'Blade Runner 2049' Hologram Ana De Armas Is Going 'Blonde' As Marilyn Monroe
We might see Blade Runner 2049 star Ana de Armas playing Marilyn Monroe in the long-developing biopic Blonde from director Andrew Dominik.
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Andrew Dominik's Marilyn Monroe Biopic 'Blonde' Is Not A Done Deal At Netflix
Andrew Dominik has spent years trying to make his Marilyn Monroe biopic, Blonde. The acclaimed filmmaker recently provided an update on the passion project.
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'One More Time With Feeling' Trailer: Andrew Dominik Directs Nick Cave In A Doc Playing For One Night Only
Almost a decade after The Assassination of Jesse James, director Andrew Dominik and Nick Cave have reunited. Watch the One More Time With Feeling trailer.
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Andrew Dominik Scripting 'Shaolin Temple' Remake
Jet Li made his debut in the 1982 movie Shaolin Temple (billed in the trailer as a "grand production of billion dollars"!), and the film was a landmark in martial arts cinema. A collaboration between US and Chinese companies is backing a remake, and there's an eye-roll waiting at the end of that news. But…
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Jessica Chastain To Play Marilyn Monroe In Andrew Dominik's 'Blonde'
Jessica Chastain will play silver screen legend Marilyn Monroe in Blonde, Andrew Dominik's adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates' novel. She replaces Naomi Watts.
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Biopic Bits: Marilyn Monroe Biopic 'Blonde' To Shoot In 2013; Fox Developing Susan Boyle Film; Lenny Kravitz As Marvin Gaye
We just mentioned the fact that Beyonce will direct her own bio-doc for HBO, but there are a few other biopics in development, too. Andrew Dominik has only released two films to date: Chopper, and The Assassination of Jesse James By the Coward Robert Ford. The former got worldwide attention, and the latter quickly developed a…
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Posters: First 'A Good Day To Die Hard' One-Sheet, Plus 'Django Unchained' And 'Killing Them Softly'
The first teaser trailer for A Good Day to Die Hard was a delightfully explosive bit of fun, but disappointingly, that energy doesn't seem to have translated to the first teaser poster. Our first bit of print marketing for the action sequel tries to be striking in its simplicity, and merely ends up being bland.…
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'Killing Them Softly' International Trailer Features New Flashes Of Violence
I quit watching this French trailer for Andrew Dominik's Killing Them Softly about half way through, after I saw a couple shots in a row that I realized I would have preferred to see first in the full feature. Take that as an endorsement, of sorts. This might show you more than you want to…
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Andrew Dominik's 'Killing Them Softly' Pushed Back To Late November
Briefly: With Lawless not likely to do much for The Weinstein Company in the Oscar race, the company is relying upon Paul Thomas Anderson's The Master and Andrew Dominik's Killing Them Softly to do much of the heavy listing when it comes to earning awards and accolades. And while The Master starts to hit theaters…
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'Killing Them Softly' Trailer: The Splendid Reunion Of Andrew Dominik And Brad Pitt
Here's the trailer for Andrew Dominik's new film, Killing Them Softly. We've been waiting to see more footage from this one, especially after the tease provided by the one previously released clip. The trailer shows two dumbasses (Scoot McNairy and Ben Mendelsohn) robbing a mob card game run by Ray Liotta, and how Richard Jenkins…
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'The Master' Opens Limited Sept 14, Will Expand Afterward
Briefly: This will put to rest any questions about Paul Thomas Anderson's new film The Master having a premiere (world or North American) at Fantastic Fest. Because the current report is that the film will hit theaters on a limited basis on September 14, and then begin a process of expansion the week following, on…
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Brad Pitt Backs 'Blonde,' Andrew Dominik's Marilyn Monroe Film
Before making the movie that became Killing Them Softly, The Assassination of Jesse James director Andrew Dominik was developing a biopic of Marilyn Monroe. Actually, Blonde is not quite a biopic -- it is an account of the screen icon's life, but one based on a Joyce Carol Oates novel that imagined Monroe's thoughts. So…
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Teaser Website Launched For Andrew Dominik's Cannes Crime Blast 'Killing Them Softly'
Based on the strength of his two films Chopper and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, we've eagerly anticipated Andrew Dominik's new film Killing Them Softly. The movie is an adaptation of a novel by George V. Higgins and shot last year under the title Cogan's Trade. It features Brad Pitt…
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First Footage: Ray Liotta Takes A Beating In Andrew Dominik's 'Killing Them Softly'
With Cannes just around the corner we're going to start seeing even more clips and trailer from some of our most anticipated movies of the year. One of the big ones is Killing Them Softly, the third feature film from Andrew Dominik (Chopper, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford) that was…
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Full Cannes Lineup Includes Films By David Cronenberg, Jacques Audiard, And Andrew Dominik
