• 'Byzantium' Trailer: Gemma Arterton And Saoirse Ronan, Stained With Blood

    By Russ Fischer February 1st, 2013

    If you're attracted to the idea of a fable-like vampire tale but don't want to forego big splashes of blood and big, baroque emotional arcs, then Neil Jordan's Byzantium might be one to see. The film features Gemma Arterton and Saoirse Ronan as mother and daughter, with the twist being that they share vampiric blood.…

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    Casting Notes: Angelina Jolie As Cleopatra; Summer Glau And Danny Pudi In 'Knights Of Badassdom', Shawn Hatosy In Dexter, Michael Rooker In The Walking Dead

    By Russ Fischer June 12th, 2010

    Add Cleopatra to the list of subjects that are being developed by multiple producers at once. A new biography of Cleopatra, by Stacy Schiff, is about to be published, and Michael Pietsch of Little, Brown says that Scott Rudin has picked up the rights to the book (he actually bought the rights years ago, before…

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