this one from Jonah Hill, who will co-write, provide voice work, and executive produce. Details…

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  • First Look: John Wells' The Company Men

    [No photo] Maria Bello and Craig T Nelson have joined the independent drama The Company Men. I haven't written about this film on /Film yet, so I thought I'd take the opportunity with this last minute casting news. Written and directed by John Wells, the film tells the story of three men trying to survive…

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