The primary lineup for the competition slate at the 2012 Cannes has been unveilend, and it is a very strong list of films. There are quite a few expected entries: David Cronenberg's Cosmopolis, Lee Daniels' The Paperboy, John Hillcoat's Lawless (formerly The Wettest County), and Andrew Dominik's Killing Them Softly (formerly Cogan's Trade), and we…
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Andrew Dominik's 'Cogan's Trade' Gets A New Title: 'Killing Them Softly'
I know that a lot of our readers are very interested in seeing Cogan's Trade, which is the new film from Andrew Dominik (Chopper, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford) starring Brad Pitt and a wonderful supporting cast. Trouble is, now it seems that you'll never see Cogan's Trade. To be…
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New 'Cogan's Trade' Photos Offer A Look At Ray Liotta, James Gandolfini And Richard Jenkins
When I made my list of most anticipated movies of 2012, one of the films I immediately realized I'd left out of consideration was Andrew Dominik's Cogan's Trade, which stars Brad Pitt as a mob heavy on the trail of a couple junkies who ripped off the wrong poker game. So far we've seen only…
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First Look: Brad Pitt In Andrew Dominik's 'Cogan's Trade'
This isn't just another shot of Brad Pitt, and it isn't a shot of Brad Pitt in the Fight Club sequel that (thankfully) doesn't exist. This is Brad Pitt in the Andrew Dominik film Cogan's Trade. It's only the director's third feature, and his first two (Chopper and The Assassination of Jesse James By the…
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Scoot McNairy Cast In 'Cogan's Trade;' Considered For 'Prometheus' And 'Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter'
If you didn't see Monsters or In Search of a Midnight Kiss (or aren't a dedicated fan of Bones) your first thought here might be 'who the hell is Scoot McNairy?' The male lead from Gareth Edwards' low-budgets sleeper Monsters has got great people working on his side, because despite not having the most head-turning…
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Ray Liotta Joins 'Cogan's Trade'
Add one more name to the impressive cast roster of Andrew Dominik's new film Cogan's Trade. Brad Pitt stars in a story about a mob enforcer who investigates a heist that takes place during a poker game, and supporting roles are inhabited by James Gandolfini, Sam Rockwell, Vincent Curatola and Richard Jenkins. Now Ray Liotta…
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Richard Jenkins Joins Andrew Dominik's 'Cogan's Trade'
Briefly: Every piece of news on Andrew Dominik's new project Cogan's Trade makes the film sound better and better. We've got the Assassination of Jesse James reunion of the director, Brad Pitt, Sam Rockwell and reportedly Casey Affleck. Then there are James Gandolfini and Bella Heathcote playing additional roles. Now Richard Jenkins has been added…
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James Gandolfini Books 'Twylight Zones,' Circles 'Cogan's Trade' And 'Extremely Loud And Incredibly Close'
Don't call it a Sopranos reunion, but James Gandolfini is poised to work with Sopranos creator David Chase once more. The actor has taken a role in Mr Chase's new project Twylight Zones, aka the film previously referred to as the Untitled David Chase Rock and Roll Movie. In addition, Mr. Gandolfini is circling roles…
Read MoreSam Rockwell Confirmed For Andrew Dominik's 'Cogan's Trade' With Brad Pitt
Briefly: Cogan's Trade keeps sounding better and better. Sam Rockwell has been rumored to be part of film, and he's now confirmed. That makes the movie look more and more like a big reunion of The Assassination of Jesse James By the Coward Robert Ford crew. (Too bad Jeremy Renner will likely be too busy…
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Brad Pitt Confirmed For Andrew Dominik's 'Cogan's Trade,' Which Could Shoot In New Orleans In March
We heard not long ago that director Andrew Dominik might be doing another film with Casey Affleck and Brad Pitt, aka the leads from his last film, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. In November Brad Pitt was said to be negotiating for a role in Cogan's Trade, which will adapt…
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Brad Pitt Negotiating A Role In Andrew Dominik's 'Cogan's Trade'
And the pieces start to come together. Not long ago, word came down that director Andrew Dominik and his The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford star Casey Affleck were going to shoot a new 'Boston-based crime story.' At the time we didn't know what the story might be. New info now…
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Naomi Watts Suggests That Andrew Dominik's Marilyn Monroe Biopic Is Still Happening
Earlier this year, Andrew Dominik (Chopper, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford) was one of two filmmakers lined up to make films based on the life of Marilyn Monroe. He was prepping Blonde, based on the Joyce Carol Oates speculative biography of the actress, with Naomi Watts set to star. The…
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Casey Affleck And Andrew Dominik Shooting New Crime Picture In January; Dominik's Marilyn Monroe Film Delayed?
Earlier this week a single line in a New York Times piece got my hopes up, by saying that Casey Affleck would soon work again with director Andrew Dominik. That would be a re-teaming of two of the primaries from The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford. (Affleck played Ford, Brad Pitt…
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